#she's Cal's badass girlfriend

[flammabel]

💚Nightsister Merrin💚

A different post for a change.

[blood-injections]

You know what. Rundown of my killjoy ocs becuase I don’t i ocpost enough

Ignition Wizard-

He/it, transmasc, my self insert. Zoneborn but never really had a crew, host of the radio station Lucky 107.7 , which he broadcasts from the bus he lives out of, always on the move, in zone two one day and six the next. Just a funky dude. Will give you free tattoos if you ask.

Cal-e Condor

Agender they/it amab. Ummm gay weirdo, wacky name, you just say it like Cali as in California Condor. Cowboy. Has twin bedazzled blasters and carrys daggers. Wears a crazy tasseled leather jacket with a thunderbird painted across the back. Lots of piercings and tattoos, currently has braids down to their fucking knees. Hottest mf in the zones honestly. Lone wolf, no crew but lots of friends, really outgoing and bold/flamboyant but simultaneously quiet and mysterious? Absolutely fucks on the dance floor. Engineer.

Virtuoso Viper

Comes off as an asshole but is actually cool. He/xe dirtbag transmasc. Lowkey Condor’s homoerotic rival. Cocky bastard of a motorbike racer. He has a crush on Kobra Kid and it’s kind of pathetic. Can fly a plane, at least he claims he can. There’s no planes in the zones. He wants to build one. Sings and plays guitar in a little folk punk band with his best friend. He can often be spotted hanging out at the tip of that one old radio tower by the Nest(it’s the tallest one in the zones), he loves to climb but really needs to stop before he falls and breaks something. Also he has orange hair but a key lime green blaster it’s so fucking ugly. He has zero style. At least he’s confident.

Mold Moth

He/she amab but not cis. Nobody is cis. Um. Biggest faggot in the zones. He idiolized Mad Gear so hard he became a younger, nastier version of him. Like Mad Gears a crazy guy but Mold is fucking batshit, like something is actually seriously wrong with him but whatever, he’s cool. He’s fueled by anger issues and gay sex and dreams of being the main character in 80s horror films because he thinks it’d be fun. He named his band Mold Moth and the Rot in Your Hole and his music kind of sucks but in a sexy way. He wants to eat button batteries so bad, like by the handful like mnms. Fucking Freak(affectionate)

Miss Lithium

Dommy mommy. Who said that. Genderless giant. She/they/he/it/fucking anything they don’t care. Over six feet tall. Badass, goth, etc. DJs sometimes, can build bombs. Smokes weed and fucks. Not in a crew, lives with Prince Computer and they’re technically dating but the relationship is open. Is secretly scared of death.

Prince Computer

No one actually calls him that, sure it’s his name but one day he saw the word smorzando written on some sheet music and was like that would be a cool name.. and now he’s stuck with it. He doomed himself, his girlfriend won’t call him anything but Smorz. (S’mores). It’s cute. He/it, Fun Ghoul coded, as in he’s a dog of a guy, fucking puppy ass mf, assigned bottom by literally everyone and they’re not wrong. Kind of a slut, flirts with everybody, is a medic. Writes fucking angsty poetry he’s absolutely pathetic I love him. The most little meow meow out of my ocs.

Saint Silica

Haven’t decided much about this oc yet but they’re doomed by the narrative basically. What I do know is they’re cool and people are scared of them because they’re like, literally ghostly in a way. they have a scary aura about them, but they’re actually really gentle and troubled, don’t like violence but hate bli so they fight anyway. I think they’ve just been touched by the Witch. But they’re lonely and scared of losing their purpose. Basically they’re just a really fucking cool name that I’m still trying to come up with a crazy story for that lives up to it

[sauntering-down]

(deep breath)

i knew about the "Merrin and her girlfriend get down and dirty in the psychometric guy's bed" thing. i was prepared. i don't even think any of it was poorly written or gratuitous or anything - it's fine. whatever. doesn't titillate me because i am so asexual, but fuck yeah queer rep in a Star Wars book. and their relationship is cute. i honestly rather like it, which is disappointing because i also know how this ends already.

but Merrin. Merrin. i've been operating under the assumption that you shared a cabin with Cere, based on our limited knowledge of the Mantis's floorplan. so i at least could think okay, you may not have any privacy in a room you share, understood. and i wouldn't want to ask Cere to clear out for the night so she doesn't get an eyeful either, and Cal doesn't mind you using the room for other purposes. still a TAD inconsiderate, but heat of the moment, fine, i get it.

except you apparently have your own cabin. a cabin you are currently sharing with Fret, the woman you are currently sharing spit with. and as stated earlier, i can't figure out where the fuck it actually is, but it's either right next door or right down that ladder and you could get there in five seconds without being seen, if that's an issue. then you have complete privacy in your own space and aren't kicking anyone out of their room all night or leaving very very intimate memories where they could be picked up by a dude just looking to take a nap.

so Merrin, my favorite Nightsister, my beloved badass, i have just one question... WHAT THE ENTIRE FUCK.

[tobiasdrake]

Plus side, I am glad to have Merrin finally back. For the one planet she's allowed to be on. I don't know, maybe it'll change later in the game, but finding out that the best character won't actually come back to the party was really disappointing. I hope that changes.

Merrin hasn't changed. She's the one character that feels true to form from Fallen Order. And by that I mean, even though she's grown from her travels or whatever, Merrin still suffers from Awesome Waifu Syndrome, the way she did back then.

She's the kind of character that feels tailor-made from the ground up to be. Just. The coolest, most amazing, most badass, most interesting, most incredible Love Interest you could conceive of. The character that stands out and is the best and most amazing Girlfriend for you to desire and want the protagonist to be with.

A Waifu so cool that she makes you stop and look back at the boring slice of bread protagonist and go, "Wait. Why am I rooting for him when this character exists? Why can't the story just be about her? She's so cool." But it can't be. Because she's just supposed to be a Waifu.

This happens in all kind of media. It's the driving factor behind the "Badass Action Girl Who Doesn't Get To Do Anything" phenomenon in media. They're designed to be Awesome Waifus, and nothing more.

But in Fallen Order, Cal at least had more direct and heavy involvement with the plot. So it wasn't quite as noticeable. Here he just sucks, and that makes the "Why can't we play as Merrin instead?" questions burn with greater intensity.

I was terrified in Fallen Order that they were going to fridge her. I really was. And now I'm terrified in Survivor that they're going to fridge her. Because she's too cool to exist and they obviously don't know what they have here because she's still getting sidelined, even though she's the only character left who's worth paying attention to the plot for.

I just. I want more of Merrin and less of... Everything else that's been going on. Plot sucks. She's cool.

[neko-naruto]

We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you (Ooh, give you up) (Ooh, give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

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[dutifullynuttywitch]

My dear friend, I adored this fic!!! This took me back to my childhood – my first “original” fiction in elementary school I wrote a story about a girl befriending a Griffin. I didn’t know about Hippogriffs back then! That nod to Harry Potter also had me cracking up!! 😊

I love that Nik took her to meet these fantastic beasts. It’s important to be able to appreciate the beauty within the supernatural and not get too jaded by all the monsters they are forced to face. I like how you explore Nik’s sweet side.

I super enjoyed your nod to canon, weaving in the story about the missing Pegasi!! And the “monster tears” from the book that enabled Alex to see the perspective of the creature – and witness for herself Nik’s heroic freeing of the captured animals.

I adore how easily Alex can get Nik to agree to pretty much anything – puppy dog eyes and suddenly she’s got him wrapped around her finger!!

Ok and just when they’re having a great day – they’re attacked by the skeletal creature. I love that they both tag-teamed to take it down. Our girl Alex’s got power!!

"Damn, that was hot.", Nik got impressed by his girlfriend.

You’re damned right Nik!! Alex is a badass fighter and I am here for it!!

Ok the story with the falcon was so sweet! It warms my heart to think that young Nik had the company of the baby falcon. That he had some joy and affection caring for that cute little creature in his childhood.

OMG I so agree with Nik being a Ravenclaw and Alex a Hufflepuff!! And our lovely werewolf Cal is definitely a Gryffindor!!

This was so lovely!! and the edits at the end are beautiful!! I don't even know how you do that!!

Thanks for sharing 😊

Fantastic Beasts ✨️

Female Main Character: Alex

Pairing: F!MC × Nik Ryder

Summary: Alex discovers another side of the supernatural world.

Word counting: 3.4K

Rating: General (Fantasy, Fun, Fluff, Magic)

With Harry Potter Hogwarts references added

Warnings: none

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Author's note: An old fanfic rewritten and expanded ✨️🦄🧚🏼‍♀️

After Nik led his girlfriend, Alex carefully through the dark woods, he finally removed the blindfold from her eyes. She gasped at the beauty in front of her. The fields were glade-green and the sound of chirping birds filled the air. Bees are murmuring in that strange cult hum and flit from flower to flower, surfing the short spaces as they go. The bayou was always so special for Nik, but this time he led Alex somewhere else, near the bayou. Mother nature is beautiful, but her eyes were focused on something else.

"Whaaa?! Are these...?"

"Welcome to the beautiful side of the supernatural and magical world, rookie. Forget your fears, nightmares and welcome this great side of this world.", Nik wispered and gently brushed her hair to the side while she got surprised of the sight in front of her.

Trotting towards them were a dozen of the most bizarre creatures Alex has ever seen. They had the bodies, hind legs and tails of horses, but the front legs, wings and heads of what seemed to be giant eagles, with steel-coloured beaks and large, brilliantly golden eyes. The talons on their front legs were half a foot long and deadly-looking. Each of the beasts had a thick leather collar around its neck, which was attached to a long chain, and the ends of all of them were held in the vast hands of a young man, who came jogging after the beasts.

"Nik!! How are you, my friend?"

"Hey Anton, I'm fine and you don't mind if I brought Alex along? She's new in this supernatural and magical world and didn't had the oppurtunity to explore the beautiful parts.", he introduced her to his friend.

Alex slowly stepped closer towards one of the majestic creatures and tried to touch one, but it quickly backed away.

"Are these Griffins?"

"No, Hippogriffs, but they're very similar to the Griffin with the horse rear replacing the lion rear. And that's Anton, my client and a good friend. A few years ago I helped him to track down the missing pegasi which were held captured by the Blight Brothers in Arizona."

"It was a dangerous mission, but you pulled it off. Nik, because of you not only the pegasi, also many other magical creatures were saved and gained back their freedom. I will never forget that.", the friend thanked the young nighthunter.

After hearing what Anton said, Alex gave her boyfriend a sweet smile, showing him how proud she felt. He shyly glanced back at her with a crooked smile on his face. Who knew that a young man giving the bad-boy-vibes with a dark past could be so golden at the same time? His heart, so pure and still he didn't like to show it and kept it hidden from the world. Risking his life to save others... Somehow she felt very grateful to call that man her boyfriend.

"Ummm, well, shall we head a little further to show Alex a few other species?"

"Wait, I want to pet this Hippogriff first before we go. Can I?", she gazed with pleading eyes. The friend immediately agreed.

"Sure. When humans approach Hippogriffs, a proper etiquette must be maintained to avoid danger. Hippogriffs were intensely proud creatures, and an individual must show proper respect by bowing to them, and waiting for them to bow in return before approaching. Eye contact should be maintained at all times, without a single blink. The Hippogriff should be allowed to make the first move. If offended, it might attack. Hippogriffs were tameable, but only by experts in their care like me. I'm a wizard. Although, Hippogriffs could also be fiercely loyal and protective of those who had earned their trust."

"Eeeek, I'm getting Harry Potter vibes from you right now. Nik, your befriended with a wizard which is soooo cool!!! Anton, can you do magic? Are you from Hogwarts?"

Nik chuckled because of the loud excitement of his girlfriend, while Anton got nervous and so did the Hippogriffs, but he quickly managed to calm them down.

"Raahhh!", one of the creatures answered in response.

"I can only do a little magic, because my main job is to take care of these creatures and no, I'm not from Hogwarts. Whatever that is."

"You're really doing a great job, Anton. Uuuhhh, but do I really have to bow to touch them?"

"Don't worry, these ones were well tamed by me. Just pet them, I'll hold them."

Again, she stretched her arm and placed her palm on one of the Hippogriff's feathers while Anton held it near her for support. She softly stroked the creature which stayed calm now and gave her a curious look. Even Nik decides to give it a try to pet it now.

"An amazing creature. Hey rook, you likin' it?"

"I love it, Nik. And I want to see more. Pleeeeeeease?"

Her puppy eyes and one "Please" already melted his heart and he asked his friend to give both of them a tour. The three of them walked further with the gigantic Hippogriffs following right behind until they reached the fields and the tiny house of Nik's friend. In the backyard of the wooden house, he showed them, the magical creatures, he has been protecting and taking care of before releasing them. Even keeping a close eye on them was important when the creatures were in the wilderness. To prevent any danger and to appear quickly for any rescue or help. Some magical animals even decided to visit Anton more often or even stayed with him, especially the way he gently cared about them.

"Anton, the bound between you and the magical animals... it's... it's amazing. Damn, it's outstanding!! And you're not even a fae which are already naturally bound with nature."

"Right said, Anton is the best!!", a mysterious voice answered.

Alex quickly turned around and realized that one of the Hippogriffs just... talked??

"Uhh, can Hippogriffs talk?"

"Uhhh, no. That was just a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes like eagles always do. Hippogriffs are partly eagle as you can see."

"No, I... I heard real words coming from that bronze colored Hippogriff."

"Is that girl talking about me, Ash?", she heard the bronze colored creature answer again.

"I don't think so. Come on, let's eat something. I'm hungry.", the gray colored hippogriff talked now.

The gray colored beeing pulled at the long chains Anton was holding which were attached to it's thick leather collar and signaled him something. The young man immediatly gave in and got led by the Hippogriffs to see what they wanted. The wizard friend recommended Nik to show Alex a little bit around on his own. Nik's always welcome to his home. Then Anton left the two alone.

"I think Ash was hungry."

"Who's Ash?", Nik asked her.

"That's the name of the gray Hippogriff."

"Okaaaay, I don't remember Anton mentioning the name at all. Well, wanna see the pegasi next?"

She excitedly nodded and both of them were headed towards a field where beautiful winged horses enjoyed the fresh grass of the season and some of them even flew around. Before Alex could let out an excited shriek, Nik quickly covered her mouth with his palm.

"Shhh, we don't wanna scare them. Pegasi are mild-tempered, docile animals, unlike unicorns. A herd of Pegasi used to live in the Bayou, but now they're just a few of them. Since they're imbued with magic from heads to hooves, Pegasi are sometimes poached and sold to collectors or killed to be used for parts in spells."

"That's so sad, I'm glad you went to that mission in Arizona to save them. They're so beautiful and such majestic creatures, Nik. You know, I learned that Pegasus isn't a type of creature, it's actually the name of the winged white stallion from Greek mythology and while Pegasus was one specific creature, his name has often been used as a defining term for winged horses in general. Also, his role was to bring thunderbolts to Zeus."

"Damn, you're good. I love it when you speak intelligent stuff."

"Thanks. Just imagine that one day a pegasus will bring you your arrows."

"That would actually be cool, my intelligent girl."

"Oh Nik, I love it when you call me intelligent."

"Then why did you sometimes played the dumbass last year?"

His girlfriend gave him a playful nudge and he lets out a warm laugh after teasing her.

"But no, really, I like it when you praise me. You even once said that I'm powerful and strong. Like I'm no helpless princess anymore, waiting for her knight in shining armour or prince charming to come for rescue. And what you also said about the faes. That the faes need worship to the ground I walk on. But seriously, that line sounded very cheesy."

But Alex quickly realized that Nik's focus was somewhere else and followed his gaze. A white pegasus carefully trotted towards him. That majestic white stallion got carefully closer, but still watched the two of them from a safe distance. A crystalline droplet appeared out of nowhere and floated in the air beside the creature's eye.

By touching the tear, everything around Alex faded away and she find herself in an animalistic body. Having hooves instead if feet, gigantic feathery wings and the body of a horse. She saw a vision about the creature's past Everything in the perspective of the creature. The night had fallen already.

"Neeigh!"

Tied up with a rope, the pegasus was captured in a small cage in a dark room, seeking for food, fresh water and freedom like many other creatures around . Some of them are also the pegasi from it's own herd. The Blight Brothers have captured the pegasi after it left Anton's backyard to go for a flight.

"Don't worry pegasi of my herd, stallions and mares, I will find a way out of here.", it promised it's pegasi companions.

"We won't get free. I've been captured here for almost a week now."

The pegasi turned it's attention away from it's own herd and focused on the unicorn calling out. She was a beautiful mare, had white fur, a sparkly pink mane and a horn on the top of her head.

"My name is Sunburst, the leader of the pegasi herd in the bayou of New Orleans and I won't let any human steal our freedom from us."

"And as an leader you're still befriended with one human called Anton?! My name is Moonlight and I'm telling you, all humans are the same and..."

Their conversation got cut as a blond haired man suddenly began opening the cages and freeing all the captured animals in a hurry.

"Okay, time for everyone to escape before Scourge and the Blight Brothers catch us. Hurry off, to your beloved freedom!! Anton's going to be happy 'bout this."

"But... Isn't he working with the Blight Brothers?", the female unicorn wondered herself.

A feeling of happiness and hope appeared. One by one the young man released every creature from their cages and they immediately flew or ran towards their beloved freedom. When the last creature got freed, Sunburst, the pegasi leader suddenly discovered several men, the Blight Brothers appearing towards the human.

"You're a traitor, Carl Drogo!!", one of the men yelled at the animal rescuer.

"I'm not Carl Drogo, you bastards! I'm Nik Ryder, a nighthunter and your biggest nightmare!!"

As the Blight Brothers attack, the nighthunter kept fighting, threw punches and shot arrow after arrow to keep the bruisers distracted until the last creature made it's safe escape. But they're too many of them and they slowly began surrounding the bleeding hunter.

"Damn...", Nik silently cursed as he realized that he was in trouble. All the bruisers against him. He was alone.

But then... Sunburst, the pegasi leader came into action. Flying above the dangerous bruisers, it kicked and stomped with it's hooves to buy the hunter enough time to escape before leaving Arizona for good. And it worked!! While the animal kept the bad guys busy, Nik quickly took his chance to escape while looking after the winged horse. Making sure that it escaped too because he wouldn't allow it if it got captured again. And it worked!! Flying across the nightsky with the rest of it's herd, the leader of the pegasi hoped that the rest of the creatures and the mysterious nighthunter will be on their way back home too. Safely.

Then the memory of the underground trading ring dissipates around Alex like a mist and she found herself back in the woods in her own body. Without knowing, she was leaning against Nik. The white pegasi which the two of them were watching was already gone.

"Hey, what's the matter?", Nik, her boyfriend got worried and gently touched her cheek and leaned to make eye-contact.

"Aww, the pegasi is gone. And I couldn't even pet it, Nik."

"They're very shy, so it's gonna be very hard to pet one or even find one. I'm surprised that this one even dared to come that close to us. Well never mind, I can show you other cool creatures if you'd like. Maybe a tiny jackalope or some pixies?"

"How about unicorns?"

Sudden silence hang between them. After a moment he began to speak, but this time his voice heavy, jaws clenched and eyes drowned in her's.

"The hell!! I'm not even letting you near a unicorn, rook. They're dangerous and not like the ones from My Little Pony where everything is sparkle, glitter and rainbow. Unicorns are territorial and they attack whoever comes in their near unlike pegasi, rook."

"Not all are like that..."

"Oh yeah, met one before?!"

"Uhhh maybeeee..."

"Wait what?!! Where? When? Whyyy?"

"Uhhh, last month. But she was a friendly one and she even talked with me, relax. I guess beeing partly fae gives me the abbility to talk with animals and understand them. Isn't that cool?"

Without words, Nik gripped Alex softly by her wrist and pulled her with him through the dark woods, back from where they came from.

"Heyyyy, where are you taking me?!!"

"Headin' home."

"If you want to go home then leave, I want to explore..."

"Rookie, no."

"Rookie, yes!!"

"You never listen."

"You don't understand. Look how great this day begun and now you ruined the whole mood, Nik."

Gggrrll...

The girl bumped into Nik when he suddenly stopped walking after hearing a strange noise. Both of them got alert. A skeletal creature slinked out from behind the bushes and began hissing at the young couple. Nik protectively stood infront of her.

"Nik, what is that?!"

"Shhh, don't worry. These creatures have canine skeletons and are covered with moss or vines. They can be killed if their skulls or spines are destroyed."

"What do we do? You didn't brought your weapons along. How are we...?"

"You run, I'll handle."

"No way, Nik!! Not that again. Seriously?"

Nik tried to calm her down and pushed her away from danger, towards safety as the skeletal creature appeared closer.

"Gggrrll...", the skeletal creature aggressivly snarled.

Time seemed to slow down as it jumped in the air towards the young nighthunter and landed on him. Both crashed on the ground, the creature above the Nik who desperatly tried to escape its grip

"Gggrrll..."

The creature ready to strike...

"Nik!!", Alex panicked.

Without knowing, Alex stretched her arm, showed her palms where a light blast appeared and hit the moss creature hard. First the wood monster hestitated, then it decided to leave Nik and... to hunt his girlfriend down instead. This time, it lets a powerful shriek out while desperatly tried to signal her to run away.

"Ggggrrr..."

"Come here you freaky monster!!! You don't scare me at all. Let him go!"

Before the moss creature could reach her, Nik quickly leaped on the creature, preventing it from getting near her and at the same time letting out several strong whistles by pressing the tips of his thumb and forefinger together up against the tip of his tongue.

"Phhwwwht!"

While Alex got confused why Nik suddenly began to whistle, a majestic falcon appeared from the sky and flew towards Nik and the moss creature. It somehow began to help Nik by peeking angrily on the creature's skulls.

"Kack-kack-kack!"

Both struggling, while Nik and the falcon tried to fight it, but the monster kept biting and snapping to release itself from the hold. Alex had to do something quick before Nik gets more injured, the monster's claws made him already bleeding.

"Run, can't... hold... longer!", Nik desperatly begged her, but she decided to stay.

Alex remembered what had she learned in the fae realm and began to concentrate. Closing her eyes, she pictured a crystalline blade, radiant with golden light. Her fingers abruptly curled around the smooth, glassy warmth of a handle! After a while, as she opened her chocolate-brown eyes, she discovered to see a long, slender blade of light gleaming in her palm! She held her magical weapon with confidence and immediately knew what to do.

Swinging the weapon up and without losing more time, she sprinted towards the monster. With enough strenght while keeping a safer distance towards Nik and the mysterious falcon, she finally brought her sword down. Slashing through the creature's neck with a blow so hard, that the blade bit through the dirty ground.

"Hyyaaa!!"

The moss creature's body crumpled, twitching beneath her sword. Then, she picked up it's snapping head and blew it's glowing eyes like candles, and it's body fell still.

"Damn, that was hot.", Nik got impressed by his girlfriend.

Letting the creature go and letting her golden sword disappear with magic, the girl quickly hurried over to Nik who was still lying on the ground. Alex gently helped her boyfriend on his feet and assisted him to walk while the mysterious falcon flew away.

"I'm fine, it's just a little blood. Are you okay? Why didn't you ran away when I told...?"

"Because we're a team, remember? You told me that last year when I wasn't listening to you, right? And you're not fine, you're hurt! Let's get you somewhere safe. We are not far from Anton his house, right?"

"Yeah. And I'm fine, thanks."

The injured hunter gave her sly smile after she reminded him that they were a team.

"Nik, what was that before?? You whistled and then a falcon came... Uhh, how did...?? That was cool! Awesome!! That... That was... How???!!!!!", she couldn't believe what she just saw and asked him.

After a little silence, Nik finally spoke in a nervous tone while his eyes faced the ground as both of them were strolling towards the wizard's house.

"The thing is... The falcon and I share story. A past. When I was still living in Elijah's house in the woods, I found it. It was a tiny chick. Near it's nest I discovered two dead falcons, it's parents. And well..."

"Oh Nik...", she placed a hand on his shoulder for support. Afterall Nik his birthparents also died when he was a tiny child, so that little falcon chick reminded Nik of himself.

"Soooo yeah, I kinda raised the falcon. I named it, fed it, taught a few tricks and took care of it. Poor little fella' lost it's parents like I did, so I had to something. So just like Elijah took me, I took this falcon. Alex, you're the very first one I'm sharing this. And please don't share this embarrasing story to anyone, especially not Katy."

"But it's not embarrasing, it's heroic. You're a hero, Nik. A protector. But I see... You don't want your tough guy act be ruined, huh? Oh my Nik, you're such a hidden softie and I love you.", she giggled and pinched his cheek with love.

"Ouch. Hey?"

"You're welcome, dear. By the way, what name did you even gave your falcon pet."

"It's not my pet, rook. It's a free living creature, a friend and well... I named it... I named it Arrow."

"Arrow? Just like the arrows of your crossbow??"

"Arrow. Because this bird flies really fast just like a shooting arrow. Like really really fast, rook."

"I see. Not bad actually, Nik. Definitly better than any nicknames you give. Or should I say Nik-names??", she giggled while Nik rolled his eyes after hearing that bad joke.

"Stop it, rook.", he grinned.

"Fine... Oh hey, Nik!!"

"Hmm?"

"Since I met your wizard friend today, I was wondering... What Hogwarts house would you like to belong to?"

"What kind of question is that? From where did you got that idea?"

"Just answer!! I'm curious to know."

"Well, I don't know. Never thought about that. Would a Gryffindor suit me?"

"Oh definitly, but I actually see you more as a Ravenclaw because you know a lot of things."

"Me? Ravenclaw? You think I'm intelligent??", Nik surprised by Alex's opinion, so she decided to explain it more.

Nik Ryder was indeed a very brave man with enough strenght and courage. Life made him tough, but he also showed his knowledge and intelligence. Several times he came up with new ideas, suggested what to do next and got into the leader role very well without noticing. By staying loyal to his companions and thinking about every next step, he lead his friends through adventures. He was the one and only who found out about Alex's missing father, her mysterious benefactor and that she was fae royalty instead of an ordinary human. Mysteries and puzzles solved all thanks to him, she explained.

"So yes, these are the reasons why I think a Ravenclaw would suit you too. Means I have a very clever boyfriend.", she praised.

"Oh yeah? Thanks, my dear girlfriend. And you're definitly a Hufflepuff.", he winked.

Thanking @secretaryunpaid for this beautiful and magical edit above. -> Full view here , when you scroll down beneath to find the monster and hippogriff <-

So credits to @jamespotterthefirst , for these beautiful templates which she created and I was allowed to use for my MC and LI. I also made some changes with the colors and added my own edits/pictures.

[outivv]

😒😒😒⁉️ SMH I DONT SEE ANY OCTAVINELLE W A GIRLBOSS MATERIAL GIRL RICH READER, cal said they'd write it for me *heart eyes widening while exploding

Synopsis: girlboss reader cause that is so… <33333

Warnings: not proofread

Game/ fandom: twisted wonderland

Characters: azul, jade, and Floyd

Pronouns for reader: she/ her but only mentioned once I think

A/n: THIS LITERALLY TOOK ME A MONTH TO GET TO GOOD LORD. Anyways, apologies for the long wait, hope you enjoy :D!

— Azul —

Now, azul is a simple man. He just wants a hot, badass girlfriend who’ll stand up for him at a restaurant because they got his order wrong. Is that so much to ask for???

Azul and you are literally a power couple. Or at least look like a power couple. You got the head of mostro lounge, who’s also basically a squid that joined the mafia one day, and became A conman, and then you, who’s an absolute badass. In reality though azul hides in his octopot a lot of times, and while he’s not afraid of confrontation… he’ll definitely ask you to hell him out with a rude customer quite often.

Literally the dynamic of “he asked for no pickles.” JEGJDHD. Azul can stand up for himself hut he probably finds it immensely attractive when you stand up for him. He genuinely just swoons.

— Jade —

Interesting. Power couple again buy in a creepy way. Like you both give off mafia kinda vibes, and like you would actually ruin someone’s life if they crossed you. BUT JADE LOVESSSS THAT. He adores the feeling that you both are seen as very intimidating, it fuels his ego a bit, and loves the confidence it gives you both.

Has daydreams about you both, like living you best life in the future being the literal power couple you are. Both of you being successful, and influential people. Literally his biggest dream for you both.

His parents love you. HEVJEBS ALRIGHT HIS PARENTS LOVE YOU. I headcanon jade and Floyd to come from a family with a lot of influence, or connections, you know very high up, and even wealthy people. AND THEY LOVEEEE YOU. They think you and jade are literally a perfect fit for each other, and love your personality so much.

— Floyd —

Good luck. Whenever Floyd is causing trouble they call you. You then scold him, and he just makes big puppy eyes cause he probably thinks you’re hot when scolding him. HCSJSBS

However he doesn’t like how people view him as the “weaker” or “childish” one in the relationship. Like yeah you’re an absolute girlboss and he adoresss that, like literally adored that about you, that and how you can keep up with him. But, he just doesn’t appreciate how people… basically don’t view him as very intimidating anymore. Like yeah he does demand you cuddle him, and yeah, he is little spoon, but he should be very very feared. >:O

Like jade his parents also live you, but for different reasons. They like how you have a lot of confidence around Floyd, and that you keep him chill JGEJEB. Literally Floyd will do whatever he wants, he’s very carefree, and his moods swings can really rule his life, but the fact that he actually listens to you?? You’re literally perfect.

[extremecuddlingdragon]

Do you have any vore headcanons for pearl and marina? or maybe the squid sisters?

Sorry this took so long anon! I was stumped on this for a very long time. Hope you enjoy! Remind to everyone that my requests for headcanons and writing are open!

1. Pe/arl is super feisty prey. Will fight you no matter what.

2. Cal/lie use to hate the idea of vore until she (willingly) went to Oct/avio and saw it first hand from some of his soldiers

3. Cal/lie isn’t really prey or at all a predator. She would much rather watch someone else be eaten and give outside stomach rubs than herself be eaten.

4. Mar/ie is mostly a predator. Is pretty chill about the whole thing but sometimes likes being eaten. Sometimes will do the eating.

5. Mar/ina is a predator. She doesn’t like to admit it but she likes eating prey.

6. As an ex top ranking officer of Oct/avio, Mar/ina has eaten her fair share of prey. Mostly to trap them and bring them to her ex boss.

7. Pe/arl tries to keep a badass look to herself and won’t let herself be seen eaten in public. Tries to keep a predator look.

8. Pe/arl secretly loves stomach time from Mar/ina. Her glowing insides are super cool to her.

9. Ma/rie doesn’t like to admit it but she has a whole secret podcast dedicated to stomach noises and the wonders of them. Not even Cal/lie knows about it.

10. Inkl/ings are very touchy about vore. Especially in Ink/op/olis. Cal/lie tries to educate people about the whole thing. Starting an entire mini series on Squidtube with special guests to help fix the stigma.

11. Pe/arl and Mar/ina are very common guests on Cal/lie’s little show. Being her girlfriends has it perks.

12. Ma/rie’s secret podcast is super popular with the vore people. She hasn’t told anyone who she is and speaks with a distorted voice.

13. Ma/rie has “appeared” on Cal/lie’s show as said distorted voice. Cal/lie is completely clueless and only wanted her to appear to help talk about the wonders of belly noises.

14. Being eaten is super weird to Ma/rie. Despite liking it, she’ll never get over the fact cephalopods’ stomachs insides glow.

15. Mar/ina, despite have never been eaten before, is absolutely obsessed with the fact her insides glow. She knows every octo/ling and inkl/ing has it but it’s still awe inspiring.

[soul-wanderer]

First Kill - a (very subjective) review:

Let me preface this by saying that I am probably not quite the target audience age wise, but even if I acknlowledge that some of the teen angst is meant to be, there’s still plenty plots and writing that was done pretty cheaply imo, even for a show that was mainly produced for teens/young adults.

- Was it the writing? Was it the acting? I am not sure, but for some reason the chemistry between Jul and Cal was just...lacking, a lot of the time. But I will give the actresses the benefit of the doubt and say it was mostly due to the writing or maybe they just made a mistake when they cast two actresses who were well above the age they were gonna portray on the show (will Hollywood ever learn not to do this? The short answer is No. The slightly longer answer is that they did this on purpose because of the unexpectedly sexual scenes throughout the season)

- The amount of plot holes, man. I can’t even list them here, because...dude. This is what happens when you take a short story and don’t properly develop it for a whole show. Then again, it’s teen angst and the plot probably wasn’t the focus, but still. If there ever is a second season, this is gonna be a wild ride

- There’s vampires. Fine. Let’s just bring in every other mythical character we can think of, okay? Not okay. For real. You lost me at zombies, sorry not sorry.

- I will not hold it against the producers or writers but this Romeo and Juliet trope needs to be done with. Please.

- Both sides keep blaming the other side for stuff they started and just?!? It gets pretty darn tiring by the final episode of season one

- A snake? Inside daddy dearest’s chest? Seriously? No explanation? Sure, fine, let’s roll with that...I guess.

- Bro just unhinged his jaw to eat grandma? Okay, that was freaking funny, as long as you don’t overthink what’s happening

- Not ONCE do we learn how exactly people get turned into vampires. Which- fine, okay. But from what we have seen it’s the same act as them feeding and killing people, so - what’s the difference here? How do they control that power? Anyone?

- Jul clearly doesn’t know how this shit works. How would she, if not even the writers know? And Cal still blames her for turning her brother? Your vampire girlfriend clearly did not expect this to happen, because no one ever taught her the different between feeding and turning someone into a freaking vampire

- Cal being upset is fine, truly, but calling Jul a monster and shit? After all the “maybe not all monsters are the same” talk the whole season? That seems like a bit of a stretch, even if she’s upset and angry. I truly hope they resolve that if there’s ever a second season

- the visual effects were crap at a lot of points, sometimes it’s as plain as that

But also:

- Aubin Wise single-handedly carried that show on her shoulders. Seriously, give that woman an award for that level of acting skills

- Also, Talia and Oliver are the only two people with common sense on that show? They’re awesome and deserve more spotlight

- Seriously though, I’m here for Oliver fucking shit up and he’s the kind of villain we deserve

- Talia and Margot - need I say more? Let’s be real, this story should have been about them to begin with

- The vampire origin story was actually good? Like? I can get on board with this and in general I support the snake being part of the plot - unless she’s in someone’s freaking chest

- Solid soundtrack choices were made - thanks for that

Long story short: it’s probably enjoyable for younger audiences and entertaining for “older” audiences if you can overlook the clichés and plot holes, but mostly worth it for a) badass and hot mums and b) the openly insane but sane brother who is ready to fight the matriarchy, hey ya!

[wastelandcth]

Haunted House - cth

summary: dovey’s birthday leads her and calum to a field in the middle of nowhere for a night of fun and screams, hopefully. 

author’s notes: in celebration of dovey’s birthday, i present the haunted house! i love these two so much and i can’t believe calum really made her go through this for fun! 

warnings:  just fluff and dovey being scared of werewolves. 

masterlist || request

Calum knew his girlfriend was a badass. She was never bothered by the hate from the fans or the drama that usually came with dating him. She was fearless and that's exactly what Calum loved about her. He'd assumed that her only fears were the ones she had mentioned in passing before, heights and brown cows, which he never really questioned much. As her birthday rolled around and the nights got chillier with the fall season, Calum thought the best present to get her was taking her to a haunted house experience that had been all the rave the year before. He'd booked the tickets a week before her birthday weekend and told her to be ready to have the night of her life, not giving away many clues as to what he meant by that. 

Her birthday had been filled with breakfast with her parents, a small get together with their friends in the afternoon, and as the sun went down on the Los Angeles landscape, a trip to the outskirts of town. Calum had been keeping the entire night a secret, only laughing at Dovey when she complained about not knowing where they were going and why she had to be wearing a blindfold and asking if he was taking her to the middle of nowhere to murder her. 

"You can't murder me on my birthday, Calum, that'd be so mean!" she pouted as she leaned on the center console of his car, "Although it would look pretty sick on my tombstone for the dates to be the same, just different years. That's thoughtful of you, I guess." 

"You are the weirdest person I've ever met, have I ever told you that?" Calum asked and laughed, his hand finding hers as he pulled into the parking lot, "Don't have to worry, I'm too cute to get blood on me!" he nodded and parked the car before he undid the blindfold and let it fall onto her lap, "Surprise! It's a haunted house!" 

As Calum led them into the open field where the event was being held, the smell of kettle corn and barbecue flooded his senses and the lights and music playing reminded him of festivals back when he was a child. Dovey hadn't let go of his hand since they'd gotten their wristbands and tickets ripped at the entrance, her eyes scanning the crowds and looking around the entire field, not that he was complaining. It wasn't until they reached the entrance to the first haunted house exhibit that Calum realized why she'd been so quiet. 

"Are you...scared?" he asked softly and looked down at his girlfriend, who looked like she was seconds away from running off to the car again. 

"What? Of course not! Why would I be scared?" she laughed, shaking her head quickly, "There are children going into this Cal, maybe you're the one who is scared." she mumbled, scoffing a bit at him but never meeting his eyes. 

"Right, yeah. Well, good thing we have a few more houses after this one then, huh? It's going to be a fun night, doll." He chuckled, trying to slip his arm around her shoulder, which Dovey instantly rejected and just squeezed his hand harder. Calum had only been dating her for around eight months, but he knew when she was lying, she was a terrible liar. As the man standing at the entrance of the house scanned their wristbands, Calum realized exactly how terrified Dovey was by the shaky breath she let out once they were led into the dark hallway. 

In the darkness, Calum felt her death grip a lot more, he felt the way she pressed her body up against his side and how she shuffled along with him as their group moved forward. As they stepped into the first scene, which consisted of a dark graveyard with fog covering most of the room and a wolf howling through the speakers somewhere above them, Calum couldn't help but chuckle as he pulled Dovey along the scene. She'd freeze up every time an actor would jump out at them, letting out a shriek and hiding her face in his shoulder as they walked away. 

The first house was a blur of flashing lights, fog, and werewolves. If Calum had asked Dovey about the story, she would've tried to make up a summary but her hand was freezing in his and the thought of having to go through more dark hallways with people jumping out at them made a shiver run down her spine.  The second house, Dovey took with a bit more pride, since vampires made her laugh and Edward Cullen's sparkling skin was a good distraction from the dark hallway she and Calum were currently standing in. She still held onto Calum's arm for dear life as they walked through, trying to focus on the design of the rooms instead of the fact she almost punched one of the scare actors when they jumped out from a coffin. 

Near the end of the night, when Dovey's adrenaline had gone up and crashed with the number of times she screamed and hid behind Calum, they decided that sitting in the back of Calum's car and watching the stars was a better way to end the birthday celebrations. Calum had brought some blankets and had them spread out in the back, with the trunk open so that they both could lay down and watch the endless stars in the sky. Being out in the middle of nowhere meant that the lights were dimmed and the stars shined brighter for them both. 

"You know, even though I literally closed my eyes and screamed the entire time tonight, I think this has to be one of my favorite birthdays ever. Thank you, for spending it with me, Calum." Dovey said quietly as she turned to face him, pulling the blanket closer to her as the wind got chillier. It was one of the few moments where their normal banter seemed nonexistent, where Dovey opened up her heart and let Calum in further than before. It usually only happened when she was really tired, her brain too close to sleep to realize what she was saying, but it made Calum's heart race every time. 

"I'm glad you had fun, didn't realize you were so brave." Calum teased because it was one of the few times he got to tease her and still know she wouldn't reciprocate, "Happy birthday, Dovey. I love you." he whispered and pressed a kiss onto the top of her head, knowing she was already drifting off when she mumbled an I love you back onto his shoulder. 

[stubbornness-and-spite]

Holy fuck I forgot how awesome Trollhunters was! I just started watching Wizards and I am loving it!

I’m on episode 6 and here are my impressions(spoilers up to episode 6. *please* don’t spoil anything past that for me)

Steve is a bisexual dumbass and I Love Him! His type is anyone who won’t take his shit(Aja, Eli, Claire, Lancelot, you seeing a pattern?). Steve is canonically bi! His crush on Eli is still heavily implied(dude thinks he’s dying and calls for Pepperjack. That’s pretty gay, my guy) and he’s definitely still into his ninja angel girlfriend(Aja deserves the universe. I love her) and he assumes Douxie is a model and his first reaction to Lancelot is “Wow. That guy is handsome.”? You can’t tell me that’s just Steve being vain because Lancelot looks like him. That’s a bisexual disaster if I’ve ever seen one. (Can you tell I love Steve? Because I love Steve. And I love that he somehow becomes a main character in every part of the trilogy. He’s literally the only character with a major part in all three parts and he deserves it. He has experienced major growth and deserves to be the hero. He has crippling insecurities and he deserves to be a main character.)

There is a tragic lack of Eli.

Claire is my goddamn hero. I love her so much! She could stab me and I would thank her.

Jim! Just Jim! He’s The Hero and he’s amazing!

Archie is a nasty little menace and I love him for it!

Douxie? I was prepared to hate the guy. His appearances before were weird and he seemed off in a bad way, but I love this badass wizard!

Morgana is still super hot

Merlin is still a fucking bastard and he might do things that are okay sometimes but I still hate him. His hobbies include: destroying children’s self-esteem and being a bitch.

There is (so far) a tragic lack of Toby

Troll husbands backstory!! I have no idea if that’s actually Blinky and AARRRGH’s ship name but I adore them and 3Below had a tragic lack of them.

DRAAL MY DARLING IS ALIVE! I MISS HIM SO MUCH! I wish Jim would have had more of a reaction to seeing him.

I really wish Jim would have given Cal Blinky’s “Destiny is a gift” speech because 1) that’s a bomb ass speech and 2) it would have really brought things full circle with the final part.

I am so excited to see the last few episodes!!!

[sarcastically-defensive17]

Puzzle - C. Hood

Requested? Nope, just inspired by Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect”

Original story by sarcastically-defensive17

Hope y’all like it!

It was hard to distinguish between nerves and excitement at this point. Her hands were shaking so much that the water bottle in her hand shook aggressively. Her heart was pounding against her rib cage, but there was a smile stretching across her red tinted lips.

“How you feeling?” A voice sounded behind her, and she turned to see the doe eyes of her best friend, Sierra, staring back at her. “You excited?”

“Incredibly,” she replied, turning her head back towards KayKay who was blending out a soft Smokey eye and checking for any missed spots of her light foundation. Her stipulation was that she would allow the girls to choose her makeup but it needed to be light and not caked thick.

She despised makeup, but Crystal and KayKay were determined.

“All done,” KayKay exclaimed, brushing a piece of fallen purple hair from her eyes with her pinkie.

Her hair had been done before, the front pieces secured back to stay out of the way of the makeup. Sierra was finishing the last few curls at the nape of her hair before spritzing it with hairspray one last time.

Her three best friends stood around the room: Sierra behind her, KayKay in front of her and Crystal standing over to the side examining a garment inside of a bag.

“Ready to get dressed?” KayKay asked, nodding down to Y/N’s body. “As much as I think you’re stunning, I’m kinda sick of seeing you in your underwear.”

Y/N held her hand to her chest, an offended gasp leaving her lips, “And to think, Kaitlin, I was going to leave my fiancé for you!”

“He won’t be your fiancé for long,” Crystal interjected, laughing at the smirks on both yours and your friends lips. “Let’s get you into this stunning dress!”

They helped her slide into her dress, making quick work to tighten the corset backed bodice and smooth out the train of her dress.

The wedding dress fit her perfectly, every inch accentuating her body in a way that made her feel beyond confident.

The time moved by so quickly, but also in a way that felt sluggish. She was swallowing her nerves down with water, which she was ordered to drink through a straw as to not smudge her lipstick.

Her three bridesmaids put in so much effort to make her look and feel like a queen, and she would be forever grateful that her three best friends could be there for her while their significant others ran around after her husband to be, who was in a more heightened state of nerves and could only be reassured by her Maid-of-honour.

Mali-Koa stood by her brother in the average sized room with her fingers working diligently to secure the tie around his neck.

The three guys had gotten ready ages ago, and Calum had ensured his sister that he would be ready in time but she walked in to find them all playing a round of ping pong on the table they cleared food off of.

She didn’t know how they brought paddles and balls with them, but she chalked it down to Michael, who had been known to bring weird things with him.

“What if she doesn’t come? What if I’m left standing there, looking like an idiot, as the love of my life runs off with somebody else?” He was flustered, his mind was racing a mile a minute. He let out a short gasp, “what if that somebody else is like Luke?”

“Hey!”

“He has a point there, breadstick,” Michael sighed, patting his tall friend on the shoulder. “You’re kind of a diva.”

“And you dropped some ice and kicked it into my bag earlier! My book got wet!” Ashton called from the other side of the room. He, along with his girlfriend, KayKay, had appointed themselves as the parents of the group. They were determined to ensure the wedding went off without a hitch.

Just as they did for Michael and Crystal’s wedding which was a spectacular event.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

Except for KayKay’s of course. She was determined to remain the unemotional one. Part of her badass persona.

“We have a minute until she’s walking down the aisle!” Ashton announced, checking his hair in the mirror one last time. “Mali, you need to head over the the bridal room, Calum, hey your fine ass out there and wait for your girl.

Fella’s were needed to escort our ladies down the aisle.”

The next few seconds were a blur. Calum was positioned at the altar, and he watched as the party made their way out.

Ashton and KayKay, Luke and Sierra, Michael and Crystal and finally, his elder sister walking on her own as Calum couldn’t decide which of his friends to be his best man and decided that all three would be groomsmen and Duke, who was trailing ahead of Mali, would be his best man.

The little dog looked rather dapper in his little doggie suit, that Calum had picked out himself.

Finally, De bussy’s Claire De Lune started and the guests rose to their feet.

He couldn’t stop the tears from pricking in his eyes at the sight of her.

She looked stunning. He had always preferred to see her in comfortable clothes, as she looked the most beautiful when she was feeling like herself, but he couldn’t deny that she looked the most amazing he had ever seen her.

She held the most beautiful smile on her face. One of pure happiness. Her red tinted lips stood out against her eyes, and her hair was styled in a way that made him want to run his fingers through it.

She looked natural, but also done up. A fine line between his Y/N and a blushing bride.

When she finally reached him, he had to take a moment to wipe tears from his face. He barely heard the minister speaking until it was time to deliver the vows.

“Calum, would you like to speak first?” The elder woman asked, but it fell in deaf ears as Calum couldn’t draw his attention away from the woman standing across from him.

“Calum?” She giggled softly, snapping his focus with the squeeze of her hand in his. “Your vows, honey?”

“Oh!” His eyes widened, and it took him another moment before he gathered his composure. He had memorized his vows. He was just hoping he would remember them better than he did the lyrics to his songs. “Y/N, for a long time, I was afraid of love. I told myself I wouldn’t try again, and that I would live out my days with Duke as a crazy dog man. Until I saw you, standing behind the counter of a Dunkin’ Donuts exactly three years ago today. I don’t want to be cheesy and say it was love at first sight, but I definitely knew then that I would do anything for you to be mine.”

He laughed softly, watching as she ducked her head with a blush on her cheeks, “You are my rock. You’re what keeps me going through the tough times, through the writers block, when Duke throws up oh my favourite pair of vans, or whenever I need anything. You are always there. I can only wish I have done half for you that you have done for me, because I truly think I have found my soulmate in you. The quirky girl who stole my heart at Dunkin’ Donuts.” She brushed a tear from her cheek, as Calum reached out for her face and tilted her gaze to meet his. “I love you so much, Y/N, and there is nobody else I would rather spend the rest of my life with. Except maybe Ashton but KayKay ruined that.”

The room erupted into laughter, and Y/N had to fight the tears back as she began her words for her love.

She knew they couldn’t compare to the beautiful statement he made for her, but they were a heartfelt speech that she had written a year before, when she had planned to propose to Cal. Only he got the jump in her and proposed first.

“Calum Thomas Hood,” she began.

“Full name, really?” He groaned, earning a tut from her lips.

“I don’t quite know what it is about you that drew me in so strongly, because it is hard to narrow it down to just one thing. You know how to make me laugh like no other, you have the most stunning and kind personality, you play bass like a god, with a voice like no other and you’re somewhat easy on the eyes. If I had to decide, I would say what drew me in, is that you’re the complete embodiment of everything I had been looking for. Right down to the adorable dog and annoying friends.”

The comment earned gasps and “hey”s from the groom’s party, and they received a quick grin in return.

“You truly made my life complete. I had a perfect idea for a future, but I was missing my one piece. Then I found you, and you almost completed my puzzle. I want to hold your hand as we grow old, I want to stand by your side through the ups, the downs, the right arounds. And,” she pulled his hand towards her, positioning it on her abdomen, with a shy smile on her face, “I can’t wait to raise the last bit of our puzzle with you. I adore you so much, and I love you with every ounce of who I am, Calum.”

“Wait, what?” His eyes were shining with tears, and he didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, or question the situation. Did his wedding just turn into a pregnancy announcement? “You’re- there’s a- I’m- huh?”

“I’m pregnant, baby,” she smiled, but the action was hesitant, as if she was scared of his reaction.

He wrapped his arms round her waist, pulling her into a near-bruising kiss.

Their puzzle was complete. They were going to be a complete family, and he couldn’t be more excited.

“He didn’t say you could kiss the bride!” Luke bellowed from beside them, as a chorus of cheers flowed through the room.

He earned the middle finger from both the bride and the groom.

[evangeline-of-montfort]

DIVERSITY IN RED QUEEN

everyone I just need a moment to like. sit down and appreciate the world we got with Red Queen because it’s pretty fucking amazing.

BLACK CHARACTERS

- cameron cole, fifteen years old and terrified, but stands up for her own beliefs and doesn’t shut up no matter who tells her to. liberates her people! has a great relationship with her brother! has a happy ending and a complete character arc!

- prince bracken, silver king, secondary villain, but NUANCED, cares about his children like a good father should

- carmadon. fucking gay. sense of humor is amazing. sense of style is amazing. excellent gardener and chef and does not hesitate to call evangeline on her bullshit. 

- wren skonos. can literally regrow hands. probably has saved everyone’s ass at one point or another. joined the montfort medics and is the breadwinner for her family (ptolemus, you lazy bum). awesome, i love her. 

LATINX CHARACTERS

- mare. fucking. barrow. is CANONICALLY latina or brown. ladies and gentlethem we have FINALLY gotten a popular book series about overthrowing oppressive systems and the main character isn’t white i adore this. 

- rafe!! electricon badass that sticks by his friends and is a really good fighter! god i adore him

- ada wallace has golden skin in canon so i think she’s latina, personally. (evidence: gisa barrow is also described as having golden skin and she’s latina.) and ada is also canonically one of THE kindest characters, and in glass sword she was integral to mare’s cause. incredibly intelligent and later goes on to represent the ENTIRE nortan states in government and at international coalition meetings. go her. 

- actually i’ve blanked please reblog with more i’m sure there were more

ASIAN CHARACTERS

- evangeline samos what a fucking queen. i can’t believe we got an asian character who wasn’t defined by introversion and math skills in ya lit. can’t BELIEVE it. the strict parents are still there, but that’s a universal experience if i’m completely honest. but evangeline gets a happy ending with a loving support group! cut off all the toxicity from her life we stan one (1) queen.

- ptolemus!! i actually love that he and evangeline are characterized as warriors. honestly ptolemus might even classify as a Brute (temper control 0, able-to-kill-you 100, shoulder width 500, has a soft spot). i never NEVER see this for east asian male characters, so this is incredibly important. 

on top of that, tolly is also a stay at home husband, which is something you hardly ever see either. especially with a character that’s been introduced as a warrior-type and was literally the king of an entire nation. 

- all of house viper, by extension. an entire noble house of east asian descent!! i adore it. 

- DANE FUCKING DAVIDSON IS CANONICALLY EAST ASIAN. VAVEYARD CONFIRMED IT. the LEADER of an ENTIRE COUNTRY who is INCREDIBLE and basically spearheaded a movement for red equality across the ENTIRE CONTINENT and is in a loving relationship with his unproblematic husband. 

BROWN/FIRST NATION CHARACTERS

- iris cygnet. orrec cygnet. cenra and tiora. we have canadian FIRST NATION PEOPLE as rulers of an INCREDIBLY powerful country. iris can hold her own against maven. she and her mother basically reversed the flow of the entire archeon river. she practically flooded an entire city until it was nothing but rubble. 

and even though they’re villains, they’re shown to care for one another deeply. again, more nuance in poc characters. fuck yeah. 

- house iral. another royal house of poc! and they’re a POWERFUL house, too. the best spies in all of norta are iral. tiberias v’s prince consort was an iral. the head of their house was literally nicknamed the fucking PANTHER that’s how good they were.

- lyrisa from broken throne (skin like cold copper). badass strongarm piedmont princess. unapologetic about her past, willing to do what it takes to save herself, but she still cares for other people. again, i LOVE that we have poc characters in positions of power. also, lyri is a great example of what to do with a stalker ex: physically rip his head off his shoulders. 

LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS

- gisa barrow. her relationship with a montfort shopgirl is brought up totally casually, with complete acceptance. that is SO important to me, that in red queen some of our gay characters can just... exist. gisa doesn’t have to fight for acceptance or love, and that’s such an important example of how the lgbt community should be treated in real life.

- davidson and carmadon. fuck. tell me they literally aren’t parent gays to evangeline and elane. that scene where davidson introduces them all to his husband, and evangeline practically cries because she realizes she can love openly?? i can’t even articulate how important that is to me.  

- evangeline and elane. let’s get one thing straight right here. if evangeline wasn’t willing to go to such huge lengths for her girlfriend, i don’t know what state norta would be in. eve shoved marecal back together to be with elane, and we owe her big for that one. also, if she’d married cal, a union of norta and the rift might’ve been too big for red revolution to take hold in. thank god, evangeline. 

(however it would have been nice if elane had more of a personality in war storm. that was a flaw that struck me.)

- how could I forget about maven calore? this one is a little more in the gray zone. first, i do appreciate that maven is bi/pan. second, while it would be problematic if maven were the ONLY gay character and his relationship with thomas was the Tragic Backstory, that is not the case. we have an entire cast of lgbt protagonists in healthy relationships. I personally think that maven shows that lgbtq representation can have nuance and villains and still be done well. 

- gay royalty: tiberias v took a prince consort. leonora calore took a queen consort, mariane nolle (broken throne). thank you victoria for giving us a HISTORY of lgbt figures in this universe.

long post, but how else could I properly appreciate well-written diversity in YA lit?? god bless victoria aveyard for existing. i would die for her, no cap. reblog with more if you can think of them! 

[luci-cunt]

On this episode of “I’m-nostalgic-and-wouldn’t-rec-anyone-read-my-book-but-some-bits-of-it-are-actually-kind-of-funny-to me-and-I’m-addicted-to-validation” JSoC addition!

[the only context u need is that Ash = mc, she’s depressed but coping barely. Cal = incognito rich kid looking for his “girlfriend.” Aatami = softboy/ Ash’s love interest. Mia = Cal’s “girlfriend.”]

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“The world wasn’t much different now that it had an expiration date.”

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*in an abandoned house* “Uh… you got a name?” I asked, opening the fridge and peeking inside. It was empty, except for a rotting rat. I sighed and closed the fridge.

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“So, where are you from?” I asked, he made a face at me but let it drop to an exhausted one. He’d given up being suspicious when he realized the only reason I was pressuring him about his past was because I was a nosy bitch. 

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“Aye Bee, good to see you again,” he said, I turned and pulled on Cal’s sleeve so he’d follow me. Uncle B gave him a wary once over and Cal just crossed his arms and glared. Uncle B looked back at me and pursed his lips. “That was way too quick for food Ash, and I’m not selling you drugs.” he said, I sighed.

“Fine, Cal, no meth today sorry,” I said, acting disappointed. Uncle B rolled his eyes. 

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I rolled my eyes as I threw another handful of nuts in my mouth and then screwed up my face as I bit into a raisin and spit the whole mouthful out. Cal made a face at me. “You’re so gross,” he muttered.

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Thinking about my mom made me want to do something illegal.

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Cal was too busy making his ‘there-is-one-single-fiber-keeping-the-impulse-to-punch-you-from-happening’ face at me to notice my sudden tenseness.

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“Whatever, I’m hungry, let’s get food,” I said. He narrowed his eyes at me. “You just ate an entire bag of trail mix,” he said, I nodded. “Yeah, but Cal, food is literally the only good thing about the world, you can never have enough,” I said, he rolled his eyes.

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“Chill man, it’s not even three yet, you’ve still got six days to find your Juliet,” I said, he pursed his lips.

“Romeo and Juliet die at the end of that play,” he said, I grinned.

“I’ll be Mercutio and we’ll have almost the full cast, complete with tragically young deaths for all of us.” 

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“So? What’s the verdict Mr. Grinch?” He spared me a glare and leaned back in his seat so he could cross his arms over his chest. “Salad.” “But that’s so boring.” “You’re ordering tamales.” “That’s because they taste good.” “Salad tastes good.” “Yeah, maybe to giraffes.” “Are you calling me a giraffe?” “If you think salads are good then yes.”

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Angry dude was hot.

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“Do you have a deathwish?” “Yes, don’t know how it took you that long to–hello,” I said, seeing Aatami suddenly standing in front of our table.

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Cal had given up glaring at either of us and was now stabbing the vinyl booth seats with a butter knife. He looked at me pointedly between stabs and I pretended not to get the message he was sending.

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“You do? Oh thank god, we’ve been hopping busses for forever,” I said, Cal rolled his eyes. “One bus,” he muttered under his breath. I ignored him.

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“Yeah, she’s a cheerleader and they’re the next Romeo and Juliet,” I said, Cal rolled his eyes, still tapping something on the phone. “Don’t Romeo and Juliet die?” Aatami asked, glancing between me and the road, I smiled brightly. “Tragically,” I said. “Oh.”

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“Good afternoon! How can I help you?” the lady said, she sounded way too peppy, and I heard Cal growl into my shoulder. I think I was the only one who heard it though, it made me smile.

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*about the hotel room Cal paid for* “That’s a lot, Cal,” I whispered. He groaned, dropped his hand, and turned his head back so his forehead was on my shoulder. “I’m not sleeping in a regular cramped stupid room. And I want a big bed, so you better fuck in the bathroom if you’re going to,” he whispered back.

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Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuckfuckfuckfuck fuck. Fuckkkkk.

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*Cal talking while there’s a gun in his face* “Nope, you’ve got the wrong guy,” Cal said again. “You’re really not fooling anyone,” Hans said, anger creeping into his voice. “I’m not trying to, you’ve just got the wrong guy.” “You look exactly like him.” “I get that a lot.” “So you’re saying if I don’t reach into your pocket and pull out your wallet–” “No, no I wouldn’t do that.” “Why?” “I... don’t even have my wallet on me.” “Really?” “Yeah–hey, hey hey hey, no don’t do that–fuck,” I made a mental note to punch Cal in his stupid rich boy face.

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“It’s Robert,” Hans said, and I scrunched up my face. What kind of name was Robert? That’s not even evil sounding at all.

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*Aatami, high on pain meds after being shot* “Are you guys ok–? Stupid question, don’t answer that. I mean, what happened–? No wait, stupider question. Hey, Ash can you drive? I don’t think I can right now. Or should, oh my god you guys were both so badass. Wow my head's spinning, I’m going to go sit in the car now–” Aatami rambled as he patted both Cal and I down. “Are you guys ok? No wait, I already asked that, ok I’m going to lie down now,” Aatami said.

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“You’re going to need to lose the pants so I can see whatever’s bleeding,” the nurse said. She glanced between us, Cal jumped off the table and pried his arm out of my hand. “Nope! Not happening, I don’t want to see your ass, I’m out,” Cal said, he rushed out.

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“You’re the stupidest person I’ve ever met,” Cal said, I smiled. “I think you’re pretty cool too,” I said.

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“Ash?” Cal asked, looking over at me. “Where the fuck are we?” he asked. “I don’t know, where’s Aatami?” I answered and he gave me a look. “How the fuck would I know that?” he growled and I glared at him. “Fuck you, I was just asking.” “I just woke up!” “So did I!”

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I was balancing so precariously on the edge of whatever self control I had, and one more word from Rose-Count was going to send me flying into de-dicking territory.

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“You can cook? I thought that was just something for the poor and needy,” I said, Cal glared at me. “You would know.”

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“Morning,” Aatami said, I laughed again and he laughed with me. “I drooled on your shirt,” I said, my voice sounded muffled by Aatami, and he laughed again. “I know I can feel it,” he said. “Gross,” Cal muttered.

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*Cal handing Ash a plate of pancakes* It was stacked with pancakes covered in blueberries and syrup with a huge commercial looking pad of butter on top. I started drooling. “You’re losing your edge,” I said, Cal glared and stabbed a fork into the top of my stack and then a knife through the butter pad. I raised a brow and he walked out of the kitchen. “Fuck off,” he said, bumping Aatami’s shoulder on the way out

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“But this is Hotel-Holdup Chique,” I said, he rolled his eyes. “It’s Homicidal-Vagrant Mystic,” Cal said, “And someone’s going to call the cops on you.”

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The shower in this house was fancy. It had one of those waterfall shower heads I’d only ever seen rich people fuck under on TV.

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“I need chocolate,” I said, and took another stabilizing breath, “and maybe some alcohol,” I added after a moment. “Koda’s coming,” Cal reminded me, I nodded and walked into the kitchen. “Exactly.”

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“I’m glad we met,” I said quietly, Cal’s expression didn’t change, and he held my stare. “Don’t expect me to suck your face, I’m not that good of a friend and not nearly straight enough,” Cal said. I laughed and he took a step forward and we hugged. Cal was a lot shorter than Aatami, and I didn’t have to stand on my toes to hug him. “But I’m glad we met too,” he said in my ear. I smiled and squeezed him again. “The idea of making out with you makes me want to throw up,” I said, we both laughed. “I’m glad,” he said as we pulled apart.

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Waking up in a trunk is the worst way to wake up.

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STREETSMARTS.

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“23% chance the world ends in ten minutes,” I said with a laugh. “It’s like the worst New Year’s party ever,” Uncle B said with a smile. “Meh,” Cal said with a noncommittal shrug.

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“Michelangelo who?” Cal said sarcastically, and Mia cocked his head to try and tell what it was, before blushing furiously as he realized. “Look Mia, we have fan art,” Cal said, holding the picture up to a completely red Mia. “Why?” Mia managed, and Cal laughed.

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laksdjflaksdjf;j sorry this is so long

[skyystars]

oc info about all my ethermourne stuff below the cut, if anyones interested! it is. a lot. 

edit: after writing this what the fuck thats so much- if you have any questions about them please dont hesitate to ask but i would not blame you if you took one look at this post and ran HSJDFH there’s like 35 listed and thats still not all of them. zoinks

ethermourne is your typical dnd esque world. theres two kinds of people in the world, commonfolk and enchanted, and enchanted are people that can use various forms of magic. in the current story, a secret underground rebellion is going on against the kingdom, in order to free enchanted and bring justice to the world. theres a million and one characters here so bear w me. all characters belonging to my friends are marked with a *

on the black rock pirate ship,

captain shining - a fierce and protective leader. human. she’d do anything for her crew. commonfolk. damn near unstoppable with a sword. lifelong partner to orion ethermourne

johnathan bramwell - the first mate. human. quiet and reserved but goofy when he opens up. storm mage. lover of the sky- hates being in crowded areas on land. intelligent, loves to read and write letters. eventual boyfriend to nordwood thatch

aspen* (no lastname i dont think?) - boatswain. human. somber and stoic, a bit detached. big on family. half blind. ice mage. acts as a father figure to delphi

calvin - carpenter. old soul. human. does a lot of the heavy lifting for the ship. excellent storyteller. fire mage. usually brings some sort of wisdom or moral to someone on the ship.

nellie - cooper. human. misses her family, but has a heart of gold for the ship. scottish- often times hard to understand. ability to turn invisible. has a crush on tobi

galen* - doctor. timid and polite. wants to help people, will sacrifice his own health and safety to look after someone else. human(?). necromancer. arrived on the ship with enmea and quickly became like a brother to kaido

delphi - gunner. a young girl, easily excitable and a bit of a romantic. human. looks out for the people her age on the ship, acts sisterly to them. able to read a few moments into the future. 

kaido - navigator. young, free spirited, reckless. human. flight and telekinesis. eager to fight or find adventure. causes trouble. protects enmea like a younger sister, and is looked after by galen, who he eventually accepts as an older brother.

enmea* - powder monkey. goblin, steals and bargains with the crew for fun but never means any real harm. witty and sarcastic. illusion and misdirection magic. especially loves to bother bramwell and nordwood with her antics. 

faine* - cook. satyr. loves to be the life of a party. has lived many years and mostly achieved peace but like, loves to dick around. plantaemancer. has a big crush on aspen. 

nordwood percival thatch* - bard. half sun elf. cocky, expensive tastes, confidence, and flirty. magic can summon figures of light/magic to do his bidding/can impact emotions of people in vicinity. hopelessly in love with bramwell.

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on land,

artemis ethermourne - the king of the empire. sun elf. main antagonist. commonfolk. younger brother of orion and husband to rietta

orion ethermourne - original leader of the rebellion. sun elf. warlock (jack of all trades), considered one of the most powerful of his time. was publicly executed by his brother when caught. left apprentice muriel in charge. partner of shining.

muriel becker* (murr) - aasimar enchanted. missing his halo due to an incident he doesnt mention. wants to become skilled in magic and art. raven symbolism- along with having his own companion raven, keeha. very tired and stressed. secretly dating amaris.

amaris hayles* (mars) - hunter/scout, commonfolk. drow/moon elf. dry humor, but a lot goes over his head. responsible and caring, looks out for much of the rebellion. doesnt talk much. dating muriel.

chevel troubleice - inventor, commonfolk. human. low self esteem but he’s Trying. interested in alchemy and learns more about magic through his teacher, murr.

evercon archer - enchanted rebel scout. wood elf. air magic. considers himself a loner. nomadic, feigns a know-it-all attitude. doesnt like cities. under technical responsibility of amaris. eventually falls for woodrow.

tuka archer - enchanted rebel worker. wood elf. fire mage. responsible for helping safe travel for other through the woods. fur trader. big social personality, loves people and doesnt care too much what anyone thinks of him. brother to evercon and eventual lover to phinehas.

phinehas* - aasimar. i assume hes enchanted but now im actually not... sure....???? omg. anyway he’s soft, kindhearted and a poet. loves to write and is into theater. level headed for the most part. in love with tuka, ex of murr but on good terms!! theyre still friends

woodrow jace andes* - enchanted tiefling bard. extremely sad but makes jokes to cope. sad jokes. the kind that make everyone else uncomfortable. necromancer. lives in a fucking dragon skeleton which is kind of badass. is embarrassingly soft for evercon.

vaughn hayles* - moon elf. idk if he’s enchanted or nah. protector, guardian, soft spoken. looks after a village, family means a lot to him (despite being unmarried). amaris’ dad.

elena bramwell - human, commonfolk, deceased. was small and determined. bram remembers her fondly, and recalls that she enjoyed music and dance, as well as having a talent for making flowercrowns and storytelling. bramwell’s mother. 

tobi* - tavernkeep. commonfolk. he is liddol and irish and knows how to play the banjo. has a massive crush on nellie. i love him dearly

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on the sundancer pirate ship,

captain sylvan skybridge - enchanted human. light magic. is very tired but patient with his crew. false confidence has kept him going for almost a decade and hes not stopping now. only slightly concerned about... everyone on his ship

paige* - first mate. commonfolk witch, able to just barely cast spells and enchant objects. jack-of-all-trades, cunning, and incredibly clever at problem solving. mothers the crew if anyones in need. has a crush on michael.

michael grey* - doctor. commonfolk? enchanted? we just don’t know. a little disillusioned with reality. can see ghosts and has a small gang that follows him everywhere. sylvan and paige are the only crew members hes vaguely familiar with. has a crush on paige. **note: michael has 4 ghosts that follow him but im not listing them here just yet hh

ashton everett* - gunner. commonfolk human. fearless, exhausted of the shenanigans, genuinely just looking for a hot siren girlfriend and dismantling the monarchy. 

oscar* - boatswain. chaotic, will start a fight- but hes pretty terrible at getting himself out of trouble. needs tucked in at night. inseparable from lew.

lew* - boatswain. calm, collected, used to oscar’s antics. helps take care of the ship, has a turtle. 

rhubarb* - cook. human enchanted. plant powers. just trying to get along with everybody. don’t insult his cooking he’s trying his hardest. probably the oldest on the ship.

waverly* - enchanted human. like a bird selkie, can turn into a raven. spends a lot of her time this way. escaped from a traveling circus and joined the crew to help free others like her. 

cloud* - siren. tried to bring down the sundancers crew to prove herself, failed miserably and ended up liking them all. flirts relentlessly but is god awful at it. 

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additional notes:

-some of them exist in a modern au, mainly involving bram/nord/mars/murr as a ghost hunting gang who always finds themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. bram and mars form a brotherly bond over time. in modern au elena is discovered to be alive. vaughn winds up falling in love with her (it is very cute).

-i often draw sylvan and captain ryan of the silent requiem. this pirate ship belongs to my friend sept and is placed in her own world, so none of that crew is mine ;w; most of their shenanigans are in a crossover state where a very sylvan begs ryan to teach him what to do as a captain, and ryan looks after him like a son (though he’d fucken deny it). young syl is far too curious for his own good and gets into trouble a lot. sorry dad

creds: galen, aspen, enmea, faine, nord, murr, mars, tobi, phinehas, woodrow, vaughn, and paige are all characters that belong to my friend bee. michael grey belongs to my friend jake. ashton belongs to my friend rueben.  oscar and lew belong to my friend kenzie. rhubarb belongs to my friend pasta. waverly belongs to my friend cal. cloud belongs to my friend sara. 

[itisannak]

Fighter (Calum Hood Fluff)

Summary: Calum finds out his girlfriend is boxing. (Request) (Words: 2.1k)

I sit on the edge of my bathtub, waiting for my skin to dry after my shower. I feel a little worn, tired from the training, but at any moment, Calum will knock on my door, ready for our date night. I smile at the thought of cuddling up next to him on the couch; after the hell of a week I've lived, he is the only thing I need. I rub some lotion over the freshly formed bruise on my arm, an acquirement from today's mock fight. I am used to them by now, I've become unbothered by the purple marks on my body, but one of the things I wish for is to keep my 'feminity' while training.

I have barely slipped in my sweats and tee the moment the doorbell goes off. I grin brightly, knowing that behind that door there is the most handsome man I've laid my eyes on, waiting for me with a box of pizza in his hands.   "Hi..." I sing, opening the door for him. He looks as tired as I do, but the smile on his face spreads as his eyes land on me. "Hi, baby." He leans down to leave a kiss on my lips before he walks into my flat. "What kind of pizza did you bring?" I ask, clapping my hands excitedly. "I am glad to see you too... Oh my God, I've missed you so much..." He mocks me, making me roll my eyes as I snatch the box away from him. "Yeah, yeah... I've missed you too... But I am starving, baby. I haven't eaten in hours." I pout at him, opening the lid to find out the triple cheese pizza we both adore. "I doubt you've eaten anything today. You look exhausted..." He comments, moving behind me to hug me by my waist. "I've eaten. I just got back from training so I am starving." I reply, leaning my head back on his shoulder. "Well, let's get eating..." He whispers, picking me up to take me to the couch. "You know I can walk, right?" I ask as he lets me down on the couch. He sits next to me, placing my feet on his lap. "I know. I just like picking you up." He replies, picking up the remote control. "Will you stay the night?" I ask, moving up to curl against him. "I really want to. But I have a meeting tomorrow morning and I have to be there early." He sighs, making me pout my bottom lip. "I really wanted to spend a bit more time with you." I murmur and he chuckles. "You can come and spend the night tomorrow at my place. Maybe spend the whole weekend if you'd like..." He suggests, smiling comfortingly at me. I mimic his smile, leaning my head on his chest. "Yeah, that sounds good. I will get to hang out with Duke as well." I say happily, making him hum. "So, I'll pick you up from work and we can get home together." He states. "Not from work. I have a training session tomorrow. Can you pick me up from the gym?" I ask him, opening the pizza box. "Sure. You have training again tomorrow?" He asks me, picking up a slice as the episode starts. "Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays are for training, baby." I giggle, taking a slice for myself. "I see. Well, you can send me the address and I'll be there at..." "7:20." I chime in, leaving a kiss on his cheek.

My trainer holds the punching bag as I do reps of the arm exercise she gave me. "Good posture... Exhale at impact... Just a little more." She instructs me, keeping the punching bag straight as I punch it. "My wrists are kinda burning." I state, feeling that the tension of the day is finally getting to me. "Just 10 more. Can you do 10 more?" She asks me and I nod, going back to punching. By the time I am done, my legs are sore and my arms are burning, but I feel a rush a pleasure in my body.   "You were great today. Rest and I'll see you on Tuesday." She says, giving me a fist bump. "Thanks. See you on Tuesday." I wave her off, bringing the glove to my mouth to untie it. "You are boxing? The training you are doing is box training?" I hear Calum's voice coming from behind me. I turn around, finding my boyfriend looking at me surprised as I bite onto the velcro's end. "Well, hello to you too, babe." I giggle, walking to him. "Hi..." He looks at me mesmerized, jaw hitting the floor. "Wanna help me with the gloves?" I extend my hand at him, which he takes without stopping looking at me surprised. "Are you intimidated?" I ask as he removes the first glove, freeing my hand. "Why would I be? My teeny tiny cutie girlfriend is apparently lethal..." He moves his head nervously. "I am not lethal. I just can defend myself if needed." I reply and he chuckles. "That wasn't intimidating at all..." He mumbles, freeing my other hand as well. I rub my wrist, trying to soothe it, as I think of something to say to make him feel less awkward. "You know that I am still your itty bitty teeny tiny cutie girlfriend. Who just works out by boxing, right?" "You look badass punching things and I guess it caught me off guard a bit. Why didn't you tell me sooner? All this time when you were telling me that you are training, I thought it was like cardio or weights and stuff... I could never picture you Rocky Balboa style." He giggles, putting his arms around my waist. "I think you are overstretching this a bit. But yeah, I've been told that it's hard picturing me boxing. I guess I didn't tell you because you would kinda freak out a bit... I mean, everyone does in the beginning. And I didn't want to put you through that." I explain, bringing my hands to rest on his chest. "I am not going to lie, I am a tad bit freaked out, only because I am scared you will get hurt. But, I've been with you for almost a year, and I haven't seen you injured or hurt in any way, so I will have to live with the fact that my girlfriend is fucking badass." He leaves a peck on my forehead, making me smile. "Well, even if I wasn't boxing, you would have to still live with the fact that your girlfriend is a badass. I'll go change now." I lean in for a quick peck before I pick up my stuff and walk to the locker room.

"So, you only train for fun or you have matches and stuff?" Calum asks me as I walk out of his shower while he brushes his teeth before bed. "Mainly for fun. But I have a couple of friendly matches as well. Like once every 4 months or something." I reply, leaning against the marble top counter. "So, you've had like 3 matches or so while we are together." He points out. "Yeah, I guess." I shrug my shoulders, grabbing my toothbrush. "How come you didn't invite me to any of those?" "You were touring, baby. You are invited to all my matches from now on if you want to come." "I will be there. Banners and all. Even though I will probably freak out at every hit you take." He says before he rinses his mouth. "Well then, I guess I will have to throw more hits than I take." I state and he hums, shaking his head. "Have you ever had like, a serious injury?" Cal asks me, worry written on his face. "No, because I mainly do it for working out. Just a couple of bruises." I reply, cupping his jaw before I pull his face close for a kiss.

The day of a mock match came sooner than expected; I seriously don't feel anxious at all, but I can't say the same for my boyfriend. As the days passed, he became agitated, and I am pretty sure he had a nightmare once. It is cute how he is so worried about my wellbeing, but he is pulling it off proposition, to the point where I restrain from talking about it in front of him.

As he promised, he is in the crowd, along with Ashton, who at this point I think has become his emotional support buddy for the game. Of course, he is not the only person in the crowd; people are sitting on the bleachers, cheering while their people are on the ring. "You feel ready?" My coach asks me. "Honestly? No." I reply, shaking my head and earning a weird look from her. "How come? You are always ready for the ring." She asks, her eyebrows almost touching together. "My boyfriend is in the crowd and he is tensed, so I am tensed." I reply, pointing to where Calum is sitting, crouched down while Ashton is rumbling something to him. "You've been on the ring so many times, and you've only gotten a couple of superficial bruises. This is a mock fight, you are here just for practice and nothing more. Honestly, you are more in danger during our workouts rather than in here. So, calm down and have fun." She explains, trying to make me feel calmer, but as my eyes are fixated on Calum and how worried he looks, my stomach tightens more. "I know, but he doesn't. And I am worried about him." I sigh, taking my eyes off him. "Want me to go talk to him?" She offers but I instantly shake my head. "Nooo... He is going to worry more then. He is going to worry about me leaving for workouts." I chuckle awkwardly, brushing it off. "Ok then. Calm down cause you are next and if you are not concentrated, you will be more prone to getting hurt." She explains, pointing to the ring where the fight is about to finish at any moment. I stand up, fixing my posture, and taking a breath to calm my jitters. "I am ready and I am going to be there. Everything will be fine." I breathe out, stretching my neck from side to side.

I hiss as the medic presses the gauge against my lip. The only time Calum is at one of my matches and I got a bust lip. "It doesn't look like you'll need stitches. It is not deep, so you were lucky." The guy says, looking at the little wound. "You are not dizzy, are you?" He asks, and I shake my head no. "I am fine." I reply, now moving my lips more easily. "Great. I will need you to clean the wound 2 times a day for the next 3 days. And I think you will be fine." He smiles at me and I nod, getting off the little bench. "Thank you." I cheer before I walk off the medics' rooms.

Heading back to the backstage room, I am almost certain that Calum will be waiting for me, totally freaked out by the situation of my lips. "You were badass." Calum cheers, pulling me into his arms as I enter the room. "Thank you..." I am beyond confused, definitely not the reaction I was expecting. "You are ok, right?" He asks, pulling away to take a look at me. "Yeah, if you excuse the lip." I reply, smiling as I watch him being out of his panicked state. "Will you need stitches for that?" He asks, running his thumb over my cheek. "No... The medic said it is superficial." I reply. "Thank God. You really looked badass. I never thought I would be so into the idea of my girlfriend being a boxer." He states, pressing his lips on my forehead. "See? I told you that you would get used to it." I reply, giggling. "Do you think that your trainer would give us a couple's training?" "I don't know. I mean, you are taller and buffer than me, so it might be an issue, but she can give us a stuntman class." I reply, gripping onto his t-shirt as he pulls me closer. "I would like that. A lot actually. Because watching you on that ring made me feel things..." He whispers, holding me to his chest. "Really? Well, maybe I could exploit those things you are feeling." I reply, purring as I rest my head on his chest. "Maybe you should." "Guys, I hate being the third wheel... Please, this is uncomfortable..." Ashton cries, making Calum and I part from each other giggling.  

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