#we are FEASTING tonight BOYD

[ong-o]

Shadow x sonic live reaction!!!!

(Trhough my very very biased eyeballs)

THEY CALL SEGA DAD!

brought up shadow dancing in the Olympics!! He danced at Amy’s concert, he’s going to a SABRINA CARPENTER CONCERT

SHADOW WOULD SAVE SONIC (he makes a copium answer but it’s bc he hates tails more than sonic lets be real)

Sonic is jelous that Big makes shadow smile 0-0

Shadow and Amy being girl besties is the best direction they could take them

Shadow annoyed boyfriend while Sonic annoying shopping gf experience canon??

THEYRE JUST FLIRTING ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY??? “I think you just secretly like it when we match 😏” -Sonic ????!!!!!

THEYRE NOT FLOATIES THEYRE A FASHION CHOICE

The banter goes CRAZY

Sonic?? Shaves?? His?? Chest????

DEEP VOICE SONIC!

Agreed we weren’t gonna go there” about Amy?hmmm

Shadow has daddy issues💔( it’s been known)

Thank you classic sonic very nice

Shadow denies having beef with rails (I disagree therefore it’s not canon)

Shadow Latino canon (yes I know what it was referencing but NO ITS BC HES LATINO)

A RUSH? HEART PUMPING? Not the same wiITHOUTEACH OTHER

Sonic has stronger thumbs😏

Cream in the fridge canon???

Sonic’s master plan was to hangout with shadow and get ice cream ofc. Shadows favorite flavor is coffee. I’m still debating this with the council.

GO OFF KING - Sonic

Shadow has very strong opinions on super monkey ball. Shadow doesn’t like their opresión

Sonic talks about jet like a weird on and off ex, shadow pretends he’s not bothered. I’ve chosen to interpret it this way

Silvers dRaMATIC

HES LITTLE BROTHER!!!

Why did they auto default to drawing each other😭 they both suck💔

Yeah shadow would play chess

SHADOWS JELOUS OF ALL OF SONICS RIVALS!!! He’s offended he’s not the top!!

THEY REMOVED ELISE AHAHAHAHAH

Shadow laughed at a Joe mama joke ❤️❤️

Shadow STILL lives in a cave

Mandatory Macarena sing along

Shadows pressed sonic hugs don’t mean anything 🤔 (this reminded me of such a good fanfiction where shadow is upset Sonic doesn’t understand the effect he has on him, I’m Delulu about this now)

Awkward estranged family reunion time!!!

Shadows fake as fuuucckkk shit talking ORbot😤

Sonic has a chao canon, shadow has a chao canon!!!

BOO!! B OO!!

Shadow sees tails as a bad influence on Sonic , this is most definitely why he keeps clocking him on sight

Skill issue. - Shadow

Shadow thinks his presence is a gift. HE DOESNT GIVE SONIC A GIFT

Shadows sleeping location is still a mystery!!! (It’s a cave he most definitely sleeps on the floor of a cave)

Again…Whose Elise???” The SHADEEEE

[teriwrites]

Behind Closed Doors: 'A Secret Engagement'

My Live Reactions to Reading Through My 2014 Novel

Buckle up, this chapter is FOURTEEN THOUSAND WORDS LONG!

It's springtime in the city, and Cedric spends most of his unemployed life acting like he's still employed (meeting with all of his old coworkers and companions)

Remember how Delroy walked in on Santos and Eleri secretly convening in a room at one point? Right, so they're ENGAGED. Secretly, even! Time to roll credits for this chapter

Governors are already trying to reinstate Boyd's role and it's literally been like a handful of months since he got fired in the first place

Delroy 'barely sees non-humans due to the general oppression of any species tied to magic' vs. Fayina 'hanging out with a werewolf and fighting off vampires left and right'

This chapter is proof that I've always loved a little infodumping about worldbuilding lol, we've covered the mailing system, and we're onto religion - just wait until we reach Lady Ghislaine's actual story. The woman loves to yap, what can I say?

Eleri needs more friends - asking Delroy to review your sketches of the dress you want to sew for your wedding is a little sad, girly

Omg Cedric fired Eleri

"I have warned the staff time and time again that I do not have the income to afford to keep all of you." okay bro but like you're hosting a hugely important dinner tonight, maybe now's not the time to fire your one maid... also, where tf is all your money going?? you're like one of the richest men in the country??

I mean at least you're no longer in his debt, girly

Broooo Delroy stop showing sympathy for the rich asshole you work for, he clearly doesn't give a shit about his employees

"I'm sure he's afraid that you'll forget about him as well. The two of you will be fine." How could he promise that, though? He knew very little about the hearts of young men and women. Never once had he considered marriage, nor did he think he ever would. (a return of my best attempt at calling this boy out as ace)

Why is it implied that people wouldn't be supportive of Eleri and Santos' relationship?? Is this a racism thing?? For some reason, I had it in my head that Eleri was actually a faun, but nothing in the story itself has alluded to that, so either I simply forgot to mention the whole 'lower-half of a goat' situation or else I decided to toss in racism???? for some reason???? specifically for this one interracial couple?????

Somehow Delroy and Santos alone managed to draw up a feast for the dinner party Cedric is hosting, and immediately commit faux pas by bowing to Cedric (lowest ranking member of said party) instead of the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister somehow manages to be an even bigger dickhead than Cedric Boyd!! Not that he's a worse man, but he's definitely worse at hiding it

Lady Ghislaine is heeeeere, star of the show even when she's a secondary character

Wait this might be The Scene

The Prime Minister's wife has a cold, surely a sign that women must be the weaker of the sexes!!!!! Something he says with his full chest in front of the foreign, female diplomat

Of course, something must always go wrong at a dinner party: Santos and Delroy didn't prepare enough drinks! Santos still has work to do on preparing the cider, and they might not have enough wine!!

Don't ask me what meal goes with both cider and wine, but they were like the two alcoholic drinks I actually knew anything about at the ripe old age of 16

'Useless noble class, Delroy thought bitterly to himself. What do they do but sit upon thrones of wealth and watch the rest of us suffer?' *cough cough*

'The Prime Minister had appeared to make an inappropriate comment about women once more, for Delroy could see Lady Ghislaine holding in a retort. Neil Oscar leaned his elbow on the table to look down its length and smirked. "What's the matter, my Lady? Are you tired of always being at the foot of the table?" (I literally just went 'oh shiiiit' out loud)

HERE IT IS

"You surely cannot believe that women are equal?" "I think," Lady Ghislaine interrupted dryly. "That you forgot to whom you are speaking. As an elven women proficient in half a dozen languages, ambassador currently to Ardeai and previously to both Kasira and Garth at separate times, holder of the Iron Heart for services in battle, educated in one of Kasira's greatest universities and knowledgeable in numerous subjects no longer taught there such as astronomy and biology, once a member of my King's personal court, and having earned the title of 'Lady' in numerous countries before my 25th birthday - and not because my father was a noble, for he was a measly trader - I believe that I have a reason for thinking women are as capable as a man. Unless you would like to hear my longer list of achievements?" The Prime Minister gave her no response, and a tense silence fell over the crowd of people sitting around the table.' (YEEEEEEEEEEAH)

Okay that^ section is a little bit dramatic, I'll admit, but when I decided to toss Lady Ghislaine into a worldbuilding project, I wanted to find a way to include some of that speech into her new backstory. So a lot of the achievements that she lists here are actually events or somehow included in my 2022 WIP, 'The Lies in the Legend'. We'll see a lot more of that later :)

At least the fatphobia in this one is acknowledged as a social construct brought into being by the whims of those in power............. so, yk, baby steps

Delroy's such a shit cook, and honestly, what a mood

Teri, you don't need to recount events that occurred literally earlier in this draft, the reader will remember it lol

Or they won't, but then it'll just seem like a weird addition

Implied that rumors abound about Lady Ghislaine's relationship with Cedric, which I hate so much that I'll be ignoring that from now until eternity lol

Maybe my grammar still wasn't perfect, but one thing about me is that I'm gonna be using the proper verbiage when something 'piques' someone's attention

Delroy, why would you even know this diplomat's kingdom's national flower?

(The answer is that it was one I invented in an old worldbuilding project, and i had to show it off)

Boy from the plains and the plateaus still struggles with stairs, bless his heart

Delroy's writing a memoir. What a tool.

Lady Ghislaine's memoir, though! That's something worth reading ;)

And that's lights out!

Ending Thoughts:

I think I can promise that I'll stop being a little Lady Ghislaine fangirl after this. We have two chapters left (well, one and then whatever I wrote of the following), and if she makes any appearances, they'll likely be few and far between. Anyways! Back to the Actual story! Despite this chapter being Long As Fuck, it also falls pretty neatly into what I've been calling the 'mediocre midsection' of this series. Basically, a lot of unnecessary and relatively uninteresting details for every action being made throughout a scene. It's a positive sign, a step in a good direction, as I learned how to string scenes together and was playing around with exactly what needs to be included, but it leaves less room for commentary, and generally makes the reading less exciting. Progress doesn't always guarantee something interesting, and that's okay!

[boundforhale]

"Oh,  don't  get  excited,  they're  generally  boring  formal  affairs  but  I  am  required  to  attend  as  Crown  Prince.  And  since  you're  my  ward,  that  means  you  need  to  attend  too,"  Derek  informed  him.  "In  this  case,  Boyd  has  become  betrothed  to  the  daughter  of  another  noble  house  so  the  two  families  are  hosting  a  party  in  celebration."

He  wasn't  looking  forward  to  wearing  his  formal  wear,  especially  his  circlet  because  that  thing  was  uncomfortable,  but  duty  called.  "At  least  tonight  should  be  better  than  the  feasts  that  are  held  when  a  neighbouring  kingdom  visits.  Those  are  incredibly  boring  and  accompanied  by  days  filled  with  diplomatic  talks  that  I  have  to  attend."

Derek  ran  his  eyes  over  Stiles  quickly,  "Someone  will  be  coming  to  help  dress  you  shortly.  I  believe  formal  wear  was  prepared  for  you  after  you  came  into  my  care  but  we  haven't  needed  it  until  now."

A few weeks went by, of Stiles following Derek around as if he were a lost puppy, or a shadow. It had become the norm, that he would linger by Derek's elbow, always paying attention to his surroundings, always learning by listening and watching.

He didn't like some of Derek's men--the jokes they told far too crude for his taste. Perhaps he disliked them even more than his dislike for Deaton.

~~~

"A...party? What do you mean by party? What is that?" Stiles asked, not sure what he was being asked to attend, or why he was expected to dress up for it either. It all felt a little last minute--a sudden celebration that Derek had sprung on him the evening of.