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spireclangen · 8 months ago
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Kingdom Spire; Moon 5
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next update will be a little backstory comic for Sir Ravensong, but I wanted to get their introduction out of the way first :3
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noir-ish-bee · 6 months ago
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be honest chat did I improve
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appledappledally · 5 months ago
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*gasp* What's this? An art with a background?
Despite how it looks, I'm actually not more insane about these two than I am about any of the other characters, it's just that every time I hear Rewrite the Stars from the Greatest Showman, I must draw these two at once
Tagging as usual @authorjessowen
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mygladur · 1 year ago
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SELFSHIP ART BE UPON YE
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(dont comment on the poses I know they're ass)
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psychagoguedigitalmusical · 5 months ago
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Psychagogue rough concepts (music, characters, world)
It's Sunday, so I slept in today. Spent some time trying to find and learn some music theory. There's so much out there, and beyond just the currently tough parts of learning stuff like chords and intervals and melodies and harmonies, I also face the practical challenge of figuring out, uh, literally how do I actually write musical ideas down before they totally dissolve out of my head? I have MuseScore, FL Studio, and BoscaCeol installed on my computer from previous but I'm having trouble just getting started using the tools, honestly. On occasions where's I've had a piano in front of me, it was tough because my ear training (I think that's the right term?) is not very developed. Probably why I couldn't figure out jazz solos. But hey, down the line, I'll have picked up enough to make a halfway decent attempt. I did find a website with some nice beginner-friendly PDFs, and I think I did actually pick something up today around identifying Intervals, and having a better intuitive understanding of what Major/minor/Augmented/Diminished mean and how they can be derived in this context. Still no clue how to apply that to anything practical, but I'm sure that'll come later.
I guess even if you're drinking from a firehose, some water gets in your mouth.
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For now, I'm solving the "getting musical ideas out of my head" problem by humming or whistling into voice notes on my phone. I figure I can do the analysis later to understand what I'm actually doing.
That being said, here's a taste of some rough musical ideas I've put together so far: (jank) (zeroth draft) (it was actually kinda tough to get these here. I had to open discord in my browser, get the files directly from the element, and put them through Audacity to convert the filetype. There's definitely an easier way I'm sure, but whatever)
I've got a pair of phrases here that I'm imagining would fit into a type of sea shanty or upbeat waltz type of song. The first would be the main melody, and the second would be the countermelody.
Now, as for narrative and worldbuilding, I think I gave a basic overview in a previous blogpost, but I've got some more ideas that have started forming that are more or less ready to share, even in their alpha-beta-proto stage. Let's start with a few characters:
Morvic - A sensitive boy growing up in a quiet seaside town. He hasn't exactly had the happiest adolescence so far, for various reasons. Naïve and abrasive at times, but overall trying his best.
Manor - An outgoing and kind girl from Morvic's hometown. Love of Morvic's young life, he is absolutely head-over-heels infatuated with her, and has been for as long as he can remember. Her tragic and avoidable death incites Morvic's journey into the Realm of Shades on a quest to bring her back to life.
The Psychagogue - A mysterious man rumored to be a powerful necromancer. He watches over the entrance to the Realm of Shades.
The Goddess of True Life - Not much is known about the Goddess of True Life. It is said that she resides in a temple made of horn at the far border between the real world and the Realm of Shades and has the power to bring a shade to true life.
Morvic's Shade and Manor's Shade - Morvic's companions (of a sort) on his journey through the Realm of Shades.
For worldbuilding, I have some quick sketches I put together today showing off some rough geography and my concept of Morvic's initial encounter with the Psychagogue. I'll let those speak for themselves.
Geography so basic you can find it in an elementary schooler's science textbook next to a peninsula, volcano, and diagram of longshore drifts.
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A cave deep in the mountains composed of what appears to be crumbling ivory. The Realm of Shades lies behind a solid wall within the cave. In order to enter, you must cast your own shade onto the wall, and then you may pass through. More about shades in a future post.
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Rough geography of the Realm of Shades located under the mountains. The cave entrance leads to the top floor of the Ivory Spire. Descend through there and there will definitely be interesting locations for Morvic to traverse through on the way to the Temple of True Life. Despite the Temple of True Life being physically very close to the Ivory Spire, there is an uncrossable gulf that separates them, making you go the long way around. From the temple, there is a 1-way climb back up to the real world.
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I've got way more ideas than just what I've shared here; these are just the ones most developed and ready to share at this point. I have a private Discord server I use to take notes, and basically anytime I have an idea about Psychagogue I write it down as soon as I can before it evaporates. I have the rough shape of the story, some key moments, additional characters, and at least one song shaped out narratively so far, but those will come in due time.
I want to make sure I'm striking a good balance on this blog between Epic, Psychagogue, and various development musings, so next post will be some more Epic analysis on Just a Man. Probably starting on that after I post this, tbh.
That's it for now.
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zombiejette · 1 year ago
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Me: Finally in my villain era
Also me: *proceeds to be the nicest person I can be and stresses out over accidentally hurting someone’s feelings while overthinking my communication style*
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nightingale-prompts · 3 months ago
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Worship Me- DCxDP prompt
Yes, it's slightly horny. Sue me!
Was there anyone in this family that didn't attract crazy? Tim would like to say that it was some more than others but the track record is horrendous for each of them.
Don't ask him how he got here. It was a blur. Mission. Altar. Cursed Mirror.
But all that doesn't matter anymore because currently in what could only be described as an obsidian palace.
The palace floats in the void like a jagged crown. Its structure defies logic—spires twist and spiral in impossible geometries, as though grown rather than built. Every surface is carved from seamless black obsidian that drinks in the light of distant stars, causing the palace to shimmer with eerie inner reflections, like shadows trapped beneath glass.
The entrance is a colossal gate shaped like an open eye, rimmed with glowing runes that pulse with alien intent. Inside, the vast halls echo with silence too deep to be natural. The floors gleam with a mirror-sheen, reflecting not just one's image, but fragments of memories, glimpses of alternate selves, or ghostly figures passing just out of reach.
Chambers are suspended in open vacuum, tethered by bridges of crystalline light or magnetic arcs. Gravity bends strangely; a single step can carry you across entire rooms or into hidden dimensions nested within the architecture.
Tim had memorized every detail of this place in the days since he arrived. Most of the time he was allowed to go about his day staying and learning about this place. He wasn't imprisoned, he had to wait for the portal to open again in a few weeks. But Tim had caught the interest of the ruler of the palace.
Now Tim sat on the edge of the floating bed. It's heaped with a sea of plush pillows in shades of midnight blue, silver, and deep violet, each embroidered with celestial patterns.
How he got to this point—he may have...had a few conversations with who he assumed was the prince. The person who he thought was the king was actually his guardian. Tim just...flirted a little to get a bit of information on this place. Danny—the prince—had been more than receptive.
It might have gone too far but here we are.
Now he was in the bedroom of who he still assumed was the crown prince with said prince currently on his lap with his lips on Tim's neck. Tim is unable to move because he believes that if they get caught Tim might end up beheaded for putting his Richard where it does not belong. Hell, they probably already know with the all-seeing eyes everywhere and the fact that the beings in this dimension phase through walls so using the door was just a polite formality.
"Stop thinking. I can practically hear your thoughts." Danny growled nipping at Tim's neck between kisses.
"Then you can te—ll, haa. Fuck! Your hand. Too fast." Tim gasped.
Danny pulled away as he grabbed Tim by the chin and made him look into his eyes. Those hypnotizing green eyes.
"Do you want this?" Danny asked his eyes narrowed.
"...Yes," Tim couldn't lie.
"What do you want?" Danny smiled his sharp elongated incisors showing.
Tim remained silent his hand pressed against the small of the princes back.
"Good, you don't have to say a word. Focus on me. Think of me. Nothing else." His hand wrapped around Tim's throat. "Worship me as your new god."
Prince—king—these words where actually meaningless titles for Danny. He was not these petty and lowly things. He was a god and he craved worship. Even if it came in the form of a single human devoted to him. How incredibly lucky that a suitable human came here. Clockwork says it was best to let the human go back to his dimension and hopefully share his experience so that others will worship Danny. He had no interest in letting his new priest go so easily, not without a parting gift.
"I wonder how it must feel to bed your new master."
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tacowacco · 3 months ago
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husband!shadow milk x reader
🌀 cw: sexual explicit content, breeding kink, baby fever, overstimulation, creampies, and fingering. 
🌀 reader is afab/fem and stated to have female genitals
🌀a/n: first smut post! let me know what guys you think, and if i should continue writing smut ,, requests are heavily encouraged and appreciated :))!
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Recently, you've been contemplating what life would be like for you and your husband with a child. You undoubtedly enjoyed his company and loved him dearly, but there were times when it felt lonely, especially in the Spire of Deceit.
One evening, as you were having dinner together, he was passionately recounting his day, filled with stories of his theatrical antics and his minions. For a moment, the room fell silent, with only the sound of silverware scraping against plates breaking the stillness.
You stared at an empty seat in front of you, imagining a child eating dinner alongside you and shadow milk. You envisioned how lovely it would be having a little one. 
“It's getting too lonely here, isn't it? Just the two of us?” Shadow Milk asked, interrupting you in your moment of thought.
“Wha—what are you talking about?” you sheepishly asked, being caught off guard from your husband’s sudden question.
“You’d look so beautiful, so full and round with part of me, with our child,” he says, whispering softly in your ear as his hands travel down to your lower stomach.
“Where's all this coming from?” you ask
“I could ask you the same thing, dear.” he replies.
“Eh? What do you mean?—” you ask before Shadow Milk interrupts you.
“You can't deceive the beast of deceit, my dear. I’ve seen you eyeing children's toys and clothes.” he says teasingly. 
You quickly turned your head away, trying to avoid eye contact as your face flushed a deep shade of pink. You felt embarrassed that Shadow Milk had confronted you about your wish to have children.
“I want to have kids with you..” you muttered under your breath, as you looked down at the ground.
“What was that? Hm?” 
“I…”
“C’mon use your words.”
“I said..I want to have kids with you, Shadow Milk.”
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Shadow Milk gently tosses you onto a plush, velvety bed, your body landing against the soft pillows and mattress. You let out a yelp as you settle in, trying to ignore your husband's snicker in response to your surprise. Shadow Milk hovers over you, pinning you against the mattress as he leans forward, bringing your lips together. The kiss transforms from gentle and passionate kiss into a heated, messy embrace. He melts into your mouth, exploring it as he chokes your breathy moans with his tongue. His hands travel along your body, removing the first layer of clothing you had.
Shadow Milk quickly removes your bra and panties, tossing them aside somewhere as he quickly slides two slender fingers into your folds. You let out a pathetic needy whine as his fingers instantly greet your clit. 
“So soaked..such a pretty pussy..” Shadow Milk coos, as he teasingly circles your clit watching you clench and tighten around his fingers. 
It isn’t long before you let out a painfully loud moan, “Sh–shadow milk! Fffuck, I’m gonna-” you choke between breathy moans, clenching around his fingers. Before your orgasm can wash through you, Shadow Milk quickly removes his fingers. In an attempt to gain some sort of friction, or movement you buck your hips against his clothed cock. 
“Uh, uh, uh! Not yet, we haven’t even touched the grand finale yet!” He tuts, before he crawls down to your level. 
Without breaking eye contact, he licks the remaining juices on his fingers with his tongue before leaning in to kiss you. He presses a sloppy, heated kiss to your lips. You're able to taste yourself on his tongue. A trail of saliva connects your tongues, as you pull attempting to regain your breath. 
Shadow Milk envelops you as you bend at the waist, your legs resting on his shoulders. Finally, he lines himself up with your entrance, his eyes carefully surveilling as his cock slips into your wet hole. He lets out a soft whine, as the juices from your soaked cunt squelch against his cock creating a wet slap. He thrusts faster, raw fucking you as hard and as long he can go. His head rolls back as his balls slap against your pelvis, releasing a loud groan from him.
“Haaah– your pussy fits so perfectly inside of me, it’s almost like you were created to fit me. Say it, say that you were meant to take me.” Shadow Milk says as he cums inside of you.
"m' m—meant to take you," you choke out as tears begin to fall from your eyes, and drool drips down from the corner of your lips. Shadow Milk enjoyed seeing you like this all empty headed, and filled with his future offspring.
He thrusts his hips forward, making sure that all his cum isn't wasted and shoving it back til it's seeping from your hole. You moan as your back arches in a way you didn't even know was possible. As your orgasm washes through you, Shadow Milk cums once more inside of you before removing his cock from inside of you.
"Hhaaah, look at you! Just the thought of you carrying a piece of me drives me insane. How am I supposed to hold back when you look so pretty like this?" Shadow milk teasingly says as he looks down at your quivering thighs from the overstimulation, cum seeping from them.
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spireclangen · 10 months ago
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Kingdom Spire; Moons 0-2
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fanged-fanfics · 3 months ago
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Maybe for a part 2 of the doughbaby!reader, Shadow milk sneaks into their room at night to hangout with them, only to leave before pure vanilla walks in.
☆ Shadows On The Walls — Shadow Milk Cookie & Child!Reader Fic ☆
Genre: Platonic, Mild Angst || they/them pronouns for reader || Manipulative Shadow Milk warning
A/N: Okay technically this is actually part 3- (previous and start fics for context)
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──────.𖥔 ݁ ˖˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ──────
It was the night after your slightly discouraging art display, and you'd fallen asleep at your mini desk. The air was cool, with a slight wind blowing outside. You felt something shift, as if a weight had entered the air. Your eyes slowly blinked open, and you rubbed them with a yawn while hearing papers rustle. When your vision came in, a large shadow was standing beside your desk. Two shades of blue eyes looked down at you, and you gasped happily while sitting up "Shadow Cookie!"
"Thaaat's right!" The shadow replies, leaning forwards so he could come into view. Shadow Milk had been visiting for months now, and he noted as he saw the scattered pictures across your desk that it seemed his efforts were sucessful. He grinned widely, looking over your art in his hands "Did you make this, little puppet? I see a certain rougish devil made his appearance!". You giggled, reaching up as best you could to point to it "Yeah, yeah! But papa didn't seem to like it too much...". Your frown returned, and Shadow Milk gave a huge gasp "He didn't?! Well, the nerve! He must be blinder than I thought!". Your smile returned as you looked up at your 'imaginary' friend "Papa's just worried sometimes. But s'good that you like it!"
"Like it?! Why, little puppet, I love it! I'd hang this up in my spire" Shadow Milk declared, holding the drawing close to his chest. You got down from your chair, running over to him and grabbing his legs for a tight hug. Shadow Milk chuckled, placing a hand atop your head. "That papa of yours isn't very kind, is he?" Shadow Milk commented "How strange for a Cookie of truth to lie to his own kin!". "Lie?" You asked, pulling back with a confused expression "What do you mean?". "Oh, don't worry your poor little dough over it" Shadow Milk cooed, lifting you under your arms. He floated off of the ground, carrying you up before holding you tight to his chest.
"But- papa isn't supposed to lie" you frowned. "I know, but papa's don't always do as they're supposed to" Shadow Milk responded, a fake look of sympathy on his face. He pulled you in, nuzzling his cheek to yours "I'd never lie to you, you poor thing. We're good friends, right?". As he asked that last part, his grip on you tightened a little. You gave a nod "Yeah! Bestest friends!". Shadow Milk grinned widely, sharp teeth showing as he held you up above his head while he spun mid-air "That's right! Best as can be! And best friends always tell the truth"
You giggled at the motion, pulling yourself into his arms for a tight hug. It was refreshing to have a friend you could play with at all times, a silly jester who loves making you smile. You pulled back, chuckling with him before a knock came from your door. "Little sunflower? Are you awake" Pure Vanilla's voice called. Shadow Milk quickly placed you back down "That's my cue to exit the stage". You gave a little whine, tugging on the jester's sleeve "Do you have to?". "You know the rules" Shadow Milk replied. He watched as your head titled down, a sad pout on your face. He couldn't help but grin.
"Well, I was going to wait for a special occasion, but I suppose I can give you this now" Shadow Milk said, pulling something out. He handed you a small doll fashioned to look just like him, with big button eyes and a stitched smile. You squealed, holding it close to your chest "Thank you, Shadow Cookie! You're the best!"
"Sunflower? Who are you talking to?" Pure Vanilla called. Shadow Milk scowled, replacing it with a faux look of kindness as he leaned down to speak with you "I'll be back soon, don't worry" he said, before vanishing into the shadows. You felt your smile fall as you nuzzled into the doll he'd given you. You loved your papa, but it was disappointing how your friend always had to leave when he came by. And he said such odd things... what lies could he be talking about?
The door opened, Pure Vanilla hurriedly walking in. He waved his staff about a bit, hair a mess and breathing heavily. You walked up behind him, tugging on his robes. "Papa?" You asked, and the healer turned to you. He sighed with relief, kneeling down and wrapping an arm around you "What are you doing up so late? I thought someone had found you...". "I was jus' drawing, an' I fell asleep" you explained. Pure Vanilla pulled back, kissing your forehead "Of course, how silly of me. My little artist must have been hard at work". He lifted you up, balancing you in his arms "Come now, it's time for bed"
You let out a yawn, nuzzling into his chest. Soon enough, you were tucked into bed, Pure Vanilla making sure you were snugly covered in blankets. He'd noticed a flicker of something blue being closely squeezed in your arms. He tried to reach a hand out, but you'd turned away from him before he could see. "G'night, papa" you said. Pure Vanilla pulled back, that worried expression back on his face. "...Good night, my bluebird" he said, a little quietly.
He closed the door to your room upon exiting, that troubled expression now fully showing on his face. He could feel that presence. He kept having to look over his shoulders around the shadowy corners of his castle, fear gripping him tightly. Every inch of the hollow nooks felt like they were watching him. Waiting. Laughing.
"Elder Faerie will be here tomorrow... please, please, by all that is good, don't let my fears come true" Pure Vanilla thought to himself "You can have my kingdom, my title, my souljam.. just please.. don't take my little bluebird away from me". He began walking to his room, worriedly holding the handle of his staff. Daunting eyes watched him as he walked. "Oh, Silly Vanilly..." a voice whispered eerily in the darkness "Fighting so hard to protect his little family... pathetic". Shadow Milk morphed into the darkness, beginning his usual escape route back to the outside. Black Sapphire and Candy Apple stood in the royal garden, waiting for him.
"Count this night a success, my delightful little grubs" Shadow Milk said as he materialized. Candy Apple squealed "I knew it, I knew it! You're so strong, my lord!". Black Sapphire gave a little bow "All is in motion, just as requested". Shadow Milk grinned widely, a high giggle leaving him "Perfect, perfect! I can't wait to see their faces when it happens!". "Until then," Black Sapphire began, hopping up on his staff to float off of the ground "We have time left to plan". "Pssh, as if I need a plan" Shadow Milk said, beginning to walk away from the castle "Have faith, my minions. This isn't even the half of what's to come"
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orificial · 8 months ago
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now where have i seen spires confetti and a muted shade of red before
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slightly-sigilant · 2 months ago
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"P drowns in PELIGIN, the colour of the deepest zee. V marks VIOLANT when blood is shed in a spired place. A wakes APOCYAN, the blue of memory and brightest coral. Behind your mirror, V names VIRIC, the colour of shallow sleep. C lights COSMOGONE, the colour of remembered suns. I is for IRRIGO. No one remembers why. G is lost in GANT, which remains when all other colours are eaten." -- Pages from 'The Neathbow', Sunless Sea
Here they are! All seven fountain pen inks I've picked for the Neathbow.
Peligin: Diamine Tempest (dark, dark, dark blue with lots of gold shimmer and a slight red sheen)
Violant: Diamine Polar Glow (electric blue with an intense red sheen)
Apocyan: Diamine Spearmint Diva (teal with silver shimmer and a slight pink sheen)
Viric: Diamine Neon Lime (lime green with lots of silver shimmer)
Cosmogone: Diamine Citrus Ice (bright orange with lots of silver shimmer)
Irrigo: Diamine Pansy (violet with gold-black sheen)
Gant: Dominant Industry Downpour (warm gray, no sheen, no shimmer)
Of all these inks, Downpour is my favorite. It might look like a nothing ink next to all the sheeners and shimmerers, but it has lovely shading and is easy on the eyes. I use it every day for doodling.
Keep in mind that as per Failbetter's own words, the Neathbow is actually quite variable in how it appears, given that its colors are a) unreal, and b) colors. This selection is just my personal interpretation (with a few grabbed from Bruno's unofficial list), and it is not any more "correct" than others. Feel free to assemble your own tasting flight of Neathbow inks if you have the means.
All drawings were done with a Duke 209 (fude nib). Good god, I never want to change out so much ink ever again.
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furioussheepluminary · 3 months ago
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𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝
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Pairing: vampire!Felix x afab!reader, strangers to potential lovers, vampire au
synopsis: to prove that you are once again always the brave one, you take one a dare. But meeting a cursed attractive vampire wasn't part of the deal.
Warnings: blood, angst?, curses, Felix falls in love easily (esp. with blood), but hes a meanie, dead people
A/n: this was a request made a while ago by a beautiful angel that I can't remember..but I know it was a request 😔 I'm sorry love! Please enjoy the story as it's my first time writing a supernatural au even though it's not my type. If you have extra eyes for errors, no you don't.
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It all started with a bonfire and a bottle of cheap vodka.
The night was unusually cold for early autumn, and the wind that howled through the trees felt almost like whispers brushing against the skin. The fire cracked in the center of the clearing, surrounded by seven dare-hungry souls seeking thrills in a town where nothing exciting ever happened. Except for the one thing no one dared talk about—except in jest, when the alcohol flowed and the night felt invincible. The abandoned mansion at the edge of Marrow’s Hollow.
“It’s just an old ruin,” one of the boys, Devin, said, passing the bottle. “Creepy? Sure. Haunted? Nah. You’d die of boredom before any ghost got you.”
“But people have died there,” Margo whispered, her voice trembling just enough to sound like a challenge rather than fear. “Five kids from Cresthill went in last year. Never came back.”
“Because they ran off to the city. Typical runaway story,” someone laughed, brushing it off.
Then came the dare. Drunk on adrenaline, firelight, and fermented courage.
“Y/N,” Margo grinned, eyes glittering in the dark. “You’re always bragging about how brave you are. How about you prove it?”
Y/N raised a brow, the fire’s glow casting sharp shadows across her face. “Oh? And how exactly do I do that?”
“Spend the night in the mansion.”
The group erupted in shocked laughter, some clapping, others gasping, but all eyes were now on her.
“You’re kidding,” she scoffed. “That place is sealed off.”
“Nope,” Devin replied, digging into his backpack and pulling out a rusted old key. “Found this in my grandpa’s shed. He was a cop back when the town tried to shut the place down. This opens the back gate.” The air shifted then. Like something had turned to listen.
“The rules are simple,” Margo continued. “Go inside before midnight. Stay until sunrise. No phone. Just you, your flashlight, and whatever you find inside.” Everyone expected her to say no.
But Y/N smirked, heart racing with the thrill of being challenged. “Fine. I’ll go.”
None of them knew she’d return with eyes wide, blood on her leg, and a name carved into her skin.
Felix.
She packed her bag as the sun dipped below the hills, smearing the sky in shades of bruised violet and blood-orange. No phone—part of the dare. They claimed it was cheating, that the spirits “didn’t like tech.” Instead, Y/N grabbed a flashlight, a small notebook, two protein bars, a lighter, a flask of water, and a silver pocketknife she didn’t usually carry. Just in case. Her heart thundered like a drum, but her face remained calm, stoic. She’d accepted the dare. She wasn’t backing out. By the time she reached the edge of Marrow’s Hollow, the sky had turned black, and the wind carried the sharp scent of decaying leaves and something fouler, metallic, damp, like blood soaked into ancient wood. Her boots crunched over dried twigs and gravel as the path narrowed, twisting through skeletal trees that clawed at her jacket like they wanted to drag her back.
The mansion loomed in the distance like a corpse propped upright. Gothic spires stabbed the sky, and its shattered windows stared outward like blind, furious eyes. The iron gates stood crooked, rusted with time and something darker. Moss clung to the stone fence that wrapped around the property like a noose.
That’s when she saw them.
The graves.
Dozens no, hundreds of them. Scattered around the mansion in irregular rows, half-swallowed by the overgrown earth. Some headstones were cracked down the middle, others too weathered to read, and some… disturbingly fresh. The dirt on a few was still unsettled, as if the earth hadn’t finished claiming what was inside. Her breath caught in her throat as she counted at least seven graves marked only by wooden stakes, their surfaces smeared with what looked like dried crimson.
She swallowed.
“Just theatrics,” she muttered to herself. “Someone’s sick idea of a prank.”
The beam of her flashlight trembled as her hand shook, breath shallow, every instinct screaming to turn back—but she forced herself to step further into the mansion. The air inside was colder, as though the house itself had forgotten what warmth felt like. The scent of mildew, rotting wood, and something iron-like clung to her lungs, thick and suffocating.
Her footsteps echoed through the empty, crumbling foyer. A grand staircase loomed ahead, shrouded in shadow, its once-elegant banister now splintered and dark. She panned the flashlight upward, slowly.
That’s when she saw it.
Hanging upside down like some twisted bat from the rafters, a figure motionless. Pale skin, platinum-blond hair matted with streaks of red, arms hanging limp, face partially obscured by the tangled mess of bloodstained mesh fabric. At first, she thought it was a corpse strung up in some sick ritual. But then—the light caught his face.
She didn’t scream.
Not yet.
His eyes snapped open.
Crimson.
Not the dull, dead kind of red, but burning like fire and fury trapped behind his irises. Y/N gasped, the sound too loud in the dead silence of the house. Then he moved. In one fluid, inhumanly fast motion, the figure dropped from the ceiling—landing directly in front of her with a soundless grace that chilled her blood.
She screamed and fell backward, scrambling on the cold, dusty floor. Her flashlight clattered away, spinning wild beams of light across the walls. Her hands scraped against jagged floorboards as she kicked herself back until her spine slammed into the wall behind her.
Trapped. Frozen. He was crouched in front of her now, head tilted slightly, hair casting jagged shadows across his face. His mouth curled slowly into a smirk, fangs glinting in the dim light, and he leaned in—too close.
“Why did you come here?” he whispered, voice like velvet dipped in danger.
And Y/N… couldn’t speak. He was crouched in front of her like a predator—still, coiled, every inch of him humming with danger. His head tilted slowly to the side, platinum hair falling messily across one glowing eye, the other hidden in shadow. His lips curled into something that might have been a smile… if it weren’t so cruel.
“You shouldn’t be here,” he said, voice low and velvety, but with an edge like a blade dragged across bone. “This place doesn’t welcome the living.”
Y/N’s mouth was dry, her chest heaving. She could barely form words. “I—I was dared… I didn’t think it was real. I didn’t think you were real.” He leaned in, so close now she could see the blood dried along his jawline, the faint twitch of his lip as if the word ‘dare’ had amused him in some feral, irritated way.
“A dare?” His voice deepened, colder. “You risked your life because some idiot told you to? For fun?”
Her breath caught as he rose, standing over her now. “Leave. While you still have your limbs attached,” he growled. “Or stay, and regret it for however long I let you live.”
She stared up at him, trembling but unmoving. Her body was screaming to run—but her heart refused. Something in her, deep and stubborn, latched onto the way his voice wavered on the edge of warning and loneliness. She could’ve crawled away. But she didn’t.
“No,” she whispered.
Silence. The air thickened around them like molasses. His eyes narrowed, burning red. Then—pain. Sharp and sudden. He dug his nails into her thigh, not just pressing but sinking in—deep enough to tear through her jeans and into flesh. She cried out, her back arching from the wall, her hands scrabbling at his wrist in shock and agony.
“Do you want to die?” he snarled, voice close to her ear now. “Or are you just this stupid?”
Tears welled in her eyes from the pain, but still—she shook her head. “I just… I couldn’t leave. Not yet.”
His expression flickered something dangerous, but almost curious. He stared at her a long time, then slowly removed his hand, his fingers now painted in her blood. He brought them up, inspecting the crimson smeared on his skin with idle interest.
“Not yet?” he echoed, voice low, dangerous.
Y/N winced as she sat up straighter against the cold wall, her hands trembling against the floor. “I-I have to stay the night. That was the dare. I can’t leave until sunrise.” At that, the vampire actually chuckled.
A dark, guttural sound slipped from his throat, followed by a slow shake of his head as he crouched again in front of her this time more relaxed, his elbows resting on his knees. “You humans are so entertaining,” he drawled, tone thick with sarcasm. “Stay the night? What is this, some sadistic version of hide-and-seek?”
She didn’t answer.
He leaned in, eyes flicking downward and that’s when he saw it. Blood. A slow, lazy smile stretched across his lips, revealing just a hint of fang. “Oh…” he purred, as if delighted by a surprise dessert, “You're bleeding.”
Y/N followed his gaze in horror to the gash on her thigh—right where he’d dug his nails in earlier. It was deeper than she’d realized. Crimson soaked through the fabric of her pants, trailing in a warm line down her skin.
He didn’t ask permission.
He slid forward smoothly, his hand gripping her injured leg—firm, cold, and possessive. Before she could pull away, his head dipped low. His lips met her thigh, and she gasped—whether in pain or shock, she didn’t know. His tongue traced the blood in a slow, deliberate motion, warm and terrifyingly intimate. A groan rumbled from his chest, vibrating against her skin.
“Sweet,” he murmured. “So very… sweet.”
Y/N’s heart thudded violently in her chest, panic twisting with something else, something she didn’t want to name. She finally found her voice, strained and fragile. “W-Who are you…?”
He pulled back just enough to look at her, licking the remaining blood from his bottom lip, the tip of his fang glinting in the dim light. “You don’t know who I am?” he asked finally, voice hushed, but heavy with something ancient and cruelly patient. His crimson gaze locked with hers.
“Felix,” he said, his voice low, intimate. “The thing that haunts this house. The monster they warned you about.”
He leaned in closer, his lips nearly brushing her ear.
“And darling… you just walked into my cage.”
Felix didn’t pull away completely. He stayed close, crouched like a predator who wasn’t done playing with its prey. “You want to know how I became this?” he asked suddenly, his voice lower, weightier. His eyes didn’t glow as brightly now. There was something old in them—haunted, even.
Y/N swallowed hard but nodded.
He leaned back slightly, hands resting on his thighs. “A curse,” he said simply. “From someone I trusted. Loved.” He tilted his head, lips curling into a bitter smile. “She didn’t like that I left her. So she took everything from me. My soul. My time. My death. Gave me this… thirst instead.” His nails idly traced a line on the dusty wooden floor. “She said I’d rot in this mansion forever—feeding, waiting, watching. Everyone who comes through here ends up in the ground.” He glanced at her then, eyes flicking to the window, to the graves just beyond the overgrown glass.
“I didn’t think you’d be stupid enough to come in.”
Y/N kept her face as neutral as she could, though her heart was hammering in her chest.
She breathed in shakily, brushing her hair back from her face. “Well, I didn’t come for you,” she muttered. “I came to explore the house.” Felix blinked, stunned for a second then broke into a low, amused laugh. He stood slowly, fluid and graceful, brushing the dust from his pants. “That so?” he said. “And here I thought I was the main attraction.”
He stepped back, letting the distance grow between them. “Go on then,” he said, voice still rich with mocking humor. “Explore.”
Y/N’s leg throbbed, the cut still fresh. She gathered her bag and stood, wincing as she tested her weight on the wounded limb. The stairs loomed ahead, worn and shadowed. She took a step. Felix’s voice drifted behind her, casual. “Need help limping, sweetheart?”
“No,” she bit out, without looking back.
Her hand gripped the railing, jaw clenched as she pulled herself up step by step, trying not to let him see the pain with every movement. She was determined, stubborn, stupid she knew all of it. But she wasn’t going to run. Not yet. The stairs creaked under her weight. She could hear his footsteps below but when she turned, he wasn’t there. She took another step.
He was suddenly behind her—no sound, no warning—his breath ghosting the back of her neck. She spun around, startled, but he had already vanished again.
“Ghosts aren’t the only ones who haunt,” his voice echoed faintly from the upstairs corridor.
She gritted her teeth and kept walking. Room after room stretched out before her each one dust-covered, untouched by time yet heavy with it. Cobwebs swayed in the cold air. Mirrors were cracked and warped. A child's doll sat in a corner, its porcelain face fractured like it had screamed too long.
And every time she stepped into a room… he was there. By the window. On the ceiling. In the reflection of a broken mirror. Watching and following.
She tried to pretend she didn’t see him. Tried to act like the shadows weren’t moving with him. But her fingers trembled on the edge of the doorframe as she entered the master bedroom. She whispered to herself, more for courage than belief.
“I’m just here to explore the house…”
A deep chuckle echoed from the wall.
“Keep telling yourself that, little lamb.”
The room she finally settled in was at the end of a long corridor its once grand double doors hung slightly ajar, one barely hanging onto its hinges. The air inside was thick, still, like it hadn’t been stirred in decades. Dust swirled in lazy circles through the beam of her flashlight as she hobbled in, limping more heavily now. She didn’t care. Her thigh burned with each step, but her body was too exhausted to keep moving.
The room had a tattered armchair near the fireplace, a velvet couch that had long since given in to mold, and faded wallpaper that peeled at the corners. Moonlight filtered in through shattered glass, casting silver puddles across the wooden floor.
Y/N slumped into the armchair with a pained sigh, letting her head fall back. Her fingers grazed the torn fabric of her jeans where his nails had sliced her earlier. It was still bleeding. Dull, hot pain flared through her nerves, but she welcomed it. It meant she was still alive.
Still human.
She didn’t hear him enter, but she knew. The air shifted. Warmer. Closer. She opened her eyes, and sure enough Felix was there, lounging across the arm of the ruined couch like he’d been waiting for her all along. His boots were kicked up, his dark eyes locked onto her, lazy but alert.
“Done exploring already?” he teased.
“Shut up,” she muttered, leaning her head against the chair’s backrest. “I’m bleeding and tired.”
He smirked. “You should’ve left when you had the chance.”
“I already told you. I’m not going anywhere.”
A beat passed. Silence, except for the ticking of an old grandfather clock down the hall.
“Do you ever get bored?” she asked suddenly. Her voice was softer now, tired but curious. “I mean… being here. Alone.” His smirk faded just slightly. “Sometimes.”
“You have friends?” she asked, tilting her head to look at him. Felix’s gaze shifted to the ceiling, then back to her. “I did. Once. But time… time isn’t kind. Not to mortals. Not to memories.”
There was something sad beneath his words something that slipped between the cracks of his usual sarcasm. Y/N let the silence stretch again before speaking. “I had a brother,” she said quietly. “He used to dare me into dumb things like this. Climb towers. Break into abandoned schools. He died a few years ago.”
Felix didn’t say anything. He just watched her, expression unreadable now.
“I guess I kept doing it. The dares. The exploring. Because I didn’t want to forget the rush.”
He leaned forward slightly, interested now, his elbows resting on his knees. “And vampires,” she said, a breath of a laugh in her voice, “I always thought they were… I don’t know. Lonely. Tragic. Kind of romantic in a twisted way.”
His head tilted slowly. “Romantic?” he echoed, something sharp glittering in his eyes. She nodded. “Yeah. There’s something sad and beautiful about someone who can live forever but never really live again. Always hungry. Always chasing something they can’t have.”
Felix didn’t move for a long moment. Then he rose slowly, his movements fluid, predatory.
“You’re strange,” he said quietly, stepping toward her. “Most people scream. Cry. Beg me not to kill them. And you… sit here bleeding, talking about tragic romance.” She watched him approach, heart thudding loud in her chest, but she didn’t flinch. Not this time. He crouched in front of her, his face close to hers again.
“Careful,” he whispered. “You’re starting to sound like someone I might like.” And though every instinct told her to be terrified, something in her stirred drawn in, caught in the storm of his presence.
She didn’t look away. “Maybe that’s the problem,” she whispered back.
The silence between them grew heavier. Not awkward—no, something more dangerous than that. It pulsed in the air like a heartbeat, slow and charged. Y/N shifted in the armchair, the dull ache in her thigh impossible to ignore, but what really unsettled her was the way Felix was watching her now. His eyes weren’t just curious anymore they were hungry.
His tongue ran along the sharp edge of his teeth, deliberate and slow. “Do you want me to take care of that wound?” Her breath hitched. The question lingered in the air, heavy with implication.
“You mean like… disinfect it?” she asked, though she already knew the answer.
He tilted his head, a crooked smirk playing on his lips. “Not exactly.” There was a long pause. Her heart pounded against her ribs, but then she nodded small, cautious. “Okay.”
His smile deepened, something dark and pleased glinting in his crimson gaze. “You’re brave. Or reckless.” He crossed the room with a smooth, predatory grace and knelt before her. Without asking, his fingers ghosted over her torn jeans. Then, with a soft rip, he tugged at the fabric, exposing more of her thigh. The skin was slick with blood, the wound still fresh and tender. She winced, but didn’t pull away.
His lips hovered above the gash.
“This might sting,” he murmured, almost like a tease. Then his tongue touched her skin.
It was warm. Slow. Precise. He licked up the blood in gentle, deliberate strokes like he was savoring every drop. His hands anchored her leg, firm but not painful. And when he moaned softly against her flesh, she shivered. “God,” he whispered, pulling back just enough to look up at her. “You taste sweet. Like dusk and danger.”
Her breath caught in her throat. His eyes were glowing brighter now, pupils blown wide with something that looked disturbingly close to desire. And still, he didn’t move away.
He stared at her, lips stained crimson. Then his voice dropped, lower, almost pained. “You should stay away from me, you know.” She blinked, lips parting to ask why, but he spoke first—his voice raw, quiet, like a confession.
“Because if you don’t… I’m going to fall in love with you.”
Y/N’s heart stopped.
Before she could say a word, Felix stood, licking the last trace of blood from his thumb. His eyes lingered on her for a second longer searching, maybe hoping she’d stop him. But she didn’t. And he was gone. The door creaked shut behind him, and she was left alone, her wound clean, her pulse racing, and her mind echoing with the words she hadn’t expected to hear from the monster in the mansion.
The room was warm when Y/N stirred, the kind of warmth that only sunlight could bring the soft kind that seeps through worn-out curtains and brushes against the skin like a memory. She blinked slowly, her lashes fluttering, head heavy and sore. For a moment, she forgot where she was. Then the dull pain in her thigh reminded her.
She sat up, realizing she was no longer in the chair from last night. She was on a bed now, tucked beneath a thick, dusty quilt that smelled faintly of old wood and faint cologne. Her eyes darted around the room. The lamp was off. Her bag was still against the wall. But the window to the side was cracked open, golden light pouring in. The sun had risen.
She gasped and threw the covers off, adrenaline kicking in.
“I overslept—damn it,” she muttered, quickly limping to her things and throwing everything into her backpack with shaky hands. Her heart was racing not just from panic, but from everything that had happened. The wound on her leg was bandaged now—probably by him—and she didn’t know how to process the fact that a vampire had basically confessed to her hours ago.
As she zipped her bag shut, a voice from the darkest corner of the room, cloaked in shadow, interrupted her.
“You’re in a rush,” Felix said softly.
She startled, turning to the voice. The far corner was untouched by the sun’s rays, but his silhouette was unmistakable leaning against the wall, arms crossed, as if he’d been standing there for a while.
“How long have you been there?” she asked, breath catching.
He shrugged lazily, one brow lifted. “Since before you started dreaming. You talk in your sleep, you know.” Her cheeks flushed despite herself. “I didn’t mean to sleep in,” she said quickly, strapping her bag on. “I need to get going.” She turned to leave, but something about his silence made her pause. She glanced back and that’s when she noticed it.
He looked… sad. Not dramatically so. Just the subtle downturn of his lips, the slight slump of his shoulders, the way his eyes didn’t quite meet hers. It was the kind of sadness that came quietly, like a bruise blooming under the skin.
“I was just starting to love you,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper.
She froze. It wasn’t said with charm or seduction. It was said like it hurt to admit like every time he let himself feel, the wound from his past reopened. She turned fully, letting her bag fall from her shoulder, and stepped closer into the shade.
He looked different in the dark. The edge to him was softer, the menace stripped away. She hadn’t seen him fully before not like this. His skin was pale but not lifeless, like marble kissed with moonlight. His hair, tousled and shadow-drenched, framed his face like a halo of ink. And his eyes—those haunting red eyes—weren’t glowing now. They were watching her quietly, searching. She reached out, touching the sleeve of his shirt gently. “You say that like it’s a curse,” she said.
He gave a dry smile. “That’s because it is.”
Her breath hitched. Her fingers brushed his wrist, just barely, and still he didn’t pull away. He looked down at where she touched him, then back up at her face—taking her in like he was trying to memorize her.
“You really have to leave?” he asked, voice low.
She hated herself for saying it. The words slipped past her lips before she could stop them, fragile and foolish and far too human.
“I’ll come visit,” she whispered, eyes not quite meeting his. “Every other day… if you want.”
Felix didn’t answer at first. His red eyes remained unreadable, shadowed by the darkness of the corner he stood in. But the silence stretched, heavy and uncertain. Finally, he let out a low, dry laugh—one that barely sounded amused.
“You’re lying.”
“I’m not,” she insisted, taking a step closer, heart hammering painfully in her chest. “I don’t break promises.” His eyes narrowed slightly, scanning her face for a hint of insincerity. Whatever he found, it seemed to shake him a little. His shoulders relaxed. Just a bit.
“I never got your name,” he said, quietly.
She blinked, realizing she never told him. “It’s Y/N.”
He repeated it softly under his breath, like tasting it on his tongue. Then he moved slow, deliberate, and with the kind of grace that didn’t belong to anything human. He stepped out of the shadows, careful not to touch the spill of sunlight on the floor. When he reached her, he stopped just a breath away. His hand came up, ghosting against her cheek before he leaned in and pressed his lips to it. A kiss; soft and fleeting but it lingered like heat.
When he pulled back, he hovered there, his lips close to hers. Close enough to feel her breath stutter against his mouth. His gaze dropped to her lips, then lifted back to her eyes, searching.
He didn’t want to overstep. Not after everything. Not when he wasn’t sure if she truly meant what she said.
So, he leaned in… slowly. Hesitant. Shy. A boy hiding beneath a monster’s skin.
And Y/N… Y/N closed the distance. Their lips met gently, mouths molding together like they were made for this one moment in time. It was cautious at first, full of question and fear, but it didn’t stay that way. Her hands gripped the fabric of his shirt, and he angled his head slightly, deepening the kiss with a hunger that had nothing to do with blood.
When he kissed her jaw, she tilted her head, giving him space. His lips found her neck.
She gasped softly as he trailed slow, reverent kisses down the side of her throat, each one more possessive than the last. When he found the spot just above her pulse, her breath hitched, and his lips paused there.
He inhaled sharply, and for a moment, he forgot to breathe. Her blood sang to him.
His fangs throbbed with temptation. His hands tightened on her hips. But he pulled away just in time. He turned his face from her neck, lips parted, a shiver of restraint trembling through him.
“You need to go,” he said hoarsely, his voice thick with longing. “Now… before I forget how to be gentle.”
His eyes glowed faintly, raw with emotion and desire. And he stepped back into the safety of the shadows, watching her like a secret he was too afraid to keep.
“I’ll come back,” she promised again, softer this time, as if saying it any louder might break whatever fragile thing had just formed between them.
Felix didn’t respond right away. He stood a few steps behind her in the dim shadows of the mansion’s doorway, the place where the light ended and he could no longer follow. His red eyes were softer now, less hungry, less dangerous just… quietly watching her like he didn’t want to forget what she looked like. Y/N adjusted the strap of her bag on her shoulder, her fingers trembling slightly as she turned away from him. Her legs still ached, the memory of pain clinging to her thigh, but she didn’t look back just yet. She didn’t trust herself to.
The wooden door creaked as she pushed it open, a harsh contrast to the soft silence behind her. Sunlight greeted her like a slap—too bright, too warm—reminding her she was back in the world that made sense. She stepped outside and paused on the stone steps of the mansion, the cold air brushing against her skin. Then slowly so slowly she turned around.
The building loomed behind her, still and ancient, its windows like tired, sun-dulled eyes. The vines clinging to the stone looked like veins frozen in place, and the old wood creaked under the wind’s touch. And there he was. Felix stood in the shadows, just behind the doorway, his form half-ghosted by the dark. He didn’t speak. He didn’t wave. He just watched her his head tilted ever so slightly, as if he was memorizing her all over again. There was something vulnerable in his stillness, like a statue that longed to move.
She offered him one last look, her eyes lingering on his, before finally, reluctantly, turning away.
Her footsteps were slow at first, each one echoing against the cracked stone path that led back to the world. Then, quicker. Further. Her heart pulled back with every step, but she didn’t stop.
And Felix… he stayed at the threshold, his fingers curled around the edge of the doorframe like he wanted to follow but couldn’t.
Not yet. Not in the sunlight. Not in the world she belonged to.
When YN finally reached the edge of town and stumbled through the gates of her dorm, the weight of the mansion still heavy on her, she was immediately met with wide eyes and frantic voices.
“YN?! Oh my God—what the hell—where were you?”
“You actually went through with it?”
“Are you okay? You’re bleeding!”
The voices of her friends swirled around her like a whirlwind. Arms guided her inside, and she was gently eased onto the common room couch, blankets thrown over her shoulders, questions raining down before she could even catch her breath.
She winced. “Guys, I’m fine—seriously.”
“Fine? You look like you just crawled out of a horror movie,” one of them said, pointing at the tear in her pants and bandaged wound. They demanded answers.
“What did you see in there?”
“Was the mansion really haunted?”
“Did something attack you?”
Y/N’s lips parted, her throat dry. She could still feel Felix’s lips brushing her neck, the ghost of his voice in her ear, the aching sweetness of his presence. But she couldn’t tell them that. They’d never believe her.
So she lied, believably.
“There were... graves,” she started, voice low and steady. “Dozens of them, some old, some more recent. The place is completely overgrown. Windows shattered, furniture still inside, like everyone left in a hurry.” Her friends leaned in.
“I think I tripped on one of the broken floorboards. It was dark I didn’t have a good flashlight. I cut my leg on something… maybe glass or rusted wood. I panicked, stayed in one of the rooms till sunrise, then came back.” They stared at her, wide-eyed.
“You stayed the night there alone?” Margo whispered, half in awe, half in horror.
She gave a small shrug, eyes lowered. “I didn’t really have a choice.”
None of them questioned her further not about the wound, not about the strange tiredness in her eyes, not about the way she kept glancing toward the window as if expecting someone or something to be there, watching.
She never mentioned Felix. Not his name. Not his eyes. Not his curse. That part... was hers alone.
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clanwarrior-tumbly · 3 months ago
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Can I request a fic about that theory that pure vanilla cookie is the avatar of destiny where during episode 7 & 8 where instead of awakening pure vanilla becomes the avatar of destiny and he is already in a relationship with both reader and shadow milk cookie? Fluffy with a bit of angst please
At first I was like "wait that's a theory???" and then I started looking it up and now I'm like "omg that's actually cool"
In the context of episode 8-30 beast yeast idk how to incorporate PV already being in a relationship with SMC so I decided to leave that ambiguous
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"GRAAHH!! GIVE BACK MY SOUL JAM!!!"
In a blinding fury, Shadow Milk Cookie rushed at the Truthless Recluse.
He was fully prepared to kill him at this point, for being "betrayed" after realizing the soul jam's power wasn't in his total control anymore. It couldn't end this way, he thought. He wanted..needed to have it.
But unfortunately for him, his attack struck far too late as Truthless Recluse drove his own staff through the soul jam.
Through the cracks that formed, blinding beams of light consumed the Beast's vision, forcing him to halt mid-flight. With a grunt, he shielded his eyes. Black Sapphire Cookie and Candy Apple Cookie had no choice but to do the same, but after the light faded, they all finally had a chance to see what became of their latest pawn...
But he was not a pawn anymore.
Instead, something incredible--something divine--had taken his place, and was now looming over them.
The Truth--no, Pure Vanilla Cookie had returned, and he was an angel. A literal angel, with four fluffy wings, dressed in white robes, and a crown atop his head. Chocolate syrup dripped down from underneath his ruffled neck, and a ring made of waffle cones hovered behind his back, rotating idly.
Although his eyes initially remained closed, they suddenly opened to reveal those familiar shades of blue and yellow.
Indeed, this was unmistakably Pure Vanilla, with a now fully intact soul jam resting in the very center of his chest.
"Yes...it's all coming back to me now." His voice boomed throughout the spire, yet there was a certain gentleness to it. "There is something new..a boundless conviction, warming me from within. I recognize this feeling..."
The more he kept musing to himself and over his new form, the more enraged Shadow Milk was becoming.
Absolutely nothing could have prepared him for this. Nothing in the cards came even remotely close to predicting this would happen.
All along, he thought he had finally won. That his other half would finally see things his way and become the other Cookie of Deceit. One who was a mirror of himself. An ally who would help him reshape this world.
But now, not only did he--the master of lies and trickery--get tricked by him, but he used the soul jam--their soul jam--to transform into this divine entity, using the Light against him and his other realm.
How was that possible?
Why couldn't he turn into something similar?
"You...You TRAITOR! LIAR!!"
His outrage snapped Pure Vanilla out of his thoughts, and he looked down on him, almost amusingly. "Hahaha. Should there be Deceit, I shall embrace it. Should there be doubt, I shall accept it." He extended a hand out. "Come now, Shadow Milk Cookie..let us end this."
With gnashed teeth, the jester leapt into the air, meeting him at eye-level with his staff grasped tightly between his claws. "You think I'm scared because you're bigger than me?!!" He snarled. "I'LL DESTROY YOU!!"
"A lie shall vanquish a lie."
In one swift motion of his hand, Pure Vanilla cast a powerful beam of light that illuminated the entire sky, further empowering the other realm to bend to his will.
What was his will?
To dispel the lies, rumors, and gossip that have devastated Crispia, saving Parfait Cookie, Princess Cookie, and Latte Cookie from being ostracized from the public and convicted of any wrongdoings. Their reputations were restored, and the cookies who once condemned them had come to apologize.
And just like that, there was peace once more throughout the lands.
At first, Shadow Milk was perturbed, but when he suddenly began to snicker, Pure Vanilla looked at him in confusion. "What's so funny?"
"You may have won this battle. You may have undone my work...but your friends and your beloved cookie are still gone forever!" He cackled. "All that power won't bring them back! They've crumbled to dust! Nothing more than helpless souls that will roam my Spire for eons-!"
"We're actually fine! Thank you, though."
Bewildered, he whirled around just in time to see you, Gingerbrave, Strawberry Cookie, and Wizard Cookie rush into the room, weapons drawn. Not a scratch nor crack was left on any of your dough.
It's like he never pushed you all off that tower to begin with.
Not only that, but Fortune Teller Cookie was also present, silently following you four to confront the Beast once and for all.
However, upon realizing who he was currently facing, your jaw dropped. "No way.."
"Woah! What on earthbread is that?!" Wizard Cookie exclaimed, almost frightened. "Another one of his monsters?"
"No. That can't be Shadow Milk Cookie's minion!" Gingerbrave huffed. "It looks too much like-"
"Pure Vanilla Cookie..?" Strawberry Cookie uttered, only to gasp as the giant angel nodded.
"Is...i-is that really you?"
He looked to you, tilting his head, before shifting form---this time shrinking down to his normal cookie height, resembling the Ancient Hero you've always known and loved. His wings, crown, and waffle ring remained, but he gazed at you with that familiar smile. "It always has been me, [Y/n] Cookie."
Tears brimmed your eyes as you rushed over to hug him. "I never thought I'd see you again! Did you ever plan on telling me that you were..?"
"To be honest, I wasn't sure when or where. But I suppose there's no time like the present." He chuckled, holding you tightly. "I'm happy you're safe."
"We owe it all to Fortune Teller Cookie. But I'm confused.." You let him go, eyes shifting between the two. "You guys are the same person, so...how did you pull that off?"
"Haha, don't you remember? "In this tower, space and time intertwine in a myriad of reflections." Here, the past and present coexist. The cards showed me a glimpse of a possible future. A future that had yet come to pass...fortunately, I was able to prevent it."
"I see. I'm glad Fort--err, you were there to help us." You turned to the hooded cookie with a smile. "Thank you, my dear."
Fortune Teller Cookie nodded his head, a smile coming to his own lips as he returned to his present-self, where they merged as one. It was such a beautiful and mesmerizing display that had the younger cookies beside you in awe.
But it did not last, as the Spire's violent rumbling reminded you all that your job wasn't done yet.
"Excuse me? I'm so sorry to disturb you..but I'M STILL THE MAIN CHARACTER HERE!!" Shadow Milk snapped, tired of being ignored as he raised his weapon. "You got lucky. So what?! I have other ways to kill you all!!"
Several small portals spawned in the room, and the monsters that you've faced during your ascent began to appear on all sides: Haetaes of Lies, Slithering Scrolls of Lies, Winding Totems of Lies, and Shadow Wolves in Sheep Clothing gnashed their teeth--each and every one ready to attack on his command.
"Oh for crying out loud!" Wizard Cookie groaned, charging his staff with lightning magic. "How many of these things have we beaten?! Just give up already!"
"He can keep summoning them forever.." You sighed, although you stood firm and glared at the nearby wolf. "But if he's not gonna surrender, we won't either. For the good of the Cookie World, we have to win-"
"Hold on." Pure Vanilla raised a hand, abruptly silencing you as he looked to his counterpart. "Shadow Milk Cookie, wait."
"What now? Afraid to lose them again, little birdie?" He taunted.
"You are right. For me, nothing is more important than protecting my friends. But they are much stronger than you realize." The Ancient Hero huffed. "They've helped me find my path again."
"...hah, seriously? You're gonna lecture me now?"
"Well, I've been wondering...instead of taking my soul jam by force, you decided to try me and see if I could truly fall. Why?"
There was an uncomfortable pause, and you weren't sure what his motivations were for asking that now instead of fighting back--but you stayed quiet.
"Oh, what does that matter? Can't I have a little fun? Seeing the seeker of Truth tremble, consumed by self-doubt? So scared to be devoured by Deceit?!" He flicked his weapon to you. "Afraid of what your sweetheart might think? They see a different side of you now. Something you've kept hidden from them for oh-so-long~! Amazing how they didn't feel betrayed by-"
"You say that, and yet..I saw your records. I saw how happy you were to see my soul jam touched by Deceit."
".....what?" He blinked.
"And I could feel how lonely you truly are." With a slight frown, Pure Vanilla put a hand to his chest. "[Y/n] Cookie could sense it, too."
Silent, Shadow Milk Cookie's gaze shifted to yours, noticing how you loosened your grip on your weapon, as well as the subtle nod of your head. "At first I didn't, but now...I think I have a better understanding of you-"
You were cut off by a howl of laughter that echoed throughout the room.
"AHAHAHA! NOW WHO IS THE CLOWN HERE?! Him or you?? Oh, I'm tearing up!! Look at my Spire! Bask in its splendor! Here, I have anything I want! Fools eager to fall to their knees in exchange for one little lie!" He gestured to everything, sneering at you. "You...You must've lost your minds! How could you possibly understand me?!"
"You say you can have anything you want here, but..it's really him that you want. And you realized I was in the way." You pointed out. "You could've gotten rid of me. Torn me up in a card. Shattered me as a chess piece. But...you let me be a spectator. You hesitated to push me off this tower. You did everything you could to test our bond. To see if we would break, or if I'd shun him for turning into a liar. All of that couldn't have been out of simple "enjoyment"."
"SILENCE!!" He barked. "You dare act like you know me?!! You lowly cookies know NOTHING!!"
Pure Vanilla stepped forward despite the snarling monsters still surrounding you all. "That's where you're mistaken, I'm afraid. When you and I became one briefly-"
Without warning, Shadow Milk slammed his weapon down, now redirecting his anger to the Ancient Hero. "One more word out of you, and I will wipe your pathetic dough off the face of the world!!"
Yet he wasn't intimidated by the threat. Nobody was.
"--I felt it. A minute droplet of longing, hiding in the dark."
"........."
"I know it, for I've felt the same. Many times. Until [Y/n] Cookie brought me out of that darkness." He looked to you with the warmest smile, prompting you to come forward as well and take his hand. "They've saved me. And maybe..that's who you needed all along, too."
"I...I don't need any cookie to "save" me." Shadow Milk tried protesting, although his resolve was weakening. "How could you-?"
"We share the same soul jam. So yes..I am the only one who truly understands you, Shadow Milk Cookie."
"....but..that's.."
"And..if you'd let me, I'd like to understand you, too." You added with a tiny smile of your own. "You laugh in the face of loneliness, but you still haven't denied it, have you?"
"....."
"This doesn't have to end in violence." Pure Vanilla let go of your hand, instead offering it to the Beast. "You don't have to be lonely anymore. We are here. Please..let us walk the path of truth and deceit together."
The monsters of lies were still awaiting their orders to attack, but much to their confusion...their master abruptly fell to his knees, staff clattering to the ground.
And just like that, all of them had vanished into thin air.
"Together..?" He asked in the smallest of voices, although when he realized how vulnerable that sounded, he growled and scowled deeply at you all. "No...why did you have to make this so difficult?!! I HATE you all! I hate YOU and your soul jam and your stupid bird form and lovely-dovey relationship-!"
"Okay that's enough."
In an impulsive act that was either very stupid or very brave, you kneeled down to sweep him into a hug--but in your gut, you trusted that he had no tricks left up his sleeves. "That's no way to talk to the Avatar of Destiny now, is it?"
"...wh-wha...what are you doing?" He struggled a little. "Didn't you hear me?! I said I hate you!"
"Come on, Shadow Milk Cookie. Give a rest already. Aren't you tired?"
"...I...I'm not..." Yet despite his attempts, he could not get the words out.
Because even he knew they would were lies you and Pure Vanilla could easily see through.
You felt him struggle less and less in your hold, until he stopped moving entirely. His expression became unreadable, and for once...he didn't say anything at all.
"Uh..[Y/n] Cookie? Maybe it's time to let him go..." Wizard Cookie warned.
"It's okay, my friend. This is how I'm gonna embrace Deceit, by literally embracing him." You chuckled softly, only to fall silent as you felt the Beast's head fall onto your shoulder, his body going slack. "Huh? Oh..."
"H-How can you do this? After all I did to him..to you and your friends?!" He asked, his tone utterly defeated as he trembled a little, blue claws clutching at your armor. "Is this...what you truly desire?"
Before you could answer, Pure Vanilla's wings came into view as he knelt down on the other side of him, embracing him from behind. "This is what we both desire, Shadow Milk Cookie. Thank you for accepting us."
The only response he got was a tiny sniffle, but given how the blue cookie practically melted into your arms, you knew that he was beyond exhausted and had no room left in him to fight.
While Black Sapphire and Candy Apple were bewildered that their master had fallen like this, Gingerbrave and his friends couldn't help but smile, relieved that the mind-bending games and illusions were finally over.
The Avatar of Destiny was certainly a shocking reveal,....but so was the truth that Shadow Milk just wanted somebody who understood him and was willing to reach out and dig up that loneliness he so desperately tried to keep buried.
And it ends up being two cookies, not one, who succeeded.
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nxvellus · 1 month ago
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Weird Puppet Show
A/N: Okay so this is my first time writing a Y/N/Reader Insert fic so bear with me in this one alright? Also this fic is something LMAO.
Warnings: Voyeurism, Cuckholding Banner created by @/anitalenia
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What was it that you said to yourself over and over again?
'Shadow Milk Cookie was full of surprises.'
Yeah, that exactly.
You can't go a day without being in awe with the things he's capable of doing. One day, you witness he can mimic the voices of other cookies which was something he loved pulling on you as one of his many pranks.
Another day, you found out that he can shift his form from cookies to animals when you were just petting a cream sheep and it stared up at you with different shades of blue slitted eyes. It freaked you out more than it should have, but he got a kick out of seeing the horror on your face.
Then you find out that he can read your thoughts! Taking advantage of that especially when you two have sex.
The possibilities were endless. And today was no exception.
Let's walk back to how this happened, you were wrapping up losing card game with Candy Apple Cookie and Black Sapphire Cookie as a short break. The cocky attitude from the gem cookie receiving good hands to be followed by the angered screeches from the apple cookie that accused him of cheating meanwhile you were given the worst of the worst hands.
You weren't keeping track of score just mainly playing for fun, (also to avoid the embarrassment of your losing streak) and getting a chance to properly bond with your partner's minions. Its nice for once to not be given the stink eye from the short girl who couldn't fathom why a common cookie like yourself would be so interesting to capture the gaze of her beloved Master Shadow Milk Cookie. It made you sometimes question why he was fine with this one-sided crush. But it didn't matter, at least not right now.
Then after the last round, Black Sapphire Cookie tapped out. Claiming, "It's becoming a snooze fest when you keep winning. I'm sure my listeners would agree too."
The way your and Candy Apple Cookie's face flush at the fact that he was broadcasting this to who knows how many cookies, you couldn't show your face outside the Spire. Candy Apple Cookie started growling and her little bat wings flap with boiling anger as she yells after him.
So, you were left alone as the two departed and just cleaned up the table and took the deck of cards with you. They were Shadow Milk Cookie's cards that you three borrowed and you'll give it back to him.
As you walked down the milk white and azure blue halls, footsteps faintly echoing, you were growing closer to his bedroom. Yes, his bedroom because he preferred his privacy but was perfectly fine invading yours. Priorities were something he valued unless they were in his favor.
The bedroom doors, double doored, painted blue that shimmered under the starry sky and curved golden handles. You casually approached, assuming he was in his studies to do either scriptwriting or sewing. As you reached for the door, you halt.
What was that noise?
You slowly lean in and press your ear against the door, focusing on your hearing.
Do you hear moaning? Not just from him, but-but another..?
You pull away and you can feel your heart begin to crumble. This couldn't possibly be true could it? You two were lovers, weren't you? He's shown you devotion and you have done the same so why would he-
Your heartbreak shifted into rage, grabbing the handles of the bedroom door with a vice grip and pulling them open as hard as you could muster. You step inside as your tears filled your eyes, teeth gritted and throat burning as you prepared to yell at him.
Yet, what you saw on the bed made you choke on your words and eyes widened as you stared in disbelief.
Let's remind ourselves again. 'Shadow Milk Cookie was full of surprises.'
What were you witnessing currently?
Him, completely stripped of his clown attire and settled between the legs of
You.
Shadow Milk Cookie didn't react to the way you entered with hostility, just stopping his motions and looking over his shoulder. The moment you lock eyes, he flashed his toothy grin at you. "Ohhh lookie who we got here!" He sings before climbing off of you(?) and laid on his side, propping his head up with his hands. "What's with that look, Doll? You appear to be speechless!"
Because you were speechless. This didn't feel real. But of course it was real.
You-the other you-laid on your back, legs spread and pussy leaking with arousal. This doppelganger mimicked you perfectly. Capturing your physique, your tone, everything. It was scary, it freaked you out.
You could ask, "Why?"
He groans, rolling on his back now. "You were too busy playing with my minions with my cards, couldn't be bothered to ask me if I wanted to play when I was so bored in my lonesome!" He dramatically drapes his hand over his forehead. "To leave me like that, oh how it wounded me!" Then his mood switched as he laid on his stomach, kicking his ankles up. "It was only fair I did the same thing to! Created this little beauty and made use of them like how you made use of my belongings."
You were appalled. And hurt. What the fuck was wrong with him?
"Oh! And it's so wonderful to have an audience!" He exclaims as the doors closed and locked.
A chair is pulled and the moment it hits the back of your ankles, you were forced to sit down. You look around confused, not quite understanding what was going on.
Shadow Milk Cookie sits up on his knees and positioned you-other you-in front of him on all fours. And you watched your expression as he re-entered you. Grabbing your hips tightly as he snapped his against your ass at a rough pace. The sounds of your moans and yelps reverberate in your ears, mingled in with his sadistic giggles.
This was making you feel an odd slurry of emotions. Confusion, discomfort, and even arousal. You didn't wanna stare at your own face scrunched up as he pushed in deeper at a aggressive pace. You didn't wanna hear the groans and grunts of your own voice being thrusted out of you. And yet, you were stayed put and getting off to this. It made you feel sick.
"I bet you wish it was you, hm?" He teased. "Well it is you! Being used like a good little toy for my pleasure. I'd argue it's a better you!" He grinned with glee as he picked up the pace. "I can use them any time, put them in any position, mark and break them, and they'd enjoy all of it! It'd be so so so so so so SO much enjoyable!"
You wanted to scream. You wanted to roar at him to stop this. Stop talking like this and to stop fucking this fake you. Yet, you couldn't find your voice to say anything.
"Ooooh it looks like you're getting off to this! That's pretty sick and twisted of you!" He grabbed your shoulder and lifted your upper half, grabbing your throat. "Do you get off to watching cookies ABSOLUTELY destroy their partners in front of you?! Does that mean I can just snatch up any cookie and give it to them like this as you watch?! Now isn't that deliciously macabre!"
Your moans were becoming higher pitched and his pace quickened. As well as your heart. Your fingers clench in your lap, wanting to turn away. But you don't.
Your eyes zero in between your legs as you watch the thick cream of his come start pooling between your thighs as it leaked out of your abused pussy. Your breath quickened, grew heavy as you clenched your teeth.
Then, you fizzled into shadows and faded away. Shadow Milk Cookie leans back on his ankles with a satisfied expression, his thick cock throbbing and still leaking with his creamy seed. Then he stares at you, tilting his head to the side.
You feel a cold hand cup your cheek, tilting your head up to look up at him.
"Now be serious," He says flatly. "Did you want to see me do that again?"
...
You nodded your head.
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jillraggett · 30 days ago
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Plant of the Day
Friday 6 June 2025
The tall spires of the creamy-white flowers of Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii 'Alba' make a welcome addition to a border in early summer. This bulbous perennial will grow in moist soil in sun or partial shade. The species was originally from damp meadowlands in North America and so is suitable to be naturalised in a wildflower meadow.
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