i think it’s deeply silly to call second born children “middle class” or people who know ~struggle~ and idk where that impulse is coming from bc i’ve seen this take a LOT lately (i think s2 of hotd is rotting everyone’s brains tbh). like “otto had to earn everything he’s gotten” are we somehow also making the argument that kevan lannister or bran stark are middle class and have to ~work for everything they got~ or can we acknowledge that just like every other noble in this series they were all handed immense privilege by their older brothers? like, bran is not ever going to worry about being homeless lol and neither would otto; hell, tywin fucking hates tyrion and is looking for an excuse to disinherit him and says as much to his face but tyrion never suffers for anything materially (until the trial) because regardless of his status as a disabled man, a younger brother, or the scapegoat for all his family’s problems, they’re not going to let him wallow in squalor!! otto, kevan, quentyn, bran, like 70% of the freys, oberyn, ned and benjen, daemon - these are all second born sons and they are not at all equivalent to someone in the modern day who is one medical crisis away from poverty! they are noble born and castles are fucking huge, even if they never married an heiress or their daughters never married heirs, they would NAWT have been homeless!
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#11, memory, and Roger & Vicki? please and thank you!
5 SENTENCE DRABBLES!
Lilacs, the scent of lilacs. Roger looked up from his page with a sharp inhale: there, as vibrant as if she were real, a cascade of brown hair over that old green sweater of hers, so familiar he could feel the darn beneath his fingers.
"Vicki."
Their governess turned with a smile, revealing arms full of fresh cut flowers and Roger, mortified, stumbled into hasty apology.
Miss Evans in her grace assured him, "It's alright, Mr. Collins, I miss her too."
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finally watched through some of the ppyong april fools story bc a kind soul uploaded it to yt (here with their twit and other uploads here) and the way i would have had to fuck satan up. like we'd have to fight immediately.
so tldr if u dont wanna watch through the vid first cause im just rambling here, on april fools devils all have something strange happen to them for a day (ex: paimon getting cat ears and a tail), with zagan putting his talismans on the backs of gehenna devils as a way to warn them of their little daily quirk that has to be ripped if you want to avoid whatever is written (would like to know how he knows this but not important rn). you, the mc, even get one bc ofc for the time being you're a resident of hell
bro we would have had to TUSSLE. FULL BLOWN SCHOOLYARD FIGHT. even as much as sitri didn't want to let you go he was still ready to let you make the choice considering its only for a day and it was...your talisman. a day on earth isnt even like a full day in hell either itd be like what a few hours??? and then satan LEFT right after making that choice for you like cmon. my best friend's been missing me for months and u dont even have the audacity to let me swing by the house for a min? its gonna be a grand slam
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SAGE'S BIRTHDAY
gn!reader | haiii. it's been so long since i wrote for ll i'm pretty sure i'd commit the worst mischaracterization crimes i've ever committed Ever if i tried to write a oneshot but. happy birthday sage ^___<
I'm Incredibly hazy on lore so i have modern au in mind but if it's accurate to the game pretend i didn't say this.
for someone who loves partying, i don't imagine sage is someone who'd tell you about his birthday. he doesn't feel very enthusiastic about it.
but You? he knows you. he knows you'd put something together after finding out. and in notorious sage lesath fashion, he's teetering between wanting that, wanting you and letting himself be cared for, versus going about the day as usual because why put in all that effort? he's content the way things are anyway
one of the others would mention it in passing if you didn't ask yourself. no one voices their opinions on how sage didn't tell you. it isn't unexpected. the conversation instead immediately moves on to what you should do for it
like,, is a bar too obvious. does it feel too shallow? where else could you all go. In my mind this is just a house party but do what you will. you have to be careful with planning a surprise because he Will catch on, especially the week or so leading up to the day. tulsi is definitely a huge help btw. oh tulsi. (said with longing and nostalgia)
ohhh my god him sitting while everyone sings happy birthday. he doesn't get to stop you before you decide to tease him with the very first note, hands ready to start clapping. he rolls his eyes, but he's smiling and not moving to touch the food before you finish anyway
! not totally sure what present(s) i would choose but he's definitely getting a heartfelt card with a few silly jokes that would be written with so much love and care that he'd keep and read it randomly and be overwhelmed by emotion. and then maybe a funny shirt. a sick fucking sword.
!! put a little party hat on him. idc. i will make sure he wears one. if you wear a matching one it's a little easier.
party activities... of course there's talking about past parties. love a little drama and gossip. perhaps truth or dare. someone that isn't even You ends up promising to do His chores for a week ? not sure how that will go but everyone knows where your spare key is now.
PHOTOS :( chaotic photos... group photo around the cake... there's one of sage trying to do a cartwheel for some reason. someone tried to take a selfie with the camera but it was held up way too close and the flash definitely hurt their eyes (it was sage and anisa together while trying to figure out why it wasn't taking a photo.) a photo of rime fighting off people trying to put a hat on him
photo of sage and tulsi copying a photo from when they were younger 😂😂😂 i can't breathe. i can't bre
sage keeps using the fact that he's the birthday boy as leverage / reasoning btw. you're like For someone who didn't even mention his birthday, you sure are welcoming it now. and he's like ? of course. you have to take advantage of the opportunities given to you. < felix is currently, begrudgingly, sort of singing karaoke ?
and then there's the time you spend together alone
i would have reassured him / told him Not to read my letter at the party and to keep it for later. so while he's sitting in bed waiting for you (you forced him to stay away while you cleaned up some stuff because It's his birthday), he decides to read it. Oh man
sometimes he wonders if you're real
by the time you finish up and get into bed with him, sage is quieter and feeling vulnerable, the card put away in the night stand next to him to look at later. he thanks you for everything and your gift while holding you close.
he's always a little confused, stunned, that you'd choose to be with him. choose to stick by him despite all his problems, want to see him happy, love him to the extent that you do. but you whisper happy birthday one last time, pressing a kiss to his head while your fingers run through his hair, and sage thinks maybe he'll let it happen this time, and promises to himself to make it worth it. (and also that your next birthday will be a dream)
as i was writing this i imagined it of course as like, the First birthday you celebrate with him. but i think the years after, he'd let himself expect something and look forward to it more. especially if you promise to one-up yourself like okayyy intrigue. gonna make it a competition now ?
??? i still have my ll tag list but i don't know if it would be a jarring surprise to use it. or who'd still want a tag. um. if ur reading this tho Lmk what present u would get him. for research purposes. curiosity
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