#they're so hot and cold

[thestressedsimmer]

The days wore on and Phillip's condition kept improving by the day. The doctors said they were lucky, his illness had not been as grave as they all were fearing. Within a week, he was back on his feet and took his place at court and at the family dining table once again.

The timing could not be more perfect because Marjory was starting to feel the tell-tale signs of little feet kicking her. While some women hated being pregnant, she couldn't help but adore it - it was the only time she could ensure that she knew where her child was at all times and ensure their safety.

With the quickening, she would have to announce the news of her pregnancy at court. But first, she wanted to announce it to her family. Give them a chance to digest the news before it was a matter of state.

She announced it at breakfast with her entire family gathered around and their two serving girls bustling around in the background, pretending not to eavesdrop.

Phillip did not react how she had hoped. "What? You're pregnant? How could this be? This is a horrible time!"

A frown tugged at Marjory's face, but she decided to give him the benefit on the doubt and say it was just shock. He had been ill and delirious for so long, maybe that delirium was still clinging to him.

"Were you not the one who said that I needed to give birth to a boy to legitimize my rule? Especially as a woman?" She asked, doing her best to keep her voice even.

"Yes, but not now! You have heard just as I that there are Windenbergish troops at the border as we speak! They are just rumors now, but knowing those bastards? It will not be a rumor soon enough."

"Phillip."

"For the Watcher's sake, our own servants have been robbed, Marjory! You, girl!" In the middle of his tirade, he turned to Waltilde. The more shy of the two servants froze in place, looking like a deer in headlights. "Did you inform your queen of this? Perhaps she has just forgotten the state of our world right now!"

"Do not bring the girls into this!" Marjory snapped as the poor girl struggled to speak to respond to him. She waved her out of the room and she gladly ran out, Landelanda on her heels. Those two were as close as close could be and she was glad for it, everybody needed someone to lean on.

Phillip attempted to speak, but one raised hand from his queen silenced him. For such a soft and kind woman, she could hold her own in arguments. It is why her relationship with her husband worked. She did not let him push her around.

"I do not know if you are aware, Phillip, but I did not get pregnant on my own. You were more than happy to risk it when you were on top of me in my chambers." She glanced down at their daughter, sitting beside them. Probably should watch her language around young ears. "I will hear no more of this and risk my child's health by being upset by your petulant whining."

With those words, the consort stood (with the tell-tale shriek of a chair skidding across the floor) and stormed out of the room. He mumbled something about having work to do as he did so, but she knew that was just an excuse to get away from her.

Swallowing down tears from her husband's poor reaction, she cleared her throat and turned to her daughter. Trying to keep her voice cheerful. "Well, Adela. How do you feel about the news?"

"Don't want it!" Came the almost cheerful reply from the princess.

This reaction was less unexpected. She had been an only child for her entire life and while she enjoyed being an older cousin, she also enjoyed leaving those babies behind when their visits conclude.

Marjory's hope was that she would eventually warm up to having a sibling. Especially when she saw the little one and realized that they could be a playmate for her.

There was only one person left: Elizabeth, her adopted mother.

Her reaction to the pregnancy was much better. She was all smiled when she realized that Marjory was carrying another grandchild - it did her heart good to see Robert's legacy continuing on through her. Besides, she thinks she is an amazing mother.

The only problem was that the queen was speaking so fast, probably because of the unpleasant reactions of her husband and daughter, that she didn't get a chance to say a single word.

"I was wondering if you would... maybe, perhaps, if you wanted to, join me in my confinement? Since you have returned, I have had to focus on queenly duties but this will be an opportunity for us to just be together and... and... and I think it would be nice to have you there, you know?"

Elizabeth waited patiently for her daughter to take a breath.

"Of course, darling. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

That was a relief to Marjory. She went on to tend to her daily duties, glad to know that she would have her mother's support no matter what. Her husband and daughter would come around; they'd have to. Like it or not, there would be a new prince or princess arriving soon.

[oaksapling]

had fun playing virtual barbie with rory yesterday

[efingcod]

Same Energy

Frank Woods BOCW and Kyle 'Gaz' Garrick MWiii

[gingermintpepper]

I continue to be in the foulest of moods so here are some Zeus + Apollo headcanons because they make me happy :)

(Important note: this is largely specific to my original work and is not me making inferences from mythical or historical texts)

Zeus and Apollo spar. Like a lot. Like a lot. A big reason why Apollo gets so good at boxing is because he usually sparred with his father as a young god and getting hit with one of Zeus' punches is!! Not advisable. He focused on becoming fleet-footed to combat Zeus' more solid fighting style which was definitely helped by his dancing. Conversely, Hermes would later develop wrestling partially as a response to Apollo's annoying fleet-footedness in combat.

Zeus decides to tie his mind to Apollo's when the strain of Apollo's visions become too intense for him to handle alone. When Apollo first returns from his exile after slaying Python, his visions are so severe that he suffered from 'time-blindness' where he could only percieve the future and was completely unable to see the present. Zeus shoulders some of that strain until Apollo becomes strong enough to handle prophecy on his own - though Zeus is careful not to give Apollo absolute prophecy lest he get overwhelmed again.

Despite their closeness, or maybe because of it, Zeus and Apollo argue quite a lot. Usually it's banal things like administrative work or squabbling over which of them should get the larger portion of a hecatomb, but they do argue about how prophecies should be carried out quite frequently too. There's a general agreement for Zeus not to bring up Apollo's children after how messy Aristaeus' anointing was (and how angry Apollo was at Zeus' disagreement with his decision to make his firstborn son a god) but the odd occasion where it cannot be avoided is usually when they have their most grave spats.

One of Zeus' greatest regrets is his relationship with Ares, partially because Ares grows up seeing him dote and teach Apollo with his full attention. There is... a lot of himself that he sees in Ares. A lot of Kronos too and the part of Zeus that is a warrior before he is a king has done his best to keep the boy at arms length entirely because of that familiarity with the face staring back at him. It's another of the things he and Apollo have argued ceaselessly about. Naturally, Apollo has attempted to bridge that gap many times and while Ares is still quite close with Artemis, when it comes to Apollo, he is particularly sensitive.

Zeus is the one that ultimately decided that Apollo should never marry. Due to Apollo's love-curse and his already concerning tendency to be overly attached and committed to his mortal affairs and offspring, Zeus decided that marriage would be doom to Apollo's spirit and proclaimed him unfit for the ceremony and its status. Instead of the expected argument, everyone was quite surprised when Apollo merely bowed his head and accepted such an outrageous decision.

[originalcontent]

I can't find art of my ship anywhere so I GUESS that means I have to make it myself, here are some doodles.

[fishlung8877]

Ever get so tired you just start taking your arms and legs offf?

[adlersmalewife]

yall ever jst

I can't be the only one.

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

It's so funny when people say things like "yeah well tenants don't have to deal with fixing maintenance issues themselves, being a homeowner is tough because you have to arrange for maintenance people to come and pay for it yourself"

Like where are these mythical landlords that promptly and efficiently address maintenance issues lmao. Yeah you have to coordinate it all and "pay for it yourself" as a homeowner, but I'd rather that and know I'm getting it taken care of than have to go back and forth with a landlord to get them to fix literally anything. Also, as a renter you ARE paying for it, with the rent. You think landlords are allowing themselves to lose money on maintenance issues lol?

It's like these people think you just call up your landlord and say something is broken and they go "ok I'll send someone over right away!" And the problem is fixed.

[xryptiid]

hey all that lore was really cool but anybody else thinking about this still,

[sneeb-canons]

Headcanon #400: Heart & Mind are usually never a neutral temperature. The area around them is like the sun & moon. Mind's being hot and Hearts being cold. They're body temperatures however contrast that with Mind always feeling cold like metal/machinery and Heart feeling warm like a literal heart.

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[meidui]

tony sets the temperature in their bedroom to be warmer when they get into bed because he doesn't want steve to fall asleep feeling cold and cooler when they wake up because steve turns into a furnace while he sleeps, and steve doesn't know until he spends the night away on a mission and he's like why am i so uncomfortable

[mars-ipan]

some postgame doodles for pride month

[lostreverb]

if i had a nickel for every time kyle gallner portrayed a fast food worker who turns out to be a psycho shooter i'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but isn't it weird that it happened twice

[bjarkanart]

Essek: "You're going to need to dress for cold environment"

Bell's Hells: Gotcha! *does the exact opposite*

But hey, they have cloaks, I guess...

[sheepgirlmaidtummy]

i need more maidgirl posts talking about us like creatures. separate entities. i need more casual maidgirls. please please please i wont survive on thin white overtly "sexy" maidgirls please you have to help me bring back balance..

[qalrey]

They would be best friends!