#was this an excuse to draw Eve? oh yes-

[zibiscusloon]

Petition that if we ever get a Wittebros & Evelyn spinoff for it to be called The Cardinal Sinners

[krysmcscience]

At long last: either an alternate explanation for or continuation of my prior comic regarding how Bill was ABSOLUTELY naked in Ford's karaoke night drawing. (Because errors in art do not exist. Artists do not make mistakes. So if you see any in this comic, No You Do Not.)

I am so normal about these old dorks.

I'm not really clear on exactly when Bill started throwing his desperation book at Ford just like a needy ex do, but I find it extremely funny to imagine it happening literally the day of or after the makeshift funeral. Bill just gets this weird sense of 'Ford is taking steps to move on' and CANNOT FUCKING ABIDE.

I hope you enjoy all the goofy things I added to each page of Bill's sad spieling. (Everything SHOULD be readable so long as you view the full size, but I have added basically this whole little fanfic in the image descriptions, LMAO, which lays out all the little written notes and such.) Also don't ask how Bill managed to sneak that vampire pen in there. I have no idea, and honestly? I don't wanna know.

Oh, and a little bonus comic:

Of course Bill would take it as flirting. Because between the two of them, Bill is the bigger masochist By Far. :)

Also I have continued applying The Good Place logic to any of Bill's attempts to swear. Case in point, one last bonus image, this time with a motivational line from my slapdash Theraprism OC, EV-01:

Yes, its name is just 'love' backwards. No, I will not be taking any feedback on this. Yes, EV-01 was only ever assigned to Bill's case due to the Theraprism being desperate to make some progress in rehabilitating him. No, it did not work anywhere close to staff's expectations - Bill didn't even appreciate EV-01's matching fondness for bowties! (He claimed the fondness to be "cultural appropriation" and insisted he'd been traumatized by it.)

Anyway, if you like my stuff, reblogs are very much appreciated, and if you really really like it, perhaps consider my commissions or yeeting a teeny tiny tip my way? I am trying to recoup over 500 dollars in vet bills, ahaha... 🙃

In other news, I loved all the fun tags people added to the prior naked-karaoke comic (such as 'the hat and bow-tie stay ON during sex' and the classic '[insert keysmash here]', as well as the many amused/bewildered remarks about how I either made the bricks a piece of clothing or just straight up peeled Bill's skin off). However, I think my favorite thing by far was the several people losing their shit over the fact that I gave Bill toes. Like, excuse me? The magical talking triangle can have fingers but not toes??? Since when was that a rule????? 🤣 (Also the one person who reblogged with the cropped panel where Bill's fishnets pants are falling off to ask why Bill peed himself. Dude, I want to examine your brain...?)

Okie-dokie, I'm sick of looking at all of this stuff now and I'm off to go to work, after which I will either scribble some more goofy "Billford" comics or perhaps draw my lame human!Bill in Situations, idk yet. Maybe I'll even finally draw more than just a single other person's human!Bill...? Who knows, but I sure hope I can mix it up a little and not turn whatever I draw into a month-long fukken project. >:\

[thebadgerclan]

Clueless

Pairing: Benedict Bridgerton x reader

Requested by @imabee-oralizard

Summary: Benedict is clueless to your affection...

It was painful to watch Benedict be so clueless.  The Bridgertons and L/Ns had been friends for as long as anyone could remember, your homes were across from one another’s, your father was a well-respected Earl.  And in your childhood, you and Benedict were as thick as thieves, spending nearly every day together.  Then Edmund had passed and you drifted apart, though you still made efforts to spend time with him.

Through your debut into society, Benedict had remained your closest friend.  However, as time passed and the two of you matured, Benedict found his feelings for you evolving.  Where he once saw a girl, he now saw a woman; a beautiful, graceful, elegant woman.  Where he once saw someone to play tag with, he now saw a woman he wanted to bring flowers to, a woman he wanted to spend…oh.

Little did he know, you were in a similar situation.  Benedict had once been a gangly stick of a boy, but he had grown into a devastatingly handsome man.  He wasn’t the head of his household, he wasn’t titled, but that had never mattered to you.  Your father had always made it clear that you could marry whoever you wished, that money or status needn’t play into it.  And as time went on, you found yourself no longer thinking about Benedict as a friend, but someone you wanted to be with, someone you were slowly falling in lo–oh.

The three eldest Bridgertons stood along the side of the ballroom, watching the dance floor.  Anthony watched as his wife danced with Lord Kent while Colin chatted with Miss Featherington.  Benedict, meanwhile, was staring at you, his gaze positively lovesick.  You were dancing with the Marquis of Winchester, who had apparently just inherited his title, and Benedict realized he would give almost anything to be in his place.

“Need we call the fire brigade, brother?” came Anthony’s voice, drawing Benedict’s focus from you.  “What?”  “Your gaze will certainly burn holes in the back of Lady Y/N’s head if you stare at her for much longer!”  Colin burst out in laughter, and Benedict rolled his eyes.  “Quite entertaining, brother, truly.”  Benedict felt his face warm, and he sought out a servant rounding with drinks.

Colin politely excused himself from his conversation with Penelope, and Anthony followed suit, wordlessly agreeing to continue their teasing.  “You know, ladies have dance cards for a purpose, brother,” Colin said, and Benedict barely suppressed the urge to roll his eyes.  “Yes,” he responded.  “They do; to keep track of the gentlemen vying for their hands for a dance.”  “Precisely,” Anthony chimed in, taking a drink from a nearby table.  “So, Benedict, do you think Lady Y/N still has room on her card?”

Benedict nearly spat out his drink.  “What?  I..whyever would you ask such a question?”  Colin disguised his laughter with a cough.  “Because, brother, she has been sneaking glances at you all evening!”  “She has?”  Anthony nodded, nodding gratefully at the gentleman who Kate had been dancing with as he returned her.  “Benedict, with how much you have been looking at her, I am shocked you have not noticed!”

Even now, Benedict was subtly watching you; watching as the Marquis escorted you to the refreshments table, watching as you smiled, as you laughed.  “Benedict!”  “What?”  “Good Lord, you are absolutely besotted!”  Colin clapped him on the shoulder.  “Go ask her to dance, you fool.  Please, if I have to watch you pine for her for another moment, I may be ill.”  Benedict shook his head, but set off across the room anyway.

“Pardon me, Lady Y/N?”  You turned to face Benedict, a warm smile on your face.  “Mister Bridgerton!  How lovely to see you!”  “Lovely to see you as well.  I know it is late in the evening, but do you have room on your dance card for me?”  Butterflies were running rampant in your stomach, and you held up your wrist, displaying the card.  “I happen to have one spot left.  A waltz.”

You left your waltz vacant at every ball you went to, hoping and praying Benedict would ask you to dance.  If others asked, you could play it off as being too intimate for an unwed lady, something no one would question you on.  It was truly a shot in the dark, but tonight, your aim was true.  Benedict smiled, taking the pencil attached to the card and signed his name.  “It would be my honor, Lady Y/N.”  “Please, just Y/N.”

Benedict smiled, and moments later, the musicians played the opening chords of the waltz.  You followed Benedict onto the dance floor, curtseying as he bowed.  The waltz was controversial, some saying it was far too intimate, some calling it outright scandalous.  But that was the farthest thing from your or Benedict’s minds as you began to dance.

His hand was on your waist, the other clasped in yours; your hand on his shoulder.  There was no more than 6 inches of space between your bodies, and you felt as if your heart could bean straight out of your chest.  “So tell me, Y/N,” Benedict said.  “Has the season been treating you well thus far?”  “Oh, I wish I could say it has.  There are plenty of suitors, yes, but…”  “But what, Y/N? We have no secrets, remember?”

It was a stupid pact you’d made years ago: to keep no secrets from Benedict, but it was a pact you’d stuck to….for the most part, that is.  “I have had my heart set on a true love match for so long, and I have yet to feel that with any men who have called upon me.”  “You will find that someday, Y/N, have faith.”  Benedict was trying so desperately not to get his hopes up, but then you spoke again.

“What if I already have?”  It might have been an innocuous thing to say, had you not pressed yourself ever so closer to Benedict, had you not squeezed his hand, and had you not looked so deeply into Benedict’s eyes.  It was so plain: the love you held for him, the desire to be his and for him to be yours, and how long you had wanted it.

“Y/N, are you…”  “I have no callers in the morning,” you said.  “And I hear the weather shall be wonderful for a promenade.”  Benedict’s heart skipped several beats, and when the dance ended, he made a bold move and kissed your hand.  “Well then, I shall call upon you in the morning.  Be warned, though, I have been told I am quite the romantic.”

You couldn’t hold the laugh that left your lips, and Benedict escorted you back to your chaperone.  In the morning, you were indeed greeted by Benedict, a bouquet of 20 red roses in hand.  No one in London was surprised when you were engaged a mere month and a half later, and married four months after that.

[panareczek]

Madaparty day 10 - Alternate Universe

What if TPOM was a soap opera??

asked nobody ever

((((so YES that's an excuse to merge in my new sort of kind of hyperfixation (it's not as strong as some of mine hyperfixes but it certainly is there) on this one polish soap opera from 2001 called Adam and Eve))))

But! The plot would be kinda nice! I mean it's a soap opera so there's a TON of drama---

We have Skipper, our protagonist, who is stuck with her EVIL malicious husband Julien, who is focused on himself and a cheater (gasp!) He's burnt out living day to day at their flat, taking care of the little Private an supervising if Rico is putting himself into some trouble again (I wanted them to be the equivalents of the children of the protagonist, Private would be the young but supportive son, and RIco the teenage rebellious daughter who keeps falling in trouble - in the show she crashed a policeman's new car because she wanted to help some guy she met a few hours earlier)

but ONE DAY this guy just falls from the sky and crashes into him! His name is Hans, and he'll fall in love at first sight. Not Skipper tho!(or he'll think so),, But this meeting will change his life forever :)))

At the same time, his old friend, Marlene, returns from her travels, and she's sweet as ever :3 Skipper had a little crush on her in the past, but decided to get into the more financially stable marriage with (charming at that while) Julien. But what if the feelings never died out?

And to not make Julien the bad guy - when he notices Hans - this guy his husband started hanging out with - he noticed how neglectful he was and decided to change it. One day Skipper wakes up and sees Julien from the past - charming and sweet. Maybe there's a chance for this marriage???

God i thought up a lot of stuff about this already

Kowalski plays the role of the protag's smart sister, who in the og gets envious of the main love interest (which happens to be hans :P what a crackship,,,) and wants to end up with him (but he never notices her)

Oh and Hans can fly in this AU :)) it creates a contrast of "boring, flightless everyday life" - "this guy FALLS from the sky and is a little crazy and unpredictable"

Oh and Maurice is there too (from the cast i thought of) - he's julien's lover (obv) - in the og the lover is a smart journalist who is with the husband to gain information she needs and she kinda wraps him around her finger

That's the one drawing that's not a redraw >w< but i have two songs from the show - the opening in which you can see the protags and the song that i mainly had in mind for this theme - Orfeusz, which is my top 1 song this year btw :PPP

[tessa-liam]

Turning the Page  

Now and Then

 - Chapter 9-

Choices, The Royal Romance, AU 

Series Premise: As Riley Brooks journeys through life as a single parent in New York City, an epiphany strikes as she contemplates the future for herself and her two-year-old son. 

Turning the Page Series Masterlist 

Main Pairing: Liam Rys x F!OC Riley Brooks 

All characters belong to Pixelberry Studios, except William Brooks (Rys) and Matteo Magro, who belongs to this series. 

Category: On-going series, contains angst/fluff/depression. Cross-over fic with Choices, Perfect Match. 

Rating: M🔞Warnings - Series will contain crude language, NSFW material – not Beta’d - please excuse all errors. 

Words: 2498

Now and Then – 9 

Chapter Summary: Riley and William arrive in Cordonia 

Title & Music Inspiration: 

Now and Then, The Beatles                                       

When You Love Someone, Gretchen Peters, Bryan Adams 

Wherever You Will Go, The Calling 

A/N1: In this alternate universe, after King Constantine orchestrates two individual scandals to humiliate and entrap Riley Brooks and Olivia Nevrakis in shame, Madeleine Amaranth secures her position as the Queen of Cordonia. Riley, as the King’s mistress and Olivia, in self-imposed exile. Tariq is never found.  

A/N2: My submission for @choicesflashfics, Week#67, prompt #1 - “Nothing could ever change how I feel about you.” 

A/N3: My submission for @choicesjanuary2024, prompt Day 25 - ‘Remembrance’ #choices monthly challenge @lilyoffandoms #choicesjanuary2024 

A/N4: Damien Nazario has been assigned as William’s personal bodyguard. 

In Flight, Cordonian Royal Jet, above the Mediterranean Sea 

Looking out over the vast expanse of water below her, and under the clear blue skies above the Mediterranean Sea, no clouds were in sight ... not a white cloud, nor a black cloud. 

Riley gazed out the large passenger window of the private jet, in solace, with her memories. Everything felt calm; almost too calm. The flight from New York to Cordonia was eight hours in duration, and even though they left early in the morning, they would not arrive at the palace until late in the evening with the change in time zones. 

Trying to and not getting any rest, her thoughts returned to the events over the holidays.

...Remembering when Liam arrived at her door, in New York on Christmas Eve, a short week ago. The expression of elation on his face as she opened the door for him... 

[‘Hello, my love,’ he tenderly smiled; He was standing there with an exquisite bouquet of long-stemmed red roses, as uniformed delivery drivers from the toy store waited patiently at a distance behind him, as the Royal guard performed a security check. 

Liam stepped over the threshold, leaning down to draw her in for a kiss on the cheek, as she accepted his gift. ‘Oh Li, these are gorgeous; thank you so much.’ 

At Bastien’s prompt, the delivery people entered the brownstone with prewrapped gifts and placed them under the Christmas tree, also filling the extra space in the living room very quickly. 

Chuckling, Riley watched as Liam thanked them with a generous tip, as he closed the door after them. 

“Our son will be so thrilled at what Santa brought him; wait till he wakes up tomorrow.”  

Liam laughed, moving quickly to put his arm around her, pulling her to his side. “Who says all these gifts are just for him? Hmmm?” Riley turned her head towards him, as Liam bent to capture her lips in a passion-fueled kiss. 

“Ah yes, your gift is right here.” Liam slipped his hand inside his coat to reveal a small box, wrapped in gold with a red ribbon. “This is for you.”} 

Riley breathed out, shaking her head. 

...Remembering wanting him so badly that evening ...as he kissed her forehead to say ‘good night’ before turning to the guest room; Leaving her feeling so confused, once again. 

...Remembering how excited LiLi was when he saw his father again Christmas morning ... and the look of pure joy in Liam’s expression as he watched his son blissfully playing with his new toys. 

...Remembering the look of adoration between Liam and his son; a private and sacred bond established between the two ... a bond only meant for them. 

Riley looked down at her phone and smiled fondly at the picture of William. He was proudly standing beside his gingerbread house gift for Liam, alongside Daniel and Matteo, to smile at the camera. Riley marveled at how unequivocally her son loved his father, so quickly. As if two loose puzzle pieces finally clicked into place. There was never a doubt in her mind that William needed to be wherever his father was. The connection between father and son was undeniable. 

...and with those thoughts, she agreed to return to Cordonia.  

And now, she found herself on the Royal jet headed back, leaving behind her New York world for the place that shattered her ‘happily ever after,’ again. 

Liam, being the new, ever-doting father was pointing out to his son the shores of Cordonia through the window. She saw the look of marvel in Liam’s eyes, as he watched his son’s reaction to seeing Cordonia for the very first time. They were sitting in seats across the aisle from her as she glanced over. 

Catching Riley’s eye, Liam responded with a wink and a smile. 

"Welcome home, love." 

Riley smiled in return, as her heart skipped a beat. 

Home... 

It had been a while since she had felt this way about Cordonia. Another lifetime; so much has changed, and yet remained the same. 

***

Damien Nazario, the Interpol agent who was now permanently assigned to be William Rys's personal bodyguard, was reviewing the Crown prince's dossier, and his duties to the Cordonian crown, his new employer. Bastien took a seat beside the young agent to answer any questions he may have, as head of the Royal guard, at the rear of the plane's cabin. 

"So, Damien, any questions for me?" 

"No, sir. I believe I have a handle on the situation.” 

"Good, because you are now the official head of the security detail for Prince William, the future king of Cordonia." 

"Understood, sir.” Damien was well aware of the complexity of a constitutional monarchy. 

"Now, there's one more thing I need to discuss with you,” Bastien eyed the young agent. 

"Yes, sir?" 

"Madeleine Amaranth, the former queen of Cordonia. I have forwarded her updated dossier to you." 

"Yes, I've read it through.” Damien paused, waiting for more information. 

"Good, because she has expressed malicious intent towards Prince William and Lady Riley, should they return to Cordonia." 

"Understood. I'll ensure her movements are tracked and reported inside and out of the country, sir." 

"Thank you, Damien.” 

"My pleasure, sir.” 

Bastien, looking pleased, leaned back in his chair, checking the time on his watch, as he felt the plane begin its descent. 

Cordonia, Capital 

The jet touched down smoothly on the tarmac, as the engines powered down. The cabin door opened, and the stairs were lowered. 

Riley could feel the warm breeze blow past her as she stepped off the plane. 

Taking a deep breath, Riley looked around. The air was different here. It was fresh and clean. She closed her eyes and let the wind brush her cheeks. 

Liam followed, with William sleeping in his arms.  

"Is everything alright, love?" Liam’s brows were raised in concern, noticing her hesitation. 

"Yes, I'm just taking it all in." Riley, looked down, unable to keep eye contact. 

"Are you sure, Riley? You've been very quiet throughout the entire flight home." 

"I'm fine, Liam. It is just a lot to process. I'm just a little overwhelmed." 

"All right, I understand. Let us get to the palace, so you and William can get settled and rest ... okay?" 

"Yes, thank you, Liam." 

Liam glanced over at Riley with concern as he personally buckled his son into the car seat. It was quite easy for him to see and feel the apprehension in her mood. She could not hide her emotions from him as well as she always thought she could.

Riley had remained noticeably quiet during the ride to the palace as well, looking out at the passing countryside. Liam could not help but wonder if she was having second thoughts about returning to Cordonia, and/or to him. 

As they pulled up to the palace gates, Liam looked over at Riley, noticing a small smile on her face. 

"What is it, love?" Liam spoke softly, reaching for her hand. 

Riley returned his touch with a squeeze. "This place...it's beautiful." 

"Thank you, that, it is. Welcome home." 

“William will be so excited when he wakes up.” Riley glanced at a still sleeping William as the SUV slowed to a stop. 

"I can't begin to tell you how much it means to me.... to have you both here." Liam confessed. 

"You're welcome, Liam. It's the least I can do."  

Liam's heart sank at her words. He hated the distance between them. He wanted to take her in his arms and make everything right, but, for right now, he knew that was not the best strategy. 

He had to accept that things had changed, and their relationship was different now. He had to be patient and give Riley the space she needed. 

But he also had to make her see how important she was to him. He had to show her how much he had missed her ... that he wanted a future with her and William in Cordonia. 

As the SUV door opened for her, Riley felt a sense of Deja vu. This was where she had started her journey with Liam in Cordonia all those years ago. And now, here she was, back again. 

"Do you want me to take you and William to the guest wing, or do you want to stay in my chambers?" 

"I would like to stay with you, if that's okay." 

"Of course, Riley. I would love that." 

It was surreal for Riley as she walked the pristine palace halls towards the Royal Chambers. Liam carried William, who was fast asleep in his arms beside her. 

 The memories of the past times she was here flooded her mind and her heart ached as she pushed the painful memories aside. She took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves. 

As they reached the large double doors of the entrance to the Royal east wing, the guards opened the doors for Liam and Riley to enter. 

Riley stepped inside; the same chambers where she had spent so much time before. The familiar scent of Liam's cologne filled the air, sending a wave of longing for a past time through her mind. 

Walking into her room ... it was exactly as she remembered it. Everything was in its place, from the elegant chandelier hanging above the bed, to the intricate paintings adorning the walls. 

Riley took a deep breath and sat down on the edge of the bed. She looked around the room, taking in every detail. 

 She felt a pang of sadness as she remembered those past times. 

After tucking William into his bed in the adjacent room, Liam came in and sat down next to her. He gently placed his hand on hers, and she looked up at him, their eyes meeting. 

"What are you thinking about Riley?"  

"I'm okay, Liam. I was just thinking about how much things have changed since I was here last." 

He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and held her close. "I know it's a lot, but I'm here for you, and I'll help you in any way I can," Liam whispered. 

"Thank you, Liam." 

He pulled away and cupped her face in his hands, staring into her eyes intently. "You're welcome, Riley. Always. Nothing could ever change how I feel about you.” 

He moved in to press his lips to hers, and she melted into his kiss. 

It was soft and gentle, and full of longing. 

He broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers, breathing heavily. "God, Riley, I've missed you." 

"I've missed you, Li." 

He leaned down and kissed her again, deeper this time. 

His tongue swept across her bottom lip, and she opened her mouth to him. 

Their tongues tangled together in a dance that was familiar and yet new. 

They were no longer the same people they were when they had last been together. They were both older and wiser, and the passion between them burned even brighter. 

Riley pulled away and put her hand on his chest, feeling his heart beating beneath her palm. 

"Liam, I..." 

"Shhh." 

He placed a finger over her lips. "Don't say anything, Riley. Just feel." 

His lips found hers again, and the world disappeared. There was nothing but the two of them, lost in each other. 

She kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck. 

She moaned into his mouth as he slid his hands down her back and pulled her closer. 

He broke the kiss and buried his face in her neck, inhaling her scent. 

"Riley," he breathed. "God, I want you so much."

“Liam, I ...” 

Liam pulled back and looked into her eyes, “stay with me tonight.” 

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[musicalfan78]

Every saga in a Mf78 nutshell (pt 8)

pt 1, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8, pt 9

*NOT SORRY FOR LOVING YOU*

[Odysseus is just sitting by the sand until Calypso walked by, obviously having some news]

Odysseus: What do you want?

Calypso: ....someone, a possible friend of yours said that I have to release you.....and I came by to say I'm sorry if all the stuff that's been back then has been torture..but I'm not apologizing for loving you..

Odysseus: Hold on-

Calypso: Let me finish!

Odysseus: Damn bitch okay just hurry tf up -_-

Calypso: I was abandoned here for more than 100 years, no friends or anyone around, just this island to myself. So when you came on here, I thought you'd be the one...but I guess not. ..FUCK.

[She starts to pout, tears falling down her cheek]

Calypso: Why can't you just love me like how I think of how?! I am sick of it, why can't you-?!

Odysseus: I love you..

Calypso: .....for real? 🥹

Odysseus: Nah bitch I was just playing with you. Now if you'll excuse me.

[Odysseus gets on a raft, and rows away from her island]

Calypso: ...FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!

*DANGEROUS*

Odysseus: After all that torture, I'm finally free from her!

Hermes: Ody...

Odysseus: But how ever will I get home safely?

Hermes: Ody!

Odysseus: I don't have any crew, or even friends with me-

Hermes: ODYSSEUS DAWLING!

[Hermes slaps Odysseus on the cheek, then plays from the harp again as he laughs]

Odysseus: OUCH! Also where the hell do you keep finding those harps?!

Hermes: I just get them!

[He throws the harp far away, seconds before it gets back to apollo]

Hermes: Anyways, I came by to tell you that you have been given a final chance! To get home in a way!

Odysseus: Oh fuck yeah! What do I gotta do?

Hermes: Oh no worries, I have all the cheat codes and steps on how! Ahem.

(A FEW MINUTES OF YAPPING LATER)

Hermes: And then, this wind bag! You do not know what I had to do to get it! Just don't open it! You'll never get home if you do.

Odysseus: ..this better work this time..

Hermes: But first, winion dance party!

Odysseus: Wait wha-

[The winions and princes winion dance along with hermes. He then pushes Odysseus toward the direction of where he'll meet his first stop]

Hermes: Byeee ody!

*CHARYBDIS*

[Charybdis makes it's entrance as it transitions to a whirlpool. Odysseus stands by]

Odysseus: Either I'm gonna win or this is going to be the shortest fight ever. EN GUARDE!

[Odysseus goes to avoid Charybdis as he goes around to get though. He eventually gets out and to the way to ithaca]

Odysseus: Oh my fucking goodness, my journey is finally over! PENELOPE MY LOVE AND MY SON TELEMACHUS! I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU! TODAY!

[The ocean starts to look strange]

Odysseus: Wait a goddamm minute..

Odysseus: OH FUCK NO! NOT AGAIN!

*GET IN THE WATER*

Poseidon: OH YES. YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GET HOME, DID YOU?

Odysseus: I was- you- what?!

Poseidon: Enough words, I've got a reputation, so I can't let you free or they'll forget about me as a cold person.

Odysseus: Wait, you have a reputation?

Poseidon: WHAT'D I SAY?! NOW GET IN THE WATER, NEVER MISTAKE MY THREATS FOR FOOLISHNESS. GO, NOW!

Odysseus: Why are you still doing this man?! It's been 10 years, we've fought for too long! Why can't we just stop here and go home?!

Poseidon: I can't..

Odysseus: You could learn how to forgive perhaps!

Poseidon: Hmm, okay.

Odysseus: Wait, really?!

Poseidon: SIKE BITCH, DIE!

[A water trident from his form pushes Odysseus away from his raft and into the water below, to the deep]

[He sees the ghosts of Polites, Eurylochus, his mom, and 600 men grab onto him as they pull him down. He tries to get back up but is not able to as he draw his final breath...

...

*600 STRIKE*

[He gets out of the pull, his eyes form into a different color. Red.]

[He looks around and spots the wind bag, reaching for it. After he gets the wind bag, we swims up with it as a jetpack.]

Poseidon: WHAT THE-

Odysseus: DO YOU THINK IM GOING TO END THIS NOW?! HELL NO, IM GOING TO GET BACK TO MY FAMILY, EVEN IF I GOTTA GET THROUGH YOU.

Poseidon: THAT'S LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE, HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GET OUT?

Odysseus: It's for every damn person that died from you and everything else, and for the people that I care dearly about...SO EN GUARDE!

Poseidon: BRING IT!

[The two fight for a short long while. As the fight ends, poseidon is kicked down to the ground, as odysseus is turned away]

Poseidon: ....you idiot, do you even know what you did? You blocked your way back forever when you open that bag, which has MY STORM! NOW YOU'LL NEVER GET BACK! HAHA!

Odysseus: ...oh I will, you're going to tell that storm to fuck off.

Poseidon: Or you'll do what? You know that can't kill me..

Odysseus: Exactly, that's the point :)

[He picks up Poseidon's trident, and goes towards Poseidon]

Poseidon: Wait..

Odysseus: Time to become the god of Swiss cheese..

Poseidon: NOW HOLD ON THERE-

[Odysseus stabs the trident into him]

Posiedon: ACKK! FUCK!

Odysseus: NOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL! EVERY SINGLE PAIN I DEALT WITH.

Poseidon: WAIT- AHH!

Odysseus: I HEARD THEIR FINAL WORDS, THEIR DESPAIR! BUT NOOO, YOU DIDNT GIVE A DAMN! SO NOW YOULL PAY FOR IT.

[He eventually stabs Poseidon multiple times, reminding him of every single moment he saw. That is until-]

Poseidon: OKAY OKAY! PLEASE...

[He stops, dropping the trident, he walks off to the way to ithaca]

Poseidon: After everything...how are you going to sleep at night, knowing what you caused?

Odysseus: On a mattress, from mattress firm :)

[He is now away]

Poseidon: WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?!

[theeccentricraven]

The 24th Day of Writemas 💚🤍❤️🌟👩‍💻✍️

It is now Christmas Eve! The last day of Writemas is here! Thank you so much @agirlandherquill for making Writemas possible!🫂 It helped me reach my writing goals, be productive, and get creative. I've enjoyed posting snippets of my writing. Thank you to all who have complimented and accepted this gift! 🤗

For the 24th Day of Writemas I chose the prompt "One day, everything we know will be gone. Until that time, you owe it to history to enjoy it." I liked how this and a couple of the dialogue prompts fit in with my YA Dystopias where a character speaks up against the oppressive region. I realized that it was something my Sanctuary Calling OC Luana would say in the scene where she invites Nari to join her cause, especially with the context of how the two enjoyed VR simulations with historic periods. This was a great excuse to write a scene I wanted to write for so long. I hope you all enjoy this girl 🎀🎁

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Luana sits in my tea table chair while I sit in my desk chair. She glances around at the old toys, Korean decor, and plane models. 

She looks at me as she says, "One day, everything we know will be gone. Until that time, you owe it to history to enjoy it."

I rarely hear something like this, if ever. The WC’s media focuses on the immortality of a civilization they believe will last for thousands of years. They describe humanity’s ancestors as fools who defiled Sanctuary’s beauty as a basis for how the WC will foster a greater humanity. 

“Yes,” I agree. “We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the hard work and sacrifices of our ancestors. We can’t take life for granted.”

I watch Luana’s face, taking in every detail of her long dark hair, observant dark eyes, floral crown and leis. A feeling tells me there’s something inside her, brewing in her mind. I have no idea. I brush it aside. 

She points at the models of my planes. “Is that why you do what you do? Making the most for our future just as our ancestors did?”

“Of course,” I say. “I mean I love it. From the time my father first taught me. I was really little. And if I can use what I love to create a better life, a better future for humanity, why not?”

Luana nods. “I…I should be honest with you.” Her voice draws melancholy. “I overheard that argument with your parents. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop….”

I sigh. “Oh, it’s fine. I was afraid you heard it. I’m not surprised. Honestly, that’s how it is every night.”

Luana closes her eyes for a second, then opens them. “I take it your parents have a different view of what’s best for the future than you do?”

“Well, yeah,” I say because of how obvious it is. “My parents are biased. They’re from families full of doctors. They believe medicine is superior. They believe I need to save as many lives as my father has to continue the family legacy.”

“I’m sorry,” Luana says softly. “Having to put up with that every night. I can’t imagine.”

I nod. “That's why it’s so important to go to the Lunar School. I’ll finally leave them behind. Do what I want to do.”

Luana tightens her lips. “Will it ever end though? What if five years from now, you’re an aerodynamics engineer and one of the best in the field. Will your parents talk about how proud they are of you? Or will they talk about what could have been?”

I hang my mouth open. I try to process. All that had dreamed the Lunar School would give me seems to drift away. “I never thought about it but…” But yes. For all that I envisioned of going to school, graduating, and designing the flying machines of the future, there’s not a light at the end of the tunnel when my parents are standing where the light should be. I know them well enough to know they will spend the rest of their lives ranting about what could have been, even if I develop the fastest flying land vehicle ever. 

I raise my voice a little. “Why are you saying this?” I almost forget the wonderful day we spent in the simulators with Myeongseong and Liliʻuokalani. I now wonder who this exchange student is who had to come into my life. 

Luana slowly looks around the room.

“Well?” I ask, losing my patience.

“Nari,” Luana says gently. “Are you able to turn off the home AI?”

“Oh, sure,” I say. I’m not supposed to cut Cho off from my bedroom, but my parents won’t notice if it’s only for a few minutes. If we’re going to keep talking about my parents behind their backs, it makes sense. “Jin, turn off Cho’s connection in this room.”

“As you wish!” Jin chirps giddily. 

“Also,” Luana adds, “are you fine with turning off your quant?”

I blink. I’ve never heard that phrase before. I suppose it makes sense for a few minutes if we want a private conversion. “Um, okay. Jin, turn my quant off.” I’ll have to manually turn it back on when we’re done, but I’ll live. 

Luana smiles satisfactorily. “Sorry for the secrecy. I have to be extra cautious with your parents. They’re so close to the Chancellor that I’d say they’re friends.” 

I chuckle. “My mom is friends with the Chancellor!”

Luana nods. “So I had to be careful.” She stands up. “Nari, what if I were to tell you that you have the chance to connect the roots of our ancestors with the present for a better future?”

I tilt my head. “I would ask what does that mean?”

Luana strides around me. I watch. 

“Nari, you are very different from everyone else. The speech you gave at the student aviation show. Everything that I’ve seen you do and say today. You have a good head on your shoulders. And a good heart. That’s why I’m trusting you with a secret. What if I was part of a group who knew a way to free you from your parents while freeing all of humanity? Giving you the chance to live your dreams? Giving your chance to walk where your ancestors walked? Enjoying the beauty of this universe?”

I freeze. I feel tingling. Butterflies in my stomach. Chills running up my veins. “I would ask what’s the catch?”

I turn to watch as Luana sits on my bed. “It doesn’t come free. It comes with a lot of sacrifice, but it’s worth it.”

I peer at her. I’m catching on to what our visitor is really about. I should have known back when I saw her profile’s bold bio line: You deserve to be free.

“Come on,” I say. “If you’re part of the Return to Earth Initiative, just say it!”

Luana laughs. “You’re smart Nari! Nice of you to call us that instead of the not so nice names the WC calls us.”

I tap my knee. “Look, I have no interest in reporting you. But I believe you’re barking up the wrong tree. Whatever you’re asking of me, forget it.”

Luana leaned forward. “I can walk away. I appreciate you keeping this a secret. If you give me a chance to make my case, will you listen? I think you want to hear it.”

“Ok,” I say amused. “I’m listening.”

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and OPEN!

[ask-team-misfit]

[ previous ]

As for Rue, Adam tended to her at the table she was seated in.

Adam: "Is the water to your liking, miss?"

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Rue slightly angled away from the viewer towards the left. She’s smiling bashfully. Rue's appearance is as described here. End ID ]

Rue: "Yes. Thank you so much."

Using both front paws, Rue drank from the glass cup full of icy water. She caught a glimpse of Fenninkou and Eve over at the counter, and paused her drinking to give an apologetic look to Adam.

Rue: "I'm sorry about Fenninkou. She's really passionate about this…"

Adam: "Yeah. She sure is."

He laughed a bit, whereas Rue only looked more embarrassed.

[ ID: A grayscale drawing of Rue similar to the previous image. She appears fairly nervous, looking off to the right. End ID ]

Rue: "I'm worried about her. I keep wondering if she will do something really reckless. Get herself injured, and…"

Another series of light rattling occurred. Adam paused what he was doing as he noticed it; the wobbling glasses on the table, and the weak vibration beneath his feet. It lasted a "blink and you miss it" moment, but the look on his face suggested he found it hard to completely ignore.

Then it happened again–another weak vibration similar to the last.

Adam looked more nervous, forcing a smile as he saw Rue look his way.

Meanwhile, Eve re-emerged out front to hand Fenninkou her food, placing a jar of jelly before her, accompanied by a silver spoon. In turn, she took the bundle of Poké Fenninkou left sitting out for payment.

Eve: "Here you are, one order of honey apple jelly. Again."

Fenninkou: "Thanks~!"

Without hesitation, she dug right in to eat directly from the jar.

Eve shook her head, but smiled at Fenninkou. Then she heard the shelf and its contents rattle again, and turned around to straighten the dishes. They shook before she could turn again, prompting her to raise the cap again with an annoyed grunt and squint at them.

She watched as they shook much more visibly; not only that, she definitely felt the floor shake that time.

Eve: "What in the…?"

Fenninkou, previous preoccupied with eating her favorite treat, perked up from where she sat with a bit of jelly stuck to her nose as she heard it.

In fact, it caught the attention of everyone else in the café.

Outside, the same Pokemon that had been casually going about their lives a moment ago were now running frantically in the opposite direction; futher uphill and deeper in town. They were running right by the café, some even tripping over themselves and stumbling in a frenzy to get indoors.

Rue: "What could be causing that...?"

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Adam directly facing the viewer. He's fairly scared, looking off to the right. At the left are a couple of floating sweat drops. Adam's appearance is as described here. End ID ]

Adam: "Erm... o-one moment, miss."

Struggling even more to keep it together, Adam stepped outside to ask. He raised his voice to be heard among the crowd.

Adam: "Excuse me, please. Wh-why are you all running?"

As he stepped out further and tried to get a word in edgewise, an especially frenzied Pokemon grabbed onto his shoulders and screamed loud and clear:

"IT'S A GIANT, GODS DAMN YOU! A GIANT! IT'S GONNA STOMP THROUGH THE SQUARE!"

As spontaneously as the Pokemon grabbed onto Adam and halted him, they let go to run for the hills.

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Fenninkou slightly angled away from the viewer towards the left. She looks excited and eager, with big and wide, sparkling eyes. There’s other, smaller sparkles at the left and right of her face. Fenninkou's appearance is as described here. End ID ]

Fenninkou: "Whoa! Did you hear that?!"

Eve: "Oh no. Don't even try it. You better stay your little butt right here, or so help me..."

The strength of the tremors increased very slightly, but noticeably. Panic grew among the Pokemon eating here.

Eve yelled to address her anxious customers.

Eve: "Get down, and stay quiet! Keep away from the windows!"

Fenninkou jumped away as Eve was talking, right before the latter could grab her. She bobbed and weaved between a mess of shuffling feet, further blocking Eve from chasing her.

Though distressed at losing Fenninkou, once she saw the sorry state Adam was in, Eve rushed to his side.

Back with Rue, she was quick to duck underneath the table she had been seated at. She called for her partner not long after, trying to spot her among the fumbling Pokemon ducking underneath the other tables.

Rue: "Fenninkou–!"

Hearing her voice at last and then seeing Rue underneath that table, Fenninkou rushed to join her.

[ ID: A grayscale drawing of Fenninkou similar to the previous image. She's especially cheerful, her eyes closed with a wide grin that shows her pointed teeth. End ID ]

Fenninkou: "Rue!! Guess what–!"

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Rue oriented similarly to the previous image. She appears fairly nervous, looking off to the right. End ID ]

Rue: "I-I know. Keep your voice down…"

Eve: "Adam!"

Upon reentering the café, Adam had froze where he stood, shaking like a leaf. His claws still grasped the door knob with an iron grip, having yet to get over the shock of the news.

His voice was much quieter when he spoke again, almost sounding like a whimper.

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Adam directly facing the viewer. He's especially terrified, his eyes shut tight. At the left are a couple of floating sweat drops. End ID ]

Adam: "O-ok. That's what I feared it was…"

Eve: "Adam. Adam!"

He jumped a bit as Eve touched his shoulder, nearly letting out a frenzied scream were it not for Eve covering his mouth and ushering him away from the door.

Aside from the noise of shuffling tables and chairs, glass falling and breaking, and the remaining sounds of the rustled customers taking shelter here, the café soon fell silent.

The only noise that could be heard was a low thoom, accompanied by more minor quakes.

No one stuck around outside by the time Pikavee showed up.

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Pikavee slightly angled away from the viewer towards the left. She appears somewhat concerned or timid, and her eyes are downcast. Her ears are drooped down. Pikavee's appearance is as described here. End ID ]

Pikavee: "N-no one's here, Lief."

Lief: "Huh. They’re usually all out here. Well that was quick."

Pikavee: "They're not hiding from me, are they–?"

Lief: "Oh, I doubt that. They totally are."

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Lief oriented similarly to the previous image. He's smiling cheekily, resembling the ":3" emoticon, and otherwise looks relaxed. Lief's appearance is as described here. End ID ]

Lief: "They're probably just doing one of their drills. Watch, I'll handle this."

Lief fluttered ahead of Pikavee a little, presumably to seek the Pokenerd in question, grumbling to himself as he did.

Lief: "She's so wishy-washy… gods forbid I have to babysit her any longer. The sooner I find Livingston is the sooner we can go our separate ways. Things will finally go back to the way it was BEFORE she–"

Fenninkou: "BACK TO WHERE YOU BELONG, GIANT!"

The two looked towards the yelling and proceeded to watch as Fenninkou, all by herself, charged right at Pikavee's toes, her ears tufts and red markings blazing with an orange light.

Pikavee: "H-huh–??"

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Fenninkou oriented similarly to the previous image. She's really riled up, her eyes narrowed in an angry glare. End ID ]

Fenninkou: "In the name of Victoria, I'll defeat you right here! I won’t stand around and do nothi–"

The terrain being somewhat uneven, she tripped over herself. The two proceeded to watch as she tumbled head over heels, out of control, the rest of the way downhill.

Fenninkou: "–IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING?!"

It was like using Flame Wheel, without knowing Flame Wheel.

Pikavee cowered away from the tiny Fennlin with a cry, expecting to be hit.

Instead, the pure Fire-type rolled to a stop a foot or so away from contact, landing face first.

The size difference really could not be reiterated enough. Fenninkou was roughly one twentieth of Pikavee's height.

Pikavee realized at this point that nothing happened, and she tentatively glanced down at the brazen Pokemon before her. Seeing Fenninkou lying there dazed made her fret.

Pikavee: "A-are you ok? Please tell me you didn't hurt yourself…"

Lief meanwhile, continued to gape with shock.

[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Lief oriented similarly to the previous image. He looks shocked, or fearful. A couple of sweat drops are present on his face. His mouth is somewhat agape and shaky. End ID ]

Lief: "You again, kid?!"

[puddingvalkyrie]

It's May Soon

  “I can’t believe it’s May soon.” Will looked up suddenly from his book.

  “Oh. Yes, I suppose it is?” Tyrian looked up from his bedside desk, where he’d been scribbling down some plot ideas, and the odd actual policy that was his actual job. It was Lumtide here. Fairies had been much more aware of what month it was on Earth before the lock out – there were traditions to keep up, after all - but not so much any more. Some still kept up the practice of riding out on Midsummer’s Eve and Samhain, but it was never a yearly thing.

  “Can’t believe it’s been a year.” Will looked up at the ceiling, but he was staring into nothing.

 “I’d say what a year it’s been, but...” If Tyrian weighed it up, more good things than bad had happened - a net gain, you could say - but the bad things had been SO very bad, after all.

  “My contract will be up soon.”

  Tyrian’s quill left a crooked line and an ink blot across the page as the king’s hand tensed, quite ruining a nice little sketch of an emblem he’d been working on for the school. “Oh. Yes. So it will.”

  “I’ll have to think about that...” The jester tapped his fingers on his book as he thought aloud. “It’s probably too late to apply for uni... But I might just about get away with it, and clearing is a thing...”

  So. Will was going to leave, after all. He’d known this day was coming. Will had come to Fairyland for a gap year. A YEAR. And now that year was almost over...

  Tyrian got up, carefully placing his quill on the desk, and turned abruptly towards the door. “I’m going to get a drink.”

  “Are you thirsty...?” Will asked. “I’m good? I’ve been safe for a week.”

  “Not blood, just water.” Tyrian clarified. “Maybe some coffee.”

  “You’re not supposed to have caffeine this late at night, you know,” Will cautioned him. “I guess I have no idea if bumblebean coffee actually has any in, come to think of it. I don’t suppose you know?”

 “I am not entirely sure what caffeine is, Will.” Some sort of magical component that Earth plants still had somehow, from what he could tell. “Do you want anything?”

 “No thanks.” Good. “Are you okay?” Not good.

  “I just have a bit of a headache. Shouldn’t draw with my nose to close to the parchment, probably. I might be dehydrated.”

  “Okay...”

Tyrian went down to the kitchens. No-one would be there at this time of night. Maybe Louis, getting a midnight snack. It wouldn’t be so bad to see Louis right now. He could use someone to talk to... Then again... No. NOT Louis. Louis would take this PERSONALLY.

  He got himself a cup of water and sprinkled some dried camomile in it, too distracted to find a sieve. He wondered how long he could stay here without arousing suspicion. He waited a minute or two and took a sip. Terrible.

  Ah. Right. The water was supposed to be HOT.

  He’d never tried heating water before, but he knew how to freeze it. Could he just do that in reverse? He put his hand over the top of the cup and tried to imagine channelling fire into it. He left it there for a few seconds. The cup split; the water ran across the table and dripped onto his lap. It was still cold. There was a black ring on the table where the cup had stood. He’d have to apologise to Babs in the morning. He pursed his lips. No, that wouldn’t do. He’d made the mess, he would fix it. And if nothing else, it was a good excuse.

 ‘I broke a cup and had to clean it up, that’s why I took so long,’ he rehearsed in his head. It took him some time to find which cupboard the cloths were in – right before he noticed one on a sink – but he mopped up the water and scrubbed at the black mark on the table. It wouldn’t come off. He was cursing under his breath when he suddenly felt a presence behind him.

  “Will said something’s wrong, but you don’t want to talk to him about it, so I should have a go.” Aurelia looked askance at the cloth, before noticing the burn mark. “What did you do?”

  “Chamomile is supposed to be soothing, so I was trying to make an infusion,” Tyrian explained, pouting. “I was in a hurry so I wouldn’t look suspicious, but... Well.” He rinsed the cloth in the sink and hung it over the side. He filled a small, leather cauldron and set a fire. Aurelia merely sat herself at the long dining table, waiting.

  He sat opposite her with a sigh. “Will’s contract is almost up.”

  Aurelia tilted her head to one side. “And?”

  “And he said something about going to university.”

 “And?”

  “And so he’s leaving soon!” Tyrian leaned on the table, putting his head on his arms. “I don’t want him to leave! But he SHOULD leave! He should be free, like the little bird he is!”

  “I don’t think Will is a bird,” Aurelia mused. “Some kind of ferret, maybe.”

  “Doesn’t really change my point,” Tyrian mumbled into the table. Moving his head so she could hear him properly again, he continued, “I knew this day was coming. But I don’t want him to leave. But he loves travelling. I don’t want to be like Rosa.”

  “Rosa?” Aurelia frowned.

  “Ex-girlfriend of his,” Tyrian explained. “She didn’t want him to go travelling, so they split up.”

 “Sensible.” Aurelia nodded approvingly. “And... You’ve talked to Will about it, have you?”

 “I hadn’t thought about it until he mentioned it, what, thirty minutes ago?” Tyrian waved a hand. “I mean, I had, briefly, but I always pushed it away. I didn’t want to think about that on top of everything else.”

  “Do you not think you’re jumping to conclusions?” Aurelia suggested. “Why are you avoiding asking him about it?”

  “I don’t... I don’t think I can without... without... sounding manipulative, or, or, something.” Tyrian sat up and forced himself to sit straight, clenching his hands on his lap. “He must make his own decision. If I let him know how sad I am about it...”

  “Communication is the cornerstone of a good relationship, is what I’m saying here,” Aurelia pointed out. “I get where you’re coming from. But... and this is my professional opinion as your ex-fool... you’re being dumb.”

  “I’m not being dumb, I’m being... considerate!” Tyrian protested.

  “Tyrian.” Aurelia took him by the shoulders. “You are being dumb. You are practically walking into one of those Earth stories where someone says something vague and there’s a WHOLE THING that could be solved in two minutes if two people would just frikking talk to one another. We are not doing that, do you hear me? And that’s both an earnest request from your wife, and an ‘I will kill you if you make this worse’ from your best friend. Got it?”

  “I’m not ready!” Tyrian blinked back tears. “I’m just not ready to talk about it!”

  The yokai stood up and marched around the table. “Tyrian. C’mere.” She reached out and pulled him into a hug, leaning her head on top of his and running her fingers through his hair. “I really don’t think Will is going anywhere,” she soothed. “If he is, he’ll be back. You know he loves Fairyland. You know he loves us.” She paused. “Okay, maybe not Louis. But he definitely loves you.” Aurelia managed to sit on the bench, and still cradling his head, they stayed there for a while.

  “Aurelia...”

  “Hmm?”

  “...Why did you quit being my fool? It’s... it’s always bothered me.”

  “I overheard your granddad saying you’d suck at being king, and I was hopping mad.” Aurelia shrugged.

  “That... that’s it? That’s the reason?”

  “I mean. I sort of agreed with him,” Aurelia admitted. “In a way. You can be irresponsible. You avoid things and you get like this and you let it affect your work.”

  “Oh.”

  “Yeah.” She leaned down and kissed his forehead. “Don’t get me wrong. We’d much rather have you than him. Much rather. You just need someone to balance you out. Everyone does.”

  “Is that why you married me?”

  “Yes? I thought you understood that already. I wasn’t going to marry for love, was I? Not the romantic kind, anyway. Really feel like I’ve dodged a bullet there.”

  “Watching my train wreck of a love life is enough to put anyone off, aromantic or not,” Tyrian remarked.

  “If you’re making jokes, you’re probably okay to go back to bed.” Aurelia let him go and stretched. “You should. Will will be worried. And what are we going to do when we get back to the bedroom?”

  “I’ve got a few answers, none of which are the one you’re looking for,” Tyrian replied.

  “Tyrian.” She gave him a Look.

  “I’m just not ready.” He rubbed an arm. “Just... Give me a little more time. To process it.”

  “You don’t know what you’re processing,” the yokai chided. “You’re going to worry over nothing and you’re going to make Will worry over nothing.”

  “I’m not saying the whole month, just a few days... A week, at the most.”

  Aurelia clicked her tongue. “If you insist. But if you don’t have a proper conversation with him by then, I’m dragging you both in a room and making you do it, like I did with Victor and Lucinda.”

  “Alright.” Tyrian blinked. “Wait, you did WHAT?”

The time limit was almost up. Tyrian was in the throne room, anxiously awaiting for the consultation hours to end. It had been quiet today. Aurelia took a lot of these things, and she was so much better at dealing with nonsense than he was. The problematic nobles had realised they weren’t going to get anywhere and had given up, leaving more time for the actual problems to get addressed. Speaking of addressing problems, in came Will.

  ‘This is it,’ Tyrian told himself sternly. ‘You are going to have a sensible, grown up conversation with your grown up boyfriend, and he is going to leave happy with no regrets over his decision, whatever it may be, and you’re not going to cry.’

  “So I think today is the last legal day I can renegotiate my contract,” Will started as he approached the throne. “I know you probably don’t really care, but Fairyland and all, and I should stick to the rules.”

  “Mmhmm.” Tyrian responded.

  “So, I think we should just rip it up, to be honest? Like, not renew it.”

  Tyrian just nodded.

  “I feel like the cat’s out of the bag on our relationship now, and I’m living here for free anyway... I think I’d rather earn stuff outside the palace like everyone else. Bartering, washing dishes, etc.”

  “In...deed??”

  “Like, I guess we should probably find some kind of title for me that’s not fool, but I think I’ll keep wearing the stripes if it’s okay, it’s a great deterrent.”

  “I thought you were going to university?” Tyrian asked.

  “I mean... I still might, but I can’t decide what’s best to do. I thought maybe I should take tourism to help you with the tourism thing here, but Earth tourism is going to be pretty different than Fairyland tourism BUT tourism can actually be really bad for places, so maybe I SHOULD study it to avoid that... but then I’d have a student debt to deal with, and I can’t really be bothered to lie to the government about where I’m living for the rest of my-”

  “Will,” Tyrian cut him off.

  “Yeah, sorry, what?”

  “You’re not leaving, then?”

  “No? Unless you need me to?” Will frowned. “I guess I can keep being a fool if it’s politically more convenient?? I just kind of feel like it’s ridiculous to pay me for doing what I’d happily do for free. And I might kind of need to get a part time job on Earth for a bit. But I was hoping I could live here and just commute. What with Hel’s Map and all.”

  “Commute?”

  “Yeah? Oh. It means travel from here to a job or school somewhere else.”

  “Ah. Yes. So... You were planning to... commute... to university from here?”

  “Yeah. It would save me a lot of money and there’s still a bunch of stuff you need help with here, the magic school and all.” Will rubbed his neck. “I kinda might decide against university for the reasons I mentioned, but, I should at least study online instead or something if I don’t go to uni, but I need Earth money for that, hence the part time job... Is that... okay?”

  “Of course it is.” Tyrian slumped on the throne, very nearly sliding off the thing. “I thought you were going to leave once your contract was up?”

  “Well, that was the plan, originally... but, well, plans change?” Will smiled awkwardly. His smile turned to a frown as he studied Tyrian’s face. “Did you think I was just going to leave? Like, leave leave??”

  “Yes,” Tyrian admitted. “It’s been a... rough year.”

   “Yeah...” Will agreed. “You can say that again. Thing is, when I got here, it was something to tick off my bucket list. I mean, it was THE thing. The main thing. Everything I did for years was to set me up to come here to Fairyland. But I had no idea what I was gonna do afterwards.”

  “And now you do?” Tyrian prompted.

  “I don’t know exactly, but I know I don’t want to leave,” Will reassured him. “The idea that I could stay... it just didn’t occur to me.” He laughed. “I’m still in shock I got through the first day. Imagine, just turning up somewhere thinking you’re funny enough to get a job as a professional funny person, just, like, on the spot. The nerve of me, really. Don’t know how I got away with it.”

  “You were cute and charming  and you stood up for yourself and you spouted some wonderful nonsense and I thought someone was setting me up,” Tyrian replied.

  “You did?”

  “Oh, absolutely. I had to check with Aurelia.”

  “Did you... check with Aurelia that night you suddenly starting acting weird?”

  “She said I was being stupid and I should talk you like a normal person and she was 100% correct.”

  “I seriously thought both of you might eat me, my first day.”

  “You still came back the second day.”

  “I’m not easily deterred.” Will walked up onto the dias to hold Tyrian’s hand. “Try thinking about that, next time you think I’ll leave.”

  “I don’t really want to think about all the bad things that have happened to you this year,” Tyrian protested. “But I know what you mean.” He leaned over to touch his forehead to Will’s.

  “...You gonna stay on there all day?” Will asked. “Consultation hours are over. Let’s get out of here. Drusilla’s tea house?”

  “Drusilla’s tea house.” Tyrian agreed.

They walked out hand in hand.

---

I don't think I have the energy for comics but this is okay, I hope.

I haven't written anything focusing on Tyr and Will in a while and I miss them so here you go.

Originally Will was supposed to leave after his contract was up.

But Will does what Will wants, so yeah, he's not going anywhere, not for long, anyway.

[chalcoporos]

A silly little comic about two silly little characters

(There was supposed to be a panel here but tumblr had to be a bitch)

[whumpzone]

Could we have a Christmas Special featuring our babies Col and Linden 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

oh, well since you asked so nicely...

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Most of the year, Col hardly recognised any of the songs on the radio. How could he, when he had spent almost all of his known life in the basement? But when Christmas rolled around, Col felt like he was part of something. He knew them all, some way or another. He must have been born knowing.

Master knew them too, and every time Col tapped along to a tune, or even mumbled out a few lyrics, the joy on his face was undeniable.

Col had never been involved with Christmas at his old master’s. He couldn’t fully remember how many they had had together- Col had an early memory of crying for almost an entire day, alone in the dark, cold and frightened and so lonely that it was a physical pain. That had been his first, for sure. The others bled together, until the only thing that stood out was the bitter cold.

“That’s why Christmas jumpers are non-negotiable,” Master told him in the present, Christmas Eve to be exact, not that Col could negotiate about anything. He wriggled obediently into the biggest one Master could find. It was dark blue, with repeating patterns going across him like tyre marks. “It suits you, Col!”

“Thank you, Sir,” he said, meeting Master’s eye. Col liked it. It was thick and instantly warming.

“It’ll just be me and you for most of the day, and then Vik will pop his head in later? We could even play a game, if you felt up to it. A nice game. One you can play while sitting down, because we’ll probably be quite full.”

“Sir, are you s-sure? You really don’t need to waste… all of this, on me.”

“I don’t see it as a waste. Besides, this time of year you can just say ‘well, it’s Christmas’ and that excuses just about everything.”

“It does, Sir?”

“Yes. If you do something and you feel like you should apologise for it, try saying that instead. Vik would love that, actually. He’d laugh his head off.”

Col nodded. It was strange advice, but perhaps he could have a go.

The radio had been softly playing a familiar tune, the singer’s rough voice warbling pleasantly, but as Master finished speaking it amped up into a vivacious, swinging melody. They both noticed it, and Master smiled at Col so widely that it was almost, almost infectious.

…they’ve got cars big as bars, they’ve got rivers of gold, but the wind goes right through you, it’s no place for the old…

Master extended a hand. “I love this one. Want to dance to it?”

Col’s thoughts were of himself, several years ago. Huddled up all Christmas, alone in the freezing depths of winter, sobbing for reasons Colton could no longer remember. It wasn’t abandoning him, was it, to let himself take his Master’s hand and dance? No, Col thought. It was honouring his memory. Some way or another, his suffering had ended, and now here he was, letting himself place his scarred hand into that of his owner’s. Master could do as he liked, and of course he could decide to take this bit of flesh and cause it pain, but he had never done it so far, and right now Master loved the song on the radio and he wanted to share that love with his pet.

Master’s fingers closed around Col’s, gently drawing his arm up, and Master gave him time to nod before he encircled him with his free arm. Holding him like any other dance partner while they swayed about the kitchen.

Col hoped the song would never end. He would freeze time right here if he could. In that moment, nothing else seemed to matter, from the pain in his knees to the promise of a feast tomorrow. He wanted to pause it all, and instead stay this warm, this content, this safe.

-

it is 1:30am, so officially Christmas Eve!

go and listen to Fairytale of New York if you want to know what Linden and Col danced to. you won't regret it, I promise

merry christmas my lovely readers <3

[pippytmi]

Supercorp + Hogwarts AU + meet messy + "is that the best you can do?"

“Hey, do you guys want to see a muggle magic trick?”

Kara doesn’t have to look up to know Alex and Kelly are exchanging glances over Nia’s head. Nia is the best witch in the fifth year hands-down, but her grasp of muggle illusions leave a lot to be desired.

“Sure…” Kelly agrees, politely but unsurely, while Alex shakes her head.

“If this is that stupid coin trick again, Nia—” she starts, but Nia is already squeezing between them on the grass, unfolding a pack of muggle playing cards.

“It is not,” Nia says. “Prepare to be amazed! Yvette says I’m really good at this one.”

“Oh, joy,” Alex mutters under her breath, which turns into a pained yelp when Kelly elbows her in the ribs.

Kara finally raises her gaze from the newspaper she’s been half-reading, fully prepared to commit to Nia’s trick, but then she catches a glimpse of dark hair and a brisk pace. It’s Lena Luthor, notorious loner, actually sitting outside by the black lake with her books.

It’s odd—Lena never sits outside. People talk; Lena doesn’t have many friends (someone even started a rumor that Lillian Luthor pays Jess, another sixth year, to hang out with Lena). In fact, the only time anyone really sees Lena is in class, or in the Slytherin common room when Jess is also there. Kara sees her even less (only when Slytherin and Gryffindor share classrooms), but that doesn’t make the hopeless crush she’s fostered on her since they were eleven any less potent.

Kelly starts clapping suddenly, reluctantly dragging Kara’s eyes from Lena (who is reading a book; Kara is wondering just what kind of book it is). “Aw, Nia, that was good!” she says. “Do it again!”

Even Alex is curiously lifting up the cards one by one, as if trying to determine the trick herself. “Did you use actual magic for this?” she asks.

“I’m just that good,” Nia brags, though the way she tries to expertly shuffle the cards right back into their box suggests otherwise; half of them spill onto the grass. “Oh man!”

“I’ve got this,” Kara says, absentmindedly reaching for her wand. “Accio—”

“Kara, no!”

Oh, that’s right, Kara thinks belatedly. My wand is broken. It had been an unfortunate event on the Quidditch pitch involving an overzealous Hufflepuff seeker (Winn is still very apologetic about it, but it can’t be helped now). Unfortunately, Kara never seems to quite remember that magic is off-limits until it can be fixed.

And even more unfortunate is the fact that her mind and her words have begun to converge; she’s thinking about the book Lena is reading while glancing at the cards, and her mouth is forming silent words, and really it’s not a surprise at all when said book rockets out of Lena’s hands and aims right for Nia’s head.

No one dies, though, nor do they have to make the unpleasant trudge to the infirmary—Kelly is far quicker than any of Kara’s botched magic, and the book explodes into nothing when she mutters a firm, “Evanesco.”

“Kelly!” Kara forgets, for a second, about the whole Nia-about-to-break-her-face thing; her heart drops to the pit of her stomach at the thought that something of Lena Luthor’s has been reduced to figurative dust. What if that book was personal? What if it was special? What if it was—

“Excuse me,” says a quiet, sudden voice, and Kara just about falls over in the grass at the sight of Lena Luthor standing there. “I think you summoned my book.”

Kelly winces. “Oh, actually—”

“I destroyed it,” Kara blurts out, because really, this is her fault and Nia still has a face so the least Kara can do is take a fall for a friend. “I’m sorry. My wand is broken, and I was trying to summon some cards, but I was looking at you and thinking about your book and it just…I’m sorry. Again. I can pay for it?” She immediately begins digging into the pockets of her robes, but all she manages to scrounge up is a broken sugar quill and a drawing on a torn sheet of paper that depicts Professor Grant as a dragon.

For a moment, all Lena does is stare down at Kara in a peculiarly quizzical way. She doesn’t seem mad or anything, just perplexed. A second later she says, “You were thinking about ‘Voyages with Vampires’ strongly enough to summon it? I don’t really enjoy Gilderoy Lockhart books myself.”

“To be fair,” Kara’s quick to defend herself, “I couldn’t read the title from this far.”

“Right. You decided you wanted to snatch my book from me because it was mine.” And just like that, the curious expression on Lena’s face drops entirely, twists into something resigned and exhausted. “Is that the best you can do? Petty little child games?”

“What? No, I would never—”

“Because last week Eve Tessmacher hit me with a furnunculus curse that was far more clever than this,” Lena all but sneers. “It’s always the pig-headed Gryffindors that aim out of their league.”

“You wanna say that again?” Alex is jumping up, her wand brandished out, and Lena glances from her to Kara to Kelly to Nia, as if just realizing how potentially outnumbered she could be.

Except, well, that’s so not the issue. Kara hastens to stand between Alex’s wand and Lena’s body, nearly knocking her sister over in the process. “No! No, I didn’t do that as a prank, I—” She pauses, feels her cheeks go hot, and then rushes out, “Ijustthinkyou’rereallypretty!”

Alex lowers her wand; Kara can tell, because Alex uses it to jab her in the ribs. “Oh, bloody hell,” Alex grumbles, and she nudges Kelly to join her. “I think that’s our cue. I’d rather study for Potions than watch this.”

Kelly obligingly drags Nia along, who looks like she wants to protest, but eventually Nia caves in—though not without trying to wink conspiringly at Kara, which doesn’t work because Nia “winks” with both eyes.

“But—” Kara watches as her friends scatter, and then she is left with the heavy, accusatory gaze of Lena Luthor. She tries to smile, but imagines her attempt is more of a wince than anything. “Did I mention that I’m sorry?”

Lena takes a step forward. She raises her chin in the air, no less guarded, but her eyes convey a tiny bit of that earlier curiosity all the same. “You’ve already had your fun, Kara Danvers,” she says. “But I will give you credit, no one has played the ‘I have a crush on you’ prank yet.”

Kara frowns. “Do people really play pranks on you so much?”

“I am the weird little sister of a boy who tried to blow up Hogwarts,” Lena all but deadpans. “What do you think?”

“I think you’re way more than Lex Luthor’s sister, and that’s just...really mean,” Kara says, words bursting out before she even pauses to rein them in. “I mean, you are so smart! Last year you saved a bunch of first years who wandered into the Forbidden Forest. A-and you never tried out for Quidditch, but sometimes you fly with Jess on the pitch and you’re so fast you could easily run circles around anyone on the Slytherin team. You’re the coolest person ever. Even when you were eleven, you—” Finally, her brain starts to catch up with her mouth, and Kara flushes hotter than she ever thought possible. “Oh, gosh. I’m sorry. I swear, I didn’t mean for that to sound…stalker-y. I only know about the first year thing because Professor Grant’s son was new that year and I was supposed to be babysitting him. And then the flying, well, sometimes I go to the pitch with Winn whenever he wants to practice—”

“Kara. You can breathe any time you want,” Lena prompts, and Kara pauses to do exactly that.

“Sorry,” Kara adds, again, after she’s let her lungs rest a bit. Her whole body feels shivery from head to toe, like she is seconds away from fainting, and honestly? She just might. “Anyway. Um. I can replace that book if you want. Or I can give you the money and you can pick out a better one, since you said you weren’t a fan? Whatever you want.”

Lena is quiet for a beat. “What were you going to say before? About when I was eleven?”

Kara bites her lip so hard she knows she will inevitably have to ask Kelly to heal it later. “Oh, that,” she says evasively. “I meant, when you were eleven, and I walked face-first into the wrong wall trying to get to platform nine and three quarters, and you didn’t even laugh at me. You just...helped me up, and promised you would walk with me to the train until I found my family again.”

“I remember,” Lena says, and her voice is softening, as is her expression. “You somehow got lost between platforms seven and eight. Your sister was furious when she caught up with us.”

“Yeah.” And Kara finds herself smiling at that memory; this time it’s a real smile, and she couldn’t stop it if she tried. “That was really nice.” She wants to mention more—how even when Lillian Luthor scowled at Kara’s hand-me-downs, Lena complimented her right away on the shirt that had once been Alex’s—but all Kara does right now is step back. “I’ve bothered you enough, I think. Will you…let me know? About the book?”

“I don’t care about the book,” Lena says, and she swallows, loud enough that Kara can hear it. “Do you mean it?”

“That you’re...nice?”

“Yes.” Lena’s cheeks are a faint pink color, and Kara’s entire mouth goes dry.

“Well, yeah,” Kara says, and in that moment—with Lena blushing, and Kara’s chest tightening—they both know that she’s confessing to so much more than thinking Lena is nice. “So. Um.” She squares her shoulders, and prepares to be brave enough to live up to the Gryffindor name: “Can I buy you something that’s not a book? Sometime? Maybe on our next trip to Hogsmeade?”

“Like a date?” Lena asks, so impossibly soft, and Kara nods.

“Exactly like a date,” Kara says, and honestly, she should demand ten points to Gryffindor herself because her voice does not waver once.

And Lena Luthor smiles, just cautious enough to show how unsure she is, but still warm enough that Kara’s heart skips a beat. “Okay,” she says. “But on one condition: I’ll handle any magic until then.”

“Deal,” Kara agrees, and it’s official; breaking her wand might have been the best thing that has ever happened to her, ever.

[that-one-weeb-buts-its-the-main]

PLEASEE I SAW THE GOURU CRUSHING YOU HEADCANNONS AND SLHBRFSDKJH mightent i beg you for a xiao one?

YOU NEED NOT BEG BUT ASK

Xiao Crushing on You Headcanons

Note: This got really long, BUT I LOVED IT

Reader: Gender Netural

Genshin Imapct Master list ♡♡ Here"s the Dump

this man won't realize what's happening at first

Love? PFFT He can't be in love- right?

Nah he has too much karma

but...you just seem so much like a lantern of hope for him

Crushing HARD

Falling HARD too

Often, if he does ever find himself nodding off/staring off into space, his mind drifts off to you

He didn't know where you came from, nothing but a name to his face, with a bright light in your hands

"I will protect you" "I am the yaksha! I do not need your protection," "You may not need it right now, but in the future, you never know."

Why are you so nice? To him especially

jumps back and forth between denial he's in love and just loves sick puppy

One time he did get hurt, and you came and picked him up in your arms, rushing him to the sidelines to treat him

You're a healer, you can heal his wounds but can you heal his heart?

Yes, yes you can

Becomes extremely flustered when you demand a checkup out of him

"I Don't need a check-up!" "Well I'm the team's medic- You let me do a check-up and you don't get deadly nightshade in your almond tofu."

You do checkups for everyone pretty much the same, with a few tweaks depending on that person's medical history,

because Xiao's well- always fighting and denying his health you basically check everything, especially his spinal cord

OH GOD, when you run your fingers up his spine to check to make that it's straight, he swears he's gonna burst

"My. Uh...back hurts..." "Hm? Really you're coming to me? I'd love to make sure your okay."

Just making an excuse for you to touch his back and shoulder blades.

Please, Please, Please PLEASE never ignore this man, or get seriously angry with him, he's terrified you'd actually leave

Mostly jealous of the guys/girls that travel with you, as it's mostly you, the traveler himself, and one other person.

Paimon always likes your hugs, would kill to be in her spot as she's always hugging you

Please don't break this man's heart

Drabble:

"Okay..." Xiao spoke, qingxin flowers and glaze lilies in hand, "Y/n...I...enjoy your company...no..."

He walked the path back to camp, himself and the traveler had gone separate ways to secure the camp surrounding area, leaving Y/n with Albedo. Alone, all alone, and for a well amount of time as well, anything could of happened.

"I...I..."Xiao tried to practice again, "I love you..."

He looked down at the flowers blushing intensely, "Y/n...I...love you."

Those were it; the words he was looking for, "Y/n I love you." He repeated one more time, satisfied with his answer, Y/n would look up at him with those beautiful eyes and respond with the same words back, maybe...even kissing him.

That's when he heard it rounding the corner to the camp, a tree blocking his form from the camp. He heard it, the laugh, how beautiful.

"Oh come on Albedo." Y/n smiled.

"It is true," Albedo spoke, "You are quite the beauty, I could spend a week sketching you and not be sure I have captured your beauty."

Y/n laughed again, it sounded flustered, "I um...thank you..."

"I'd like to ask you something," Albedo inquired, "May I, sketch you, in private? Perhaps you as a whole?"

"As a whole?" Y/n questioned, "Like...still life?"

"No. More of a figure drawing,"

"Those are naked usually?"

"Yes, but of course," Albedo spoke, "Every one of your curves is perfect and beautiful, it's exquisite, and I'd love to see it in its full beauty. Then again, if I must become bare too it will not be a problem."

Y/n laughed, "Perhaps when we get back then? I couldn't miss that opportunity now could I?"

Xiao= absolutely heartbroken after hearing that,

So you and albedo huh?

He felt like he should have known he could have never got to you

Even though you're "With someone else" he can't help in think about you all the time, it seems even more now he's plagued with you in his head

The figure drawings actually got brought up in a conversation while at dinner, you all talking about medic stuff

Xiao was lucky, you were brought up, and those Albedo's many praises of your body and figure enraged him more and more, it was actually him studying you, as you explained you had some weird marks on your body ones that looked like tattoos since birth you both trying to find some ancient meaning or reasoning behind the marks

"Paimon thought you two were together!" Albedo chuckled, "Do me and Y/n seem like a good couple?" Y/n only laughed, "No." Xiao replied quickly and sternly

He should be happy, but still can't get over the fact that Albedo not only saw you first but now has PICTURES of you

Now it really was now or forever hold your piece, he told you in the bed of night, you both sleeping in the same tent:

Another Drabble:

Y/n rolled over in the tent, the blanket covering the two of them only covered Y/n. Xiao sitting on top of the blanket, the small sliver of moonlight being seen through the tent's small opening.

Y/n shifted, Xiao, looking down as they did, but Y/n stopped, hair spewed in their face.

There was laughing, and shushing as Xiao got up, looking out the tent he watched as Albedo and Aether snuck off hand in hand in the dead of night, both smiling.

"Xiao?"

He looked back, Y/n sitting up and yawning, "Xiao...it's late...what are you doing?'

"Shh..." he shushed, helping Y/n lay back down, trying to lull his secret love to sleep, "It's nothing of your concern, okay?'

Y/n's eyes closed, finding themselves in a half-awake and half-asleep state, Xiao sighed softly in relief, brushing hair out their face and watching their chest rise softly.

"Good night...My lantern..." He whispered, leaning down and kissing Y/n's cheek, close to the corner of their lip, "That lights my way in the dark of my own night...the one...the one I love...I love you Y/n, and I always will,"

[lilacwineandthesinkingsun]

Bejeweled - VI.

MINORS DO NOT INTERACT

Pairing: Anthony Bridgerton x f!reader

Masterlist | Part V.

A month later the ton quieted down, the season ended, families retreated to their estates for christmas. Lady Violet saw that everytime you came to their home it was to visit Eloise. If you two didn't went to wander into the city, then you were in the garden or her room. Anthony's eyes sparkled everytime he heard your laugh, or the giggles around the hallways. Whenever he tried to speak to you Eloise appeared, and dragged you away. The worst part: you never seemed to mind. There was an air of sadness around you, which you tried to mask everytime your eyes met Anthony's. What none of you knew is that Lady Violet saw it all. She often conversed with your mother and father, more ofthen than not it wandered to the topic of you and Anthony. She assured your parents that they absolutely do not care about dowrys. And it is only a matter of his son's and your parents stubborn daughter's minds when they would marry.. At this point everybody knew you will, except you and him.

Daphne and Eloise came up with the idea of having a ball for christmas. One where they would only invite friends, and family. That is how Eloise handed you your invitation.

-Oh Eloise, i cannot possibly impose.. It is a family event.

-Nonsense my dearest friend, your whole family is invited, i just wanted to hand you yours in person. Lady Danbury, and Daphne and the duke is coming as well. Even Fran comes home with her husband and children.

And when Christmas Eve came, Anthony was pacing in his study anxiously. He had his mother's ring on his desk, stopping his back and forth sometimes to look at it. Just as you did in your room. Your mother knocked, telling it is time to go. Your father smiled at you fondly.

Upon arrival, your jaw dropped as you saw Aubrey Hall for the first time. Their city estate was grand, but Aubrey Hall was something entirely different. You felt like Cinderella walking into the ball that would change her life. When you entered the Bridgerton family stood on the steps of the grand stairs, Lady Violet quickly descending to hug you and your mother.

-Oh my dear, you look astonishing.

-You flatter me too much Lady Violet. - you said shyly, blushing a little.

-Come now dear, let me show you the house. - she said linking your arm throug hers.

-Your home is most magneficent Lady Violet. It must be wonderful to live in such a place.

-It could be yours you know.. - she whispered.

-Oh no, cannot possibly my lady, but i appreciate your kind words.

She hummed and resumed the tour. You finished in the drawing room, where everyone else was already present.

-Dearest Lady (Y/N), it would be such a nice Christmas gift to all of us if you'd grace us with a song on the pianoforte. - said Lady Danbury, and you happily obliged.

Anthony of course found himself mesmerized. At this point he was sure it was a constant amazement.

Dinner was pleasant, Eloise was sat opposite to you, Anthony to your side. You did not object to it, but yoi did not try to converse with him either.

-The soup is rather nice today, is it not? - he asked of you, Eloise and Benedict rolled their eyes at the sorry excuse of a conversation.

-Yes it it quite pleasant, your cook must give our the recipe. - you said politely.

-I found your cooking the most excuisite still, dare i say. - Anthony said and you looked at him.

-I found it invigorating that you would say that. - you said before stopping talking to him for the remainder of the dinner.

After dessert and more conversing, Lady Violet urged everyone to the ballroom to dance. At first you danced with Eloise, then your father, then with Collin. The last dance of the night you wanted to watch from the walls, but Anthony walked up to you.

-May i have this dance my lady?

-You may vicount Bridgerton.... Anthony..

You lost yourself in his gaze, and he did so in yours, so you did not see that noone else danced, just watched you two. It was a waltz, a dance that is danced closely to one's pair. He smiled at you sadly, and you reciprocated it.

-I've made the biggest mistake of my life, and there hasn't been a day, a moment.. I've never stopped thinking about you..You are the most remarkable spirit i have ever met.. - he said, as you looked at him smiling, but with tears in your eyes..

-Anthony... - you whispered.

-(Y/n), please let me say this for i am afraid if i do not say this now, i'll may never have the courage again..- he pleaded and you nod, your eyes finding their way back to his - You have courage and resourcefulness, talent, and you're proud.. maddeningly. - he smiled, and you chuckled - wonderfully so, and you are cunning and vibrant and completely alive.. You deserve every happiness you find.. No.no no you don't deserve happiness.. that's not what i.. - he was nervous, his forehead carried beads of sweat and you squeezed his shoulder with one hand, and interlaced your fingers with his other, giving him the courage to continue - What i mean is.. you deserve much more... you deserve magic. - he said, taking a deep breath before looking back into your eyes.

-Anthony.. i .. i never knew love other than my parent's, and although it was a great example.. this last few months thought me that love.. true love forgives, true love puts the other's happiness first and foremost, even if it hurts more than one could imagine, yet true love tosses itself at any opportunity to better ones life. Even if it is pain, true love is what one could only hope for, let alone live.. When i read your mother's letter i felt my life slowly fading away. I had to help, even if it cost me my very own life. I would ride a hundred days nonstop if it meant that you'd wipe away my tears...

-I.. (Y/N).. will you.. will you do me the honor and marry me? - he asked as you two still waltzed. You smiled at him with tears in your eyes.

-Only if you'll ask me properly. - he immediately stopped, the band still played the song, as he kneeled down. None of you heard the squeeks and sighs of your families as they witnessed it. Anthony kneeled down, opening the small boy, revealing his mother's ring, only now with added diamonds. He held it up to you, kneeling on the ground, raising an eyebrow.

You cried and beamed at him, nodding.

-Yes, yes.. a thousand times yes.

-It should've been yours from the very start. - he said as he put it on your finger, as you cried and hugged him. Everyone else hollered, cried, clapped. Only then did you realized that you weren't alone.

Then your parent's decided that the christmas opera would be the most magneficent place for your first public appereance as an engaged couple. It would be in the papers by new years eve. The wedding could be a spring wedding when the lilacs bloomed. They were the late lord Bridgerton's favourite. Aubrey Hall was most beautiful at that time.

You spent days in his study reading while he worked, or helping Eloise, or sewing your wedding dress. He lways made time to ask you how your day is, how have you slept. Or just to kiss your cheek or knuckles. He loved how that made you giggle. He did not kiss you on your lips, and tried to be a man of honor. AT least until the wedding. But as the weather started to change, signaling the incoming spring, you two often raced out on the fields. Sometimes on horse, sometimes you ran to the forest with him chasing you. There was something about your cold caused reddened cheeks, and the way your chest heaved up and down with every breath, and how you smiled at him that played with the last strings of sanity he had. He had just caught you, his hands on your waist, effortlessly twirling you around in the air, before he put you down, flushed to his chest. His nose touched yours as he inhaled your scent with closed eyes.

-Tell me to stop.

-Wh-what?

-Tell me to stop or i will not be able to hold myself back. - he said inching closer to your lips.

You closed the distance and gave him a soft kiss.

-I do not want you to stop Anthony, we will be married in a matter of months. - you whispered on his lips, and he groaned, captruing yours once more. Deepening it until you whimpered into his mouth.

-You'll be the death of me. - he said releasing you slowly.

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There was a musical in the theatre which you enjoyed, so he took you to see it. Only it was a scene too late you realized that he got way too nervous and uncomfortable besides you.

-What happened Anthony?

-Nothing love. It's fine. - he said nervously, as you saw that the actress singing a love song down on the stage never tore her eyes from the Bridgerton box, looking straight at your fiancé.

-That doesn't seem like nothing to me. - you murmured under your breath, hoping he did not hear.

-No secrets right?

-No secrets. - he smiled at you, kissing your knuckles.

After it ended the crowds lingered a bit. You stood beside Anthony as he talked to some business partners when the actress appeared on his side.

-Oh Vicount Bridgerton, how wonderful it is to see you again. - Sierra said.

Anthony tensed beside you, his jaw clenching.

-Perhasp i could entertain you with a tour of the theatre. - she flirted, now even you were anxious and if you weren't a lady you would've punched her surely.

-I don't think it would be necessary. - he said not even looking at her.

-OH vicount, i assumed.. for the sake of old times and nostalgia purely.. - your eyes widened at the realization..

-You can go my lord, i am quite tired already, i think i will return home for the night. - you said not waiting for an answer as you hurried to the carriage, leaving Anthony behind.

The next day you were sitting in the garden with Eloise.

-Eloise?

-Yes (Y/n)?

-What was the relationship between the actress, Sierra, and Anthony?

-I should not be the one to tell you that.. - she said guiltily.

You stood up, anger and hurt evident in your face.

-I guess noone close to me would be willingly honest with me anymore. He said no secrets, then she flirts with him in front of my nose. He did not ran after me by the way. I left alone. And now you keep the secret too.. I just.. ugh.. - you ran away. You locked yourself into your room for 4 days before Eloise came to your door.

-(Y/N), i miss you, i am sorry, but it is he who should've tell you about her, not me..

-He should've, you're right... yet in 4 days you are the first to come..

-He did not come?

You did not answer that question. Eloise barged into his study at home.

-How dare you?

-How dare i what?

-You did not tell her, you did not follow her, you did not visit her ever since.. Do you even love her?

-I would've told her on the way home, i had to stay cause of business with Pembroke, and as you see i am quite busy now as well.

-UGH HOW CAN YOU BE SO STUBBORN???? - she yelled at him. - IF YOU DARE RUIN THIS YET AGAIN NOONE WILL HELP YOU PICK UP THE PIECES ANTHONY.. SHE DESERVES BETTER.- then she shut the door loudly, making Anthony sigh. That night he went to your house, throwing small rocks at your window to get you to come down. You wore your nightgown and a dressing gown on top.

-I should've told you long ago, and i should've followed you when you left. I should've come here sooner.

-Yes you should've. - you said angrily crossing your arms in front of you.

-I.. i had an affair with her years ago. Then it ended and she left.

-Do you love her?

-I thought i did, but since then i know true love.. i think i never loved her at all.. i loved the thought of love.. Now.. now i love you. Only you.

-Why did you not tell me then?

-I was anxious, i did not think she would do that, especially in front of others, in front of my bethrothed.I wanted to tell you on the ride home.. in peace.

-Why did you not visit me then? four days Anthony.. four days.

-I was swamped with work. If Eloise did not yell at me i would've just think you wanted to spend time with your family for once.. and not with me..

-I wanted to spend all my time with you Anthony, but if you keep secrets, if you lie, if you forget about me, i cannot. i will not.

He took your hand, and wiped your tears with the other. His face rested on your cheeks.

-I will never spend another day without making sure you are content, and alright. I hope you know i would never seek anyone else... - he said pushing his forehead to yours.

-As much as i like these words i am not sure i can believe them. You have shown me already more than once that your words no matter how much flattery, but cannot be trusted. If you really want me to be your wife Anthony, your actions must prove so. - you said lookng at him with teary eyes before you turned around and went back into the estate, leaving him there. Before closing the curtains, you seen him looking at your window sadly, you looked back at him with tear stricken face, then closed the curtains, blowing out the candle. The darkness felt comfortable, however sleep did not find you. You sat up in your bed when the first rays of sunshine flowed through the parting of the curtain. You ladiesmaid entered, taken aback that you're already awake before gently giving you a bouquet of hydragenas with a card on it. It said meet me in the park for a walk at 2 pm. In Anthony's handwriting. Butterflies fluttered in your stomach, as you nearly forgot that you're still very much angered by him, and you shouldn't give him an easy time earning your trust back.

[nevenabadr]

50 Shades of You! Tom Hiddleston X Female! Reader

Note: This is my first ever fanfiction for Tom Hiddleston. I have not written fiction for ages. English is not my first language.

Inspiration: this is inspired by:

“I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes.”

–Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing

Word count: 2660

Warnings: Romance, sweet words, and smut–this is +21 and not for everyone.

Enjoy reading and please comment with your feedback. 💚

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During the summer Cambridge University was having a conference "Gothic Elements In John Milton's Paradise Lost." As you the young professor of literature, the coordinate manager suggested that the University alumnus could join for not just attending, but acting a piece of the tragedy. Amongst the candidates was the Classic department graduate and famous actor, Tom Hiddleston. 

You know that he might have scheduled issues or time conflicts, but you suggested the committee email him. To your surprise, he accepted the offer. 

 

The scene of choice was casting the devil out of hell.

On the stage during the conference eve, you did not have the perfect time to watch him, but you took a glimpse of acting from far.

He even caught your show and face attending the rehearsals.

The conference day was pressuring. You were trying to get everything right, in the middle of your so-close meltdown. A voice brought you to reality, "Hello, is this professor Y/N)?"

You turned to find the British handsome alumni smiling peacefully at you. "Yes, how can I help you?"

"Indeed, I am the one offering help." As he adjusted his glasses, I asked the committee manager to take upon some errant backstage. Maybe I can assist with the front ceremony?"

"Of course," you paused for a moment, "can you help me with the dinner's seats arrangement? My assistant is absent and I have to print and arrange them myself."

"Just show me a computer and all will be done."

Both of you took your time arranging an evening missing up some seats. 

 

"Here comes my name. You will be seated with the professors, of course!" He was busy putting name tags over the table.

"Oh! Don't remind me." You replied as if it is a conversation with an old friend and continued "the Classic department and Literature."

"They might start a war." Both of you started laughing 

"I have an idea." He took a tag from his table and moved yours next to his. "Now you will be with a friend"

The presentations finished, you had to go for the gym showers to change and wear your conference and dinner dress.

By the time you arrived, the scene from the tardy was about to be played. You took your place in the front seat.

Tom was playing Satan. He noticed that you were reciting the lines with him. He even almost smiles at you. Could not hold himself from looking at you in the front row while playing the scene of...

 

"All is not lost; the unconquerable Will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield; (And what is else not to be overcome?) That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me to bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee and deify his power, Who from the terror of his arm so late Doubted his empire[.] (I, 106–114)"

 

Your facial expressions captured his eyes, the movement of your lips and then the flame of your applause. 

At the dinner, he was interested to hear all about your work and writings. His eyes could not able to leave you.

 

By the end of the dinner, he walked you to your car, "this was lovely, thank you for tonight" 

You smiled at him, "thank you for accepting our invitation."

You shake hands and opened your car door like the gentleman he is.

"Would you like to go out with me, for a coffee? Books and coffee, maybe." He did not hesitate to ask.

"I would love to. You already have my number within the conference contact information." You raised an eyebrow and smirked.

As your car drove away, he knew he was up for an adventure.

Three months later, you are happily dating and sharing sweet kisses. He suggested a film marathon. Each week one of you chose a topic.

That Saturday's topic was Russian Literature and you had to add: "or inspired by it" 

"Excuse me, but Tolstoy has no comparison!" He grimaced

"Shadow and Bones, love!" You teased him, "it the Netflix adaption of the era" 

"After Anna Karenina, please," he sounded like an old professor.

"Alright then, deal." You tickled him and kissed his lips softly

Both of you enjoyed Anna Karenina, however, you were crying in his arms.

"That dreadful ending." 

He hugged you "Hey, Shadow and Bones will make it up to you, let me make extra popcorn." Once again, he kissed you.

He came back with popcorn that will at least survive three episodes. You snuggled between his arms.

"Look at Alexie, how he said 'Make me your villain.'" 

You were swooning as a fangirl.

"I beg your pardon, I am literally a villain," he complained

Oh! I would literally," stressing upon the last word, "let him have me"

His face was irritated and you not coming close to making love made him anxious, that you might not be ready. He never inquired about you.   

You caressed his tummy, "hey, a penny for your thoughts, sir." It sounded like one of the Jack the Ripper prostitutes, about which you have constantly been talking.

His voice evolved deeper and his eyes did not leave yours "your deepest sexual desire. What do you crave?"

Comparing to your age, you were nervous and inexperienced. "My life was spent between books. I..."

He did not let you continue speaking and took your lips between his drawing your body closer to him, uttering between his hot kisses "I am not just a villain" his lips made the earth move "I am a God" whispering against the sport skin of your nick " a king" his hands were moving down the same tomes his lips reached the line of your bosom whilst his hand slides prevailed touching down pussy and dug his fingers driving you till the edge.

"I want you," you whispered between your soft moans.

He neglected your cravings and maintained his rhythm, watching your complexion and closed eyes till you arched your back in awe.

You collapsed between his arms heavily breathing "that was extremely wonderful, but I need you"

He kissed your lips playfully. "you are a delicious girl, Y/N, but..."

You hashed him with a kiss that he pulled from "if your life was between books, I want you to write me your deepest desire."

"Darling, it was a series, Alexie is fictional." You wrapped your arms around his neck.

"Fictional or not, he is a man, you are paying for this." 

He was deadly serious "write me your longing."

You laugh "What? Like the 50 Shades of Y/N?"

He gazed into your eyes "aiming to please and punish you, darling, avenging my honour"

The next morning when you were with your family on Sunday's lunch, he opened an email titled "50 Shades of Y/A"

 

The content was as follows:

"You!"

 

He grinned to himself and determined to show her how fiction can become real.

Your week was busy. He had signed a new contract for a mini-series and was supposed to film soon.

Not replying to your email made you nervous, even went meeting for dinner. He was quiet about it. 

You checked your sent box millions of times to make sure it arrived. Still, you knew he was busy working, and you were busy with the finals coming soon.

Thursday’s dinner, nothing yet, nothing but gaggling and discussing your days and current reads. 

"Darling, we did not decide this week's marathon" 

He did not take his eyes off the menu "Are not you having a big family week, you should go" he was confident and calm. 

Deep inside you wanted to grab his neck and jiggle him, but for the lady you are and the restaurant, you were calm.

"Wonderful!"

The dinner was over; he drove you home, kissed you goodnight.

Saturday morning, a ringing at your door. Apparently, you received a package, a big one.

You kept thinking that some books might have come early from your publisher. Unwrapping it to a surprise satin 1950 coat with Ruby red entourage and black heels.

There was also a note, she recognised the handwriting:

 

"Wear nothing but this for your punishment. If other pieces were found upon your body, then fear my fury and vengeance.

Love, 

T"

 

So, it was her version of Mr Grey. But have you ever been ready to comply with anyone?"

Suddenly, a message arrived on your phone 

"Reminder, a black will pick you tonight at 8, don't disobey me, Princess."

Your heel clicked on the floor as a man dressed in an old fashion suit opened the car for you. The windows were blacked out, so you did not see where it was heading.

"Welcome, Princess," he greeted you as if you were royalty, "My master is awaiting your presence."

You took his hands. The place was carved out of one of your favourite dark fantasies, a mansion with gargoyles, dark lighting, and a vast garden.

You could not believe your eyes. Tom knew your deepest desires indeed.

But that is not the end.

The inside was as of a dark enchantment with deep red flowers and candles. The servant showed you the way to a dining room fit for a feast. Tom was not there. 

"My master requires you to await his arrival." The servant bowed and left.

You were like a child been left inside her favourite toyshop. The ornaments, the lighting, and even the shapes of the food. That aesthetic you only could dream of but never reach.

"Enjoying yourself already?" You turned to find your man dressed in a black Victorian suit. His face was shaved, shorter hair, no glasses. Just all of the handsome glory.

You took a step forward "no princess, I shall come for you"

He kissed your hand and then sat on the table's head, while it sat on the opposite side and faced you away indeed.

"Are you pleased, princess?" He raised his glass of red wine.

"Yes, my Prince." You smile.

"In here, you shall address me as your king." His eyes lit with fire, and his voice was harsh.

You played along and raised an eyebrow "my king."

"This is not a game, princess, you are my prisoner"

You dined quietly, as he did not drop his eyes from you.

"Enjoying yourself?"

You flirted "deeply, my king"

He left his chair and came closer to you, his fingers left your chain so you can gaze into your eyes.

He asked, "care for a dance?"

You smiled "I would love to."

You stepped forward and took his hand to a ballroom, just for you and him, the dark king.

The following piece of music was sensual and moving.

"The coat, princess, I want to see nothing but heels on your body,"

You obeyed the king, but for a tick. When you took it off, underneath it a short emerald green strapless corset dress tight upon the curves of your body and pushed your bosoms to their glory.

He grinned and his eyes darken "looking for further punishment, I suppose?" 

"Anything to please the king." You took his hand and kissed it. He did not expect it.

He turned furiously and the next song was romantic. He wrapped his arms around you once again, waltz, you sneaky woman, deserved joy before being punished.

Twirling you on the dance floor like the earth has no one but the two of you.

By the end, he carried you "to my chambers, little one"

You were nervous and anxious. What if he did not like what was underneath the dress?

He entered a candlelight room with a four-poster bed in the centre. The curtains of the bed were black and emerald. 

He laid you in bed, kissing your lips and playing with your hair. 

His breathing was heating against your skin.

"You won't miss that dress, will you, princess?"

He did not wait for your reply as he lifted a dagger amongst the layers of his suit and cut the corset down to the last piece of the dress.

You wore nothing else. You were lying exposed as he stood to look upon your naked curves for the first time. 

You spontaneously tried to cover your bosom and private parts.

"No, do not you dare" he was angry and you could not distinguish reality from fantasy.

You throw the rest of the dress away. Hands laying by your head and he stood there for a juncture, gazing at every inch of your body.

"Turn," he ordered angrily as if the soul of Loki took over him, "I said, turn" 

You nearly dropped tears "here my king" 

You felt the softness of his lips upon your delicate shoulders.

Kissing the line of your spine. He knows this will work like magic. You tickle from your back, now trying to lick you, taste you, slap you.

He flipped you to face him. You were sobbing. He could hear it under your moans.

"You are not a princess, you are not a queen."

He wipes her tears from her cheek "you are a goddess and I am your slave."

You giggled between your tears, wrapping your arms around his neck "my king"

"Your, slave" As his voice became softer, he hushed you with a finger.

He kissed every inch of your body. You were playing with his short blonde locks.

"Let me worship your bosom, my goddess" he kissed, licked and played with your nipples and cupped your bosoms gently.

Kissing down till he reached your pussy, "Let me worship your temple" as he licked your clitoris.

You were moaning loader now

“Not this time, my king I want you inside me."

"Alright, as the pleasure of my goddess, I shall obey." 

He adjusted his weight on you and asked, "wider for me, my goddess of beauty" 

You opened for him as he enters you for the first time. You let out a loud breath "are you alright" he took your hands between his.

"Continue, my king."

He is just thrusting himself gently inside you. Your moans filling the room 

"I am a villain, a king, a god, and a man"

Your hands were free to run along his back as he continued, "a man, no, a slave for my goddess"

You were moving with him and moaning louder, "my king, what else?"

 Thursinting himself harder and moving with a faster pace.

"My goddess, the sculptures of beauty," between his breathing and moaning "Da Vinci would not be able to capture your grace"

You were kissing as your nail dug inside his shoulders.

His last whispers as moving himself inside your pussy which was clutching around his manhood. He moved with pace, as you rocked your lap against him

"I will live in thy heart," kissing your lips as you bite his lower lip between your steamy breath. "Die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes.”

He was going faster now and you were in tremendous awe and your skin was heating up with your pleasure.

"Look at me goddess" you were closing your eyes as you become close to you your orgasm "look at me," he ordered 

"I love thee, Tom," you said as your pussy was clutching around his manhood and trembling underneath him. His enormous climax followed your orgasm. 

You were shaking. He used his hands to keep himself from crushing you with his weight.

He rested his forehead on yours till both of you caught your breath. Gently took you between his arms as resting on his side "and I love thee, Y/N"

kissed you and as you were falling asleep, yet muttered, "I made you my villain, did not I?"

He giggles, "I beg your pardon, your God, King, and lover"

You kissed for the last time of that night and snuggle between peacefully each other's arms.

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[hollowsart]

This is your excuse to draw Halloween Spamtons, woe eldritch creature(s) be upon ye oh this hallows eve.

I'm sorry.. I don't think I'll be drawing anymore Spamton :(

No real reason other than I just lost interest. I do still like him and love my two versions of him (well, 3 if you count the muppet) and the little spamlings, too. But I just can't bring myself to draw him anymore.

But I do hope to still see some Spamton Halloween art tho from others!