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[farm-witches-fic-recs]

The winner of the inaugural Farm Which poll was enemies-to-lovers!

The coven thanks you for your participation as we try out some new things. We hope you will enjoy these trope-tastic recs and leave the authors some love!

baby, just say yes - LFTPD

Death of a Socialite - @Obsessedwithdavrick

Good Fences - @agoodpersonrose

Grew up out of ice-frozen ground - yourbuttervoicedbeau ( @kiwana-writes)

I Kissed Ruth Clancy - doingthemost ( @sarahlevys), @lilythesilly

Push and Pull - @samwhambam

Rose from the Ashes - @Likerealpeopledo-on-ao3

Strike Anywhere - @MadLori Weathering the Storm - iola17 ( @beaiola)

[starkeysprincess]

ugh i love when rafe is mean and pervy and nasty next time whatever minor thing reader does for him to consider misbehaving he has her blindfolded so she can’t see him recording right in front of her sopping cunt that he’ll post to his close friends story, his thick ring clad fingers pistoning in and out of her until she’s creaming all over him and her cries are drowned out by the obscene wet sounds as his fingers speed up even more 🙈

pairing: bully!rafe x reader warnings: bit of NONCON/DUBCON, fingering, being filmed without consent, 18+ mdni

a/n: I just love mean rafe

"What are you doing?" you squeak, your vision turning pitch black from the fabric that was tied around your head as he roughly pushes you onto the bed. "Y'know, I'm startin' to think you like pushing my fuckin' buttons" Rafe spat, lifting your skirt up, "Prancing around with no panties on like a little slut".

You didn't have time to react as his fingers ran along your slit, earning a snort from him, "The thought of me catching a glimpse of your bare cunt under your skirt got you all wet, huh?".

Rafe reaches for his phone, and opens the camera, changing it to the video setting before hitting 'record'.

"Since you wanna act like a slut, you'll get treated like one" Rafe chuckles, his fingers spreading your pussy open to capture your glistening cunt.

He pulls a gasp from your lips when he pushes two of his thick digits into your wet, tight hole harshly. He doesn't waste a second, relentlessly pumping his fingers, his ring rubbing against your clit with each thrust of his fingers.

"Look at how this pretty cunt is takin' my fingers" he groans, his eyes glued to the screen of his phone, "Rafe" you moan his name, squirming under him. He curls his fingers, continuously hitting at your g-spot.

You couldn't help but buck your hips, grinding against his fingers as they brutally thrust into your sopping cunt. "Shit, look at how much this slut likes it, she's practically humping my fuckin' fingers" he chuckles.

Your whimpers and cries fill the room, and you clench around him. His fingers speed up, pistoning in and out of you, your cries of pleasure being drowned by the squelching sounds of your pussy.

"Wonder what our friends would think if they saw and heard how wet you are f'me but I guess we're gonna find out".

Your brain doesn't register his words, too focused on the pleasure you're feeling to process his words. Rafe ends the video and posts it to his 'close friends' story on Instagram before tossing his phone to the side.

"Let's see if your cunt can take my cock just as well as my fingers".

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[roseykat]

KINKTOBER DAY 16

TITLE: If the collar fits

PAIRING: Seungmin x reader

WARNING: minors DNI with this post or my blog. I create NSFW SKZ related content and I know I won't be able to regulate every single interaction with those posts so please do not engage with my work or page whatsoever.

SUMMARY: Seungmin can't stand brats. But he is more than willing to train one into submission no matter how hard it is for him. A blurb on how Seungmin takes his brat aka you.

TAGS: brat taming, mentions of sex, orgasms, orgasm denial, overstimulation, sex toys, degradation (sort of), also use of degrading names.

KINKTOBER23 - MASTERLIST

TAGLIST: @mal-lunar-28 @luneskies @kibs-and-bits @dreamingaboutjisung @queenmea604 @aaasia111 @fairy-lixie @kbitties

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Brat tamer Seungmin is unapologetically harsh. His method of training you out of bad habits shows how unreluctant he is in letting you have good things, but knows that it’s necessary to enforce good behaviour. In saying that, what would you have done for Seungmin to switch into a brat tamer?

It starts with not listening in bed. If you’re cumming and he’s telling you not to, it’ll be an hour's worth of orgasm denial for the next session in the bedroom. If so, Seungmin is incredible at withholding his own pleasure in order to make you suffer.

Orgasm torture is his other method of approach to subduing your bratty tendencies. In that case, you’d have to be prepared to orgasm repeatedly, over and over again until there’s a small puddle beneath your body. It’s actually one of his favourite options because he can be so mean with it.

He’d say things like, “you want to cum so bad, have at it,” “fucking whore just keeps cumming, huh?”, “you want to stop? What’s that, it’s too much for you? Cry about it.” But tears don’t work on him either. He knows it’s a way in which to make him feel sorry for you when he doesn’t.

Another method for you may be some form of temporary abstinence from his body, specifically his cock. He might just fuck and cum in your mouth then not give you anything in return so you can have a taste of your own medicine.

But there’s a way in which Seungmin will make you get off on him without him having to do anything and it can be so fucking frustrating. Firstly, he’s fixing a collar around your neck and attaching a lead to it so he can control your movements. After that, he’s sitting down in a chair, you’re still on the ground, and he will make you get off on his leg or shoe for that matter.

It’s actually embarrassing and degrading because Seungmin isn’t entirely involved in the process of trying to get you to cum, he just sits there watching you try to hump his leg until you get an orgasm that fizzles out relatively quickly. But he knows it’s a good way to reinforce to you that, that is what happens when you misbehave.

Also, hiding away all your toys is surefire way of ensuring that you’re not getting any pleasure even when he’s not around. Vibrators, dildos, plugs, the lot - hidden and you won’t get them back unless Seungmin thinks you’ve learnt your lesson.

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A/N: once again, I’m really sorry for not updating much with this last week/few days of Kinktober. For those who don’t know, I’m overseas and have work stuff throughout the day so it’s hard for me to continue writing my works! It’s been tiring and I really just want to go home lmao but thank you for bearing with me xxx

[multi-kpop-fanfics]

Do you ever just think about how lean Hoshi is and how good it’d feel to grind in his lap and listen to his pretty whines

tw: sub!Soonyoung, dom fem!reader, dry humping, praise, cumming in pants, use of titles (miss), dacryphilia - minors dni.

@horanghater tagged for science

"What's wrong, Soonie? Are you shy?" You coo at him with fake sympathy.

Soonyoung's hand doesn't budge away from his mouth, trying his best to muffle his needy moans. You click your tongue in annoyance and grab his wrist, pulling it away from his mouth.

"I want to hear you, pretty boy - even if you cry from feeling too good." You put his wrist down, your other hand perched on his naked waist.

"M-Miss-"

"What do you want, Soonie?"

"P-Please, go faster." He pants, eyes brimming with tears. "I'm begging you, please!"

"How can I say no when you're so good at begging for me?" You let his wrist and tilt his jaw upwards, your lips trailing over his cheeks to catch his tears.

You push his torso down on the bed and grip his waist with both hands, your hips going crazy over his lap. You start humping his clothed dick as if you were actually riding him with your bare pussy, but the fabric barriers heighten the neediness - it feels so close yet so far away at the same time.

Soonyoung is almost thrashing on the bed, his hands fisting the sheets beneath him to keep his mouth open, just like you told him. He bucks his hips to get more friction, but your hands keep him pinned down to the mattress.

"Don't misbehave, Soonie. I know you can be a good boy and behave - you know what good boys get when they behave well, don't you?"

"T-They get to cum." He stutters between his tears.

"Exactly. Can you do that for me?"

"Y-Yes, miss."

"Good boy."

You continue to rub your crotch on Soonyoung's, hands massaging his skin to elicit more whines from his mouth. He shivers when your nails rake over his the lines of his abs, his whines turning in loud moans.

"Miss I'm going to cum, oh fuck, I'm so close -"

"You want to cum, pretty boy?"

"Yes! Please let me cum!" He lurges forward with more tears in his eyes.

"You can cum, dear Soonie, you deserve it."

He bucks his hips twice and his cock explodes in his sweats, wet spots forming on the fabric. His face is covered in a bright pink color, his hair sticking on his forehead.

You reach out to swipe his hair away from his forehead and give him a sweet smile.

"You did so well, Soonie."

Soonyoung grins tiredly, cheeks glowing from his post-orgasmic haze.

"Thank you, Miss."

[torukmaktoskxawng]

tsamsiyu ta'em - strangers like me

Masterlist - part ten

Summary: Kayla continues to learn about island life with the Metkayina and also learns a bit more about her teachers along the way. Tonowari and Ronal find their student strange and intriguing.

Pairing: Ronal/Tonowari/Original Female Character

Tag: #tsamsiyu ta'em fic

posted on ao3

Word Count: 6k+

Taglist (bold indicates "could not tag"): @motheroffae @undeniableadrenaline @mooniequeen @shit-i-say-shit-i-think @heart-an0n @amiets2 @slutforsmut4ever @yeosxxx​ @im-in-a-pansexual-panik @sucker4angstt @inolaphoenix @ilovechickenwings tojisleftarm andyfromku @ivysully

A/N: I am so sorry for my absence! I wish I have a good excuse for being absent, but the truth is I'm not doing so hot in the real world rn. My job is cutting back hours and I barely have enough for rent. I'm getting a second job next month so hopefully, things smoothen out.

Here is the long-awaited update that I will kick myself for delaying in exchange for obsessively crying over Good Omens Season 2. Let the montage of Awa'atlu life commence! Again, thank you for your patience and I hope you enjoy!

Note: The title is named after the Phil Collins song "Strangers Like Me" because Tarzan and Avatar just go together XD

To avoid having Ronal hunt her down again, Kayla got up earlier the next morning and made her way back to the village to join her brother's family for breakfast before her lessons. Kiri was definitely doing better and Tuk was excited that her aunt had decided to see them off before their busy days. After pleasant conversations and the promise to meet before their midday meal, the kids took off to pursue whatever they planned for the day. Kayla stood up with the intention of going to find either the tsahik or the olo'eyktan and so Jake walked her out of the marui as they talked.

"So Neteyam mentioned that you guys talked about what happened between Lo'ak and Ao'nung," Jake started off.

'Oh, boy, here we go,' Kayla thought as she tilted her head to glance back at him, feigning partial innocence, "Yes? What about it?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to let you know that it's already been handled, and it sounds like the boys are actually getting along now. Neteyam also mentioned that you didn't get to meet Ao'nung yesterday so I wanted to make sure you knew this before you went looking for a fight with the kid."

"Jake, how young do you think I am?" When his face twisted with hesitance, she rolled her eyes, "Don't answer that. What I'm trying to say is that I'm not a child, I'm older than I look, and believe it or not, I do realize this. You don't have to worry about me... but you could've been a little nicer to Lo'ak."

Jake refrained from also rolling his eyes, knowing his sister would say this. He wasn't blind. He was well aware that Kayla would always be quick to defend his youngest son, no matter what he did. Jake was half-convinced that Lo'ak could get away with murder as far as his aunt was concerned, "He knew he wasn't allowed to go beyond the reef but he went anyway. He was at fault as much as Ao'nung."

"I get that, but it feels as though Lo'ak received more punishment than the boys who actually put him in danger, and for what?"

"For picking fights."

"No, for defending his sister," her eyes narrowed, "Not that you would know what that means."

Jake took the verbal lashing in stride, internally sighing, "I can't punish the chief's son for what he does against my kids, Kayla."

At first, Kayla had every intention of cursing her brother out, but instead paused and tried rephrasing her response. Her eyes drifted to the reef while she recalled far-off memories, "I remember Mom and Dad were allowed to punish the neighbor kids if they misbehaved with us and no one would bat an eye."

The mention of his old life irked him, and he wasn't afraid to show that in his deep snarl, "Well, Mom and Dad aren't here and we're not on Earth," her posture visibly stiffens but doesn't interrupt. Jake's wave of anger is immediately replaced with guilt, so he opts in taking a breath before he could say anything else he might come to regret, "Things are different here. So be civil and keep the peace. Don't go picking fights with teenagers."

"I won't," she mutters darkly, the coldness in her eyes returning as she side-eyes him, reminding Jake that he still wasn't out of the storm regarding her, "That's what you're here for."

She doesn't stay long enough to hear whatever rebuttal he might have in mind. Instead, she walks down the pathways leading further into the village before calling back, "I'll see you later."

Tail lowered in distress and possibly shame, Jake could only turn back to the marui and try to go about his day as he normally would. He knew he deserved the petty insults and his sister's aggression toward him, especially after all the radio silence she had endured for months while he was here experiencing a new way of life, on top of everything else. He just wished Kayla could manage to let go of all the pain and anger like he did when he first began to learn the ways of the Omatikaya. Physically, Kayla's avatar hasn't changed apart from the new Na'vi trinkets she had added to her standard-issued cargo shorts and crop top. However, Jake had hoped her mentality toward him would change the more she learned how to be Na'vi. 

He knew he was a fool to get his hopes up so soon. 

Walking through the village, Kayla went down the same route Ronal had brought her yesterday, hoping she would catch sight of the tsahik. Again, there were some stares from the Metkayina, but they didn't last as long as the day before and the reef people didn't look as bothered by her appearance. The Na'vi go about their day without much acknowledgment to Kayla, and before she knew it, she had made it to her destination, the craft huts she had met Tsireya just the other day.

It wasn't hard to find Ronal among the crowd of mottled skin patterns. Her accessories, tattoos, and rounded stomach are a dead giveaway, and the tsahik easily found Kayla in the crowd in turn, though it wasn't as hard, given the circumstances. Ronal's eyes visibly squint when her gaze lands on Kayla, then the Na'vi woman pulls away from her task to rise and meet the avatar. Another Na'vi stands to join her, a teenage boy and Kayla had an inkling who it was.

When Ronal approached Kayla, she motioned to the boy behind her, "My son, Ao'nung."

Smiling timidly, Kayla greets Ao'nung as respectfully as possible, though even she could admit her smile was tighter than usual. Ao'nung didn't say a word back, instead deciding to simply nod and avoid eye contact. His ears drooped and his head lowered like this was torture for him. Clearly, he was being coerced into being here with Kayla, but she decided not to fault him for it. Perhaps he's already being punished enough for his wrongdoings that he didn't need Kayla to torture him further about it.

Ronal doesn't appear to notice nor care for Ao'nung's discomfort and sternly stated to Kayla, "We will be teaching you how to communicate underwater. Do not fall behind or you will be left behind."

Kayla refrains from the small smile that threatened to escape her. Ronal's words vaguely reminded her of Neytiri's way of teaching Jake both from the stories she heard and the video log Jake had recorded. As Jake had once phrased it, 'Learn fast or die.'

With that in mind, Kayla doesn't complain and silently follows Ronal and Ao'nung away from the craft huts and further down the pathways. It didn't take long before they brought their guest to a large marui. It wasn't as big as the communal pod for the feasts, but it was significantly taller and wider than the normal ones Kayla has seen, including the Sullys' marui. She took note of the different colors of weaving and decorations adorning the home, such as the totem and skimwing skull hanging over the front entrance in greeting, a small windchime of shells softly dancing in the warm breeze. If Kayla had to guess, this was the olo'eyktan and tsahik's pod. Soon after stepping inside, both Ronal and Ao'nung lower to the ground, sitting back on their legs and Kayla does the same, proceeding to listen as Ronal starts off the lesson.

Nothing eventful happened as Kayla learned the Metkayina equivalent of sign language. Ao'nung never said a word regarding Lo'ak or any incident that happened with Kayla's nieces and nephews prior to her arrival. In fact, Ao'nung didn't say a whole lot other than chiming in a time or two to help Kayla with the lesson. Perhaps he never said a word outside of the subject of his people's sign language because his mother had been giving him sharp looks throughout the whole lesson. It was hard to miss. Ronal wasn't exactly a subtle creature. She openly expressed whatever she was feeling, unafraid of hurting someone's feelings, not even her son's, it would seem.

It was amusing to find all the similarities between the mother and son, both physically and spiritually. Their glare, eyes, and even their pout were the same. Kayla even dared herself to look a little closer without getting caught and noticed that Ao'nung inherited the same mole as his mother's, both spots found above their lip, on the top right side.

She must have lost track in time as the suns rose higher in the sky. Before she knew it, her next teacher had shown up to take her to her next destination. Tonowari stepped up into the marui, his large frame blocking the majority of the light coming in through the entryway. His gaze brushes over Kayla and Ao'nung before his eyes land on the tsahik, "Ma Ronal. Is this a good time?"

One of Kayla's ear flick to the side at the term of endearment, glancing over to the woman in question who only firmly nods and stares back at Kayla, "Go on. My mate will continue your riding lessons from yesterday."

Kayla mutters her thanks and stands up to join Tonowari. As they turn toward the exit, the olo'eyktan points back to his son, "Ao'nung. Remain with your mother."

"But, Father--"

"Do not question me, boy," the tone in Tonowari's voice was a little louder and stronger than normal, and even Kayla could feel her spine straightening up, despite not being under his scrutiny. Kayla briefly glances back at Ao'nung and notes the way he shrinks in on himself, still unable to look her in the eye, clearly embarrassed. Kayla looks away and follows Tonowari out of the marui, shadowing his footsteps as he addresses her, "I apologize for my son."

For the moment, Kayla had the empathy to pity the teenager and decided to soften the blow against Ao'nung, "There's nothing to apologize for. He was a pleasant enough teacher."

His voice had reverted back to its normal tone, significantly smoother and kinder on the ears, "Did you learn well?"

"I think so. It's not that different compared to what the Sky People have," when he flashed a questioning glance over his shoulder at her, she further explained, "They have a language that requires hand motions, too."

He doesn't question it further, instead looking back ahead and leading Kayla down to the docks. The ilu anxiously await their arrival in the water below, clicking and calling excitedly as Tonowari pulls a harness over one of their heads. The two adults get into the water and stand beside the earnest ilu, Tonowari trying to calm the creature whilst Kayla makes tsaheylu. She mounts the creature with ease, remembering yesterday's lesson and dreading the idea of falling off again as Tonowari begins reassuring her, "You need to exude confidence. Tell the ilu that you will command them and you will be respected by them. Do not give them space to come up with their own ideas."

She takes a few deep breaths to calm her nerves and nodded, waiting until Tonowari steps away before commanding the ilu to move forward using only the bond connecting them to each other's thoughts. The creature obliges and all appears to be going smoothly. Kayla manages to instruct the ilu to swim faster before eventually sinking underneath the water's surface. The ilu picks up speed and even as she clings on for dear life, Kayla could already feel her grip loosening. Angry and determined, Kayla tightens her thighs around the saddle of the creature and demands her bonded steed to leap out of the water and let her breathe, no room for nonsense.

To her shock and delight, the ilu chirped happily and sprung out of the water like a bullet, briefly flying through the air and allowing Kayla to take a breath before diving back in. She was so shocked that she almost lost her grip before regaining composure and asking the ilu to do it again, in case she had only imagined her success. The ilu was ecstatic to leap out of the water again and did so without a fuss, and this time, Kayla laughed as the shock wore off.

On the surface, the woman is met with a small audience. Lo'ak, Neteyam, and Tsireya were out riding their own respective ilu that afternoon before briefly pausing to watch a school of fish swim all around them, tickling their feet. Just as Kayla appeared to finally be getting the hang of riding an ilu, the teenagers caught notice of her as well. Lo'ak is the first to spot her, cupping his hands over his mouth as he crows in encouragement, "Go, Auntie! Woo-hoo! Yeah! You got it!"

Kayla laughs as Neteyam and Tesireya begin to cheer her on as well, their voices carried by the winds as Kayla and her ilu dive into the water and back out again. By the time Kayla remembered herself and returned to her teacher, Tonowari had his arms crossed but otherwise appeared pleased by her improvement, tail leisurely swaying behind him with curiosity.

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Weeks go by since Kayla first arrived in Awa'atlu, and despite having to adapt to yet another completely different culture, Kayla had to admit that it was getting easier as time went on. She originally thought the ways of the Metkayina were a cakewalk compared to the Omatikaya, but maybe it was because she learned from the Forest People first that made learning from the Reef People easier than she originally thought it would.

She makes sure to reiterate this to Norm and the other humans every time she sees them. When everyone in Awa'atlu is meant to be resting, Kayla retreats to her campsite and secures her avatar form before closing her eyes and breaking the neural link. The next time she opens her eyes, it's within the link gurney back at High Camp.  Norm and Max are always there to greet her, asking about her headaches and other health problems. There were days even Kayla had to admit were rough. After spending so much time in her avatar form, it's starting to strain the link connecting herself to her human form and it causes massive headaches every time she breaks a new record of not reporting back for days on end. To distract her friends from lecturing her, Kayla just updates everyone on Kiri's condition and relays any messages Jake or the rest of the Sully family wanted her to bring. In return, the scientists or even the Na'vi, such as Txe'la and Meui, would update her on any information regarding Ardmore or any Sky People activity. 

She's always left disappointed when they say the same thing. No one has seen Spider. 

Trying not to let the news discourage her, Kayla always wakes back up in her avatar form in better spirits so as not to worry Jake and his family. Kayla continues to treat the days as normal, continuing her lessons and helping out in any way she can so as not to overstay her welcome. When she wasn't following Tonowari or Ronal around, Kayla was usually in the company of her nieces, nephews, and their new friends.

Tsireya was one of those friends, and she was such a sweet girl who would happily entertain Kayla in any endeavor. When she wasn't busy, one of Kayla's favorite pastimes was helping Tuk and Tsireya find seashells for their hair and any jewelry idea they had in mind. Tsireya, as Tuk said, knew all the best spots where the shells were always fully intact and not crushed into pieces by the harsh tides. During these little adventures, Kayla, Tuk, and Tsireya would learn more about each other, bonding over the fact that they were all their families' younger sisters. 

The sign language was easier than the verbal language, but Kayla felt as though she had a rug pulled from beneath her feet when Ronal knowingly stated that she was going to be teaching her student a third language. The tsahik, with the help of other Metkayina, began to teach Kayla the language of the tulkun, the sea creature Kayla learned to be the spiritual animal and companion to the Reef People, as the ikran is to Forest People. Apparently, not even Kayla's nieces and nephews have progressed as far as learning the tulkun language yet, and they became ecstatic to realize that they would be learning this alongside their aunt. Joining Ronal in these lessons with Kayla and the Sully kids would also be Tsireya and Rotxo, which only excited the forest kids more. Ronal wasn't as pleased with her own student when she caught Kayla fondly watching the children interact more than once. 

Kayla had to learn this extra language on top of her breathing lessons, the latter of which was taught by both Tonowari and Ronal. Sometimes they would teach her separately, and other times they would do so together, but whatever the case may be, it didn't matter to Kayla. She would carefully listen to whoever was teaching her, and sometimes she listened so intently that she caught herself observing her teachers a little too closely. 

Like Tonowari's eyes for example. Kayla noted they were a light blue at first as she sat cross-legged across from him while they practiced breathing exercises. But upon closer inspection, Kayla noticed specks of green engulfed by those blue orbs, like clumps of islands surrounded by warm sparkling oceans.

He was a clenched fist with a gentle touch. Kayla greatly admired him for being someone who could easily take advantage of his strength and position above his people but chooses to be kind and soft-spoken instead.

 It was fascinating for Kayla to see just how different the Metkayinas' eyes were compared to the Omatikayas'. Whereas every Na'vi of the Forest had orange or yellow cat-like eyes, the ones who live off of the reef had rounder and bigger eyes, not to mention they had a variety of different shapes, sizes, and colors. 

Like Ronal's eyes. The opposite of her mate's, Kayla noted that Ronal's eyes were more green than blue, with specks of a warm, gold color, like a sunset reflecting off the ocean surface. 

She was orphic, but that's as far as Kayla allowed herself to describe the tsahik.

There was plenty to say about Ronal, but Kayla thought it best not to linger on any of the words bouncing around in her head. It was clear to her that the tsahik will always disapprove of Kayla and her presence among the Metkayina, so Kayla didn't want to compliment the Na'vi woman too much, especially since she doesn't intend on staying for very long.

Her stay was still very much temporary, at least in Kayla's eyes, as she still intends on going back to the forest to find Spider. For now, however, she was content with her small campsite just inside the treeline of the Metkayina island, a campsite that Ronal appears to disapprove of along with everything else about Kayla. The tsahik still has to occasionally venture out and find Kayla among the trees if she is in need of the avatar woman, like today when Ronal had the mind to take the time to find Kayla. It wasn't hard since the demon had kept her promise and never moved her campsite so she would be right where Ronal could find her. Still, Kayla was apologetic when Ronal found her and the tsahik begrudgingly told the foreigner to follow her back to the village.

Ronal brings her to the shoreline and recruits her to help fix an ilu pen that had begun to wither with age. Tonowari was already hard at work on it and briefly looked up to greet the two women when they sat down on the edge of the pathway and gracefully slipped into the water with him. After a brief instruction from him, Kayla gets to work in silence, and Ronal isn't opposed to doing the same. The silence wasn't as awkward as they were in the past, but out of the corner of her eye, Kayla could clearly see that something was bothering the tsahik, as Ronal wasn't ashamed of openly frowning while watching Kayla work. She didn't appear to be glaring in disapproval, but she looked... frustrated. It was as if she was trying to figure out a complicated puzzle. Kayla briefly glanced at the Na'vi positioned on the other side of her and noticed that Tonowari was much more subtle than his mate. Unlike Ronal, he only snuck glances at Kayla and her work here and there and did his best to hide whatever expression was on his face.

"Am I doing it wrong?"

"No. You're doing well," a compliment was not what she was expecting and it shows as Kayla's ears perk up and her eyes briefly widen. Ronal pointedly ignores the reaction and blatantly asks, "Why do you not stay with your brother's family at night?"

Kayla looked at Ronal, nose scrunched slightly in confusion, all the while completely unaware of the stare Tonowari sent to his mate from above Kayla's head, "Why would I?"

"Group sleep is also customary in the Metkayina."

"What's a group sleep?"

By Eywa, did the Omatikaya teach this alien woman anything? Ronal huffs out an irritated sigh, "Families sleep in large groups, usually in their swaynivi. Some clan members will sleep alone or with their mate just as long as they return to their family's nivi in a short period of time. Otherwise, they're deemed spiritually unhealthy. It is unsafe for one to sleep alone."

"I see," Kayla's ears pin back and her posture straightens, understanding the question now while pointedly staring down at her work on weaving the ilu pen together instead of addressing Ronal, "Well, where I'm from, that's called an invasion of privacy. I would assume that the families who sleep in large groups mostly contain parents and their children, correct?"

She doesn't wait for a response as she further explains with a small distaste in her mouth, "Since I'm neither of those, I don't want to invade my brother's and his children's privacy. Thank you for your concern, but I've been alone for a very long time. I can assure you that I am just fine with the sleeping arrangements I have now."

Even Ronal can sense a dismissal when she hears it in Kayla's voice. It was clear that the alien woman didn't want to further discuss this topic and so the tsahik didn't push it. Returning to her work, Ronal now briefly shared a glance with Tonowari but he pointedly kept his mouth closed during the whole conversation and after.

Luckily, the silence is saved by Neteyam as the teenager arrives with a purpose, slightly bouncing over the pathways above the adults' heads, "Auntie. My father is looking for you."

Kayla's discomfort visibly melts before Tonowari and Ronal's eyes. She looks up and smiles at the Na'vi boy, "Tell your father he can come and get me himself next time instead of sending you out. You should be elsewhere, enjoying the reefs and hunting with your friends."

She briefly turned back to the clan leaders, silently asking for approval to leave with her eyes flicking between the two Metkayina. Both nodded and openly watch as Kayla turns back to Neteyam, smiling up at her nephew as she rises up onto the pathway and follows him out, gently shoving him once to get him to pick up the pace so she didn't trip on his heels.

Neteyam huffed a small laugh as they walked, but the sound falls in replace of shame. He was visibly acting a little shy as he avoided eye contact, "I am sorry that I told my father about our conversation. I should have asked for your permission."

"Hey, no harm," she nudged him, "It's not like our talks are meant to be a secret or anything. It's nice that you can trust your father with everything; trust him enough to talk about whatever you want. As long as you're comfortable, kiddo."

"Was your father not like that?"

Kayla bit her tongue to refrain from visibly wincing, staring directly ahead instead of at her nephew, "No. I don't think he was. Not from what I can remember. Mostly I relied on Tommy and your dad growing up."

"What was my father like as an older brother? Am I like him?"

Kayla briefly grew quiet as they walked, pondering about how she could best word this to her oldest nephew. She tried seeing Jake in Neteyam, she really did, but whenever she tried comparing the teenager's best traits, they only remind her of Neytiri. And when Kayla thinks about Jake, all the pain and other torture he had put her through both intentionally and by accident, she couldn't even fathom Neteyam doing the same thing to his own siblings. Physically and mentally, deep down she knew that Neteyam was nothing like his father, and she was secretly grateful for that.

So instead of agreeing, Kayla simply smiled while staring the teenager in the eyes so he could see her sincerity, "No, 'Teyam. You're like Tommy. He was the older brother. When it comes to how you treat your siblings, you remind me of him, and I think your father sees it, too."

~~~~~~~~~

When Ronal isn't busy with her duties as tsahik or teaching Kayla, she is making sure Neytiri also adapts to their way of life. Although the former tsakarem had been comfortably accustomed to island life by the time her sister-in-law joined her family, Ronal still takes Neytiri into the jungle for a second pair of hands to gather the needed plants and herbs for her stock. Today was no different as the two women stumbled across a large jungle tree, larger than any of the others around them. Instead of following Ronal's suggestion to skip this tree and its healing fruits in exchange for a shorter one, Neytiri stops and shakes her head. Ronal was adamant about moving on since she was in no condition to climb and wasn't built to climb trees even if she wasn't currently pregnant. 

Neytiri still shook her head in defiance and simply said, "You need Forest People."

The Forest woman opens her mouth and calls out at the top of her lungs, causing Ronal's ears to twitch in response to her whooping and cawing. Notifying her family about her location, it didn't take long for Jake, Kayla, and all the Sully children to come running to Neytiri's call. 

Neytiri proudly smiles at her family while explaining why they had been summoned, "Our tsahik needs the fruit from the top of this tree and the ones surrounding it."

The others take a moment to look at one another before Kayla breaks the silence, briefly tapping Tuk's shoulder before running off, "'Last one to the top is a rotten egg!"

Tuk squeals and immediately chases after her aunt. The older Sully kids smile and break into fits of laughter, following suit and running after Kayla and their little sister. They all leap up, grabbing onto the lower branches before lifting themselves up, climbing expertly higher without their arms protesting the weight of their bodies. Ronal watched them climb higher and higher, keeping her expression stoic while observing the way Kayla makes the collecting and scavenging into a game for her nieces and nephews, challenging them to see who can gather the most fruit. In the corner of her eye, Ronal could still see Neytiri standing beside her, also watching the trees and smiling fondly up at her family. Jake soon stands beside his wife, hands on his hips while watching his sister and his children with a careful eye.

It was then did Ronal address Toruk Makto directly, flashing a face of disapproval, "Does your sister always act so childish?"

Jake's posture stiffens and he struggles to find the right words under the tsahik's watchful eye, "Well-! Uh..."

"No, only with the children," Neytiri answers for him, eyes hardened when they meet Ronal's as if daring her to speak again, "She plays with them because she wants to remind them that they are still just that. Children."

~~~~~~~~~

Kiri woke up bothered about something and everyone could tell. That girl didn't know how to hide her feelings no matter how badly she wanted to, the definition of an open book. Even though no one knew why she was upset, they could clearly tell that whatever it was, it had something to do with her aunt. Kiri wasn't necessarily cold to Kayla, but the teenager would go quiet and only speak in one-word responses whenever the older woman spoke directly to her. 

Kayla decided that she needed to fix whatever was going on between herself and her oldest niece, so she offered to take the children out as the afternoon slipped into the evening. Neytiri suggested bringing them swimming through the reefs to collect barnacles and other underwater plants for tonight's supper, a passing time a lot of the villagers tend to do. Kayla takes up the idea and presents it to the Sully kids, who all agree to go, some more enthusiastic than others.

Tuk immediately splashes into the water and her brothers chase after her. Meanwhile, Kayla and Kiri linger on the beach, watching them disappear into the ocean. Kayla had tried breaking the tension with a small smile, "So when are you gonna show me how to use those underwater fairy wings?" 

She was hoping for a small laugh or even a smile, but Kiri does neither. Instead, she looks sad and distracted, looking out over the horizon where the sky meets the sea, daydreaming of other lands... of home. Kayla bravely touches the girl's shoulder, and when Kiri looks up, her aunt could see the concern plain on her face. The avatar woman squeezes Kiri's shoulder, "What is it?" 

Kiri bites the inside of her cheek before giving in, letting out a small sigh, "When are you going back to the forest?" She quickly understands how that could easily be misinterpreted and corrects herself, "It's just that-- you promised you'd look for Spider. And yet, you're here and he still hasn't been found yet."

Kayla relaxes both in posture and touch, removing her hand from Kiri's shoulder and instead letting it fall to her side, "I'll likely be gone by the end of the week, but for Norm's peace of mind, I'm going to be running a few tests on you so he and I both know you'll be okay," silence follows and Kayla reaches out once more, letting her hand gently grasp Kiri's arm, "Kiri, look at me."

The teen does so, a little belligerent at first. Upon staring up at her aunt, Kiri could see the determination in her eyes that closely matched Kiri's father's. Kayla tilts her head down to try and stand more at Kiri's height before softly explaining, "I haven't given up. And you might find it pointless to keep an eye on you after what happened, but I don't, and I don't think Spider would either. Think about it, kiddo. Spider would want us to make sure you're alright before we ever went looking for him."

Kiri ducks her head and watches her toe make shapes in the sand beneath her feet, "I know... but that doesn't mean I have to like it. He deserves to be put first for once."

Silence lingers between the two of them before Kayla simply says, "You're right."

Kiri doesn't wanna look up to see whatever expression was on her aunt's face. Instead, Kiri takes her arm and drags her to the water, "Come."

"'Where we going?"

"You said you wanted to learn how to use a txampaysye."

Kayla's nose scrunched up, testing the word on her tongue with bitterness, "How do you even spell that??"

Kiri manages to loosen up and laugh before they both held their breath and sank down into the water, sinking until they joined the rest of the Sully children. They introduce Kayla to txampaysye -gill mantle- and instruct her on how to use it in order to breathe underwater. Kayla wasn't far off. The gill mantles really did look like fairy wings, but other than maybe a few comments or stories, none of the Na'vi children would know what exactly a fairy was. The children and their aunt spend the evening doing as Neytiri suggested, gathering underwater plants and barnacles alongside other Metkayina, most of whom all wore the txampaysye. By the time the communal dinner rolled around, the Sully family was exhausted, but content all the same.

~~~~~~~~~

A peaceful morning where the Sullys invite Kayla over for breakfast goes uneventful until they're rolling up their nivi after a good night's rest. Their peace is interrupted by a horn, followed by whoops and hollers of celebration coming from outside. Confused and on edge, Jake and the kids emerge from the marui, looking around as the Metkayina jump around and dive into the water, making the newcomers curious as to what was going on.

Their answer came in the form of Tsireya, astride an ilu as she waved down her people from the water below their homes, "The tulkun have returned! Everybody! Our Brothers and Sisters have returned!"

Kayla looked up toward the atoll wall protecting the village from less docile nature. Emerging from the tunnels and pathways underneath the wall were rolling waves indicating something large below the water. Spurts of seaspray spring out like geysers from beneath the ocean's surface. It was a large pod of whale-like creatures, massive and slow. Their descent onto the village was graceful and one that brought much joy to the Metkayina as they couldn't get in the water fast enough.

The Sully kids couldn't wait either, jumping from the walkway around their home and into the water below. They scatter, exploring the new creatures one way or another. Tsireya had grabbed Lo'ak when she spotted him and pulled him onto her ilu, swimming away to introduce him to her Spirit Sister. Jake summoned his tsurak and both he and Neytiri take off to observe the sacred animals themselves. Rotxo had come around and pulled Kiri and Tuk away too, leaving Neteyam and Kayla to wander. Ao'nung was not far behind his friend, however, and invited Neteyam to come along with him to find his own Spirit Brother. Earning a small reassurance from his aunt, Neteyam doesn't hesitate to jump in and both teenagers each grab an ilu and take off, making a game of chase with Ao'nung in the lead.

Neteyam kept close to Ao'nung the entire time. The chief's son leads Neteyam through the chaos expertly, the two of them swimming quickly around a particular tulkun. Kiri, Tuk, and Rotxo were hanging onto the bull's fin and gliding peacefully through the water, the tulkun likely the reef boy's Spirit Brother. Neteyam was only able to catch a glimpse of this as they swim by, keeping close to Ao'nung's tail and playfully chasing him.

Jake had been leisurely swimming his skimwing through the maze of tulkun and Metkayina before glancing off to the side and perking up. Reaching back and tapping Neytiri's thigh to grab her attention, he waits until her eyes are on him before pointing out the sight he stumbled across. Following her husband's gaze and finger, Neytiri spots a mother tulkun and her calf, the smaller whale-like creature keeping close, mostly under its mother's fin or belly. Neytiri smiled with delight, her heart melting at the picture.

Kayla had been floating above the surface, watching the vast sight of tulkun from up top the back of an ilu she had successfully summoned. She didn't venture very far until the olo'eyktan sought her out. She noticed his tsurak first, flying above her head before gracefully sinking into the water, folding in its webbed fins. Tonowari brings it back around and swims up to Kayla's side, a determined smile on his lips, "We must put all that you learned to the test. Come meet my Spirit Brother and see how well you can understand and communicate with him."

She nods and dutifully follows him into the water after taking a deep breath. They submerge and take off, weaving through and around the large bodies of tulkun, dodging other ilu and Na'vi while Tonowari keeps his pace slow for Kayla's ilu to catch up. Underwater, Kayla can get a better look at the tulkun, and to her amazement, she realized that most of them were tattooed like their respective Na'vi. Eventually, they come across a large bull and Tonowari slows to a complete stop, disengaging from his tsurak and openly swimming the rest of the way to the heavily tattooed tulkun male. Kayla disengages from her ilu and watches it swim away before swimming in the same direction as the olo'eyktan, keeping a small bit of distance while he approaches the tulkun, greeting it like an old friend with a wide smile before gesturing Kayla to come closer.

When Kayla swims close enough to float near the large eye of the creature, Tonowari motions to the bull and makes rapid hand movements, "This Makayla te Suli tsmuke te Toruk Makto. She is of the Forest People and has come to learn our ways."

"Greetings, Makayla te Suli." The tulkun sings, and Kayla is delighted that she can understand him.

She quickly signs back, just as she had practiced, "I See you, great and mighty tulkun."

"Have you learned much since your arrival?"

"Yes, many things. I have excellent teachers in the olo'eyktan and the tsahik."

"Indeed. You are in good hands with my Brother and his mate. Ro'a speaks highly of her."

Curious, Kayla turns to the olo'eyktan in question, hands slowed by the water as she asks through the Metkayina sign language, "Is Ro'a Ronal's Spirit Sister?"

Tonowari nods while further explaining with his hands, "Yes, and I believe Ro'a has just given birth to her first calf."

"Indeed." The tulkun calls softly, the beautiful sound muffled in Kayla's ears like a song trying to pierce through cotton, "We are very proud and happy for our sister. What of Ronal's child?"

Tonowari beams, "Growing fast. Halfway there."

Kayla faintly smiles as her lungs begin to faintly burn, then quickly makes the appropriate hand motions to signal, "Forgive me. I need air."

She tilts her head upward and kicks her arms and legs to plunge up to the surface. Kayla immediately gasps for air the moment her head broke through the ocean waves, taking deep and calm breaths while looking around at all the joyous reunions going on around her. Laughter and cheers are still clinging to the approaching afternoon air, not a single Metkayina worried about the day's chores as they are too busy reacquainting themselves with their Spirit Brothers and Sisters. Kayla fondly watched these interactions, her heart warm and yet... sad as she watched the Na'vi swim around her without a care in the world. It's not as though she expected anyone to notice her, but it was a brief realization that today she was invisible and an outcast compared to these beautiful tulkun creatures. It was just another reminder that she didn't belong here and she had no Spirit Sister of her own, feeling out of place among an entire lagoon full of tulkun, Na'vi, tsurak, ilu, and other aquatic creatures.  

Once she caught her breath, Kayla inhaled deeply and stuck her face back into the water to check out the activity going on beneath her treading feet. Looking around, she managed to catch a glimpse of a familiar Na'vi, a woman, adamantly communicating with her hands toward another tulkun, a female and her calf. Kayla recognized Ronal's ornaments that expressed her importance among the other Metkayina, along with her rounded belly. Without those traits, however, Kayla wouldn't have recognized her because the tsahik was smiling, broadly, unbothered by anything going on around her as she spoke to what had to be her Spirit Sister, Ro'a.

In all the weeks Kayla had been living here, she had never seen Ronal smile, let alone smile like that.

A/N: Please remember that I can't reply to any comments below every chapter because I'm using a secondary account. So if you have questions about the series you would like answers to, please put it in the ask box, thank you!

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Just a brief notice that updates are gonna be spotty from here on out as summer is coming to a close and I'll be working two jobs next month (Sept). Keep the love and support coming and I hope to update for y'all soon!

[saigawrites]

Title : Genshin characters as highschool students.

Note : This will probably mostly relate to central asian students. Also, most of the interactions are platonic :) Characters that look older will be teachers cuz it's strange for me to imagine them as students😥

Tags : crack, fluff(?), headcanons.

Warnings : mentions of vaping, insulting, alcohol.

Characters : Xiao, Scaramouche, Childe, Zhongli, Venti, Kazuha.

Xiao is the type of student that follows the uniform rules strictly, a well-ironed shirt, a tie neatly sitting on top, with a good-looking blazer. Has good grades, kinda one of those lonely mysterious excellent students who look very pretty while literally putting no effort😭.

We have this thing where starting from 6 or 7th classes will have to go out patrolling on break time. Basically to watch and scold students if they run, misbehave or don't follow the dress code. So I imagine Xiao taking the patrol very seriously, like man would lecture you for a solid 10 minutes when you slightly quickened your pace in the halls💀. I swear, he would enjoy patrolling so much, he would continue to do it even when it's the other classes turn.

Scaramouche is the type of student who has beef with the whole school. With this behavior he would not survive our schools, man would get slandered on daily basis😰. You know, we have this type of insta acc's where you can send anonymous letters inside of your school, like confess to a crush from the other class, right? Scaramouche would literally get hate letters all of the time. Every second post on this account would be about him☠. Either ppl insulting the shit out of him, or defending him with their life, with his pretty privilege I think he would have at least some amount of fans.

In my opinion, scaramouche is those type of people who tried vaping once, didn't like it and started hating and dissing everyone around him who vapes.

Venti is the student who spends his break time in the toilets, vaping with his friends, maybe even drinking. Remembering there was a case in my school where some students hid some beer behind the toilet walls😶. Venti would try to do something like that too, for sure. Also I think he would be very interested in the drama around, involving himself in some conflicts accidentally.

Kazuha is the type of student who vapes, but hides it surprisingly well, the only person knowing being Venti. Generally has a good reputation in school, being a chill student that can get along with literally anyone. Could be one of the Scaramouche defenders, or could be not informed on the drama at all. The one who you always see in the art classroom, hanging out there with the art teacher, talking with your class about the meaning of life, philosophy, and all those other artsy things.

Childe is the PE teacher that never, and I mean NEVER, spares you. You have your PE uniform? Run 10 circles on the 500 metre length. Oh, you don't have your PE uniform? Do 500 squads in the uncomfortable school uniform and then don't have the permission to sit on any benches, you don't deserve them. He's the type of teacher who has the most useless lessons in school, but acts like they are the most important ones. Some ppl simp for him, and you can see why, but you still think it's kind of sus how he acts when his students compliment him🤨.

Zhongli is the sweet and kind history teacher, who puts a lot of effort in your studying and let's you draw things and write stories on your tests if you've done them early😭. Actually appreciates all of the goofy little drawings and stories and thinks of them as the warm memories. Also the one who always greets you whenever you see each other while passing, but somehow doesn't remember your name and always misses it😐.

I think I'll this one on here, let me know if should make a part 2!! This was very fun, and I honestly didn't expect to write that much😶.

[h3lfaerie]

Okay first off this PoA is the most amazing fanfic I have ever read. Like it's just so good I can read it multiple times a day and I notice more minute details the more I reread. Which brings me to the reason why I'm sending this terror mail.

The creature (I refuse to believe it's a dragon) has caught my attention so bad it's led my to scouring the internet for it's name using the small details i was given.

It's only today that I realized this may be the product of another one of your brilliant ideas that popped into your mind.

So I am BEGGING YOU please! Clarify if this is entirely made up from that beautiful brain of yours or a mythic creature that I have yet to gaze upon.

I thank you in advance,

<3 anon

First of all,

The fact that you went LOOKING-

Bestie, I am squealing and kicking my feet right now. You ended up actively trying to figure it out, which is like... the best freaking compliment ever?? Thank you so much!!

Secondly, when I originally began this project I didn't think I'd wind up setting up an entire murder mystery. I've had to go down some very niche rabbit holes to understand the ins and outs of... well, crime and I'm pretty sure I might be on a watchlist due to my search history-

I must say... The predator is somewhat of a combination between an already existing entity (I can't say what kind, so it could be a dragon, who knows 👀) and something I have had to think about and devise myself for quite a while.

A huge thing about Chapter 7 in particular was that it took me so long to write (despite it being relatively short) because the details of what happened to Kingstail are essentially the end result of what is a timeline of occurrences.

I needed to know what manner of creature would end up hunting after dragons (which are already an apex predator). I had to consider motivation, appearances, strengths and weaknesses, behavioral patterns, location. I needed to have figured out EVERYTHING about this before I could devise Hiccup's point of view because he is essentially playing the role of a crimes investor and a forensic scientist (poor guy).

In other words, he is working backwards from what is basically the very gruesome aftermath towards what may have caused it by trailing clues and certain details. And in order to understand what he would be seeing in this situation is if I, as an author, KNOW my creature inside outside back to front.

A lot of thought and research went into this predator. As well as a lot of creative liberties. Nordic Mythos is weirdly rather difficult to research because upon trying to find information about anything the Norse would consider wights or monsters or spirits is largely overshadowed by singular, almost deity-like figures like Fenrir, or Sleipnir or Jörmungandr. I didn't need that.

I needed the shit they'd scare their children with when they misbehaved. I needed the reason why they'd continuously tell you not to stray from the path when entering the woods.

I needed what they called Vaettir.

Now you're more than welcome to scour the page and consider the possibilities. But I can't say you'll find the answer ;)

Only that this is where I, as an author, started.

If I was to leave a hint to stir you in the right direction it would be: consider the location where Kingstail's body was found, and consider what is missing from it.

Thank you so much for your ask, anon <3 Your continuous support for Path of Alfheim is something I can never truly thank you enough for. I'm hoping to be able to post the new Chapter soon.

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BONUS: I recently made an audio for the Craze, which you can also find under the PoA Audio tag <3

🎧HEADPHONE WARNING, LOUD🎧

[greenandsorrow]

Hello everybody💖

I have an important announcement to make and I know you're not gonna like it but I hope you can understand... HIATUS ALERT 🤭🎉🎉

I'll be answering comments and asks. I'll also ✨indulge✨ if you want to have a little chit chat, but I won't be posting anything. *inactivity intensifies*

I'll come back stronger so don't worry. It's probably gonna be for a month or so. And I'm still gonna write all the stuff I have talked about.

Upcoming fics!

requested deaf!reader x the Hazbin gang hc

The price for misbehaving - rut!Alastor (the continuation of it)

The fox - Alastor (the final part)

requested nun!Alastor oneshot

more Angel Dust & Alastor content in general

Hazbin AU that follows the events of the show (pilot included) x OC

What once was - tsh Henry Winter x OC multi chap

After Dark - Officer K multi chap

That Court Gentry oneshot I had talked about moons ago

I can fix him - William Afton multi chap

Pennywise multi chap

Hello my old heart - Thorin x faerie!reader multi chap

Ledger!Joker oneshot

Matrix fic

David 8 content in general

Strangers things multi chap (Billy x reader)

Darth Maul and Mando content

Also some BBC Sherlock but probably in the far away future

Too many fandoms, I know it's confusing... but you can always ask to be tagged to any of the multi chaps, or even to the unreleased oneshots.

[lexiklecksi]

Share a writing snippet (tag game)

Thanks for tagging me @squarebracket-trick to share a writing snippet. These are of my NaNoWriMo wip, my fantasy novel "Drachenbrut". For my dear English readers I've roughly translated my German writing below the cut, but please note it is NOT reflective of my writing style and if something sounds weird I got lost in translation. To the few people who actually read it, I am very grateful. This is a snippet of a scene told from Varuna Kailani's pov, mother of the siren sisters and the exiled Meara Kailani. (Click for the oc intros and here for my master post.)

Ein röchelndes Husten neben mir schreckt mich auf. Ich summe meinem Mann leise seine Lieblingsmeldodie ins Ohr und sein Husten versiegt sogleich. Wie lange werde ich ihn noch am Leben halten können? Er ist immerhin zwanzig Jahre älter als ich und seine Haut wird immer fahler, ist beinahe so grau wie meines Hammerhais Ilukas. Die kurze Ablenkung hat Nerida gereicht, sie ist mit Nalu in der Nebenhöhle verschwunden. Ich fasse es nicht, dass sie vor Kurzem noch an unser Gewissen appelliert haben, Meara wieder nach Hause zu holen und sich dann völlig daneben benehmen. Die letzten Perlen werden abgezählt, ich muss alle schleunigst wieder versammeln, bevor mein Mann seine abtrünnigen Töchter bemerkt. Mit einem Wink deute ich Kairi an, ihre Schwestern zu holen. Sie nickt ergeben und krault fort, während ich mein liebstes Lächeln aufsetze. „Ich danke euch, dass ihr den weiten Weg auf euch genommen habt, um mit uns zu handeln“, säusle ich. Keano nickt zustimmend und Malio blickt für einen Moment weniger finster drein. „In Gezeiten wie diesen ist es wichtiger denn je, die Beziehung zwischen unseren Familien zu stärken“, fahre ich laut fort. „Uns wurde auch schon zugetragen, dass die Thalaneh sich mit den Nerisura verbündet haben“, spricht Malio abschätzend. Mein Mann verzieht gequält das Gesicht, es kränkt ihn zutiefst. „Wir danken für den frischen Fisch“, erwidere ich diplomatisch und bemerke erleichtert, dass Nerida und Nalu im Torbogen aufgetaucht sind. „Das Meer verabschiedet euch“, wünscht mein Mann auf Wiedersehen. „Wir schwimmen mit euch“, antwortet Keano und treibt zum Ausgang.

I'm tagging @vintagecivet @lavender-laney @charlies-storybook @holdenmarrswritings @betweenthetimeandsound

Rough English translation:

A rattling cough next to me startles me. I hum his favourite melody quietly in my husband's ear and his coughing stops immediately. How much longer will I be able to keep him alive? After all, he's twenty years older than me and his skin is getting paler and paler, almost as grey as Iluka's, my beloved hammerhead shark. The brief distraction gave Nerida a chance to slip away into the neighbouring cave with Nalu. I can't believe they recently pleaded to our remorse to bring Meara back home and then completely misbehave on such an important day. The last pearls are counted, I hurl everyone back together as quickly as possible before my husband notices his renegade daughters. With a wave, I gesture to Kairi to fetch her sisters. She nods devotedly and swims away while I put on my favourite smile. “Thank you for travelling all this way to trade with us,” I purr. Keano nods in agreement, and Malio scowls for a moment. “In times like these, it's more critical than ever to strengthen the relationship between our families,” I continue aloud. “We've also been told that the Thalaneh have allied themselves with the Nerisura,” Malio spits dismissively. My husband pulls a pained face, looking deeply offended. “Thank you for the fresh fish,” I reply diplomatically, and realise with a gulp of relief that Nerida and Nalu have appeared in the archway. “The sea bids you farewell,” my husband says. “We'll swim with you,” Keano replies and drifts towards the exit.

WIP only tag list (comment + if you want to be added or - to be removed): @matcha-chai @callmepippin @zettelkaestchen @silversynthesis @ladywithoringes @stargazingandpoetry @scaevolawrites @lyra-brie @constellationapex @eos109 @azriel-alexander-holm @cirianne @charlies-storybook @betweenthetimeandsound @captain-kraken @thesorcererspen @poetinprose

[krovscastlerpg]

DANCE, DANCE 'TIL YOU'RE DEAD

Welcome to the Krovs Halloween festivities!

Krovs Town has been decked out with fog, jack-o'-lanterns, cobwebs, and all kinds of spooky decorations lining the streets upon entering the quaint village. The main events take place along Oymyakon Street where the hottest bars and clubs, like Cannabites and Euphoria, are hosting parties with special themed drinks, food, and music for dancing among other activities. The enchanted park has been turned into something quite frightening bathed in moonlight. Here attendees can partake in a haunted maze cursed with nightmare magic to bring forth the worst nightmares and fears as realistic illusions for those brave enough to venture through.

We hope you all enjoy yourselves!

Please note that our full moon mini-event has ENDED. No more posts should be started related to this at this time, however, anything already begun can continue for as long as needed.

DRESS CODE

Halloween costumes are strongly encouraged for this event!

Masters, staff members, and villagers all can pick their own costumes.

Claimed and purchased slaves should discuss with their owners if they will choose something for them or allow them to pick for themselves.

Unclaimed slaves will have costumes chosen for them by the castle – these can be anything given that there’s no theme this year, however, the possibility of them showing more than enough skin is pretty high. (Players will choose these costumes themselves from the castle)

EVENT TASK

Post your characters’ Halloween costumes now that the event has begun! Make sure to tag these posts as #krovscastletask so we can all see and enjoy them.

OOC RULES

Our Halloween event will run OOC until 12PM EST Monday, November 6th. In game, this event will take place only on Halloween night (October 31st). Like always, players are free to choose if they wish to participate or not.

Players should only post starters that are related to the event now that it has begun. Please tag all open starters only with #event starter and #krovscastlestarter. Make sure to @krovscastlestarters​​ as well! Our rules on open starters in terms of limits and response requirements still apply; please see here for information. Please do NOT use the #krovscastleevent tag so that players can easily find event information without starters clogging this tag. Keep in mind to reply to other open starters being posted. Open starters that are not related to the event will be reblogged after it has ended. Any starters prior to the event needing five responders will be advertised after our event ends.

Anyone looking to post event-related open starters should do so by Friday (11/3) evening. This is to ensure that all event open starters receive enough responders before our event ends next Monday. Any open starters for the event posted after Friday will NOT be accepted.

Players can choose whether they would like to place prior threads on hold to focus on event threads, however, this is not mandatory. All we ask is that players communicate with their partners or drop a note in the OOC about their thread status. 

Rules for masters, slaves, staff, and villagers still apply in Krovs Town! This means anyone, regardless of their role, who misbehaves or breaks town rules will be taken into custody or fined by the interim chief of police or his officers.

Unclaimed slaves are advised to behave their best and follow any orders they’ll receive. They are allowed to wander through town this evening without escorts to enjoy all the fun properly. Police officers and guards who have volunteered to work the event are everywhere and will report all misbehaving slaves to the police chief or enforcer. After the event, all unclaimed slaves will be returned to the Undercroft where they’ll be given a decent meal and allowed to shower.

Claims and purchases will stay intact throughout the event and all individual collars and marks will remain as well. Unclaimed slaves and staff members will continue to wear their usual collars, which can only be taken off by a master.

Applications will still be accepted during the event week.

Players, please LIKE this post so that we know it has been read.

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Anon wrote: Hello, I am INTJ 34F, thank you in advance for patience towards my super long post. My life is fine so far at least on face of it. But I have gone through some hardships which are not visible to outside world easily.

I was victim of child neglect where my parents ignored me and gave more importance to my brother as he is male child. The ignorance was hard for me and my self esteem was hit badly. I was deep introvert and hard fast logical thinker. My social or physical abilities were not developed as I never had any friends to play or social setup to mingle. Also, i never felt any need for same. My parents never tried to help me see where I am failing and how I can improve. I used to immerse myself in books and daydream. I tried to reason with my parents at times but I was very straightforward so they saw it as blunt and it didn't end well. I used to do all things in daydream which I don't do in real life.

The only thing I had was, I was good in studies. So I think that became my identity as that was only thing where I can shine and get attention. But lack of skills in other areas had impact on my confidence. This continued in college as well as job. In college, people used to call me reserved and maybe dull. In job, we had teamwork and because of my introversion and non developed social skill, they started calling me like I have ego issue etc etc. I was independent, low self expression and mainly focusing on work, no much small talk.. all ended up my image being kind of dark. I don't know what I did wrong.

At that point, I wasn't aware about my personality development issue or that I am child neglect victim. I never gave deep thought to any of this then. I used to shine in work due to my technical abilities and used to think that people are either jealous of my achievement or they need just entertainment. I was too busy with my life as well because I had family and young kid, so it was battle of time.

I got to know about MBTI in lockdown and realized that,

I have never accepted any issue with my parents even to myself

I have ignored my health a lot while pulling career

I have never paid attention to other people as in their feeling etc

I did not build strong network at work

I am kind of blind to others strength because I value only intelligence too much

I went on to build life I want with such a focus that I totally missed on other thing. Somehow, money and career advancement became point of self esteem for me

The only good thing is, I am very open to people in my inner circle and they know me, value me, respect me

I wasn't self aware, did not handle my introversion properly. In order to open up to people, I have landed in awkward social situations and then gave up getting frustrated

There was huge gap between how I see myself and how others see me. I didn't know why this is happening

I have burned bridges with few people when they were open to have discussions

Now, I feel terrible. I miss people I have hurt or misbehaved. There are few career opportunities I have lost. I am not sure if this is sign of immature INTJ or something to do with my childhood or entirely different issue.

Once I knew MBTI, I researched and improved a lot. Now, I am far more balanced person. My husband and other close people are noticing change in me and in general, I can sense it myself. But, I am not able to let go past. It's like I am carrying it in my head that I was like this. I don't have any shame associated with it. I am ok with my past but I just want to live free and close that chapter in my head permanently.

There are few people who I really miss but now can not go back and make things right. I am having hard time accepting it. I keep on regretting myself like why I wasn't aware about all this little earlier

I would like to hear your thoughts as they help me clear my head

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The topic of regretting past mistakes comes up often, search the relevant tags, like this post. It doesn't really matter "when" you learned, as long as you did eventually. If "when" matters so much to you, then perhaps you have some pridefulness issue to work through due to having an unrealistic image of what you "should" be. Unrealistic images are a common path to self-inflicted suffering.

You spend a lot of time punishing yourself for mistakes and not enough time appreciating how they allowed you to progress and grow. What would your life be without mistakes? Without them, you'd have far fewer opportunities to realize the truth of yourself. In other words, your perspective on mistakes is problematic. They should be embraced rather than derided.

People only do what they know. You can't know everything or be good at everything. Once you've learned what you didn't know, you ought to forgive yourself for the past ignorance. Whatever you imagine was the "perfect" way to handle things doesn't really exist. If you could've done better back then, you would've.

Take control of your mind: Let go of the imaginary scenarios you've created of the past or imaginary ideals of what you should've been and proceed with humility in facing up to the current state of your shortcomings, flaws, and weaknesses (requires Te). The process of living is experiencing and growing. Or do you believe it's about being born perfect out of the womb?

[beanswrites]

Mine ♡︎

I felt like there wasn't enough Nadia spice. Or maybe I just read them all.

so here you guys have a lovely little drabble

also I guess that this is my first ever smut posted?? anyways yeah i now do spicy content too (not a smut blog, still a writer of everything), so requests open!!

Blogs under the age of 16 DNI.

pairing: Nadia Satrinava (from The Arcana) x gn! reader

tags: smut, nsfw, teasing

summary: nadia's particularly unfair after-care

"You look so pretty like this, precious"

You whine at the praise, twisting the poor, silky sheets in your fists as she continued to touch you. Every movement, every graze of her fingertips on your skin sent fireworks exploding in the back of your mind. You were still sensitive, fragile, but luckily, Nadia knew just how to take care of you.

Her long, manicured fingers circling one of the many marks she left on you sent shivers down your spine. The countess noticed your shivering, cooing at you:

"Oh? Need me to warm you up, sweetheart?"

This was supposed to be aftercare, love, adoration for your divine body. Why did it feel like torture? Why did it feel like your countess was purposely denying you what you wanted?

"Mmph! Nadi, please!"

You whimper out, your patiance running thin. She let out a breathy laugh on your skin, continueing to kiss every single purple bruise she's left on your legs. Her kisses trail higher and higher, until her lips are met with your breast. Her kisses are eager but slow, a reminder of how, if you misbehave, she would leave the marks again. Not like you would have any problem with that..

"There, there, lovely. I'll take care of you"

Her tounge swirls around the marks on your chest, reddening them once again. Now, her face begins to travel lower and lower, until it is finally met with your pretty belly, and the heaven down from it.

"Gods, MC, could you be any more perfect? And all of this for your countes.. You are mine, darling. Only mine."

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Thanks for reading!! Reblogs and likes are appreciated!! Love you!! ♡︎

[emptymasks]

It’s finally happening! After saying I wanted to do this for months, I’m finally going to be hosting streams for non-English language musicals. Every one of these musicals has English subtitles on (apart from a couple that are in English). I have a little FAQ here about the streams, but essentially anyone is welcome to join, you don’t have to know anything about musicals or have interacted with me before, and there is a text chat you can take part in if you want but there’s no pressure to.

This is the link to the room: https://kosmi.app/nrs5nx. It is open now and will continue to be open, so please don’t misbehave in there between streams. You don’t need to make an account to join, but it would be best to do so if you want to join in the chat as without an account you’ll just appear as ‘anonymous’ and several anons will make the chat confusing. There may be music playing when you join because I’ve set up a little playlist to play if anyone shows up to the stream early you can just chill for a bit with me and some music.

I’ll likely start the video up to 10 minutes after the scheduled time for anyone who is just setting things up or slightly late, but I won’t be hanging around for people for ages. Once the stream starts I will stop it in the intermission for 10 or so minutes for people to get snacks or drinks or toilet breaks. I’ll get everyone to check in when they come back and once everyone seems to be back I’ll start act 2, sorry in advance if I start act 2 and you’re not back yet, it’s hard to keep track of everyone if there’s a fair amount of people.  You can still join in at any time during the stream, the room will not be closing once the video starts, I just won’t be rewinding the video for you.

I have seen a number of these musicals before and some are my favourite musicals, but I haven’t seen a lot of them before, so I can’t speak as to the quality of some of them, but at least a good amount of them I would recommend. Almost all of these are original non-English language musicals, I did put a couple of productions of Jesus Christ Superstar in here that I love and haven’t had the chance to watch all the way through yet (Amstetten Austria 2005 which is still performed in English, and 2014 Sweden). (And I definitely didn’t just add them because I love Drew Sarich and him as Judas in Amstetten 2005 and I think he’s amazing and my favourite Judas and I just want other people to fall in love with him as well). I’ve also tried to put some trigger warnings down but I haven’t watched a lot of these, but the ones that I know contain anything to do with suicidal themes I have noted.

If you want more info on European musicals while I do post about them here I also run @europeanmusicals​ and you can check that blog out and the posts tagged with #masterlists if you want the information posts. I have this general introduction post that I am still working on remaking into a video essay for Youtube.

The streams will happen every Saturday at 11pm UK time, which changes from BST to GMT at the end of October.

Week 1: Tanz der Vampire 2011 Berlin Production

28th of August 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German Cast: Drew Sarich (Graf von Krolock), Amelie Dobler (Sarah Chagal), Anton Zetterholm (Alfred), Veit Schafermeier (Professor Ambronsius), Kai Hüsgen (Yonie Chagal), Goele de Raedt (Magda), Marc Liebisch (Herbert von Krolock) Summary: Professor Ambronsius and his young assistant Alfred are on the hunt for vampires and stumble upon a small village. They suspect that the villagers know more about vampires than they let on, and soon discover there is a castle in the woods where the vampire Graf von Krolock and his son Herbert live. While staying at the inn, Alfred meets Sarah, the innkeeper’s daughter, her father being so overprotective that he keeps her locked in her room every day and every night. Sarah longs to escape her life and has been secretly conversing with Krolock for some time. She’s no damsel in distress, she’s attracted to him and what he offers and so she sneaks out of her home and goes to his castle. Alfred is convinced she has been kidnapped and he and the Professor go to the castle to rescue her.  Things I love: Music by Jim Steinman!! Who you may better know as the song-writer of ‘Holding out for a Hero’ and ‘Totale Eclipse of the Heart). Canon lgbt characters: Graf von Krolock is very hinted at being bisexual, tries to seduce both a female and male character and mentions a past male lover, and his son Herbert is gay. And dance sequences! Amazing dance sequences!

Week 2: Elisabeth das Musical 1992 Original Vienna Production (Proshot)

4th of September 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German TW: themes of suicide, depression, anxiety Cast: Pia Douwes (Elisabeth), Uwe Kröger (Der Tod), Ethan Freeman (Luigi Lucheni), Viktor Gernot (Franz Joseph), Andreas Bieber (Rudolf), Else Ludwig (Sophie), Christa Wettstein (Ludovika/Frau Wolf), Wolfgang Pampel (Max) Summary: The musical follows the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth ‘Sissi’, but with a supernatural twist. Her obsession with death grows as her mental health declines, as Death falls in love with her and tries to convince her to kill herself so they can be together. He watches her from her marriage to Kaiser Franz-Joseph in 1854 to her murder in 1989 at the hands of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni. (None of that was a spoiler, you find out she dies at the end in the first minute of the musical). Things I love: Mental health: In particular both Elisabeth and Rudolf suffer from anxiety and depression. LGBT+ characters: death can be seen as genderfluid or non-binary, in the original production and vienna revival has scenes where he presents as male and later female, and the original actor has described him almost genderfluid in interviews. death aims to seduce both a female and a male character, and rudolf is shown as being bisexual.

(I’ve put both this version and the revival for the first two weeks. I love the original, I think Pia and Uwe are perfect in the roles. Every Der Tod/Death is different and Uwe plays him beautifully inhuman and mysterious and I find that lacking in some performances. However, the 2005 cast is still good and Serkan Kaya as Lucheni is the best and it has some extra songs. If you only want to watch one of these I recommend the following stream of the 2005 revival, but I’d really recommend watching both of them).

Week 3: Elisabeth das Musical 2005 Vienna Revival (Proshot)

11th of September 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German TW: themes of suicide, depression, anxiety Cast: Maya Hakvoort (Elisabeth), Máté Kamarás (Der Tod), Serkan Kaya (Luigi Lucheni), Andre Bauer (Franz Joseph), Fritz Schmid (Rudolf), Else Ludwig (Sophie), Johann Ebert (Young Rudolf), Luzia Nistler (Ludovika/Frau Wolf), Kerstin Ibald (Gräfin Esterhazy), Sigrid Brandstetter (Helene) Summary: See earlier summary.

Week 4: Rudolf: Affaire Mayerling 2009 Vienna Production (Proshot)

18th of September 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German TW: themes of suicide, depression, anxiety Cast: Drew Sarich (Rudolf), Lisa Antoni (Mary Vestera), Uwe Kröger (Taaffe), Carin Filipčić (Marie Gräfin Larisch), Claus Dam (Franz Joseph), Wietske van Tongeren (Stephanie), Kai Peterson (Moriz Szeps), Dennis Kozeluh (Edward, Prince of Wales), Robert D. Marx (Graf Gyula Andrássy), Sasha Di Capri (Georges Clemenceau), Martin Pasching (Wilhelm II), Kathleen Bauer (Mizzi) Summary: Based loosely on the book A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889 by Frederic Morton. Based on the life of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his extramarital relationship with Baroness Mary Vetsera, as well as touching on his strained relationship with his father. Their deaths in 1889 at the Mayerling hunting lodge have long been believe to be the result of a murder-suicide pact, though some historians still debate this. It doesn’t include his equally strained relationship with his mother, in fact Elisabeth makes no appearanceat all.

(I thought this was fiting to put after Elisabeth as it’s about the same Rudolf, the same historical figure as who’s in Elisabeth).

Week 5: Rebecca das Musical 2011 Stuttgart Production

25th of September 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German Cast: Christina Patten (Ich u/s), Jan Ammann (Maxim de Winter), Pia Douwes (Mrs Danvers), Kerstin Ibald (Beatrice Lacy), Carl van Wegberg (Jack Favell u/s), Matthias Graf (Frank Crawley), Isabel Dörfler (Mrs Van Hopper), Oliver Heim (Ben), Giles (Raphael Dörr) Summary: Based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The second Mrs. de Winter (credited as ‘Ich’ (German for ‘I’) in the musical) falls in love with Maxim de Winter and the two quickly get married and she moves to his large estate in England, Manderly. She soon learns that all Maxim’s staff loved his first wife, Rebecca, and find her quite strange. Non more so than the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers, who’s devotion and love to her former mistress seems to go beyond that of a housekeeper, and seems to talk as if Rebecca’s ghost was in the air around them. As time progresses the nature of who Rebecca was and how she died starts to come into question.

Week 6: Notre Dame de Paris 1998 Original Paris Production (Proshot)

2nd of October 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: French TW: sexual assault Cast: Hélène Ségara (Esmeralda), Garou (Quasimodo), Daniel Lavoie (Frollo), Bruno Pelletier (Gringoire), Patrick Fiori (Phoebus), Luck Marvil (Clopin), Julie Zenatti (Fleur-de-Lys) Summary: Based on Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo, a hunchback who spends his life hidden in Notre Dame, falls in love with the bohemian girl Esmerelda, but she is in love with Phoebus, the fiance of Fleur-de-Lys. Meanwhile, Frollo, the priest of Notre-Dame, feels uncontrolled and violent desires for Esmerelda. This musical has a much darker tone and ending than the Disney one (Random fact, according to the Guinness Book of Records, had the most successful first year of any musical ever.)

Week 7: Mozart das Musical 2015 Vienna Revival (Proshot)

9th of October 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German Cast: Oedo Kuipers (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Mark Seibert (Prince-Archbishop Colloredo), Franziska Schuster (Constance Weber), Thomas Borchert (Leopold Mozart), Barbara Obermeier (Nannerl Mozart), Ana Milva Gomes (Baronin van Waldstätten), Brigitte Oelke (Cecilia Weber) Johannes Glück (Emanuel Schikaneder), Jon Geoffrey Goldsworthy (Graf Arco), Stefan Poslovski (Fridolin Weber) Summary: Based on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The musical starts with Mozart leaving the employment of Prince-Archbishop Colloredo and travelling through Europe, and focus on his relationship with his wife Constanze, his friend a collaborate Emanuel Schikaneder, his sister, his on-and-off employer Colloredo, and his deteriorating relationship with his father.

Week 8: 3 Musketiers 2003 Original Netherlands Production (Proshot)

16th of October 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: Dutch Cast: Bastiaan Ragas (D'Artagnan),Tooske Breugem (Constance), Henk Poort (Athos), Cees Geel (Porthos), Rein Kolpa (Aramis), Pia Douwes (Milady De Winter), Stanley Burleson (Cardinal Richelieu), Ellen Evers (Queen Anna), Christo van Klaveren (King Louis XIII/Theatre Leader), Bart de Vries (Lord Buckingham/D'Artagnan's Father), Ids van der Krieke (Rochefort/James) Summary: D’Artagnan wants nothing more than to be a musketeer just like his father, but his father disproves. After his father’s death, D’Artagnan decides to find his destiny and sets of to Paris, where he accidentally encounters Athos, Porthos and Aramis - three of the king’s most loyal musketeers. Meanwhile, Cardinal Richelieu plots to turn the King Louis XII and Queen Anne against each other as he wants to wipe out the Huguenots (Protestants) and keeps Milady de Winter under his thumb as a spy. D’Artagnan falls in love with Constance, the handmaiden to the Queen, and is entrusted by her with a mission that takes him to England. The two vow to see each other again. Athos tries to move on from the ghost of his past love, but perhaps she not a ghost after all.

Week 9: Jesus Christ Superstar 2005 Amstetten Production (Proshot)

23rd of October 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: English TW: suicidal themes Cast: Steven Seale (Jesus Christ), Drew Sarich (Judas Iscariot), Kudra Owens (Mary Magdalene), Rob Fowler (Pontius Pilate), Tom Tucker (Caiaphas), Eric Minsk (Annas), Pehtom Quirante (King Herod), Ronnie Vero Wagner (Simon Zealotes), Ivo Chundro (Peter) Summary:

Week 10: Dracula the Musical 2008 Graz Production (Proshot)

30th of October 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German Cast: Thomas Borchert (Dracula), Lyn Liechty (Mina Murray), Jesper Tydén (Jonathan Harker), Uwe Kröger (Professor Abraham van Helsing), Caroline Vasicek (Lucy Westenra), Eric Minsk (Renfield), Lucius Wolter (Arthur Holmwood), Rory Six (Dr. Jack Seward), Robert D. Marx (Quincey Morris), Marion Furtner & Stefanie Tydén & Bucky van Zijl (Dracula's brides) Summary: A retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Jonathan Harker, a young lawyer from England, travels to Translvania to meet with Count Dracula. However, the Count notices a picture of Jonathan’s fiancee Mina Murray and becomes obsessed with finding the women in the picture. (Originally a Broadway musicals, but it was re-written for it’s St Gallen production and then re-written again with extra songs for the Graz production.)

Week 11: Demon Onegin / Onegin’s Demon 2016 Original St Petersburg Production

6th of November 11pm GMT (UK will have left daylight savings time) Language: russian Cast: Ivan Ozhogin (Eugene Onegin) Summary: Based on the 1837 Russian novel Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin. In 1820s St. Petersburg, Eugene Onegin is bored of his life of balls, concert and parties. When his wealthy uncle dies, leaving him a fortune and an estate, he moved to the countryside. He soon discovers this new life is not what he thought it would be, and struggles to emphathize and relate to his new friends and neighbours. He is selfish and cold and lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman’s love for him and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend.

Week 12: Der Graf von Monte Cristo 2009 Original Swiss Production (Proshot)

13th of November 11pm GMT Language: German Cast: Thomas Borchert (Edmond Dantès), Sophie Berner (Mercédès), Fernand, Carsten Lepper (Mondego), Christoph Goetten (Gérard von Villefort), Karim Khawatmi (Baron Danglars), Dean Welterlen (Abbé Faria), Kurt Schrepfer (Jacopo), Daniel Berini (Albert Mondego), Barbara Obermeier (Valentine de Villefort), Ava Brannan (Vuisa Vampa), André Bauer (Morrel) Summary:  Based on the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Dantès is set to be happily married, but is fasley accused of treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trail on a grim island fortress. While in prison he and a fellow prisoner Abbé Faria work out that he was set up by his friend Fernand Mondego, who is secretly in love with Dantès’ fiancee, his crewmate Danglars who is jealous that Dantès got promoted over him, and the magistrate De Villefort, who sent him to prison knowing he was innocent because the true criminal was his own father. Dantès plans to escape, return home, and take his revenge.

Week 13: Mozart L’Opéra Rock 2010 Original Paris Production (Proshot)

20th of November 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Mikelangelo Loconte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Florent Mothe (Antonio Salieri), Claire Perot (Constanze Weber), Melissa Mars (Aloysia Weber), Maeva Méline (Nannerl Mozart), Solal (Leopold Mozart), Yamin Dib (Count Rosenberg), Merwan Rim (Innkeeper/Clown), Delphine Grandsart (Cäcilia Weber), Estelle Micheau (The Diva), Jocelyne Sand (Anna Maria Mozart), Mathias Jung (Colloredo/The Stranger), Patrice Maktav (Lorenzo da Ponte), Jean-Michel Meunier (Fridolin Weber/Joseph II), Marjolaine Piémont (Josepha Weber), Laurie Peret (Sophie Weber), Nuno Resende (Gottlieb Stephanie) Summary: Based on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It starts with Mozart leaving the employment of Prince-Archbishop Colloredo and travelling around Europe, just as Mozart das Musical does. However, this musical focuses more on Mozart’s time in Vienna and his relationship with fellow composer and rival Antonio Salieri, while also looking at the relationship with his wife and his father. 

Week 14: Roméo et Juliette 2001 Original Paris Production (Proshot)

27th of November 11pm GMT Language: French Cast:  Damien Sargue (Romeo Montague), Cécilia Cara (Juliet Capulet), Tom Ross (Tybalt), Philippe D'Avilla (Mercutio), Grégori Baquet (Benvolio), Eléonore Beaulieu (Lady Montague), Isabelle Ferron (Lady Capulet), Réjane Perry (The Nurse), Sébastian El Chato (Lord Capulet), Jean Claude-Hadida (Friar Laurent), Frederic Charter (The Prince), Essaï (Paris), Serge Le Borgne (The Poet), Anne Mano (Death) Summary: Based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. An age-old fued between the Capulet and the Montague families erupts into bloodshed. A group of masked Montagues decide to show up to the Capulet’s ball, where Romeo Montague instantly calls in love with Juliet Capulet, who is due to marry her cousin Paris.

Week 15: Jesus Christ Superstar 2014 Swedish Area Tour (Proshot)

4th of December 11pm GMT Language: Swedish TW: suicidal themes Cast: Ola Salo (Jesus Christ), Peter Johansson (Judas Iscariot), Gunilla Backman (Mary Magdalene) Summary:

Week 16: The Last Trial 2016 Russian Production (Proshot)

10th of December 11pm GMT Language: Russian Cast: Evgeny Egorov (Raistlin Majere), Elena Minina (Crysania), Andrey Lobashov (Caramon Majere), Vera Zudina (Takhisis), Alexey Tolstorkorov (King-Priest), Irina Kruglova (Tika), and Anton Kruglov (Dalamar) Summary: The dark mage Raistlin Majere seeks to descend into the Abyss and overthrow his mentor, the dark goddess Takhisis, and take her place as a god. To achieve this goal, he recruits his twin brother Caramon and the innocent cleric Crysania into helping him. But when Raistlin falls in love with Crysania, his bond with Caramon begins to deteriorate, and Takhisis begins to taunt him about his shortcomings, how high of a cost is he willing to pay to achieve godhood?

Week 17: Les Dix Commandements 2001 Original Paris Production (Proshot)

18th of December 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Summary:

! Skipping two weeks as both Christmas day and News Years day land on Saturdays !

Week 18: I Am From Austria 2019 Original Vienna Production (Proshot)

8th of January 11pm GMT Language: German Cast: Iréna Flury (Emma Carter), Lukas Perman (Josi Edler), Elisabeth Engstler (Romy Edler), Andreas Steppan (Wolfgang Edler), Martin Bermoser (Richard Rattinger), Dolores Schmidinger (Elfie Schratt), Matthias Trattner (Felix Moser), Karim Ben Mansur (Pablo García), Martin Berger (Rainer Berger) Summary:

Week 19: 1789: Les amants de la Bastille 2012 Original Paris Cast (Proshot)

15th of January 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Louis Delort (Ronan), Camille Lou (Olympe), Rod Janois (Camille Desmoulins), Roxane Le Texier (Marie Antoinette), Sébastien Agius (Maximilien de Robespierre), Nathalia (Solène), Mathieu Carnot (Lazare), David Ban (Georges Jacques Danton), Yamin Dib (Auguste Ramard), Charlie Loiselier (Sonia Ben Ammar/Morgane Rouault/Elisa Bergomi/Eva Baranes), Philippe Escande (Louis XVI), Tatiana Matre (Yolande de Polignac), Guillaume Delvingt (Jacques Necker), Cyril Romoli (Charles X of France) Summary: Set in France during the rule of King Louis XVI, a found revolutionary named Ronan wants to take down Paris after his father is killed by a nobleman. When he arrives in Paris, he encounters and falls in love with Olympe, an assistant governess to the children of Marie Antoinette. But can their love endure as their classes collide and they are separated, determined to find each other again.

Week 21: Le Roi Soleil 2005 Original Paris Cast (Proshot)

22nd of January 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Summary: Based on the life of King Louis XIV of France. The musical follows Louis from when he is first consecrated King at Reims until his marriage. The musical focuses on Louis’ many relationship with Marie Mancini, an Italian emigrant without nobel birth and his fall in battle that leads his people to believe he is dead, and the fights and opposition his family, the court, and the church have to him wanting to marry someone not of nobel birth.

Week 20: Elisabeth das Musical 2002 Essen Production (Proshot)

29th of January 11pm GMT Language: German TW: themes of suicide, depression, anxiety Cast: Pia Douwes (Elisabeth), Uwe Kröger (Der Tod), Carsten Lepper (Luigi Lucheni), Andre Bauer (Franz Joseph), Jesper Tydén (Rudolf) Summary: See earlier summary.

Week 21: Roméo et Juliette 2004 Hungarian Production (Proshot)

5th of February 11pm GMT Language: Hungarian Cast: Dolhai Attila (Romeo Montague), Szinetár Dóra (Juliet Capulet), Szabó P.Szilveszter (Tybalt), Bereczki Zoltán (Mercutio), Mészáros Árpád Zsolt (Benvolio), Csengery Ottília (Lady Montague), Janza Kata (Lady Capulet), Náray Erika (The Nurse), Csuha Lajos (Lord Capulet), Földes Tamás (Friar Laurent), Németh Attila (The Prince), Homonnay Zsolt (Paris) Summary: See earlier summary.

Week 22: Elisabeth das Musical 2004 Budapest Production (Proshot)

12th of February 11pm GMT Language: Hungarian TW: themes of suicide, depression, anxiety Cast: Janza Kata (Elisabeth), Szabó P. Szilvester (Der Tod), Földes Tamás (Luigi Lucheni), Bereczki Zoltán (Franz Joseph), Dolhai Attila (Rudolf) Summary: See earlier summary.

Week 23: Roméo et Juliette 2010 Paris Revival (Proshot)

19th of February 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Damien Sargue (Romeo Montague), Joy Esther (Juliet Capulet), Tom Ross (Tybalt), John Eyzen (Mercutio), Cyril Niccolaï (Benvolio), Brigitte Venditti (Lady Montague), Stéphanie Rodrigue (Lady Capulet), Ida Gordon (The Nurse), Sébastian El Chato (Lord Capulet), Frédéric Charter (Friar Laurent), Stéphane Métro (The Prince), Arié Itah (Paris), Serge Le Borgne (The Poet) Summary: See earlier summary.

Week 24: Le Rouge et le Noir 2016 Original Paris Production (Proshot)

26th of February 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Summary: A French comedy musical based on the novel The Red and the Black by Stendhal. Set during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, it tells the story of Julian Sorel’s life in France’s rigid social structure that has now been restored to what it was before the French Revolution. Julian attempts to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception and hypocrisy. 

Week 25: Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte 2009 Original Paris Produciton

5th of March 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Summary:

Week 26: Adam et Ève: La Seconde Chance 2012 Original Paris Production

12th of March 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Summary: A retelling of Adam and Eve. Eden is a major city populated by humans. Solus is about to annonce the marriage of his daughter Lilith to Adam, a general-in-chief of the soldiers of Eden. The end of his speech is interrupted by the rebels, lead by a man called Snake, who have been driven out of the city walls by Solus’ rule. Adam and the other soldiers fight them, but Adam’s attention is captivate by one of the revels, Eve. As Adam and Lilith prepare to say their vows, the revels intervene and Eve convinces Adam to go with her. Solus and Lilith are enraged, and are determined to get Adam back and punish Eve and the other rebels.

Week 27: Ein Wenig Farbe (A Touch of Colour) Original 2018 Vienna Production

19th of March 11pm GMT Language: German Cast: Pia Douwes (Helena) Summary: A musical with only one character, Helena, a trans woman, who recounts her life.

Week 28: Artus Excalibur 2014 Original St Gallen Production Proshot

26th of March 11pm GMT Language: German Cast: Patrick Stanke (Arthur), Annemieke van Dam (Guinevere), Mark Seibert (Lancelot), Thomas Borchert (Merlin), Sabrina Weckerlin (Morgana), Alexander Bellinkx (Ector), Robert Johansson (Loth), Kevin Foster (Sir Gareth) Summary: Based on the legends of King Arthur. Uther Pendragon lusts after the beautiful Igraine and makes a deal with the wizard Merlin to magically disguise him as Igraine’s husband so he can sleep with her. Igraine becomes pregnant with Uther’s child and dies giving birth to him. Merlin names the child Arthur and takes him away to be raised by Sir Ector. In his anger, Uther violates his daughter Morgana before banishing her to a nunnery. Years later after Uther dies, Merlin places the sword Excalibur in a stone and says whoever can pull it out is the next true King of England. Arthur goes to the stone with his best friend Lancelot, and manages to pull the sword from the stone. Arthur now has to deal with suddenly being King, learning his childhood was a lie, the threat of his jealous half-sister, and falling in love and the betrayal it will bring.

Week 29: La Légende du roi Arthur 2015 Original Paris Production Proshot

2nd of April 11pm GMT Language: French Cast: Florent Mothe (Arthur), Zaho (Morgan le Fay), Camille Lou (Guinevere), Charlie Boisseau (Lancelot), Fabien Incardona (Maleagant) Summary: Based on the legends of King Arthur. The musical opens with members of nobility trying to pull Excalibur from the stone, but in the end it is Arthur, a young groom in the service of his adoptive brother, who pulls the sword free. The Kingdom turns their nose up at the idea of a King from lowly birth, but when Merlin reveals Arthur’s true lineage as the son of the last King, some refuse to accept the rule of an illegitimate royal child and declare war.

Week 30: Der Besuch der alten Dame Vienna Boot

9th of April 11pm GMT Language: German Cast: Pia Douwes (Claire Zachanassian), Uwe Kr  ger (Alfred Ill), Ethan Freeman (Klaus Brandstetter) Summary: Based on the play The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.  Claire Zachanassian is an enormously wealthy older woman who returns to her hometown with a terrible bargain for the townspeople. She wants them to kill the man who got her pregnant and then abandoned her. In exchange she will give them all enough money to revitalize the decrepit town.

I may find more musicals with English subtitles and more people may make and upload ones with English subtitles so just because the list ends here doesn’t mean there won’t ever be more streams after this. (There’s been 2 updates so far.)

I cannot believe how much time this is lasting?! So, if anything happens in my life that means I can’t still host streams in 6 months time please don’t get angry at me and understand I cannot see that far into the future. 

If anything happens that means a stream can’t happen one week, everything will be pushed back one week. If this or anything else happens that effects this schedule I’ll post about it and tag it with ‘#emptymasks musical streams’

Taglist: @tanzderwhat @ladysapphire928 @du-gehoerst-nur-mir @into-the-stratosphere @sloanedestler @me-another-fangirl @ami-fidele @sirona-art @octaviangrey (i cant tag you, i’m guessing you have your privacy settings so people can’t tag you) @smilingwoland @the-weird-dane @ringwraith100 @kisstheghouls @ashadeintheshade @senna-things @aphaea21 @calebara​  @senna-things​ @kreepykittyreturns​ @gaymelie​ @gothic-aesthetic-gal​ @freshbloodandgothicism​ 

[belphiesreverie]

Genshin Impact request here~ So... it’s kinda a continuation of a headcanon you write about Yandere Childe tagging along with you, Klee and Diona. I’m wondering how things will be when the four of them visit Childe’s family... headcanon with a bit of scenarios if possible. But really, whichever you prefer, i don’t mind, since your writings are wonderful! Thank you so much! o(≧▽≦)o

Ahhh ty sm!! I’m just sticking with headcanons for now since I’m still getting back into the flow of writing 💕💕

Continuation of this post!

There better be no misbehaving or going out of line whilst visiting his family. He was lenient in the beginning, you were just getting adjusted, but if Childe is introducing you to his family then it means he’s serious and you should know and understand this

Play the part of the sweet partner and caring parent and there will be no issues. He wants his family to accept you, to welcome you with open arms! They’re not going to be able to do so comfortably with you being adamant that he’s forcing you into this

He has a hand on you at all times. Holding your own, around your waist, resting on your thigh etc. To everyone around, it’s a loving gesture. He wants to be close to you at all times. But you should know by this point that it’s a warning; a gentle reminder of just how strong he is when his soft touches become firm and threatening

You’re expected to play with your girls and his younger siblings, like a caring parent. To keep an eye on them and entertain them whilst he gushes about you and how happy he is to his parents. He’ll pile on the praise, talk about how you’re the best thing to ever happen to him, make his parents absolutely adore you so that you can’t even attempt to dispute him

When you’re at Childe’s home, you have even less of a chance of escape than you did whilst adventuring. When you were in Liyue or Fontaine, he’d sometimes let you ‘wander’ off. Let you believe that he’s given you an opportunity to slip away. After all, he does enjoy a chase and the look of disappointment and fear on your face when he catches you is to die for

However, when you’re with his family back in Snezhnaya, where there’s Fatui round every corner and all the locals know you as “Ajax’s loving partner”, there’s no way that you’d make it more than 100 metres before a Fatui underling is walking you back to Childe or a local has stopped you and starts showing you the way home since you must be just lost

Even if there was even the small prospect of you being able to escape, you couldn’t just leave Klee and Diona on their own in Snezhnaya. Anywhere else and you could simply alert the local authorities that there were some lost girls from Mondstadt and have them escorted home, but here? You’d be leaving them with Childe who could easily use them against you as bargaining chips

Sure, he’d never hurt the girls but there are other ways for him to go about it. Isn’t Klee the adopted sister of the chief alchemist? What would he think of you if you returned to Mondstadt without his little sister with you? How would Jean react to you abandoning two children with the entirety of the Fatui?

There’s no winning for you in this situation. Once you’re in Snezhnaya and known to his family, your fate has been sealed forever

[krovscastlerpg]

RING IN THE NEW YEAR!

As 2023 draws to a close, Krovs welcomes all its residents to join them for another celebration on New Year's Eve. This event will take place primarily in Krovs Town where notable nightlife businesses like Cannabites and Euphoria are hosting lively parties. Castle servants are providing transportation for all castle residents to and from the castle all evening until about 3am –– slaves included. Unclaimed slaves are encouraged to join in the fun and provide additional entertainment to the guests of the castle and townsfolk.

Fireworks are scheduled to go off at the docks at midnight for everyone's viewing pleasure.

DRESS CODE

This is up to each individual character! Feel free to be as formal or as comfortable as preferred. Anything in black, gold, silver, or including glitter or sparkles is highly recommended for the New Year's theme.

Masters, staff members, and villagers all have the luxury of choosing their own outfits for this event. Claimed and purchased slaves should rely on their masters to supply them with whatever dress code standards they prefer for their claims. Unclaimed slaves will have attire chosen for them by the castle (players will choose these outfits themselves from the castle).

EVENT TASK

Post your characters’ New Year's Eve outfits now that the event has begun! Make sure to tag these posts as #krovscastletask so we can all see and enjoy them.

OOC RULES

This second half of our Christmas event will run until January 3rd. In game, this event will take place on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day (December 31st and late night/morning January 1st). Like always, players are free to choose if they wish to participate or not.

Players should only post starters that are related to the event now that it has begun. Please tag all open starters only with #event starter and #krovscastlestarter. Make sure to @krovscastlestarters​​ as well! Our rules on open starters in terms of limits and response requirements still apply; please see here for information. Please do NOT use the #krovscastleevent tag so that players can easily find event information without starters clogging this tag. Keep in mind to reply to other open starters being posted. Open starters that are not related to the event will be reblogged after it has ended. Any starters prior to the event needing five responders will be advertised after our event ends.

While this second half of our event is somewhat separate from Christmas, players are still allowed to respond to and post open or closed starters from the first part of our event. This is allowed up until our event formally ends on January 3rd. However, we suggest getting any and all open starters posted by Sunday, December 31st so that our members have enough time to respond to them.

Rules for masters, slaves, staff, and villagers still apply in Krovs Town! This means anyone, regardless of their role, who misbehaves or breaks town rules will be taken into custody or fined by the interim chief of police or his officers.

Unclaimed slaves are advised to behave their best and follow any orders they’ll receive. They are allowed to wander through town this evening without escorts to enjoy all the fun properly. Police officers and guards who have volunteered to work the event are everywhere and will report all misbehaving slaves to the police chief or enforcer. After the event, all unclaimed slaves will be returned to the Undercroft where they’ll be given a decent meal and allowed to shower.

Claims and purchases will stay intact throughout the event and all individual collars and marks will remain as well. Unclaimed slaves and staff members will continue to wear their usual collars, which can only be taken off by a master.

Applications will still be accepted during the event week.

Our December full moon event is still in progress and will end TOMORROW (December 28th), however, it does NOT coincide with this part of the event.

Players, please LIKE this post so that we know it has been read.

[thebibliosphere]

For the record, out of all the literal hundreds of people reaching out to tell me how much they love Phangs, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. So much so I’m not sure how to reconcile my own emotions over the book with the feedback I’m getting. (But that’s between me, my Crippling Depression(tm) and my therapist.) There is just, as there is with every part of life, a few people misbehaving.

And no, I don’t include those of you who don’t know these things in that category. The people misbehaving are the people who have been told their interactions with me are not appropriate, and then persist in finding ways to continue that interaction. Because clearly I’m referring to People in General, and that doesn’t include them.

This has been a problem for a while. And while 99.999% of you are amazingly wonderful and kind people, there’s a very small percentage of people following me who refuse to acknowledge my boundaries on multiple levels. It’s being dealt with. And also worked through in therapy.

People tagging me in things over the weekend were very sweet and wonderful, I just had to gently ask a couple of folks not to tag me in posts like that because they didn’t realize it’s not a good idea for creators to be tagged in things like fanfic of their own work. 

The donation post was a similar thing, where the person was used to doing commissions of fanart. The difference with doing commissions of characters from the Marvel Cinematic universe is that Disney is not on Tumblr, and I’m right here. This is my home. This is where I have made friends, built a community and just generally love to hang out. You @ me, chances are you’re going to get me.

The other difference between me and Disney, apart from the literal billions of dollars and being an evil media overlord, is that if Disney can find a way to sue you for making fan content, they will. Me? I’m making a deliberate point of looking the other way. My broke, crippled ass is many things. But hypocritical it is not. 

I’m not telling you that you’re bad or wrong for doing the thing. I want you to love my work to the point of creation. What I am doing is telling you how to do it without getting in trouble. Because not all content creators are going to see you making money from their work and turn a blind eye to it. I’d rather you got a mild “oh dear, no” from me, than get your first take down from someone who doesn’t care you’re doing it to escape a bad situation or keep your lights on.

You’re welcome to come play in my sandpit. I would love it if you did. And yes, you can excitedly point to certain things. You can show me fanart (just don’t let me see the ko-fi link), you can share memes and jokes with me. You can ask silly questions, or try to weasel more details out of me.

Just don’t show up on my front lawn with a manuscript or ask me to confirm your headcanons, because I can’t. I also wouldn’t want to. Like I said the other night, whatever you’re thinking, and whatever you want the characters and world to mean and represent to you, is far more important than anything I could confirm or deny. I’m just the author. And if common blog lore is to be believed, I am wholly (un)dead.