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remember to always support your child's hobbies.
#art#digital art#digital doodle#doodle#doodlysketch#sonic fandom#sonic fanart#sonic the hedgehog#shadow#shadow the hedgehog#shadow being a cat dad#cat dad#shadow is a cat lover and nobody can't convince me otherwise#LOOK AT HIIIIM AEUUUGGGG#I'll make this mf an au were the only different thing is he has a emotional support cat if this keeps up#shadow x sonic generations#shadow fanart#my art
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My partner finally finished BG3 but has no idea that his ending was actually bad cause he was a pro-Vlaakith githyanki who rode off with Lae'zel but got NO EPILOGUE where Withers points out y'all died im 😭😭😭
they have no idea what happened with Gale or anyone else (who was still alive) after flying away 🙃🙃🙃
#i cant even tell him cause hes gonna play again more “normally”#its so tragic he would like skip dialogue and just fight to get the jump on boss battles instead of waiting for the cutscenes to start#and he didn't exhaust dialogue trees!! like... how... why...#and also he staked Astarion 😭 and p much never reloaded#and didn't clear the shadow curse so no Halsin#also everyone at Last Light Inn died so Dammon was gone and Karlach only got 2 upgrades#and he didnt know moonrise towers was basically a second town#and his game was buggy a lot maybe? cause he kept trying to be hella creative with things and do things out of order#like killing gortash before doing steel watch 🙃#it's fine it's fine everyone plays differently#he tends to care more about gameplay than anything else but still!!#i just want him to know all the character backstories and see everything that made me emotional#i mean he did say he was sad when Lae'zel broke up with him in act 3 and when Karlach died and when he had Gale use the orb in act 2#which he considered his canon ending :/ sigh#i dont think he got Jaheira's lines about death#and he didnt understand why Karlach wouldn't go back to the hells#and he thought Wyll was happy being the duke (and has NO idea you could save his dad cause the mission didn't happen!! 😭)#the iron throne was like my fave mission outside of killing Cazador and I can't discuss either one cause he didn't do them properly yet 😭😭#he also avoided talking to children so he missed those quests and yenna glitched so no cat appeared in camp 🙃#sighhhhh cannot believe he plays so differently than i do lollll#he didn't even do unlimited kisses with Lae'zel!! meanwhile im over here kissing Astarion every night hahahah#hoping my partner doesn't see IRL if I have the office door open as if it matters lmfaooooo#i need him to play again and see why im in love with a video game character lol#maybe we could both um... benefit from knowing more about all of Astarion's scenes lmao#but like he has NOT SEEN Astarion's silly or sweet side yet just him being a bit of a chaotic vampire#and thinks i like him cause of vampires WRONG!! play the game again and see that i love his silly & sweet real self!#bg3 spoilers#baldur's gate 3 spoilers#bg3#baldur's gate 3
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Started binging the Sonic Twitter Takeovers, last night and one thing that was mentioned in that series is that Shadow has a not-so-hidden fondness for cats and kittens (Ep: In part 4, someone asks the gang what their future ambitions are and, on his turn, Shadow responds with '... to open up a cat orphanage, someday, for all the stray cats of the world...')
Now, thanks to that fact, I'm imaging Shadow adopting a cute, little cat that he spoils rotten, when he has the chance.
I'm thinking a female, chocolate-calico with short fur. Not entirely sure on a name but I love the idea of 'Buttercup' ( =①ω①=)
#key's post#sonic#shadow the hedgehog#sonic twitter takeover#animals#mammals#cats#Shadow would be an excellent cat-dad#Fun Fact!#Did you know that in Sonic Twitter Takeover 3#it's imply that Eggman has a cat named 'Pinkie-Winkie'?#(That's also the moment where Shadow goes on a bit of a trip thinking about Eggman being such a cat-obsessioned maniac#that he has to move out of his former house due to the cats overrunning it#(The question was a 'What if Eggman was NOT an evil mastermind' type))#Given Eggman's hatred for the organic#I wouldn't be too surprised if it's a robot cat#but it is still a cool fact nonetheless
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hooooo boy so for a while now i've been talking here and there with my clinic's manager about possible upward-ish/lateral-ish movement in the company, and that's led to a few meetings with people in roles/fields i'm interest in and. oh man oh man. i had a meeting with someone today and they're opening a position later this year that they really like me for, and are excited for me to apply !!!
it's in a department i only sort of tangentially considered, and it's not exactly the quiet pencil pushing i was hoping for, but it's something i know i can do. and that's huge. 90% of the things i was looking at require skills and training i just don't have, but this? it's not been my main role before but i've done it. maybe not on this scale, maybe not all of it. but. i KNOW i'm qualified.
and i feel so proud of myself. i'm staring down the barrel (/affectionate) of a real career. this might really happen !
#and it's kinda boggling my mind a bit but there'd be travel involved#i'd get to see soooo many places#and like. have it paid for#and fuckin. i'd finally be salaried. and the person was upfront that you're allowed to set your schedule as long as your work's getting done#oh and if i might add it's literally one and a half times my current pay at minimum sooooooo#i could fuckinG AFFORD a cat sitter#aughskalalfka#the listing won't go up til late october at the earliest but#she's gonna let me know when it posts!!#and she specifically mentioned twice!! that when she was shadowing our clinic a while back#that she told my office manager that he had a 'real gem' at the front desk (me!!!)#and when i mentioned how my previous role was semi-supervisory and i carried that authority into this role—that i was the same w/o the rank#she said she could definitely see that in me !!!#and i was thinking on the way home. about the letter i still haven't written my dad to wrap up these letters and have some real closure#about cutting contact#and i remembered the grief he would give me about being in my late 20s and in a job that 'was below me'#and just. refusing to see that they were still stepping stones. and that not having my Lifelong Career set by 24#doesn't mean it'd never happen#and i look at the stepping stone of today. and the genuine career i have lining up in my sights and..... yeah#i'm really proud of myself#and i can be proud of myself for him too#narrating my life
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a long list of things that are confirmed as canon in sanders sides:
Virgil hates flying
Logan is afraid of what's at the bottom of the ocean
Roman is absolutely terrified of the dark (and screams like a final girl in a horror movie when he's scared)
The sides can change how the others look
Virgil can in fact control shadows/darkness
Patton made up a game called "patton cake" and it is very messy and confusing to play
Janus is cold-blooded and sheds his scales
Remus and Roman both have sustained long-lasting injuries
Logan can't "duck out" like Virgil did
Logan has a literal "thinking cap" that he wears
Roman and Remus can conjure living things
Virgil has kept/stolen items from both Logan and Janus
Logan and Virgil are great at giving each other gifts
Logan's gifts that he gives are usually some form of money
Virgil hates being babied
Patton has no idea where babies come from
Logan called puns his "forbidden fruit spread" and has actually made several dad jokes on purpose
Both Logan and Roman have fainted over crofters
Virgil cannot skateboard to save his life (but still pretends he can to seem cool)
Roman insults things as his way of showing love, and has in fact made fun of nearly every side
Patton is allergic to cats and Remus is allergic to soap
Remus deliberately attempts to smell bad
Logan said crofters are the only thing that understands him
#sanders sides#thomas sanders#logan sanders#virgil sanders#remus sanders#roman sanders#patton sanders#janus sanders#ts logan#ts janus#ts roman#ts remus#ts virgil#ts patton#canon
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Ooooh oh oh oh- Maybe it happens when the Earth finally breaks apart again from Dark Gaia's awakening, but it knows Sonic is still there. With Chip and him working together again, it knows it stands no chance, so Dark Gaia takes a different approach.
Getting a hold of the Master Emerald in one of its hands, crawling out of the Earth's core. Dark Gaia lets out its roar before dispersing into a purple aura surrounding the planet. Except it isn't splitting apart like we see in Unleashed or just clouding things in darkness. Life starts draining from everything. The Master Emerald originating from the Earth and being used to bring the end, grows weak as it all dies around it.
Every living being starts becoming weak from the drainage, including Silver. His fur that originally being more like a light shade of blue, faded into its iconic silvery white. Sonic, Shadow and Tails luckily aren't as affected thanks to their immortality, but it's only a matter of time.
Chip once he realizes the Chaos Emeralds aren't affected thanks to not being originally from Earth realizes there might be a way to heal everything. At first, Chip tries to just use himself and the emeralds, but it doesn't work. The emeralds can and have helped Chip and the Earth plenty, but he's not truly a controller of Chaos Energy.
Sonic watches Chip try to make it work again before looking at little Silver laying there. He's only taking small and weak breathes, barely alive. After some thought, Sonic steps over to Chip and says he can do it. Chip is hesitant, but seeing in Sonic's eyes that he won't back down and will try anyway, he nods along to the plan.
Chip becomes a pure ball of light and energy, merging with Sonic with all the emeralds before touching the Master Emerald to take the rest of its power to strengthen connection to the Earth and cut Dark Gaia's hold off.
After the world is healed, Silver wakes up. His fur still white, but he feels better than he ever did before. Being a young age, he doesn't quite comprehend Sonic's disappearance from his life. Yet, Silver is always visited by a presence of a blue blur when someone isn't looking or around. Sonic still watching over and raising him even as he's a part of the Earth.
I just keep thinking of all these different scenarios of either Sonic dying, or becoming immortal thanks to the emeralds- all that. Now suddenly I have the idea of both, kinda (sprinkled with a bit of Sonadow).
Sonic's special bond with the emeralds (because he totally does) leads him to be a but burdened with immortality. Of course he hates it when it's found out, feeling a part of his own freedom being taken away from him, even if it's death. It hurts seeing those around him growing older and eventually passing.
But Sonic being Sonic, he makes sure to find the positives through it all. Tails for one, luckily being a kitsune (I'm attached to the idea), doesn't pass either. Then Shadow and Omega, he manages to grow closer to them (Shadow especially). Raising Silver (Adopted? Tube baby as a Sonadow kid? Can't decide). All while keeping the world safe. He even looks forward to seeing Chip again.
But terrible event happens and the world starts dying. Drought, all vegetation drying up and falling apart. All energy in the world is just... dying. Even the Master Emerald, but the Chaos Emeralds still hold their power.
Sonic draws the last energy of the Master Emerald into himself and the Chaos Emeralds, he overfills himself with energy begging to be released, ready to tear his body apart. Tails frantically tries to pull anything else up on any of his tech to try and find another solution, but all he gets is static and a black screen. Shadow feels himself frozen as he stares at Sonic glowing like the sun right in front of him. He tries to tell Sonic to stop, let him do it instead. Shadow feels so angry as grief bubbles in his chest while Sonic just smiles at him and shakes his head. They both know only Sonic can do it anyway...
Sonic floats down to Shadow, placing the shared inhibitor ring Shadow gave him so long ago in his hand. Shadow feels his hand burn from how much energy Sonic has as his eyes burn from the tears gathering in his eyes that he hates are there.
He hates how Sonic is just smiling at him. He hates how he's just going to leave his little brother behind. He hates how he managed to worm his way into his heart. He hates how he's making him feel at that moment. Hates how he's making watch someone close to him die in front of him again. He hates how he loves him.
Sonic floats up into the sky until he's no longer seen except as just a second sun in the sky. It suddenly bursts and the light surrounds the Earth. Technology sparks back on. Water returns and fills up the oceans, lakes, rivers, streams. Plants bloom and gain back color. Life and energy returning to all other living beings around the planet that were suffering. The Earth was revived.
The Master Emerald gains back its wondrous glow, but instead of just green, it starts to shine multi-colored. Red, yellow, green, teal, blue purple, white.
Tails and Shadow inspect it later and find the similar energy signatures of the Master Emerald merged with the Chaos Emeralds and Sonic's. It hums and glows brighter in their presence, washing over them and the world as they grieve.
Sonic became a part of the Earth he loved so much, and they'll make sure to keep him safe.
#Sonic#Sonic au#sonic the hedgehog#Yeah more brain dumping because cats are being impatient af for their breakfast and all that just appeared in my head#Especially like a ghostly Sonic playing with a baby Silver#C'mon that'd be absolutely adorable#Shadow is a single dad now but also not#Tails is a workaholic cool uncle that helps out#And a ghostly Sonic is raising behind the scenes#Shshhsgs#Help me I'm getting attached to all this
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If I got a nickel every time a cartoon I love
based on a book
based on mythology
about a teenage boy
who stumbles upon an ancient artifact that gives him powers
that's being sought by this cocky guy with daddy issues
who's right arm is mechanical some of the time
and his Dad is this massive guy with big horns (and sometimes glowy blue eye(s))
who's being manipulated by a powerful woman
that he freed from her centuries old prison
who may have had noble ambitions in the past, but now has been consumed by power
and the woman possesses a young girl in order to get what she wants
and sacrifices the lives of her minions in order to unleash her ultimate weapon ->
(Dozens of Gum Gums) (Spider Queen, Huntsman, Syntax, Goliath, Not- Mayor) You know what I'm talking about :(
and she's got this indentured servant *cough Slave cough* (with pretty gold eyes 😘)
who she refers to as "Her Champion"
who travels using shadows (I could not find a single picture of Angor Rot using his shadow staff)
who was really sweet and kind in his past but then... well... stuff happened
and has lost his right eye
and he's been killed before
but the big bad restores him back to life so she can use him
and he gets a redemption arc at the end of season three
and the main character doesn't have a bio Dad, but he attracts plenty of father figures throughout the course of the show
and he gains a non-human form that makes him even more powerful
and him and the others gain an armor upgrade at the same time
and the girl of the team has short black hair with dyed stripes
and you know the guy with daddy issues who wanted to steal his artifact in the beginning? He becomes one of the protagonist's closest friends
and there's this gentle giant character
who becomes one of my most beloved characters of all time 💕💕💕
and he has a history of violence and trauma
and has now vowed to be a devote pacifist
but breaks his vow in order to protect the people he loves (with angry glowy eyes to boot)
and has a deep love for cats (yes, I did just do that)
...then I would have two nickels.
Which isn't very much, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?
(That last drawing was made by @jezfez81. Thank you for letting me use it!)
What the heck happened?!?! This was just supposed to be a comparison between Sandy and AAARRRGGHH!!! Where did all these comparisons come from?!?!?!?!?! WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED?!?!?!?!?!?
(this took way too long to make, please give it some love :3 )
#trollhunters#lego monkie kid#lmk#tales of arcadia#monkie kid#mk#jim lake jr#mei long#lmk mei#long xiaojiao#qi xiaotian#claire nunez#steve palchuk#walter strickler#do you know how hard it was to find images of Strickler and Jim where they're NOT trying to kill each other??#that was probably my first clue that their relationship... isn't exactly healthy#toby domzalski#toa strickler#trollhunters strickler#toa#lmk season 4 special spoilers#this took far too long#draal#lmk xiaotian#monkie kid xiaotian#lmk mk#toa trollhunters#james lake jr#jttw#journey to the west
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"If silence claims the waters of Midnight Bay, death has come to stay."
"Every day, I miss him, and every day, I’m scared that I’ll miss him less. That one day, I’ll wake up, and I won’t remember how his hair would stick up in odd angles in the morning or how black he liked his coffee. That the bedtime stories he would read me before bed no longer guide my morals nor parse their wisdom in his voice..."
If you ask me why I still seek revenge, this is what I'll say: I will not forget.
Because nothing could be more terrifying than the idea of time passing without my father's death having any justice or resolution, and years down the line, I’ll be sitting in this diner with you, but we won’t be talking about my dad at all anymore."
Come on. Let's kill the killer.
Demo: Out Now (45,000) words.
Simon/Simone [f/m] Task Force Leader. Human Simon/Simone comes from a wealthy family with a long history of government service and civil partnerships. Simon/Simone is somewhat of a black sheep and is estranged from a large portion of their family. After a bout of teenage rebellion, Simon/Simone find themselves enlisted in the military to ‘correct’ their behaviour. However, with a penchant for leadership and a tactician's mind, they are recruited by a strange, secretive organisation with questionable goals.
After two more victims of 'The Bay Slasher' are found discarded on the bay, Simon/Simone drives themselves and their team into town, on orders from their mysterious higher-ups, ready to put away this killer for good. But cases such as these are never simple, and even more so with a far too clever and far too perceptive P.I. hot on their heels.
Rain [non-binary] The Mediator. Supernatural type; Pixie Rain grew up in a very wet biome of the world associated with fairies, pixies and elementals. After a great conflict, Rain was practically herded into the arms of a greater power, who guided them into the arms of Simon/Simone, who became their new leader.
When Simon/Simone tells them that one day, they will be going to the practically derelict town of Albach Bay to catch a dangerous killer, they shrug, smile, and pack their bags without a second thought. It doesn't take long for them to realise this isn't a typical case, even by their standards.
Taj [f/m] The Infiltrator. Supernatural type: Qita Taj is part of an ever-shrinking community hidden well in the Egyptian underbellies. Qita are a humanoid cat race native to Egypt and were once revered by humans at the dawn of their civilisation. However, that reverence began to fizzle out when a greater power, deciding their people had become too powerful,
After a great conflict, Taj is captured and 'recruited' to join a mysterious organisation dedicating themselves to maintaining balance. Taj is ultimately led to Simon/Simone and becomes the final member of their specialised team. Showing great resistance at first, eventually, Taj learns to accept and respect Simon/Simone, so when their leader declares they are to travel to the backwater town of Albach Bay, well... Taj comes along. Though not without reluctance.
Nazu/Naera [f/m] Supernatural type: Demon Nazu/Naera is a demon prince/princess from Hael. During a terrible conflict, their great power was muzzled as punishment for their part in the war. They've been seeking the people responsible so they can regain the power they lost.
Their search has lasted more than a decade, but now... Now they find themselves in a small, human town where sin oozes from every shadow, beckoning every passer-by to partake in its debauchery. To top it off? They can hear their power singing to them. It's close. Heh... They might even end up liking it here.
Umbra [f/m] Supernatural type: ??? Umbra is an anomaly. Nothing about them is real. None of it should exist. Every facet of their being has been strung together out of sheer will and barely held together by a thread. One wrong touch and they may fall apart, like unravelling a ball of yarn or pulling apart a puppet on a string.
So, why? Why do they exist? Simple.
They exist for you.
RO's appearances:
Simon: Broad-shouldered, athletic build with reasonably short black hair and light warm skin. He has warm brown eyes hidden behind fashionable square frames and is often wearing tailored suits designed to move in.
Simone: Athletic build with long black hair (typically pinned up) and light, warm skin. She has warm brown eyes hidden behind fashionable square frames and is often wearing tailored suits designed to move in.
Rain: They have a slim, petite build with flawless tawny skin, which is amplified by their pale blue hair and matching pale eyes. They tend to opt for a more colourful wardrobe in the pastel range.
Taj (male): He has a lean build, golden brown skin, and dark, curly brown hair that tends to have a mind of its own. His ears and tail are matching brown, reminiscent of a Havana Brown cat. (He keeps them hidden underneath his clothes, which are often oversized to hide this face.) He also has very serious grey eyes and numerous scars marking his body.
Taj (female): She has a lean build, golden brown skin, and dark curly brown hair that tends to have a mind of its own. Her ears and tail are a matching brown, reminiscent of a Havana Brown cat. (She keeps them hidden underneath her clothes.) She also has very serious grey eyes and numerous scars marking her body.
Nazu: (As a human)He is very built with dark skin, which ensures his almost luminescent amber eyes stand out. His long, dark dreads are usually pulled up in a bun. Nazu tends to opt for clothes designed to tantalise, as well as show off the hair dusting his chest and arms.
When in his usual form, he also has large horns that curl out of his head, with a more reddish hue to his dark skin. Plus, the whites of his eyes will turn black.
Naera: (As a human) She is very curvy, opting instead to amplify her femininity in human form. Her dark skin ensures her luminescent amber eyes stand out. Her long, dark hair is in tight braids that flow down her back. Naera will opt for clothing designed to tantalise, teasing her assets in a flirty way.
When in her usual form, her horns curl out of her head, with a reddish hue to her dark skin. Plus, the whites of her eyes will turn black.
Umbra (male): Tall and lean build with black shoulder-length hair that contrasts against his pale, almost ghostly skin. He tends to have dark circles under his equally black eyes, as well as a deep scar cut through his left brow. His clothing usually consists of a black leather jacket, black pants and black combat boots.
Umbra (female): Tall and slim build with long black hair, half up in a pony, that contrasts against her pale, almost ghostly skin. She tends to have dark circles under her equally black eyes, as well as a deep scar cut through her left brow. Her clothing usually includes a black leather jacket, plaid skirt and black combat boots.
An urban fantasy/romance IF based in the fictional town of 'Albach Bay'.
Customise your private investigator: choose name, gender, appearance, sexuality, skill set and personality.
Play as male, female, or non-binary: straight, gay, bisexual, pansexual, as well as aromantic, asexual, or aro-ace.
Late 90s setting with limited technology, so be prepared to wait ten minutes for your PC to boot up.
Roleplay your private investigator how you want to. My intention is no 'game over' screens. There are no wrong answers in this game.
5 main companions to befriend or romance, each with their own personalities and stories to tell.
Collect evidence in your notebook as you scour the dilapidated streets and beaches of Albach Bay for clues to finally catch your father's killer for good.
Revenge is best served cold.
Rated 18+
#themidnightbay#midnightbay-if#if#interactive fiction#interactive story#choicescript#dashingdon#if wip#if game#choose your own adventure#hosted games
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Other really fucked up scenes that are not The Bumble Debaucle in Thunder Rising include;
Thunder's opening dream establishing that "Hawk Swoop is nice and all but she's not the same as the touch of his REAL mother"
Ghost mom telling Thunder directly that his dad didn't abandon him because he's a shitty guy or anything, but because he needs help unlocking the good inside him and Thunder (baby) will make him (adult man) see the light someday.
Gray Wing generally being a really bad "parent" to Thunder, yelling at him, pushing him to reconcile with his "real dad," and then getting upset when Thunder does the things Gray Wing tells him to do.
Moon Shadow's slow and gorey succumbing to his injuries, plus how his corpse rolls into the grave in a weird way causing Tall Shadow to leap in with him wailing and sobbing.
Infected Wound Face Shoving Scene
"Leave him where the maggots will find him"
Clear Sky throwing his son in front of a fox.
Even leaving out things like Misty's slaughter and the fate of her kits, plus the general mental and physical abuse that Thunder goes through to move the plot, the cruelty in this book is off the charts.
WC is sometimes jokingly called "Cat Game of Thrones" but some of this is excessive even for that.
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On Sleepless Roads, The Sleepless Go [Mini Verstappen Series]
Dad!Max Verstappen x Mother!Reader (Established Relationship)
Summary: It's the early hours of Nikita's first birthday, and you can't help but look back at the day you brought your son into the world.
Warning(s): Flashback to a year before, post-childbirth (Non-graphic)
A/N: Shorter chapter today before my classes start up again this week. Title from the song Hear You Me by Jimmy Eat World.
Words: 1.4k
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It was late at night, a few hours before what would be Nikita’s first birthday. You were staying up because Max’s flight from England was running late. He had finished up the last of his sponsorship obligations earlier that day, and there were weather problems, so they hadn’t let his plane take off until a couple hours ago.
You had stayed up reading your book, drinking tea from your mug that was resting on the end table. The house was silent aside from the sound of the open doors that lead to the backyard.
You looked up at the clock that hung on the wall in the entry way.
11:42 pm, it read. You reached for your mug and took a sip of the tea, it had gone cold two chapters ago. You were just about the close your book and get ready to go to bed when you heard a set of keys in the lock of the front door.
You shut the book placing it on the coffee table before getting up and seeing Max standing in the entryway of the house, his blue Louis Vuitton backpack around his shoulders, and duffle bag in one hand.
“You waited for me.” He said mindlessly placing his keys on the console table.
“I figured that you’d want to be there when I tell Nikita happy birthday.” You said walking closer to him.
Max slid his backpack off, placing both of his bags on the floor. He reached out for your hand, turning off the living room lights, letting you walk in front of him on the floating stairs that lead downstairs. You kept turning off the few lights that were still on in the house, and stopped by Nico’s room first. He was fast asleep in his warm sheets curled up around his pillows.
Max closed to door just enough to let the cats in if they ended up wander around the house in the early hours of the morning. Nikita’s room had a small glow casting a shadow into the hallway. Max had pushed open the door to see Niki lying in his crib fast asleep. Max looked down at his watch for a moment, seeing the hands turn before both of them hit the 12.
You both reached in, kissing him on the forehead one after another. Max ran his hand over Niki’s head.
“Happy Birthday, Nikita.” You whispered. Max moved to sit in the fluffy chair that you would normally read to Niki in. He opened his arms for you inviting you to sit in his lap, while you both looking on into the crib as your son slept.
December 3, 2025 - 12:03 AM
It was a few moments later the nurse placed a swaddle of blankets into your chest, you still couldn’t comprehend the fact that you had just given birth aside from the weight that was against your chest.
“So good, so strong,” Max muttered resting his forehead against your arm. Max’s hand was placed on the baby’s back.
You could hear the nurse say something about giving you a few minutes before they had you start to push the placenta out while taking the baby to get washed, weighed, and changed.
Max kissed your forehead and then the back of your hand that was cradling the baby’s bottom.
“Max, would you like to cut the cord?” The doctor asked. You ran your fingers over the back of Max’s hand, encouraging him to go and do it.
Max went ahead and heard the little cry that the baby let out.
“What do we have?” You croaked having not heard the doctor earlier. Your throat sounded like it had been rubbed raw.
“A boy.” He said, and you could see the tears start to collect in the corner of Max’s eyes. You sometimes forget that Max didn’t get to experience Nico being born.
You had brought a boy into the world, Nikita.
Eventually, they took the baby out of your arms, and Max went with one of the nurses so you could push the placenta out and then get you cleaned up before they brought the baby back.
It couldn’t have been more than an hour. More pushing that felt like a strange ache, and a nurse helping you into the bathroom to clean you up. They ushered you back into the bed, after helping you into a new gown. As you leaned against the pillow, your eyes started to feel heavy. You rested your eyes for a bit before you heard wheels against the tile floor.
You forced them open to see a clear bassinette placed by your bed, and Max sitting in a chair with the baby in his arms.
“Hi, mijn leeuwin.” He said looking up at you. You gave him a weak smile.
“So do you have a name in mind?” The nurse asked.
“Nikita?” Max asked looking at you. He was giving you a way out if you wanted to change it.
You gave the nurse a nod, “Nikita Daniel,” The nurse nodded back to you, pulling a few papers out to write it down before leaving you, Nikita, and Max together.
You sat there in the hospital bed exhusted out of your mind, but let yourself take in the quiet of Max cooing at Nikita. You wanted Max to have as many moment with him as possible.
Max was slow to get out of the chair before walking towards you. He carefully laid Nikita against your chest. You ran a finger over Nikita’s cheek, feeling the soft skin under your fingers.
“I know your not a fan of Nikita as a name, so I thought we could call him Niki for short.” You could feel Max’s eyes trying to meet yours, but you were too busy looking at your son.
“I’m okay with Niki, but I’ll never hear the end of it from Helmut about him being named after Niki Lauda.” You looked up after hearing Max’s words.
You couldn’t help but laugh. Max, always thinking of others.
“After 12 hours of labor, Helmut doesn’t really get much of a say.” Max said nothing to that, just kissed the side of your head before pulling the chair closer to you. Max had laid Nikita in his bassinet after a while letting you get some more sleep. The nurse would come back in a couple of hours to help you breastfeed Nikita for the first time. Max looked in awe of you again, either watching you breastfeeding your child or Nikita eating straight from you. Another first for the both of you to share.
It was in the late hours of the morning that Sophie showed up with Nico holding her hand before Nico got the chance to meet his little brother for the first time.
“Come,” Max said holding your hand as you both walked to the master bedroom. “We should let the birthday boy sleep. It’s going to be a long day.”
“Do you have plans that I don’t know about?” You asked, admiring Max as he got ready for bed removing his stale plane clothes. He was all broad shoulders, and defined arms.
“Maybe.” He shrugged before pulling the bedsheets back.
“Who’d you invited?” You asked as you pushed the thick comforter towards the bottom of the bed.
“The usual people.” That just meant the grid (past and current), Martin, Max’s grandmother, Sophie, Victoria, Tom, and their kids.
“Don’t tell me you ordered a cake.” He said nothing back. You lightly shook your head, oh Max.
You remember him telling you the story of Nico’s first birthday. Max had to blow out Nico’s candle, Luka had thrown a tantrum from not taking a nap earlier in the day. Victoria had apologized profusely afterwords. You always wondered if Max had any photos of that day.
“We’ll blow out the candles for him, and I’m sure Nico will help.” Max said as you both climbed under the sheets.
He had you pulled you up against his chest with his hand resting of your hip. Your fingers were playing with his wedding band. You would have to get up soon to celebrate your son’s first birthday with the family, and somehow you didn’t feel even a little bit tired.
“Sleep mijn leeuwin,” Max muttered into your neck. You could hear that he was falling asleep just from his voice. You pulled the sheets up over your shoulders, and closed your eyes.
It was going to be a long day with people filling up the house, you would need all of the sleep that you could get. Your second oldest was turning 1 and you didn’t want to miss a second of the day.
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3/4 of fanfic done, and 7 days left to wait! so here, in the middle of art block have this
I need to take seriously Marie's design... but I just like drawing her like a silly goofy goober.
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Hi! I was wondering if you can do a platonic Aizawa Shouta + daughter!reader headcanons? Like can it just be like fluffy family stuff and being basically a daughter figure to all his colleagues m? (Also can reader be in class 1-a and can reader have a shadow quirk?)
Of course of course! I hope you enjoy<3
• I'm not gonna lie bro picked you up off the streets like a stray cat and got too emotionally attached to you to not adopt you.
• This man takes making time for you VERY seriously. Homie is always trying for family dinners every night. Which sometimes includes Present Mic and Shinsou (you don't really know how he started getting included in these but you and him have become like siblings so it doesn't bother you)
• You want to go into the hero course at U.A.? Have fun at the entrance exam cause that man isn't helping you get in on recommendations. You gotta do that shit on your own ⁉️
• You don't want to be a hero? Great! He's sending you to the best highschool he can for whatever you want to do in the future.
• He absolutely teaches you how to use and control your quirk as soon as you get it.
• Say you do get into U.A. and end up in his class. You're already besties with all your teachers as you grew up around them when Aizawa couldn't get anyone to watch you and would have to bring you to U.A. with him.
• Midnight is practically your mother
• When the rest of your class finds out you're his daughter they're shocked. Cause the two of you are polar opposites.
• Even though your quirk is so dark you have such a bright and bubbly personality they have a hard time figuring out how the fuck your related to Aizawa.
• The rest of your class sees how you interact with your teachers and they're just like "how tf is this fair?"
• Your dad doesn't even try and hide the favoritism, you always yell at him for it tho
Mb for disappearing chat character.AI has had a grip on me 😔⁉️
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Dandelions | Headcannons
azriel x green witch | these headcannons focus on Az and you starting a family, introducing the children.
a/n: This has been sitting in my drafts for months so I decided to finally just post them. I have so many ideas for this series since I love it sm but writing them out has been a struggle. Maybe, I can write some of these out just as I did with the first set of HCs.
warnings: mentions of pregnancy/child birth, fluff, dad Az
After the little incident with the aphrodisiac that awakened certain desires in both you and Azriel, you realize you both are ready for the next step...finally starting your family.
As much as Azriel wants a family with you, he is worried about you due to his Illyrian blood and does not want what happened to Feyre to happen to you.
But worry not because that's where your witch abilities come through! There is no witch lore in acotar so I'm just going with my own lore, please bear with me lol.
"How do you think my mother had Thea?"-Luckily for you, your mother has had experience with having a winged baby.
It's a little ritual that gets Az a bit too hot and bothered. Needless to say, after it's done, the two of you have lots of fun trying to have a baby.
You don't notice your pregnant at first.
There's lots of signs such as plants following you everywhere you go, your cat being more affectionate, your spider making elaborate webs everywhere.
You don't notice because you're used to the attention from nature and think nothing of it. What you do notice, however, is how clingy Azriel's shadows become.
Those inky tendrils love you and there's always a couple around you but you start to notice more and more. They help you and keep you safe. If you're going to trip, they stop it. If you need to reach for a cup on a high shelf, they grab it for you. They even force you to walk down the stairs instead of run like you usually do.
Around this time, Azriel starts to feel sick so you attribute the shadow attention to that. Maybe, they just want you close to their master?
Azriel thinks he has food poisoning since he wakes up nauseas and has felt overall, tired and drained. The inner circle has noticed him become more clingy and emotional but no one dares to tell him anything. Meanwhile, you don't question it because you love clingy and emotional Az.
It's one morning during training that Azriel can't hold it in and throws up. He then explains to Cas that he doesn't know what's happening and is starting to get worried.
"Mother's tits!" Cas figures it out immediately. "You're pregnant."
"I'm pregnant?" Cas grins and gives Azriel a big bear hug. "We're pregnant!"
"Who's pregnant?" You call out, looking at Nesta curiously. She shakes her head at you and then you look at Az.
The shadows that hovered by your side parted from you briefly, revealing what they had been protecting for the last couple of weeks. "You're pregnant." Azriel breathes, eyes focusing on your stomach.
Those shadows that have been by your side flutter toward him and that's when they let Azriel hear it--a second heartbeat. When the shadows carry the subtle change of your scent to him next, he faints.
Protective Az comes at you full force after your pregnancy is confirmed. He hovers over you a lot and when you need to go the forests to pick pick out some herbs and ingredients for your potions, he doesn't let you lift a finger.
It often leads to you sitting on the soft grass while he collects what you need with a frown, your own fingers itching to do it yourself. The frown doesn't last long as the sight of Azriel on his knees picking herbs makes the love in your chest swell and he always picks the prettiest flower to place in your hair.
Though he's happy, he can't help but be anxious over whether the ritual worked or not, despite your sister's (Thea, the seer) reassurance.
It's not until you have a check up with Madja that he allows all anxieties subside as she not only confirms that your baby is healthy and has wings but that your womb has accommodated for them.
There's nothing but excitement now and Azriel eases up a bit on his hovering, letting you pick your own herbs and travel among Prythian's forest. Never alone though.
Your relationship with your family has always been a little rocky. You loved your mother and sisters but did not see eye to eye with them on many things...and your dad...well, your dad was hexed into a lizard. But the news of your pregnancy brings you closer to your mother and sisters.
Though your mother gave her approval of Azriel, she is not fully trusting of him, as if she's waiting for him to fuck up and give you a big "I told you so." He's always respectful toward her, even when she keeps nagging at him for a lock of his hair (that you keep reprimanding her for.)
Ever since learning you were carrying his babe, Azriel likes to rest his head on your shoulder or chest while one rests on your stomach. So imagine his delight when you start showing and when he first feels the baby kick, he'd be so happy, it'd bring him to tears because his dream of starting a family with the one he loves is finally coming true. (Like with any acotar male, I also think the sight of your bump would make him feral.)
The inner circle is also so happy for you both. Though your sister told you, you were having a girl, Cassian insists on calling your baby "Azriel Jr" and after she's born, you joke that he manifested it as she takes after Azriel a lot.
Now, here are some HC's of their children <3
Melaina
Melaina's name was inspired by the goddess Melinoe.
Mel inherited her father's shadows. Some of the shadows that had clung to you all throughout your pregnancy remained by her side, multiplying every year. You suspect it has to do with the ritual you performed to ensure a safe birth.
At first, Azriel still had control over them and would use them to keep your daughter safe but given that you and Azriel are really protective over her, the greatest danger Mel ever faced was tripping over one of your rugs.
Az calls Mel "my shadow" since the moment she knew how to crawl, she loved trailing after him like his shadows do.
Once she's older, she gains control over her shadows and since she can sense things that others can't through them, it's no surprise to you that she later becomes a death witch.
Mel's hobbies include reading about poisons, walking her pet scorpion throughout Velaris and crafting dolls from recycled material. She enjoys using her shadows to bring her dolls to "life" and torment her cousins, especially Cassian's twins. When she was young, she'd beg Azriel to play dolls with her.
Mel can be a little menace but despite this, you and Azriel are so endeared by her that she can do no wrong g (though, you both do have your boundaries and when it comes to punishments, it is surprisingly you that has to carry them out)
It's no secret that Azriel isn't fond over his Illyrian heritage but Mel is interested. She asks to train in Windhaven like he had done but it's an immediate no from the both of you. The three of you come to a compromise and allow her to join the little army of Illyrian warriors (that consists of Nyx and Cas's twins.)
When Mel starts school, Azriel goes through it, not wanting to accept that his little girl is growing up. You can read more about it here.
Mel loves going to school but she does run into some trouble with some kids who want to tease her because she’s different (with her shadows, wings and witchy heritage) The mean kids at school realize that they can't go after Nyx or Cas's twins bc they'd lose any fight and seeing as Mel is small and a girl, they underestimate her.
Instead of letting her cousins take care of her troubles with the mean kids at school like they’d be happy to, she does it herself and ends up in the principal’s office often for threatening to hex her classmates.
It’s not until she becomes older and learns some spells/tricks that she actually places hexes on them. No one picks on her bc they learned their lesson but if she saw anyone getting bullied, she’d stand up for them.
When Mel begs Azriel to allow her to become a spy for the Night Court, he denies her, not wanting her to live the same life he does. But on one mission, she follows him and he reluctantly acknowledges her powers and abilities. He also realizes that as much as he can push her away or deny her, she'd find a way to become a spy anyway.
Mel admires her father so much, she wants to be like him.
She meets Eris's son through her job as a spymaster of the Night Court, which causes a bit of chaos amongst the two courts, even more when she starts to fall for him. If you ask her, she'll deny, deny, deny...
Alora
When Azriel's shadows begins to get clingy again (I feel like the mating bond would overwhelm with the urge to protect you and be by your side, therefore his shadows would follow suit), you start to suspect you're pregnant.
As your further along in your pregnancy, you begin to experience some things similar to Mel. With Mel, you were able to understand Az's shadows since that was her power. But with this baby, the further along you get, the more romantic you become.
Your dreams consist of going on multiple dates with Azriel and bringing others together. You often wake up really emotional, crying as to why Azriel hasn't taken you out on a date.
Azriel is a fast learner and increases his romance with you, which sends you over the moon.
Since this baby gave you lots and lots of dreams, you and Azriel decide to name her Alora. Lor for short.
She comes a bit earlier than expected and though it nearly gave Azriel a heart attack, you both like to joke that she was simply too excited to see the world.
Lor does not have wings and takes more after you but has Azriel's hazel eyes. She's so curious about the world.
If we're talking about vibes. Mel gives off Wednesday Addams meets Louise Belcher vibes and Lor gives off Enid Sinclair meets Tina Belcher vibes.
Her hobbies include writing romance novels or in her journal, gazing at the stars with her pet bunny, and giving free tarot readings under the school bleachers.
Lor is very sweet and an empath, always making sure everyone is happy. It's why one year, she insisted you helped her buy Azriel's and Mel's shadows beds so they have a place to sleep in. Once she's of age, she becomes a love witch.
She also might've set your father, who had been hexed into a lizard, free one day...
She can be naive at times, choosing to see the good in everyone.
Mel takes advantage of this and likes to mess with her but the moment someone messes with her little sister, it's over for them. (Since Lor is a love witch, I can see her trying to bring two fae together and it backfires and Mel has to save the day.)
Since Mel and Lor aren't too far apart in age, they were sure a handful growing up. Azriel learned a new type of stress with them. Lots of "Can you tell Mel's shadows to stop breathing in my direction?" "Hey, that's, my shirt! And you turned it pink!" "What did I say about leaving your toads all over the floor??" "May your next crush be as slimy and gross as slugs!"
Lor is the first to catch on to Mel's crush on Eris's son and of course, she wants to meddle. It only stirs up more drama though.
While Mel got sent to the principal's office for hexing her classmates, Lor would get sent there from trying to meddle into her favorite teacher's love life.
As she gets older, she's not really interested in training like Mel was. Yet, Az insists she joins to at least learn self defense. She puts this off as much as she can until, one day, Az drags her to the HOW so she can learn from the Valkyries.
It's there where a pretty Valkyrie catches her eyes and suddenly, Lor is at every training session.
(You can read a bit more about Lor through this one-shot here.)
Dimitri
Not liking even numbers, you ask Azriel for another baby and who is he to deny you?
Other than Azriel's shadows being clingy and overprotective much like their master, the pregnancy is smooth sailing. Nothing seems out of place, neither you or Azriel experience morning sickness.
Since you seem so connected to nature, you suspect this baby will follow into your footsteps. The two of you decide to keep the gender a surprise until birth.
Lor was ecstatic when she found out she was going to have a new sibling and though Mel denied it, she was too. They both hoped for another sister, having had enough of boys with their reckless cousins.
Azriel is also convinced it's a girl, even though his shadows snicker at the thought. But when Madja places a baby boy in his arms, Azriel is shocked to the core.
He's such a girl dad that he doesn't know what to do at first, feeling overwhelmed and underprepared (even though he's such a good dad.)
It's after this birth that your mother finally gives her full trust to Azriel. It's like she senses his slight unease and in a vulnerable moment while Azriel stares at his son, she gives him a pat on the back and praises him for being a good father and mate.
Azriel blinks, thinking he's dreaming. He'd never say it out loud but those words from your mother meant the world to him.
So welcome Dimitri, the "earth lover."
He does have wings and takes more after Azriel in physical appearance but in terms of personality, he takes after you.
He's a heartthrob bc c'mon, he's Azriel's son.
His hobbies include volunteering in the Spring court to help restore parts of the forests (I imagine that must take years to recover from), hiding away from the girls who madly crush at him at school, and training with his father.
While his older sisters would be sent to the principal's office often due to stirring up trouble, he'd be sent to receive awards and for being a good samaritan.
Because he loves nature, he has many pets throughout his youth, his first being two sugar gliders, followed by a toad. I feel like your house is a zoo at times.
Growing up, he liked messing with his sisters and hiding bugs in their backpacks or room. It was hard to mess with Mel due to her shadows but he's smart and quickly learned a way around it.
His little pranks bring Mel and Lor together. They once placed a hex on him, turning his hair pink, after hearing him be a bit cocky of all the girls crushing on him at school. But it backfired because it only made him more "dreamy" to them.
Though he's the youngest, he's very protective of his older sisters. They have a strict policy that they can mess with one another but def have the "the only one who can torture my sibling is me" mindset.
With these three, your house is never quiet and if it is, it is not a good sign. Hexes, spells, insects, galore! It certainly doesn't help when your mother visits, teaching them new curses and rituals.
Though sometimes they make you want to pull your hair out and Azriel's hair turn gray with their shenanigans, you two adore them and wouldn't trade your family for anything else in the world.
Bonus: I was watching Bob's Burgers & Linda gave me such Green Witch reader vibes so here's a link to some HCs based off the show lol.
a/n: hope you enjoyed these! I am not done with writing about Az x Green witch so some of these may turn into fics. I actually got the idea of writing about a love witch when I thought of Lor and that's how the Cas AU came to be.
(I'm already toying with the idea of Lor setting your lizard of a father loose and causing a bit of mayhem.)
series tag list:@fxckmiup, @aria-chikage
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recently rewatched coraline so.....
+ ramblings and original screencaps under the cut
in the au, the ancients + custard iii travel to the blueberry yogurt academy to retrieve some info abt the beasts. until custard gets bored and finds a weird little door just like coraline did.
the dad and mom are white lily and pure vanilla, with their beast counterparts being their other versions. but of course disguised as the ancient heroes
mrs spink and mrs forcible are hollyberry and golden cheese, mr. bobinsky is dark cacao and wybie is wizard
shadow milk, who in this au is the other mother, created the other world and replicas of both the ancients and the beasts, except all with button eyes. he also spies on custard not with a rag doll, but with a marionette
when the world starts to crumble apart, the other ancients start to look more like the beasts, even their soul jams turn around
oh and the cat is constable whiskers and it speaks with almonds voice lmfao
original screencaps + inspos:
#crk#crk au#cookie run kingdom#cookie run#pure vanilla cookie#crk fanart#shadow milk cookie#cr kingdom#phantoms art#shadow milk crk#pure vanilla crk#crk coraline au#custard cookie iii
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Y/n: *sneezes*
Ghost: yer sick?
Gaz: ..Price!! She’s sick!
Price: *Dad mode activated*
Y/n: what no no it’s my allergies!
Price running over with a medical kit:
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Price: what made you join the army?
Y/n: Money
Price: No..like nothing about family or something?
Y/n: Did I stutter?
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Y/n sleeping peacefully:
Ghost: Look at her such a demon.
Soap: that isn’t how you flirt..
Ghost: the fuck is flirting?
Soap:
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Y/n: I honestly feel like I’m ghost favorite.
Soap: Keep dreaming..
Price sipping some tea ghost made for him:
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Laswell: Y/n, you do understand that if you leave Task Force 141.. you will be hunted down by them.
Y/n: oh I know, that’s the fun part! Soap did this last week now it’s my turn.
Soap sitting in the corner traumatized from the group:
Laswell: Jesus fuck..
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Price: Why the fuck is there a cat here!
Y/n: it’s mr.boo! Leave him alone plus it’s Ghost cat.
Price: Ghost doesn’t have a ca—
Ghost: Mr.Boo come here boy.
Price:
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Soap: Beautiful sunset..
Ghost: You.. just ended twelve lives.. and you’re out here caring about the sunset..
Soap: about to make it thirteen.
Ghost: ..What?
Soap: it’s a joke! Don’t hurt me please.
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Gaz: Why are you so mad about people calling it soccer?
Price: god damn it! If anyone asks me one time I will end them!
Y/n: why does it an inconvenience to you sir that they proceed to call it le soccer.
Price: That��s it!
Ghost: …this is why.. I don’t work with people..
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Gaz: would you rather save a dog or Gho—
Y/n: dog.
Gaz: Damn no hesitation..
Ghost sitting next to Gaz:
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Soap: Y/n how come you never say your last name or use it?
Y/n: because it’s too long.
Soap: What is it?
Y/n: Mind your fucking business.
Soap: good joke but what is it?
Y/n: That’s it.
Soap:
Ghost holding in a smile knowing damn well her last name is his:
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Laswell: Y/n do you understand what you need to do?
Y/n: Yes, kill them and walk out with their lollipops
Laswell: The hell no! They’re kids y/n.
Y/n: Well that didn’t stop you years ago.
Laswell:
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Price: Alright we will be ready in ten. Wear your costume.
Later
Soap and Gaz dress up as Ghost:
Ghost: …Okay I under your two costumes but what fuck are you y/n.
Y/n: ..I’m uh..your shadow?
Ghost: with a Bow tie and mouse ears?
Y/n: ..yes…
Ghost: you didn’t understand Price did you?
Y/n softly: yes..
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Y/n: *throwing out the remaining tea in the sink*
Ghost: *Soft Gasp*
Price: You okay?
Ghost: ..Just felt some tea being wasted..
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#cod mwii#cod mw22#cod fandom#cod x reader#john soap mactavish#kate laswell#simon ghost riley x you#simon ghost riley x reader#simon ghost riley#kyle gaz garrick#john price
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could you write something about a vampire intentionally scaring a human? any reason works! your vampires are so fun to read 🥰
"I know you've been trying to scare me!"
"Oh?"
"It's n-not working!"
"Oh?" The vampire's eyes, in the dark and the moonlight, had the bone white gleam of a cat's. "Your heart is racing."
The protagonist swallowed. They jutted up their chin, no matter how foolish it was to further bare their throat to a vampire, even when that vampire was their older brother. "You're not going to hurt me. You'd never hurt me!"
The vampire's fangs slid out. "You really think so?"
He hopped down, off the windowsill and through the open window into the bedroom. It reminded them of all the times, growing up, that their brother had snuck back into the house through their bedroom window.
This somehow didn't feel quite the same as that, nor did the protagonist feel as unshakably safe as they had expected.
They'd always felt safe around Nick before, but it was like their brother's face had completely changed from what they recognised. His eyes burned with a cold and inhuman thirst, features too sharp and too weirdly lovely.
The protagonist took a step back, bumping into the edge of the bed behind them. "You're trying to drive me off to protect me! To get me to keep my distance."
"Am I?" The vampire straightened. He seemed to loom, despite casting no shadow, no reflection in the bedroom mirror.
The protagonist edged around the bed, keeping their attention locked on the vampire. "Uhuh."
"And yet you haven't run."
"You're my brother."
"You're an idiot."
"Runs in the family."
"Mm. How...delicious."
The protagonist's breath hitched. "Mum and dad will be furious if you hurt me."
"Mum and dad are just thrilled to have me back, have me home. Don't you know that I'm a miracle?"
The protagonist scrambled back, nearly tripping up over their gym bag on the floor.
The vampire didn't laugh, as the protagonist had half expected him to.
It was true that their parents had been - well. They definitely didn't want to hear all the reasons why it was impossible for Nick to be totally okay. All the reasons he wasn't quite like the Nick they knew. That was just going away to uni, right? Growing up! Nick was fine and all of the family's prayers had been answered.
Their older brother had always been the perfect one, so what did it matter now if he looked a little too perfect? If he moved with a little too much grace and speed?
"Don't you know," the vampire continued, "that they won't do a thing to protect you from me? They don't want me to kill you, of course not...but if there's a blood source in the family....I mean, that's convenient, right? No need to create gossip. I have to eat."
"So you are trying to scare me into leaving!"
"I'm telling you the truth about your intended purpose in this family."
"You won't hurt me, though."
"So you keep saying." The vampire prowled closer. "You must have really loved me when I was still alive."
The protagonist clenched their jaw, glaring, because it was better than flinching. "You're being stupid. Stop it."
"You're being stupid, stop it," the vampire mimicked. It always used to piss them off when their brother mocked them like that - but the voice was too accurate, too good a copy now. He didn't do that thing of making it unrealistically high pitched. His voice was too smooth. Too Not-Nick's.
Screw it.
The protagonist whirled for the bedroom door.
They'd barely turned before the vampire was there, blocking the way, leaning against the threshold. Casual.
The protagonist's heart lurched.
"Scared yet?" the vampire asked.
"No," the protagonist lied.
"Mm." The vampire was in front of them in the next blink, tilting the protagonist's head back to their expose their throat.
"W-wait!"
"Yes?"
"I'm scared." Their voice was small, pathetically so. The same voice as when they'd woken their brother up down the hall because there was a storm, or got a bad grade on a test and didn't want to bring it home to their parents and their brother found them crying. Nick had always covered for them. Always done their best to make the scary stuff go away.
It wasn't right.
"Yes," the vampire said, softly. His other hand rose, cupping the protagonist's face, giving an almost reassuring squeeze. His smile, sharp-toothed as it was, was not remotely reassuring. "I know."
Then, before the protagonist could say anything else, they bit.
The protagonist ran that night.
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