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[advena87]

Chapter 6: Headstrong

*cover picture by Dai (bookscorpion)    

Chapters: 6/?

Fandom: Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationships: Kiyan (The Witcher) / Adrien (The Witcher)

Characters:   Kiyan (The Witcher), Adrien (The Witcher), Original Male Character(s),   Original Male Character(s) of Color, Joël (The Witcher), Guxart (The   Witcher), Ireneus var Steingard, Original Female Character(s),  Sigismund  Gloger (The Witcher), Gottfried Oss (The Witcher), Marco Gedl  (The  Witcher), Michelle Sabina Ruxer (The Witcher)

Additional Tags:   Canon Rewrite, Blood and Violence, Blood and Injury, Bisexual Kiyan,   Unbury The Gays, saving Kiyan, Witchers Have Feelings (The Witcher),   Witcher Senses, Racism, Canon-Typical Violence, Sexual Tension, Murder   Husbands, Cat School (The Witcher), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Demonic   Possession, Rare Pairings, Rare Characters, Just two growly tops,   Possessive Behavior, Misunderstandings, Hurt/Comfort, Get Together,  Main  Character(s) of Color, Est Tayiar, Oxenfurt Academy (The Witcher),   Based on Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear quest, game canon mostly,   Swordfighting, The Witcher Lore, Developing Relationship,  stubborn  idiots to lovers, Emotional Slow Burn, assholes in love

Chapter 6: “Headstrong”  summary:

Adrien had never imagined that he would ever insist on Kiyan leaving his bedroom. For now, however, he needed a moment to collect his dignity, because the witcher had seriously abused it. If the prince hadn't had such a hangover, he would have been furious. Just because he liked him didn't mean he would let Kiyan walk all over him. The witcher forgot his place.

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Wow, this is already Chapter 6! This one is short but important because it's time to stir the cauldron of intrigue! Though we will take our time, we also want to give Kiyan and Adrien time to deepen their bond, even though they are now mostly on a course to the misunderstandings. But arguing will quickly become one of their favorite games.

When setting up some headcanons I always liked to play with incorrect quotes and finally @gavilansblog​ decided we needed a separate space for that. So Gav created a blog on tumblr for us to shitpost. If you are curious how our work on WSTWRTS is going, you want to see some incorrect quotes or ask a question anonymously, check @unbury-the-gays​

And please let us know how you like our project so far. We will be glad to hear from you! <3

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Adrien knew waking up with a hangover wasn't the most pleasant thing, but he had not anticipated that this morning would be one of the worst awakenings in his life. He heard  Klemens yelling indignantly outside his door, but he decided to ignore it and pulled his pillow over his head to block out the unwanted noise. This was his first mistake.

Moments later, his pillow was brutally taken from him, and when he let out a sharp growl in protest, he was doused unexpectedly in cold water. This made him immediately sit up in bed and open his mouth to curse. Second mistake.

Kiyan splashed the rest of the water from the jug right into the prince's face and his open mouth just as he gasped, and Adrien choked.

"How dare you!" shouted a shocked Klemens behind the witcher's back, but Kiyan was unfazed about it, leveling a murderous gaze at the coughing prince.

"His Lordship is awake?" the witcher asked sharply. He held up the jug in his other hand. "If not, I can serve you your morning coffee as well."

"I'm awake," Adrien choked, and instinctively nodded his head to show that he was awake, though he still had trouble understanding this absurd reality. But he knew one thing - his breakfast coffee was hot, and he really didn't want any boiling liquid poured over his head.

"Great," Kiyan said dryly, setting both jugs aside. "So since I have your attention, you will kindly explain to me what the scholars from the Oxenfurt Academy are doing downstairs."

"My prince, please forgive me, I tried to stop him, but —" Klemens began to explain, but Adrien silenced him with a gesture.

"It's all right, Klemens, I understand," said the prince, pressing his hands against his eyes, trying to physically push the throbbing pain out of his head. "Please leave us alone."

The majordomo hesitated visibly before obeying. He set the prince's breakfast tray on the table and obediently left the room.

"You have some nerve, you know," Adrien said finally, irritated, when they were alone. "Do you realize I could have you hanged for this?"

"And do you realize how lucky you were that I didn't choose to pour hot coffee over your head?" the witcher replied immediately. "Why didn't you tell me the scholars were coming today?"

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[hannahelizabeth30]

Going More In Depth: Losing My Religion (cont.)

Two days ago, I publicly said I no longer believe in God or the existence of a higher power. 

I think I should make myself more clear on my stance.

I remember when I was a sophomore in college and a friend of mine told me of her situation, which was incredibly similar to mine right now. She grew up Apostolic and was the oldest of nine children. She was very active in her faith and began having her doubts. Like me, she also struggled with mental illness, and she felt for once in her life a sense of peace and clarity that she was not getting from her faith. 

I too was struggling with that very same realization. I had not prayed/read my Bible consistently or semi-consistently since my freshman year of college, which is when my doubts began. 

Do I think there’s a possibility of a God/Higher power? I do not know. That is something I will have to explore more myself. It is truly difficult to change the way of thinking, especially the way I used to talk to myself mentally/emotionally. I used a lot of “I’m so terrible”, “I am ugly”, “I am fat”, “I am incapable of being loved by others” (except my parents/family), “I am not good enough”, “I am so stupid”, etc. I could not tell myself the promises that the Bible and what scripture says about me being made in God’s image. It took going to therapy and working through coping skills to help me, which I originally thought I did not need when I was 13. 

I am 21 now, and I still consistently see a therapist. I am not ashamed of this, everyone needs therapy to some degree. There’s a quote that I have seen around social media: “People are often in therapy to deal with the people who don’t go to therapy”. That can be true, but there are other reasons people are in therapy apart from the people in their lives. 

There is one prayer that was answered in my life, but it took a long ten years which contributed heavily to the pain and trauma I have experienced and was one of the reasons I had such high anxiety as a child. When it was finally answered, I really did not know how to feel. I was incredibly numb and weary of the idea that God was loving and that the ten years it took really played an impact on my self-confidence and motivation. 

Whenever the event would occur that I constantly prayed that would not happen, I became more and more weary that it would ever change. 

I had a really hard time wanting to talk or talking about my doubts with people in my life. The people who I talked to just made me feel like my problems were not valid and I just had to keep trying, pray harder, spend more time in the Word...

Believe me when I say that I tried all of those things, and then some. 

What inspired me to share my spiritual struggles publicly was getting to talk to former Hawk Nelson (a Christian band) lead singer Jon Steingard. Jon and I are in similar places in regards to faith. He no longer believes in God, and I saw that he had spoke in a podcast recently hosted by Jaron Myers called “They Don’t Bite”, which is a podcast aimed for Christian individuals and it involves Jaron speaking to people who are different/outside of what is considered “normal” Christian behavior/culture. 

I messaged Jon on Instagram and asked him what contributed to him not believing in God anymore, and the reasons that he gave were the reasons that I was struggling with. 

I was not expecting a response from him, but he did indeed reply. I even shared with him the original “Losing My Religion” post and he shared with me his thoughts on it and it made me grateful. 

It’s a little bit funny. The event that I gave myself to Christ at, Acquire the Fire (in 2011), Hawk Nelson headlined at. It’s crazy the way life parallels itself sometimes. 

In terms of going forward, I do not know where my heart and soul will lead me in regards to a pursuit of spirituality. I do not mind prayers on my behalf and I do not mind people sharing resources with me about other religions, free thinking, and other people who have shared similar struggles. It would help me, honestly. 

People who are religious or who aren’t, I am welcome to respectful discussion. There are things within Christianity that I still agree with, but there are also many things that I disagree with. I will share them over time, but I ask that people would treat my values/opinions with the same respect that they treat those who have ones similar to their own. 

[xlr8youth-blog]

I've never heard someone regret doing the right thing - but I have heard people regret something they didn't do!

Jayelle Steingard

[xlr8youth-blog]

When everyone around you is living one way, and everything around you is screaming "do this, do this, do this"; there's multiple voices screaming at you, it becomes hard to listen to God's voice!

Jayelle Steingard