#the moon has healing powers to me hahaha

[m3-kk]

Sharing my TCF notes because sharing is caring 😬 ⬇️. (All of them… so far)

Ch. 086- sad time for Raon :(. REVENGE HAHAHA LETSGOOOO

Ch. 335- Eruhaben protect Roan & Cale from ugly WS 😆

Ch. 352- Cale’s greatest fear…😭

Ch. 378- Choi’s uncle (DS) left info book written in KOREAN?!?! 😵

Ch. 394- Letter from Death & shiz show😬

Ch. 395- CALE IS AFRAID?!?! 😱

Ch. 401- “Plavin was laughing on the outside but crying on the inside.”😌

Ch. 404- “And Miss Cage, please cuss out the God of Death for me.” -Cale 😇

Ch. 411- They were talking about the Lion King (person) and I thought they were talking about the movie 😭

Ch. 414- Choi Han woke up crying “Kim Rook Soo” 😰

Ch. 415- “What am I supposed to call the friend of my nephew once removed?” -Choi Han 😳

Ch. 423- “Oh, by the way, the original owner of your body is living well too. He said he is happy.” -Lee Soo Hyuk ☺️

Ch. 423- CALE CRIES! BABY NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 😰

“It's a new record! You were unconscious for 20 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes, and 19 seconds!”- Roan Miru🤠

Ch. 431-

“You son of a bitch!” -Bear King

"Why am I your son? Such an idiot.”

-Whale Archie🫡

Ch. 434- Which Henituse sibling wants to become what?🥱👑⚔️

Ch. 435- Sworn brothers 🤞

Ch. 455- Ron says he has a cute young master (Cale) who he doesn’t want to disappoint.🥹

Also that Roan is cuter than Cale 😂

Ch. 457- “This is nice.” Beacrox commented before swinging his greatsword horizontally.🙂

Ch. 461- Cale’s merchant name is Bob XD

Ch. 465- The Sound of the Wind was a top underneath a boulder surrounded by whirlpools.

The Indestructible Shield was a pit under the tree.

The Scary Giant Cobblestone was a stone in the Super Rock villa.

The Fire of Destruction was a sculpture at the center of the magma.

The Vitality of the Heart was a stone pillar at the center of a whirlwind.

The Sky Eating Water was a chained spear.

Ch. 476- More Dragon Family Drama wtf

Ch. 481- To the Fake World Tree

Ch. 501- Illusion of Other World..RAMEN!

Ch. 504- Stick from World Tree (Cale’s blood is special?!)

Ch. 515- Vampire Duke Fredo (seems nice)

Ch. 516- Demonic Race, Rosalyn, White Star after cookie prince?! NOOO

Ch. 520- WEAKLING. Alberu is a mage swordsman badass dark elf

Ch. 526- These brothers are so cute OMEGALUL

Ch.555- Sealed god test, wtf this is so sad I’m crying I’ve never been so genuinely sad

Ch. 559- CHOI HAN OUR LOVE THANKS🙏

Ch. 581- AWW BESTIEEE

Ch. 584- Cale saying he could beat 3 strong peeps

Ch. 589- Alberu goes to Blood Boulder

Ch. 601- AHH CALE BDAY AHHH

Ch. 612- THEY GAVE ALBERU A GUN!!

Ch. 618- Cale explains to LeeSooHyuk the truth

Ch. 622- HOMEEEEEEEE AYYAYAAY

Ch. 627- @Capital w/ Dad y Alberu YAY

Ch. 628- BUBBLEGUM PINK DRAGON

Ch. 629- We are a big family!

Ch. 631- 5 FUCKIN DRAGONS AHHH-

[THE AUTHOR STARTS SAYING SHIT LIKE “IN THE FUTURE.. “ LIKE F U MAKIN ME ALL SAPPY N STUFF WTH UGHHH!!!]

Ch. 640- 2 Cats are Molan house’s future 🥹.. They can’t go berserk?..

Ch. 645- Roan & Cale Solo Fight letsgo!!

Ch. 646- Cale uses ‘instant’ to destroy 2 unranked monsters.. I’m crying actually..

Ch. 647- wtf I’m crying, goosebumps fr

Ch. 649- Roan has grown so much 🥹

Ch. 652- COM. WITH EARTH 2 AHHHH—

Ch. 655- Cale is healing❤️ OG Cale!KRS

Ch. 656- SOO much info from OG Cale!!

Ch. 658- CALE IS AWAKEEE YAYA

Ch. 662- OMG Cale’s BioMom was cooking

Ch. 663- WE KNOW HOW TO KILL HIM HA

Ch. 670- World Tree-nim

Ch. 677- Explaining ALOT lore dump!!

CB. 681- WOW the end of that chap tho

Ch. 682- I stan Cale’s hatred for the White Star. We love the PJs! Alberu is moon that’s so *legs in air kicking*

Ch. 683- So are we gonna kill WS or whatt?

Ch. 684- HAHAH OMG CALE’S BDR POWER IS SO SCARY EVERYONE THINKS ITS THE WS!! HAHAH ITS CALE’S THOOO

Ch. 685- omg.. DANGGG!! Our Cale is truly terrifying! New Pokémon acquired! White star!! 😏 wait we have a tiny WS in our pocket how cute! 🥰

Ch. 686- HAHA BOOM BOOM 💥

Ch. 688- Rashell says he wouldn’t be able to sleep if many humans died 🥰

Ch. 689- ROCK SHEILD LETSGOOO

Ch. 694- DEAFEATED! Alberu faints and thinks he’s like Cale now 😭

Ch. 695- NAHH WE LOVEEE

Ch. 699- ENTERED THE TEMPLE! We can’t leave…? CALE IS GHOST AND WATCHING OTHERS TESTS HUHHH?!! (DespairTest2)

Ch. 700- This chapter is just amazing, these people are so smart ughhh I’m screaming! In a happy way tho

Ch. 701- OK we have Choi Han, Clopeh, Rosalyn and Cale so far.. MARYYY

Ch. 702- +1(Roan) Cale can use the cintamani to contact other world. PEOPLE CAN SEE HIM YAY!

Ch. 705- Talking with Cale & others through the Cintamani :>

Ch. 706- Tonka! And Dark elf Tasha&Alberu

Ch. 707- My heart, Alberu was so sad and lonely back then…

Ch. 709- Eruhaben! WS is badddd

Ch. 710- Whyyyy I’m actually feeling despair it’s so complicated ugh and no ones receiving correct info ughhhhh

Ch. 713- Mary is #GIRLBOSS for not being tricked! ❤️❤️

Ch. 717- So glad that was settled 😮‍💨

Ch. 718- So the test Cale was in wasn’t the original one so now we are doing the actual sadness test ok 👍

Ch. 719- WOW NOT CALE ALREADY FINISHING BLUE TEST.. also someone else?

Ch. 721- Toonka left the test, Cale met Choi Jung Gun, I’m I’m scared 😶

Ch. 722- Rosalyn finally put the tests goals into words! She’s so smart. I love herrr

Ch. 726- Cale confronts CJG and he’s being used as bait bc a hunter is here oh no. Cale is going to cause chaos ialrk

Ch. 727- WOWW Cale was about to be isekaied lol. Good thing we have ancient powers! 2 Hunters?! 🫣

Ch. 730- Cale actually skipped a level bfr

Ch. 731- Cale has to observe past Roan (during the night) and Alberu (during the day)

Ch. 732- FLIPPING OVER THE FIRST PRINCES PALACE HAHAHAHAGA

Ch. 735- Freeing Roan! Again Again?

Ch. 739- Still loving how Choi’s test is taking care of tiny KRS. Alberu test completed!!

Ch. 740- I’m loving Clopeh during this test so far. He knows his goals and he sticks to them. He’s crazy!

Ch. 744- Damn Dodam Miru. I think DM’s world is not an illusion. Cale “tricking” the Wrath test is crazy I love that sly bastard!

Ch. 745- Cale hates when the children hate their side dishes ahah! The Wrath test is actually really difficult it surprised me frfr! Clopeh & Cale are angy

Ch. 749- How dare this low-life Dorph ever consider sacrificing the great and mighty Roan Miru. I pour all of my hatred and anger toward him. He needs to die. 😡

Ch. 750- Finally! Flipping every over heh!

[spiritual-messages]

~from your guides pac 🤍

Hey there

First of all i'd like to thank you all for showing so much love on my first reading .I appreciate all the feedbacks , likes and reblogs 🥺

Bless!

Here's the christmas pac im doing

So todays reading is all about messages and advice from your spirit guidesss .. (So those who don't know each and every person has a spirit guide that help them a guide them throughout this journey of life and you can have 1 or more spirit guides )

So before we start I want you to take a few deep breaths and center yourself .. Now pick a pile you are attracted to the most haha!

:) letsss take a moment to appreciate how beautiful all the pictures are

The pictures aren't mine and are taken from pinterest credit to the owners thank yaaa! Bless

Pile 1 ------ pile 2

Pile 3

Pile 1

Alright pileee oneee welcome to your reading

Current Energy :

Ahahaha .. So I heard " emotional healing " 👀 you guys are healers... I see alot of water and earth energy coming.. Wussup virgos and scorpios , heyaaa taurus hahaha alrghtieee so lets get it lets go..

So right now i see you guys healing .. Smth damaged you emotionally I see .. stop worrying about ppl who dont appreciate your care please don't cry becz of those stupid brats .. Why hurting yourself .. Thats not righttt ...

Message from your guides :

" I know that you are empathetic and I know that you can't see people in pain... You can't help but lend a hand to those in need .. Even if it emotionally drain you... But you need realise that some people are just energy suckers .. Vampires who drain you and leave you tired and overwhelmed. . you need to realise that your energy and well being

comes first .. You are not caring about your cup trying while to fill their's and that leaves you being exhausted .. Stressed and overwhelmed .. ( please stay away from energy vampires they mean no good and helping them isn't worthy at all becz they will be the same again they never learn pleasee watch out...) Dear one we cant even blame you becz you have an ability to attract all those unhealed souls ( scorpio moon energy) they are attracted to you becz you have so much power to heal others and to make others feel comfortable with you ( you might even have noticed that people get comfortable around way tooo quick and you might even have noticed them opening up to you way faster .. Letting you know all their secrets .. You might also feel other's pain as if they are ur own and you don't judge them .. Also you guys are masters in manifesting) but first heal yourself .. Watch out for such ppl who comes to you only when they are sad .. You have such positive aura around .. But you are letting those people kill your vibe don't do such stuff .. Focus on yourself.. Give time to yourself .. ( you might even leave all your work to listen to ppl who are sad you are so pure)"

Advice :

your guides are telling you to start being protective over your energy and be cautious about who you decide to pour this energy on.. Make sure that they learn and grow by your help.. If they are stuck even after helping to much just let them go .. Universe is fair to all .. Don't trust people that easily .. I also feel as if you guys helped someone with money and they aren't returning it ? And are even asking for more.. don't!👀 telling ya they lying about what they need that money for.. Dont invest in such ppl 👀 ... So if you have a question like " is this the truth " or anything else.. The answer is yes! Bless please make your friend circle smaller and cut out all the toxic ppl.. It will get lonely but trust me .. The journey will lead you to pure brightness

Thats all.. I wish you a very best future and advice you to meditate atleast 15 mins per day . cut out those vampiesss otherwise they will continue to make you feel overwhelmed. . invest your energy in ppl who are worthy of that

Bless ❤️

Pile 2

Current energy :

Alrightie pile 2 welcome to your readinghhhh Uffff so heavy energy here.. I feel as if im stuck somewhere and am unable to move .. Oh my god guys are you alright ? chin up you got this alright! Dont give upppp... Guys i see your are dealing with family issues .. I see conflicts and abusive family (that's sad.. ) so for some of you I see that you wanna move out and wanna be separated from your family and for others I see your family causing trouble in your relationship ..

Message from your guides :

" my dear I know what you have been through .. I know that they never supported you and gave you love like other parents did to their children. . I know that you never showed that it hurted you but deep inside you wish to have a cute loving family .. I know you just want someone to call a family and one to embrace when nights get colder.. One to support you when you are broken and one to pour all your love on .. Its okay love .. Be positive and move .. Have faith on us on universe .. You'll be able to achieve a great family in future .. We are sending a soulmate into your life who can love and cherish you and give you all the precious things you deserve .. Stay strong . we know you feel stuck and often feel like you cant get outta this situation but thats no truth.. Trust the universe.. Transformation will occur.. And things will change.. You'll get all the money you ever wanted to get you life in balance and get a love who will hug you so tight that all those broken pieces of your heart will stick right back ( guys for some of you I feel like someone in your family do drugs and have unhealthy addiction .. And that person cause chaos .. Your inner child is completely traumatised... please have faith .. I wish everything best for you .. You are too precious ) I know that your family doesnt value your opinions and you often feel controlled and manipulated. . but soon there will be someone who will help you.till then help yourself. And move .. You can create a life that you want and you will .. Have faith on yourself!"

Advice :

All right .. Your guides are telling you to trust the universe and be positive .. Dont give up and try to cheer urself up by positive affirmation. . they are telling you to notice the signs they are sending you " 222 , 111 ,555 and 2222" very soon a transformation will occur that will change your life .. I see a soulmate coming in your life .. For some of you this will be your future spouse .. They will help you to get outta all this dumb shit created by your family .. And will heal you till then make decisions and be determined have faith u got this done... Let's go so proud of you you did greattt job

I wish you all the best

Bless ❤️

Pile 3

Energy:

Alrightie pile threeh welcome to your reading 😂 haha .. So so soo i see alot going on .. I see that someone from your past is coming back into your life .. Possibly an ex ? Someone whom you cutted all the cords with.. .. I see you guys rn in a healthy relationship or living a great life .. But this past person steps in and the chaos begins ( well fuck past and fuck maths thats what I was used to say when I was a teenager )

Message from your guides :

" .. The lights thats around you .. Is coming from yourself .. Thats because you are positive ans you have to let that light shine within yourself.. Dont let past come back. . remember all the lessons you learnt .. Trust that once a cheater will always be a cheater .. You worked hard to build what you are to day .. Dont let some cheap chipmunks destroy that progress .. They must have realised how good you were but trust it they just want you for what you are today ans will continue to hurt you again . dont let people use you .. ( lets go girl/ boi you are the baddest bitch .. You got it!! Go walk all over him/her .. Let that punk rub his nose on the ground for you .. Fucking spit on his wreakass ugly face .. Dont let that rotten fish destroy your future fuck ittt!!) Remember why you choosed to move on .. And now you have new opportunities waiting for you so get it "

Advice :

I heard " beat that ass up bitch go beattt that ass like damn" damn you are kicking asses i see wooho cheers to my pile three damn im smiling proudly.

Okay so lemme calm my damn self down and continue the reading bruh 😂 so your guides are advising you to kick ass well not really ( well good idea ah mhmhmmm ) well they are telling you not to look back because I see you have manifested a soulmate .. And if you aew in a toxic relationships break up just go free yourself from that shit .. Work on yourself and be proud of you have achieved pat yourself on the backs ❤️ if you are in a relationship which is healthy and someone from past came back just kick that past person out .. Becz you are or will be in a relationship with your soulmate thats healthy .. Just go ittt rhrrrrr

Bless !

so I hope it resonates thank you .. I wish you a great future and an awesome day ... Remember that you are the creator of your damn reality and you fucking know how to handle that power .. So chin up .. You rock this shit .. Keep grinding ( i caught you u naughty little not that grinding you dirtyminded bitch)

Lemme know what pile you picked haha and this is a general reading so take what resonates and let other shit flow off

Feedbacks are appreciated ❤️ so much grateful for the love you showed on my last reading 🥺 thank youuu

Bless bahhhbayeee

[bunny584]

Bunny!!! Your PEN is INSANE!!! I’ve forced so many of my friends to read H&H and the second you updated we ran to the chat to talk about it. Through the ups and downs you chewed everything, thank you so much for feeding us ♥️ it’s like you wrote the switch / submissive Gojo for ME!

Ps: just would like to say that it’s partially because of you that I decided to try writing. Your way of describing things just appeals soooo much to me and I feel like it opened my BRAIN. YOU BE EATING THAT!! Bunny you will always be famous!

Hahaha BABY 😭😭😭 you guys are fucking KILLING me. I literally…I’m not joking I’m insane and being in the group chat is a God. Tier. Compliment. You have no idea what that does to me.

Can we get into how hot Satoru is for a minute. He is ALL horse power when it comes to our girl. Talking so much shit. Taunting her. Laughing when she cums too quickly.

But with Suguru?? He has no idea what to do with himself. He’s just getting manhandled by someone broader, more muscular, bigger hands, and in my head, with a slightly bigger dick. Satoru is folding like printer paper and nature is healing.

Please write. It’s such a compliment when people say any of the silly words I’ve strung together are inspiration.

Love you to the sun, moon and back 🩷

[katyspersonal]

Why Bloodborne is like thiiiiis (creativity notes, don't mind me)

I do like how cosmos/arcane in Bloodborne have different colors, too? There are:

turquoise/cyan - Ludwig's moonlight sword and Guidance Rune, Small Resonant Bell + the mist from which summoned cooperators appear, mist around Gehrman after he turns to the Moon

'pale' blue - magic of cosmic Kin like Brainsuckers, mist around scythes of Church Servants (at 15+ Insight), Milkweed Rune, mist Gehrman and Micolash disappear into when hit, haze inside skull of Laurence before we saw his memory for some reason...

a more saturated blue - magic of Celestial Emissaries, Eye Rune, that weird spiral trap in Isz dungeons, Rom's meteorites, eyes of the scourge beasts in Choir's base, Call Beyond charging, Choir Bell, Fluorescent Flower's magic

purple - Messengers' lamps, magic of Nightmare Executioners (behind their helmet and from their axes), portal from Lecture Hall into Nightmare realm, lanterns Church Servants are carrying, skulls of Fish people (mages) + accursed brew, glowing eyes of enemies that got hunter's Blood Echoes, Wet Nurse's magic

deep red - trickled state of Logarius' Wheel, his whole magic actually, skulls of Executioner's glove, Maria's Quickening mist (after stabbing herself), mist around Brador when he invades + Sinister Resonant Bell, cursed effect that Cain servants can give the player

What I can reliably gather from this, is that the color of Moon's power and guidance given to the hunters IS cyan, and I've been misremembering Gehrman's mist as pale blue when it is p much like Ludwig's guidance, yes. And that from colors meanings standpoint placement of Purple works very well! It feels like a combination of 'curses' and blood + 'cosmic' arcane. Red + blue = purple. Especially I'd say seen from Fish people, who are using the same cursed Pthumerian magic represented by skulls, yet were... touched by arcane blessing QUITE a lot, ok? And Fishing Hamlet priest will even give us Accursed Brew as a reaction TO Milkweed equipped. But also, the fact that Dreaming is both bloodshed and magic, and it's mechanics are tied with purple (lamps and recovering Blood Echoes from enemies)...

Blue hues also broadly overlap, it seems. The only truly visible difference is color of Eye vs color of Milkweed. I'd say the colder and paler blue is closer to 'marine' arcane, and is more 'primal', whereas more saturated blue is closer to the 'stars' and more 'perfected'. However, 'pale' blue also has its merit connected with the dream and the hunt, of course!

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I started to try to put all this together all because I was unsure of what to color-code Laurence on earlier stages, when Arcane was more prevalent in Healing Church, as opposed to his later corruption when he delved stronger into blood and left the nerds (Choir and Mensis) to do their thing... I suggested purple, but then hesitated because it'd fit Micolash too because of Nightmare connotations, but then @val-of-the-north said:

Purple is blue and red, arcane and blood Both Laurence's pursuits I think it still fits him quite well He was a man of both, but all who came after him chose one or the other

And yeah, I think this actually works really well! (Though it is yet ANOTHER time Laurence and Micolash are both perfect to share a concept... They are just doomed to be rivals, hahaha) I am already thinking about how to elaborate purple into his design! Mostly I just broke my mind over this because I struggled with what color to make Laurence's ribbon, since I didn't want to make it blue (that's for Willem and Choir, which doesn't go with my headcanons on timeline and Laurence). But also it would be too "early" for red, nor my Laurence WEARS a ribbon in his 'third stage' to begin with.. Other variants are to use cyan patterns, like Ludwig's guidance, or try more golden (so, golden ribbon). But I think purple is just really good! Because the connection Val made about how it color-codes both of Laurence's gimmics at once is great.

P.S. Oh boy... So, Ludwig - cyan, Gehrman - blue, Laurence - purple and Maria - red. 🌈🌈

P.P.S. Nightmare Executioners (the mobs), however, wear cages on their heads (not dissimilar to those of Yahar'gul Hunters), and also protrude tentacles from their faces... That makes me think of Micolash again. Not sure whether they were result of Micolash's experiments, OR Micolash took the inspiration since School of Mensis IS a faction of the Church after all.

[anotherghoul666]

For the "what do I look like" thing:

I know you're short, this has been established. I picture longer legs and shorter torso. Jeans and band shirts. Boots, obviously. No tattoos, maybe pierced ears but that's all for body mods. Pale skin with short blond hair. Light eyes. Will occassionally dress up irl, but will do it more willingly as part of a power play situation. (This is solely based on the boots with fishnets pic).

How did I do, my dear?

Never before now have I put in any thought in whether my legs were longer than my torso, so I had to look XD I guess they are a bit? Like a 3/5 legs 2/5 torso maybe? I have no clue hahaha

Jeans and band t-shirts are a yes. Boots when going out is accurate too, tho I preserve my leather boots, especially in winter. So I have several pairs depending on the weather I'm heading out into and how much I care about said boots. My real nice dom(me) boots are almost exclusively an indoors wear.

Wrong on tattoos, I have several! And something like 50+ ideas I want in my tattoo list XD I fucking love getting tattooed. If my artist lived closer, I would be COVERED already. Unfortunately she lives in a whole ass other province, so opportunities to further our projects are limited. I'm trying to find a local artist I vibe with enough to continue getting inked. I hope before I die I get to have every inch of my skin real-estate covered and beautifully decorated (besides the hands, feet and the face which I'm not interested in getting done as of right now.) Life goal! Pierced ear one one side only, three lobes, and I hated every second of it. Never getting another piercing in my life, no matter how much I love the look. My body HATES healing them and I have some medical trauma related to my attempts XD I got the hint hahaha.

Pale skin is right, I am TRANSPARENT XD As in, legit see-through white, my veins are super visible and blue, I love it. I turn into a boiled lobster within minutes in the sun, #IrishHeritage As for the hair, yes to short, blond-adjacent? It's more of an ashen blonde / chestnut leaning with a red tone in the sun, that's also the #IrishHeritage along with the Nordic, Canadian European mutt-blood XD When I don't dye it of course, which right now I'm not doing to give the hair a health recovery break. My eyes aren't super light but they're not dark either, they're kinda right in the middle. They do that amber with the green circle around thing.

Literally the only reason I'd ever dress up would be, indeed, for a BDSM party or for a high protocole date or something like that. And even then, I am very much a "play in your pjs if you wanna, you're still dominant" kind of person, because dominance is a mindset and actions taken, not a way to dress. So it's very rare I dress up, but it will happen once in a blue moon, for events with a dress code or for pictures or a specific goal. But like, I'm the person who will go to a job interview, a funeral, a big family dinner and a fancy restaurant date in a metal t-shirt and I don't give a fuck XD

You did pretty good! You were either spot on or pretty close for most things, besides the "no tattoos" thing that's a big -1 point haha. Well done Miasma, thanks for playing!! :D :D :D

[jungnoir]

how are u ? and what time zone are u in ? im in pa and its 5 min to midnight rn !! It's hard for me to feign excitement bc I'm so tired but I really feel u abt this political climate it's so tiring to be an active constituent :( happy new year tho !!.-hn anon

HAPPY NEW YEAR HAZELNUUUUUUUUUUT

i’m in central time so it’s currently 11:20 where i am, so i’m close! idk why but you know those things where its like “put your music on shuffle and the first song that plays is how the new year will go” kinda thing? well @joyfulgem had one on her instastory so i copied it and the first song that played for me is baby by astro so i got!! childishly happy lol cause i love that song and the lyrics are cute so it’s nice to imagine 2018 will feel like baby makes me feel

and ahh yeah, we can only hope it gets better from here! i heard some comforting words from this pastor my mom is listening to and he was talking about how every seven years back in Ye Olde Bible times any debts that you had to pay to a debt collector was dropped and he related it to like life and how we should all just try to release whatever has been holding us down, whether we’ve been holding something against someone else or someone else has been holding something against us. idk it made me feel pretty calm?? so hopefully it can bring you (or anyone else who reads this) some peace for the new year!!!

[thatonebrazilian]

Perfect!! I’m a sucker for love triangles (I have had like 3 in my life and they all ended badly hahaha, but that’s besides the point 😂) so could you do something with Kate being extra jealous of Wanda, cause they are dating officially but once upon a time Wanda had reader, however she broke her heart and now she is upset seeing them together, like “I was fine till I saw you and her so damn happy” something of the sort! And your writing is so amazing by the way!!

Hi pretty! I don't know if it's like you thought, but I hope you like it! This ended up being fluffier than I expected, also, I think I didn't make Kate as jealous as you wanted, sorry bout that.

Make Her Happier

Summary: Kate has always been your best friend, which didn't sit well with Wanda, your girlfriend. After the witch broke your heart, Kate mended it, marking herself in it with every healing touch. But what happens when Wanda wants to have you back?

Pairings: Kate Bishop x Reader / Wanda Maximoff x Reader

Words: 2784

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“Ok,” you said with a big smile on your face, the kind of smile that was normally present whenever Kate was around “so we go on three. One… Two… Th-”

She didn’t wait for the signal, before you noticed her mouth was completely full of cotton candy. She was grinning like an idiot. Your idiot.

“That- That was not fair!” you complained, not able to contain your own smile, your cotton candy stood untouched in its stick “You cheated!”

“You have powers, that’s what’s not fair, you’d have devoured the cotton candy before I even manage to put mine in my mouth!” she whined and you couldn’t help but giggle at the sight of your beautiful girlfriend with a pink cloud of candy on her nose, gleaming against the moon’s glow.

“Then please explain to me how would my fire powers aid me in a cotton candy competition?” you took a couple steps closer, your finger curling around her belt loop and bringing her body closer to yours.

“I- You- That is-…” she mumbled, her eyes trained on your lips.

“Yes? I’m listening.” You said, biting your lower lip just because you knew it’d render her even more speechless.

She whined. “You’re doing it on purpose…”

You hummed and brought your face closer to hers, catching the remaining cotton candy with your tongue and biting her nose as you did so.

“Ouch! What was that for?!” she complained, looking at you with that affronted look of hers that made you want to laugh.

“That was for cheating,” you said, bringing your lips to hers this time “this is for being so goddamn cute.” You kissed her then, when your tongue started exploring her mouth she let out a tiny squeal that made you smile mid-kiss.

You wanted to take her to that house of mirrors right around the corner, not too far from where you bought the cotton candy, you wanted to drag her there, tear her clothes off and have your wicked way with her as she watches every single thing you did to her through those mirrors, but your plans were interrupted as your phone vibrated in your pocket.

Kate groaned when you pulled away from her. You had to bite your lip not to smile at the sight of that sweet pout. Against the cheap illumination of the carnival her lips seemed plumper, you’d give anything to keep kissing them.

“Sorry kitten, I have to take this, is probably Steve.” You said, making a face.

“How do you know it’s him? The phone’s just vibrating.” She asked with that adorable tilt of her head.

You shrugged. “That’s how I know. Everybody on my contact list has a ringtone… Everybody but Steve, he calls me too much as it is, I’d probably grow sick of whatever song I’d put as his ringtone.”

She shook her head at you and shooed you away as you answered the phone. Kate made her way to one of those shoot the target booths and you walked just far away enough so you could hear Steve better, but not enough to lose sight of Kate, because yes, you’d be listening to whatever Cap’n Crunch had to say, but who says you can’t appreciate your girl’s form while you do it?

“Popsicle! To what do I owe the pleasure?” You said sarcastically as you watched Kate shoot all targets dead on.

“Cut the sass, L/N, Thor had some problems in Asgard, we’re gonna need you to tag along for this mission.” He said and you groaned.

“Steve, it’s the first day off me and Kate get together in ages, are you sure you can’t call on no one else?” you asked, your heart suddenly heavy at the thought of leaving Kate.

You knew she’d understand, Kate was the most understanding person you’ve ever met, and that was exactly the reason you hated to disappoint her.

“Sorry Y/N,” he said, and at least he sounded a little bit apologetic “but I’ll be needing you here in 30.” He hung up, just like that.

You sighed and made your way to where Kate was, your heart squeezing in your chest when she beamed as her eyes landed on you.

“What did gramps want?” she asked, both hands behind her back.

Kate was… terrible at surprises, and you didn’t need even to pry to come to the conclusion that she was hiding a teddy bear behind her back. You tried not to grimace at the thought of having to leave her alone.

“Steve wants me for a mission ASAP, Thor was gonna go, but there was a problem in Asgard.” You explained, seeing her shoulders drop a little.

“Oh… It’s ok, I know you have to. You’d probably rather be here eating all the junk food you could get your hands on.” She said with a small smile. You didn’t think it was possible to love someone so much as you loved Kate in that moment.

“I’d rather be anywhere as long as you’re with me.” You said, pulling her close and landing a sweet kiss to her forehead. “I love you, Kate,” you said and she smiled. “Would you rather go back to the compound with me or you wanna stay here?”

“I think I’ll go back with you. No use staying here alone.” She said and moved to take your hand, forgetting about the teddy bear and showing it to you.

“Oh, is that for me?” you teased and she finally realized that she shouldn’t have shown it like that.

“Nooooo, it was supposed to be a surprise.” She said and tried to pout, but couldn’t contain her smile. “You spoilsport.”

“You love me anyway.”

“Yeah, I do.” She said and pushed the teddy into your hands.

“Kate…” you said, brows furrowed “what’s that behind you?”

Kate, frowning as well, turned to see what you were talking about. Just above her head there was a heart made of fire floating in the air, the words ‘I love you Katherine’ inside it. That was not the first time you did this, but Kate always fell for it anyway, in a sense her awe and naivety were what made this little surprise so special, to both you and to her.

It made her happy, and all you wanted was to make her happier.

Kate turned to you with the brightest smile and threw herself at your arms. “That is soooo cool, I love you so much, babe!”

“I’m sorry we can’t stay more,” you muttered between stolen kisses, feeling Kate’s smile against your lips.

“It’s ok babe, you made me super happy with this whole carnival thing!” she said as you wrapped your arm around her shoulder, feeling hers looping through your waist.

“Well, mission accomplished, then.” You joked, making your way to your motorcycle. You drove slowly to the compound, enjoying her arms wrapped tightly around you. If it was up to you you’d be by her side the whole night, but you couldn’t just ditch on a mission like that, so in a matter of minutes you two got to the compound.

And just like that all the lightness of the day seemed to disappear, the moment Kate’s eyes landed on Wanda her whole demeanor changed. Gone was the fun-loving girl from before, now in front of you stood the lovely girl who always tried to hide her insecurities, the girl who didn’t think she was good enough for you, for the avengers, the girl who never understood why you chose to be with her while you could be with someone like Wanda Maximoff.

“So it’s just you two?” Kate asked as the two of you came closer to the quinjet, as if you knew any more than her.

“Kate…” you tried, but you knew that look in her eyes. It broke yours a little.

“No,” she said, and by the tone of her voice you knew she was afraid, as jealous as she was insecure, as if she feared you would finally come to your senses and go back to Wanda, “you should go prepare.”

And with that she turned and left, not even giving you a chance to explain yourself, to say goodbye before the mission. There was no prep time like Kate assumed, it there was any you’d have rushed out after her, but you were almost late as it was, you barely had time to get your uniform.

As it was, there was only time for you to board the quinjet. Wanda was already inside, you noticed her looking at you quietly as she set the jet to autopilot, those familiar blue eyes trying to read you as if you were a book. She was always good at that, reading you, and she never even needed to use her powers, it was just easy with the connection you two had.

“Are you really happy with her?” Wanda asked after a couple of minutes. The two of you were already in the air, the sound of the engine the only thing cutting off the silence after her words. “You never liked it when I was clingy, you hated it when I acted jealous.”

You sighed and looked at her. Wanda, beautiful Wanda, she was a sight and you resented her a little for that, you resented that a part of you never forgot how her eyes would shine, how her hair would float in the wind, how soft her skin was... “It was never about you acting clingy or jealous, Wanda, it was about how you seemed to do it more specifically after you spent time with Vision,” you said, trying with everything in you not to snap at her “It screamed suspicious.”

“I already told you, nothing happened!” she said, taking a couple steps towards you, her eyes screaming for you to believe her.

“And yet you ran to him the moment we broke things off,” you muttered, looking at your hands as if they were the most interesting thing in the world. You didn’t want to face her, “you may have not been a cheater, Wanda, but you betrayed me.”

“And was I the only one? Because how long did it take for you and Kate to get together after we broke up?” she said and you bit your tongue. You would not lash out at her.

“Longer than the week you gave between dating me and Vision.” You gritted out.

“How long?” she insisted.

“I don’t know, four months?”

“Three months and twelve days.” She said, her voice was weak, as if she was holding herself back from crying.

You closed your eyes, you could never see Wanda cry, not before, not now. “Wanda…”

“And do you know how long before that I broke up with Vision?”

“I don’t…

“Almost two months.” She said, and you swallowed hard. “We barely stayed together Y/N, I just wanted to make you feel like what I felt.”

At that you opened your eyes, got up from your seat and took a step towards her. “So instead of making me jealous you just went there and broke my heart?” you said, struggling to keep your emotions in check “I loved you, and you just threw that away!”

“It was never my intention! I just wanted to show you what your friendship with Kate did to me.” She said, taking your hands in hers, looking at you with those doe eyes.

“Wands… You were the one who brought me and Kate together.” You said almost in a whisper. “Kate was always my friend, just my best friend. You were my love.”

“Then how? Why?”

“It was a couple weeks after we broke up. One of Stark’s parties. You were all over Vision, more public displays of affection than I ever got from you. I decided to drown my sorrows in alcohol, Kate was with me, we drank and one thing led to another.” You said, looking at your hands intertwined with hers, you pulled away “When I finally realized I slept with my best friend was the moment I realized that Kate wasn’t just my best friend, she was a woman… It was like I started seeing something that I couldn’t see before, like a whole new world of possibilities opened in front of my eyes.”

Her eyes watered, she turned away. “But are you happier with her?”

Were you happier? Maybe, but the one thing you knew for sure was that you wanted to make Kate the happiest woman in this earth.

You sighed. You didn’t know how to answer that without either breaking her heart or giving her hope. “Wanda, it’s better for us to focus on the mission.”

And you tried, you really tried to focus on the mission. You arrived at the location and killed as many Hydra soldiers as you could, keeping contact with Wanda to a minimum, but you got injured, and as you were going back to the quinjet Wanda was all over you again, her eyes worried as she looked for more wounds.

“Wands, I’m fine, really.” You said, and it was true, just a nasty gash in your arm.

“Stop being so stubborn,” she said and, as if it was the most natural thing in the world, she straddled you. You tried to recoil, but her powers wouldn’t let you. The red wisps of magic brought gauze, alcohol and other first aid supplies. She tended to your wound with all the care in the world.

“All done”, she said after she finished, but she didn’t get off your lap. Her eyes bore into yours. “Do you really not feel anything for me anymore?” she asked then, almost in a whisper.

The look in her eyes made you want to embrace her like you would when you were together, she looked so desolate, so hurt. You sighed. “Hey, pretty girl, you are amazing, and I bet there’s not a single soul in that compound that’s not at least a little bit in love with you.”

“Does that mean…?”

“Of course I feel something for you, Wanda. We were together for years. That doesn’t just go away.”

She leaned towards you, her mouth close to yours as she pulled her body even closer to yours. You put your hands on her hips and pushed her away a little.

“But I am also really in love with Kate. She is first and foremost my best friend, and I’d never do anything to hurt her.”

“So if you and her were not together…”

“This still wouldn’t happen. Because I promised her that I’d never let anyone get between our friendship again, and that’s exactly what you did, Wanda, you tried to pry me away from the person who’s been with me since day one.” You sighed “And why are you even insisting? Weren’t you and Vision seeing each other again? Weren’t you fine?”

“I was! I was until I saw you so fucking happy, until I saw how you make her so fucking happy. I wanted it to be me again, because no one’s made me as happy as you did.”

“Oh, Wanda, I was happy with you, really, but-…”

“But she makes you happier.” Wanda said and you nodded.

She got out of your lap just as the quinjet was landing. You took your things and got out of the door just in time to see Kate coming in with an apologetic smile on her face. You barely paid any attention as Wanda left with tears in her eyes.

“Can you forgive your very jealous and very sorry girlfriend?” Kate asked and you pulled her to you, burrowing your face in her neck, smelling her hair, feeling her heartbeat against your chest.

When you pulled away and looked at those eyes, you knew.

“Kate… what is that behind you?” you said.

Kate furrowed her brows and turned, her mouth dropped open as she read the words inside the floating flaming heart. ‘I want to spend the rest of my life proving you there’s no reason to be jealous’.

She turned to you, eyes wide. “Is this- Are you…”

“I know is sudden, and way too soon, but I love you, Kate, and I want to spend the rest of my life making you happy, showing you that there’s no other woman for me.”

There were tears in her eyes as she jumped on your arms screaming “Yes, yes, yes!”

Yes, she was first and foremost your best friend, and yes, you were hers, but she was also your sun, she was your light, your heart. And together you were happy, and you intended to make her happier for the rest of your lives.

[mikoriin]

tell me about your ocs!! (:

okay so im rly feelin Affinity lately so im gonna talk about that! its gonna be a lot so like ill put it under a readmore. if ur interested in my story then go ahead and read! :D

as i said in the last ask, Affinity is my magical girl fantasy story about healing from lifes hardships basically. but it does have a plot!! so basically here are your main girls, Sinie and Csilla

Sinie and Csilla are quite literally soul sisters, they are two fragments of one soul that was split into two halves. the being they were split from is a goddess, so they have divine blood. they each wear a crystal fragment around their neck as a necklace, cause thats kinda how they harness their power is through the crystals. but the crystals arent the thing that gives them their power, they always have had it. 

the crystal is actually significant because it was created by the goddess that Sinie and Csilla are reincarnated from, and its poured full of her essence. this crystal was actually a gift to her lover, Ceres, goddess of the moon, death, and harmony. i should mention the goddess that Sinie and Csilla are split from is Atheria:

and i have a few sketches of Ceres

these are the earliest sketches of these two. Ceres is Atheria’s lover. she is currently doing at the start of the story and this is what the characters are fighting over so this isnt a spoiler, but she is trying so resurrect Atheria so they an be together once more. i cant give the reason why this is so important to her because thats MAJOR spoilers that im not willing to give. i mean aside from the fact that they were lovers and Ceres just isnt good at accepting loss lololol

speaking of our heroes tho, lets get into them!! so we have sinie and csilla of course, but what about the others? 🤔 ill show you!

first we have Daren! he is Sinie’s childhood friend, and our local he/they royalty. now, Daren is just a human, he isnt born with magical or divine powers like Sinie and Csilla are. however, a little later on in the story he is blessed by a deity, which i will get into in a bit. im thinking i want either Yris or Helania to bless him, but im not that far in my thought process for that part of the story yet i should probably figure that out lol 

next is Elise! this is also a good friend of Sinie’s, they met in middle school! Elise is a huge weeb and she loves shoujo manga and fashion. she also has no magical or divine ability at the start, but like Daren she’s blessed by either Yris or Helania with powers. also i designated her as my libra character and i think its a perfect choice

next is Heather! Heather joined the trio in 9th grade and she began to crush hard on Elise. Elise secretly liked her back, but was super oblivious to Heather’s feelings hahaha Daren and Sinie thought this was so cute until their obvious flirting and banter got too much. Daren wanted it to end while Sinie shipped them hard. so they got them together and so they are girlfriends!

she wasnt born with magic just like the other two, but is blessed. 

and finally we have Urania! i actually dont have her character sheet done despite her being a main character lmao but Urania is an amalgam of multiple souls, memories, and earth. she is a man made being. she was originally created by Ceres, for reasons i cant explain because spoilers. but urania wasnt alone, she was accompanied by Calliope, her sister. 

i also dont have her character sheet done lmao but thats fine because there are things i want to change. i want to give her an actual mask because i want to give her a huge scar along her face. for......reasons......

Calliope is the same man made person mixed up with different souls, memories, and dirt, grass, moss, etc. and also a little bit of divine magic but thats obvious LOL so she is our first antagonist, along with Ceres. next antagonist is, drum roll please......

Agitha! Agitha met Sinie in 9th grade as well, and Agitha has a lot of....mixed emotions about Sinie. shes super in love with her, but she doesnt know how to handle her emotions and i think i want her to have a whole like....Doesnt-Know-She’s-Gay thing going on with her. her emotions confuse her and Agitha is honestly the tsundere princess archetype so....yknow LMAO

she is like Heather, Elise, and Daren in that she doesnt possess magical powers from birth, but rather from our villains Calliope and Ceres. See, Agitha is sickly. She has a weak immune system that attacks itself, (dont ask the condition im not going that far with it...right now lol) so Ceres gives her “medicine” to keep her healthy and strong as well as a bracelet with a black stone in it. this is literally just the same thing as Atheria’s crystal, the essence of Ceres poured into it. So, unlike Sinie and Csilla, Agitha gets her powers directly from this black crystal. Ceres gives her these “gifts” in exchange for Agitha to basically do her bidding. 

Here’s the kicker though, the medicine is more like a drug, it makes makes her immune system stronger, gives her more energy, gives her rushes of adrenaline and boosts her physical capabilities. however, if she doesnt take it, she will go through withdrawal and get even sicker than what she was before. poor girl :(

thats all the mains out of the way!! lastly, we have the only side characters i have at the moment which are: Sinie’s family, Csilla’s family, and the other three gods i havent talked about yet. there isnt much on these characters yet unfortunately but lets get into it!

this is Sinie’s family, this sheet is from 2017 so its a bit old lol i think i wanna age Anna up to like 13 or 14. the most important character on this sheet tho is Granny Witch! she’s Sheri’s mother, and shes wicca. i have to do more research on wicca stuff to get her character right, but Aurora (thats her name) has had a heavy influence on Sinie since Sinie was a little girl. 

Csilla’s family doesnt have sketches yet, but she has a mother, father, and an older brother who she doesnt get along with. she doesnt rly get along with her mother either but her father spoils her. 

next is the gods! first we’ll talk about Yris

some concept art from my sketchbook! i want to go for more of a masculine look for her, but Yris is the overseer of the spirit realm. she makes the medicine that Agitha receives from Ceres and is the gods local drug dealer hahaha 

more concept art from my sketchbook! Asmund is gatekeeper of the realms. she is blind, because of a curse, and her staff is the key to the different doors that lead to the various realms. she and Yris have a thing going on too.

next is Helania, but i dont have any art of her that im satisfied with but she is a goddess that is an amalgam of all the memories of every living thing. she is sentient memories. shes a little eccentric, but shes also a therapist for the other gods as well as the various spirits that roam through the realms. 

heres a chart i made! :D

ANYWAY WOW THAT WAS LONG

THANK U SO MUCH IF YOU READ THIS FAR HAHAHA

[glassessence]

Elriel Hint and Analysis - includes analysis of Feysand & Nessian (ACOSF Spoilers)

I’m pretty new to the fandom, but I am currently obsessed with Elriel. This is my ship and I will go down with it until the day I die. As a fairly casual reader, I honestly had zero doubts the next book would be Elain’s and that the couple would be Elriel. 

Then I discovered the existence of the extra POV chapters and Azriel’s threw me in for a bit of a loop. Especially with the ending (which I genuinely believe is a red herring. I lean very heavily into the lightsinger Gwyn theory).

However, stalking Tumblr made me come across this again: 

Life and death and rebirth

Sun and moon and dark

Rot and bloom and bones

Hello, sweet thing. Hello, lady of night, princess of decay. Hello, fanged beast and trembling fawn. 

Love me, touch me, sing me.

And then my brain accidentally vomited an essay on the symbolism in each sister’s journey... 

Life and death and rebirth so clearly symbolise Feysand’s journey. Feyre leaves behind her life of poverty for a brand new one with Tamlin. She journeys Under the Mountain for love of him and ultimately succeeds in saving not just him, but all of them. In the process, she dies. Not just in the physical sense, but spiritually too. Feyre the human perishes, giving rise to Feyre the High Fae. In a purely physical sense, this is definitely a rebirth. But it’s stilted, incomplete. She’s the newly born phoenix - young, fragile and yet covered in the ashes of its fiery death. Her spiritual rebirth lags behind her newly changed body. Like a bird in a cage, she is trapped in Tamlin’s realm, unable to finish developing, to spread wings and fly. 

That all changes when she is whisked away to the Night Court. She learns to read and some of the ash falls from her body. She makes friends and some more ash is brushed away by the Inner Circle. The final remnants of ash are blown away by the taste of freedom and the kiss of wind, and Feyre’s rebirth is finally complete. Spiritually and physically, she is changed. She becomes Feyre the High Lady. From life back to life, she is returned through the power of love. Take note that while love is important in all the sisters’ journeys, it is the focal point and highlight of Feyre’s. She is someone who has never been loved in that wholesome, selfless way Rhysand loves her. Tamlin was possessive and abusive; Nesta was barbed and sharp. Elain was fragile and ethereal. Love was something she had never really known and consequently something she desperately, desperately needed. That’s why the phrase that symbolises her is love me.

Sun and moon and dark refers very much to Nessian. Nesta is the sun and she is burning. Has been burning for a long, long time. She is aflame, nothing but ashes inside, and her words are fire. She scalds anyone who dares approach, just as everything melts before the sun. Like Feyre, she has had her physical rebirth, but not her spiritual one. She is trapped in her own head, locked behind her own self-hatred, her own raging inferno that yields to no one. Like Feyre, she is also a phoenix, but one whose fire never stopped. In that sense, she has never died. Her spiritual rebirth is not simply incomplete; it has never happened.

Until she starts training with Cassian. Until she starts befriending Emerie and Gwyn. This is what marks the death of Nesta the human and the emergence of Nesta the High Fae. (I use the term ‘human’ loosely here, mostly as a way of conveying my point about her spiritual journey rather than the state of her physical being). She loses her solar flare, that inner blaze that was killing her and blackening her soul. She mellows from unapproachable sun to a softer moon. It’s here that she stays a while, seeming to progress and regress in her healing journey as the moon waxes and wanes. It’s not until the hiking scene that she finally breaks. She weeps despite Cassian’s expectations to the contrary. Through her tears, she finally extinguishes the long-raging fire and hatred that has been destroying her. No more blazing sun, no more wavering moon. Only darkness to cradle her, and acceptance. Through Cassian’s ceaseless efforts and her friends, her journey reaches its apex. She finally becomes Nesta the Valkyrie. 

Her journey hinges heavily upon the fact that nobody could reach her through the flames. Nobody had kept trying after getting burned again and again. Nobody except Cassian. He reaches out, time after time, even when she hurts him. Even when she burns him. Until he succeeds and touches her soul. That’s why the phrase that symbolises her is touch me.

Of course that leaves only the last line: rot and bloom and bones. I wonder who this could symbolise! Surely not the Archeron sister who is associated with roses and has a complicated romance dilemma with someone from the Autumn Court (rot) and someone else from the Night Court (bones)! Surely not!

Jokes aside, I strongly believe this line reveals Elain’s journey. If we continue thinking of the words as a progression, I think it makes a lot of sense. Keeping in mind the theme of life, death and rebirth, this is how I think of it: 

Life / Rot / stagnation, the start of the journey

Death / Bloom / change, the start of healing

Rebirth / Bones / ascendance and acceptance, the start of the future

There are several interesting things to note about the sentence: 

The word bloom is nestled among rot and bones

Elain’s two potential love interests both have strong associations with those words

I’ll address each point as we delve into Elain’s analysis. 

Let’s start with Elain the human. As previously established, this is when the character is at their worst, blind in the dark before the dawn. I see this as Elain’s forced transformation by the Cauldron. Everything she knows is ripped away from her and her marriage crumbled to dust. She is thrust into a world both unknown and at war. She emerges changed and cursed with powers she cannot control and does not understand. Her life, once a slow-blooming flower, has just rotted into nothing. She is lost, confused and deeply depressed. Her physical rebirth may be complete, but her spiritual rebirth cannot begin until she gathers the shattered pieces of herself back together.

This happens slowly. So slowly, in fact, that it’s hard to notice and easy to dismiss. She befriends Nuala and Cerridwen. Begins gardening again. Talks to the Inner Circle and buys them gifts for Solstice. Slowly, so very slowly, she is starting to piece herself back together. Off-page, she quietly unravels Elain the human and emerges from her cocoon as Elain the High Fae. Like a wilted flower that has dropped its petals, a new season has come, bringing with it new buds. She is blooming, opening herself to new possibilities for companionship, love and for a new self to rise to the surface. But blooms are fragile, newly born things. Elain hasn’t dealt with the full force of her trauma, of her lifelong lack of choice (I’m not going to delve into this as there are so many amazing analyses out there!). She is a trembling fawn, still trying to learn how to walk.

But her spiritual rebirth will remake her. Bones. It’s so different from the previous two words that it really leaves an impact. Blooms rot and fade. Flesh breaks and dies. But bones are strong, the frame that holds up our entire beings. Bones are unyielding and solid, taking no other shape like blood nor bruising like flesh. I see this as Elain standing up for herself, unswayed by external forces that have always governed her life and breaking away from the fragile flower people have always thought she was. By cutting away the rotting flesh, she will reveal the backbone beneath and ascend as Elain the Kingslayer/Seer. 

Of course, closely tied to each sister’s personal growth arc is her love interest. For me, I don’t see it going any other way than Azriel. 

SJM chose rot not only to represent the ‘life’ section of Elain’s personal journey, but also to represent Lucien. He has connections to the Autumn Court, a season that is often associated with decay and rot, but also with harvest and bounty. Highlighting the negative aspects of autumn invokes a strong sense of wrongness. Lucien is not right for her. Not to say anything bad about his character; he’s just not right for Elain. His presence in the books eats away at her newfound boldness; he rots away the path she is trying to carve for herself. 

On the other hand, Azriel is closely tied with death, with blood and bones and shadow. He’s not only Rhys’ spymaster, he’s also his torturer. His association is with bones, a word that invokes a sense of everlasting, of persevering beyond death. Bones is also used to describe the ‘rebirth’ section of Elain’s personal growth arc, the final aspect that leads to ascendance, and acceptance of one’s past and present. Meanwhile, bloom represents Elain herself and the ‘death’ portion of her story, the aspect that heralds change and healing. 

Rot, bloom and bones represent both her personal journey and her love interests. It’s all intrinsically linked. Lucien is ‘life’ and stagnation, Elain is ‘death’ and change, and Azriel is ‘rebirth’ and acceptance. As a progression, this is how I interpret the sentence: 

By rejecting the bond with Lucien, she is stepping into herself and forging something everlasting with Azriel.

Lastly, let’s not forget that the phrase symbolising her is sing me. This didn’t make much sense to me until I read Azriel’s bonus POV. In it, he confesses to Gwyn that he does sing. Why include this if it’s not a subtle callback to this prophetic paragraph in ACOMAF? It feels like a treat to hardcore fans who like finding all the little connections (since they’re the ones most likely to have read the bonus chapters). The fact that Gwyn also sings signals to me there’s an important plot point regarding song. Maybe homegirl Elain will be forced to throw a hardcore metal concert to save Az XD Wouldn’t that be a plot twist HAHAHA. 

I don’t know when SJM started planting seeds for Elriel in any serious capacity, so perhaps I am reading WAY too much into this. Either way, I am super keen for the next book!

Please feel free to comment and let me know your thoughts! I am desperate for Elriel right now hahaha. Thanks for reading! 

OH, BUT ONE MORE THING. 

The greetings are really interesting. Sweet thing obviously refers to Feyre. Lady of night and princess of decay are clearly meant for Nesta. 

Fanged beast and trembling fawn are left for Elain. It’s easy to write this off as being about her LI and herself, respectively, but I don’t know. The sentences build upon each other. A single moniker grows to two - the first separated by a comma, the second expanding to use an and. It’s something you see a lot in poetry, generally used to emphasise a point. I’m not entirely sure what the point is; it might just be a nice writing flourish, but wouldn’t it be interesting if both those statements were referring to Elain herself? Wouldn’t it just be juicy? 

[lululawrence]

hello!! i was wondering if u had a werewolf tag for fics? i would search it but not sure how to use tumblr that well :)) if not do u have recs? LOVE U HAVE A NICE DAY<333

hi babes! i don't have one here... damn that's a fucking great idea. hahaha i'm HORRIBLY unorganized when it comes to tags for fics on tumblr. i mostly use ao3 for the organization of fics. so! that said, i defo DO have recs for you!

you didn't specify pairing, which makes me smile because i get to rec rare pairs in addition to larry and hope you read them hehe okay, here we go!

He Carries The Key by me (8k, NR, niall/louis) - this fic is the only one of mine i'll include, okay? promise haha but it is also one i wrote for wordplay just a week or two ago and it's werewolves and a pack fic and i just had a lot of fun. very soft. much fluff. many feels. i hope you enjoy. lol

There's Fur Everywhere by @londonfoginacup / LadyLondonderry (4k, G, Harry/Louis) - this is a 5 times fic, and it's HYSTERICAL. it feels slightly spoilery for me to even be including it on this list, but also... it's still fucking hilarious. emmu is queen of the crack fic that makes you feel all the soft and wonderful things, and she doesn't disappoint with this one.

I Hear Them Calling for You by @jaerie / jaerie (6k, E, Harry/Louis) - this fic is... not for everyone. like at all. please please please read the tags and the summary and if you don't like it or it makes you uncomfortable, then close right out of it. as for ME i loved what she explored with it, all the emotions and the story and worldbuilding of it all. i thought it was fantastic and incredibly interesting. it is A/B/O, pack fic with claiming and... yeah. it's amazing.

Campus Creatures by @kingsofeverything / kingsofeverything and @louandhazaf / YesIsAWorld (25k, E, Harry/Louis) - werewolves! vampires! fae! university! frat houses! science research positions being vied for! enemies to lovers! like... not sure what more you could ASK for, but there's also a fuck ton of humor and nudity and sexual tension and... it's just a lot of fun. can't go wrong, really. haha

From What I've Tasted of Desire by @evilovesyou / 4ureyesonly28 (72k, T, Harry/Louis) - okay so i'm including this one even though like... harry and louis aren't werewolves. but it's a twilight au, so there ARE werewolves and i'm ASSUMING you know twilight and therefore know that means you know they're pretty involved and... that's true for this fic too. ahha for real, though, i love evi's writing and this fic was one of my first introductions to it and it was a fun read, so i wanted to include it in case it had enough of the werewolf flair to entice you haha

Compete Against the Stars by @daggerandrose / amomentoflove (31k, M, Harry/Louis) - omg okay so this one is like ANGSTY AF and i FUCKING LOVE IT because it's one of those fics that you HOPE you have figured out, and you probably do, but also there's SO many twists and turns to it all that you just have NO idea how it's all gonna work out and omg are they gonna just ruin it all for themselves by being stupid and ahhhhh the tension of just FIGURING OUT HOW THEY GET IT ALL TO WORK OUT!!! and of course it does. hahaha but HOW??? this is a RIDE and in my mind feels like a longer fic than 31k in the best of ways, they did an amazing job of packing a LOT of world building and storytelling into those 31k.

the straight for your heart (wolfpack au) series by foreverkneeld and foundfamilyvevo (96k, T/G, Multiple or No pairings including Niall/Louis, Zayn/Liam, OT5, and Shawn/Niall) - This series is the ultimate hurt/comfort and healing pack fic series omg. it was recommended to me when i was in a super hard time and my anxiety was so bad i couldn't focus on anything. These short fics that all focused so much on healing and found family were exactly what i needed. so so soft, so lovely. I still haven't read them all because i'm saving them for when i need them. they're glorious.

when the air ran out and we both started running wild by darlingjustdont (48k, M, Nick/Louis) - OMG OKAY LISTEN THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVS. a tomlinshaw werewolf pack fic?! ahhhhhhhhh i was SO happy when i discovered this one. louis is alpha of the pack and things are... shaky, shall we say. there's a lot going on that he's worried about and then he meets nick and it's kind of enemies to lovers? okay, more than kind of. but omg the FEELS. SO. MANY. FEELS. but also danger and a;lsdgkhas;ldfkja just please read this and rave with me because i don't have many i can talk about this one with and i LOVE IT.

You Smell Like by mystic_believexx (185k, M, Harry/Louis) - i had no idea this fic was so long hahahaha wow ANYWAY louis is human, but he's always been close with harry and therefore basically a part of his pack. but then one day harry leaves and louis kind of accidentally becomes the pack alpha. even though he's human. but there's SO much more to it. there's just sooooo much with the friendship and the pack bond as well as the danger and trying to figure out what the hell is going on... it's just a LOT and one of those epic fics that i still think about even though i read it...a year and a half ago i guess. but it's amazing and i highly recommend it if the word count doesn't scare you away haha

Canyon Moon by @eeveelou / delsicle (41k, E, Harry/Louis) - this is a lion king au, made a/b/o werewolves! i really enjoyed this one a lot, actually, because i could absolutely see the parallels, but also the way it was adapted made it so it wasn't always obvious how it would all play out. it was a really interesting and cool world building as well.

The Truth I Can't Explain (Smoke and Mirrors) by @fallinglikethis / FallingLikeThis (9k, M, Harry/Louis) - ohhhhh this one is SO cool cause it's by tabby so she made it incredibly fun and fascinating to try to figure out. there's magic and mages and werewolves and feuds and they're basically on the eve of battle and holy cow it's just SO cool.

One Touch Is Never Enough by @kingsofeverything / kingsofeverything (4k, E, Harry/Louis) - once again lauren delivers and there's just so much i keep giggling about with this because it is SO fun. there's a lot that louis is dealing with in this fic hahaha and the way she writes it all is so funny. the poor man just wants a fucking massage! lololol it's lighthearted, humorous, and basically filled with fluff, crack, and smut. hahaha

Knot Safe For Work by @jaerie / jaerie (6k, E, Harry/Louis) - a;sldkgha;lfdkjas listen i forgot about this fic until i found it in my bookmarks for werewolves because jenna writes so many fucking amazing fics that when i think of werewolves, i think of at least two others first, but i could NOT do this rec without this fic because now that i remember it exists i am going to have to go and read it again! hahaha harry's a werewolf, louis is a wizard, there's knotting dildos and table sex and... just read it. lolol

Saving's What I Need by @jaerie / jaerie (17k, M, Harry/Louis) - writer louis is out for a drive one day and he hits a dog. THIS POOR DOG! he takes it to the vet and tries his best to take care of it... but things are not as they seem. because yeah, harry is defo not a dog. lollllll this fic was hilarious and sweet and omg there's just so much to love about it. there were so many more emotions in it than i expected. loooove!

Out of the Wild by @jaerie / jaerie (22k, E, Harry/Louis) - this fic has such fun world building, which is actually a huge strength of jenna's fics and you'll hear me rave about it with all 50 of her fics that will end up on this rec list (not really 50, but ya know lol). louis is a fairly wild and undomesticated wolf and harry's from the city and they end up as roommates during the x factor process. oh my word this fic is so fun because of all the challenges they're going through PLUS the wolf side of things and just... the way they work together and navigate it all as well as falling for each other is pure gold.

Out With The Old, In With The New by, you guessed it, @jaerie / jaerie (7k, E, Harry/Louis) - listen, just. this one is smutty as hell and it's gonna take you some places that some people will be uncomfortable with, which is totally valid and fair. please be sure to read the tags and make your decision on whether or not to read accordingly, but also know that its written in a super interesting way that is also pretty amazing if you do decide to give it a shot. lol

Instincts by @marastarfar / StarFar ( 100k so far - it's a WIP!, T, Harry/Louis) - omg listen. i LOVE mara's fics so much and when this first posted it was a one shot little thing that was FASCINATING. i loved it! and then i was happily surprised when i learned more was added to it. and then it was turned into a wip and omg i am so far behind now but i trust mara with my life because i love everything i've read by them and what i've read of this so far is INCREDIBLE so just. yeah. lollll

There's a Power in What You Do by @londonfoginacup / LadyLondonderry (7k, T, Harry/Louis) - i just read my comment i left on this one and it was just mainly me begging for time stamps because there wasn't any way for her to improve upon the perfection of this fic (nesting! softness! even a silly comment in her endnotes to perfectly cap it all!), but i still wanted to remain in the story just a bit longer and learn more about them. hahaha anyway, those time stamps aren't happening, but this fic is still complete perfection.

amaryllis by @hattalove / hattalove (147k, E, Harry/Louis) - for a long time this was thought of as THE werewolf fic. if anyone was talking about a werewolf fic, it was probably this one. is that still the case? probably. i'm not sure. ANYWAY. there's a REASON it was THE werewolf fic and that's because this is amazing. it sucks you in and you feel like you're truly a part of the action. it's filled with the vibe of found family and wanting to figure out what happened while also adjusting to your new life and just... so many feelings. so much angst. SO fantastically epic.

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Part 7 (Parasite Au) FINALE

*crawls out of an end portal* Oh, what that? No i’m definitely not an enderman no you’re crazy what are you talking about? teleportation? Pfffft, hahaha, i could neverrr!

Anyways, here is the final chapter of the parasite au! The finale, the end, the conclusion, if you will. I know I’m posting this early, but I’m just so excited to post it. This has been a fun project for me and i’m glad that everyone has enjoyed it! For the last time this series, enjoy! (tw: blood) -🥝

The boat ride back to the dock was uneventful, thankfully. The glowing ruby shed a powerful light, illuminating the dark fog. It was warm against Scar’s hand, the firey glow filling him with hope. He and Grian landed back at the shore and flew back to the village, where Xisuma was waiting.

“Did you get it?” He asked. Scar held up the ruby. “Thank goodness.”

“There’s a spell we have to do at midnight in the full moon.” Grian said.

“Which means we have about a day to prepare.” Xisuma said. “What will we need?”

“Lava, water, crying obsidian, some gold blocks, redstone, lapis, and someone with nature magic.” Grian listed.

“We can easily retrieve those things.” Xisuma nodded. Scar rolled the ruby around in his hand.

“Good.” Scar said. “I’ll provide the nature magic. X, we need someone to perform the spell.”

“Gem should be able to.” He said. “Do you have it written down?”

“I do.” Grian handed him the piece of paper that had the runes scrawled across it.

“I’ll get this to Gem, and I’ll get the others working on the things for the spell.” Xisuma said before flying off.

“I’m going to go back to my house and get a few things sorted.” Grian said.

“Alright, I’ll see you soon.” Scar waved to him as he walked into his house. Scar returned to his tree, sitting on his bed and leaning against the wall. Jellie leapt up onto the bed and nuzzled Scar’s hand, purring. Scar scratched her head and she rolled over, stretching. Scar looked across the table near his bed, looking at the nicknacks he had acquired, most notably a trophy from Zedaph, an egg from Jevin, and some flowers that Jellie had brought back from her wanderings around the server. The grandfather clock in the hall rung, and Scar realized that he had been sitting there for an hour, absentmindedly petting Jellie and staring at the various items on the table. He got up and walked outside, across to Grian’s base. He was outside, grooming his donkey. To Scar’s surprise, he caught a glimpse of shiny green and gold holding up his hair.

“Oh, hey!” Grian waved.

“Hi!” Scar said cheerfully. “You’re still wearing the ribbon?”

“I’m out of hair ties, and it’s a nice ribbon.” He shrugged.

“How’s your, er, friend?” Scar asked.

“Silent, oddly enough. Maybe it gave up?” Grian said.

“Maybe.” Scar said. He found it unlikely, but not unwelcome. At this time, the sun was beginning to set. As the moon was about a quarter of the way through it’s path in the night sky, Scar, Gem, Ren, Stress, Grian, and Xisuma traveled to an open area, where Grian took a handful of redstone from his pocket and spread it in a circle. In the center, he placed the crying obsidian, surrounding it with the gold blocks. He placed pieces of lapis on top of the gold and stood on the crying obsidian. Ren and Xisuma poured the lava and water around the newly built pedestal. Gem stood on the outside of the circle, holding the sheet with the spell. Scar stood beside her, grasping the ruby in his hand. Stress was standing off a bit further, ready to heal anyone if anything went wrong. The moon was almost at it’s peak now. Just a few more minutes. Scar thought. He took a deep breath. What if something went wrong? What if it didn’t work? Scar shook his head, clearing it of worries. Grian looked over at Scar, smiling nervously. For a moment, Scar could have sworn he saw his eyes flash purple. Scar blinked. It was a trick of the light, probably the obsidian reflecting off his eyes. Scar smiled back. Gem turned to him and nodded, then began to chant the spell. The redstone circle began glowing. The lapis pieces began floating around Grian. Purplish drips rose from the crying obsidian, crawling up Grian’s arms and legs. Scar took a breath, extending the hand that was holding the ruby. He brought his other arm up. Vines sprouted from the ground, absorbing the lava and water in the circle. The magic expelled from the obsidian soaked into the vines, and oddly enough turning them gold. They wrapped around Grian’s arms, legs, and torso like a cocoon. Scar watched as he was encased. One of his eyes was about to be sealed off. It fixed on Scar. Scar stared back for a moment. Something wasn’t right. The look in his visible eye didn’t show relief. It showed pure terror. Scar froze. The vine covered his eye and they began to glow brightly. Suddenly, dark veins began to creep up the golden vines. They turned black, pulsing with dark energy and purple light. Scar stepped back, holding the ruby to his chest. Gem stopped chanting. Xisuma, Ren, and Stress drew their weapons. In a flash of purple light, the cocoon exploded. Scar covered his eyes with his arms, and was pushed back by the blast. He uncovered his eyes and looked up. Oh no. He looked up in horror. Looming over the small group was a black entity. At least eight feet tall, with bat-like wings, glowing, purple, starry eyes, and clawed hands. Tentacles protruded from it’s back, flicking around ominously. White fangs twisted into a wide, malicious grin. The creature oozed and dripped with a black substance. It cackled, a wet, gurgling sound that sent chills down Scar’s back.

“It’s so good to be back.” The terrible voice hissed. “Now for some pest control.” The beast dove at Gem, knocking her backwards into a tree. Stress rushed over, helping Gem to safety. The monster turned to Scar, and lunged. Scar barely dodged, and was batted away by a tentacle. X and Ren leapt into combat, slashing at the parasite’s tentacles. The beast simply grew them back after they were destroyed. Scar slashed at the monster with his sword, one thought running through his head. Where was Grian? What happened to him? Scar held the ruby still, careful not to let the monster get a hold of it. Scar was pushed back once again, tumbling across the ground. He looked over and saw Ren get thrown into a boulder. Xisuma was still fighting, although he had sustained several injuries. Gem was back on her feet, casting spells that bounced off the creature harmlessly. Scar had to do something. He leapt at the beast once more and locked into battle, dealing blows with his blade and vines. “You are a fool to fight me!”

“Let him go!” Scar shouted.

“You cannot save him now. Xelqua is mine to control!” The name was familiar to Scar, having been told years ago about Grian’s mysterious history with the watchers. Scar was thrown back to the ground. He got to his feet. I need a plan… An idea sparked in his mind. It was a stupid, bottom-of-the-barrel idea. It was crazy, but just crazy enough to work, maybe. Just then, the beast grabbed Xisuma and hurled him. Scar watched as he skidded across the ground, and ran over.

“X!” Scar shook him.

“I’m alright Scar.” Xisuma sounded shell-shocked, but otherwise alright. “Do you have a plan of how to deal with this?”

“I have a plan. It’s a bad plan, but it’s a plan.”Scar gulped, clutching the glowing gem.

“Do something fast. We’re getting beaten pretty bad.” Xisuma said, picking up his sword.

“I need you to get it to stay still. I’ll do the rest.” Scar said. X nodded, and rushed toward the monster. Ren, Gem, and Stress joined him. They eventually managed to confine the beast to one general area. Scar stared at the ruby in his hand. “This is a terrible idea.” He said before waving his hand. A vine burst from the ground, thrusting Scar upwards into the sky. He spread his wings, fluttering them furiously toward the beast, which had it’s back turned. Scar reached his hand forward. The monster turned around, it’s eyes widening. Scar slammed the ruby into the creature’s chest. At that moment, the beast drove one of it’s claws forward, plunging it into Scar’s chest. He lurched forwards and crashed to the ground. He watched and the creature cackled, then realized that the ruby was embedded in it’s chest. It spread red, crystalline fissures across the body of the monster, glowing violently.

“No! This can’t be happening!” The creature clawed at the ruby, trying to pry it off it’s chest. It was no use. The crystal veins spread further, encasing the beast. It seemed to absorb the dark substance, turning from bright red to an inky black. The ruby then shattered. Scar watched as from the remaining bits of sludge fell away and disappeared as out of it, Grian tumbled. He hit the ground beside Scar, his head rolling to the side. He was covered in the black substance, his eyes half open. There was a shallow rise and fall from his chest. Scar felt his senses fading as the wound through his chest spilled blood onto the grass. He felt something brush his hand. It was Grian, who was smiling weakly, and feebly taking Scar’s hand. The smile on his face faded, and his eyes rolled back into his head. His hand went limp. A ringing filled Scar’s ears as his vision faded to black. Scar’s hand went limp as well as everything went dark.

“Scar. Scar, wake up.” A voice whispered. Scar squeezed his eyes, then opened them. He was in Zedaph’s base. He glanced around and saw that he was in a sort of hospital bed. The person who had awoken him was Stress, who was holding a few bottles of healing potions.

“What the…” Scar rasped. “I’m not dead?”

“You sure did put up a fight, but you’re alive.” Stress said.

“Is… Is Grian okay?” Scar asked hesitantly.

“He’s alright, yes. I just went in to see him.” Stress said reassuringly. Scar let out a sigh of relief. He looked down at his chest, which was heavily bandaged.

“Can I go see him?” Scar asked.

“You may, he’s dying to see you.” Stress said. Scar attempted to stand, stumbling. With some help from Stress, he managed to get to his feet. He slid his robes on, and followed Stress to Grian’s room, limping. When he walked in, Grian was lying in a bed, half his face bandaged. He smiled as Scar walked in, his uncovered eye watering.

“Hey.” Scar said.

“Hi.” Grian said, sounding relived. Scar carefully sat down in a chair beside his friend’s bed.

“So. Did my idiotic plan work?” Scar asked.

“It did. Haven’t heard anything.” Grian nodded, wincing at the motion.

“Why did the ritual even go wrong?” Scar asked.

“The parasite has been controlling me since the island. The spell wasn’t to save me, it was to transform that thing.” Grian explained. “I’m really sorry.”

“It’s alright.” Scar said.

“You almost died.” Grian said. “I don’t think that classifies as ‘alright.’”

“In any case, we’re done with that now. There’s still one thing we have to take care of.” Scar pulled what once was the ruby from his pocket. What had glowed red with warmth was now a cold, pulsing black. “What should we do with it?”

“I say we chuck it into the rift.” Grian suggested.

“Good idea.” Scar shifted the gem in his hand.

“I’m glad you’re okay.” Grian said.

“Me too.” Scar pocketed the jewel and offered Grian a hand. “Let’s go send this thing back where it belongs.” The two flew to the cave where the rift was. It was an open, dark area. The glowing rift illuminated the space with purple-pink light. Scar stared into the starry portal, then handed the gem to Grian. “You may do the honors.” He said, bowing slightly. Grian took the stone and stared at it for a moment, then hurled it with all his might into the portal. It flew into the rift and out of sight.

“Good riddance.” He said.

Over the course of the next few days, things returned to normal. One evening, Scar and Grian laid atop a hill, watching the sun dip below the horizon. The sun glowed a bright orange, the sky alight with pinks, oranges, and yellows, slowly fading to dark blue. Wisps of clouds hung in the sky, drifting by on a cool evening wind. On the grassy hill, wildflowers blossomed, the sweet scent catching on the breeze. Scar and Grian laid there, amongst the flowers and soft grass, the cool earth beneath them. They laughed and talked, simply enjoying each other’s company. Scar felt safe. And relaxed. And happy. He felt at home here, with his closest friend by his side, at peace.

“Hey Scar?” Grian turned his head.

“Yeah?” Scar said.

“Thank you.” Grian said, smiling.

“You’re welcome.” Scar smiled back.

They were both home.

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Sonic Forces prompt: Amy offers herself in exchange for Sonic release, she "says" she'll give special info on their plans for Sonic's return but ultimately doesn't and believes with Sonic back the troops morale will improve. Sonic, however, is angry that his friends would let her do something like that and upon freeing her fears what Infinite did to her to "make her talk." Sonic isn't happy that Amy would give herself up like that and they have a talk that helps them both heal after the war.

I may slightly change your idea, slightly, but I think it’ll be more dramatic how Amy is taken instead of Sonic this way. I don’t think I can come up with much of a reason for Infinite taking her instead of Sonic when Sonic is quite literally passed out, so I made up my mind that ‘this’ way would be a bit more believable. (If this turns into an InfinitexAmy but ends on Sonamy, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. It... it’s a problem and I can’t stop it, lol)

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33:05 - Pajama Blogs - Prompt Requests (My Youtube, where I went over this prompt upon first ideas! :D)

Prompt:

It was mortifying. Seeing Sonic go down so fast, suddenly becoming still and lifeless...

Everyone froze on the battlefield, and after their bodies forced them to take a breath, Amy rushed in front of Sonic’s limp body.

Infinite slowly floated down, his tail slightly flicking in an elegant manner, but showing his frustration at her immediate interference.

“Hahaha..! And what do you suppose you can do... Your hero has failed you, your forces will end here... There’s nothing your patheic attempt at saving his life could possibly do for your forces...” He placed his hand up to his mask, gloating as he taunted her protective stance in front of Sonic’s laying form.

She frowned heavily, her hands shaking a moment on her raised hammer but quickly gripped it tighter to stop the fear creeping into her heart. “Sonic can’t loose!” She declared, confidently. “Not if we’re all standing beside him!”

Infinite took his other arm and wrapped it around himself, creating a place for his before mentioned raised hand’s elbow to rest on. “If he wakes up... none of you will be here... hahaha!”

His laughter caused Amy’s eyebrows to twitch down into an even fiercer glare.

Getting annoyed at her bravery, Infinite pivoted quickly in the air and threw his arms down, “Stubborn as your kind, I see!” he raised his arm slowly, “No matter... I’ll dispose of all this ‘false hope’ and end this war’s resistance once and for-”

“I’d like to see you try!” Amy took a confident step forward, but Eggman’s voice cut both of them off from their respective ‘duel’ of sorts.

“Infinite!” Eggman seemed to be giving the commands around here, and not Infinite. “I want him captured and alive!”

Infinite flicked his tail again, a bit more to show his growing anger, but turned to Amy. “The Doctor seems to be under the impression that he’s better off watching the world burn then burning with it... an unfortunate call, but he never said anything about preserving his friends lives...”

A red beam shot from his hands as Amy threw up her hammer and was blown back by it, but made sure she didn’t knock into Sonic.

She looked back at him, worried, before shaking her fears off again and standing boldly in front of Infinite. “I’ll go instead!” she cried out. “I can tell you valuable plans for the resistance-!”

“Like I would believe such a tale.” Infinite continued to fire off shots, trying to get her to leave the body to him, but she wouldn’t budge.

She was blasted time and time again by the contact of his beams against her hammer, but she continued to remain strong and deflect them away while not moving from where Sonic was.

She gritted her teeth, seeing he wasn’t going to buy into bluffs.

“No fear,” she began, which threw Infinite off as he pulled back his hand, growing even more furious at her courage. “Amy Rose is here!” she began to charge him, and growing afraid, he shot one red beam out from a few different cubes that appeared around him, firing all into the center of her hammer as she tried to push against it.

She grunted, showing the strain on her body as the laser beams continued to dig into her hammer and weaken her of her reserved power.

He laughed then, seeing her at a standstill. “Your useless attempt at saving his life will end in vain. It’s pointless to strive against a more powerful force than your own!”

“...Eggman... and even you don’t scare me.” She spoke through clenched teeth, but her feet were sliding as she tried to push against the combined red force of the beams.

Infinite’s eye twitched at her words.

“...You will be!” he threw back his resting hand and shot another powerful beam into the center, giving an extra force to the already overpowering might of the Phantom Ruby cubes.

She was forced back, but when she did so, Tails flew into the scene along with the others, leading a defensive wall just to stand as cover.

Knuckles and the others lead another ground team, trying to get people out of there.

Espio suddenly appeared, having gone invisible to get Amy, but she weakly opened her eyes and spoke in a haze, “No... Go... get... Sonic...”

“But-” Espio looked to see Sonic, his fingers finally twitched, showing he was alive... somewhat. “What about you?” He looked back at her and she breathed faintly. “We... need... him.” She spoke, trying to use the last of her strength to push Espio towards him, scooting his foot to Sonic’s direction. “He’ll... raise... morale.”

“That’s not your reason.” Espio knew her undying love for Sonic, but wouldn’t be so easily moved by it. “You’re acting like a fool, let me help you up-ah!” she batted away his reaching hands.

“GO!” she cried out, “Now!”

His eyes flinched at her declaration... his fist shook, “Sonic...” he ran towards him and turned invisible, laying on top of him to block out Infinite’s vision in seeing him, creating a blank space that looked like no one was there... “Forgive me...” He closed his eyes, feeling them shake. He knew Sonic wouldn’t let this go, and probably stage a hasty rescue for Amy... but letting Amy go... what was she planning?!

Infinite had no trouble squandering Tails’s force, flying over them and shooting out his beams before seeing Amy on the ground, panting and trying to get up on her knees, and Sonic no where to be found.

In his rage, he flew straight at her, gripping her throat and pulling her up into the air. “Where is he!?What have you done with him?!”

Amy struggled to place her hands on his own, gripping tightly against her airway. “G-given... the... r-resistance... a-a.... miracle... of... h-ho-hope.”

In his fury, he lifted his other hand to tear her face clean through, but Eggman flew up behind the flames.

“You lost him!?” He roared, but looked around, “Nevermind the girl! Wait-... Wait, wait, wait! Mind her, mind her!” He flew closer to them and sat up in his Eggmobile, shaking a hand in front of himself to visually show Infinite not to hurt her. “Take her with us to the moon! Sonic will always help a friend in need... wherever we take her... he’ll be sure to follow.” Eggman snickered, but then immediately turned to a frown as he flew over and smacked Infinite upside the head, “When that comes-! Don’t screw it up!” he flew off then, as though somewhat intimidated by Infinite as well, but not scared of him.

Infinite, feeling humiliated upon his total victory just a moment ago, lowered his raised hand but kept Amy by the throat.

He pulled her closer to the edge of his mask, “Our quarrel isn’t over... Amy.”

She kept trying to resist his grip, but he pressed just slightly more to make her choke out her words.

Espio heard her struggling, but knew if he moved even slightly, Sonic’s body would be revealed. ‘Forgive me..!’ he continued to think silently, letting Amy endure the torture.

But with a swift kick, Amy got out of his grasp, just before the final blow to knock her out.

“Hmph,” being shoved away, he dusted himself off, flexing the hand he used to strangle her momentarily with. “Persistent... all the signs of an animal on it’s last legs...”

Amy tried to regain her breathing,...

“I have no use for you... but since Eggman believes you can lure out Sonic... I suppose I can let you live... but you did say you had intel on the resistance. Might as well...” He walked slowly towards her, threatening an advance as he leaned down slightly to show he was ready to duke it out again. “Rip the knowledge right out of you..!”

His swift movements didn’t catch her off-guard like they did Sonic, and instead, their fight was met with blocks and swings, before she spun around and flipped back, shoving him away.

While he was still flying back, she used the opportunity to hit Espio and Sonic into the air, swinging them up as Tails and Knuckles immediately flew and glided up to grab them. They disappeared into the fray of the retreating army, but as Amy was staggering to try and keep herself upright, about to flee with them, Infinite gripped her from behind and threw a hand over her mouth so she couldn’t cry for help. Not that her throat had recovered much from his earlier, killing force.

He flew high into the air, keeping her locked in his arms before she bit his hand.

“Fine, except your fate!” he let her go but threw open a false reality, splitting her mind into believing she was being glitched apart and turning into static interference.

He watched with some amusement, before using the realm to also quickly transfer her to the moon’s prison.

Everything was black... and cold.

The metal beneath her only increased her discomfort as she began to slowly blink her eyes, and getting up... looking to see the design very much like Eggman’s handiwork.

Her hands were shackled by some strange technology that glowed light blue, and behind her, a lowered metal bed that hung just a little off the floor.

She sighed and felt her head ringing, not wanting to remember how she got here, but having the memories skate by quickly as she recollected herself.

“Hmph, Eggman is a fool to think this will cause any panic.”

That voice wasn’t familiar... and as she turned to see a huge, hulking red beast with horns in front of her cell, she held in her surprised gasp.

Her mouth opened as her eyes scanned but then shut quickly as he looked over to her, “What will you do with her?” his arms were folded, looking less than thrilled at the prospect of not being able to get his revenge right away. “I was told I could toss Sonic around like my own personal punching bag!” He tightened his fist, “Eggman will hear of my displeasure...”

Infinite’s voice suddenly entered the frame, and Amy felt her chest tighten as though his very voice could constrict her now like he had her throat.

“Leave the girl and whatever use she can be to me. I understand you’re aggravation, but don’t get in my way with your sap story...” He flicked a hand out, as though dismissing Zavok as Amy put together that he must have come to beat down on Sonic even more...

If he were here... hurt and disoriented, worried about his friends and going crazy at the small confinement... no, Sonic wouldn’t have succumbed to dread. He would have taken the beating till he could fight back... He would have remained hopeful that his team would come through. That they could make it and manage a short while without him.

Infinite walked up into the sight of the prison bars... almost like stalking her image a moment before pausing towards the door of her cell. “...What good is your failed bravery now?” he taunted, then tilted his head and gestured his hand out. “Your friends will do just fine without you, that much is true, dying was never hard for your kind anyway.”

‘My kind..?’ Amy wondered if that meant Infinite wasn’t one of them, but perhaps, half robot. She tried to open her mouth but her voice failed her, and she put her hands up to her mouth, realizing all that was coming out was air.

Infinite watched... seeing her frailty, and disregarding it to continue speaking. He looked away from her, “Your friends have been fighting but to no avail... Eggman will crush them soon... and when that happens, he’ll give the order to eliminate the last of them... you.” he looked back to her, “A worthless ant compared to Sonic... just a bigger, squishable ant than you.”

After telling her how much Eggman had taken over the world, even with Sonic still out among the resistance, he then added, “-And no one seems to be prioritizing you. You’re just another casualty to them.”

Amy remained poised, now seeing she couldn’t speak without resounding ridicule from Infinite, she just lowered her hands to her lap and sat properly, staring with a strong look back to him.

“...Even Sonic can’t save the world now.” He waited to see her despair set in... but her eyes simply declared, ‘He will,’.

Infinite’s eye widened and shook, before blinking to a calm and moving more towards her cell. “The last of your hope is about to be snuffed out before you can even see him again..!”

Her eyes blared a holy light of hope, as she let him fall into it’s sucking pull of knowing he was wrong. ‘And you’ll never see it coming...’.

He clashed his hand up against the cell, causing a loud sensation to echo through the whole of the moon’s structure, creating a vibrating force that should have rocked Amy to her core, at least made her flinch, but nothing... “You and the rest of your pathetic resistance is already doomed by my power and the power of the Phantom Ruby!!!”

Amy’s eyes remained constant in their resolve, their power never waning as they once again continued, ‘He’ll overwhelm you in the light of his hope, and you’ll be weak to resist it.’

Slashing the door open as it immediately unlocked for him, he charged into the cell and loomed over her. His body twitched at her still being able to hold her own, and immediately tried to beat out the ‘speak of life’ within her.

She wouldn’t just take a beating, and instead, fought bravely, even though her hands were restricted, summoned her hammer and kept on fighting.

Months had gone by where the routine was to pretend her voice never healed, watch as Infinite continued to try and break her spirit piece by piece with lies, but never fully give in to any of them. Once his patience ran thin, she would fight to stay alive under his brutal hate of her trust in Sonic and her friends.

“I AM NOT WEAK!” he grabbed her hammer which had tried to swing to his head, and threw her down to the ground.

Gripping the top of her head, he threw her against the metallic torture board, but didn’t bother to strap her up this time. “I know your voice should is healed!” his voice was like a shockwave, ringing through the metallic chamber and throughout the moon. He had personally excused Zavok back to the earth to fight Sonic, and though he journeyed there to fight as well, wouldn’t miss a single appointment to try and strip Amy of all she ever believed and held dear.

“You’re just too broken to use it!” he tried to gloat, but she could tell he was only trying to convince himself that she feared him, when it really wasn’t the case.

She pretended it hurt, when it didn’t, and stayed up against the metal board, tilted slightly to hold someone up to a the deadly lightning that would try and shock information out of her.

He paced behind her back, looking to her then away, as though feeling he had nothing left to throw at her, no plan remaining to extract her spirit and tear her core apart.

He wouldn’t admit how strong she was, he wouldn’t allow himself to think such a thing.

So he was convincing himself that he was still winning, and Amy just held her ground time and time again.

He finally moved up to her and slammed a hand against the board, the vibration hurting her hands as she moved away from it and felt herself bump up against him.

She was shocked he was so close, and turned to get ready for another rumble, but he grabbed her shoulder and turned her forcefully, shoving her back against the metallic board.

“Say something...” his voice sounded off, and she looked around, still pretending she couldn’t speak. His claws traced her shoulder down to her collarbone... then up to her throat that slowly began to enclose around her throat again.

She fought but he rammed his elbow into her the metallic board, keeping her in place beneath him, having her slightly lean to match the board’s angle with her back.

“...You still think someone’s going to save you... don’t you?” He lightly squeezed on her throat and she tried to hold back a sound of pain, but he kept his thumb pressing in different places, as though trying to force out a sound. “You don’t even bothering using your voice anymore... not that anything you say would change the truth!” he then threw her away from the metallic board and watch her catch herself before falling to the steel ground. “Even if they try..!” He pivoted to her, angling his head up to loom over her, possessively. “I would never let them have you... Not until I’ve sent you back... in pieces!” He threw back his hand but before he could strike, Amy already summoning her hammer and trying to get her feet under her more, a hook-shot wrapped expertly around his raised wrist, as Infinite was held back. “WHAT?!” he looked bewilderedly back at the wire, and followed it to it’s source...

“Nice shot, Rookie!” A familiar, cheery voice suddenly spun into the fray and spindashed into Infinite, shredded his quills into his Phantom Ruby as the cubes glitched into reality at being threatened.

“NOOO!!!” Infinite was released from the hookshot and pushed back as Sonic’s whirling blue ball of thunder spun in the air a moment before landing in front of Amy, uncurling to reveal her hero.

“Sonic!” she finally let the words out, as Infinite’s eye shook at her voice he hadn’t heard for months.

“The one and only!” Sonic adjusted his gloves, then tapped his foot behind him, as though getting ready for a rumble. “Sorry I’m a bit late, Amy! Zavok took forever to force an answer out of him, what’d I miss?”

“GRAAAH!!” Infinite swung a beam back at Sonic but he quickly dodged it, letting it follow him as he gave Rookie a command.

“Hey, buddy! Get Amy out of here and leave this to me!”

“Nooo!” Infinite turned his target to the red Rookie, but Amy got up and slammed a hammer into his stomach. “Ack..! Ahh... l-liar...” He staggered, and as he did so, tried to reach for her but she quickly gave him one last glare, keeping him up by her hammer, before speedily retreating with the Rookie.

Even at the last second, she wouldn’t speak to him.

He threw out his frustrations onto Sonic, who now that Amy and the Rookie were gone, really let Infinite have it.

From the Rookie, Amy learned how mad and obsessed Sonic was with bringing her back. Chewing out Espio before able to hear reason, he never stopped questioning Eggman and threatening his phantom forces about where she was these six months. He wouldn’t prioritize anything over getting her back, knowing full well she self-sacrificed and risked everything to keep him with the resistance.

“It should have been me!” Sonic kicked Infinite back, but on the second throw, was caught by Infinite’s hand and thrown back.

“Yes, it should have been.” He agreed, and continued to fight him.

“What did you want with Amy anyway!?” Sonic was relentless, and even though Infinite triggered the false dimension many times, Sonic still had plenty of power to keep coming at him.

“...Her voice.” Infinite muttered under his breath, before slashing Sonic to the side and watching him tumble as the gravity began to fail. Sonic was continually spinning horizontally in the air, but floating over to the ceiling’s corner, caught himself and shook his head, glaring back at Infinite and pushing off to dive towards him.

“I wanted her to bring you to me, and now she finally has.”

“Could have been sooner if your mask cracked a bit and you just said where she was in the first place!” their punches weren’t as powerful in zero gravity, but their combined anger meant they were pulling the other to stay within the fight, stay close and personal to keep punching out.

‘I wanted her to choke on her next word-’ Infinite recalled, ‘I wanted her to give up and fall to me like the rest of your insignificant forces! But she wouldn’t!’

Amy was safely delivered to Vector’s escape pod, and the Rookie patted her back, smiling and welcoming her back to earth... and the resistance.

Turning Super Sonic, Sonic also made it out before the moon exploded... and Infinite followed him suit.

Once back at the resistance, Amy could finally rest and get treated for her bruises, which were pretty bad on her throat, where he would target the most.

Eggman scolded Infinite but agreed that Amy was worthless and only there to really cause aggravation and be used as a ‘tool’ really to bargain with and then break their promises and/or deals. Now that she was back, Eggman ordered Infinite to ignore it, but Infinite couldn’t let it slide...

His fingers would twitch to be at her throat again...

With Sonic, hearing she had awaken from her medical rest, he bolted in to startle the nurses and doctors who were looking at her, and noticed her bandaged up with her dress slightly down from her chest to continue fixing up the white bandages.

He turned his head abruptly, but it wasn’t like he could see anything... it was just polite not to stare.

The female doctor who was patching her up smiled at his retreating look, and tied the last knot for Amy, patting her shoulders as Amy blushed and put her dress back up to connect the white collar around her sore neck again.

The male nurse also waved awkwardly to let Sonic know he could look again, and he did so.

“You okay?” He asked, rather quickly, and Amy just smiled weakly to him and closed her eyes.

“I am now that I’ve seen you flourishing!” she chimed, her voice as strong as ever, though not quite matching the patched-up look she had, physically.

“Hmph, Good.” Still angry, he folded his arms and turned his head away. “It would be hard to stay upset if you weren’t.”

“Upset?” Amy asked, curiously, as the rest of the crew eyed one another. Quickly feeling out the mood, they began to depart, letting the two have some privacy.

That same male nurse saw Tails wanting to come in and held up a finger to his lips, showing that he should stay quiet and not bother them right now.

Sonic tapped a foot, aggressively holding in all his words.

“...Sonic? Is everything alright?” Amy worriedly put a hand up to herself and then reached one out to Sonic, but he broke his folded arms and glared at her, with some hurt she didn’t recognize.

“I’ve thought for 6 months how I was gonna sternly call you out for your heroism, how you should have just let it slide and let him take me.” His voice was as though he was banishing her to get out of his presence, but she knew that wasn’t how he was meaning to come off... right?

“After a while, I thought maybe I should explain where I’m coming from, get you to understand how much pain you’ve brought me since you traded in your life for mine.” His voice got softer, but not by much. He leaned on the gurney and got closer to her face, his eyes still intense. “Because... it’s been the first time in my life... that I’ve ever felt genuinely worried for the future... where I couldn’t stop thinking about the ‘what ifs’ and every night, the same cursed dream of not waking up in time to save you... not being strong enough to not picture all the horrible things that Infinite and Zavok must have been doing to you to get information out on me and the others... the whole resistance was crying their eyes out for you and then letting them sting the next morning as they searched for signs of you.”

As he spoke, Amy felt her heart sinking and rising in turns. Like he was filling her heart with the floods of emotions that were quickly blocking and pushing Infinite’s hopeless attempts to sink her out, and letting her heart swiftly rise up to it’s proper position, instead of down by her stomach in dreaming hopes of grandeur that her friends were alright and well.

She saw the earth from above... but forced herself to never cry, never let Infinite get to her...

Sonic was confused by her silence, but seeing her throat, figured it may hurt to speak.

He looked away, his lips parting to show his clenched teeth and her eyes spotting also his scraping nails against the gurney’s covers...

“I honestly didn’t know, Amy...” He admitted, “... if you’d be there in my future or not.”

She gasped.

Never before had she ever assumed Sonic would give in to such thinking...

“But I couldn’t give up...” He closed his eyes, trying to remain unemotional. “I had to disregard my speech, and if I found you, just tell you how I really feel.”

He then turned seriously towards her, his eyes piecing into her heart that he had made soar up to her throat, bumping against the sides as though unable to move further as it was too big to squeeze through, but the emotional floods were pushing it up regardless.

She slightly leaned back, lost for words, instead of holding them back like before...

“Now... all I can say is... why?” he pleaded, “Why did you do it?” his eyes grew hopelessly soft as though unable to keep up the ‘tough guy’ persona. “Why didn’t you just... save yourself?”

It was love, it had to be. Amy couldn’t perceive this change of character without it being somewhere in his heart.

Six months... anger, to sorrow, to now seeking understanding...

She had put him through the works, and she wanted to heal and mend what she had broken in him.

Eggman and Infinite had succeeded in one thing... torturing this poor boy out of his mind with thoughts of her and her predicament.

Though Infinite had done the same to her, she never fell to his designs... And Sonic? He wouldn’t allow himself to fully surrender either, it wasn’t in his nature. However, for the first time, he was admitting how truly lost he was without knowing what had become of her.

“I had to do something, Sonic.” She admitted, raising her hand to put it gently by his cheek, seeing how truly weak he had become now that he was standing before her, and let his knees sink into the bedding of her gurney.

“But... why? I never asked you to sacrifice yourself for me!” he dipped his head, not willing to show her his distraught.

She smiled a little wider, happy to see he hadn’t forgotten what a big risk she had taken for his sake.

“To save you, Sonic,... Was to save the resistance.” she cupped his chin to lift it up so she could press her forehead to his own. “You never needed to ask me, Sonic... and you never should... I will always rush, headfirst, into whatever danger may present itself... if it means I can keep you in my life.”

Sonic’s arms twitched, as though wanting to embrace her.

Seeing him hold back so much, his expression being hidden by his pride, she took the initiative and wrapped herself lovingly around his waist, before flinching at the pain from her bruising.

Gripping her arm, he dug his forehead into her shoulder, still refusing to show her what was happening to him through his face.

“I’ll make Infinite pay for this..” he darkly declared, “I won’t let Eggman get away with this either...”

“I don’t ask for revenge, Sonic.” Amy held him closer, “I just wanted you to be okay.”

“Like I don’t feel the same way!?” Sonic finally blurted out, “Let me fight for you now that I have you back again! We all want too! We-!”

She put his hand up from her shoulder, traced it passed her collar bone which made go silent as he moved back to see what on earth she was doing, and then placed it to her throat.

“My voice isn’t hidden anymore,” she seemed to be symbolizing something, but he wasn’t sure what she was talking about. She looked up at him, giving him the same deadly look of bravery she had given Infinite, “I fight with you, and you... you, and everyone, will be my resisting voice.”

[birdy-bat-writes]

The batfam as Greek gods and goddesses.

Hahaha I love this so much. BTW, I’m a Percy Jackson NERD. I feel a bit uncertain about these so feel free to give me your thoughts if you think someone else will fit these characters better.

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Bruce: Zeus. Straight up, Zeus. He’s the headstrong, overbearing-ish, very controlling leader. And as @alandriel-daughterofcasanddean has reminded me, he has soooooooo many kids.

Dick: Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home and family, because Dick has big mom energy and he really keeps this family together.

Jason: Apollo because Bows and arrows are the closest thing ancient Greece had to guns. Still they are both excellent marksmen. Its also because Jason wanted to be a doctor when he was younger and Apollo is the god of healing. 


Tim: Hecate, Goddess of knowledge, crossroads, enhances, night, sorcery, etc. She’s an ace of many trades so yeah, fits Tim.


Damian: Posiedon. You all know I chose this one because of the stormy, green eyes and dark hair. He also has that kind of rampant passion in his nature that can be compared to raging seas. He’s resilient and powerful.


Duke: Okay, a follower told me Duke should be Helios, the god of sun because he is literally the sun personified. And they are right.

Barbara: Athena, goddess of war, wisdom and strategy. Speaks for itself.

Cassandra: Artemis, The goddess of the hunt, wilderness, ANIMALS, the moon and chastity. Her Roman version is Diana, the basis for Wonder Woman. She is known to be the protector of young girls.


Stephanie: Thalia, the muse of comedy because this girl really does keep the gang together and brings a bit of lightheartedness to all the darkness in their lives. An anon suggested Aphrodite. I considered Iris, goddess of the rainbow.

Kate: Nemesis, goddess of retribution or Dike, the goddess of justice and moral order.

Alfred: Demeter, goddess of food, grain. Also referred to as Thesmophoros, the Law-bringer or the mark of CIVILIZED EXISTENCE.


Ace: Head 1 of Cerberus.

Titus: Head 2 of Cerberus. Head 3 is Jason’s German Shepherd.

[crashingmeteorz]

rich kid runaways (ft. yuexzukoxtoph friendship)

for my 100 Followers Celebration - credit to @aroacebitchboi for this amazing idea!

zuko faces his father in the agni kai, and when he is told what he must do in order to be welcome in his homeland again, he just says “fuck this” and runs away.

he’s not sure where he’s gonna go, just that he has to get out, and fast, because his dad’s gonna kill him. like. for real. so he stows away on a fire navy ship headed Literally Anywhere Else (and maybe the soldiers don’t care! because he’s 13 and hurting children is a disgrace! maybe they sneak him food and blankets idk!)

yue, meanwhile, in the north pole, has just been told she is going to enter an arranged marriage for the good of her people when she turns 16. respectfully, she asks her father what exactly this marriage will do, politically speaking. the north isn’t at war with itself, in fact they’re more united than ever. maybe if it were a southern water tribe boy, sure, but no, it’s going to be a northern boy.

her father just tells her it’s imperative to the stability of the tribe that they uphold tradition. yue, realizing this is bullshit, even at the tender age of 13, says “fuck this”, and runs away.

she is all but screwed without waterbending or any practical survival knowledge - except, she’s been chosen by the moon spirit. when she steals a boat and heads south, the moon takes pity on its ward and keeps her safe, at least on her waterbound journey. once she lands on the northern shores of the earth kingdom, yue depends on the kindness of strangers to survive.

zuko, meanwhile, is angry and mistrustful and afraid when he ends up on the western shores of the earth kingdom, and he depends entirely on his determination to survive. he learns to live off the land the hard way, and avoids major cities and towns for fear of being found out as a firebender. of course, if he’s ever spotted, he’s regarded with pity and empathy because of the festering burn on his face, but zuko doesn’t realize that.

yue never stays in one place too long, bouncing from family to family and learning more skills in a few months than she was ever taught in her whole life up north. she cooks and cleans and sews, yes, but she also farms and skins hunted animals and does house repairs. she is happily taken into homes because of her ability to heal - though never a waterbender, yue still learned basic healing with the other northern women, and can manage even bad wounds all on her own.

afraid she’ll be recognized by her vibrant hair, however, yue continues her journey south, considering running to the south pole for sanctuary. she wonders how their women are treated. zuko, meanwhile, lives alone in the wilderness most of the time, and moves very slowly up the west coast.

they’re 14 when their paths cross. three fire nation soldiers harass yue while she’s journeying along a rural road, asking her for a made-up toll. usually trading in work, yue has no money to speak of. the soldiers threaten violence, and, though he is afraid of being caught by his countrymen, zuko was never one to let bullies have power over the innocent.

he emerges from the forest, swords in hand, attacking the soldiers. at first it seems like he has the upper hand - and then he stumbles, and the soldiers laugh and pull him up to beat him. zuko panics and relies on instinct - firebending at the soldiers and burning them badly. they run away yelling, and zuko panics, certain that he’ll be caught out. he goes to run, but yue stops him.

“you’re hurt,” she says, pointing to where he’d been cut by the soldiers’ swords. “please, let me help you. it’s the least i can do.”

“you’re not scared of me?” zuko asks in confusion, looking around wildly, afraid his father will pop out of the trees and strike him down.

“you saved me,” yue says, just as confused, because between the rescue and the obvious burn mark, she doesn’t really think this boy would have any reason to hurt her. also he’s kinda shrimpy, and yue, who has built up some strength through hard work, is pretty sure she could take him. “come on, i have some herbs. is there clean water nearby?”

shocked that anyone in the earth kingdom wouldn’t call for zuko’s arrest on the spot, zuko leads yue to a stream in the forest. yue silently patches his wounds, and then eventually asks if she can get a look at his eye. apart from the initial work of the fire nation healers, zuko hadn’t really done much to treat his eye, and it’s so badly crusted he can barely see out of it. when yue reaches for him, he jerks away.

“i don’t need your help!” he snaps, standing and shaking himself off. “if it weren’t for you, i wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with.”

“excuse me.” says yue, standing as well, because who is he to talk to her that way? “i didn’t ask you for help, you chose to do that. and you’re mad at those soldiers, not me, so why don’t you try being a little nicer?”

they stare at each other furiously for a moment. then yue sighs and says “i think i can help you with your eye, so that you can see. let me do that and i’ll leave you alone.”

it’s painful, and a very slow process, but with water warmed by zuko’s bending (”just heat up the water.” “someone could see!” “we’re in the middle of a literal forest! who’s spying! the frogs???”) and a few medicinal herbs, yue manages to clear away most of the crust and dead skin over zuko’s eye. when he finally opens it again, he’s shocked to find that he can see.

“well, i won’t bother you anymore,” yue says huffily, moving to leave the forest. as she does, she realizes she doesn’t know where the heck she is. zuko’s still marveling at how different the world looks with two eyes.

“umm, which way is out?” yue asks him. zuko snaps back to reality and says “oh, um. i’ll show you.” because he is, admittedly, grateful.

of course, when they try to leave the forest, they run into bandits and barely escape. then yue reccomends they take a country road, and zuko reluctantly agrees, except they run into more bandits. after the fourth round of bandits in two weeks, they’re convinced they’ve been cursed with bad luck.

“can we just go to a town or a city?” yue asks, panting from their desperate escape. “we’re not having much luck living in the wild.”

“i was fine until you showed up!” zuko retorts, panting as well. “fine! then i’ll leave!” yue yells back.

“wait,” zuko says, and yue turns, tapping her foot impatiently. “i’m sorry,” zuko says, to yue’s shock, because if her few weeks with this kid who calls himself lee has taught her anything, it’s that he does not apologize. “i don’t really...understand, um, local people and-“

“let me do the talking,” yue says, gentle as always, reaching for zuko’s arm. he smiles at her, a real, happy smile, and they make their way to the nearest earth kingdom town.

after that, yue and zuko are inseparable. they argue a lot, naturally, but they become good friends, too. yue says she always wanted a sibling, zuko says he always wanted a different sibling, so it’s nice, to have each other. without going into too much detail, they bond over their shared experiences of pre-determined destinies and overbearing parental figures (“my father said i have to get married for the good of the people! what does that even mean?” “tell me about it, my father got mad that i talked out of turn, so he tried to kill me.” “...he what?” “hahaha just kidding that’s not a normal thing that happens.”) no matter how scary it gets, they agree, the earth kingdom makes them feel freer than they ever have before.

does the food they cook suck because they’ve never had to cook in their lives? yes. do they sometimes put all four feet in their mouths because of how they speak to the poor people of the earth kingdom? yes. have they ticked off a lot of fellow teenagers for acting bratty? yes. (“what, so, you don’t have palaces around here?” yue asks. “yeah, where are the royal gardens?” zuko asks. “leave before we rock your shit.” says Every Teenager They Meet.) but at the end of the day, they’re happy.

at 15 they reach a city called gaoling. by now they can both do enough odd jobs that they always have some pocket money on them, although yue still struggles to behave in a way that isn’t dainty and delicate, and zuko still struggles with basic social skills.

they’re getting ready to move along, when they’re stopped by a girl. she’s young, about 11, and entirely blind. she’s being chased by a loud crowd, who seem to be just around the corner.

“please!” the girl says. “help hide me! they’re after me! i think they’re going to kidnap me!” yue and zuko, who are the captains of the child-protection-squad, immediately move to protect the girl.

“this way!” zuko says, and the three of them run down narrow streets and alleyways, in and around shops, until they’re stopped at the city gate by the mob going after the girl.

“alright, kid,” the leader, a tall, buff man with long greasy hair says. “you’ve stolen from us for the last time.”

“how many time do i have to tell you?” the girl bellows, much different than her sweet and innocent pleas from before. “i won fair and square! you’re just mad because you got your butt kicked by a little girl!”

before zuko and yue can even react, the girl pummels the mob of men with an avalanche of rocks, and then launches the earth they’re standing on into the air, landing them far outside of the city limits in a dizzying display.

“woo! that was awesome!” the girl says gleefully pumping her arms. zuko and yue are both trying to wrap their heads around what just happened. “thanks for the help. not that i needed it, i just didn’t want my parents’ guards to see me bending...i wasn’t really planning on running away, but, i mean, i doubt they’ll even notice i’m gone-”

“just a second,” yue says, collecting herself. zuko’s jaw is still hanging open. “who are you?”

the girl grins smugly. “name’s toph. who are you?”

i cannot fully express how much i love this idea. top-notch. god-tier. thank you again!

[seriouslydidijustdothat]

no you know what, I need to write these thoughts down bc a fic idea has invaded my brain and won’t leave me alone

if you haven’t watched The Uncanny Counter up to ep14, spoilers abound, come back later (unless you don’t care, then by all means)

Random questions in no particular order:

is Shin Hyeok-u’s mom alive? could be divorced, could be dead, I just can’t remember seeing her pic or any indication that she lives in that mansion, but if she does...

is she as invested in her husband’s political career and never home/always busy?

I knew suspected Secretary Jang was the informant Mo-tak meant to meet, which means...

a) she knew the mayor killed her friend and helped him kill Mo-tak (unlikely considering the face she made seeing his pic on the table, but not impossible)

b) she knew and did nothing (feared for her life so kept quiet? why else would you sit on that video??)

c) pretended to assist him while collecting evidence to undermine him at the last mn (I’m really hoping for this but not holding my breath)

I can’t imagine they’d kill off Do Ha-na but the phrase from next ep’s preview “no one else dies” is not a good sign (don’t let it be Hyeok-u either, or my fic will become fix-it hahaha), not that they haven’t mislead us purposely before, but still

unless Baek Hyang-hwi dies and they can’t free the spirits?

speaking of which, how come Ji Cheong-sin killed a dude, ate his soul, dissipated the evil spirit but the ‘eaten’/captured soul didn’t die??? isn’t that the opposite of what we’ve been told? ¿qué??

So Mun’s power drew her to him? or??

wth happened with Wi-gen in Jung when So Mun cried for help? was she pulled? did he call her to him? why’d the floor/room disappear!? (it was cool, I just Need To Know the Why lol)

while I’m here, someone clarify for me if So Mun’s leg was healed again (automatically?) when Wi-gen reenters him? (and why? didn’t work that way the first time)

speculating about his newfound telekinetic powers... and I got nothing, lol (not true, but bits of theories at this point)

bets going on So Mun (& Co?) showing up just in the nick of time to save Hyeok-u??

lastly, spellings?? MyDramaList, Wikipedia, and Netflix subs* don’t use the same spellings and hoping someone can set me straight... *I’ve heard they’re not the greatest quality (tend to agree)

Inductive reasoning so far:

hyphenated vs non-hyphenated

Shin Hyuk-u but Shin Hyuk U? (it cannot be possibly a one letter name, right??)

‘oo’ vs ‘u’ is that just a preference (one type of romanization vs another like in Jpn?)?

Choo Mae-ok or Chu Mae Ok? Shin Hyuk-u or Shin Hyuk Woo? Woong-min or Ung Min?

So Mun doesn’t have the typical 3 syllable name? So not hyphenated right? But So Mun or So Moon? (back to ‘oo’ vs ‘u’ lol)

Anyway I’m over here, overthinking, so hit me up with your theories before the end comes out! xD

[paintedrecs]

‘It didn’t snow in their part of California; it never had, and likely never would. But that didn’t stop him from asking, or longing, once he was too old to believe his parents could make anything happen. Maybe it wasn’t the natural state of the world, for a town that wasn’t far enough north, or high enough in the mountains, to gather that magical dusting he daydreamed about every winter. The thing was, though. Most of the world didn’t know werewolves existed outside of fairy tales and horror films. People relied on what they knew, and what they’d been taught, without opening their eyes to other possibilities.’

Honestly I just want the origin for this story. What led to it, what parts did you know first, etc. it’s one of my favorites and I love it.

Submissions are actually kinda weird (I’ve never used them before), so I don’t know if there’s a better way to post this, but! We’ll try it this way.

For this meme. 

Excerpt from the opening of tide pulls from the moon (Sterek, 45k, canon divergent, future fic)

I’m very fond of this fic, which people tend to refer to as “warm” and “healing.” Two things I wanted to achieve with it, so that’s always awesome to hear. I’m really glad that you like it! 

Funny story..........this was one of my failed attempts to write a 3k fic for the Sterek Zine. I tried like....three times, I think, and they all ballooned too much, because writing within a strict word limit is really difficult for me. (One of the reasons it’s probably the only zine I’ll ever be a part of.) So I sat down and just cranked out the rest of this fic instead, which ended up being one of my favorites for a long time.

It’s been long enough now (five years since I posted it!!!) that I honestly don’t really remember the initial inspiration or plan. I do know I was sitting in one of my favorite local coffee shops, drinking a latte. I was thinking about winter (a thing I don’t get in California) and about Derek and his family. I think I was planning for it to be a very short thing about his family - the image of his grandmother came right away - that would lead into a scene with Stiles in the snow, maybe building a snowman. Something soft and sweet about new beginnings.

Then I started writing, and I got into a little bit of the family feels, as one does with the Hales, and then this scene happened:

The holidays made Derek happy, every year, even if the weather never did shift over into the picture-perfect landscape all the movies and songs lingered over lovingly.

He even secretly loved being born on Christmas Day - "the best gift I've ever received," his mom would say. "Me too," Laura would add, since her reward for a ruined Christmas spent in the hospital had been a silky black puppy with big eyes and bigger paws. She'd spent years trying to shift into her full wolf form so they could tumble together in the Preserve, two woodland creatures at play.

She hadn't managed it - not then. Not until years later, long after the Alpha powers had coursed through her body and left her shaking and sobbing, grey-white flakes of ash drifting softly in the air and settling onto their bowed shoulders, coating their smoldering house and scorched yard into a mockery of the winter wonderland Derek had always dreamed about.

It'd been snowing in New York the day he felt her die.

And suddenly I knew this wasn’t going to be a short fic. It had to be canon compliant (or at least, compliant with the parts of canon I’m willing to acknowledge), and somewhere in the future, with Derek leaving Beacon Hills for a place where he could find things he’d never get if he stayed. Snow, maybe. Distance from both the good and horrific memories of his past. Maybe some kind of healing, if he could ever manage that.

(More under the cut.)

Derek leaving Beacon Hills isn’t a new concept - I’ve been reading Sterek fics for years, so I’d seen plenty of this concept before - but I hadn’t ever read one where he went to England. And I just...I don’t know. I took him to a place where I’d been during a sort of transitional point in my life, where I’ve felt some of the deepest contentment.

I realized after writing and editing and fact-checking and posting my fic that I’d made a mistake and Cornwall actually does not get snow either, at least not to the thickly soft level I’d described at the end, so just...ignore that part. It’s a fantasy world. In this world, Cornwall gets more than a little dusting of snow in the winters, okay. (I’d visited for several weeks during the summer, had been in England during the winter but not in that part of it, and had foolishly relied on googling images, where I’d seen evidence of snow. I mercilessly research all my fics now, largely because of this error, hahaha)

Anyway, the point is that Cornwall is this little jewel of a place that’s small and quiet and beautiful and slow-paced enough that I could see Derek really finding his footing and learning how to be himself in a world that had been so incredibly damaging for so much of his life.

Most of the settings are real places I’ve been to. Derek’s house, with the deck overlooking the tidal river, is a house my best friend’s godmother owns, and which I wish I could someday retire to. The three of us drank tea out there and journaled in the mornings and watched the river pull back, leaving boats stranded - but only until the tide came rushing back in to free them.

We walked through a bluebell-thick wood to a pub with cozy wooden booths and plates of crunchy-boned fish. We went to the Eden Project, to Land’s End, to a modern art gallery. I was, during this particular trip, pretty deeply in love with my friend, who was not in love with me, and whom I never told.

I think all of that just added.......emotional depth when I pulled out those memories and shaped them into a story that didn’t match any of my actual experiences, but drew from a backdrop of physical settings I’d embedded in my soul.

This was a beautiful place that I still think of very fondly. I wanted Derek to be able to live in a place like that - to have his pack, Stiles, his new family, join him there and see what kind of peace and happiness he’d found.

tide pulls has always been a pretty personal story to me, and I think that’s why it always makes me so happy when readers come out of it saying they feel a sense of healing and contentment, too.