#she just changed the plan without notifying him at all

[seven-oomen]

Listen I get that you have BPD. I get that you have a mental illness. But that doesn't excuse rude or shitty behavior.

I kinda get why people are fed up with you.

[pigeonpeach]

Too little too late <3

Summary: Diluc vs Jean x fem reader!

Did he really except you to wait? You had spent your life with the knowledge you would marry Dluc Ragvindr when you were of age. You grew alongside him and grew to like him. You two were close and you didn’t mind the arrangement and neither did he. But on his 18th birthday much happened to destroy those plans. His father died, he left the knights, he ran away with no explanation or even a note left for you his now worried fiancée. No answer when he’d come back or if he wouldn’t. To say you were stressed was a understatement.

That’s the thing about relationships, you’re not supposed to ditch your partner because you’re overwhelmed. You take a breather and talk to them about it. You had told him he could always talk to you about anything no matter what. And you advocated for him to do so, but he didn’t. He didn’t send you a letter in those 4 years he was gone. But who did was Jean Gunnhildr. Your parents rescinded the arrangement, they worried Diluc was too unstable to be wed currently. All without notifying him as they had no way to do so. Who was there to comfort you? Not Diluc but Jean. Jean who was already dealing with the fallout and such herself. Jean let you vent and cry in her lap as she visited you regularly. You two had always been close friends. You even joked you wished you could marry her instead. As a year passed with no word from Diluc you gave up your dream or expectation of his return. It was heartbreaking but necessary, you took the promise ring and gave it to Adelinde as you wished to focus on yourself rather than burden the worries of a man who wouldn’t even let you know if he was okay or not. Maybe it was wrong to hate him but the man left you high and dry with no explanation or anything to go off of! You had no choice but to assume you just weren’t important enough for him to even consider he was leaving you behind. Your heart was in pieces and you had to fix it yourself.

Come 4 years and Diluc returned to Mondstadt no longer recognizable as the man he used to be. A stoic and emotionless expression with eyes that made him seem bored more often than not. He didn’t blame you for not waiting for him. But he did notice how Jean seemed to accompany you alot now. Far more than ever. Even as she got busier would you accompany her to go out in town, your arm wrapped around hers. Maybe its wrong for him to be jealous but… he can’t help it. There’s even talks that you might end up her wife instead. Your parents don’t seem against that idea either. To them Diluc is a good businessman but Jean is slated to be the next in charge, which is a big upgrade. She’s proven to be devoted and steady even in the face of change and battle. Perhaps they consider him a coward, that is definitely cruel but they also saw how you desperately tried to reach out to him to no avail.

As for Jean however she’s always loved you. She always envied Diluc for the fact he’d get you someday. She grew up gritting her teeth in a smile each time she heard him mention your future wedding with him. She bared it for you, to stay close to you and stay your friend. When he left she swooped in to console you. She didn’t expect to earn your heart but she wasn’t complaining. She also worried about diluc even though he was her competition all these years. She couldn’t help but be upset at how he left you though. Sure the first months were understandable but he should’ve tried to at least clarify he was okay or something at some point. She can’t help but pull her darling closer when he tries to talk. She’s finally proven herself as a option to them and she isn’t going to back down now.

Its quite a predicament to be in.

[phr3ia]

Before It Ends (Jiyan x Fem!Reader) [Chapter 3 - Persimmon Tree]

[Morning...]

"I see you're quite comfortable in my bed." Jiyan teasingly whispered in your ear, gently nudging you awake.

*Snores loudly...*

"Always the heavy sleeper." he sighed, shaking his head in defeat. He playfully poked your cheeks a few times, but even that wasn't enough to rouse you from your slumber. "Oy! Wake up! It's already morning!" Jiyan exclaimed, kicking the bed so hard that it shook the entire frame, jolting you out of sleep. "Huh? W-What?" you slowly propped yourself into a seated position. Your eyes were still half-open as you stared at him. "Are you still planning to go to work or not?" He asked, crossing his arms and raising an eyebrow at you.

You glanced at the time on your Pangu terminal on the bedside table and immediately started to panic. "SHIT!!!" you hissed, hopping off from his bed as if you had been electrocuted. "I'm late!" you exclaimed, hastily grabbing your things from the table and slipping on your boots without even changing your clothes. You wwere in such a rush that you kept running back and forth inside Jiyan's quarter.

"Here, wear this." he said, tossing a pair of shorts to you. Jiyan knew they were a bit big for your frame, but he wanted you had to wear something for the bottom.

You're a doctor, and Jiyan is aware that you're accustomed to seeing exposed bodies all the time, but he doesn't appreciate it when you apply the same standards to yourself. You often forget that people outside of your work environment may have different perspectives.

Jiyan couldn't shake off the thoughts from last night, remembering how bold you had been. This only made him facepalm in utter hopelessness.

"Jiyan! Thank you! I'll see you around!" you said as you headed for the door. "I'll have some of the Rangers escort you back to the Capital." The General offered, feeling concerned for your safety. He just received a report this morning that some exiles are roaming around Central Plains And he doesn't want to jeopardize your safety. "No need! I can take care of myself," you grinned, winking at him. His chuckle indicated his awareness of your capability to defend yourself. This reminded him of the time when both of you were still trainees, you were always displaying viciousness during practical exams and showing no fear in taking down Tacet Discords.

But this didn't stop the General from insisting on having someone escort you back. "Liste-"

"Bye, General!" you hurriedly interrupted, rushing outside to take one of the horses from the stable before dashing away. Jiyan shook his head and sighed. Nevertheless, he decided to give you a call every ten minutes to ensure you were fine.

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[Jinzhou]

"Xin Ye! I'm sorry I'm late," you apologized to your most trusted staff as soon as you arrived at the emergency room. "Where have you been?" she asked, scrutinizing you from head to foot. "Oh, I see," she raised an eyebrow at you with a smirk. Xin Ye immediately deduced that you had spent the night at the General's quarters. "Oy, it's not what you think." you said, rolling your eyes at her. "Hmmm. Really? Then why are you wearing the General's clothes?" she asked, grinning at you. Ignoring her question, you proceeded to take a seat in a chair. "So, have you two... um, done it yet?" Xin Ye leaned in close to your face, eagerly awaiting an answer. "Urgh. Stop asking me those weird questions. Jiyan and I are just friends. Nothing more, nothing less." you said, pushing her face away from yours.

"By the way, why didn't you even bother sending me a message last night? I was so worried about you, and no one from the hospital knew where you went, except for that one staff who saw you rushing off with a horse." Xin Ye sat on the couch, pouting. "I'm sorry. I thought something bad had happened to the General, so I rushed to the Rearguard's base without having the time to notify anyone." you always appreciated how she worries about you.

"Geez. You two should get married already. Both of you may not admit it, but the eyes can't lie, you know." Xin Ye remarked.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I sighed, grabbing the documents in front of me to begin checking the status of my patients. "Anyway, we need to head to the Central Plains later to provide the villagers with their free monthly check-up. I'll be back in 30 minutes. Just allow me some time to prepare our materials." she said before heading back to your office. she said before heading back to your office.

You already anticipated that it was going to be a long day ahead.

"Thank you, Doctor! We always appreciate your kindness," said the old woman, who suddenly gave you a hug. It was your advocacy to provide them with free access to medical services such as antenatal care, assisted deliveries, caesarean sections, health services for children below a defined age (often 5 years), and health services for elderly people above a certain age (often 65 years). You chose these services to protect population groups deemed to be especially vulnerable, particularly low-income groups. You hugged her back and replied, "As long as I have the energy to do it, I'll keep coming back to ensure everyone's well-being." You spent the entire day making sure that everyone who needed your services was well taken care of. You even managed assisting a woman in delivering her baby.

As the sun was about to set, you decided to visit a nearby hill where you and Jiyan used to unwind when both of you were still Rangers in training. You couldn't help but take a deep breath the moment you saw the mesmerizing horizon in front of you. Seeing the beautiful scenery lifted the heavy weight from your shoulders.

"Haaaaaa!" you sighed in relief, extending your arms in the air as you took a seat under the persimmon tree while savoring the symphony of birdsong emanating from above. Exhausted, you drifted off to sleep without realizing it, your body gently resting against the trunk of the tree as the gentle breeze embraced you in its comfort.

The General went to Jinzhou after quelling the rampaging TDs around Wuming Bay. He planned to give you a surprise visit as he headed to the hospital, assuming that you were there, but to his dismay the medics informed him that you were out on a mission.

Upon finding out that you were in the Central Plains, he promptly headed there with a basket full of fruits and snacks which he personally purchased from Panhua's Restaurant. Jiyan knew that once you started working, you never took breaks. While he commends you for being a great doctor, he feels annoyed by your attitude of always neglecting yourself in the process of helping others.

Upon his arrival at the village, the people welcomed him with joyous smiles and warm hospitality. "Is Doctor Y/N here?" he asked one of the elderly individuals standing in front of him. "Oh, Doctor Y/N? She's up the hill." The old man pointed behind the General. "As I thought," Jiyan mumbled with a smile. "Thank you." he expressed his gratitude to the old man. But before he could even turn around, an elderly woman spoke up, "When are you planning to have kids? Both you and Doctor Y/N are such a lovely couple."

"I-...Doctor Y/N and I are just friends.." he stuttered, baffled by the statement. Jiyan's face burned with embarrassment as the whispers of the villagers invaded his ears. It didn't take long for the General to realize that the villagers knows a lot about you and him- as they had always seen both of you together during your training days. Jiyan mumbled an apology as he briskly walked away, feeling embarrassed by the sudden attention. He could feel the heat in his face spike at the suggestion.

Reaching the hill, he saw you, who was peacefully sleeping under a persimmon tree. He couldn't help but smile at the sight. Jiyan aimed to be cautious not to wake you up, softly placing the basket on the ground before sitting down next to you.

For a brief moment, he closed his eyes, allowing himself to reflect. "I don't know what to feel, Y/N..." he whispered under his breath. He knew that he wanted to protect you and care for you the same way you did for others. "But I won't force anything, as long as you're happy, I am too."

"Jiyan?" you softly whispered as you opened your eyes, grabbing the General's attention. "Y/N! You're awake!" he exclaimed, sounding surprised.

"Hi, what are you doing here?" you asked, rubbing your eyes in confusion. Jiyan's presence was the last thing you expected. "I came to surprise you." he replied. "I also came to return the favor as you've been doing this for me for years now."

The corner of your lips curled into a smile as you listened to Jiyan. "Awww, thank you, General." You gave him a tight hug, having your head rest on his chest. Jiyan let out a soft chuckle as he patted your head.

"I brought food for you." he said as he pointed to the basket. You retrieved it and glanced at its contents, your eyes widening. "You didn't have to do this."

"Why not? I just wanted to treat you." he said, shrugging his shoulders. Jiyan's kind gesture melted your heart as it's rare for him to show you such affection. "Would you like to eat something?" he offered. You nodded "So, how was your day?" Jiyan inquired as he grabbed a banana from the basket to offer it to you. "It was tiring, but fulfilling." you smiled to yourself, taking a bite from the fruit.

"But I couldn't be happier to help these folks." Jiyan had always admired your unwavering dedication. He took a bite of his apple, a silent testament as he listened. There was an unspoken connection between the two of you that left plenty unsaid, yet it was more than enough.

"It's a shame that I couldn't appreciate your hard work more often." Jiyan said after swallowing his bite. "I'll try my best to do that in the future." The General's expression seemed solemn, as if he had a weight pressing against his chest. "General, are you worried about anything?" You asked, staring at him with a furrowed brow.

"There's this one exile that has been causing trouble in Desorock Highland, and I can't shake off the feeling that something big is brewing." Jiyan murmured, seeming uneasy. "I can't let some scum endanger your life while you're on missions outside the Capital, do you understand?" He emphasized his last words as he gazed deeply into your eyes.

"Don't worry, General. I'll be fine, and I have faith in your Rangers." you consoled him, patting his shoulder. "And if anything does happen, I'll just call for you, so you can come and save me." you teased, playfully nudging his side.

The connection between you two was like a delicate dance, where one leads, the other follows, and both are in control. The warmth, comfort, and loyalty Jiyan displayed made it hard for anyone to deny. He had always been your shield, your best friend, and now, he could be something more if only both of you allowed yourself to accept it.

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End of Chapter 3 🥀...

[pocketramblr]

An AU where Izuku made All Migh sign papers that turned out to be adoption papers, please. (All Might is adopted as a dad, obviously.)

1- Izuku clues in after the SF that his mom isn't exactly happy with UA and gets nervous about her freaking out and taking him out, especially if she hears that RG won't heal his bones anymore. So, he has a plan.

He gets his mom to sign several papers disguised as report cards, internship permission slips, and costume approvals. Then, he gets All Might to give him another autograph.

2- he's tricked them both into signing adoption forms designating them both his legal guardians. Then, if his mom tries to pull him, All Might can argue for him to stay and at least stall for some time, or help pick a different school to compromise, because Izuku's going to be a hero, dang it

3- then Izuku has to figure out how to notify UA of the adoption without, you know, tipping All Might off about the adoption. The Stain fight and subsequent hospitalization give him an idea. He goes to Aizawa after the break and asks about changing his records because (mutter mutter mutter) he needs to make sure Toshinori Yagi can see him in case of any hospitalization at UA and (mutter mutter mutter.) Aizawa looks at the documents and realizes what they are. He points out there are easier ways to give All Might legal permission to see him if injured. Izuku mutters some more, and he says he'll pass it on to RG and make sure all the changes are made. Then Izuku asks him to not tell All Might- after all, izuku doesn't want him to think Izuku's planning on getting hurt again or anything, just in case-

Aizawa realizes that this is being done in secret. All Might doesn't know he's legally adopted Izuku, somehow. And he decides it's both hilarious and not his business, because technically he doesn't have any proof of crime and this isn't an act of villainy he's required to investigate. Besides, kid deserves something after figuring out how quirk. And he'll learn something from the ruse however it goes. He changes the forms for Midoriya, listing All Might as a legal guardian with the school, and doesn't tell anyone. (Nedzu knows though, of course)

4- All Might isn't allowed to fight Izuku in the final exams because that's a rule at UA about family fights (Juzo can't fight Ectoplasm for the same reason.) He is unaware of this and isn't sure why Nedzu immediately says he can't (he was looking forward to it, for the same reason he likes dressing up as a villain during training and misses sparring with Nana). Aizawa is like "oh right, that rule" and keeps going without explaining. All Might really wants to ask what rule, but doesn't want to be looked at sideways for not reading the teaching handbook and already knowing.

5- It gets discovered after the mall trip when Tsukauchi tells Sansa to reach out to Izuku's guardians, and Sansa is like "hey isn't this that friend of yours" and Tsukauchi stares at the file because Toshi didn't tell him about the adoption! And that kinda hurts! But he figures it probably wasn't a big deal and just for emergencies like this, a contingency, and acts professional. When Toshi arrives and asks Tsukauchi why the police told him his son was attacked by a villain and if he made up a lie to have an excuse to reach him without breaking some privacy law, Tsukauchi stares. He says the name and relation was already on Izuku's file- if Toshinori didn't put it there, who did?

Izuku tries to make himself look very small and innocent.

+1- Toshinori is like "ok what happened" and Izuku, very nervously, comes clean about what he did and why- after Tsukauchi leaves for deniability. Toshinori is stunned because he never really expected this, to be tricked and come so close to having his boy as a son, but never know. It's hilarious, and it hurts, and he has no clue what he's supposed to do about it. Izuku apologizes repeatedly, and Toshinori cuts him off. He's not taking OfA back, he just needs to figure this out - and that means figuring things out with his mother and them deciding something together. Izuku really would rather not, but Toshinori shrugs and says this is what he wanted with them Co-parenting. Izuku is sheepish after that, and Toshinori softens a bit, admitting that he has very few regrets, and Izuku is none of them. He does, however, regret never telling his own teacher that he saw her as a mother. Then, before izuku can react, Toshinori sees Inko arriving, and leaves to go talk to her

[pleasantspark]

Since Hazbin sucks heres a series (currently hosted on A03) of mine I am working on.

These are planned anything beyond enter, spiral has not been done yet.

Season Two 7 Sins and A Conundrum Lucifer and the Seven Deadly Sins gather to talk about the upcoming changes that Michael had done.

You can think that you're in love when you're really just in Pain Agatha has been getting on Leviathan's nerves and he's finding it difficult to spend time with Mammon without Agatha getting suspicious.

Spotlight: Cipher Cipher goes into detail of his past to Fran after an incident that Fran has.

Iblis Lucifer is worried about Jezebel getting hurt from the outrage at the new deadline and new policy from Michael so Lucifer hires a bodyguard, this goes about as well as you think.

Cherry Blossoms It's Mothers Day, and Lucifer has been thinking about his mother. Meanwhile in Heaven God tries to cope with the loss of his wife, Clara.

Enter, Spiral It's been nearly 20 years since Spiral has left Hell, and she's back, to HAVE FUN!

Water is Thicker Than Blood Leek, the Water Nymph stirs up trouble at the Resort.

Driving Me Hazy Hecate shows up to the Resort interested in redemption.

Getting To Know You There has been tensions arising in the Resort with the arrivial of Iblis and Hecate, so Jezebel thinks of some ideas to try and get everyone to be friendly to one another.

Spotlight: Lucifer Lucifer has a bad nightmare that leads to Vivian trying to comfort him.

Here Comes A Thought Lucifer and Vivian goes to Asmodeus/Viv for couples counsling and advice on fixing the bedroom activites.

Greed and Envy Mammon and Leviathan spends some time together when Agatha isn't around.

Requiem of a Broken Envy Leviathan struggles with his wifes abuse and is having a hard time opening up to Mammon about it. Losing You Jezebel thinks about Tayliea and remembers all the good times they shared, which leads to a heart to heart between her and Iblis.

Time Lucifer fears that time with his family isn't all there and wishes he could spend more time.

A Bad Omen Omen comes back for Summer Break and decided to spend some time with his family in Hell, which leads to Lucifer finding out about Nyx being in Hell.

Father of The Year God finds out about Michael's plans to kill Sinners and this time wants to put an end to it.

Chained To The Rhythm Nyx is confronted by Lucifer about her faking her own death and she opens up to Lucifer about her abuse at the hands of Michael.

Welcome Back, Jesus! Jesus makes an appearance after years of being gone, this is met with confusion and mostly anger. Hecate is finally redeemed.

The Last of Us Michael finally arrives to Hell with his new team of bandits dedicated to killing the Sinners, and a surprise revelation he faces appears. [22:20] Season Three The Golden Child Lucifer reminds himself about how unfair his other siblings were treated in comparison.

You're Not Okay Lucius is concerned about Lawrence to the point of wanting to dig around his personal life. Which leads to a confrontation and becoming close.

Welcome to Heaven, Sinners! Lucifer notifies Jezebel that God extended a invite to him to go to Heaven but he said he wanted to give the invitation to his daughter instead, this causes Jezebel to take the Hotel to Heaven.

Clara God is reminded about his dead wife, and reflects.

Spotlight: Mammon Mammon invites Leviathan over for some Biscuits and Tea where Mammon talks about his past.

The Archangels Gabriel and the other Angels hold a meeting.

Holding Onto A Little Bit Of Redemption Vixxen asks himself if he's worthy of Redemption and upon talking to himself, Nyx gives him a heart to heart.

Micheal's Last Stand Michael wants to take Nyx back, but something is preventing him from doing so.

Flashing Lights Vixxen summons up the courage to take Nyx out on a date, and she accepts, they go to a club, meanwhile Lucifer and Vivian finds out something exciting.

You're (Still) Not Okay Lucius catches Lawrence relapsing and notices that his issue is as bad as he thinks. He tries to get him to change but realized it's not easy for an addict to quit cold turkey. It Would've Been Better If You Left Me Alone Leviathan is tired of Agatha and is ready to divorce her. But she's not ready to leave him.

Lizzie Lizzie pleads with her father to understand her for feeling this way towards a Sinner, Adam isn't pleased and tried to shut her down.

Only (Boy) In The World Leviathan finalizes the divorce from Agatha but he is having conflicting thoughts for Mammon which leads him to yearning for him. These feelings causes him to feel confused.

Confident Nyx reveals her eye to the crew, and they were shocked. She is told by Vixxen to stand up to Michael. And Nyx refuses.

I (Still) Love You Nyx laments about her failed relationship with her brother even though he hurt her, she wishes that she could at least have a close friendship but it ended up with him hurting him.

Mammon's Game Show! We are introduced to Mammon's Game Show, a place where he records a Game Show with his Adoptive Son who contends with other people.

Rock and Bop Two Brothers are interested in Redemption.

The Overlords Cipher has to go to a meeting with the Overlords and he brings Fran. This leads to a confrontation with his rival.

Bryce Hankhust's Visit Bryce Hankhust visits the Resort to see if the place is operating fine.

Redemption Rock and Bop finally get redeemed which causes Jezebel to revel in the success of her operation. Season Four The Triple T's Tex, Tilly and Tesco make an appearance at the Resort, Tesco is here to start drama with Cipher.

Madam Katie Madam Katie comes to visit Cipher about buisness.

Daddy Issues Mammon notices that Leviathan is sad, he pokes a bit and reveals that Leviathan has remembered about his Daddy Issues.

What's In A Name? Lawrence convinces Lucius that he is okay, but Lucius does not believe him and is willing to try and help him. Which Lawrence actively pushes away.

I Didn't Know I Love You So Much, But I Do… Mammon confesses to Leviathan and feels like a weight has been lifted, but Agatha won't stop at NOTHING to ensure he's not happy.

I'm Supposed To Be With You… An incident happened between Iblis and Jezebel and Jezebel wants to dismiss Iblis, but Iblis doesn't want to go.

You Are Special, To Me! Lucius has enough of Lawrence self destructive tendencies and is worried for him. He finally confronts him and Lawrence confesses a lot of issues he's faced and finally confesses to him.

Spotlight: Vixxen We get a glimpse on Vixxen's past.

I Love You Vixxen admits his feelings to Nyx and the two go out with one another.

Holding Out For You Lucius is determined to stay by Lawrence's side. Weither if he means it or not. The Tides Must Turn Leek decides to try Redemption, and the gang accepts him.

From S, With Love A bunch of mysterious letters are being found by Lucifer all around Heaven with threatening messages.

Welcome Back, Charles Morningstar! Charles returns to Hell to visit his family after being gone for nearly 3 Years.

Let Me Love You Lizzie manages to contact Cipher and the two talk.

A Piece of The Puzzle Cipher is slowly changing as a person and everyone noticies it.

Mama Young Lydia Young reflects on her time in Heaven where she is only because her Husband went to Hell.

Why Do You Hate Me? Gabriel wonders why their brother Michael refuses to listen to them. They find out why.

It's Okay To Cry Leo comforts a upset Azrael who wonders if his powers is a detriment but Leo tries to help him.

Are You Happy Now? Nyx is hitting a roadblock mentally, and wonders if Vixxen is truly happy with her or just putting up a front.

The Fall of Lucifer Lucifer tells the true story of why he Fell to Jezebel because he feels guilty for what he's done. Leek gets redeemed. Season Five Heart Attack Lucifer is being dragged to Heaven by God for a meeting between the two but, Lucifer doesn't want to come up there.

Omen Morningstar, Master of Purgatory Omen lies to Mandy about his past and refuses to go to Church with her, this fight leads to Mandy storming off and Omen tripping and ending up in Purgatory, where he's unable to Leave.

If You're Really Mine? Michael argues with Neo about his true feelings on Nyx and comes to a disturbing discovery: He truly feels something for her. But in order to fix that he decided to repent.

It's You! Despite Everything… You're still… You… Nyx has a mental breakdown from the stress about how Michael has treated her.

Treat You Better (Better Than He Can!) Nyx is told by Vixxen that she deserves better.

You're as Faithful As a Nun The Letters from this S. Is getting increasingly more and more concerning as time goes on, and Lucifer is worried about something out of his control.

Save Us From a Sin Jezebel calls for help from her Grandfather as she believes that her Resort is getting somewhere but she wants to see where it goes.

Hell Is Not Forever Galim finally decided to let bygones be bygones and go down to Hell to make up with Lucifer.

What Is Love? (Baby Don't Hurt Me, Don't Hurt Me) Omen is prepared to leave Purgatory with Dex.

You're Just As Beautiful As The Day I Met You Vivian wonders if she's beautiful in the eyes of Lucifer and Lucifer reassures her. Welcome Back, Omen! Omen arrives back to Mandy and confesses to her about his true origins. She's at first skeptical and angered that he kept it from her for so long. But accepts his apology and gives him her number and leaves. On it is a confession.

S Knows Best The Letters and notes from S. is getting worse as they are now planning a war and at first Lucifer isn't that worried that is before they realized that this S. bombed a nearby place near the castle. This led to Lucifer calling for the help of The Resort.

Mia The Thrall Jezebel warns everyone about the upcoming war, and Cipher offers a friend- a Thrall who can help them. A Thrall by the name of Mia. He warns them that Mia is weird and might say weird things.

Threatening Letters From Your Past God received the same letters from this S. person and decided to warn Galim and Leroy. This gets Michael interested as he believes the only one responsible might be Seraphiel and wants to expose him.

Truth Hurts Omen gets summons from Hell and tells Mandy he has to leave but promises to come back. He learns that their home is in Danger and they need his help to protect it.

Lilith's Feelings Lilith asks Azrael out, to which, Azrael agrees but feels nervous.

Retribution S plans to reveal himself on the day of the war, and Lucifer arranges a meeting with Heaven and The Sins. Everyone noticies that Satan is nowhere to be seen.

House of Satan Brief intermission from Satan as he is busy preparing for the war with a smirk on his face, feeling like he's done something amazing.

The Rise of Roo Satan enlists the help of Roo, meanwhile everyone prepares for the war the next day. One Shall Rise, And One SHALL FALL (Series Finale) Lucifer appears ready for the fight with Heaven and Hell by his side. But it's revealed who he's fighting with is actually Satan, Satan isn't too surprised that Lucifer decided to enlist the help of people he claimed to hate but doesn't care, everyone battles and a loss from a close friend ends up happening (SERIES FINALE)

[mediocre-shark-tales]

Qsmp x Streamer reader (5)

Summary - Prison Event Day 2

Warnings - In Game/lore- Mentions of abuse/torture, Violence, and swearing.

There is a chance for this to turn into a love trope of some kind but for now there is focus on fluffy platonic-ness

This series will not be 100% lore accurate, but it will be pretty close to it.

Masterlist

I had just turned on my live video, watching as everyone slowly began to join. I smiled seeing them chat amongst themselves about if I will drop more lore. Others putting dancing emotes in chat, dancing to a few of my current favorite songs. I was currently messaging Tubbo, reminding of him to get on at the right time. NO way would I let sunny get left out today. Finally I the timer on my starting screen ended and I clicked start on my face cam. "Hey guys! we are getting back at it today! Let's go ahead and get started right away since it should have just opened."

I quickly logged in and found myself in my lonely fish cell. I was in Shark mode in the fish tank. So I turned it off and headed out into the rest of my room. Outside the cell, I saw others were already on and getting to work on fighting the mobs outside. I saw Bagi's cell, so I called out to her. "BAGI! HELLO!" She turned around and looked around for me. Once she saw me, she quickly began got yell back. "HI Y/N!" Seconds later they began to let us out of the cells. I saw tubbo join and bolted to go say hi to him.

He was yelling and screaming at the guards by the time I got over there. Fit joined us as well telling tubbo how they were roommates now. Once their conversation was over, that when I basically shattered Tubbos ears. I had turned on my voice changer so I sounded like a god. You know the overly echo-ed voice with slight increased pitch change. I had already pre-warned my chat.

"TUBBO! You bitch! left your fucking daughter alone without notifying your free babysitter!?" Tubbo yelled back. "Holy shit you are loud! what the fuck!" I laughed and turned off my voice changer. Without another word, I left him and pulled out my little diamond knife. Finding the first round of mobs to fight, while I waited for others to join.

Now that everyone was on, I knew any second now they would pull me away for my 'torture lore'. Currently we had been moved to a hallways with a lot more mobs to fight, or clean I guess. Tubbo showed up with sunny, this made me smile knowing she had someone to watch her now. I was chatting with Phil while we fought mobs. "So we getting another escape plan set up today?" I asked. "Yeah we have a few ideas, fit and I." He told me. "Cool what ide-" I was cut off as I got teleported away. When it loaded, I realized I was in the torture cell. Great.

In chat I saw Phil typing, trying to understand where I went. However I could reply as I was now stood in front of Guard 1, they were quick to hand me a book. I read it aloud again.

So, Do you want to give up the information we asked for yesterday?

Do you want to confess your crimes? Tell us where and what your master is? Give us the information we want.

Only then will all his stop, no more pain, no more questions. Give us the information and we let you go.

I returned the book to them and stared them down. I sighed and then spoke with as much determination as I could. "Once again, I will tell you that I have NO clue what you are talking about. Trust me if I knew what you were talking about, then I would most likely tell you to keep my friends safe. However, you only continue to prove to me how useless and stupid you are by not listening to me. So I know you have already stopped listening to me now. So go ahead, rip open my skin, beat me into your idea of a submissive civilian. I don't care, my only master is Poseidon, he will one day grant me the power I need to enact my revenge on you and your mindless drones. So go ahead, spill my blood however you see fit. Just remember that karma is a motherfucking bitch, you coward."

They stared at me for a few more seconds, then they pulled out a sword. This one was shaped like a katana, the blade was a shining silver with reds outlining. The base a black with red detail. This is what he used to mercilessly kill me over and over again. As the voices returned along with it. This time not only did I hear that dreaded male voice, but they could also hear mine responding to it. Almost as if I was hearing a memory.

"You will fight with us little shark, this is our home!" ~Him

"If any of your words were true, then yes! You know I would fight to the last man standing. But this is all a huge lie! YOU CHOSE A DEMON and you refuse to see the mess you created!" ~Me

"I am saving our home! all you and the others are expected to do is follow my lead, that's how this works! I saved you from those sinners!" ~Him

"You were the one I depended on the most, Yet you've let me down in ways that I can't even- (sigh) I can't keep forgiving and forgetting what you have done!" ~Me

"I never did anything to you, you don't get to say that." ~Him

"You have caused so many different problems for me, you have ruined things I loved, and hurt those I cared for. Yet I was convinced that maybe you were right. But a long time ago I realized the truth, that you were just a coward hard riven on your ways. You won't relent to allow new prosperously hopeful ideas to exist, so you tear them down inch by inch. I won't live by that anymore." ~Me

"Wait Little shark! Don't go out there!" ~Him

The voices ended with the sound of a huge explosion, at the same time that I was killed for the last time. When I respawned, this time I looked a little worse overall. More rips to the clothing had been added, and more bruised looking skin placed around my character. They then teleported me back to the group, who were now outside getting ready to build as a game.

I sighed and tried to put back on a smile as I walked over to the group. "Hi guys I'm back." They all looked at me then at Phil. Who walked up to me with Fit and the eggs. "You come over here right now." He spoke really close to his mic to sound more intimidating. "Okay." I said with a smaller voice, following right after him. Once we got to a more hidden area where only Phil, Fit and the Eggs could hear me.

"You need to explain what is going on right now. Why does guard 1 keep stealing you away to kill you million times and you come back looking worse than when you left!" Phil asked. "You have to tell us y/n, we know something is going on and we want to help you." Fit said. I sighed. "But it really doesn't concern you guys, it's just bette you don't know, so I can keep you and the eggs safe. You don't need to become potential confidants in my problem." I told them trying to get across that it's better this way.

The two looked at each other before trying again. Fit speaking first this time, "You don't have to protect us y/n, we can do that ourselves just like we have before you came to the island. Trust us we have seen the worst of the worst." I looked to him. "But this is starting to look like a lot bigger than you may have ever fought. You know about my past as much as I do, You know I can't remember anything from before the day the pirates capture me. Now things are changing, Now I can't recognize fat from fiction. I can't allow my burdens to become yours." Phil spoke next sounding a lot more sympathetic this time.

"Awe mate, you can't let yourself fight this alone. Let us help you. Give us a chance to help you, to keep you safe." This broke something in me, of course what came next was all part of my lore. "I know you want to help me, but after what I have remembered? I can't let myself trust someone so much again. It's for the better that this is how it must be. I'm sorry guys, but I just can't risk it." With those words I walked away. Hearing their voice get quieter, however I did hear a few things before their voices were too quiet. "She remember something from her past?" fit asked. "I guess so, it must have hurt her a lot for her to be this way now, she would have told us if it wasn't that bad." Phil replied to him.

I glanced at Chat, seeing them yelling that I should have told them. Angry and exhausted from the way my lore was falling, they were hilarious to read. However, I held my self back from smiling to much.

When I returned to the building area, I found out my group to build with was Tubbo and Bagi. However they were already done, mainly giving up on trying to build whatever it was. "What is this y/n?" He handed me a book, reading it I smiled. "Have you guys seen Cars 2?"

They both said they had seen it. "Well this name belongs to the red, green, and white formula FB1 car. He was the car that lightning McQueen was genuine rivals with. The one who had angered McQueen enough at the beginning of the movie to convince McQueen to sign up for the big race?" After my explanation, both seemed to have finally dawned who I was talking about. Tubbo scoffed. "Of course the American gets it." I laughed. "Hey in 5 years I while be a citizen of the UK." This made Tubbo gasp. "Wait you're staying here after your schooling?" I smiled. "Well I'm just getting stuff ready to make that decision. If I do end up finding the right connections or main job here while in schooling, then yeah might as well stay and get citizenship. BUT if somewhere back in LA was to contact me with a better job option then I'll move back home. For now, I'm living here as an international student until I decide."

Tubbo made a sound of understanding. "Well I hope you stay, it will be so nice to have you around with the rest of us." We were now running around for a free time while others finished their builds. That was until we saw some one new join the server. Charlies name popping up. I looked at Sunny, who immediately saw me and placed down a sign. Once she finished I read her sign, "Oh my god! That's my other pa!" I smiled. "It is isn't it! Hopefully they will bring him to us soon! Just stick with papa tubbo and I. Once we seem him we can go meet him." She nodded to agree with my plan.

For now we followed tubbo around as he looked for things to steal. Of course I joined him in looking for things. But soon we got bored and went to find out if we could go back inside ourselves. However right when we got to the door we ran right into Charlie. "TUBBO!" He yelled as the man in question responded with an equally happy hello.

While they chatted, I ran and brought sunny over. "Come on sweetness, time to go meet your pa!" But she stopped crouched down before placing a sign. She told me she was nervous and scared. "You hold on over here, I'll get Tubbo's attention and he can hold your hand while you meet Charlie." She gave me a small slow nod. While Charlie was in a conversation with fit and Ramon for a second, I hit tubbo who turned around questioning me. I quietly looked right at sunny then back at tubbo, whispering for him to go to her. That's when Charlie saw me and yelled. "Holy Shit! Y/n?! What are you doing here!? Since when did you join?!" I laughed "I joined like a fucking week ago man!? Somehow they already wanted to arrest me. I don't even know what I did." He laughed and then looked right at fit, talking about the crimes we are in for and how long we are in for. Finally when he walked off towards the eggs again, Tubbo spoke up. "Hey Charlie do you want to say hi to sunny?" I watched as slowly tubbo was able to drop that sunny was also his new daughter.

That's when all hell broke loose, Charlie trying to understand how he had a new daughter and why. Once sunny asked me if Charlie didn't like her or something, that's when I went into my own parent mode. I hit both boys and whisper yelled to them. "First tubbo, get back over there and explain to sunny that Charlie just needs a second to take all this in cause he just woke up from a long ass coma and is in a prison. She's over there doubting herself because of how you both reacted." Tubbo quickly walked off to support sunny. Then I stared down Charlie, giving him another hit. "And you, get yourself together, she's your kid whether you like it or not. Though I'm sure she will grow on you just as much as she has for me. Anyways, you get over there and start acting like a dad, or so help me-" He cut me off. "Okay don't worry y/n! I wouldn't be a dead beat dad, let me meet this sunny." With that he walked over and began to chat with sunny again.

I smiled and left them to interact before returning back to the rest of the gang. We were now being taken to a new room, apparently it was language class time. Entering the "Classroom" It looked almost like a mini version of the movie theater, just with the addition of a big stage. I found myself a chair at the front of the room, with a little easel in front of it. Other began to pile in, the small space quickly becoming louder and louder with everyone talking. Suddenly there was a small duck in front of me. Taking in the accessory and voice of the duck, I knew this must be Baghera. I smiled as she quacked before speaking. "OH hello! You must be y/n!" Baghera and I had never really met before. "Yep, the one and only!" She giggled. "Do you want a gift!?" Her high pitched voice changer made everything she said just a little funnier. "sure!" she giggled like a little evil duck. "Well I am the duck of love cause I love love, so you have to kiss someone to get this gift!" This caught me off guard and I looked around the room. "But no one here is really single and those who are would never!" Thinking harder, the only one who would do it for the shits and giggles was Wilbur, but that bitch was in the middle of tours and other shit. Baghera, wait I mean Quacki's giggling brought me back from my thoughts. "Don't worry, I'll find someone and give both a gift." With that she ran off and I laughed lightly before paying attention to the front again.

However almost a full minute later, right as Charlie, tubbo and fit were just entering the room. I heard a hello to my left. Standing there was Foolish. "Hey Y/m, I was told by Quacki here that If I want a gift I had to kiss you." I scoffed. "She told me almost the same thing, but I told her no one here would do it. Guess she convinced you huh?" He laughed, "Wow glad to know that's the only reason I got a chance at a free gift." I laughed with him. But Quacki walked us both, yelling "Hey, Now you kiss! on the lips! Then I will give you a gift, I am the duck of love so kiss!" I giggled a little at her with Foolish. "Okay okay, alright come here foolish." I stood up and crouched my character, he did the same thing slowly coming closer. We both made a kiss sound before quickly turning to Quacki. She laughed loudly like a school girl, spinning around in circles. "Okay! here is your gifts!" She gave Foolish and I both diamond swords. We quickly hid that into our inventories, chatting for bit before Charlie overheard something he said. Thus Charlie took his attention away and I returned to my seat waiting for class to begin.

Masterlist

[jasontoddsgaythoughts]

Okay back to our regularly unscheduled programming of “The Batfamily as a Sitcom” part two. *end commercial break*

After Cass’ and Jason’s plan fails they enter a four person group chat where they plan a way for Jason and Cass to sneak into the guest rooms without seeing Bruce. Cass tries first but is stopped by Alfred when he knocks on her door to deliver the ballet shoes she left in another room, and to tell her how proud she is that she’s putting herself out there romantically. Jason tries second but Alfred shows up to request they cook breakfast together the next morning, so Jason can show off to Rose and so Alfred can spend quality time with his grandson. As Alfred leaves he notifies Jason that he will be checking in with the rest of the family before going to bed, so Jason texts the group chat that they’ll probably have to wait until Alfred’s done before they can sneak out.

Ten or so minutes later, like a true sitcom, the plan changes to Rose and Kyle sneaking out for a minimal reason like Cass and Jason are too comfortable to move now. Rose tries sneaking out first, but is interrupted when Alfred walks in to offer more blankets and/or a tea before going to bed. Rose appreciates the hospitality but tries her best to get rid of the older man. When Alfred does leave she texts the group chat that it might take a while because Alfred’s still not in bed, and she assumes he’ll check on Kyle next. Kyle doesn’t try to even leave the room, instead he tucks himself into bed believing playing along with Alfred’s nightly visit and looking less suspicious would get him to leave faster. When Alfred enters he raises a brow at Kyle’s relaxed attitude. Instead of being warm like he was with the Batkids and Rose, Alfred gives Kyle the most intense shovel talk of his life and takes the blankets Kyle is already using under the excuse of them being dirty so Kyle will probably need new ones. Needless to say after thirty minutes of waiting Alfred just never returns.

When Kyle complains about his lack of covers to the group chat, the girls ignore him and suggest now is the perfect time to sneak out. With none of them planning anything solid now, they all sneak out at the same time, only for all four to run into Alfred who was waiting patiently for this moment. Instead of trying to lie to him, they come clean about their plans, and this is the cheesy sitcom moment of “You gotta tell your father the truth yada yada, master Jason and miss Cassandra you’re college students now you should be able to talk to your dad yada yada, yes he can be stubborn but he cares about you yada.”

And next morning when they confess at breakfast Bruce is upset, but he understands where they’re coming from after Alfred intervenes by bringing up Bruce’s own sleep over experiences. Bruce agrees to give them more freedom and trust, but the moment comes to a halt when Tim, who is still in a half sleep state, says he thought B was cool with that considering Dick is dating a red head and they sleep over all the time. And as if on cue Dick comes down for breakfast followed by Barbara, Kori, Roy, and Wally who all slept over last night. Cass, Rose, Jason, and Kyle decide they should get breakfast somewhere else as soon as Bruce’s eye starts to twitch… and end of the episode! This episode was not filmed in front of a live studio audience.

follow up to this post here

[teecupangel]

Prompt! Desmond mistakenly time travels to Ratonhnhaké:ton's time, and Juno, who realizes what he did, tries to turn Ratonhnhaké:ton against him. I believe I heard somewhere that Juno told Ratonhnhaké:ton to hide the key to the Temple? Well what if she told him of Desmond, maybe showed him a 'projection' of Desmond killing Lucy, and says Desmond will try to befriend him only to turn on him to get the apple of that time? (Ignorant of AC3 so I don't know the timeline of events.)

Juno only talks to Ratonhnhaké:ton twice though since Juno can only talk to Ratonhnhaké:ton using the crystal ball thingie that the clan mother had. One is when he was a teenager and told to leave the village to seek out the Assassins. The next time they talked is when the villagers had left without telling Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ratonhnhaké:ton called Juno out for her lies.

And since you want Juno to talk to Ratonhnhaké:ton about Desmond during the time she tells him to hide the key, we’ll set it at their second talk, during the ending parts of AC3.

So, in this setup, this would be a Ratonhnhaké:ton that’s still reeling from having to kill Haytham, bury Achilles, and find out his village had gone and left him alone even though everything he had done had been to protect them.

Also, by setting this up during that time, we can push the timeline of George Washington showing Ratonhnhaké:ton the Apple and make it so that Juno would show him a vision of the Apple in Washington’s hands, telling him, “He plans to take the Apple from this man…” (which is true, Desmond knows an Apple would be a big help right now) “… to use for his own selfish desires…” (which is also sorta true if you consider trying to change the past a selfish desire since Desmond isn’t thinking of what kind of butterfly effect it would have in the end) “… and none shall be able to defeat him…” (and here Juno will show him Desmond willingly using the Apple to kill Vidic who, as far as Ratonhnhaké:ton knows, is an unarmed old man telling Desmond to stop then flash forward it to Desmond using the Apple to order all Abstergo goons to take their own lives). Without knowing that Abstergo are Templars in disguise (and that Desmond was saving his father and trying not to die or get captured), Juno is able to paint Desmond as a ‘bad man’ that Ratonhnhaké:ton must be wary of.

Hell, Juno goes “You must kill him.” because Desmond only needs to live in the 21st century, this Desmond is an obstacle and a wildcard that Juno can't even use.

“If you do… I will show you where your village has gone.”

And Ratonhnhaké:ton knows he’s being used but, still…

Desmond looked dangerous and if the Apple in Washington’s hands is truly powerful then no one should hold it.

In this situation, both Ratonhnhaké:ton and Desmond go to Washington first just as Washington received the Apple from an unknown person.

Washington is surprised by their appearance (Ratonhnhaké:ton because they didn’t necessarily end in good terms and Desmond because he’s a complete stranger who just barged in without anyone notifying Washington at all) so… the Apple sorta activated while the three of them are in the vicinity.

And thus we have a story idea of Desmond accidentally getting transported into Tyranny of King Washington DLC.

Unorganized Notes:

To make things interesting, Desmond didn’t relive Ratonhnhaké:ton’s memories of the DLC. He went to Washington because he felt the Apple and thought “yeah, Washington shouldn’t have an Apple. Also… I need an Apple and this is closer than the vault in Rome.”

So when he gets transported into the DLC ‘timeline’, Desmond’s just “yeah, definitely the Apple’s illusion powers. But… why is everything so… real? Oh shit. Did I get transported in a different timeline???”

Ratonhnhaké:ton’s part of the story remains the same but Desmond intervenes enough times that his mother doesn’t die. She does, however, go into a coma so we have an excuse for Ratonhnhaké:ton to feel pressured to drink from the Red Willow tree.

Ratonhnhaké:ton sees Desmond has a hidden blade and they fight a few times (with Desmond trying to insist that he doesn’t want to fight Ratonhnhaké:ton and staying more on the defensive). He also notices that Desmond’s fighting style is too close to his own but there are moments where he feels like he is fighting a different person.

Desmond sees Ratonhnhaké:ton summon ghost wolves and he’s like “Okay, we’re doing this now? Fine.” with a tone of a tired man who had seen so much shit in a short amount of time that he’s just rolling with the punches.

Desmond and Ratonhnhaké:ton team up to defeat King Washington and Ratonhnhaké:ton does start to think there is more to it than Desmond being an evil man. Also he was already sus of Juno anyway,

So when they return to the real world, Washington gives the Apple to Ratonhnhaké:ton and Desmond doesn’t do anything. He just… leaves.

Later on, Desmond is surprised when Ratonhnhaké:ton appears before him.

While he’s about to board a ship set for France (it was the ship that would dock closest to Italy).

And Ratonhnhaké:ton admits that he still has the Apple and…

He’d like it if Desmond stayed for a while.

Desmond stares at him before smiling as he says, “I’d like that.”

(You know, for someone who hated the final boss of this DLC, I mention this DLC a lot…)

[drinkintrashjuice]

woo ep. 2 time (MID rewrite)

first off, my bad for making the 3 people that actually liked this wait for like *Wheezes* A WEEK!? It’s mostly because of planning, loss of motivation almost immediately, realizing the first ep was kinda shit, wanting to rewrite that but was too lazy, splatoon having me in a chokehold, the usual. But now I’m BACK and I’m gonna do this cus I’ve got motivation. So please enjoy and tell me if it’s ass lol. (Also I changed Lady bish’s name cus like…obviously? U can’t make serious scenes when someone has a name like that😭 so her new name is Lady Ki but she has a secret name but if I say it it’ll spoil stuff lol)

Episode 2: The Honesty of a Queen

Yakedo sits at his throne discussing the future of the kingdom with his advisor, Lady Ki. She had long, white-ish blonde hair with light blue horns. She was dressed in light blue royal robes, and had a, as describe by some Chikara men, natural beauty.

“My king, the idea is simple,” Lady Ki paces around the area in front of Yakedo’s throne. “Your own sons could handle this topic! And we both know their intelligence.”

“Are you implying that I’m dumb?” Yakedo’s claws leave marks at the arms of his throne.

“I would never say such a thing! I’m saying the plan is easy.” Yakedo knew that wasn’t what she meant, but going against Lady Ki in any sort of argument was near impossible. Even so, he couldn’t deny the results she brought back

Lady Ki has been Yakedo’s advisor for years. Affectively keeping the kingdom of Chikara at the top for as long as he’s been king. Though of course as king, he takes the credit. If his people knew that she helps him with most attacks and economical issues, they’d beg for one of his sons to be king.

"My king, I'll say this once more, we win the race while we’re ahead. We destroy the other kingdoms, take their wealth, own everything, it’ll be glorious.” Lady Ki flips her hair for dramatic effect.

“It’s not that I’m hesitant, far from it. It’s the fact they’re all already on edge. It would be idiotic.” Lectures Yakedo. Lady Ki already had an argument at hand though.

“My king! Trust in my judgement! Just leave everything to me and I-“ The doors to Yakedo’s throne room burst open, cutting off Lady Ki in the process.

”What is the meaning of this!? State your business this instant!” Yakedo’s knights immediately saluted in fear.

“My king we are deeply sorry! But we were notified that the king of Mir would like to have a meeting with you!” They hand Lady Ki a scroll and she relays it to Yakedo

“Dearest Yakedo, I know this in years royal meeting we most certainly didn’t see eye to eye, but I’d loved if we could discuss about what happened. I know that having a kingdom as high in power as Chikara can be stressful, so I thought spending a few minutes or hours in Mir will help soothe your mind. Before you worry about any of the other rulers finding out, I assure you I have a plan to get you here without even the most talented spy knowing! I hope you consider accepting this offer. With love, Garmon Smirnov.”

Lady Ki and the two knights looked at Yakedo expectantly for any type of order. Yet Yakedo sat there confused, why would Garmon ask for something like this?

“My king excuse me for my impatience but…” Lady Ki flicked her hand at the scroll, “…your response?”

“Ah yes well…” Yakedo thought for a bit, “please write a letter to Garmon that I’ve accepted this invitation.”

Lady Ki raised an eyebrow. “Are you certain of this my king?”

“Very much Lady Ki, I’d like to entertain this idea. You never know what will come of it.”

Lady Ki furrowed her brows. “I’ll do as you wish…” her attention turned towards the two knights still awaiting orders. “You two. I ask that you stay by the doors of my quarters until the letter is finished. Then, quickly bring it to a messenger who will carry it to the gates of Mir. Understood?”

the two knights quickly nodded their heads and swiftly followed Lady Ki to her separate throne room.

This left Yakedo to think on what he just did. He could’ve just accepted himself to an early grave. Garmon and Mothando are good allies afterall. Still, he’s weirdly looking forward to this meeting. The mere idea of Garmon of all people trying to take him down makes him laugh.

“hehe…” Yakedo thinks out loud to himself, “You better have a good ass plan Garmon…”

“I keep telling you guys! I don’t know shit!” Ava yelled out while being held upside down by Pierce.

They were now in her apartment, with Ava regretting she ever got out of it. By now, she was convinced that the five daemons were weird cosplayers on crack.

“C’mon! You live here!” Shouted Asch, “there’s no way in hell you don’t know anything at all about it!”

Ava weighed her options. She could wriggle her way out of Pierce’s hands, skillfully do acrobatics around all the other guys, and sprint to the nearest police station. Then she thought she’d have a better chance of having the rapture happen right then and there instead of doing all that.

What’s another way to get outta this? Kill herself? Nah, she doesn’t know what these creeps would do. Kill one of them? That’s basically the first thought but with extra steps. As in, there’s no way in hell. Which left her with one more option. Lie.

“Y’know what? Fine, I’ll tell the truth! Since my..uhh…henchman don’t seem to be as of much help!” All the daemons faces immediately lit up.

“M-My name is queen Ava! Ruler of Earth! Whatever it is what you and your people will need, I’ll gladly help!” She looked up at Pierce, “Now please put me down! I’m getting very light headed!”

Asch signaled for Pierce to do so, and Pierce gently put Ava on the couch behind him.

“Thank you tall one!” She raised her hand to shake hands with Pierce, but he didn’t get the message, so he just stared at her.

“Aha…uhm” Ava quickly stood up and regretted it as she started seeing static. Once she composed herself she spun around to meet the five men that were in front of her.

“So if one of you five could please explain to me your issues?” Asch clears his throat and steps towards Ava.

“Queen Ava, we humbly ask that you select five of your people to come back with us to daemos.” He then bows “it is of great importance that you do this or everyone’s lives will be in jeopardy.”

Ava cursed under her breath. This actually sounds kinda serious. She thought it would be just like some roleplaying shit, but the way he said that sounded way too real.

“Uhm…if you don’t mind me asking…what will you do with these five people?”

Asch’s eyes widened with slight embarrassment “Oh yes! I apologize for forgetting.” He straightened himself up

“these five people will be sacrificed to replenish the magic in our world as it’s very important for our way of life.” Ava’s eyes were practically filled with shock.

”It can’t be any five of your people though, it has to be someone who can affectively embody the five kingdoms ideologies. More specifically, pure generosity, peace, endurance, intelligence, and power.” Asch bowed again, not knowing what to do with the newfound silence.

“W-Wow…yeah I can totally do this…as long as…” she looked up at the five daemons. They all looked at her with the utmost respect. She could just point at five random people in the street and send them on their merry way, but she’s not that much of an asshole. She could just skip to her last option though, it’s not like it isn’t working so far.

“Forget that! I can do ya one better!” She thought on the spot and then blurted out the most idiotic thing she’s ever said.

“Earth has tons of unlimited magic! And whoever can win my trust and love shall rule it with me!” She was convinced that the anime harem loving side of her was talking.

All of the daemons ears perked up at the same time and they all looked at each other in awe.

“Is this correct!?” They all said in unison.

“uh…yeah?” Ava wanted to sucker punch herself.

All five of the daemons made a step towards but Ava stopped them with a raise of her hand.

“B-But for humans it’s a bit late…s-so I’ll get you guys some blankets to sleep here for the night and I’ll teach you everything on earth and about me!” Before any of the daemons could respond, she ran to her closet, got a few blankets, threw them at the five men and ran into her room.

”And no going in any other room! Or you’ll be…uhh…disqualified!” She then slammed her door leaving the daemons standing by themselves in the fresh moonlight and a mountain of blankets on the ground.

“Unlimited magic…maybe that’s what all those box things were run by! Oh all the possibilities! Once I find the materials I’ll immediately tell Lady Grandma this great news!” Rhys excitedly gushed out.

“Yeah but being a ruler of it?” Leif looked towards the window “shit…even if it’s 50 50 that’s still a lot of power…”

“Especially ruling both this place and daemos” said Asch. Leif started to snicker.

“The fuck is so funny?” Asch looked at Leif and furrowed his brows.

“Nothin’! It’s just how you think your tiny ass is gonna rule anything is all.” Leif started to laugh even more.

“What!? How dare you say such a thing to your prince!? I could kick your ass anytime!” Said Asch. Getting quite hotheaded.

“Both of you stop this foolishness! You two are being highly childish!” Rhys got between them to stop the tension.

“I agree with rice.” said Pierce. Rhys slightly winced at the mispronunciation of his name.

“With the queen of earth being this hospital to us we should all get some rest while we can.”

“Thank you Pierce.” Rhys said blankly still annoyed “It’s Rhys by the way…” he said quickly

“Okay rice.” Said Pierce. Rhys winced again, but decided to just ignore it for now.

All five of the daemons slept in different parts of the room with their respective blankets. Noi slept on the couch, Leif slept by Ava’s door, Pierce slept on the table, and Rhys and Asch in the kitchen area. Rhys was more closer to the fridge while Asch was closer to the oven as that’s where they were most comfortable.

Asch still couldn’t sleep, as he was still thinking on what Leif said.

“Hey Rhys…you awake?” He poked at Rhys’s shoulder.

“Hmm..? Yes…anything for you my prince..” said Rhys, who clearly wasn’t awake a second ago.

“What you said before we came here in my room…you meant that right?” Asch didn’t think he could take another one of Rhys’s ‘nah actually I said that because I don’t know normal social interaction I just saw two people say it!!!’ It annoyed the fuck outta him. No matter how cute it was to see him admit it. Wait what?

“If you’re talking about me thinking you’d make a great king then yes, I did mean it.” Rhys stated, feeling a bit more awake by now.

“haha…what about the me being good looking bit?” Asch said jokingly. He fully expected Rhys to pull that copying what two other people said thing now.

“Yes actually, but to be fair, it’s an objective truth.” Rhys said sounding like he was about to drift off back to sleep.

“I fucking knew it…Rhys you’re fine the way you-“ Asch then processed what Rhys just said.

“Y-You…huh?” But by that time Rhys was already fast asleep. Leaving Asch to deal with how much harder his heart was pounding in his chest.

WAHHHH once again sorry for making yall wait for this short ass chapter. Turns out story making is hard😃*dying inside* next chapter might be long it might not it genuinely depends on how I feel. also I wanna post this on ao3 one day but that requires me to not be lazy and get an invitation and wait and like…🧍🏾‍♀️I ain’t doing that like Ik it’s prob not that big of a deal but STILL. So I’m thinking wattpad but that place has a lot of MID fanfics unlike ao3 so I’ll legit just be like a drop of water in the ocean. Idk 3 people that liked this tell me what I should do. Also I didn’t do that dumb text divided thing!! Pls don’t ask me why I did that I think I was possessed by an obnoxious person. And im gonna add more tags that was lowkey a dumbass decision on my part not to lol. Kk bye now imma go jump off a cliff until next episode ✌🏾

[thornquillthefiendish]

Crowhawk thoughts…strap in cause it’s gonna get very long.

Au where crow and hawk are the threes parents (hawk is ftm and crow is cis), hawk was still planning with ashfur at the time, so before it all goes down he backs out without wanting to explain why and ashfur, vindicated, still goes through with it by setting up the snare, telling Firestar hawkfrost is at the river wanting to speak with him and notifying bramble and squirrel that “wow Firestar went to see hawkfrost at the border and he hasn’t come back wonder what that’s about” where the two find him barely clinging onto life.

Everyone believes ashfurs version of events because he seemingly has no reason to lie, and Firestar brings this up next gathering and Leopardstar exiles him on the spot because at this point he’s made two attempts at treason. Hawkfrost’s only defense is that he wasn’t there at that time, but nobody remembers him at camp on the day of the incident, likely because he’d snuck off to see Crowfeather, which ofc he can’t say because that’d still be a betrayal. After he makes the weak defense, he willingly runs off and Crowfeather is notably very distraught, though most think it’s because they were close during the journey (they bonded over feathertails passing).

Leafpool doesn’t 100% buy this, while speaking with mothwing she brings up hawk and mothwing admits that he was definitely planning something amongst the other shit he pulled, but also says that he’d been sneaking into the medicine den and rolling in herbs for some reason she couldn’t quite place, and that more recently he’d began not only gaining a bit of weight, (which isn’t new for RiverClan I’d like to think a good chunk of them are very rotund not only because of diet but for extra warmth in water(hawk and moth tho don’t share those genes so they struggle a bit more than other riverclanners)) but oddly, his riskier behaviors had calmed down. She also informs leafpool that she witnessed her brother on several occasions toss and turn violently in his sleep, occasionally so violently he’d hurt himself supposedly and that she’s not sure what to think of it all. Leafpool does some digging, she tries to meet with Crowfeather a few times, but he always shrugs her off angrily and in a hurry, she’s able to get Brambleclaw to fess up to training in the dark forest with his brother and father which seems to point in the direction of him maybe trying to gain weight to build muscle to kill Firestar or some shit, but eventually StarClan interrupts that line of thought with “nah dog he’s pregnant and those kits are very important” and now Leafpool has to find this man — not only because he’s about to birth some very important kids, but also he’s out there on his own with no herbal knowledge or help that’s a death wish.

She asks Brambleclaw if he’s seen him in his dreams and bramble admits he stopped going to the dark forest after he saw Firestar in the snare, she asks mothwing if he ever said anything about where’d he go if not RiverClan and she very confusedly answers that he liked the moors a lot before trying to figure out what the fuck leafpool is up to - leafpool says she thinks he might be with kits, leaving out the “god told me” part and everything clicks in place for mothwing and she just says “Crowfeather, find Crowfeather” and Leafpool, having had the worst interactions with him so far goes to squirrelflight. Squirrelflight was closer to Crowfeather on the journey here so she can definitely convince him to talk to them, but not before Leafpool tells her w h y she wants to ask him about the whereabouts of the guy who attempted to murder their father for obvious reasons, and leafpool tells the whole truth to her, StarClan included.

Squirrelflight is still iffy about this, but she goes along with it. When they do meet with Crowfeather leafpool asks him where hawkfrost is and he becomes indignant and almost walks out. When leafpool tells him Hawkfrost’s with kits Crowfeathers demeanor changes and he asks them to promise to keep it between the three of them. He leads them to a rabbits burrow covered in underbrush and foliage — where he’s been harboring his outlaw boyfriend who is not happy when he sees the sisters. Hawkfrost is instantly defensive as he thinks they’re here to drag him back to ThunderClan and have him killed, it’s obvious he’s been in a very emotional state after the exile and is definitely going through it, but leafpool and squirrelflight insist they’re just here to help. The four of them have a sit down in attempts to talk about what the plan was — Crowfeather insists he was looking for a place for both him and hawkfrost to run to, but with him this vulnerable he had to be careful and scope shit out. Hawkfrost hates crowfeathers idea and they bicker about it for too long before leafpool interrupts saying the kits cannot leave the clans, they’re too important. Hawkfrost suddenly realizes what she means and instantly becomes defensive, saying he doesn’t want whatever she or anyone has in mind for his kits, it’s his decision on where they’ll go before he attempts to chase the two out. Leafpool is left feeling guilty, but also extremely confused, and squirrelflight severely conflicted on how to feel about hawkfrost.

Winter comes, leafpool attempts to see hawkfrost again, but all attempts are interrupted by one thing or another, whether that be her duties or Crowfeather keeping her at bay from his mate. Eventually, snowfall comes, and leafpool is visited by feathertail who urges her into the woods where she finds Crowfeather, wide eyed and shaken looking for hawkfrost, terrified ThunderClan had taken him after all, even shifting to rage upon seeing leafpool. When she swears he’s not with them, he calms down before quickly returning to worry, and the two go looking for him through faint traces of an already fading scent trail he’s left. They find him in a hollow tree, curled into himself and shaken. When asked why he left by Crowfeather, hawkfrost responds he just wanted to go home, but he wasn’t sure what he was thinking when he did aimlessly try to reach RiverClan. Once he neared the border he realized they’d likely attack him on sight, and an immense sense of guilt washed over him — for his betrayal, for those he hurt, for the kits he’d just endangered, leading him to aimlessly run into ThunderClan territory in search of shelter, where he goes into labour. Leafpool isn’t well prepared, but attempts to make do with what she has, Crowfeather tries to help her, but they clash a lot. Hollykit comes out fine, but it’s downhill from there. As it starts to look really bleak — suddenly, two wispy starlit figures appear at the entrance of the hollow, the images of Yellowfang and Cinderpelt quickly replaced by the real forms of Squirrelflight and Mothwing, both with herbs in their jaws. With the extra two hands the birth is successful, though extremely exhausting on everyone involved, especially hawkfrost.

Though everyone is very happy to see the kits, squirrelflight especially, hawkfrost is notably detached from everyone, including his newborns. Instead of naming them himself, he asks the four to name them instead. Squirrelflight names jaykit, Leafpool names lionkit, Mothwing names Polliwogkit (hollyleaf), and Crowfeather names Breezekit. As the snow starts to die down they discuss what they should do, and hawkfrost, the quietest out of them asks to meet with each of them alone, he has things he needs to say.

First he meets with mothwing because, well, they haven’t seen each other in a long time and they left off at a bad note. He apologizes to her, and says she must hate him, and while mothwing says she can’t forgive him, not yet, she admits she doesn’t hate him, and that that’s why she can’t forgive him. Because he’s never been able to trust her faith in him without some underhanded tactic or fear she’d abandon him, and that hurts. He’s her brother, of course she doesn’t hate him. After a very emotional conversation, she asks him what he’s going to do, and how he feels, and he doesn’t fully know himself. She doesn’t directly mention the kits, it feels odd to do so; and he’s letting them near him, so he’s doing alright so far.

Next comes in Crowfeather, who is very conflicted emotionally. While happy at the sight of his kits and mate safe, he’s confused as to why hawkfrost would leave the burrow, why he wouldn’t listen to him — why he couldn’t make things better. He and hawkfrost have a very complicated conversation, starting soft, moving into Crowfeather bickering over how much danger he put himself into and how worried he was. Hawkfrost retorts that it all ended well enough and Crowfeather bites back with “not all your plans do though, and you know that.” They’re silent for awhile before Crowfeather asks why he didn’t want to run away. Hawkfrost says it felt wrong, but he admits he liked the idea at first, mainly because it was so fantastical, just living together with their little family away from the problems he made. It was fantasy, but that was it, it was just a fantasy. During his time with kits he realized how much of a hypocrite he was, he’d built up these ideals of justice in his head, of a world he would fix, but he’d only broken it further apart and it took getting hurt to realize it all — nevermind hurting everyone around him, including Crowfeather and Mothwing. Crowfeather argues that it doesn’t mean they can’t be happy now — hawkfrost finally agrees; Crowfeather and the kits can be happy. He doesn’t tell him it has to be without him.

Last are Leafpool and squirrelflight, the ones he knows the least. He starts with questioning what leafpool said about the importance of his kits, and leafpool concedes that it was StarClan that told her of their importance. Hawkfrost goes quiet for a bit before apologizing for his anger, afterwards asking if there’s a way to avoid that. Leafpool, unsure of what to say or do just shakes her head. Hawkfrost laughs until he cries and squirrelflight asks leafpool for a moment with him one on one, which her sister allows. Squirrelflight notices his distance from the kits and gently prods at him about it, hawkfrost responds solemnly that he’s scared, terrified he’ll be a bad father when he was initially confident he’d do well. Squirrelflight argues a bad father wouldn’t quarrel with StarClan over the fates of his kits, only a father who cares would, and he shrugs. His father wasn’t very good, so he supposes it’ll turn out the same between them. Deciding not to uncover an obviously complex problem, she asks him what he’d name them, implying she knows he gave the task to the others out of fear. Hawkfrost says he likes mothwings idea, polliwog the best, says that it suits how lively and strong the little she-kit is, but that jaykit would’ve been named jackdawkit or featherkit, though they’d likely seen the ladder coming, that breezekit resembled a rook, and that lionkit resembled a fish he’d heard of that swam down the river in warmer seasons; Doradokit, before playfully noting their names worked too, his eyes softening at them. “They’re perfect with any name.” She asks him if he’s going to run away with them and Crowfeather, and he shakes his head. He can’t be happy, not after all the things he’s done. It’s here when he asks her if she knows anyone in ThunderClan who’d take them, even as orphans, knowing the clans do not react well to halfbloods or outsiders. Squirrelflight, without thinking, says she’ll take them. That no one will ever know if he thinks it’s what’s best. That she’ll protect them. Hawkfrost relaxes, and thanks her, asking her of course to give Crowfeather the option to take the kits, which she agrees to.

The group decide to spend the remainder of the night in the hollow curled around eachother and the kits for warmth. When they awaken, hawkfrost has vanished, but the kits remain safe. Crowfeather is distraught and stresses they should look for him, but the three mollies seem to understand more than he does that the tom is not coming back. Squirrelflight announces that hawkfrost had asked her to take the kits in if anything were to happen, but she insists Crowfeather take them after seeing him upset. Something shifts and Crowfeather refuses, the other three cats are confused, mothwing loudly insisting that he should at least take breezekit since he’d named him. Crowfeather after some arguing finally begrudgingly agrees to take breezekit back to windclan while squirrelflight, leafpool and Mothwing prepare to return to ThunderClan.

In ThunderClan, squirrelflight returns with two medicine cats at her side after a sudden labour, she carries three fatherless kits in toe — fatherless before Brambleclaw without warning claims fatherhood, which is odd (squirrelbramble doesn’t happen), but most brush it off as a one time thing. The clan is nonetheless excited over the new arrivals, who later will be known as Jackdawtail, Doradocreek and Polliwogleaf (pollileaf or polli for short).

In windclan, Nightcloud delivers a litter of one surviving kit, fathered by Crowfeather who is dismissive of the newborn. Nightcloud raises the sole survivor alone with extra care and attention, and later he is known as Breezefoot, named after both his grandparents.

[daybreakrising]

@ccaptain:   after the splendid Valentine surprise Wriothesley graced him with, Kaeya has only one request for him.

   ' i promised Lisa to help her reorganize a few books today...' he starts, a finger tracing little spiral on a bare pectoral.' and i'm still sleepy, but you seem to be energetic today, ' pale diamond watches him, a little too innocent.

   ' while i get a few more minutes of sleep and steal your pillow, would you be a darling and go warn Jean and Lisa that you seized me away from them for the day? ' just a little too innocent... ' you could say hi to them too, ' he adds, smiling and kissing up that nice jawline of his. ' they haven't seen you in a while. '

   and so, his man is ceremoniously and pratically kicked out of bed, with a very pleased cat-like Kaeya rolling to sit and give Wriothesley a few more apologetic kisses before he sends him off. it's very just that the one who disrupted his schedule goes to warn poor Lisa, who is surely waiting for him with warm tea and buttery biscuits on a pretty tray... 

   it's only when the front door closes that Kaeya reveals himself to be wide awake, on the prow like a cat. the window of his bedroom, thankfully facing the opposite direction his poor fool of a boyfriend walked in, is cracked open- and, in his palm, a small bird made of Cryo takes off, flying directly to the KoF headquarters. specifically, to the window of the library.

   without another hesitation, he gathers his shirt and pants, and he's in the kitchen, fresh ingredients pulled out of the fridge, a pot already placed in a strategic place under the sink- and an apron tied around his hips and chest. 

   poor Wriothesley... falling for the rouse of a sleepy, sore Kaeya, believing that he'd simply go and notify Jean of his absence and be back home to cuddle, the ordeal taking only a few minutes at best...  he'd laugh like a villain, if he had a decent evil laugh in store.

   he really fell for it hook, line and sinker. ...or at least, if he didn't, he had the decency to still play along.

   truth is, that the Duke isn't the only one who had a surprise for him, this day. Kaeya's plan was to start preparing a certaint dish for him, then wait until evening for Wriothesley to show up- and presenting it to him as a romantic dinner, some candles on the table. and him showing up changed absolutely nothing- for Kaeya Alberich plans many scenarios ahead.

   this particular one started almost a month ago, with him tracking down a certaint melusine- which was more than happy to provide him with a certaint recipe- and give him some cooking tips after he had sheepishly admitted that he had no culinary talent. her enthusiastic encouragement filled him with determination- and filled his pocket with a sheet of paper noting down the ingredients and passages necessary. she also swore secrecy- that meeting between them shall never be of knowledge.

   and Jean and Lisa... ah, his accomplices! his partners in crime! the honest grandmaster had all the support of a much more cunning witch behind her, the latter awaiting for the little Cryo bird to signal her that Wriothesley was on his way. she would have kept him otherwise occupied with organizing books on his behalf- or something else sprung on him at the last moment, per their plan. and, just like that, the poor Duke was trapped for a while- and Kaeya had all the time in the world to cook.

   a deep breath later, the pot's contents was quietly simmering, the only accident being a small cut on Kaeya's finger and a bit too much oil on the surface of the soup- swiftly frozen over with a spoon infused with Cryo, per Fayetta's tip in how to deal with it.

   and the smell... oh, he sniffs the air with cautious wonder, wide-eyed. it's divine- it's so surprising that there were only two small accidents... and that he could make this at all. just soup for some, but this is such a special food that he cannot ruin it...

   and he didn't. he's just as stupefied with himself as the pot of perfectly cooked soup, who stares back at him in what he thinks it's disbelief, and a few carrot pieces coming to the surface. now he can tackle the had a stare down with a surprised soup off his bucket list.

   when the front door opens again, the stove has been turned off, and Kaeya is blowing softly on a ladle, an hand cupped under to prevent anything from spilling out. he meets Wriothesley with sparkling, mismatched eyes, his apron spotless, the smile on his face one of soft triumph.

   ' welcome back! taste this- and tell me what you think of it, please? '

Oh, he knows something is up. Kaeya has never, ever, kicked him out of bed for any reason. But, if his man wants to have his secrets, who is he to deny them? After all, he did surprise him by turning up early - it's entirely possible Kaeya had plans of his own that have since been disrupted. So, whilst he doesn't fully believe Kaeya's innocent explanation for getting him out of the house, he goes along anyway. And, he reasons, it's probably only going to be for an hour, maximum. And it would be nice to see Jean and Lisa again - it has been a while.

It wasn't an hour.

By the time he drags himself back to Kaeya's door, he's feeling the effects of moving bookcases around the library for what felt like an eternity. What began as simply helping Lisa reorganise some shelves turned into a full makeover of the library itself - only for her to change her mind and ask him to put everything back again once they were done.

And it was, very obviously, entirely intended to keep him busy and away from home. He's not stupid, after all.

So, he's expecting some kind of surprise awaiting him when he steps through the door, but nothing in the world could prepare him for the aroma that greets him upon entering. He stops dead, eyes wide as he is suddenly thrust back to his youth - he's on the streets, surviving on wits alone, when a smiling, friendly face leans under the pathetic canopy of his makeshift shelter, and offers him a flask of something that smells delicious-

"Kaeya?" He stares at the man before him, ladle in hand, apron on - and blinks in confusion as the image swims, blurs. It takes a moment to register that his eyes are tearing up just from that first hit of such a warm, fond aroma.

"What..." He joins him beside the stove, graciously accepts the offered ladle. The moment the soup touches his tongue the tears are shed - just a few, born of happiness, and of sentiment. He doesn't know how Kaeya has this recipe (though he can make assumptions), or what prompted him to even ask for it, but he is choked with emotion that he can't process fully.

So, instead, he plucks the ladle from Kaeya's grasp and sets it aside, then frames that pretty face with both hands. "It's perfect," he utters, voice thick with feeling, "it's... perfect." A kiss is planted, firmly, upon the other's lips. "You are perfect."

He hooks an arm around Kaeya's waist to tuck him in snugly beside him, then turns his attention to the large pot on the stove. He lifts the lid, basks in the familiar aroma, and sighs with absolute bliss. "I think... I think this is one of the most thoughtful things anyone has ever done for me."

Another kiss is pressed, tenderly, to Kaeya's temple. "I love you, so much. So, so much."

[horseshoe-bay-ledger]

Beginnings

Okay, so, it’s kind of a New Year’s thing but also… not really. Basically the idea is, what if I forced Nancy and Ace to kiss at midnight. I wrote it in like half an hour and edited it in way less so you and you’re expectations have been warned. It’s a bit contrived.  (Also please ignore the timeline issues—we’re post season 3 and The Curse TM is still in play.)

Horseshoe Bay is celebrating New Year’s Eve but a supernatural threat’s got other plans. It’s nearly midnight and the problem might require more from Nancy and Ace than they had accounted for.

———

“Back that truck up. You’re saying we have until midnight tonight to fix this or the ground might actually split and a ‘beast’ will emerge?” George asked. “Are you for real?”

“Mmm hmm, ‘Happy New Year’ to us,” Nancy said with none of the cheer this expression warranted. “Epicenter is in Stratemeyer Woods. Roots of a tree there. Ash tree. Found it before, and it had some symbols carved into it. The beast part was unclear.”

“Doesn’t sound like a good thing,” Nick shouted from the kitchen. There was never a private conversation to be had in the Drew Household.

George made a noise of agreement.

“That’s not a lot of time,” she added, quieter.

Nancy raised her eyebrows and inclined her head in response.

“And why the deadline?”

“Something about a hundred year cycle ending tonight and the relevant sacrifices not being made. You know, the usual.”

“Sounds about right.”

Rustling in the entry way notified them of Ace and Bess’ arrival. They were bickering about something behind the door but Nancy couldn’t make it out from her spot on the couch arm despite her eavesdropping. She did manage to catch her own name, though. Curious.

“You going to break the news to Bess or shall I?” George asked.

“They already know it’s not good,” Nancy said. “That’s why they’re here.”

As she looked up she made eye contact with Ace over George’s head. Her heart threatened to burst out of her chest. She did very well to keep her face from giving the game away right then and there. Or so she thought.

“Uh huh,” George hummed meaningfully which Nancy did not appreciate, drawing the sound out as she turned her head to follow Nancy’s gaze.

“Hey guys,” Bess came in with too much energy. Ace inclined his head in greeting.

Nick came back out with five glasses of orange juice which Nancy did not question even though she had heard the kettle boiling.

“Getting one more supernatural battle in before the end of the year?”

“Yeah, sorry Bess I know you had plans. We can always try and handle it on our own—"

“No, no, it’s alright,” Bess dismissed. “Besides, there’s always next year for Addy and I to have our midnight kiss.”

“Next year, huh?” George said, not unhappily.

“Yeah,” Bess gave a small smile. “I hope so.”

“Good,” George replied approvingly.

Ace hadn’t said anything but Nancy had caught his eye a few times as they both tried (and failed) to not look at each other.

This time though, when they each caught the other’s gaze something got it’s hooks in her— refusing to let her look away or get her breath back.

It was so painful, and Sisyphean, loving him now. It’s still not something she would ever give up or give away. Even though it hurt, even though she had lost count of how many times her heart broke over and over, she would not change a single thing about how she felt. She just wished she could ease some of the pain she saw reflected back at her.

Temperance’s cards had suggested one of them would lose their heart but Ace hadn’t lost his, and she hadn’t lost hers.

She thought back to her mum telling her the story of Pandora and her jar. But what stuck with her most of all was the ending in the version her mother told. Hope alone was caught behind, she would say, the lid closed so it could never escape.

But hope’s a good thing, the younger her pointed out one time.

Yes, but not always, her mother had replied. Sometimes we’re better off without it.

It was something she became to understand more and more every day. Hope could be the most evil of all—it’s that which kills you while you still breathe. Completely unbearable.

What she found in Ace’s eyes was just that: unbearable. But she also couldn’t find it in her to look away.

It took a second for her to realise Bess was asking her something, so she pulled her attention back to the task at hand and explained the situation.

She avoided looking at Ace again.

———

“Plan is to go out there tonight and prevent it somehow. We just need to figure out how to stop it.”

“I think I might have figured out how.” Bess had been looking through something on her phone while Nancy had been filling everyone in. “But there’s a few things we need.”

“Okay, what are they?”

“A lotus flower.”

“Sure.”

“We can probably blackmail Conor into letting us into Lily’s.”

“Or we could just ask Lily nicely.”

“Both viable options.”

“My mum has some at home,” Ace said.

“Okay, we also need eight eggs in place of an animal sacrifice,” Bess added flinching.

“In the fridge,” Nick offered like it was his house.

“A duck feather,” Bess continued to list.

“This is feeling like a real mix of cultures but sure. That’s doable,” George said. “What else?”

“And blood.”

“Obviously.”

“… of two tied to a new beginning.”

“Ah.”

“…under an Inguz rune,” Bess finished turning her phone so they could see. She zoomed in on a rune that looked like two arrows facing different directions crossing. The same one Nancy had seen carved onto the tree earlier.

Nancy showed them the matching photos of the trunk.

“Any more qualifiers on that last one?”

“No that’s all.”

“Well, let’s get to it then,” Ace said, swiping up his keys, “time’s a-wasting.”

———

They had divided and reformed again finding everything they needed to complete the ritual. Nancy wasn’t convinced by the blood they’d collected in storage at the morgue but it was the best they could come up with the time they had. There was a story that went with it about an elopement gone wrong.

The ground rumbled slightly beneath them threateningly as they made their way through the dark woods into the clearing with the ash tree.

As Bess instructed they laid down their offerings at the base of the tree. Nick went about carving a new rune under the freshest looking one on the trunk.

Ace stepped forward when he was done thumbing some of the blood just under in two clean strokes.

The instant he did, the ground stopped rumbling.

“Is that it?” George said cautiously.

But, almost in response, the ground started to shake even worse than before. It sounded almost like a roar.

“It hasn’t worked,” Nick pointed out.

“Obviously,” George added.

“It’s not enough,” Bess said, sounding distraught as the rumbling sound started up again.

“What do you mean it’s not enough,” Nancy said, only slightly less panicked.

“They have the blood what more do they want?”

“A new beginning.”

“How are we going to get that?”

“It’s New Year’s so maybe we could use that? Birth something new?”

“Like what?” Nancy shouted over the threatening rumble. “Are we talking metaphorically or literally?”

“I’m not finding a pregnant person and dragging them out into the woods,” George said, “even if we had the time for that.”

“Uh, what about like when people kiss at the stroke of midnight? That can be a first time. A new dawn. A beginning.”

“Very romantic,” George said. “Is that what’s about to prevent this ancient beast snapping all our heads off and running rampant? How are we supposed to pull something like that off within the next…” she consulted Nick’s watch, “two minutes.”

“I could kiss Ace,” Nick suggested, throwing out ideas.

“No, that won’t work. It needs to be to mean something to be a beginning. It needs to be a punctuation of something like the breath you take before you start to speak.”

“You should write poetry,” George replied sarcastically.

The ground underneath them, if it were possible, was starting to make a scratching sound that made the hairs on the back of Nancy’s neck stand up.

“Yeah, okay, so it needs to mean something in and of itself. Got it,” Nick said ignoring George’s bite. He was stressed but trying to remain level-headed. “Can’t just be a kiss.”

It all suddenly fell into place and Nancy knew what she needed to do. She wasn’t quite ready to admit the entire truth of it to herself just yet though. She was sure Bess had known as she had made the suggestion but she didn’t know what it would cost.

“Nick and George?” Nancy suggested immediately, desperate, knowing the alternative. Dreading it. “You two could…”

“That won’t work either,” Bess said hurriedly. “It means something but it’s not a beginning.”

Out of the corner of her eye Nancy could see Ace roll his shoulders as he’s thinking. She knows he’s figured it out too but he can’t possibly know it would be his life he would be sacrificing.

“Bess, it would be really great if you were in love with Nancy and were just holding out on us,” George pointed out, waving her arms in frustration.

“Yeah, no, sorry,” Bess said, eyes sliding quickly to Ace and then back to Nancy. “It’s not that you’re not—"

Nancy waved her off. They did not have time for this right now.

“Nancy,” Ace said, quietly and earnestly, calm and firm, cutting through all of the noise and chaos.

It was all he needed to say.

She closed her eyes for just a moment to centre herself and turned to him, meeting his eyes again at last. Her heart beating uselessly against her ribs.

Just the way he had said her name and how he looked at her now said everything.

It said, I know what’s going on.

It said, I know what we have to do.  

It said, I know what’s at stake.

It said, I know you.

It said, I know you love me, too. It said…

“I know,” she heard herself say.

Tears were coming now, thick and fast. She never even had the chance to fight them back. She couldn’t save him. She’d failed and yet she was going to be rewarded with something she had been desperate to do for a long time.

“But we can’t—,” Nancy half-hearted protested, her voice breaking. (The way she had said that, too, may just have triggered the curse in its own right.)

She was mourning a loss she had already suffered and was yet to suffer. It was entirely overwhelming and all she needed was to know the man she loved would be okay—but there was no version of this story where that was the ending.

She didn’t explain it was his life he would be surrendering. She didn’t need to, he already knew. He always had her figured out. Sometimes it was wonderful. Sometimes it was infuriating.

Right now it was both.

He said nothing else but stepped closer, his quietude started rubbing off on her as it always did. As he drew nearer she felt more and more grounded—more sure that everything would be okay even though it was about to be very, very not okay.

Strange how that happens even when it’s the last thing she thought possible.

“Okay,” she said, steeling herself. “Okay. Knife?”

Bess silently handed her a pink switchblade that was clean.

The tree was now perfectly between her and Ace on his left, her right. Wordlessly Nancy pricked her finger, swiping it over the fresh carved rune this time, tracing one of the arrows. Ace wiped the knife and did the same but on the arrow pointing the other way, also without a word.

He turned back to her and she found her hands clutch at his coat, probably staining it.

Words began to spill out of her. “I never wanted it to be like this. I—”

“It’s okay,” Ace said lowly. He was close enough now that he had raised his hands to her face, wiping away her tears with the pads of his thumbs. “There’s nothing to be afraid of.”

But there was. He was just being brave.

“How long ‘til midnight?” Ace asked.

“Uh… ten seconds.” Bess answered.

“That’s all we need,” Ace said. “Are you ready?” This question was for Nancy.

She took a shaky breath and nodded.

“Three seconds now,” Bess said, somewhat urgent.

“I…” Nancy began, feeling as if she needed to say something. In this moment she came up short; she had neither the adequate time or words.

But Ace, who under other circumstances would give her all the time and space to figure it out, surged forward instead. He wouldn’t let her logic her way out of following her own heart. Not again.

She had stumbled back half a step but his lips still found hers, a hand on her back steadying her. Despite everything, his other hand on her face—just for a second—felt a little unsure. Then she kissed him back and it felt like she was letting go of a breath she had been holding for weeks. She heard far away fireworks go off in the direction of the town signalling the new year but even the sound of them faded away as all her senses were caught up in this moment.

And it was real. It was real.

It seemed like the ground was still moving but she was realised it was just her heartbeat thrumming through her entire body, utterly disorientating. She felt every cell in her vibrate with the rightness of it, with adrenaline, with relief. Nothing in the world existed but this.

They were tangled up in it for seconds, for centuries.

It was much, much more than a kiss.

But, in the end, it was just a kiss and finally, eventually, very reluctantly they pulled apart.

The clock read 12:01. The ground calm beneath them.

There was a weightless quiet as Nancy opened her eyes. Ace swallowed deeply before he opened his. And when he looked at her, she wouldn’t think twice about living in that moment for the rest of her life.

But, of course, she couldn’t. That luxury was never afforded to them. Reality was waiting for them both.

“It worked,” Bess laughed with relief.

Nancy felt completely relieved for just a moment, then the panic came in a flood.

The clearing was eerily quiet, completely dissonant with what was to come. They’d averted one disaster but there was a another one waiting for them now.

Ace still looked unnervingly calm. Her eyes didn’t stray from him for even a second.

“There’s a curse on Ace,” she announced immediately.

Straightforward. Succinct. Detached. As it had to be.

“Temperance left it there to tempt me into sparing her life so if I—“ she hesitated for the briefest of seconds before resuming, “when I acted on my feelings for Ace it was triggered, and Ace would die somehow.”

Ace didn’t even blink. His lips tucked into his mouth, making it into a flat line. Something in his eyes shifted but Nancy could tell this was more of a confirmation than a realisation.

With effort, she pivoted away from him and was met by the other’s reactions.

Bess had a knowing look. Nick had let out an ‘ah’ and pursed his lips. George looked sympathetic and on the verge of tears, which was the worst of all. But George blinked then and squared her shoulders.

“Come on, then,” she said more resolutely and lighter than her face warranted. “These woods aren’t going to help us save my back-up dish washer from imminent death.”

George stepped toward Ace. She gently pushed and ruffled the side of his head—Ace mockingly scrunched his face as she walked beyond him.

“Unless there is some wizard in them we can make a bargain with,” her voice was slowly fading away. “You never know with this town.”

Nick shook his head slightly amused, shrugged and said, “What’s another death curse between friends?” Before following George back the way they had come.

“I’ve done some of the groundwork already, I think,” Bess said almost smug.

“What? How?” Nancy said in disbelief. None of this is what she had been bracing for at all—a burden shared, a probable way out of this.

Bess turned back and tilted her head somewhat playfully at her. “Call it… intuition. Oh, and I have this…”

She handed Ace a small package she had tucked away in her coat. He untied it and found an annulet.

“Just in case. This should temporarily suspend the effects of any curse—for now,” Bess explained. “It’s only good for a day or two. Make sure it’s touching skin or it won’t work.”

Bess stretched out to grasp them both by the shoulder for a second and sauntered off after Nick and George.

For the first time in a long time, maybe ever, Nancy had a confident hope they could work this out. They would save Ace; her heart.

Her and Ace were left alone in the clearing.

She looked at him, her mouth open worrying over something she has no idea how to say. She was overwhelmed for so many reasons.

“Hey,” he said, holding out his hand, “it might be what happens next… but it’s not the ending.”

She looked out at his hand stretched out towards her.

She took it.

It was a beginning. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have worked.

[danstupidaushit]

Negativefell Danmaged

Alright so, this one i'm not entirely sure if i actually own the au or not, but i'll go off with it being a take to avoid possible confusion.

So, this take is basically surrounded on the idea of the underground being through a war during the fall of Frisk. The war started after Papyrus was expelled from the royal guard from being too much of an asshole, but also a threat for Undyne's own position as the leader, judging he was almost as strong as her, and he knew that, making him to into such a fit of utter rage and hate that he began to form a plan on how could he take the position as the leader of a guard without having to rely on forcing himself into the royal guard, believing them to be a much of cowards for not seeing his true potential as Papyrus would soon begin to take up forces from the citizens of the snowdin to form up his own kind of Royal Guard, called The Hive, commanded of course by him, as from that point on he would declare war against the powers of Asgore and the entirety of the Royal Guard, believing himself to be much stronger than not only the royal guard, Undyne, but also Asgore himself (Yes, a completely narcissistic megalomaniac).

So yeah, the concept is pretty basic, because i never fully expanded on it. I don't have many concepts on the characters as a whole, but i do have a general idea for how Papyrus, Sans and Alphys are.

Papyrus: The leader of The Hive, being drievn by his own megalomaniac tendencies as he strives to be the strongest monster of the underground, not only in strength, but status power, wanting to take down the royal guard for good and leading the monsters to fight against the human kind himself. Extremely cruel, reckless and rage driven, treats every single one of his henchmen as uttershit, having his brother included (who he not even sees as his brother anymore, but just as another one of his goons). Took Sans eye out saying that Sans did not deserve to have such strong magic powers in his possession, and only him should have it, so, shoving Sans judgement eye in his own eye-socket, taking full control on it.

Sans: Mindless goon of Papyrus, ended up becoming so oppressed by him that he doesn't have much of a will of his own, and simply follow Papyrus orders. Tho he is shown to have mild depression, as he relies on actual drugs to keep himself "working properly", having become addicted to a drug called "The Crystals", which is the monster equivalent of Meth, and also the explanation for why sans has bluish teeth. Sans main job under Papyrus wing is to spy and steal stuff from the enemy, as he would be commonly seen carrying bags of stolen stuff.

Alphys: The second head of the Royal Guard, immediately joined in after being notified of the War breaking out. She ended up almost getting killed in one of Papyrus' attack, having to change several parts of her body for robotic appendages, turning herself into basically a cyborg in the process (Not that she minds it, she seems to greatly enjoy her so called "upgrades")

So uh, that's it, also pretty small.

Fun fact about the au: There's a concept i scrapped for Toriel where she would be a perpetrator kind of character. Basically she pretends to be nice and be a good mom, but she's in fact completely insane, slowly losing the image she made of herself for you as she goes on to threaten all the monsters in the ruins and even chase you down if you don't answer her constant annoying calls.

[voraciousvore]

In the Belly of the Giant (25/39)

***Contains vore!***

Chapter 25

Mr. Henderson felt much better after eating his cereal. His new human friend, Millie, was still hungry, so he portioned her out some more milk so she could have another bowl of cereal. While she ate, he politely excused himself so he could take care of some business. He hadn’t checked in with the school at all, and since he was feeling better he figured he’d call the vice principal just to make sure he was getting along without his help and all the affairs of the school were in order. He had taken an extended leave of absence, ostensibly due to the stress of losing his daughter, but also because privately he had been terrified he would lose control of himself and eat one of the human students. Now, he felt more confident that this latter concern was an irrational fear. 

When he checked his phone, he was surprised to see a long string of text messages he had missed from the prior evening. In his fractured state of mind, he had completely forgotten about the date he had scheduled for Saturday. He didn’t even know what day it was today. Friday? Apparently, the giantess had become frustrated with his total lack of contact. She had texted him to confirm their date was still on, and when he unintentionally ghosted her she became irate, and sent him a barrage of messages scolding him and cursing him out. Mr. Henderson sighed. He felt guilty, but at the same time he was too old for this sort of drama. He sent the giantess back a simple, respectful message, notifying her some difficult personal issues had come up in his life, and that he had to cancel the date and wasn’t interested in dating anymore. He wished her luck in love and apologized. She blocked him. 

Once he checked in with the school, and was assured that things were running smoothly without him, he dressed for the day and returned to Millie in the kitchen. She had finished her breakfast and remained on the counter, not sure how to get down. When she spotted Mr. Henderson, she gave him a warm, genuine smile, blossoming like a flower in response to the sun. The giant felt his heart flutter. She was such a sweet, kind person, and lovely too, inside and out. When he saw she was happy, it made him happy too. He offered her his hand and she gladly climbed into his palm. He gently lifted her up and conveyed her to the living room. He sat on the gigantic couch and held the miniature woman in his lap. 

“Millie, is there anything you need me to get for you to make your life here more comfortable?” he asked. 

Millie gazed up at the giant, into his brown coffee eyes that reminded her so much of her late husband’s. She couldn’t lie: She was smitten with him, deeply attracted to his magnanimous nature and his gentleness. She had never met a giant like him before and he fascinated her. All the other giants she knew had been horrendously evil and cruel. “I have everything I need here,” she replied. 

Mr. Henderson opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by his phone ringing. He saw it was Joey and hastily answered. “Any news?” he questioned tensely. Millie noticed the immediate change in his demeanor and wondered what was so important. 

“I don’t want to get your hopes up, but Ray and I came up with a plan that might help us find Eren. You know that human doctor at the hospital? We’re going to use him as bait to see if we can lure out the kidnappers and track them back to their base. Hopefully, we can find Eren, and maybe even the missing students from the boarding school,” Joey expounded. “I’ll let you know what happens.” 

“That’s good, Joey. Keep me posted.” He hung up and sighed. 

“What was that about?” Millie inquired, her curiosity getting the better of her. 

“Oh...” Mr. Henderson didn’t want to burden Millie with his troubles, but he saw no reason not to tell her. “My daughter Eren... she’s gone missing. We’re worried that she’s been kidnapped. Her boyfriend Joey works at the police department, so he’s keeping me up to date on the latest news regarding the investigation.” He frowned sadly. 

Millie shuddered. Eren’s fate struck a nerve with her. “How horrible!” 

Mr. Henderson gave her a weak smile. “I believe in Joey. He’ll find her. You met Joey at the hospital. He’s the police officer that made you pass out. I think he felt bad for scaring you; he wasn’t trying to.” 

Millie was surprised. “Her boyfriend... is a giant? Do... giants date humans?” 

Mr. Henderson laughed gently. “It’s certainly not very common, but it happens. I don’t know if you’re aware, but the human doctor you met was married to that giantess nurse too. Those kinds of interspecies relationships can be just as fulfilling as regular, same-size relationships.” 

“I see,” Millie said quietly. She stared at Mr. Henderson inquisitively, as if wanting to ask him something, with her striking blue eyes. He was mesmerized by those eyes. He wondered what she was thinking, but so much about her was a mystery. “Have you ever dated a human?” she asked suddenly.  

Mr. Henderson raised his eyebrows with surprise. “No. But I have nothing against the idea. There’s just not very many adult human females around, on the giant side of town.” He sighed. “I was married once, to a giantess. She divorced me because I’m infertile, and I couldn’t give her a child. I’ve been single since, but I ended up adopting Eren. She’s been a light in my life. Now... that light is gone...” His expression convulsed with strong emotion. Millie hugged his thumb, stroking the digit tenderly. After a long period of silence, Mr. Henderson composed himself again. 

Millie looked down at her hands. “My husband... was murdered in front of me.” She sniffled. Now it was Mr. Henderson’s turn to comfort her. He grasped her protectively in his massive hands, caressing her back with his thumb. Millie wanted to talk about all that she had gone through, since she had been alone for so long with her own thoughts, with nobody to share her feelings with, but she found it difficult to speak. Nevertheless, she overcame her mental block and pressed on. “We lived in poverty on the human side together. We had a lot of debt, and my husband borrowed money from the wrong people. When we weren’t able to pay it back... they invaded our home and shot him. They captured me, threatened to kill me if I ever came back, and sold me to giants.” 

She curled up in the giant’s hand, holding her knees and quaking at the memory. “I had never seen giants before. I was terrified, and I had good reason to be. They did... horrible, unspeakable things to me. At the time, I was pregnant with my husband’s child, and I miscarried due to the abuse and the stress. It... felt like losing the last part of him that I had left.” She wiped away tears with her arm. Mr. Henderson held her closer to his torso in a hug. She cuddled up against his shirt, soaking in his caring warmth. “I don’t know how long I was held prisoner, but it felt like a lifetime. One day, I got extremely lucky and managed to escape. I survived alone on the streets for a long time. I stayed hidden, since I feared giants and didn’t trust them. I had nowhere to go, nobody to help me, and no goals except to stay alive.” 

She went quiet, before continuing, “To be honest, I don’t think I would have lasted much longer, if you hadn’t showed up. I was starting to give up any hope of living a normal, fulfilling life. I... considered letting go, and ending it all…” 

Mr. Henderson wrapped his fingers around her tighter. “I’m glad I found you,” he said tenderly. “In some ways, you saved me as much as I saved you.” The sweet moment was interrupted by the audible growling of the giant’s stomach. Even though Millie trusted Mr. Henderson not to devour her, she still quivered with instinctive fright, almost like a Pavlovian response. She certainly didn’t associate the noises of a giant’s stomach with anything good after being forced inside one multiple times in the past. 

Her reaction made Mr. Henderson exceedingly uncomfortable. He didn’t want her to be afraid of him. “I should probably make us lunch,” he remarked, standing up in a smooth motion so as not to upset his human passenger. “It’s about that time, after all.” Millie bobbed her head with approval, making a concerted effort to calm herself. She reminded herself that she was safe. Mr. Henderson was a gentle giant; he couldn’t possibly eat her. She trusted him. 

She knew it would take some effort to get used to not being scared all the time. When she lived on the streets, she had to constantly be aware of potential threats. As a result, her nature had been warped, to make her quiet and skittish. Despite her experiences, she had made remarkable progress. She could talk now, despite not having spoken a word to anyone for a long time. And here she was, riding around in the hand of a hungry giant, in his giant dwelling, without fainting from terror. She could do this. 

Mr. Henderson didn’t feel like he could stomach any meat yet, so he decided to make some grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup. Such an entrée would be easy to portion out to human size too; he had often made the same meal for Eren, as her father. He set Millie on the countertop, as he had done that morning, and took a can of soup out of the pantry. He heated the soup in a pot on the stove, trying not to imagine the red liquid as a big vat of blood. Turning away from the pot, he grabbed slices of bread and cheese and toasted the sandwiches. While he cooked, he glanced over at Millie and his mouth started to water. She looked appetizing, like the perfect little snack to dip in his soup. He licked the moisture off his lips and distracted himself by stirring the pot. 

Millie, unaware of the depth of Mr. Henderson’s struggle with temptation, admired him as he cooked. She couldn’t deny she fancied him. He was very handsome too. She wondered what he would say if she admitted her feelings to him. They hadn’t known each other for long, but his uncanny resemblance to her husband, just blown up on a much larger scale, tipped her heart in his favor. She missed being loved, and the giant was so caring to her. All his attention alleviated the terrible emptiness and loneliness in her heart. 

Mr. Henderson finished cooking the meal and served up a microscopic human portion for his guest, by tearing off a teeny chunk of one of the sandwiches and using his smallest measuring spoon to dump some soup in her tiny bowl. Just as he served himself up with his own giant bowl of soup, his phone rang again. He excused himself and answered the phone in the other room, so he wouldn’t bother Millie while she was eating. Since her body was still starving, she polished off her meal in record time, and was left hungry for more.  

She wanted to get herself another serving of tomato soup, but she couldn’t reach the top of the pot. She looked at the giant’s soup bowl. His spoon was propped up on the side, like a bridge. She walked up the spoon to the edge of the bowl and leaned forward to dip her own human bowl in the lake of soup before her. As she strained her arm to reach, she slipped and lost her balance, tumbling forward into the liquid with a splash. On her way down, she grabbed at the giant’s spoon, but instead of arresting her fall the spoon flipped forward and smacked her in the head, knocking her out cold. She floated unconscious in the soup. 

“Sorry about that interruption, Millie,” Mr. Henderson apologized, stepping into the room. His stomach was rumbling fiercely. The cereal he ate earlier hadn’t been enough to sate his gargantuan frame. He was feeling confident he wouldn’t throw up this time, and he had a voracious appetite, so he decided to eat what he could before his mind rebelled against him. He set aside his spoon and picked up the entire bowl, bringing it up to his lips. He started chugging the soup, enjoying the feeling of the warm, nourishing liquid running down his throat to his eager belly. 

Millie woke up to loud slurping sounds. She was surrounded by heat. Confused, she felt herself sliding back. She opened her eyes to behold a sea of red sweeping her away. She flipped around and was horrified to see a giant pair of lips, suctioning down the soup. Before she could make a sound, the tide pulled her in and she was sucked through the lips into the giant’s mouth. She found herself inside a cage of enormous teeth and pink flesh. She was rapidly drawn toward the gullet, where she could see the throat muscles contracting, loudly gulping down gallons upon gallons of soup. In a panic, she paddled away and clung to the edge of the giant’s slippery tongue to save herself from being swallowed. 

“Mr. Henderson, stop eating! I’m inside your mouth!” she screeched in terror, hoping desperately that he could hear her. 

As he drank down his soup, Mr. Henderson felt an odd, solid lump enter his mouth. The lump stirred and stuck to his tongue, and he suddenly realized with horror that the thing was alive. Oh God, it was Millie. He could hear her scream. He stopped gulping his soup and lowered the bowl right away. As her little body pressed against his tongue, he could taste her. She was even more delicious than he had imagined. Swallowing her alive would be so satisfying. Despite himself, he began to salivate profusely. He was sorely tempted. She was already inside him, halfway there. One little gulp, and she’d be in his belly. 

Mr. Henderson recoiled at these thoughts, but he could barely stop himself. He vacillated, unable to swallow but unable to spit her out. She wriggled on his tongue, exciting his hungry urges. The predator within him was ready to strike, like a coiled snake. His digestive tract whined for food. He was losing the battle against the intense cravings of his flesh. It would be so easy, just to swallow. 

Yet, Millie was alive. She was a person, a tasty person small enough to fit down his throat, yes, but still a person. She had her own thoughts and hopes and dreams. She had come so far, suffered through terrible tribulations, only to find herself in the mouth of a giant—a giant she believed in and trusted not to harm her. She had said so herself, he wasn’t capable of eating a human. He was too kind. 

Mr. Henderson insisted to himself, firmly, that he wasn’t a monster. He wouldn’t be able to live with himself if he ate her. Overcoming his powerful impulses, he opened his mouth and dropped her wet body into his hand. She shivered. He found himself breathing heavily, covering her with his warm breath, strings of drool running down his lips. 

“W-why were you in my soup bowl?” he asked with forceful agitation. His heart was racing. His fear at the immoral act he had very nearly committed made his tone sharper than he intended. 

Millie heard the edge in his voice and flinched. Nothing terrified her more than an angry giant. “I’m s-so sorry!” she stammered, and started to wail. “Please don’t be mad at me! It was an accident!” 

“Oh no, that’s not…” Mr. Henderson’s face fell. “I’m the one who should be apologizing! I nearly swallowed you! I’m so, so sorry Millie!” He rushed over to the sink and ran some warm water so he could wash the soup and saliva off her body. He rinsed her off, but recognized it would probably be easier for her to just use the human bathroom instead, and then she could change into fresh clothes. He carried her over to the human suite and set her down gently. 

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry!” he repeated again. 

“It’s okay, Mr. Henderson. I know it was an accident,” she replied shakily. “And I knew you wouldn’t eat me on purpose.” Her voice cracked, but she still smiled at him, then walked into the human rooms to clean herself up. 

Mr. Henderson looked after her with guilt. She was correct, in that ultimately he wasn’t able to carry through with the deed. However, she had no clue how close he had truly been to eating her. He hoped she would never find out either. He was just grateful he had been able to contain his ravenous compulsions in time. He went back to the kitchen and scarfed down his grilled cheese sandwiches. He never wanted to reach the point where he was that hungry again. 

Chapter 26

Chapter 1

[laxmiree]

MLQC Season 2 Chapter 39- Lucien’s split chapter

⚠️  SPOILER ALERT  ⚠️

This post contains a VERY HEAVY SPOILER for the chapter that has not been released in EN yet! Feel free  to notify me if  there are any mistakes in the translation~

IMPORTANT!!! to fully understand the story, prior knowledge of previous S2 chapters are needed. Before, I made a short summary that explain those chapters. I hope this can help :D

“If you want to win, you must take all the initiative into your own hands.”

“Lucien, I won't lose.”

First of all, please note that I won’t translate ch 38. But I translated this chapter batch summary here to help y’all understand about the plot in general.

But long story short, after getting 'shot' (but also, not really, since a barrier appeared before she got shot-). MC got transported to BS hall and then entered Black Cabin. In the black cabin, she was trying to reach a door with ∞ symbol but failed, and Gavin, who somehow also entered the place, persuaded her to check Loveland City first.

They part ways, and she returns to a high building in Loveland City. She met Time Administration Bureau and Victor here. TAB was trying to fix the timeline by manipulating the overlapping zone but failed. Victor said that he would find a way to change the situation. During her conversation with Victor, MC saw a countdown above Loveland City, counting down the doomsday. There's a white building in the center of Loveland City that's likely to be a lighthouse. So, she went home to take a piece of paper that 502 gave her. She entered the Lighthouse with Helios's help.

Inside Lighthouse, she met Lucien, and with his help, she managed to call on the Lighthouse, whose name is 'π'. 'π' told her that she could break the world's rules using the power of the QUEEN, Evol energy, and the dark matter of the universe. Since there's not much time left until doomsday, she plans to use time loop evol. And for that, she asked Lucien's help to find the time loop-evolver, a little girl.

After understanding the rules of the time loop, MC began her journey to break the rules of the world with the little girl's help by taking advantage of the extra time the time loop gave. On one of the loops, to know more about dark matter, MC called Lucien to ask him about it.

[Chapter 39–Lucien Split Route–1]

Upon pressing the familiar number, the phone was picked up almost immediately, and the familiar and reassuring breathing sound flowed into my ears.

Lucien: Smart girl.

I couldn't hold back my smile at this Professor Lucien, who seemed to be able to remain perceptive at all times.

MC: Have I kept you waiting long?

Lucien: It's fine. Let's get in the car and talk about it. We still have a long way to go. I'll meet you at the park entrance.

After being surprised for a second, I quickened my pace and ran. After passing through the gate at the exit, a black SUV just stopped by the side of the road.

I immediately went over to open the door and got into the passenger seat. The car started up almost simultaneously.

Lucien: MC, let me confirm one thing. You should be in the loop by now, right?

MC: Yes. So whatever you want to do, we should have plenty of opportunities for trial and error.

Lucien's deep gaze moved over and collided with my firm gaze.

The next second, he raised the corners of his lips without a hint of hesitation.

Lucien: It is fun to find the answers.

Lucien: I'm glad to be able to enjoy this process with you at the end of time.

MC: It's also my honor, Professor Lucien.

Lucien took MC to a laboratory 2,000 meters underground. It's set up underground to block out "noise" from particles that enter the earth. Lucien explained that many laboratories that are used to observe the universe are set up underground.

Lucien: If humans want to touch the universe, sometimes they need to descend underground to reach the farthest corners of the universe.

After a few bumpy rides, the car stopped in front of the dimly lit mine.

Even though I had no prior experience, I knew that the process before entering the lab must be extremely complicated.

So after putting on our helmets, we made our way down the mine tunnel until we reached a simple mine elevator.

Lucien: MC, are you ready?

MC: I'm ready.

I followed Lucien inside, and after the personnel shut the gate, the elevator began to go down as if there was no end.

The view in front of me became dimmer and darker, with only a faint reflection of the distant mine lamps illuminating the surrounding rock walls.

In the endless descent, my mind became calmer, as if the world around me had quieted down together.

MC asked Lucien if the dark matter would really help. Lucien answered that he was not sure, but 'π' words made him willing to try.

MC: So what is this so-called "dark matter"?

Lucien: In theory, it is just an invisible and unidentifiable substance that exists in the universe.

Lucien: Because of its invisibility, humans can only observe it through its effects on the environment, such as the shift of light.

Lucien: In astrophysics, this is the "gravitational lens" effect that you might find when you search on your phone.

MC: I feel that all of my actions are easily predicted by you…

Lucien: After all, MC has always been a very curious student.

MC: Then let me ask you, after I check this information, what's the next step?

Lucien: For the next step… the "omnipotent and smart" Professor Lucien will be happy to answer all your questions as you wish.

I couldn't help but snicker at his slightly bantering words and felt immensely relieved.

Lucien answered all of MC's questions and explained the dark matter in detail.

MC: It sounds so abstract…

At that moment, the elevator stopped with a gentle jolt. When the gate opened, the surrounding area was still dark and uneven.

Lucien took me a few steps forward and entered another mine elevator to continue on the descent.

Accompanied by the already familiar shaking, Lucien's voice fell back into my ears.

Lucien: Indeed. So, in fact, I have a lot of admiration for physicists who are studying dark matter.

Lucien: They are constantly walking on the edge of the observable and imaginary worlds, constructing thoughts and judgments.

Lucien: To capture the traces of dark matter through its effects and to imagine how it shapes the universe.

Lucien's pupils appeared extraordinarily bright in the dimly lit mine, and I saw the endless enthusiasm like a tidal wave rolling in them.

MC: Lucien, where would you say the end of the universe exploration will be?

Lucien: Hmm….

He blinked lightly, lost in thought for a moment at the face of my question, and then raised the corners of his mouth.

Lucien: I hope it will never end.

The boundaries of human knowledge are endlessly expanded, and there is always one more question to explore in the truth of life.

Humankind is always on the road of exploration, and curiosity and knowledge are always leading the way.

At the end of time, Lucien and I were talking about the distant universe in the middle of the mine tunnel that kept going down.

It is as if we are now standing in the whole universe.

MC: I always feel the universe will be on our side and lend us strength.

The faint mineral lamp illuminated Lucien's eyes and gently absorbed me into them.

Lucien: With your being here, the answer will soon be known.

After changing the lift an unknown number of times, a heavy radiation protection door finally appeared in front of us.

MC: …Are we finally here?

Lucien smiled gently and continued to lead me through a long corridor and protective door until my vision became clear-

I found myself in front of a huge laboratory, where there were nearly dozens of large and cold lab instruments.

Noticing his arrival, several researchers nodded slightly at Lucien. They thanked him for providing them with 'a model of the world' where they could test their conjectures and look for possibilities. Lucien told them to continue the test while he'll synchronize information with MC.

Lucien led me through a relatively spacious road between the lab instruments.

Lucien: MC, as I said before, the information left by the lighthouse gave me a direction I had previously overlooked.

Lucien: If the world is really locked in a "box", there are still many powers at our disposal.

Lucien: So everything you see right now is a simulation test.

MC: Is it a test to see if dark matter can really be useful?

Lucien: That's right. I helped them build a model of the world that is precisely the same as the real world.

Lucien: Tests were conducted to find possibilities for the presence of approximate regions of dark matter around several galaxies.

He paused, and his dark eyes seemed to fall into thought.

Lucien: Of course, along this line, we are also considering the possibility of using other forces in the universe to achieve the same effect.

Lucien: For example, black holes.

I was so confused, and the staggering buzz of the instruments around me made me dizzy.

I know Lucien must have brought me here for more than just wanting me to learn about this.

MC: What do you need from me?

Lucien stopped in his tracks and looked at me with frankness and trust mixed in with his eyes.

Lucien: I need samples and time.

Lucien: Although every researcher here has the most advanced technology and expertise, there is not enough time.

Lucien: We need to generate enough time for a large number of sample results.

[Chapter 39- Lucien Split Route–2]

Lucien explained that CORE power and Evol Energy might not be enough to break through the 'destruction point'. So, that's why the third force, dark matter, is also needed. And so, Lucien needs MC's help to eliminate the wrong answer.

MC: I see, so you need me to tell you the results of each of your tests to you in the next loop after the loop restarts.

MC: Helping you to connect the countless 48 hours.

I looked into his dark eyes and caught a hint of hesitation underneath his rationality and trust.

Lucien: That's right. Can you do it?

I raised the corners of my lips, reached out, and took hold of his slightly cold palm.

MC: Of course, I can, Professor Lucien. Did you forget that we did this a long time ago?

In my first fall into the vortex, he relied on each of my results to come up with answers that broke the loop.

MC: This is the only thing I can do, and I will do my best to help you.

MC: I'm glad to be able to enjoy the fun process of finding answers with you at the end of time.

Hearing me say that, the last trace of his hesitation dissipated. I looked up at the countdown overhead.

-44:23:18.

MC: Lucien, the next loop has less than 41 hours to go.

In response, my hand was clasped back by Lucien, who stood up and made a reverent gesture of invitation.

Lucien: Let's go. Time to go back to our fellow researchers.

Lucien: And welcome to the world of exploration.

He neatly placed time limits on each part of the work.

Then, it’s followed by a rush of conversation, the roar of instruments, and orderly footsteps. They intersected so chaotically that my memories seemed to overlap at the moment.

I still remember the busy figures passing by on the doomsday seventeen years ago.

It seems that no matter how many times we start over, there is always a group of people who won't stop, even though the world is about to be destroyed.

Until their last moment, they would do their best to record the last scientific record under 2,000 meters of the earth.

I sat quietly until the time was about to enter a new loop, and Lucien approached me with a document in hand.

Lucien: MC, due to the time constraint, I will not introduce this 186th experiment and just announce the result-

Lucien: It's a failure.

He spoke calmly, without a trace of remorse on his face.

MC: Okay, is there any other information you'd like to pass on to you from over 40 hours ago?

Lucien: There is no more.

In Lucien's gentle gaze, I don't even need to ask if he will outright trust me next time.

He had told me the answer long ago.

MC: Then I'm off, Lucien.

Lucien: See you 48 hours ago.

As I drifted, my senses went from chaotic to being clear again, and after a wave of nausea in my stomach, the loop restarted again.

When I open my eyes, there is still a changing countdown overhead.

-50:59:16.

I took a deep breath, pulled out my phone, and dialed Lucien's phone.

MC: Lucien, this is the second loop since I met you, and your 186th experiment failed.

After a moment of silence on the phone, the soft voice came through.

Lucien: MC, great work. I see you've been to our lab.

MC: Um, so just keep moving forward with your plan, and I'll be waiting for the results.

MC: And then I will pass this result on to you so that you can eliminate the wrong direction.

He responded softly and did not hang up the phone, although now his voice was much further away as if he was talking to other researchers.

After a while, he spoke again.

Lucien: For the rest of the day, go home and rest. Maintaining good physical strength is the basis for continuing our momentum.

Lucien: This experiment may have to be prepared for a long battle.

After hanging up the phone, I followed Lucien's advice and went home without disturbing him again.

But Lucien made several phone calls while I was waiting, sometimes, he would talk about the progress of the moment, but most of the time, he just chatted with me.

These few minutes of conversation were probably breather for both of us.

The endless cycle kept pressing on my senses. I started to stop running home and leaned on the park bench instead.

Over the phone, I kept telling him about the results of their last experiments the next time.

I was constantly fixing, constantly optimizing, and constantly updating.

MC: Lucien, this is the 79th loop since I met you, and this is the 328th experiment.

MC: Unfortunately, it is also a failure.

Despite my efforts to sound very positive, an audible sigh entered my ears.

Lucien: I'm sorry, are you tired?

MC: It's okay. I've been doing this for a long time. After all, failure is the root of success!

The low laugh full of tenderness fell on my ears. Although I could not see Lucien's face at the moment, I could imagine his lips curled up at my response.

Lucien: Then let our failures move forward.

MC: And one more word from you 40 hours later...

MC: "Try reducing the distance to within a billion light-years."

I don't know how much time has passed, but the countdown overhead has changed from -50:30:28 at the beginning to -7:59:07 now.

In less than 5 hours, the loop will restart again.

When I was ready for another failure, Lucien's call finally came.

MC: What's the result I'm supposed to convey this time?

In response to me, there was a loud and clear cheer over the phone-

??: We found it! We found it!! It's a hole in Bootes, the quality here is just right…!

It was a kind of heartiness and joy full of victory, a sense of accomplishment and conquest, which lingered in my ears for a long time.

Even though I was not in the underground laboratory, I was still surrounded by the atmosphere, causing my vision to be a little blurred.

Lucien: I want you to hear those sounds too.

After a long time, Lucien's words came steadily from the other end of the phone.

Lucien: Thank you, MC. We did it.

Lucien: Let us take care of the rest.

Lucien: The world is still very generous.

Perhaps this is the most emotional moment of science when countless failures are transformed into flowers.

MC: Lucien, it's really fun to find the answers!

Lucien: The world is indeed a fascinating place.

Lucien: On a good day, I would like to share with you an answer that I am always seeking but is never-ending.

I couldn't help but smile, feeling that although the world was heavy, even though the huge countdown was pressing down on the sky, I felt like I had the freedom to breathe.

MC: I wish tomorrow would be a sunny day.

Lucien: Yes, it will. If not, I'll find a way to get rid of all the dark clouds.

The faint sound of his soft laughter was like a gentle palm caressing my heart.

Lucien: As much as I'd like to give you a break, the more loops you do, the more you'll be burdened.

Lucien: So, while there is still time, do you have the energy to make the next preparation for tomorrow?

MC: Of course!

MC: I'm full of motivation now!

The phone was quiet for a moment, and soon a detailed address popped up on my phone.

Lucien: I'll see you here later.

[Chapter 39- Lucien Split Route –3]

With a few hours left, Lucien invites MC to a villa to meet. After MC arrived at the villa, Lucien called her and told her to enter the darkened villa through a side door.

I groped into the room by the moonlight, gradually getting used to the darkness, and saw Lucien standing by the window.

But compared to standing here without the lights on, the scene in front of me made me freeze in place

Lucien had a sniper rifle on the windowsill in front of him, which reflected the moonlight and cast an icy light.

Seeing this sight, I almost subconsciously lowered my voice.

MC: Lucien, what are you doing?

Lucien: This is the next preparation.

Lucien silently leaned down, holding the rifle with one hand in front of the other, and the shoulder rest was tightly placed against the front of his shoulder.

His dark eyes were like a hunter's, straight through the scope, aiming his gun at the villa across the street.

Although I was confused, the atmosphere kept me firmly in place, and I was afraid I might alert the enemy.

Bang-!

A sharp roar instantly pierced the air, like a stone thrown into the lake's surface, but unexpectedly erupted with a burst of sound.

There was a messy sound of crashing glass, and it came from across the street in a panic.

I held my breath to examine everything before me and went to Lucien's side.

MC: We're so close. Won't they find us?

Lucien: They will. That's why we have to wait here.

High-ranking cadres and Leto come out from the villa. It turned out that they had long been secretly colluding. It explains why the blood virus spread through the city's waterworks, why the City Council blamed evolver for the blood virus, and why Evolver deterioration hospital was established, but the patients get shot without hesitation.

I turned my head in fear and found the answer in Lucien's calm eyes.

Leto has always been involved in everything in the shadows.

This is what Lucien wants me to prepare for the future.

A burst of searching footsteps gradually approached us. Lucien lowered his eyes upon hearing the sound, holding the sniper rifle persistently in his hand.

Lucien: No matter how deep their previous partnership, at least we've confirmed it with our own advantage.

Bang-

The door behind me was kicked open. I turned around and watched as several GR men pointed their guns at us and instantly pulled the trigger.

MC: ...!

In an instant, the gunshots rang out, and when I tried to use my power, I found the cold bullets were already hovering in the air.

There seems to be a strong repulsive force between them, shaking them up and down.

I looked at Lucien and found that the chandelier and broken glass shot down by bullets seemed to have lost gravity and hung in the air.

Lucien: MC, the world isn’t always about a struggle between humans and common sense.

Lucien: If you want to win, you must take all the initiative into your own hands.

His cold voice is like a sharp ice pick in the winter. Even if the number of people breaking in gradually increased, Lucien's eyes have never been loaded down with their figures.

As the GR members gritted their teeth and raised their guns again, he gave them no more chance to fire, his fingertips suddenly glowing with light-

In an instant, the wrists of those people were twisted by an invisible force, and their wails were heard in all directions.

He raised his hand and gently waved it, throwing GR people out of the door and slamming the door shut

But it did not end there. Many footsteps from a distance gradually approach us.

Lucien remained unmoved. His gaze gently fell on me when his cold eyes seemed to be softened a bit by the moonlight.

But he never put away the heavy oppression, as if to remind me-

Dangers are everywhere.

I almost forgot to breathe when I looked at Lucien in front of me.

Lucien: It is about time.

I looked at the countdown overhead and nodded matter-of-factly.

MC: Lucien, I won't lose.

He raised the corner of his mouth imperceptibly. It’s as if he was smiling.

Lucien: Doomsday is just an unusual point in the torrent of time, and we still have a lot to deal with after that.

Lucien: Whether it's some of the questions about the world…

Lucien: …Or all the images and memories that appear in my sight and dreams that do not belong to me.

He paused, and his quiet eyes showed some more profound emotions.

Lucien: But now I am certain they are all mine, and there is no other possibility.

I quietly looked at Lucien. I knew exactly what he was referring to, but I didn't know how to say it.

He stepped on the moonlight and came towards me, brushing his fingers through my hair.

Lucien: MC, you are my answer to all these mysteries.

Lucien: I guess I'll probably have the chance after all this is over.

I lowered my eyes and gently held his palm, which he had not put down yet.

MC: Lucien, everything you said is also what I expected. I also hope to solve all the mysteries in your heart.

MC: So it's not just you. I'll also continue to work hard.

MC: Now… I'm leaving.

Lucien looked at our clasped palms as if he was trying to feel each other's temperature.

I slowly pulled out my hand and waved it at him with a smile.

MC: See you later, Lucien.

[Next-> Lucien’s Split Chapter 40]

[adleryoung]

"Yes," Ash confirmed. "I really think so. Elves do not lie. Burnside is the most experienced person currently in your employ - aside from Lana and myself, of course - and is therefore the most logical choice. Being an elf makes her inherently more valuable and more likely to succeed than any of your lowfolk underlings. And if things go sour, Burnside's combat experience will allow her to extract Oonagh and Didelphis and make good her escape. Either way, that will still be a successful mission."

"But if it comes to violence," I protested, "Oonagh's reputation will be forever tarnished. She'll be permanently labeled a witch. She'll never be able to show her face in town again."

"True," Ash agreed. "But what of it? You should have thought of that before putting her in this situation. Our intention is for you to rule Faerie some day. A monarch must THINK before he acts. He cannot always expect that others will be able to step in and clean up his messes."

"Every ruler has people serving and supporting him," I pointed out.

"Right, but one should not become over-reliant on them," Ash pointed out. "Perhaps I shouldn't remind you of this, but the one who cleans up the king's messes has power over the king. He could topple the throne simply by deciding not to do his job. Now then, to get back to the subject at hand, let me make sure I understand the plan. Burnside will show up at the trial at a dramatic moment, disguised as Didelphis. Without actually lying, she will imply that child Didelphis is her relative having an out of control tantrum. Then O'Hoppity - if he knows what's good for him - will step forward and declare that he was mistaken. The mob will be appeased and all charges against Oonagh will be dropped. Have I got all of that correct? After this call is finished, there will not be time to change course."

Ash seemed much too happy about my choice of Burnside for this mission. That alone was enough to give me second thoughts. Was he playing mind games again? Should I choose someone else just to spite him? No, I decided that would be petty, and doing the opposite of what he suggested would still be letting him control my actions. I needed to choose my own course and stick to it regardless of what he said.

"Well?" Ash impatiently interrupted my musings. "Time is running out. We both have preparations to make. You are in charge here. What do you want me to do?"

"Yes," I decided. "This is the plan we will to go with."

"Very well," Ash confirmed. "I will make sure the members of the jury are favorably disposed towards Oonagh and I will make sure O'Hoppity knows what is expected of him. The trial is in two days. Have an Ixie tail me so I can notify you of when the exact time will be once everything is finalized. In the meantime, train your personnel and make sure Burnside knows exactly what she is to do."

"I will take care of it," I declared.

"Excellent. Always a pleasure. Take care."

The Mumble-Mug went silent, and I lowered it from my ear. The worst part about speaking with Ash was that even when he said I was in charge, he somehow managed to make it sound condescending, like he was speaking to a child. I shook my head and glanced over at my entourage.

"Well?" Rebecca inquired. "What do you want us to do?"