#they all attack me literally at first sight and I can never get a break

[skullzy20]

why are sot players on xbox so much more ruthless than ones on pc

[xjulixred45x]

I could't contain myself guys sorry--

Bro, do you realize how scary it would be to have Vox as a Yandere?

just imagine it. You could be one of his workers, maybe too good at your job, because not only do you do what Vox tells you without asking questions, but you also know what to say and what not to say to avoid a "tantrum" from him. or rather, when his insecurities attack with force like when Alastor returns.

Vox would probably be a somewhat condescending yandere (as seen with Val) but don't think you can't turn tables easily, if you stroke his ego enough, you can have him around your finger. but that doesn't make it any less dangerous for those around you.

He makes the typical 180 degree turn in attitude when it comes to Other Employees and when it comes to You. Damn, you may be the only one of his employees who gets paid vacations (or even vacations) or even birthday bonuses, things like that. He likes to give you his things or products with the excuse that "they are for testing" even if they have already been released on the market.

Like:

Vox: who the fuck eat My leftovers!?! WHENEVER WHO WAS I'M GOING TO-

Darling: it was me sir.

Vox:--give You the rest and take You out for lunch, You haven't eaten in the whole day AGAIN, didn't ya?

He definitely avoids conflict with you by hypnotizing you, when he starts to feel hostility, fear on your part or that you want to leave, he makes you "out of nowhere" have "ONE MORE TASK" and you can't help but do what he says.

and IT IS NOT just to avoid fights or for you to leave, it is something CONSTANT (once every two days MINIMUM), although Vox is not worried about your brain turning into mush due to its powers, it always keeps nutritious things in your diet and they come out relatively often , as you have to follow him everywhere.

Eventually he becomes more clingy and needy in this case, it's practically not that he's proposing to you or anything, he's just slowly dragging you into a relationship without you realizing it (because you're not lucid enough). Unless you develop a higher level of tolerance to his hypotonic trick, I don't think you'll notice his Red Flags.

I think it would be ESPECIALLY BAD if Darling is also a Sinner, because then they wouldn't even be able to get out of the pride ring to run away from Vox. leaving you with many fewer options and having to avoid all of Vox's technology, which you could only achieve by 1- going to the Cannibal Legion or 2- going to the Hazbin Hotel.

Running away is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, not only because of his hypnotic trick, but because he literally has EYES EVERYWHERE, on every screen in hell. If you somehow manage to get away with it and run away, Vox would be SO ANGRY and looking for you all over hell with their screens.

Although definitely if you were gone more than a day, he would be more distraught than angry and would begin to despair. Even Val and Velvet would give him a hand because of how bad it would be.

Just imagine, thinking that you finally lost sight of Vox's search drones, without realizing that you stand in front of some store and VOX ITSELF appears on the screens :)

If you made the stupid decision to go to the Hazbin Hotel, Vox would be distraught and would even think that Alastor was somehow holding you hostage, obviously! Why would you go there if you knew his biggest enemy was there? Alastor must be using you as a bargaining chip! How dare he!?

(in this case, fortunately, the punishment is much less severe, but he would definitely monitor you for the rest of your life)

When he eventually gets you back (after a few days or even WEEKS of anguish) expect, first of all, to be in a mortal embrace that lasts AT LEAST 2 days and then receive your "punishment" which would be to be under hypnosis for AT LEAST 1 YEAR to be sure that this NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

Although calm down! He gives your mind breaks periodically because 1- he doesn't know if that would ultimate mess with your head and 2- it's nice to hear YOU talk instead of the robotic version.

When that year FINALLY ends, you will be a much more obedient, more terrified, sweeter version of You, according to Vox, like a frightened Deer. It was a long and hard process, but the good thing is that you don't have to do anything anymore! absolutely! Just do what he tells you and everything will be fine.

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Not one of the Best yanderes to have, but Def not the worst

[fic-heaven]

Feed me some gore

Yes ma'am

Duty's Price

2. John Price

⚠️GORE⚠️/ unedited/ heavy angst/ no happy ending/ assassination/ panic attack/ stillborn/ pregnancy/ break-up/ open ending.

🐥Part 2 of the Gorey shorts I said I'd do! This time featuring Price.

Part 1

-You couldn't expect everything to go right, to make the captain fall in love with you when you were just a tool for him to put his sexual desires at ease. It's only when you are gone that he realizes how much you truly meant to him and the future he lost with you when he kicked you out of the force.

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Your last words to Price: "I'm pregnant... You can't do this to me, John."

Price is a very sharp captain. His abilities have never failed him, and you were not going to change that.

You two spent a year having casual sex. He can't remember well how it all started, that's how little he cared. After all, it shouldn't even have happened in the first place, he was you captain and you were one of his most trusted Sargeants. His right hand after Ghost.

But a few weeks back, you begun crossing boundaries you were strictly forbidden from crossing. John called you ungrateful and greedy because it was already very grave that you two were fucking in the first place and he was letting it slide, but now you were thriving for more. Often acting jealous when he shared a few heated looks with the nurses at the base or some gal at a bar, being all clingy whenever you two were out of sight along other things. Price told you he wasn't ready, he couldn't commit to anyone when his work required his full attention.

"You are a woman, a SARGEANT, acting unprofessional like a jealous, possessive teenager." He spat making you drop your gaze to your feet like a child getting scolded after you confessed your feelings. At your stubborn silence, Price continued not knowing why he even felt like he owed you any more than a dismissal from your confession. "You can love me all ye want, but it's interfering with your work performance. As your captain I can't let this keep on, specially considering lives are literally on our hands. So you either suck it up, pretend none of this ever happen and focus on your damn job or yer out."

"But If I had the time, i wouldn't dedicate it to you, (Y/n)." That was your breaking point. That single line seemed to punch the words out of your mouth, so John kept talking to fill the silence.

If you could go back in time, you'd tell yourself to never fall for the man who treated you like you were the most precious thing only to, in the end, claim he never loved you back.

This last quip made your head snap back to him, teary eyes widening and wobbly lip trying to still as you formulated a response, and said response was what got Price to stand abruptly from his chair and straight up expulse you from the force with a loud roar. You couldn't be pregnant, you were just using that excuse to soften him up and warm him into staying with you.

Could you really be so selfish and greedy to try and baby-trap him?

A few weeks passed after he expulsed you. John never heard a word from you and he was grateful for it. As for the few questions the others asked about your absence, he gave vague responses and that as it is, was very weird. What could you have done for John Price to kick you out of the force so suddenly when you were the most obedient and efficient out of all the five of you?

It didn't matter. What matters now is getting the team to adapt to your absence and focus on a new threat that tormented the streets of London. After Price had killed a terrorist a few months back, he had received many death threats from the terrorist's sons. The eldest, most known as Bones due his strange passion for collecting many bones from the bodies of his victims and decorate his hideout with them, and the younger many called Reggie, a fat, greasy man whose whole purpose in life was pleasing his father and brother by doing atrocious things.

Something that Price haven't acknowledge but Soap would always warn him about, was that ever since you left the force, the captain became more careless and distracted. Your departure took a huge tool on John even if he didn't want to admit it, and the fact that you went radio silent on him, as much as he thanked you for it, made his chest feel oddly empty and aching. It was because of his state that him and Gaz got captured so easily.

He woke up with his hands bounded together on his lap and his feet chained to a pole. Looking around he situated himself inside what seemed to be an abandoned sausage factory. Gaz was wide awake when Price turned his gaze to his right side, grimacing from the terrible headache he was suffering. When the younger man took notice of his Captain's awakening, he sighed relived and tried to explain the situation. Soap and Ghost were tracking their location using Gaz's phone he managed to hide from the brothers when they were ambushed and brought here.

"It's only a matter of time, cap. We just gotta wait..."

"Not for longer, we're already here." A stranger's voice surprised them both followed by a pair of footsteps approaching their trapped forms.

The introduction was short and very stupid. Price was confident, putting his whole trust and patience on Soap and Ghost who had to arrive soon. He was disassociating, Price's exhaustion from these months of heavy work and your "break-up", if he could call it that, was getting to him. He slumped on the spot until something picked his interest.

"I hope we're not boring you, John. We've got something you might like." Bones said using his cane to poke Price's bullet wound from his left shoulder making him grunt in pain. "Something we haven't told you, Reggie and I-" the slender man smiled giving his brother a side eye. "-is that we are not here to kill your Sargeant right here as payment for our daddy's death, as you would have expected." He pointed at Gaz with his cane. "No, we already killed a Sargent of yours. We avenged our father in our own way, it is done. And although it would have been great to do it in front of you, we got... Carried away. So we might as well show you the fruits of our work."

Gaz and Price perked up at this, the thought of Soap laying dead somewhere not sitting right with them when Ghost was with him this whole time. Then... Who?

"You made us orphans. We wanted to kill someone from your family but it was so hard to track 'em we decided to pick someone closer to you." Bones explained casually approaching Price holding a strange wrapped, round object he picked from a dusty table nearby.

"You're right. I'm usually pretty straightforward. I guess we have been waiting to have you here for so long I'm getting carried away, pardon my... Babbling." A chilly smile crossed Bones' face, his brother crackled urging him to show Price "the surprise".

A shiver ran down Price's spine. Thinking the worst, he replied to Bones with an equally calm voice as if they were discussing the weather. "Y'keep babbling n' beating around the bush we'll end up falling asleep before dropping dead, son." He licked his canines before lazily inspecting the dark cloth covering what the tall killer was holding.

Gaz was quiet through all this, he was young, intimidated by their capturers and surely blaming himself. He wasn't experienced like Price who had lived through so many assassination attempts and captures he didn't loose his cool even when he felt dread at the mention of one of his Sargeants being killed. He was hoping, no, praying, that they got the wrong person. But his worst fear materialized before him when Reggie rushed closer with heavy steps to take the cloth off of what his brother was holding as if presenting a trophy.

The smell was worse. It was the smell what hit his senses first, a smell of rot so strong it made the old captain almost puke on the spot. He managed to hold in his puke but his bladder emptied wetting his cargo pants, lucky him none of the men noticed thanks to the color of the cloth, it snapped him back to reality when Bones shoved your head closer to Price's head grabbing you by the hair. Price looked away, in shock, fear and disgust. This was not supposed to happen.

Your head appeared in between Bones' disgusting hands. Eyes lost, hair messy and cut short by the neck where they had chopped your head off. They did a messy work, as Bones said, probably driven by the excitement and lust for the kill, your jaw was seemingly broken and it hanged limply, your wide mouth showed broken teeth and a cut tongue, clear proof that you tried to fight back.

''Why don't you kiss her, captain? Don't you love your little whore? We cut her tongue, her lips are still intact."

To say Price was mortified was an understatement. His eyes, normally half-lid, were so wide they could have popped out of his skull. His bounded hands were violently shaking on his lap, wetting them with his urine.

"Captain-" Garrick cried, his voice wavering.

"Shut your mouth." Bones growled before snapping back to John "Kiss her, Price." He ordered the shock-struck captain whose wide eyes begun watering down a river of silent tears.

"She cried for you, you know. You should have seen her, a sweet thing whailing for her captain to come save her. Got me all hard every time I saw her cry like that." The cruel man informed shaking your head side to side as if you were some short of new keychain he had gained at a fair.

"Bet I did you a favor." He suddenly said, and Price lifted his wet gaze to the killer silently waiting for him to elaborate as the only sounds coming from his mouth were short wet gasps. "I doubt a man so bounded to his duties like you would have liked to settle and have a family so soon. Specially with a Sargeant as pathetic as this one."

Price's eyebrows knit in confusion. He was really fooling himself, as if he didn't understand what this monster meant. But it only lasted a few seconds before he collapsed letting his whole weight fall to the ground with a thump followed by a loud gasp, his breathing getting quicker and raspier. He was having a panic attack.

You died alone, in distraught, desperate to be back to him and worst of all, pregnant. You weren't lying. You never were.

"Reggie saw her clutching her stomach after a few beatings so I gutted her like a fish. That's how I know, if you are wondering." He chuckled. "Lil babe was so uncooked it looked like a small bean, but it was unmistakable. Congratulations!"

Kyle shakes his head violently in denial feeling his Captain's sorrow, just as unable to mouth any word out of the shock of this whole situation. Both men could only whimper and babble like small babes.

"I think it was a girl, but then again it was too small... Right Reggie?" He went on to ask his brother who was standing next to a bounded panicking Gaz with the biggest grins. "I can't recall. Uuhh... Hold up."

The redhead pulled out a jar from his coat's pocket. A fucking pickle jar. And Price's eyes followed the motion as if he was pulling a gun ready to shoot him the final killing blow. The jar was bloody on the bottom, a very small bundle of red meat was inside, it looked squashed as if someone had carelessly stuffed it inside and shook it.

Reggie crouched to John's squirming and heaving body lifting his head by the hair and showing him the glass jar. Price's face was a wet mess, sweat, tears, snot and spit bathed his skin and made it hard for him to focus his stare. His blue eyes managed to pick the very small meaty figure of what had to be your biggest gift to him. There, laying on a jar and small like a tadpole, laid a fetus only a few weeks old.

The violent spams and squirms from John's tied body made Reggie step back as the captain let out animalistic sounds trying to headbutt the killer. At the sudden jerk from Reggie, the jar dropped to the ground crashing into a million tiny pieces, the small fetus lay squashed on the stoney ground. The sight caused Price to fall down again with a sob, his cheek pressed to the floor digging some small cristal shards on his skin. His head fell a few inches away from the fetus, his mind was a storm, running a mile per minute, the normal serious facade he had to put on every mission was amiss leaving instead a man crying loudly, whailing out in pain, both emotional and soon physical, John's body burned, the stress and grief striking him so fatally it left the other three men speechless at the sight of true, raw agony. For the brothers it was poetic, for Gaz it was such a traumatic scene it'll haunt him until the day he dies.

"What do you say, Cap? See any lil dick or kitty in there?" Reggie asked cruelly, Price let out a cry so uncharacteristic it didn't sound like it belonged to him at all, Reggie took it as a very acceptable answer "Nah, it's too soon to tell. Ah well I'll let it to your imagination."

Kyle was shaking, he couldn't do much other than watch as his captain laid on the ground crying with your head and babe a few inches from him as he made sounds Gaz had never heard coming from anyone, much less his normally stoic captain.

During that, Price's screams and cries were so loud he couldn't hear a word from any of the others, his senses dulled in a mist of stress and panic. It didn't take more than three minutes for him to completely black out, his heart and brain almost giving out at such levels of stress and grief. Gaz thought he had a heart attack, wouldn't shy away from confirming that he HOPED his captain died of a cardiac arrest just so his suffering would have ended right then and there.

But after getting rescued by Soap and Ghost and taken to the hospital, a nurse confirmed John had a severe panic attack. A warning sign that his years of service were numbered.

This whole ordeal ended up with the unit capturing the brothers and recovering your body. You didn't have a family, so it was the 141 who celebrated your departure from life and gave you the final goodbye. John made sure to cremate your child with you as well. A day after, he'd be on his office with an urn belonging to his nameless child and his lover who he never appreciated until your passing.

And it was with deep emptiness within his soul that captain John Price left the base, never to be found again.

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[spencerreidsbookfairy]

apologize

yallllllllllllll if you want this to be a series pls lmk and alsooo should she forgive them and not write songs about them or should she??/

I just sat there.  Listening to them but i wasn't gonna bitch out and change my set, my set was awesome my 3 grammys tell me that 

Stage time

The crowd is filled with famous faces im more nervous about the team then the other celebs that surrounded me as i walk on stage they give a kind clap i decide to shake the team a little bit as i remember they have no idea i heard them 

‘’ ahh guys im so grateful to be here ’ as you guys know i made the song what was i made for, for the barbie movie which was amazing and i can talk about it for hours  

but i will try and make this quick i don’t wanna have you guys fall asleep mid song.’’

The team is in my direct eye of sight i see each and every one of their faces drop especially spencers 

The instrumental starts playing

I used to float, now I just fall down

I used to know but I'm not sure now

What I was made for

What was I made for?  

I take a short  pause during that pause i look at the team who still looks uneasy after my comment

Good

Takin' a drive, I was an ideal

Looked so alive, turns out I'm not real

Just something you paid for

What was I made for?

I think in my head “the songs almost over three more songs and you'll never have to see those assholes again.’’

Think I forgot how to be happy

Something I'm not, but something I can be

Something I wait for

Something I'm made for

Something I'm made for.

The audience claps, genuine claps the faces of happy celebs that enjoyed my performance buried the insecurity that my songs, my career wasn't good enough the team also claps i assume its because they don’t wanna look bitter.

“Today has been such a blessing thank you guys so much.’’

I leave the stage leaving to my dressing room

I knew Spencer would try to come and find me but i didn't think he'd bring the team too.

‘’Hey.’’ spencer says his team practically hiding behind him

“ hey’’ i say back what else can i say my mind i all over the place

‘�� you were outstanding out there everyone loved you, im proud’’

Hm. proud.

‘’Proud? Proud of me? Or your team for not falling asleep mid song.”

The room was so quiet you could hear a strand of hair drop.

‘’I would say it isn't what it sounded like but that wouldn't be true.”

His team is looking at each other figuring out if they should say something

The peppy girl garcia says something first, well she tries to

“ we owe you such-”

“No.”

“No?” she says voice shaky

“You didn't say anything wrong matter of fact you were the only one who defended me, not even he did” I say as I point a finger at Spencer who just looks down in shame and guilt.

“Listen y/n you gotta understand we just want  what's best for reid-”

“Exactly’’ jj chimes in “it's nothing personal were just overprotective” she says with a nervous giggle

“Obviously we were immature and went way too far to attack your profession’’ emily says breaking her silence

Now, i'm a sensitive person i can’t help but choke up while trying to stick up for myself against 5 people 

“i..’ ‘ you can hear me about to cry i look down so i don’t have to see their pity faces 

Where did my confidence go why can’t i talk without crying

“I just wanted to impress you guys with this performance you guys were so cool and nice in my eyes”

They all look so guilty when they can literally hear the cry in my throat.

‘’And you” i say while looking at spencer ‘’ you made me feel like you understood me, understood my music, why i make music.’’ 

“I do!” spencer tries to defend 

‘’ no, or else you would have DEFENDED me instead of bitching out and agreeing with your friends’’

I have never been in a room this quiet

“Anyway i wanna get home and shower its been a long day’’

I get up to walk away and spencer tries to stop me but i pull away and grab my stuff and leave

Prove them right. Make a song about them.

[that-blue-vault-dweller]

speaking of brave!

companions react to finding some horses? i dunno it seems neat!

A/N: Gosh, I wish we had horses in-game. It would be literally epic 😫 It'd be like Fallout 4 met RDR2 and that would be heaven for me 😍

I hope y'all enjoy this react!! Thank you for the request! 💙

Cait - Is wary at first, but once F!Sole tames and wrangles one for her and she realizes it can facilitate her running into battle and making swift attacks, she is all for it. F!Sole teaches her to ride and she ends up loving it, blazing into gun fights with a sawed-off shotgun in one hand and her reins in the other.

Curie - Does not really want to ride it, but she is exceedingly excited about the fact that this is a new specimen for her to examine. She starts on her research immediately, and she is the one that has the idea to experiment in breeding the optimum horses. Naturally, her project ends up attracting the attention of multiple important factions in the Commonwealth.

Piper - Is honestly super excited about it once her Blue shows that it's possible to train them and ride them. She immediately finds one that she names Harper, and she loves traveling the Commonwealth via horseback with F!Sole and her horse. However, they're not super big fans back in Diamond City, and they end up making her keep her horse outside of the city because horse manure has a suspicious way of showing up at the homes of people that Piper doesn't like.

MacCready - Is at first scared of them. Honestly, he stays a little afraid of them even after F!Sole starts breaking them. He prefers to have full control over where he's going and giving part of the control over to an animal that could kill him is a little scary. After he rides a few times, he overcomes the fear and actually likes it, but he has to have the most tame, docile horse that F!Sole breaks.

Deacon - Thinks they're cool, but still prefers to travel on the ground. However, when he gets the idea to pop a Stealth Boy while sitting on the horse's back, he has to try it. When somehow only known to the powers that be and Deacon that it works, Deacon can be found mysteriously appearing all over the Commonwealth with his pompadour riding a palomino.

Codsworth - Thinks that it's quite dandy to have a horse! He knew that Mum and Sir could never have one in their old home but it is good to see Mum having the opportunity to enjoy equine companionship now after the war. It is also quite a breathtaking sight to see the horses running across the Commonwealth. It would bring a tear to his eye if he were human.

Hancock - Cannot deny the rush of giddiness he feels when he sees them. He's always dreamed of riding a white horse around Goodneighbor and the Commonwealth. It fits well with his patriotic self-image. As soon as they find a white horse, he instantly claims it. However, trying to break the wild-spirited thing proves to be a true challenge indeed.

Danse - Is honestly intrigued after he finds that they are not some sort of threat. If it's Pre-BB, he wants to share the discovery with the Brotherhood in order to facilitate ground travel. However, if it's Post-BB, he ends up growing extremely invested in helping to care for them and train them with F!Sole. He ends up strangely really taking to rancher life.

Preston - Is very interested and excited. Similarly to Curie, he wants to try to breed them, but his motivation is to supply the Minutemen. With Curie's impeccable science in breeding the best traits in the horses that F!Sole finds, within the next several years, the Minutemen are supplied with the best mounts to patrol the Commonwealth.

Valentine - Finds it nostalgic in that Nick sort of way. He thinks that it's a good idea to use them for riding and breeding, but he also thinks it's nice to have wild ones riding across the Commonwealth. It adds a charmingly Western feel to things with the untamed steeds racing throughout the wilderness and through what remains of a life gone by.

X6-88 - Insists that they are unreliable and untrustworthy when it comes to riding them or anything else. They are too large and too skittish. However, deep within himself, he tries desperately to crush the strange desire to ride one. When F!Sole offers him a black one with a white star on its head, practically forcing X6-88 on its back, he tries to deny the happy feeling within himself. However, it becomes hard to find him at a time when he's not on his horse after that.

Dogmeat - Chases them when he first sees them. However, when F!Sole scolds him, he stops, realizing that these animals must not be for chasing. But if they're not for chasing, then why do they run?! He ends up befriending the ones that F!Sole brings to her self-built breeding farm that she plans and creates with Curie, and he believes that maybe they're big, giant dogs.

Strong - Immediately wants to eat it, having never tried horse meat. However, when he finds out that they are for riding and traveling with, he does not like it. Feet are for traveling. Animals are not for traveling.

ADA - Thinks it's a wonderful find especially since it will make travel easier for her human mistress. However, F!Sole soon realizes she needs to invest in some assaultron legs for ADA so she can actually keep up...

[annisassintchaska]

bestie can I request toto with a black!femreader? he’s just so daddy😩that video of him surfing?! *debby Ryan hair tuck* got me all in my Toto feels😪

Idiot: Toto Wolff x Black!Reader

TW: Cursing, Slapping (non abusive!)

The morning had just started as the sun had risen, lighting up the bedroom that belongs to the Wolff family, Y/n and Toto. Y/n was never one to be excited about mornings as she would rather sleep through the morning and work through the evening into the night; however she knew that staying in wouldn’t get the chores and multiple emails waiting for replies done so she dragged herself up and into the bathroom for a shower.

Upon her return from getting dressed and walking around the house to collect the things she needed, Y/n noticed that her husband who should’ve been at home with her wasn’t in the house yet he left his phone on the counter in the kitchen. Dropping everything in the living room, she went out to the sides of the house, to the garden in the front and had gotten no sight of her husband, she made her way around to the back thinking that he might’ve been relaxing at the poolside or even on a conference call with the team, but dear Lord was she so wrong.

Y/n walked out to find her significant other down at the sea, surfing his heart away with the widest grin mixed with concentration on his face. She was so mad at him yet did nothing as she watched him endanger himself even worse than before as his eyes caught hers and after a couple of minutes, his surf was over and he was on his way to get cleaned up.

Returning to the house walking with his crutches, Toto wasn’t surprised when he was met in the living room by his infuriated wife who was glaring at him from across the room. “Hey schatz, did you sleep good?” He asked trying to distract her from being upset. “Yes I did in fact sleep good. Thanks for asking, but you know what didn’t feel good? The fact that my husband seems to be out to give me a fucking heart attack by doing some of the dumbest shit I’ve ever witnessed on this planet called Earth. Why the hell would you go surfing while injured?! First you went bike riding, now you’ve got a broken arm and leg-mind you this isn’t the first time! Your forearm and leg are in braces for Christ’s sake! If you fell into the water your ass wouldn’t be able to fucking swim! What is wrong with you?! Why do you keep trying to kill me before my time?! I’m way much younger than you but it seems you want me to leave this world before you, huh?!” Y/n scolded her husband as she spanked him on his good arm with her hands.

“Schatz I’m sorry. I really didn’t think your mind would go that far, I thought of it as a harmless morning surf” Toto explained but it fell on deaf ears to his wife who noticed him wincing everyone he moved an injured body part but chose to keep silent. “You see, this is why women live longer than men cause y’all just jump into anything without weighing the pro and cons. You literally have surgery in a few weeks and it’s like you want to make your injuries worse than better so guess what, maybe I’ll call and have them cancel the surgeries, yeah?” Y/n replied sarcastically as he sat down on the couch to rest while Y/n went to start the laundry.

An hour and a half later, Y/n was sat on one end of the couch with her laptop in hand typing away, while Toto sat at the other end obviously now feeling the painful effect of his stupidity from earlier. “Y/n/n my leg hurts!” He whined as Y/n only looked at him briefly before shaking her head and refocusing on her task. “Y/n I know you heard me, please help me. My arm and my leg are hurting! The pain sticks!” He cries this time as tears poured from his eyes, showing that he very well regretted his past decision.

“I’m sorry Mr.I can do anything no matter my condition, I am unable to assist at this time as I’m on my lunch break” Y/n sassed at him. She allowed him to wallow in regret for a couple more minutes before she got up to get his medications and the necessary items to help with the pain. “Here, take a bite of this. Swallow the pills, then you finish eating it.” Y/n instructed as she iced and elevated her husband’s swelling leg. Toto did as instructed and rested his head after everything was done while he waited for the pain to subside.

After a while the pain had been fully gone and Y/n was now resting next to him as they watched some Tom and Jerry to occupy their time. “Thank you schatz for your help, your patience, your love and your kindness. I know that I am a lot of work but you manage me so well.” Toto expressed as his wife listened calmly on the verge of sleep. “You’re welcome sweetheart. I just hope that you’ve learnt your lesson and that something like this will not happen again?” She inquired from her husband “Of course not darling, I promise to stress you a little less. I love you” he giggled out his answer “I love you too you idiot” Y/n joined his giggle in reply while peacefully falling asleep, knowing that no matter what he promised, she would still be getting regular heart attacks in the future all because of her love for him.

[genichisojo]

Chihiro's Age and Being the Perfect 18 Year Old Protagonist

Today I will be breaking down Kagurabachi's Chihiro’s age and why he’s a great 18 yr old protagonist and acts his age. Please forgive if my current DC brain rot bleeds into this.

I think Chihiro’s core can attributed to growing up being loved and respected by his parents. One of the first conversations is Kunishige telling Chihiro that if he wants to be a blacksmith like him and carry the burden of the role’s consequences, “…If that’s how you feel, all that’s left, is for me to believe in you.”

I think when you grow up with a loving parent like that, that loving voice is always in your head. He reminds me of that joke that the reason Superman is so good is because both of his parents loved him unconditionally. But who do we get when you have loving parents who get killed in a traumatic way in front of you? Batman, hi! Hi, Batman! Hi! AKA “that nut from Gotham city” and Chihiro already has such a reputation. Not as a psycho, but he’s deemed dangerous and strong. He’s someone to keep an eye out for now. He’s been underestimated before this arc because of his age.

I personally think that had Kunishige never been murdered, Chihiro wouldn’t had ever chosen to wield a blade unless it came to a time of war. But he adapted to the idea easily because he’s been preparing himself his whole life to be responsible for deaths as a blacksmith. What’s the difference anyways when you’re the wielder? Probably a lot, but you’re a teenager and want one thing, and it’s the right thing in your mind so let’s just start moving.

He has assigned himself the responsibility to get the katanas back and get revenge, and he’s very set on it in a one track, 18 yr old way. When Char got taken, his mind was on getting her back. When Sojo was doing his shit, his mind was on taking him down. Then he immediately moves back into getting back the katanas, not really taking time to process literally losing a limb after already not fully healing from a hospital visit. He’s reckless with his physical health- typical for his age.

Older characters around him also treat him his age. Shiba doesn’t really leave him out of his sight if we’re real about it. He lets him fight on his own and trusts that Chihiro has a handle on things because he knows him and probably trained him. He would’ve gone in during the first fight with Sojo had Azami not stopped him. He is willing to hop in when things get bad, and he will always be there to catch him, but overall, he knows he’s old enough to handle physical strain. Still, there’s that famous moment in the train at the beginning where Shiba does warn Chihiro all the hatred he’s been carrying is “…gonna break you.”

Chihiro asks in return, “So you wanna stop me?” And neither of them says anything and continue to go about their mission. Shiba respects Chihiro and his choices, understands he’s an adult and this is what he wants, but he looks out for him because at the end of the day, he’s still eighteen. And his best friend’s baby.

We also have Azami who summoned the Kamunabi because although he he’s been told Chihiro can fight, he also knew that he had never fought another enchanted blade wielder before and knew the city damage could get crazy. In a way, I think it was also a way to keep an eye on him because he doesn’t want him to get hurt, either. Azami has been proven to be sentimental with his phone lockscreen. He kept Chihiro’s existence a secret because until KB’s starting point, he was a child. He’s barely an adult, and Azami who hadn’t seen him in a while, is still like I guess he can handle it, if Shiba says and then absolutely not.

My final point is that Chihiro treats children well. He talks to children in a way kids like to be talked to- like real people. Kids say crazy things, but he still took time to feed and talk to Char and take her seriously even before they were attacked. The same thing occurs with Mr. Inazuma. He gets down to their level, listens to them in the way his father listened to him, and he goes along with what they want while making sure they’re not going to die.

Chihiro was shown to have been a responsible child and he had to grow up quick to be able to accomplish his goals. In a way, an indirect goal of his is to protect the innocent- children. He knows what it’s like to be a defenseless child and to have nobody run to your aid, so he acts the most rational when other people’s lives are on the line. And when it all falls on his life, he lets himself get a little bit reckless because that’s just what allegedly blood thirsty 18 yr old boys do. I’ll come back to the allegedly later.

[incorrect-mtg]

A meeting in Korozda

One does not earn the moniker "Thousand-Eyed" by letting thing slip by. In the ruins and dark alleys of Ravnica's undercity, every bug is another potential set of eyes for her to keep track of those going through Golgari land. Which is why she noticed an anomaly immediately.

A hooded woman exploring the broken down ruins of Korozda wouldn't be a cause for alarm. It had almost become a familiar sight, after it was brought up to the surface. But this was no surface explorer carefully mapping their way: it was a local. One she quickly recognized.

The most noticeable thing, at first, was the lack of any signs of allegiance. In the wake of the invasion, the Swarm had broken down into my factions and each was quick to establish their own symbols to identify their presence. None of which the stranger carried on her. And then Izoni was able to get a look of her face. She looked human, but the height and facial structure were eerily familiar. The kind of details a cheap disguise wouldn't cover, particularly if there were more important things to hide.

So she followed and, at the right time, she struck.

She pushed her target against a wall, a knife on her throat and making sure her sight was blocked before calling on her swarm to follow. A tidal wave of insects and arachnids spread around them, covering the walls and the ground, their chittering and buzzing drowning all sound.

"You have a lot of gall, to return here" she says her knife digging into flesh "Give me a reason I shouldn't just kill you right now and feed you to my pets?"

A moment of silence, followed by a sigh, "I can't. Or at least if our roles were reversed, nothing would convince me."

In the blink of an eye the magical disguise is unmade, revealing distinctively organic scales and head tendrils.

"For what it's worth" Vraska says, eyes looked to the wall in front of her "I did not come here for a fight, Izoni."

"Oh? So what is this? A scouting mission? Doing some groundwork for the next invasion you will bring from beyond the Blind Eternities?" she asks, her pets increasing in loudness with her anger.

Through their eyes, she can see Vraska grimace and close her eyes.

"That wasn't me. As soon as I could, I fought the phyresis."

"How comforting. I'm sure the Simic would be interested in how you did it, even. Now, why are you here?" she insists, even as her mind connects some dots. Vraska had been the best of the Ochran. With access to disguise magic, if she'd wanted to go unnoticed, she'd have done it.

So she… Had let Izoni find her. This was a trap-

"I wanted to talk to you," Vraska replies, bringing her thoughts to a halt "how are the Golgari?"

"You… You came for ME. And that is your question?" she asks incredulously, her anger only growing when the answer is a nod.

"It will take generations for us to recover from all the deaths and compleations. Generations more for us to be a proper guild again" she says, her anger winning out against the knowledge she should not be talking to the gorgon any longer "millenia of knowledge are gone for good, there are literal species of Kraul that you helped eradicate. You want to know how the Golgari are? We are broken. We are a nest you covered in phyrexian oil and set on fire."

As she rants, she see Vraska is deliberately holding back any reaction. It only makes her angrier.

"Thank you," Vraska says once she is done, in a tone Izoni might even call meek "One last question… Do you have any hope? For the Golgari?"

Izoni sneers in response. She almost wants to say no, because that is how she feels sometimes. But she is nothing if not prideful.

"The Golgari are dead" she says "but death's never stopped us, and that isn't about to change now"

"Good" Vraska answers, before taking a deep breath "take care of them, Izoni. Be better than me or Jarad. You won't have to worry about me again."

Then she nods and everything goes wrong.

Izoni feels an attack against her mind only a moment before it breaks through, using her own magic to disperse her swarm. Her thoughts grow cloudy.

"You won't remember we were here" Vraska says, finally able to turn and look her in the eyes "Good luck. Goodbye Izoni… Goodbye Ravnica."

Those are the last words Izoni hear before she falls asleep.

[pdriesta]

CHAPTER TWO

“how can i move on when i’m still in love with you”

genres — angst, angst, and more angst. suggestive.

word count —2.8k

summary — two years ago, pedri shattered his childhood best friend's heart by ending their relationship. he was her first kiss, first boyfriend, and first love. now, as she prepares to start fresh while pursuing her master's degree, pedri reappears with a single mission: to mend the heart he once broke. can she trust him again, or will their past define their future?

an — chapter two!! they are literally my babies

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you stood frozen in the doorway, staring at the familiar face you hadn’t seen in years. pedri’s eyes, those same deep brown eyes that once held your world, locked onto yours. he looked just as stunned as you felt.

“pedro?” your voice came out as a whisper, disbelief lacing every syllable.

“hi, y/n,” he replied, a nervous smile tugging at his lips. “can we talk?”

you blinked, trying to process his unexpected presence. “what are you doing here?” you finally managed to ask, your heart pounding in your chest. then it clicked. “did fer send you?”

he took a deep breath, his gaze never leaving yours. “he might have mentioned you were starting school in the city. congratulations, by the way. but i needed to see you, y/n. i know it’s been a long time, but i couldn’t let this chance slip by.”

you shook your head, memories of the past rushing back. “pedri, this isn’t a good time,” you said, your voice firm. but you didn’t have the heart to reject him. your heart still clenched at the sight of him, and your body craved to be near him. “but there’s a coffee shop around the corner. we can talk there.”

“okay, that works,” he said, nodding quickly. “lead the way.”

you grabbed your keys and phone, stepping out into the hallway and closing your door behind you. the walk to the coffee shop was silent, the air thick with unspoken words. you finally arrived at a small, cozy café and found a secluded corner table.

pedri was the first to break the silence. “i was planning to order. should i get you a macchiato? with caramel?” he remembered your favorite, of course he did. even though coffee was never his thing, he knew how much you raved about the drink and how many times he showed up at your door with it just to earn him a smile and a kiss.

“i actually don’t drink coffee anymore,” you stated, keeping your poker face. “i had to cut it out. it only worsened my anxiety,” your voice dropped, tinged with embarrassment.

pedri didn’t know what to say. he didn’t like the distant look you held on your face because it was unlike the vulnerable version of yourself he held and spoke through panic attacks with. how many had he missed? how bad had it gotten? the questions rested on his tongue, but he decided not to pry, even if that’s all he really wanted to do.

the silence was suffocating, making you feel even more self-conscious. “i do like matcha. maybe an iced matcha latte, please,” you politely spoke.

the whole interaction felt so foreign to pedri. between the two of you, you’d never been awkward around one another. your relationship grew so naturally and organically, where you could speak to each other about anything, even when life got busy.

“okay,” pedri offered you a smile before walking to the counter. surely, the patrons recognized him, which added to your nerves. you were already high-strung at seeing him unexpectedly, now you had to sit under the gaze of his fans.

once seated with your drinks, pedri looked at you with earnest eyes. you thanked him before taking a sip of your drink. “i’ve missed you, y/n. not a day goes by that i don’t think about you. about us. i made a mistake letting you go, and i’ve regretted it ever since.”

you took a deep breath, your guard still up. “pedri, it’s been years. we’ve both changed. our lives are different now. let’s not forget you are the one who broke up with me.”

“i know,” he said quickly, leaning forward. “but some things haven’t changed. my feelings for you haven’t changed. i wanted to tell you in person that i’m here, in barcelona, and i want to make things right. i want to make up for every day we’ve been apart.”

you shook your head slightly, struggling to keep your emotions in check. “pedri, it’s not that simple. you broke my heart. you don’t just get to show up and expect everything to be okay.”

“i know it won’t be easy,” he admitted, his voice earnest. “but i’m willing to try. i’m willing to do whatever it takes to prove to you that we can have a future together. please, just give me a chance.”

you looked into his eyes, seeing the sincerity and hope reflected there, but the pain from the past still lingered. “why now, pedri? why after all this time? we are so far from the people we were when we were teenagers.”

he sighed, running a hand through his hair. “because i realized that no matter what i achieve, it means nothing without you. the distance was an obstacle, but now we’re in the same city. i can’t let this opportunity slip by without trying.”

you bit your lip, torn between the walls you’d built and the part of you that still cared. “i need time to think, pedri. this isn’t something i can decide right away.”

“i understand,” he said softly. “take all the time you need. just know that i’m here, and i’m not going anywhere.”

you nodded slowly, feeling the weight of the conversation settle over you. “thanks for understanding. i should get back now.”

“of course,” he replied, standing up. “i’m just a call away if you want to talk more.”

as you walked back to your dorm, you couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. seeing pedri again had stirred up feelings you thought you’d buried, but you knew you had to protect your heart. only time would tell if you could ever let him back in.

after walking back to your dorm, you couldn’t shake the mix of emotions from your encounter with pedri. the sight of him, the tension between you, and the lingering feelings left you feeling overwhelmed. needing to talk to someone who might understand, you reached for your phone and dialed fernando’s number.

the call connected, and fernando’s face appeared on your screen, looking both concerned and surprised to see you calling. “hey, y/n. what’s up? is everything okay?”

you took a deep breath, struggling to keep your voice steady. “fer, i need to ask you something. why did you send pedri to my dorm? he showed up out of nowhere, and i don’t know what to do.”

fernando’s brow furrowed, and he looked genuinely puzzled. “i didn’t send him, y/n. i had no idea he was going to show up like that. but i’m glad you called. it sounds like you’ve had a rough day.”

“yeah,” you said, your voice trembling. “seeing him again… it brought up so many old feelings. i thought i was over him, but now i’m not sure. he’s still the same pedri who broke my heart, and yet… i can’t deny that part of me still loves him.”

fernando listened attentively, his expression softening as he processed your words. “it’s okay to still have feelings for him. emotions are complicated, and seeing someone who meant so much to you can stir up a lot of unresolved feelings. it’s clear you’re struggling with this.”

“it’s just hard,” you admitted, tears welling in your eyes. “i thought i’d moved on. i built a life without him. and now, with him showing up again, it feels like everything i’ve tried to forget is coming back.”

“y/n, i know it’s difficult,” fernando said gently. “but maybe this is an opportunity for you to address those feelings and decide what you want. if he’s really serious about making things right, you need to think about whether you’re willing to give him another chance.”

you nodded, wiping away a tear. “i’m just so confused. i don’t know if i can trust him again.”

“take your time,” fernando encouraged. “it’s okay to be cautious. just remember, you have every right to protect your heart. and if you ever need to talk or figure things out, i’m here for you.”

“thanks, fer,” you said, managing a weak smile. “i really needed to hear that.”

as you ended the call, you sat down on your bed, feeling a mix of relief and sadness. fernando’s words helped, but the emotional weight of the day was still heavy. you stared at the iced matcha latte pedri had left you, its presence a bittersweet reminder of the pas

pedri knew showing up at your dorm out of nowhere was a bad idea, but he couldn’t help himself. after speaking to your mom, fishing for any new information about you, he found out where you were staying. she even told him your exact dorm number. he felt a mix of excitement and nerves, knowing this was his chance to make things right. he had rehearsed what he wanted to say, but seeing you again had thrown him off balance.

when he knocked on your dorm door, he was met with the unexpected sight of you opening it while wearing just a tank top. he felt a rush of emotions, his heart pounding as he took in the sight of you. you looked effortlessly beautiful, even in such a casual outfit. it was clear that you had just been relaxing, and the flannel you pulled over yourself did little to hide the way you made his heart race.

pedri’s eyes lingered on you, and he could see the way his gaze made you shiver slightly. his mind raced with the realization of just how much he had missed you, how even the simplest moments were filled with a beauty he hadn’t truly appreciated until now. the contrast of your relaxed appearance against the seriousness of the situation only intensified his longing.

as he walked back to his own place, he couldn’t help but replay your conversation in his head. the look in your eyes, the guarded tone of your voice, the way you still affected him after all these years. he was determined to win you back, but he knew it wouldn’t be easy. the journey was just beginning, and he was willing to do whatever it took to prove his unchanging love for you.

the next day, you were rushing out of your dorm, already late for your first class, when you saw him standing there again. pedri, with a determined look on his face and your favorite iced matcha latte in hand. your heart skipped a beat at the sight of him, but you quickly steeled yourself, reminding yourself of the hurt you’d endured.

“good morning,” he greeted, holding out the drink. “i thought you might need this.”

you hesitated, glancing at the drink before meeting his eyes. “you didn’t have to do that,” you said, your voice clipped. “i don’t need your gestures, pedri.”

“i know,” he replied softly, not withdrawing the drink. “but i want to. i want to show you that i’m serious about making things right.”

you sighed, taking the drink from him reluctantly. “this doesn’t change anything,” you warned, taking a cautious sip. “we can’t just go back to how things were.”

“i understand,” he said, his eyes earnest. “but i’m here, and i’m not giving up. i want to earn your trust again, y/n.”

you looked away, the mix of emotions overwhelming you. “i’m late for class,” you said, trying to maintain your composure. “thanks for the drink, but don’t expect me to be waiting around for you.”

“i don’t expect anything,” he said quickly. “i just... want you to know that i’m here. whenever you’re ready.”

you nodded slightly, turning to walk away. “we’ll see,” you murmured, feeling the weight of his gaze on your back as you hurried off to class. the iced matcha latte in your hand felt like a tangible reminder of the past, and despite your best efforts to remain guarded, you couldn’t deny the small flicker of hope that he might truly be trying to make amends.

as you walked to class, you felt a familiar ache in your chest. the sight of him, the sound of his voice, the small gesture of your favorite drink—all of it brought back memories you’d tried so hard to bury. it was as if the wounds you thought had healed were being ripped open again.

you couldn’t help but remember the nights you cried yourself to sleep after the breakup, the way your heart shattered when he chose distance over you. it had taken everything in you to move on, to build a life without him. and now, here he was, stirring up all those emotions again.

tears pricked at the corners of your eyes as you quickened your pace, desperate to put some distance between you and the pain he brought back with him. the matcha latte, once a source of comfort, now felt like a cruel reminder of what you’d lost. you wanted to believe he had changed, that he was sincere in his efforts to make things right, but the fear of being hurt again was too overwhelming.

reaching your classroom, you took a deep breath and wiped away a stray tear. you couldn’t afford to let him see how much he still affected you. you had to stay strong, to protect your heart, even if it meant pushing him away. as you sat down and tried to focus on the lecture, the words seemed to blur together, overshadowed by the weight of your unresolved feelings. the sadness of seeing him again, coupled with the longing for what once was, felt like a heavy burden you weren’t sure you could bear.

after finishing all your lectures for the day, you were practically a zombie walking back to your dorm. the emotional turmoil from seeing pedri earlier in the day left you drained. stay strong, you reminded yourself; this is a stepping stone for achieving your dream. you breathed in and out, trying to push away the lingering ache in your heart. you were so exhausted you couldn’t even think about cooking or eating right now.

when you reached your dorm, you noticed a small delivery bag waiting at your door. your curiosity got the better of you, and you carefully opened it. inside was a neatly packed meal and a handwritten note.

you unfolded the note with trembling hands, your heart pounding as you read the familiar handwriting.

y/n,

i know it’s been a tough day, and i didn’t want to add to your stress. i hope this helps a little. i’m here if you need me.

— pedri

you stared at the note, the simple act of kindness making the lump in your throat tighten. you could feel tears welling up again, the pain and hope mingling in your chest. you’d told him not to expect anything, but here he was, showing up again and again, trying to make things right.

you sat on the floor, the food forgotten beside you, and pulled out your phone. you hovered over his contact, your finger hovering above the call button. your mind raced with memories of the past—of laughter, of love, and of the heartache that had followed. you remembered the warmth of his touch, the way he had made you feel special, and how it all came crashing down when he chose distance over you.

a part of you wanted to call him, to hear his voice and see if there was any chance of rekindling what you once had. but another part of you was terrified of getting hurt again, of opening yourself up to the possibility of more pain. you knew that trusting him again would require time and healing, and you weren’t sure if you were ready to take that leap.

you took a deep breath and stared at the phone, your emotions swirling in a chaotic mix of longing and fear. finally, you set the phone down, feeling a sense of resignation wash over you. it was too soon to make any decisions, and you needed more time to process everything.

as you slowly stood up, feeling the weight of the day pressing down on you, you glanced at the food and the note once more. the gesture of his continued efforts had left an indelible mark on your heart.

you resolved to take it one step at a time, to give yourself the space to heal and reflect. but just as you were about to walk away, a small voice inside you whispered that maybe, just maybe, you should give him a chance.

you hesitated, feeling the familiar ache in your chest. slowly, you picked up your phone again, your finger hovering over pedri’s contact. your heart raced as you considered the possibility of calling him, of hearing his voice once more.

finally, with a deep breath, you pressed the call button.

the phone rang once, twice, and then you heard his voice on the other end.

“hello?”

your breath caught in your throat as you tried to find your words. the decision had been made, but the uncertainty of what came next weighed heavily on you.

“pedri…” you finally managed to say, your voice trembling. “we need to talk.”

© PDRIESTA 2024

[ghostclowning]

OK BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OBLIGATORY "my big gay demon boyfriend turned into a child :0" ARC FOR MOSHANG like come on. Hua Cheng did it. Lo Binghe did it. Every self-respecting demon must go through it. *snaps fingers* Let's fucking go

Of course Mobei wasn't too happy about becoming weak and unable to defend Qinghua. He even feared that if this continues for too long, Qinghua will just leave him as he becomes useless. And so, he tried to hide in his room, but sneaky Qinghua found out anyway.

*

Shang Qinghua would probably not even recognize Mobei at once bc he became so cute and squishable and tiny and holdable. First Mobei would try to tell Qinghua to get out and leave him alone but Qinghua wouldn't be able to not give smallbei a headpat once and that's it. Mobei-jun can't resist anymore. He needs to be with Qinghua, even if it exposes his weakness now. Screw the pride or the chance that Qinghua will leave...the childish part of Mobei has reawakened in this body, and it demanded to be close with Qinghua as if it was vital. Meanwhile the way smallbei leans in for Qinghua's hand would just break his heart. He literally gave Mobei a childhood trauma and now the said child stood before him, making him realize what a terrible person he is. He can't help but hug his king, who doesn't seem to really object that much, but frowns in a funny way. "Qinghua, let go!" He tries to sound intimidating, but with this childish voice, really? Qinghua only laughs. "My king, I'm afraid there's nothing you can do now to stop me."

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Mobei wouldn't stop following him around, even though it probably would be safer if he stayed in his room until he becomes normal. Which is why Qinghua has to stay in his room too.

"My king, no one should find out you're vulnerable now. And I have things to do."

"...Say that again."

"My king..."

"That's it."

Although Shang Qinghua wants to laugh at the sight of these puffed up cheeks, he can't argue. Well, if the king says he has a day off, who is he to disobey?

*

He wonders why smallbei clings to him so much, but finds it cute. Mobei knows that Shang Qinghua probably won't be of big help in case of attack, but he just feels the safest with him.

*

Shang Qinghua was dead sure he'll have to pay for this when his king returns to normal state, but he can't refrain from squishing and cuddling with smallbei bc he's just too cute. He knows it's the same Mobei, just that his body changed a little ("a little"), but that only makes him want to cuddle more. He even falls asleep still hugging his king.

When he wakes up, he sees normal Mobei sit near him.

"Qinghua."

"My king...glad to see you in proper state and good health, hehe," Qinghua chuckles nervously. "I hope you're not holding a grudge on me for my...excessive affection?"

"You will pay."

With that being said, Mobei locks him in a tight hug and doesn't let go. Qinghua almost gets scared at first, but then bursts out laughing once he realizes what's happening.

"My king, let go!"

"There's nothing you can do now to make me."

*

"...I thought you will leave. You didn't."

"My king, I would never. Especially when you're like that! How could I leave you?"

"I was weak."

"My king, compared to your normal state, I'm weak all the time."

"You don't need to be strong. I am. But back then, I wasn't."

"And I'm not a princess who needs a saviour. My king, I'm here now not because of your strength. And I am more than ready to be the strong one when you can't be."

Mobei says nothing and tucks his face in Qinghua's shoulder.

[avidgreengoblin]

I am very curious if there will be other adult characters that will show up in the demon Rick au. Wondering what the roles for them could be 🤔

Hey Anon! THANKS FOR THE QUESTION

I have a lot planned for the AU and I am open to all questions from anyone at anytime

I DO PLAN ON MAKING AN ACTUAL POST ABOUT IT (characters, story, etc.) But it's a long process for me so it will take a while (a very long time)

I will be explaining some things that I haven't talked about here if needed so it's not too confusing. Not many photos will be provided since every character will look like what they are in the show besides one.

A handful amount of adults have roles in the AU so I will be explaining the big and small ones

I want to give it an actual name to the AU once I think of a really good one but for now it's just "South Park Garrick DemonPriest Au" 💀

First major character that you will most likely see a good amount of time besides Rick and Garrison is Father Maxi!

Maxi is the one that GIVES Garrison a "job" as a priest. His job is to just help him out until he can either get his job as a teacher back or find somewhere else to work at. He has him help around when he has events at the church and even lets him teach anything he thinks he can do as a beginner. Garrison actually takes this job seriously when he's teaching the kids about stuff (usually).

He gets to meet Rick but only in his human form (literally just what he looks like in the actual show)

Garrison and Maxi interact a lot in the beginning. They get decently close as friends and Maxi just helps him out get through his day. He doesn't find out about Garrison making a demon summon ritual or that he summoned demon (Rick). I'm not sure if I will ever make Maxi meet Rick as a demon but who knows I might change that.

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Second major character in this AU is Marcus aka Garrison's ex boyfriend! He's technically the villain in the Au and probably the only one for now.

I plan on making a ref for him so stay tuned for that! You'll just have to see my doodles that I made during my class LMAO 💀

Marcus and Garrison do break up but Rick isn't in the picture yet. They break up behind the scenes and Garrison moves on from him. Rick is summoned and after about a month of Rick being in the mortal world (Earth), Marcus comes back to try and get back with Garrison. He doesn't know about Rick until Rick meets him trying to force Garrison to get back with him. Rick kills Marcus by ripping his arms off and letting him bleed to death on the floor. Marcus goes to hell (obviously) and he eventually gets a job and is turned to a demon (jobs in Hell and Hell in general will be explained in a different post :])

He's never seen again until 2 months after his death. He comes back and surprise attacks Rick to try and kill him. The two of them fight. Marcus wants him dead and Rick just wants him to leave him alone. A romantic picnic RUINED by Marcus.

Marcus's arms are able to change and transform, it's kinda like goo. He can make one arm bigger than the other. His left can be double in size but his right will barely have anything (See the 3rd photo as an example). He can make his hands/arms into sharp objects like a sword or a spear. He can make his arms transform to anything he wants.

Rick defeats him and Rick being soooo nice just throws his almost dead body into Hell. He recovers and plans on coming back a 3rd time. That is all I have for him right now but I do plan on adding a bit more about him!

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Last major character or an important station in the AU is Channel 4 News!

When Rick is summoned for the first time, he makes a big mess at the church (half of it is burnt down). Someone else also manages to catch some, very blurry, photos of him before he gets back into Hell. These photos are sent to Channel 4 News and it's now everywhere. Literal breaking news in South Park. Maxi and Garrison are imterviewed by one of the news reporters. With the news covering about a Demon sighting, a lot of people freak out.

Even after all that dies down, the news likes to report random stuff that has been caused by Rick or is caused by others. Missing people, fire in very random places, sightings of Rick at night, and more whenever I can think of more.

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Now for the characters with some important roles but they don't do much afterwards (sorry D: ).

First minor character in this AU is Ms. Nelson!

Ms. Nelson in the show dies from catching COVID. In the AU though, she actually gets her vaccine on time and lives! This causes PC Principal not having to hire Garrison back. Ms. Nelson just stays as the teacher and does her usual thing.

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Second minor character(s) in this AU is Satan and his demons in Hell!

Satan won't really appear in the AU BUT the stuff he has done for Hell are somewhat important.

After Satan's death, he has put his demon henchmen to keep Hell in check. God still lets Satan to go down into Hell to check on everyone.

Hell is a much better place(surprisingly). People can get jobs to help out in Hell. There is a demon shortage so they need all the workers they can get. People who apply for a job and get hired are made into half demons. Very different than actual demons.

Half demons are weaker and are usually made to do the jobs most actual demons don't want to do. Even with that, they have a good amount of benefits. I'll go more into Hell in another post :]

These guys will mostly be talked about when Garrison asks Rick how Hell is.

And that's all I really have so far for some adult characters. The AU is more focused on Rick and Garrison because they're so in loooovvee. Even with that, you'l be seeing different characters interacting with them both in some way

Thank you for reading if you read all that and I really do appreciate the ask 🥰 Sorry if I made any typos, I started typing all this as soon as I woke up 💀

[gu3ntzel]

this is me taking an interest in your ocs 👁️👁️

OCS!!!! 🥹♥️ the most specialist ocs in my heart, all from the random bullshit im writing

tim: is just a baby!!!! lil baby boy who just wants to be good at baseball!!! “im the baseball boy, im the one who WINS” is an only child who’s mom abandoned him w his dad when he was young (young enough to have memories of her but not totally remember wha she was like) and his dad hattteesss him! thought he wasn’t skilled enough to learn anything else so just taught him baseball cos tim was good at him! this little guy has self esteem issues up the WAZOO! little man was rejected by the love of his life (demps) then made a deal w a demon and demps was like “hey, i made a mistake of calling things off out of fear, can we try again?” and he’s like oh!!!! everything i could ever want!!! and then is painfully reminded he doesn’t :’) he just wants demps and baseball but nooo he’s gotta have a little demon messing everything up for him. It all works out in the end (almost), tim sacrifices his arm to be with demps and they live the rest of their lives together :’)

demps: mr catcher man!!! east coast boy who had a (nearly) perfect childhood!! decided to play baseball instead of going into the family business and ended up with the traveling team. literally like fell in love with tim at first sight despite the fact that tim was quiet and standoffish!!! literally had a panic attack after like a year or so of them dating that their manager would kick them both out if he found out so he broke it off to protect tim, it ended up hurting them both so he eventually asks for tim back!! and he expects to be rejected but Tim says yes!! then his hearts broken when Tim says they need to take a break but he wants to respect it. has 0 clue his lil man’s made a deal with a demon. eventually he gets jumped outside of a bar and beaten, is taken to the hospital and may never play again, but as long as he has tim he’s ok w it:’) and he does!!! tim comes back and they find jobs together and yeah they may have to move later but he’s so happy!!! he’s got his man!!

casey: oh this man is a BASTARD!!!! hockey man who’s a nepo baby. his dad played and won a cup and expected his sons to do the same. too bad his dad’s a psycho and murdered his brother, sister and mom! casey got away purely bc he was at hockey practice and when he returned to the house he saw his sister’s body through the gap in the door and called the police. now he’s traumatized and has to live up to these expectations for his mom and siblings. he makes it but hes traded by like, three different teams and he’s not very good. eventually he makes it onto the same team w his childhood bf julian and wants to make it last, but he keeps fuckinf up!!! man just wants to make a team his home:( he just wants to belong!!! also yes bi and has a thing for julian but don’t you tell him that!!! it upsets him

julian: gay goaltender!!! he grew up with casey and they’ve been close friends for a long time. he’s really the only one who knows what happened to casey and can actually ask about it, everyone else gets denied. julian’s supposed to be a franchise goaltender but he doesn’t want that!!! he doesn’t want to live with the expectations that brings him. he didn’t ask for everyone to take interest in him but he hopes to live up to their expectations. he also understands that there’s people who’d kill to have that sort of stability as long as his play remains consistent enough. he feels like he’s being pulled both ways with his loyalty to the team and loyalty to his friend.

nate: captain nate!!!! no nonsense SOB who may or may not have murdered a man. he’ll do anything for this team and anything to win. despite welcoming casey into the team he low key hates him and thinks he should be traded, but plays nice because they eventually become d-partners. he wants to murder casey high key but his A’s miry and ukko are like “dude what are you doing….” probably should be in jail

also here’s the playlist for each of their novels if anyone wants to listen:’) tim + demps casey + julian + nate

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1081 - Initial Thoughts

And we're back

Another week break is behind us so we can now resume to the next section Oda chooses to put Egghead in

Let's see what he has going this time

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release too

A colorspread of sleepy boys to start with

Oh we're sticking with Fullalead for the time being!

Grus also uses his fruit to cushion the ship's landing

I love how in Japan a common insult to old people is to call them an 'old fossil' XD like nobody would ever say that in real life but it works well

Garp even laments the 'small-scale' his Galaxy Fist caused, prime Garp would've been worldbreaking

Koby quickly reunites with the group, leading to Grus being jealous of Garp's 'future of the marines' comment, Kujaku wants them to have their moment

Confirmation that Tashigi's not a part of SWORD, which is a shame since the G-5 is as close to SWORD as the Navy can be

Hibari's on the ball though, noting that they're not out of the woods until they escape

Hibari Nooooooo!

Girl got iced

As confirmed by the chapter title, Aokiji is indeed the 10th Captain of Blackbeard

The way he words things is interesting though, it's not 'I can't let you escape' it's 'it'll look bad if he escapes while Teach is away'

Oda is playing that fine line of 'is he or isn't he?'

We flash back to Aokiji joining Blackbeard, a year after the Punk Hazard fight

Aokiji iced Wolf and Teach's men near a bar, where he's having a drink - insistent that Wolf and co started it

And instead of a brawl it's just a merry feast roasting Akainu

Still, would've given Aokiji more credit if Akainu lost a limb, being 'banged up' doesn't really have the same level of impact as losing a leg

The Man Marked by Flames is mentioned again, it seems they think he might have the final Poneglyph

Of course, Teach doesn't know one is in Zou

According to Lafitte though the Man Marked by Flames sails a ship of pitch black, and may have a whirlpool fruit

Tbf yeah I wouldn't have put it past the WG to have had a Poneglyph to keep the One Piece out of reach, but Aokiji notes he never saw one to Shiryu

Some lamenting about Ohara too from Kuzan

Lafitte made the mistake though of asking Teach in Kuzan's earshot whether they intend to take his fruit, so back on the icing

Teach however offers him to join

See, as bad as Blackbeard is, the way he sells thing seems much like how Luffy does it: just people with their agendas living how they feel, the difference mainly is the way people do things

Back in the present, Aokiji refuses Garp's demands to unfreeze Hibari and return to the marines

Aokiji questions if Garp can kill his first protege to save another

But Garp sends him into the ground again 'only weaklings lose their way'

Garp seems to have space-themed attack names, since this one was 'Blue hole'

I wouldn't say Kuzan is being 'weak' here though, even Garp resists the system they worked for, he's living on his own path now is all

And now back to team Law vs Blackbeard ('winners island' as it's called)

Law's hat is on the floor and the Polar Tang destroyed

RIP to another cool ship design

Teach didn't have to pile it on either, his first ship was literally a fucking raft

The Rocky Port people are in Fullalead still too, still without their hearts, I guess the WG are in no mood to return them

Just as Teach sets sights on Law's fruit, Bepo goes Su Long

I was spoiled on this yesterday unfortunately, but the design is good

He did it without a moon too, thanks to Chopper. Makes me sad again though because Carrot could've had this tool in her arsenal if she was in the crew

Law is carried away at sea by Bepo, sadly having to leave the rest of the crew behind - despite Law's objections

Bepo notes how they will survive, but I guess that means the remaining Heart Pirates get to hang out with Pudding

Forced to retreat, like Kid: the Heart Pirates were utterly defeated

Blackbeard stocks are going up again

With Aokiji in Fullalead too that means it's likely that Lafitte and/or Devon are in Egghead, but we have wrapped up the Winner's island incident.

Law losing was expected, him and Bepo getting away does mean that Law may play a role in Luffy's and Blackbeard's eventual clash. We will have to wonder further with Fullalead though if Koby escapes, I mean I don't think Kuzan can beat Garp but Shiryu, Vasco, and Pizarro haven't made a move (not to mention Moria and Perona haven't had a follow up), so until they get involved I can't say the ball is in SWORD's court. Perhaps like Law only some will escape, perhaps Koby, Helmeppo, Hibari and Tashigi get away while Garp, Grus and Kujaku are held (hero of marines, high ranking officer's granddaughter and a high ranking SWORD member).

With Aokiji I still feel like he's playing a bit of a long con, it's just that working with Blackbeard aligns with interest right now. The way Teach is with potential allies though shows the layers of the man, he's an asshole to Law and Luffy, villano numero uno, but to Aokiji he was a lot more palatable, reasonable and a little bit encouraging, the art of the salesman I suppose.

They didn't say a break next week, but Golden Week is approaching so we'll see if we'll follow up, I kinda expect us to go back to Egghead again but we very well may stick to Fullalead a little more, maybe Marejois with Kuma. Lot's of things are still happening, and a big incident in Egghead is still about to occur.

[isekai-crow]

Doctor Elise Ep 3-4

I cannot express enough how fun of a potato chip this show is. I had a fever this week and this was a great lil show to watch that didnt require me to think.

As a self proclaimed shonen bro whose not normally into shojos, I enjoyed the manga, and the anime is doing a good job despite not being one of the "big names". It might also be my love of medical dramas from the early 2000s peaking in. I can turn my brain off to watch it and just have fun by going "WTF w h y", and poking fun at how broken some aspects of this world are while still thoroughly enjoying it.

It's definitely the kind of show that probably won't hold up to scrutiny for the world building, so. Just. Don't think too hard about the specifics of what's happening! Then the power fantasy pieces won't break through your suspension of disbelief! Because IV bags did not exist during the Crimean War in the 1800s which seems to be where this fantasy setting is taking place.

But I'm gonna go and point out all the broken bits below because its so much fun (not bashing at all!).

Also my favorite boy shows up! Doctor Graham!! We love a boy whose not there to be a rival or love interest, and respects the Lady and they get to be bros!

Look at this silver haired ponce of a bishonen, he's delightful, ascot and all!

He's voiced by Hosoya, Yoshimasa - Rainer Braun from Attack on Titan, Nezumi from NO.6, WOLFWOOD FROM THE NEW TRIGUN STAMPEDE!! Tokoyami from BNHA, and Sousuke from Free!

DAMN THEY PICKED A GOOD VOICE FOR MY BOY.

More spoilers/screen shots below the cut!

Elise shows up for work as Rose at the No Cultural Touchstone For Mother Teresa Hospital, the genius young doctor Graham is supposed to take care of her but he's busy and assumes like everyone else that a young well-off lady will run from the sight of blood soon enough, and so sticks her in the HOSPICE WARD.

HHMMMM I WONDER WHY ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE ON THEIR DEATH BEDS???? COULD IT PERHAPS BE... UH... SANITARY REASON?? SHOULD HOSPITALS BE SANITARY??? NAHHHH THE DIRTY ROTTING BANDAGES ON THE FLOOR AREN'T MAKING THINGS WORSE, NO WAAAAAAAAY.

These poor overworked shift nurses seem to have no idea what they're doing, but thankfully we have a returner with concepts of modern day sanitation who cleans the place up!

She then finds a dude with bed sores and realizes no one knows what SEPSIS IS, and is like. Get me a scalpel, it's my first day, I've never held a scalpel in my read:this life, I'M DOIN' A SURGERY TODAY. I'VE GOT GALAXY BRAIN TO HELP ME.

I love these shots they're great.

SHE PROCEEDS TO CUT INTO THE DUDES BACK LIKE SHE'S DRAWING FREE FORM SELECTION ON MS PAINT AND THEN JUST HITS CTRL-X DELETE.

That's not A tissue, that's HIS (necrotic) tissue! I sure hope this dude has pain killers or is drunk off his ass with vodka because DAMN.

All the other in-patients are so happy she's here, they feel better already with her bright and happy personality! Normally this would feel really creepy and sexist, but this juuuuuust squeaked by as not coming off that way.

Jump cut to the King! Only 12 people in this world know what diabetes is! How is Elise going to get away with having known about it?? Probably more hand waving!!

Now, we either get a time skip, or she's literally been working all night, but Dr. Graham walks in on her dozing, thinks he's got the wrong place, and proceeds to scold her for performing surgery without permission. But then he takes her on rounds and we're in a medicial show!!!!

IS THAT A FUCKING IV BAG?

IT IS!!!! THOSE WEREN'T INVENTED UNTIL THE LATE 1800s!! At least its a glass bottle, and not a plastic bag like I initially assumed?? But I guess the Crimean War was in the 1850s and this type of open glass bottle IV was from the 1900s so... Wooo Fantasy Europe!! -waves hand rapidly to shoo you on-

This man is having a time trying to figure out what the fuck. But he's pretty.

It takes him a bit to come to terms with her abilities but then he's just so happy to have another Doctor Bro who Actually Cares that he's behind her with full support! Which yay! But also becomes a tool of sorts, to kind of hand wave away the concept of sexism in the medical field to the point where it doesn't seem to exist. Which is also what makes this such a light show, because it doesn't even try to handle said topics, it just erases them completely with regards to medicine.

Equal numbers of men and women as doctors! The women aren't relegated to nurses! Yay! No critical thinking needed here.

My favorite part of this though, is that they DO tease at it. When Elise makes a different call from the doctor she's following in Ye Olde ER, he kind of stutters and is flabbergasted and panicked, while the female doctor is immediately like, I GOTCHU SIS, and steps in to help her as she proceeds to STAB A DUDE IN THE CHEST WITH A SYRINGE.

She's so pretty with blood on her face.

We're in episode 4 by this point, and its the "Festival Episode" common to many isekai romance manhwas, but of course, Elise is a doctor and so she's working the ER instead of attending.

However this is the episode that proves there is magic in the world, and WE GET A SECOND VA FOR THE PRINCE. He transforms into "Lord Ron". We also get a glimpse of his tragic back story!

His bodyguard gets a knife pulled on him and THEN A GUN. New Technology Discovered: Guns! I should hope they had those figured out before IV tech, but you think they'd know about general sanitation being important as well.

Dude's been shot in the SPLEEN!!! OW MY SPLEEN! They don't have a splenectomy in Fantasy Europe, oh no!

Elise puts up such a persuasive argument, and the dude is dying, so they might as well let her try to save him. And look, the prince Lord Ron has field surgery experience and offers to help!

SUDDENLY THERE IS ELECTRICITY. WHAT WERE THOSE OIL LAMPS IN THE GRIMEY DEATH WARD???

MS PAINT SCALPEL FTW!! It's not bad for the limited time they likely had to anime each episode, and the fact that they're putting more emphasis on the conversations. For comparison, this scene in the manga ↓

Surgery is a success! Yay! Elise is asked to write up a report abotu the surgery as it will be the first ever recorded splenectomy.

and then. Blushing Prince is Adorable, even in disguise. Love us some blushing boys.

But by far the most accurate part of this show so far...

Even in a Fantasy Europe Hospital the doctors have shitty handwriting lmfao

[shellyswirlz]

Hello!

SHELLY HERE AGAIN WITH A BRAND NEW POST!

Since I wrote a whole blog on my last account which includes me "breaking down Ryder's personality and getting a closer look at him" I've decided to also start doing it here as well!

This was made mainly because he's probably my favorite Frozen 2 supporting character. He's very interesting in my eyes.. and considering he doesn't really do that much, yet I've become obsessed with this guy nonetheless, I've decided to talk about more of his personality and what I think they should've added to him in the movies.

Let's begin!

First of all.. Based on the movie.. If you haven't noticed it already he seems like such a nice guy who just wants to help out and be like "the wingman" of the story, along with share his love for reindeer. That's all we really know about him but if you were to dig deeper you can see a bit more than what's shown throughout the rest of the movie.

If you were to look closely at some of the concept art, and how we was portrayed at the beginning of the movie and during some other scenes in the movie, you are able to see a few hidden details in his personality not everyone is able to spot.

That time where he hid in fear behind his sister seeing the sight of a talking snowman, that time he was running away in fear from SOMETHING in one of his concept art drawings, that time he was worried for the reindeer in the forest when it was on fire, and the times he was nervously talking to Kristoff about the proposal you could see that he's also a very caring, nervous, and soft person.

Genuinely feeling bad for Kristoff, and about to put the blame on himself for what happened before Kristoff cut him off.. However he also seems like the easygoing, chill, happy, silly type of guy. To put it this way, Ryder is the type of person who seems to be very anxious at first, but once they were to warm up to you they'd become more of the "silly friend".

It also seems, based on some of the concept art that I've seen, that he's most likely good at fighting like his sister probably is. We see him and the other Northuldra about to attack the soldiers right after Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven first notice the memories put into ice in the forest. He might have a decent amount of strength according to this alone. In the 3rd movie.. Who knows we might get some Nattura sibling action.

He also seems to be a rather positive and friendly character, as seen in this description of him on his wiki:

"He has a friendly deposition, making him fast friends with those he meets."

We only really saw him become fast friends with Kristoff.. That's literally it.., We never saw him become fast friends with anyone else, this most likely has to do with the fact that Frozen 3 was extremely rushed.. Like I'm sorry to tell you this but it was. I like the movie, but holy hell was it rushed!

Honestly it'd be great if Disney actually showed more of his friendliness to other people. Also I haven't seen Once Upon a Studio yet, idk if he even does anything in there but if he does don't spoil it for me please..

I also wish they showed more of what makes him different compared to Kristoff.. Because I'm betting to those watching the movie for the first time they only see him as a Northuldra Kristoff clone.. That is however not all that he is and this post is all the proof you need!

Here's one last thing before I wrap it all up..

Has anyone else noticed that Ryder is literally single...?

He states that he "knows nothing about women", which leaves me kind of curious.. It's probably something simple like "He never thought about it before because Northuldra don't really think about that kind of thing", but I'm still in need of answers nonetheless.

There HAS to be more behind that.

I need the lore!

That's all..!

[dxy-drxxm]

⭐ | COMMISSION VI : Hearth of the Pranks (Gone HORRIBLY Wrong)

It was the dead of night when Kunimitsu had the idea of taking this commission, and considering their client didn't bother with the details of what prank they want to enact on the guards, he had a couple in mind.

Although... Knowing him, Navina contemplated on letting him run wild, and especially his mean streak.

"So, you're telling me to basically cause a commotion in the main area of the city... And you're going to do what?"

See, Kuni's idea of a prank is basically to cause a riot of sorts to the guards. It wasn't as though they never had to deal with a few attacks here and there, he reasoned...

... but they know him better. After all, this wasn't Sumeru— and they sure as hell know that causing THAT would be a crime.

"What?" The wanderer grinned, seemingly confident in his decision. "I'm just going to give them a little trouble— not like I'm going to send literal ruin guards on them, dumbass."

"Yes, I'm aware of that," the informant said, their lips pursed to a frown. "But this is not Sumeru OR Mondstadt, Kuni! And unlike you, I wouldn't want to be put in trial for breaking the law!"

"Relax, you're worrying too much on the small details," he said, shushing them before blowing a raspberry to them. "Just cause some commotion outside, and I'll take care of the rest. It's not as though you can't scare a few guards, can you?"

"..."

A sigh left them.

"... Fine. However, you owe me one after I'm done!"

At exactly 2 in the morning, the guards patrolling around the premises of Fontaine began to hear something at the lower areas. It was hard to tell at first, as the sounds coming out of it was... Vaguely humane.

The melusines patrolling paused, their ears twitching as they began to listen it. After a while, one of them looked at the other in concern.

"It sounds like someone's in trouble..."

"Hm... That, or it could just be some monsters lurking in the alleyways."

"Perhaps. However, we should still check and see what it is. We wouldn't wish for the city to awaken to such troubles later."

...

Then, they could hear it.

The faint sound of a voice echoing around the empty town, the city that has fallen to slumber... With the melusines only being greeted with the sound of sobbing.

"Just how long... How long can I take it...?"

It was hard to discern what the voice reminded the melusines, but it sounded so... Far from one gender. It was a mix of many, and for them, it scared them.

Still, the melusines kept a straight face and decided to investigate the sound— the sobbing was enough to catch their attention, and the wind was urging them to investigate.

It was almost like the chill they feel from their own fur permeated through them— and it made things harder for them to focus.

Step after step, they had the other guards with them as well for the sake of numbers... In the case it was a criminal on the loose, they'd have the opportunity to apprehend them.

However, as they got close enough to the source, some of them stopped to let out a gasp.

The wind grew harsh, but when they were close enough, it died down.

And slowly, the melusines saw the figure's head turn, and—

—What followed after were screams.

The morning after, Kunimitsu took Navina out to their favorite cafe to get their reward. Of course, he had informed the commissioner beforehand and he knew that he was far enough to not hear or know what they've done. Still, he did handed them their reward.

As for Navina, however...

"Ugh, imagine if the melusines found out about it being me..."

"Pfft, you'll be fine. I told you it'll work."

"It'll work, my ass— you didn't do shit but watch as they screamed and ran off to archon knows where!"

"And? A little scare won't hurt them."

Kunimitsu laughs at the sight of the informant, who scoffs and smacks his arm.

"I hate you, asshole," they grumbled, biting onto the food he bought them. "You better sleep with one eye open later."

"Or what? Are you going to try and scare me as well?" He taunted, making them more annoyed.

...

He won't admit it to their face, though, but the sight of the abomination worth nothing of words is a suitable... 'prank' for him.

What? It's not like they were told to make it harmless, so he wanted to try something that'll scar anyone that was patrolling that night.

And it seems as though it worked— much to his amusement, and to their annoyance.

"Nah, I'd drag your ass outside and scare you like how the melusines got scared of me."

Now it was his turn to cough and glare.

"You—!"

... actually, scratch that— maybe it was better for a prank to be specified as harmless. For the sake of Fontaine's future horror stories.