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honeylations · 5 months ago

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YU JIMIN x FEM!READER

Prompt: You’ve dreamt of dating a cool, hot, sexy vampire, but why did the world decide to give you the biggest loser vampire?

Warnings/Notes: g!p Vampire Jimin, crack, eventual smut, loser Jimin, human reader, mommy kink, subby Jimin

It was 7am in the morning when you woke up to your alarm blaring in your ears, encouraging you to open your tired eyes. Sitting up, you saw your vampire girlfriend sitting cross legged by the edge while staring at you with a pout.

Right, you were angry at her for the stunt she pulled yesterday.

She baked you cookies as a reward for getting through your exams but your roommate, Huh Yunjin, ate it all like the fatass she was. Yunjin didn’t know they were for you but it didn’t stop the anger boiling within Jimin as she dragged your red headed friend to the backyard of the house and tied her to a tree with debris sitting beneath her feet.

Jimin said that in the vampire realm, anyone who stole another’s belongings were to be punished by being burnt alive.

You remember returning home that day from a lecture the moment Jimin struck the match, screaming at the top of your lungs for her to stop whatever she was starting.

Then remembering her sulking face and how she cleaned up her mess with pure sadness and fear after being scolded by you.

You haven’t acknowledged her presence since and Jimin has been trying to do everything she can to have you talk to her again.

“Good morning love!” Jimin beamed and puckering her lips for her good morning kiss but you stood up from the bed, completely ignoring her so you can wash up in the bathroom.

The vampire flopped face first into the bed and whined.

Yunjin heard the commotion and peeped through the door with crossed arms. “She’s still mad at you?”

“Yes and it’s all your fault!” Jimin’s loud voice was muffled from the mattress she was squishing her face in.

Yunjin caught the words though. “How was I supposed to know they were for your girlfriend?! How about put a note next time!”

“How about have some common human decency and ask before shoving everything in your mouth?! You mortals are dumber than rats!” Jimin finally sat up.

“Your cookies were shit anyways!”

“Shitty cookies that you entirely ate, FATASS!”

You appeared from the bathroom with frustration. “SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU!”

Both girls immediately shut their mouths, but Jimin continued on to flop her face back into the mattress to cry like a dying whale.

“Oh god, Jimin Unnie don’t cry” Yunjin sighed.

“Go sit in the corner Jimin. And think about what you did yesterday and why it was wrong for you to even try and burn Yunjin alive” You ordered, arms crossed over your chest.

Jimin shuffled out of the bed and obeyed. She dragged herself to the corner of your shared bedroom and sat down, leaning her forehead against the wall.

“And stay there until I say so”

“Yes ma’am” Jimin managed to squeak out.

The vampire pouted and played with her fingers to pass the time while you went out to your full day lecture on campus with Yunjin.

As you two walked down the halls, Yunjin turned to look at you. “Y/n, I know it was a scary situation but Jimin Unnie means well. She already apologised…well I mean because you forced her to but anyways, I forgive her and you can stop being mad at her now”

“I’m not letting it slide that easy Jen. She needs to reflect on her behaviour”

“Maybe you’re being a bit too harsh on her”

“You want to be sitting in the corner with her then?”

“I shall close my mouth and never speak again”

Yunjin’s words did echo in your mind throughout the day, making you reconsider the way you were treating your girlfriend at the moment.

You had to remind yourself that all Jimin wanted was to make you cookies but she let anger take over her decisions in the wrong way.

The thought got you dozing off during lectures, at lunch, and even as you were walking out of the campus with Yunjin still by your side.

“Stopped being mad at Jimin Unnie yet?”

You groaned into your palms. “I’m a horrible girlfriend”

“What? Hey no! What made you even come to that conclusion. Jimin Unnie thinks you put the stars in the sky!”

“I should’ve just talked it out with her instead of giving her the cold shoulder. She must think I hate her or something”

Yunjin grabbed you by the shoulders and shook you around. “Y/n please shut up. You managed to pull a vampire that wanted to kill every human she saw in the first place. Now all that vampire wants is to be by your side forever to love and protect you! I’m damn jealous about your wattpad life right now”

“I’m gonna ignore the wattpad thing you said”

“Apart from almost burning me alive, Jimin Unnie is one hell of a loser too. She’d do anything to make you happy even if it meant jumping off a cliff”

“Don’t say stuff like that around her please, she’ll literally do it” you face palmed after a memory flashed in your mind of Jimin almost throwing herself in front of a train just to prove she loved you.

“Now why don’t we put the past behind us and get your girlfriend bags of blood as an apology? I’m pretty sure she’d be hungry by now. You left her in the corner since this morning”

You froze on the spot and looked up at Yunjin wide eyed. It didn’t take a couple seconds for the red head��s eyes to match yours before you both started sprinting back to the house.

“We’re so dumb!”

Barging into the front door, you made your way upstairs to your bedroom and saw your girlfriend still sitting in the exact same position from when you left her. Setting your bag to the side, you hugged her from behind and took in a big whiff of her scent.

“Oh my baby, I’m so sorry for leaving you here”

Jimin turned around and buried her face into your chest. “Are you still angry at me?”

“No not anymore baby” you cooed, comfortably threading your fingers through her black locks.

“Are we going to be okay?”

You kissed her head. “Absolutely. Always”

“Do you still love me?”

“Yes of course! I’ve never stopped loving you, Jimin-ah”

You cupped your girlfriend’s face and repeatedly kissed all over it until she was covered in lipstick marks. Then you led her to cuddle with you in bed, letting her rest her entire body on top of yours.

She snuggled her head into your neck. “I’m still a little sad about the cookies, my love”

“I know, I’m sorry Yunjin ate them. Thank you for making it though”

“You studied so hard for the exams…I wanted to impress you”

Your heart was aching. How could you have yelled at your dork?

“Let me make it up to you, okay?”

Jimin was about to question you but you had already moved her to lay on the bed while you straddled her lap.

“Yunjin can you go buy some blood bags for Jimin?!” You yelled loud enough for your roommate to hear.

“On it! Be back in a bit!” Yunjin quickly answered from her own room, hearing her footsteps fade until she shut the front door and fully left the house.

“That should buy us enough time—“

A notification rung from your phone. You took a glance at the Lock Screen and saw a message from Yunjin which got you a bit confused until you read what she had sent.

[Yunjinnie 🐍: I already know where this is going. Enjoy that 7 inch vampire sausage]

“Fucking sick ass” you muttered, not noticing your girlfriend was looking at your phone too.

“Tell her I’m 7 and a half inches, babe. Not just 7”

You shook your head and softly kissed her. “Don’t worry about Yunjin, she’s a shit head”

“I’ve already established that when she ate your cookies”

Your girlfriend’s frown got you chuckling. “You’re still on about that? Don’t worry, we’ll bake them together someday. But for now, just sit back and relax. Can you do that for me?”

“Mhm yes ma’am”

You pulled your girlfriend pants and boxers slightly down just so you can whip out her cock and stroke it while staring into your girlfriend’s eyes. “Good?”

“M-Mhm…” Jimin hummed.

She bit on her bottom lip, clawing at the sheets when you sped up your hand fisted around her dick. “N-Not enough…can I please have it inside you, Y/nie? Please…” Jimin’s words came out breathlessly, trying her absolute best to look into your eyes but the pleasurable feeling was making it difficult.

“Such a good girl for saying please” you smirked that got Jimin dizzy.

“Please…I don’t wanna cum unless it’s inside you m-mommy”

You were taken back from the nickname even though your hand was still jerking her off crazily. God, your vampire really was a loser.

Instead of answering, you sloppily made out with the vampire, only breaking apart so you can strip yourself out of your clothes.

In a blink you were hovering your wet opening above Jimin’s hard cock, feeling like you were being torn in half when you sat on the tip. The pain gradually got worse when you were fully seated, head resting on Jimin’s chest whereas your hands were holding onto her shoulders for dear life.

“Ah w-what the fuck? H-Hurts so much” you sniffled as Jimin rubbed your back.

“It’s been so long since we made love, Y/n-ie. Don’t rush yourself okay?”

“I liked it when you called me mommy” you managed to giggle through the pain.

“Take your time mommy”

Jimin was so patient with you just sitting on her dick for a few minutes so your pussy could accomodate her size. It felt like you were having sex for the first time. Your girlfriend continued to kiss your neck even when you finally had the energy to move up and then sliding back down with an electrifying pleasure coursing through your body.

“O-Oh…Jimin you feel so good inside me”

“I wanna make mommy feel good”

“You are baby. Being a good girl for mommy” you gasped with an arched back.

Jimin took this as an advantage to suck on your tits like she’s been starved. Well she technically did kind of starve today when you made her sit in that corner and completely forgot about her.

“Fuck…mommy…my love..Can I fuck you? Don’t want you to get tired”

Oh your loser vampire girlfriend was such a gentlewoman. Who were you to say no?

Jimin leaned back with her feet planted flat on the bed so she could thrust her hips up in a fast motion that got you bouncing. Your moving tits got Jimin lost in a trance and she couldn’t help on sucking them again.

She was watching you throw your head back in pure bliss, mouth dropped open releasing Jimin’s favourite sounds. “Can I cum inside mommy please?”

“Y-Yes please baby. I want it all—Oh shit!”

Jimin was literally jack hammering inside you with that crazy vampire stamina she had. The pleasure was so overwhelming that you didn’t catch the way your girlfriend’s eyes began to turn red and were fixated on your exposed hickey-covered neck.

Her mouth began to open and her fangs were presented.

“M-Mommy…I-I really need your blood. C-Can I bite? I’ll make it better afterwards, I promise”

Hearing Jimin beg sent you over the edge. You held one hand on her nape and pushed her face into your neck. “Fuck yes! Bite mommy, baby. Drink my blood and fuck my pussy like a good girl!”

Jimin growled and didn’t need to be told twice in sinking her teeth into your neck. She moaned along with you as your blood flowed into her mouth deliciously. You clenched around her twitching cock and dug your nails into her shoulders when the hot ropes of cum filled you up.

You were creaming all over dick that it rained down her pelvis.

Your girlfriend pulled away as the orgasm died down, licking up the mess on your neck and finishing it off with a gentle kiss on the fang marks.

You fell limp into her body to catch your breath and Jimin’s hand was caressing your back again. “Are you okay, my love?”

“Better than okay, Jiminie…”

“Did it feel good?”

“The best, baby”

“Yay”

You pulled back and looked at her face in disbelief. “Yay?”

Jimin looked down sheepishly. “I’m glad I made you feel good, baby. I love you”

“Yunjin was right. You’re a loser stuck in a hot vampire body”

The vampire’s eyes went into puppy mode at your statement. “Am I your loser at least?”

“My one and only loser” you laughed and leaned in to claim her lips once again, getting a slight taste of your blood.

*Knock Knock*

“Heyyyy sorry to be like…interrupting, but I got the blood bags. I’m assuming you’re not hungry anymore Jimin Unnie” Yunjin spoke from outside the room, her voice slightly muffled.

Even with the door blocking you from seeing Yunjin, you can already see the smirk plastered on her stupid face.

“Nope”

“Rightio. They’ll be in the fridge. Hope you take that pill Y/n! You two are too young to be parents”

“Jimin is 600 years old”

“Yeah I’m 600 years old”

“And even if we did become parents, we’d be the best parents ever”

“Yeah, the best parents ever!”

“Yeah I didn’t ask. I’m not letting my best friend become a mom while she can barely pay her rent”

“oh fuck off Yunjin!” You screamed while Yunjin shrugged and indeed fuck off to her room.

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yurimother · 1 year ago

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The 2023 Yuri Guide - Webtoons/Manhua/Manhwa

Your ultimate guide to the best Yuri content with over 200 curated titles from every genre and medium.

After the Curtain Call

• Drama • Romance • Comedy

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~Created by Assam, Illustrated by JINA~ Read on Tappytoon

Apollonia

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Bai Lijin Among Mortals

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Baili jin, a fairy who was living in heaven, eating and drinking without a care, broke her Majesty’s colourful, stained-glass plate at her birthday and got banished to the mortal realm. Now she has to begin her adventures in the mortal realm with all of her spiritual powers gone! In order to survive, the former fairy has to deliver take-out.... An endearingly silly fairy, a gentle restaurant manager, a reserved top student and a hard to resist two-faced girl, let the story of their beautiful friendship and youthful days begin!

~Created by Viva, Illustrated by Julys~ Read on Bilibili Comics

The Barefoot Nina

• School • Romance • Drama

When shy and timid Eunseo was forced to transfer to the elite Stella Academy of the Arts, she expected lonely school days filled with cutthroat competition. So she's taken by surprise when the free-spirited Ina takes a sudden liking to her. The two girls become closer as they secretly meet on the rooftop after classes, and Eunseo's friendly admiration grows into something more. Luckily, Ina returns her feelings as well... but they seem to border on a dark obsession that grows larger by the day. What will happen when Eunseo discovers the hidden reason behind Ina's mysterious love?

~Created by Cheomji~ Read on Tappytoon

Blooming Out

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A GL short story collection. Women from different walks of life realize what's missing in their lives through chance encounters or unexpected realization of ties with kindred spirits at crossroads in life, or a period of self reflection.

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Blooming Sequence

• Slice of Life • Romance • Drama • Senpai/Kouhai

Seowoo, president of the film club, is standing outside in the rain, a welcome break from the noisy and chaotic bar behind her, when a girl with orange hair stumbles out the doors and practically into her arms. Then she begins singing “Dancing in the Rain” while... dancing in the rain. It’s a minute encounter, really, but Seowoo has seen the greatest romances bloom from the smallest moments in the movies. So when Hayoung shows up to join the film club, Seowoo – who’s not even sure what she herself is feeling – finds her heart skipping a beat.

~Created by Lee Eul~ Read on Lezhin

Butterfly Love Effect

• School • Drama • Fantasy

Bullied at school and abused at home, Seulbi, a high school senior struggling with her interest in other girls and her dull life, is on the verge of ending it all. That is, until she runs into an odd girl, wandering the streets with no memory of who or where she is. Instantly falling for this mysterious girl who has no memories and doesn't feel any pain or hunger, Seulbi gives her a new name, Gu Seju, meaning "Savior". The only clue of Seju's identity is a mysterious note that appears in her pocket each day. Seulbi sticks with her, determined to help and solve the mystery that is Seju. However, as the mystery unfolds... Seulbi discovers a secret beyond anything she could imagine: Seju is her future girlfriend who has traveled back in time to see her??!!!!

~Created by ZZING~ Read on Pocket Comics

Chasing Lilies

• Comedy • Romance

Hwa-won knows better than to pick things off the street, even if it is just an innocent-looking USB. In an effort to find the owner, Hwa-won discovers that the USB belongs to her favorite GL writer, Kim Yuri, and has unreleased chapters of the latter’s new sequel! As a zealous fan, Hwa-won can hardly resist herself from devouring the chapters in one setting. However, she seems to have forgotten that curiosity is not just hazardous to cats! Because the USB doesn’t just contain the chapters to the sequel. It also contains things that leave Hwa-won upset. Now Hwa-won needs answers and Kim Yuri’s the only one who has them. But Kim Yuri is a staunch recluse who refuses to leave her house! How is Hwa-won to meet her?! Soon, online meets offline, fiction meets reality and as the pages turn, it is no longer Hwa-won doing the chasing!

~Created by baekjoasi, Illustrated by Deepsleep~ Read on Lehzin

Circuits and Veins

• Sci-Fi • Slice of Life • Romance

What do you do when the cutie who moves in next door to you is an android? In a world of automation, artificial intelligence and reliable public transport, two awkward dorks try to work out how to date each other.

~Created by Jem Yoshioka~ Read on Webtoon and Tapas

Crush of the Decade

• Romance • Drama

Yuna has kept a secret for ten whole years: she has a crush on her best friend, Da-hye. It’s a secret she intends to keep for the rest of her life, but the new year brings a lot of surprises: including a strange new woman named Zoey, who just might change everything. Caught between two women, Yuna’s one-sided crush just might die down…or turn into something else entirely. After a whole decade of pining, is it time for Yuna to finally find her happy ending? And if so, who will be the one to ultimately grant it to her?

~Created by Teunteun, Illustrated by CARBONARA~ Read on Lezhin

Dallae

• Romance • Yuri Cohabitation • Friends to Lovers

Bo-eun has recently acquired a furry little roommate named Dallae (Korean for azalea), who she met in an azalea field. Dallae has her own schedule, though, and comes and goes as she pleases. Meanwhile, Bo-eun can’t seem to stop dreaming about a missed friendship in high school – her name is Saeyeon. Oddly enough, it was around the time that Dallae started showing up that Bo-eun started having recurring dreams of Saeyeon...

~Created by Choonae~ Read on Lezhin

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Comedy • Slice of Life

Jiaxia is a new editor for the comic company BliBli. Ever since high school she has admired comic artist Taiji-sensei, who inspired her to pursue a career in the 2D world. Although Taiji-sensei has a bad reputation in the publishing world for being lazy and troublesome, Jiaxia is determined to be her new editor. But will she be able to get Taiji-sensei to finally get motivated to draw a new comic?

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Getting to Know Grace

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Andrew is the only daughter of the famous Grace family. She also has an incurable disease. Due to her family's high status in society, Andrew grew up with no friends save for her maid, Herta, whom she has become intensely infatuated with. Little does she know, her family is responsible for ruining Herta's life. Can Andrew break the hierarchy and be with her? Or will Herta end her suffering first...

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Ghosts of Greywoods

• Historical • Drama • Romance • Tragedy • Mystery

Welcome to Greywoods, a beautiful mansion isolated deep in the countryside. Its main inhabitants? The Viscount Rose, his daughter Lady Eileen, the housekeeper, the butler, and... a new maid, Marie. As Lady Eileen and her newest (and only) companion begin to open up to each other, do their hearts follow close behind? Now, don’t mind any lingering ghosts still haunting the grounds, they’re not real! Nor are there any enduring secrets, deep-rooted betrayals, or an air of mystery... just trust me.

~Created by letINK~ Read on Tapas

The Girlfriend Project

• Romance • Drama • Comedy

When Julia’s scholarship is cut, she’s out of options. A surprise rescue comes when her project partner Ryn offers to pay Julia to pretend to be her girlfriend for the holidays. One problem: Ryn is quite possibly the weirdest person Julia knows. On top of that, Ryn’s filthy rich family snubs black sheep like Ryn and working-class people like Julia. As Julia works to win the hearts of Ryn’s family, she realizes it could be more than her pride on the line: Her own heart may be in jeopardy, too.

~Createdby protokrawl, Grace Franzen, Tami Babikian, and Bre Indigo, Illustrated by Sahyu and Kouwarra~ Read on Tapas

The Glass

• Romance • Friends to Lovers • Drama

Lara and Suni are childhood friends who meet again after 10 years. Suni is a member of the world’s most successful idol group, "THE GLASS''. Lara is looking for a job while planning her wedding with her fiancé, Mark. After a small accident, they meet again and - thanks to Suni's help - Lara gets a job as her new manager!

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~Created by Nuria Sanguino~ Read on Pocket Comics

Her, Who I Yearn For

• Drama • Romance • Yuri Cohabitation

Dream chaser Nuo En accidentally bumped into the queen of fashion Jun Ling one day, and since then accidentally interlocked their fates. Two individuals from completely different backgrounds began living together after that. However, conspiracy after conspiracy slowly unveil themselves over time; will timid Nuo En alone be enough to save Jun Ling's heart from freezing forever?

~Created by CleverCool~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Her Pet

• School • Comedy • Drama • Romance

Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family. When Shim Chong rescues this new bride from the river, their relationship triggers both love and hidden intentions. But will these two women be able to find their way forth in a world that favors men?

~Created by Pito~ Read on Lezhin

Her Tale of Shim Chong

• Historical • Drama • Romance

~Created by Seri, Illustrated by Bi-wan~ Read on Pocket Comics

High Class Homos

• Comedy • Fantasy

Princess Sapphia of Mytilene is not into princes. So, when her parents start putting the heat on her to get hitched, she enlists the help of her equally gay best friend, Prince August of Phthia. But will these two royals be able to pull off a convincing sham marriage? More importantly, will Sapphia ever land a date with the castle maids? Follow these high class homos as they navigate life, love, and (occasionally) their actual jobs.

~Created by Momozerii~ Read on Webtoon

The Incapable Married Princess

• Comedy • Fantasy • Love at First Sight

For the sake of the country, I was going to sacrifice myself and get married off. But the match was also a woman? I thought I was picking her up, but I didn't think I was being picked up by her all the time.

~Created by Mago and Chengdu Rockman Comics~ Read on Bilibili Comics

June and Alice

• Fantasy • Romance • Master/Servant

June, an oriental girl in a foreign country, becomes the queen's dress-up doll to make a living! June wants to escape once she earns enough money, but she gets caught up in a bigger conspiracy struggle for power.

~Created by Chazi~ Read on Webcomics

Kiss it Goodbye

• Romance • Asexual • School

Aruka and Yukimi, childhood friends living in Kyoto, Japan. The two of them, now adults in a long-term relationship, recount the story of how they became distant friends to lovers. As their teen selves grow up and come to terms with their sexuality and their feelings for each other, the budding couple faces external and internal challenges.

~Created by Ticcy~ Read on Webtoon and Tapas

Lala

• School • Romance • Comedy • Slice of Life

Xia Yuxun, a girl who really likes cute things and has been forced to repeat a year meets what she considers an angel at the start of the school year: the short and cute Xue Shini. In order to force Xue Shini into wearing her cute designs, Xia Yuxun has to attack. Will she get what she wants...? A light and funny schoolyard comedy unfolds here.

~Created by Yy, Illustrated by Lily Club and PIKAPI~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Lilies

• School • Slice of Life • Enemies to Lovers

Ryoka, who is in charge of school discipline at the school committee doesn't like one of her junior, Rima Sasaki. Rima breaks school rules all the time, but she looks like she doesn't care at all. Since Ryoka likes to look after people, she is always troubled by Rima. One day, Rima comes to cafe where Ryoka works part-time dressing like a boy. Rima thinks she is really "Kazu", a cute boy, and seems to have special feelings for him....

~Yuto Komiya~ Read on BookWalker Global

Lily

• School • Slice of Life • Romance • Slow Burn

Prim and proper honors student Fan Yilin and the mysterious and charismatic Lan Ruoxi met through a stroke of fate and a misunderstanding, and only got further involved with each other from that point on. The more they came to know each other, the more something different started blooming between the two. "I like you, only because it's you."

~Created by Yy, Illustrated by Lily Club and PIKAPI~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Lily Love

• Romance • Drama • 18+

When Donut meets Mew, their encounter turns out to be more than just a coincidence, as their closeness slowly turns into something more intimate. Lily Love... is a story between two very different people, who hand and hand, learn to trust each other in order to nurture and protect the love they share regardless of position, distance, or gender. If finding true love already seems next to impossible, how much harder will it be to keep it?

In the sequel, Lily Love 2, Ploy has been avoiding her family and anything that's related to her family's business as long as she could. She is now, however, forced to be part of the business and dreads what her parents have in store for her. Hopefully, there is one thing that could help her bear all of it as a certain student applies for an internship at the hotel Ploy is at.

~Created by Ratana Satis~ Read on Lezhin

Lime Herbal Tea

• School • Romance

Gu Gu, a shy girl, meets Xing Xing, an extroverted basketball girl. Xing Xing is everything Gu Gu wants to be - have lots of friends and live a happy, carefree life with dreams. Gu Gu is organized; she lists out a long to-do list for herself. But how does that help her get closer to Xing Xing? Wait, maybe Xing Xing is trying to get closer to Gu Gu too...

~Created by Ju Wei Wenhua Jixiangwu~ Read on Webcomics

The Love Doctor

• School • Drama • Romance

Jung Erae has no clue about relationships and men to the point where she drives every man away. Desperate, she seeks help and ends up contacting a love doctor, Cha Yoon. Strangely enough, Erae starts developing newfound feelings for this so-called doctor.

~Created by Chamsae, Illustrated by Bansook~ Read on Lezhin

Mage & Demon Queen

• Fantasy • Romance • Comedy • Love at First Sight • Enemies to Lovers

Human adventurers seek to challenge the Demon Tower, and whoever can ascend to the top floor and defeat and kill the Demon Queen Velverosa will gain fame and fortune and a rich reward from the kingdom. A particular thorn in the Demon Queen's side is Malori, a powerful young mage that has repeatedly reached the top, not to kill her, but to win her hand in marriage.

~Created by Color_Les~ Read on Webtoon

Maid in Heaven

• Mystery • Horror • Tragedy • Supernatural • Weak Yuri

An orphan, Sherl Watson, leaves her job in London to work at the Taylor Mansion. Rumorsand a cloud of mystery surrounds the mansion as strange occurences keep popping up. Will Sherl and the other maids be able to get out alive or were they all doomed to begin with?

~Created by Seone~ Read on Pocket Comics

Maison de Maid

• Historical • Comedy • Slice of Life • Master/Servant

The lively yet clumsy new maid June does nothing right except cause trouble and yet, instead of berating June, the young and gracious madam forgives her and shows favoritism among the maids. Both have admiration and affection for one another, but will it turn into something more? 2nd Lezhin Comics World Comic Contest Second Prize Winner.

~Created by Monnyang and Tarang~ Read on Lezhin

Master of the Fox Bead

• Supernatural • Action • Slice of Life • Horror

~Created by Gyaga~ Read on Tapas

Mojito

• Romance • Drama

Cool and quirky runway model Simone and her witty lawyer lover Marissa were spotted KISSING on the street! Not only that, the photo is all over the internet and people will NOT stop talking about it!! Now their families, employers, and even the public are pressuring them to call it quits on their relationship. But despite their struggle to gain acceptance, Simone and Marissa are set on showing everyone that love is like a well-mixed drink; the sweeter the taste, the harder it is to put down.

~Created by noftB~ Read on Tapas

Muted

• Fantasy • Romance • Supernatural • Drama

On the full moon of her 21st year, the young witch, Camille Severin, is expected to perform the traditional ritual to summon forth a winged demon for her families success and prosperity. But when the ritual goes wrong, it reveals the terrifying truths about herself and the secrets that threaten to tear her family apart.

~Created by Miranda Mundt~ Read on Webtoon

My Darling is the Cutest (She is Also Cute Today)

• School • Romance • Drama • Friends to Lovers

As the top freshman at Brilliant Minds High, Sadie Cang is surrounded by students who admire her brilliance, yet she lacks a single real friend. Fellow student Lex Qi has long since accepted her own hopeless, "dead last" title, along with everyone’s aversion to her seemingly contagious tendency to fail. Although they were both prepared to go through high school in these lonely roles, a silly rumor forced them together. Will an imperfect pairing form the perfect bond they never knew they wanted?

~Created by Guo Site~ Read on Tapas, Pocket Comics, Comikey, INKR Comics, and Webcomics

My Food Looks Very Cute

• Romance • Drama • Slice of Life

Twenty-one year old Yuna is tired of having guys hit on her all the time. As popular as she is, she’s been single her whole life. Just when she decided to make herself a boyfriend to fend off guys, she meets a handsome guy who looks good enough to her boyfriend. But wait, that guy is actually a girl! In fact, rumors say that Min is a lesbian. Nonetheless, the two decide to pretned to be in a romantic relationship.

~Created by Radish, Black Box L, and Lily Club, Illustrated by Radish~ Read on Bilibili Comics

My Princess Charming

• Slice of Life • Fantasy

A vampire that has been asleep for almost two hundred years, Maria, has been awakened by a wolf girl passing by, Xing Lan. When the casket was opened, a curse fell upon Xing Lan. Instead of being scared, the naïve Xing Lan instead believes she has found an amazing companion, and the two embark on a journey to the city. The story begins like this.

~Created by Teunteun~ Read on Pocket Comics

The Nightingale and the Rose

• Isekai • Fantasy • Drama

Streamer Bai Xinxin transmigrated into the thriller game “The Nightingale and the Rose” as the prince’s daughter, Bai Yueguang. In this game, everyone wants to kill the female protagonist. Only Lan Sha, the character the player controls, can protect her. To survive in “a world full of bitter yanderes” and “political opponents who want to stop the marriage,” Bai Yueguang has to figure out how to win against her enemies while keeping herself and Lan Sha Alive. However, this “Lan Sha” seems to be a little…?!

~Created by Lily Club, Written by Long You Xiao, Illustrated by Wangyuanlian~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Night Owls & Summer Skies

• Romance • Enemies to Lovers

Despite her tough exterior, seventeen year-old Emma Lane has never been the outdoorsy type. So when her mother unceremoniously dumps her at Camp Mapplewood for the summer, she’s determined to get kicked out fast. However, when she draws the attention of Vivian Black, a mysterious and gorgeous assistant counselor, she discovers that there may be more to this camp than mean girls and mosquitos. There might even be love.

~Created by Rebecca Sullivan, Illustrated by TIKKLIL~ Read on Webtoon

Not So Shoujo Love Story

• School • Comedy • Romance• Slow Burn

Romance-super-fan Rei Chan is ready for her first boyfriend and she knows just who it'll be: the most handsome boy in school, Hansum Ochinchin. But her plans for the perfect love story are derailed when the most popular girl in class declares herself a rival....for Rei's heart?! This is the year her not so shoujo love story begins!

~Created by Curryuku~ Read on Webtoon

Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess

• Isekai • Fantasy • Comedy • Romance

I, Yvonne, reincarnated into an otome game as the evil noble. Based on all other villainesses ever written, a character like me, hated by every reader, should obviously be focusing on bullying the villainess, leading her into the various romance routes. However, something’s wrong with the female protagonist, Elsa! I-I’ve told you that you’re too close to me. Don’t come any further! Elsa: “Yvonne, Yvonne~ How will you bully me today?”

~Created by Chise and Ci Wei Mao, Magical Deities Studios, and Lustrous Night, Illustrated by Break S~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Pulse

• Shakaijin • Romance • Drama • 18+

Mel, a renowned heart surgeon, lives a carefree life with sex being a tool for joy rather than a show of affection. Then she meets someone that turns her view of love and life upside down. This story is about two people that meet with minimal expectations but soon become enthralled in a relationship that changes everything about themselves. 2nd Lezhin Comics World Comic Contest Winner.

~Created by Ratana Satis~ Read on Lezhin Graphic Novel Published by Seven Seas Entertainment

Re-Blooming

• Drama • Romance

Hell yeah! A major publisher wants Mai Sohn to write a webcomic on relationships. But she’s struck with heartbreak as her girlfriend abruptly dumps her. It’s hard writing about relationships without being in one, so she needs to find the inspiration for love — and find it fast. And what’s up with her possibly homophobic neighbor? Why is she cool with Mai one minute and then so awkward and weird to her the next?! Can’t a girl catch a break?

~Created by letINK~ Read on Tapas

Relationship Guidelines

• Romance • Slice of Life • Friends to Lovers

~Created by EPUM~ Read on Tapas

Ring my Bell

• Comedy • Romance • Slice of Life

~Created by Yeongol~ Read on Tapas

Seeing Xinghuo Again

• Supernatural • Romance • Slow Burn • Drama

Through an old camera in the club's storage room, Gu An saw something that should not exist. She was a shooting star from three years ago named "Xinghuo." Why do you stay in the night sky? Why am I the only one who can see you? Gu An, who usually follows the crowd, wants to investigate and take the initiative for the first time in her life. As an observer and "the most important friend," Gu An and Xinghuo set on a journey to find the former club members and fulfill their dreams from three years ago. "It's... been exposed." "But, I'm really happy. Thank you, Gu An."

~Created by Spicy Cat Comics, Written by Wan Dian, Illustrated by Chun Bu Jian~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Seven Days in Silverglen

• Fantasy • Romance

Tess is a professional working gorgon - she's responsible, organised, and keeps her snakes discreetly in place. So she would never act on her feelings for a coworker, no matter how cute she is. But when her crush asks for a favour Tess finds she can't possibly say no, and her carefully constructed life spirals in the worst (best?) way.

~Created by Ari North~ Read on Webtoon

She’s a Keeper

• Drama • Romance • Action

The rate of kidnapping in Phili has been going crazy. Clara del Samson happens to be a daughter of a multi-millionaire businessman. Meanwhile, the Keeper Corp is best known for their “Keepers” who are experts at protecting elites; one of them is Keeper Elle- who was hired to protect Clara.

~Created by Darunni~ Read on Tapas, Webcomic, and Webtoon

Shine on You

• Romance • Drama

Four years ago, Joe came out as a female writer from her pen name Jeffery Collins. Amid many denunciations, an amicable man named Liam approaches her. However, he turned out to be a notorious literary critic. Along with her father's disapproval as a writer, Joe became hostile and unable to trust anyone. That is until Anna Baker, a bright young art student, starts to change her.

~Created by Digby~ Read on Pocket Comics

Slightly Sour Secret

• Comedy • Romance • Friends to Lovers

Have you ever been confused about love? In the end what is "true love" like? Our female lead now is standing at a fork in the road. On one side, her close childhood friend is waiting for her reply. On the other side, there stands her college friend whom she cannot just let go. Where does this love triangle lead to?

~Created by Huang Shi Fan~ Read on Webcomics

Sora & Haena

• Comedy • School • Romance • Slow Burn

~Created by Jackbull~ Read on Tapas, Lezhin, and Pocket Comics

Soul Drifters

• Sci-fi • Action • 18+

The human race has finally developed beyond natural death. The immortality so many have dreamed of has finally come to fruition. Claire Clayton, employed by the Eternal Life Corporation, spearheads similar projects as a prestigious researcher. Her wife, Sheryl Goss, holds the top position in the very same company. A stable job and a loving partner – the perfect life. Unbeknownst to her, she is an important piece of a puzzle she herself needs to solve; one which will unveil the mystery of life force and memory transference and shed light on the events of her murky past.

~Created by Ratana Satis~ Read on Lezhin

Straight Girl Trap

• Shakaijin • Slice of Life • Romance

The regular office worker Zhan Ying, who is drama-queen at heart, recently encountered a question that made her face flush, heart pound, and become embarrassed at a complete loss. That is, she suddenly wondered if her cold queen boss Zhou Yuanyou, who is always taking care of her, has feelings for her?! Is it heartfelt, or is it just a straight trap? Zhan Ying didn't even have time to really think about it when she found herself already caught in the trap...

~Created by Jelly Without Ice and Lily Club, Illustrated by 42℃ Latte~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Soulmate

• Fantasy • Drama • Romance • Fated Lovers

Qi closed her eyes and fell asleep in the warm embrace of her girlfriend Yuanzi… only to wake up 10 years in the past! Now back in high school, Qi sees this as the chance to save the love of her life from becoming terminally ill. But little does she know that her teenage self is in her adult body, with no clue about the life she's built and the precious time she has left with Yuanzi. Throughout it all, with each other by their side, can their love conquer every obstacle, in any timeline?

~Created by Bing Ke Ran, Illustrated by Wenzhi LIzi~ Read on Tapas

Surprise! You’re Gay!

• Comedy • Romance

Some are born gay, some achieve gayness, and some have gayness thrust upon them.

~Created by laundromat&lawnmower~ Read on Webtoon

What Does the Fox Say?

• Shakaijin • Romance • Drama

As the newest hire of a game dev studio, beautiful Sungji draws all the attention of her coworkers — but it's her bossy and blunt team leader Sumin that intrigues her. Love is a whole new game for Sungji, and with company president Seju breaking (or was it laying?) down the rules, this new girl’s got her work cut out for her if she wants to win. Will she be able to give Sumin what she wants? Both the adult and all ages versions are available on TappyToon

~Created by Team Gaji~ Read on TappyToon

What Should I Do If I've Signed a Marriage Contract with the Elven Princess?

• Fantasy • Comedy • Slice of Life

~Created by Man Lin and Lily Club~ Read on Bilibili Comics

Would You? Could You?

• Drama • Romance • Slice of Life

“Why didn't you accept my bouquet?” She asked, years later like it was the simplest thing. Chance brought Juna back into Yunseo's life but things were much more complicated now. They were no longer in college where the only obstacle between them were the truth yet spoken. Juna was married with a child, what could Yunseo do? As Saeha chases after Yunseo, Yunseo discovers even after all these years she'd still love Juna at the drop of a hat. The three women navigate through their feelings for another, each desperate and yearning for a chance to be accepted.

~Created by Manjogyeong, Illustrated by PP~ Read on Pocket Comics

Xian Chan Nu

• Historical • Supernatural • Adventure • Master/Servant

Liu Shiqing is a playful daughter born to a family of armed escorts. One time while sneaking out on another one of her adventures, she finds herself kidnapped by bandits. Moments before it all seemed to be over, Xian Chan Nu suddenly shows up and swoops her off her feet, saving her and stealing her heart. This is a story of humans and demons, masters and slaves; a tale of revenge and a tale of loyalty shall is only beginning to unfold.

~Created by Yy and Lily Club, Illustrated PIKAPI~ Read on Bilibili Comics

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gabessquishytum · 1 year ago

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Since Dream won't cooperate, Burgess decides to sacrifice him to bring back his son. It doesn't work, of course. The magic ritual "kills" Dream, but Burgess' son remains dead.

Some miles away, a couple conceives a child the usual way. He's a normal enough baby, but as he grows, he gets odd. Smart, quiet, and somber, with a temper that flares unexpectedly. His parents and siblings tease that he's a changeling, but they love him, teach him how to behave and, if not fit in, at least not upset too many people. Over time, bits of who he was start coming back to him. At the age of 11, he summons Destiny. Destiny explains, promises Dream he'll return to his full self and power, eventually. When he's grown, when he's regained his tools of office.

When he's 19, he leaves home for London, gets a job, and starts putting ads in local papers. "Hob Gadling, I would meet with you. Our usual place, our usual day, this year." Maybe the ads are in Middle English.

Hob sees them, shows up at the White Horse on June 7, to be greeted by an actual stranger who doesn't look old enough to drink, asking Hob's help in finding his lost tools.

Once Hob is convinced this is his Stranger, he agrees to help, and is rewarded with an earnest "thank you", complete with his hand being grasped in gratitude. Whether it's his roguish or gallant side that prompts his next act, Hob couldn't say, but he bows over Dream's hand and kisses the back, and the way Dream's eyes darken make him think that there's some things this young man would like to learn before he sheds his mortality.

Oh this is wild. And very hot.

Dream is still very dream. He doesn't have access to his realm but he has power beyond that of a mortal - including a power to sense dreams. So he's not exactly a frail little thing unable to take care of himself. He knows that Hob means him no harm, just as he knows what Hob wants to do with him. And hey, since he's been thrust into this life without having any say over it, he might as well have some fun with his "old friend". Just like any young man, he's desperate for attention. Who knows when he'll get an opportunity like this again? It could take him centuries to fix the dreaming.

They go upstairs to make a plan on how they'll track down Dream’s stuff. Hob gets online, trawling few auction records to see where the tools might have been sold, while Dream sits next to him. Their thighs press together and Dream hooks his chin over Hob’s shoulder. He likes how Hob smells, manly and spicy like a good quality cologne, and he says so outloud.

So of course the laptop is shoved aside and Dream is pulled into Hob’s lap. Hob tells him how he's going to take such good care of him and treat him so well, all while pressing tender kisses along the line of Dream’s jaw. Dream is as clumsy and awkward in his body as any 19 year old, but it's like something else takes over when he tilts his head and captures Hob’s lips. The part of him that's already Endless takes over and he kisses Hob like a god would. The contrast of the sweet young man's body and the unearthly kiss is that most arousing thing he could even imagine.

When Dream pulls away, his eyes are shining and his lips and gorgeously swollen. He's beautiful, and even if there's nothing he can actually learn from Hob, the naivety in his body is irresistible. There's something about the way his power is seemingly tied up, held back by some immovable force. Hob wants him with a greed he hasn't felt in centuries.

He scoops his hands under Dream’s thighs and carries him off to the bedroom, where its safe to say that Dream does learn a thing or two. This is the closest he's ever been to humanity... in more ways than one. He's certainly never had humanity's mouth around his cock before. And he won't let this be the last time <3

#the sandman #dreamling #nsft #cw age gap

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someweirdoreblogger · 1 year ago

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You know how the Valkyires guide souls?

The gods obviously abstain a lot of divine authority and influence. What if Hades took it upon himself to escort a soul?

Hades is an all-powerful ruler of the Underworld, in charge of overseeing souls and reincarnation. Hades knows a good thing or two about guiding souls to their rightful resting place; bared witness to their judgments for millennia after millennia.

What if he took this task off the Valkyires shoulders, insisting to lighten the load?

And, of course, the Valkyires are reasonably suspicious. Never trust the gods. Why did Hades want to provide aid out of nowhere when he showed little interest in the gods' affairs, less so mortal affairs? Regurdless if Hades seemed to be coming from a good place, never take up something too good to be true.

So what if it turned out to be more than that, thanks to intense investigation, but not how anyone originally expected?

What if the entire reason why Hades wanted to handle this task for this very specific mortal is to take the chance to hold your hand one last time before he has to painfully wait another half century for your resurgence?

What if Hades knew he could only justify himself with a mortal so long lack of proper reason? Taking this certain opportunity, sweep under his nose in front of him, in Helhiem, where his free time already runs so so thin, to actually finally see you-

only through your occasional pulls traveling across death's ether?

It's unheard of for Hades to look so desperate, sunk so deep in a place that he alone should know best. The realm in-between life and true death.

What if Hades has been adamantly escorting you-a lowly mortal-for all your past and current reincarnations? Where Hades can only reveal himself during the most painful eras of your entire life, literally on death's bed, counting the seconds of when you take your final breath?

And it hurts Hades, it hurts to see the holder of his dampened heart in cages in a body of pain, life stretched paper thin, your determination to stay alive long enough to say goodbye to him the only thing keeping you going. Such is the cost of mortality.

Hades tells you he is willing to give everything.

He offered you a proper place so many times, more times than enough, more than what a god usually would offer their fling. But you're not a fling, not some side dish on the banquet table. You can tell as much from how he melts like ice cream into your hands, invisible to the world surrounding you, gloved fingers clinging, godly eyes clenched. From his mouth, promises warriors would kill for flood your dying senses.

Hades offered you all you could ever need, with a bond that would leave you wanting for nothing. Immortality, passage to his beloved home castle, guided by himself of all people. With a roof tall enough to touch the stars, anicent walls designed to withstand the cataclysmic clashes of Titans, a bed far more comfortable than anything any mortal could ever dream of having, with aplenty food and luxurious wishes. Jewels, riches, dreams. Heaven will be thrown at your feet, and Helheim will bend over backwards to ensure paradise kisses your fingertips.

All you need to do is agree to stay, come with Hades. Take his hand and leave for the next world. Swear off your human ties in the mortal world, and accept your new throne down in the nether. Where the dark halls and corridors will preach a praise heard all the way to Heaven and back. Do that, and Hades promises upon his land, upon his heart, upon his very soul-

lifefilled happiness beyond comprehendion.

But are you willing to do that? Give up what makes human lives most precious, the mortality that gave so little time so much meaning?

Leave everything you are and ever known behind, to prepure for a future you know would take centuries to get used to?

#mypost #anime #manga #record of ragnarok #record of ragnarok x reader #ror x reader #hades x reader #hades record of ragnarok #tw death #ror

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smallraindrops-blog · 5 months ago

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having WMFTD AU brain rot

So I kept thinking about how Zagreus and Megaera fought to the death regularly. Then in Hades 2 with Melionë with Nyx’s kiddos.

Feeling someone’s last breath, feeling the moment their heart stops as the light leaves their eyes is a strange intimacy of itself. They are dying and the last thing they see is their foe’s face.

and I kept wondering how Y/N and Hypnos might end up in that situation. Also partly blame vamp!y/n for this au as well.

TW: For death and violence between Y/N and Hypnos, written on mobile forgive me for any mistakes.

Hypnos, god of sleep and dream, has many duties. One to the house, and one to his sleep realm. He sends dreams and receives them. He is also the keeper of the river Lethe.

He is also the jailer for a certain god.

Y/n is the stuff of horror, a mortal turned monster, killed by Ares but y/n was so overwhelmed by regret, by terrifying rage and deeply haunted by his past that his soul became twisted, that his death became his rebirth.

So you became the god of torment and punishment.

You sowed mayhem among the mortals, and even got to the Olympians, haunting their every step, hissing a list of every sin they ever committed even the ones they never spoke of, a brush of your hands was enough to completely paralyze even the gods.

Athena called for aid to Nyx and she sent her children and it was Hypnos, who was able to put you asleep when the Olympians caught you off-guard by attacking all at once.

Upon learning who you were, that your father was Achilles himself, It was Zeus who tried to tell Hypnos to place you in the river lethe so you could be reborn, pure and pain-free but Hypnos felt such an act was beyond cruel to one unwilling.

Which you very much were, snarling and feral while pinned on the marble floor of the gods’ home, trying to fight off the power of sleep. Eventually even you fell under the power of sleep.

Athena in her wisdom saw it would do no good, since you were already immortal, so she told Hypnos to place you in the dream realm, no one could help you if you were trapped where only Hypnos could go.

And Hypnos obeyed.

To keep anyone from knowing, the gods forced Hypnos to share a vow, to never speak of the god of torment ever again.

Such a creature was best left forgotten.

At first, he was able to keep you in eternal slumber, placing you to rest among the fields of poppies and chamomile, far away from the dreams and nightmares of his realm.

He tied a poppy and a chamomile together, infused the plants with his powers and tucked it behind your ear, his fingers lingering on your face.

Odd, how a god of such pain could look so peaceful.

For a long time it worked.

Sometimes he would stop by to check on you, then eventually he spoke about his day to you, or his family problems or just made a bad joke or two.

He called you his test audience, laughing quietly to himself. It sounded a little sad.

you never responded, never woke up.

His guilt was growing but he kept his forced vow, never speaking of you. Not even when Achilles came with his beautiful, everblue eyes that didn’t hide the confusion and pain when Hypnos told him your name never came onto Hypnos’s list.

which wasn’t a lie, your name never did.

Meanwhile

you knew you were locked away, your body unable to heed to your command. Sometimes you heard the voice of a god, hypnotic and sweeter than a lullaby.

Sometimes you felt gentle fingers on your brow, pushing back into the dark depths of oblivion.

Then one day you woke up.

You stared up into a twilight sky, a gentle breeze drifting over your form, the faint rush of a river reached your ears.

With Hypnos’ keepsake still tucked behind your ear and from how long you've been here, sleep has become a part of you. Shadows, dark and ugly as oil slick, clung to your cloak.

Hypnos sensed the moment you woke up and immediately appeared in his realm.

you locked eyes with him, he was breathtaking, a halo of gleaming stars and ebony circled his head, his wings spread out. In the sleep domain, he was the ruler and creator, a divinity born of the stars, one that you could never reach.

You knew once you were made of clay like all morals, the perfect beauty of this god before you only empathized with it. But now you were made of something else, something wrong and unholy.

The god was beautiful and he was one keeping you in prison, he was the thing keeping you from fulfilling your purpose.

His expression was terrified. He immediately tried to put you right back to sleep.

It didn’t work.

“Let me go.” You rumbled, shadows growing with each syllable.

“I can’t.” He told you, his voice echoed among the flowers. His molten eyes wide as he stared at you. “I really can’t.”

The battle that followed was a horrible one, with Hypnos desperately trying to stay out of your reach and you chasing after him like a demon among the once peaceful realm.

you summon a spear, a twisted mirror of Achilles’ trying to kill him. But Hypnos was more powerful, summoning weapons of kinds from mortals and gods’ dreams to attack you and by sheer luck, a spear of light landed right where Ares landed his killing blow.

You went down. Hard.

As you placed a shaky hand over your wound, knowing that it wouldn’t do any good, You fought for breath as Hypnos warily knelt by your head, his hands moving uselessly in the air.

”I’m sorry. Oh gods, I have never killed before. I am so sorry.” He sounded disbelieving, as if he thought he could never commit such a thing. You tried to laugh, but it came out as a rattling sound.

with the last bit of strength left in you, your arm snapped out like a snake and grabbed his wrist with a brutal fist, covered with black blood, and pressed his hand against your wound. He flinched, trying to get away but you led so tight that his bones grind together.

His eyes locked onto yours.

Your eyes said everything you couldn’t.

Then you died.

Hypnos didn’t know what would happened. But you reappeared, sleeping among the flowers once more, made whole.

When you awakened again, more battles followed with Hypnos somehow winning. But you had been a warrior all of your life. You watched, you learned from your mistakes and it was getting harder and harder for Hypnos to win each time.

It didn’t help poor Hypnos that it seemed nightmares have chosen you, even disobeying their beloved god of sleep.

Then…

A battle you were winning.

Golden ichor spilled from him, a new kind of fear in those beautiful sundrop eyes as he brought everything he had in him to bring you down. It wasn’t enough. Not this time.

Then he stopped, dropping his knees and hands. He was shaking, tears streaming down his face, breaking up the gold that marked his skin.

“Stop. Please just stop this.” He gasped out as you drew nearer. “Why can’t you go back to sleep?”

you said nothing as you knelt in front of him.

“I thought you were at least at peace.” Hypnos told you, his wings slumping as he bowed in his head. He looked exhausted.

you considered his words. You curled a finger under his chin, lifting his face toward your. You leaned down, lips a hairbreadth from his.

“I was, Gentle Sleep.” You whispered. “But not even I can rest forever.”

Then you kissed him as you plunged a dagger right between his ribs. He gasped, his delicate body jerking in shock, his hands grabbing at your shoulders in vain to push you away.

You wrapped your arm around his waist, another hand on the back of his head as you gently brought him down among his beloved poppies and chamomile, your lips still on his

to anyone who didn’t realize what you had done, you and him looked like lovers having a passionate moment among the wildflowers.

his breath huffed against your skin, his eyes going heavy as his body gave up, his arms dropping to the ground, his wings following a moment later. You held him closer, brushing a loving kiss against his parted lips.

You heard a final, shaky breath of your name.

then hypnos was gone.

He would return. Whole and golden and beautiful once more.

you rose, nightmares steadily growing behind you as the portal of the waking world opened before you.

And so rose the tormenter of gods, who's black soul ruined even the beauty of gentle sleep. The soft petal of the flowers brushed against your skin, just now another reminder of yet another sin.

it fueled you.

A reckoning of the gods was coming.

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and so i like to imagine a happy ending to this bc that just how i roll but this is all i got for now.

#wake me from this dreaming #wmftd brainrot

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minecraftbookshelf · 1 year ago

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How To Become the Emperor of Gilded Helianthia

So this is technically an answer to an ask, however I had that mostly written, saved it as a draft because I had to step away for RL, came back and it has vanished. Completely. Tumblr ate it I guess. I believe the asker in question was @whoevenknowswhatshappening but if I'm wrong just let me know.

And yes! The Fisher King comparison is pretty accurate, though I somehow hadn't made that connection.

Popping the usual copy+paste context here really quick...

Also a general note relevant to the succession criteria of the majority of the empires. Remember this whole thing, where Pix kind of accidentally changed the formal definition of war in the empires? That had a lot of implications for how royalty functioned in the Empires. While they still absolutely have internal duties and responsibilities and privileges, ultimately their most important job is that they stand ready to defend their empire and its people at all times. Part of this is that they also function as international ambassadors in a way, while most empires also have official ambassadors, the relationships and interactions between the emperors themselves are a very important (sometimes volatile) facet of international relations. A country cannot be recognized internationally as an autonomous nation without an official Emperor/Head of State.

And onward!

...again

Gilded Helianthia is actually the only one of the mortal realms that has no kind of bloodline element to their succession (other than the Crystal Cliffs, but they have enough of a fae population that they don't quite count as a mortal realm)

Even the Grimlands narrows their selection criteria down to a select few families.

Helianthia's internal government is primarily local, its less a unified empire and more an alliance of city states (if "city" means "village surrounded by impressive swaths of farmland") and all of the day to day governance is done there. The closest they have to an overarching governance is the Caretakers, who maintain the Heart of Helianthia, and preside over the passing of the crown from one emperor to the next.

The Emperor of Helianthia has exactly two duties. Border defense/war, and keeping the Heart. Helianthian emperors are tied directly to the land, and their well-being and the land's are twined together. (For this reason, they have a minimum of three possible successors to the crown on deck at all times, in case the Emperor falls in battle or is otherwise rendered unable to support the land.)

Most Helianthian emperors pass their crown along when they hit late middle-age, in order to ensure a smooth transition and healthy land. The criteria for choosing successors is primarily combat based. Most villages in the country send at least one promising young person to the nearest arena for training. The arena masters take it from there, choosing the candidates they consider the most appropriate. The Caretakers (and the reigning emperor) often tour the arenas and monitor the trainees.

The arena masters screen on physical and martial prowess, and the Caretakers screen on personality and, for lack of a better term, aura. Magically binding someone to an entire land is no small thing, and the person in question has to be able to support it, emotionally, physically, and magically. Ultimately, the Heart itself has the final say, and it is not unusual for it to reject several candidates before binding itself to one.

Pearl herself was from a border settlement a stones throw away from Mythland. It was less a village and more a collection of a few houses and barns, they primarily cultivated cattle, though Pearl's aunt had some beehives as well. Pearl was not sent to an arena for training so much as she wandered into the one within sight of her home, because she wanted to see what it was like there.

That specific arena was actually shared with The Mythlands, having been built as part of the alliance with them, and the arena master was a retired general from the Mythlandic army.

Her very first fight there, Pearl knocked the crown prince of Mythland on his ass, and in doing so gained both a friend and the attention of several people. (And the rest was history.)

Her candidacy ended in bonding to the Heart right around the same time that the other members of her alliance were crowned as well, and for similar reasons, though the exact circumstances played out differently. (I want to leave some suspense for her backstory fic :) )

AU Masterpost

#rain rambles #ask and it shall be answered #marriage of state au #gilded helianthia #pearlescentmoon #empires smp #empires s1 #whoevenknowswhatshappening #mos: worldbuilding #mos: helianthia #mos: pearl

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cosmicseapop · 9 months ago

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Aqw’s Structure of Existence Theory Pt1

This is probably going to be wrong in some way but its an attempt to make sense of the confusing structure of the in-game universe and the current power hierarchy in a way that makes sense at least to me. Plus some theories and personal thoughts thrown in to explain where I’m going with things.

All written on the diagram for dnd planes since i felt it had the same structure of realms at the time of writing

(this is half way written, so 2 parts now and the others later)

Material Plane

Since things seems to be centered on just Lore alone and not any other planet (if there is any, idk if thats the thing that carried over from Mechquest and Lore is the only planet with life left — didn’t play Mechquest and probably won’t just for this). Our Lore, Underworld, and Celestial Realm and their Mirror Realm counterparts seem to be two sides of the some coin that are equally affected by the influence of the Elementals Planes in a seesaw manner (this was shown in the Mirror Realm events and Mirror!Drakath’s mission of maintaining the balance of the worlds).

It hasn’t been shown how the Avatars and Elemental Planes interact with the Mirror Realm yet but it hasn’t been stated yet if Mirror!Gravelyn and Mirror!Artix are Champions, only Mirror!Drakath. Which is very fucking curious, like are they use powerful mages of the opposite element? would they be the one exception to the 'everything is opposite' rule and use the same element? Assuming theres aren’t duplicate Champions in the Mirror Realm to balance out the ones in Lore, then we could assume that the Planes treat it as the same as Lore and there are Champions living in the Mirror Realm (like the missing current Champions/Envoys of Air, Energy, and Earth and other child element Champions/Envoys ((maybe not Energy depending on whats going to happen in RoCT))), which would balance out the number on Lore currently.

The Celestial Realm and Underworld are included in the Material Planes since they’re technical physical locations on Lore and can be accessible by traveling there, don’t have any strong connection to any Elemental Plane (and that included Darkness with the Underworld since its just the preferred element to cast necromancy with in Greenguard and Dage’s), and also have counterpart locations in the Mirror Realm.

Basically, it’s a flat Lore theory and the game takes places on a frisbee flying through space /j.

Lesser gods native to Lore are fun. There’s 3 confirmed ones at the moment with Fimbal, Khoine, and Aletsch, all sharing an affinity with Ice, so there’s no limit on how many gods to just one element. There are others that could be consider native gods, ie Queen of Monsters, Big Daddy and Big Mama, Death and other Grim Reapers, and Anethyx’o. There’s most likely others but I forgot them or they’re being added in.

This is on the assumption that being created/reborn with divinity and either creating a realm or being tied to one also makes them a native god, or at least a new age god of Lore. It could as be that they were just powerful enough to be seen as a god, like with Fimbal, Khoine, and Aletsch since we got surface level info about them and they could/could not have a personal realm. QoM did get reborn as a god after dying and getting shallowed by the earth, and is more of a God of Monsters rather than Chaos even if she’s credited with creating it. Anethyx’o was formed from the left over bits of power from the Reset Galanoth caused, who went on to form the Celestial Realm. Death and the other Grim Reapers would have a connection to the Underworld due to the whole cycle of souls thing, and the mere killing of Death was enough disrupt that cycle. Big Daddy and Big Mama (and their parents) counted as Gods of Love since they're in charge of love of mortals and gods, and their home is Arcadia.

Elemental Planes

Literally the most confusing part of this whole thing

Not native to Lore but has a direct connection to the Mana Core. Not on the same plane of existence as Lore and seen as intruders by the native gods, but can affect it if the balance is disrupted. There’s really not a good way of explain what a Plane is at the moment. Maybe they’re just extensions or further away areas of the Mana Core that attuned to different elements. It would explain why it can be accessed via the Planes and how they can influence Lore (like the Mana Affliction but less severe).

Champions, in my speculation, are a by product of a Plane connecting with a planet, created to be emissary of sorts for the element for that particular world. Not just Lore, but probably every planet that the Planes makes a connect with. Which brings up an interesting concept of the Avatars previously being Champions from other planets that rose to the position. It would explain why Fiamme having a human form, Tyndarius was able to be usurp the position of Avatar but couldn’t keep it since he wasn’t the Champion of Fire, and Galanoth could withstand having the power of an Avatar channeled through him. It also explains why the Avatars face bodily harm from trying to access the Timestream and possibly other realms that belong to actual gods. The one exception to this was Nulgath throwing the Worm that Walks into Adimonde’s realm, but the can be excused with the fact the portal was fueled by the Hero’s EDoT powers. (Basically gods can access other gods’ realm without consequence, but mortals trying the same face the threat of death from exhausting their life force from just opening and maintaining a portal, I think thats how it works).

All in all, Avatars were probably mortal Champions from other planets at one point — probably the absolute first ones ever — and rose to the position of Avatar by being empowered by the Plane. They probably influence the Planes to some degree due to being connected to them for so long, with the Planes becoming off balance with an Avatar’s death (this hasn’t been shown yet with Kyano and Neso being gone, but I’m sure its going to come up with RoCT). They could also be the Champions of the Planes rather than a planet, and its through that unique position they became Avatars. It doesn’t explain the whole human form of the Avatars (since I feel like they would look more elementally depowered) but would also be could explain the influence they have on the Planes

Which opens that possibility of Champions replacing an Avatar, either through overthrowing them or, in Kyanos and Neso’s case, replacing a dead one with a living one (assuming that Silencing can’t reversed and Kyanos can’t be brought back in some way). A few of the Champions currently have differing goals and morals in some way from their respective Avatars (Gravelyn using Light for Evil when Celestia had it painted as Good, Rhubarb straight up going against Neso, Artix being the definition of pure good despite Darkness being associated with evil, Galanoth stopping the fire dragons in the Fire War). They’re more as a counter balance to the Avatars and their elements have represented so far, but thats more through Lore’s influence on their lives rather than the Plane’s.

Envoys are just below Champions in terms of power and resilient to the effect of the element in my opinion, but just by a bit. They’re more of an Avatar’s Champion rather than a Plane’s Champion and theres nothing stating a Champion and an Envoy can’t exist at the same time for one element (Idk if Elius and Galanoth count for that since Tyndarius was the one to make Elius an Envoy and I don’t think he got to keep that position post Shadows of War Pt2). Of course an Envoy’s power hasn’t been put to the test against a Champion’s — either with the same element or different one.

Chaos and Order

These two don’t really fit in either but do at the same time. Chaos was created from QoM, who got the label of native god of Lore, but still got classified as an element since Drakath is technically a Champion — even if one that was made by QoM rather than chosen by a Plane. At this point there isn’t a Plane of Chaos or Order, and I wouldn’t call the Plane of Monsters that — mostly due to the fact that the one time it was called the Plane of Chaos was the Chaos War finale and since then it’s been called Plane of Monsters (as of Shadow of Chaos story arc).

My guess is that since they’re technically new elements, we might see the creation of their Planes and Drakath ascending to an Avatar if he doesn’t get ascended to godhood to add to the Hero’s rouge gallery of gods to counter them. It would be the best way to show what exactly the Planes and Avatars are without exposition from an existing Avatar.

#aqw #aqworlds #aqw spoilers #aor spoilers #wall of text warning #ill go back and make links to different parts later

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soullessfawn · 2 years ago

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Combine & Create, SBI Event

#CombineAndCreate2023

Day three: Fae + “Why are you cuddling me?” “You’re warm.”

Unlike most stories of the fae, this one started the way no one expected it to. Phil was a lone traveler, having spent the majority of his life without a home. With his vast knowledge of survival he knew how to work around the fae and there rules.

He’s met many but fell to none. Word spread of his travels through forest after forest without once falling to the hands of the creatures.

People called him a man without mortal ties, an idiot, an abomination.

What human would willingly go into the forest knowing what lays there waiting? But Phil didn’t care. There iron brackets people hand him when he goes into town as a gift that we’re secretly tests did not burn him.

Nor would he speak the truth so frequently. Where did he come from? A town, hidden away from most others. By an ocean where only boats could sail to. He lied and lied, to the point no one new of his beginnings.

This all stopped one day when he’s face to face with a tall pink headed fae. “Hellu.” It calls, eyes not even turning towards him as he sat perfectly still between two large tree roots.

Phil stopped in his tracks, quickly looking around for the fae’s ring. He spots it a bit away, red flowers curling around poisonous mushrooms. “Hi mate.” He replies. Respect leads to living, surviving. “Taking a midday nap?”

“Yes.” The fae shifts, laying on his side as he gazed up at him. Phil was about to say a quick goodbye, only to pause. The half lidded eyes of the fae were… blue. Fae’s eyes were never blue. Unless—

“Your a changling.” He blurts, eyes widening. He hasn’t seen one in years. They don’t survive past being able to walk. Nevertheless past ten. This fae looks to be in there teenage years, but he didn’t mind that before.

Fae age slower then humans and meeting a teenage fae cam sometimes be more dangerous then meeting an adult one. But if he’s a changling. Then that would mean—

“Very observant of you.” The fae drawls, yawning. “Now leave, before I dam you to the fae realm to be used as fodder.” Phil could only blink as the fae closes back his eyes fo take a nap.

Did the fae just tell him to leave? He didn’t sound very serious about the damming him thing. More so tired that he was even here talking to the man, no, child. Because this fae was a changling teenager. A rare thing.

Phil doesn’t leave. Instead he sets up camp in the small clearing. And when the fae wakes, he makes himself known. “Had a nice nap mate?” The changling jolts, head whipping over towards him in surprise.

“Not really.” He says without thinking. Blunt. Like he had forgotten he had to tell the truth no matter what. The fae huffs, narrowing his eyes on him. “What’s your name, human.”

“Phil.” He replies immediately. No power lashes at him, no bind. The fae wilts, like he had actually expected him to say his full name.

“…What is your middle and last name?” He adds.

Phil chuckles, stroking the fire he has going in front of him. “I’m not giving you those, mate.”

“Worth a try.” The teen shrugs. “Now, what are you still doing here?” Phil felt the weight of the words, like it wasn’t what the other actually wanted to say. Phil looked down at his fire poker, at the iron in his hands.

The changling wanted to know why he hasn’t stabbed him yet. “I don’t know.” He says honestly. He looks over at his packet of food, then over at the teen. He had bags underneath his eyes, dark ones. And he looked for to pale and skinny for a changling. “Do you like stake?”

For some reason, the fae followed him. Phil didn’t see him half the time, the teen sticking to the shadows and the trees. But any time Phil returned from a village, the other would be there. “Did you get more stake?”

And he reply with a simple yes. Because the other really seemed to like it. It’s one night with the teen setting up his spot next to a tree, that Phil asks a question that’s been bothering him. “Where are your parents?”

The fae stops, eyes caused downwards on his makeshift bed. “With my brothers.”

“You have siblings? Are they—“

“No, their not fae. There perfect.” The fae lays down, shutting his eyes. “They’re the reason I survived long enough to live on my own.”

Phil only hummed, eyes stuck on the kid huddled in on himself. It wasn’t rare for siblings to protect a changling from there parents. A bond like that didn’t fade just because one was a ‘monster’.

“Do you want to see them?” The fae snapped his eyes open, turning towards him.

“Heh!?”

“I’ll take you.” Phil smiles. “I’ll get you there safely.” And he means it, because no matter how many times he tried to leave in the middle of the night. Something about a child living on there own, hunted for who they are had made him stuck here.

It reminded him of family. Something he’s never really had. The fae gets up and walks over towards him, sitting down beside him. Phil stiffens, only for the other to rest his head against his shoulder. “Why are you cuddling me, mate?” He laughs.

“Your warm.” The fae hums, fully relaxing. “And it’s… Techno.” No power lashes at him, no bind. Techno had a middle and last name too, then.

“Okay.” He nods, settling down to go to bed. “We’ll set out to find your siblings in the morning. Sweat dreams.”

That morning when Phil asks how Techno slept, the changling said “Good.”

#technoblade #philza #au idea #snippet #ao3 stuff #writing blob #challenge #fae folk #fae au #faries #fan fic idea #Soulless Fawn AUs

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shelleysworldbuildingproject · 3 months ago

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The Dreaming Realm

The Dreaming Realm, also known as the Dreaming or the First Realm, is a plane of pure possibility. It is the beginning of everything, the place where dreams and nightmares make their home. It is a strange plane, one ill traversed or understood by spirit or mortal. The Dreaming as we know it is divided into three "regions": the Near Dreaming, the Far Dreaming, and the Deeper Dreaming.

The Near Dreaming is the place where our consciousness goes when we dream. Our dreams are made manifest in the Near Dreaming, personal realms shaped by our memories, hopes, fears and aspirations. Everything that dreams has their own personal domain in the Near Dreaming, though most Dreamers have little to no active control over how it manifests.

The Far Dreaming is more distant than the Near Dreaming, difficult to reach or influence but not impossible. It hosts the greater dreams; those base hopes, wants and fears that are universal. The dream of freedom, the dream of success, the nightmare of ruin; these are all greater dreams and nightmares which reside in the Far Dreaming.

The Deeper Dreaming is wilder and vaster than even the Far Dreaming. It stretches past the infinite, incomprehensible to the minds of mortals and spirits alike. Sanity itself dares not tread in this place.

It is important to note that the Dreaming is not a linear plane of clearly defined boundaries; it exists outside of space and time. The three regions ebb and flow, often overlapping and blurring together.

Denizens:

The denizens of the Dreaming Realm are often divided into two categories: Dreams and Nightmares. Dreams are a manifestation of the Dreamer's hopes, wishes, aspirations, and general subconscious. Nightmares, however, are a manifestation of the Dreamer's worst fears and heartaches, and are actively hostile to the Dreamer. Luckily, Dreams and Nightmares are not physical beings--much like a person's thoughts, they cannot physically affect the Dreamer, only influence them in subtle ways. Ultimately, the Dreamer has control over what shape their dreams take and whether or not their dreams hold power over them.

Although Dreams and Nightmares are often classified differently, in truth they are not so unalike. The lines between Dreams and Nightmares are blurry and in constant flux; Dreams can become Nightmares, and Nightmares can become Dreams. They are simply different manifestations of the same type of entity.

Most Dreams live in Dreamscapes, the individual domains where a Dreamer's consciousness goes when they sleep. Like Dreams, Dreamscapes are shaped by the Dreamer, and are ultimately at the Dreamer's command, whether they realize it or not. They are unique to the Dreamer, and despite being endless, the boundaries between one Dreamscape and another are clear; A Dream that lives in one Dreamscape cannot cross over into another Dreamscape, it is simply impossible for them to do so.

The denizens of the Far Dreaming are more abstract, not directly tied to any individual Dreamer. These are manifestations of greater concepts, those Dreams and Nightmares shared across cultures and civilizations.

The denizens of the Deeper Dreaming, if they can even be called that, are as incomprehensible and unknowable as their realm.

Memory and the Tapestry of Fate:

Memory holds a strange space in the Dreaming Realm; It permeates almost everything, yet is distinct enough to exist in its own space. It is helpful, perhaps, to view memory as a grand tapestry; each individual memory is a thread in this tapestry, weaved together to form fate's grand design. The more things remember an event, the more threads it consists of, and the clearer its image becomes in the Tapestry of Fate.

While the individual threads are often unclear, those greater images it makes up can be gleaned and even predicted, in the case of memories not yet formed. Those who look upon the Tapestry of Fate and predict its patterns are known as Fateseers, or Oracles.

While the Dreaming Realm is the ultimate originator of each of these threads, and of the Tapestry of Fate as a whole, this does not mean memory does not influence it. Without potential, there would be no memories to make or threads to be weaved. But without memory, from where would dreams spawn? As such, memories and dreams are entwined, begetting each other in an eternal ouroboros.

The Tapestry of Fate eternally grows as new threads of memory are added, but what of memories lost? It is naïve to think that all the knowledge contained within the tapestry will last forever—in truth, the threads of memory inevitably fade. The patterns blur as each memory is forgotten; The tapestry unravels as knowledge is lost.

Dreamwalkers:

While it is not uncommon to peer into individual dreamscapes, there are few who have ever physically walked the halls of the Dreaming. These travelers are known as Dreamwalkers, individuals touched by the Dreaming and imbued with the power to traverse its Dreamscapes.

Dreamwalkers are a rare phenomenon, and even more rarely documented. Little is known about how or why a Dreamwalker gains their abilities, but common folklore says they are chosen by the Dreaming itself to act as its voice in the Mortal Realm.

#the dreaming #the dream realm #the three realms #dreams and nightmares #memory and dreams #worldbuilding #shelley's worldbuilding project #my writing

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thatrandomsarahchick · 2 years ago

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Everyone in the Phantom universe has long since passed on, and he has no more ties to his home dimension. Though he's definitely not alone since a majority of his loved ones became ghosts, his core is suffering due to not being able to fulfil one of his obsessions.

The family comes together and makes the decision that he should go to a new planet and protect it. Sam heard through Undergrowth that he has a disciple on this one planet that is overflowing with both heroes and villains - Danny could go there and fulfil his obsession without having the weight of being the only hero.

Danny agrees to at least check it out on the condition that Wulf keeps his phone on him so that he can open a portal for Danny to come home at any time if he wants to. Technus had long since perfected a series of communications devices that worked throughout the entire multiverse, so long as you had the correct dialling code.

They're starting to plan for his trip when everyone freezes. Danny sighs and turns around, seeing Clockwork there. He thinks that Clockwork is about to tell him that he can't go or impose some sort of restriction on him, but instead Clockwise informs him that he went ahead and created identification fiend for Danny speaking back to a birth certificate filed 14 years ago. CW says that he'll hand over all of the documentation if Danny promises to inconvenience some people for him.

See, there's this really annoying family of speedsters that keep on changing the timeline, and CW is getting sick of devoting so much mental energy to ensuring they don't break the fabric of reality entirely. He can't take away their time travel powers because that'll end up with an even greater catastrophe, but he can be petty about it.

CW blesses him with the power of Kronos, his mortal form, so that he can keep track of their shenanigans when they alter reality, and in exchange, Danny will pause time so that he can slightly cool down their coffees, or move objects slightly out of place.

Danny agrees, ultimate chaos gremlin that he is, and resources the hard copies of his papers. His name is Danyal Nightingale, homeschooled until his guardian (older sister) passed away recently, emancipated upon her death on the condition that he attend normal school in a town called Central City. There's a small fortune left to him, enough to survive on for 5 years if he's frugal, and a two bedroom apartment across the hallway from one Wally West, recently purchased by his sister before she passed.

Danny heads off to The Cursed Bog, where Undergrowth says is the most discreet portal into that particular realm.

He comes out on the other side in the sewers with a ghostly gasp. A large grey being with bulging muscles and a noose around its neck is slumbering next to the bubbling green pool he just emerged from. Starting quiet so as not to disturb him, Danny turns invisible and intangible and floats directly up. He enters the city proper via an alley behind some sort of burger joint. Though it's clearly daytime, he can barely see the sun through the thick grey smog and clouds covering the sky.

Danny turns visible after looking around and seeing nobody around, falling to notice the small black haired child on the roof with a camera clutched to his chest.

He decides to go inside and eat something while his phone calibrates to this dimension. He can't go searching for his new place until he figures out where it is relevant to his current location. While paying for his oddly named burger, he misses the sight of a teenager doing a triple front flip through the air as they soar between buildings behind him, a slightly smaller boy trailing not too far behind.

Here's an idea for eternally young Danny. He may have the body of a teen but he's mentally an old man and speaks like one too. He says things like "young whippersnapper" , "back in my day" , and "doohickey". The whole works. Even better if the Justice League finds him and thinks he's a young hero without a mentor so they stick him on the Young Justice team. Just imagine....

Danny: Young fella, use your techy thingy to open this here door.

Dick: You're like the same age as me.

Danny: Ah speedy there you are. I need your help with a little wood project I'm workin on.

Wally: For the last time Danny, Speedy is another guy. I'm Kid Flash but sure, I can help you.

Danny: Youngins these days with their kiddy flashes and speedies. Nothing was ever this complicated back in my day. And where's your respect for your elders? I would have never gotten away with talking to my grandpappy that way.

#I'm not planning on writing any more #feel free to add to this #can you guess which characters I've hinted at?#Danny phantom #dcxdp #dpxdc #dcu #writing prompt

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obsessivevoidkitten · 2 years ago

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Committed to Hell

Yandere Male Demon x Gender Neutral Reader (CW: Noncon, drugging, religious themes/imagery, reader dies but the story takes place in their afterlife, murder, blood, cock sucking, stalking, abduction, general yandere themes, dacryphilia) Word Count: 2.8k (Wow, okay, so this is a very special post, it is in celebration and thanks for getting me to 2.5k followers, and it is also for Halloween. I have been working on this ALL day. This post has a story with a new demon lord OC, AND, for the first time ever, and there is an audio component of the yandere OC speaking to YOU! I had to upload the audio in a separate post which can be found nowhere because I deleted it. I hope you all enjoy this food, your Halloween Feast, thank you all so much for following me. Please excuse any mistakes as this was not beta read.) (The music in the background of the audio is Horror Drone 1, music by audionautix.com. The voice of Ledlam, the demon, was provided by me, artwork by @solariahalsey in exchange for writing. Edit: Art was removed due to being NSFW and I didn’t want to get in trouble and audio was removed because it was cringe and only got 100 likes.)

One late night you had come home from work and exited your car to step into the chilly air. Two hooded figures leapt from the shadows, putting a rag of what could only be chloroform over your face before quickly taking your keys, stuffing you into your own car, and driving away. When you woke from your forcefully induced slumber you struggled to recollect the proceedings of the following night, all you knew was that you had been on your way home and now you were on some kind of stone slab in a large room. The walls were adorned with complex runes and sigils that had been painted with something red and suspicious, the room was dimly illuminated by torches along the walls, and an ominous chanting could be heard coming from an adjoining room. Your limbs were bound with rope and tied to four posts on the cold hard stone block you were trapped on. You thrashed and tried to yell, but your mouth was gagged and your muffled screams of terror only served to let your captors know you were awake. They stopped their chanting, their unholy prayer to a significant demonic deity, and suddenly a set of heavy wooden doors burst open and a few dozen cultists filed in silently and sat in pews laid out before the stone altar. One cultist, who you assumed was their leader as he was dressed in more intricate robes, stood before the altar and looked down upon you before turning to face his flock. “Fellow worshipers of Ledlam, Shepherd of the Shadows, we assemble here today in the house of worship to fulfill the will of our lord.” The cult leader turned back to you, now holding a ceremonial athame. Your eyes fixated on it and tears rolled down your face as you redoubled your yells and struggles. “We now commit this lucky chosen soul to the service of Ledlam.” And in one smooth motion he had cut your throat, your blood pooling into grooves carved into the altar, dark magic sizzled and popped as the cultist chanted and the arcane symbols were filled with your blood. Your life quickly drained away. Now you were in hell, through no fault of your own, in the home of Demon Lord Ledlam. Unbeknownst to you, Ledlam had been watching you for nearly a year. He had used his powers to peer into the mortal realm and find someone suitable to his tastes, that someone had been you. From the moment he first laid his eyes upon you he knew that, on this very Halloween, you would be sent to him. It was the only date that the veils between Earth, Heaven, and Hell all thinned a bit and those using the right magic rituals and using significant power could bend the rules a bit. And so it was that upon your death your soul had been funneled here by the ritual of his followers and by the gravity of his abilities. Otherwise you would have either walked the veil before reincarnation or you would have ascended into Heaven. Now you were confused and in an old style castle. Hell was a lot like feudal Earth had been, society was just often more violent. There were many different territories in Hell and Ledlam was the demon lord who ruled over the largest piece. You could see from the windows outside that you were no longer on Earth, the sky was an angry crimson red, crashes of thunder echoed periodically as flashes of black lightning danced across the tumultuous sky. Understandably you were shaking. Anyone would be scared in Hell, but your soul, your very essence, was not for such a place as this. Under normal circumstances only an impure soul would be here. The effect was that you felt much more uncomfortable here than others would, a creeping sense of unease that permeated every pore of your being. Ledlam, however, was beyond excited. He was putting the finishing touches on a feast in honor of you being here with him. He had all favorite foods, well, as close as he could get to your favorite foods with the type of flora and fauna that were available in Hell, he had his horns polished to make a good impression on you, and he even had the dining hall décor changed to match your favorite colors. You could hear the stomp of his footsteps approach the room you were in as his great hoofed feet hit the hard surface of the floor. Not knowing what it was you ducked behind a chair in a desperate bid to hide from whatever monster could possibly call this place home. What you saw turned your stomach, a beast straight out of a nightmare. A colossal demon, well over 7 feet tall, opened the door and stepped into the room. He had sharp shiny horns protruding from his head of black and red hair, his legs were covered in thick white fur and his feet were mighty hooves, his body was all muscle, and his nails sharp and black. An upside down cross was tattooed on the back of his hand and a spaded tail could be seen moving behind him. The demon was naked except for a bird skull necklace and a loincloth, which was mostly useless, as his large cock and balls swung quite visibly and pendulously below it. His four yellow eyes glowed in the darkness of the poorly lit room, scanning for any sign of your presence and finding you almost instantly. “(Y/N)! There you are, come on, your food will get cold!” He spoke with a deep booming voice, one that echoed unnaturally. Ledlam approached you and grabbed your arm, completely apathetic to your resistance and only silently enjoying your terror. He dragged you into the dining hall and set you down at a small table opposite of him with a large plate of food between you two, evidently for you both to share. You just looked down at your lap silently and awkwardly. Your demon captor just stared at you with unblinking eyes as he smirked at your fear. It was so delicious. You flinched at that wicked voice when he spoke again. “How rude of me, in my excitement I forgot to introduce myself, I am Ledlam, lord of this territory.” He reached across the table, put his hand under your chin, and lifted your head up, your eyes threatening to cry just from the pure fear you were experiencing from him and your situation as a whole. “You need to look at me when we are having a conversation, okay (Y/N)” At this you nodded obediently, too scared to speak, but your acknowledgement seemed to please him as you forced yourself to look at his frightening visage. Ledlam reveled in your fear, he couldn’t help it, he did not meet too many human souls up in his castle and the few times he ventured out the souls were long since hardened and immune to the simple sight of a demon scaring them, even a frightening one with his violent reputation. Your fear was just so cute and pure. He could not help but enjoy it. “Leaving your Earth body behind takes a lot of energy, you need to eat, my little human. You cannot really die in Hell, but you can still suffer.” As he finished speaking he held something to your lips that looked similar to a dish you had enjoyed while living. A little mini quiche. You managed to speak in a small trembling voice, “N-no that’s okay I’m n-” “I was NOT asking. Open your mouth!” Not daring to disobey him, you blushed as you opened your mouth and took a bite of mini quiche that he fed to you. You chewed slowly and took a nibble of food from the plate intermittently to keep Ledlam appeased. “Such a perfect little human, that is why I had you brought here, you will be a wonderful mate!” Ledlam could not wait to hold you and kiss you and make you writhe in pure pleasure, he had been alone for untold millennia. None of the demons born of hell nor the humans sentenced here were what he sought. He wanted you. A sweet, kind, pure being. Unspoiled by the ravages of Hell, who he would protect and keep safe. Though you could not speak after hearing what he wanted you here for, your surprise covered your face. “Don’t worry, I know you are scared, my angel, but I will keep you safe.” At these words you started sobbing. You wanted to be home, safe and curled up in your bed. Instead you had been killed and had your soul dragged into hell. It wasn’t fair. As much as Ledlam loved seeing your face streaked with tears he did not want you to be too upset. The demon lord left his seat and tried to pick you up, but for the first time since you wound up in Hell you found the will to run. You ducked under his arms and ran straight out of the dining hall, running frantically, luckily the way out was pretty direct and you wasted no time rushing out the door. It appeared there were no guards or anyone else around and you rushed towards the forest surrounding Ledlam’s castle. Just as the sky was like an angry wound flashing with dark lightning so too was the forest completely alien. Flora with purple, red, and black foliage, strange animal noises, and grass and soil that just somehow seemed… off… But you could hear Ledlam shouting for you so you proceeded into the cover of the trees anyway. It was not a fun experience for you, some of the bushes lashed at you leaving wounds on your legs, you were getting bitten by any number of horrible insects, and just to make matters absolutely as bad as possible it began to rain. Blood. It was raining blood. To say you were miserable would have been a grave understatement. At least the blood rains dispersed all the insects. You trudged through the forest, trying to put as much distance between Ledlam and yourself as you possibly could. It felt like you had been running for hours, your entire body ached, and this rain was making your skin itch. You found a little cave at the base of a cliff and decided to take shelter until the weather was a bit more favorable. But it was only minutes before you heard the booming voice of your pursuer nearby. “I KNOW you are close (Y/N), did you REALLY think that you could escape from me? This is my kingdom, my playground.” The demonic voice was slowly getting louder, you hid a bit deeper in the cave behind a boulder. “Are you in heeeere my little angel?” “I can smell your wonderful scent even through the blood rain darling~” Now you could hear his hooves against the ground, drawing ever nearer. “I love a good hunt every now and then too little dove, but my patience is wearing oh so very thin. Wouldn’t you rather get out of this scary cave and go back home to bounce on my cock?” Suddenly you saw four glowing eyes peering at you in the darkness. “Ah, there you are darling... mmm… I was going to wait until I got you nice and comfy back at home before mating, but seeing you covered in all this warm blood… mmm… it is really doing something to me. I really don’t think I have any choice other than to take you right here~” You did not know how he could see you so well, but you backed up until your back was against the rough wall of the cave. As he stepped towards you he uttered some kind of spell that illuminated the cave in a soft light for your benefit, you could now see that his uncut cock was fully erect bobbing excitedly with each step that he took. For what felt like the hundredth time today warm tears began streaming down your cheeks. Ledlam smirked, you just looked so irresistible like that. He continued his approach and stopped when his precum leaking dick was just in front of your lips. His intent was obvious. “Pl-please… I don’t want t-” “Suck. If you don’t get it nice and lubed up then what we do next will hurt quite a bit my little angel~” This wasn’t true, he did not and would not actually harm his sweetie, and his cock made enough natural lube so he did not need your saliva. But ingesting his precum would actually help to relax and arouse you and he relished the fear his threat got from you. Your lip quivered before you reluctantly opened your lips and he slid just a little more than the tip of his prick into your wet mouth. You stroked his dick as you sloppily sucked on it. His skin was extremely warm and his precum was strangely heady. Ledlam knew it would take a minute or so before his precum changed your demeanor any, so he had a bit of time to enjoy your clumsy nervous sucking. The demon ran his fingers through your blood drenched hair gently as you continued your task. Such rains were exceedingly rare, to have been drenched by one before completing his unholy union with you was surely a sign it was meant to be. You licked up and down the shaft, trying to get as much spit on his massive tool as possible, he caressed your face gingerly, careful not to hurt you with his sharp nails as he used his thumb to wipe away your gorgeous tears. The drug-like effect of his fluid was starting to become apparent. You slowly stopped crying and your muscles relaxed considerably, relieving all the tension that had been stressing your soul since your death. You found yourself more into pleasuring him as you gradually became more aroused. Nervous sucking and a desire to lube him up to ease future pain were replaced by eager licking and a need to swallow more of his precum. “Mmm, so good and obedient for me (Y/N), but I think we are ready to do something else little angel.” You looked up at him with a flushed face, desperation and confusion obvious on your face, all your previous fear completely melted away. Ledlam peeled off your wet clothing, easily slicing through it with his sharp nails. He leaned you over against a large stone and then kneeled behind you, his rough hands exploring your legs and thighs. Unable to stretch you with his fingers with his large nails he instead opted to use his tongue. It slid into you effortlessly. You moaned in desperate pleasure as he moaned at the taste of you. His serpent-like tongue thoroughly massaged and stretched your entrance, he licked, stretched, and kissed it until you started sobbing again, but this time in needy agony, yearning for more than just his tongue and mouth. “Shhh, I’ll take care of it darling.” Your demon lover turned you around. You draped your arms over his broad shoulders, dizzy with a need that you didn’t understand. Strong calloused hands gripped your waist. Ledlam pulled you into his lap and allowed you to nuzzle your head into his neck as he slowly lowered you and the tip of his cock teased your hole, smearing thick precum into it, before he finally sat you down on it. You moaned, literally drunk with pleasure. Ledlam took you to the base, moving you up and down on him, your stomach bulging from the enormity of his shaft each time you were forced back down, though there was no trace of pain or even discomfort. Seeing you utterly fucked out of your mind as he bounced you in his lap was even better than seeing your eyes wet and full of tears. You leaned against him, nuzzling lovingly against his chest, as he started plunging into you just a bit faster, his weighty nuts smacking your ass with each sinful thrust. Pleasure mounted in both of you until it could be held back no longer and you both came at the same moment, as he filled you up with potent demonic seed the ritual was complete and your soul was irreversibly bound to his. If there was any doubt as to who owned you it was certainly gone now. You were Ledlam’s angel from now and into the fathomless depths of eternity. You were too exhausted from the sex to stand, and too drunk off his cum to think, so Ledlam pressed a kiss to your lips before picking you up and carrying you all the way home.

#yandere teratophilia #yandere terato #yandere exo #yandere exophilia #yandere monster #yandere demon #male yandere x gn reader #gender neutral reader #demon x reader #yandere audio #yandere asmr #yandere speaking #my OCs #my oc ledlam #yandere x reader #Happy Halloween 2022 #thanks for following #Merry Hexmas

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terapsina · 2 years ago

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Reasons to watch Love Between Fairy and Devil.

A Chinese fantasy romantic drama with a dash of comedy in the beginning and a huge wallop of angst in the second half.

One, the romance.

(take careful note of this gesture, please, it will break your hearts in the future)

Okay, so this is honestly one of the best told love stories I've watched in recent memory. And that is honestly very impressive when you consider how very easy it is to mess up this kind of love story.

She's Xiao Lanhua (or 'Little Orchid Fairy'), bright and innocent and kind. And in the beginning more than a bit naive and foolish. A fairy who is looked down on because of her damaged immortal root, who bends under the pressure of the bullying she's always known from the other fairies. Lonely in her home of Arbiter Hall where she looks after the destiny books alone by herself because her shifu left to wander the mortal realms.

He's Dongfang Qingcang. The Moon Supreme, the leader of the Moon Tribe who has been imprisoned following the last war between his people and the Heavenly Realm 30'000 years ago. He's cold and unfeeling and quite literally heartless (this involves fantasy reasons and some pretty horrible childhood trauma that gets slowly unraveled through the story).

And in the beginning the only reason he doesn't kill her as soon as he's free is that there's an accidental curse that ties his life to hers. If she dies so does he. If she's cut, so is he. And whatever emotion she feels, he will feel too. Whatever order she gives, he must follow. And sometimes, under certain conditions, they switch bodies.

(the actors have great fun with it, warning of huge amounts of second-hand embarrassment in two out of 36 episodes, I nearly died, it was worth it)

He keeps her safe because he has no choice.

And the thing is that he doesn't actually ever try to seduce her. The normal formula of this kind of story is 'he lies, seduces her, then falls in love, but still breaks her heart, she forgives him' right? This show though? It plays with the formula, yeah, but it twists it in a very interesting (in my opinion) way.

There's a misunderstanding between them. And here's some of the comedy of the show. She thinks he's fallen in love with her and she's trying to gently let him down. Meanwhile he's not actually pretending that he's in love with her, he's just not telling her exactly why he can't let her out of his sight.

And the development in both their characters is incredibly detailed and intricate. They both grow immensely through the story. As Dongfang Qingcang first experiences emotions through her and then as his own emotions begin to wake up following that. As Xiao Lanhua starts out wanting to return to her normal life and then falls in love not only with him but also his land and his people.

They're very Hades and Persephone (minor kidnappings including). And very Romeo and Juliet (though more mature about it, she isn't actually willing to compromise her own morality just because she's fallen in love with him).

And their love story isn't at all rushed. It takes nearly three quarters of the story for them both to fall in love, it is gradual and believable and mutual. And then once they have fallen in love despite the fact that there are all kinds of very familiar angsty plots thrown at them, none of them get dragged out to annoying lengths and many of them get resolved in very refreshing ways.

(angst, there will be such big whallops of angst, my friends)

But the romance is not the ONLY thing this show has going for it. It is what changes the fate of all three realms, yes, but there are other relationships that deserve to be mentioned.

And other characters, because this is actually a pretty beautifully built ensemble show.

One character is Dongfang Qingcang's brother Xun Feng, the character that in a different show would be the malicious underhanded brother who wants to steal his brother's throne and cares only of power.

Here though, after an old secret is revealed and he finds out the truth behind the reason (a good one) he's hated his brother for thousands of years his wish to rebuild his relationship with his brother is genuine. And though there are things he does after that which could have been because of cruelty in a different show, here they are simply misguided.

(there are lots of awkward Dongfang Qingcang trying to show affection for the first time since childhood scenes, they're adorable, and hilarious)

Then there's the false friendship between Xiao Lanhua and Jie Li which slowly develops into a real one through the power of Xiao Lanhua being simply too stubborn and too good and too genuine for Jie Li to remain stone against.

(here portrayed scene of Jie Li flinching under horror that is Dongfang Qingcang doing his very best to make Xiao Lanhua as ugly and unattractive as possible)

Jie Li is an orphan of the Moon Tribe from Haishi City who has spent her entire life scrapping for survival by lying and cheating. Including by selling to Xiao Lanhua fake cures for her damaged immortal root.

Again, there are certain ways you'd expect her story to go. You'd be wrong.

And then the relationship between Dongfang Qingcang and his most loyal guard, the Black Dragon Shang Que.

(here shown the reaction to the miracle of his lord patting his brother on the shoulder).

Poor dragon needs to deal with a lot and deserves a raise. He's also just as dumb as the rest of them. And FYI falls in love with Jie Li.

And then of course is the very healthy way this show portrays unrequited love too.

There are two characters who this is shown through. One is fairy Dan Yin who is in love with the God of War Chang Heng and is introduced as a spoiled bully but very quickly is shown being capable of fairness and ultimately gets developed into a character that you want to see gaining happiness.

The other character is Chang Heng himself who is secretly in love with Xiao Lanhua (who actually does have a crush on him bourne from gratefulness and a little hero-worship at the start of the story), but he ultimately loses his chance through inaction and silence that he abandons too late. But I want to make clear that he is not an unlikable character. In a different show he would have been the other lead. Just... not in this one.

Anyway, the two characters experience unrequited affection and though both go through stages of denial and unwillingness to abandon hope, neither do either one of them ever turns into something despicable - and when the time where they must choose between selfishness that would hurt the ones they love, and selflessness that would save them comes around both do the right thing.

Which is something I found refreshing and a relief.

And this show has so many relationships that get fully developed and explored. Not simply between the main couple and those around them. But between the secondary characters themselves. Other than the relationships I've already mentioned, other ones that have their chance in the sun are Xiao Lanhua and Dan Yin, Dan Yin and Jie Li, Dongfang Qingcang and Chang Heng, Xun Feng and Xiao Lanhua. And more besides.

And then there's the villain of the story who is both monstrous and utterly unforgivable and yet also has a very sad story and motivations for what they do. I can't really say anything more though.

Basically I just really recommend this show to fans of fantasy and people with a weakness for a very compelling, well developed love story.

For those interested, the first five episodes are available to be watched free on the official streaming site here (at which point you can decide if it's worth subscribing for a single month to finish watching).

I think it's also going to be available on Netflix on September 18, 2022 update: September 9, 2022.

That's of course for the... official sites. There are of course other options available 🏴‍☠️.

P.S. I finished the entire show with all its 36 episodes in three days (despite it being my first time watching a live action Chinese TV series) am now going into withdrawal. Seriously, this show is SO GOOD, I PROMISE.

P.P.S. It's got a happy ending. I will not tell you anything other than that. But yes, it's got a happy ending.

#love between fairy and devil #xiao lanhua #xiao lan hua #dongfang qingcang #xun feng #jie li #shang que #dan yin #chang heng #terapsina rambles #can lan jue #苍兰诀 #tv rec #tv recs #otp: in thousands of identical orchids i will find you in an instant #terapsina's lbfad rambles #moon orchid

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vicioux · 2 years ago

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☀️ ELUCIEN FIC RECS ☀️

my OG acotar ship will always be nesta x lucien lol but i got suckered into falling for these two as well by @valamerys ("dove" 🥺) and all the seriously beautiful work that continues to be written year after year. without any further ado here are some of my fav elucien fics i've had the pleasure to read - hope y'all enjoy reading and happy elucien week! p.s you can find the rest of my fic rec lists here.

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BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS WITH YOU by stardustsroses Lucien comes home after a mission to find his mate sleeping in their garden among the summer flowers. Fluff ensues.

DESPERATELY WAITING by shipatfirstsight She tries not to think about Lucien.

COLD HANDS, WARM TOUCH by shaziskhalid Lucien falling sick and Elain going all mother hen on him.

BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL by perseusannabeth Elain gets drunk and decides to sleep in Lucien's room. Also, she keeps talking about her boobs.

DON'T LET ME GO by ellesbasement The first time Lucien comes to visit, Elain doesn't talk to him much.

BURNING GOLD by sennawritesthings “I don’t think I want to know you.” “It’s alright. Would you mind if I know you?”

human!elain

EFFLORESCE by flowerflamestars So bleeding and burning, lost and found, Lucien Vanserra staggered into human lands, and found he wanted to live.

A SOFT PLACE TO FALL by valamerys Math was never a strong subject of hers, but the calculation is too simple to allow error: if one of them must die for this, their family cannot survive without Feyre. But they can survive without Elain.

LA VIE EN ROSE by thelonelybarricade He was being purposefully vague, she thought with a stab of irritation. Elain tried quickly to recall the other rhymes children whispered in the streets of the market. “Can faeries lie?” That russet eye gleamed. “Most can.”

TO MATE A FAERIE by flamesandshadows Elain Archeron is happily married to her true love, Graysen Nolan, and has settled into life at the Nolan estate. But her life is thrown into confusion when a faerie prisoner is brought to the manor.

EXILE by separatist_apologist Humans have been bred for the Fae for as long as the Archeron sisters have been alive. Separated, Feyre and Nesta are sent to shadowy Night Court with feared High Lord Rhysand and his unpredictable winged General Cassian while Elain is taken by Eris Vanserra to terrifying Autumn Court to serve the High Lord's wife.

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A GREEN AND GROWING THING by valamerys This is the story of the fox boy and the flower girl, of spring and fall and everything inbetween.

THE SUN RISES by zhiantara Fate has tied their souls together; now they just need to get to know each other.

THE AUTUMN FLAME by the_twisted_kingdom Months after the war, Lucien returns to Velaris to see Elain and is pleasantly surprised when she appears open to spending time with him. He is even more surprised when Rhysand sees fit to send him and Elain across Prythian to visit the other courts in an effort to unite them all.

FOX AND FAWN by daevastanner “I have spoken with Feyre...And she has agreed to break our bond.” Lucien stood gracefully and held out his hand. Then he raised her knuckles to his lips, just like a knight in one of the books that Nesta read to her as a girl. Just like a prince. Just like a gentleman. “Happy Solstice, Elain.”

A TALE OF NYMPHS by reveriedusoir Elain is a nymph of spring, spreading beauty and happiness wherever she goes. Lucien is the Lord of Death, whose realm is dying. When they meet, he knows he will need her to save his court - and perhaps for some other things as well.

WONDERLAND by separatist_apologist In a kingdom where a Maiden is forced to be sacrificed to appease the monster in the woods, Elain Archeron is chosen out of spite by her spurned suitor. She doesn't know he's freed every maiden he's ever been sent...but her? Her, he intends to keep.

FIANCES, FIREBIRDS, FOXES AND FAWNS by mango Together, they attempt to unite the fae and mortal lands and unravel the deal made between Koschei and Vassa.

LIABILITY by myinnercrisis A mating bond is supposed to be sacred, right? It seems to be working out just fine for everyone but him.

KINGS, QUEENS, AND VAGABONDS by gingerwritess Elain is wasting away in the Night Court, seeking out a destructive last hope to return to her human life and human love. Her unwanted mate wants nothing more than to see her healed, and takes her to the Day Court, in hopes that true sunlight can bring her back into herself.

smut

WHAT WE WANTED by valamerys Lucien’s first Fire Night as High Lord of the Spring Court puts he and Elain’s fledgling relationship in an awkward position.

YET WE DREAM by valamerys In which Elain is *not* having a nightmare.

NOCTIS by valamerys Lucien is a vampire. Elain is the village's sacrifice in an attempt to keep him at bay.

UNDONE by highfaelucien & pterodactylichexameter "Elain sucks in a delicate breath when she sees the silk binding her hands to the headboard, holding her there for him...And over her eyes...he’s blindfolded her."

modern au

HOLY GROUND by separatist_apologist Blindsided when her ex-fiancé informs her he's taking his mistress on their honeymoon, Elain decides to move back home just until she's back on her feet. When Lucien and Elain reconnect on the dock behind her childhood home, sparks fly instantly and Elain is forced to reconsider what she wants out of her life, and if there's a place for Lucien in it.

BRIGHT AS A FLAME, SOFT AS A ROSE by aquietpersonwithaloudmind An Elucien florist AU.

INSPIRATION by moononastring Aspiring writer Elain Archeron is looking for some inspiration for her new novel when she happens to meet the perfect man for the job.

ALL MY LOVE by lebensmuede In which Lucien does not take well to hearing how Graysen mistreated Elain.

A SPARK OF SOMETHING by shadowriel Elain is a half-fae party girl unwilling to accept her mating bond with Lucien, the fae male she can't help but want. (a Crescent City AU)

THE LOCKER ROOM PACT by neverthecanonotp Lucien Vanserra will soon find out that his transfer to play as goalkeeper for the football team entails many more responsibilities than he bargained for. Or: The one time Elain tries to have a casual hook-up goes spectacularly wrong.

anything and everything by these authors

VALAMERYS SEPARATIST_APOLOGIST ABOOKANDACOFFEE HIGHFAELUCIEN RABBITLOVER1027

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moodreadmoonchild · 3 years ago

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Mountain Ash / Drusilla Blackthorn Theories

In Norse & Celtic mythology, the first man and woman were forged from the Ash Tree and Rowan Tree (Mountain Ash), respectively. The connection between these two was just too much for me to not obsess over. Below are some notes about the symbolism of Mountain Ash and how I think it could tie into TWP. Throughout the notes are numbers in brackets that tie to my insane corresponding theories at the end.

Mountain Ash (Rowan Tree)

The Blackthorns are from Cornwall [1] which would more closely link them to Celtic mythology/symbolism. In Celtic mythology the Rowan Tree is known as the Tree of Life and symbolises courage, wisdom and protection. However, there is also a non-celtic legend that a Rowan tree bent over a fast flowing river so that Thor could grab onto a branch and kept him from being swept into the underworld [2].

The Rowan Tree has almost always been tied to symbolism of protection in general but especially against witchcraft, faerie spells, enchantment [3], and evil spirits. For several reasons but most notably: at the bottom of each berry is a pentagram which was seen as a symbol of protection in the pre-christian era. It was considered such a sacred tree that it was forbidden (and seen as immense bad luck) to cut one down, taboo to cut one with a knife, and forbidden from being cultivated for anything other than ritual or ceremonial purposes. There is an old rhyme:

“Rowan tree and red thread / make the witches tine their speed.”

Coinciding with this, across the UK (including Cornwall) crosses made of rowan twigs bound with red thread were sewn into the lining of coats or carried in pocket for protection. Also weird fact/coincidence: The Rowan Tree is the clan badge of the Malcom family (as in Malcom Fade?) and is also the tree that the devil is said to have hung his mother from [4].

Other Uses of Rowan Trees

The wood of a Rowan tree was used to make Carving Rune Staves [5] and walking sticks made from Rowan wood are believed to protect travellers from becoming lost as well as help clear the mind and open up perspectives [6]. The bark & berries of a Rowan tree were used to dye ceremonial garments black [7]. Rowan wood was also often used to make spindles & spinning wheels (sleeping beauty anybody?)

Rowan and Fairy:

The Rowan fairy is seen as one of the most helpful (fairies aren’t that helpful imo so not that high of a bar to cross but anyways), as she values matters of this world while seeking to establish a connection with other realms. She invites interchange between the realms but firmly repels intruders [8]. She has such a grounding influence that she can connect you to the other realms while keeping you firmly in this world [9]. Rowan trees are also known as the "portal tree". It is considered the threshold, between this world and other realms allowing you not only to go somewhere but also leave.

Like hawthorn & elder trees, the Rowan was denoted as a Faerie tree because of its white flowers. Having a Rowan tree in your yard/garden is said to provide the home and family with faerie blessings, the protection of the fey, and protection from they fey as well [10]. Rowan was also thought to ward off changelings [11] and protect the living from the dead [12].

Dru Theories:

The first ever shadowhunters to drink from the mortal cup were from Cornwall. I feel like this fact would not have been brought up unless it ties it to the Blackthorns being one of the first/original shadowhunters.

Pandemonium is being slated as the sort of ultimate demon realm and what are demon realms of not Underworlds. I think this could tie into Dru directly or indirectly providing Ash/Kit/Jaime (we don’t know who) protection from Pandemonium. Maybe that’s what it means on the card by “with me you are safe.”

Dru will be immune to the enchantments placed on Ash because of her “OG” shadowhunter blood. We assume that Julian was immune because his feelings were shut off, but it could be more.

I think Sammael (the devil) is the big bad in TWP. The witch Baba Yaga is stated to be the devil's grandmother & is already tied to TLH through Lucie’s “all the stories are true” story and maybe there is a bigger connection we don’t yet see. Sammael’s crime as stated in the codex was “softening the veils between the human world and the Void.” In contrast, the Celts believed the veil between heaven and the mortal world was thinnest on mountain summits which is where Rowan trees are known to grow and are indigenous to. Dru could be the counterbalance or a conduit to a counterbalance.

Not so much a theory but the fact that Rowan wood was used to make essentially a Celtic version of a stele and that it’s name is linked to the word “rune” itself (Rowan means “a secret” or “to whisper”) cannot be ignored and seen as insignificant.

Dru truly just wants to be listened to and acknowledged as someone with valuable input. It’s why she immediately connects with Jaime. In regards to providing clarity, she helps Kieran whenever he is struggling with the Mark/Cristina situation. She’s a wise little bby. And with taking in perspectives - she listens to Tavvy and convinces Helen and the others to be the ones to try to anchor Julian & Emma. Originally she wrote him off as the others did to her and then understood his perspective and it worked. Helping Julian & Emma find their way back to their mortal bodies & souls.

Also not a theory but Dru’s favorite color is black so I think that’s a rad connection.

Dru obviously cares about this world and her family and friends here so she would care to protect it and stop Janus/The Queen/whomever if they try to destroy it. She doesn’t hate faerie or the fey (obvi) but she won’t stand by if they try to hurt this world.

This could be how TLH ties into TWP. James struggles to come back to this world while in the demon realms except for with the help of Cordelia & Cortana. Maybe Dru and the Blackthorn sword will be the same for Ash/Kit/Jaime and be a sort of guiding light. Also ties into the whole “keeps you from being lost” thing mentioned earlier.

I think Ash or maybe even Kit could be the fey protecting Dru & her family/friends from evil in general but Ash/Kit could also be protecting them from the fey.

Ok this one is a doozy. buckle in. Changlings are mundanes swapped (kidnapped) in exchange for a sickly fey. Ash is a human/shadowhunter child since shadowhunter blood always bleeds true. However, he grew up in Faerie, has fey attributes & through his enchantments he can perform some magic. Also he has those wings so obvi not totally normal human anymore. Kit’s a direct descendent of both the courts. His line was never intended to have Shadowhunter blood like Ash. He -like the sickly fey left behind- would have never known his origin and would have just thought he had the Sight if it weren’t for Jem & Tessa. I think that Dru’s friendship with Kit could help protect him and others close to him if Ash truly cares about Dru and doesn’t want to upset or hurt her.

Protection from the dead as well as evil spirits makes me think of Livvy and the “consequences from using necromancy” that’s already been hinted at by CC. I think Livvy will battle with trying to not to turn into an evil spirit. She has already almost possessed several people even though she was horrified & ashamed when she later realized what she was thinking of doing. She caused what felt like a small earthquake and broke a shit ton of stuff trying to fight that urge. I think even if Livvy doesn’t turn evil, power attracts power and some other spirit/entity/person could try to corrupt her or Ty with temptations of becoming a real person and not just a ghost. Maybe Livvy becomes jealous whenever she sees Ty & Dru interact in ways she can’t (even if she loves Dru). We barely catch a glimpse of how wicked powerful Livvy can become with what she did at the LA institute & the conservatory. The rest of the Blackthorns, the Carstairs, the Herondales, or even Livvy herself might need protection from the dead and/or evil spirits.

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Immortal Samsara (2022) - Review

Who is this drama for? I wouldn’t recommend this drama for first time xianxia watchers since there are better ones, nor would I recommend it to veteran xianxia watchers precisely because there are better ones.

This was a frustratingly slow and draggy drama to watch, but I can’t deny that there are some good moments that I did really enjoy. I’ve defended this drama, but I’ve also went on a lot of rants about this drama.

My take-home advice is to give the first 11 episodes a shot. These 11 episodes will make or break the drama for you. The entire story basically hinges on whether you believe in the chemistry between the main ship up until this point. If you’re not feeling the main couple by then, you’re not going to find the mental perseverance to get through the remaining 48 episodes.

Episode 15 is when the “turning point” happens, i.e., when the FL Yan Dan yeets herself off a cliff. You know, the typical maneuver that xianxia FLs do in hopes of ending the pain, but it instead just leads her into her second arc. The FL continues suffering until episode 18. The main leads don’t reunite in the mortal realm until episode 22. In the meantime, the SML is given a chance (a whole 4 episodes) to develop his relationship for the FL. He becomes almost insignificant for the rest of the drama (more about his laughably poor characterization later).

Plot

The beginning of this drama makes you feel deja vu if you’ve watched other xianxias, There’s a cold and repressed god of war, a naive and innocent and bubbly young fairy, a jealous love rival, a jealous sister, and a heavenly rule that deities aren’t allowed to fall in love. It also felt like a harem drama at times, with two women scheming against the FL for the ML’s attention. In the background, there’s the typical war brewing between the heavenly and demon realms, but the war isn’t interesting enough to hold your attention. There’s no intrigue or suspense or stakes that are built up. The only intrigue there is is how the ML is the descendent of the Asura clan, and almost no one in the heavenly realm knows about this.

The SML is introduced as being unconditionally loyal to the FL, and we’re shown that the FL has a goal of her own: to become a renowned playwright.

What I do applaud this drama for is how the ML and SML never once believe in any of the schemes or accusations made against the FL, and even though the ML and SML are love rivals, they have a very supportive and brotherly relationship. No jealousy between them. So there are very little misunderstandings in this regard. The angst instead stems from a character’s decision of trying to protect another, but then inadvertently causing them pain.

It’s a very predictable xianxia with lots of tropes, and I’m not sure I would have watched it if it weren’t for Cheng Yi and Yang Zi.

This drama is mainly just Cheng Yi fan service tbh. I feel like Love and Redemption should almost be mandatory viewing to determine whether you like that kind of whumpy, tragic hero character, and then Ashes of Love being the second prerequisite to see if you like Yang Zi playing a naive and bubbly fairy (to her benefit, Yang Zi plays a much more self-aware character in Immortal Samsara). And then once you've warmed up to the idea of both actors being paired together in a frustratingly slow but deliciously angsty drama, then you can give this a shot.

As you can see, there are a lot of preconditions required in order to entertain the possibility of somewhat enjoying this drama.

But, the plot does take an interesting and somewhat unique turn between episodes 10 and 18. Ying Yuan, the ML, is injured, poisoned, blinded, and dying from the war. He hides from the heavenly realm and ties himself to the spirit tree in Diya (地崖) (which apparently translated as being the land under heaven based on subs I’ve seen, although I’d probably translate it to the “end of the earth/land”) in order to prevent himself from hurting others.

Yan Dan finds him, disguises her voice so that he doesn’t recognize her, but he does anyway and doesn’t tell her. They fall (more deeply) in love during their time together here until their blissful days come to a head when he can no longer contain the poison in his body.

Yan Dan gives him half her heart to save him, but her sister is accused of breaking heavenly rules. Yan Dan takes the blame and punishment instead, while her sister takes the credit. Yan Dan thinks that Ying Yuan has mistaken her sister for her and is heartbroken. Yan Dan is then further accused of another crime, and Ying Yuan decides that the best way to protect her is to agree to punish her (so that people won’t suspect that they’re in love with each other). But his secret plan is to waive the punishment anyway, but she doesn’t know that because he doesn’t tell her. Sound familiar? This is almost exactly what happens in Love and Destiny (ML plans to “execute” the FL so that she can go to the mortal realm, he informs of her the plan, but doesn’t realize that she has gone deaf by that point and so was not able to learn of his plan). Same thing happens in Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms where the ML thinks that taking the FL’s eyes is worth it if he can keep her alive. In Journey of Flower Bai Zi Hua punishes Hua Qian Gu with the sword he gifted her because it’s a less painful and damaging punishment than the nails.

In xianxia, the main angst comes from having to hurt the one you love in order to protect them. Very sadistic stuff. Choosing the lesser of two evils, but pain is pain.

While I’m usually fine with how this is done in other xianxias, I really dislike this trope in TMOPB. The ML still thinks he can continue to be with the FL after he takes her eyes and gives them to someone else in the name of trying to protect her. The audacity. (I still re-watch that scene from time to time though lol)

But in Immortal Samsara, the ML’s aim is make the FL fall out of love with him, which is why he’s keeping his distance (though failing) and why he says he’ll carry out the punishment but plans to wave it when they get on the execution stage.

And then where it gets especially juicy is when the FL throws herself off the bridge of oblivion. Sure, we’ve seen this happen many times before, even in non-xianxia dramas, but where this shakes you to the core is when the FL has to traverse the Forgetting River/River of Memories until she purges her memories from this life so that she can crossover and reincarnate into the mortal realm. But!! The FL is unable to forget, so she keeps walking this river for 900 years until she loses her sight and almost all of her senses and her shoes have long worn away, leaving her scraping barefoot on the rock and ice.

During this time, the ML was told that he can’t stay to watch her walk the river, because his presence would make it hard for her to forget. So he leaves, specifically requests to take the love punishment so that everyone knows he broke the heavenly rule of not falling in love, locks his memories of her in his immortal soul so that no one can take them away from him, re-seals the heavenly pillar that she used her energy to protect while he was off at war, and then finally falls into a 900-year coma because he’s basically lost the will to go on.

Her friend finds out she’s never been able to cross over during these 900 years, so he rushes to wake the ML up (with her sister’s help). The ML rushes to help her cross over before her soul is forever scattered and lost, and he is devastated by the sight of the state that she’s fallen in. He realizes that he’s made a huge mistake. He erases her memories of them so that she can cross over and be a carefree flower demon spirit in the mortal realm.

And this is where the drama peaked.

The FL truly does become a carefree flower demon spirit. She has no memories, no name, and no idea of what she is or where she came from. She doesn’t know what love and pain are, but she is determined to learn more about the human condition so that she can write better plays.

She bonds with the SML and then meets the ML again, who has reincarnated to the mortal realm without his memories. And history repeats itself. They fall in love again, in a similar enemies-to-lovers manner as when they were in the heavenly realm.

The drama becomes an adventure quest story in the mortal realm and takes a light-hearted turn. It’s almost as though the drama changed genres halfway through.

This would have been fine if the side stories were any good. But they were just so boring and didn’t contribute anything meaningful to the leads’ relationship development, despite the cute, funny, and playful interactions.

The mortal arc goes on until episode 38 (and beyond), which is the end of Part 1, where Yan Dan regains her memories. That’s 20 episodes of boring missions that the 3 leads go on. The only saving grace is their interactions with each other, but for one of the quests/mysteries, Yan Dan is turned into her flower form, so she’s not even there in person to interact with the ML and SML.

And then this drama goes even further downhill after episode 38. The mortal continues until episode 46 when Tang Zhou becomes Ying Yuan again. It becomes very clear who is the ultimate villain and mastermind is, but they keep dragging it out. There are long expositional speeches and monologues where everyone else just stands there and listens as the villains recounts what happened. There was a whole episode where they were just arguing with each other in the heavenly court. There’s another episode devoted to the the backstory of the ML’s parents, which probably would have been cut if Cheng Yi wasn’t the one playing the father. The main couple gets less and less screen time, and their chemistry wavers.

Editing gets weird and choppy where it’s obvious that chunks of the plot were cut out. But considering how unnecessarily draggy the drama already is despite all the cuts they made, I guess I shouldn’t be too critical of the editing. At least they tried to cut as much as they could without interrupting flow. It was messy, but the audience is smart enough to full in the gaps and guess what happened in the cut scenes.

And then there’s the logic. Or rather, lack of logic. When Yan Dan regains her memories, she seems to regain some of her immortal powers too? Just because she has knowledge of the spells and magic? Ying Yuan is able to destroy his immortal spirit and then re-cultivate it quickly enough to face the villain again? But then he needs to destroy it again to keep the peace between the realms? But then he cultivates it again to come back to life in the epilogue/extra scenes? So is it actually impossible for him to ever die? Is he just the most immortal of all immortals because he has mixed blood? What about Yan Dan then? How was she, a simple flower spirit, able to withstand that many inquiries and assault? Is it because she hails from the four-leaved lotus flower medicine clan? Lots of guess work here.

And apparently the heavenly emperor never truly died? His spirit was just locking the Asura blood in Ying Yuan? So once his spirit was released, he came back to life? I feel like they brought him back to life so that Ying Yuan didn’t have to take on the responsibility of being emperor.

And Lu Ming just died so unceremoniously? So easily? I also feel like Zhi Xi’s death also wasn’t necessary to hold off the fake heavenly emperor. It was just a plot device to finish off her redemption arc. But sure, I guess.

The ending is a hot mess. Why were Yan Dan and Ying Yuan wearing red like they were about to get married when they’re going into battle? The final face down with Huan Qin was so lacklustre. There was no buildup to a plan. They just suddenly knew what to do to take him down.

But, you can argue that you don’t watch xianxia for the intrigue or the villains. So how’s the romance?

Chemistry

It comes and goes. As someone who likes both Yang Zi and Cheng Yi, I went into this drama with the mindset of wanting to ship their characters. But the chemistry was slow to buildup. It took me 10 episodes before I was finally on board.

And then the chemistry broke down and restarted all over again in the mortal realm. Their initial meeting was...fine, I guess? I don’t know, I guess I just expected more angst and tension. There was a brief moment of recognition, especially on Tang Zhou’s part because she reminds him of the woman who haunts his dreams, but there was just something lacking here. But they do grow on you again as they interact with each other more.

And then the chemistry falls apart again after episode 38. I get that Yan Dan is repressing her feelings, but sometimes it’s hard to tell whether she still loves him or if she’s just helping him out of a sense of duty.

I heard the Ying Yuan isn’t the ML in the book but rather she ends up with Yu Mo. Maybe some of her indifference for Ying Yuan in the book carried over into the drama’s script, and so we get this hot and cold mess of unreadable emotions.

And then the chemistry just further deteriorates when the drama focuses less and less on Yan Dan and her love story and more on Ying Yuan’s parents and the villain’s story.

Overall, the chemistry is good once you accept it (I’ve been rewatching their scenes together several times already), but it could be better. It falters and is inconsistent. They made Yan Dan be detached and hesitant for far too long in the last half of the drama.

On the other hand, their chemistry in the BTS is great. I think the reason why I’ve been talking about the drama for this long is because the BTS are giving me extra content to watch. Yang Zi and Cheng Yi are hella comedic and chaotic when they’re together. Cheng Yi talks a mile a minute non-stop that sometimes Yang Zi can’t even catch up with him. It’s clear how comfortable he is working with an old friend.

Characters

Yan Dan

Honestly, probably the least interesting xianxia FL. While I appreciate that she has a non-romantic personal goal at the beginning of becoming a playwright, she seems to have completely abandoned this goal after episode 38 when things get “serious” and she regains her memories. I know that some people criticize her lack of physical growth because she doesn’t work on improving her powers and she always puts herself in situations to be rescued or protected, which in turns distracts the ML and SML and holds them back, but I can overlook that.

Instead, my issue with her character development is her loss of emotion, initiation, and passion. She becomes a more passive character in the second half, usually reacting to things. The times when she exerts the most agency is when she’s protecting the ML. She comes up with clever schemes that neither the ML or SML have thought of, but she takes a backseat to the ML’s story in the second half. She has little growth and no interesting backstory. She became more of a love interest for the ML by the end as opposed to a leading character.

I also don’t know if I’m convinced that Yan Dan would want to sacrifice herself to join Ying Yuan in death. At the beginning, sure, probably, but she’s been been through so much since then. But Yan Dan ends up destroying the half heart that her sister gave her. So who's gonna be left to remember her sister? And she literally promised 2 episodes ago that she'll appreciate life and live it to fullest on her behalf. And after nearly 20 episodes of indifference and hesitation towards Ying Yuan, Yan Dan finally realized how much she loves him and can't live without him? Couldn’t they have built this up more in the previous episode besides the single kiss they had, where she left immediately after?

But I feel like the drama is just biased towards the ML in general. I mean, Yu Mo's character was also reduced so significantly by the end. You can tell that they cut a lot of his scenes. They could have completely removed his character in the last few episodes and it probably wouldn't have affected the plot too much. So, bad character development is not exclusive to Yan Dan.

But I do think Yan Dan is a tolerable and watchable character. She doesn’t make frustrating decisions due to poor judgement, like the FLs do in Ashes of Love and Love and Redemption. Those FLs were very polarizing because their emotions and maturity were stunted at the beginning. Yan Dan is quite smart in comparison. She just doesn’t have a very interesting arc, because all the focus and resources have been directed towards the ML.

Yang Zi acted her heart out though. Despite the rumours that she didn’t want to do this drama and that she only did it because she was contractually obliged to, she really gave it her all and seemed to really enjoy herself on set. Much respect for acting the hell out of this and putting in her best into a bad script where she become the second fiddle to the ML by the end.

Ying Yuan/Tang Zhou

I mean, what is there really to criticize? YY/TZ tried his best and you really can’t blame him for anything that happened. Deities aren’t allowed to fall in love, but he did, and he tried his best to protect Yan Dan while still staying responsible to his duties to protect the Three Realms.

He couldn’t just abandon his duties to be with YD, and so he chose to let her go, which is a way of freeing her as well. I guess his biggest mistake was not checking the River of Memories sooner to make sure she really did cross over before falling into a coma. But I guess you wouldn’t have the angst otherwise.

I enjoyed Love and Destiny, but in that drama, the ML selfishly joined the FL in the moral realm to be with her, which ended up messing her emotionally. In Journey of Flower, the ML refuses to be together with the FL, but keeps her on a tight leash to supervisor her in the name of protecting the world from her.

Ying Yuan never thought about secretly keeping tabs and stalking Yan Dan. When he let her go, he truly wanted to let her go for her own good. He just never imagined that his memories would be forcefully blocked when he was sent to the mortal realm and end up falling for her again. (But I guess you can also make the argument that if had gone down with his memories in tact, he may not have resisted checking up on Yan Dan, since Lu Ming did tell him to look after Yan Dan).

In any case, Tang Zhou is who Ying Yuan truly wants to be. It’s the uninhibited version of himself, and his true self wants nothing other than to love and protect Yan Dan. A love letter to her.

Not once did he feel stifling, although others may disagree.

And Cheng Yi delivered everything. A performance that may rival his performance in LnR. He plays a similar whumpy, tragic hero. You see so many different emotional sides of him. He goes through so much growth, and it’s fun watching how stoic he is at the beginning and then flip to an episode where he’s playful and lovesick Tang Zhou and then flip to an episode where he’s back as Ying Yuan, but flirty.

Yu Mo

He’s neither a character that I like nor hate. He’s just kinda...there. He’s the most supportive supporting character who unconditionally protects Yan Dan, and eventually Ying Yuan as well. Heck, his last lines in the final episode were of him sprawled out on the ground screaming out their names. And he’s the one who safeguarded their incense burner with the remnants of their souls so that they could recultivate.

But he’s just such a bland character that I feel sorry for Ray Chang. The drama never gives him a chance. Ying Yuan is just too good that you never feel SML syndrome despite how wholesome Yu Mo is.

And it’s funny how there’s always a convenient excuse for Yu Mo to not join them so that they can get some alone time together.

YY/YD: We need to investigate!

Yu Mo: I’ll come too!

YY/YD: No, you need to stay back to look after the YeLan Mountain.

Yu Mo: You’re right! But be safe!

I read on comment on bilibili that was like, why did Yu Mo need to cut off his horn in order to smash through the heavenly seal? Why couldn’t he just bang his head against the dome? It’d have the same effect. I lol’d.

Other supporting characters: One-dimensional and predictable. Yan Dan’s sister Zhi Xi has a formulaic redemption arc.

The story of Ying Yuan’s parents is interesting, but it’s just more unnecessary narrative fat.

Music: Unremarkable. It doesn’t evoke the same swell of emotions or knot in your stomach that other xianxia OSTs do.

Overall:

It’s hard for me to recommend this drama in good conscience, especially with the way it ends. The extra 15 minutes don’t really make up for it. Definitely not for anyone who's never watched xianxia because I don’t know if it’ll ruin your impression of xianxias in general. If you're a fan of Yang Zi or Cheng Yi's previous xianxia dramas, then the first 18 episodes are worth a shot, and then the remaining should be skimmed with low expectations. It really tests your patience. I've been trying to defend it, but honestly it's not worth the time and mental energy. I also didn’t watch any other dramas while watching this, so it was easy for me to hyperfixate.

Pros: Lots of xianxia tropes (3 lives, memory loss, sacrifices, jumping off of high elevations due to a misunderstanding, the jealous but one-dimensional love rival), minimal misunderstandings (besides the turning point), no frustrating mistakes and decisions, good communication between characters, teamwork. The chemistry is good, but it’s contingent on the first 10 episodes.

Cons: A simple and predictable story, slow and draggy pacing, weird editing, questionable plot and character development, lots of unnecessary scenes and episodes. It’s not as nuanced or unique as Love and Redemption or Ancient Love Poetry.

But to its credit, Immortal Samsara is a lot more re-watchable than Ancient Love Poetry. I don’t think I’ve ever gone back to re-watch Ancient Love Poetry since finishing it, despite my praise for it when I watched it last year. Heck, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom is my least favourite xianxia and yet I’ve re-watched it a few times just for Yang Mi and Mark Chao. I guess the leads of ALP and their chemistry just don’t stand the test of time.

But Yang Zi and Cheng Yi’s characters in Immortal Samsara really grow on you, and I’ve re-watched their scenes dozen of times while waiting for new episodes while the drama was still airing. They can be playful and flirty and angsty, and I think their IRL friendship contributes to their onscreen chemistry.

Is Immortal Samsara worth watching? Again, I think the first 11 episodes are worth a shot. If it grows on you, then be prepared to skim through the next 48 episodes. If not, then at least you can say you tried. You’ll definitely be constantly comparing it to previous xianxias, but I think the drama finds its own footing by episode 10.

I think this drama really had potential. It’s got some good tropes. Some scenes are heartbreaking (lots of blood spitting, tears, pleading, longing), even to a veteran xianxia watcher. But I don’t think simply cutting scenes and episodes would have helped this drama. I mean, they’d already cut around 20 episodes, and the result is really choppy and illogical editing. A few major plot events should have been re-written in order to have more of an emotional impact.

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