#point of impact

[chiclet-go-boom]

point of impact: 4

She wakes up in a panic as she hasn’t done in years.

It hammers over her heart, bruising. The slick taste of wood and terror fills her mouth and she chokes it down. Blood, so much blood. Soaking into his hair like a wick, impossible to tell where it ends and his shirt begins.

Out of reach, his crossbow too has shattered. The white slivers stick up through the drifts like ribs and she would scream if she could remember how. Both contorted, torn apart, flung away to sprawl gracelessly on the snow.

His eyes are still open, blind to the sky.

Her legs flash, covering distance. There are giggles, shocked half-words that she chooses not to hear as she crosses the Great Hall. A courtier bows in the corner of her eye in a swirl of muted color, perhaps mocking her for her haste with her shirt billowing and untucked. It is not important. When did the keep get so Maker be damned big? It seems to take forever. She takes the stairs two at a time. She doesn’t knock, doesn’t even think to wonder if it will be locked.

She’s never been here before. There is a smeared impression of a bed, haphazard pillows and brocade. A jumbled bookcase, the desk she knows would have to be here but none of those things have details.

There’s confusion on his face as he turns away from the window. Two strides and she drops to her knees, presses her face to his chest, tangling her fingers into his tunic. Red, he always wears red and fear leaps again.

“Seeker?” He doesn’t know what to do with his hands even she tightens hers, breathing him in.

“You were dead. I dreamed you were dead.” But he’s not, alive and solid and just there, his warmth beating against her skin, the scent of him filling her nostrils, chasing away the taste of anything else. The chuckle she’s grown to expect (love need) drifts down to settle on her hair.

“Helluva way to start the morning.” His hands cup her face then and there is a kiss on her forehead. Her fingers curve around his wrists. Then his mouth is on hers and it’s sweet, sweet as honey, the taste of him, the solid bulk of his body its own reassurance. It radiates, turns fear into something else, a different kind of hammer. He laughs again, soft against her face and she’s drowning in the kiss.

“Sorry, Seeker. But you have to wake up now.” And she does.

[cinemajunkie70]

A very happy birthday to Barbara Carrera!

[shadycactus-draws]

still a little bummed about the banner lol

[ricisidro]

The #Shooter, tv series on #AmazonPrimeVideo starring #RyanPhillippe is based on the #novel #PointOfImpact (1993) by #StephenHunter and the 2007 #movie adaptation on #Netflix, starring #MarkWahlberg about a fictional character #BobLeeSwagger, an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action by his former Commander to prevent a plot to kill the president, loosely based upon the real #VietnamWar sniper and #USMarine Corps legend Carlos Hathcock.

#Action #Adventure #War #Politics #Thriller #Drama

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[paperzombiie]

Woofsley 🐺

[rissaito]

hunters 🐅🌾☀️

i’m SO excited to learn more about this mysterious guy…

[critterbitter]

Revisiting relatives at chargestone cave! Here’s tynamo’s cousin, here’s tynamo’s cousin, here’s tynamo’s cousin, here’s-

Anyways I like to imagine chargestone cave’s magnetic fields are so strong it causes rock islands to float and gravity to get a tad funky. Or maybe it’s due to the thinning barrier between the material world and the distortion world…

Master list for more pokemon shenanigans!

[gascreates]

a new star

[genshin-impact-updates]

Now seems like as good a time as any to tap the sign, since I've received a few asks lately that assume I'm a qualified hoyo spokesperson. I am not, I'm just some guy!

This also means that I have no control over character design decisions – in fact, I have as many complaints as you do. If you want to express your opinions in a way that's more likely to reach the company, I recommend using the current in-game survey and this petition that's been circulating in both the Chinese and global communities.

[platoapproved]

iwtv ships + book quotes

[mynabirb]

the temple of silence would probably be very interested in mysterious realms and baby dragons

[inkkill]

[lyss-sketchbox]

Lord of the Murky Depths

[transmechanicus]

I know some people have unfathomable beef with the term but i really don’t see the issue with transmascs describing their specific experiences with societal mistreatment and persecution as “transandrophobia”, like i think it’s good to be able to discuss specific experiences and articulate the problems you’re facing actually.

[manichewitz]

honestly, this might be my favorite thing that rolin jones has said about the show [x]

[tyxaar]

I doodle I made based on the recent Category 5 Scar typo.