#they trust each other your honor

[an-entity-i-think]

"I have a secret."

Arthur looks up from a report and glances across the room absentmindedly to Merlin holding a dagger he was polishing in his lap as he watches Arthur with a tilt of his head.

Arthur huffs a laugh, "Is it that you're secretly a girl?"

Merlin's lips tick upward for just a moment before continuing his stare.

Arthur watches him for a few moments, and then puts his quill down.

"You have a secret." Arthur repeats seriously.

Merlin just smiles, a small one, "I have a secret. It's an important one. But I can't tell you the secret. And I can't tell you why I can't tell you."

Arthur squints his eyes as Merlin looks down to keep polishing.

"Are you in danger?"

Merlin pauses to think which makes Arthur clench his fists in worry, not that he'd say that.

"...I suppose," He says slowly, thinking over his words, "But it's to my understanding- at this time at least -that it's no more or less dangerous for me whether you know or not. I do think it may be more dangerous for you if you know though."

Arthur hums and watches Merlin's face but sees nothing but earnestness as they meet eyes across the room.

"And why do you tell me this?"

Merlin just smiles again, but bigger this time, "I've decided I trust you with it. I trusted you before of course," he add hurriedly as if Arthur would ever think otherwise,

"But I just realized that I trust you with this, too. And this is something I've never trusted anyone enough to share it with- before I mean. And if it comes up, well, I'd rather be able to tell you that I can't tell you then to lie to you. So, this is me telling you there's a secret."

Arthur looks thoughtfully before raising one eyebrow along with a ghost of a smirk on his face, "So you have a secret you can't tell me. But you trust me with it. When do I get to hear the secret?"

Merlin leans his head on his hand as he looks sideways at him impishly, "I will tell you no lie if you ask."

Arthur hears the unspoken words bright as day:

I'm not going to say anything by myself cause I don't think it's time yet, but I will tell you the truth regardless if you so choose.

Arthur hums to himself before nodding once and then twice, ignoring the giddiness in his heart.

Picking up his quill again, he says, "You missed a spot," so he can hear his manservant squawk from across the room, "I'm not finished yet, you prat!"

They meet gazes one more time with matching fire in their eyes and grins on their faces before resuming their activities.

It's nice to be trusted.

Magical Reveal Sequel: Here

[svtskneecaps]

dude i fucking love how this server has communication as its premise and built into its fucking core. i fucking love that. bc it's one thing to be like 'this server is about multilingual communication and cultural exchange!!' bc that could present in any NUMBER of ways but like. with the federation and the eggs and a common shared goal they all decided WE ARE A TEAM. and like, ok,

when baghera was sus of jaiden because of the thing when pomme died and jaiden had been the reason baghera left her side for the only time that day, i wasn't even worried. i wasn't worried bc i was like "we just wait. because i know they will TALK TO EACH OTHER." and I WAS RIGHT. TWO DAYS LATER IT WAS ALL CLEARED UP AND BAGHERA WAS HELPING HER OUT WITH CUCURUCHO

and the ordo theoritas is functionally a secret organization. it would be SO EASY to gatekeep the lore, on grounds of "the federation is always watching and anyone could be a spy" and yet the ordo theoritas says that, like bad SAYS THAT, says OUT LOUD, "anyone could be a traitor" and then turns around and goes "hey person i've had a few days' worth of conversations with, here's a detailed rundown of everything we've learned about the island's mysteries, and the secret location of the ordo base". SOFIA was supposed to be secret from everyone, and for a little bit she was. but now like, the ordo theoritas is showing her to everyone. it would be SO EASY to hide things and to gatekeep things but they just. don't do it. here's the supercomputer!!!! don't forget to grab her waystone so you can come back anytime!!!

bad learns something. "i need to tell forever/cellbit/baghera". forever figures out a new way to protect the eggs, and he gets it to everyone within days. cucurucho tries to have a secret conversation and the entire server knows about it almost instantly and there are three people buried in the walls reading the subtitles and giving each other meaningful glances

i love it. i love it. miscommunication plotlines drive me up the fucking wall and the fact that i wasn't even SCARED when jaiden and baghera could easily have angled into an angsty tangled web of that and instead just MET WITH EACH OTHER AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AND CLEARED THE AIR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY was so fucking breathtaking. and this is a multilingual server. this is a MULTILINGUAL SERVER. i love it. i love it so much i want to cry. it's a server for communication and people Communicate, it would have been SO EASY to slip into monolingual factions and stick to the familiar but they DIDN'T. they DIDN'T. WE GET TO HAVE A THEORY TABLE WITH SO MANY LANGUAGES SITTING AROUND IT. we get to have conspiracy walls in every language!!!! idk sometimes i forget how fucking CRAZY all this is, like the scale of what they've accomplished

so yea thank you to quackity and the qsmp admins for this, and thank you to the streamers for hearing 'this is about connections' and taking it ENTIRELY to heart, and also thank you to whoever the fuck decided to give quackity's school class the job to look after a fucking egg to learn about parenting. bc holy shit. holy shit.

[hhoneycloves]

Finally!! Finally !! @randaccidents Heart from Heartless and Mind from Jashwriting enjoying a safe, happy moment in a beam of sunshine ^^ [last safe and happy moment EVER. /j]

[Please do not tag as ship]

[ssaraexposs]

That's it. That's THAT look.

[dragon--sage]

"When I look at my future, anything and everything feels possible. And I get to share it with you, as a partner. An... equal."

filed under: spawn astarion lines that make me want to launch myself into the sun from too much pain and joy

[present-mom-blog]

Uuuuggghhh. I'm out of words to properly articulate today. But it's just something about how Dazai saved Atsushi and Atsushi saved Dazai. How these two are so intrinsically intertwined. How they meet and talk at sunsets and waters like it's their destiny.

The river and the sunset and the boy saving the man from drowning. The bay and the sunset and man telling the boy it's his city. The ship in the harbor and the sunset and the boy telling the man about the bet he's made.

It's just THEM and they make sense because they're them. They're so tied to each other and so important to each other.

The man who wants to die but lives each time. The boy who wants to live but dies every day it feels like.

They're the opposite sides of coins, or perhaps mirror images. Not quite the same, but still recognizable to each other.

[jonjaydami]

Another JonJayDami headcanon but when they all live together they have VERY strict rules on games they can play together. The rules are separated into two categories of either playable or banned.

Banned games include-

-uno

-connect four

- sorry

-trouble

-pie face (Jon got it as a funny game to play and let's just say it ended with it going out the window and Jay eating so much whipped cream he got physically sick. Jonathan had never been so scared for a plastic toy in his life)

Video games are a bit harder but there have been several that have been banned on multi-player games. Jon had to be the one to wrestle it from both Jay and Damian and take the games for the younger kids to play with and even at desperately at time donated the games to good will just so they wouldn't be in the apartment anymore.

Jay and Damian both have a fiery spirit when it comes to loosing and when they are put on games they become instant enemies. Jonathan has accepted the fact that he has gone to winning maybe 1 out of 20 rounds but now between the two of them 1 out 40. He doesn't mind however cause he likes to have fun with his boyfriends when they all have some time to themselves. But on the other hand watching Jay and Damian having a silent glaring battle over a game of chess is scary.

He knows they love each other but they have a competitive streak that both leaves run out and dry after playing an intense game. But that doesn't mean they don't have games they play together. They play occult of the lamb, started valley and animal crossing together as well as things like majong (I hope I spelled that right) especially after a rough week when all of them can just crash on their couch and pretend they aren't people together.

Though I like to imagine when Jay, Damian, and Jonathan go to a game night with the batfamily they have a silent truce so they can wipe the floor with Damian siblings. It always baffles Jonathan watching them team up cause it might be scarier when they are playing each other. He just counts himself lucky that he gets to share in on their points so he doesn't loose.

[blighted-lights]

let's play a game of how many times can i draw first aid and ravage holding hands before i actually have to sit down and write the fic that justifies them holding hands. hand and paw. servos. whatever.

i've got an entire sketch page of it rn and the only person who has any context for it is @cmofirstaid, its so funny 😭

[foolishsweet]

I think what I like the most about the fixer MV is that through the whole MV we see Rui's purple tainting Tsukasa's yellow more and more till there is almost none, only to see at the end that while Rui's purple did overtake Tsukasa, Tsukasa's yellow has also taken over Rui without us noticing, making each other in their image.

I also love how it's sooooooo accentuated in Tsukasa being made into Rui's color with being him eating the apple and the scenes of the plate also being purple, as in explicitly say Rui is serving Tsukasa while trying to make him his own (at first smiling mischievously, then taking a posture like a butler when standing up).

Only for Tsukasa's control over Rui to be so subtle, so easy to miss yet just as overwhelming. Showing a defensive posture at first before allowing himself to be tainted, smiling as if he were having fun, completely confident and knowing exactly what was going on from the start.

[an-entity-i-think]

Sequel to "I Have A Secret"

When the magical creature finally dropped, everything paused for the tiniest of moments.

Well, paused for Merlin who had a small moment to breath in relief that he stopped the creature right before it was about to swipe Arthur with a fatal blow.

Sir Kay, on the other hand, who saw the incriminating golden eyes like everyone else in the small group, didn't pause at all, turned his body towards Merlin already preparing to swipe his sword.

"No!" Gwaine yells from too far away.

Ducking quickly, barely missing the sharp edge, Merlin doesn't even stutter before running to Arthur and then hiding behind him while breathing heavily as he stands back to back with the prince while curling his hands into the cloth of the blonde's breeches.

Arthur finally blinks and seems to unfreeze from where he'd stood since he'd almost been killed by the beast and then saved by his apparently magical manservant.

"Huh."

He surveys the situation.

Merlin has magic and is currently hiding behind him. Sir Leon is looking at them unsure, Sir Gwaine looks like he's ready to kill Sir Kay and also maybe him or Merlin by the way he keeps looking at them.

Feeling the trembling warmth pressed against his back, he very calmly lifts his sword.

"Gentleman. What seems to be the problem?"

He pointedly keeps his sword up in a way that can be used in any direction, but Sir Kay gives him an appalled look anyways, but Leon stares at him for a moment before nodding to himself and putting his sword down.

Sir Gwaine on the other hand, looks at Merlin in frantic worry, looking like he wants to start inching forward.

Arthur feels like Gwaine is probably safe but he doesn't know for sure, so he gives Gwaine a Look anyway which... obviously gives him a scathing glare back.

"Your Highness," Sir Kay looks at him with worry and Merlin (still behind him) with anger, "He's a sorcerer."

Everyone seems to hold their breath in front of him, but Arthur just looks at them for a few more seconds in blankness.

Did they think he just... didn't notice? He squints his eyes.

Looking side to side, Arthur just deadpans, "I mean... yeah. I thought that was pretty obvious with the golden eyes and yelling a spell two seconds ago."

Merlin snorts behind him. The hands still entwined with his breeches seem to loosen as Arthur feels the back against his own start breathing easier.

Arthur's lips try to trick upward, but he tries to keep them down.

Gwaine, still quite clearly running on adrenaline, looks back and forth between them before landing on Merlin, "Merls, are you sure you want to be standing there, right now?"

They both look at him with tilted heads.

Merlin hesitantly replies, "Um... yes?"

His hands squeeze for just a moment, making Arthur frown at Gwaine.

Gwaine, just squints his eyes, before pressing forward, "And you're not scared? You're okay?"

Blinking owlishly, "Uh. I mean. I was scared that Arthur was going to die? And I guess I was scared of Sir Kay for a second. But... I'm doing pretty good..." There's a small pause, "...How are you?"

Sir Leon lets out an uncharacteristic snort before covering his mouth as he tries to hold back a laugh to himself.

Gwaine sputters, "I meant scared of the Princess!"

They, again, both look at him in confusion, "Arthur? Why would I be scared of Arthur?"

Sir Kay and Gwaine both seem to bluster in the same way (for opposite reasons?)

"Cause he's the prince!"

"He's just Arthur."

Arthur makes an offended face, "I'm not JUST anything, Merlin!"

Merlin finally lets go so he can watch him as he smirks, "Oh yeah? What do you want to be instead of Arthur then? I guess if we count a few minutes ago, you can be a damsel in distress instead~"

Arthur looks back at him with a sputter, "You can't talk to me like that! I'll put you in the stocks!"

Merlin just smiles at him mischievously, "Oh of course, Sire. My apologies, Sire. Just maybe you should double check your next stew for vermin instead of bird."

"If you put rats in my stew one more time, I'll make you eat it."

"-oh, going on a diet, Sire? I've been telling you you need it..."

Arthur huffs to himself, putting one hand on his hip while pointing his sword to Merlin with his other, dramatically.

The others skip a breath.

Merlin just rolls his eyes with a bored look like it's happened a million times. (It has)

"I'm going to have the kitchens poison your next meal!"

"Not if I do yours first!"

"At least then I'll have a break from all your prattling!"

Merlin gasps in mock offense as he takes a staggering step back, "How dare you! What about the children?"

Arthur snorts so loud, he drops his sword as he covers his mouth wheezing as Merlin raises his arm in victory and grins like he won something.

"Who are the children?"

Sir Kay interrupts with a disbelieving huff, "Sire. Sorcerer. Against the law."

Arthur looks at him like he's stupid, even though he's the one who looks a little stupid still bent over trying to catch his breath, "It's just Merlin."

Gwaine and Leon share a laugh between themselves, now completely calm, used to the bickering.

"And besides, it's really on me. I didn't ask," Arthur shrugs like this makes complete sense to everyone. He goes to pick his sword back up, as Merlin nods and steps behind him to look over his shoulder with his hands entwined behind him.

Arthur pretends he doesn't miss the warmth, but the breath on his neck is a close second.

"Didn't ask what, Sire?" Leon asks curiously, as he and Gwaine seem to lean forward, even as Sir Kay stays stock still like he's rebooting.

Arthur looked up at him a little startled, "Oh. Merlin told me he had a secret ages ago. I just didn't ask, cause he didn't want me to."

"Wait wait wait- he told you he had a secret?" Gwaine guffaws.

Merlin steps forward to lean his chin on Arthur's shoulder as he wraps his arms around Arthur's waist, "Of course! I try to tell Arthur everything. He's my best friend!"

Arthur pretends he isn't blushing, as he hums noncommittally.

The other three trade glances.

Arthur just nods to himself, even as his free hand absentmindedly holds onto one of Merlin's wrists around his wait.

The other three raise their eyebrows.

"Anyways. Obviously, there will be no speaking of this to my Father." He looks up stern and serious for the first time in this entire conversation.

Leon and Gwaine nod happily, while Sir Kay takes a moment, before nodding reluctantly and murmuring to himself, "I'm repressing this as we speak."

Leon looks at Kay with interest, while Gwaine just watches in amusement as Arthur's blush comes crashing back when he visibly realizes he's been gently caressing Merlin's wrist unconsciously.

Merlin just looks at Gwaine's smirk over Arthur's shoulder, before squeezing Arthur's waist once and letting go to start walking beside him, vehemently trying to hide his own blush now, too.

Both of them start continuing their walk back to the citadel, looking away from each other, even as their arms brush against each other with how close they walk.

The other three follows them casually.

Sir Kay blinks, before turning to Leon with a whisper, "Did I miss something? What happened with the beast?"

Leon just looks at him unable to hide how impressed he is with the skill of Repression, making Sir Kay even more confused, belatedly answering the question, "...Prince Arthur killed the beast, of course."

Sir Kay just blinks, "Of course."

[ai-higurashi]

Scrooge: I don't care for nobody and nobody cares for me.

Beakley: Hey.

Scrooge: Hi bestieeee💕💕💕💞💞💞💓💓💓

[cellblade]

q!forever messaging q!cellbit “wait” after their order meeting is so <333

i love that insaneduo debriefs after their meeting with others

[hoyt-and-cavanaugh]

Bug: [Bug is having technical difficulties] Woody: You know, I could always go get Nigel. Bug: If you love Nigel so much, why don't you marry him? Woody: We can actually do that now in Vermont.

[restless-soulz]

IM REWRITING WISH

I’m sick of the songs, I feel like they don’t connect to the story, I’m made they threw out star boy, and the entire story is an anti thesis to message that Disney has been making for the past century of movies!

don’t get me wrong I still hate Disney, but the animators were screwed over.

I’ve already come up with a new story outline, a couple new lyric replacements and trying to make a villain song worthy of Amaya and Magnifico. There’s already a reprise of both At All Costs and This Wish that is going to be tragically heart breaking, like Flynn Ryder dying kinda thing.

will post more later

[guillotine-drop]

Thinking about bonds between super mutants and I think the most intimate bordering on romantic thing that SM’s (and the SoSu w Strong if Bethesda weren’t cowards) can do is forming some kind of blood pact and essentially swearing fealty to each other

Imagine a super mutant trusting you enough to sit you down and essentially say ‘I want to be bonded with you permanently’ by offering you the chance to mix blood. It’s easy enough for you to do, the skin on your palm is less than 2mm thick. You could take a pocket knife and open it up, but them? They have to work for it. They have to put some effort in to get through the skin, and that means something. It means everything, actually. You’re essentially swearing to be the hand that guides the swing if they’ll be the hammer to be swung. Swearing your loyalty as long as they swear theirs. Being their shield if they’ll be your bulwark. You’re both equals, maybe not in size or in strength, but you’re the only one they trust with their life. They’ll raze a city for you if you’ll crush an army for them. It’s beyond romance, it’s beyond pacts and creeds, it’s something even deeper. One of you may be more delicate, with skin that can be broken easily and bruised even more so, while the other is a wall of sinew and muscle that can shrug off bullets like it’s nothing, but now you’re bound by the one thing that makes the both of you the same: you both bleed, and you both bleed red.

[overnighttosunflowers]

The Mighty Nein : distrustful :: Bells Hells : lonely