#pls vote for this poor child

[ham1lton]

HE SAYS TO BE COOL (I DON’T KNOW HOW YET)

pairings: jenson button x maneater!reader.

warnings: large age gap - around twenty years. a lot of judgement and criticism as there is scrutiny of your relationship.

summary: after a party at a mutual friend’s, you and jenson are photographed leaving together. the large age gap causes concern especially after your admission that you had a crush on him as a young driver.

author’s note: so this is NOT a part of the main maneater storyline. this is just a what if scenario. just something indulgent for the maneaters out there who go for dilfs! last time i checked the friendship group poll, it was practically 50/50 so until that’s decided, there is a big group of all them. also as per usual, there is a poll at the end so please vote <3

— a part of the maneater series ꕤ

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ham1ltonshaderoom: after the release of lewis hamilton’s newest almave drink, formula one driver y/n l/n, better known as maneater, was seen outside of the event looking quite cozy with former formula one driver and forty-four year old jenson button. how are we feeling about this new power couple, ham1ltons?

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user1: poor lewis. his drink release has been completely overshadowed by this news 😭

user3: age gap couples never last long lol. good luck but he’ll move on to the next twenty something as soon as she shows one sign of aging.

user34: SHUT UP HES SO FINE 😭 i’d do the same as you y/n girl.

-> user51: LIKE 😭😭😭 bffr. most of the ppl here would fold for their older celeb crush.

user7: idk who’s benefiting more from this relationship? but it’s definitely not love.

user9: Y/N!!!! I’LL SAVE YOU!!!

user2: not jenson going through his mid-life crisis post-divorce. girl u can do better.

user8: maneater… pls say this is a publicity stunt.

-> user73: no cause this genuinely might be her ticking off her childhood crush list. which is real but idk if it’s good for her?

user6: is she fucking all the aging drivers? or is jenson the only one stupid enough to say yes?

user25: i support it. i met my husband when i was 21 and he was 37 and we have been together almost twenty years this may. not all age gap relationships are inherently bad.

-> user4: you’re a victim 😕

user12: y’all are gross. any of us would jump at a chance to date our celeb crush. jenson is hot and y/n is a consenting adult. she’s not a child anymore. she didn’t even know him as a child. bffr.

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yourusername: what do you do when you haven’t seen your besties for ages? do a photoshoot in the middle of the street. how did you spend your weekend?

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bestie1: we look so good!!! it was soo good to catch up babe. we missed u!!!

-> bestie2: we’ve all been so busy it’s insane how we’ve not been able to see each other more. i was going insane without my girls!!!

user1: is she not even gonna address it?!

-> user6: big ass elephant in the room.

user4: we knew how you spent your weekend ms l/n.

landonorris: am i not your bestie? why wasn’t i included?

-> georgerussell63: or me?!

-> alex_albon: or me? 🤨

-> logansargeant: or me?? 😕

-> oscarpiastri: i get why i wasn’t included tbf.

user10: u think posting pretty girls will make us forget ur weekend escapades? … maybe. keep posting.

user2: can you guys not make everything about a man? who cares if she’s dating jenson? what does that have to do with her ability to do her job or advocate for causes?! i feel sorry for her because you guys clearly dislike her for stupid reasons and are twisting this into a way to jump her ‘ethically’ which doesn’t even make sense. the only problematic thing she’s done is date a man older than her. grow up, my god.

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yourusername: italy, i love you ♥︎

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user3: get you a man that flies u out whenever ur sad.

-> user7: why are we not assuming she flew HIM out?

-> bestie2: he definitely flew her out. lmao.

user89: feels like a disaster waiting to happen lol.

-> logansargeant: not every relationship is like your parents. get therapy instead of projecting onto strangers.

user6: still a whore. i can’t stand this bitch.

-> oscarpiastri: stay mad! she’s young, successful and has many people who love and support her while you’re cursed to just scroll through her posts and seethe in your head. this one sided beef is crazy 🤣🤣!

user9: they’re cute!! idk how i’m the only one who thinks this.

user67: she’s still ugly.

-> alex_albon: looked at your pictures mate and cheers, my nan just vomited.

user12: when he leaves her >>>>

-> georgerussell63: 6.220.183.12

-> user3: NOT THE IP ADDRESS HELP?2&/&

user8: jenson. call me when you need a real woman.

-> bestie1: where is the real woman you speak of? she’s definitely NOT you.

user21: honestly? i just can’t get on board with this ship.

-> landonorris: you can’t even afford a ticket 🤣 delete this.

user10: i’m not saying shit cause why the y/n defense squad dragging people in the comments 😭

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maneater.priv: NEED HIM CARNALLY <3

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bestie1priv: thank god he doesn’t know about ur priv account. i think he’d combust.

-> maneater.priv: nah he giggles. he thinks its funny.

oscar.priv: everyone on a campaign to save you from jenson when they should be saving jenson from YOU!

bestie2priv: LOVE U BOTH <333 cutest couple!

lando.priv: dare you to post this on ur main 😏🤣😁😝

-> george.priv: 43.0.109.12

-> lando.priv: MAN COME ON 😭

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[transtravisstoll]

Batkids Age Reversal List

want to do a age reversal AU for the batkids but why do the comics keep fucking up their ages this has taken me weeks of trying to figure out i’m gonna off the DC comic writers. if you have any better ideas for their ages pls let me know im going to gouge my eyes out if i have to do any more math.

alfred: ???

-immortal. fuck you. he looked death in the face and told him to stop tracking mud all over his freshly mopped floors and that dinner was at eight.

bruce: 39

-had damian at eighteen bc i wanted it to be as close to his age gap with dick in canon as possible but i am not having this man fathering a child at 15

damian: 21

-came to gotham at age 8, refused to be a normal kid bc he was literally raised an assassin and bruce doesn’t know how to encourage nonviolent activities in children so letting him fight crime seemed… better than being an assassin. he, at the age of eight, could not come up with a name that wasn’t fucking Terrifying so whenever gordon asked for his “little shadow”‘s name they were suspiciously silent bc no, damian, you can not call yourself Vengeance or Malice. the media called him shadow and it stuck.

duke: 18

-wanted to keep his age gap with tim similar, but with duke being the older one, instead of doing dick and jason’s age gap bc it makes more sense this way.

-his parents got jokerified when he was 12, and so did a Lot of people in the Narrows. it absolutely decimated their little community so duke became signal. he didn’t fight crime, he gave back to his community, he helped with the cleanup. bruce ended up basically kidnapping the poor kid. (duke ran away from his foster home because he wasn’t a glorified babysitter or maid, fuck you, he can crash on couches.)

STEPH: 16

-again, wanted to keep the age gap between steph and tim the same but keeping steph the older one. makes more sense this way!! leave me alone.

-became spoiler at 13, was only spoiler for a year before she became shadow at 14 for about six months in between damian and jason. there was a six month period as well where bruce didn’t have a shadow and alfred literally had to bribe steph to be shadow bc he wasn’t abt to let a kid run around the gotham night without knowing batman was two steps ahead of them. plus, having a kid with him made bruce more cautious.

TIM: 15

-FINALLY got to mimicking the age gap between dick and jason in canon

-never becomes shadow, actually, he takes bab’s spot as their computer wiz. doesn’t call himself oracle though because he fucking sucks at making names. calls himself override (barf).

-also, steph is the only one who hes told he’s override to and also knows the batfam’s identities

-duke knows tim is override bc he’s scary like that!! tim doesn’t know duke knows he’s override, but duke knows that tim knows their identities and tim Also doesn’t know that. duke is fr terrifying. love him.

-tim figured out the batfam because of duke’s meta abilities bc he’s also scary like that

Jason: 14

-oh, he’s… currently out of commission. became shadow at 12.

-didn’t die in ethiopia, because fuck that plot. he was doing a stakeout but the joker had kidnapped this itty little baby (an eight year old boy) who he found running around the gotham night. jason went out of commission saving that little boy. what does out of commission mean? who knows. could be dead. could be severely injured. kidnapped. the possibilities are endless.

-i think it’s fucked that the comic fans voted for a fifteen year old to die by the joker. y’all are crazy.

cass: 13

-mimicking jason and cass’ age gap with cass being younger bc it makes more sense leave me alone

-isn’t a Batman approved shadow (yet) but she shadows batman anyways after jason’s… indisposed. the bonus is that batman doesn’t Know he has a shadow but gotham is kept in the dark abt shadow being (redacted) because cass and jason had the same exact fucking build, okay, jason hasn’t gotten his growth spurt yet (because of childhood malnutrition) . weird how batman lost weight though, after he went on that rage incident after the latest arrest of the joker. he’s leaner now. (is it the same batman? who knows.)

dick: 8

-mimicking the tim and damian age gap, bc it’s six years in my head leave me alone.

-huh, jason went out of commission saving an eight year old and dick is eight… suspicious. coincidence? hm.

babs: 7

-mimicking the babs and dick age gap but with babs being younger bc i think she’s older in canon? unsure. DC please i’m going to kill you and then me.

[were-wolverine]

percy jackson ep3 live reaction

yesss the attic it looks perfect

the voice crack on “hi” i’m cackling

“oh geez” HES SO PERCY

annabeth immediately i love him.

percy’s gf requirements: has to be willing to push him down a flight of stairs without hesitation

let percy understand the horses PLEASE

“i chose you” i thought it was gonna be like ‘because you’re my best friend’ but nah he is just suspicious of grover dang. “i trust you” DAMN HE REALLY LYING HUH. poor grover totally believes him too. good thing he earns his trust back eventually and remains his best friend forever

“i’m gonna pack the best snacks” HE IS THE BEST KIND OF FRIEND

why tf are there lobster traps in the cabin. WHERE IS HIS BED???

“i think they’re canadian maybe? or from chuck e. cheese i dunno” he’s literally my favorite person ever

“these are… interesting”

thalia’s tree :(

when do they tell percy that grover was thalias protector 🤔

“the most powerful being in the universe’s best idea to save his daughter’s life… was to turn her into a tree?” YEAH FR GET HIS ASS PERCY

bro really does not know how to read the room 💀 “she met a pinecone’s fate” dude she is talking about her dead friend/sister-figure. grover’s literally like “wtf man”

how tf did they get a taxi from long island to the city bro

“i’m sorry to hear that” UR THE BEST ANNABETH

why is grover singing… THEATRE KID ENERGY

“our voting system’s broken” hgjfhdhd

BIG OOF ????

the autism makes decisions so hard very real

NOT THE TOSTITOS /j

“they smell fear” “that’s bees” EXCUSE ME? BEES WHAT NOW??

damn dodds that’s brutal

“perhaps the most formidable demigod child alive” i adore how they make 12 y/o annabeth so fucking powerful. like i really really love that they do that cuz ppl always talk about how powerful percy is but not how powerful annabeth is

defeated by shitty evacuation skills smh

…we’re lost in the woods, somewhere in new jersey

“i didn’t even know they had forests in new jersey” king. what.

ahhh i wish they just made them 13 i really cannot see them as 12 year olds

ope it is revealed. GROVER STOP TRYING TO REDIRECT THE CONVERSATION ITS NOT WORKING

annabeth IMMEDIATELY knows it’s medusa lol

thinking abt how sally used medusa’s story to teach lil percy that appearances aren’t everything and “not everything that looks like a monster is a monster”. very interested to see what they do with her in this version of pjo

“and i definitely trust my mom” percy is such a momma’s boy i love it

i hope they don’t make her evil pls pls pls. SHES NOT EVIL SHES AN SA VICTIM. “a survivor” :(

“the gift the gods gave me is i cannot be bullied anymore” yes 🙌

girl really said “it’s not a gift it’s a curse” as if she was there 💀 ilysm but clearly the story you’ve heard isn’t what really happened

“so did i” :( she was a worshipper of athena

“i wasn’t like you, i was you”

ANNABETH “that isn’t what happened” GIRL YOU WERENT THERREEEEE

you tell them medusa !! her and percy get matching “i hate poseidon” shirts

team #trust issues

oop. yeah fuck poseidon.

okay yeah i really like this characterization of her. like a good person with a skewed moral compass. or at least good intentions but not great actions

leetle snakes hiss hiss

annabeth watching percy defeat alecto… she literally has heart eyes hehe

THEY BETTER SHIP HER HEAD TO OLYMPUS I SWEAR

you tell them grover!!!!!!

oh he really did choose grover because he trusted him aw :,)

YES SHIP THE HEAD

“i am impertinent” ily

the song 💀 this is why they are besties

LIN MANUEL MIRANDA? *lip bite*

[jianghushenanigans]

propaganda (SPOILERS) under cut

Jin Guangyao: All his mother ever wanted was for him to be in his rightful place by his father's side. Everything he's ever done, it's just to keep himself and the memory of his mother alive. He's honouring her, honouring her memory. If his father orders him to do something awful, then how can he say no, and disrespect his mother's memory? And if his father continues to disrespect his mother's memory... how can he be allowed to live?

Xie Wang: He was rescued from the streets, raised up from nothing. How can he not give his yifu everything he asks for? Do everything his yifu asks him to do? Become everything his yifu wants him to become? Yifu is the only one who loves him. Yifu is the only one who cares for him. Yifu is the only one he loves. Yifu... yifu doesn't care about him at all.

Prince Yu: You could be the emperor, they told him. Of all your brothers, you're the most like your father, they told him. All you have to do is play the game and wait for it to be your turn, they told him. He played the game, and he played it well, and it was finally his turn. He was finally chosen. Except, he wasn't. He was a front, allowing his pathetic younger brother to steal what was rightfully his out from under his nose. You have one last chance, they tell him. And what other choice does he have?

Shulin: His mother (the one who raised him) told him that she found him, abandoned. Asked him if he wanted to know where he came from. He was just a child. Of course he wanted to know where he came from. And then his home, his people (the ones who raised him) were destroyed. Destroyed by his mother (the one who swapped him for another child, the one who left him to die). Of course he wants his birth mother, his birth people to suffer the same fate as the only people who ever really cared about him. It's a kinder death than they deserve.

Xiao Yu: He is not his father's favourite son. Everybody knows that. As a child, he had liked to think he could compete, but he should have known better. Even with Chuhe gone, even as the only possible candidate, the title of crown prince is still not his. What's worse, though, is that he is not his mother's favourite son, either. She sits and she sighs about some other child that he has never met, as if he isn't right here, not loved by either of them. No matter. He'll use whoever he has to to get the power he deserves.

Ye Zun: He is nothing, he knows. You have no power, they jeer as they spit at him and beat him. His master laughs at his downturned head, taunts him with the knowledge that his own brother sold him to his life of misery. He has never had power… until he does. And once he’s found his strength… why would he give it up? Why wouldn’t he make them pay?

Shen Jiu: He was plucked out of a ditch as a child, with nothing. No food, no home, no parents. Only an older brother, and for years it’s enough. Then, not even that. Later there's power and prestige, but alongside it hatred, mockery. And then he dies, unmourned, unnoticed, unloved. Even his so-called older brother doesn’t notice. This is a secret he has always known - the only way that the story can end happily is without him.

Runyu: He has been pushed to the side in favour of his brother, but he can’t hate him. He is the only one who has stood by him. If that means stepping into the shadows as he strides into the light… well, it is no hardship. Until he meets her. His future wife, their fates intertwined since birth. The one shining promise that has kept him warm through the tormented millennia. And so, for the first time in his existence, he chooses to be selfish. Is that so wrong?

Yin Pei: Dear tumblr user. If you’ve made it this far, I’ll be real with you. I don’t remember what happens in tv shows unless I become obsessed with them or have watched them recently, and neither of those apply here. I can’t remember anything about Yin Pei except he had daddy issues and we referred to him as Kylo Pei in the group chat. Make of that what you will

many thanks to @nemainofthewater for writing ye zun, shen jiu, runyu. I don't know who they are

[buzz-in-your-veins]

Making this easier on my self, what am I working on first?

Yes anon you may go by 😻!!

PSA to say I see all your asks I’m trying my best plssss I’m just a broke collage student also trying to run a business and fun a jobbb

Love ya, feel the buzz!

~Vyrus

[verdemoun]

i have to ask becuz i love sean and i love ur au, since darragh was famous back in 1899, is he famous still? or is there anyway sean or lenny or anyone stumbles across more info about him?

he isn't famous like due to the (vague gesture to the history of ireland) but almost all info still available on him is stuff sean had absolutely no idea about. thankfully this is an idea i have had cooking for a while so hold onto your hats

annabelle (my queen) is constantly travelling internationally due to her work as a humanitarian and the second she gets asked to speak at a conference in ireland she violently insists that sean and kieran come with her (lenny could come too but he's busy with exams :c)

pls take this moment to consider the challenges of getting sean and kieran on a plane. it's a minimum 10 hour flight everyone's worried about how kieran will react to the general chaos of it but my boy has his headphones and every season of my little pony friendship is magic he's fine. sean, on the other hand, practically has to be sedated. hitting them with the are we there yet after half an hour in the air. might have a slight panic attack being in an enclosed space for so long. his last transatlantic crossing was on a boat and sure it took weeks but he could fucking run around.

poor annabelle standing there with their bags outside the airport while sean and kieran just lay on the nature strip. proper irish soil!! irish grass!! irish air!! a proper irish pub with proper irish food!! (annabelle is aware they are not allowed to drink unsupervised and to try and rein them in if it gets problematic but denying irish boys a chance to drink at an irish pub?)

so many buildings have been preserved sean can literally navigate the city like he never left. it's very obvious if kieran wasn't there he would've run off and annabelle would have no hope in hell of finding him.

sean remembering stuff he didn't even know he remembered. they'll be walking around or doing touristy history shit and he'll be hit with a vivid memory of being in that place with his da. there are some businesses still open from the time period. he can literally buy bread from the same bakery his da did that was cooked in the same brick oven.

kieran is in charge of taking photos and he takes the best and worst photos. sean will point out a tree he used to climb or a sidewalk he tripped over one time and scraped his knee real bad and his da had to carry him because he as a child insisted his leg was broken and kieran will photograph it.

the big thing is a lot of darragh's legitimate political work is what he's remembered for/easily documented and as a child that was both a) boring as shit and b) not something he fully understood so sean is learning about like all these rallies and amazing debates his da had with career politicians and landowners where his blessed self-educated father absolutely kicked ass.

obviously darragh hated the british and had some contentious arguments with irish-born landowners but it's so obvious how much he loved his son. after sean was born he started advocating for education like children should not be expected to work how can people expect the public to even recognize the corruption of politics or that the people meant to represent them are cut from same cloth as the parasitic aristocracy and win votes through a crass imitation of the struggles of the poor if they're not educated.

sean still struggling to understand half his father's debates because it's really clicking just how smart darragh was. they're following a biographical map of darragh's movements through ireland and he's facetiming lenny from massive parliament halls like 'apparently my da gave a speech here about the rights of the working class?? there's a rumor he punched the lord lieutenant but that was british propaganda?? here's an oil painting of my da punching the lord lieutenant??'

lenny is seething HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW YOUR DA WAS A MAJOR POLITICAL FIGURE???!?!?! I JUST REMEMBER THE FUN STUFF LIKE SETTING FIRE TO SHIT

darragh's murder at the time had massive political implications in ireland and while most of it was lost to history there's some snippets of really positive things even his political opponents said about him following his death. plus there was a riot that ended with the burning of a major british agency building. sean gets a laminated poster of the newspaper article and takes selfies with the memorial plaque.

[annieqattheperipheral]

not re-signing jo will be extremely bad karma for the avs. they'll have traded away all of nate's friends, let his favourite friend walk, landy will still be too injured to contribute, nuke will go back to russia, and then what will cmac be left with? it'll be a mess. poor nate.

I am believing in the best possible outcome. I am an optimistic person when it comes to everyone but myself and so. Natejo will live will thrive will be the name we whisper into the wind

I'm drowsy with sleep so this is all the doom-asks i can withstand for tonight.

Gabe will return and awe everyone bc he'll be even better than he was before and we'll all go omg everyone should go get a bionic knee???

Val will become the headless scorer with no name or get traded for clayton keller why bc i love him and i need him on one of my teams but that's a pipe dream i live with or fuck off back to russia that's fine but bottom line we'll get cap space for him and an even better player who becomes a cute 4th in the roaring 20s line's poly and so that loc doesn't feel too lonely when roscowoody will not stop mooning at each other

And front office cogs will find a diamond in the rough in loveland while scouting the colorado eagles and this little child will go on to win the calder over macklin celebrini prompting nate to ask cogs to be natejo's own little lovechild's godfather

Then caleb jones will pop up as a surprise single vote getter in the norris voting reveals and I'll for sure go omg i totally forgot you existed again😭 fuck i need sleep goodnight what even was the question sammy g pls tuck me in

[noahtally-famous]

EPISODE ONE THOUGHTS

I forgot that the guy who voices Chris McLean is different, so when the episode started, I was so fucking confused for like an entire minute and a half before I remembered lmao

what’s with the intro??? 😭 why is it so short??? and why are like half the ppl missing?? I miss the old one fdhjhf

millie’s alright--idk she gives me (way more) mellower staci vibes with the whole “my family’s generation” spiel, but eh

the shawn cameo fhjkdfhfkj also axel’s >>>

PRIYAAA!! hfjdfh her parents are total drama fans?? she’s been training for this?? the baby priya scenes?? “there’s nothing I’m not ready for” “my first bungee jump was with my umbilical cord?? courtney vibes def

fucking hell I love zee even more than I did before, those posts comparing him to shaggy were right

stop ripper just...stop. okay his introduction was funny-- “who’s even making these laws?!” had me--but he also seems kinda cringe. stop trying so hard man, grow a heart 😭

“WHERE IT AT” hfdjkhfkjdhkjfhf damien >>

omgggg Scary Girl’s name is LAUREN?! 😭 cute name, but tbh I never would have guessed

“fyi I’m very competitive. SWISH!” I knew there’s a reason I like Bowie--the way he just openly stated him being gay is just amazing. go king

chase is a yt stunt blogger thingie?! yooo that’s sick!! 

“what the who now?!” that immediate turnaround when chris calls emma’s name--oh no, that’s awkward. sincerely hope chase and emma being exes isn’t their only plotline, pls pls pls no-

hooly fuck, mk just went up so many spots on my fav characters list thus far-

oh yeah, caleb’s definitely a justin lmao--what’s the bet he’s gonna be one of the first five players voted off?

“that was not cool” priya rlly did the 👉👈

s t o p raj and wayne are fucking amazing-- “that was so cold you could hang ballcaps on my nipples” PLS

everyone on here is so fricking chaotic and amazing, I’m in love with them a l l

“sorry how are we getting hurt?” *stage whisper* “he’s never seen the show” “oh that poor poor sweet child”

ngl I like that so far, chris and chef seem more mellower?? than what they were in the recent prev seasons--especially pi. it gives me tdi vibes and I’m here for it

omfg ripper just s t o p--also kudos to zee for just...existing like wow, man’s so chillax, I aspire to reach that level

oooohhh no are we getting the chase & emma breakup reason??? cause, like bowie, I’m waiting for it

.....CHASE WHAT THE FUCK?! YOU DID WHAT NOW???

and yes bowie’s reaction is exactly mine: straight couples are messed up

 I KNEW IT I knew Caleb would be one of the first ones out

fucking hell bowie’s just rising up the ranks of my favs--he’s such a schemer and he does it well

everyone on here is amazing, I know I already said that, but holy crap they’re all so unique and they just vibe with each other already

[vilereign]

THE HEART OF VENGEANCE

(heavy ror spoilers below beware beware pls <//33)

Contrary to the very popular belief of Persephone the spring goddess, taken captive by the dashing lord of the underworld, Persephone was the name of a plain daughter from Carthage.

Persephone of Carthage is who she is. Her name is of her own, and she was framed and executed for a crime she never committed. After her death, she was brought to the presence of Hades, and made to be his wife by Zeus' request.

After transcending her humanity and turning into a meek goddess, she came to know the other olympians shortly after her marriage to Hades. Poseidon and Amphitrite were the ones that she became closest with.

In the end, to her miserable irony they were also the ones she lost in Ragnarok alongside her husband who she came to love and care for so deeply.

Amphitrite was the last to leave her. Despite Persephone of Carthage's desperate attempts to persuade her sister-in-law out of this revenge plan of hers, Amphitrite persisted with a solemn look on her face as she held up Persephone's gently. That was the last time she would see her. After, the only people who awaited Persephone were the heirs of the sea. Triton, Rhodos, Benthesikyme, and Eumolpus. For the next 10,000 years, she raised them to adulthood. In those years, she attended each thousand year meeting in agony, barely withstanding the power to even make her decision. But that would never be necessary, every god and deity there already knows what the answer of a human turned goddess is going to be.

It takes her those 10,000 years for her to dismantle the coldhearted oath of vengeance for their father that Amphitrite drilled into their heads. In that time, she changes her hair drastically to resemble that of her late sister in law in her honour.

At the aftermath of the first Ragnarok, there was an agreement made between the humans and the gods that from that point forward, the competition was going to be used in place of the previous voting system. For example, if majority of the gods opposed to annihilating humanity, there would be no Ragnarok. If the majority of gods were in favour of doing so, there will be another Ragnarok. To save their own skin but to also honour the deal made with the winners of the first Ragnarok, they all unanimously opposed ending mankind for 10,000 years. For that amount of time, Persephone could breathe normally.

2,000 years later however, arrived her breaking point. The vote had come to a tie. Poor mortal Persephone watched in horror as the eldest son, Triton, began biting his lip, almost as if he wanted to change his vote. The worst of her fears came to fruition when he ended up doing so in the tiebreaker. The decision was now made clear. Many the gods and deities were tired of cowering, it was unlike them. Triton felt the same, and now in his young adulthood, he understands his mother's ways and reasonings. The following hours after they arrived back at Poseidon's castle, it was the first time that Persephone had laid her hands on anyone. Swiftly and harshly, she slapped Triton in front of all of his younger siblings. They couldn't blame her, but they understood why too. All that Persephone could do was start pleading at the feet of the Fates to not let any of the kids be on that roster.

To her heaviest dismay and relief, it was her who made it onto the roster instead. Alongside Nyx, Amaterasu, Athena, Bakunawa, Amihan, and a few more others. The safety of Poseidon and Amphitrite's kids came at the cost of her, but that was a decision she had to make if she wanted the last piece of those two to survive. Not to mention, Hades had unfortunately left her without a child.

Zeus let her know in advance that she would be the final fighter, but either way Persephone knew what her outcome was going to be. Hera left her sympathies before going to spectate. When it came for Nyx's round, the empress of the night barely pulled out of there, missing both arms. It reminded Persephone too much of her own husband's death, where she shed tears of joy thinking that it would end in Hades' victory after Qin Shi Huang lost an entire arm. But seeing her now, one could obviously tell what happened after.

The rounds passed by with tremendous amounts of shock and grief for the fighters who lost, and then, it came for the final deciding round for the second Ragnarok. Persephone vs... Brunhilde, the valkyrie. The crowd was confused at first, valkyries were certainly not human... But they certainly were not fully deemed gods either. Regardless, it would have made sense anyway albeit a little rule breaking since the valkyrie was the one who initiated the first Ragnarok to begin with.

The fight commenced, it was going to be both the tiebreaker and final round. Persephone could feel the anxious stares of the olympians sear into her back. She feels that same anxiety too, but only for a brief second. Over the years after Poseidon, Hades, and Amphitrite's deaths, Persephone found herself slowly agreeing with Amphitrite on her views regarding the beings of Valhalla.

"We owe them nothing, dear Persephone." It was the first time she had been referred to by only her first name. Normally, people added the title 'of Carthage' at the end.

The velvety voice continues, "Do what you wish, and I shall do the same. I will eradicate humanity myself, but not for them, but for my husband and I." White eyes with a slight rainbow gleam strike the soul of Persephone in the now. Brunhilde had been assessing her for the past minute, guard up. When Persephone comes to, every single lovely memory she had of her small but happy circle flashes. The pain she endured during the first Ragnarok, all this pain accumulated and built up over these thousands of years which felt like mere months.

"Persephone." Countless times did her husband call her name so sweetly. So much so that in her dreams she could still feel him, see him, and hear him.

Persephone, the bride of Carthage, had never killed. She never will. Not once in her mortal life, which happens to be why she died. She died of a crime she did not commit.

Persephone, lady of Helheim, had never killed. She will. Just this once in her seemingly immortal life. This will ensure the happiness and best interests of those she loves. She will live because of the vengeance she took out on humanity, the companions she never had.

Out of stress and fear, she rips out a few of her fingernails. Profusely, her nailbeds bleed, the ichor steams and glistens in the high sunlight beaming from the dome window. After she looks at Brunhilde again, who still has not made the decision to try and kill her, she picks her broken nails up and stabs them back onto her fingers, aggravating the wounds. This pain is nothing compared to these 22,000 years without Hades.

Ferociously, and suddenly, with a type of strength that the olympians never knew she could have ever had, Persephone quickly lunges at the valkyrie and proceeds to maul her with her bare hands. Despite the strong resistance from Brunhilde, it is outmatched when Persephone culminates Ichor:Typhon ( Dynasty Crusher ) from gash wounds on her arm and neck and uses it to repeatedly stab Brunhilde on various areas, finishing her off.

After it is clear that Brunhilde is dead, and the gods have won Ragnarok, Persephone feels something. Warm, fuzzy, like she just knelt down on the grassy plains outside her home. When she realizes what she's done, her eyes widen as they glare at the amount of blood on her hands. Before she could scream though, a hand reaches out to her. It's Hades' hand. When she looks up, Hades greets her pitiful sight with the same smile he gave her every morning when they saw each other. Poseidon and Amphitrite are there to the side, closer than ever, and smiling at the sight of their beloved in-law finally pulling through the trials of godhood.

"Come with us, my love. You have done well." There's no doubt it truly is him, for she can hear his voice so loud and clear.

As she reaches out though, the illusion fades away way too soon as she meets the bewildered looks of Triton, Rhodos, Benthesikyme, and Eumolpus. They watched as their aunt who has kept such a passive demeanour through all these years, finally lose it. Then, everything dawns on her a second time. Past the loud cheers declaring the gods as the winners, Persephone stares at the gore she caused. Brunhilde's body was taking a bit too long to disintegrate into nothing.

Göll steps in between Triton and Eumolpus, looking much older and mature than the girl Persephone saw 22,000 years before. Disappointed, unamused,that is the look conveyed on the valkyrie's face. At long last, while the eldest valkyrie is starting to fade away, Göll takes out her own weapon.

As the face of her own death greets her, Persephone only looks at Göll dead in the eye. Almost like a command to do it. The intentions of the four young sea gods for the two sons to willingly step aside to make room for the valkyrie to approach are unknown to her, but regardless, she'd understand. But Göll's plans are obvious, they're happening now.

One last time, her husband and two other most beloved people appear before her. Hades pulls her in for an embrace as Persephone imagines that she joins them in Niflheim.

The four young gods look at each other and nod accordingly. Rhodos comes up quick behind Göll, piercing her with her lance before any truly fatal damage could be done to Persephone.

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#implying any of them would be good drivers #IMPLYING THEY KNOW HOW TO DRIVE #i don't trust wwx his license is expired and we Will get caught bcuz he has bad lucj wirh illegal rhings #lwj.... no he would refuse on principle and like hes a spoilt rich kid he has a chauffeur #lxc maybe? he will be very inquisitive about everything though #your getaway driver needs to know to be quiet #nhs pls there's no way he knows how to drive #i dont trust xy he'll steal my stuff and dump my body #lan jingyi AGAIN not quiet #cannot do stealthy activities #jgy fuck why didn't i see that option hed be great #picked jc bcuz no one picks him #lol he seems the type to understand and just go with the flow #AND HE KNOWS HOW TO DRIVE #mingjue would definitely be a choice but he Will yell at you the entire time #so if that's what you Want #jin ling LMAO (tags courtesy of @unfotp)

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#im picking da-ge because 1)i want to spend time with him and 2) i dont trust any of the other #wwx would make it a game lwj would drive estremelly well and that would make ME nervous and any cop suspicious #jiang cheng has wheel rage and huaisang while he can pull it off hell be in hysterics #i do NOT trust jingyi at the wheel and while jgy can pull it off i preffer to spend time with nmj #lxc... i love him but just like everybody else i also dont trust him on this #i also do NOT TRUST XY at the wheel #and jin ling donest have a divers permit and will rage about his uncle breaking his legs if he leanrs about him stealing his car (tags courtesy of @witch-spellbook)

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#Obviously JGY is the best answer #The man has contingency plans for his contingency plans #I'm working on the assumption that this is a planned getaway not a surprise #He doesn't do well with surprises (tags courtesy of @thepurplewombat)

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#interesting. idk about the one I'd want but very sure about the ones i don't want #1. jgy famously was too slow making his escape. a part of my heart wants to give him a second chance but. objectively a poor choice #2. nhs is indeed very good at getting out of trouble and running away from situations. however he may run so fast he leaves you behind #3. wwx. like we'd just die i think #i wanna say jiang cheng. i believe in him (there is about a 30% chance we'd both die) #ones who didn't make the cut: xy and nmj i 100% believe can drive me out of the situation #but they would be so annoying to interact with in a situation where they have a sense of superiority over it. I'd rather get shot #ljy and jl: those are children. i am not letting a child watch me get arrested or shot #and then the lan brothers. idk which one would be more awkward. lwj driving in total silence cause that man just doesn't talk #or lxc driving in total silence because he's mulling over how to tell you that he's not mad just disappointed #but it will be a very awkward time. at least jiang cheng will just bitch at me outright and the car ride will be comedic (tags courtesy of @cakemoney)

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#this poll is missing the best answer! which is Wen Ning #Wen Ning got an unconscious Jiang Cheng out of Lotus Pier even before he had zombie powers #he is constantly showing up out of nowhere and vanishing just as quickly #and he’s so used to third wheeling that you know he’s not gonna ask questions #in the absence of Wen Ning I will say Jingyi #that just sounds like it’d be fun #Huaisang has no right to be doing this well. you KNOW that man can’t drive. (tags courtesy of @poorlittleyaoyao)

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#tumblr user lansplaining completely correct #however i voted lan jingyi anyway bc i am not putting together a successful heist #i am arranging a three stooges slapstick routine #we're both going to jail but by god before that there will be hijinks (tags courtesy of @flopassfratricide)

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#i voted jin guangyao because he knows the map perfectly and has timed the stoplights and has EXTREME opinions on which route is 3 seconds #faster (tags courtesy of @spriteofmushrooms)

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#love that jin ling is sitting at 0% #not even like. 0.01% #0. #that bitch is too baby to have a driver's license and too rich to need one #i voted lxc because the propaganda made a good point but i would like to volunteer wen ning #he would not necessarily be a good getaway driver but i like him :) (tags courtesy of @digitalcactusblog)

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#why would you vote for ANYONE besides lan jingyi #1) incredibly competent at legal and illegal skills #2) can be talked into anything as long as it’s narratively interesting #3) could easily out-debate law enforcement #4) textually down to sacrifice himself if it comes down to that #5) is a guy who’d be fun to be stuck in a car with for long hours (tags courtesy of @nobodytoldthehorse)

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#toss up between nhs and jc but jc is the most reliable #mdzs #wwx should not be winning okay he would crash us trying to look cool okay #i love him but he would be too busy having fun and not you know gettinf away #jc would be angry the whole time but hed still do it and do it real well #my name is not wwx so lwj would probably just hand me over #nhs would have to figure out if it works for me #jgy would use this to get me to do a favor in the future #ayuan is a baby i could never do that to him #i wouldnt trust xy as far as i could throw him #jin ling cant drive #lxc thinks he can drive but cant #i would be too distracted by nmj's arms and probably get caught some how #jingyi would be sooooo excited and ready and be prepared but then hed crash us in 30 seconda (tags courtesy of @gentil-minou)

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#jin guangyao #he has the route and twenty backups planned and an informant on both sides of every interaction (tags courtesy of @mondengel)

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#Nie Huaisang no QUESTION #Number one mf I can trust to lie cops and get away with it #Anyone else would ask far too many questions and we wouldn't get away fast enough (tags courtesy of @bisexualhedgehog)

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#jiang cheng #He will be annoyed but he'll be reliable (tags courtesy of @xleadcrown)

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#dage #because he just feels like safety #big brother protective energy (tags courtesy of @hiddenfiresindeed)

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#Lansplaining of the sterling takes #it was Xichen all along!!! #granted he did get in trouble and need meng yao to pick him up but this only means we simply need both of them #to ensure flawless execution bring xiyao #No execution jokes I swear to g #polls (tags courtesy of @evilhasnever)

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I feel so bad for the people who picked NMJ as their getaway driver considering his canon reaction to 'onoes I have committed a crime' is 'well, hand yourself over for execution then, what are you waiting for?' (comment courtesy of @thepurplewombat)

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 #admittedly xichen's canon getaway drive #ended in getting scraped off the pavement by Some Guy (tm) #worked out for him. but might not for me!! #anyway im not getting within five miles of a car driven by anyone on this list #apart from him & guangyao anyway so. moot point. #but i would like to hire mianmian regardless. (tags courtesy of @skalidris)

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#actually no I take it back #yi ziyuan #would leave everyone else in the dust #*sees jc in car* MOVE IM DRIVING #yu ziyuan seizes the wheel #flawless handbrake turn #topples obstacles into the path behind her to hamper pursuers #kicks Wei Wuxian out at the nearest junction as an additional distraction #can absolutely drive one-handed (tags courtesy of @kurgarru)

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 #offended that more people voted for lan wangji than jiang cheng. lan wangji is driving the speed limit #even odds he just drives me to the police station and hands me right over. hall monitor ass narc #jiang cheng on the other hand grew up getting into mischief with the one and only chaos gremlin wei wuxian #he knows how to act in this scenario. this is nothing compared to a friday night back in high school #i just cannot imagine a scenario in which wei wuxian agrees to stay in the car so he is not even a candidate for getaway driver #also why lan xichen? who is voting for lans????? #i think either jiang cheng or jin guangyao could acquit themselves admirably in the role and i would take jin ling if they #were both unavailable. but i would not trust any of these other people for my getaway needs #the untamed (tags courtesy of @howdydowdy)

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Someone to Blame

Let's take a walk through a world where Palpatine's plans failed about a year and a half into the Clone wars. How and why do not matter in this case. Just know that his mechaniations were all exposed.

The Senate, well the Senate is looking for something to blame, someone to blame for the fact that nearly all of them voted to perpetuate a war that would have lead to the Genocide of the Jedi, they voted for the enslavement of sentients that by Galatic standard would be considered children for the sole purpose of being used as canon fodder. The personal and varied way the members of this august body abused the Coruscant Guard. To distract from the fact that these were not the worst war crimes that many Senators perpetuated. 

They must find someone to blame.

For a change, in this world, the blame does not belong to the Clones or the Jedi. They have been labeled the victims of this horrible conspiracy (Though that does not always preclude also being the villains, in this universe the dice tipped just right. The Jedi and the clones were labeled the helpless victims). No, the Senators look at Palpatine, whom they want to distance from in every way, and say to themselves ‘He is from Naboo’. 

And well, the scandal surrounding Padme Amidala’s marriage had just broken. Look, the Jedi and anyone who knew the couple personally knew that the marriage was fully consensual by both parties, that they had chosen each other willingly and were very much in love (the actual health of their relationship might be up for debate, but they were adamant in choosing each other). But from a PR perspective, it just…it just did not look good.  

Padme was part of an awful lot of committees that handled the Jedi, giving her a fair amount of power over them on paper. And no matter how old Anakin was when they married, he was still a Padawan; when most of the galaxy hears the word padawan they think child. You add in that Padme was Palpatine’s protege, a few missives that her then senator had sent that mentioned Anakin in particular, and the thinly veiled threats towards the Jedi Palpatine had made to get access to Anakin in the first place (which had little to Padme, herself but created a pattern to be followed)…well it did not take much to create the image that Padme had abused her power to take control of a Jedi child in the guise of marriage, and continued to manipulate him until he thought he loved her back.  This image was made worse when Anakin found out and reacted badly toward the poor reporter that brought it up, but not badly in a way that made the possibility less. Instead he came off as a battered spouse staunchly defending his abuser. 

So Naboo as a whole became To Blame (capitals intended) for the entire war, the enslavement of the clones, the draft of the Jedi, all the horror that comes from making war. Of course, once there is someone To Blame, the next step is punishment.  And the punishment for Naboo?

It is decided that Naboo as a whole will be given to the Clones and the Jedi, in effect enslaving all the natural inhabitants to them. Oh they break out all kinds of words like ‘Reparations’ and ‘Treason’ and pretty pretty laws to tie it all in a bow. But everyone can tell what they mean.  This generous ‘Offer’ was worded as such that refusing it will leave both the Clones still enslaved and the Jedi still controlled by the Senate.  What choice was there?

To be clear, no one involved outside of the Senate (and even several inside the Senate) were comfortable with this. Not the Jedi, not the Clones, certainly not Anakin Skywalker, whose wife just became a second class citizen. It should also be noted that the very Senators who spearheaded this ‘Offer’ would go on to close each and every one of the loopholes that allowed them to do this, just as soon as Naboo’s status was permanent. 

The Jedi and the clones, now a collective group by Senate decree, make their way to Naboo. They know that this midrim world cannot support an additional 1 millions plus sentients, but the Senate's ruling meant that a minimum of 90% of the group must be on planet at all times for the next decade, “to ensure they are properly settled”.  There are lists of new restrictions on Naboo and its native peoples, restrictions that the newly freed GAR are expected to enforce.

Now four peoples (Jedi, Clone, Nabooian, and Gungan) must find some way to build a life, with fewer resources than any of them were used to (Further sanctions toward Naboo.  There are politicians that dream of being able to punish the victims and created villians in the same move), together.  And likely the Senate as a whole expects there to be riots, to be able to sit and watch as these groups destroy each other out of misplaced ire. They underestimate everyone involved. 

The ships holding the combined Jedi and Clones, including the Jedi temple which had been on Coruscant (it had been decided by the Senate that the Jedi should settle entirely on Naboo, to have some much needed separation. It is unclear if they realized that the temple would come with the Jedi), arrive in the airspace around Naboo. Obi Wan Kenobi and Commander Cody are chosen to represent the Jedi and the Clones in a negotiation with the Gungan Boss and the Nabooian Queen. 

All four speak frankly, no political maneuverings and no time for ego stroking. If they wished to remain part of the Republic, there were things that they must comply with and as recently shown with the war, the republic is not easily left.  Not for a mid rim world. The injustice of what has just happened is almost enough, almost enough to try and secede but everyone is so tired of war, and no one can quite convince themselves that another army wouldn’t appear out of nowhere to start a new war if they tried to secede. 

As soon as it is clear that neither the Jedi nor the Clones want to enforce the will of the Republic it becomes less of a negotiation and more of collaboration. They pour over the restrictions, looking at wording and loopholes. And they are up against a clock, the longer it takes to get something in place, the more depleted the resources they currently have would be and it would take time before they had something in place that could support everyone. 

It takes four days to work out a plan. It is a thing of smoke and mirrors, a dance of the most intricate precision, winding through and around the restrictions of the Senate without stripping the natural residents of Naboo their rights.  And the very things that should have divided them irrevocably, instead becomes the glue that binds them together.  Each of these four disparate cultures surrendered something of themselves in the aftermath, softening the spiky edges that held them separate into something more akin to puzzle pieces. 

For a galactic standard year there is a complete blackout between the rest of the galaxy and Naboo, by Senate ruling. It is a quarantine period to allow for the adjustments needed for the changes the planet must undergo.  In the time between the Senate ruling and the arrival of the combined Jedi and Clones all Nabooians and Gungans had been required to return to Naboo or forfeit their citizenship permanently (By an odd coincidence a handful of worlds gained new citizens in those few weeks that might, at a glance, almost seem to be from Naboo).

There are consequences that stretch out even farther than the Senate thought. Naboo is the face of the Chommell sector, and with the residents barred from the larger galaxy there should have been a power vacuum to fill. The galaxy should have moved on with a few hiccups. Except…Naboo never held sway over its sector by force.  Without them to provide a reason to stay, the Chommell Sector as a whole begins to pull away from a Senate in which they no longer had a voice (and to be fair, rarely ever wanted one). No one noticed, at first. 

Then came the end of the blackout. The Punishment of Naboo was highly publicized in the media and as the anniversary approached, interest was drummed up again. 

An awful lot of people expected Naboo to be a wasteland, a mass grave tearing itself apart (That was, perhaps the plan, to give a reason that the Clones and the Jedi need to be under Senate control). That is not what was found. Members of the Senate along with members of the Press landed in a Theed that looked much the same as it had the year before. They are greeted by a tiny gungan child in brown robes who lead them into the palace, where they are met with a council of 4 beings. One from each of the cultures, united. By Senate decree the Nabooians and Gungans could not hold any official power, but nothing said that they could not be advisers. 

The Jedi representative smiles, they are a green skinned Torgruta whom none of the visiting group recognize. “You’ve arrived in time for the wedding”

“The wedding” Bail Organa spoke cautiously.

The clone representative smiled. He was not one that Bail had met, plastoid mixed with cloth to make the armor more ceremonial than functional. The colors, if they were a reflection of battalion colors (They were), marked the clone as having been part of the 327th.  “Cody Koon of the Vod’e (Most of the Vod'e took Plo Koon's last name) and Obi Wan Kenobi of the Jedi. They both insisted on waiting until we could be sure that the celebration would not drain our reserves. With the new crops harvested last month, it’s finally time. ”

One of the reporters looked askance, “what do you mean drain your resources?”

The Nabooian representative, decidedly not the queen who had been ruling a year before or Senator Amidala, folded her hands in front of her. Bail had seen the look of serenity on her face many times…on various Jedi.  “Between the Jedi, with the various corps, and the clones there were nearly 2 million sentients with varying dietary needs that were introduced to Naboo a year ago. They came with no more supplies than were already on their ships and what was in the temples that were being relocated. Naboo may not have starvation like Coruscant, but we did not by any means have that kind of surplus available.  We were barred from any contact with the wider galaxy. Were our people any less dedicated to the preservation of life, I imagine many would have starved.”

It was clear from the silence that very few outside of Naboo had considered that piece of logistics. 

[adi-writes]

Encanto Fic Recommendation Pt. 2

Hello! I'm back due to popular demand, jk. My twt moots decided to vote that I should post a second part of this, so here I am!

My opinions are unreliable and are more on the emotions I felt while reading. And it is given that I get too tired of writing the "reviews" that some fics will have one to none, but it doesn't mean that I don't love it, I'm just lazy.

Please tag the authors if they are here so I can tag them in their respective works.

And without further ado, fic recommendation pt. 2! Part 1

Series

Finding Your Place by monkiimax

The Sandman by cthene

La Familia Madrigal: Future Gen by GhostsintheAttic

What Does Love Sound Like? by Highly_Illogical

~ Encanto (En) by Syl_05

La Luna by luna_de_encanto (@lunamadrigal )

One-Shots

Three Pairs of Big Brown Eyes by TrixySpirit

Pinching The Pancita by GlitterNight (@glitternightingale)

Glass is Just Hot Sand by adoraberry

A Helping Hand by whelmedtobehere

and here, she rests by bthumanity

A little dinner scandal by SrebrnaFH

Stand-Alone

The Sandman by cthene (@cthene) = I am absolutely devastated with this fic. As much as I love their dynamic, I'm still crying. Bruno is such a badass when he learns to protect his family. Very wholesome, and will have you holding your breath every sentence, especially in chapter 2. Bring tissues, the angst is just *weeps*

The Precipice by RinnySega (@rinnysega) = I'm emotionally invested in this fic and I can't stop crying. pls RINNY STOP TORTURING OUR BOI

something unexpected by Wikluk for ADabOfBlessings (@wikluk) = holy shit Julie is pregnant and Antonio being the primo mayor he always wanted to be.

Help will always be offered by Casita by Dragonposeidon = Characters watch the movie but with young Alma and Pedro adgfksdfsks please theyre trying.

A New Way of Life by Catlovingmermaid = yeah Mirabel getting her legs crushed and their magic is gone. Now this got me thinking, why do we always put her into so much emotional damage? ahdajksdka but yeah same.

Eternal Candle Light by Sanda_Brask = Mariano/Dolores being the cute married couple but with the angst

Rumble Thy Bellyful! by cheetour (@cheetee) = Mariano being the resident himbo is so funyyyyy. and also Mariano/Dolores.

Object Permanence by cannibalthoughts = Mirabel found it hard to pin down Bruno but he was so good at blending with the shadows.

Written in Glass Not Stone by CaptainTardis = The family makes amends and fixes the cracks before they get worse.

Letting In The Light by WifeOfBean (@wifeofbean) = two words, emotional damage. i can only imagine how hurt Alma is, but at least she got reunited with Pedro? ig? anyways, im thinking as they are also Madrigals, would they get gifts too?

Anything To Remember by Buckalicious = Mirabel wants to remember her tio Bruno and the candle helps her.

A Second's Forever by masqcat = *cries loudly* poor Julieta.

And I Hear You by IBleedCottonCandy = Dolores had been through a lot just to have her happy ending. a lot of family angst and heartbreak.

Moving to the moment and the moment to the moving by ShyLittle_Frog = im a little confused with the timeline but the idea for this fic is amzing. and also, little Mirabel grrrr

Tremors by Missilestorm (@missilestorm1) = Mirabel finally gets a gift after the fall of Casita, but she feels more isolated more than ever.

This Might As Well Happen by LissyStrata = Bruno becomes a rat and the family bonds over it.

The Rats Talking in the Walls by SorryIWasAsleep (@sorryiwasasleep) = Instead of going to Luisa, Mirabel takes the Dolores's words literally and went to Antonio.

Primos by LittleRedTea = collection of one-shots of Milo & Mira duo throughout the years.

What if Mirabel was Banished? by GoldenRose29 = a twist on villain Mirabel but this time the family deserved everything. I mean why the fuck would they banish a child and then ban her from seeing her mother? And her only support was her grandpa and Pedro being supportive abuelo. zsdjzhfkjhfs so much feels for this.

the unspoken (in)visible pain by the_glare_you_see = scrappy Mira ftw.

Burned And Buried by Hlootooart (@hlootooart) = have u seen the art and this fic??!! its amazing. the family dynamics are well-written. the world? just amazing

Nothing In This World by EchoBleu = the family thought that Bruno killed Mirabel and now they're back in the Encanto.

One Step Closer by Breanna (@breannaaiedail) = she's back with another fic for the The Distance Between Us series. It's angsty. It's comforting. And if you read my previous fic rec, you know how much I love this series.

A Miracle, Ten Years Overdue by karimeaway = Mirabel as a ghost that only Antonio can see.

And Every Year Our Family Blessings Grow by Calicy = Dolores got pregnant unexpectedly, they eloped, and Mariano gets in trouble with Dolores's family.

Choices, Chances and Changes by Baamon5evr = I love the alternating time povs of this fic. basically, Bruno and Mirabel runaway from the Encanto and then returned.

Among the Emeralds by crazyashley (@thecrazyashley-blog) = Bruno/OC where the OC is a cafe owner and a book enthusiast. THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER

NSFW

The Shade of the Sheets Before All the Stains by inredbluegreen = Bruno/Reader but the reader is a prostitute. Honestly, this made me want to be one if I get Bruno as a customer. I'm a thirsty bitch for him just for him tho.

EDIT: if it’s not a bother, you can check the fics I wrote too! skdhdkaks pls i need validation jk 1/2. anyways enjoy!

[fuckyeahilike]

TOP 25 MOST ICONIC LINES IN A NOVEL, ACCORDING TO BRITISH BOOK LOVERS:

1. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - 29%

2. 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' 1984 by George Orwell - 24%

3. 'All children, except one, grow up.' Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie - 22%

4. 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.' The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien - 22%

5. 'Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K Rowling - 22%

6. 'It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.' Matilda by Roald Dahl - 21%

7. 'Thursday January 1st BANK HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES These are my New Year's resolutions:

I will help the blind across the road

I will hang my trousers up

I will put the sleeves back on my records

I will not start smoking

I will stop squeezing my spots

I will be kind to the dog

I will help the poor and ignorant

After hearing the disgusting noises from downstairs last night, I have also vowed never to drink alcohol.' Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend - 17%

8. 'I'm pretty much f**ked.' The Martian by Andy Weir - 16%

9. 'Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy…' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - 16%

10. 'James Bond, with two double bourbons inside him, sat in the final departure lounge of Miami airport and thought about death.' Goldfinger by Ian Fleming - 16%

11. 'My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973.' The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - 15%

12. 'When I think of my wife, I always think of the back of her head. I picture cracking her lovely skull, unspooling her brain, trying to get answers.' Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - 15%

13. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 15%

14. 'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.' Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger - 13%

15. 'Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun.' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 12%

16. 'January: An Exceptionally Bad Start. Sunday 1 January. 129 lbs (but post-Christmas), alcohol units 14 (but effectively covers 2 days as 4 hours of party was on New Year), cigarettes 22, calories 5424.' Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding - 12%

17. 'As I sit here with one foot on either side of the ledge, looking down from twelve stories above the streets of Boston, I can't help but think about suicide.' It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover - 12%

18. 'Call me Ishmael.' Moby-Dick by Herman Melville - 11%

19. 'I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods.' Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Capote - 11%

20. 'When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.' The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins - 11%

21. 'If you want to find Cherry-Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at the cross-roads.' Mary Poppins by PL Travers - 11%

22. 'All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - 11%

23. 'You better not never tell nobody but God.' The Color Purple by Alice Walker - 10%

24. 'If you're going to read this, don't bother.' Choke by Chuck Palahniuk - 10%

25. 'I am an invisible man.' Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison - 9%

<3

[kissesandcream]

a smol sibling.,

w/ xiao, kaeya, & venti

— • request from anon : being the trio’s younger sibling! (separately)

xiao p1 || kaeya p1 || gn ! sibling ! reader || headcanon format || 1.5k words

; masterlist.,

; a / n - i’ve done xiao and kaeya before, but i had some more ideas so i’m making some more! links above if you’d like to read the others <3

xiao .,

• the other hcs i made for him where general, but here anon specified a younger sibling, so i’ll do that!

• he’s that sibling who’ll pretend ur the most annoying thing on the planet but would do anything for u so much as you ask

• “xiao when u come back could i have some glaze lilies” “get them yourself im the vigilant yaksha not a flower picker🙄” mhm then why did u literally wipe out qingce village’s flower population hm xiao 🤨

• teaches u how to fight!! but he’s not teaching he’s “helping you discover things yourself so you can be a functional person”

• it takes way too much effort to get this man to admit he loves you but you know it as much as he does so it’s okay <3

• cloud retainer has so much dirt on him it’s crazy. if you ever need some blackmail material head over to hers. also you can find some embarassing pictures she’s got a heckton

• verr goldet takes care of u a lot too, xiao’s a great brother and all but he lacks in this department called self care

• idk if you’re mortal or adeptus or half adeptus but if you need to eat and do basic body functions he does not got u covered

• mans would try to raise u on almond tofu until verr goldet bought out a food pyramid and explained about these things called nutrients 

• he also doesn’t understand how important sleep is so,,, “xiao i’m gonna stay up” “yeah sure whatever” passing out two days later “y/N WHAT’S WRONG-”

• yeah verr goldet and the innkeeper guy give him a guide to basic survival talk and all through it he’s glaring at you like why did you never tell me you needed human things to live >:( 

• now that he knows you need sleep, he makes u sleep at 8 pm every night like a grandpa!! good luck trying to get him to stop!!

• are these getting too guardian-like and less sibling-like??? 😭 but that’s the vibes he gives yk!! ur over protective adeptus parent-brother who has no clue how u work but wants to try to understand a little

• in the game u can tell how much more open he gets wit the traveller as friendship levels progress, and if you’ve maxed it out he’d basically do anything for you and would want you to trouble him than yourself

• and he’ll probably be closer with you than he’ll ever be with traveller since you’re siblings and whatnot, so it would make sense that he looks out for you more than your typical older brother yk

• plays the flute for you!! if he hears u humming a tune under your breath he’ll find it and learn it to play for u 

• he may not fully understand how relationships work but he’s trying his best for u <3

 kaeya .,

• my other kaeya hcs were in relation to you being close / living with diluc, but these will be more general and central towards kaeya!

• kaeya fits literally every older brother trope that exists. the brother who’s always got ur back? you got it. the brother who keeps secrets you don’t know about from you? heck yeah. the annoying brother who makes u do his chores for him? maybe a little too much.

• pls he (lovingly) shoves all of his small tasks onto u it’s infuriating but you can’t even say no bc then he gets all dramatic 

• “y/n 😩 you’re abandonning your dear brother like this 😩 how could you 😩 i didn’t know you were so cruel 😩” sir shut up <3

• since he’s a people person everyone knows u very well too, heck all the senior citizens probably voted u as second best in law after him or smth idk man 

• hanging out with best boy bennett!! he canonically sees kaeya as an older brother too so y’all def go on little adventures together <3

• ur one of the only people who have ever looked under his eyepatch, diluc and crepus being the only other two

• sometimes he forgets to take it off when he goes to bed and it leaves a bruise bc it’s pretty tight, so he let’s you change it for him 

• “i can do this myself, you know” well he can but you both know he likes it better when you’re there

• does not allow your closet to be anything less than exquisite, you’ve got a bunch of scarfs like his whether you like it for not

• makes u buy his wine from diluc for him bc every time he goes to the tavern diluc raises the price tenfold just for him

• he’s that sibling who will rile you up on purpose just for the fun of it. i have a cousin who used to do that when he was younger and it was annoying but he still adores me sm so i don’t mind <3

• besides even if he does get on ur nerves amber’s got ur back- you can rant to her about him for hours on end and she’ll add with her experiences with kaeya’s bullying

• what are siblings if not for sibling rivalry, yes he picks on u constantly but he also picks u up when you’re feeling low <3

venti .,

• oh my gods he would be sO FUN

• the two of you are the bane of diluc’s existence, venti loops u into his winery pilfering plans a lot 

• venti pulls the archon card if the two of you get caught by him idk what excuse you’ve got but it better be good 😭

• no way the god of wind and song’s sibling doesn’t love music- even if you’re tone deaf, or hard of hearing, music is about the pleasure it brings and he’ll bring it to you

• you guys go wind gliding a lot of the time too!! y’all don’t even need gliders you’ve got the power of anemo 😎

• he’s that cool brother who’s only rule is that you do whatever you want to do, life is too short for regrets so live in the moment and be spontaneous!

• even though he’s older he seems much younger than you at heart 😭 will wine if you don’t do something for him it’s hilarious

• you’ve got other things to do and he’s just “but hanging out!!!” and ur like “but work!!!” 

• it’s very hard to be productive with him around, he will distract u with something as mundane as an apple- it’s not his fault tho bb just has a poor attention span 😭 

• he’s very clingy, if you’re together he’ll link your elbows like everyone did in sixth grade, and in turn u can kick him in the kneecaps when he does stupid things

• he’s the ceo of stupid things so u get to kick him a lot, it’s a mutal symbiotic relationship we love to see it <33

• my brain is dead and i can’t english rn but. his vibes yk he’s so fun to be around, he gives out surprisingly killer advice too

• i have this man’s teapot lines plastered on my wall bc they help me deal with stuff, so if you’re ever down you can always, always, always go to him and he’ll have the exact things to say

• if it’s words, he has them, if it’s silence you need he’ll lend you his shoulder; but there was never an instance he doesn’t leave you better than before

• you haven’t seen his archon side a lot, since he doesn’t show it all that much, but it’s so far from venti it’s a little scary; but in a sort of admiring way yk

• you guys visit zhongli sometimes, and it’s a free real estate for blackmail material bc of how terrified venti is of him

• zhongli is like that long lost uncle who visits once a year, and you’re his favorite child so he gives you candy and picks on venti for not taking good enough care of you

• “i’m their sibling not their parent” “you’re older have some responsibility >:(”

• if you ever get drunk he will hear about it and will come all the way from liyue to i will have order venti’s head, regardless of whether he was the cause of you being drunk or not

• that about wraps it up! im sure i could think of more but my brain is sorta dead rn so this will have to suffice 😭 i can’t think of a closing statement sO i hope u enjoyed!! bye bye!! <3

[galpalaven]

tell us about your wayfarer ocs 🔫. pls 💛

thank u anon lmfao

So, because I always have to be dramatic, let us begin with the fact that there are two Wayfarers in my canon. We have Keziah Briadis, my high-approval Aeran Wayfarer, and Saoirse Cathair, the low-approval snark machine I originally ran to just play the fun flirty and/or annoying options and who I ended up loving in the universe way more than I thought I would so she ended up staying.

Keziah and Saoirse are both half-melusine, though they come from very different backgrounds.

Keziah is a Child of the Seas, and had a relatively happy childhood before her parents were killed by pirates and she was left in the hands of her extended family. They were not kind to her, and she was often either forgotten about or actively abused depending on the person watching her that day and their mood. When Cenric came knocking, her family were all too eager to be rid of her.

Saoirse is a Child of the Fields, and though her childhood was calm and happy, she did grow up poor compared to Keziah. She was loved by her parents, and could have lived a happy life had her parents not decided that the Wayfarers would be better for her--and, though they were loathe to admit, they would be able to live much more company with one less mouth to feed. The parting was hard for baby Saoirse, who didn't really understand why she needed to leave and, though her parents tried to write to her after she left, she grew bitter over time, and eventually cut contact entirely.

Keziah was trained by Amali Sero after they saw something special in her, and Saoirse was trained by Brissa Varyn alongside of Aeran Kellis.

Saoirse and Aeran definitely had a sibling rivalry going during their youth, and Saoirse often still feels the Cain Instinct towards the man. Saoirse and Keziah also have a sibling-like bond, and Saoirse is very protective of Keziah.

Spoilers for Wayfarer Episode 1 below

Rona - Beginning of the Day

The day our story begins, Keziah and Aeran have both headed to the Docks early that morning to ask around for the Crimson Count's missing chalice. The two of them had split up there to cover more ground while looking for information, while Saoirse had woken up a little late and decided to take her time, strolling through town and listening idly to passing conversations. Saoirse is the one that encounters Luthais, the little street urchin who tries to swipe her purse to lure her to Rat Alley at the instructions of Two-Fingers Kane. She takes a shine to him, as he reminds her a lot of her when she was a kid. Gives him her cloak as they chat on the way to the alley. The fight with Kane is short, and she escapes up the tree, to where Keziah and Aeran are apparently waiting, though she is concerned about the fire that is left to ravage the alley because of Kane. Keziah shares this concern, and after a two to one vote (Keziah elbows Aeran while Saoirse smacks him on the back of the head when he says that the fire is someone else's problem lmao) they head for Deadwood. Keziah noticed the ship in the harbour, but became too concerned about Saoirse's lateness to investigate it further.

Deadwood - The Guild

They begin their "investigation" with the Guild to make sure that the fire in Rat Alley is taken care of before it gets out of hand, Aeran dragging his feet the whole way. While all three of them enter the Guild, Aeran ends up dipping out early while Saoirse is talking to Aegineta, and Keziah follows after him in concern. They have a chat about the history of their weapons while Saoirse is in the Guild. Saoirse returns with information to follow up on regarding Flotsam Grove and the Ebony Marquis, who has apparently been missing for a while now. With this knowledge under their belts, they head to The Cove to investigate the dodgy antique salesman Aeran got information on from the Docks. They are also accosted by Malsara after this, but refuse to hear her out.

The Cove

The Cove has been one of Saoirse's favorite places in Rona since they arrived, though they have had very little money to spend at any of the shops. She likes window shopping, and had built up a rapport with some of the shop owners that had kept their little trio supplied when times got rough. They don't end up learning much from Drakehand, though Keziah takes over to try for a more subtle approach compared to Aeran and Saoirse. She finds out a few more leads from him and they go on their merry ways, Saoirse nabbing his weird haunted baby doll idol on the way out. When her friends give her a Look, she just grins and says, "Souvenir." After that, they decide to stop by the shops (Saoirse manages to haggle for the Grappling Hook from the blacksmith), before heading to the South Isle to investigate the Viridian Lady--and follow up on whatever the hell Two-Fingers Kane thought he was doing.

The South Isle

The dreary day continues as they head towards the southern part of the city. By the time they reach the Viridian Lady's gate, both Keziah and Saoirse have no intention of doing anything more extravagant than just knocking on the door and asking to talk to her because fuck working harder when you can just ask politely. Aeran hates this plan and decides to take the grappling hook and climb up the cliffs, to which both girls just look at him blankly like, "Okay? Suit yourself? Don't die." He just rolled his eyes at both of them, clearly convinced he was going to figure it out well and truly before they did. "...think he's gonna fall off the cliff?" "Saoirse." "What? It's an honest questio--OW! Kez!" They are both laughing when the guard finally shows up at the gate, Saoirse having wrapped Keziah in a 'punishment hug' as she calls it. Saoirse takes the lead here, all smiles and confidence, shoulders back, hands in her pockets--the picture of arrogant ease that has made her a master of maneuvering the pitfalls of Rona in the past six months. After speaking with Hera, they all head down to meet the Lady (Aeran included after he crashed through the open window into Hera's office). It goes--fine? Anselma finds Saoirse amusing, though she gets the feeling its more in the way one might find a particularly ugly puppy amusing rather than anything good. They leave with no real leads other than another mention of the Ebony Marquis disappearing in the Grove, as well as a counter-offer from Hera for the chalice. Aeran doesn't know, but both Keziah and Saoirse are interested in the counter-offer rather than following through and giving the cup to the Count. From the South Isle, they finally head back up towards Edgewater to investigate the final set of rumors regarding a missing courier of the Count's.

Edgewater

Their last stop of their day to follow up on leads is the most uneventful. They speak with Madam Grey about Fisher, then with Fisher's sister to find out that he had indeed been transporting things for the Count, and that he was killed by Greendrifts from the Grove (allegedly). After this, the three discuss what they've learned through their investigation. The ultimate conclusion they come to is that there is the most evidence pointing towards Flotsam Grove, and they begrudgingly drag themselves through the muck to hopefully find this stupid cup in time to book the next ship out of here.

Flotsam Grove - The Chalice of Offering

Saoirse is the most unimpressed with the Grove once they really start getting into the swamp, groaning about the bugs and the humidity as they walk. A fog has settled onto the marsh as they approach, making it just that much worse to deal with as they hack their way through the trees and undergrowth. Aeran takes the lead with his elf eyes, both Keziah and Saoirse too done with all of this to put up any kind of argument. When they find the waterway leading into the Grove, the only one willing to actually get in the water to make this whole thing go faster is Saoirse, though Keziah tries to talk her out of it, because she rarely thinks splitting up is a good idea and she has a bad feeling in her gut tonight. Saoirse just shrugs her off, diving into the Grove to scout out for potential leads. This goes smoothly for a bit, until Keziah and Aeran are dragged into the centre of the town and Saoirse realizes that they've gone and got themselves captured. She enlists the help of Luthais, who she'd befriended at the Alley earlier that day and he takes her to where his mother is speaking with Keziah and Aeran. Though Aeran and Saoirse were both trained by Varyn, it's obvious that Saoirse picked up Varyn's silvertongue to a much higher degree than Aeran because, though she is obviously getting on Marea's last nerve, she manages to get the cup from her without a fight. Chalice in hand, they head out of the Grove--though not before Luthais can make a pathetic plea to Saoirse to take him with her. She feels awful, but she bends down and gives him--not a Crown, but a small, round coin of some kind. Tells him it's her lucky coin, that it was one of the only things she still had from when she was a child. One of her family members had given it to her before they'd died, before she'd been taken to join the Order. "Is it really lucky?" A shrug. "Dunno. Probably not real magic since I've been the one handling it for years, but... it got me out of Arsenia. Got me somewhere better. Hold onto it, work hard, and maybe it'll get you out of here someday, too." "...you really can't take me with you?" "'Fraid not, kiddo. Our work is way too dangerous to bring you along right now. But--you know, if you grow up big and strong, who knows? We might run into each other again." He's not really happy with that explanation, but he does close his fingers around the coin, holding it to his chest. He doesn't look at her as he whispers a quiet, dejected, "Okay." Saoirse nudges his chin with her fingers. "Chin up, Tough Guy. If I had to bet on any of these people to get out of Rona by their own hard work, it'd be you. Now, go back to your Ma. She's gonna need your help keeping this place running in the mean time." He nods, offering her one last shaky smile, before the Wayfarers continue on their way. The second she's turned away, Saoirse's face falls as she heaves a slow, deep breath. "I hate this city."

Flotsam Grove - Deal or No Deal

This is where things begin to fall apart. Saoirse is walking, considering the Chalice in her bag, when she says, "We're going to the South Isle next." Aeran rounds on her, obviously pissed, and Keziah sighs as he starts, "Saoirse, we are not--" "The Count's crazy and who knows what the hell he wants to do with this thing. At least with Hera it might do something good." "Since when is making some random fucking noble live forever something good?" Saoirse laughs. "Since when is that worse than whatever the fuck a gang leader with delusions of grandeur wants with something that can grant immortality?" Aeran growls under his breath, turning to Keziah who flinches at the look on his face, looking away from both of them as he gestures wildly at Saoirse. "Ziah, tell her she's being stupid." Keziah looks at him cautiously, and then over at Saoirse, and then-- "HAH! She agrees with me!" "What? She didn't say anything!" "Yeah, 'cuz you're acting like a lunatic." "I'm not--" "Aeran..." Both of them stop talking the second Keziah says something, looking over to find her standing with her arms crossed, gnawing at her lower lip. She shifts her weight anxiously, looking for the right words as recognition dawns on Aeran's face. He groans. Saoirse laughs. "Two to one, man. Majority rules." "Fine. If we die, though, I'm blaming you, Cici." "Oh, I think I can live with that."

The Count's Villa - Dead Man's Gamble

They are, of course, immediately accosted by mercenaries the second they exit the marsh that surrounds the Grove. Rhodarth of the Corsida Brightblades has come to escort them back to the Count's villa, apparently anticipating that they might try to run off with it. Aeran gives Saoirse a Look, to which Saoirse just calmly smiles back at him, and his stomach drops because he knows that look and he knows what's about to happen. It's not a surprise when Saoirse opens her mouth and informs Rho that they did not, in fact, find the chalice, making some quip about impossible timelines when Rho laughs in surprise. Aeran shares an apprehensive look with Keziah when they all start to walk, though she just shoots him a small smile, letting her fingers curl loosely around his when their arms brush for just a moment before pulling away again. It's enough to relax him just a bit as they get closer to the Villa--at least enough that he's willing to sit back and trust that Saoirse can get them out of this alive. Saoirse's silvertongue does them fairly well, as she smoothly lies to the Count about the chalice that is definitely sitting in her pack as they speak. He even seems vaguely impressed by her sheer nerve as she stares him down as he threatens her. For a moment, it almost seems like they're going to get out of this--until the Count asks for their permanent service. Saoirse, for what it's worth, has no outward reaction to this aside from a thoughtful tilt of her head. Her face is a perfectly trained mask of indifference, maybe a little curiosity--that was the one thing she'd gotten from Varyn's training that Aeran never had. The ability to play a part so well that even her closest allies wouldn't be able to tell when she's lying. It, in the end, doesn't matter. The Count deems them apparently useless when Saoirse asks that he either let her companions work with them or let them go. She's not worth the trouble - and he promptly dumps them into a trap door below their feet, sending them tumbling into some kind of pond or lake below the floor. And, of course, sets his pet basilisk on them. Rhodarth, to all of their surprises, helps them fight the thing. Unfortunately, Keziah manages to get herself bit at some point, and, though they manage to kill the thing together, she's not doing very well where she takes shelter on the nearby stairs. She's doing even worse when the Count strides down the stairs, sneering at her as he steps around her. He has no interest in fighting them further--apparently defeating his creature was enough to win them their freedom. Rhodarth, however, is still bound by a blood oath--and when he decides to try and kill the Count on the hope that it's been broken, it's not like any of them can stand around and watch him die. Keziah, injured as she is, makes an attempt to stab the Count from behind--but he hears her coming, and rounds on her. His sword goes through the upper part of her chest, coming out of her shoulder. She drops a moment later, out cold, and Saoirse curses under her breath as she rushes in. The Count sneers, moving to sidestep so that he can watch her cry over her friend. Unfortunately for him, that is exactly what she wanted him to do, eyes on Keziah until the very last moment, when she reaches out and wraps her arm around his neck, shoving his head down roughly to meet the sharp end of her blade which cuts through his neck with a sickening crunch. The Count is dead. Keziah is still not moving.

The Dareia - From the Frying Pan...

...and into the fire. Zenaida Anaxas and her little gang are a welcome sight, for once, as Aeran clutches a bleeding Keziah to his chest. There isn't much argument to be found from either Wayfarer. Rhodarth says his goodbyes quickly, still alive, and the rest of them head for Zenaida's ship. For a moment, they feel that they're maybe finally out of their run of bad luck, before they realize that they have a line of Aeda ready to open fire on them approaching the docks. Saoirse groans, rubbing her bloody hands on her face, before shoving Aeran towards the door to below deck, with a sharp command to stabilize Keziah until Saoirse can look after her properly. Saoirse is the one that steps in with the Viridian Lady, offering her the chalice in exchange for their safe departure from Rona. She thanks whatever gods may be listening that the power of love is enough to save their hides tonight, as the Lady lets them go without a fight. Zenaida starts to say something, but Saoirse is already rushing towards where Aeran had gone. Pardon, Your Grace, but my friend is bleeding out. It's a long few hours as Saoirse and one of the mages--Malsara, she said her name was?--work to bandage Keziah. The basilisk venom, though not as fatal to a Wayfarer as it would be to someone else, had still done a number on her. There was nothing to be done for it except to manage her fever and keep it from climbing too much, stopping the bleeding where they can until her body can properly clot again. By the time they've finally stabilized her, Saoirse is covered in blood and sweat, sticky all over and aching. When she steps out of the room, she finds Aeran sat on a crate nearby, rising to his feet with worry. She smiles at him, gestures to the door and says he can go in if he wants. Keziah will be okay with rest. He lets out a breath loud enough that its possible he'd been holding his breath that whole time, before a shadow passes over his face, and his jaw clenches. "You should go see what Her Majesty wants. I'm sure it's nothing good." "You haven't talked to her." "Did you want me to talk to her?" "I... well, no." "Right." Which... was fair. It's a good thing he doesn't go with Saoirse to talk to Zenaida, probably. Saoirse likes to be quite sweet with nobility to get the best possible deal out of them, whether or not she means most of it, and the ease with which she agrees to the whole thing is... well, he'd have been pissed. And he's already pissed at her as it is, so he didn't need any fuel for that fire. He is, as expected, annoyed when she eventually tells him the deal, though 9,000 Crowns is nothing to sneeze at and it's enough that he just sighs and mumbles something about hoping Keziah takes it okay. Which she does. When she wakes up a few days later, she's okay with it. She trusts Saoirse, and if Aeran seems okay with it as well, then it's probably fine. As long as they're out of Rona. She's equally as relieved when she finds out that Saoirse was the main person who fixed her up, though the random mage who helped doesn't make her feel gREAT. Everything feels topsy turvy, and she's so tired, but at least they are all still together. She and Aeran nearly kiss on the boat, before being interrupted. It's... it's a lot. Everything is a lot. And now they're heading for the Arathian Empire to steal an Astrial. At least they're together, is the opinion she eventually settles on, leaning into Aeran's side on the deck. Saoirse leans on the rail next to them, shooting Keziah a smirk that makes Keziah blush, but they say nothing. Now, the waiting game begins.

Velantis awaits.