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[ylge]

It's his first public event

[linaxart]

to safety

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[deiaiko]

#22.2 Tags

Endorsi tapped her shoe impatiently. "And the prize is?"

"You can exchange it for some points, or use these tags to get private time with a person of your choice." Mask winked at no one in particular. "I know some of you are friends with Bam and Grace. And given that you haven't seen them for years, perhaps you might have something that needs to be said privately. There will be a buffet held after the game, and everyone can talk and socialize freely then. But let me tell you this; the chance of you having a private face to face conversation with them after today will be very low. So be sure to use this opportunity well."

Endorsi suddenly remembered the date that Bam owed her. Maybe this could be her chance? Having Bam for herself sounded fair enough to be considered a date. She wondered how much Bam had changed, and she was curious if she still held the same feelings towards him. Guess she would find out soon.

"Note that they're only valid until today. The white tags are worth three minutes each, while the black ones are worth ten minutes."

Endorsi wanted to throw hands. "The heck?! That's too short!" She quickly decided that the private date time wasn't worth it.

"Not interested." Anaak stated plainly, having the same thought. 

"Oh, that's not all." Mask called out his nearby lighthouse and the screen lit up. "I did say that these tags could also be exchanged for some points."

The amounts displayed on Mask's lighthouse made Endorsi's eyes bulge. Sure, it was still comparable to her monthly earnings, but one day of photoshoots wasn't even worth that much. This guy must be filthy rich in order to be able to give out much. "However, there will only be four black stickers in total."

She hadn't even started to do the math when Shibisu raised his hand. "Why four? There are six people on your team."

"Good question." Mask motioned to himself and the other three guys that she didn't bother to remember the names of. "Only us four will participate in the tag game. Grace and Bam don't have tickets because they have a different role."

Endorsi raised an eyebrow, not that she actually cared.

"Remember that those that don't have the tag during the game will be unable to move? Grace and Bam are in charge of it. They will also make sure that this game will not cause any major casualties to the players."

Endorsi suddenly remembered that Bam could use reverse flow control. Grace however…she didn't know much about him. She realized that Grace was surprisingly tight-lipped about his past, for someone who was bad at lying. Thinking back about it, he was absent during the crown game, and he hadn't shown anything noteworthy during the hide and seek game. Bam often bragged about how Grace helped him in class, though, so maybe he was that capable? It wasn't so hard to believe; Grace always looked so self-assured and dependable.

However, there was something different about how he treated her compared to the others, like how he quickly looked away when she caught his gaze, or how he was slightly nervous when talking to her. But she always reasoned that it was only natural that men would fall for her beauty and status, since she was a Jahad princess and all. When she took into account that Grace was already taken, it made even more sense on why he was so awkward and conflicted when interacting with her. She had to admit it was really fun to tease him back then, though she never called him out on it.

"Are there any other questions?" Mask asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.

Khun and Isu asked for some clarifications on the rules, but Endorsi tuned them out, too busy indulging in the thought of the prize points. One black and one white tag should be enough to buy the designer dress she saw the other day. And since Laure most likely wasn’t interested in anything other than sleep, could she ask him to give her his tag so she could use it with Grace? It would be really fun to take Grace away from Mask and make him jealous. Speaking of Mask…

"Five minutes–" Endorsi caught his words– "to discuss amongst yourselves before I start the game."

One of the floating blue lighthouses started a five-minute countdown, and Khun called everyone to gather. However, Endorsi decided to spare a glance to where Mask went.

She saw Mask greeted his team who had started doing warm up moves, while some were not so subtly glancing in her direction. Mask then started typing on his lighthouse, and she saw the training room slowly turned into a fighting stage with just a few commands of his hands. The barrier that covered the room pulsed as if being strengthened, moving platforms and obstacles were created out of thin air–

Khun cleared his throat, and Endorsi noticed she wasn't the only one that was watching the room transformation unfold. "Okay. Listen up everyone."

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Me going into New World’s first anniversary event: Oh, it’s gonna be a fun beach event with the girls in swimsuits for the weirdos out there

Actual event: DARK FUTURE WHERE BAM FUCKING DIED

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playing the new dragonfable war while the children I'm supervising dance to "who let the dogs out" at 10:30pm really is a surreal vibe.

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Prompt 2: "It's been a long time"

Fandom: The Old Guard (2020 movie)

Relationships: Immortal Husbands | Joe x Nicky

Rating: Mature, non explicit, implied sex.

Special warnings: AU in which the traitor is Nicky; as this happens after the 100 years of banishment, Andy has died and her grave is mentioned; Nicky goes through a crisis of faith and comes out not believing in God.

Summary:

Nicky thought working with Merrick was the right thing to do and the others would soon come around. Things didn't go as expected. One hundred years later he can come back to his found family and hope that Joe has forgiven one thousand years of giving in, then backing up and drowning in Catholic guilt.

Excerpt:

During the first few years of exile, he still believed his decision was right but unfortunately things went wrong. Their immortality, the dreams that connected them, and their war oriented abilities never seemed to him like God’s deed, although he spent centuries trying to see God’s hand in their every move. Side by side to those portents or maledictions, there was the passion and devotion Joe ignited in him ever since the days when to Nicky he was pejoratively “the Moor” and they didn’t know each other’s tongues. It was a new and unknown feeling to Nicolò, who was always repulsed by other people’s nudity and ashamed of his own arousal: he craved Yusuf’s sight, and soon his touch as well. He missed terribly the sound of his voice and his breathing when they parted. He dreamt of his body and woke up shaking, erect and unashamed until he got his release. In a millennium he failed to repress his lecherous need of Yusuf only a few times, and partook with him in countless calm conversations, heated arguments and desperate pleas over his commitment to the Lord. It all only served to reassure him their meeting and their gifts were the Devil’s work. And if time and shared hardship shaped that unnatural passion into love and benevolence, to Nicky it was just proof that God was giving him some respite and showing him the way: the Devil might have turned the hate of the enemy into lust for a man’s flesh, and Nicolò might have given in on occasion, but the pure love of the shepherd for his flock was the only true answer, he believed. His given flock just happened to be a band of elite immortal soldiers with little regard for Nicolò’s spiritual aspirations for them. Nicky’s attachment to his dogma and rites was met with a variety of disheartening attitudes that Nicky strived to see as God testing his faith: Joe resented his coldness, his struggles with chastity and his constant guilt, and called him a coward and “the only true sheep” every time Nicky almost gave into him but stepped back; Andy took him aside every now and then to remind him that she didn't mind if he followed God’s rule —“your god”— as long as he followed hers on the field; Booker constantly challenged Nicky’s faith with his own crisis, sometimes even on purpose; and Nile, as a Christian and only recently immortal, assumed Nicky’s longevity had given him answers he most definitely didn’t have. Through it all, Nicky held onto his calling. His unearthly life wouldn’t make sense if he let go.

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she continues to suffer

[mcrcki]

"so, is this the part where i accept whatever punishment you see fit after i apologize, or perhaps we can bypass all that considering the yielding?" sorrel smiled as she approached manon, hoping that they didn't have to explain more, that they could just be happy that manon was safe, that even just a few of the thirteen were here and safe.

@tragcdysewn for manon blackbeak

[linaxart]

I was longing for you

Reunions with Joe whump for @flamingbluepanda as part of the CSH gift exchange, hope you like them <3

[deiaiko]

#16.2 Rachel

Bam stepped into the bare and bleak room of an old rented house on the outskirts. The only thing of interest was a simple wooden chair in the center of the room that was occupied by none other than Rachel. Her head was hung low and her wrists were tied behind her around the chair backrest. Mr. Agni reasoned he had to put her to sleep to avoid unnecessary fights, and assured Bam that she'd wake up soon enough.

Bam could hear Mr. Agni and Grace-hyung talking just outside of the room. It seemed like Mr. Agni had to go somewhere, since they exchanged goodbyes not long after. He shifted his focus back to Rachel and took a closer look at her wrists. He couldn't help but think that the rope was too much. It shouldn't be necessary for this conversation, right? It'd only upset her and he hated it when she did.

So he kneeled down and began to untie the rope. When he looked up, he noticed that Hyung was eyeing him warily. However, he just stood there by the door, not making any move to stop him.

Just right after he was done with the knot, Rachel stirred awake and familiar yellow eyes found him. She jerked away, screaming, "Wh�� what do you want from me!"

Bam let the silence linger. Giving her time to regain her bearing and seek the answer herself.

Her face got a few shades paler as if she had seen a ghost. Or maybe, in a way, she did.

"Rachel," Bam muttered.

Shock flashed in her eyes before it settled to understanding. "Bam?" Rachel's voice was impossibly soft and sweet, yet it sounded so wrong. "Oh Bam, you're alive! I'm so glad."

…Was she though? She pushed him to his supposed death. But her face was a mix of relief and unbelief. Bam didn't know which was the real her anymore.

"Bam, we have to get out of here. I was kidnapped by a bad person. Quick, before he returns."

"You're not going anywhere." An unfamiliar voice joined them as Hyung finally stepped into the room. The lighthouse floating beside him must've acted as a voice changer. His hat was pulled down low underneath his hoodie, shadowing his face from view. 

Rachel didn't seem to notice Grace's presence until then, if the shock on her face was anything to go by.

"Well then, Bam. Go ahead and ask her," Grace encouraged.

It was the first time he had heard Hyung's cold tone; emotionless and distant that sent shivers down his spine. But that thought could wait for later, because currently he finally had the chance to ask a question that had been plaguing him for the past five years.

"Why did you betray me, Rachel?"

Rachel no longer looked at him as sweetly. "What do you mean, Bam? I've never betrayed you."

"That day, you pushed me out of the bubble."

Rachel's eyes watered as she clenched her hand on her chest, "I was trying to save you from the monster attack. But I lost my balance and accidentally pushed you too hard." She looked away guiltily, voice now just above a whisper. "I had a nightmare about it every time I closed my eyes. I'm truly sorry, Bam."

"That's…" Bam was sure he had defeated the monster. Unless Rachel had mistaken some random fish as a threat? It could make sense, but things were still not adding up. "I saw you stand on your feet, at least explain to me why that is possible."

Rachel furrowed her eyebrows. "I think you remember it wrong."

"No! I know what I saw."

"And so am I!"

"Don't lie to me, Rachel." Bam begged. He was trying to find proof to justify her actions, but why did it only prove that Mr. Agni was right about her? About how she faked her disability to stab him in the back and take advantage of their friends. "You're the one who taught me that lying was bad, so are you trying to get me to think you're a bad person?"

"No, Bam–"

"Tell me, Rachel. Why did you try to kill me?" Bam felt his vision start to blur as tears trickled down his cheeks. It just dawned on him that the foul clenching feeling of his heart was the feeling of betrayal, from someone he trusted and looked up to, no less. "What did I do to you?"

Rachel didn't reply right away. But when she spoke, Bam's world crumbled. "The star…I want to shine as bright as it is rumored to be. But when you're around, I was nothing but a shadow because you took all the light. You who are chosen and loved by many, who wouldn't feel envy?" She gave a weak laugh and stood up. "You're right. I've been faking my injury. But this is what it takes to climb the tower for the unchosen. Innocence wouldn't get you this high, so I'm sure you're just as bad as I am."

Bam looked at his hands which had just recently been bathed in the blood of his opponent. He could still feel the stickiness that clung to his skin and he felt the urge to scrub his hands clean like he did the night before. So he was a bad person now? Was he doomed to never have friends again?

Bam caught an angry scowl on Rachel's lips as she walked past Grace and through the door. Grace tried to go after her but Bam quickly reached out and pulled on his hoodie to stop him from leaving. He didn't want to be left alone with her lingering words.

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Arkraptor once again being the best father

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i feel like everything happens so much

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