#rain cantrell

[wake-me-up-inside-imagines]

This is one I've been wanting to do for a hot minute, so here we go...

The PolyTrio Boys and How They'd Treat Their Crush + How They'd Confess!

Gn! Reader (Implied male reader for Rain's segment)

Warnings: Mentions of heavy anxiety and sensory issues (Leo's part)

This isn't a yandere post, but I hope you enjoy all the same!

Micah King

For a guy as chill as Micah, he sure does get flustered around you. Not that he’ll let you know that.

There’s a good chance he began falling for you either before you even really knew each other, or early on in your friendship. He couldn’t help it though, you were just too beautiful! He can’t keep his eyes off you, it’s almost like you’ve got him in a trance. He tries to act natural, but every time he see’s you, he can feel his face heating up, and his tongue feels tied, and is it just him, or has he started to sweat a lot-

It’s funny, seeing a man as intimidating and nonchalant as Micah pine over someone he doesn’t really know. He prays that none of his friends pick up on his behavior, or else he’ll never hear the end of it.

Eventually, he’ll muster up enough courage to talk to you, and to his credit, he does a pretty good job of acting natural and normal. He doesn’t stutter once, his face remains its natural color, and he seems pretty calm throughout the whole interaction, as if it was just an average conversation with any random person. He walks away from that interaction feeling giddy and triumphant, happy he didn’t do anything to screw up your conversation.

Throughout your friendship, you remain blissfully unaware of Micah’s feelings for you, which have grown to him being fully in love with you at this point. He’s kind and chivalrous to everyone he talks to, so in your eyes, he treats you the exact same way as everybody else, but if you pay close enough attention to him, you may just catch the small blush that coats his cheeks every time he’s close to you, or how he trips over his words a little more often in your presence than with others. Not to mention, he does seem to do a lot of things for you…

Micah is a true gentleman at heart. He holds open doors for you, he carries heavier items for you, even if you can do it yourself, and he always lets you go first in everything you two do together. You think he does this for everyone, and to an extent he does, but he definitely helps you out way more than he does anyone else. It’s his way of showing how much he respects you, and him not so subtly proving how much he loves you.

He’s also extremely protective of you. If he gets even the slightest idea that you’re scared, uncomfortable, or in danger, he’s by your side in an instant. He wants nothing more than to wrap his arms around you, to hold you to his chest protectively and shield you from any harm in your vicinity, but he'll settle for pushing you behind his back, keeping you from view and reach of whatever the perceived threat is. As much as he wants to keep you close, he recognizes that you may not be comfortable with that kind of physical affection (yet), no matter the intentions. Still, he does his best to defend you, putting himself between you and the threat like an iron wall. He's like a scary guard dog almost, no one will dare mess with you while he's nearby.

On top of doing things for you and looking out for you, Micah loves to cook for you. He only does it when in a group setting so you don’t catch on to his feelings, but whenever he does, he always makes sure to make dishes he knows you like. You mentioned you had a craving for spaghetti? What a coincidence, that’s what he was planning on making tonight! You mentioned your favorite food offhandedly once? Hey, he was actually thinking about trying to make that later! You should come over and have some, no pressure tho, ahahahahaha….

The longer you're friends, the harder it becomes for him to hide his feelings. He still does a good job at remaining natural and unsuspecting around you, but it takes a lot more effort than it used to. He loves you so much, and being so near to you while not being with you is getting to him a little bit. It becomes a little more obvious when you catch him gazing at you for long periods of time, his eyes filled with love and adoration when he thinks you aren't looking, or when an uncontrollable smile crawls across his face when you say anything even remotely endearing to him. Still, unless you're very observant, it'll be hard to tell that his feelings towards you are anything but friendship.

When he decides to confess, it'll most likely be a weeks-long process. It's practically a secret admirer esque thing.

He starts by leaving little gifts for you in places that he knows you'll get them, like a mailbox or your front door. Stuff like snacks you enjoy, little knick-knacks he thinks you'll like, things relating to your interests, stuff like that. He'll even leave you some books by you're favorite author if you're an avid reader. He leaves small notes with his gifts just so that you don't think some rando is stalking you, but he never signs them off with his name, and he covers his tracks quite well, so you never realize it's him. He'll just sign it using some pseudonym he came up with so you know the gifts are from the same person.

He keeps this up for a couple weeks, until one day, you receive a rather large gift, one bigger than the rest you've been given. The gift is personalized to your interests, whether it be a more expensive item that you've mentioned wanting for a while, or just something he feels you would like, while also showing just how much he cares for you. Along with the gift, he leaves a long, detailed note explaining how much he likes you, and asks you to meet with him somewhere so the two of you can talk in person, probably somewhere you two go often. He signs it off using his pseudonym so you know it's the same person as before, and with that, he's ready to face you.

He arrives well before the arranged meeting time, spending most of it pacing around nervously and trying to hype himself up. He's scared of being rejected, but even worse is the terror of potentially losing you as a friend if you don't feel the same. He tries to reassure himself, but it's still obvious to anyone around that he's extremely nervous, which is a strange sight considering how chill he normally is.

You can see him the second you walk into your meeting spot, it would be kinda hard to miss him with how tall he is. He has an intense look of nervousness on his face, but as soon as he sees you it melts away, replaced by a warm, somewhat shaky smile. It's awkward at first, but he explains his feelings for you, how he's liked you for a long while now, and how he promised that if you were to go out with him, he'd be the best boyfriend in the world. He also assures you that it's alright if you don't share his feelings, and that he'd be ok with just being friends, if that's what you wanted. His voice sounds pretty level as he speaks, but you can tell just how nervous he is from looking at his body language.

He really hopes you like him. So for his sake... give him your answer quickly.

Rain Cantrell

Like Micah, there's a good chance you caught Rain's eye before you even became friends. Unlike Micah, he doesn't wait long to approach you. He doesn't even necessarily have a crush on you when he comes up to you for the first time, it's more like he thinks you're hot and/or cool and wants to get to know you a little bit more.

The first thing he ever says to you is probably some complement or a flirtatious remark. He makes his outlandish personality apparent from the get-go, so you know exactly what you're getting into when you continue to hang out with him. Although, to be fair, he's not gross about it. He loves to tease and he doesn't seem to have much shame, but once you get to know him, you find out that he's a genuinely sweet dude.

He probably didn't mean for it to turn into full blown crush, not at first, at least. He fully intended on just becoming friends, he didn't imagine he'd end up falling in love with you. But after a couple months of spending time hanging out with you, he can feel himself getting flustered in a way he never really gets around his flings, or people he doesn't really know. Once he's sorted out his feelings, he wastes no time in trying to let you know, he doesn't want to waste his time pining after somebody if they aren't interested in him. Better to find out now than wait and find out later, at least in his eyes.

He becomes very touchy with you. Like, overly touchy. He'll stop if you ask him to, but otherwise, he's draping himself over you, hugging you from behind whenever he gets the chance, holding your hand nonchalantly, cuddling up to you when you sit together, that kind of thing. He loves the feeling of your skin against his, it makes him feel happy to know that you're there with him, and that you don't mind being so close to him. He has a lot of insecurities about himself and his worth, so you just being near him helps him feel like he's appreciated.

He also compliments you a ton. He was somewhat flirty with you before, but now, it's amped up 10x. He has no filter, if he thinks something about you is beautiful, whether in looks or personality, he's gonna tell you, no matter how out of the blue it seems. He loves the small blush that coats your cheeks whenever he says something nice about you, although instead of saying that outright, he'll tease you for your flustered state. Bonus points if you're naturally shy, because he has even more ammo and incentive to fluster you. It's almost like a game to him, except he really does enjoy making you feel good about yourself.

See, the tricky thing about Rain's behavior is it's both obvious, and yet not so obvious that he likes you. He's very touchy and flirty with you, but he also appears to be that way with everyone, so you can't tell if he's being genuine or just being friendly like he is with other people. He hasn't outright said he likes you romantically at this point, so you really have no way of knowing if his actions hold genuine intent behind them.

It takes awhile for Rain to realize that his feelings aren't being clearly conveyed to you, but once he does, he makes a greater effort to show you that you're the only person he has eyes for. He'll be less touchy with people that aren't you, although he doesn't cut it out of his personality completely. He stops flirting with random people altogether, and while he'll still complement his friends, he does in in a much less flirty manner than before. If anyone asks about his shift in behavior, he'll be honest and explain it's because he "wants to woe you with his wits and charm" (his words, not mine), although as you can tell, he remains playful about the whole thing.

As for interacting with you, Rain begins taking his time with you more seriously. His complements become much more personal, almost sappy, leaving you confused and flustered as to why he's being so sweet. On top of that, Rain's touches become less friend-like and more tender, as if there's hidden intentions beneath the surface. He also begins opening up to you a little bit, which is a massive, massive step for Rain. He has a lot of painful memories and repressed trauma that he hates to dig up, but he hopes that by opening up to you, he's both showing you that he trusts you, and hinting that it's ok for you to open up to him as well.

It's around this time that Rain gets a little nervous about being so open about his feelings. He loves you dearly, but he's very afraid that not only do you not feel the same, but that you'll be disgusted that he's flirting with you. As previously mentioned, he doesn't think as high of himself as he likes to act, and if you've never talked about sexuality before, he's equally afraid that you'll be grossed out by a man liking you. He still presses forward with his displays of affection, but the concerns sit in the back of his mind, never leaving.

There's one of two ways things progress from here. Either you pick up on the hints he's dropping and confront him about it, or he gets tired of tiptoeing around the subject and just flat out tells you. If you confront him, he won't deny it, spilling his feelings to you in the most genuine way he can. He wants you to understand that despite his unserious personality, he truly means every word of affection he speaks, and that he wants to be with you.

If he decides to confess, the moment plays out almost the same way. He doesn't really do anything special to confess, he'll save that kind of stuff for actual dates if you start going out, instead just sitting down with you and blurting out that he likes you. He does the same thing as he would do in the previous scenario, speaking his mind about you and how he feels, and then asks you if you would like to go out with him. He stares at you, swallowing down his nervousness as he waits for an answer.

He hopes you won't break his heart. He hopes you feel the same. But no matter what your answer is, he'll respect it, so he hopes you'll be honest with him.

Leo Myers

It usually takes Leo awhile to start liking someone romantically. Sure, he'll see people he doesn't know and thinks they're attractive, but it takes time for him to have a genuine, real feelings for a person. Oftentimes, the people he likes are people he's been friends with for awhile, so needless to say, you two were probably friends long before his attraction to you started. Even then, it takes him a little bit to figure out his feelings towards you are romantic and not platonic.

During this time, Leo's brain is kind of in a state of thinking, hey, I really enjoy this person's presence. They're also really attractive and the thought of dating them makes me feel all fuzzy...surly this is platonic, right? They're just a really good friend... right?

Wrong.

Once he finally figures it out, he doesn't really act all that different. Mostly because he doesn't want to let you know that he likes you, but also, he just doesn't think he needs to do anything more. He doesn't believe he would ever have a shot at being with you, so he doesn't really bother trying to hint anything or act any different. He doesn't see a point in it, I guess? He doesn't know how he's supposed to behave when he has a crush, so he just remains normal. He also just doesn't like expressing more vulnerable emotions in front of others, so to everyone, including you, he acts the exact same as normal.

Well... for the most part. There are a couple of little signals he gives off when he really likes someone, but it takes a lot of observation to catch them, to the point that even he's not aware he's doing it. If you aren't paying close enough attention to him at certain moments, you'll probably also miss the signs. For example...

Leo has an iffy relationship with physical touch. He hates when people he doesn't know touch him, even if the touch is slight. it makes his skin crawl. If you're someone he knows well, than he's more receptive to it, but even then, it's only by a little bit. Small touches like high fives, using his shoulders as a booster, playful punches or nudging, and the occasional hug are ok, but anything more like cuddling or any type of prolonged touch feel kinda suffocating to him. It's not that he dislikes the people touching him, there's just something about physical affection that gets to him.

But with you... he doesn't mind your touch, no matter what type or how long you're touching him. In fact, he craves your touch, which is odd for him. Truthfully, Leo is pretty touch starved, but he can't really do anything about it because touch from ordinary people makes him want to rub his skin off. He really only enjoys prolonged and intimate contact with a partner or someone he really likes, and lucky for you, you've fallen under that category. It's not obvious because you don't touch him all that much in general, but if you're observant enough, you'll notice that whenever you do touch him, he waits for you to pull way instead of doing so himself. He doesn't actively seek out your touch because he feels like that would be weird, but he won't pull away if you touch him first, unless he's overstimulated.

Another example: He makes more generous offers to you. Things like paying for your food, buying you a gift every now and then, offering to help you out with something your struggling with, stuff like that. He does it to everyone so you don't think anything of it, but he does it more so to you than to anyone else. You'd have no real way of knowing that though, unless you somehow tracked every offer he's made anyone ever.

The only time he ever intentionally, outwardly expresses how he feels towards you is when he's alone. he may act normal in front of you and whoever you're with, but the second he's alone, he's kicking his feet and smiling uncontrollably, flapping his hands up and down while thinking about you and everything you did together that day. Though eventually, he'll try to distract himself long enough for his emotions to die down, because it gets to be very overwhelming, and he's not great with overwhelming emotions.

There is a very slim chance he'll confess to you without outside intervention. Either you confess to him first, someone finds out and they snitch on him to you because they can't take it anymore, or his friends that know bully him into confessing, which he very, very reluctantly does. He's absolutely terrified of rejection, to the point of rather keeping his feelings to himself forever, but the threat of his friends snitching also freaks him out, spurring him into action.

If he had to confess, he'd probably write you a confession letter. He's too much of a coward to do it in person, and he feels like he would have screwed up the confession by stumbling over his words or panicking in the moment anyway, so a letter is really the best option, in his opinion. He still tries to put a ton of effort into it though, he doesn't want you to think he doesn't actually care. He's not the best with words, but he does his best, expressing himself in the most heartfelt way he can manage. He signs his name at the bottom, leaves the note somewhere you'll receive it, and walks away, extremely nervous to a ridiculous degree.

During the time period where he's waiting for you to find the letter, he is in full anxiety mode. Like, shaking, tearing up, genuinely on the verge of a panic attack. Everything is overstimulating him, the smallest of sounds, the slightest uncomfortable texture, everything. He's terrified of your reaction, or ruining your relationship, and even if you do like him back, would he be a good boyfriend? He's scared for a lot of different reasons, and the anxiety of not knowing whether you've read his letter isn't helping. He hides from everyone and anyone during this time, he will have a meltdown if he has to face people when he's this stressed.

Please respond to him soon, because he's gonna die of a heart attack if you don't. Even a text will do, he's too stressed to care. Just please... please reach out.

I hope you enjoyed!

[texaschainsawmascara]

Courtney Clarke, Jerry Cantrell’s inspiration for Alice In Chains’ Down In A Hole, Heaven Beside You, Rain When I Die & Jerry’s Angel Eyes, She Was My Girl, Settling Down, Siren Song.

[rolandrockover]

Strange Parasites Dying in the Rain

For a certain song from Carnival of Souls (1997), a crazy idea has been buzzing through my admittedly somewhat effervescent mind for quite some time, and I think it's about time I let it loose on you.

And it goes something like this:

Rain sounds as if Parasite is trying to carry the much too heavy Strange Ways, both from the '74 album Hotter Than Hell, on its shoulders, which are not really made for such heavy performances, and thus loses a lot of light-footedness.

That would be the imaginative version.

Of course, one could take a more sober approach to the whole thing and make it quite clear that all those responsible for the music were inspired to a very, very specific degree by Alice in Chains and their Rain When I Die (1992). Which shouldn't be too much of a surprise for fans of whatever generation, because Carnival of Souls was written and recorded in the 90s, and Kiss have always been able to adapt whatever zeitgeist (1) quite skillfully without ever losing too much of their own identity.

But the unfortunately still and often shunned Carnival of Souls still occupies a special position, which in my opinion and in this case is less due to Kiss than the general aversion of this particular group of people to the rock music of those dreadful 90s.

As you can imagine, the fact that Carnival of Souls has not exactly become a cheerful, light-hearted party album, but rather a collection of music that implies not only heavy guitars but equally heaviness of thought, is not really well received either.

But that should come as no surprise, because wealthy to rich rock stars in their mid-forties naturally don't ask themselves any existential questions, especially not in the midst of a consumer-oriented world of facade-ness, which fundamentally and from the outset negates any search for meaning, and makes bliss or even enlightenment seem about as easy as a drunk blind man trying to find his way out of a maze right next to a noisy building site.

This would be of course inauthentic, and therefore completely unacceptable, and almost certainly a whole lot more ludicrous than grown men in their mid-40s who smear inches of make-up on their faces and then pretend to be animals, aliens or monsters or the like in public, and then sing about their genitals for the most part. And after all, credibility is everything.

So, which version do you prefer?

Side Note:

(1) Flavor of the day would also be a wonderful description.

Rain (1997)

Rain When I Die (1992)

Parasite (1974)

Strange Ways (1974)

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[rainingmusic]

Jerry Cantrell - Siren Song

[plumenoire]

Rain When I Die is one of my fave Alice In Chains songs but this version totally takes it to a whole new level of heartbreak and pain

[themonotonysyndrome]

hello my lady!

how are you? i hope you are well.

i hope you know i adore your writing 🫶🏻

do you happen to have a part 2 to that oneshot? maybe another scenario of castin and the baroness when things were still icy? i’d love to hear things from castin’s pov as well.

unrelated, but i love the idea of the baroness being an absolute badass at combat. like being able to take down his men. and castin just being in awe.

anyways!! hope you’re well

thank you for all you do, you are so appreciated

Good evening, Anon! As I'm writing this, it's raining heavily at 10:12 PM, and my Bluetooth speaker is blasting Hit 'em up style by Blu Cantrell while sipping on some orange juice, cold and munching on sweets.

It makes me really happy.

Hmm... I wasn't thinking of continuing that oneshot, tbh, but you caught me in a good mood, Anon. We can explore that scenario a bit more!

do you happen to have a part 2 to that oneshot? maybe another scenario of castin and the baroness when things were still icy? i’d love to hear things from castin’s pov as well.

I'll be focusing on this since I've explained in an ask that while Celica can fight, it's mostly for self-defence and only when she's desperate. She wasn't trained to be a warrior; she's trained to fight dirty like an assassin.

So let's get to it!

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"Rhett."

"Beloved."

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't throw your bro into the lake for making my girl upset."

"Castin does not make for a good fish food. Do you really want innocence to die from indigestion?"

"Can... can fish even get indigestion?"

The King of Intacia promptly snapped his mouth shut. A look of genuine contemplation is clear as day on his face. Normally, Isolde would've laughed and kissed him silly. It's just like her husband to be affronted over a piece of knowledge he lacks. Now? In this instance? On this day? On this beautiful day blessed by the Divine Couple themselves?

She's mad. Like, real mad. Mad enough to personally confront Castin, no bullshit. No King, no husband, no servants, no guards, no entourage and no pretence that it would be an amicable meeting.

If Isolde could see her reflection right now, she would've flinched in shock, but since there's none - only Rhett - the world remains blissfully unaware of how terrifying the Queen Ascendant truly is.

Rhett reaches out to her with a tentative hand. "Beloved..."

"No! No, Rhett! Don't you fucking dare try to pacify me," Isolde hisses, emerald-like eyes glowing with magic untamed as the ocean. "I gave not only Castin a chance but you as well. Forget about support from House Anesidora; if Castin made Celica cry? I'm finna be on a ship back to the Empire with her! 'Cause what the fuck, Rhett?"

"Anything that I say now regarding Castin will only sound like excuses - "

"Damn straight!"

" - and even though the Baroness has agreed to marry Castin - "

"Say sike right now. Rhett, I swear to the Conqueror, that better be a fucking joke."

"..."

Somewhere in the Palace, a fountain suddenly exploded. The unfortunate servants and nearby foreign dignitaries screamed and scatter like headless chickens. It's chaos.

"I'mma talk to your bro real quick."

Isolde forcefully yanked her hand free, her shoulders taunt with tension. Rhett scrambles after her, just barely able to stop her march. "Ok, look, I know this is not what you want to hear, but may I make a suggestion?"

"You're right - I don't."

"That is fine! Completely fine, Isolde. Then, I will speak to the air; don't mind me. Ahem. Sometimes, good intentions can go awry. It happens, right? Can we agree on that, please?"

The Queen Ascendant growls. Right. If Rhett wants to save Castin, he needs to watch whatever he says next carefully; every word counts. So he centres himself and has clear his thoughts. He ponders the bigger picture. What is truly important here? Uniting Intacia and the Coastal Empire. That has always been and will forever be Rhett's goal in life. His wife, friends and family deserve to grow old without war looming. But has he fallen into a tunnel vision? Did he nearly sacrifice the goodwill of his loved ones to accomplish that?

The answer had him pale, eyes widening in realisation. Suddenly, weariness seeps into his bones.

Seeing how defeated her husband looks broke Isolde's heart. She sighs, feeling just as defeated and so lost. She steadies him, and together, they sit on the ground. She couldn't care less how their clothes are dirtied.

"Rhett, I need you to listen to me very carefully here, ok? I know that your heart is in the right place; I do! It's one of the things that I love about you, sans kidnapping and all that. But the point is, in theory? Hooking our friends up and watching them ride off into the sunset in their wedding fit is awesome, great, a fairytale come to life. But we're not living in a fairytale, babe. Castin and Celica are just too different. They exist on opposite extremes, and you can't force them to change their nature."

The King is silent. His beloved's words are heavy and true. And then, he finally speaks, "We shouldn't interfere with them anymore. If the Baroness decides to revoke her agreement to marry Castin and withdraw her support, then... then that is her right and I will no longer darken her doorsteps. I will ensure her passage back home is safe. It's the least I could do. Could you please deliver my most sincere apologies to her? For the moment she steps foot on Intacian shores?"

Isolde pats his shoulder comfortingly. "There, there, Rhett. Don't be so sad. We're not gonna interfere with them anymore but let me talk to Celly first; check how pissed off she is because we might need to up our security."

"What on Earth for?"

"So you better let him know that if he mess up, you gotta hit 'em up."

-

Castin messed up big time. Major.

He lashed out at a woman who is not only the Queen Ascendant's bestie, but also the love of his life. Not that she knows that and at this rate, never will.

Ever since their telephone game turned into a trainwreck, flame and all, Baroness Anesidora never once left her assigned bedroom in the Palace. Her food is delivered when everyone knows King Rhett invites her to sup with the royal couple daily. She turns all but the Queen away when her friends come by for a visit. The maids in charge of cleaning the suite and attending her whisper that she's practically monosyllabic. No one but Castin, Isolde and Rhett knew the reason why.

Speaking of Isolde...

The Queen had chosen to have dinner with the Baroness this evening instead of her husband. Castin wanted to keep his brother company since things were still tense between him and the Baroness. Much to his dismay, however, Rhett wanted to be alone and ate his own meal in the office. This sucks - everything sucks!

And there's no one to blame but Castin.

He hates this. He hates himself for pushing the Baroness to a corner where she's forced to unsheath her claws. Again! He hates the chasm he created between Rhett and his wife. He hates how that little boy is still crying because he just can't fit in with the other Intacian boys.

Insecurity is a bitch.

He needs to make things right, and for that reason, he's been stealth-camping on the Baroness' balcony, patiently waiting for the Queen and the maids to bid her good night. When it's finally quiet inside, Castin continues to wait. A Noblewoman like Celica has a whole routine before she gets ready to turn in for the night and he didn't want to catch her mid-undressing. He doesn't want to create another international incident.

When he notices that only a single flicker of a candle is still lit, Castin finally takes his chance and slips into the room. He had already broken the lock when he heard the water running in the bathroom.

What he sees, however, made him feel shittier.

Baroness Anesidora is fast asleep at a table. Her head is cushioned by her arms, and books, journals, and documents are everywhere. She must've been working. It's a humbling experience for Castin since he only sees her in the morning, dressed to the nine with an arrogant smile. Seeing her now makes him want to grovel at her feet for refusing to believe that someone as strong and prideful as Celica Anesidora could ever get hurt by someone like him. A warrior with a mountain of baggage.

It takes considerable willpower for Castin to force himself to move, to do something. And so he snatches the duvet, and when he so gently covers the Baroness to ensure she stays warm, he sees what she has been working hard on:

New Intacian-Coastal Empire trade tariff proposal with rates that favours Intacia underneath carefully written lines of negotiations. A protection treaty for foreign investors regarding their assets ensures non-interference from the local aristocracy, including House Anesidora and covers disaster contingencies. On top of a stack of paper beside the Baroness' head is a financial incentive document designed to attract international entrepreneurs specialising in all sorts of industry; notes scribbled below outline tax breaks, subsidies and funding for foreign innovators, especially those from Steelgate. Lastly, a legislative document to be proposed to the King and Queen outlined Intacia's commitment to protecting foreign merchant fleets and caravans from threats like pirates, rogue Ascendants, and political rebellions while traversing to and from the country.

A wave of shame rolls over Castin. While he's too busy antagonising the Baroness, she's busy fleshing out a detailed economic framework for Intacia to stand strong once more.

"I'm so sorry..." Castin whispers. He wants to hold her, to kiss and tells her to not neglect her health; fuck, Goddess, help him, he's caught under this woman's spell, and he doesn't want to break free. "Don't hate me too much, yeah?"

Before he slips outside and stands guard (because of the broken lock on the balcony's door), he leaves his favourite book with a pressed Hibiscus - his favourite flower - inside. His first step in earning the Baroness' forgiveness.

[rocknbolan]

Rock Recap 6-30

Les Claypool from Primus doesn't like spiders and would like to not touch them. But, is not afraid to leave said spider on Ler's bas guitar.

The votes are in, Axl (of GnR) and Baz (Skid Row)'s daughter Sadie is theeeee cutest.

Michael from Hanoi Rocks has discovered a rock solid way of telling the time when it's late at night.

Jon Bon Jovi has returned to us!

Junior over there breaking drumsticks in the Megadeth house.

Jason from Metallica has a poll up asking what to name a cat. Cannibalism is in first place, with Burnt Soup in second place. (6 days left to vote!)

Lars from Metallica is... I mean.. he's... just go look at his blog. It's hard to describe the glorious insanity that goes on over there. But apparently he's going into the soup.

Eric from Cinderella got a new bass! Not... not a fish. A bass. Yanno what. Nevermind.

Michael from Hanoi Rocks is finding wedding planning difficult. Valid!

Les Claypool @lessssclaaaayyyypool has joined the chat!

Ler Lalonde @lerrlalondee has joined the chat!

Jerry Cantrell @rottenedapples has joined the chat!

And now, the weather.

A freak storm began abruptly in The Beatles headquarters, sparked by a tattoo in a certain area. Strikethroughs as abundant as rain.

It's a sunny day in Axl (GnR) land, where the grass is green and the girls are irrelevant.

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miku npts?

miku npts!

names

melody, cadence, ballad, choralle, harmony, vivace, sky, rain(e), azure, aria, lyric, mila, cerys, cantrelle, odelle, mika, cello, synth, rina, callie, rhythm.

2. pronouns

mel/mels, muse/muses, mu/mus, rhy/rhys, shy/shyr, sy/syn, syn/syns, idol/idols, blue/blues, 39/39s, joy/joys, fun/funs, sing/sings, robo/robos, vir/virs, note/notes, melo/melos, diva/divas, synth/synths, voice/voices, cute/cutes

3. titles

the virtual idol, the robot diva, prn with blue twintails, the well loved idol, the virtual instrument, the friendly singer, prn with blue hair, prn who sings of love and life, the forever adored idol, the vocal synthesiser, prn who brings joy

[einsteinsugly]

Jacqueline "Jackie" Hyde's (nee Burkhart's) 00s Playlist.

Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)

Don't Tell Me (Madonna)

Hit 'Em Up Style (Blu Cantrell)

I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time (Mariah Carey)

Love Don't Cost a Thing (Jennifer Lopez)

Lucky (Britney Spears)

One Step at a Time (Jordin Sparks)

Oops...I Did It Again (Britney Spears)

Rich Girl (Gwen Stefani, Eve)

Stronger (Britney Spears)

T-Shirt (Shontelle)

Tattoo (Jordin Sparks)

The Tide is High (Atomic Kitten)

Through The Rain (Mariah Carey)

Toxic (Britney Spears)

We Belong Together (Mariah Carey)

Extra Note: The movie Mamma Mia (2008) and ABBA will always be great, okay?

[christinescupofcoffee]

master list of most things i’ve written

🔥 — nsfw 🩸 — violent *** — not on ao3/not online (yet) italics are wip/incomplete as of writing

fanfiction

metallica

have your cake and eat it 🔥

the girls next door 🔥

anthrax

now it’s dark 🩸🔥 | who cares wins 🔥 | be all, end all 🩸🔥 | time is coming

black diamonds 🩸

dreaming of you | up all night

amped and wired 🩸 | comic 🩸🔥

six feet under | buried alive

burning sacramento 🩸

thalassaphobia 🩸

testament

fever in, fever out | sunburn 🔥 | vapor trails 🔥

cold embrace 🔥🩸 | eerie inhabitants 🔥🩸

xenon dreams 🔥

love is not enough 🔥

flowers for alexander

chave do mar 🔥

blood & chocolate 🩸🔥 | blood & wine 🔥

porcelain 🔥

as the seasons grey 🔥 | dark roots of earth 🔥 | alone in the dark | the roaring forties

pearl jam

nothing as it seems

top gear + the grand tour

throughout the dark months of april and may 🩸

i’m afraid of americans***

figure skating

rain (complete on my thumb drive, just haven’t been able to post all of it 😅) 🩸

crossovers

painted in a corner (soundgarden, stone temple pilots, alice in chains, metallica) 🔥

the artist (metallica, anthrax, alice in chains, foo fighters, pearl jam, soundgarden) 🔥

the dead of night (anthrax, rush)

the contest (soundgarden, alice in chains, metallica) 🔥

gray ghost (testament/savatage, deftones, korn)

without a paddle (foo fighters, green day, a series of unfortunate events)

dead man walking (testament, trans-siberian orchestra, anthrax, type o negative) 🩸

like blood from a stone (testament, death, anthrax, metallica, death angel) 🩸🔥

the skeleton key (testament/metal allegiance, jerry cantrell) 🔥

the confectioner’s tale (testament, type o negative, soundgarden)

kink events

kinktober 2022 “eclipse” 🔥

kinkmas 2022 “black moon” 🔥

fuckuary 2023 “paraselenae” 🔥

kinktober 2024 “tijuana sunrise” 🔥 | “the hungry lion throws itself on the antelope” 🔥 | “paradise” 🔥

high holidays into hanukkah 2024 “midnight oil” 🔥 | iron & incense

short stories from other fandoms

roots bloody roots (skinwalker ranch)

original fiction

short stories

earth’s new clothes

pretty boy fille

the suicide of kelly baker

just one fix

i’m a baker (poem)

lie to me (poem)

in another life (poem)

vermouth (poem)

just desserts (blood) (poem)

marigold (poem)

thwaites glacier (poem)

the scorpion ladies chronicles

highly venomous sex goddesses straight out of a pulp fiction!

bikini atoll merfolk

after the radioactive cloud of the 40s and 50s has settled, evolution kicks in. sci-fi fantasy.

the lagoon***

house of ill-repute

two half-brothers embroiled in family drama. black comedy, emphasis on comedy—began life as short stories written in my dorm way back in 2012, then came back two years later as a class project.

the idiots*** 🩸

novel length stories

black rain (science fiction, coming of age, courtroom drama) 🩸

quarter after twelve (science fiction, satire) 🔥🩸

[wake-me-up-inside-imagines]

do you have picrews for your ocs? that being said ive been obsessed with your writing lately and i made picrews of leo, micah, rain, ren, and charlie bc i got bored 😋 and now im curious how accurate they are

OMG NO WAY, REALLY?!

Um...I mean... can I see...?

Also to answer your question, I do! They aren't all super accurate, but I have no artistic ability so beggars can't be choosers lol.

(Also...No pressure if you don't want to, but I would love to see the picrews you made of my little dudes! If you're cool with it, I would love for you to dm me the images, or make a post about them and tag me in it. Again, no pressure, just think it would be cool to see.)

I'm so glad you enjoy my writing, thank you for the support!

(Picrews below the read more)

Leo Myers:

He has an eyebrow piercing and a nostril piercing not featured in the picrew.

(Credit to @Nase_Nikyuu on picrew for the first image, and credit to @reelrollsweat for the second image.)

Rain Cantrell:

Rain was really hard to get anywhere near right because he looks very stereotypically emo, so this was about as close as I could get him. He also has really dark eyes, so disregard the fact that I accidentally made them blue in the second picture.

(Credit to @Kazmourner on picrew for the first image, and credit to @reelrollsweat for the second image. )

Ren Hirota:

Ren was also hard to get right because I couldn't find any picrews with his hair type and facial hair options options, so just pretend that he has stubble in the first picture.

(Credit to @Kazmourner on picrew for the first image, and credit to @reelrollsweat for the second image.)

Charlie Craven:

I'd say the second picrew is more accurate, but they both work. This is Charlie!

(Credit to @yasubaru0 (I think that's their name) on picrew for the first image, and credit to @reelrollsweat for the second.)

Micah King:

Last but not least, Micah!

(Credit to @Brightgoat on picrew for the first image, and credit to @reelrollsweat for the second image.)

And that's them! I look forward to hopefully seeing how close you were!

[whispers-soundtrack-project]

The Last Of Us

Fanmix Part Seven

Part One * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five * Part Six

Link to the Spotify Playlist is at the bottom of the post

Angel In Hell (Klergy)

Oh * Though the battle's won * The war has just begun * No time for love * You gotta run * You gotta run

Point Of No Return (UNSECRET, ft. Sam Tinnesz)

Pins and needles, facing evil * When all lines are drawn * Screams of violence pierce the silence * Like a raven's claw

Rivers in the Dust (Radical Face)

The highways are lined with graves * Like the fingernails of giants * Like blood pulled through a vein * We rush the west in silence

The Reason (Hoobastank)

I'm sorry that I hurt you * It's something I must live with everyday * And all the pain I put you through * I wish that I could take it all away

Nuclear (Mike Oldfield)

Whispers in the air tell the tales * Of the brothers gone * Desolation, devastation * What a mess we made, when it all went wrong

Fade Out (Landry Cantrell)

I can face the things I've done * But I can't live with what I've run from * And now my body is growing cold * And I'm dying here alone

Walk You Home (Karmina)

Slow down, what's on your mind? * It's alright, I'm on your side * I hate to see your injury * I wish that you could transfer all your pain to me

Save Your Soul (Damned Anthem)

So we pray to as many different gods are there are flowers * We call religion our friend * We're so worried about saving our souls * Afraid that God will take his toll that we forget to begin

Come Away to the Water (Maroon 5)

Come away little lamb * Come away to the water * Give yourself so we might live anew * Come away little lamb * Come away to the slaughter * To the ones appointed to see this through

We All Go the Same (Radical Face)

Well, some of us will be revered, and some forgotten * And some of us will sleep out in the rain * And some of us will die lonely * And others' in grace and warmth * But in the end we all go the same

[amgerychair]

Courtney Clarke, Jerry Cantrell's girlfriend of seven years. Their tormented relationship inspired Jerry to write some of Alice In Chains' most successful songs, such as Down in a Hole, Rain When I Die, Heaven Beside You and some others released on his solo records, such as Angel Eyes, She Was My Girl, Settling Down, Siren Song. It is said that they met at a Guns 'n Roses concert in 1989, he recalled in an interview that "she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen". Their relationship allegedly lasted until 1997 circa because of Jerry's problems with monogamy. She then went on with her life marrying another man and having a daughter while Jerry never married, even though he had other - mostly brief - relationships as well in the last 20 years.

The pictures are taken from The Nona Tapes, you can see her at minute 22.35, she was probably being recorded by Jerry himself.

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Zacarías Huerta

Billie's Second 'Baby Daddy' Zac Huerta (2020)

The second man to have a child with Lust herself Zacarías, Mr Huerta is a man with a family, and an extra 'unwanted' child after a night with Billie 'Lust' Lucifarian.

"Keep the kid, I want nothing to do with him."

Name

Full Legal Name: Zacarías Guadalupe Huerta

First Name: Zacarías

Meaning: Spanish form of Zechariah (From the Hebrew name 'Zekharyah' meaning 'Yahweh Remembers' From 'Zakhar' meaning 'to remember' and 'Yah' referring to the Hebrew God) and Zacharias (The Greek form of Zechariah)

Pronunciation: sa-ka-REE-as

Origin: Spanish

Middle Name: Guadalupe

Meaning: From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, 'Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe', meaning 'Our Lady of Guadalupe'. Guadalupe is a Spanish place name of a famous convent, derived from Arabic 'Wadi' meaning 'Valley, River' possibly combined with Latin 'Lupus' meaning 'Wolf'

Pronunciation: ghwa-dha-LOO-peh

Origin: Spanish

Surname: Huerta

Meaning: Means 'Garden, Orchard' in Spanish, ultimately from Latin 'hortus'

Pronunciation: WEHR-ta

Origin: Spanish

Alias: Mr Huerta, Mr H, Señor Huerta, Señor H

Reason: Zac is a teacher

Nicknames: Zac, Lupe

Titles: Mr, Señor

Characteristics

Age: 36

Gender: Male. He/Him Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Mexican

Ethnicity: Latino/Hispanic

Birth Date: December 15th 1984

Symbols: Umbrellas, Rain

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Religion: Catholic

Native Language: Spanish

Spoken Languages: Spanish, English

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Sagittarius

Theme Song (Ringtone on Billie's Phone): 'Him 'Em Up Style (Oops!)' - Blu Cantrell

Voice Actor: Diego Luna

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Oaxaca de Juárez, Centro District, Oaxaca, Mexico

Current Location: Oaxaca de Juárez, Centro District, Oaxaca, Mexico

Hometown: Oaxaca de Juárez, Centro District, Oaxaca, Mexico

Appearance

Height: 5'7" / 170 cm

Weight: 150 lbs / 68 kg

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Black

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: Hairy

Facial Hair: Full Beard

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) None

Piercings: None

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: Poor Eyesight

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: N/A

Enemies: N/A

Friends: Heath Ott, Donato Santos, Vasco Romero, Ivor Rhydderch, Rafferty O'Sullivan, Caden McDermott, Darach Rhydderch Faust McConnell

Colleagues: Too many to list

Rivals: N/A

Closest Confidant: Iridián Huerta

Mentor: Darío Huerta

Significant Other: Iridián Huerta (35, Wife, Née Torres)

Previous Partners: Bienvenida Marino (37, Ex-Girlfriend)

Parents: Darío Huerta (66, Father), Jazmín Huerta (65, Mother, Née Guerra)

Parents-In-Law: Adán Torres (65, Father-In-Law), Pacífica Torres (34, Mother-In-Law, Née Moreno)

Siblings: Pía Simões (33, Sister, Née Huerta)

Siblings-In-Law: José Ángel Simões (32, Pía's Husband), Yéssica Chaves (30, José's Sister, Née Simões), Wálter Chaves (31, Yéssica's Husband),Valentín Torres (31, Iridían's Brother), Visitación Torres (Valentin's Wife, Née Duarte)

Nieces & Nephews: Úrsula Simões (11, Niece), Sócrates Simões (8, Nephew), Rosa María Chaves (10, Niece), Quintín Chaves (7, Nephew), Purificación Torres (10, Niece), Óscar Torres (7, Nephew)

Children: Antonio Huerta-Marino (14, Son), María Guadalupe Huerta (12, Daughter), Lucero Huerta (9, Son), Nayeli Huerta (6, Daughter), Yunuen Huerta (3, Son)

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: N/A

Trainer: N/A

Managers: N/A

Wrestlers Managed: N/A

Debut: N/A

Debut Match: N/A

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: N/A

Stables: N/A

Teams: N/A

Regular Moves: N/A

Finishers: N/A

Refers To Fans As: N/A

Extras

Backstory: Born and raised in Mexico, Zacarías travelled to the UK to gain his teaching degree before flying back home, having a short romance with Billie before marrying his childhood sweetheart.

Trivia: Nothing of note

[pli1999]

Party Like It’s 1999 2/4/23

All We Have is J.Lo Edition 

Pearl Jam – “Given to Fly”

Soundgarden – “Rusty Cage”

Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”

Cake – “Never There”

The Ting-Tings – “Shut Up and Let Me Go”

Jane Child – “Don’t Wanna Fall in Love”

Destiny’s Child featuring T.I. and Lil’ Wayne – “Soldier”

Q-Tip – “Vivrant Thing”

Ol’ Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis – “Got Your Money”

112 – “Dance With Me”

Jennifer Lopez – “Hold It Don’t Drop It”

Jennifer Lopez – “Feeling So Good”

Junior Senior – “Move Your Feet”

Le Tigre – “Deceptacon”

No Doubt – “It’s My Life”

Eve featuring Gwen Stefani – “Let Me Blow Your Mind”

Mario – “Let Me Love You”

Blu Cantrell – “Hit ’Em Up Style (Oops)”

Big Pun featuring Joe – “Still Not a Player”

Salt-N-Pepa – “Shoop”

Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris – “One Minute Man”

Jennifer Lopez – “Play”

Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule and Cadillac Tah – “Ain’t It Funny (Murder Inc Remix)”

Puff Daddy and Ma$e – “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down”

Ciara featuring Missy Elliott – “1,2 Step”

Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland – “Promiscuous”

N’SYNC – “It’s Tearing Up My Heart”

Backstreet Boys – “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”

Spice Girls – “Spice Up Your Life”

5ive – “When the Lights Go Out”

Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – “Umbrella”

Foxy Brown featuring Jay-Z – “I’ll Be”

Juvenile – “Back That Azz Up”

Ginuwine – “Pony”

Fergie – “London Bridge”

Mariah Carey – “Fantasy”

Marc Anthony – “I Need to Know”

Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule – “I’m Real (Murder Inc Remix)”

Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J – “All I Have”

Jennifer Lopez – “If You Had My Love”

Ludacris – “Stand Up”

Madonna – “Vogue”

Daft Punk – “One More Time”

Aqua – “Barbie Girl”

Quad City DJs – “Space Jam”

Vengaboys – “Boom Boom Boom Boom”

Cher – “Believe”

Baha Men – “Who Let the Dogs Out?”

Jennifer Lopez – “Waiting for Tonight”

Jennifer Lopez – “Let’s Get Loud”

Jennifer Lopez – “Get Right”

Selena – “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”

Nelly – “Hot in Herre”

Sean Paul – “Temperature”

Daddy Yankee – “Gasolina”

Aaliyah – “Try Again”

Ja Rule featuring Ashanti – “Always on Time”

House of Pain – “Jump Around”

The Killers – “Somebody Told Me”

Green Day – “American Idiot”

Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life”

Chumbawamba – “Tubthumping”

Outkast – “Hey Ya”

Bell Biv Devoe – “Poison”

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss and Styles P – “Jenny From the Block”

Jennifer Lopez – “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”

Black Sheep – “The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)”

Ghost Town DJs – “My Boo”

Soul for Real – “Candy Rain”

Semisonic – “Closing Time”

Oasis – “Don’t Look Back in Anger”

Radiohead – “Karma Police”

Nada Surf – “Inside of Love”

R.E.M. – “Everybody Hurts”

Jeff Buckley – “Hallelujah”