#the viridescent crown

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YESSS!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

FREAKING FINALLY!!!!!! OH MY DEAR LORD THANK YOU!!!!! LAN YOU ADORABLY DENSE MOTHERFUCKER THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN BE IN DENIAL NOW!!!! THAT BOY REALLY SKIPPED EVERYTHING AND SAID HE WANTED TO PUT A RING ON IT!!! THANK YOU!!!!

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The Viridescent Crown

Art Credit to Binu @binu_1209

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[Alert] Please remember to support the manhwa teams!

Creating manhwa is difficult. Drawing a comic takes a ridiculous amount of time. Each week, artists are expected to upload a high quality, full color comic with at least 65 panels (cuts). How to best support these artists? #1 - Support them officially on the official platform of choice, tappy, tapas etc. This is by far, the best way to support them overseas.  - Supporting on kakaopage would be great too, but I don’t see many people willing to support in a language they can’t read, even if it’s cents per chapter.

#2 - follow their social media (twitter, instagram etc), and comment on their weekly release posts.  - shout out your praise of a pretty panel, of how much you like their work, how you look forward to every chapter, how you wish they have a good day, how you’ll continue to support them etc; make it as cheesy and fangirly as much as possible. Emojis are OK too.  - Even if they don’t have time to respond to every comment, they are always very happy to get comments, especially positive ones. Their thanks is implied.  - Artists are always happy to get international comments too, twitter has a handy translation feature so it’s super easy for them to get a quick translation - type your english, japanese, indonesian, spanish comments proudly! - mention you support them on tappytoon/tapas/whatever official site you use - they’ll love that too! Please DO NOT: - If you do, for whatever reason, read on an manhwa aggregate site (not official sites like tapas, tappy, etc) NEVER mention you read off an illegal manhwa aggregate site, you’ll literally make them demotivated and cry. They worked so hard, yet readers would read on an unofficial site instead of supporting officially? it hurts their soul. They’re already stressed and sleep deprived enough (refer to the post below from Luna Heng) - Excessively bother the creators by tagging them on stuff. They’re very busy creating the manhwa we love!! We don’t want them to be so uncomfortable that they turn off comments on their posts!! 

If you are financially able to, please support them officially! 

Because I have a part-time job, I have extra spending money so I: 1) Purchase the weekly chapters from kakaopage 2) Purchase the weekly chapters from Tappytoon 3) Purchase the physical books from KR sites for collection purposes 4) Occasionally post on the Artist’s twitter weekly to give them support

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More info below: It’s been documented how much stress artists are under to succeed and to provide entertainment for the readers (as well as deal with pressures from management. The most well known cases is of "Solo Leveling" artist Seongrak Jang (Dubu), who died  in 2022 due to a brain hemorrhage connected to chronic illness (1). Starting in 2023, after the controversy regarding  Juniljus, “Roxana”’s artist’s miscarriage from overwork in summer 2022, there were some changes in the main webtoon platform, kakaopage korea, allowing artists a 4 week on, 1 week off period in publication. However, this isn’t enough. Some statistics (2) 1. 28.7% of Webtoon writers that responded to the survey have depression, compared to the national average of 7.7% 2. 17.3% had suicidal thoughts, 8.5% planned it, 4% tried it. Nationals averages being (10.7%, 2.5%, 1.7%) respectively 3. Depression, Anxiety, & Sleep disorders were more likely to be diagnosed if the artist received negative comments. 4. The average amount of cuts per chapter is 60-70, this only includes sketches, not detailed art, or coloring so the real number is around 3 times that. 5. muscle disorders, and other body illnesses were high due to long periods of sitting. Web platforms are growing but so is anxiety about impressing readers, so authors are including more cuts. 6. 51% said their income was between 2-4 million won (1600-3200 USD)

With the statistics above, these Korean artists are under a TREMENDOUS amount of stress and pressure to meet their deadlines. Their “off” weeks are not meant for them to go on vacation, it’s for them to catch up and get a bit more sleep, but also to build their “saves” (future chapters). This is also true of when series goes on 3 months - 1 year or more hiatus: it’s not meant for a rest and relaxation period. The artists continue to draw, and build up a stash of chapters to post during the “active posting period.” Each artist’s drawing speed is different, but an estimation is that one panel can take on average 2-6  hours to draw (Suol, the artist for Villains are Destined to die mentioned in a tweet somewhere iirc). Some key frame panels take up to 12 hours to draw!.  Regarding “saves” - ideally the artist has 5+ saves ready for a smooth publication schedule, but most of the time, they only have 1 or less. That’s why it’s so common for series to take an extra week (or four) for an unexpected hiatus, because they literally don’t have any chapters to post, they’re literally finishing hours before the posting deadline. 

Social medias mentioned: 

twitter @NightWitch_0615 - Artist of  “A World Without You” twitter @binu_1209 - Artist of “The Viridescent Tiara” twitter @Domics714 - Artist of “The Lady's Dark Secret” insta @ zoosun816 - Artist of “I Stan the Prince” twitter  @_HENG_HENG -  Artist of “Villain Duke's Precious One" twitter @sano_ramyun - “Artist of “A Talented maid” 

Shortly after starting the Lady’s Dark Secret, DOHA was hospitalized. Here she points out how much her art changes based on how she feels - when she’s in good shape her art is quite beautiful, but when she’s trying to push through to meet deadlines when she isn’t, we see wonky proportions. All these artists work hard, but they get limited understanding from readers. It’s common to see readers pointing out how bad the art is... causing the artists pain because they really do try hard, but they have relentless deadlines to fulfill. 

Binu has been having health issues since the serialization of “A Viridescent Crown”. In response to DOHA’s post above, she also  mentioned she was hospitalized during the publication period of S2. During it’s run, netizens were quick to see that the quality of S2 dropped a lot, and many readers even dropped the series because of the drop in quality or poking fun at weirdly drawn art, the ML was not as hot as he used to be and has “a dorito chin”. Meanwhile she’s trying her best to finish her work, but has required a lot of breaks and hospitalizations to recover. Even so, S2 ended 10/2022, and the earliest estimation of a return will be sometime in Jan 2024 (14 month hiatus!). The Season 1 break was 8 months, and even then, that wasn’t enough. 

Lunaheng, the artist of “Villain duke’s precious one” seems to have avoided hospitalizations and poor health, but she still speaks out about working all day and getting few hours of sleep at night. She even had to post it twice in english to try to stop readers from reading it from unofficial sites! I can’t find the tweet (because she’s so active on twitter), but  Night Witch, the artist of  “ A World Without You” was actually hospitalized in March 2023 while working on two series at the same time. She had a family member post updates for her while she was recovering to not disrupt the posting schedule. zoosun, the artist of “I Stan the Prince”, has had health issues limiting her ability to draw. The last chapter was posted 12/2021, and is projected to resume serialization 8/2023.  Even Hayeon, the artist for YM, had some health issues 12/2022 where she took 5 weeks off to recover. She seems to be doing better this year though >< 

Sanho, the artist for “A Talented Maid”, revealed she had issues after finishing the second season. She went on an extended hiatus from 6/2021-12/2022, about 18 months. Despite having depression and being on medication, and having a herniated disk (which is known to develop/worsen from poor sitting habits like slouching or sitting for long hours), she still tried to push through and it really took a toll on her health, which caused her to extend the hiatus even more.

As you can see, these creators work really hard to create content for readers. They really do sacrifice their well-being to create. Yes, the workforce is harsh, the business model is exploitive, but at least for us, as overseas readers, we can support them by purchasing the official versions if they’re available in our country.

Sources: 1) https://twitter.com/Manhwabang_/status/1611503074325024768?s=20 2) https://t.co/kEZnwFV4Pe, https://t.co/7cIN8965hq

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The Viridescent Tiara, by Sarkk and binu and Siya

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The Viridescent Crown (Recording Hall)

I really recommend this manhwa!!! There are obviously a lot of my favorite manhwas due to my twisted taste or personal taste. But this manhwa was actually so good.

The first manhwa I thought it was good was "How Raeliana ended up in the duke's mansion". Other than Noah being hot, I really loved seeing the character development in both characters and how their relationship came together.

I think this one is actually 2nd to Raeliana one (in terms of how story was written, Raeliana manhwa is still my no.1). This manhwa also had a steady development between characters. Mostly ml, but also how fl comes to trust ml and etc. I strongly recommend u to read it! (Plus the novel has 3 r19 scenes, where I almost died reading).

And as 3rd place, I recommend "The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass"

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Pussy Liquor (Eric Draven x Stripper!Reader)

Summary: It’s a slow, boring night at the club until he walks through the door.

Warnings: Eric is implied to have a lot of money(he’s in the music industry), unprotected public sex, lust at first sight, choking 18+MDNI

✰ I think this one has been a long time coming for me. I’ve never written stripper!reader but I was a stripper for several years so this is v personal to me. The songs reader dances to used to be my favorite set. thank u for always encouraging me pookie @babygorewhore ✰

It was a dreary, slow night. There were bodies in the club but no money to go along with them. A few dudes you can tell just turned 21 and are here for the experience, they’ll definitely spend the entire evening at the same table drinking cheap beer while they whistle at the dancers with their wallets closed. A few of the girls regulars are here, either in the back or cozied up at a table. If you were lucky they’d ask you to come sit with them and at the very least buy you drinks but you didn’t feel like entertaining someone for nothing more than a few ones and some shots. There was a couple in the corner arguing and a few older men with their eyes practically glued to the slot machines. Classic.

But there was one individual that caught your eye. He wasn’t someone you would usually see in a place like this. He was more like a pretty face you saw on the street and thought about for the rest of the week. He’s tucked away in a back corner booth drinking what looks like shots of crown royal, the whole bottle, always a good sign. He’s approached the stage and tipped each girl generously but hasn’t stayed for a set. You’ve noticed a few girls go offer him dances but he declines, offering them a tip anyway. You couldn’t blame them for trying. He was gorgeous. He’s extremely tall, still towering over even the tallest dancers in their heels. His toned arms are covered in tattoos and the white tee he’s wearing sits taunt against his chest. His distressed black jeans are tucked into beat up leather boots and his face is otherworldly. Those bright green eyes shine in the flashing lights of the club, the way they dance around his face accentuating different parts of his statuesque bone structure. He has full lips and a perfect pointed nose and you’ve never wanted to ride a customer right in the middle of the club until right now. You haven’t felt nervous to go on stage since you were just starting out dancing but the way his viridescent eyes raked over your body as you climbed the stairs to the stage had your heart pounding.

Your first song starts to play and you grab onto the pole lightly as you prance around it to the beat. You press the tip of your healed boot against the bottom of the pole and spin your body around it with your other leg pointed before pressing your back against it. You nearly trip when you see the man you’ve been fantasizing about all night sitting at your stage with a $20 bill sitting on the bar. You regain your composure, smiling at him sweetly as you slide down the pole onto your knees so you can crawl to him. The sound of Rob Zombie’s “Pussy Liquor” thrums through your body, making you feel like a succubus. You stop on your knees in front of the top bar, never breaking eye contact with him as you pluck it with your manicured fingers and stuff it into the band of your black bikini top.

“Thank you, that’s so sweet of you.” You press your tits together as you lean over and stick your ass out behind you. “I’m Bunny, what’s your name?”

“Well, that’s kind of forward, isn’t it?” His voice is much softer than you expected as he returns your smile with one of his own, it’s not condescending though, it’s almost playful. “I’m Eric.”

“Well, you don’t have to tell me anything if you don’t want to. You can just watch me dance.” You wink at him before leaning back on your knees and pulling the string on your top so it falls down your body, your tits spilling free. Eric’s eyes sparkle and his tongue darts out to wet his lips as he looks up at you like he hasn’t seen multiple pairs of boobs just within the last hour.

You pull the bottom string free and then toss it to the side as you push yourself up on your 8 inch heels. You sway toward the pole, running your fingers through your hair as you purposefully wiggle the fat of your ass. You grab onto the metal and roll your body before swinging your foot around it so you can climb up. You lock your legs together and lean backward, suspending yourself in the air. You watch as Eric pulls out a roll of cash and throws a huge stack of ones followed by several twenty’s. You grab onto your tits and jiggle them for him before titling yourself back up to grab onto the pole. You timed it perfectly so when the beat dropped so did you, right from the top onto the ground in the splits. Eric claps, which you find absolutely adorable because who the fuck claps in a strip club? And then he throws a literal hundred dollar bill onto your stage right as your first song ends. You tease him all through the next song, “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails and when you’re leaning over to press your tits into his face he gives you this dopey smile and tells you that he loves the songs you choose. After your set is done you offer him a dance, and he insists on a private room.

You pull the thick red curtain back so you can lead him into the sectioned off area of the club. There’s walls on all three sides and an open face that’s completely blocked by curtains. You can’t help but giggle at the way he stands there awkwardly surveying the room. You can tell he’s never done this before.

“This your first time?” You grab onto a piece of your hair and twirl it, looking up at him through your lashes. He’s even taller than you thought he was and you have to stop yourself from clenching your thighs when how easily he could toss you around crosses your mind. You have no idea how you’re going to get through the next thirty minutes without getting turned on. You already are.

“Yeah. I’m just not sure how it works.” He chuckles lightly as he rubs the back of his neck but there’s this glint in his eye that tells you he isn’t going to make this any easier on you or your tiny thong.

“Well, why don’t you just sit down on the couch and I can dance for you?” You grab his hand and guide him to the couch, encouraging him to sit down. He obliges you and you lower yourself into his lap with your legs hanging over his. You’re back in your top now, but it leaves little to be desired and you feel your body heat as his eyes rake over you. One of his large hands lands on your thigh and he gives you a questioning look, instead of answering him verbally you swing your leg over his to straddle him and grab onto both of his hands, resting them on your hips. You throw your arms over his shoulders and grind down on him lightly and it has his grip on you tightening.

“I don’t know the rules and you’re making it really hard for me to control myself already.” Eric’s voice is a deep rumble that runs straight to your core and god you don’t usually let customers touch you like this but you’re starting to wonder if you can stop yourself from fucking him right here.

“Wanna know a little secret, Eric?” You ghost your lips across his pierced ear and you can feel his skin break out into goosebumps.

“Yeah.” He groans when you grind down on him harder this time, his grip on you turning almost bruising.

“I don’t usually let guys touch me, even for money, but you? You can touch me as much as you want.” You run your nose down his jaw before pulling away from him, flipping around on his lap and pushing yourself onto your feet. You roll your body and shake your ass for him while pulling your top off again. You shimmy back onto his lap with your back pressed to his chest and grind against his now hard bulge. You can’t help the little whine that escapes you. His large tattooed hands grip onto your tits and that’s when you lose all sense of reality.

“I really liked your songs, ya know?” Eric’s breath tingles against your neck, his lips just barely brushing your skin. “You’re the only girl here I wanted to talk to.”

“Yeah? You’re the only guy I’ve ever seen in here that I actually wanted to dance for.” You throw your hands behind your back so you can lace them behind his head as you continue to wind on his lap. “And it’s so fucking against the rules but I’d let you fuck me right here.” You lean your head back so you can look up into his eyes and his expression has changed drastically, it was like your words flipped a switch inside of him and he wants nothing more to eat you alive.

“Well, I wouldn’t want to get you in trouble, bunny.” He chuckles and brings a finger up to your cheek. He runs it down your face to your jaw before ghosting it over your lips and you can’t help but dart your tongue out to lick the pad of his finger. “Let me take you home with me.”

“Well, I’m not really supposed to do that either. But I really feel like breaking some fucking rules tonight.” You wind your hips in a circle and his cock slides perfectly between your thong covered ass.

“They can’t be too mad if I pay them off, right?” He squeezes your boob, rolling your nipple between his fingertips.

“That would cost a lot. You’re hot enough to lose my job over. There’s other clubs. I want you to fuck me.” You whine and pull the strings of your bottoms so they fall down your hips. You never thought you’d be here, sitting on a customers lap begging him to fuck you like a bitch in heat. But something about this man was making you lose all rationality.

“Money isn’t an issue for me baby. Hell, I’ll get you out of here permanently if you want.” He runs that perfect nose along the column of your throat, inhaling the expensive perfume one of your regulars bought you a few months back. “And you don’t need to beg, the minute I saw you I knew I’d give you anything you asked for.”

“Fuck, Those are some big promises, honey.” You giggle, sugary sweet, and it makes him melt. He grabs onto your hips and pushes you to stand, your tiny thong falling at your feet, leaving you exposed to him. Eric grabs onto the globes of your ass and spreads them open, your pussy lips coming apart with a click from how wet you are.

“Would you look at that? So fucking perfect.” He grips onto your hips to turn you around, making sure to steady you when you stumble in your heels. You watch with wide eyes as he reaches for his playboy bunny belt buckle and your jaw practically drops to the floor when he pulls his cock out. It’s fucking huge and pierced. “I don’t make promises I can’t keep, bunny. Come sit on it.”

Eric pulls you forward and you straddle him, your knees sinking into the leather of the couch. He grips onto his shaft and runs it through your wetness, the balls of his piercing bumping against your clit. He taps the head against your sensitive bud before lining up with your entrance and slowly pushing inside your wet walls. But it’s not enough, you want to feel the burn of the stretch while he splits you open so you slam your hips down onto his, taking him to the hilt in one thrust. It nearly knocks the wind out of you and a moan so loud that the music barely drowns it out.

“Oh fuck, you’re so fucking tight.” Eric grips onto your ass and bounces you up and down on his cock as he stares into your eyes deeply. “You sure nobody is gonna come in here?”

“Nobody will, they’re definitely watching on the cameras and I’m definitely fucked as soon as we walk out of here but they’ll let it play out.” It’s like you gave him the green light because he plants his feet firmly on the ground and starts to fuck up into you. He grips onto your throat so he can pull your lips to his in a filthy kiss, not wasting any time intertwining your tongues together. The metal bar in his cock caresses your walls as his thick head bullies your g-spot and your toes curl in your boots. “Choke me harder.”

“Yeah? You like it rough, bunny? I’m going to have so much fun with you.” Eric squeezes your throat tighter and his free hand comes to run circles on your clit with his thumb. The way he’s talking about you like he already owns you combined with the pleasure he’s giving you has you already teetering towards the edge. “I’m gonna keep you, make you my pretty little fuck doll. You want that?”

“Yes, fuck yes.” You whine, drool starting to drip down your chin as your eyes roll back. Your manicured fingers scratch at his back through his shirt and you wouldn’t be surprised if it has tiny rips in it by the end of this.

“Look at me when you fall apart on my cock.” Eric grunts as he shifts his hips so he’s fucking into you even deeper and it has euphoria washing over your entire body the minute your eyes lock with his. Your pussy clenches around his cock like a vise grip and you moan so loudly there’s no way it can’t be heard outside of this room. But you’re way past giving a fuck. “Oh, that’s a good bunny, come for me.”

“Oh my f-fucking god! Fuckkkk me!” Eric’s thrusts don’t let up as he chases his own high, his hands grip onto your ass again and he’s practically folded in half on the couch as he bounces you like a fuck toy on his dick.

“I’m gonna fucking come.” Eric grunts before he’s pressing your hips flush against yours with his cock twitching inside you. You watch as he throws his head back, exposing his tattooed neck and you can’t help but lean forward and bite down on it. “Fuck yes, fucking bite me.”

You suck and bite on his skin until he goes limp underneath you, panting as he tries to catch his breath. He pushes himself up with his cock still nestled inside of you before pulling you close so he can kiss you with a passion no man ever has before. Who was this guy? And why did you never want to leave him?

“Alright, we should get out of here so I can go lose my job.” You chuckle as you stand up and grab your bikini, tying it back on while Eric tucks himself back into his pants. He comes to stand in front of you, taking your face into his hands.

“I meant that shit I said. I know we don’t know each other, hell, I don’t even know your real name. But come home with me, I’ll pay off these assholes and buy you whatever you want.” Eric smiles at you so sweetly you feel like you’re going to melt into the beer soaked carpet and how can you say no?

“Fuck it. Let’s go.” You giggle and push yourself up on your tiptoes to kiss him before pulling him out to face the music.

You definitely lost your job that night. But Eric fucked you so good you couldn’t even bring it in yourself to care. And he kept his promise. He kept you as his little doll and gave you everything your heart could ever desire.

Tagging a few moots who might be interested: @nailbatanddungeon @myspacebrat @ghoul-friendz @taintandviolent

Divider is by @cafekitsune

[itsabouttimex2]

Primal Moon: Two

(I’ve created a new Character.AI bot to go along with this fic, by the way! ‘Primal Moon Mei’)

Twice a year; once in spring and once in autumn, a verdant moon rises to bring the bestial instincts of non-humans to light. Celestials and demons alike struggle to keep hold of themselves, something ancient welling up within them and shifting their thoughts and feelings to a more animalistic state.

“Be affectionate and kind,” says the voice of your elementary-school teacher, ringing in your head. “The Primal Moon might change your friends, but they’re still your friends. Don’t hit or yell, dears- you’ll only scare and upset whoever you’re dealing with.”

That lesson had been years ago, the first time you had heard this lunar phenomenon referred to by it’s true, scientific name- over the years, it had gained many different monikers.

Many people these days liked to call it ‘viridescence’. Years before it was better understood, it was called the ‘Green Surge’, only used in modern times by segregationists who viewed demons as inherent threats to humans. Religious folk see it as a time of internal cleansing, one’s sins leaving the body. To them, it’s the ‘Spring Tide’, a wave of unholiness exiting one through their connection with the rising moon. Lightheartedly across Internet forums it’s been dubbed ‘Prime Time’, photos of the green moon edited onto pictures of athletes and celebrities.

Your friend is a celebrity in her own right, actually. You had met her when she was live-streaming and struck up a quick friendship, the two of you near and dear to this day.

It’s the first time you’ve actually been around her during a state of viridescence, though- you had both lost track of the time as midnight crept closer, leaving you as perfect little treasure for Mei to take in hand.

She had snatched you right off your feet in her massive maw, hurrying your dangling form to a precious hoard. In it were countless possessions ranging in value, everything from worn childhood plushes to limited edition action figures to antique jewelry.

And you sat on it in the very middle, a sweet and soft crown jewel to be admired and adored.

Now, you look up to her. Her draconian eyes leer down at you, your image reflected in pools of endless yellow. Her head tilts in time with yours, scales twitching with each movement.

“…Mei? Are you alright, hun?”

Delighted by the affectionate nickname, a rumbling purr comes from deep within her throat. Mei adjusts her whole body, pulling you close with a coil of her emerald scales. Your best friend’s head dips forward and nudges yours, the tip of her large, pointed snout pressing against you before she hisses, her tongue flicking out. For just a moment, a strange black and red fire dances along the length of the organ.

Then, she starts to shift- from any other perspective, the event would be awe-inspiring. The graceful slither of her draconic body, each emerald scale glinting like starlight as it caught the sheen of the lanterns above.

There’s a low rumble in the back of her massive throat, a deep and thrumming call. Your best friend twists around until a certain portion of her glittering scales are in front of you- looks like she wants scritches.

“…even during a time like this, you manage to be a little cute.”

You aren’t exactly incredulous at that, though. Mei’s family is absolutely loaded, and they were rather strict and protective throughout her childhood- they had probably gotten her proper (and expensive) counseling to deal with all the problems that viridescence brings. So, although she was impacted as much as any other non-human, Mei was much better at controlling herself than most.

Slowly, you reach out to her scales, scratching at the defensive keratin with both of your hands. “Is that any good, Mei?”

Another rumbling purr comes from her throat, and Mei nudges you once more. Her long tongue flicks out, the wet organ rubbing against your face before slinking away back into her mouth. An incredibly hot sensation spreads where her tongue had been, a few degrees below burning.

It takes everything you have not to scream as the boiling saliva spreads on your cheek, but you manage to compose yourself enough to quickly wipe at the wetness with a sleeve, staggering away from her tongue. And then, in doing so, you lose your balance and slip, tumbling down Mei’s hoard. Near the bottom you land on her tail, feeling a feathery mass of green fur bind around you.

Mei lifts you slowly above herself, releasing you from her grip midair. You fall several feet into the massive coils of her body, feeling the dragon-girl knot herself around you like a python. Against your struggles you find yourself slowly consumed, twisted up like a pretzel in the folds of emerald scales.

There’s heavy pressure pushing on you from all angles, keeping your form locked securely in place. All of Mei is warm to the touch, blocking out the cold of the night. Still, aside from the cheek that had been smeared with fiery saliva, nothing outright hurts. She’s careful to not crush or strangle, though her grip is impenetrably tight. Constant purring rumbles her body, leaving you enfolded in what feels like the world’s coziest earthquake.

Warm and safe in the embrace of your best friend- there are worse ways to face the moon.

[umprompted]

september’23 prompts

Sunfall | “You should be ashamed of yourself.”

Beyond the horizon | “Don’t lean so close!”

Tutor | “Get back to me when you can.”

Epsilon | “Just because I’m not book smart doesn’t mean you can call me dumb!”

Heart attack | “If you say you like me, I’ll kiss you~”

Vision | “What aren’t you seeing?”

Carnivore | “I could just eat you right up…”

Sweater | “Um, guys? Can we stop for a bit?”

Waxing crescent | “Is it pretty?”

Pink | “Just leave me alone!”

Crown of bones | “Whose blood is it.”

Hands | “Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes?”

Viridescent | “Do you swear it? Really swear it?”

Enlighten | “It’s just not working out.”

Mythology | “That cannot be real.”

Baking | “There. That’s the essentials right there.”

Baroque | “Oh, to be young again.”

Mystery | “Is the thigh slit not big enough for you?”

Sparkling | “Woah, look at how big that thing is!”

Curiosity | “You really didn’t think I’d find out, did you?”

Soul | “Tell me if you’re uncomfortable.”

Belonging | “Awh, are you alright sweetie?”

Vampire | “Then hurt me! See if I care!”

Dereliction | “I’m sorry, it’s just… no one has ever done this for me before.”

Inspiration | “It’s a shame to end this so early, hmm?”

Sandy beaches | “Wait! Just- listen to me first!”

Strawberry | “Tastes sweet. Like you.”

Mastermind | “That joke wasn’t funny.”

Carnival | “I wanted to do more for you.”

Breeze | “You remind me of someone.”

[mercurys-chaos]

Genshin account update log

Overall account goals:

- Getting all 5 stars characters (I’m not F2P, I’m spending (responsibly) on the Welkin + BP, and genesis crystals resets)

Neuvillette, Furina, Kazuha, Zhongli, Baizhu, Alhaitham, Nahida, Tartaglia, Xiao, Cyno, Itto, Diluc, Wanderer, Tighnari, Ayato, Mona, Jean, Eula, Keqing, Arlecchino ✓

- Getting all 4 stars characters (Heizou keeps avoiding me…)

- Favorites’ signature weapons (favorites: Alhaitham, Childe, Neuvillette (✓), Itto, Dottore)

- Favorites + best supports -> lvl 90 (Alhaitham, Arlecchino, Baizhu, Bennett, Childe, Furina, Kazuha, Kuki, Nahida, Neuvillette, Xingqiu, Zhongli ✓)

- Others -> lvl 80A (Aether, Cyno, Diluc, Gorou, Itto, Kaeya, Xiangling, Xiao, ✓)

- 5 stars’ C6 (excluding standard): Alhaitham (C0), Childe (C0), Dottore, and Zhongli (C0)

- 5 stars weapons (excluding standard): Primordial Jade Cutter, Mistsplitter Reforged, Haran Geppaku Futsu, R5 Light of Foliar Incision, Splendor of Tranquil, Redhorn Stonethresher, Verdict (✓), Staff of Homa, Engulfing Lightning, Staff of the Scarlet Sands, A Thousand Floating, Tulaytullah’s Remembrance, Tome of the Eternal Flow (✓), Thundering Pulse, R5 Polar Star

- 5 stars’ constellations (excluding standard): Furina C2 (C0), Baizhu C4 (C1), Nahida C2 (C0), Xiao C1 (✓), Itto C1 (C0), Neuvillette C2 (C0), Wriothesley C1 (not owned), Kazuha C2 (C0).

- C6 all 4 stars, eventually (Xingqiu, Bennett, Gorou, Collei, Barbara, Yun Jin, Faruzan, Sayu, Diona, Fischl, Noelle, Xiangling ✓)

- Get 1 copy of each weapons to 90 and R5 (excluding 5 stars, craftables (bow and catalyst billets hate me), and event weapons, I only started gaming in 2022).

- Get 1 copy of each BP weapons (The Black Sword R1, Serpent Spine R1 (R5), Solar Pearl R1, The Viridescent Hunt R1, Deathmatch R1 (R5), Wolf-Fang R1 (R5), Talking Stick R1, Sacrificial Jade R2, Scion of the Blazing Sun R1 ✓)

- Crowning: Alhaitham (triple ✓), Childe (triple ✓), Zhongli (triple ✓), Neuvillette (triple ✓), Dottore (triple)

- 5 stars talents: 8-8-8 (or 1-8-8, if one of the talents is useless).

- 4 stars talents: 6-6-6 (or 1-6-6, like 5 stars. Talents lvl 8 for top supports/faves).

- All friendships to lvl 10 (Alhaitham, Baizhu, Kuki, Zhongli, Childe, Xingqiu, Kaeya, Xiao, Itto, Diluc, Wanderer, Cyno, Tighnari, Neuvillette, Thoma, Kaveh, Furina, Freminet, Ayato, Bennett, Nahida, Gaming, Kazuha ✓)

- Build my teapot

- All characters having their own artifact set (RIP my artifact storage)

- Mastering all recipes

- Having 168 of all regional specialties saved after leveling everyone (I’m insane)

- All regions to 100% (Mondstadt ✓, Tsurumi Island ✓, Petrichor ✓, Sea of Bygone Eras ✓)

- All quests done

- Find all collectibles (books, spincrystals, etc)

- Level all statues/similar (Mondstadt, Liyue, Chenyun Vale, Inazuma ✓)

[murasaki-cha]

Oh man you know what manhwa I should reread

The Viridescent Crown

It's really good but season 2 took so long to come out I completely forgot about it. Apparently Yus proposed to Ran in the last chapters of season 2 so like ????? Wtf happened while I was gone??? Finally!?!?

Now the thing about this manhwa that I found more comfortable reading than a bunch of other "step-sibling" manhwas is that Ran and Yustaf never actually saw each other as siblings and neither did anyone else. They had more of the childhood friends vibe if anything.

Maybe it helped that they didn't actually grow up together so they never were that close and only got closer when Ran took over as family head and they started cooperating. So not even childhood friends in a way more like partners to friends to lovers lol.

Anyway great manhwa, great plot, really nice romance, I need to het back into it as soon as my last final is done

[windtraces]

if anyone ever wants to play genshin with me lmk also <3 i love carrying people. i will hurt bosses and do domains with you. i got 29 seconds in the fontaine talent materials domain once. i can consistently clear the viridescent venerer domain in ~40 seconds. i have c2 zhongli and a Really Good kokomi and 5 characters triple crowned. you want to let me in

[crowntiarawhatever]

The Viridescent Tiara series will be returning for a third season!

Art Credit to Binu @binu_1209

[naw-naw-honeyimgood]

Just wanna ramble a bit since not many people talk to me anymore lol rip

wrote a fic for wolf lord's lady and am realizing it will probably never get any more foot traffic, the only some of which were from apparently three-ish faithful followers of mine specifically who got a work posted email lmao

not really complaining about it because at least i got two whole comments on it like damn <3 but it's the only fic for the fandom so i had to make up all the tags and that sucked

which made me realize that two fics i had conceptualized to a fair degree would, if i ever wrote them, also be the first of their kind.

which makes me a bit sad cuz if i did write THOSE there'd be a lot more heart in them, so if I went through the trouble of writing them and coming up with godforsaken tags for them and they also pretty much flopped ngl i'd be a little sad.

on a related note while i guess i understand Viridescent Crown not having any fics it's bizarre to me that Stepmother's Fairytale doesn't, considering it's fairly popular

(in retrospect i also wonder if Most Heretical Last Boss Queen (Pryde) will get any fic traffic now that it's getting an anime)

(shit just realized that a good chunk of almost every fic i conceptualized kinda-sorta recently has no fic-presendence. Another Typical Fantasy Romance? The One Within the Villainess? Marriage of Convenience? Bring the Love? Vengeful White Cat? Flirting with the Villain's Dad? Second Life of a Trash Princess? jesus fuck. The only fandoms I've "conceptualized fic for" with precendence is like Kodocha and WMMAP.

Yeesh. I guess at least I'll get interaction if I ever finish my mdzs, dcmk, or yona ones. or the solo levelling one. or the fma ones i guess.)

[webtoonscreenshots]

The Viridescent Tiara, by Sarkk and binu and Siya

[milkstoner]

title: malleus maleficarum

pairing: malleus/me. okay no its malleus/reader unless you don’t relate to the way i love him

genre: poetry of the excessively rhyming variety

word count: 1.5k 😭

here we are… for malleus’ birthday, i wrote him a love letter (my take on malleyuu)

full text under the cut!

Born of the snow

He hides from his own shadow

He’d never wanted to look from above

In his heart he knows he’s below

How he’d wished for time to slow down

And for his wrath not to grow

For all to fear his crown

Look, how they overlook his sorrow

Look, how the fire overflows

Look, how the fireflies glow

In this winter forest a blessing bestowed

Wednesday, child of woe

Star, yearning leisure

Strength, burning pressure

To him I was a doe

King of thorns

Brings from the ashes his scorn

Violin harmonies from the hollow morn

Mourn treasures long gone

Memories ingrained in the stone of his throne

Only when he’s angry does he find himself reborn

Prince of arrogance

Wishes he wasn’t just his inheritance

What a fool; cursed by his precedence

He’s to rule; damned by his puissance

Only in romance does he find resonance

And in his dreams of decadence

He won’t be a means of defence

I’ve always wanted to dance with malevolence

Tyrant of destruction, child of misfortune

As everlasting as he is, so is his isolation

And for how much he hates corruption

He is unsurprisingly weak to seduction

Who could blame him for giving in to temptation?

Poor, fragile soul; his confused feelings are an eruption

Just waiting to happen

Ruler of the abyss

Emerges from the darkness

Walks weary in the pit of his loneliness

Tramples all over white amaryllis

Nonetheless he guides the faithless

Nourishes his hubris

And represses the viridescent bitterness

And me? I was shameless

To him I was a temptress

He’d never felt the need to possess

Whispered in my ear, ‘You’re an enchantress’

But, my love, don’t you know how much I obsess

Over the tenderness of your caress?

Poured some green tea over vanilla ice cream

That’s what he tasted like in my dream

Dressed myself in velvet

By his warmness I’m enveloped

Close to my heart, I held a green garnet

He’s loveliness incarnate

Young love in the rose garden

And blunt kisses in a forgotten heaven

He’s bittersweet

And I can taste on his tongue sweet defeat

‘Without you, I’m lost,’

He said, covering the flowers in frost

‘By your charm I’ve been ensorcelled,’

He whispered in the light of the chandelle

As he placed in my hair an immortelle

‘Don’t you ever leave me

I’ll set fields ablaze for you

I’ll kneel before you

I’ll chase you down the prairie’

Held me like I was going anywhere

As if I wasn’t meant to pull his hair

And tell him, ‘My sweet, I wouldn’t dare

Aren’t you aware

That without you, I despair?

I’ll tear down everything I own

Just to keep our affair sound

So care for me, don’t leave me alone’

And I felt his stare on me

A glare of mantis green

Oh, I’ve no wish to fight

Come, devour me alive

And in this tragic, starless night

Perhaps he’ll know of my plight

Because he set my soul alight

With deep green flames too bright

Spilled his passion over me with a might

That could only translate into delight

My calls to him like a prayer trite

And in the magic, godless blight,

Still the lust ignites

His long hair slips between my fingers

And I know that, for this, I’m a sinner

But he’s so much, so much bigger

The velvety darkness vibration lingers

In his hold my soul shivers

And my body can’t find slumber

So from the corner of my eye I find his figure

Tall as a tower

What a gorgeous man I’ve got

Somehow the night illuminates him

And I, unmoving

Can only stare back as eyes of peridot

Work their entrancing,

Ravishing

Charm

Eyes of adamantine green

Make me think of dreams obscene

The sheen in them took me out of this spleen

But I got lost all over again in his ravine

In the ruins he told me I’m his queen

His bed is sanctuary palatine

Where our essences entwine

He fed me the sour fruits of grapevine

He said I was sweet as wine

My dear, it’s all moonshine

I can see my face in the saturnine

Look of your eye

Come, I’ll swallow your pride

Piercing lightning in his gaze

Just that puts me in my place

And my thoughts race

To rêveries of strong arms’ embrace

And fingers enlaced

Where I’m worthy of his grace

He’d indulge me and my desire

Because the moon knows I’d suck a man dry

Of all his love and energy

He’s greedy as I am needy

No one’s ever handled me so gently

And talked to me so sweetly

So you see, I’m yours completely

Stab me with that spindle

And let me do to you the unspeakable

Strong hands carefully holding his belongings

For fear of them breaking

Were he a little bit more self-aware

He’d become afraid of himself

But I love when he shows off his strength

Crack it good, darling

Won’t you open this jar for me?

You don’t have to take all these bags in one go

Say, can you pick up this box?

Move the shelf? A bit more to the left?

Get my bike upstairs?

Carry me in your arms?

Drunk on him, I feel insane

Moonstruck, unveil the curtain

Loving him, sealed my fate remains

Worshipping him, a deal is made again

Treasure, cherish, contain this ethereal

Loss of sense

Threw up the depths of hell

And I still feel so, so unwell

He has me under a spell

And I shan’t be saved by the holy bell

And I don’t want to be freed

I know that he loves me

For his glory, I’ll bleed

I know that he needs me

I don’t care where this spinning wheel will lead

I know that he wants me

The lines of his body are my creed

On my knees, it is he to whom I plead

For him I’ll offer myself as sacrifice

For him I’ll go through supplice

For him it feels like paradise

My beloved won’t ever pay the price

For his vice

And if you told me my man was a beast

I wouldn’t be disappointed in the least

Just wait until his fury is unleashed

Those who preached will see themselves pierced

Those who resist, dismissed

For he is fierce

And the moon herself shall be eclipsed

So me, blissed-out hedonist

In the midst of his firestorm

I admire the back that raven wings adorn

I’ve never seen misery look so majestic

And agony seem so poetic

He’s calamity of a mystique

So prophetic

Cathartic

A catastrophe almost narcissistic,

The despair in his voice melodic

And he stands tall despite it all

I’ve never seen repulsion look so regal

And revulsion seem so graceful

Come here, my prince, it’s okay

No one knew it would end that way

We’ll live to see another day

And even as judgement is underway

I’ll cherish you in our eden of decay

Don’t feel bad; now no one will dare betray

The one they ought to obey

Those who are weak of mind fear beauty

They deem it evil

It’s not your fault, honey

You like my naïveté, you say

Well, I like your voracité

In an eternal January he let go of his cage

And history turns the page

In an eternal tyranny commences a new age

Someday our love will be tale of old

All over the land our love will be told

But for now, let us brave the cold

Steal the sun and absorb the blue skies

Unveil the lies they foretold

And from snowy rose petals, rise

See, fate has set the stage for us

So come, Malleus

Don’t be afraid, Malleus

Let me put you hair in a braid

Let me dip you in honey

Let me prove how much I love you

I’ll tell you in french, too

Si tu savais à quel point coule la cyprine

Mets ta main sur ma poitrine

Laisse moi partager mes envies

Laisse moi voler tes tentations enfouies

Dans les profondeurs de ton âme assombrie

Jusqu’aux lueurs de l’aurore

Quand les cieux seront amétrine;

Le feu se fond à la nuit

L’amour est enivrant quand tu es en moi

N’aie pas peur; donne-moi ton émoi

Savoure mes caprices assouvies

Ton ardeur ne fait qu’éveiller ma foi

Dans ta chevelure de soie obscure je me noie

N’aie pas peur; partage ma joie

La chaleur de ton corps oublie la loi

Laisse-toi te perdre en moi

Je sais, tu tuerais pour moi

Quelle torture qu’est ta voix

Si douce et si intense

Me réduit au silence

Tu es ma providence

Trouve ton bonheur dans mon impuissance

Et dans mon déshonneur ta douce sentence

Dans le ciel ton éclair de la délivrance

Verse ses étincelles dans ma chair

I said come here, Malleus

Decus marmoreus

Venus melleus

Dominatus malus

You got me speaking fucking broken latin