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ashecampos · 10 months ago

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ANYONE BUT HER 3

JANIS IMI-IKE X FEM READER

Part one part two

Warnings - smoking, alcohol, drugs, swearing, cheating, mentions of anxiety.

The POV switches between reader and Janis (I use — when I change the POV)

there will be more parts to this, make sure to reblog and comment and I will get the next few parts up as soon as I can, happy reading lovelies 🫶🏼

“and where have you been?” My best friend Tess says while she sits on my bed, cross legged, her gym clothes still on. She smirks at me before throwing my pillow at me face, earning a groan from me. “Tee I feel like shit, no abusing ur token gay today please” I look over at her before falling next to her on my bed face first. “What’s wrong? Did Bea or Jason approach you again? Look when I come back to school tomorrow I’ll stick by your side to make sure they piss off yeah?” She states proudly.

Tess has been my best friend since middle school, we can’t actually remember how we became friends but our closest guess would be that we got sat together in some class, the rest is history. She got put into a different high school freshman year, however she is being transferred to Evanston for the rest of high school.

I lift up my head and smirk “oh yes my princess in shining armour please save me from this distressing part of my life” I say dramatically, rolling over to face her fully. She smiles back, shoving my shoulder a little laughing, her face lights up and she scoots forward a little “oh before I forget, this girl in my bookclub called Cady said we can sit with her and her friends at school, she’s really nice, and her friends sound amazing” she says while grabbing her tote bag off of the floor and pulling a book out, swatting me on the head with it “now read and we shall watch a movie of your choosing later” she hands me my book off of my cabinet.

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Cady walks into my basement where me and Damien are already sat down gossiping about todays events “hey guys where did you two disappear to earlier?” She says while plopping her backpack down and sitting on one of the beanbags. I look over to Damien begging him to not say anything, but let’s be real it’s Damien. “Damage control, little miss lover girl may or may not have overdosed a little” he says, earning a slap on the arm from me “for one” I look over to Cady pointing “she didn’t overdose, two she got spiked, three don’t call it damage control, im really worried about her” I say with a sad smile. Cadys phone pings a few times earning an ‘ooo’ from Damien, she picks it up and smiles “oh it’s my friend Tess, she’s just transferred to Evanston, I invited her to sit with us if that’s cool?” She says vibrating with excitement.

Great another new friend. Actually this might take my mind off of y/n, seeming though she hasn’t stopped ringing through my mind since that one gig.

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“Y/n/n. Wake uppppp” I am shook awake by Tess, “cmon we fell asleep” she says, my body jolts up, how did we fall asleep? What time is it? I look over at my alarmclock, it’s only 6am. Thankgod.

I roll over to face her and she smirks “hey do you have any clothes I can steal?” She laughs before getting up out of the bed and grabbing me by the ankle and pulling me with her to my closet. “Ugh fuck you and your strong rugby arms” I curse her out half asleep as im being dragged across my room.

I sit up and she is raiding my closet. Groaning I lay back down on the floor, she walks back to my bed, clothes in hand then back to my closet. I start laughing “you’re in the closet” I say squinting up at her with a smirk. She kicks my shoulder and throws some clothes on my head “cmon goofy, get your emo ass dressed” I stand up and we get changed.

Upon entering the school, Tessa is stared at by every man we walk by, we attend classes together, I thank every god in the sky that me and her have all of our classes together. The day is going smooth until third period art, we walk into the room, she is told to sit in front of me, that’s when Janis strides into the room, immediately noticing the blonde and freezing up.

The story is, Tess is Regina Georges cousin, she attended the same middle school, was indeed apart of the plastics. However Tess had no part of the downfall of Janis.

Tess turns around to me “is that?” She asks leaving the question open. “Mhm” I groan back to her. “As in your longtime crush Janis?” She mocks me, with a sweet smirk. I throw a pencil at her as Janis walks by, sits down next to us. “Hey Janis, y/n here has told me so much about you” she continues, making me regret being born. The class goes by, I end up drawing sketches of people in the class, while my dearest best friend talks to Janis, telling her embarrassing stories.

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Walking into that art classroom was my worst mistake of the day so far. As soon as I walked through that door, I saw her. Tessa George, or as she goes by now Tess. You see the problem with Tess is that she is one of the kindest souls to walk the streets of suburban Illinois, however she is regrettably related to the one and only Regina George. In middle school, Tess was there for me when we were both plastic but when Regina ruined my life she was out of town and didn’t find out till I was long gone and expelled.

“Heyy Janis, y/n has told me so much about you” she says happily, meanwhile y/n groans a little and puts her face in her hands before slowly putting her head on her desk while Tess continues to talk about y/n, spilling secrets and telling stories. “Oh and then there was the time she tried to fight a man a foot taller than her when she was drunk” the blonde continues her rant. My eyes flicker from y/n to Tess, I never knew y/n was even friends with Tess, never mind best friends. Tess sounds really good for y/n. The bell chimes to indicate lunch has started, Tess grabs her phone and squeals causing y/n to roll her eyes, I try to ignore them, I start to pack up, grabbing my bag “Cady said meet her outside, she can’t wait to meet you” Tess said, grabbing y/n’s arm and dragging her out of the classroom. So Tess is cadys mysterious friend.

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I walk to outside and find Damien, we end up sitting under our tree, I pull out my cross stitch and start sewing the rest of the eye I have been working on for this art contest. I hear leaves crunching and look up to see Cady, Tess and y/n walking over. “Oh my god, is that Tessa?” Damien starts to freak out. “Y/ns best friend Tess, Regina’s goddam cousin Tess?!” He exaggerates but shuts up just before they reach us. They all say hi and sit down. Y/n sits next to me, Tess and Cady sit on the other side of Damien.

“So Cady tell us about this Aaron dude you cannot shut up about” Tess says while nudging Cady. to this all of us snapped our heads toward her “Samuel’s Aaron Samuel’s?” Damien asks “oh no Cady no” I continue “are you unwell?” Damien leans forward. “Wait you like my brother?” Y/n speaks up making everyone stay quiet, I look over and she shakes her head “Cady in the nicest way possible be careful, things with him and Regina ended horribly, and I don’t want him to be hurt” she says protectively “well things ended horribly with you and Bea but I don’t see Aaron sticking up for you” Cady bites back. A few seconds go by in silence before y/n stands up “sorry I have to go grab my charger from the art classroom” she says, Damien and his quick thinking blurts out “Janis can go with you, she left her needles there” which makes me look over and mouth ‘what?’ To him.

Y/n starts to walk away not waiting for me, which would be my que to get up and follow her, I stumble up and run after her. We end up in the art classroom, she grabs her charger and turns to leave but I grab her arm. “Wha..” she starts to say “what’s going on with you?” I cut her off, she looks at me as if she’s trying to analyse me to see if she can trust me. “Nothing in fine” she shrugs “no no your not now tell me what the fuck is going on” I push further, walking to the door and locking it. I walk back to her and hug her. She stumbles back a little but regardless her arms wrap around my waist. “Sorry” she mumbles into my shoulder “maybe let’s try explaining our actions instead of apologising for them” I say while rubbing her back. “Jason got his friends and beat me up, I rely on drugs to cope, my brother is in love with the queen bee of the school. Everything hurts jan” she says while tears stream down her face. I pull away from the hug and wipe her eyes. “Okay so we keep you away from Jason, we find better ways to deal with pain and we ignore the fact Regina exists mh?” I push some hair out of her eyes. She stares up at me before stepping forward a little, wrapping her arms around my neck and pulling our faces together, she pulls me into a kiss. My fingers graze her hips and I use the loops of her belt to pull her closer to me. She starts to pull away to say something “this isn’t going to be awkward later right?” She questions, “no..I really don’t think so” I say pulling her in again, deepening the kiss.

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(With Damien and the girls)

“So shall we talk about the elephant in the room?” Damien says as Janis and y/n walk away.

“What the fact that those two would make an adorable yet scary power couple?” Tess quips back to the boy, in return he clicks his fingers and points at her “truth” he says smirking.

“So how do we get them together because I know Janis is as stubborn as they come and y/n well y/n is just y/n” Damien laughs.

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Heyyy my gayssss, I hope you liked this chapter, it is a bit happier than the last one. The next chapter should be up in a few days, thankyou for reading.

#reader insert #x y/n #mean girls #meangirls2024 #mean girls the musical #janis imike #janis x y/n #janis x reader #janis #janis imi'ike x reader #janis imi'ike #janis ian #damien hubbard #reader #wlw #Janis being adorable #enemies to lovers #friends to lovers #cady heron

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therabbitthatpostthings · 4 months ago

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Okay let’s talk about Murder Drones Finale 😭😭😭

SPOILERS FOR EP 8! ALL OF IT. MURDER DRONES SPOILERS HERE

First off that opening was so cool. Brayden's still on fucking fire, the teacher is so over it. I love it.

Nuzi being Cringe!

THEY ARE SO FUCKING CRINGE YOUR HONOR I LOVE THEM! Uzi asked are they dating and he says "That was the plan!" I LOVE THEMMMMM OMGGGG! I can't get a good screenshot of it but they do wrap they tails together during the fall.

The Animation

I just- it's so fucking good. The red lights as the planet is destroyed. The way that the purple light of Uzi's Null reflects on Cyn's robotic and flesh parts. This is an episode you gotta watch frame by frame. I'm just gonna lump cinematography and shot choices in here too. Like the only way for everyone to truly understand what I'm talking about I NEED YOU TO WATCH THE EPISODE! Like it's well known that every episode is a reference to a horror movie, the Prom is Carrie, Cabin Fever is Friday the 13th, etc. I feel like we don't appreciate how scary this show actually is. The way shots are laid out and scenes are paced give off such unease. It's great I love it. I'm sorry but Uzi trying to put her own heart back in her chest AND save N who is being disemboweled is INSANE WORK. AND THE HANDS! THE HANDS!

AND THE EXPRESSIONS! YALL- FUCK- getting across so much emotion with robot characters is always my favorite thing to see.

And of course! Uzi, N, and V vs Cyn and J. I- it's just- y'all go watch this fight pls. This shot is so fucking beautiful...

J vs V

So J knew the whole time. Big Yikes. ALSO MY PRINCESS BABY GIRL IS ALIVE! God on J for living past the end credits but WOW- for Cyn to trick her... I wonder how much of that she really thought was Tessa.

Khan, Lizzy and Thad

I love this shot of Khan so much.

I still believe that the "secret friend" was Khan and/or Nori just because there is no reason for Lizzy to not tell Thad (also V texted her AFTER the planet exploded to let her know she's alive which she wouldn't need to do if she still thought Tessa was Tessa). It would be funny if it was all three. Nori was gonna get the cross to the surface and give it Lizzy to get to Khan. Khan asked Lizzy to find the hideout since she was hanging out with V in between Ep2 and 3 and then V texted her after the planet exploded to stall J. Honestly love that for Lizzy did the most and cared the least. Side note, the way Lizzy is so unbothered in the fight confirms to me that she is the homeroom teacher's daughter.

But yeah! I'm glad these three made it to the end and they didn't do the thing where Lizzy and Uzi become besties. I like Lizzy as V's friend more. Love love LOVE- Khan looking at Nori's core and saying "Kinda hot..?" Nice to know that the Doorman women have a type. And Thad. Sweet little prince Thad. Just a good dude.

Cyn (this whole part is rambly)

I've been very specific about referring to Absolute Solver as Cyn. I usually write "Absolute Solver/Cyn" when reffering to them. Cyn is dead though. Uzi burned up her core and ate the [null]. So for brevity, I'm just gonna call it/them Cyn.

Speaking of Cyn. I love Cyn. I don't think I talk about how much I love Cyn. I can't talk about Cyn without talking about her relationship to N, V, and J. N, V, Nori and Uzi all refer to Cyn as her. J refers to Cyn as it. Cause that's all it really is. Cyn was the host- someone who is long gone. Even when Uzi was taken over V was angry at Cyn: "Same horrors, huh Cyn?"

J on the other hands says: "It tricked me too." She's knows what the Solver is and sees it for what it is, a virus. We've seen from the memories that N and V (especially N) were a lot closer to Cyn than J who sided with Tessa and the Elliots. This distinction of calling Cyn shows that N and V can't or won't distinguish the two. This is someone they grew up and lived with. N is hesitant and scared cause that's who little sister vs V who is angry cause this is the creature that replaced Cyn. Remember V says "We do our job, and that thing leaves us alone." As far as V is concerned Cyn was always like this and she just wants to save her team, especially N. (As far as Uzi and Nori go, they've never known the Solver by any other name except Cyn so no need to change it. Absolute Solver is a mouthful compared to Cyn). My point it, it hurts seeing the person you love become a monster and even more to know that Cyn 1001 was never there. The only time we saw her was as that little scared Robot in the pile. They never really knew her and maybe there's hope that Cyn, their Cyn, is in there but she isn't. She never was, it's always been the Solver.

And because I have to mention it. In N's flashbacks after Cyn caves his chest open we see flashes of this happening at the mansion and V's body on the floor. Which was expected, we know Cyn made them but what I'm thinking is, Cyn DEFINITELY used N to kill Tessa.

ANYWAY- now I get to talk about how much I love this fucking little freak. She is so CREEPY! I love everything about Cyn. I love how she moves- how her movements are so creepy and fluid. Like all the animation is fluid but she moves extra-fluid. It's creepy she's creepy I love her! I love how much personality she has, they totally could have went the soulless machine route but no, just like the Worker Drones she HAS personality! She sadistic, malicious, and manipulative. Genuinely there is so much wrong with her. Like there is so much about her to talk about that I can't even explain in words. Better to assimilate than explain tbh. Like she shows genuine interest in the Murder Drones. She kept their personalities in tact because of N, even knowing that V and J would be liabilities. She even told Tessa as long as she didn't get in her way, Tessa would be unharmed. She could've easily killed the banquet without all the flair but she was angry at the Elliot family for threatening her, N and the rest of the Drones. The singularity is the point where technology reaches when we, humans, can no longer control it. It is indistinguishable from our concept of humanity. I'm not gonna get all philosophical and ponder the legitimacy of the Drones AI, I think the show does that well enough. They have thoughts and feelings, they are alive, plain and simple. This story is not new btw, robots living in the remains of human society and having their own personalities and living as an extent of humanity has been done before. The examples I can think of are Wall-E, Stray and I Have No Mouth... works too (kinda). Basically, Cyn as the antagonist have her own personality that goes beyond the mindless machine route is so fucking cool and I love it. I love has antagonistic she is to everyone, even people she likes. It's not like she doesn't understand empathy, she just doesn't care. "Your copies will forgive me." And again! The is not new, this is not a new character type, I'm sure but it's done well here. She is amazing and I love everything about her. Cyn you are freaking crazy baby girl and I love you.

The Ending

She a damaged OC now, what else is there to say?

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brf-rumortrackinganon · 9 months ago

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re: Sussex divorce etc. I read all the time that all their revenue and expenses are ran through various companies ( 12 incorporated in Delaware and Wyoming, and Archewell). The House was purchased via a trust created for this purpose.

In the event of a divorce, do they split ownership of all these companies 50/ 50 as per california state laws? How does alimony and child support work when everything is in company names and not their personal property?

For tax purposes i see the advantage of putting everything into Foundations, companies and trusts, but it seems complications arise in the event of divorce espevially when those companies are registered out of state. Which state's laws would they satisfy?

Further, i don't think Charles will help with the divorce ie supply lawyers and advise. FOR SURE he isn't on the hook for money because several ex-royals have tried to claim family dynasty wealth and lost which has set a legal precedent - see Tessa of Luxemborg and *Haya of Dubai.

*Haya of Dubai got a large settlement ( roughly £1/2B) which clouds the fact that in reality she got very little. Prior to the divorce, she purchased 2 large properties for herself in UK - one is in London next to KP plus she had a fortune in jewellery collected over the course of the marriage.

Aside from her properties, clothing and jewellery, she asked for over £1B for alimony plus her children's trustfunds, child support AND security.

Judge awarded her the properties, clothing, jewellery, children's trustfunds, child support and security. The alimony demand was slashed to less than £50M. The biggest chunk of her settlement ( almost 3/4 of entire settlement) was for security which the judge said would be at the highest level that money can buy for her and her kids' lifetimes as he agreed that her ex- Dubai hubby presented a clear and present danger for their lifetimes.

On a different note, i still shudder at the hostage video Princess Latifa of Dubai posted to youtube before she disappeared to be reprogrammed. That video probably saved her life and or gave her bargaining chips for better treatment unlike her sister Princess Shamsa who hasn't been seen in public or by rest of her family since her abduction in the early 00s.

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countrymusiclover · 5 days ago

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8 - Two Little Princesses

Part 9

The Siphoning Princess

Tag list [ @mystrey101 @kmc1989 @tallrock35 @onentaien-kwara @melvia-ito @child-of-of-the-sunshine

“Jaide intensely stared at the Evil Queen slowly taking the apple from her hand, taking a bite from the poisonous fruit. The Queen watched the girls eyes began to close with her body collapsing on the ground giving her the signal to disappear in a puff of smoke -“

Tessa hit my leg when I paused our bedtime reading. “Keep reading, mama!”

“Okay, okay, calm down missy.” Clearing my throat when I turned the next page we saw Charming and Rumplestilskin standing on a beach with the Dark One holding up a ring. “Now knowing that his true love was in danger, Prince Charming was determined to find her and all he needed was his mothers wedding ring. For that specific ring was now enchanted and would glow the brighter he got near her. “With this, Prince Charming. You will find my daughter.”

The front door opened making me lift my head from the book. Emma had moved all her stuff into our spare room upstairs. Currently me and my daughter were lying on the couch reading. “Hey, sorry I was out late. Graham had me work his night shift.”

“Oh it’s alright. There’s leftovers from dinner in the fridge for you if you’re hungry.”

She hung up her coat and put her keys in the bowl by the front door. “Thanks, Renae.”

“Mama, finish the story.” Tessa poked me in my side.

Seeing how late the clock on the wall read it was already past her bedtime. “Not tonight, bug. You have school tomorrow. So it’s time for bed.”

“But mama!” She whined.

Pointing toward the staircase I closed the book, placing it on the living room table. “Go to bed now, Tessa.” She gave me a sad look going up the stairs but I knew she wouldn’t regret going to sleep now when the morning came.

“So - have you told her about the whole Graham being her father thing yet?” Emma strolled over, sitting down beside me on the couch.

Laying my head back on the furniture I sighed. “Not really. I’m not sure I’m ready to explain to her why her father and I aren’t together. “

“I know I wasn’t used to having Henry around but now I can’t imagine him not being in my life.” Emma slumped her shoulders walking into the kitchen and I followed her, sitting on one of the bar stools at the kitchen island. “You know I can’t get past his crazy theory on who my parents are.”

Leaning my elbows on the island I asked the other blonde. “Yeah. What’s his theory?”

“That my parents put me in a magical wardrobe and set me to this world to save them.”

Grinning ear to ear I couldn’t help but wish our lives were like fairy tales in Henry’s book. “Awe, that’s adorable. Who does he think they are?”

“Well for one. You.” Emma shifted her gaze over to me.

“Me?”

She gave more explanation. “Jaide Stilskin.”

“So that would mean Jaide had two daughters. Tessa and you.” I put the pieces together, tapping my chin in deep thought. “I wonder what Tessa’s fairytale name would be?”

“According to Henry it should be Cecile.”

Knitting my brows together I felt like I had heard that name before. Like I knew I’d picked that name in another life. Either way I liked how it sounded. “That’s pretty.”

“Apparently that book that he found doesn’t exactly have the stories in the most traditional sense.” She heated up her leftovers walking up the stairs and I followed her, opening her bedroom door for her. “Thanks, Renae.”

Sending her a smile I was about to head out the door till I noticed a baby blanket laying inside one of her unpacked boxes. “Your blanket looks like Tessa’s baby blanket.” The name was stitched with the exact same purple yarn which I found to be slightly odd.

“Henry would say that’s because we're supposed to be twin sisters.” Emma said, taking a bite full of food.

Leaning in the doorway I picked up the blanket looking it over. “It would be interesting considering one of you is 28 and the other is only 8 years old. Henry’s right in believing though, sometimes we always should embrace our inner child.”

“Yeah, I agree. Sometimes being an adult or living in reality can suck.” Emma slumped her shoulders watching me lay her blanket down and exiting her room. “Goodnight Renae.”

Pausing outside my daughters bedroom door I peeked inside seeing she was fast asleep, cuddling with her unicorn stuffed animal. “Cecile would’ve been a cute name for you, my sweet girl.”

Hearing thunder clashing outside the castle window I gripped my husband’s hand in mine, struggling through the next round of contractions. “I can’t have these babies now!” The Evil Queen’s curse had descended on our Royal castle right as I went into labor.

“Doc, do something. It’s going to be okay. The wardrobe is almost finished, just hold on.” Doc, one of the dwarfs that had befriended Snow and I followed his instructions, dabbed my forehead with a cloth.

Geppetto enters the room with Prince Charming and I. “It’s ready.”

“ It’s too late. We can’t move her.” Doc shook his head, noticing Charming starting to pick me up to go through with putting me in the wardrobe with the babies.

I wasn’t sure when I had started pushing but I knew it was more painful than what I was expecting it to be. I bared my teeth doing one final push that took the last of my energy that I had left. An infant's cry filled the room where I threw my head back onto the pillows. Gulping a lump down my throat I slowly controlled my breathing while the midwife wrapped the baby in a blanket handing them to me once I had sat up again. "Congratulations my lord my lady, you have a baby girl.”

“Can I hold her - ahh something’s wrong.” I raised my hands and Doc nearly placed the babe in my arms until I suddenly felt another wave of pain crawling inside my body.

“The other baby still inside of you is coming now. You must push.” Doc checked underneath the blanket over my open legs.

Baring my teeth I clutched my eyes tightly closed using the last bit of energy and strength that was left inside my body till suddenly another infant cry filled the chambers. “It’s another girl, Jaide.” Doc declared wrapping the second baby in a similar blanket to the first one’s.

Laying my head against the pillows I attempted to catch my breath as much as I could manage. Charming came over carrying each baby in each arm until he laid the first one down in my lap. “Emma. And that one - she’s Cecile. What do you think?”

“It’s perfect. They’re perfect.” He stared in awe at the infant in his arms. His green eyes shifted back to me making sure I was alright but he saw me crying. “What’s wrong, Jaide?”

“The wardrobe… It only takes one.”

“Then our plan has failed. At least we’re together.” Charming leans forward kissing baby Cecile on her head, coming closer to comfort his other two girls in his life.

Sniffing through tears I realized that I couldn’t let Emma who was declared the Savior to be cursed. I couldn’t let either of my children be cursed. “No. You have to take them. Take the babies to the wardrobe.”

Charming gave me a confused look. “Are you out of your mind?”

“No, it’s the only way. You have to save them.” My voice croaked when I begged my husband.

He begged me to see that this was a bad idea, yet he knew once I made up my mind there was no changing it. “No, no, no. You don’t know what you’re saying.”

“No, I do. We have to believe that they’ll come back for us. We have to give them their best chance.” Sobbing through heavy tears I locked my gaze with his blue eyes. “Trust me. I don’t want to separate our family. I want to raise our daughters. But we can’t let them be cursed alongside us. This is how we protect them from Regina.”

“Actually you can raise one of them and still protect her too.”

My husband and I sharply turned our heads seeing my father standing at the foot of the grand bed. “Papa! How did you escape your prison cell?”

“That doesn’t matter now. We won’t have much longer to protect Cecile from Regina.”

Charming questions the dark one. “Protect her how?”

“May I?” Rumplestilskin held out his open arms and I slowly handed my second born over to my father. He created a small white object and placed it into her hands. “When she wakes up she will be eight years old. The perfect age to still believe in our stories when we can’t remember who we are,”

Charming saw the tiny white elephant object in his daughter's hands. “How does an elephant protect her?”

“It will ensure that she stays with her mother. The mother and daughter bond will remain intact.”

Kissing Emna on her forehead gently I whispered to my father needing to have an answer. “Why cheat the curse and let me raise one of my daughters. Shouldn't they grow up together so Emma isn't alone?”

“Jaide, my dear girl.” Rumplestilskin lets me hold my daughter again waiting for Charming to take baby Emma to safely. “No child should grow up alone. I can't spare little Emma, but I can spare one that fate. I love you.”

“Charming?” I called his name once my father had disappeared leaving us alone. He turns looking at me leaning down kissing me deeply. “I love you.”

“I love you.” My prince whispers against my lips, taking our firstborn daughter out of the room. That would be the last time I saw him until the curse was broken.

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chaotic-theatrical-weaver · 29 days ago

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Ready set go rank your top ten TØP songs and why (purely audio)

Have them featuring images I’ve drawn where applicable! (This is totally not me wanting to be asked about the characters.)

“Polarize”: I’m super morality-oriented, and oh, if that pull isn’t something that resonates in my soul. “I wanted to be a better brother, better son…” YEAH. Go listen to Abbey Glover’s and Tessa Violet’s versions.

“Fall Away”: Same reasons as above. Also has a super pretty piano part (even if rapping while arpeggiating is not feasible)! “ ‘Cause I will save face for name’s sake, abuse grace, take aim to obtain a new name in a newer place, but my name is lame, I can’t walk and I ain’t the same, and my name became a new destiny to the grave.”

“Doubt”: It’s the perfect companion track for “Polarize”!

“Trapdoor”: I can actually play this one on piano, and lyrically, it sounds like if you took a bunch of Arthur Miller characters (specifically, Reverend Hale, Joe Keller, and Willy Loman) and made them fuse with each other. (Fun fact: All My Sons was baby’s first Miller play!)

“Goner”: This one is more hopeful than many would think. I love the bridge and the ending’s implication of a resolution! Even if Blurryface doesn’t disappear fully, it’s the assertion of control over him that matters.

“The Craving”: This is where you’d be seeing more art of the four/two/it's complicated people above if I had more time. "Say enough, say enough / Did I let her know, let her know / If I found my body in chains / I'd lay down and wait / 'Cause it's the fear of the unknown / That cripples every step we take / And I'd just hate to put this on her / But I swear that I will give / More than I take away / Mmm, the craving / Now I see intentions don't mean much"?! IT'S SO THEM. I can also play that on my ukulele!

"The Judge": "I don't know if this one is about me or the devil." As our beloved @artist-issues put it, Tyler's admission that he's as worthy of condemnation there is just...really vulnerable and honest and it flies in the face of everything the world teaches us. To me, it's like reading "I'm not the dragon. I'm not the princess either" and then getting later to "Okay, so I'm the dragon." Plenty of little girls dream of being princesses. All of us dream of being "good people," or at least "good enough" that we're basically the same. Not only are we not what we dreamed, we're the antithesis to that, but there is thankfully God's grace so that we don't always have to be. This song is the grasp for that. And you know I would be drawing the four/two/it's complicated people again for this one.

"Car Radio": I love those second-verse lines about faith and sleep and choosing our sides in this battle for our souls. Do I need to say any more?

"The Line": STRINGS! PIANO! My best friend got into TØP because of this one after quite some time of me being wild about it on my own. She had to bug me (affectionate) for a few days about hearing it and when I finally did? OH THE EDITS I WOULD MAKE TO THE FOUR/TWO/IT'S COMPLICATED PEOPLE I DREW.

"Mulberry Street": It's so Little Fires Everywhere-coded. "Keep your bliss / There's nothing wrong with this"? "Move out of our way / We're pushing sideways / Keep sidewalk under your feet"? Okay, Elena Richardson, pakialamera extraordinare. And the plinkity plink plink of the piano. How could I ignore that?

#twenty one pilots #polarize #fall away #doubt twenty one pilots #trapdoor #goner #the craving #the judge twenty one pilots #car radio #the line twenty one pilots #mulberry street #ellie answers asks

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richincolor · 10 months ago

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New Releases

A few new books out this week by some amazing authors to start us off right for Women's History Month.

The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp & illustrated by Gabrielle Kari Dark Horse

Princess Amelia’s kingdom, Marion, is in shambles after months of their trade routes being ravaged by pirates, and now the only seemingly option left is for her to save it through a marriage alliance. When she gets an exorbitant offer from the royalty of Iliad—a country shrouded in mystery—Amelia accepts without question and leaves her home to begin a new life.

But she lands on Iliad’s shores to find that her betrothed isn’t the country’s prince, but the recently coronated Queen Salira. Shocked, Amelia tries to make sense of her situation and her confused heart: Salira has awakened strange new feelings inside her, but something dark hides behind the Queen’s sorrowful eyes. Amelia must fight the demons of her own anxiety disorder before she can tackle her wife’s, all while war looms on the horizon.

The Encanto’s Daughter (The Encanto’s Daughter #1) by Melissa de la Cruz G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world, keeping a heavy secret. She’s half-encanto. As the only child of King Vivencio of the Sirena Court, she’s also next in line for the throne. And now, upon her estranged father’s sudden death, MJ must claim her place as rightful heir.

In wondrous Biringan, the road to the throne is paved with thorns. Without a reigning monarch, the realm has spiraled into disarray. MJ has to win over a backstabbing council that objects to a half-human ruler. And when it looks like her father’s passing wasn’t natural but possibly inflicted by a curse, she must hunt down the sorceress behind this merciless magic.

In a bind, MJ forges an unlikely alliance with the striking Sir Lucas of the feared Sigbin Court, and soon, she loses her heart to the mysterious knight. But with peril looming over Biringan, the princess must decide if she can both open herself to love and carry the weight of the crown.

Defy the Storm (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland Disney Lucasfilm Press

One year after the fall of Starlight Beacon, the galaxy is in chaos. An anarchistic group known as the Nihil has taken over a section of space now known as the Occlusion Zone. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and scientist Avon Starros team up in an attempt to find a way through the Nihil Stormwall to save those on the other side.

But what are the Nihil’s real plans? And what of the nameless creatures that can destroy the Jedi Order? The battle has just begun. . . .

#new releases #weneeddiversebooks #young adult books #ya lit

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sundove88 · 1 year ago

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The Incredibles (Sundove88’s Version) Casting

In loving memory of Matthew Perry- you’ll always be our friend!

In this animated adventure, married superheroes Ainz Ooal Gown and Albedo are forced to assume mundane lives as Tatsu and Miku Kuroda after all super-powered activities have been banned by the government. While Ainz loves his wife and kids, he longs to return to a life of adventure, and he gets a chance when summoned to an island to battle an out-of-control robot. Soon, Bone Daddy is in trouble, and it's up to his family to save him.

Telecommunications guru Dan Heng enlists Albedo to fight crime and make the public fall in love with superheroes once again. That leaves Ainz Ooal Gown with one of his greatest challenges ever -- staying home and taking care of three rambunctious children. As Lovely, Sonic and Kirby offer him a new set of headaches, a cybercriminal named The Overlord launches his dastardly plan -- hypnotizing the world through computer screens.

Tatsu Kuroda as Robert Parr (The Way of The House Husband)

Ainz Ooal Gown as Mr. Incredible (Overlord)

Miku Kuroda as Helen Parr (The Way of The House Husband)

Albedo as Mrs. Incredible (Overlord)

Megumi Aino/Cure Lovely as Violet Parr (Happiness Charge PreCure)

Sonic as Dashiell Parr (Sonic The Hedgehog)

Kirby as Jack Jack Parr (Kirby)

Rarity as Edna Mode (My Little Pony)

Kid!Omegon as Kid!Buddy Pine (Poptropica)

Omegon as Syndrome (Poptropica)

Loid Forger as Lucius Best (Spy X Family)

Zane as Frozone (Ninjago)

Longclaw as Rick Dicker (Sonic The Hedgehog)

Nightmare Enterprises Customer Service as Gilbert Huph (Kirby)

Mr. Krupp as Bernie Kropp (Captain Underpants)

Shadow Pokemon as The Omnidroids (Pokemon)

Tessa Turncoat as Mirage (Poptropica)

Master Chen as The Underminer (Ninjago)

Seiji Sagara as Tony Rydinger (Happiness Charge PreCure)

Cure Princess, Cure Honey, and Cure Fortune as Themselves/Violet’s Friends (Happiness Charge PreCure)

Yor Forger as Honey Best (Spy X Family)

Anya Forger as Herself/Lucius and Honey’s Daughter (Spy X Family)

Jasper as Brick (Steven Universe)

Lemon Cookie as He-Lectrix (Cookie Run)

Macaque as Krushauer (Lego Monkie Kid)

Kabu as Reflux (Pokemon)

Hawks as Screech (My Hero Academia)

Croissant Cookie as Voyd (Cookie Run)

Dan Heng as Winston Deavor (Honkai Star Rail)

Harumi as Evelyn Deavor (Ninjago)

The Overlord as The Screenslaver (Ninjago)

Various Characters as The Supers’ Friends

Here’s your hint to the next casting (It’s a remake):

🦚🏝️👑

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I don't have sweet headcanons, BUT I have something funny. Every time I reread TID, I'm reminded of how much I love Will, and how he was an absolute idiot, in clockwork princess, when he was on a mission to save Tessa. I don't know if CC wanted him to be the dashing knight on a horse, galloping from England To North Wales, but my man could have taken the trains and shortened his trip from three days to a maximum of a day and a half. He didn't even think of the logistics of his plan. Let's say the battle did not happen, and he managed to save Tessa before Mortmain got her. Where was he supposed to put her? On Balios with him? FOR THREE DAYS? Let's say he thought of the trains once he saved Tessa, where was he supposed to put Balios? It doesn't make sense.

Anyway, I think I'm going through a Will Herondale withdrawal, I need more stories about him post clockwork princess.

PS: This is how the railway network in 1878 Britain was developed.

He just had to be Dramatic and Extra in his quest to rescue his one true love. And you know what? I support it.

Would "I got on the British Railway and bumped along in the train car for a day and a half" be as good a story to tell their children as "I ran across national borders on a horse, my hair flowing freely in the wind, to rescue my lady love?" No, it wouldn't. With that in mind, I think Will was planning ahead. Thinkin' long-term, if you feel me. Maybe he even thought that once he found Tessa, she could cling to his back and ride bareback on the horse with him, her skirts flowing behind them like a romantic flag. Good for him. What an imagination!

But yes, logistically speaking, his plan sucked.

#thank you for this lol #will herondale #tessa gray #wessa

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josephinevalor · 25 days ago

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Clockwork Princess REVIEW (SPOILER VERSION)

By: Cassandra Clare

TW: Suicide

Characters

Tessa

I already loved her from the previous books. She is assertive. She is brave. She cares for others.

She also makes a good amount of mistakes but they are the type of mistakes that most people would have made. She agreed to help Mortmain by shape shifting into his adopted father in exchange for Yin Fen for Jem. Which since Jem is dying without it, is a reasonable thing for her to do as an attempt to help prolong one’s loved ones life.

She forgets to hide her clockwork angel necklace while trying to fool Mrs. Black into thinking she is someone else. An oversight most people would have made in her place. Especially after just being miraculously saved from dying and walking for hours to find an abandoned house to stay at.

She decides to rush into the fight instead of staying back in the institute. But she was always doing that. Will and the rest of the Shadowhunter gang were fighting. She couldn’t just stay back.

Those mistakes make her more relatable. They make her more like us.

Despite her mistakes, she is quite smart and resourceful. She makes a run for it away from Mrs. Brown’s carriage when the opportunity presents itself, she tried her best to appease Mortmain while being kept hostage by him, and she was the one who saved the day by coming up with the genius idea of turning into the angel that was imprisoned in her clockwork necklace.

Will

He doesn’t have to pretend anymore but old habits die hard. He does start to act a lot better but he still makes rude jokes from time to time, adding a good amount of comedic relief.

He still has his mischievous and spontaneous side to him. But he is not an outright jerk anymore.

Also we get to see a more serious and angry side of him. He was enraged when he thought his parabatai had died and then he took it out on a group of werewolves.

He starts to show how much he cares for Tessa. He goes alone on a mission to save Tessa from Mortmain despite the risks. It was not the smartest idea but it demonstrates how much she means to him. And every time, he was bringing up how important it is to get Tessa back from Mortmain whenever there was a meeting between Shadowhunters.

I'm not as team Jem anymore.I love both Jem and Will for Tessa in this novel. Tbh, they should have just ended up as a thrupple, they are so good together.

Jem

Jem continues to be a tragic character. He runs out of Yin Fen due to taking too much. He was trying to make himself more healthier by using it. He wanted Tessa to see he was doing well because of how much he loved her.

The Love Triangle

Normally I don’t like love triangles. But due to how all three characters care for each other and love each other so much, this love triangle is just so precious. For example, Jem and Will were arguing about who of the two of them should have Tessa. Both of them were encouraging the other one to be with her. Which is a testament of how much the two of them care for each other. Will also bought Yin Fen for Jem the whole time, was by his side almost every time when Jem was having his health problems, and hid the way he felt about Tessa.

Tessa also loves both of them. At the beginning, she chose to be with Jem because she already accepted the engagement. She knew if she were to decline and go for Will, that would ruin their parabatai bond. And that would hurt both Jem and Will. So she made the hard choice to say "no" to Will.

Tessa and Jem also where willing to go to great length for each other. Jem threw away a sample of Yin Fen he got from Mortmain in protest of Tessa wanting to willingly give herself up to Mortmain in exchange for it to help prolong Jem's life.

After Jem turned into a Silent Brother, that cured his Yin Fen problem. Btw, they fit Jem’s personality pretty well being rule followers and proper and such. But they are not allowed to get married. So Tessa started dating Will but only after Jem gave his blessing.

Tessa did sleep with Will when he came to rescue her, but she thought that Jem was dead. So because of that, I don't really consider it "cheating". And they were also in extreme circumstances and thought they might die soon as well.

The Ending

Tessa ends up with both Jem and Will. Will in 1878 and then Jem in 2008. The book ends with the two of them getting together again.

Theme: Loss and Grief

Tessa is immortal (Well... she doesn't age. She can still be killed). Will is Mortal. So Will died and Tessa had to go on living and dealing with the pain of losing the love of her life. And then presumably will have to go through the same thing again with Jem. Unless Jem becomes a vampire or they somehow die together in some sort of an accident or a battle. Usually this elephant in the room of immortal with mortal relationship isn’t addressed. But Cassandra tackled it head on describing it in poignant detail in the epilogue. How Tessa has to deal with loss and grief over and over again and then go on.

Jessamine

Dies in the automaton attack right in front of the institute. I feel for her despite her being a traitor due to how broken down she was in the Silent City (and how naive she was). I don't think she deserved to die. I don’t like her being “resurrected” as a ghost, though. I would have rather her stay dead. That would have made her death more impactful.

Charlotte

She is back to being a great leader similarly to how she was in Clockwork Angel. Tough when she needs to be. Kind and comforting when she needs to be. This dynamic is especially evident with Gabriel. She has a tough conversation with him while accepting him into the institute. But then shows kindness and empathy towards him over the loss of his father.

She actually starts doing her job as a leader. She leads the attack on Mortmain. She directs the shadowhunter gang more in terms of what needs to get done.

Henry

I love him by this point as well. He joins the fight against Mortmain together with Charlotte instead of staying behind in his lab. And he is not an incompetent scientist anymore. He creates the portal together with Magnus, which allows for them to teleport from place to place and travel at “lightning speed”. It is considered an incredible invention and revolutionizes their way of life. Just goes to show how if you continue on trying, one day you might succeed and do something great, even if most of that time you were screwing everything up. I found Henry to be an inspirational character for that.

Sophie

Sophie now feels like a well developed character not just an extra. She is given her own plot line, with her love story with Gideon. And she spends more time having girl talk with Tessa. The book goes into her thoughts, dreams, feelings and opinions a lot more.

Gideon:

He is in love with Sophie. Sophie also has feelings for him but at the same time she feels like they are inappropriate due to her being a servant. And him her employer together with Charlotte.

Sophie and Gideon coming from different worlds as far as wealth goes is perfectly exemplified by the scone scene. Gideon ordered Sophie to bring scones just to see her more. Without realizing that it’s additional work for Sophie. So Gideon made her do pointless work.

He was a bit of a spoiled rich kid with that one. And sadly, this does happen quite often IRL. Rich people often do not see the perspective of their employees.

Gideon does learn his lesson though and they end up being together in the end. His proposal for them to get married when he blurted it out in front of Charlotte was so awkward and funny but also adorable.

Gabriel

Gabriel almost has his turn to the dark side in this one. He almost writes a condemning report on Charlotte to Wayland after he makes Gabriel believe that his father’s death was Charlotte’s fault. Which in a way it was but it had to be done.

I mean by this is at the end of Clockwork Prince, Charlotte and the gang blackmailed Gabriel’s dad, Bennedict Lightwood, to get him to drop the charges against Charlotte. This saved Charlotte and Henry from losing the institute. Consequently, Bennedict had a fallout with Mortmain. Mortmain stopped giving the cure for his disease, which caused the disease to progress. And this eventually turned him into a warm. So in a way, it is Charlottes fault since if she didn't blackmail him about it, he likely wouldn't have turned into a warm.

At the same time, it had to be done. Not through blackmail but through notifying the clave (which would have been even worse for Gabriel and Gideon). What Bennedict was doing (helping Mortmain) was way too dangerous and bad for the rest of the Shadowhunters. So that had to be stopped somehow.

Gabriel’s almost turn to the dark side makes him feel more real. People falter and have set backs. They don’t start acting all perfect even when they are becoming better people.

Gabriel's relationship with Cecily

Their relationship is so wholesome and fun. They would joke around with each other a lot and have that fun banter.

Cecily

She is torn between loyalty to her family and doing what she loves. She wants to bring Will home as well as return home herself (which is what her family would have wanted.) But she fell in love with being a Shaowhunter and wants to fight demons, monsters, etc.. with the rest of them. And this conflict is something that most of us experienced as teens. We didn't want to become shadowhunters, of course. But the underlying idea is the same.

Magnus Bane

He is his wise extravagant self. He continues having the wise quotes. Most people consider him more quotable in this book but I liked the “death is oblivion” quote more from the previous one more.

Counsel Wayland

He is angry at Charlotte for not reporting the Bennedict situation which is fair. She should report that type of a thing to her boss. I don't think he is a villain. What he does is more in line with good old shadowhunter politics.

Mr. Starkweather

Our favorite racist grandpa. He gets his poetic justice with Tessa. Turns out she is her granddaughter. And he decides that family is more important than his hatred for the downworlders so not a racist grandpa anymore.

Mortmain

He is an intelligent villain. His plan with Automatons is genius. Since they are not made of heaven or hell, shadowhunter magic essentially doesn’t work on them. And by adding demons into them from the pyxis, he now has “intelligent” automatons on which magic continues not working. So they become extremely difficult to defeat.

He also doesn’t care about anything but his goals. He killed Mrs. Black the second that he had Tessa and didn’t find her useful anymore. He doesn’t even care about those who are on his side. To him, everyone who isn't useful is disposable.

Plot:

Starts with Bennedict Lightwood turning into a worm due to his demon pox disease. I don’t know if this was a reference to Dune but… I like to believe that it was. It just makes the book more fun that way.

Then, for a while the plot slowed down and shifted towards the side plots with Jem’s Yin Fen and romance. Despite the slightly slower plot, the book was still extremely engaging and almost impossible to put down. The romance and Yin Fen plot lines were interesting in their own ways.

There was also Wayland sending letters to the council. The council apparently likes Charlotte, which makes no sense, since they hated her in the previous book. Those letters are quite sexist. I Do like the more ��victorian english” writing style in them, though.

Around the middle of the book, the pace picks up again with Tessa getting kidnapped during the attack on the institute. It shattered that false sense of security. It was one of those “things just got real" moments.I expected expected something like that to happen. But the way it happened was jarring enough to push me out of that sense of security.

The Final Battle:

I loved it. Tessa defeated Mortmain through turning into the angel. It was a badass moment for her. And incredibly satisfying.

Angel, Ethereal, delivered the “though had done what is forbidden by the divine" speech through Tessa and then squashed Mortmain like a bug. I love how Tessa defeated him through the use of her powers and through doing something creative (turning into an angel from her necklace). It was an ending that both made sense and relied on Tessa's resourcefulness, skills, and intelligence.

What I didn't like

The reveal that the clockwork angel had an angel spirit imprisoned in it, the job of which was to protect Tessa’s life, didn't make a lot of sense. It made the ending of Clockwork Angel out of place.

Mortmain new about the necklace since he was the one who gifted it to Tessa’s mom. So he would know it would protect Tessa from killing herself. Then why was he worried that she died again? Or scared of her killing herself? The angel would have stopped her. And she was wearing it while pretending to kill herself in that scene. So the angel not coming out and at least attempting to stop her should have been enough of a hint that she was pretending for Mortmain to call out her bluff.

The timeline also doesn't make a lot of sense. Based on the speed of the events, it should be around summer or maybe fall at the end of Clockwork Princess. But it's December.

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Starter - Survival Somehow - Clipped Wing Princess AU

She awoke in the shop in her spare body after her girlfriend and the evil Tessa had come to collect what they needed.

J went up to the reception desk and phoned all the colouring appointment clients that they'd have to reschedule. J sighed, she wasn't going to disappoint all the clients. She knew how to do hairstyles, she knew haircuts as well and how to undo matted hair gently, so she would just have to pick up the slack until she could think of a plan to save her beloved princess from the involuntary servitude.

#clipped wing princess au #robotessa #styles by tessa #lcj roleplay starter #sd-lowercase-j #jaybird interaction

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antlersofthevoid · 11 months ago

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Before The Dawn Chapter 10: The Lamb

Edelweiss, Edelweiss, Every morning you greet me. . .

The rain kept a steady rhythm against the windows. J still didn't understand why the sky occasionally broke open. "Staring out the window all night isn't going to make it stop." Selune chuckled at the smaller drone, watching from her perch on the back of the old couch that the Elliots kept in Tessa's room. "I don't want it to stop." J never moved her head. "...I just don't get it." Things were still new to her. She'd only been alive for a few weeks now, and she'd barely gotten out of the manor- after all, she never left Tessa's side. "Right." Selune rolled onto her stomach, dangling her head over the side of the couch to look at J. "You're still new to all of this." "All of what?" J tilted her head. Selune shook her head. "It's water. It comes from the clouds." "But why?" J kept her head tilted for a moment, before glancing over her shoulder at Selune. "Because it-" Selune stopped. "It just . . . does." "Small and white, clean and bright . . ."

She never minded whenever one of Tessa's parents took care of her. It gave her a moment to explore, to take in her surroundings, to be curious, to question absolutely everything, and to drive Selune mad with her hundreds of questions, even if she didn't mean to. Tessa yawned in her father's arms, cooing quietly and snuggling into his arms as James re-adjusted the infant in the blanket, continuing to hum his lullaby to her, paying no mind to the two drones on the other side of the room. "And sometimes it-" Lightning lit up the sky, followed by a rumble of thunder that J could have sworn shook the manor down to its foundation. Her servos tensed up as she shifted a bit closer to Selune, who immediately pushed her back. "You'll get used to it." She snickered. Tessa's fearful cries at the sudden noise snapped J from her curiosity, turning to watch as James held her close and kissed her forehead, soothing her with calming words and promises of safety. J returned her attention to the sky outside the window, tilting her head every so often to glance at the flashes of lightning in the clouds off in the distance, only flinching whenever a flash got too close. The thunder shaking her core seemed less terrifying with each strike. Tessa's grumbling and cooing eventually quieted down to soft snores as she finally gave up fighting sleep in her father's arms, allowing him to place her down in her crib and stretch his arms as he lingered for a few moments, making sure that she was comfortable and indeed, asleep (Even as a baby, Tessa had her ways of faking sleep, waiting just until her parents had left her alone before stirring around and talking with the shadows, laying on her back and giggling at whatever it was that she could see. J and Selune found it amusing. James and Louisa however, usually didn't.) As per usual, J was immediately in her spot, perched on the windowsill next to Tessa's crib, laying so that her head rested perfectly on the edge, allowing her to keep watch over Tessa- while still being comfortable. "Sleep well, princess." James turned to leave, stopping to glance over his shoulder, making sure that J was at least nearby, lying faithfully at her human's side like a dog.

The rain continued, lulling J into a sense of calmness. She never really slept, only putting herself on standby, keeping her systems online and alert- while allowing her to close her eyes and save her battery power. . . Okay, maybe she slept a little.

☽✧ ✦ ✧☾

Clatter. J shot up.

"Shush." Her optics adjusted to the pure darkness of the room. Selune stood in front of the opposite window, staring intensely outside, looking like a wild cat trained on its prey. "What are you doing?" J whispered, carefully climbing down from her spot, making sure not to wake Tessa as she moved. "What's going o-" "Shush." It was much more commanding this time, almost a hiss. The only light outside was the moon, just barely illuminating the old pine trees that surrounded the manor. She still couldn't see anything, or at least not anything worth causing a fuss over. "Something's outside." Selune hissed. "What?" J squinted, desperately trying to see what had gotten Selune all worked up. "Stay here." "Wha- why?! You need he-" Selune grabbed J by the shoulders, pointing to the crib across from them. "YOU. Stay here. Protect Tessa. That's your job." J opened her mouth to protest, clenching her fists in frustration as Selune left without another word. Protect Tessa. But Selune- what's even out there? What could be making her act like this???? J battled with her thoughts, turning in circles as she went over her options. Tessa. Selune. Outside? Intruder. Danger. Tessa. Danger. Tessa, Tessa Danger, Selune, Protect, FUCK.

It was too damn dark outside.

Selune's mechanical hackles were raised as she examined the woods around the manor's front entrance, quietly making her way around the brickwork, staying in the shadows as much as she could. Something was there, she knew it was, there had to have been. Sure, there were coyotes and bears and other woodland creatures around, but this was different. Those animals wouldn't have awoken her from a dead sleep, this was big. She'd tried to shake it off, to go back to sleep, but that damn howl - and she could have sworn she'd seen something peeking in from the windows, staring at her and her human companions like they were its next meal. Her shoulders slumped in frustration. "I told you to stay inside." J quietly appeared at her side. "I wasn't going to let you come out here alone." Selune glared down at her. "YOU are supposed to stay with Tessa, that is your ONE job, and you just-"

SNAP

Both drones whipped their heads up, bodies tensing. The woods were silent. No crickets. No frogs. No owls. Absolutely nothing. ". . . What was that?" "Shut up." A shadow moved. "...Selune?" Both drones ducked out of instinct as the shadow lept over them, clattering against the roof tiles and taking a moment to steady itself above them. "....was that a deer?" J's eyes were wide, still holding her hands over her head. "Get inside. Now." Still in shock, J shot Selune a bewildered glare, only to be picked up by the scruff of her neck by the much taller drone. "INSIDE. TESSA. NOW."

Company drones weren't meant for speed. They were meant to wander, to meander, to take their time with tasks, and to take in their surroundings. J was an exception. She could tell that certain parts of her body had been reused, the metal joints in her legs aching as she practically threw herself up the stairs, digging her sharpened fingertips into the carpet for traction. So many internal alarms were going off, yelling at her to cool her core, to sort out her processor and the hundreds of thoughts it was trying to situate, but one goal sat in the front of her mind: Get to Tessa. Get to Tessa. NOW.

The glass of the windows hadn't even been shattered, it was like the intruder had simply phased in. A tall figure now stood over Tessa's crib, cradling the little human in its long, slender arms. J couldn't make out details in the dark, freezing up in fear as she came to a screeching halt in the doorframe. A veil covered the lower half of the figure's face, leaving only two bright gold eyes visible, and a mess of white and blonde hair flowing over it's shoulders and draping over the tail of their dress on the floor. "Such a small, innocent little thing." The intruder's voice was soothing, seductive, almost. It felt like one of those sirens from the stories James was always reading to Tessa. "So defenseless." A claw raised to brush against Tessa's face. "Left all alone." It took J a moment to realize that she was trembling. "J, what are you-" Selune froze beside her, eyes landing on the unwelcome guest in front of them, cradling the most precious thing in the Elliot Manor. "Tessa!" "Tessa. That's its name." The creature purred, and J saw a glint of a sharp tooth from underneath the intruder's veil. "Such a strong soul. A pity, it was wasted on this tiny creature." J wanted to lunge. She wanted to snatch her human from the creature's claws and help Selune tear into them, but she couldn't. She knew any move she made while the infant was being held by this..thing, would surely result in both the demise of her and the human she was created to protect. "And you two." The creature turned towards J and Selune, as both drones silently showed their teeth. "They expected you playthings to stop me?" A claw raised from the shadows, taking Tessa from the creature's arms. More shadows moved, J could make out three, maybe four, moving around the two on the other side of the room like snakes. "A pitiful little science project," Her gaze drifted to Selune " and a wannabe mother." Selune's growl became more prominent.

"Hm." The claw moved Tessa closer to the intruder. "No matter. She was mine from the start. As absolutely amusing as it would be to drag this out even more, I have..more important things." J finally shifted, staggering into Seluna's side as the now-attacker removed the veil from their lower face, revealing a split maw of jagged, white teeth. Both drones finally lunged. It was now or never. Now, they wouldn't have a human to protect. J's teeth met the cold, flesh-like substance of the claw that had been cradling Tessa, biting down with everything she had and struggling to pry away the now-frightened child, falling onto her back, Tessa held close to her chest, as the attacker's focus moved to Selune, who had managed to wrestle the attacker to the ground. With teeth meeting teeth in front of them, J skittered backward, hiding Tessa behind her now overturned crib, attempting to soothe her, putting herself over the little human in an attempt to shield her from anything else that may have tried to hit them.

A cry of pain filled the air, and then it went silent. As swiftly as it had started, it was over. "James where is she?! I don't see her!" Louisa. J finally moved herself, and everything hit at once. The attacker had managed to take a chunk out of her shoulder from the initial attack, her legs ached, something felt out of place in her jaw, and she could swear she tasted oil in her mouth, and it wasn't hers. With the lights now on, she could see everything. Selune was wounded and curled up in the middle of the floor, oil surrounding her, a portion of her hair missing, and her face completely scratched up. "James, her face." The sword he was holding fell to the floor. They weren't talking about Selune. Upon forcing herself upwards and staggering over to the two humans, both of whom were now worriedly checking over their daughter, her artificial heart stopped for a few seconds as she finally got a good look at Tessa in the light. Somewhere during the scuffle, she'd been scratched. There, on the left side of her face, starting just below her ear and ending underneath her chin, was an oddly golden-colored scar.

Her legs buckled. Failure.

"J." Failure.

"J, come on." You let her get hurt.

"J, wake up." The world faded.

"J!"

Sunlight hit her face, followed by warmth. A hand was on her shoulder. "Are you okay?" Tessa. J raised her head, feeling her servos snap into place as she stretched herself out. Right. Zara, Tessa, V, and N. They were up on the rooftop balcony. Tessa wanted fresh air while she and Zara studied. V and N followed. "You were dreaming again." Tessa glanced down. "...And drooling on me." "Sorry." J sheepishly looked down. Was it a dream, or a memory? It was getting hard to tell them apart anymore. It all felt so..familiar. "You were mumbling in your sleep too." Zara chimed in, smiling at J, absentmindedly playing with N's hair as he slept beside her, V nestled against his back. Both had been sunbathing. "She kept trying to grab my arm!" Tessa ruffled J's hair. "Was it another nightmare?" J shook her head. A lie. But she didn't need Tessa to go back to worrying again."

"Maybe it's just the sunlight getting to me." J re-adjusted herself to lay against Tessa's side, curiously glancing down at Tessa's textbook as she reached over to hold Zara's hand. Ah, human puppy love. She was starting to get used to it. Little kisses between the humans here and there, constantly holding hands, watching them snuggle at night. It was...cute. She'd have to try the hand-holding thing with Sive sometime. At least they hadn't locked her and the other drones out of the bedroom. It was nice. . . J's eyes fluttered back open as Tessa's textbook closed, and she glanced around, scratching her head with her free hand. ".... Has anyone seen Cyn?"

#murder drones #before the dawn updates #before the dawn #solver bound long run stuff #serial designation j #serial designation n #serial designation v #tessa x zara #tessa james elliot

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girlwonder-writes · 5 months ago

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It's a little early for the North American crowd, but I'm posting this. An excerpt of Chapter 2 of Walk Through Hell With You, the latest entry in my Harbor Station Stories series that deep dives into River McAllister, @nine-one-wanton's favourite.

He couldn't help but follow her with his eyes when she stepped out of the helicopter. Watching Olivia walk into the station, River couldn’t help but focus in on the last name across her back. Chambers. It was identical to the one etched in his memory of the man who saved his life as a child. He'd seen the man once at the Summer Open House event after the fire, but it felt like some crazy full circle thing, finding out that Olivia was the daughter of the man who saved him. Maybe working with her and looking out for her, was his way of giving back, working off a debt he could never repay. "Nothing like wildfire season to brush up on my rappelling skills," Olivia commented after hanging up her turnouts with the rest of the team. "Only you would say that," Tommy pointed out, "And only you would be this stoked after three days of being in the middle of a wildfire." "It's like Bolton used to say, she's Harbor's Favorite Princess," Tanner quipped as he and Tessa waked off to work out. Olivia rolled her eyes at the playful title from the older veterans of the station, specifically Air Ops. She knew that they were being playful and always looked out for her like a little sister but it fueled her to stand on her own. "It was amazing to see you see rappel down into the fire like that," River complimented her as they walked towards the lounge, admiration in his tone and his eyes. Olivia simply blushed at his compliment and eventually they just both crashed on the couch.

#usergirlwonder #911 oc: olivia chambers #gw teasers #series: hss #911 oc: river mcallister #911 oc: tanner richardson #911 oc: tessa richardson #ship: rolivia #show: 911

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alj4890 · 2 years ago

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Making it Believable

(Prince Emerick Rhys x Juliet Nevrakis-Walker) in a Choices The Royal Romance *While We're Young AU* drabble

Thirty Kisses in Thirty Days Challenge with the prompt: kissing to pretend that you are in a relationship together.

A/N It's been a long time since I've written for this pair. I've had a lot of anonymous requests for more for these two which I've tried to keep up with occasional drabbles. When I saw this kiss prompt, I knew it was made for them and their fake dating relationship happening in the few drabbles since the series went on hiatus (which we will get back to soon). I'd also promised @lodberg another glimpse into their evolving relationship. Here they are doing something I know you've been anxious for. 😉

@lodberg @hopefulmoonobject @vickypoochoices @zaffrenotes @mynameiskaylabella @museofbooks @elbenmond @gibbles82 @krsnlove @twinkleallnight @tessa-liam @hopelessromantic1352

Rating: G for fluff

Masterlist

"This is a disaster!"

Juliet stormed into the crown prince's chambers and slammed down a stack of magazines on his desk.

"Lady Juliet," Emerick quipped while leaning back in his desk chair, "always a pleasure to see you."

She glared at him. "I don't have time for your ridiculous charm." She pointed at the magazines. "Just look at what they're writing about us!"

He did as commanded, scanning each cover that had a picture of them together. Many of the headlines questioned whether or not their relationship was going to lead to marriage.

Then there were those that were comparing what they were like in previous relationships to the one they supposedly were in.

"I knew it was too good to be true." Juliet flopped across his couch. "After all our hard work to keep you free from marriage proposals and me from annoying noblemen, the people finally realize we aren't really together."

Emerick stroked his jaw while flipping through some of the articles. He studied the pictures of the two of them together that were lined up with them and their exes.

He grimaced somewhat at all the images of himself kissing various women. Juliet's past wasn't much better, but at least she maintained a relationship longer than he did.

"Say something!" She demanded when he remained in silent study.

"We have two options." Emerick declared.

She sat up on her elbows and cocked an eyebrow in question.

"One, we simply ignore this and let the people believe the actual truth about us being only friends."

"Or?" She prodded when he hesitated.

"Or we make it believable the next time we are caught by the press."

"And by believable you mean...?"

"We kiss, Jules." He stated in an even, nonchalant tone.

Juliet sputtered. "Excuse me?"

"Come now." He got to his feet. "We're both adults who have had experience. It isn't like we're teenagers who've never had a kiss in their lives."

Juliet simply stared at him with her jaw dropped.

"What?" He asked.

"I can't believe you're serious!" She shouted. "Emerick, you're...well...you're you!"

He rolled his eyes. "And?"

"And you're talking about kissing me. ME!" She shook her head. "This fake dating was supposed to save us headaches not cause more of them."

"What's worse?" He stopped her from turning away from him. "Kissing me, a man you've known since infancy, one you trust, a friend;" he stressed, "or being mauled by one of the many noblemen who want a connection with Lythikos?"

"Geez, must you put it like that?" She folded her arms.

"It's the same for me." He reminded her. "It's either kissing you for one picture or being hounded by women hoping to become a princess."

Juliet mulled it over.

Emerick knew he'd won when her head dropped back.

"Fine! I'll kiss you."

"You don't have to make it sound like a chore." He teased, winking at her. "I know some ladies who can vouch for my kisses being a rather pleasant experience."

Her eyes narrowed.

"I don't care if you have a thousand ladies vouch for your kisses." She huffed in irritation. "It's still weird."

"Why?"

"Because we've known each other forever." She snapped. "You're best friends with my brother!"

"So? You're best friends with mine." He countered. "And that whole knowing each other forever bit doesn't really matter."

"Why doesn't it?"

"Look at Nicky and Jackson." He pointed out with a cheeky grin. "They grew up together and clearly have no problem kissing each other.

Juliet closed her eyes and counted to twenty to try and control her temper.

"My brother and Nicky are in love. We are not."

Emerick shrugged as if that was neither here nor there.

Juliet's fists clenched. She might not feel like kissing him but she certainly felt like punching him in his stupid, ridiculously handsome face.

"Look," he tried to reason, "we've had some fun on our," he made quotation marks with his fingers, "dates, haven't we?"

She reluctantly nodded. As much as she wished she could deny it, Juliet really did enjoy her dates with the prince.

"This one kiss isn't going to change anything between us, Jules." He promised. "We do it, make certain the press takes all the necessary pictures, and we can then resume our normal time together fooling the masses."

Juliet ran a hand through her red hair.

"You're right." She mumbled.

"What was that?" He leaned his ear towards her. "I didn't quite catch that."

"I said you're right!" She snapped.

Emerick placed his hand over his heart.

"My lady, I am overcome." He dropped to one knee before her and pressed her hand to his lips. "To hear such a sweet declaration from you, it is all I have ever hoped for."

Despite wanting to remain irritated with him, Juliet began to laugh at his overly dramatic teasing.

Emerick beamed at her for being such a good sport throughout these months of subterfuge.

"So when are we doing this?" She asked.

"Whenever you wish." He sat back down behind his desk to check his schedule. "We have a ball at Ramsford in two weeks. There's the dinner with the Chamber of Commerce next Friday. Then--"

"I think we should get it over with as soon as possible." She decided.

Emerick looked up at her in surprise. Was the notion of kissing him that disgusting to her?

Juliet's cheeks heated with a touch of color. "If we put it off, I'm going to be more nervous about it."

Emerick didn't think he could be any more shocked than he was hearing her say something like that. Juliet was a young woman who never got nervous. She had enough of the Nevrakis confidence in her mixed with the Walker's not caring what anyone else thought persona that was simply Jules.

She was typically unflappable in any situation. Her quick, dry wit intermingled with her fiery temper to keep others from daring to say anything cutting to her. She was respected and feared amongst many members of the Royal Court.

He'd come to depend on that these last few months. Though she could drive him crazy at times, he appreciated those personality quirks of hers along with her logical, no nonsense way of thinking. She had surprisingly become a person whose advice he readily sought.

He saw the type of noble she was becoming. Her loyalty and steadfast nature came from both her parents and he couldn't be more grateful to have it for himself.

Of all his friends though, he was surprised how much he had come to enjoy every moment with her. Even their arguments left him feeling energized. There was something about her that he...

Emerick stopped that train of thought.

He did wonder why a simple kiss had the power to make her nervous.

Juliet hated admitting to such a weakness in front of him. She knew it sounded ridiculous. Goodness knows, she'd never been one to try and tame her passionate nature. Emerick had even been one of her friends who'd caught her in more than one embrace with different men over the years.

But the thought of kissing him...

She didn't know what to think about the feelings that particular notion stirred within her. No man frustrated her nor made her laugh quite like Emerick did. He never stepped back from going toe to toe with her, nor was he cowed like many of the other nobles when she was angry.

He was infuriating with how charming he could be. His flirtatious nature had been with him since birth. It was effortless on his part and she realized through her time spent one on one with him that it was typically used to put one at ease.

Though many assumed he was carefree, she'd come to see the more serious side to his personality. She knew how much he valued his family and their close knit group of friends, but she was also catching glimpses into the type of king he would one day become.

She admired him and was usually proud of the decisions and arguments he made in terms of their country. She would have no problem respecting him as her king once Uncle Liam stepped down from the throne.

She did worry though over the thought of some woman coming along and trapping Emerick in a marriage. Like his father, the prince possessed a tender heart. He'd never stepped back when someone was in need. Once he cared about someone or an issue, he threw himself into it with everything he had.

He needed to be protected. She now understood why her father had remained by Liam's side until he met Riley. She realized that it was up to her to be that for Emerick. She knew her brother, Jackson, felt the same way about the prince but he was a little caught up with Lady Nicky Beaumont to give all his free time to this endeavor.

Which might explain why she didn't put up much of a fight when Emerick suggested they do this fake dating for the social season.

At least that's what it was in the beginning...

Juliet put a stop to her wayward thoughts. She was not going to join the ranks of hundreds of women enamored with the crown prince.

But this kiss...what if she...if he...

She got to her feet.

"Let's go out tonight or tomorrow."

Emerick slowly nodded. "If that's what you wish."

"It is." She lowered her eyes. "Something casual. I don't think we need to kiss at some court event."

Emerick's brow furrowed as he observed her.

She really is nervous.

"How about tomorrow afternoon?" He offered.

"Sounds good." She stumbled to his door. "I'll see you for lunch then."

Before he could say another word, she hurried out of his room.

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The spring day had turned chilly and damp. Emerick and Juliet thought that was the perfect setting to make the kiss more believable. It wouldn't look staged now, especially since they weren't supposed to be posing for the press at an event.

The two walked through the capital, hand in hand, as they made their way to an outdoor cafe they were known to frequent. Other than the palace guards following at a respectable distance, the two basically had the sidewalk to themselves.

Emerick decided during a night of tossing and turning in bed, that it would be best to catch Juliet off guard with the kiss. He worried that if he forewarned her about when it would happen, she would be even more nervous and the kiss wouldn't appear authentic.

She was already clutching his hand and arm. He didn't know if the occasional trembles he felt were from the cold breeze or from her nerves.

Once the two were seated at a patio table and had their orders placed, he reached over and took her hand once more.

He could hear the clicks of cameras from some not so well hidden paparazzi.

Juliet smiled at him, squeezing his hand.

He held her gaze as he lifted their clasped hands to his lips.

Emerick could feel her tense at the touch she'd felt many times throughout the years.

"Jules." He said softly.

She lowered her eyes to his mouth.

He leaned forward and slipped his hand into her hair, tugging her forward as he pressed a tender kiss to her lips.

He was doing fine maintaining what was going to be a simple kiss until she reached up and cupped his cheek.

Her lips parted under his allowing him to deepen the kiss. He could taste the beginning of her fiery nature as her tongue caressed his.

Her husky moan took him by surprise as she pulled him closer to her.

They barely pulled apart to catch their breaths, before he dipped back down, sucking her bottom lip.

Her breath hitched, a flash of her green eyes met his blue before she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Her mouth slanted over his, drawing him back into another passionate kiss.

Emerick nearly yanked her into his lap. If not for their waiter, clearing his throat, their kiss would most likely still be going. And where it would have led, startled them both.

"Emerick?" She whispered. "Stop staring at me like that."

Juliet knew she was looking at him just like he was her, as if seeing each other for the first time.

He lowered his eyes and quickly picked up his glass of water. He hoped as he gulped it down that it would cool the desire he felt for her in that kiss.

Emerick made the mistake of glancing at her again. He saw the slight redness around her mouth where his stubble had rubbed against her porcelain skin. The sight brought on another flash of heat over his body.

Juliet's eyes drifted back to his mouth as she sipped her own ice water. She was tempted to put the glass to her cheeks as she thought of how it felt being kissed by him. It made her want to do it again.

No wonder he said he had numerous ladies who could vouch for his kisses, she thought to herself.

"Well," Emerick tried to joke to break the tension, "I think we managed to make our relationship believable."

Her lips curved a touch proudly.

"Yeah, I think we did."

Their eyes met while smiles formed on their faces.

"Was it as dreadful as you thought it would be?" He whispered.

Emerick expected her to tease him about being a bad kisser.

Juliet instead lowered her eyes to his mouth once more.

"On the contrary," she lifted her water glass as if she was about to offer a toast, "I didn't find it dreadful at all."

Emerick tapped his glass against hers.

With a wink, he said.

"Neither did I."

#thirty kisses in thirty days #prince emerick rhys x juliet nevrakis-walker #choices the royal romance #while we're young a/u #trr future #prince emerick leopold rhys #lady juliet nevrakis-walker

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