#she most certianly was

[icarusredwings]

Thinking about Wade coming home to find Logan taking a nap with all of his adopted daughters who are most certianly whole grown ups by now, Like Yukio, Laura, Rouge, and Jubilee as well as Mary Puppins.

And you know what? It's the happiest nap he's ever had but also highly stressed out when they leave. Wolverine fathers usually don't stay with their kits, but obviously, he's an exception, individually snuggling them all only to instantly sit up, claws drawn the second the door opens and he gets a knife to the head.

"Hey do you guys-... OUCH...Rude."

And Yukio is like, "oopsies." But Logan just gives her an approving nod and a "good one, kid."

"Well, fine. No burritos for you then. Jeez."

Between sparing with them and hearing, "You haven't changed a bit, huh?" 4 different times, him giving Laura a scratch on the scalp in which she almost cries because that's the exact spot her dad used to do it, Yukio telling him stories about Wade and Negasonic, and Jubilee and Rouge talking in their own slangs while hugging him (and yet... somehow, he can understand them. It's weird. Like he just autoamtically gets their accents and odd words.) Everything is almost perfect. About as perfect as you can be with 6 different mutants in one tiny appartment.

Al isn't really sure what's happening this entire day, but enjoys the company and knows for a fact that these girls have Logan absolutely trained, correcting his manners and his language, telling stories from way back when, stories about their current lives, makes him eat real food not just liquor. Etc.

But when they leave, She can hear him pacing the apparent like a stressed-out tiger, back and forth, back and forth.

"Why did you lie?" She asks, and he stops and is like,"What? I didn't - " She smiles and goes. "You told them you'd be fine, and now you're making a new path in my floors."

"I dont know okay!?" But he does know. Oh he knows so much but he doesn't know how to describe it on an emotional level. He misses them already, he misses having something to protect, what if they get hurt without him? What if- but Puppins comes over and yips at him. Its time for her walk.

This is when Logan realizes that the others are strong enough to take care of themsleves, that hes trained them too. Well.. or at least a different version of him did. But puppins didn't. Puppins needs him. And will forever. This idea alone brings him great comfort, but he still invites his daughters over as much as possible and visibly gets upset if they say they're too busy. It was hard enough getting them together in the first place. Everybody say thank you, Wade, for making those calls since Mr. Manly man was too emotionally distant and embarrassed to do it.

Welcome to dad life, Logan. It's a hell of a ride.

[pix-writes]

I just watched Pride&Prejudice and I cannot stop thinking about love confessions, how would the Grunkles confess their feelings? I imagine Mabel wanting so bad to do a sort of kiss the girl situation with a boat and romantic music lmao

I find it difficult to say exactly how they would both confess their feelings, just because I think it really depends on the relationship and certain circumstances to be honest?

But, yeah! I definitely think Mabel would want to intervene (and therefore rope Dipper into helping her), using her adorable powers for good intentions, but ultimately perhaps is a little more niave than she realises when it comes to trying to set adults up with each other lol ^_^' I love Mabel, her heart is in exactly the right place (so I forgive her immediately), but she is a 13-ish year old girl! Setting people up in such cliche/obvious scenarios could very likely go wrong, and by wrong I mean her efforts may not have the outcomes she expects! (btw I'm not saying it would backfire terribly, but it might deter some suitors if just from sheer awkwardness)

To be honest and fair to her, she is right these grumpy grunkles DO need pushing in the right direction✨towards you, beautiful reader! ✨especially in the initial stages, she will definitely be encouraging them to talk to you, get them to try to open up and talk with you about what interests you might have and maybe share, so they (she) can know if they're the right match for them. She's their biggest cheerleader and supporter and she'll have bragging rights at your eventual wedding because of course she knew you were right for each other! Mabel simply loves love! (more under cut)

Realistically though, I think after the events surrounding the Love God and the Stans' lives after the series ends, I think Mabel will be just a tad less chaotic/intense with her matchmaker tendencies and in turn the grunkles may brush her off (gently) from any big, romatic set-ups. They certianly don't need their grand-niece to orchestrate getting somebody's number or asking someone on a date! Anyways, romance is complicated and the grunkles have too much baggage to want to launch into something so suddenly.

Though they will cave in under some of her advice/encouragements to spend time with you, however that may be (like I said, they both have a track record of being a bit hopeless lol). And she is a good source of some creative date ideas, too.

I think Stan would most likely want to make more of his confession, make it on a date night where you go to some nice restaurant by the sea or something, but either he backs out of it for some reason or another and feels like he's floundering, he just needs to tell you, what's scary about that? (ah, the fear of rejection, we all know it!) Instead, it ends up slipping out of his mouth in a more mundane setting. Like maybe you're both on the porch, you come back with a drink, not just for yourself but for him too, or you've come round to help him because both of the kids got the flu and he needs someone to go to the store, or he's helping you unpack your groceries, or you're just talking shit and joking with each other one evening on the stan o war II - and he comes out with it causally, hardly thinking, "I love you, you know?" or "Thanks, sweetheart. Love ya." and then once he realises what he's said it's like the moment has been shattered. He hasn't moved but he's panicking internally and trying to get his brain to catch up to his goddamn mouth to say something else - and then! You accept it. You say you love him too and he'll feel the relief of it once he's gone through another few minutes or so of disbelief that you love him back! haha ;w;

That doesn't mean he couldn't do the big confession, in fact, I think he'd give it his best shot, he can be romantic and he has watched a lot of period dramas and they seem silly to him in reality but shouldn't he try to do that for you? But it's in a very Stan way 😅 It's very sweet of him to make a lovey speech on your anniversary, even if he messed it up near the end and gave up on what he was trying to say. The fact that he loses some of his smooth composure in front of you just shows you how important you are to him, so its still effective. Oh, and he takes you out dancing too! Actions can be just a effective as words in this case ;) Stanley is here to sweep you off your feet one way or another and he damn well knows how to give you a fun night out (Now shush and make out with me in the stanmobile, handsome!)

Ford would likely be a little the same, just different in approach. I think he'd like to make his confession privately, even if you're on a date, he wants it to feel like its between you both. He feels those three words in his throat like its stuck there all the time, it crops up in those little moments, he's watching you tidy up the lab or putting a blanket over stan and the kids who have fallen asleep on the boat, or in the morning when you're both in the kitchen waiting for the coffee to be done and he's marvelling at the wonder and beauty that is you in the early sunrise and how you seemed to love him, something he never expected to happen - but he feels like he can't say it, he wants so badly to say it, but he doesn't know how to just 'bring it up' and then the moment passes. Until the next one. Then he starts getting frustrated with himself, why can't he simply get the words out? What if you don't really like him as he has begun to believe and you reject him? Why must he hold himself in this limbo? He needs to move forwards!

But he doesn't know how to bring it up, he's created speeches in his head or written his confession down, he scoffs at himself for acting like some lovesick teenager when he discards draft number 11 and goes to put it into the shredder (so no one can come across it accidentally and read it). I feel like it could go a lot of ways, perhaps you indicate, not too overtly or too subtly, some hint towards your love for him on a date and it gives him the push he needs to finally say it. In this instance, he tries his best to do a small speech about his love for you, stuttering a little as he confesses, because he sees how you're looking at him and it's making his heart beat faster because, oh wow, you love him too! Maybe he doesn't finish because you can't take it any longer and give him a smooch. yay! ^-^

Or in one of those small everyday moments he bites the bullet and confesses. Or maybe you're going out on one of your shared adventures and he stops you for a moment to blurt it out, unable to contain it because he wants you to know why he's so protective over you before you go any further.

"I love you, (name). I think I've loved you for some time now, and I hope you do too? I just... didn't know how to say it, before."

[archangeldyke-all]

I’ve been having some body image issues lately and I was wondering if you could do a chubby reader with Sevika and maybe reader has been kinda distant with Sevika cause of the whispers she hears about their relationship? And Sevika is like “oh hell no” and fucks reader until she’s crying about how beautiful she is :)

first of all: a million kisses for you anon, body image issues suck so fucking bad and i hope this helps alleviate some of the anxiety that comes with them <3

second of all: LETS FUCKING GOOOOO CHUBBY GIRLS RISEEE

men and minors dni

sevika loves chubby girls.

it's something about the softness. sevika has to keep her body in prime condition for her job so she's nothing but firm muscle. but fat girls? the way their thighs spread when they sit, the flap of their biceps when they wave, the tiny little roll of fat under their chins and padding their cheeks-- sevika's obsessed.

and then she meets you.

you're the girl of her dreams. you're sweet, you're funny, you're always looking out for sevika, and before she even knows what's happening she's fallen in love with you.

at first she's kinda pissed. how could somebody worm their way into her heart so easily? she tries her best to keep it guarded, to keep people away, but you're just so fucking perfect-- patient when sevika's snippy, concerned when she's quiet, always gently playing with the ends of her hair and listening with a focused expression when she's bitching-- that you slide past all her defenses with ease.

it doesn't help that you're her exact type. it doesn't help that sevika gets lightheaded when you wear a tank top or shorts. it certianly doesn't help that each time she makes you smile, your chubby cheeks pull up so tantalizingly, begging for her to reach forward and pinch them (or kiss them.) and when you stretch, and sevika gets a peek of your belly? she almost passes out.

so it takes her a while to finally work up the nerve to ask you out, but once she gets you (after nervously stuttering out a love confession and then presenting you with a bouquet of your favorite flowers) she doesn't let go.

she gets you moved in with her as soon as you'll let her.

she's got a ring picked out for when you finally bring up marriage.

you quickly become the most important thing in her life.

which is why she's so quick to notice when you're acting weird.

it's been about a week now. a week of you being a little quieter than usual and dodging her kisses. a week of you layering up in baggy clothes. a week of you denying yourself seconds at dinner, and not indulging in your usual before bed treat.

she's getting worried.

so when she comes home and finds you crying in the bathroom, still wet from the shower and wrapped up in a towel, she panics.

"what's wrong?!" she asks, rushing to your side, reaching her arms up to wrap you in a hug. you duck out of her grasp and her heart breaks. "baby, what's going on?" she asks.

"nothing." you say between sniffles. sevika scoffs.

"it's not nothing, honey, you've been acting weird all week." she says. "i'm worried about you." she admits quietly. this breaks you.

you're suddenly collapsing to the floor, curling up in a tiny ball as you cry. "'m-m sorry sev." you wail, miserably. sevika's baffled as she crouches down to pull you into her arms.

for a while, she just sits with her back against the sink cupboards as you cry in her arms. she kisses your head, rubs your back, and lets you tire yourself out. once you get your breathing under control she gently pinches your chin to tilt your head up, so she can look you in the eyes.

"talk to me, baby." she pleads as she wipes away your tears.

"i don't-- sevika, i'm not good enough for you." you whisper. sevika blinks, then laughs.

"what the fuck are you talking about!?" she exclaims. you bite your lip to keep from bursting into tears again, and sevika's laughter ceases as she cups your face in her hands. "baby, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me. what-- where is this coming from?"

you gnaw on your lip as you struggle to get the words out. "you don't think i'm ugly?" you whisper. sevika blinks.

"what?"

"like... like i'm too big?" you ask.

sevika's heart breaks again and she pulls you to her chest. "what the fuck?" she asks. you nuzzle into her shoulder. "baby, what the fuck?" she asks again.

"i don't-- you've got this perfect fucking body and i'm not-- i'm not like that. i'm all soft and squishy and jiggly and-- it doesn't make sense!" you say.

"what doesn't make sense?" she asks, feeling like she's going insane. hasn't she made it clear to you how fucking sexy and desirable and delicious she finds you?

"that you are with me!" you say, gesturing to your body with a look of disgust.

something like anger starts to bubble up in sevika's stomach.

"who put this in your head?" she asks. you blink.

"what?" you say.

"who-- did someone say something to you?" she asks. you blink again.

"no." you lie. sevika scoffs.

"who?!" she demands. you shrug.

"i dunno. we-- we were at the last drop a few days ago and..." you trail off and look away from sevika. "i heard someone laughing about you and me. something like 'what the fuck's sevika doing with a girl like that?' and... it just got me thinking. i know what i look like sevika, i'm not a model. you are though, or you could be. don't... don't you wanna be with someone like that?" you ask shakily.

sevika can't decide if she should march down to the bar and sniff out whatever shithead decided to talk shit about you or smack you upside the head for thinking something so stupid.

she decides to do neither. neither would help you right now. she puts her vengeance on hold and presses a long, firm kiss to your head, before slowly rising from the ground.

when she's up, she leans down and scoops you up in her arms.

you squeak.

"remember the first time i did this to you?" she asks as she peppers your face with kisses. you curl into her chest. "you were certain i wouldn't be able to lift you. and then i did. shoulda seen your face, you were smiling all big and goofy-- that image is burned in my mind y'know." she says as she starts carrying you to the bedroom. you chuckle against her chest. at the sound, sevika's heart skips a beat. "remember how i fucked you after?" she asks with a little rasp in her voice. "pinned you against the wall-- had you so fuckin' wet you were makin' a puddle." she says, gently setting you back down onto the ground.

she pulls the towel away from your body, and when your hands come up to hide your stomach and tits, she gently smacks them away. her hands find your hips, drawing gentle circles into your plush skin.

"you... you are the most gorgeous, sexiest, most important person in the world to me." she whispers. you shudder.

"i'm not--"

"you are." she says firmly. "let me prove it to you?" she asks. you gulp.

"wh-- how?" you ask. she smirks and turns you around in her grip, your back pressed to her chest, your front facing the standing mirror in your room. you look away from your reflection immediately and sevika pinches you. "ow!" you say. sevika chuckles and begins pressing kisses up your neck.

"fuckin' look at you." she whispers. you move your head back to face the mirror, but avoid your own eyes, looking at sevika instead. she allows it, for now. "i can't-- your body is like all i ever think about." she says. "it's kinda a problem. used to be so focused in meetings and dinners, and now i find myself zoning out and thinking about your hips." she says. "love these hips. look." she encourages. your eyes flick down to your wide hips, where sevika's hands are clawing into your flesh. "look how soft they are. so fuckin' nice to hold. perfect place to rest my hands, baby, 'specially when i'm fuckin' you." she whispers.

a shiver runs down your spine and sevika smirks.

one of her hands trails up to fondle your stomach, tracing the stretch marks that decorate it with a gentle finger.

"your stomach, fuck." she grunts. behind you, she starts grinding her crotch against your ass, genuinely worked up from the two and a half minutes of fondling she's done so far. "love biting it." she whispers, tracing one of her faded bite bruises left on your flesh. "the way it rolls and jiggles when you ride me?" she whispers. "makes me crazy." you whimper as she claws at your belly, pulling you closer to her chest.

her free hand wanders up to fondle your tits as the hand on your stomach slowly creeps downward toward your cunt.

she doesn't touch, instead she holds eye contact with you in the mirror until you adjust your stance and give her hand room to cup your pussy.

she grins as she slides her hand down, both of you gasping when her hand meets your wet cunt. "look at your body." she commands. you gulp, and slowly trail your eyes down your body.

with sevika's hands on you, and her chin hooked over your shoulder, all the imperfections you were overwhelmed by before just... disappear. it's just you, just the body you've always had, the body sevika's always loved, the body that's carried you through every hard time in your life. you sigh and relax into sevika's hold, and she smiles.

"see how pretty you are?" she whispers as she starts working her hand against your cunt. "awe, look at your thighs twitching." she coos. "love those fuckin' thighs, wanna suffocate between 'em." she says. you half-laugh half-moan as she dips the tip of her finger inside you.

"m-more." you whimper. sevika chuckles.

"say somethin' nice about yourself first."

"sev!" you whine. she giggles and bites your shoulder.

"i'll go first. i love your arms. so soft, but still so strong. there's nothin' i love more than coming home and having you wrap me up in a hug. makes me feel so safe." she says reverantly as the hand between your legs teases you.

her words take your breath away. you tear your eyes away from where you were studying your plump arms to look at sevika in the mirror. she coos when she notices the tears welling in your eyes.

"your turn." she whispers. "anything. just give me one thing you like about yourself and i'll give you my fingers the way you need 'em." she promises.

"i-i guess... i like my ass?" you try. sevika grins, sinks her finger inside you, and attacks your neck with biting kisses.

"fuckin' love your ass." she agrees as she starts fucking you with her finger. you whimper. "watchin' it jiggle when i got you in doggy-- shit." she whispers as her grinds against your ass get harsher. "tell me more." she demands.

"i like-- like that i can stay warmer when it's cold." you say. sevika chuckles and shoves another finger inside you.

"love cuddlin' with you." she moans. "another."

she's basically fucking your ass now, humping against you and grunting in your ear.

"m-m-my cheeks." you whimper as sevika brushes against your g-spot. "fuck, sev, right there." you whine.

your eyes are trained on sevika's hand between your thighs, occasionally trailing up to watch as her free hand wanders up and down your sides.

"fuckin' love your cheeks. kissin' 'em and pinchin' 'em and cummin' all over 'em when you're on your knees for me." you shudder, your hand reaching up to claw at sevika's neck. "y'close?" she grunts. you nod, biting your lip. "look at yourself, baby." she whispers. "look how fuckin' perfect you are. look how your body moves, fuck look at those perfect little rolls. fuck-- you're gonna make me cum." she grunts as she continues humping your ass. you shiver at the confession.

"r-really?" you ask. sevika bites her lip and nods.

"can't control myself around you." she grunts as she continues groping and pinching your soft body.

a tear rolls down your cheek and sevika coos, reaching up to wipe it away, then gripping your chin and forcing you to look in the mirror.

"look at you when you cum. want you to see how pretty you are." she grunts.

the words do something to you, and in an instant you're falling apart on her fingers, cumming and gasping and trying your best to keep your eyes open, but failing when they roll into the back of your head.

"fuckin' good girl." sevika grunts. "just like that. see how perfect you are? fuck, you got no idea how much i love you. how much i love this fuckin' body. shit, baby, i'm gonna-- fuck!" she grunts as she shudders against your back and cums on your ass. you whimper and tug her hair, and she hisses, jolting in your hold.

for a few seconds, the two of you just catch your breath. when you open your eyes again, the first thing you see is sevika's loving eyes looking back at you in the mirror.

"goddess." she whispers. you sigh, a few spare tears leaking out of your eyes. sevika gently removes her fingers from your cunt, then pops them in her mouth, sucking them clean. she moans. with her free hand, she wipes away your tears. when she's done, she presses one firm kiss to your cheek, before spinning you back around in her arms so you're face to face.

"i love you." she whispers. "you're the most beautiful woman in the world." she says. "you love me?" she asks.

"what? of course!" you stutter out. sevika smirks.

"then quit worryin' about what anyone else thinks. all you gotta worry about is what i think, and i think you're perfect." she says. "and i'm gonna kill the fuckers who made you feel otherwise." she mutters under her breath. you chuckle, then lean forward to kiss her.

sevika melts against your lips, and you melt into her arms.

"next time you're feelin' like this about yourself you gotta tell me, okay?" she whispers. "i'll fuck it outta you again." she promises. you giggle and nod.

"okay." you say. "i love you." you whisper. "thank you for taking care of me."

"baby, takin' care of you is my favorite thing in the world. i just don't like seein' you cry." she says. she leans in to kiss you again, and pulls away to press your foreheads against each other. "i love you, too, by the way. in case it wasn't obvious."

you giggle then tug on her hair. "c'mon. we got a week of no sex to make up for." you say, pushing sevika toward your bed. she grins.

"you're the best." she chuckles.

taglist!

@lesbeaniegreenie @fyeahnix @sapphicsgirl @half-of-a-gay @ellabslut @thesevi0lentdelights @sexysapphicshopowner @shimtarofstupidity @love-sugarr @chuucanchuucan @222danielaa @badbye666 @femme-historian

[badboysteve]

The conflict I personally can't wait to see play out in season 5 is Robin vs. Jonathan. Hear me out: On one side, Steve's number 1 supporter & best friend - the person most aware of how much he's grown & changed. On the other, the guy who's been at the other end of Steve's lowest point, personality wise.

Jonathan has had virtually 0 exposure to Steve's character development on account of being almost singlularly focused on his family, dating Steve's ex, and outright leaving the state. If Jonathan wasn't even really communicating with Nancy while he was gone, he sure as hell wasn't getting news of Steve. (And it's debatable how much he knew Steve even before that - knew OF him, sure - and they were certianly civil with each other post season 1, but actual friends? Hm.)

So Jonathan's coming back to Hawkins with his family in danger AGAIN, and fresh off the confirmation that his brother is, in fact, gay. He's going to be feeling a little overprotective.

And Steve might have apologized for what he called Jonathan in that alley, but is Jonathan gonna take that risk where Will is concerned? Haha, nope! Nancy talking Steve up at the end there is probably gonna be a detriment to Jonathan's opinion of him, too.

Given how Steve spoke of Jonathan in season 4, I imagine he'd be caught off guard by any actual hostility, and I doubt he'll want to risk going for round 2 with him, so I can see him going for avoidance and deescalation as much as possible.

Robin, however? We all saw she was 5 seconds away from ending Eddie in the boathouse scene. No way she's gonna just sit there if Jonathan insituates that Steve is (still) a terrible person.

But at the same time, she's gonna have a hard time convincing him that Steve is no longer a homophobe without some solid evidence - and I doubt she'll want to out herself to someone she doesn't really know. (No matter how much of an ally he claims to be)

Jonathan: Do you know what he called me? The things he said? No way, people don't change like that. He's just gotten better at hiding it Robin: He's not! Like that! Anymore! Jonathan: Oh yeah? Where's your proof? Robin, gritting her teeth:...I don't have any Jonathan: Yeah,that's what I thought

[dicecast]

Who is the Ghoul?: Hunter the Parenting

So Recently I've really been getting into Hunter the Parenting and I can't get this thought of my head, So this is going to be a blatant indulgence in fandom speculation.

Pictured, Family Game Night

For those that don't know, Hunter the Parenting is a web series set in White Wolf's "World of Darkness" universe, following a family of hunters who are trying to take down a vampire cabal. One of the cast is secretly a ghoul, a blood slave to a vampire, and the last episode ended in a cliff hanger. so I'm going to predict who I think the Ghoul is based on the aviable information. Hopefully the next episode will be out very soon and we can see if I'm right or not.

I predict that the Ghoul is....Grimal.

So I have three arguments for Grimal being the Ghoul, Narrative, Deductive and Meta

First lets talk about the Narrative logic of a betryal story. What makes a Ghoul narrative interesting and compelling is the fact that a close friend can be forced to betray you due to how addictive Vampire blood is. Someobdy you cared about and trusted Turned against you, possibly against their own will. That narrative is only impactful if its a character we and the protagonists like and care about. If the traitor turns out to be Brock, Blacklaw, Git or Spit then the narrative is "person we already don't like turns out to be a vampire spy, fuck them", its not very impactful. If its the doctor or the help its "character we barely know and just met turns out to be the traitor". For the narrative to have a punch, the traitor needs to be somebody who the audience can feel betrayed by, which means we have to actually like them. That leaves Grimal, Harry and Elise, all of whom were set up prior to the last episode. Of the three, Grimal has by far the most characterization, she has the most lines of dialoge, she has the most dynamic personality, and is given the closest relationships to the main cast, as Marcus best friend and Kitten's ex. While Elise is Reserved and Harry is bland, Gimal is is the most exciting and is a major fan favorite, meaning the betrayal would actually be upsetting.

Now on its own, this wouldn't be enough evidence, but lets look at the evidence. Of the suspects, the Ghoul is almost certianly not Blacklaw or Doctor Waters because they already have archive access, which means they would have already stolen the necessary data prior to the groups arrival. The Ghoul is somebody who must be trying to get archive access, which means Security, the Help, or the lesser members. Of whom, Grimal is the only one who has a significent period of time where she is unaccounted for, after Kitten runs off she is (according to the map) in the security room for some reason, and then isn't seen again until after Occams assault.

What is she doing in the security room?

Harry meanwhile is with Marcus the whole time, so he is in the clear, which lease Elise. Who I think is innocent because of when everybody is splititng up (15:55) she voices opposition too it, but quiently enough that only she can hear it. This implies it isn't just something said for show but is guinely felt, and if she was the ghoul, she would be encouraging the discord not trying to hamper it.

There is also the matter of Grimal's body language. At 5:20,5:42, 7:21, 10:22, 10:37, 11:07, 12:24, 13:19, 13:50, and 27:15 Grimal looks super nervous and guilty (espically at 10:22) . This isn't unique to her, but she is the most animated, which I think is a way of subtly hiting as to her guilty nature. Remember animation is hard and time consuming and they are really making sure we see Grimals expressions very distinctly. Not enough to be evidence on its own, but combined with the rest of the evidence I think it is foreshadowing. Grimal also stays super silent whenever characters are discussing who might be a ghoul, which is unusual considering how talkative she is.

Finally from a Meta Perspective, Grimal is the perfect character to be the Ghoul because she doesn't have any ongoing plot threads. Where Harry and Elise are still a bit mystery character wise, but Grimal is probably the most established character outside the protagonists, and thus her being the GHoul is the most upsetting. She also has less use in the future because her major is useless. Harry studies local folklore and Elise studies Fae, both of whom are likely to reappear in the series, buty Grimal studies Kuei-jin, which the series treats as a joke. Grimal is also a fan favorite, making her betrayal the most dramatic of the characters.

So lets talk about some of the other suspects. Spit is the obvious one, as he is acting super sus throughout the entire episode. I think however that Spit is a red Herring, and what ever happened to Lord Fatigue was unrelated to the ghoul. Spit makes reference to his head hurting and some event he didn't want to talk about, I think that he is actually a werewolf and his plotline is entirely unrelated to the situation with the GHoul. Otherwise he is too obviously suspect. Also his issues aren't really Ghoul addiction.

The third suspect I think is Giles, who we know is directly working for a vampire. he lacks the narrative and meta reasons, but if he is the Ghoul, than the ghoul story line is less about a dynamic twist and more about giving the protagonists a way to connect the vampires to the 99 P store.

One last point which I don't think is major evidence but I'll bring it up anyways, Blacklaws stupid Polymath/car battery. According to Brock, the machine shocks you until you tell the truth, and while this is likely just them being idiots, it did seem to work for Grimal when she insulted Brock's face. So its possible that there is something to there stupid machine and it actually does work

[nthspecialll]

do you think if abigail was the second rat, the plot of rdr1 would have happened? because in my opinion, the fact we have an entire game of the marstons being harassed by the pinkertons until their lives are utterly ruined is a pretty big reason why abigail cant have been a rat in rdr2, but im curious on your thoughts!

Yeah I also think that if Abigail had been the rat rdr1 would have been vastly different, I think John wouldn't have trusted the agents at all because they broke a promise before (aka coming after them) so why would he trust them to give him his wife back?

"Oh but Abigail might not have told John" she most certianly would when they got reunited because she wouldn't trust them agents to keep their promise, she would know they needed to move immediately.

The Pinkertons would probably also have gone a bit of another way than what they did, completely doing a 180 on an agreement with a criminal they knew were highly dangerous.

It just wouldn't make sense for her to be the rat with the entirety of the rdr1 plot, and even without the rdr1 plot, the one piece of evidence that there is (Dutch accusing her) was not meant for the player to go "oh yeah maybe" but rather show that he was gone. We were meant to think him crazy and some folk took those crazy man words and ran with them.

Also thank you for the ask! I got an entire three asks today which is a lot for me and I love it! I was slightly surprised because I have been out with my friend all day and then I return to find them😭 I love it

[chronicsyd]

Soooooo I just watched the trailer for S2 and uhhhh-ahhh ah-ha… (lemme just... share my thoughts real quick):

Vi is outright calling Jinx, “Jinx”. She Definitely thinks Powder is beyond saving at this point (I knew it was coming, but it’s still sad to see at the same time) and she says “my sister is gone” so yea, she Fully believes this herself. And I think that’s the stick that broke the camel’s back for Vi to be sticking around topside.

I hope to God Ambessa doesn’t mean the Entire council is dead… (but with absences of Viktor and Jayce in this trailer isn’t getting my hopes up) maybe she just means that there’s So little people that there’s nothing the council can Actually do anymore, and so everything is just in chaos. (Also yea, my predictions of Cassandra being dead were spot on… so good job me)

Honestly, I was expecting Ambessa to have a more “antagonistic” (not outright Villain, but she’s certainly not making things better if that makes sense) role this season, Clearly she stuck around for a reason. I also kinda think she’s addressing either Caitlyn or Jayce (should he happen to Be alive) with the words she’s saying here. (my thoughts are leaning more towards Caitlyn because she says, “You will have Justice” and I think that’s what’s Caitlyn’s looking for. and if Mel happens to die in that council room, she also feels the loss that would bring as well as Caitlyn.)

Well… I wanted “Unhinged Caitlyn” and I CERTIANLY got it…

SO… I was Wrong about S2 being the last season, yea I’m a little upset about it. And I’m now worried about certain characters meeting their demise (oh God I hope that Vi isn’t the one that kills Jinx if it happens… I don’t think I’ll EVER be able to recover from that)  

Ekko’s still alive yay! (no shit sherlock…) (I’m honestly expecting more between him and Jinx this season) (also Heimerdinger's there... but i expected that as he is no longer a councilor)

Warick showing up, of course…

Noxus and Enforcers will be working together here… oh dear…

One of the clips Clearly show’s Caitlyn wearing the old enforcer uniform (you can tell by the color of the collar thing she’s wearing, and the sides of the collar don’t stick up around her neck in the newer uniform) so that happens early on in the season

Vi seeing the death and devastation that Jinx has caused to the council and topside is what I think shook her in that direction to believe that Jinx is beyond saving. And it Hurts for her to admit it, you can clearly hear it in her voice.

Jinx says to Vi first thing, “Finally got the name right… sister.” (she probably tries to go after Jinx in the first part of the season, still believing that Powder’s there. But has to learn that there’s only Jinx. And Jinx is the one that needs to be stopped) and there's SO much venom in her voice when she says it too, like damn...

Now I think there’s MORE to the face Vi’s pulling in that last teaser we got with her than “just being an Enforcer” “not happy being an Enforcer” all that fun jazz.

I have No idea who’s under that cloak… they’ve done a good job hiding their face

of course Sevika's still around, wasn't expecting anything less. but there's clearly no "top dog" to take Silco's place. everyone in Zaun is just fighting for their own thing and not under one specific person if that makes Any sense.

I don't recognize who Sevika sees to be fighting in that clip (does anyone know who it is? or is it just someone we haven't met yet)

Netflix is still calling this a "teaser" so i believe that we have to have at least One full trailer that's probably being given to us in a few months before S2 arrives

Vi's wearing Claggor's goggles I'm gonna CRY

(I’m most definitely probably going to add things and have “sudden realizations” so be on the lookout for that… ha-ha)

[cowboyjen68]

Hey Jen, I’m a 30+ year old lesbian who has never dated or had sex before and I’m considering starting dating but I’m really worried about my lack of experience. I’m worried about either being taken advantage of or not finding anyone willing to get involved with someone with no experience or not being taken seriously or being considered childish. And I’m worried about not understanding basic relationship unspoken rules because of this. Do you have any advice? I have absolutely zero idea about literally anything, and I feel like the older I get the more insurmountable getting started gets.

We all have to start somewhere and no one jumps into dating knowing all the ins and outs. You certianly are not the only lesbian out there dipping your toe in the dating pool past the "standard" dating period of our early 20's and late teens.

Lesbians and gay men STILL in this day and age are often behind in dating in the "normal" sense of the word. Meaning, at least in Western Culture, we are expected to go on many dates in Jr. High and High school and continue to "play the field" into our mid 20's at which point we are supposed to get more serious about settling down.

A fair amount of us don't feel comfortable dating in high school because the opposite sex is not an attractive option and dating the same sex can be scary, even dangerous and our options are more limited, especially in smaller school. So rather then date what we don't want we either don't date or force ourselves to fake it with boys to cover our sexuality and both leave us with poor or unpracticed dating skills. We don't get to experience the same learning curve with our peers.

We spent a greater amount of energy focused on trying to figure out if our attraction to the same sex is "just a kid crush" (which absolutely can happen) or if we really are gay or lesbian. The rest of our time is spend blending in to not be outed. OF course this is a generalization and in many more cases than when I was growing up dating the same sex is much more accepted pre college or young adult age.

I can assure you than there are plenty of women out there who feel inadequately prepared to date. The best thing you can do is get started.

Some advice.

Follow your gut (women's intuition). If something feels off or wrong don't keep explaining it away as you over reacting or reading it wrong.

First and foremost be honest with yourself. Don't tell yourself "maybe I will be more attracted to her next time" or "at least she is nice" or "if I don't stay with her i might not met someone else" You deserve mutual passion and emotional and sexual fulfilment. DON'T short yourself for fear of being alone.

You do not need disclose too much about why you do not want a second date or a longer date or a kiss goodnight. "No thank you" is enough. You don't owe anyone any more of your time than you want to give.

Ask about progess. "I would like to kiss you. Is that Okay?" (or hug goodnight or whatever) Establishing that you respect her boundaries and taking "no" with grace is a huge and important skill.

You do not have to be the most creative plan maker. Coffee, walks in a park, ice cream, museums or other places where you can talk are great dates because you can actually engage each other, not spend a lot of money and they are public. Very few women expect (or want) to go sky diving or mountain biking on the first date. Action packed dates are great once you get to know each other and figure out what you both want. But in the beginning you need have less pressure and more time to talk is better.

It is okay to give someone a second try if the first impression or date when ary and it is okay not to try again as well.

Compliment things she can change and control in the beginning. Her hair style, her clothing choice, her necklace. Later you can tell her thing you like about her unchangeable characteristics like eyes or smile. Showing you have noticed her effort when starting off means you are paying attention and she is appreciated.

It is always okay to ask for more time or another date if you like her but equally important to understand you might not always get a "yes" and you must accept that gracefully and with respect. "I had a nice time. Thank you for going out with me. Goodnight" is one acceptable response to a decline for more. Don't take being told "no" personally. Not everyone is for everyone and it is better to not continue if the chemisty or interest is not there.

If you meet a woman you like and want to ask her out. Ask her out and make sure you clarify it is a date so as to avoid the age old lesbian over thinking process of "is this a date? Does she like me or like me like me?". Example. "I think you seem interesting. Would you go out on a date with me this weekend? Maybe some coffee or some lunch?"

I hope some of this helps. I am certainly no expert on dating but these are some things I have learned along the way. Good luck out there and be safe but also have fun.

[havendance]

I'm enjoying reading everyone's thoughts for the Helena poll, and since now I'm thinking about it, my thoughts for the record:

I do really love the 1989 Huntress run. I voted for Rucka, but Cavalieri was a close second.

It's just well written. I like her character in it. I like the introspection and seeing her at the cusp of her origin and all the complicated feelings she has towards what she's doing and the way that she tries to walk away at the end.

But also, I like seeing Helena as part of the greater DC universe and I like seeing her interact with everyone else, and her '89 solo is very isolated, which allows it to breath in it's own way, but I do think that's the reason why Rucka inches out for me.

Because also, her No Man's Land arc is also so important to me and a lot of my favorite beats from there are written by Rucka. No Man's Land #0 where we see her putting on the bat! The sequence in assembly where's she's getting fired, but, dang that's her and all of her emotions. Cry for Blood which, while there are portions of her '89 origin that I prefer, tells a damn good story and I love the way it ties her into Gotham

Chuck Dixon is a mixed bag. He wrote Helena comics I really like and he wrote ones that I really don't. Any time he wrote her showing up in the Robin comics: fun! I love their dynamic. Any time she shows up in the Nightwing comics: I feel like he doesn't quite get her character. Her original reintroduction in Detective Comics: my formative impression of her and still one that I feel holds up. Birds of Prey: Manhunt was fun. I can't ignore him, but also wouldn't call him my favorite for her by a long shot.

I found most of Grant Morrison's JLA run to just be uninteresting. I don't have much to say on him. I'm poking my head into events but not much to say there overall.

Devin Grayson: another mixed bag. I think there were fun parts of Nightwing/Huntress. At the same time, I wish that whatever relationship Dick and Helena could've had wasn't completely overwritten by it. I liked the parts with Helena in Spiritual currency, but Fear of Faith has the dubious honor of being the No Man's Land story that I found to be the most of a chore to read so whatever Helena's characterization was there, it's dragged down by that.

Simone's Helena… Hmmm… I think Helena's certianly there in the Birds of Prey comics I've read so far. I like some of what she's doing with her. I dislike some of it. I think what it boils down to is that it doesn't quite feel like Helena to me, somehow. She just feels off to me.

I haven't read Huntress: Year One or Bedard's BOP run yet, so nothing to say there.

[hellowhoisthere]

Hello! I hope you don't mind me invading your inbox but I thought this might be more efficient than reblogging the same post over and over and clogging people's dashes 😅

But I had a question about your non-profit AU! How does the divorce between Salem x Ozpin play out? 👀

- Zac (@zacs-of-rwby)

Its no invasion! You are completely welcomed to enter any ask and most certianly enter if I get talk about my silly ideas lol.

I have read a many a fic where Salem is abusive to Ozpin and he escapes the relationship but in this au they decided to get divorce right before that point. Because this fic got theme going of 'the love was there but it didn't change anything/doesnt save anyone' because how with Arkos and Seamonkeys in fic that leads in Jaune/Neptune. But not going down that rabbit hole now.

Just when Salem and Ozpin meet in this AU they are optimistic for the future, at what they can build together. But once Salem takes over her father's company completely (after his very normal death, at a very normal dinner party) they are married and they start their business together that goes so well until business isnt doing well, then marriage isnt doing well and after some capitalistic tatics the business is doing well, but marrige doesnt recover. There no work-life balance, and they have grown apart, becoming strangers to eachother.

In saving the company Salem lost herself. But Ozpin can't blame because he has changed too. He not the humble business man he was at the start. He is not sure he likes who is now. Salem understands that but she has power to do the change they once dreamed and she is going stay who she become. There is that chance they can learn each other now, but there is the greater chance they lose eachother completely and ruin what good things they still have and good they had in past. So yeah they divorce. It heartbreaking but its going save more hurt and heartbreak than being together.

PS.

I had considered the reason that Salem is so desperate to save business is because Ozpin gets sick and medical bills are a nightmare but I'm still thinking on Salem's story. Just different verisons of The Girl in The Tower we get makes want to give Salem a more complex motive.

[theubb]

Part 3! probably the lowest effort one yet. Now please let me go on a side tangent here, i just gotta get some thoughts off my chest and a reason for the so-so quality. I will talk abou this part and the AU ofc, i just gotta talk about me for abit, even if i talk to the void i want to get it out there.

I do consider parts 1 & 2 kinda low effort on my part and it most certianly frustrated me then BUT i have grown to accept it. I am burnt out! To give context: all my previous Sonic anything before the event began was for a School project!

We were quite free to do basicly what we wanted and i manged to make mine about Sonic under the guise of learning 3D. I started last September and have been just going at it almost nonstop since. Yes i had a few breaks ofc but nevertheless i was very burnt out by the time That project was done.

So for me personally, The Ubb, personally this event was (for me personally) abit ill-timed personally for me, The Ubb. The idea of Nine traveling the Multiverse was something i had wanted to get around to eventually so when this Event was announced i obviously wanted to participate, it felt like the stars had aligned! sort of.

Thing is becouse of the nonstop work i was already supremely burnt out before the event even started so not great for me personally. I planned that i would just do a Me thing between the 2 Projects, something not related to either. A short little break yea? that was What updating my Sally Acorn design was going to be but we know how that went.

The Result is wonderful, yes, it is one my proudest designs, came out great. BUT she was one of the thoughest challenges ive had so far. More context: it usually takes me like 2-3 days to make a Character design but Sal here took me 2 weeks. 2 weeks.

The result is wonderful but it was not the break i had envisioned. And the timelimit for the event was ticking down, i had lost about half of it by now. Like i said Nine traversing the Multiverse is something ive wanted to do for awhile and with DonelyWell making it uncertain wether or not the Event might return or not it truly felt like a now or never kinda situation, so despite my burnt-out-nes and lack of a proper break i pushed on.

And that is why the quality has been kinda so-so so far, due to burn out my heart hasnt been truly in it.

I will try to push out part 4 this coming week and you should expect it to be of this same quality you have seen thus far BUT after that i am postponing Part 5. I had originally planned to hopefully have it out before the end of august but with the current state of my mental health that is no longer feasable. After part 4 I Will take a break for maybe 1 or 2 weeks to just not work in order to get my mental situation sorted.

Sal proved that a working vacation was not a good solution.

But after the break i will get to work on Part 5 where i will put all the cards on the table. I have decided to put in that extra effort that has been lacking in Parts 1-3 (and probably 4) in order to make up for my sub-par performance thus far, another reason for the break. I cannot say how long it will be between parts 4 and 5, perhaps a whole month or even 2, idk ¯\_(���)_/¯ we shall see

It will be out before the year ends tho, of that i am certain. Current plan is 3-4 big pictures for Part 5 and just a butt-ton of characters. This is to keep me happy as i do not particularly enjoy enviornments but character design is my passion.

The way i work with making the AU designs is reverse engenering my Mainline designs. That way it wont be a complete radio silence from me, The Ubb, but i am saving all my AU designs for Part 5.

But speaking of how i work lets segway back to part 3 yea?

For part 3 here i wanted to introduce this AUs Shadow! This AU is my take on an Anti-Verse AU as i call it, where Bad guys be good guys and good guys be bad guys! IDK if it has an actual Name or some such.

This AUs Shadow is alot more silly looking which is 100% intentional. In this Anti-Verse AU this guy here did not end up nearly as traumatized as Mainline Shadow, main thing being Maria do be alive in this AU! I sadly dont have a design for her yet, will in Part 5 tho.

Also if you do recall; for this AUs Eggy i Changed his name to Ovi Kintobor, i did a name change for some other characters aswell. One of them being Anti-Shadow here, or i suppose i should call him... Terios! cuz thats what i named him yo

I know that Name is attached to prototype Shadow and a design that is quite different from what you see here BUT thing is i have no plans to use Terios in my Take on Mainline Sonk and the Name is simply too cool to not use at all and with me already changing some names in this AU i figiured why not!

Now to talk abit about what he be looking like, firstly the Gun.

I decided to give my Take on Shadow a Gun cuz is neat. I enjoy the idea of Shadow using a gun but do agree that he doesnt really need one, he has Chaos Spears rember? They already cover ranged attacks. The gun needs to fill a gap in his already vast moveset, cover a blind spot so to speak, in order to deserve its inclusion.

So a-thinkin i went!

And then it hit me; the idea to have it function like an extension of his Chaos Spears! Therefore the small canister looking thingy with Chaos Energy on both guns

For Mainline Shadow i decided to have his Gun solve the accuracy problem. Im sure Shadow can Throw his spears real good but what about really long distances? A fancy gun would solve that i think! have it shoot chaos energy powered by Shadow himself, With it being energy based and meant to solve accuracy have it have like next to no drop off yknow? Like a Pistol sized Sniper!

For Terios i wanted to aproach it from a different angle, if not accuracy what else could a gun do for Shadow that his Chaos Spears cannot do on their own?

Well what about speed? Sure Shadow can probably chuck out his Spears quite quickly but there is most certianly a limit. I am sure a gun has a faster firerate than a throwing arm, just sayin.

And with my desire to Make Terios look abit sillier than Shadow i went for a very smooth, round and almost SMG looking shape clearly influenzed quite heavily by certain Tediore Pistols from Borderlands 3.

Next lets talk about the obvios.

I am very happy and proud of my Shadow design, he came out great, Less so for Terry here. You can clearly see i barely changed much, this is mostly due to me not really knowing what direction i wanted to go in at first and then a desire to move on once it was good enough.

But I Did some thinkin! With All three (Terios, Maria Kintobor and Gerald Kintobor) surviving the G.U.N raid of the ARK and thus Terios not being nearly as traumatized as Shadow i wanted to delve abit into the fact that Shadow should be around Sonic's age; in other words a teenager or at most a young adult.

Shadow never got a real chance for a proper childhood and getting to be a proper Kid but for this Anti-Verse i wanted to perhaps explore that abit more. What if Shadow's Story wasnt as dark? What if he got some proper time to be a Kid? Not forced to grow up quickly? Maria didnt die in the raid? Gerald wasnt executed by firing squad?

Thus for Terios i want to go into a more Silly direction cuz Terios just all-round had a better time than Shadow. Wasnt all perfect with sunshine and roses ofc but still better than Shadow. Terios gets be as happy and free like Mainline Sonk!

So when i decide to revisit Terios in the future i kinda want to go in a kinda Silly Super Hero Costume direction. I could go into further detail but i feel i have talked enough for now, see you this coming week with part 4! It will introduce this AUs Sonic, Tails and Metal Sonic, see you then!

I sure do like talking huh

[doyouknowhowtowaltz]

Any way you could be persuaded to elaborate on the Ponyo AU? 👁👁👁

I can be persuaded to elaborate on everything always.

The Beast is a lighthouse keeper.

He affords himself two pleasures in life: Coffee so bitter he can barely stand it, and long walks on the beach, with a metal detector, and a casset player. He spends most of his time that's not spent in the light house walking along the shoreline gathering the trinkets that wash up on the shoreline every night and pawning them in town. It's suspicious really, the amount of antique coins and pocketwatches washing up, and not even deeply buried, kind of like someone just pushed some sand on top of them. He's found three corpses washed up on the beach doing this. And recently, a very nice ring he hasn't brought himself to sell yet.

He also fucking hates the ocean.

One day during his morning stroll he finds an antique railroad lantern, and something seems to be stuck inside. Never one to be accused of being a good samaritan, Herod grumbles the whole time he forces open the lantern face, slicing open his hand in the process, and reaches in to coax out a silmy mass of... something.

And suddenly he has the strangest octopus he's ever seen in his hands, with big eyes and a false mouth pattern that looks disarmingly like a grin, that he only registers is false when he realizes the octopus is licking the blood off his hand.

Herod tries to drop the octopus, but this is about as effective as you'd expect, but aside from clinging for its life to his fingers the creature seems pretty passive so he ends up bringing it to the lighthouse. One thing leads to another and eventually the octopus that used to fit in his coffee mug is taking up most of the space in his bathtub and being WAY too enamored with Herod's hands, particularly when he's wearing rings.

Herod also talks to himself (and arguably the octopus) the entire time. “I’m not getting rid of the octopus, but I’m certianly not going to live in the ocean, but the rumors about your grandmother… we’re utterly false, she came from Germany, not a group of seals, we could just get rid of the octopus, obviously no we cannot. He’s much too… endearing. And yet” meanwhile Enoch listens in with his chin propped up on a tentacle.

And then one day, he comes back and finds a man in his bathtub with the octopus, and upon closer inspection the man is the octopus... from the waist down. The man also insists they're married and that Herod should come back to the ocean with him.

Herod, 20 years a light house keeper was expecting this to happen.

Madness is very common among lighthouse keepers.

Slowly the octopus-man becomes more and more man than octopus, wheedling Herod to come back home with hime, while Herod copes with madness the way any sane person would, by continuing as best he can. Gradually Herod begins to insist that if the man's so fixed on staying with Herod he should stay on land. This goes on for months and Herod is becoming more and more ameanable to the concept of a husband day by day, less to his allusions of "returning to the sea."

And then, after about four lovely months, the town starts to flood.

The ocean wants its own back.

And Enoch isn't going without Herod.

Its an AU with shades of "Accidental marriage" and also a lot of this:

“So, what made you choose Enoch.”

“At the time he was an octopus.”

“Oh!"

“I wasn’t exactly aware I was making a life long commitment”

[morgana-ren]

you cant marry your fave man in the fable games?

Nope. All the best mates are locked behind an 'important character' wall. Everyone else is just recycled lines and ridiculous outfits.

The ones you really want to sleep with, like Reaver, or Benn Finn (if you're into it,) or Swift (if you're really into it,) or even Walter are... not available. Logan is your brother, so that's off limits, for obvious societal reasons. Can't even have a fling with Saker. You can't have a fling with them, and you certianly can't marry them.

Third game is the worst because there's a good cast of characters and you can't do anything. You can marry some random asshole from the Eco-hole before the sewer, or Brightwall with a ridiculous hat, but good luck marrying someone with an actual personality.

In Fable 2, you have Reaver, and you have Garth, and you have Hammer. Reaver hits on you, but is, at the present time, more interested in gold than sexual conquest with you. I figure Garth is mostly asexual and aromantic because he has no interest in anything, as far as you can see. He doesn't even say goodbye. He hits off to Samarkand and that's it. Hammer leaves you with some words that mean nothing. Even Farmer Giles, or any of the mildly interesting side characters you meet are gone and disappear after their initial quest is done.

The point is that the interesting characters that you would want to be in a relationship with are off limits. Marriage was an afterthought in the games, honestly. Most people you marry are going to have the same lines, but with a different personality and voice as they say it. It wasn't deeply thought through like it was in Baldur's Gate 3, and that would've been impossible for the time, so it's fair.

It's a double-edged sword. On one hand, I really wish they wouldn't tease you with things if they won't deliver (you know, Reaver inviting you into bed twice and you have no option to reciprocate.) On the other, I totally understand why they do, and frankly, it sparks a great many ideas in the fandom. It was a jumping off point. Look at how many Sparrow/Reaver and HOBW/Reaver and Garth/Sparrow (etc) fics there are.

Either way, it sucks.

I wouldn't recommend marriage in the games unless you somehow find some weird civ you enjoy, but mostly, it's just kinda.. there. I have one particular prostitute I like in Fable 2, but even that's a shallow thing. I've written shallow writing exercises where Sparrow is actively seeking out Reaver even a she's married and her wife understands.

[roseguided]

𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐍'𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃, but it certianly wasn't a bad thing. she had been cooped up in the house most of the morning, feeling like her skin was slowly melting off with how hot it had gotten inside the house. no amount of open windows, of fans, of something cold to drink seemed to be enough. so, she decided to take a walk. &, as usual, her walks usually ended up with her going to visit peeta while he worked at the bakery in town. opening the door with a smile on her face, a greeting, a kiss that lead into something entirely different. she could see it when he looked at her, wearing one of the few sundresses he seemed to like so much.

@devilsnare said, CLOTHED. TO MAKE MY MUSE COME WHILE FULLY CLOTHED.

it amused her how quickly he closed the bakery for 'lunch' or the way he grabbed her wrist, dragging her into the office & shutting the door behind him. it's how she ended up with her body almost unceremoniously bent over the office desk. grinning to herself, completely on board, as peeta's calloused hands were quick to push the fabric of her sundress, a paled yellow color, up & over her hips. it wasn't unusual for him to be the one in control when he felt he wanted it that way & ever time it made katniss's cheeks turn red. her made butterflies nest in her stomach. she couldn't help it that she found assertive peeta as attractive as submissive peeta. it hadn't taken long either for him to press inside, to have sighs leaving her lips. teeth biting down onto her bottom lip to try to muffle herself, palms flat against worn wood. ❛ peeta, ❜ katniss groans at another harsh thrust of hips. again, again, ❛ fuck. ❜

[winterpinetrees]

(the gap years part 4)

This one has the road trip crew, and the Mercuralis family. I switch from present to past tense halfway through and I can’t be bothered to fix it. As always, it isn’t good but it is. Enjoy the ocs!

…………

June 10th 2019

North of San Francisco

They drive north.  The body has been dealt with (Marin “sent it to the elven world”, as if that answered any questions). Clay has judged that the sword slash on Brian’s chest isn’t too serious and they’re all in agreement that they need to get out of San Francisco before more elves return. However, they’re not going to let Brian drive until there’s a normal amount of blood in his body again, so Sierra takes the wheel and leads them across the Golden Gate Bridge on an adventure that will almost certianly kill them. 

She knows the car well. That makes sense, because she basically built it. It’s a heavily modified version of a 2016 Daedalus, an electric car from her father’s trillion dollar obsession with all things that look like spacecraft. To his credit, the car does have that aesthetic. It’s shiny stormcloud gray with falcon-wing doors and huge wrap-around windows. The design is futuristic and sleek and covered in screens. However, real spaceships are built to last, and be safe under any circumstances. Most of the work that Sierra has spent spent working on this car over the past three years has been making sure the brakes work and the doors lock. Sometimes she calls the car the USS Audacity, because how dare it have so many problems. Her friends call it The Pigeon.

So Sierra, her friends, and an elf prince drive north on Route 101. She turns around and looks over the back of the seat at their fantastical aquantaince. (This is fine. The car can drive itself. It can’t drive itself well, but they’re on the highway and adrenaline is one hell of a drug). “Was that gun on the kill setting? Do you even know what that means?”    

Marin narrows his eyes. “Yes. Turn the dial right to stun, and left to kill.”

Another car speeds by them, and Clay reaches out from the passenger seat to grab the wheel. “Sierra, please drive the car”.

“Fine.” She keeps making eye contact with Marin though the rearview mirror. “How’s it work?”

“Magically produced concussive force. Elves are more vulnerable to that.”

“So that gun is a long-range Brian?”

“Please do not expect me to do that again!” Brian explains. He’s understandably distressed about having a body count.

“I’m joking. So do you have bullets too or are you elves really just magic cannon people?”

“Why is this the thing that you are focusing on?” The elf asks. The rich kids have been asking him questions since the second the fighting stopped. Clay is skeptical and keeps asking broad questions, maybe trying to catch him in a lie. Brian wants history and culture, but he’s a bit shell shocked. Sierra is out for blood.

“I think it’s important to know how the guns work if we’re going to be fighting with them!”

Marin explains the basics. There are concussive guns that are far more effective on elves than humans, and strictly magical ones that are more like lasers and have an opposite use. Elves rarely use mundane projectile weapons because any skilled sorcerer can send bullets between worlds before they would hit.

“Why are they more dangerous for you? Are you fragile compared to humans? Do you all have hollow bones?” Clay asks, predictably interested in the anatomy of aliens. Marin stares up at the sunroof. He is pointedly not answering the question.

Clay reaches a reassuring hand back towards the prince. “If you have hollow bones, that is really something that I should be aware of”.

“Can you walk on snow like Legolas?” Brian asks.

Sierra is no longer looking at the road. “Probably with magic.”

Brian starts to laugh, even though all of the adrenaline is out of his system. Clay does too. “Marin. Please. Do you have hollow bones like a bird?"

He relents. “Not like a bird.”

“But you do have hollow bones”.

“More or less”.

Behold. The last hope for a free human race.

…………

Ishtar forfeited the right to reasonable working hours the day she decided that she simply must get her revenge. Even the sturdiest althumans were forbidden from working for more than two fifths of the day and seven days out of every nine, but work never ended for the Apex. Even with an army of aides and an exceptional seneschal, Ishtar hardly ever had time to rest. 

However, she refused to leave her children without a mother after all the work she’d done to stay alive. She made time for them. Revenge had been a hollow thing, after all. Ishtar still dreams of her final battle at the Conservatory, standing over her classmate, her rival, a heir from Gens Adust, and shattering his left wrist with her boot. She’d probably been expected to kill him for what he’d done in that wargame, but he had surrendered in the end. Ishtar did make sure he received his noble vambrace, the visible symbol of his fitness to rule, a full two weeks after the rest of them. That final ceremony where she and Ryn were declared the best of their class while the son of the man who helped murder her parents stood in a cast, was the first and last time she felt satisfied with that kind of violence.

The boy, eventually father as well, was dead now. He’d chosen to die fighting this time, and her husband stabbed him through the heart. His wrist had never healed quite right. Even if Ishtar had killed him, the boy wouldn’t have been the first. She’d directly killed enough elves that she would have lost track if the deaths hadn’t been tallied on her arm. The last one had been the old apex. She’d seemed content, at the end.

Ishtar held a title that killed you one way or another, but tonight she was alive and watching a movie with her family. 

“If I were the captain, I’d throw the alien into the human world. That’s a lot easier than getting it stuck in the airlock”. Suen was old enough to know her own magical limits, and very proud that she could switch between worlds on her own.  

“Moonlight, elves were a lot less powerful back then. I still can’t switch worlds under that sort of pressure”. Ryn patiently explained. Suen was as bull-headed as her mother and likely to be as tall. She had her father’s skinny frame though, and his relentless focus. 

“That’s why I said if I were the captain!” 

They were watching one of the ancient films that Ryn had watched as a Voyager boy. Elf sci-fi from their space age and human sci-fi were shockingly similar. Alien invasions, blinking lights, and blatantly fake science must be universal. Ishtar had seen the film a hundred times. 

“If you were the captain, you’d get eaten.  You’re too loud and can’t hide anywhere!” Her son Chandra replied. He only ever argued with his sister. Overall, the boy was an artist. An artist sure to inherit Ishtar’s colossal strength. 

“I would not. You’re just angry that I’m taller than you.” 

“I am not!” 

The horrible alien charged across the screen after the hero. Her youngest child, Fen, nearly jumped out of his seat. The video quality wasn’t good, but the fact that the movie existed at all after nearly ten thousand years was remarkable. 

Arjuna shook his head and smiled. “Tar, next time we should watch something a little less violent.” He looked at his wife like they were sharing an inside joke. He had one of the highest body counts of anyone in the high nobility, and she had watched nearly her entire family die as an even younger child than any of the kids. He was her shadow. Where Ishtar was loud and confident, Arjuna was quiet and haunted. He had been an assassin once, but two hundred years of violence was too much for him. Arjuna killed a dozen people during the coup and swore to never do it again. Maybe, if they pulled off this scheme, Fen would only ever need to be afraid of monsters on screen. 

Ryn’s vambrace buzzed with a warning. So did Ishtar’s, but she clicks the notification away. Whatever had happened could wait a few moments. 

Outside, the moon was nearly at its highest point. No elf had walked there in eight thousand years. 

In the other world, where three rich kids and a lost prince looked for a place to spend the night, the international space station glowed overhead.

………………

Things that are accurate in this post: the moon on June 10 2019.

Things that are not accurate: how children act. how hollow bones work.

The car is essentially a Tesla Model X. The movie is a pg-13 elf version of Alien (1979).

[monards]

(I've just had Normal thoughts brewing for so long with nowhere to spew them I've thought about rhinedottir Genshin impact a normal amount) but another Bedtime story my brain tells me is where Alice sets up a surprise reunion because Rhine at her core is a loving mother, but mental issues and abyssal corruption warped her to slowly become colder towards Albedo until she left him. BUT!!! months later she showed up in front of Alice crying because she just now processed she pushed her human son out of her life and (after being like "I know😐 I had to take that broken child in😐") Alice finds a way to bring them together again (usually my brain says it's set up as her coming to see Klee). Rhinedottir was going to play it cool and try to keep her emotions controlled while she apologized, but Albedo was so shocked to see her again that he calls her mom while crying. The last time he called her that was when he first learned to speak, so hearing it now just breaks her. It ends with both crying and hugging each other because they deserve some familial love

Anon. i fear to tell you. these are not normal thoughts (sitll love them though.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as much as they've ruined my night and mad eme cry!!!!!!!!!!!!)

I always sort of imagined that Rhine was still pretty emotionally distant when khaneri'ah wasn't. gone. mostly because of how the culture there seemed to be,,, but thinking about this too…. the buildup would've been. insane. OUGHJSHHSIOO THIHIS IS KILLING ME. RHINEEEEEEEEEEE

I think it isn't acknowledged enough that Rhine DID seem to be good (at some point) at the beginning,, because as much as we can take into account the fact that most her kids don't perceive things normally; I doubt literally all of them (besides dorian. because he's a unique case. LMAO) would be so enamored with her as their mother/creator IF she hadn't been a loving mother at one point or another, or in atleast one aspect..,,, which is why she is most certainly fucked up after seeing half of those guys die. there's most certianly something, deep in her heart!!! you are so right!!!!!!!!!!! I appreciate the idea of Alice of all people being the one to facillitate it sooo mmuch,,,,, alice's character is built sosoo well on the idea of family and compassion... after chastising her for being a deadbeat mother,, i doubt she'd let the chance for her to plan this slip by (ESPECIALLY considering the fact albedo is so obviously keen on seeing her again) its just auguhhhhhh... they are such a little family and they make me ill.

Thisss would actually be. so fucked up in my head. because albedo would be the first of pretty much all her children who she'd see after sending out. Elynas, durin, even the unicorn who's mentioned once,, all just either died or vanished after Rhinedottir set them off (not including riftwolves bc those mfs were an accident.) ,,, imagine how bittersweet it'd be to see your last remaining son alive. and better than before. OUGH Albedo was taughtt sooo much about family and love in mondstadt,, and I swear I've made a post before on how he'd obviously realize at SOME point that rhine wasn't really completely horrible, as mean and strict as he was... annd oughhh him seeing her again... after so longn.... they hurt me. they both hurt me so much. I think. i think that if albedo called her mom I would tear in half. because the wayy hoyo keeps using the mother narrative in this game has already teared my emotional state to bits... and albedo calling the great sinnner..... gold... rhinedottir his mother. i'd throw up. everywhere. the most evil women on the planet but he's still her mother. OAUUGHHHHHHHHHHHH

i hope you know these asks are making me. so incredibly sick. I love them. THankyou.