#the guard really share one braincell

[neckromantics]

More creepy and unsettling, creature Astarion please.

I beg of thee. Vampires are meant to be an uncanny valley type of thing. An undead creature of the night that passes itself as just the right amount of living and mortal for you to let your guard down. I need more examples of his vampiric nature showing once he's grown comfortable enough, and I need it now.

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An Astarion who is so silent in his movements that you often got jump scared by it in the earlier stages of your relationship.

You'd be lounging around on the sofa. Reading a book, lost in thought, all serene and cozy beneath a nice knitted blanket-- just having an all around nice, relaxing time when you see movement out of the corner of your eye. You glance up for just a moment, to the space before you that was previously unoccupied, and his entire face is suddenly hovering right in front of you.

Just waiting. Not moving. Pupils blown so huge that there's barely any color left to his eyes. Fangs are peeking out over the bruise-purple skin of his bottom lip. He's pallid. White as a corpse. Definitely in need of a good feeding.

His intentions were entirely innocent. He really only meant to ask you a question, and here you are being all dramatic and jumping several feet into the air and throwing your book off to the side in a panic. Thankfully, you're able to catch yourself before you full on shriek in his face.

(You love him and his ghoulishly handsome face, you really and truly do, but you sincerely thought for a moment that he was a spectre come to take you to the afterlife.)

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Astarion, who routinely forgets to breathe. Yanno, like it's nothing.

You're well aware of the fact that vampires don't need to breathe. It's more of a force of habit than anything else, really-- something left over from when he was still mortal, he says.

Although, during bouts of intense emotion, or some sort of uh, stimulation, the focus on something so trivial gets put on the backburner for a bit.

The two of you will be sharing a particularly passionate kiss (or worse) when you feel the rapid rise and fall of his chest stop short. It's like all of the air has gotten caught in his lungs, and he ends up making these creaky grudge-like sounds in place of his usual low moaning. A clicking in the back of his throat in place of a sigh. If you play your cards just right, there might even be a rattling from deep within his chest that almost sounds like a purr.

When he finally does breathe, usually due to a well executed nip to his bottom lip, or the gentle brush of your fingers against one of his ears as you play with his hair, it comes out as an animalistic hiss. A sharp, choking gasp that sends goosebumps down the length of your arms.

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How you catch him watching you sleep.

How you'll wake up in the pitch black of your bedroom in a cold sweat. Your hair is stood on end, a fearful shudder threatening to rattle your frame. A spike in your pulse that has your sleep addled brain doing somersaults in your skull. All of your instinctual alarm bells go off at once, telling you that something must be terribly wrong. Something must be watching you.

You try to blink away the bleariness-- try to shake off the fog of sleep for long enough to get your bearings, and catch a glint in the dark so ominous that for a moment you're scared stock still.

Something is watching you. Someone, rather.

Astarion's eyes gleam back at you in the dark like a wild animal's might. A bobcat, maybe, like the ones you'd often find stalking pray outside the tree line of camp all those nights ago. Pupils that glow a filmy, holographic orange despite there being no light to reflect off of them.

You don't notice until after you've taken a second to calm yourself that he's hovering over you. The bed just barely dips from his weight as he supports himself, and you'd be baffled by it all if you had any braincells left.

"Go back to sleep, darling." His voice is so soft, even over the pounding against your eardrums. Soothing. Tranquilizing. And though your eyes do begin to feel heavy, you're not exactly in the mood for rest anymore.

Especially not when he's pressing cold, feather-light kisses down the length of your throat not a moment later.

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Please, I beg. Give me more.

[mehwmidklpe]

love ur writing!!! it's totally really cool, and if u have the time and all, I'd love it if you wrote a Leo Valdez x child of Athena user fic/mini fic or whatever! Anyway, have a good day!!!

thank you so much!! ofc I have time for that!

The Athena cabin was fully empty for once.

You were left alone, studying in your bed.

You had earphones in– not to mention it but I'm gonna, you're totally listening to Dominic Fike songs idc –.

A cup of Moroccan tea– cause that's the best tea there is –rested on your blanket.

The door of the cabin opened, but you didn't bother looking up.

It wouldn't be a weird sight to see you studying right now cause all your siblings did it.

Only maybe you should have looked up because this was not one of your siblings.

"Wassup prima?" You glared at the grinning latino who stood next to your bed.

"That my mom is Athena and your dad is Hephaestus does not make us cousins, Leo." You remind him.

"Alright, alright. 'Mamì', then."

You rolled your eyes before you brought your attention back to your studies. "What do you want, Valdez?" "I just wanna spend time with my favorite nerd, is that so bad?" Leo responded.

"One. I am not your nerd, I don't belong to anyone. Second, we're not even close." You point it at which he shrugged. "We could be."

You rolled your eyes. "You're not allowed to be here, Leo." Your remind him. "Right. The rules." He recalled.

A hum left your lips. "That and the fact that my siblings will kill you."

Leo smiled. "Sounds romantic. I can already picture it. 'Boy dies for love of his life. Will she ever–'–" He was cut off by you.

"I'm studying and you make me braincells die by the minute." You interrupt. All the boy did was frown.

Were you implying that he was dumb?

"So leave." You state before directing your attention on your books again.

Instead of hearing him leave, you felt the matress of your bed dip under an added weight.

"Ah, Monodromy matrix; The concept from differential equations and complex analysis" You heard Leo's voice say.

Caught of guard and suprised, you looked up at him to see his gaze on your math book.

"How did you–" "I could do university level of math at the age of eight." He states.

You blinked.

A smart boy?

That you found attractive.

He continued. "Just because I'm silly doesn't mean I'm dumb, Y/n."

Shit.

"No, no. I never took you as–I mean I didn't mean it like that." You try but he was already busy with other things.

Things like taking one earphone out of your ezr and holding it against his own.

His big, beautiful, brown eyes lit up. "Dominic Fike? He's my favorite!"

At that, your eyes lit up. "For real?" "Yes! From 'Sunburn' to 'Chicken Tenders' and all the rest! Gods that guy is a genius."

Oh. My. gods. "He's.. my favorite too.." Leo grinned. "Well, you have alazing taste in music, Y/n Y/l/n."

And stupidly enough that actually had you blushing. "Really? My siblings hate it when I listen or talk about him."

The curly head scoffed. "Your siblings are missing out."

He shifted in his seat. "So. How about this? Your siblings in question aren't here right now, but there is a hot guy sitting on your bed who shares the same intrests as you."

You just looked at him, waiting for him to continue, which he did:

"I say that Festus won't die if I stay away for a while to study with a pretty girl in cabin 6, right?" He smiled.

You liked his smile.

Ugh, now you understood Annabeth's stupid rants about Percy's smile.

"I think he'll survive." You then spoke.

And that's how you and Leo ended up spending the whole afternoon together.

And out of all the endless afternoons you had spend at Camp-Halfblood for many years, withiut lying you'd say this was your favorite one.

Leo was smart and he was kind and he was funny and he was warm and he was tucking a strand of hair behind your cheek as he leaned in after having such a good conversation with you.

Wait what?

Can we rewind that last part??

Before anything else could happen, the cabin door opened, revealing a few of your siblings.

"Leo Valdez??"

Oh yes.

You were caught.

"Get your hands off my sister." Malcolm demanded.

"What?" Leo's voice was high pitched as his hands were raised in 'surrender'. Ugh, this boy.

"Don't 'what'me. You were litteraly about to kiss her." Your half-brother responded.

"Wad not." Leo protested. "Was yes–wait what?" Malcolm stopped himself, knowing whatever he was saying didn't make any sense.

Then Sophia, your half-sister, spoke up. "Stop it Malcolm. Your waisting your braincells on him. You're making yourself look stupid. We don't want to give our cabin a bad reputation."

The latino nodded. "Yes Malcolm. And by the way, I was not gonna kiss your sister. I was just trying to... drink her tea! Yeah!"

With that, he grabbed your cup off tea and drank it all in one sip.

Then he stood up. "Anyways thank you gor having me. Was some nice tea, Y/n, keep going like that, give me the recipe, it's very nice, I'll see you around, bye!"

And just like that he rushed out of the cabin.

"My tea.." You mumbled, looking down at the empty cup.

"Do you want to explain was Valdez waw doing here?" Ray asks you. "Drinking all my tea, as you can see." You respond.

"Oh don't be a smartass."

"My mother is Athena. You expect me to not be a smartass?"

And so they gave up.

You just continued studying, but it wasn't as fun as it normally was.

Cause you had figured out that studying with Leo is way more fun.

"Careful."

You looked up to see your sister Annabeth.

You frowned. "What?"

"Athena kids and Hephaestus kids don't get along that well. They're always trying to prove each other that they're better or smarter." She explained.

You gulped at that, but pushed the weird feeling you were feeling down.

"So?"

"Do being with him is gonna be hard."

"I don't wanna be with him."

"I said the exact same thing about Percy because we were supposed to be rivals, too. But look at us now." Annabeth said back.

What were you supposed to say now?

Instead, she spoke up again.

"You know, Percy and Leo are a lot alike. Guess you take after me."

And so, you spend the whole night awake.

For the first time, your thoughts weren't filled with smart things or intresting facts.

No.

They were filled with thoughts of Leo.

if I have many typos I'm sorry, I usually write on my laptop cause I never have my phone and this was written on my phone and I fr can't write on it

[fangirl-in-general]

FIC IDEA!!!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨

Obviously nothing is set in stone, and I’m really just writing this to satisfy my need for content but I wanted to share the idea I had for an mcd fic so here’s everything I got so far…

Garroth x reader as a main thing (tho there will be as little distinct details as possible and I’ll try not to use y/n or anything when I’m writing)

Reader is Zenix’s “older sister” garroth found her and Zenix together and she had no memory of who she was or where she came from so they all just kinda bonded, to the point where they all stay in the guard tower together as one little found family (it’s mostly cause neither of them would survive trying to keep zenix in line by themselves). She helped with Zenix’s training and occasionally assisted as a novice guard when needed due to her skill with a sword, but typically she works as a seamstress, entertainer, and designated group braincell (85% of the time)

Reader has always lowkey had a crush on Garroth but never actually realized it until aphmau came into town and caught Garroth’s attention. Upon becoming friends with aphmau she starts to become more and more aware of her feelings and tried harder and harder to push them away and focus on how good of a friendship they’ve had all these years. (This doesn’t work)

Once it is revealed that Zenix is a shadow night the reader attempts to bring him back and talk some sense into him and it just results in her getting kidnapped by him, Sasha, and Gene. Gene begins to take a particular interest in her and attempts to sympathize with her situation of unrequited affection as a way to get her to feel betrayed by Garroth so she’ll fall for him. However could never turn on Garroth so easily, he’s been one of the most important people in her life for years without romance, why would she give that up now??? Tho her heart does do a very distinct little back flip now every time she see Gene….

Then the story will continue and we’ll see where it goes from there👀👀👀

I want to keep it as close to the actual storyline as possible (till the “end” obviously) but there’s definitely gonna be a few changes here and there. I’m also not gonna frame Aphmau as a bad guy cause I hate when fics have to make the actual Mc evil in order to write a convincing love story.

There won’t be any romance with Laurence cause I wanna keep it pretty concise but he and reader will be besties who playfully flirt pretty regularly (till they get dedicated to their lovers of course, then they’re just besties) so I’m sorry for my Laurence fans out there…

Anyway that’s what I got so far!!!! Hope you like it and I’ll start soon I think!

[part-time-zombie]

ok for ask game- Logan Sanders

Oh I could go on and on about what I think of him, so I'll try to focus on just the main stuff here lol

How I Feel About Logan:

I honestly can't stop thinking about him most of the time, and I think that especially comes from how much I can recognize a part of myself in him.

I adore where his arc is going, and how his curiosity for life and enthusiasm for learning has slowly but surely been overtaken by his desperation to not only help Thomas the best that he can but to also be worthy of his appreciation and prove the usefulness of his role. I'd like for him to rediscover that love for life and learning again, though i know that will be a long time coming.

More than anything, I can really feel this impossible loneliness about him, or at least about his situation. With how he's constantly contesting with (and probably resentful of) Roman, his growing frustration with Patton and Remus' antics, and his indifferent yet guarded opinion of Janus, i believe that Virgil is probably his only real friend among the sides. This would likely make him appreciative of Virgil's companionship but also fearful of ruining it by needing it too much (or I'm just projecting lol)

I think more than anything he just needs to feel seen, if not by Thomas then by one of the sides. I think he's felt invisible and unwanted for so long now that he doesn't know what else to feel.

All The People I Ship Romantically With Logan:

I can pretty much ship him with anyone, romantically or platonically, but I especially like romantic pairings with him between either of the creativitwins or Janus. Each of their dynamics make for intriguing and compelling romantic relationships, from a sort of rivals-to-lovers pairing with Roman to a (for lack of a better term) frenemies-with-benefits with Remus, plus the shared braincell energy of Logan and Janus lol.

Arguably, of the romantic ships I'd say intrulogical is probably my OTP though, I just love their mad-scientist vibes and complete opposites attract model. (plus, I think they both can recognize feelings of isolation in each other and can connect with that.)

My Non-Romantic OTP For Logan:

Definitely analogical, no question. These two are like the ultimate friendship among the sides for me, to the point that I pretty much see them as best friends more than i do romantic partners tbh. And thats not a dig against them, either. I seriously love their relationship the most among the various pairings of the sides, and its also the one i see as the strongest friendship among them. A perfect qpr ship if I've ever seen one.

My Unpopular Opinion About Logan:

I dont know how unpopular this one is but tbh I kinda don't like how he acts like he's better than the others because he's smart. Don't get me wrong, I know why he acts this way and I don't entirely fault him for that (same goes for Roman while im thinking about it), but I've always found superiority complexes to be a little irritating, especially when they're a genuine opinion of oneself and not just as a joke/front against insecurities.

One Thing I Wish Would Happen / Should Have Happened With Logan In Canon:

I'd seriously pay real money to know what happened after Janus replaced him in pof. I need to know where he was sent and why he felt the need to specify that he was unharmed and didn't want to talk about it, and i wish that this was addressed in canon. (but I get that the episode didn't really have time to focus on it)

I'd also love for there to be a more in-depth discussion/reveal on Logan and ducking out. It was implied that it wouldn't have the same impact as when Virgil did, but I want to see more about that. I'm curious what would happen if he were to try to duck out and if it would work differently, like if Thomas picked up the figurative slack from Logan's absence like what we saw in Moving On p2.

[lace4forest]

The Legend of Zelda Forgotten Songs

We've recently been drawing on Stream, so we ended up making a Legend of Zelda AU. (I'll post the stream vods on my channel later)

Basically Din and Farore decide to mess with Nayru, and shuffled the Triforce pieces.

Anyway! Zelda, the Hero of Songs, needs to search for the Forgotten Songs lost to Hyrule, to bring light back to the Kingdom. She teams up with Link the bard and the two travel together. The Scholar King Ganondorf of the Gorudo is trying to take over the Kingdom of Hyrule and bring silence and darkness to keep the Kingdom under his control.

The Nicknames Zelda - Song (Songs) Link - Lute Ganondorf - Cacophony

Rabbit hole time!

Zelda is the Hero of Songs. She has the Hero's Spirit, and was given the Triforce of Courage!

Zelda is a menace to society. Yes. She fights in this dress, and she is GOOD AT IT. Her "Roll" is a little jump and spin. She also is a very physical character, she doesn't use a lot of magic Items, and don't let her looking frail fool you, she is very strong. (Yes Zelda has the Master Sword)

Link has been nicknamed Lute. He isn't fully Hylian, he is only half! The other half is Siren! He is a Bard. He also has the Triforce of Power! (Think of Zelda 2 btw) So the Northern Palace? Everyone remember that place? Yeah, Link's house is on the beach north of there, he has a cute little beach house, and also has an under water one (Because Siren/mer fun stuff)

Now Link here is a little Uncanny, right? Well, literally EVERYONE in town think's that. That's why he lives out by himself on the beach. He does go into town and play music for money, and he's really good! (Because Siren) and people ALWAYS PAY HIM- (Because SIREN) He doesn't do anything bad tbh. Lastly, Link uses the magic Items here, he is also holding onto the Interments and sheet music they get from the Dungeons! (Looking for the Forgotten Songs of old to save Hyrule)

Now, Link and Zelda are besties, Zelda was traveling past his house, and she just wanted to see who lived there, met Link, liked his weird vibes (Literally all her guards were like NOOOOO SIREN BOY- But Zelda doesn't know) Also, Zelda gave Link Anxiety. (Zelda "No Fear" Hero of Songs traveling with the Siren Bard Link the Lute player)

OH! One last thing, Zelda doesn't know Link is half Siren. She just knows he has funky vibes and she likes the funky vibes. Someone (Villager) will be like "That is a Monster" and Zelda will be like "THAT IS MY BEST FRIEND" (Holds Link's face) "NOW SAY SORRY TO HIM" Villager - "....sorry" Zelda doesn't care.

(another link thing, sorry, that hair? that short hair? Yeah, No. That's an under cut, he has long hair, its just brained and stuffed into the hat)

LASTLY we have Ganondorf! He is cousins with Zelda, and he holds the Triforce of Wisdom! Ganondorf want's to take Hyrule, and he knows he is right behind Zelda for the throne, so all he needs to do is Kill Zelda! (He tried to just hire a guy to shoot her with a cross bow, the guy shot, Zelda cause the arrow, AND THREW IT BACK- NO BOW- and Killed that man.) Ganondorf had to think a little outside the box. His list of Priorities goes 1) Kill Zelda, 2) Kill Link and 3) Take over Hyrule.

Now, Ganondorf here is SMART. (Nicknamed Cacophony) Ganondorf and Zelda are Cousins, and they are pretty close. Their relationship is VERY complicated. Like - Someone talking crap about Zelda in front of Ganondorf "HOW DARE YOU SAY THOSE THINGS!" Person - "That is your Mortal Enemy!" Ganon - "THAT IS MY COUSIN!" (Zelda does the same thing)

Link and Ganondorf also have a complex relationship, they have an emotional support group for talking about the crazy things Zelda did and the two just need a moment to reassure they are normal and it's just Zelda being weird.

Also Ganondorf is a magic user in this AU. He tries to outsmart his opponents when need be. And in this game he is fighting Zelda and Link, who share a single braincell. (I love those two so much oh my gosh XD)

The Dungeon's in the game would be actually kinda hard, relying on your ability to remember things and a LOT of Puzzles. The beginning you can just switch between Link and Zelda to figure stuff out, one being in another room and yelling the answers to the other type of thing. But as the game goes on (After Dungeon 3) Link will become unable to get into the Dungeon without Zelda finding the Interment inside and summoning him inside. (There will also be a Dungeon where you do mainly play as Link in, it's the water temple.)

Now, Dungeon's 1 through 6 you can get Link inside to help, but less and less. By Dungeon 7 Link is unable to be summoned inside. Again, you would need the Dungeon Item to summon Link, BUT Ganondorf is SMART. He figured this out, and went and TOOK THE ITEMS OUT- They are now in other Dungeons (You may find 2 Items inside one dungeon) You might need to return to a Dungeon for a Door you were unable to unlock with a new Item/song/sheet music.

But During Dungeon 7, when Zelda leaves she can tell a fight happened, the area is destroyed, and Link is nowhere to be seen. Ganondorf and his men ambushed Link, and Kidnapped him. (Along with all your stuff.) Zelda heads to Dungeon 8, learning that Link is somewhere inside.

(Our reasoning on why Link get's Kidnapped- "WELL ZELDA GETS KIDNAPPED ALL THE TIME! IT'S LINK'S TURN!")

Now Dungeon 8. Ganondorf is Smart. Zelda and Link Share a SINGLE Braincell. Each room is one of three things. 1) A previous Mini Boss (Link Dungeon 8(?) in Link's Awakening) 2) A Puzzle to get a key or something (Normal Dungeon stuff) OR 3) A Puzzle from a previous Dungeon, but the hint isn't in the Dungeon and Link isn't here to yell the answers for you.

So you will have to do one of three things for those rooms, Look up a guide online, Have a good memory and know what to do, Or go back to the Dungeon it was in, and write it down.

But if you leave you'll have to restart/run through the Dungeon again! AND THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE A MAP- HAHAHA-

WELCOME TO DUNGEON 8 HELL.

We wanted to create the hardest/funnest Dungeon. (Ganondorf is SMART, HE WANT'S ZELDA DEAD.)

Also, Ganondorf convinces the King to send Gaurds after Zelda and Link. (Kinda like Lttp, but instead of "YOU KIDNAPPED THE PRINCESS" It's more like "Zelda Please, You Need To Come Home!" and Zelda is like "GANONDORF IS EVIL" "No HE ISN'T!" "HIS VIBES ARE RANK!")

I might draw some short comics of them later tbh! (I think it's fun to make stories with everyone on stream, it was good, 10/10 will draw on stream again XD)

If you have any questions, just ask.

[internetmisfitsworld]

So far from what I've seen, the reboot doesn't showed or mentioned any implications that Makarov and Yuri were former friends or served together in the army. Hell by the looks of it, Yuri looks much older than Mak.

So I'm guessing in this new timeline, Activision probably won't go with that route anymore.

I noticed that not many people saw how much Yuri truly meant to Makarov. I'll go as far to say that Yuri was the LAST and ONLY shreds of humanity that's left in Makarov. Just a tiny piece.

Now why would I say that Yuri was his last shreds of humanity? I mean surely it's not possible right? After all, this is the same man who shot at him, almost blew him to pieces and literally KILLED him at the end.

Well, here's a few hints that I noticed.

(Long essay here. Because why not.)

(I'm feeling a bit emo over the fact that I'm gonna miss these two bastards dynamics.)

1. 1996 and 2011 flashback

He seemed so happy and content with Yuri during the flashback scene. His little smile when talking about the future of Ultranationalist to him. It seemed so genuine I almost forgot this man is a terrorist lol.

Also, it's kinda wholesome to know that these two were always joined at the hip. First, Pripyat then the whole nuking the US army. Must've been one hell of a duo back then to be picked as second in commands of Zakhaev. Well, either that or Zakhaev didn't have the heart to separate them 🤣 (they both shared one braincell).

Zakhaev: No. Yuri cannot go with you for this mission, Vladimir. He must stay here.

Makarov:

Yuri:

Zakhaev:

Makarov: ☹️

Yuri: ☹️

Zakhaev: 😑

Zakhaev: FINE. BOTH OF YOU GO!

2. No Russian

I wonder why didn't Mak killed Yuri sooner when he found out that Yuri was snitching on him to the FSB. Unless he found out about it on his way to the airport, then there was no reason to kill him at the airport.

I mean, why? Why did it just moments away from committing "the most world changing" act? He could've just killed him at the safehouse? There must've been someone guarding the safehouse, so if he wanted to pull the whole "let him suffer till his last moment" to Yuri, the safest way to do that was at the safehouse. At least his guards will shoot him if he so much as stand on his feet.

It makes me wonder if he was having hesitation? It's this complex feelings of the fact that he doesn't necessarily wants Yuri dead but he also doesn't really care if he lives either. He can't have him in his circle anymore due to his betrayal but it will set a bad example to his men if he lets Yuri live.

But he have to kill him in front of his men, so that they know he's not to be fucked with and he's not going soft. He can't afford any flaws. Especially now that he's the leader.

So the plan was to shoot Yuri in the abdomen area, under the pretense of "let him enjoy his last moment", and then count on him having the strength to crawl his way out of there.

Mind you, there's even an unused voiceline of Mak stopping the other from finishing Yuri off.

"No. Let him enjoy these last moments."

Which is bullshit, not to mention how uncharacteristically careless of him to pull this lol.

Because first of all, he and Yuri had fought side by side before, so he must've known just how far and how much Yuri is willing to push his strength and haul ass. He must've known Yuri's stubborn ass will NOT just lay there dying. He KNOWS Yuri would drag his ass up that elevator, hell even the fucking stairs if he have to, just to survive.

Like Mak, my dude, I know the chance of him catching up with you and shooting your ass was low due to him suffering from blood loss and everything, but still, my man, the risk is THERE.

That is dangerously stupid Mak agagaggaa you damn softie idiot.

But yeah I guess shooting up the airport was not the only successful mission that day. I'm certain he must've, unintentionally and discreetly, let out sigh of relief when he heard Yuri survived.

But also another incoming headache. Because he damn sure knows Yuri's gonna go after him using all the information that he knows about him.

3. Blood Brothers

Prior to this mission, we seen plenty times where Yuri gave intels about Makarov to Price and Soap. Some of those intels even sound... too personal. The kind of intels where you need to know him personally to be able to know that much. And sure enough Soap caught on to that during the Blood Brothers briefing;

Soap: Which vehicle will he be in?

Yuri: They constantly rotate for security. We won't know until he steps out.

Soap: You seem to know a lot about Makarov.

And the silence that followed after that lmao. I'm was dying to know the look on Soap and Yuri's face. I'm guessing Soap was hella suspicious and Yuri was pretending not to exist.

Also, I can imagined Yuri's guilt for not revealing the whole truth of who he was and his relations with Makarov.

Makarov had many "friends", no doubt due to his cold, no-nonsense yet charismatic charm. However, Yuri proved to be one of the only people who can adapt to his ways and doesn't cowered, like other people, from his steely mismatched eyes.

An equal. He was his closest friend. His only, truest friend, to be exact. Blood brothers. Brothers whom once bled together, not cause each other to bleed. Brothers whom once fought side by side, not against each other. Brothers whom once saved each other's lives countless times. Brothers whom suffer together, laugh together. Aight I'm getting emo here I'll stop.

Alright back on the topic. So, he must've known that Price, Yuri, and Soap were gonna assassinate him. He probably had the tower opposite the hotel planted with bombs as security measure but when he looked right at them (as Soap mentioned), his suspicion was confirmed.

It amazed me he chose this method instead of having his men snipe them. Not to mentioned he spoiled the surprise too. The tower that Soap and Yuri was in had huge ass open walls, which easily allows them to jump in time. Yeah they could still die from the high jumps but the survival chance was still there. The only reason Soap died was because of his previous unheal stab wound reopening again.

This man seems to really have a problem to kill his former friend didn't he? Like, how did you failed to kill him TWICE 😭✋️ ??

I'm sure his men at that point was sick of it.

Inner Circle dude: Sir, I think we should just snipe them from a distance. They won't see it coming.

Makarov: No, we're gonna use the bomb. But detonate it after I dramatically announce myself.

Inner Circle dude: But sir, that means they will have the time to jump off and survives?

Makarov: JUST DO AS I SAY.

Inner Circle dude:

He really kept on giving Yuri the chance to live. Even more funny, he still referred Yuri as "my friend" (albeit mockingly so but still).

4. Dust to Dust

Oh this mission breaks my heart in so many ways and reasons. Yuri dying, Price being alone.

But most of all, this moment right here.

This and Pripyat, was one of the two moments where he looks most human. It is a rather... oddly unique sight, seeing the big bad Vladimir Makarov, the monster, the terrorist who coldly slaughtered an airport filled with people,

.....staring so painfully disoriented and conflicted at his dead former friend that he just killed.

No doubt, even before he shot that gun, he's AWARE it was Yuri shooting at him. Because, who else. It's only him and Price. But of course, out of instinct, he reacts anyway.

And after all that adrenaline fades away, only then he truly let it sink in that the person he just shot three times, was Yuri. And fuck does it hurts him alot more than that pain in his stomach.

Mind you, at this point Price has already risen up, on his knees, ready to tackle him, and he STILL didn't turn around. Seconds must've felt like eternity for him. Man was lost in his head.

That's how long this man stares at Yuri's dead body. That's how much Yuri's death affects him to the point he loses his focus on his surrounding. It's like in those few seconds, he was having a hard time taking in the fact that;

a) he just killed his only friend.

b) he really is alone now. he just killed the only person who knows him truly, well before he turn into the monster that he is now.

He snapped out of it at the last minute, and even then he seems hesitant. Not because he was hesitated to kill Price but he was hesitated to live.

He knows he's screwed the moment he turns around. He realized just how much he fucked up for losing his focus. It's like at that point he just gave up on fighting. Yeah I know he still fights back if we were not quick enough to continously strangle him but still he doesn't seem to try hard enough.

For the first time in a long time, he was exhausted. Yuri's death drained him of all the fight he had left in him.

Yuri shooting at Makarov is not the only thing that saves Price. Yeah, it helps distract + weakening Makarov.

But I promise you, if Yuri didn't have any meaningful friendship with Mak and was just another random soldier defected from the Ultranationalist, Price would've been dead. Yeah change my mind.

Look at how fast Makarov's reaction time when Yuri shot at him. Mind you, this man just seconds ago was barely able to STAND UP, holding his stomach in pain, clearly suffered from major injuries in the abdominal areas.

The second that bullet hits his right shoulder, he slumped down for like 1 second, lift that gun up, take his aim, and fired that shit up. So pretty much he won't have a problem to immediately turn around and shoot Price as well.

But since said problem was Yuri, and so, Price got lucky.

And now it seems in the reboot, chances are, we will never get to this again.

(Also, I'm aware that there are people who ships them romantically. Which is perfectly fine. I personally sees them as close friends, like brothers. But hey, even I enjoyed Makayuri contents sometimes. So just letting you know that and I hope people can respect that.)

[the-kr8tor]

I haven't done a hc in a WHILE and I honestly have no excuse. My apologies 😔

So, (not-so) daily Leon HCS!!!!!!

Imagine you hanging out with Leon, doing nothing in particular. The TV's on playing some HGTV show you're both half watching. Your head is resting on the arm of the couch and griping about their choice of design. Why even try to decorate at all if its all gonna be beige anyway? You're about to close your eyes so you can stop seeing the monstrosity, but are caught off guard by a feather light kiss. Before you could ask the obvious, Leon attacks you with a bombardment of kisses. "What- why??" you can't help but laugh. "Cause I felt like it." You fight back for a moment, but eventually you both fall into a giggling mess.

All of this is to say I think Leon is a kiss attack rather than tickle attack person.

On top of that I think he's a surprise gift kinds guy. Like he'll come home and hand you something random, an accessory, a mug, anything you'd like, just because. I also feel like sometimes they're strange things "why'd you give me a rock?" 'If you look reaally closely, it's kind of shell-shaped' "Wow, really? Yea, I see it now." You two share this braincell.

I can also imagine him being a day kinda person, like gets up at 8, goes to bed at 10.I think he just likes when the sun is out.

OMG IF YOU SQUINT LEON LOOKS LIKE THE SKY WHEN IT'S CLEAR AND SUNNY BC GOLDEN BLONDE HAIR??? BLUE EYES???

I don't imagine Leon as a big conspiracy theorist guy, but I do think he gets a kick out of hearing them. Like I could totally imagine him listening to r Yap about the craziest theories they've heard and thoughts about them. Some of them have merit, others not so much, and still others have him questioning what planet whoever came up with these are living on.

This isn't a headcannon, but I wanna see Leon in one of those super detailed military uniforms those manhwa mls wearrrr. He'd be so fineee 😔😔😫😫

No worries my love! It's completely understandable to miss a day or so! Life gets in the way sometimes 🥲

Daily Leon HC 💙💙💙

Oop hgtv and chill? 😳👀 Lol me too r, me too

AHHHH I'll take a kiss attack than a tickle attack any day!

Awwww he'll be like "it reminded me of you" i swear r better marry him asap

Oh man that can't be me 😂 he'd be worried sick if he ever saw my sleep schedule lol

Imagine Leon would wake up at the ass crack of dawn to go run and he comes back to you still asleep and he even got you a bagel from your favourite place!

GASP IT IS AHHHHH!!!

Lmaooo r yapping: 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Leon: ❤️👄❤️ whatever you say, beautiful

OMG YES I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN AHAHHGHHHHHH 😍😍🥰🥰😍

[hils79]

Hils Watches Mysterious Lotus Casebook - Ep 26

Li Lianhua, one of the most brave and brilliant minds of his generation: Yeah, this place is creepy. I'm out.

Very much enjoying Fang Duobing and Di Feisheng working together to protect Li Lianhua. I hope we get more of that.

Amazing work, all of you. A+

This really is the worst kept secret in the jianghu. I think Fango Duobing is the only one who doesn't know at this point

Oh my god is the wine made of people?

I was going to make a joke that Li Lianhua plays up being pathetic when he's got two big strong men there to protect him. But actually it's probably not far from the truth. How many times do you think he's had to stay awake, or at least on guard, for fear that someone might figure out his identity and come looking for him. Now he's with two people one of whom knows his identity and one who has sworn to protect him no matter what. It's actually safe for him to relax and get some sleep so he's going to do just that.

Oh my god. Fang Duobing offered Di Feisheng some bread and Di Feisheng took it! I'm crying.

AND THEN DI FEISHENG SHARED HIS WATER WITH FANG DUOBING. Are they in love now? Is that's what's happening here? MY HEART.

Look at those eyes. Has he learned the puppy eyes from Fang Duobing?

Why do I feel like Di Feisheng is about to ruin this romantic moment

Oh, shit, whatever they got drugged with has triggered his poison

How quickly Fang Duobing has gone from 'I'm not saving him!' to being genuinely worried about him

Of course Li Lianhua was just pretending to sleep and now he's going to fight a hoard of martial arts zombies by himself because his boyfriends both got drugged. Li Lianhua, that will kill you!

You don't normally mind

I know they needed to sort out their injuries because the zombies are attracted to the scent of blood, but the three of them seem remarkably unconcerned that Li Lianhua just got kidnapped by a zombie

Feeling Fine and Normal about this

Haha! He literally only got as far as saying the A of A-Fei's name and Di Feisheng did what Fang Duobing was going to ask him to do. I think this means they officially share a braincell now

This dude: Ohhhh! I didn't realise the three of you were together

You can see why he's the detective. Did the missing head give it away?

I love that Di Feisheng has just naturally taken on the role of leader while Li Lianhua is gone. He might not remember being the leader of his sect but instinctively that's who he is

We're in DMBJ territory again

Oh you know shit is real when the family name gets dropped

He's just a little dude who needs his two big strong boyfriends to help him up

[writingmia]

Okay I just had an idea and I *had* to share it. I don't even ship Valgrace but this was too good not to think about. A Leo Valdez/Jason Grace 'Red, White & Royal Blue' AU.

Note: English isn't my first language, so please keep that in mind

Leo Valdez, who is half-Mexican, the son of the first American Latina female President, the one and only goddess amongst women, Esperanza Valdez. Leo, who always wanted to fix things and decided to follow his mother's footsteps in politics as a way to solve the issues he sees in his country. Leo, whom the public loves because of his sense of humour, quick wit and charm, who becomes America's sweetheart almost immediately when the elections first started.

And then you have Jason Grace, who has been born into the Royal Family and has had those duties and expectations on his shoulders from such a young age. Jason, who knows he will become a leader at some point, because his older sister, Thalia, is a rebel who refuses to conform to his family's expectations and ran away and abdicated the second she could. Jason, who is loved by his people, who is the white boy of the month every other month.

Zeus is the king, because of course he is. His Majesty, who doesn't really approve of the USA's election of Esperanza, because he sees her as lesser.

Leo and Jason who start off at the wrong foot because of something Jason unintentionally said, something that was his father's opinion and, of course, it was offensive to Leo, who immediately figured that Jason was a racist, privileged white guy who couldn't see past the tip of his nose.

Jason who's the one wearing glasses when he's at Kingston Palace and Leo who's caught off-guard by how casual he looks with them, how relaxed, not like the heir to an entire empire with a history of blood and slavery.

Leo, whose best friend is Piper McLean, the daughter of Tristan McLean, whose gaydar is immaculate and she's the one to open Leo's eyes that maybe Jason is gay, but isn't allowed to show it.

Jason, whose best friends are Percy Jackson and Nico di Angelo, who also happen to be his cousins on his dad's side (yes, it's pathetic that his best friends are his cousins but he didn't really get many chances to be social growing up, okay?!), who are both incredibly chaotic in their own ways. Percy, who immediately gets along with Leo and the two exchange sassy comments and send each other memes constantly. Nico, who knew Leo was bi before Leo himself knew, and fed into Jason's delusions until he had the balls to kiss Leo on his famed New Year's Party.

Thalia, who would be in the picture occasionally, but is mostly busy touring the US with her rock/metal band called 'The Hunters', whose first album was inspired by Greek Mythology and specifically the myths surrounding Artemis, which is so what they titled their debut album.

Annabeth, who is Piper and Leo's genius best friend and the only keeper of the singular braincell in their trio, who has been wanting to become the youngest woman to ever hold a Senate seat ever. Percy, who is completely enamoured by her the second he sees her and the two start their own romance on the side.

I'm obsessed with this idea, I think it has so much potential.

I wrote that very quickly and I've barely proof-read it, but I just felt like the idea had to get out of my head because it deserves to be shared with the fandom. If someone wants to continue developing this, I would love to read more. If someone has alr written something like this and I'm not the first genius to think of it, please let me know!

- mia

[onlyonewoman]

I mean, sure, the "tear apart goodbye scene" was dramatic (and fun!) as heck and yes, sure, Xiaobao, Zhao Cai and Jin Bao was the best "sharing one braincell" trio but why are people questioning the separation? Like, it's obviously temporary and while I haven't read the novel, I'm ready to bet my questionable SiBao obsession on that our little sunshine guard not only deserved and needed but really wanted that honeymoon Que Si Ming was about to give him and while Jin Bao truly loves his master, that love is not big enough to be the third wheel while he's about to be romanced by his long lost love. Move, they're gay and in love and they've worked so hard to keep Xiaobao alive and dammit, they've earned to be disgustingly affectionate under the moonlight away from other needy gay disasters.

[teriwrites]

The Blind Oracle: Nightmare

My Live Reactions to Reading Through My 2024 Novel

I don't wanna keep reading 😭

'Nightmare' is right oof

'Madoc woke to a rapid, quiet rapping at his door. He blearily opened an eye, the other crushed against the mattress from where he'd collapsed onto the bed the night before. The night before. Madoc leapt to his feet. The banquet. The others had returned. They'd found him. Gareth. The knocking paused, then returned at a nearly imperceptibly increase in volume. Whoever stood on the other side of the door was clearly afraid of actually waking him. Woozy from wrenching himself out of sleep, Madoc stumbled to his door. He drew in a hiss of breath as he feet left his woven rug and met the bare stone. Rising onto his tiptoes, he crossed the room and laid his hand on the doorknob. What would greet him on the other side? An angry crowd of Oracles? A fearful delegate sent to fetch him? Guilt rose in Madoc like a tidal wave. But determination anchored itself in his gut; he would tell them the truth. He owed the honesty to his brother.' (oh if only i believed you, you piece of shit)

Fin is alone on the other side, clearly has been crying

I meant to imply that Fin and Gareth were friends, I don't think it really came across, but Fin was the first one to realize that Gareth and Madoc are related

Fin is really bad at breaking news to people

"I don't know how to say this, so I must do it plainly. Forgive me for its bluntness." Fin rested a hand on Madoc's shoulder. "You may want to sit." Here was his opening, his chance to tell the truth. To simply say that he knew what Fin wanted to tell him. That it'd been his fault. A sentence, and the suspense would be over. A few words, and he'd watch the sympathy crack into the same disgust his brother had worn. But the words wouldn't come.' (shocking a grand total of 0 people)

Fin trying to be so delicate and reading Madoc's guilt as confusion oh buddy

"It's Gareth, Madoc. He was on duty last night, on the steps. They've found him this morning. He's dead." Madoc thought he knew how he'd react to the announcement. He'd expected to stand, dignified, and profess his act. To assure the shocked onlookers that he was in his right mind, that he had to be taken away. Speeches had circled his mind where he cast out the images of his brother. Instead, he burst into a loud, explosive sob.' (the idea of him dramatically wiping a hand across his brow as he professes that he murdered his brother and must be locked away is honestly hilarious like no dumbass that was never gonna happen)

And now we reach the part where Fin and Madoc share exactly half of a braincell

"I'm so sorry," Fin said softly, finally committing to offering him a comforting pat on the back. Madoc shoved him off, kicking the chair back as he suddenly stood. His throat ached as he spoke. "How did it come to this?" He was speaking to himself, stepping up to the doorway with his back turned to Fin. How had such a hideous act come from his own hands? Did fate dictate that his brother had to be the one on duty? Were they, whose lives had always encircled each other, always made to cause each other's ruin? Fin did not take the same view of things. "It happened early. It seems the murderer had... well, the details don't matter. He was murdered, Madoc. But don't you worry, they already know who's done it." Madoc croaked as he asked, "Do they?" He thought of the stained robes and rags, sitting in a heap under his bedframe. If Fin so much as glanced in its direction while he'd attempted to comfort Madoc, he might've seen the shadow. "King Rhydderch is furious. He's having the suspect apprehended this very moment." Madoc's eyelids drooped heavily as he offered the wall a wan smile. For the King himself to be so personally upset at Gareth's death might've surprised him, as the guard of a building he never visited. But for an Oracle to have done the job? That would pique the man's interest. Unable to bring himself to speak, he mouthed at the wall, "This very moment, yeah?" "The monster left the weapon on the stairs," Fin spat out. Madoc threw out a hand to grab the doorframe for balance. "As though cutlery from the Palace would be difficult to recognize." Madoc swiveled around. He wanted to face the accusations head-on. Fury rankled in Fin's features. His hand dragged through his dark hair, tugging at the curls. The devastation of his expression cut with helpless anger. But as his gaze met Madoc's, his eyes softened in pity. Fresh tears flowed freely as he cleared his throat. "It was one of the envoy's party. A man of the name Firmin, who came as a sentry. He was noticeably absent from the banquet following the second course." (THEY'RE SO DUMB - Fin totally misinterpreting Madoc's behavior, Madoc totally misreading between the lines)

Huh, they haven't found this Firmin yet, how interesting

"It's a fortunate thing that the man didn't investigate the residences," Fin said off-handedly. "You must've already been asleep while he was prowling around the Halls." "Fortunate," Madoc repeated bleakly. Fin grimaced, sucking in a breath that hissed between his teeth. "Forgive me. A poor choice of words." (Madoc i'm begging you to give the Fate thing a rest PLEASE)

As someone who doesn't believe in predestination, reading this man try to justify his way out of owning up to anything is Maddening

"So you know the man is guilty because you found a knife on the stairs," Madoc mused absently. He gave a light shrug, facing Fin with a deprecating smile. "I remember you telling me to bring a knife back. How do you know it wasn't me who killed him?" It was the closest he could come to his admission. Fin shook his head with an apologetic huff. "Don't be ridiculous, Madoc." "People could believe it, couldn't they? The fighting brothers, getting in an argument at the worst moment." Fin was still shaking his head. "Nobody blames you, Madoc." "Maybe they should. Maybe I did it!" Back and forth, pity carved into every line of his face. When Fin spoke, it was the gentle entertainment of a child. "And why would you do that, Madoc?" (like salt in a wound)

Madoc basically tells him to get out and give him some space

'His friend - were they friends? Did they have to be? - crossed to the door.' i don't remember if this was intended as a 'do they have to be friends for Fin to try offering comfort and pity' or a 'ugh do i Have to be friends with this guy??' but somehow it feels like both

"If you need anything, we're all here for you." "Get out." (lmaooo)

I should add Valjean's Soliloquy to this WIP's playlist (What have I done?/Sweet Jesus what have I done?)

Wait, no, Javert's Soliloquy actually (It was my right to die as well/Instead I live, but live in hell)

Both of them

Anyways,

'He'd tried. He'd tried to tell the truth, to be honest, and Fin hadn't believed him.' you didn't try That hard, Madoc

'Fate whispered in the back of his mind, reminding him of the role he'd chosen in stepping aside. The very role that Gareth could not accept.' Broooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stfuuuuuuuuuu

'Something bitter and metallic coated the back of his throat. Blood leaked out of one nostril, sliding onto his upper lip. Madoc raised his hand, wiping crimson against his knuckle. Aldburne would receive its reward. Let one of them pay the price for it.' (okay that's kinda sick ngl BUT THAT DOESN'T RECUSE YOU MADOC)

He's finally leaving his room wow

'The sunlight pouring into the hall hurt his eyes.' how appropriate

He can't seem to find anyone in the hall until he reaches the Sanctuary, and apparently everyone's gathered there

'Madoc glanced around the room. The others' gazes slid off him as he did so. Unable to bring themselves to confront the mourning brother? Or hiding their suspicion?' gareth truly called it as he saw it, the paranoia is Palpable in this man

They fully believe that the sentry who went missing the night before was trying to break into the libraries to gain intel, failed to do so but succeeded in murdering Gareth, and has disappeared, and that Aldburne's envoys are playing coy and pretending not to know anything about it

'Madoc glowered down at the center of the room, but he fought off the urge to break into a loud, sardonic laugh. All of this speech, this entire discussion. The Oracles were as oblivious as they made themselves out to be. They knew nothing of what had really happened the night before. He stood at no greater risk of discovery than if the missing sentry turned himself in and confessed to the crime. These were those in charge of predicting where the nation would go, yet without their clairvoyance, they couldn't determine what had happened on their very doorstep with any accuracy.' (that's the idea, yeah)

Still doesn't excuse anything you've done, though

Second point of this discussion: Gareth's funeral arrangements :(

He's getting an engraved tombstone in the Nightshade (a cemetery for the highest-ranking)

For context: the majority of the people here are cremated and/or buried in unmarked, mass graves

Why did I put the worldbuilding into that and yet the Oracles at large are just sorta there LMAO

'Madoc had always expected that he and his brother would wind up on one of those carts someday.' if only it could've been so

Shocker: Madoc is even MORE reclusive now

And when he does, he compares himself to a ghost - he drifts, and spooks everyone around him just by walking into the room

'He even looked something like a ghost. Worse. Madoc had caught his reflection in the washroom on accident and glimpsed the emaciated corpse of his brother.' Oof.

Fin insisting on visiting at least one a day omfg he's too kind

Gareth's funeral :(

Oh shit the King showed up

His speech to honor Gareth is basically to say that they caught the sentry who 'murdered' him

'The flowers were not the only display in the Sanctum. To give such a speech during a memorial service was unheard of, even for a king. Madoc's jaw clenched as he bit back his complaints. The King hadn't even said his brother's name. Gareth had died doing what he thought was best for his nation - and Madoc had been forced to kill him for what he knew to be better - and the King of that very nation looked at him only as a pawn to further his own political aspirations.' pretty cringe of him bro

Also man I really need to do better about figuring out wtf Madoc's arc is regarding his take on his silence/murder/etc. he can't just keep swinging back and forth from 'i shouldn't have done that! i need to be in jail!!' to 'nah it was the right move actually and i've always said that!!'

'Any hope of finding release of his strain in the memorial fled with the King's quick departure. Every aspect of the funeral highlighted itself as nothing more than a performance, from the holy man's description of Gareth Medwin including the term 'stoic', even to his own presence as the mourning brother.' tbf, Gareth was fairly stoic in the scenes we saw him in, though outside of 'Going Along With His Dumbass Treasonous Brother' he's actually meant to be a lovable goofball

If I had a nickel for every time I wrote a scene involving a main character attending one their one sibling's funeral and considering the whole thing to be a farce, I'd have two nickels...

He's pretty sure that even if he admitted to the crime, King Rhydderch would somehow find Aldburne at fault (so that he can encourage the war). And even if Gareth hadn't died, King Rhydderch would've found some other fault with Aldburne (so that he can encourage the war). Which??? Probably not wrong.

Madoc doesn't resent Gareth for 'forcing his hand' (the absolute fucking gall of this man) and neither does he feel regret (i want him dead)

'But the guilt. The sorrow. That they could never go back to the streets they'd grown up on and reminisce. That they could never again sit on the stairs and discuss their hopes and expectations for the future. That nobody would scold him for his hard-headedness, or bicker with him over how much they could haggle in the market. That constant presence, both comforting and infuriating, that reminded him that he did not walk through life alone. Gone. With nobody else to make appearances for, Madoc wept. Gareth's absence gouged out a piece of him, and it, too, rested beneath the dirt. Nobody could replace it. When he left the cemetery at the early sundown, Madoc walked alone. He was alone, now.' (THIS! IS! YOUR! FAULT!!)

Oh wow we're finding ourself in a courtroom scene

I wonder what's gonna happen!

'Unlike living through most visions, Madoc remained grounded in the moment as the sentry was intensely questioned for his role in the murder.' honestly i think i'd rather be dissociating during all that

The sentry only actually left the banquet to go enjoy the nightlife - pub, brothel, gambling, etc.

But nobody will vouch for him (I wonder why not)

'A swarm of furious townsfolk descended on the stand like a feral hunting pack. The judge shouted for the guards. Guards dressed in Fendwythian emerald. Guards who'd known Gareth. Trained with him. They held their position with a cold rigidity.' kinda love the move, don't love that it means the death of an innocent man, but that's not their fault

Wow Fin found Madoc out in the courtyard after he left the courtroom, I'm so surprised

This man is Everywhere lol

Trying to comfort Madoc by saying that the King is waging war is not the balm you think it is, Fin

"If your vision comes to pass, at least there's hope that something good can come of this. Perhaps the timing will allow our forces the chance to surprise Aldburne." and neither is that OOF

'Chaos could tear through the battlefield tomorrow, but today, he sat in peace with a friend.' that's fucking rich coming from someone who hasn't been conscripted

'Weeks passed following the hushed directions of the King. The Aldburnian envoys remained under his watchful guard in the Palace. Though officially, the King claimed this was for their safety - the streets of Cebryn thirsted for the blood of Aldburne, the sentry's death only invigorating their bloodlust - the Oracles held no pretenses that the guests were anything more than hostages.' fendwyth being kinda fucked up is fun, like yeah, keep those hostages! maybe accidentally execute them one morning! frame them for more crimes!

Madoc is actually un-isolating himself for once

And paying for it! Apparently Rhonwen is already calling this campaign the 'Aedion Deliverance', and they've just had a major win on the battlefield

He's now visiting Gareth's grave, two months after his death

R.I.P. a real one

'Madoc passed under the bare, skeletal branches of the cemetery's myriad trees as he traced out the path back to Gareth's grave. On either side of the worn path, tombstones offered countless names, dates, details of heroism. All to be forgotten.' Modern Day AU!Madoc is an angsty emo teen

Like: 'What was Cebryn but a living graveyard? Who were its citizens but shambling corpses imitating life?' omfg my guy go write shitty poetry in your diary and calm down

Affectionately towards said angsty emo teens, derogatorily specifically for Madoc, to be clear

'Madoc did not have to travel far to find the stone marking where Gareth lay. 'Syr Gareth Medwin', it read. They'd titled him posthumously.' (why is that actually so devastating)

Like, throwback to him jokingly pretending to be a knight to sneak into Madoc's induction to the rank of Oracle :(

'Standing before the tombstone, vaguely aware of the coffin lying beneath his feet, Madoc felt the intensity of his uncertainty grow. As though the ghost of Gareth rose to mock him. Is it faith that guides you, or arrogance? A deep voice asked from the back of his mind. Can you live with the truth? Madoc shook the thought with a toss of his head. He murmured towards the dirt, barely more than mouthing the words, "I serve truth." With lies? Madoc frowned. Is this what you dreamed of in your youth, when you saw those actors in their elaborate costuming? Living this grand game of deception? Can you honor truth with deceit?' (what, you thought i was gonna be done with having Gareth/Gareth's memory fuck him up??)

Also shoutout to The Arcadian Wild's song Liar for '(Life's become) this grand game of deception'

'[Madoc had] never restrained himself to honesty growing up. As a Seer, his work relied on feeding lies to eager customers, offering pleasantries where misery was far more likely. He'd looked on his service as a kindness, a type of hope that they could hold to.' wait i could've done so much more with this idea

Like his backstory could 100% inform how he reacts to having to deliver bad news/refusing to do so

Madoc and Fin chatting while cooking in the kitchens

I thought it was important to note - the Oracles, while technically nobility, were intended to be very self-sufficient. They're a bit more like monks in the sense that they would 'run their own household', so to speak. So the Oracles themselves have like a set of chores they cycle through to help things run. It's really only the guards who would provide them a direct service

"I wish they spared more thought for those who do provide us services, but for many of them, becoming an Oracle involved a step down from their place in society. To them, market runs and cooking are more labor than they ever expected to do." thank you for putting my words more succinctly, Fin

Fin Backstory Reveal: he was born in Aedion (the region that they're trying to reclaim from Aldburne)

I was gonna try describing it but it's not That long:

"My first vision came to me as a child. I was five, maybe six. It was horrible." Fin broke off, gaze distant as he relived the memories of his early days. Madoc said nothing, but he listened intently, leaning against the near counter. "I saw wildfire. It tore across the farm, all the way to the horizon. I was running after my family's cart, trying to escape the flames, but it outpaced me. If they slowed to let me on, they'd lose too much ground and risk us all getting caught. So they went on." Fin's voice cracked over his words, and the dark eyes that met Madoc's swam with tears. "I thought it was a nightmare. A mistake. When Aldburne invaded... when the fires raged... I'd been out in the fields, helping with the planting. My siblings were all older, all faster than me. They made it to the cart before my parents had to leave." (oof)

Madoc awkwardly reaching out to pat his shoulder is tragically me-coded LMAO I'm so bad at comforting people

Fin never found his family again, he has no idea what happened to them - after relaying his 'weird dream', a couple that gave him shelter knew to bring him to Cebryn

Madoc is back at the Nightshade cemetery again

'Why do I keep coming back here? he thought as he straightened. He stepped back to ensure Gareth's title stood visible against the stone. The peace and quiet couldn't be worth the lurch in his stomach. It couldn't settle the guilt that wrenched his throat. You can't find absolution until you own your faults, Gareth taunted. Madoc scoffed, digging his hands deep into the pockets of his cloak. Gareth lay cold beneath his feet, yet wherever Madoc went, he was never far behind. His opinions echoed through Madoc's mind without a voice to speak them.' ('Wherever I go, he's never far behind' - Gabriel by Bear's Den)

Listen... it's a good song

I heard it live once, standing maybe 10 feet away from the band bc they fully walked into the audience and played acoustically

Highlight of my life fr

Anyways, Gareth's dead and Madoc keeps hearing his voice

'Madoc didn't want absolution. Had no need for forgiveness. What he wanted was to bury his memories in the snow and leave them to freeze. He wanted to buck fate and flee Cebryn. To scrub the visions from his mind and return to normal life. But what would that look like? Madoc imagined himself in the marketplace, a middle-aged man pressing customers to have their fortunes read. Spending his meager earnings on bread and cheese and sleeping in a shack with no insulation. You, Madoc thought angrily at the ground. You wanted this for me. All I wanted was to earn a living. You wanted glory and dragged me along in your wake. I saved us, Gareth's voice insisted. You wanted to dream of a better life. I built one for us. Madoc kicked some of the snow up at the tombstone. Some better life. It would've been, if things were different.' (i fucking love these two)

'There was no rest to find in the Nightshade.' ironic

Madoc winds up walking back into the areas of town where he and Gareth grew up

Well, not quite that far, but like he's definitely not in the upper crust part of the city anymore

Whaddya know, his nice clothes make him stand out here, too. Truly can't belong anywhere, can ya, Madoc?

"Oyez, oyez, oyez!" a voice cried from the nearest intersection. The woman's voice cracked as she called. As Madoc drew nearer, he saw tears sliding down her face as she read from her parchment. "King Rhydderch has received news from the front! Brevornish soldiers revealed as turncoats. Fendwythian soldiers are retreating, but we have hope that they shall persevere! The betrayal of Brevorn shall not be forgotten!" Madoc's stomach dropped entirely out of his body.' (ope!)

Madoc seeing the hope he worked hard to give people immediately die

'You should've told someone. It was too late.' (great job!)

Ending Thoughts:

This draft is honestly a bit of a mess, but I'm also keeping things in perspective. Beyond Alder Creek was a second draft, and most of it was written outside of November. The Lies in the Legend involved worldbuilding and characters I'd had bouncing around in my head for years before I actually put them on paper. Downstairs, 4 Hawthorn Rd. was literally just fictionalizing my own life. The closest project I can truly compare The Blind Oracle to is Beyond the Grave. And I think there's notable growth! Not just in pushing my own boundaries a little, but in building out my characters - if Madoc is a bit of a jumble, Isla was fully unrealized. Honestly, it's just sort of solidifying for me that I'm a planner. That giving myself space and time to fully let ideas cook before sitting down to write isn't a weakness for me to tighten up, it's just a way for me to steep in the story before I feel confident in tackling it.

[regaliasonata]

Ranger Headcanons Batch

-Marah and Dustin, after settling out their differences, have become rather good friends. Mainly like two braincells forming together in unison. She kinda likes to play dress up with him and with attending the academy invites him with Kapri to sleepovers.

-Marah loves Doja Cat, though Cameron had to take away her speakers when she kept blaring music in the Watanabe Estate. She gets music from Conner who in turn gets it from SPD so she has access to future artists.

-The Wild Force zords and animal spirits in JF are the same but have variations. The animarium used to be affiliated with Pai Zhua but split off, WF focuses on sharing wild force powers through their crystals as outside sources while JF utilizes animal spirit powers from the inside.

-Some dimensions share a universal counterpart, Shelby and Scott are counterparts along with their fathers. This may also count with other characters such as Mack and Venjix or Kendall and Dr. K.

-A lot of the older red rangers from MMPR to Time Force do not like the newer reds. For many reasons...One they aren't exactly keen on being respectful just because of bragging rights, Hunter is hated the most by some of them for good reason due to Jason trying to impede on personal business the Bradley's had with their parent's old enemies and the red ranger came back with electric burns on his body. Two the amount of gimmicks and forms kinda show up the older reds, Jayden and Casey jumped Tommy during a forced sparring match. And finally three, Tyler doesn't know who they are and for all we know there could've been different teams in his universe so who the hell is Jason Lee Scott?

-Hunter does actually like TJ, Eric and Andros, Cole is nice but he doesn't like him cause Dustin's got eyes for the fellow lion ranger...it's on sight if Jason comes to Blue Bay Harbor.

-Taylor and Jen despise SPD, Syd and Z's treatment being the reason.

-The first yellow ranger meeting happened during Ninja Storm and Dustin literally became the marshmallow of the group.

-Some teams that are more secluded have reasons mainly due to feeling indifferent about zordon or the increase of mmpr rangers trying to come in a fix everything when they aren't needed.

-while Mystic Force may the the strongest team due to their magic, raw power wise that category goes clearly to Ninja Storm with their non ranger elemental powers and training...if anything if lothor kept them as evil then I feel like it would've been even harder to change them back than in the DT crossover. Jungle Fury might be abel to take care of them if they are lucky.

-Rangers, specifically those with civilian powers, are banned from the Olympics. Or at least until there's a division crested specifically for them.

-The Morphin Grid has a spiral of collective unconscious with ideas, hence why Tarrick and Leanbow share a dort of similarity. The idea is that there might've been some magical aspects on Rafkon giving Tarrick the same appearance armor wise or a dimension where Leanbow was his counterpart.

-Necrolai and RJ had a feud during the Twilight era of media...Vida and Casey were hyping both sides up(mainly supporting their respective partners🩷🖤❤️💜). Luckily this wasn't about the movie and more on which were better, werewolves or vampires.

-Hunter and Blake's willingness to kill Kanoi wasn't by circumstance. They really were down to murder if needed, the Thunder Academy had some rather different ways of training but from being fueled by losing their parents if anything was to happen to the other sibling then it would be lights out for their enemies.

-During the Cosmic Fury invasion the Mystif Force team didn't lose against Zedd but only got caught off guard. He needed a backup plan because he knew he wasn't strong enough to beat them, they roasted the shit out of him from the ranger prisons.

-Majority of the rangers aren't straight.

[another-lost-mc]

Hello again! It’s the Mephisto x Mc x Karasu thoughts anon. I’m so happy we share the same braincell lol I was like yessss finally someone else gets the Mephisto and Karasu potential they would be such nerds together!!!

Also, I’m curious what you think on this cause from the fics/stuff I’ve seen so far it’s seems like a 50/50 split: Do you think Mephisto is loud as all hell or completely silent in bed? Personally, I’m on the side that he’s horrifically loud, like the loudest of the cast lmaoo, no matter what specifically he’s doing. He’s always making a snarky comment or rant, or monologue or comeback so it makes sense that he can’t shut up then too. I love him so much<3 Also I was wondering if I could pick an anon emoji? Maybe 📌 if that emoji isn’t taken. I swear I looked at the list like 4 times before I started typing my ask but they just won’t stick in my brain aaaaa. 📢 works too if the other is taken.

I have so many thoughts™️ about this. Let's talk about Mephisto's sexy-time noises first then we can add Karasu to the mix.

nsfw below (cw: degradation, praise kink, dom/sub dynamics)

I agree with the headcanon that Mephisto isn't quiet in bed, but I think there's nuance to it too. The way I picture it:

He's very guarded about letting people see the real him and that includes being intimate with someone or having sex.

So during casual hook-ups with strangers/distant acquaintances, he's not gonna let himself be vulnerable—it's all about that physical comfort and release he wants without exposing his emotional cravings.

I'm talking some grunts, growls, some groans maybe. There's not a lot of talking, that's not the point of quickies like this.

These usually happen in places that don't allow for intimate conversation either. He's not taking these partners home and he doesn't really want to go to theirs either (clubs like The Fall have back rooms for this sort of thing and he uses them often).

A lot of the degradation he spews at MC when I write him is usually because he's in denial, or in certain cases, he's angry/humiliated and wants them to feel as badly as he does.

He tries to avoid talking about his feelings by deflecting it all on the other person, but that strategy only works for so long.

In an actual relationship once he gets over the denial phase, he's still quiet talkative but his tone and his words are much more loving: sultry praise if he's more dominant, unashamed pleas and begging if he's more submissive.

He's also less guarded about the noises he makes so there's more of them. In terms of volume, he's loud but not as loud as Karasu can be.

When it comes to Mephisto x MC x Karasu together, that can change a bit depending on which version of Karasu he's paired with. I see Mephisto being more of a dominant type if there's more than one partner present.

OG!Karasu stumbles and stutters over broken praise and begging, but mostly he's whining and moaning a lot, and very loudly. He's more likely to take a submissive role with Mephisto present so he can spend his energy enjoying you instead.

DILF!Karasu is more controlled. He still makes lots of noises but they're not as loud and they don't have that desperate, needy edge. He's much more comfortable talking during intimacy too. He's worshipful and that means a lot of genuine, loving praise with a hint of teasing if the mood is playful. He's very good at reading what you need from him and giving that to you. If Mephisto is being a tease and a little derogatory, dilf!Karasu makes sure you feel warmth and softness in the things he says.

RAD!Karasu is similar to OG!Karasu but he's less confident and more submissive as a result.

NB!Karasu is like OG!Karasu except when he's feeling angry or jealous in bed (which happens more often than any other version of himself). In that case, he's similar to Mephisto: more dominant, more teasing and even a little derogatory until you can soothe whatever funk he's in. That being said, the likelihood of NB!Karasu sharing you with anyone at all is almost non-existent. lol

read more: mephisto masterlist | karasu masterlist

[devilsrecreation]

Thoughts about The Zebra Mastermind since it’s one of my favorite episodes

Honestly I only watch clips of this episode for the Outlanders

I love how this ep is basically an idiot contest

Doesn’t have the best song, but it’s cute

I swear to god Chungu and Cheezi are the hyena equivalent of Spongebob and Patrick. They share exactly one braincell and I love them

“Cheezi, did we just get an idea???”

“Yeah! Our first one!”

“WE’RE anybody!”

“Oh yeah! We are!”

PLEASE

Chungu how to you know exactly what someone’s talking about with such vague information you actually have a gift

I know they had worse intentions but just the thought of the hyenas and crocodiles giving the Lion Guard flowers and belly rubs is actually kinda cute.

Get yourselves a partner who calls you cute nicknames like Goigoi does to Reirei

I love how Goigoi’s always trying to make Reirei happy

Goigoi…honey….that’s not how stripes work-

I love how this implies Kiburi has his own version of the term “furbrains”. We deserved to hear Kiburi call Tamka and Nduli “fish-for-brains”

“Speaking of fish, let’s go find something to eat!”

Same, Tamka. Same

SO CANON FACT ABOUT TAMKA: RUBBING HIS TUMMY PUTS HIM TO SLEEP AND THAT’S LIKE THE CUTEST THING EVER

I love to imagine Pua was the one to discover that. Like a baby Tamka was fussing and Pua, desperate to get him to calm down, took his mate’s suggestion and gently rubbed his son’s tummy with his tail. Turns out it worked

Nduli saying how they should tell Kiburi about Thurston’s advice just adds to my headcanon that they’re close

Tamka how did you know zebras were more related to donkeys than horses? I’m so proud of you!

Nduli actually acted like he wanted to straight up murder Thurston. To be fair, they were planning to eat him anyway but holy shit Nduli was ahead of everyone.

Look at this shit. Even Tamka’s like “Oh shit dude, calm down”. He really said 👀

It’s kinda sweet of Tamka to make sure everyone gets a fair portion of zebra. Lot of other Outlanders would just take however much they wanted, but Tamka’s like “nah, if we were all tricked by the zebra, we all get out fair share of him”. Sweet boy

Anybody gonna tell Chungu zebras don’t have wings? No?

Why couldn’t we get more sassy Nduli? “Back off and hush up!” like damn ok

Stop they all look so cute when they’re annoyed. Especially Chungu. His face is the best

I love to think Nne and Tano were watching everything go down placing bets on how long they can stand before the guard kicks their fellow Outlanders’ tails

“Betcha half my lunch they won’t last a minute”

“You’re on!”

[ratguy-nico]

Okey WTF that was... AMAZING. Its definitely one of the best episodes of the season maybe just behind The Amazing Rudy episode.

Like really, this season been characterize for new explorations in storyboard and storytelling in general and this is like the culmination of all that.

The fatc that I knew it was fake or a movie, but still cried with Bob and Linda's sacrifice tells how great this was.

Louise keeps getting better and better as character, the crew is giving their all in her writing.

You know many quotes of this episode are going straight up on my list of absolute favorites.

And I don't know if this is a consensus around the fandom but for a long time I wasn't sure the path Louise was gonna follow. I have clear visions of the other Belchers kids. Gene as a famous musician in any loud and messy way she wants, Tina running a horses farm, that can also have other animals, but Louise was a totally mistery.

A blank canvas an even if I like that with this episode, with their Hawk and Chick obsession, the puppet dragon, THE AMELIA EPISODE, im pretty sure she's gonna take the making movies path, maybe director, maybe effects, propts, but something around that. And for some reason it make me really happy.

~Just some after thoughts~

-The dinamic duo Gen-Tina carry so much of this episode for me. Just love them, working together sharing a braincell.

-I almost doubt if it was fake, cause everyone just acted their asses off for this proyect. And they didn't even may it to the credits XD.

-GIVE RUDY AN OSCAR!

-The special effects giving "movie made by the audiovisual club's" vibes , make me so happy without any good reason.

-The breaking in a song Louise just catch me off guard.

-Why Jimmy Jr did this? Did they buy him by telling him he will be a a main character, the star, that he will get famous or was he just there getting his chance to dance in front of a camera. Like give me this guys motivation. I get everyone else but not JJu.

-I have to remark the storyboard work, it was out of this word. Its so hard for animated series to do something brave and bold with the layouts and cameras. I just love to see it ❤️

-AND THE DRAMATIC ZOOMS MADE A DRAMATIC CAMEO (dont add any capture cause late and tired)

[fancyfeathers]

the idea of louis carrying albert's shyer daughter around while doing stuff while she's just quiet is soooo cute also the thought of madeline being john's assisstant is sooooo stupidly adorable like i can't comprehend it. like these two would share the same braincell. plus i wanted to pitch an idea : 🩰 darling meeting john a couple of times when william and sherlock interact. i have this idea that john, to her, is one of those rare people who doesn't want anything from her. he is nice becuase he is. no ulterior motives. it is different from albert's darling since they have the same issues. but john is someone separate from her. he is nice for the sake of being. he is gentle and his eyes reflect no master plan. i can imagine him making small talk and she is silently blushing. better make sure william doesn't see the blush tho-

Ahhhh I know! Just imagining Louis caring her all the time because I honestly picture her probably having chronic fatigue (which fun fact I have and I write so much to help me with it) so I think he would have a very special bond with her since he was very sickly as a child and she is quite similar and just wants to be held all the time. Sorry about the tiny bit of angst lol.

But yes just picturing John and Madeline am trying to keep up with the detective and her elder sister would be like a mirror. Like Watson and her just watching the two of them trying to figure out what the fuck they are thinking.

But the idea of her and John being friends melts my heart. Like she has never had anyone truly kind in her life stick around and when they first meet probably on the train she probably doesn’t trust him at first and it wouldn’t be until their second meeting probably in Bath where the painting gets vandalized where she lets her guard around him. I’m just imagining the two of them looking at the paintings in the gallery and she knows how they are done from her time watching the crew making backdrops for the opera and John just listens, and it’s sweet and kind and reminds her of her dead friends. So just whenever Sherlock and William are talking or working together the two of them just go off with perhaps Sherlock’s darling if she is there and the three of them are actually very good friends.

Now I have the really sad visual of John and Sherlock’s darling reminding her of her two dead best friends when they are visiting, Sherlock and William talking on their own, and she just breaks down crying and the two quickly comfort her, wondering what’s wrong. Then William notices and walks over, pulling her away from John and asks her what’s wrong right when she was about to tell John and Sherlock’s darling what happened and why she was crying…

“I…I don’t remember… sorry.”

The Games We Play of Dust and Ash (Yandere Moriarty the Patriot Masterlist)

Father Like Daughter (Yandere William James Moriarty and his darling having a genius daughter)