#stuff just jumps around randomly. just like my brain

[memento-morri-writes]

I have the desperate urge to write something, but I can't get my shit together enough to put anything down on the page. Literally anything would be nice, but the only thing I've been able to wrote for MONTHS now is d&d character backstories. Plot? I don't know her. Which is a shame, cause I'd really love to write something with a nice big plot someday. But my brain is physically incapable of coming up with plots. Character backstories definitely, worldbuilding maybe, but plots? Nope!!! Even my current WIPs don't have much in the way of plot, and that's what's been preventing me from working on them. maybe??

[love-fictional-ppl]

Heath Ledger’s joker as a bf

Pairings: joker x fem!reader

Warnings: language, joker (he needs his own warning) marijuana, blood, criminal activities🥸 smut, etc.

A/N: requested by my home girl😭🤞 (h/c) is hair color

SFW:

On the occasion he gives you a gift, just remember he didn’t pay for it

Both of you dying your hair together and then getting into a hair dye fight where in the end both of you are covered in green and (h/c)

Will force you to rob a bank with him atleast once

If, IF he showers he will make you join him

He smokes/takes Eddies so going to McDonald’s in the middle of the night is a routine at this point

Nighttime, dancing in the rain in Gotham together

Batman impersonations are your inside joke

Sharing your intrusive thoughts with each other and laughing about it like it’s the most normal thing ever

He will not go to the hospital unless he’s shot really badly so most the time he will have you help clean him up after getting into with Bruce.

If you ask him to do his hair or make up (not clown make up) he might say yes but only after a certain exchange iykyk

Will not tell you his real name until like 8 months into your relationship and he does it in the most random and casual way ever. It makes me giggle so lemme play it out for you😭

You’re sat at the table in the kitchen eating cereal while reading the newspaper, Joker sleeping still or so you thought.

“Jack.”

You jump out of the chair landing on the grown, on your ass. Looking up you see the joker standing in the doorway. You annoyed now half-shout, “Who tf is jack?!”

“Me,” he responds simply, “my name is jack.”

“Oh. Well next time don’t scare me!”

Randomly asks shit like “would you rather your brain in a cockroach’s body or a cockroach’s brain in your body?”

Does not filter himself in public so strangers do get details about your sex life

AND SPEAKING OF WHICH

TIME FOR THE NSFW PART

NSFW:

He definitely is a fan of doggy style, when you do doggy he like to put you in a chokehold

Likes to tie you up

He’s dominant that’s a fact, if you want to top him you gotta plead a little bit

Will ask to try new things a lot

Loves getting head more than giving it I feel like

Likes to cum in you or on your stomach

Overstimulation king 👑

Has a mushroom tip🫥

Tbh gives no fucks about ppl being around like he has fingered you in front of a train full of people

He hates condoms but doesn’t want kids so you better be on the pill or ready for the consequences

Degrades you and call you shit like:

“Slut”

“Whore”

“Cock sleeve”

“Cum dump”

But he also will mix nicer pet names in like:

“Pretty girl”

“Hot stuff”

“Sugar”

“Baby”

“Good lookin’”

He sucks with aftercare ngl

Most he’ll do is bring you water and cuddle a bit

Tbh that’s all I can think of😭😭😭

[ceilidho]

Silent creepy weirdo boyfriend Ghost my beloved. I like to imagine he just 👁️-👁️ from anywhere, watching you from the couch as you read in your chair, when you are making a quick snack in the kitchen, starring you down while you are in the bathroom. All that stuff. Always watching and just enjoying your presence and observing your routine, its like therapy to him(it doesn't fix his issues but damn it makes his brain happy to know where you are and what you are doing), yk?

in my heart of hearts, I just know Ghost is a lurker. He lurks around corners and buildings - smokes on his own in alcoves that you randomly pass by only to see the red glow of a cigarette butt and then the whites of his eyes.

He gets endless enjoyment out of sitting quietly in a room on base that you enter without noticing that he's there and only when you've completely relaxed (thinking that you've finally got some peace and quiet in a room by yourself) does he say something. He loves watching you jump out of your skin.

It soothes him to know your routines and patterns. He has so much on his plate and so many people he's responsible for that it's necessary for him to know exactly where you are at all times. And when you're in the same vicinity as him, he's careful to keep you in his line of sight.

[paintbrushnebula]

Ghostflower Headcanons

As romantic gestures, Miles loves setting up these elaborate (if a little overkill) activities for Gwen to do, whether it's a special occasion or just. whenever feels like it. They're always these elaborate treasure hunts that he'll set up for her to complete. Like for Valentine's Day--Gwen never stirs in her sleep, so he'll surround her sleeping form with lilacs and peonies all around on the bed so she can wake up basking in their scent. Then this gesture will be somehow tooled as the first clue in this elaborate scavenger hunt across several dimensions, each stop being a cute little romantic gesture like a lovely written note or souvenirs from their times together. He'll have like, puzzles that require playing music or reading scores to move forward in the hunt. And Gwen LOVES them. She likes adventures and the ones Miles orchestrates for her always involve her having to use her many talents. She kinda sees Miles' games as a sweet, fun way of staying sharp. ^_^

Miles will mindlessly rub his face against Gwen's cheek whenever when he greets her or bids her farewell after a long day. A lot of people find it a little strange lol, but know better than to judge Miles in front of Gwen. 

Ghostflower's petnames....so Miles sucks at pet names. He can't think of any good ones besides whatever he's heard his Mami say to Jeff (so just the usual "mi amor.") Mamita works for her too. But aside from that, all the typical English pet names (so like "honey," "sweetie," etc) just feel weird coming off his tongue, he thinks they're cringe and he hates saying them XD. Besides there's just something about how much he loves saying Gwen's name. He loves her name. It's like music to him. And every new time he says it makes his heart flutter more than the last. Gwen's pet names for Miles on the other hand are very... eherm...varied. Like she does use all the typical English pet names, but she'll also randomly spout some very creative names that have to do with situations they're in or objects she just saw or smth, I hope I'm explaining this right 😭 So for example, "my weighted blanket" (if they were just sleeping), or "cupcake brain," "coffee bean," "my bespeckled cheekster" or some other stupid thing she randomly comes up with on the spot XD. 

Gwen is big spoon but Miles will jump off a bridge if Hobie finds out

Lol in fact, a lot of how Gwen treats Miles (fluffy pet names, cuddling him) is stuff Miles never wants Hobie to see XD. So picture Miles melting into Gwen on the couch while she runs fingers through his hair, then Hobie walks in and Miles flings himself right out of Gwen's arms, sitting up straight and clearing his throat, "aherm, wh-whassup' man." And like, Hobie probably wouldn't even give a dang XD. But Miles feels the need to keep up this... intimidating "not some feeble gumdrop" reputation around certain spiders like Hobie, Miguel, and now Peter B, etc.

Gwen hates the heat, she always has to have the AC on or at least a fan in front of her. Sometimes both. But Miles is very sensitive to the cold. So this becomes a dilemma when they're in the same room. Then it breaks out into a back and forth "no it's okay, I can turn it off/No it's okay! I can just put on a jacket!" Eventually they'll reach a compromise: Gwen can have the AC, but she has to cuddle Miles close so he can keep warm. 

Miles likes to paint or draw on Gwen a LOT. Like it basically becomes the norm Gwen's their friends and family to see her walking around with what appears to be temporary "tattoos." Sometimes there'll be "Miles x Gwen" in graffiti-styled lettering on her shoulder, or little spider-man chibis with little speech bubbles, or a jumble of illustrations of places they've been to, lyrics from songs he likes, and just colorful geometry painted all around her arm like a tattoo sleeve, or sunflowers on her cheeks, or just random lines and shapes here and there on her knuckles, arms or jawline. Miles will paint on her whenever he has the chance, whether she's in conversation with a completely different person, or she's doing work, writing, eating-anything. She always lets him, she loves it. And when they're alone and he's drawing on her, they'll sit in a comfortable silence the whole time, it's very...entrancing for Gwen when they're alone in a quiet room and he's hardly making any noise while she feels markers and paintbrushes dancing across her skin. 

[axel-skz]

hey!! I have a request🤭;

Ok what about chan w a vv sleepy s/o like their always falling alseep everywhere or they can fall alseep rlly easily not like narcoleptic but just sleepy🤷‍♀️

Chan had always been very accepting of the fact that you were always sleepy. You had a talent of falling asleep anywhere and everywhere, he was actually a little jealous. He struggled to sleep. It made him feel good to look after you though. Randomly feeling you fall asleep on his shoulder or somehow leaning on him or holding his hand.

It made him happy. He felt like you trusted him. To be able to fall asleep without worries around him. He slowly started to keep items in all the spaces he was in regularly. Things that would help keep you comfortable. He had a special drawer in his office with a nice pillow and there was always a blanket on the back of the sofa.

People noticed it in his live and he chalked it up to him taking naps in the office. But no, it was for you. He kept snacks for when you woke up and felt hungry. He would turn his music down as to not wake you as well as shushing anyone who came in.

You never realised just how strict he was about his shushing when one day, you were half asleep and jisung came in. He said something, fairly quietly. But there was Chan. This man, fully jumped like it was jumpscare in a movie. Then turned and so dramatically shushed Han that you would think he was Hyunjin.

He really loved you and made you feel so comfortable in your own skin. He never let you feel nervous or self conscious about it. He’d always say, ‘I get to hold you while you sleep. How could I be upset? I’m winning here.’

A/N: I’M CRYING RN! OMFG DO NOT LISTEN TO SAD SONGS WHILE READING THIS! I was listening to same boat by Lizzie Mcalpine and I’m just breaking down. The thought of someone so loving and accepting- my soul is dead.

Listen to cielings if you really wanna cry cus Istg that would hit so hard.

I hope this was better then the other stuff I’ve been posting lately :’) my brain is just not on my side lately and I’m so tired and sad. It’s hard to be anything rn.

I said this in my other post, todays song is Muddy water.

[queenofallimagines]

You do such good writing! I’ve read all your obey me stuff and I love it! I’m always glad to see more black!MC self insert stuff. I am not black myself (but also not white, so I get the white MC struggle), but I’m always glad to see it because it should exist more!

I also super love your luciferian (and satanist) au stuff! It’s all very cool to me.

I’m imagining the Luciferian MC glaring at Solomon trying to pact with Lucifer, like “he already HAS a human, he doesn’t need you, he SAID he doesn’t wanna work with you, get out of my spot” lol

Idk if Lucifer would like MC getting like that, but I think it’s funny

Thank you, I really appreciate it🥰 and I’m glad you like it! It came to me randomly and now it’s rent free in my brain lol

Luficer:

- oh he would LOVE it

- If it’s one thing about him he’s gon he prideful✨

- Giggling and flapping his wings I fear

- Always gets flustered that his human will jump to his defense

- Like this might as well been a marriage proposal because that’s how he’s going to look at it

- Smirks at you snapping at Solomon

- “That is your answer then.”

- Stupid smug look on his face

- Solomon just barely holding back from telling Lucifer he looks like a proud peacock puffing up its tail feathers

- He doesn’t want to have you hating him so he cuts his losses and backs off(for now)

- Lucifer gleefully invites you up to his room for demonus

- He is not calling you up to drink

- He’s just about to pour you a drink before he lays it on thick

- “I never expected you to be so possessive”

- “You’re really one to talk, Lucy”

- Makes you sit in his lap as he praises you but in a “oooo you want me so bad” type of way

- Like you’re the one who yearns for him achingly

- But you can feel his gloved hands firmly holding your hip

- Thumbs rubbings loving circles into your sides

- You can literally see the hearts orbiting around his head

- “I have to say. I never thought being claimed as belonging to a human would be appealing to me.”

- Just fuck him in that chair fr he’s going to keep being smug until you do something about it

- Walks around with his featheresall ruffled and head held high like the proud peacock he is

- Throws Solomon a little side eye and smirk

- Will say shit like

- “Sorry I cannot MY human is in need of assistance later this afternoon.”

- “Apologies, I have been instructed to help MY human with something for the student council”

- he’s literally so annoying 😭

- Mammon almost got tied to a ceiling fan for pointing it out

[batsplat]

do you have a favorite bit of motogp gossip that you either want to know is it’s true, or you just enjoy as a stand alone piece, no need for further investigation?

one of those where I initially stared at and like. lost all motogp knowledge in my brain. and then stuff did come back to me. this is all very much low hanging fruit and I'll add to it when I remember more interesting/quirky ones. BUT here are some things I want to know:

y'know how casey randomly suggests in his autobiography that valentino was sabotaged in the 2006 title decider? so, personally, I don't really buy this, because 'why' and also 'casey girl you are SO paranoid' - though, sure, if given the option I'd like to double check if valentino had a dud tyre (completely plausible) and also if somebody really deliberately gave him one (?? casey idk about this one). but what I'm REALLY curious about is... there's a change in his autobiography?? like I've seen this book excerpt float around online and the text is different from what's in my book!! mine's from the paperback version so I assume there may have been some edits for that, so that would make it the newer version... but like. this is a real editorial change. check this out:

version posted on the internet, from the hard cover edition???

version in my book, first paragraph is the same

But as soon as the lights went out Valentino was in trouble. I was one of six riders to pass him on the first lap and if you watch the footage you can see how much he is struggling to even keep up with us. His rear and front tyres were just not working together and on lap five the front inexplicably folded and he went down, right behind me. I couldn't help but wonder how he could be having such problems with his tyres. Could he really have been stitched up? It seemed so improbable, but I remember watching that race back in the motorhome that evening and thinking, Welcome to my world, mate.

this isn't 'gossip' because I haven't found anyone else who has spotted this, but like? that's a substantive change? if my one really is the newer one? ...?

let's set aside the fascinating insight you get into casey's knotty and at times bizarre valentino rossi complex with him adding the line "welcome to my world, mate" (oh my god. please just take him to dinner. I will crowd fund this I literally just need to be able to listen in. casey come on CALL him I NEED you to do the dinner thing, YOU suggested it not me). like we're not going to even touch that. but if my version really is the updated one, then he's kinda softened his stance, no?? "convinced he was stitched up" to "could he really have been stitched up"

what happened?? who wanted this change? casey? an editor? did dorna give casey a call? did some poor bloke from pr have to politely ask whether casey could please not state in his autobiography that the most popular rider ever had had a title stolen from him by the establishment?

(casey was talking about valentino's stolen tenth BEFORE it was popular. he did it even before valentino did, bless)

"there are a lot of commercial interests in the sport" also didn't make the jump to the 'new version', mind you. did Big America get to casey

come on you guys have to admit this is an odd change?? does nobody else thing this is weird??

okay fine moving on

Did Valentino Literally Curse Sete

(like. not literally as in did he curse curse sete, literally as in did he say it)

(though if he did literally literally curse curse sete, I suppose I'd also like to know that bit)

the commentators in 2003 brno say so and I'm inclined to believe them, but I need to double check whether sete and valentino really were partying on ibiza together right after that very painful valentino loss at the sachsenring. such a fascinating little detail, that's not something post-2004 valentino does I reckon

I mean, look, obviously a bunch of things from that time period I want to have fact checked. including valentino's friend hearing sete say in late 2003 that valentino wasn't going to be smiling so much after joining yamaha. classic bit of gossip, did it actually happen though

I've referenced this a few times before, but y'know how valentino said that marc's manager alzamora told him after sepang 2015 that marc had been angry at valentino for killing his title charge? I just want. to know. if this conversation actually happened. I don't think valentino would pluck a lie like that out of thin air, especially something so specific about somebody on marc's team, and he has known alzamora for decades but like. maybe almazora just said something valentino misinterpreted? I just find this such a bonkers thing from alzamora if it's true that I would like it confirmed for my own sanity, you know?

yeah look I would like to know if marc really did get casey kicked out of honda, obviously I've discussed this before and it's very he said she said but yeah it'd be fun to know the truth

this is literally peak gossip because I can't find a source for it but I swear a journalist did say it: the rumour is that marc blocked joan mir from joining honda in 2019. like, I'm only including this because I was explicitly asked for gossip as I just cannot find where it was said... but it is something that is. out there. and... again, just curious. like I buy it, but also it could be bullshit!

on a similar note, did he ever make clear to honda he didn't want either vinales or rinsy on his team circa 2016? was it just a vibe in the paddock or was this an actual demand from marc?

speaking of!! the whole thing about alzamora basically rigging the moto3 teammate situation between rinsy and alex marquez to ensure the latter won the title that year. what was that all about, how far did they go there

switching to valentino now. this doesn't quite fit the remit of the question because it IS something I've investigated. and my conclusion is basically a big *shrug*

did valentino block casey from joining yamaha in either 2005 or 2006, and did he attempt to block jorge?

there are completely contradictory sources on the timeline here that do make me feel like there's a chance yamaha was just fucking with casey at the very least in 2006 and valentino had fuck all to do with it, which a recent interview from casey did actually hint at too... he made it sound like maybe yamaha was just using him to try to drive down the price of another rider (which would then presumably be jorge)

I just want to know! and the thing is, it was a matter of open paddock discussion that valentino blocked casey (jorge explicitly references it in in 2007), but something doesn't quite add up between what jorge, casey, colin edwards, articles from the time and lin jarvis have said on the subject! my current pet theory is that valentino blocked casey in 2005 from joining the satellite yamaha team in 2006 (weirdly casey doesn't really imply valentino was responsible for this one in his autobiography, but whatever) but NOT in 2006 (casey does imply valentino was responsible here, you see my problem). and yamaha was fucking around with all four of valentino, casey, jorge and edwards in late 2006/2007. but. yeah. I have unanswered questions

the entire 'alex marquez blocked from yamaha' situation.... again. something is off there. you know the story from late last year about how he was blocked in 2019 from joining the petronas team in 2021? this completely threw me, because there was an entirely different story about this YEARS back in 2018!! I initially assumed the two stories were about the same event, but it can't have been! one's him being blocked in 2019 for 2021, one's him being blocked in 2018 for 2019

from the descriptions of both there's also no confusing them. the 2018 story has to be about the 2018 contract cycle because that's quite literally when it was published, and the 2023 story has to be about the 2019 contract cycle because it explicitly references the space fabio would create by moving to the factory team for 2021, which obviously wouldn't make sense before fabio's actual rookie season. like they have to be about different stories

and in that same 2018 story, marc said that back in 2016 lin jarvis told him no marquez would be joining yamaha:

again, this was in 2018!!

plus, he did say back in 2016 that he'd spoken to jarvis, which kinda backs up this is a conversation that did happen and marc isn't just misremembering the timeline/lying (the notion of marc joining yamaha in 2017 is fantastic, what an absolutely horrendous idea):

now what marc says in 2018 about his conversation with lin jarvis is very similar to petronas yamaha boss razali saying in 2023 that he'd been told by yamaha no marquez was allowed at yamaha. suggests that this is a thing that did happen!!

but again... razali was told that in 2019... after marc had already been told the same thing three years before that, and the exact same deal had already been blocked one year earlier... does nobody else think this is weird?? like, I'm not saying yamaha hq covered themselves in glory here, but is it not a little strange the satellite yamaha squad had basically almost signed a contract with the younger marquez again without checking in with yamaha, just ONE YEAR after this same contract had already been blocked???

again this isn't actually gossip because I'm apparently the only person going ?? about this but I'll say it: ??

kinda been annoying me since december last year, like I know it doesn't matter but I'm just curious about it! why's nobody else talking about the 2018 story!

idk my best guess here is that petronas yamaha was faffing about and playing weird games with the factory team, that the deal was never as likely to happen as they made it sound to the marquez camp. zero proof, that's me spreading rumours yeah... time to create some of my own unfounded gossip

(also of course I'm curious if valentino did have any actual involvement in this. like if lin jarvis was telling marc this in the year of our lord 2016, I'm assuming valentino didn't have to explicitly say to jarvis that 'inviting marc to the team for 2017' wasn't exactly high on his christmas wish list. it is interesting that marc frames it as jarvis making this about. like. all the marquez's way back in 2016, and again, would this really have been on valentino's radar at the time? that feels a bit...? alex marquez was thirteenth in that moto2 season? would certainly be very... thorough for valentino to already have had that particular talk with jarvis)

(mind u there's a fun moment in a 2019 presser where valentino is sitting between the two marquez brothers and the younger marquez is being asked about his contract situation, the implication being he'd had a motogp deal and no longer had a motogp deal. and he's answering and marc's doing his freak stare and valentino is Right There sitting between them... I <3 mess)

man did valentino actually ever fucking block anyone from joining his manufacturer #notmygoat. I still think he didn't know about jorge until the deal was basically done, had nothing to do with the younger marquez, at most blocked casey the one time but then yamaha wasn't actually seriously intending on signing casey in 2006 and was just using it as a play in their jorge negotiations, which.... idk. bit disappointing if true icl. I hope he blocked someone, I'll say it

(also. okay. I don't want to sound awful here because I do have a lot of sympathy for baby!casey but. ignoring the morality for a second, I do LOVE the idea that valentino blocked casey from getting a satellite yamaha seat fresh off his 250cc runner up season because it would conclusively prove valentino did ABSOLUTELY rate casey!! like he didn't even want casey to come close to being his teammate!! not even a sniff at his data!!) (genuinely this is the rumour I'm choosing to believe, I know there's a chance valentino didn't successfully block anyone and was just a complete flop but I want the 2005 one to be true. it really adds something to the rivalry idk... like ugh valentino saw how dangerous casey was proper early when much of the paddock wasn't yet convinced... cute)

moving on

there was a rumour in 2015 that valentino approached dani after aragon to complain about how sturdy his defence was, like moaning about denying him points and shit. now, there's exactly one article about this in marca that is the sole origin point for the rumour, and it says that valentino also interrupted a honda party after phillip island to complain to marc. this does not match up at all with anything either marc or valentino have said since then - and would mean you have to believe that marc wasn't actually blindsided by that presser... also feels a bit unlikely we would have heard NOTHING from any other source if vale was really gatecrashing a honda party

of course, neither dani nor valentino have spoken about this supposed post-aragon 2015 meeting either, not even when dani was kinda accusing valentino of hypocrisy during sepang 2015, but I suppose you could say maybe dani's just not the type of guy to bring it up again. however.... I do reckon occam's razor kinda applies here and if one of these stories is bullshit then they probably both are, plus it's not like marca is exactly a neutral source. still would love to be certain!! instinctively I don't really think that's valentino's style at all, but of course it'd be intriguing if the story were true because it'd be a sign of how 2015 kinda messed with him. but I still feel 2015 is more about him falling back on past tools he'd mostly discarded - rather than, like, acting wildly out of character, which again... well, this brings us back to how that kind of behaviour isn't really valentino's style. basically, I don't buy it, but that's kinda why I am so curious about it? because I feel like it would be really interesting and quirky if he had actually done that. does this make any sense

speaking of, again this doesn't really count because I did kinda investigate it last year.... but you know when valentino in that podcast referenced a conversation with marc around the time of sepang 2015, where marc stared blankly at him? I have a hunch about when that conversation happened, want to know if it's right. this also isn't really 'gossip' because this is a conversation I'm having with myself but

y'know when bez was injured on the ranch late-ish last year? a bunch of journalists pointed out how hush hush they were about what actually happened to bez - like they repeatedly drew attention to that because god knows THEY love some gossip lol. which probably means nothing, but I'm curious what the journalists' theory here is, like do they think it was an embarrassing injury?? OR. look. I suppose the conspiracy theory would be that pecco caused it (obviously accidentally!!) and everyone at the ranch knew it'd be a terrible look if they admitted that because of the whole title fight situation. call me casey stoner because those dots are not real and definitely have not been connected

okay, you know how there were rumours in the spanish tabloids bez said some real ugly stuff to marc at valencia last year, and bez didn't directly address it but freaked a little and did a sort of blanket denial that he'd said anything that bad? I don't actually think he did tbh, but again. would just like to check!

while we're already on bez, there was one report that the switch to aprilia was partly motivated by marc to factory ducati. again, not entirely sure I buy that this would factor into his thinking beyond the obvious 'this means the route to that factory ducati seat looks even more closed than it already did' angle'.... it's very much down my list of priorities but I'd quickly confirm/deny it if given the chance yeah

that's all for now lol

[homosexuality-and-morphine]

Fuck it I'm gonna talk about things the characters in my au that are infected do instead of going to sleep

Leon climbs things he probably shouldn't and if Chris tells him to get down he insists on Chris catching him (Chris usually agrees)

Piers forgets other people exist sometimes due to being isolated under water for years and will just not realize someone is trying to talk to him if he's too deep in thought (which usually looks like him stareing off into the distance or longingly at water)

Sherry still has a messed up eye from when she was a kid (because in my au if you get cured your mutations won't just go away they just get dampened or you loose access to other forms and any mutations that happen would need to be surgically removed to become normal again)

Chris, Sherry, and ethan are the only few that have visible mutations that could possibly be hidden and just don't try to hide them

Ethan is the main person to control the mold because of the fact that everyone else still infected were Brought back to life by Frankensteining a bunch of serial killer parts together and contain no part of their original body's which obviously weakens them

Everyone else calls Karl old since he's literally centuries old

Leon follows Chris when Chris goes on a smoke break and ends up complaining about freezing if it's cold out but Chris has to remind him that he chose to come out there too and that he can go in at any time but Leon refuses (it's a nice little break from work that he gets to spend with his boyfriend)

Piers can breath air but can't stay on land too long without suffocating (he an stay on land for a few hours but if he's being active he has less time on land And he's usually active while he's on land so they had to install things of water for him around the base so he doesn't die or something)

Luis doesn't have much going for him in terms of extra abilities and has become friends with Sherry on account of both of them only really getting regeneration stuff

Chris has always liked werewolves and probably has a fursona so he kind of likes his mutations (the fursona thing sparks from a joke I made of him being a furry bc of the cover of re8 and I just made it canon to my au)

Most of them get the urge to rip into flesh but they just eat meat to fill the void of consuming human flesh (piers tends to eat fish because ocean food chain or something)

Some of them will stare at someone intently and it will make the other person wonder if they wanna eat them but it's mostly them forgetting how to human properly and they're brains are just rebooting

Leon and Ethan are the most likely to bite someone but Ethan doesn't have much restraint while Leon has literally trained himself not to bit people unless he's actually trying to kill them

Leon constantly has to restrain himself from being a whimsical guy (being a general menace to everyone and running around on all fours) because he needs to have professionalism and has to take it out on Chris because he knows Chris won't care very much (by jumping on Chris randomly, wiggling his unecessarily long tongue at him, curling up in his lap at any given opportunity, and many other harmless but slightly annoying things)

[sol-consort]

How far along are u in cp2077? And how r u liking it so far??

ain't gonna lie chief this game might as well be the lovechild of the Sims 4 and GTA 5 because I'm completely ignoring the main missions (currently neeed to either talk to Judy to find Evelyn or talk to rogue to find the relic engineer) and just doing side missions.

Okay, not just doing side missions, this is a full-on life simulator to me. I do side missions, I go at clothes stores to shop around and sell my loot, I buy new cars and drive around just to listen to music (body heat radio is my fav channel) I stop at pretty places to take pictures of V.

There is this XP buff you get from sleeping, so whenever it expires, around an hour irl, I drive V back home—yes I drive, I haven't touched fast teleport once, get her in the shower, flush the toilet, stare into the mirror, go watch the ingame TV while I get a snack irl, then put V to bed.

While I'm still at 1% Johnny virus and 5% death progress, one time while taking a shower randomly, V coughed up blood!

I was genuinely surprised. I've been making V take showers a lot and this only happened once so far, randomly.

Then, another time, I was checking the mirror in a new apartment and

Was greated by this goddamn face. My soul almost left my body. I tell you, this is the closest thing the game has ever gotten to a horror game. Because I was used to the routine, to seeing V's reflection, this wasn't even within my list of possibilities of things to happen unwarrantly!

I immediately went to the menu screen to see if the AI chip spread increased, but... no, it was still at 1% since I haven't done any main missions yet.

Anyway so, after V wakes up, I change the clothes to a completely new fit!

some of the fits I made!

I also take pictures of NPCs with pretty clothes. Apparently, killing them doesn't drop the clothes and just summons cops :( Also, killing cops gives no xp, so I just stopped :(

But I Need Those Clothes

It's a NEED. Give them to me game! Give them to me or I will crumble into dust and particles!

And I was hoping for the ass window jeans :( It sure is endless disappointments Johnny

All of this might seem tedious to other players, but honestly, I'm having the most fun I've ever had. When I get bored of the quiet life, I do a mission or two. I read almost everything on those shards I find. One of them contained a snippet of the homer's iliad! It was a line about Achiles speaking about glory and having a choice to make, mentioning his mom.

I watch the ads on the elevator rides, I stop at interesting scenes I stumbled upon. Like this one time, all of V's neighbours were cowering on the stairs, and I didn't know why.

Jumped over them (thanks to githzerai who told me to get the double jump implants) only to find that two cops were arresting my neighbour! Like woah, now things make sense.

So far, I'm lvl 23, street credit 36, and I found a blue tier sniper! Fuck yeah. Got a new apartment in Watson for 10k, got my beautiful turbo car, and now closed the game because real life calls.

Added a picture of Jackie and V above V's bed in remembrance

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Honourable mention: Meredith sex scene

Ma'am... ma'am, is that a strap harness?

I'll take that as a yes.

This is what Ashley and femshep could've had!!

SIR JOHN PHALLUSTIFF??

I get to bonk people with the dildostrap that was just inside me?

Oh fuck yeah.

As a player I fucking adore Johnny, hope he stays around. He's so fucking fun to mess with.

He has his deep moments, his empathy shining through. He has his silly moments, showcasing his effortless charm.

He has his sleezy moments, spikes of manipulation, and attempts at stealing the reigns.

Also, remember when I said this game doesn't have any misogynistic lines thrown around just because you picked a fem character? Yeah, that aged like milk. Enemies call you tits for brain on the regular here. Even "nice" characters can't help but comment on how you're "hot stuff"

For me, as a person, it doesn't bother me. I'm desensitised.

But I know it might bother other people, so I hope the playerbase will be more upfront about these details.

Does Johnny call a male V a joytoy, too? Otherwise... yeah.

Like I don't mind portrayals of harassment and toxic interactions in fiction, I like struggle narratives and how much conflict it creates. It gives you a window into the character's innermost workings when they don't see you as an equal.

But that doesn't mean other people have to be subjected to it just because they picked a fem V.

[aspiritdrawings]

How I would personally improve "kindergarten boyfriend" And why I think many people dont like it

Why I think people dislike it:

-first of all, its kinda put there randomly, compared to the numbers that are close to it (shine a light reprise, yo girl) its extremely underwhelming

-it expects you to care for a character that wasn't really explored much before. Martha was just the "childhood best friend who is sadly bullied", which is not a bad thing but since they didn't do anything to make people care for her, the fans will not care if Martha tries to kill herself

-as I said, they did NOTHING to make it interesting. I love the lyrics to kindergarten boyfriend and I love Katie's vocals, but the choreography is literally just Martha talking, walking and then falling. Its boring

How I would improve it!!!

-first of all, give the audience a way to love Martha, she is a likeable character but the average viewer will think she is boring compared to Chandler or JD (they gave him a song that could make him likeable and interesting from the start, aka freeze your brain, so they could have perfectly done this with Martha)

-MAKE A FUCKING CHOREOGRAPHY. She's talking about Ram and her classmates in kindergarten. Make something up.

Here is what I thought:

At first, Martha is alone, till the first 'then he woke up', then Ram (possibly with his usual clothes and not his ghost form) walks in, and gives her a kiss at the "kissed me quick, then pressed it in my hand", before running back to a group of students that were also on stage far from Martha. Put some white and soft pink lights while Martha is walking around mimicking ballroom dancing alone (this happens from the words "last night I dreamt a horse with wings" to "and a horse with wings"). At the "now we are old and we know better" turn the colorful lights off since they represented childhood naivety, and make the students push eachother and stuff like in beautiful.

At the "but I believe that any dream worth having is a dream that shouldn't have to end" , all the other students expect Ram walk off stage, and after Martha sings "and we'll soar above the trees" her and Ram starts to do ballroom dancing, with him walking with her to the top of the stage, before suddenly leaving Martha alone as she says "where nap time is centuries long", and then she jumps off.

Small note:

-sorry for bad English!!! Im italian

-this is my opinion, please dont toast me

[kairiscorner]

Can I get something with Miguel with a fem s/o that's a witch. Like they're both from the same dimension and he barely finds out she's not really using modern technology much, as she is using her own magic to complete daily tasks? 🎃

that is interesting,,, SURE ANON !!!

(reblogs are greatly appreciated, it helps get my content out there! if you guys like what you see, please reblog it too <:D)

miguel o'hara x witch!reader (headcanons and blurbs !!)

miguel would not be the type to believe in anything mystical nor magic, though after meeting you, he might've had some second thoughts when he saw your powers in action.

he used to think you were using simulations or advanced holographic technology to cast your spells and illusions, he is skeptical to a FAULT, he refuses to believe anything that can be explained beyond science exists.

showing him your magic for the first time scared him, because he couldn't explain through a scientific or logical manner how phenomena like that is possible. he did get amazed by how you can use your magic in practical ways, though, but he stands by the use of technology, he doesn't think he can do magic very well.

"this is... very intricate technology you have here." miguel said as he looked at the translucent creature you summoned, inspecting it all around. you looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "technology?" "what is it, nanotech? holograms? don't tell me you're an arts and design major, because as impressive as the design is, i can't believe you'd plant a million little cameras all for this." he said in subtle awe as he reached out to touch the 'hologram', when all of a sudden... it licked him; the creature reached out and licked him.

you chuckled as you placed your hand on the creature's snout, with it purring and nuzzling towards your palm. miguel stepped back a little and tried to comprehend what just happened. "it... licks." "it does." you said with a smile as miguel's hand felt wet and sopping. "how did you, um, program it to... to salivate?" "i didn't program, i summoned." you corrected him as he muttered under his breath something in spanish. "no, it's... it's a hologram." "familiars aren't holograms." miguel stayed silent as he tried to come up with a logical answer as to why the creature you had was able to salivate, and seemingly blink, breathe, smile, nuzzle up to you as if it had a corporeal form, and have a heartbeat. no way was magic the reason, right?

every time he calls for you to get him something, it's always there in an instant, even when you're lying down or lounging around because of your telekinetic magic. you don't have to fold clothes or get up to make a coffee for yourself, you do all that and more with your telekinesis, and... miguel is super jealous you don't need that much brain power to multitask, unlike him.

if you had teleportation magic, miguel NEVER gets used to you just randomly popping up behind or next to him. he always gets spooked by you whenever he just turns around and sees you there or hears your voice so closely that he jumps out of his skin.

your summoning magic is not only very helpful, but it kinda makes miguel a little competitive with you. he thinks he can make lyla summon stuff faster than you, but ultimately, AI just can't beat raw talent, and of course, your raw talent and aptitude at magic cannot be beaten.

he doesn't know too much about technology, however, since he majored in biology, but he thinks using technology is much more convenient and tries to teach you how to at least use a basic communication device.

you both have one thing in common, though, you both suck horribly at using 21st century technology.

"what the shock am i doing?" you asked yourself aloud as you tapped on the screen of the phone you borrowed from a random stranger to try and contact miguel. being stranded in the past is awful, especially when your powers were on the fritz that day for some reason and you couldn't contact miguel through any medium other than through the technology of the 21st century. the stranger tried helping you out, with you failing to understand fully how to make a call to him, but when you did call him, you were surprised to see his face so up close to the screen.

it took you both a few tries to talk through the phone, but eventually, you both managed to have a very choppy and unintelligible conversation that was courtesy of bad signal and free crappy wifi at the local coffee shop miguel was at. "man, fuck this." you muttered as you handed the stranger their phone back and tried to find him, but without technology from 2099 nor your powers, you were in for a shitty day ahead of you.

he will admit, though, your magic makes up for technology's shortcomings. your magic hardly fails or screw up badly since you've been a witch for a long time already, though he says it in the most forced out and long-winded way as possible like ,,,,

after you saved miguel's tight ass from that eldritch monster that threatened to destroy nueva york from the ground up with only the raw magic you could muster and the abilities you were taught from a very young age, miguel had... sort of admired you for what you did for him. he was relieved he was saved, but to know magic was what would save him and not the technology he invested so much of his time on, he had felt a little embarrassed that it couldn't hold a candle to your talents, but he shouldn't have to be surprised that you were this strong this whole time.

"um..." he began as he got to his feet, with you helping him up with your powers. "yeah?" "...you did very... very little to destroy the city more than that monster had. it's very commendable, o-on your part. i'm... i'm glad you understand your powers well enough to... to keep mass destruction from- from occurring." he said with a slight bashfulness in his tone. "...and thank you for... helping evacuate all those people. i-i mean, i could've done it, but, y'know, the monster and all had like, 8 tentacles and i only have 4 limbs, so..." "you're welcome, miguel." you said with a bright smile, which made him even more flustered and embarrassed at how humble you were, how you didn't brag about how right you were that magic truly was a powerful asset, even in the 22nd century.

he tried not to expose himself for his embarrassment and tried to tell you how you could use the tech he gifted you to your advantage, but he couldn't even do that when he realized his tech couldn't even hold the monster back and had to get you to help him with your magic. "if it's... possible, would you like to... teach me some basic... basic... shock it, would you please teach me some basic magic?" he finally blurted out, to which you immediately said, 'yes!' to. he couldn't believe he was doing this, but, he had to admit, your magic was a force to be reckoned with; you were a force to be reckoned with. he wants to keep his home, family, friends and... you safe, of course, so to do that, he'd have to learn from the best of the best to get a little more creative and find better solutions to keep this city safe.

tags !! @miguelswifey04 @binibinileonara @simsrandomstuff @fiannee @luvstarrstruck @popeheywardssecretgf @meeom @arachnoia @melovetitties @ophanimgold

[the-girl-wh0-cries-w0lf]

Hiii!

I love your Wilson x peds story! I love how he's so in love with her... Would you be able to write how they met? I'd love to see his reaction to her ehehe

Sorry for any mistakes, English isn't my first language.

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Let's establish first of all that James fell for peds first. Her first day on the job of Head of Paediatrics and it was lunch time and she was desperate for a sandwich. However, Cuddy hadn't gotten that far into the tour because of a 'House' emergency. So she plucked up the courage and tapped a doctor on the shoulder. He turned around and managed to lower his gaze to meet her bright eyes.

He was so overcome by her smile that he'd barely registered what she'd said.

"Pardon?" "Where's the cafeteria? I'm new see, Dr y/l/n head of peds." "James Wilson, head of oncology." They shook hands and he didn't want to ever let her go. But he eventually did when she'd registered the awkward length of the handshake.

This is when they met but they didn't actually have the joy of working together until 2 weeks into her stay.

Unfortunately, it was anything but joyful.

She had a patient, 6 year old girl, who was in for persistent headaches.

She'd done a CT scan and there had been something weird on the scan that she didn't understand, but as it was a mass she felt it safer to take it to Wilson.

He'd been so happy when she'd entered his office and suddenly became as nervous as a teenage boy. Going as far to try but fail to tidy up his desk for her. But this was all ruined when he saw the scan.

"Y/n, it's a brain tumour. It's malignant. I know that is the answer you feared. But that is what this is."

Y/n began to giggle uncomfortably as tears streamed down her cheeks. James is used to this sight now, knowing it is her way of coping. But the first time he saw it, his heart broke a little. Someone so strong and positive reduced to fragility.

In that moment he wanted nothing more than to gather her up in his arms but professionalism refrained him.

She went to leave his office, having to give the new diagnosis. But she faltered and turned back to him and her meek voice just managed to offer...

"Coul--could you c-come with me." "Of course."

And James stood right next to y/n as she delivered the news to the child's parents. Only offering a gentle touch on the shoulder when he saw her professionalism begin to crack upon hearing the wails of the mother.

After the worst was over and when she came off her shift after going through all the possible options with the girl and her parents, she once more ran into James who had sat waiting outside her office for 30 minutes.

He jumped up when he saw her. Seeing the glassy look in her eyes, he chose not to bother burdening her with the "Are you okay?" question.

Instead he chose to merely randomly shout "Pizza?".

She turned around laughing and waited for him to elaborate.

"Would you like to come round my flat for pizza and beer? Only if you want to of course, it's just that's what I like after days like today."

"I'd love that." She giggled. She grabbed her stuff from her office and joined him to walk out of the hospital.

"So does your wife take care of you with pizza and beer after rough days?"

"No, no wife. I don't usually have anyone on those nights."

"ah i see. Maybe I can return the favour next time." She winked up at him.

"I'd like that." They both found their fingers dancing towards the other and they felt the electricity bubbling in between their palms.

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a/n - sorry it's a little sad but unfortunately a peds doctor and an oncology doctor working together only means one type of case

Masterlist

Requests open - here

[iamnmbr3]

would actually be so interested to hear if there is any canon you outright reject (save the epilogue, we all know that ain't right) <3

What an interesting question. I’ve talked here about why I usually ignore Harry using the Cruciatus Curse in book 7. (I think it it could’ve been a really great moment but because the narrative doesn’t do the requisite work it just feels dumb and cheap and pointless so I usually ignore it.)

I also ignore the introduction of “Merlin’s pants” as a swear word in book 7. It was never mentioned previously in 6 books so it feels jarring and out of place and like an obvious retcon. It also doesn’t roll off the tongue naturally and sounds kinda dumb imho. Plus they make a big deal out of Hermione being so upset she says it but that doesn’t make sense either since she’s a Muggleborn and would be unlikely to jump to that term in a moment of stress. Kinda seems like JKR wanted the swear to be “Merlin’s balls” but couldn’t get away with it so we get an awkward solution that is introduced way too late. It’s not in books 1-6 so I ignore it.

ALSO introduced in book 7 (notice how pretty much all of this stuff is from book 7 because imho the writing was much lazier and spottier in that book) is the retcon that you can be your own secret keeper. It’s not even retconned for an important reason. Arthur and Bill are just randomly their own secret keepers when they could just as easily have been each others. This means that Lily and James didn’t need to use Peter as their secret keeper and also that Voldemort could have hidden his Horcruxes with the Fidelius Charm without having had to rely on another person. I could headcanon my way around it if I wanted but really, it’s just very dumb so I ignore it.

The last thing is that I know James and Harry look alike. I really do. And I love that on a thematic level. But my brain always pictures James with brown hair for some reason instead of black. No idea why lol.

[bonelessmatcha]

Purrfect Apawcalypse Headcanons

Pulled out of my messy fanfic notes + random stuff I came up with while making this post. This post will randomly have stuff edited into it on a regular basis.

Just a heads-up: the headcanons have more to do with the setting then specific characters.

-There are a few students in Hachiko High that immigrated from places where cat-dog relations are generally better. Places where their specific populations are low enough to easily ignore each other, or places where they're lumped in the same category as the "weaker/more sheltered" carnivores. These students mostly keep quiet, though, due to how mean some of their classmates can be about things associated with cats (Ginger's bullies, for example). Patches is one of these students (or at least 2nd/3rd gen. would totally explain why he doesn't have a lot of "dog personality traits" and was easily accepting of Angel at first)

-At least one other classmate at HHS had seen Patches's locker shrine. Said classmate didn't get a good enough look to recognize Angel was a cat, nor were they gossipy enough to go around telling people the specifics, but it did add on to Patches's reputation as a weirdo.

-Deuteranopia (red-green colorblindness) is a lot more common for sentient dogs, but still less than 25% because they're anthro. Olive has it, and it's why their favorite outfit is yellow and blue.

-Adoption is actually super common for dogs in this world. Due to the average lifespan for PA dogs being at ~27, most don't live long enough to see their biological kids reach adulthood. Usually when puppies are born, they get socialized with an older cousin or parent's younger sibling or family friend who can watch over them when the bio parents die. (RIP Patches for not being socialized properly, and RIP Sparky who'll be expected to provide for his younger siblings when he gets older.) (If I didn't make this headcanon then other stuff would have to be true instead)

-(For cats the socialization isn't as important due to solitary nature, but when it happens it focuses more on siblings/cousins in the same age range.)

-Food with caffeine (in areas with less animals that can digest it, at least) is viewed as an addictive and dangerous drug. Doug is considered a dealer by both Kemono Town & Woods standards.

-Before the massacre, Brownie was one of those students who jumped between friend groups but wasn't very close to any of them (on account of only having 2 months to get to know them since she's a freshman). It's why she has good social skills yet wasn't too upset at Coco for killing everyone.

-Other factors leading to the Claret family's downfall was 1) how divided it was due to cultural clashes and 2) health risks (from mixing different animal biologies) when magic failed. Also 3) a few of the past family heads were literal dictators/mass murderers, and They Were Remembered more than the nicer ones (with related family lines like the Wichiens quietly burying their history to fit with their respective species).

-Before dogs showed up and created Kemonotown, it was actually cats vs forest species

-Occasionally when resources are running low and their usual delivery methods aren't available, a cat will actually enter Kemonotown to restock from one of the local stores owned by one of the 10% non-dog species living in the area. It's pretty uncommon, though, and the cats who do so make sure to carefully calculate their arrival at a time when most dogs won't notice.

-During PA2, most of the zombies didn't have their souls inside their bodies. Their motivations were heavily reliant on muscle memory and what was left of their biological brains.

[fightingmonsterswithwords]

Do you have any idea of when you'll have the next chapter of Cursed and Divine up to post?? I'm not trying to make you feel pressure or anything, just curious if there's a specific day I can anticipate for or if I shall not so patiently, but patiently wait for that lovely little subscription email to show up in my inbox randomly.

I hope you had/are having a good time with your friend in Germany and that life is treating you well! 💕

Hi!!

Don't worry, you can ask anything you want, even about updates, I don't feel pressured by it. I'm kinda thrilled you're asking about the fic, haha. 💖

Soooo, the funny thing is I wrote the entire outline for next chapter as soon as I finished the last one. THERE'S A TINY SURPRISE IN THIS ONE 👀 ... But - I can only write on weekends mostly, and the trip alone consummed one entire weekend. As of now, I've only got like two Word pages written down.

The not-so-funny thing is that my friend got sick while we were there and soon after we returned I started feeling a bit under the weather, and today I'm definitely sick. (I get sick a lot, my defenses are terrible. 🙃) So, yeah, I'm not confident I will be able to update this week, but I will try my best to have the chapter next week at the latest. Like I've said many times I'm a terribly slow writer, partly because I mull over almost every single line (specially because English is my second language and boy, it doesn't matter how many times I re-read things, there's always some mistake or false friend that skipped my notice 😭). But who knows, I might feel better and binge-write the whole thing and have it ready sooner than I expected. Fingers crossed!

As soon as I finished working today I opened up the file, anyway, haha. I'm going to read over last chapter (I usually do that before writing the next one, so that I can also correct spelling errors, etc) and jump right into it. 💪 Let's hope my brain cooperates.

Thank you so much for reading and the support, really. I easily get discouraged, and I shouldn't, because I can see there's a lot of people who are liking the story 🥰

PS. The trip to Germany was great in any case; if anything, I came back with renewed intent to keep studying that damn language 🤣 I want to come back and actually walk around and see stuff, because we were cooped up in a hotel for the convention next to the airport most of the time, and the one day we could visit places (we had like 10 hours to kill before our return flight) a lot of museums and such were closed because it was Monday. It was in Düsseldorf. I'd also like to visit Munich and Berlin in the future.

[prince-rowan-of-the-forest]

The Choosing Ball (2/?)

Janus meets his roommates and one other prince who seems... a little more interesting than the others.

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Virgil doesn't know what coffee is. This is a crime.

This fic will probably be updated pretty randomly, I have too many things in my brain right now to remember to keep a schedule so for now it'll be 'whenever I feel like it'.

I hope you enjoy the chapter!!

Also lemme know your thoughts if you have them!! I thrive on thoughts, I am a thought goblin, I eat them for dinner, they are my sustenance, give me thoughts.

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The first - besides himself - to arrive was a prince who at first glance Janus was sure was at least a foot taller than himself. Which annoyed him greatly, because he was aware he was short, even wearing his heeled boots, but it didn’t have to be made that obvious.

The prince was decked out in white and baby blue. His clothes made him look almost like a flower, with tails that fluttered around his legs and big puffed up sleeves on his shirt. He wore a delicate looking pair of rounded glasses that did nothing to hide his electric blue eyes. On top of that the guy had perfectly curled blonde hair, too short to be styled like Janus’ had been, but not too long to look strange left down, and besides- it was obvious that it had been styled as it was. The tiara perched on his head just tied it together. He looked like some benevolent fairy from a storybook.

And on top of that, he was the friendly type. Great.

The moment Elliott had finished telling the prince the same things he’d told Janus, the prince waved him goodbye before glancing around. Janus looked away before he was spotted, but he heard the prince gasp when he was seen.

“Oh, hello there!” He called, walking over, “I’m Patton, from Cion.”

“Good afternoon,” Janus said curtly, not looking over.

“Um, and you are?” Patton prompted, Janus groaned.

“Janus, Nathair,” He answered shortly, he didn’t want to talk to this other prince, did he not get that?

“Well it’s nice to meet you!” He said, Janus could feel the smile, disgusting, “How was your journey here?”

“Fine,” Janus huffed, “Why are you talking to me?”

“B-because we’re supposed to get to know each other!” Patton said, “Isn’t that the whole point of this? We’re supposed to find true love! We can’t do that if we don’t talk to anyone!”

“I don’t particularly care for finding true love,” Janus answered, “In fact, I’d rather not be here at all.”

“Oh…” Patton said softly, seemingly disappointed, “Well um, might as well make the most of it anyway, right? Who knows! You might meet someone.”

“Your seemingly endless optimism disgusts me,” Janus said, drawing out the sibilance on the words, Patton jumped a little.

“Did you just hiss?” He asked, sounding freaked but strangely interested.

“Did I scare you, flower?” Janus teased, finally turning and raising an eyebrow at Patton, who squeaked at the nickname, turning away, but not fast enough for Janus to miss his face going red.

“Now you’re- flirting with me?” Patton asked moments later, confused, “I thought you said you weren’t into that stuff?”

“Not into finding true love,” Janus huffed, “I have nothing against messing with people who annoy me.”

“O-oh…” Patton said, and Janus realised he sounded genuinely sad as he finally walked away. For a moment Janus felt bad, before he let his mind wander back to Virgil, who was probably worried out of his mind for Janus right how, he sighed, sitting up and resting his back against the headboard and watching Patton move around the room, inspecting each of the other areas before settling on the one across from his own, decorated with pastel coloured butterflies. It fit, Janus thought. 

“Why are you looking at me like I’m about to be eaten,” Patton asked nervously from across the room after he’d turned to find Janus staring.

“Because I have so many other things I could be looking at,” Janus said, rolling his eyes, “We’re stuck in this room, I may as well watch the only other thing that moves.”

Patton huffed, “We could always, you know, get to know each other?”

“Absolutely not,” Janus denied immediately. Before the door slammed open, oh thank god, something interesting!

Elliott looked like he just wanted to curl up and die this time, which was a fun observation. The prince next to him was practically bouncing on the balls of his feet, a wide grin on his face. Janus almost gave into the urge to cringe at the amount of sequins on his outfit, the lime green accents and sash standing out like a sore thumb against the glittery black tunic. For goodness sake, Janus wouldn’t get a moment of peace in this room, would he.

“Hi” He called into the room, and Janus could see the exact moment that Elliott gave up on giving the prince his instructions, simply turning around and shutting the door, “I’m Remus, Crown Prince of Virstell, this is gonna be so much fun!”

“Hello,” Patton smiled, waving to the new arrival, “I’m Patton, Cion, and he’s Janus, from Natheir!”

Remus immediately jumped towards Patton and Janus was thankful that Patton introduced him, the guy seemed attracted to energy, “Oh my goodness you are so fucking cute I wanna bite you!”

“I um- wh-what?” Patton asked, suddenly nervous, Janus could see that Remus was taller than Patton, but only by an inch or so.

Remus booped Patton’s nose, “You look so squishy- I just wanna squeeze you until your ribs all crack!”

“I’d rather you um- didn’t do that,” Patton said, a little hesitantly, “But I can hug you normally, if you want?”

“Wait really?” Remus gasped, excited, immediately yanking Patton into a tight hug, Patton looked so spooked that Janus couldn’t help but snicker. Now this was interesting entertainment. 

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Their fourth roommate was quiet, like Janus, which he was thankful for after being poked at and prodded by Remus for a good half hour after he’d gotten bored of teasing Patton. As soon as they’d introduced themself though, Janus didn't care enough to remember their name, Elliott had let them know that they were now free to roam until dinner. By the time he had finished speaking, Janus was already halfway down the stairs. Time to find Virgil.

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“Excuse me,” Janus stopped a passing servant, who stopped, turning and bowing politely.

“How may I assist you, sire?” She asked, remaining in her bow, but looking up at him. 

“Where might I find one of the guards who arrived with my kingdom’s convoy at this moment?” Janus asked her, she seemed to think for a second.

“My apologies, I am not assigned to the guard’s quarters, so I am not the most knowledgeable,” She told him, “But as far as I am aware, they have access to certain areas on the castle ground when not accompanying an attendee, sir.”

“Could you point me in the direction of those areas?” Janus asked her, She nodded.

“Of course, follow me."

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“His highness is looking for one of the guards,” The servant girl announced as they arrived at an area of the palace grounds sectioned off by a low wall. Obviously the wall was only there to mark the boundary rather than keep anyone in or out, as it was low enough to easily vault over, besides there was no real gate, rather just a large opening. The guard standing besides the opening looked to be from this castle. 

“Which guard are you looking for, your highness?” The guard asked him, “I will fetch them for you.”

“Virgil Storme,” Janus answered, the man nodded before turning and jogging into the complex. Janus turned back to the servant girl.

“Is there anything else you need, sire?” 

“That is all, you are dismissed,” He waved her off, she nodded, bowing politely before hurrying back towards the castle.

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Virgil smiled when he saw Janus, and the prince allowed the smallest of smiles in return.

“Make sure you stay with the prince,” Janus heard the guard tell Virgil, “Or come back here, guards are not allowed around the castle unless accompanying a royal.”

Virgil nodded before hurrying to Janus’ side. Janus noticed that he was now wearing the earring he’d given him, the prince really did smile then.

“Shall we go, then?” Janus asked him, “I saw a quaint looking library on the way to my room that would be just delightful to relax in.”

Virgil nodded, “Lead the way.”

The library was just as lovely as he thought, shelves upon shelves of books hiding the clearer area at the back of the room from the door. A fire roared in the large fireplace, a large rug sat on the floor underneath a low wooden table on which sat a vase of colourful flowers. Framing the rug were three plush sofas, each large enough for Virgil - taller than Janus when he wasn’t slouching - to lie down flat. 

“It’s so much quieter than out there,” Virgil sighed in relief, “This room’s so nice.”

“I thought you might like it,” Janus smiled, “Sit?”

“Can I brush out your hair?” Virgil asked as he sat on the sofa opposite the fire, instead of sitting next to him, Janus opted to lie flat on the sofa, resting his head in Virgil’s lap.

“Anything you want, love,” Janus said quietly, Virgil smiled, before working carefully to remove each of the pins that kept his hair secure before removing his crown from his head, placing it carefully onto the side table next to him. 

Technically he wasn't supposed to remove his crown whilst out of his room. It was what marked him as a prince, separate from the nobility also in attendance. He didn't think it really mattered, though, the crown only sat on the table next to them.

Quickly both guard and prince settled into an easy, almost familiar rhythm. Janus was complaining about his roommates - well, the two he talked to, at least - while Virgil ever so gently picked each pin out of his hair, slowly untangling each braid and running steady fingers through the thick mass of his hair. When it was let down, Janus’ blond hair reached just below his waist, falling in waves, Virgil loved running his fingers through it, and Janus loved how it felt when he did.

They had been there for who knows how long before Janus had exhausted his complaining and Virgil had started to tell him about the other guards. His hair was completely undone now, falling in a halo across Virgil’s legs. 

Virgil had just been telling him about how one of the guards - one wearing dark tinted glasses - had offered him a weird brown beverage that he’d said was the staple of their kingdom when someone else burst into their peaceful bubble of quiet.

The culprit was another prince dressed in much too much white for Janus’s taste, tight white leggings paired with a white tunic, a ruby red sash slung across his chest- wait… why did this guy look vaguely familiar? His eyes were green whilst he had hair like fire pulled back into a tight braid and decorated with strings of charms and ribbons, The main resemblance really did come from the outfit, meaning at the very least this prince and Remus were from the same kingdom- but Janus suspected they were brothers, cousins, at least.

“I see that some of us aren’t hesitating to get acquainted,” He said with a grin, “I am prince Roman, you both?”

“Nunya,” Virgil said as Janus turned and buried his face in Virgil’s stomach with a groan, he didn't want to talk to Remus 2, thanks, “Nunya business.”

The prince gasped dramatically, “You wound me! Stormcloud!”

“That’s my stormcloud,” Janus huffed, he felt Virgil’s breath stutter and smiled, content. 

“So what exactly did I just walk in on?” Roman asked, seemingly sitting down on one of the other sofas.

“We were just talking crap about everyone else we’ve met here,” Virgil explained with a huff, returning to brushing Janus’ hair with his fingers, the prince remained facing Virgil’s chest, though he did pull himself away just a little so he could breath, rather than smothering himself in his tunic. Talking smack about others he could handle, pokes, prods and questions about his snake scales he’d rather not.

“Ooh gossip!” Roman clapped his hands in excitement, “You know, one of my roommates just wont stop! He’s like a walking library- he seems to know just about everything and it’s so annoying-”

“One of my roommates said he wanted to bite the other moments after being introduced,” Janus said slowly.

“Ah, if I may take a guess, that sounds like my brother, Remus?”

“That would be he,” Janus agreed, “Your outfits are designed similarly.”

“Ha! Of course, but mine is far superior,” Roman yelled as though it was a triumph, “What about you, stormcloud?”

“Someone tried to give me this weird drink,” Virgil shrugged, “Called it caffie, or something.” 

“You don’t know what coffee is?” Roman asked with an offended gasp, “It’s like- a staple of our kingdom! Wait, who gave it to you?”

“One of the other guards- um- he wore dark glasses, if that helps?”

“Must’ve been Remy, my brother’s guard, he’s always been a bit odd, and completely addicted to coffee,” Roman nodded, waving him off, before squinting at him, “Wait- you said other guards?”

“Um, yes?” Virgil asked, shrinking back a little, Janus snatched up one of his hands and began playing with his fingers, the action seemed to calm Virgil a little.

“You’re implying that you…”

“He is my personal guard,” Janus cut in firmly, “Could you not possibly have been able to tell by his uniform?”

“Ah- my apologies," Roman said, "I simply assumed you were a noble, since the guards aren’t staying in the castle, plus you're wearing that earring and with your current position…”

Immediately Virgil's hand shot to the earring he was still wearing, face blooming red.

"It's mine," Janus said, so that Virgil didn't have to, "I gave it to him when we arrived here."

"Perhaps we should've thought about the assumptions that would be made," Virgil said, taking his hand from Janus and going to remove the earring, "Guards aren't supposed to be wearing jewellery to make us distinguishable after all-" 

"Keep it," Janus said, pushing it back into Virgil's hand when he tried to offer it over, "Even if you don't wear it." 

Virgil smiled, taking the jewellery back and placing it down next to Janus' crown on the table. Janus took his hand again before risking a peek back at Roman. The other prince looked slightly dumbfounded. He wondered for just a moment if Roman was going to come to his senses and berate them for their obvious shows of affection in front of him. 

"That- was absolutely adorable." Roman said, face breaking into a smile and Janus let out a sigh of relief. Virgil said something back to him in return, Janus stopped paying attention, considering he'd managed to catch Virgil's hand once more and engaging in a thumb wrestle seemed much more exciting.

Janus smirked as he managed to pin Virgil’s thumb down with his own, Virgil glared down at him, for a moment, they both seemed to forget they weren’t in Janus’ chambers back at the palace. 

“Fuck you!" Virgil cried, Roman made a noise from across the room that sounded as though he was having trouble deciding between mortification and amusement, "I was distracted by Sir Scarlet over there!” 

“Fuck me yourself, coward,” Janus fired back with a grin, making Virgil splutter, face red, the prince across the room now looked fully mortified.

“You- you let him speak to you in that way?” He asked, incredulously.

“Yeah,” Virgil answered, Janus bit back a laugh, freaking out princes was a great pastime, “I know, I really should do something about his highness’ bad behaviour.”

Roman spluttered, and Janus smirked. After a moment, the other prince sighed.

“I’ll be honest, despite whatever you both have going on seeming… unorthodox, it seems… nice,” He decided on, “I’m happy for you.”

Janus subtly tasted the air, the prince really was being honest. He hummed, “It is very nice, though difficult, it makes events like this into a trap.”

“Mhm,” Virgil agreed, “What about you, princey?”

“Me?”

“Yes,” Virgil nodded, “How do you feel about this event?”

“Oh… I don’t know,” Roman sighed, looking away, “I need to pick someone- we all do, I suppose I simply… worry.”

“I bet everyone here is worried,” Virgil sighed, “I doubt you’re the only one.”

“No, I suppose not.”

“I’m sure you have nothing to fear,” Janus huffed, “You’re good looking, and tolerable.”

“Ha! I’m more than tolerable!” Roman cried, “And besides, you’re one to talk! I don’t even know your name yet!”

“It’s Janus,” He said with a huff, “And my guard is Virgil.”

Virgil nodded.

“Lovely names, both of you,” Roman said with a wink that made Janus feel… something, “Well, I do hope to talk with you more in the future, but for now, I must go and prepare myself for the banquet! A prince has got to look his best for the first event, after all!”

Janus rolled his eyes as Roman left them alone in the library, before sitting up.

“Thank you for letting me hide.” Janus told Virgil quietly.

“No problem, Jan,” Virgil smiled, though he was looking off in the direction Roman had left, “But…he… Roman seems interesting… you know… something tells me he wouldn’t mind seeing your face.”

“Perhaps,” Janus said, leaning against Virgil, a gloved hand subconsciously coming up to trace his scales, “But then again, you could also be wrong."

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