#this one's been simmering for a while

[arvandus]

Warning: While this snippet is SFW, my blog overall is not. As such, minors and ageless blogs, DNI and do NOT follow or you will be blocked! Thinking about Barbatos, and how he knows that you're meant to end up with Diavolo. He's seen it already, in the numerous variations of the future, in the ones where Diavolo succeeds in his vision with you by his side. Your paths may cross with the brothers at first, but in the end, it's him; always him, your marriage being what unifies the realms in the end.

And so Barbatos resists you; averts his eyes when they catch yours across the room, keeps his exchanges with you brief and cordial. But it seems to do little good, because no matter what, you return to him each time with hope in your eyes and sunshine in your smile that only seems to appear just for him.

If only he could tell you the truth: that you weren't meant for him; you were meant for the Prince. It didn't matter that his heart fluttered when you were within arm's reach. It didn't matter that his gloved hands twitched to touch you. And it didn't matter how the loneliness felt heavier after a day spent in your company. You weren't his to take; and despite how you felt here and now, you didn't belong to him.

But he can't tell you, not without risking everything. After all, nothing makes a person veer off from their intended course more than letting them see the road that's been paved for them. Perhaps it's something innate in humans, a quality of their souls that makes them so stubborn, so resistant to fate as if it were something they, in all of their smallness, could control.

And Barbatos refuses to allow himself to give in to his secret desires, too aware of what such consequences could bring, how it could change the course of the future. He's already experienced the ramifications of his carelessness before, seen firsthand how it'd damaged those closest to him beyond repair. Surely, this would be no different, his own selfishness causing catastrophic changes, centuries of hard work disintegrating beneath the softest of kisses.

Barbatos is powerful beyond reason, but even for all of his ability to see and manipulate time, his powers have limits, particularly when it comes to himself. He is his own wild card, his actions and choices unpredictable thanks to how removed from time his ability makes him. His own lifespan doesn’t follow the strands in the way others' do, a predictable thread sewn into the tapestry next to so many others. Instead, he is more like the needle, with the ability to move the threads from one spot to the next, to bend them to his will to create a picture of his choosing.

His influence cannot be anticipated or predicted.

So he keeps himself forever distant, separate. A watcher, a puppeteer, but never an actor.

He hoped you'd find your way to the Young Lord eventually, let your feelings for him become a part of the past, washed away by time. But you wait, lingering like a lost kitten hoping to be let in.

If only Barbatos could know that the only way for you to find your way to the Young Lord would be through him; through your exploration of your love for him, and later, the inevitable falling out that would take place; a maelstrom of love and loss that would eventually cast you onto soft sandy shores, putting you directly into the Prince’s waiting, loving arms.

If only Barbatos knew that he had to let himself love you and lose you in order to get the future he thought he always wanted.

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

i tried to play into tumblr's automatic video looping but you can also watch it on youtube with subtitles for the dialogue, it's not that important, it's more about the idea of the loop than the experience

[kimorasimz]

do not disturb..

[lastmidtownshowmp3]

Kintsugi Pete !

[lale-txt]

now that i put my Akaashi fic on semi-hiatus my brain keeps begging me to write more Kuroo and i’m afraid i might give in to that

[kindercelery]

Richard iii is my pet hunchback

[what-is-it-to-be-pk-esque]

Lmfaooooo I am dying at Halsin just starting act 3 horny on main and straight up asking to be in a thruple, like, bro lmao

Everything about this interaction and the one right after if you decide to ask Astarion about it is gold 💀💀💀 his fucking Halsin impression haha

I so wonder what the others have to say if you're romancing them and get propositioned by the bear hahaha I'll bet it's great

[luvsimskaos]

As Cela and Elijah walk to town they talk about whatever comes to mind. Both enjoying the other's company but it isn't long before the see their friends.

Elijah and the girls take a seat. And the group of friends start laughing and joking. Elijah reassures them that his family and himself are doing fine.

Apollo and Titus pull Elijah from his seat wanting to mess around. The boys strike poses for the girls who laugh at their antics. Everyone is happy to see Elijah again and the mood shows it well.

Soon the group starts talking their home life's and parents. Cela complains that because her house doesn't have any men she's usually stuck doing all the heavy lifting. Elijah tell her that if she ever need help to just get him and he'll help.

Cela thanks Elijah and promises to take him up on his offer, while the other three exchange glances and laugh. Elijah is truly terrible at being discreet.

Elijah awkwardly smiles and the group teases Elijah. It seems that even getting away from his family doesn't stop Elijah from being a target. But Elijah wouldn't trade his friends for the world.

[sankttealeaf]

starting a default durge honor mode playthrough wish me luck

[solradguy]

Having ADHD but only having it just enough to get the like 2 symptoms left out of every conversation about ADHD fills me with an apathy that has no practical solution. Rolling up to the ADHD conversation like "Some days I can't focus and everything pisses me off and the best I can do is lay on the floor with music on and scowl at the ceiling until it stops because if I don't then I'll be mean to other people because I have no patience when I get like that" just makes everyone side-eye you because they immediately jump to the conclusion that you want to commit unspeakable acts of violence.

But a lot of people don't know that this is something people with ADHD can experience. The only time I ever see it mentioned is when I go out of my way to find research on it...

[crossbackpoke-check]

Why I Am Not Coming In To Work Today [abridged], Jess Zimmerman

part one | part two

[buffysgotfaith]

How would you get Wednesday and Enid together on the show?

Hmm this is a tough one and I might have an unpopular opinion here but I wouldn’t get them together in s2. I think the show would benefit from focusing less on romance for Wednesday in general and ideally I would have her relationship with Enid continue to be the thing she grows from the most, and maybe have her realise she might have feelings for her at the end of the second season. Also potentially unpopular but let Enid continue to date Ajax. I could see that being what pushes Wednesday to look at her feelings for Enid a little more closely.

S3 would be when I would actually set them up for becoming a couple if the show does go there. I see them very much as a couple that would work best in the canon of the show as a slow burn.

[thenightisland]

you can go on a trip to a city you genuinely love and then go back home to the city you actually live in and only barely tolerate but watch out!!!

[pietadean]

just a cold

hiiiii this is my entry for @spnpoetryrenaissance's spn poetry month, second edition, day 3 : childhood

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[smile-files]

bearer of the curse (too many good ideas)