#this will be my new advert for a while hehe

[wistfulwisp]

🧿 Tarot Readings 🧿

Hello everybody! This is a post with updated information on the paid tarot readings that I offer mostly from this blog.

A Little About Me:

 I have been doing tarot readings for around eight years now. I started with a simple Ryder Waite deck, and have since evolved over time in both my views on the meanings of the cards as well as my perspective on tarot as a whole, for me, tarot is an incredibly useful tool for emotional and mental awareness, and provides a very good space for people to connect with themselves and reflect on their surroundings and how, different aspects of their lives both internal and external are affecting current scenarios are problems. I used tarot mainly with the intention of giving people a space to see their current state laid out in front of them, with no running away or hiding from your problems. It becomes a really great opportunity to confront any emotions that you may have been hiding from and reflect on why these emotions may be present. My biggest goal is to uplift people and to find solace in what the cards have to say. All my messages have the intention of bringing people closer to who they really want to be.

Also, another important thing to know is that on top of doing terror readings I also have a number of Oracle decks that I like to use or combine with my tarot to give a fully customized reading, depending on what the person getting the reading wants :) I’ve been doing Oracle readings for less time than my tarot, but I still do appreciate them as a really great tool for the reasons described above.

What do you get with a paid reading?

I do offer free single card readings on this blog, which I answer whenever I have the opportunity to. If you do ever want to get a small taste of how my readings work, that would be a really good way to get a sample. my paid readings, however, are first and foremost time sensitive – I make sure that they get to you as soon as humanly possible and they often have much higher priority on my list because you are paying for my service. You also get a chance to chat with me in a way that you wouldn’t be able to with a free reading – we can talk about what your goals are and what you hope to gain from the reading, You get to choose from my selection of decks, you get obviously multiple cards read to you if you wish, and both you and I can communicate with each other on what is going well in the reading and what things you may not connect with as much.

How much does a paid reading cost?

What you pay honestly depends on what you can afford or what you were willing to give. I usually gauge Celtic cross style readings with 10 cards starting at around 15 CAD, and will usually give more cards if more is paid less if less is paid. All of these things are things that you and I can talk about however, and none of these prices are set in stone. A lot of the time people want a set price, which is why I am giving these numbers now, but honestly whatever you’re willing to give, I would be very happy to accommodate :)

How do I get a paid reading?

I will link my ko-fi page below so that you can give donations from there. Usually you will put in an amount that you are willing to give, and there will be a small text box where you can add a message in that box I ask people to give their name their preferred pronouns, and a place that I can contact them further. You can give your Tumblr username, your email, your Instagram… other social media platforms I honestly don’t use as much. I’ll contact you from there and we can talk a little bit about your reading and what you’re looking for. I’ll come up with a spread that hopefully will align with what you want and then I’ll send you the reading from there!

LINK TO DONATION PAGE

Any questions?

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me through my Tumblr box or through my direct messages on Tumblr. Please note that any attempt to ask for a tarot reading through my DM box will not be accepted. I will, however, answer any questions or any comments that you might have about my tarot reading, or any questions you have about me in general :)

[healer-pop]

its so much fun to ramble to someone who is just as feral as i am over someone,, /pos anyways i AM thinking, and you can call me weird, but MAN am i just thinking so hard ab venture holding you down,, kinda like that scene with the door,, just them pressed up against your back, keeping you pinned down while they just go absolutely wild. no amount of wailing or begging will get them to let up,, just a silly little word you'd yet to say hehe im ALSO thinking of them, as you mentioned,, "giving you a black pearl necklace" PLEASE do that oh my RAGHSH!! i love the thought that, at times they feel very,, possessive,, (maybe someone in OW was giving you some eyes,,) they deliberately give you hickeys that are VERY much visible and VERY hard to hide lmao next day you suddenly see those eyes being adverted and Sloan's shit eating grin LMAO -feral

… feral, do you want to find out what a regular pearl necklace is?

SORRY NOT SORRY LOL

I am obsessed with Venture trying to mark you with as theirs in anyway they can. I can’t say they’re possessive, but they do enjoy letting people know that you are theirs. Not because they feel any threat but just because they love you so much. It’s less possessiveness and more bragging???

hickies are a new part of your wardrobe, if you enjoy them. Sloane would absolutely love it if you wore them shamelessly, or even timidly, with a loose scarf wrapped around your neck, just enough to catch a glimpse of it every so often. the Wayfinders have spent enough time around Sloane to simply roll their eyes at their show, they don’t even mention. Honestly, they probably prefer the hickies. Because do you think venture shut up about you at all ever? because the answer is they don’t unless you’re wearing hickies. then they’re just staring at you, lovingly, but quietly. they have a goofy smile on their face, as they watch your clothes shift and a dark bruise appear. Absolutely whipped creature.

If you don’t, that’s OK too because Sloane finds a way! between giving you their clothes to wear, buying new, cute little keychains, and things you can hang on your work outfit, matching bracelets, rings or necklaces, Sloane is determined to let everyone know about your relationship.

And as for the bedroom… Sloane loves seeing you covered in their cum. In a gross disgusting way it kind of makes you smell like them. And they love that. They really enjoy when you swallow too, for a similar reason. ;D

[soft-candyz]

Sweet sweet Cake

Pairing: Yeonjun x Fem!reader

Genre: Fluff, Very Suggestive towards the end

Word count: 1.6k

Warnings: none!

Walking the snowy streets of Seoul, you hugged yourself in your warm jacket, carrying around heavy and colorful shopping bags containing new clothes.

Winter was already here - and even though you really loved the scenery of the beautiful city you lived in covered in snow - you couldn't really bear the cold that came with it.

"Look who decided to finally leave her cozy room to actually go outside. I almost can't believe my eyes."

Turning around to the playful voice, you found yourself face to face with none other than Yeonjun, looking you up and down with a sarcastic smirk on his lips.

"I could say the same about you, Yeonjun! What are you even doing here? Should I remind you how bad your cold got last week? Are you trying to get sick again?"

His smirk became a genuine smile, happy to know that you were concerned for his health.

"Hehe - he chuckled - I was just going to the grocery store when I saw you walking around like a cute little penguin... Looks like you might need some help with those. Here." he said, carefully lifting three of those heavy bags from you arms.

You happily thanked him.

"The grocery store? Are you planning on cooking something special?"

"Yes! Since this is my last free day and I have the dormitory all to myself, I decided I wanted to experiment a little with some kind of dessert. I found a cool recipe for a cake online, I just don't have all the ingredients back home, so, here I am." he shrugged his shoulders.

You two kept walking, you slightly behind him.

You felt your mouth watering.

Thinking about it, you didn't had any breakfast that morning.

"Really? You want to make a cake? Flavor?"

Yeonjun turned around, slyly smiling.

"Strawberries and cream."

You stopped, eyes slightly widening.

Now you were really hungry.

"I love strawberries..."

"Oh, I know you do."

Building up some courage, you walked ahead, dragging him by his cold hand.

"Well then, what are we waiting for? Off to the grocery store we go!"

↫♡↬

Stepping into the store you could feel your muscles relax as the warmth of the place spread trough your body.

"You know, you could really use some gloves." Yeonjun joked, squeezing your hand that was still entwined with his.

Adverting your gaze, you felt your cheeks heat up.

"Your hands are just as cold! I'm going to take a cart, you can wait here." you added, trying to change topics.

↫♡↬

Yeonjun began gathering all the ingredients he needed; sugar, flour, vanilla, sour cream.

And then, here they were; strawberries.

They seemed so delicious.

You had been silent for a while when he suddenly spoke "Was that your stomach grumbling just now?"

Your cheeks heated up again.

Immersed in your thoughts about how good those strawberries would be, you didn't even hear your own stomach.

"I-I ...think so... yes... but it's all your fault! My mouth was watering just looking in the cart!"

Yeonjun laughed amused then he moved his face closer to yours.

"I have an idea" he whispered.

"What are you doing?" he didn't answer and with that small smile still on his lips, he checked around, as if to be sure that no one was watching you.

"You know y/n, you should never ignore an hungry girl."

He reached into the cart and took a strawberry.

"Here we go. Open up."

Bringing the red fruit to your mouth you blushed even more.

"Yeonjun! We shouldn't do this! At least not before we paid for them...."

"Well then, this is going to be our little secret" he replied, giving you a wink.

You shyly opend your mouth accepting his offer and, though still a little hesitant, took a bite.

"You ain't finishing the rest? Food shouldn't be wasted like this!"

You shook your head in embarrassment. "No thanks... I'm good."

Yeonjun, shrugged and ate the rest of the strawberry. "Here we go! Done! Now there is no evidence of our little crime. Even though your face as red as the strawberries is very suspicious, y/n."

Playfully nudging him to the side you laughed "You should go back to your job as a chef!"

He smiled again "Yes, boss!"

↫♡↬

Done with your groceries, you two reached his dormitory.

"I'm back!" Yeonjun shouted, opening the door, but there was no answer.

"Really? No one is home yet? Well, at least we get to cook in peace. Beomgyu can be really loud when he wants to be."

Once in the kitchen, you began to take out the ingredients from the bags while Yeonjun took some utensils from the cabinets.

"I don't think it will take long. My knowledge as a chef tells me... about .... 33 minutes!"

"Good! I'm way too hungry to be able to wait any longer than that!"

"My, my, a little impatient aren't we, y/n?" Yeonjun said, teasing you.

And so you began your work.

↫♡↬

As you were done with the eggs and the dough, Yeonjun finished making a strange cream with various ingredients.

"Do you like pink?"

"Mh... yeah? - you nodded - I think it is a very pretty color."

"Very good, because it looks like the cake will turn out to be completely pink. Look here"

The strange cream in his bowl had turned completely pink.

"Oh! The dough should be ready by now! We just need to assemble it and put it in the oven!" he mentioned, putting down the bowl.

"Really!? We're basically done!" you exclaimed happily.

"Yes! So, do you want to take care of the decorations?" he questioned you.

"Can I? Are you sure I won't ruin it?"

"No you won't, and even if you did, in the end we are still going to eat it, ugly decorations and all, so it doesn't matter, really." he smiled.

Done with the circular base of the cake, completely covered with the pink cream, Yeonjun handed you the sour cream and some strawberries.

"Here you go. Have fun."

You began by lightly spreading the cream, then placing some strawberries on the side; lastly you cut one and formed a smiley face with the various pieces.

Yeonjun put an elbow on the table and rested his chin on his hand, observing you.

Not only your hands, busy making the cake pretty, but your face as well, eyebrows slightly tense with concentration.

"What are you looking at?"

You asked once you were done.

"I was just thinking that you have some cream on your cheek." he said.

"Do I? Where?" you reached your face but felt nothing.

"Here!"

With a quick movement, Yeonjun smudged your nose with some cream, giggling satisfied.

You gasped "Yeonjun! What the hell are you doing! You will pay for this!"

You went for the counterattack, only managing to dirty his hair a bit.

"My reflexes are very good y/n! Surely better than yours!"

"Yeah, I can see that!" you replied irritated but also amused by the situation.

Suddenly Yeonjun stopped.

"Ah look, you have some cream here now."

"If you believe that I'm dumb enough to fall into the same trap twice, you are very wrong Yeonjun!"

He smiled, getting closer.

"But this time I'm not kidding."

Slowly, getting even closer to you, glancing down at your lips.

He whispered

"See? It's right... here."

Your lips softly touched.

Just for a moment.

Your eyes widened a bit, stunned as Yeonjun broke away from you but still standing very close.

"Ah, and there's a little bit more here..."

he kissed your cheek

"and here ..."

he went down to your neck, leaving a quick kiss, his hands keeping you in place by the hips.

Your face was now completely red and both of your breaths were heavy.

Yeonjun draw back from you once again, but this time you were the one to bring him back, taking his hand in yours and pulling him towards you to give him another kiss on his soft and plump lips, longer than the one before.

Parting your lips, he deepened the kiss.

He could still taste the sweet but sour flavor of strawberries on your tongue.

You broke away from each other, but he just couldn't get enough of you.

He took your face in his hands.

"Can I?" he asked.

You gently nodded even though you didn't really know what to expect.

The only thing you could think of right now was Yeonjun.

His strong perfume intoxicating your mind, his hands roaming up and down your back.

Yeonjun unbuttoned the top button of your shirt, slowly guiding you until your back hit the edge of the table, where the freshly finished cake remained intact.

He took you by the hips, lifting you so that you could sit down.

Nuzzling in your neck, hovering his mouth on your skin, pulling your body closer to his.

Shivering at the feeling, your back arched against your will.

He chuckled deeply, very amused with each and every single one of your reactions.

Lowering his face with your collarbone, he wanted to leave a mark on you.

"You are so sweet..." he mumbled, nibbling your skin until he saw a purplish and red hickey.

With one hand Yeonjun held you firmly by the hips, while the other explored your body from under the shirt.

"So...so sweet..." he whispered out of breath.

-

Suddenly the sound of a key turning in the lock interrupted you.

Yeonjun quickly backed away gasping for air as you quickly scrambled down the table, buttoning up your shirt.

"I'm back!" Beomgyu's voice ringed through the house.

"Oh! Yeonjun! Y/n! What are you two doing here?"

Yeonjun cleared his throat "Ah... yes... look! We made a cake! Here it is."

Beomgyu looked at the cake excitedly "Woow, it looks delicious! Can I take bite? "

"Of course!" you replied, now washing your hands in the small sink.

"Well then, I'm going to wash my hands as well, I'll be right back!"

Beomgyu walked away towards the bathroom.

When Yeonjun was sure that his friend couldn't hear him, he leaned towards you, now washing some bowls you used before. He sneaked his hands around your waist, pulled your lower back close to him, giving you a quick peck on the neck.

Then he whispered

"You know we are not done yet, right, darling?"

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©2022/ written by soft-candyz on tumblr.

[goodoldaisies]

I caved and made an Inside Job-sona pt. 2: The Fic

It was after that fateful day that Pax learned what “the news” truly were. Sure, you go to college and study Journalism, you learn about how journalists must “strive to be unbiased” and “focus on the facts.” However, it’s all a distraction. Every news cycle, engineered in one department in one company for the world to see. Memes, social media, dating apps, scandals, all of it was developed here. For the sole purpose of keeping people distracted from the New World Order. Of. Course.

I wrote a fic for Pax!! If you haven't seen my Jobsona, you can find a little bit more about her here, but under the cut-off you'll find out the story behind her hiring. How did she attract the attention of one of the most powerful companies in the world? Hmmmm click and find out, lovelies hehe

Please feel free to use my OC in your own works (just make sure to tag me so I can see it!) or to message me about my own fic! I do plan on posting another part of the fic and more info on her as well as some headcanons since I did write more, but for now, this is what we have!

Also, thank you @ummmmandy for the picrew, as always!

[Redacted][Redacted] (codename Pax) was a journalist for a number of years before realizing there was something bigger at play. Or at least that was her hypothesis. She wasn’t able to put her finger on it, but it seemed like no matter where she went or who she worked for, the agenda was the same. She would try to talk to her coworkers, friends, even her family back home about it, but to no avail. No one went along with her. They told her to “relax”, that it “wasn’t that big of a deal”. It was during one of those conversations when Pax decided enough was enough. She stopped bringing it up to the people around her. She was sure there was a bigger conspiracy at play and didn’t want to have too many people pointing fingers at her.

While working at CCN, she kept her head down and worked on the stories they told her to work on, but after getting home is when she actually started the “real” work she wanted to do. There was some sort of connection between every major news network. There had to be. She’d spend nights chugging coffee (energy drinks are too strong for her) to try to keep herself awake through her research. Dead end after dead end, she kept digging - using that useless degree for something, finally.

That’s when she was sent something by one of the moderators of a conspiracy message board: Years and years ago, CCN and NCB had cut a deal with an advertiser she’d never heard of before: Cognito, Inc. They had to have the answers. This Cognito, Inc. had to have something to do with this. Upon further research, Pax realized that Cognito, Inc. had not only cut deals with networks like CCN and NCB but also their competitors. Nearly every news outlet had a similar deal with them. Pax was able to dig through archives of files at the CCN office, searching for any record of Cognito. Even going so far as to dig through classified files - which she promptly got fired for.

They’re just looking for an excuse to interrupt my research. They don’t want me to know. They’re hiding something, I just need to figure out what that is... And then what?

With no distractions like a “proper job”, Pax now knew something was wrong. She’d noticed the dog-washing van that had parked across the street yesterday still hadn’t left. Something had to be wrong, or else all of this had been for nothing. She continued digging, trying to find any sort of advert for Cognito, Inc. in any network’s past but there was nothing anywhere. She felt crazy, she was sure this company had something to do with the common political agenda between networks. Days went by, and Pax had scoured everything she could to find information on Cognito, Inc.

That’s when she heard a harsh knock at her front door. Paranoid, Pax took a baseball bat her former roommate had left behind and went to the rickety front door of her apartment. When looking through the peeping hole, she saw no one and opened the door slowly. As she was about to step out she felt her foot hit a box on the floor. She frowned and picked it up, eyeing it suspiciously and wondering what it was. That’s when the lid popped open, revealing a straw of sorts that pumped some sort of odorless air into her face. She saw double, and it wasn’t long before she stumbled back, passing out.

She woke up however much time later with the roar of a helicopter ringing in her ears. Pax couldn’t see anything, the distinct smell of fabric and the heat on her face clued her in that she had a bag over her head. Soon enough, she was being escorted through clean hallways (from what she could see of the floor), hearing strange sounds all around her, pop music, news riffs and all. The man holding her arm abruptly stopped, guiding her slightly and pushing her down into a chair, before pulling the bag off her head. Pax looked around in awe at the golden-plated desk and at the shoulder-padded woman sitting across from her.

“Well aren’t you the most annoying little meddler I’ve ever seen?” The woman said nonchalantly with a smirk.

“Excuse me?” Pax replied, frowning, but too distracted by the grandiosity of this woman’s office to be offended. It even led out to a news room? Did she get kidnapped by some sort of news outlet? The nameplate on the desk read Gigi Thompson.

“The name’s Gigi, it’s very nice to finally put a face to the username we’ve been seeing popping up over and over again,” Gigi continued, sounding slightly annoyed at the ordeal it was to find out just who Pax was. She stood up, circling around the desk to rest against the edge of it in front of Pax and looking at her curiously. “Why don’t you use any profile pictures? You don’t even have an Instagram account?”

“I uh... Don’t like… People… Knowing about me? I’m sorry, where are we?” Pax asked, looking up at Gigi.

“Oh where are my manners?” Gigi giggled before walking over to a wall of screens and pressing a button, making them all form the Cognito, Inc. logo. Pax’s blood ran cold.

“C-Cognito, Inc? W-what’s that?” Pax chuckled, a miserable attempt at trying to not sound like she was about to shit her pants.

“Oh save it, honey. You know who we are.” Gigi said, crossing her arms and looking at Pax incredulously. “And we were this close to having you killed.” She continued, lifting an eyebrow menacingly before her demeanor changed as she threw her hands up in a half shrug to accompany a mischievous smile that graced her face. “But I thought that instead of wasting all this potential, I could instead use it and offer you a job here - and before you refuse, I know you’re unemployed.”

Pax stared at her blankly, questions racing through her mind. She’s offering me a job? Why? If they wanted me dead, I’d be dead already for sure. What made her choose me? But all that came out of her mouth was: “Why did you have to kidnap me to offer me a goddamn job?”

Gigi lifted an eyebrow staring at her as if to ask if Pax was really that stupid. Of course, she would’ve never replied to a formal job interview; Pax would’ve been too afraid they would try to kill her for “knowing too much.”

Pax was a little resistant to this, still suspicious about Gigi's intentions. But after talking over the contract, the benefits, the pay, etc., it seemed like Cognito wasn't necessarily an evil force, they just were what they were. And now she was being offered to work here. It was tempting to say no, running home and telling the world she was correct. But who'd listen? Pax signed the contract.

It was after this day that Pax learned what “the news” truly were. Sure, you go to college and study Journalism, you learn about how journalists must strive to “be unbiased” and “focus on the facts.” However, it’s all a distraction. Every news cycle, engineered in one department in one company for the world to see. Memes, social media, dating apps, scandals, all of it was developed here. For the sole purpose of keeping people distracted from the New World Order. Of. Course.

[semi-personal]

Sup! It's been awhile! I am on a family trip atm! Via car we are traveling to see more family, my new move didn't end up working as we thought it would unfortunately. But that ok! We had a large learning curve my family and I! I got to go back to my church side and re learn things and understand more, before with church I was kind bad at paying attention, all be it im still bad, I have more knowledge now that is very helpfull lol. I have alot to say for I haven't talked like I said I would but hey, that's normal for me hehe, I will kinda just give what i can remember.

So, so far we went on basically a three month vacation. Planed to move but didn't work out because of family related things. That's ok tho because, wall we were there we learned for next time and had life lessons on top of life lessons. One of my lessons is that it's ok. I have a hard time going with my gut and because of it it damages my faith with God and the holy spirit, (for my religion and my religious state) but as we keep going I keep learning and my faith keeps growing! It's been tough but we have all made it thus far so I'm happy! My pupps Zeus and Buddy, have started to not fear the car rides as much and have infact gotten better with many things like there leashes and cariers! (All be the fact that they didn't really get a choice) (sorry buds) I as a young person have the happy thing of being able to see more that just my home town and can happily say that I have been more places that some people in ther 60's!!! It's a small win but it's a win none the less lol. I have had the idk what tocall it but joy of being able to say I've been to Florida at least once and can proudly say I'm not a fan- sorry but yall floridians kinda scare me with the amount of.. questionable adverts and people. But past that! It was lovely ♡ we are going from one end of the U.S. to the other. I'm not going to say where from or to because of safety tho! But past that we have had a amazing time growing and learning! I'm glad to say that alot of my problems that I had before have had there time to be worked on and have been either resolved or fixed up more! One thing I think I should say is that when it comes to learning, its ok to make mistakes! It's ok to mess up once in a while, we're humans, its what we do! We learn. And we understand things. It's what we and you do after the mistake that really speaks volume.

If I made a mistake and never stopped to lookat it and work it out, continued to make that same mistake numerous times , I learned nothing. But, if I made a mistake and took the time to look back and fix it and work on not making it again, than I did learn! Those are what speak volume.

No im not good at explaining things all the time but I hope that this is one of those time I made it right!

Well I think that's all for now, I don't know what I'm ment to say at the end of these but I hope you all got what you needed from this if you see it. I think I'm going to make another post in a min, but for this one, I hope you all have a good day,morning, night, afternoon, or what ever time it is for you! If it's late and your seeing this, I hope you sleep tight a d have good dreams and if it's morning time for you, I hope you have yourself a very nice breakfast food! Bye guys! 👋

You all got this!!!!!!

[rieson]

@eternalreverie-acestan submitted; Hai I apologize if I’m not doing this correct I’m still new to tumblr but may I request a matchup for one piece? im rev I’m an afab non-binary enfp 5’7. 112ibs(underweight so I’m scrawny) I have black dyed hair that wavy pale skin I would say I’m quiet and reserved when not comfortable or used to someone and in large crowds but when I’m with friends or ppl I trust I’m a bit of a loose cannon I pull pranks , explore random places , and will do anything suggested or dared of me. sorry again if I did this wrong.

hello !! I'm glad to find another fellow afab enby here hehe, thank you for requesting mx. rev, i match you up with . . .

word count; 997

Sabo !

When you first joined the revolutionary army, you weren't really the talkative type, leaving alot of things unknown about you.

Knowing that, Sabo did his best to get to know a fellow revolutionary better!

He'd start being subtle about it but that went out of the window after the first few days since he couldn't contain his usual calm-but-feral attitude for long.

Hell he even asked Dragon for information about you-

Dragon only raised an eyebrow at him. (Dammit)

Taking a shaky breath, Sabo finally knocked on Dragon's office door.

He waited for a few seconds to go by before he heard a small 'Come in.'

He did as told and peeked a head inside the room before walking in and shutting the door.

"Is there something you need, Chief of Staff?" Dragon asked with his usual monotone voice, but you can hear curiosity if you listen closely.

"I-Uh" Sabo stammered.

Dragon looked at him.

"Doyou...know about that new revolutionary girl Rev?"

"Yeah..Is there something wrong with Rev?"

"Uh No!- Wait no not really- I just wanted to know a bit information about er because she seemed uncomfortable whenever i approached her, i was only trying to be friends I swear!-"

After awhile though, Sabo did end up befriending you and was able to hold a proper conversation with you.

You told him that you identified as an Enby and he'd be supportive of it!

He will although apologize for misgendering you for the past few weeks he's been trying to befriend you.

You'd tell him it's okay and you don't mind using any pronouns but he'd insisted he'll use they/them from now on.

Sabo isn't the overly protective type but seeing you, he really can't help but do so.

He can and will use your preferred pronouns and defend you or 'kindly' correct someone whenever they misgender you.

But if they misgender you on purpose?

Hoo boy, let's just say that's another body to be putted 6ft underground ^^

God knows how many times he's given someone a glare for misgendering you.

Would often comfort you with small gestures after that happens!

Ex; Back rubs, telling you that you're valid, and others.

"Is that your girlfrie?-"

"Partner. They're my partner, Rev uses they/them pronouns." Sabo answers with a venomous tone with a small smile just as the question comes out of the strangers mouth.

The stranger shivers at the tone Sabo sent his way.

"R-Right! And what would you lovely couple like to get?"

Turning his head towards your direction, he sent a genuine smile, "What would you like for lunch Rev?"

Smiling back at your blonde boyfriend, you scanned the menu and said "Can i...get [favorite food]?"

Sabo nodded, adverting his gaze to the vendor back again, "1 [favorite food] and 3 bowls of ramen please."

Oh man, you and sabo isn't really the best duo to get paired with in missions.

Due to your curious nature (wanting to explore random places you've never seen before), you both usually get reeled into sticky situations before you both even know it.

Koala hates it.

You and Sabo loves it.

Ah !! And regarding your curious nature, Sabo likes to take you on exploring dates !!

You'd both probably go somewhere you and Sabo agreed to explore on, and you'll either come back with nothing but scratches or piles souvenirs, no in-between.

Dragon and Koala scolds you but does nothing to stop you both, so you and your boyfriend just keep doing it.

"Oh my god, i swear i'm gonna get white hairs soon if you both keep doing this" Koala pinched the bridge of her nose as she lets out an irritated huff.

"Oh, I thought you were already a grandm- OW!" Sabo winced as Koala pinched both of his cheeks, stretching them unnaturally long.

"Shut up! Why did you even give consent to this?!"

Sabo squirmed under her piercing gaze, looking towards you for help as you crossed your arms signaling an ❌ sign, indicating that no; you won't help him get out of this situation.

You still had a life to live ! Let Sabo handle Koala's scary outbursts; nope, you aren't gonna get in the middle of it.

Sabo merely sent you a look of betrayal in return.

Also, you have a special corner filled with polaroids or the souvenirs you and sabo gathered while exploring in your office !!

When new revolutionaries come inside your office to send in their reports, they'll usually eye at the weird oh so fabulous displays of rocks, hats, sunglasses, polaroids of sabo being an idio- for awhile, but most of them chose to ignore it to respect your privacy.

But, there are also some nosy revolutionaries who had enough confidence to ask about said corner

Yes Iva I'm looking at you

"Ooh, what's this Rev-san? Oh my! Sabo-boy looks hilarious in these!" Iva spoke out as they eyed the polaroids one by one, snorting every so often.

Leaning back against your chair and stretching your arms til' you heard a satisfying 'pop!' sound, you turn towards Iva, "Oh those? It's a collection of things me and sabo gathered during our exploration dates!"

Iva sighs happily, "Ah, teenagers these days are so romantic!~"

You giggled in response.

Oh yeah, Sabo loves to hug you from behind and just dwarf your body with his height lol

At occasions where both you and sabo don't have any missions at the moment, (which is rare but there are times like these) he'll suggest playing truth or dare with you, not knowing about your chaotic side.

And hoo boy, it usually leads to an all-out prank war between you both (SOMEHOW)

Poor Koala and Hack has to clean up after you and your boyfriend's mess all the time.

Also, Sabo would try and help you dye your hair back whenever it fades, it ends messily but hey atleast he tried.

Sabo loves you; and could never ask for more.

acK i had a hard time matching you up with someone because the whole time i was switching between op characters, deciding which would fit with you more.

so, i apologize if sabo isn't the most compatible! although, this is only my take on who would balance well for you.

note; this isn't proofread, so i apologize for any grammatical errors.

[thevelvetseries]

Life’s Complicated (Part 1)

Overall Summary : When Bella Mikaelson was 17 she had a little baby girl. She went off to college and studied drama and music, while her parents looked after her daughter Camila Mikaelson. When she graduated she started auditioning for different movies and TV shows and ended up getting a role in the CW show Supernatural where she meets her new family.

Pairing : Alexander Calvert x Reader / Jared Padalecki x Reader (Platonic) / Jensen Ackles x Reader (Platonic) / Misha Collins x Reader (Platonic) / Genevieve Padalecki / Danneel Ackles

Warnings : Fluff, Angst, Smut, Semi Smut, Drinking

I decided to give the reader a name in this fic.

Series Masterlist / Main Masterlist

My name is Bella Mikaelson. I’m 25 years old living in New York, Lower Manhattan with my 8 year old daughter. I’ve lived here my entire life. I graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts where I spent my time studying drama and music, and also in my free time did some photography. Ever since I was a little kid all I wanted to do was perform, tell stories whether it was through acting, writing or singing a song. I did musicals all throughout high school, but during my senior year I became pregnant with my boyfriend at the time Caleb, we had been dating since sophomore year. Everything was perfect, my parents came around and supported me the same with Caleb and his parents. Sadly during my second year of Uni, he passed away in a car accident leaving me and leaving Camila fatherless, but that didn’t mean she didn’t have some good father figures. That’s when I started working harder on my studies and starting adding more hours to my job so I could make more money to make sure my daughter would have a good life growing up. During my last year of University I got a modelling job, it wasn’t anything big but it paid well. Around that time I also joined an acting agency started getting little jobs doing adverts, then getting small role in TV shows nothing big, just one liners. I had saved up a lot of money at this point and hired an manger to help me get auditions. Around 2 months later of going on auditions I get to audition for Eric Kripke for his show Supernatural. During season 14 they were looking for a new hunter who Sam and Dean come across on a hunt. Near the end of the season. So we sent in a video tape since I was nowhere near where auditions were being held. Then a few weeks later I get a call saying they wanted me to come to Vancouver and audition in person. Let’s just say I ended up getting the role and I have been living in Vancouver now for the past 4 months with my daughter Camila. My mum also came with us until I got enough money to be able to pay for a nanny to help me look after Camila while I was at work. I also spent a few weeks before filming bingeing the whole seasons from 1-13 since I hadn’t ever watched the show before.

We are currently working on the season 14 finale episode before wrapping up before head out for hiatus. My contract had already been signed as I was wanted back for season 15 as well. However, I was only staying for half the season, as they were killing my character off in the upcoming season. I was currently on set, just finished filming a scene with Jared and Jensen in baby. It was now lunch. We all headed over to catering to grab something, I ended getting a chicken salad and grabbed myself 2 bottles of water and headed to the little seating area outside where we all sat during lunch. We only had one more scene to film before we were finished for the day and would be wrapped for the season. During hiatus we had different cons we would attend to but we also had time to relax and I couldn’t wait for that, to spend loads of time with my girl and take her on a mini holiday, as we never really been on a real holiday before.

I was currently eating my salad when Jared and Jensen came over after getting their food and sat down opposite to me on the bench. We were talking about what we were doing on our time off before convention season starts which I was being invited to as the viewers really welcomed my character Toni with open arms. It was like over night my life changed. I was now financially stable for one thing, so I could make sure Camila was well looked after which was the most important thing to me.

“So Bella, What are you going to be doing during hiatus?” Jared asked while eating a chicken sandwich.

“Thinking about going home fore a little while, back to New York. Cami hasn’t seen my parents in a little while, I could tell she is missing them a lot like me. So going home for a bit to relax doesn’t seem like a bad idea. Then maybe take her on a little mini holiday, just the two of us. What about you guys” I say.

He nods “Yeah. We’re going to do pretty much the same. I like having my family around. I miss them too much” Jensen agreed with his statement.

Throughout the rest of our lunch break we continue talking about little small things and what was going to happen during con season. Once we had finished lunch we headed over got some retouches as we had just eaten and then we headed into the library set to finished our last scene for the season.

It was currently around 8pm, sine we started filming early this morning we gad enough time to get all the shots we needed and got to head home a little later than normal as while shooting the final scene Jared and Jensen kept trying to make everyone laugh but we got through it and got all the shots we needed. I was getting my belongings from my trailer and FaceTime Camila as it was getting close to her bedtime and I never liked not saying goodnight to her, even though I was leaving I just like to make sure. I could get in traffic and I would be annoyed with myself for not doing when I had the chance.

“So how was you day sweetie?” I ask.

“It was good. I finished all my math homework even though I found hard, but I figured it out” she said proudly.

I smile. She always made me smile. “Well that’s good. I’m proud of you, keep that up. Don’t give up and you can do anything sweetie. So what did you end up having for dinner tonight?”

“SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS” she screamed. I start laughing as I know that’s her favourite meal in the world.

“Ohhh. I’m jealous. Hehe. Well I’m gonna just about to leave work right now to come home ok. I’m going to try and get home in time baby, but if I don’t I’m gonna say goodnight now ok.”

“Ok mummy. Goodnight. I love you.”

“I love you too my sweet baby”

“Goodnight”

“Sweet dreams petal.” Then we end the call and I finished putting my things away in my bags when a knock comes from my trailer door. I call for the person to come in, when Jensen pops in with Jared following him.

“Hey Bella” Jensen said while leaning on the counter and Jared sat down on the sofa.

“Hey, What do you guys need?” I ask while putting my laptop into its case with its charger.

“We forgot to ask you this at lunch today, we are having a BQQ in a couple weeks. It’ll be our to families as well at the Collins. Alex is coming we just spoke with him, now we are asking you? You think you’ll be free Sunday before the Cons start?” Jensen said.

“Errmmm… let me check my calendar.” I say and get out my phone and opening up my calendar app. I had nothing planned. “Nope, looks like I free that weekend.”

“Great! You’re coming then. I’ll text you the address, it’ll be at my house. Bring Camila too. It’ll be nice to have all little ones around together.” Jared said.

“Yeah” I said with a smile. We said our goodbyes and they headed off while I collected my packed bags and headed to my car and leaving and heading back to my Vancouver home. If I rushed I would make it just in time before Camila had to be in bed.

Life’s Complicated Tag-List 

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[hatboxghosty]

Alton Towers Secret Weapons

Okay so I said I’d do it- here is most of my knowledge on Alton Towers Resorts secret weapons lore and histories!

I put in some videos of the ride experiences themselves and soundtracks and some pictures too so like, spoilers I suppose? At least, spoilers if you’re going to ride the rides!

Oh and I know I ramble a bit about the Smiler here I am, so sorry.

NEMESIS

TV Advert

Soundtrack

Ride POV

Nemesis was the 3rd secret weapon despite being the first one built. The two previous secret weapons 1 and 2 didn’t make it past planning and brief construction stages in Forbidden Valley (one of the many themed areas in Alton Towers) before they were abandoned. Nemesis found its place in many top 50 awards across the UK, particularly for being one of Europe’s first inverted coasters. It was also one of Alton’s first prominently themed rides: having its own lore revolving around an alien trapped and buried beneath the ground.

The ride had a lot of effort put into its theming from a voice-over within the ride narrated by Tom Baker (the 4th Doctor from Dr Who), a comic, themed ‘bloody water’ around the ride (water features dyed red/pink) and a range of themed drinks.

Nemesis also spawned (hehe) a sister ride, Nemesis Sub-Terra a dark drop ride which was later closed after the Smiler 2015 incident. Sub-Terra was an interactive ride in which it involved a look at the Nemesis’ alien’s eggs which was ‘safe for viewing’. However, through-out the experience, the ride would drop you 20ft and the alien would supposedly escape from the egg after a power-shortage. Due to its intense mood (involving live actors covered in blood, wearing gas-masks and supposedly ‘attacking’ the riders) it was known as one of the scariest Alton Towers rides- but unfortunately didn’t last too long, only lasting 3 years.

OBLIVION

TV Advert

Soundtrack

Ride POV

Queue Line Video

Secret Weapon 4, became Oblivion. The area which previously was ‘Fantasy Land’, went under construction as Alton Towers decided to re-theme the area- now X-Sector. The theme they went for Oblivion was more of a military-esque experimental theme- decorating the ride area with professional looking logos and chain-link fences. It was also the worlds first vertical drop coaster (with the tagline ‘Don’t Look Down’), which also made it another secret weapon that was a first of its kind.

Around the ride queue line was the inclusion of not only another unique soundtrack but also a set of videos detailing the experience that riders would have on the ride- enhancing the X-Sector atmosphere. Despite it’s totally new serious theming, the Oblivion shop included some strange products, such as Oblivion condoms and deodorant.

AIR/GALACTICA

TV Advert 1/TV Advert 2

Soundtrack

Ride POV (w/o Virtual Reality)

Air (now Galactica) was Secret Weapon 5 was one of the worlds first flying rides (however it was the world’s first B&M flying coaster). Although they were previously secretive and mysterious with their other Secret Weapon projects (to a point of having a guard patrol Oblivions construction site), they weren’t as secret about Air- going so far as to place a model of the ride in the entrance area of the park. The theme saw a significant change from the other Secret Weapons which were more grunge-y and dark to a more light, free feeling family-ride. They labelled the ride an ‘Aerial Inversion Ride’- thus the name, Air.

While the original theme was intended to be very light and capitalised on the flying aspect of the ride, later on the ride became Galactica, the worlds first ride that was dedicated to virtual reality. This redesign lead to a space ride which took riders through ‘wormholes’ to different galaxies. The instalment of the virtual reality caused a few complaints from Air fans, however the ride itself can be ridden with or without virtual reality, so there was still an opportunity to ride Galactica as ‘Air’.

During a short period, when the park dropped the Secret Weapon ‘project’ a few more rides came out- including Spinball Whizzer and Rita ‘Queen of Speed’. Although both had some theming and brief lore (such as Rita being based on a possessed race-car) the rides didn’t have the amount of dedication and focus put on its lore as it did the Secret Weapon series.

TH13TEEN

TV Advert/ ‘Post Watershed’ Advert

Soundtrack

Ride POV

It wasn’t until later that Th13teen arrived. The worlds first freefall drop coaster which would drop the carriage onto a separate track below during a brief pause in a crypt area. The ride was heavily themed on horror and haunted woods with a ride through the woods, a stop in a crypt (involving flashing lights and spooky scenery effects), a freefall drop onto another track and then a backwards ride to end the experience.

Initially, there was a lot of backlash against the rides marketing. The ride had been advertised as a high thrill ride with an alternate ‘adult’ trailer shown after watershed, however the ride itself was one that could be ridden by families and was definitely not as intense as Oblivion or Nemesis.

THE SMILER

TV Advert

Soundtrack

Ride POV

Smiler ‘Shopping Channel’

‘The Marmaliser’ Screen

Smile. Always. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

App Gameplay

The Smiler or Secret Weapon 7, is by far my favourite and one of the Secret Weapons with the most lore.

Before the name of the ride was revealed, there was a heavy marketing campaign which involved many different techniques. The rides logo was projected on buildings, including Big Ben and even painted on the side of flocks of sheep around the UK.

During one of Alton Towers Scarefests (an annual Halloween event which included various themed horror Scaremazes), ‘The Sanctuary’ was the maze that was (unknowingly at the time) linked directly to the Smiler. The Sanctuary followed the concept of an organisation called the ‘Ministry of Joy’, headed by a ‘Dr Kelman’ (and later Miles Cedars), which experimented with the process of ‘marmalisation’ with intent to encourage and force smiles, happiness and joyfulness upon people. The maze itself was headed by a scientist and involved the ‘failed’ experiments of the so called failed ‘Smile Advocates’- live actors who scared visitors by jumping out, laughing and grinning wildly.

Alongside the Sanctuary, were a collection of videos labelled ‘Smile. Always’ Which followed two students studying social-science who interviewed Miles Cedar, an avid ‘Smile Advocate’.

When the ride opened, Alton Towers also revealed a Smiler App game which had players ‘balance’ the car as it went through the ride to marmalise as many riders as possible.

The ride (another record-breaking ride with the most amount of inversions, 14), when revealed, was set up to be the Ministry of Joys latest experiment and the ride was supposedly to marmalise riders with the inclusion of a big 5-legged spider structure aptly named ‘the Marmaliser’. Each leg served a function to induce smiles and happiness: The Inoculator, the Tickler, the Flasher, the Giggler and the Hypnotiser. Also included were structures named ‘Head Choppers’ however these were removed from the final design, presumably when they shifted away from the original grunge-y designs to a cleaner, hospital-esque facility. This final design also removed a ‘surveillance’ van which was to be stationed outside Oblivion, implying the Ministry of Joy is heavily involved with the entirety of the X-Sector area and not just the Smiler.

The ride became popular, with the Sanctuary ScareMaze returning the next year to both celebrate its popularity but to also make up for the delay caused when the Smiler went through ‘teething problems’ on its opening date.

Unfortunately, in 2015, an accident occurred where a car full of riders collided head on with a stationary car which had failed to make one of the lifts- injuring many passengers and leaving one amputated. This accident made the ride incredibly controversial and the park suffered a big drop in reputation. However, despite the accident, the ride closed for the season and re-opened the following year. 

THE WICKERMAN

TV Advert

Soundtrack

Ride POV

Pre-Show

The most recent Secret Weapon, The Wickerman, SW8 is the first rollercoaster to combine both wood and fire. The ride, while of course based its premise on the film The Wickerman, follows the mysterious story of ‘The Beornen’, a cult who live in the forest and worship the entity known as the Wickerman.

The ride has a lot of effort put into the experience. Its opening night involved live actors dressed as the Beornen with over 12,500 individual articles of clothing produced specifically for the ride uniforms and live actors (as Alton Towers has a unique uniform for each major ride in the park). With an atmosphere of mystery, the Wickerman structure itself was to be symbolic of the underlying dark lore behind it- the human face looking upwards to invite riders and the rams head looking down to symbolise the real intention of the Beornen for inviting riders onto the Wickerman.

[broomballkraken]

Title: Protector

Fandom: Fire Emblem Awakening

Pairing: Brady/Cynthia

Word count: 1778

Warnings: None

Summary: Brady was happy. Happy that everyone he loved was alive in this timeline, and he would be fighting tooth and nail to keep it that way.

When every new battle started in their struggle to build a better future, Brady was reminded how much he hated fighting. His brow furrowed in concentration as he cast a physic on Vaike, who had neglected to notice a Risen attacking from behind, and he had took a sword blow that left a nasty gash on his back. Brady's healing spell managed to stop the luckily small amount of bleeding, and Vaike turned to yell out a thanks before charging back into the fray.

Brady sighed and went back to surveying the battlefield, looking for any signs of his allies being in trouble. Their group made a hell of an army, but some people were too reckless for their own good. Sure, everyone made it out alive in the end so far, but Brady did not want to see the day when someone did not. Especially when one of those someones was the love of his life.

He spotted Cynthia across the field and grimaced when she jumped off of her pegasus, backwards, while swinging her lance before her and taking out two risen at once. Unfortunately for Brady, Cynthia happened to fall into that extremely reckless category. He watched as she stumbled a bit when she landed on the ground, but recovered in time to deflect an attacking risen's sword. Brady cringed, and a worried look settled on his face. He caught some sudden movement out of the corner of his eye, and when he realized what it was, his legs moved before he could think as he sprinted in Cynthia's direction, ignoring the startled shouts of his mother and the other healers behind him.

He saw as the entombed sunk to the ground before the gross mass began moving quickly in Cynthia's direction. Brady's heart beat rapidly in his chest as he moved to intercept his attack. Cynthia was too focused on the risen that she was currently fighting to notice the danger that she was in, and any attempts to warn her verbally fell onto deaf ears. He made it just as the the entombed reemerged from the ground and readied his claws to strike at Cynthia's vulnerable back.

“Over here, stupid!” Brady yelled as he swung his staff as hard as he could at the monster, cracking it upside the head. Unfortunately, his staff was not made to give out blunt force trauma, and the impact caused the head to snap off and shatter, leaving Brady holding the splintered remains. Brady was also lacking in physical strength, so he wasn't able to do much of anything to the entombed besides enrage it. The monster's red eyes bore into him as it made Brady his new target. Brady cringed as he managed to block one of the entombed's clawed hands with the remains of his staff, but it's other hand cut upwards, ripping through Brady's robes. He was able to moved back enough so that his chest and abdomen remained unscathed, but a blighted claw caught his lower arm and cut through his skin a muscle, causing him to cry out in pain.

“Brady!”

He stumbled backwards and clutched at his badly bleeding arm as Cynthia rushed passed him, impaling the entombed though the chest with her lance. Brady panted heavily as he blinked away tears of pain, his vision blurring. He looked down at his hand that was covering his wound, and blood was oozing out between his fingers. He slowly removed his hand from the wound and retched when he spied his bone peaking through his ripped up flesh. His eyes rolled to the back of his head as he collapsed to the ground, dizziness filling his consciousness. Cynthia's voice yelling his name again before darkness consumed him and he passed out.

*

“Ah jeez Ma, quite yer fussn'! I'm fine!”

“No! You almost lost your arm, Brady! That is not fine!”

Brady glowered at Maribelle from his cot in the medial tent. He had finally woken up after passing out on the battlefield, and he really wasn't in the mood to be lectured by his mother. His wounded arm was bandaged heavily and resting in a sling. Cynthia's well being was on his mind, rather than his own, but see as she wasn't occupying one of the cots in the medical tent like he was, he could safely assume that she was unharmed.

“Just what were you thinking, charging at an entombed with nothing but a staff? Are you daft?” Maribelle lectured as she glared at her future son, who adverted his gaze to stare down at his good hand that was clenched into a fist.

“Um, Maribelle? Maybe we should let him rest. He did lose a lot of blood.” Ricken finally said, placing a gentle hand on Maribelle's shoulder. She sighed and nodded.

“Alright.” Maribelle said, taking Ricken's hand in hers. She turned to Brady an managed a small smile. “I am glad that you are alright, dear. I am sorry for yelling at you. You...just had me worried, that is all.” Brady's eyes became misty as he blinked away the tears.

“I'm sorry for worrying you, Ma. Really. You too Pa.” Brady said quietly, biting his lip as a wave of shame coursed through his gut. He didn't say it out loud, but he would not hesitate to repeat his actions if it meant saving Cynthia again.

“Rest well dear.” Maribelle said as she and Ricken left the tent. Brady sighed and leaned back until his head touched his pillow, and he closed his eyes, letting his exhaustion win as he drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

*

Brady yawned as consciousness returned to him, and he had to blink a few times to waken up fully. He turned his head and was surprised to find that Cynthia was sitting in a chair next to his bed. Her hand was gripping his uninjured one as she dozed off, her head lolling to one side as she breathed softly. Brady managed a small smile. He was so glad that she was alright. He gave her hand a gentle squeeze, and Cynthia's head suddenly jerked up, her eyes opening and locking with his.

“Oh Brady! You're awake!” Cynthia exclaimed as she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him into a hug. Relief washed over her in waves. When she had turned around during that battle and saw his arm gushing blood, she had been horrified. When he had collapsed in front of her, she had never been so scared in her entire life. Having him awake again made her feel so much better.

“Hey Cynthia. Glad to see you're alright.” Brady said, grinning slightly.

“Well yeah, I'm fine. You're the one we were all worried about.” Cynthia responded, a broad smiled crossing her face. “Thank you for saving me Brady! You were so cool!”

“Aw, it was nothin'...” Brady said, a blush forming on his face. Cynthia giggled.

“Hehe! Whatever you say! I guess I need to work on that entrance flourish some more.” Cynthia began rambling. Brady frowned. There was that recklessness of hers coming out again, the same that had gotten them into this mess.

“Cynthia...” Brady began, but Cynthia was too busy rambling to hear him.

“Ooh, maybe a front flip would be better than a back one, I could probably stick the landing then...”

“Cynthia.”

“Or I could forget the flip altogether and instead-”

“Cynthia! Listen!” Brady yelled, his emotions finally boiling over. Cynthia's breath caught in her throat at the outburst, her eyes widening as she was stunned into silence.

“Gods damn it Cynthia, why d'ya haveta be so reckless all the time? When I saw that entombed headin' your way, I...I was so scared.” Brady paused for a moment and sniffed as hot tears began running down his face. “I reacted without thinking. I...don't know what I'd do if something happened to you.”

Brady's soft crying quickly dissolved into sobs as he covered his face with his good hand. “I already had to go through the loss of my parents, and I kinda have them back now. But you Cynthia...you are irreplaceable to me. I don't think I could bare to lose the gal that I love.”

Cynthia stared at Brady for a moment before she brought a hand to her face, tears filling her own eyes. She hadn't really stopped to think about how her reckless abandon when it came to battle would effect others, especially Brady. She had caused him emotional and physical pain, and she broke down sobbing as well as she pulled Brady into another hug, burying her face in his shoulder.

“I...I'm so sorry Brady. I didn't realize how much worry I was causing you. I'll try to be more careful from now on.” Cynthia whispered, pulling her face away from his shoulder. She reached up and wiped the tears from his face, and he did the same for her with his good hand. “I love you too Brady. Lots and lots.”

Brady chuckled softly, his hand lingering on Cynthia's face as he gently rubbed her cheek with his thumb. “Jeez, I'm one lucky guy. Lucky that such a beautiful woman could ever love this ugly mug.” he said, a grin crossing his face.

Cynthia giggled. “You have a certain rugged handsomeness, Brady. I think it's the scar.” she teased, running a finger over said scar.

“Tch, the scar may be cool, but the story of how I got it sure isn't.” Brady said, his face heating slightly as Cynthia's finger stopped at his jawline. She grinned and placed her fingers under his chin, lifting his head up slightly as she moved her face closer to his.

“It think it's a good story. Endearing even.” she whispered as she leaned forward, pressing her lips softly against his. Brady smiled, his eyes sliding shut as he leaned into the kiss. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer, and her arms came to rest around his neck. The sound of someone clearing their throat caused the two to part suddenly.

“Hmm, Ricken dear, should I maybe procure a book on how to properly romance a lady for our dear son?” Maribelle said from her spot at the tent entrance, a wicked grin spread across her face. Ricken let out an exasperated sigh and looked away sheepishly. A mortified look crossed Brady's face and Cynthia burst out laughing.

“Ah jeez Ma! No!” Brady groaned, but he couldn't help but laugh. He was happy. Happy that everyone he loved was alive in this timeline, and he would be fighting tooth and nail to keep it that way.

[jokertrap-ran]

Ayakashi Renga (あやかし恋詩) Prologue Translations (Part 1 + Tutorial):

*Spoiler free: Translations will remain under cut *Name will remain as my normal ( ラン )  * Something I did on a whim  __φ(．．;) …

Due to certain circumstances which required you to change residences as soon as possible, you found yourself viewing the interior of a high-class apartment named "Pot Palace Shibuya". The strange residents you met there seemed to have some reason or another for living there...

This is the entrance of an apartment building located somewhere within the city-- I'm standing here right now due to some bad circumstances... ...

Ran: Whaat!? This apartment was defective!? Owner: Sorry about that. Since that's how it is, could I ask of you to move out as soon as possible? Ran: N-No way...

... --And so, I started searching for a new place of residence as soon as I could. However...

Ran: He's late...

It had been 20 minutes since the apartment broker had told me to wait for him outside the apartment building. He did say that he was going to call the landlord, though...

Ran: (Did something happen? Isn't he taking way too long...?)

With the feeling of uneasiness growing as the minute passed, I took a peek inside the apartment building.

Ran: Whoa...It's such a gorgeous and new apartment. It might not be too bad to live in a place like this. Ran: (It has cheap rent despite where it's located at though...what if there was something going on behind the scenes...?) Ran: Oh no! What if this apartment's also a defective one!?

It was that very moment when I had started musing over the matter. --Growl...

Ran: What!? What's with that beast-like sound?

Surprised by the sound, I had unintentionally stepped through the entrance...And then... --BAM!

Ran: Kyaa...! ???: Oh my~! ???: Oh...? Sorry, you alright? Ran: I-I'm alright but I should be the one asking you that...!

He had saved me by grabbing my hand mid-fall after we crashed into each other. He had been staring straight at me as I looked up at his slender build. However, he quickly adverted his gaze...

???: I'm glad to see that you aren't hurt.

He ran a hand through his hair after he had slowly released me. After that, he started to stare straight at my face again, albeit more seriously.

???: I've never seen you around before. What business do you have here? Ran: Oh, well, I'm here to survey the apartment... ???: Hmm... Ran: (U-Uh...What?) ???: You're really gonna be living here? I don't think someone like you would be able to stay here for long though. Ran: Huh? What do you mean--

At the moment that I had questioned him, --FWOOSH!

Ran: (Whoa, what's with this sudden strong gust of wind...!?)

It was so sudden that I had unintentionally closed my eyes. When I did--

???: You...came to meet me, haven't you! Ran: Huh...?

When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw a young man staring straight at me, right in front of my face. ???: I've always been waiting for you. Always...I've always been waiting for you. Ran: E-Erm...? ???: Come to my room right now. Okay? That's okay with you, right? Ran: !

he tightly gripped onto my wrist.

Ran: (What...? W-What does he mean by that? He's kinda...scary...)

I was surprised at the amount of strength he wielded atop of the strange feeling I had about him that I didn't really understand.

???: ...Cut it out, Shika. Kurama Shika: Why? Don't wanna. I'm never letting her go. Ran: E-Erm, I don't follow your conversation at all...And also, please let go of my hand! ???: Shika, it isn't the time for you to be getting involved with a girl now is it? Wasn't it time for your part-time job? Kurama Shika: Ugh...D-Don't wanna...It has nothing to do with you,Shido-san... Shido Makoto: Huh? Well whatever, let's go. I've got band practice after this too so come along. Kurama Sshika: L-Let go of me...!

The young man who was gripping my hand turned to face me once Shido left without looking back to see if he had followed. Kurama Shika: I'll...definitely get my hands on you. Ran: (I wonder what's up with him...)

I started looking for the entrance yet again while thinking about it. At that very moment... --SPLASH.

Ran: Huh...? A water leak...? Ran: (Since when!?)

For some odd reason or another, there was water present now even though it wasn't there earlier-- ???: Hm...? What are you doing here?

I turned as a bright and cheerful voice filled the air. Ran: Oh...I've come here to survey the apartment...

A smile had broken out on his face right as I was turning to face him.\

???: Yay! I'm happy to hear that. So you'll be living here? Ran: (Wow...what a dazzling smile. It's as if he's sparkling...) ???: I'll be in your care again! --*Squeeze*! He innocently held both of my hands and gave them a little squeeze.

Ran: Um, again...? Ran: And it's not as if I've decided to live here yet...

The ping of the elevator at the entrance sounded at that moment.

Ran: (Huh...? The insides of the elevator's totally pitch black? That means...no one got onto it??) Ran: (Which means...Huh? Huuh? There's something glowing within it that kinda look like a pair of eyes though!!) Ran: (It's staring at me!???)

Terrified, I gripped onto the hands that held both of mine. And then--

???: Oh? A guest? A slender man had appeared from it's confines, alone. Ran: (Huh...? Could it have just been my imagination...??) Ran: (I thought that there was something inside the pitch black elevator but...) Ran: (He's...a normal human...right?) ???: Nope! She's going to live here. Ran: Er, Like I said, it hasn't been decided yet...I just came to have a look around, that's all. ???: Heh, I see. Then how about looking at my room too? ???: Oh, but...seeing as you're holding hands in that manner, could you already be Sou's? Ran: ...!

The guy who had just appeared said those words with a smile that implied something... I hurriedly let go of the hands that had been innocently clasping mine.

Aranami Sou: Ibuki-kun, you really don't have any modesty, do you...! Aranami Sou: To think that you'd hit on someone who isn't even a member of this house yet Oue Ibuki: Huh? You're taking a unusually long time to eat her aren't you? So she was someone who really caught your interests, huh. Aranami Sou: Hey! D-Dont you have some sense of delicacy either!? Oue Ibuki: Hehe, I'm joking. You were aboout the head out, weren'y uou? Let's go togehter. Aranami Sou: Yep, I was about to head out. See you then! I'll be looking forward to you moving in! Oue Ibuki: Me too. A cute girs like you are greatly welcomed. See you.

Unsure of how I should reply them, I could only silently bow as they left.

Ran: (Haa...there surely are tons of strange people in this apartment...) ???: Hello. Ran: Kyaa!! Ran: (W-What is it this time!? I-I feel as if this person just appeared out of nowhere...) ???: It seems like I've taken you by surprise. I'm sorry, that was rude of me. Seto Akihito: I'm the landlord, Seto Akihito. I've heard about you from the apartment broker. Come on in. Ran: O-Okay... Ran: (What, so it was just the landlord...That really took me by surprise.) Ran: Hm? Where's the apartment broker from earlier though? Seto Akihito: He said that he had urgent matters to attend to and left before us. It'll be alright, I'l definitely protect you. Ran: Uh...? Protect...? Seto Akihito: Ahh...No, it's nothing...Come on, let's proceed on.

When he had finished his sentence-- ... Ran: Huh...? I found myselff sitting on a sofa in an unfamiliar room once I became aware of my surroundings. Ran: (W-What's going on!?) Ran: (I was at the entrance earlier and now I'm inside a room all of a sudden...) Seto Akihito: (Hm? Is something the matter?) Ran: Oh, erm... Seto AKihito: This is the apartment, Pot Palace's living room. Seto Akihito: This is a shared space by all the residence. There's also a television and a vending machine here. Please, feel free to relax. Ran: I see... Ran: No I don't! I just appeared here all of a sudden, didn't I!? Seto Akihito: Really? It's alright so please rest assured. Ran: (Even if you say that with such a dandy smile on your face...) Seto AKihito: For starters, have some tea. Ran: Huh...!?

Just as he said that, a steaming cup of tea had been prepared on top of the table... (When was that there too...!?) When I stared closer at it..

Ran: Oh, an auspicious sign... Seto Akihito: You're right...that's a good omen. Seto Akihito: That's how it is. Now let's sign the contract, today's a good day to do so. Ran: Huh? I came to look arouund but all I've seen is the living room... Seto Akihito: It'll be okay. You'll be sure to like it. Seto Akihito: Now, this is your room...this is the contract for the room 301.

I signed the contract papers that the landlord had passed to me. Seto Akihito: With this, the contract has been completed. Seto Akihito: Thank you very much. Welcome to Pot Palace Shibuya. Seto AKihito: You're now a resident of this apartment. Seto Akihito: Oh? It seems like the pet, "Yamano" has something to say.

>>Following is the tutorial<< Welcome to Pot Palace Shibuya ♪ My name's Yamano! Nice to meet you, woof-meow! I've sent a mail to you Woof-meow. Hurry and go read it woof-meow.

Yamano: [If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me about it woof-meow.]

Try sending me a reply woof-meow. (※The replies are fixed this time round)

[① How can I chat?] [② Can I play it endlessly?] [③ What kind of topics can you talk about with the chat?]

You can always chat just like this woof-meow. This time's just for practice so all the replies are fixed but you can send anything you wish from the next one onwards woof-meow. I'll send you messages sometime so please reply me woof-meow! Then let's go back to the story woof-meow.

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