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a-wolfs-bad-moon-rising · 2 years ago

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Modern Teacher Buddha x Depressed Student Reader

I can’t even remember what day it is. Yes I can, it’s Wednesday. I just don’t care. I don’t really want the weekend to come. I hate school at the same time like being here over home. I had friends, but they didn’t understand. I started feeling bad years ago, so they haven’t noticed I’ve been off for so long. My parents of course just think it’s my age. And maybe it is. Well not mostly that’s for sure. Yeah the anxiety and worsening body image probably didn’t help. But I know it was before that. I am so bubbly at school though.

Sometimes I wanna kick myself for saying ‘I’m fine’ or ‘I’m doing well!’ whenever someone asks me how I’m doing. Like no I’m not. And sometimes I just wanna stop and say ‘You know what I’m not fine’

I just want to cry and get it all out. But I don’t. I just carry on. School, home, some after school or weekend stuff. It all blurs. Sometimes I feel my best in my religions class. It’s an elective I had to take because I waited too long to select my classes and all the other ones were closed. Even if I don’t really care what we’re learning that day, I love my teacher. Buddha we call him but his last name is Mr. Guatama. He’s just such an interesting teacher. He’s so casual and laid back. Sometimes honestly he’s a little lazy about his teaching, but I love his class so much I don’t care. He’s so friendly to me. One time I took some candy off his desk from this bowl he had and he came in and IMMEDIATELY noticed it was gone. He threated to give us a quiz and give us all F’s for it if no one came forward.

I was really surprised the next day I came in and my grade was a lot lower. So after school I went and bought him a bag of candy and kept it in my bag until everyone left. Then I went up to his desk. I can still remember the conversation.

‘M-Mr. Guatama?’ He usually didn’t make me nervous because he was so nice but the fact he actually punished everyone, I thought he was really mad. He looked up at me his eyes a little confused. I kept to myself a lot and didn’t usually talk in class unless he forced me.

‘Yes (Y/N)?’ He asked. I held up the bag and looked away.

‘I b-bought you some new candy, because I took yours yesterday.’ The other part was barely audible.

I think he actually forgot about it because he didn’t get it at first and looked at me up and down. Then it clicked.

‘Ohhhh it was YOU?!’ He said in his loud voice. I nodded

‘I’m sorry I thought it was for everyone. I didn’t mean to’ I said sheepishly. He laughed

‘Oh my dear I forgot about that’ He laughed again ‘You could’ve gone the whole year and I never would have caught on.’

I tilted my head at him.

‘But you said you’d fail us and then our grades were lower today.’ Now he looked confused.

‘Eh?’ He went through his computer and after a few clicks he said ‘Ah here you are.’ He looked for a few seconds and then looked back at me taking his glasses off.

‘Oh you forgot to turn in three assignments’ He said.

I deadpanned. ‘Oh…..’ He erupted again laughing and wiped his eyes.

‘(Y/N) I WISH I could do that.’ He kept on

‘Thank you for the candy I do appreciate it,’ I felt my heart swell, ‘Here y’know what just turn in what you missed and I’ll fix your grade it’ll be like nothing happened.’ He said smiling and I got all flustered.

‘Thank you I’ll do that tonight!’ I told him

‘Alright get on home then’. He said, giving me a wink. I blushed and ran out muttering another goodbye. From that day on, he would target me. Sometimes embarrass me in class but never in a way that humiliated me. And he’d say hi to me in the hall. It felt nice having that.

Whenever he was eating the candy I bought him, he’d give me an ‘angry’ stare and eat carefully.

Yeah his class helped a lot with what I was going though. I needed more of that comfort. Sometimes I wanted to go to him and spill my guts to him.

I just felt so much at ease and my anxiety would dissipate when I was in his class. I wanted a dad like him.

Things were getting worse lately and it made my mood more depressed. I dragged my feet more. My focus was bad and if I did talk it sounded dull. I didn’t think anyone noticed, I barely felt like I was there.

Today was the worst and I couldn’t hide anything. In Buddha’s class, I sat with my head in my hand barely keeping up. I don’t think I heard a word of what he said. Which was surprising. I hadn’t seen it but he kept looking worriedly at me all class long. He also didn’t poke fun at me. No one really noticed because he poked fun at a lot of people. When class dismissed I stood up and trudged towards the door. I was moving slowly, even packing up my bag so everyone was almost out.

A hand clamped on my shoulder. I jumped at the contact and faced Buddha. He looked shocked at my violent reaction and moved to shut the door. He pulled a chair next to his desk.

‘Sit down.’ He said softly. I perked up at this, he usually spoke so boldly, I never heard him sound so…careful.

I sat down and dropped my bag to the floor. I felt awkward looking at him.

‘(Y/N) are you okay?’ I looked at him for a bit, I was shocked he paid that much attention.

‘Just all week you looked so quiet and upset. I always thought you were shy, but you look exhausted.’ He said. I opened and closed my mouth. I felt the tears coming but I held out.

‘And I just touched your shoulder and you looked so frightened I didn’t expect such a bad reaction.’

‘T-There’s just a lot.’ I started. ‘I d-don’t know how to…how to explain it, I’m. I’m just uh, going through a hard time.’ I looked away from him. I turned my head up to stop the tears for a moment. I didn’t know what else to do.

He put his hand on my knee and I jumped again. He pulled back. He looked really upset himself.

Then he put his hand back on my knee and said. ‘I’m sorry’ Right then I felt like he understood.

‘You can always talk to me.’ He said never looking away.

‘Really?’

‘Of course’

‘Even right now?’ He nodded at me and squeezed my knee. And then I began

For a bit I tried dancing around what I really meant, but he connected the dots and asked me the truth. I told him. I told him so much and God the more I said the more my heart felt free and less heavy. I held in so much for God only knows how long and he listened to every word. Every now and then he said he was sorry or squeezed my knee again.

Then I started crying. My voice kept quivering but until the end I held my tears back. Then the shame kicked in and I stopped talking and cried into my hands.

He stood abruptly and pulled me up. I still didn’t look at him as he pulled me into a hug. He held me against him, one hand rubbing my back the other holding my head. After a while I moved my hands from my eyes and hugged him back. I kept crying into his shirt. Then he kissed my head. And I stopped crying. He did it a couple more times until I calmed down. When He pulled away to look at me I could barely look back.

‘(Y/N), you’re a smart, beautiful, young woman. And all that you went through just makes you stronger. Please don’t hold back you can vent to me whenever you need it.’ I nodded at him and wiped my nose. I panicked when I saw the mess I left on his shirt.

‘I’m so sorry!’ I felt so guilty

‘Oh don’t be’ He was trying to reassure me

‘I’ve had worse squirted on me.’ We were both quiet for a second.

‘Okay FUCK that came out wrong.’ And I laughed. Hard. He looked at me surprised.

‘You have such a cute laugh when it’s genuine.’ He commented. I blushed at him.

‘Thank you Buddha.’ I said. Now he really laughed at me.

‘Whaaat?’ He asked. I blushed again.

‘That’s what you call me that’s great.’ I laughed with him. Then I got a little sad.

‘I guess I should go home now.’ I said he looked at me empathetically.

‘I’m always here for you (Y/N).’ He told me hugging me again.

‘Promise?’

‘I promise’

~~~~~Time Skip~~~~~~

‘Omg omg omg omgggg!!!’ I exclaimed running up to Buddha. I jumped onto him and hugged him. He chuckled.

‘Good news?’

‘The best!’ He waited for me to answer.

‘I got into my first choice college!’ I was so excited. He spun me around

‘Ayyyye I knew you could do it.’ It was him though, he helped me boost my grades and with applications and gave me constant reassurance. He had given me his number so I could text him when I needed him.

‘I need to pack, I need to get my books I need to BUY BED CURTAINS.’ I spoke dramatically He laughed at me.

‘(Y/N) it’s not until the fall calm down’ He said ruffling my hair. I smiled up at him.

‘Thank you so much’

‘It was all you.’

‘But I needed your help’ I told him.

‘Promise you’ll come visit me?’ I asked looking up at him.

He smiled.

‘I promise’

#buddha x reader #fiction #modern record or ragnarok #ror #shuumatsu no valkyrie #teacher buddha #student reader #highschool au #buddhaxreader

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kannibalkaiii · 1 year ago

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"If only I could see you one last time..."

Wanted to draw something sad

Modern AU where Heracles passes away in an accident and Jack misses him dearly...

😞💔

#kaiiiart #traditional art #sketches #herjack #ror heracles #ror jack the ripper #ror #record of ragnarok #shumatsu no valkyrie #modern au

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samyanggs · 2 years ago

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Au single dad Jack and his daughter get sucked through a portal to record of ragnarok universe. Record of ragnarok Jack reaction to his other self and his daughter (adopted of course).

What on earth had just happened. Why was jack staring at.. another him? And someone younger. He could tell that the other was just as confused as him by his colour. He asked the strangely alike man for his name. Interesting.. the man had the same name as him.

He didn’t expect to see another.. him? After getting sucked into a portal. Where is he. He Tugged his daughter closer to him just in case. The man, the one across from him and so very alike to him, asked him for his name to which he replied, “Jack.. what’s yours if you don’t mind sharing?”

“Ah. Well it would appear as we have the same name. I’m jack, pleasure to meet you, jack. However my title is Jack the Ripper.” He said hoping to gauge a reaction out the man across from him. As he watched the man hold his daughter? Closer to him at the mention of the name. Jack couldn’t help but notice that the man and young lady I’m front of him were wearing clothes that were never seen in his era. “How did you get here?” He inquired.

“We were sucked in through a portal.. I’m sorry where are we? This place doesn’t look familiar in the slightest.” He said raising an eyebrow at the other ‘Jack’. The room was filled with stuffier, plus toys and Jack, the other man, was sitting down pouring a cup of tea.

“Ah. You’re in a Friends Room. You’ve caught me while I was having a tea break. Would you like some?” He asked, gesturing to the two seats in front and next to him. He watched as the other him weighed his options and hesitated. He wouldn’t blame him if he disagreed this was really a sketchy situation.

“I’d have to pass.” He said curtly. He hoped that there was a way to leave this place unscathed and safely. He felt a tug at his sleeve and he looked down at his adopted daughter. He kneeled down slightly and asked her what was wrong. She said that perhaps the man would know someone that could bring them back to where they were. He nodded in response and he glanced at the man sipping on his tea, unbothered by the two. He got up. “Do you perhaps know if anyone could send us back home?” He asked.

“I do not know certainly, but I do have an idea.” He said taking another sip, putting down his tea cup once he was done and rising from his seat. “I could lead you to them” he said brushing himself off for no wrinkles in his attire. Leading the male and his daughter to the god- Demi god? Ah, he keeps forgetting- that could lead them both back to where they once were.

He nodded, “that would be best. Thank you.” He knew this man could slaughter the two of them if he wanted too. He didn’t want to take any chances either way. He followed Jack, keeping his daughter close behind him. He’s definitely going to take a rest once he’s home. Today was just madness.

#record of ragnarok #snv #jack the ripper #jack the ripper snv #ror jack the ripper #jack the ripper ror #snv jack the ripper #jack the ripper record of ragnarok #au #modern au #alternate universe

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recreationalfanfics · 2 years ago

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Hello, I really love how you seem to have such a good read on RoR characters! Kinda shy asking this because I swore I read Record of Ragnarok for the action and backstories but it’s hard to contain my simping…. (๑꒪̇⌄꒪̇๑)

May I request some headcanons for Poseidon x a shy but kind human fem!MC? The idea I had in mind was that some thousands of years ago, Aphrodite, annoyed with Poseidon’s indifference to her charms, “cursed” him with a soulmate. This soulmate turned out to be MC who wasn’t even born yet back then. The plot will take place sometime before the actual human vs. gods battles start, so maybe during some preparation period where they’re setting up the stadium and all that? During this period, the human audience had already been “teleported” there (I don’t think they ever elaborated on how the humans all just end up watching the ragnarok) MC is one of these humans and coincidentally happened upon Poseidon during her stay. Of course, the soulmate stuff won’t magically make Poseidon have a complete change on humankind, but I was hoping he’d gradually soften up to her even if he won’t admit it.

As for what kind of soulmate AU, maybe the type where the first words your soulmate says to you is inscribed somewhere on your body? I think it’ll be fun to have her say something to him, he realizes but doesn’t say anything back so she just doesn’t know until much later.

Hopefully this isn’t too detailed or convoluted (๑•́‧̫•̀๑) And thank you so much in advance if you decide to write this! And if it’s not too much to ask, please don’t kill off Poseidon, but I also don’t want Sasaki to die either… maybe Poseidon will choose to forfeit (after fighting at first) because his soulmate is amongst the humans that will be eliminated if gods win? •ू(ᵒ̴̶̷᷄ωᵒ̴̶̷᷅*•ू) )੭ु⁾⁾

THIS REQUEST IS SO CUTE OMG!? I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO WRITE THIS FOR YOU BUT ALSO, UR SO VALID FOR WANTING NIETHER OF THEM TO DIE, IDK WHY BUT THIS ANIME MAKES ME ATTATCHED TO BOTH THE GODS AND THE HUMANS-

Either way, I hope I did well, this was my first time writing for Poseidon!

- Consider how vain these two can be sometimes, it's only natural that they would butt heads often but when Poseidon dared to claim that Aphrodite truth wasn't as fair as she claimed herself- no, that she KNEW herself to be- she just couldn't allow this injustice to stand.

- He cherished absolutely nothing, he appreciated absolutely nothing. So she took it upon herself to change that. After all, it was HER who was the Goddess of Love. So she decided to pull a little trick

- Now, lets flashforward (to modern? ancient? Idk, man, heaven time??) and Poseidon has been summoned to his match. A match he felt was pointless but, whatever, who was he to deny his brother?

- Gracing the God's hall and going to his room to prepare and shield himself from sharing the same air as humans; imagine his surprise when he sees you.

- You're pathetic. Skittish, looking around like a confused mutt, and looking as disgusting as the rest of your kind. He knows your human alone and he's offended that you had the AUDACTIY to walk INTO THE AREA WHERE THE GOD'S RESIDE, AND EVEN STAND IN FRONT OF HIS DOOR.

- In reality, you weren't trying to piss anyone off. You had gotten separated from the rest of the humans and accidentally found yourself in a part of the arena you weren't familiar with.

- You were so relieved when you looked and saw another person in the hallway with you! Maybe you could ask them for directions. Poseidon did not know why you were approaching him so casually but he did NOT like it, like, AT ALL.

- Since your soulmates, maybe the reason why you don't feel his threatening aura like other gods and humans do is because some part of you just can't find it in you to fear him. He takes this as a sign of disrespect.

- You do feel anxious, however, he was such an attractive man but he absolutely did not look pleased to see you and you assumed he was just having a bad day.

- "H-Hello, I don't mean to trouble you!" You call out, your voice quiet and filled with uncertainty.

- He narrows his eyes at you, absolutely enraged by the idea of you approaching him so casually. You filthy little worm, he should destroy right-

- But then he takes a look at his wrist, he doesn't know why he does, a subconscious decision perhaps. But he side eyes you...odd, he makes sure to check his wrist. Oh well, he may as well grant you a few seconds of life.

- Then he checks his wrist and sees that the very first words you said to him...were on it. He looks from his wrist to you, who has no idea what's going on and honestly just wanted to find a way out of this big hallway.

- "U-Um, sir? I-I'm sorry, but do you know the way out?"

- He merely narrows his eyes at you before summoning his trident into his hands and thats when you realize; you're standing before a God. He says nothing to you and you instantly want to apologize but before you could, he just points in his trident into the direction he came from.

- You look at him, scared and confused, and he continues to stare at you with cold eyes. When he doesn't say or do anything for a few minutes you finally realized he was pointing the direction out.

- You apologize for the trouble and run like hell, his gaze following you.

- He observes you closely after that, believing this may be some kind of mistake. Thats why he didn't say anything to you, because a part of him was nervous. But he was mostly angry.

- It showed by when he barged into Aphrodite's room to DEMAND her what trickery she had stuped too and to undo it, she just smiles slyly and asks him: "What trickery?~"

- After some frustrating interrogation that goes NOWHERE...he finds himself staring at you quiet often, the mortals all cowering in fear when they feel his divine prescence. Not you, though, you never seem to notice him until you follow their stares and see his cold eyes, staring you down like you were gum under his new shoes.

- It's a very odd exchange, overall. Everyday, he'd show up at the most random of times and causing a stir among everyone else but yourself. Sometimes it'd even be multiple visits a day. Either way it confused you because the matches hadn't even started and already, you had somehow invoked a God's wrath.

- At least, that's what you thought at first until you noticed that he never did anything to really threaten your safety. Yes, watching you was a bit odd, but you find that you aren't really all that nervous about it anymore. Especially since with every visit, you believe that his gaze softens when they're set upon you.

- He kept his distance at first but then, once you started to take notice of him, you'd offer him to sit next to you as you sat in the beautiful fields that surrounded the arena or would be reading in one of the vast nearby libraries. Originally he would just walk away and as time went on he slowly began to warm up to you.

- Like a cat. tbh.

- He couldn't help it, at least, it FELT like he couldn't help it. He didn't know if it was your bond as soulmates, the unyielding kindness that he originally saw as foolish and niave, or overall just your quiet nature until you saw your friends.

- Either way, the more he began to see you, the more he could look past your flaws (which was being a human) and start to appreciate the things about you the made you beautiful.

- Don't get me wrong, he was definetly in denial for the longest time so he would kinda start off with small things. Like it goes from: "Oh, at least they bowed their head to my statue, thats a redeemable quality, at least." to "She is the epitome of perfection♡"

- You wouldn't really ever know that Poseidon's feelings towards you have grown, he hides it very well behind that stoic face that he wears and he hasn't even really spoken to you, yet. He doesn't know why but he feels like...the time isn't right. Despite his growing feelings, he truly isn't ready to accept a human as his soulmate yet.

- You just assumed he didn't talk much so you never pushed him too. Yeah, it mightve been a bit awkward at first but you appreciated his prescence, it brought you a new sense of comfort and peace that you never felt, not even when you were alive.

- When you made flower crowns in the gardens, you'd ask if you could decorate his trident for him and he gave you a deadpan stare before nodding his head in approval. He'd silently gesture you to follow him and show you a private pool whenever a say seemed a bit too hot for you and watch as you played in it, a soft smile growing on his face.

- He would even feel a bit of anger when he was with his fellow gods, listening to them generalize their hatred towards humanity. Usually Poseidon would join them but he couldn't bring himself too. After all, humanity was pesky and troublesome but some of them weren't that bad.

- They could be sweet, they could be unfailingly kindhearted and empathetic...They could be you. So he'd just glare distastefully but never say anything, but he didn't need to as everyone slowly stopped talking after sensing they somehow upset him.

- He spent a lot of his time with you during the days that led up to his match, you were unsure of who to root for; since it's true that humanity would be wiped out if the God's continued to win but at the same time, you didn't want to see Poseidon get hurt.

- He picked you out from the crowd immediately and made eye contact with you, not even acknowledging his opponent as he stepped into the ring.

- Did he still look down on humanity? Yes. But...he supposed there were some good aspects to it. Good aspects like you.

- As the mythical creatures and gods from his side cheered him on, shouting insults towards the humans, and telling him to destroy them like the ants they were: his eyes were locked on your (e/c) eyes before he finally made a decision. Internally, he had just lost a battle within himself in that moment...but he wasn't upset about it.

- So he interrupts Heimdall's introduction speeches as he addresses the whole crowd, "I FORFIET THIS MATCH!"

- Shock and bafflement was all that could be heard from both sides of the arena. They couldn't have possibly heard him right, though, after all: He was Poseidon, the beautiful God of the Sea, there was no way he would just-

- Then he looked at you and your heart leapt at hearing his voice for the first time. His eyes became gentle as they stared into yours, "I will fight for humanity. For some of you are worthy yet."

- You didn't respond for a bit, not noticing how the words "I will fight for humanity" appeared on your wrist, but he did. And he knew that even if Aphrodite had "cursed" him, that it truly didn't bother him. You were made for him. His perfect mortal♡

- This was only proven when you broke out of your shocked trance faster than anyone and cheered his name happily, your shyness lost as you joyfully cheered his name, causing him to visibly smile in front of everyone.

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11queensupreme11 · 2 months ago

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Hi Queen ❤️❤️❤️

But he was desperate. They all were. Poseidon was wrecking the entire ecosystem with his nonstop storms and earthquakes

As he should, for once, he's doing something I can approve of, no, that will do nothing, but it's something.

Reading about them losing their heads... well, I kinda can see why she wants to go back, like, good friends, and having Sally as mom has to be really cool.

But then Hera shows up and I remember why she just should forget about them and ride Annubi's dick. It's one of the worst characters out there and you know, I'm pretty good at blinding myself of everyone's worst character traits.

No one worst than Zeus, that's also true.

Anyway, here in Colombia, we call two persons who sleep with the same person "hermanos de leche" which translates to "Milk Siblings" So, what I'm saying, is the bond between Hades and Poseidon has just got deeper, brother by blood and milk, thanks to Percy.

(Omg, can we start calling that threesome hermanos de leche?, you know that is funny)

Adamas is a better person than me, I'd care less about who Percy should marry, I'd just take her to my home and play some video games and maybe eat pizza if we want. Boo away those lunatics who think they best way to get the girl is inappropriate touches and some gifts (I'm not complaining tho, is really funny)

Adamas should get a trophy with "The world's best uncle that doesn't fuck his niece". In a Modern AU he gets Percy's custody and they just spend their time traveling in his car.

He heaved out a sigh. “You’re as bad as Zeus. Are you sure you’re not his daughter instead?”

“You’re trying to insult me, but jokes on you, my uncle’s actually cool,” she harrumphed. “Unlike you. Loser.”

Someone make a react fic and just make Zeus vomit at the thought of dealing with Percy's madness.

GO PERCY, CALL RA FOR HIS NEGLIGENT BULLSHIT. Maybe her showing how she cares about Anubis, is going to make him better... or worse, but. maybe he would accept her in the family. Anubis needs a captain after all.

Artemis... maybe after all of this she would try to join her, like Thalia did. Talking about her original world, here we know she would join and a few minutes later some god comes and has sex with her to stop that.

You know all of this is very traumatic, and for one, I'd never trust a man's intentions again, even if I trust him. You never know when his lust is going to attack after all.

But here Artemis is that good mix of being cautious but not afraid of men. PJ Artemis and her group were shocking to me with their behavior and at the beginning, I didn´t like them for that, is good to see her more like a protector of those who need help, rather than a misandry that wants to erase all men (at least that's how I remember her, maybe is all those fic's fault and she was very tame)

All that time with Artemis was a good rest before all going to hell (pun intended) again.

Wondering how Apolo is going to be, I don't really have an opinion about him. Yes, he's obsessed, but so are the rest, so I'm waiting for what's is going to make him different, his own kind of yandere.

He's pretty cute tho, and love being shirtless, so I'm rotting for him.

(Anyway, Nico would look amazing as Percy's companion. You know my girl needs someone who is on her side and sees why she doesn't want to marry some god. For her mental health, at least.)

we're gonna get a lil more ra later on before this act ends, so everyone's gonna see his insight to what percy said to him!!!! (ra and percy interactions are just too funny for me, i can't let him go LMAO)

and omg a pjo reacting to arsenic blues would be so funny (and also very traumatizing for the pjo characters tho) imagine pjo!zeus being so offended that percy likes ror!zeus more when, in his eyes, he's just some wrinkled lil goofball (but that's why she likes him zeus, ur a fucking piece of shit 😒)

i always love your lil end notes about nico, you want him to survive me so bad 🥺💖💖

#👸🏻| asks #👸🏻| arsenic blues

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silverloreley · 4 months ago

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Thoughts about Descendants: Rise of Red

I saw Rise of Red.

It was a mess and, as I expected, it blew up the lore of the whole franchise, so I'm going to consider it an AU of sorts from now on, or out of the original canon because there is no way to make everything work together.

Besides, it feels very rushed, especially the ending, it comes far too soon, and even if it's basically certain there will be a sequel or two, it still doesn't work on so many levels.

That said, it was a funny nice little thing, the songs are catchy (Red and Life is Sweeter are pretty great) and if it was for a different franchise it'd be nice and fine.

But it isn't. This is set in Descendants's world and that's where a good bit of the issues arise.

This is going to be long.

First of all, we already had enough problems with timelines as it was, but we kind of solved the issue with different theories (merged universes, different developments due to segregation, they were different but the unification brought a super quick collective development... it all depends on what line of thinking you prefer) the only one that never worked in the first place was that everyone was the same age and went to school together, Heroes and Villains. It simply doesn't add up, most of the Villains are supposed to be much older and most certainly didn't live along Heroes peacefully. But RoR went exactly there?!

And I see the appeal of it all, sure, but Maleficent should at least be older than Aurora by the simple grace of having been the one to curse baby Aurora at her christening so Maleficent being the same age as Cinderella, and Aurora by proxy since Chad and Audrey are the same age too we can assume Aurora and Ella are around the same age, makes no damn sense. Hades is a similar issue, but that one can be solved, let's say he was too bored in the Underworld (or was trying to escape punishment for his coup and was depowered by Zeus) and decided to take a younger appearance and mingle with mortals (ahem, with Maleficent in particular, I do love the pair, okay?), Greek gods did that in the myths, I can accept that.

On the same line, Aladdin and Jasmine being there puts them in a spot that is just too strange. Unless their whole plot already happened and the Sultan agreed to ship them both to school before they got married? Idk, some things can be fixed, some not, Aladdin and Jasmine probably can. The "call us jaladdin" can't, I draw the line here.

What can't be fixed in the slightest is Cinderella's story. I mean, I have seen many movies that set Cinderella's story in modern times, they're fine, for the most part, but in this case, a huge bit of the original plot just disappears, and it's the search Charming has to do to find a girl he met at the ball and only there through a single glass shoe that a Fairy Godmother made for her. Charming knows Ella already here, he doesn't have to look all over the kingdom to find the girl with glass shoes?! And since we're told the glass shoes are important for Ella and Charming when the gift the new shoes to Chloe, you can't tell me they aren't relevant.

AND Fairy Godmother, here Fay, being the same age too, if not younger, and unable to correctly do magic is a bit I have beef with too, FG was supposed to be friends with Ella's mother, but she's too young here! And clearly unable to perform magic as she should. Let's use the "fairies grow slower" explanation here, so Fay is much older than she looks, it's fine, we can even use the same for Maleficent too, just for the bit. I have no idea why would either of them go to Merlin's school for teenagers if they are not so, but let's just say it's because no one can teach them as well as Merlin can and let's call it a day. The problem Fay isn't able to correctly perform spells is a huge issue also because we're explicitly told in Descendants she had a "motherly smile" when she helped Cinderella and FG didn't correct that, she even got upset when Maleficent talked about hamsters and eggplants instead of mice and pumpkins when the carriage was discussed so it's pretty much established that FG was the one to help Ella, it couldn't have been anyone else.

Let's talk about the great absentees while we're at it, shall we? Aka, the makers of Auradon, Belle and Adam. Where are they? Is Adam cursed at this point and Belle doesn't go to school? Like in Beastly (great book btw, not so much the movie tho...)? I mean, everyone else is missing too, if we want to get technical, but the problem is that Merlin school's existence undermines a good chunk of Auradon's lore as we know it.

(After I started writing this post I came across the very disturbing info they almost put Beast in the plot of RoR, as a jock kid who could switch between beast and boy basically at will, which is not how a curse that leaves a boy traumatized for life to the point he decides to ban magic as soon as he becomes king should work, so his presence would have been much worse than his absence. In fact, I think it's for the better he didn't appear at all)

We speculated and we were sort of told by the extra books that the reason Auradon united and the Isle was created was because of a "Villain takeover" for which a rebellion was necessary (exact words we find in the guide), so there was a war and all, do we have to assume everything happened after the ones we saw in RoR left school? Since we have added the info Wonderland didn't want to join Auradon, hence the seal of the Rabbit Hole, what side did Bridget stand on during the war? Did she already have the authority to call the shots? When did it all happen?! How do you go from going all to school together to rise up in arms?

On a similar note, as funny as it can be the idea a coup can't start from a school so Ben is very relaxed when told, I've been informed by people who know this kind of stuff that a coup can, indeed begin from any place, as long as there are enough important people/resources where it all starts. As we know, Chad was considered second-in-line after Ben (he says so in D2), although I guess this changed in the years after the first 3 movies (possibly because Chloe was deemed more fit to rule?), so the Charming family is important enough that the Queen of Hearts seizing Auradon Prep with her whole army can be considered a successful coup, even more so in absence of the actual High King and Queen from the country. If we add many royals and their kids were there, as well as Fairy Godmother and Uma (yes, Uma became very important for Auradon, you can't change my mind), it is, most definitely a very real coup.

One thing I saw around is that it's likely Red and Chloe solved nothing or made things worse for Bridget and I sort of agree only in part. People tend to underestimate how much traumatic events can affect people, especially people as sweet as Bridget seemed to be, even more so when she didn't have any friends but Ella (by her own admission) and Ella was too busy with her own happiness to help her friend who got hurt, so yes, that single prank could have changed her completely. Also, I believe, after she went dark, the Queen of Hearts killed Ulyana.

I suppose we're going to find out what did Red and Chloe messed up for real in the next movie, I tend to think that either Red realizes she doesn't like bubbly Bridget as a mom that much because she's too kind and it makes her a rather bad queen, not a dictator but not capable of making the right decisions either OR something else vital in the franchise was blown up, like Ulyana being still alive (yes I totally stand that the Queen of Heart killed her, but if she didn't it means there's a problem on the loose).

Another thing is the freezing spell in the cookbook. Some say that its existence should have blocked Ulyana's plot all the same and Chloe and Red's intervention actually changed nothing, but I disagree.

Assuming it would have worked all the same on Ulyana in the original timeline, we could suppose that she didn't open the book inside Merlin's study, but simply the gang took the book and left before Merlin could arrive, so one of the others (Maleficent, Morgie and Hades all had magic) could have unfreezed her, then she could have found someone clueless to open the book for her (Ella in exchange for a chance to attend the ball, so Ulyana was her actual-but-evil-FG? a random extra who the gang brought specifically for the goal? Bridget herself, naive as she was, they left the book there and she opened it sealing her own fate?), so the prank would have happened, the main change was that R&C activated the security system much earlier and kept the gang in the room longer, so Merlin got around to catch them and give them detention this time around, that part works.

Now, this is all I have for now, but I may add another post and reply to the comments to this one, so go wild!

#descendants #rise of red #descendants: rise of red #descendants: the rise of red #my thoughts

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cottoncandy-cult · 1 year ago

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Artistic Touch

Tattoo Artist!Buddha x Fem! Reader

This is just based in my own little modern artist au, in which the RoR characters work in various shops together!

Light TW: Mentions of blood maybe once twice, other than that it's pretty tame. Just basic SFW

"You're doing great gorgeous… just a little longer." Buddha had been straddling her thighs for a while, hunched over her body as he held the tattoo gun in his glove covered his hands. The other held a wet wipe, allowing him to clean up the extra ink and blood. When (Y/n) had first started dating him she was tattooless, having only a couple piercings and dyed hair to show where she leaned style wise. They had met at a bar, the tall male worked at a shop nearby but would also work as a bouncer as a friend of his owned the club anyways. They had hit it off after he caught and took care of a creep trying to spike her drink, it had been 3 years now and like a canvas Buddha had painted his mark across her skin. The back piece he was working on for her was one that they had spent months doing between their schedules, it was a large koi pond with what was a partial view of a shrine up near her shoulders. Though the main focal point had been a koi fish amongst the lotus, the edges of the tattoo looking like that of a mirror. Many of her tattoos looked like images taken from beyond the looking glass, vibrant and detailed they would spend the hours together talking about everything and nothing. Sometimes they'd sit silently and enjoy the others presence as music softly hummed through the background. Tonight was the last night, so Buddha claimed, that he would finish this newest Masterpiece that night. He took a moment to grab a new wet wipe, his thumb rubbing her side as he knew she was still sore from the session before. But they were near the bottom of the tattoo and the last of the shading, so soon she'd be able to take a break and heal for a while. The koi fish had been white with (F/c) spots splattered across it, while the lotus had blue and white petals. A detail Buddha had included in the colored drawing the two had come up with together. He knew it sounded bad but he somewhat enjoyed when she was still sore from a fresh session, it gave him an excuse to spoil her and take care of her as given the current ones position, he had to help her clean and care for it.

"You wanna take a snack break before we get back into it?" He hopped off the padded table that she rested on, stretching his back as he sat in a computer chair and rolled around so that he was infront of her. He couldn't help but chuckle at the drowsy look on her face, she had gotten so used to the feeling that now sometimes during a long session she would doze off. He couldn't count how many times he was in the middle of a long story and heard her start softly snoring, of course he'd act pouty about it but he honestly thought it was cute. "Yeah, snacks sound great Bu~" That was all it took for Buddha to wipe up her lower back before throwing away the dirty wipes and his gloves. He watched her sit up some on her elbows so she could sip on her orange slushy, meanwhile he was opening up a bag of chips which he'd hold between the two. "You want me to help you sit up? Or are you gonna just chill there?" He was worried she'd make herself even more sore from the position, but he also knew she was probably dreading having to get off the table with her fresh tattoo. "Nah I'm comfy, plus it's just a snack break. We can order a pizza or something when we get home." She had stretched her topless form some before popping a chip in her mouth, given the size of the project she had foregone her bra and wore a loose cotton t-shirt which she would take off during the tattoos. There were ink and blood stains on it from the numerous tattoos but she always cleaned it and it served as just being one of her tattoo safety shirts. They had decided to go to the shop he worked at after he got done with his job at the bar to work on her newest addition, they had been there for a few hours, but it wasn't quite midnight yet. Even if it had been (Y/n) worked from home as an animator, something Buddha supported her in along with her 5M subscribers. It had been something she was building on for years even before she met him, art and creation was her passion and so she would animate her stories. She was still an independent creator, but things were looking up and she was grateful. Because of that she did have some flexibility in her schedule so she could afford to sleep in a little later the following day.

They had spent a few minutes chatting and flipping through TikTok's together, enjoying their snack before Buddha got up to get a fresh pair of gloves and some more wet wipes. "I can't wait til we get home, wanna eat something and watch that crime show you like." He chuckled as he moved back into his position over her, he took a moment to press a kiss the base of her neck just above where the tattoo sits. His hands stroking her sides as he helped her get comfortable again, a lazy grin on his face as he started back on the tattoo with new determination to see it finished that night. "Yeah I can't wait, especially since that creep just kidnapped the detective." She giggled some but did her best to hold still, closing her eyes to relax into the padding once more. She could be a bit of a nerd sometimes and while she found it embarrassing sometimes Buddha had never once shamed her, infect he took interest into many of her hobbies and likes. He said he was doing it because it was only fair, that she indulges him and his desires all the time so it wouldn't hurt him to watch some of her favorite shows with her. Even still it made her happy, sure she had dated guys who had shown some interest in her likes but nothing like how Buddha does it. Just the other day they finished an anime that was almost 300 episodes long, and afterwards they were even able to discuss some of his favorite archs and characters. Where most of her Exes would have just been ready to move on to the next thing, Buddha was willing to talk about certain details, missed opportunities and theories. "I love you Bu~" Her words were soft and sweet, she wanted to tell him just how much. To spend the rest of their time together thanking him and telling him all she loved about him, but she figured there was a time and place and she'd rather do so when she could look at him. Though given her current position she missed his toothy smile, instead she simply felt the needle lift from her skin as he rested his forehead against the back of her head. "Love you too (N/n)��" His voice was smooth and sweet, like warm honey in tone, he didn't need to hear hours' worth of praise to feel her love. Though he certainly wouldn't mind hearing it, he could feel her love through the things she did in return for him. He knew he could be a little difficult sometimes, even a little bratty or joke a little more than most people would like. Yet she took every second of it, she was willing to keep dialog open and talk about things even if she felt embarrassed. And that kind of trust is how he knew the depths of her love, because she was willing to set aside pride and swallow embarrassment so that they could fix or confront any problems they had to. It took effort and he respected that, he loved himself a strong woman. And in his eyes, no one was as strong as his personal goddess.

#record of ragnarok #ROR #Buddha X Reader #Fem reader #Buddha x fem reader #Reader insert #sfw #tattoo artist au #candy cult vault

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platinumrosetail · 10 months ago

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can you please do a platonic Poseidon x victini reader ok this is a long one so basically the reader used to be human she was taken away from the ror world and was sent to the world of Pokémon a few years later she was sent back in time to hisuian and thanks to volo the reader was turned into a victini soon she was sent back to normal day and met N now in this N is a zoroark he and the reader where together before the volo thing happened and there still together now one day both the reader and N was sent to the ror world and for some reason Poseidon felt like he knows the reader so they do a DNA test and everyone is shocked but in the end Poseidon let's the reader data N (so the reader does have a human form and obviously because N is a zoroark he can disguise himself as a human N can talk to people in his true form of a zoroark and so can the reader so they can talk normally and it's ok if you don't do this it's just been in my mind for awhile)

Oooh interesting, the reader being Poseidon’s daughter is an interesting twist, also oooh gotta love the ‘N is a zoroark theory’ au 🤩.

Warning: noob author, female reader, and others.

Character: Poseidon.

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You were adopted by a elderly couple when you were a baby who found you abandoned with no parent or guardian around you or searching for you and the area they found you in so after checking to see if you do have any guardians they adopted as they couldn’t bear to see what would happen if you were to be put into an orphanage.

You decided to become a trainer when you were a preteen as you wanted to learn more about the Pokémon and world around you, so after saying sweet farewells to the elderly couple you set off on your journey after getting a starter pokemon.

You, now a young adult, were just minding you business out in a field having a picnic with the pokemon you caught so far before a wormhole appeared and dragged you in it leaving you without your precious pokemon. You appeared in a different setting, more in the past times than the one you were used to which made you assume you time traveled into the past of sinnoh by that wormhole, also previous known as hisui, you later confirmed that you were correct on it being the past by the galaxy corps.

You learned about the things that happened here in the past by experiencing them, you even seen some ancestors to the people you seen in modern times which you figured was the ancestors descendants. When you were able to go back to the modern times you were a different person, specifically more Pokémon like all thanks to colo who ordered giratina to kill you but giratina instead turned you into the victory pokemon, thankfully though you have a human form instead of staying as a pokemon.

You met N after you landed back where you first disappeared from, he was apparently taking care of your Pokémon while they wait for your return as they knew you’d come back, you found out that you could understand Pokémon language as the usual calls they made were now like the language humans speak to you, you explained how you are now able to communicate and understand them than you did before your disappearance. You and N started spending time together soon after before dating, you later found out that he was a Pokémon as well, a zoroark to be specific, you doted on him more than before as you wanted to make sure that he knew that you loved him the same.

You, your Pokémon and N all were later sucked into another wormhole this time leading to a new place entirely, you weren’t really fazed by it like the others were as this happened once already and you had assumed that it might happen to you again which it did. You, N, and your Pokémon found out that this world humans are fighting for survival against the gods so naturally you joined sides with humanity as you once was human as well plus there are innocent people at stake right now. The gods later found out how the humans kept on winning multiple times in a row each round even though some of the odds were against the humans, you noticed to and realized that you have the ability to have the humans win no matter what which made you happy though the gods noticed and had a meeting before bringing you in for an explanation; you happily explained that you will continue to side with the humans no matter what if the gods didn’t do their jobs, after a discussion the gods decided to actually do their jobs for once as they knew with you on humanity’s side they would never win no matter what they do.

You later met a male god who was the god of the sea in Greek; his name was Poseidon, you don’t know why but you felt like you should know him even though you are sure you two never met before, Poseidon feels the same, after some talking between the two of you, you both decided to do a dna test just in case with the help of beelzebub, you and him find out that you’re his long lost daughter that disappeared as a baby which made you both and everyone shocked to hear about that, he also found out that the boy with you is your boyfriend which he allows you to date as he knew N was good enough for you plus he couldn’t really say anything about it since he sadly wasn’t apart of your life until now even if it wasn’t in his control. After that happened it wasn’t long before another wormhole opened up shooting out the very person that basically made you into a Pokémon, after some explaining to your father about who volo was and what he had done Poseidon is now chasing after volo with his trident with murderous intent.

(A/n: hope y’all like it! Also the requester dm’ed me some things about the request so that’s why you see some things that were left out of the request, anyway I believe that’s it and hope y’all have a wonderful day/evening/night!!!)

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chaostroberry1 · 5 months ago

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Rules 🫨

I only write for the following fandoms (currently):

- Record of Ragnarok, blood of zues, Lookism.

More rules ↓

• I do not take oc × canon, very sorry. My stuff is for everyone (not the other type of 'stuff' ok)

---- ⚠️⚠️ Make sure to give specific detail on what you're asking for. like if you want it to be an '× reader story' where reader is shipped with character/s, then tell me. Or if you want headcanons or story without reader being shipped with any character, then specify and tell me.

> It's sometimes confusing and leads me having to write more than expected, so kindly make things clear. Also, please specify if you want headcanons or story or maybe both⚠️⚠️ -----

If you ask for Au's ↓

• You can ask for things like soulmate au, yandere au, hanahaki au and so on. I can also accept if the character/s are a out of character/ooc.

> BUT, if I have to change everything about the character and the surroundings/settings, I will not accept. these rules however, do not apply to the reader. The reader can be what you request. 😋

• when writing for blood of zues and record of Ragnarok, I don't write modern au, or anything that involves changing their character or setting.

> For example, turning a historical god character into a modern au character and/or a person with a different status. if a character is in a historical era, I will not change the settings/time into any other.

→ i prefer to stick to their plot/stories and what they play by. You can request for changing of their canon plots or their story's canon. Like changing a characters fate even though they were to die in the canon story.

here's a few examples :

@ : can I ask for the record of Ragnarok characters in a modern au/royal au? = ❌ - I only do that stuff when it's headcanons, I don't make × reader's for it.

@ : can I ask for a yandere au where Nikola Tesla is a softie but also very possessive? = ✅ - turning characters ooc is accepted.

@ : can I ask for hanahaki disease au with reader who caught the disease for (character)? = ✅ - au's like that are also accepted.

@ : can I request reader who has killua zoldyk abilities and apollo crushes on them? = ✅ - as long as I know the character, then it's ok.

@ : can I ask for soulmate au for ror? = ✅

@ : can I ask for boz zues × reader where zues doesn't die, and blah blah blah = ✅ - but be sure to give me more details on what other stuff you'd like in it if you ever changed the plot.

• I don't write gore, pedophilia, weird kinks. I don't write degredation kinks either.

• ⚠️ Im not writing smut currently, I will close the smut requests bc I am not creative enough rn 🥲. I have made a few exceptions for the people who requested smut before I wrote these rules. But as of now, smut requests are closed.

• it will take a day or two for me to finish your requests, but I sometimes(mostly) finish it in under 3/5 hours 😋😋

---- ⚠️⚠️ I also do not write for character × character/ canon×canon⚠️⚠️ ----

• yes, I can make multiple character × reader.

• ⚠️ angst reqs closed, don't hurt me guys 😭

• PLEASE SPECIFY PLEASE. I feel so bad whenever there's a request that I cannot do because I am only given very little information. Which makes me postpone the request until it is specified.

#record of ragnarok #shuumatsu no valkyrie #boz #blood of zues #blood of zues × reader #record of ragnarok × reader #boz × reader #ror × reader

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deathmetalunicorn1 · 2 years ago

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Can i request ror chracters (dad and modern au thingy) with fem! Reader whos like bi (but scare to come out from the closet) and has a crush on their best friend who a girl.

Imagine reader brings their crush and their other friend. Character walks into in their living room asking who is this (aka readers crush) and out of nowhere mc bff plays "Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC" lol

Not going to lie, when I first read this, I didn't understand why you would be playing a boy band that makes me feel old to hear, but then the more I thought about it, I realized it and felt like a ding dong, lol.

-You felt your face flush bright red as the music surrounded not only you, but your crush who was confused, and your parental unit looked between your friend who was now on the floor dying of laughter, your friend who was confused, while you were doing your best tomato impression, sliding down on the couch, hugging a pillow to your face as you groaned out in embarrassment.

-You crush looked at your embarrassed face, before at your other friend, pausing to listen to the lyrics before she smiled, color rising in her cheeks as well, “Aww~ when were you going to tell me?”

-You wanted the earth itself to open and eat you alive as you peeked over the pillow at her, your eyes narrowed lightly, trying not to cry, “I-uhh…when I confessed to you.”

-She froze and the color seemed to rise from her neck to her face, matching you.

-A camera sound was heard and the two of you turned to your other friend, who ended his serenading, taking a picture while cooing at it, “This is so going in my scrapbook!” you and your crush, who was smiling lightly at you, beat him with pillows.

-Thor- Who had walked in, wanting to know who these two other teens were, he wasn’t expecting to not only see you come out, but also see your confession!! After the beat down of your other friend you looked over at him, a bit nervous, but he wasn’t bothered, patting your head gently before walking off.

-Loki- Held up his fist in victory, “I knew it!! Zeus owes me ten bucks!!” you were a bit confused, looking only a bit uneasy, “You’re… okay with it?” he just grinned lightly, pointing a finger back at himself, “Sweetie, I can turn into a woman at will, I’ve swung both ways for hundreds of thousands of years!” he smiled lightly when you sighed softly, relaxing before he patted your shoulder and walked off to search for Zeus!

-Hercules- He was surprised, hearing you come out, basically forced to, in embarrassment, but he stood back and laughed, see you and your crush beating your friend down with pillows, which devolved into a free-for-all pillow fight. He leaned against the door frame, seeing that you were happy, grinning with your crush and he could see your puppy love eyes aimed at her. You were too adorable for words.

-Jack- Was sipping tea, watching the ‘violent’ pillow attack upon your friend, a small smile on his face, seeing that you were happy again. He had seen the swirling colors of fear, uncertainty, and nervousness inside you for the past few months, but he kept a close eye on you, just to be safe. Now that he could see the reason behind it, and your colors were now happy, he relaxed, enjoying his tea.

#record of ragnarok #ror x reader #ror thor #ror loki #ror heracles #ror jack the ripper

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tears-of-a-orphan · 2 months ago

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So so ROR au idea

there is the house in the void with Nyx, Kronos, the other titans, Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Io, medusa, Circe, Cerberus, the hydra, meg, sirens, cats, other animals, plants that are sentient, dragons, space people, lava merpeople, starborne, floating small version of the planets, stars, blackholes, constellations, galaxies, moons and etc just watching ragnarok like teenagers from all over the world in the modern world with the memes, humour, slang, language, T u m b l r, and etc and we The viewers from the real world just watching as a snake and shapeshifter and we are also the one who owns the house and we are just waiting to yonk humanity soo they don’t get thanos snapped by the gods also the house is comically F!CKING GIANT and endless in random shit and stuff appearing and happening and the gods and humans that are in Valhalla arena don’t know bout the house or what is in it also Ganymede, Callisto, Jörmungandr, Eros, Cupid, Okuninushi-no-mikoto, Kurukulla, Anteros, Himeros, Pothos and Nyx keeps a list that is hanging in the lounge room of the sexualities of the fighters and everyone and Amaterasu keeps tabs on wtf is happening on social media cuz HMM here it’s basically 2024 and there is phones and tech and everyone has accents and act like teenagers or early adults from all around the world also the fighters who died cuz it’s a fight of the death just get their soul noteclipped to the house and no context is given to them

#record of ragnarok #record of ragnarok au #chaos #idea #au #idk #tumblr users #snake body #for us lol

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wallgirl · 3 years ago

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F!Reader x Poseidon - Business Matters

Quick one-shot I’ve had swimming in my head for a few days. Warning for rough language and cursing; no violence or sexual anything.

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"You have two minutes," the hefty man behind the oak desk grunted.

You took a deep breath and went to take a seat in the plush leather chair next to you, but halted when he rose a hand. "Don't bother sitting," he waved you away. "I've got a Zoom call in ten minutes. Spit it out or get out."

You gritted your teeth, but kept your bearings. Cronus had always been a tactless pig, as far back as you knew him - which went back to your preschool years. Your father had belonged to the same fraternity as him in college, and now your father was a majority shareholder in several of his companies. That was the only thing that probably kept him from calling the cops on you, though it wouldn't stop him from kicking you out. Cronus didn't give a shit about anyone but himself, and that included his family. The only people he had use for were those who could help him hoard more wealth, and everyone else walked a perpetually thin line. He was even dismissive of his four sons that he was grooming to eventually take over the family business.

You didn't want to deal with him, but you had no choice. The pounding of your heart accelerated at the thought of the reason behind your abrupt visit.

You'd practically grown up with Cronus' children, including those four sons. Family barbecues, shared vacations, and now attending the same elite college had brought all of you together more times than you could count. Hades was the charming intellectual. Zeus was the playboy who was smarter than he looked. Adamas was the brash brawler. And Poseidon was... how to describe him?

The apple of your eye.

When had it started? Perhaps after the summer between freshman and sophomore year of high school, when you had started to take notice, in that shy pubescent way, of how much taller he'd gotten and the sharpening of his jawline? Was it the quiet silence you both shared when you were done with his brothers' antics, reading side by side in a sunny room? Or was it the way he seemed so isolated from everyone else, even his own family, evoking the most bittersweet sense of mystery?

Even now he was untouchable, even for you, who might otherwise have been called his childhood friend. But you were both grown now, entering your third year of college, and your burning feelings had only sweetened over time. Afternoons spent pouring over books togethering and watching his hair glow in the sunlight had nestled deep in your heart. It was getting harder to conceal how you felt, and you had finally made your move. You had cornered him after class one day, in a quiet hallway outside the biology classroom.

"Come to Paris with me this summer," you rushed out. Your hands twisted the strap of your purse nervously. "Professor Egan is taking our class to study at the Musée d'Orsay for a month. It'll be fun. Come with me." You were standing close enough to get a sensuous whiff of the cologne he wore.

He'd paused for a long moment as he shifted his bookbag over his shoulder. His icy gaze barely brushed your face. "Cronus'd blow an artery," he said dryly. Then he walked away, indifferent as ever, leaving your face to crumple in disappointment.

You knew rejection when you saw it. A steady diet of romance movies and a carousel of broken-hearted friends had educated you well on such matters. And, unfortunately, Poseidon's cold dismissal was the epitome of rejection. But you refused to let it go that easily. Five years of heady strawberry-wine pining had driven you nearly mad with desire for him. His (temporary) rejection only fueled your desperation. I can fix this, you told yourself as you rushed to the skyscraper that housed the headquarters of Cronus' empire, cursing your Louboutin's all the way. If his damn father was the problem, you would make your case. Nothing would stand in your way. You would beat down the obstacles until you were just left with... nothing but the truth of his disinterest staring you in the face.

Enough worrying. You clenched your sweaty hands into two pale fists and glared at the beefy obstacle before you. "Let Poseidon go to Paris with me this summer. I'm staying there for a month for work-study. Let him come with me."

His eyes actually widened for a moment, then he snorted disdainfully. "The fuck I will." He flicked ashes from his cigar into a bespoke silver ashtray. "Is that what you're wasting my time for?"

Wasting his time? You glared at him. "Why not?" You rushed, sounding more like a crestfallen child than a determined woman. "What's wrong with spending time in Paris? It's not like it's anything new."

"Poseidon is off the books for the summer." Cronus straightened his tie absently. "More important things than fucking off to France."

That set you off. Your irritation got the best of you. "What's more important, playing slave to you here?"

"Watch your fucking mouth," Cronus snapped, slamming his hand on the desk. "He's my fucking son! He's got other things to take care of, besides screwing around in France." He eyed you disdainfully. "Especially with you."

Your cheeks flushed an angry red. "With me? What's that supposed to mean?!"

"Poseidon'll be escorting the daughter of the CEO of Magno Corps. to her stupid debutante ball in June." Cronus settled back in his seat, looking mighty satisfied with himself. "If that girl falls for him, the merger'll be in the bag."

Angry tears sprung to your eyes. Was that why Poseidon had implied that Cronus would be mad if he left for Paris? Cronus had no morals or qualms when it came to using women and sex to get what he wanted. If he wanted Poseidon to seduce this girl... You grit your teeth. "Wait, are you kidding me? So, what, you're whoring out your own son?"

"They do it themselves all the damn time," he shrugged. "They all get around. Did you think your prissy pretty boy didn't?"

You knew Poseidon didn't sleep around. You kept tight enough tabs on him to know that. He was probably a virgin. Interest in either sex seemed to evade him entirely. But the idea of his overbearing father pressuring him to hookup with another girl made you want to vomit. "Poseidon's nothing like that! He... He's not some sleazy frat boy like you were! He's better than that!"

"Fine, so you think the sun shines out his ass! You're itching to get in his pants! I get it!" Cronus threw his hands up. "I don't give a rat's ass. He's not going to Paris. I need him at that goddamn ball, and that's the end of it! That brat's been talking about it to her father for weeks already. She asked for him specifically. No way in hell am I pulling him out now."

"Yes, you will!" You yelled, slamming your own hands down on the desk. "You don't get to just throw him at another girl like that! If it's business you're worried about, then he belongs with me!" Hot tears ran down your face. "My father is your business partner! And I want him! If you force him to escort that girl, so help me, I'll throw a fit and make my father drop all his shares in your company!"

"You don't have the power to do that!" Cronus yelled back. His round face was beaded with angry sweat. "Your father - he'd never..."

"Watch me!" You screamed. Your inner rich bitch had finally come roaring to the surface with a vengeance. You played your trump card. "I'll tell him everything, and I'll cry and scream until he does! He'll cave, you know he will!"

"What, scream and cry like you are right now?"

You gasped and nearly fell off the stiletto heels of your precious Louboutin’s at the familiar voice. Poseidon stood in the doorway behind you, arms folded. Your face grew even hotter with embarrassment. "P... Poseidon." You wanted to fall through the floor and burn up in the planet's core.

"Get the fuck out of here," Cronus snapped at him. "We're having a discussion, in case you couldn't tell."

"Not anymore." Poseidon took hold of your arm and pushed you towards the doorway, out into the hall. "I already told you I'm not going to any debutante ball."

And with that, he closed the heavy door on his cursing, pig-faced father.

You stood there, awkwardly trying to catch your breath and hide your damp face from him. "Um... I'm sorry you had to see that."

"I am too. How embarrassing." Poseidon sighed. "What was the point of that little show?"

"What show? Wait, how long were you standing there?" Your voice went up as you realized that he must've heard quite a bit.

He ignored your question. "He'll call security. We should leave." He turned and began to walk down the plushily carpeted hall, leaving you to run after him.

"So, um, why did you come here?" You asked him breathlessly, trying to hold yourself together. Like he hadn't just heard your crazy declaration of love.

"Zeus told me he saw your car here," he answered. "I thought I might see why."

"Oh." So he'd been concerned? Your dim eyes brightened. "Thanks."

He was silent for a minute as the two of you stepped into an elevator. "Paris smells." He said finally. You looked at him, feeling stung, from the corner of your eye.

"Um... Only near the Seine," you muttered. Fine. So you really won't come with. No need to drive the blade in deeper. You felt lower than those gray pieces of gum on the sidewalk.

"We'll rent a penthouse away from it," he mused. You gaped at him.

"We'll...?" You could hardly believe your ears.

He looked at you, stoic and straight-faced as ever. "Did you want to stay closer to it and smell the sewage?"

"Um, no." Your face lit up as his words sunk in. The realization was like a warm wave over your whole body. "No, wherever you want is fine."

He pressed the button to take the two of you to the ground floor, and the sleek metal doors silently closed you off from prying eyes. Your poor heart continued to pound, having not rested since you'd entered this building. At least now, it was pounding for a better reason.

In the cool, silent air of the elevator, away from the anger of his father and the pressures of the outside world, you finally dared to clumsily grasp his hand.

He let you.

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