#well keep the crap coming Aster!

[an-aura-about-you]

So if anyone wants to know how Alex Aster ends a book, she doesn't.

[scribblespirit]

Happy Valentine's Day!! 💝 (+ long personal ramble lmao)

Well I did intend on posting earlier than this, but I wanted to wish a big happy Valentine's to everyone who actually follows along with the random crap that I post on this site-- and an especially big hug to all of my fellow aspec, arospec, and aroace lovelies!! I've always valued the celebration of all forms of love on February 14th, whatever dumbass society that we live in who decided that it's strictly a holiday for romantic couples can show themselves out the mfing door. Romantic love, platonic love, familial love, s*xual love, queerplatonic love, polyamorous love, animal love, ALL types of feeling & showing love are so wonderful and deserve to be celebrated!! If you feel sad about being single on Valentine's Day, don't let our stupid economy blind you to how loved you are in many different ways by many different people!! 🫶

On that note, this year marks a very meaningful occasion for me personally. I'm currently 21 years old, I learned I was asexual when I was 16 and didn't understand that I was arospec too until I was 20. I've always been totally content either celebrating Valentine's Day with my close friends, or basically ignoring the day all together. But as of last summer, I am now in my first Queerplatonic relationship with my incredible partner @rubinaitoart (and our beloved @lovelucigoosey, who is always with us 🎗️🩵) and I thought that today would be a fitting day to finally proclaim my cheesiness online lol! Rubin, I love you so so much and I'm seriously so lucky to have you. Thank you for being my very first Valentine's Day partner, for making me feel so loved I nearly happy-cry every time, and for just always being your supportive, talented, caring, funny, amazing and beautiful self!! 💜💜💜 /p

My patience to see your smile and give you the biggest hug face-to-face is dwindling with every day, but also knowing that we will get there someday is one of my favourite things to think about :'D To my online besties, Checkmate or otherwise, thank you for being the best long-distance found family I could ever ask for!! Every one of you guys means the world to me, I'm so grateful that you all put your care and energy toward a little chatty bundle of emotions like me. My bucket list purely consists of a list of each of you guys, and I will not quit until I get to properly see and hug all of you or else your name is not getting checked off of the bucket list!! But yeah fr thank you guys I fuckin' love my friends I don't know how I got so lucky 🥹💕

To my kittens (not that I expect they'll be reading this), thank you for being such little fluffballs of joy and chaos. Thank you for coming upstairs and insisting to check on me when I have been face-deep in homework for 6 hours, and for dragging me away for cuddles whenever I need it. To my parents (who definitely won't be reading this XD), thanks for being some badass and wonderful parents.

To Luci, I mean I check in pretty often so you probably already know what I'm gonna say. I hope you're happy, I hope you're smiling, I hope you're running and I hope you're free of pain. Love you always boo 🩵

I just have so much love in my heart that I wish I could share as much as possible. I love my family and my kittens and my friends from university who help keep me somewhat sane. I love my Discord friends/found family who help keep me very sane, and are always there to make me laugh and to celebrate achievements together. I love my queerplatonic boyfriend/partner, I love his voice and his hair, I love his obsession passion for The Arcana, I love his fluffy puppy Aster, I love how he makes me smile and that I'm capable doing the same.

Thanks guys. I really really love you all ❤️

...

(Also I haven't slept in like 38 hours and I'm struggling to stay awake as I write this so I hope it is at all legible, it's probably too long but quite frankly if you read the entire thing and made it all the way down here then massive kudos to you. I did warn that I was chatty and emotional, those two traits never go well together 😂)

[hazbincalifornia]

Timeline

New, or just confused about how my universe's timeline works out? I threw this together in hopes that it'll help. This is for the 'rebooted' universe, and starts with '0' as Stellaluna's birth just to avoid confusion as everything up to that point is identical to canon.

0: Stellaluna born. Stolas begins divorce proceedings from big Stella.

5: Stellaluna and Blitz move into the palace after the divorce is finalized- it was a very long, dragged-out process and they were living in the new apartment up to that point. Aster, their second child together, is born a few months after Stellaluna's birthday.

Stellaluna tags along to the office (as she has pretty much since she was a baby) and enjoys going on missions, continuing to do so through adulthood. (Aster doesn't go on missions as often, preferring to be team medic with a combination of first aid and handmade botanical potions.)

12: While going on what seemed like a normal mission, IMP accidentally let a child through a portal and into Hell. Unfortunately, the kid (Twix) is the child of Zim and Dib Membrane, a pair of targets who led to the death of an underling scientist who was blown up in one of their experiments. A half-alien plant-obsessed little hellion, Twix ends up fast friends with Stellaluna, and after tangling with alien tech and coming to a draw, their parents agree to let bygones be bygones. (Dib still nurses a bit of a grudge for the DOHRKS massacre, though- a guy there owed him a hundred bucks. I'm also toying with the idea he summoned Stolas to help him expose Zim as a teenager, which leads to a bit of confusion about how they ended up married, lmao.)

14: Stellaluna sneaks into the Happy Hotel- anybody who wants to get redeemed must be at least an entertaining weirdo, and besides, she's nursed a bit of a crush on Charlie since she was a kid. After nearly getting plugged full of lead for crawling in Angel's window, she starts hanging around more often, promising to use what little influence she has with other royals to help as long as they allow her to pop in now and then.

16: While she was never the most well-behaved child in the first place, both Stellaluna and Aster being relentlessly treated as crap by the media leads to her acting out more, purposefully feeding into bad rumors so nobody knows what's the truth as well as taking the heat off of Aster, the one who looks more like an imp. She starts flirting (and screwing), drinking, and generally playing up the ditzy party girl persona, which is partially an act so she can gather blackmail on others. Alastor helps her plan some of her stunts.

17: Stellaluna realizes she has a crush on Alastor. She keeps her mouth shut about it, but Angel knows, mostly because he figured out it at around the same time she did.

18-20: Some quiet resentment builds between Stellaluna and Aster. He knows what she's trying to do and does prefer to stay quiet and let her hog the negative press for herself, but he sometimes wishes that she'd stop making herself look so bad because it means anything he tries to do is often overshadowed. While they do love and respect each other, he wishes she’d learn to sit down and shut up sometimes, and she wishes he’d stand up for himself more. He wants to be respected, she refuses to be judged.

20: There's a blowup between Stellaluna and Aster, leading to her heading to the Hotel for a week or two. After getting some outside perspective, she realizes that she's been caring as much about other people's opinions as he does, and trying to make her public image into a mess meant that after a while she wasn't sure who she really was underneath it anymore. Her and Aster work things out, and she promises to be a little better and more pointed when it comes to misdirection and their intertwined public image.

22: Alastor also realizes he likes her and they start dating.

26: During a hand-crafted spell intended to allow her to use some of Alastor's abilities, Stellaluna accidentally gets herself pregnant with his kid. After a whole lot of confusion, they decide to keep it with careful monitoring, and name the resulting little boy Clove. Twix, who still is friends with her, also adopts a little girl named Venus with an oopsie baby of her own named Bella Donna on the way shortly thereafter.

27: Zim and Dib decide to try again and have another kid, a boy named Kit Kat.

31: Stellaluna and Alastor decide to have a second child, using the same spell as before. This time, the spell fucks up by getting Alastor pregnant instead, shoving a womb in the middle of his guts. At first, they think it just didn't work, but when Alastor starts getting sick and bloated, they figure it out. It takes him several days to figure out if he wants to keep it with the risks before deciding that he does.

35+: Stellaluna and Twix's kids (and Kit) all interact with each other fairly regularly on Twix's trips to Hell and Stellaluna's trips up topside for both IMP work and fun. Kit, a sweet emo-styled monsterfucker and horror enthusiast, gets a crush on Clove that Clove exploits as he wants a half-alien soul for his 'collection', although he ends up falling for Kit back in the process. He ends up taking Kit's soul, but they eventually work it out. (Bella also starts interning for Sir Pentious.)

45: Alastor makes a deal with Stella to seal her as immortal as any given sinner, setting her age as 35.

[justalittletomato]

You know, Maul should be glad that Jet Such a high tolerance for most of his bull crap. I hope Maul thinks so too when Jet’s colors return to normal and he regains himself. It’s the kind ones you don’t want to push over the edge.

He should be, actually he should be so thankful anyone is putting up with him at all these days especially his friend and family.

Jet reminds him so at home...well...it seems only Dani is the one who keeps putting up with it.

"She loves you so much...even after what you put her through. Maul listen to me, it won't last...soon your gonna lose her too. Like you did with Cress, like Aster and dont you think I dont know Starlight has you sleep in the study. "

Maul looks away.

"Go home...you know you have to."

---

Meanwhile Dani scratches another mark on her desk, 20 marks in a row. She sighs and puts her cheek on the wood. "Guess he's not going to teach me again..." she wait quietly in the tiny school room once built for 5 little Zabraks now just one waits for her lessons.

She pulls her datapad out of her desk and practices best she can...maybe he will stay next time if she gets full marks. She huffs and tosses it after getting less than stellar...who is she trying to fool? He won't stay no matter what she tries...no matter how good she is...or how sweet...he is going to go.

She tosses the latest notebook he bothered to bring her. It's soft green cover dented on impact, " For my little Star.." written carefully on the inside, " I miss you everyday."

Then why not stay?

Dani tosses more pens and crayons all gifted to her. her hand freezes on the little orange book, "for all the stories you'll tell me when I come back,"

She feels her eyes blurr with tears, and it smudges the ink. Why didnt he stay to hear them them?

[yugirl]

Day 15: “Ayers Rock Sunrise”

The card designed by Hayato Maeda/Chumley Huffington himself. Show us your custom designs today, be it OCs, outfit redesigns, or custom cards!

@gxmonth

((IT’S LEYSA TIME!! And she’s Brought friends!! Megan and Clover belong to @silverfrostheart , Christina/Chinatsu belongs to @meda-princess , and Aurora belongs to @straybreeze. I was going to have Leysa duel Crowler, but I couldn’t be bothered, so it’s just domestic fun time today))

Leysa sighed as she got off the boat onto Academy Island. She was looking around. It had been a while since she’d been here. Ok, a few months but still a while.

“It’s good to be home….”

She headed over to the Slifer dorms but noticed a part had been added to one side of the building. “That’s new….”

Maybe one of her requests for renovations finally got approved after all these years? Maybe? Maybe not?

She went over and heard the voices of her students, her kids, the Adoption Litter as she lovingly called them. Oh, she missed them so much!!

She knocked on the door of the new part of the building and called out. “Is anyone home? May I come in?”

Ms Mutou was back in town!

Inside the Slifer dorms, particularly the part Chazz had renovated, Jaden, Syrus, Hassleberry, Chazz, Alexis, Bastion, Megan, Clover, Christina and the new recruit, Aurora, were discussing how to keep Crowler away from destroying the Slifer dorms, as clearly that’s what he planned on doing.

Hearing the voice cry out, everyone jumped in surprise.

“Wait was that—“ Syrus asked

“Holy crap, guys! It’s mom!!” Megan yelled.

Aurora and Hassleberry, who had no context whatsoever, were very much confused. Had Megan and Jaden’s mother come to the island to visit? But why?

“Doors unlocked!” Chazz called out,

Leysa walked in and waved to the group. “Hey, guys!!”

Oh, ethics be damned

“Come here, you guys!” She announced and held her arms out.

Jaden didn’t need to be told twice. He charged towards the teacher and hugged her, Megan and Syrus not too far behind. Alexis, Christina, Clover and Bastion joined the group eventually, with less enthusiasm but no less love for the group.

Chazz hung back because he believed he was too cool, while Aurora and Hassleberry stayed back because they had no idea what was going on.

“aaaaw, you guys!! I missed you so much!!” Leysa cooed

“We missed you too!” Jaden smiled. “The team mom is back!!”

“I thought you were still on maternity leave!” Bastion commented

“Syrus emailed me telling me what Crowler was doing, so I came back early!” Leysa explained, “I see they didn’t provide a replacement. Guess they were up to something….”

She then noticed the new faces. Her cousin, Christina, decided to fill her in.

“Leysa-née, this is Tyranno Hassleberry and Aurora Dawn. Aurora’s a new Slifer Red student, and Hassleberry is a dinosaur loving duelist who moved in because he owes Jaden or something.”

Hassleberry huffed and crossed his arms while Aurora waved.

“Well, if you’re under my roof, that makes you one of my kids! Welcome to the family!” Leysa announced. “I'm Ms Leysa Mutou, I'm in charge of the dorms, but most people call me Ms M or Mom, so if you prefer to use one of those, you can.”

Aurora seemed to blush at that “family?”

“That’s right! I try to make the Slifer dorms more like a family here. We look out for each other and care for each other! No one gets left behind!”

“W-wow!!” Aurora smiled.

Leysa smiled before turning back to her cousin. “So how bad is the situation? I noticed you’re wearing a Slifer jacket.”

“Yep! Alexis and I moved here out of protest, neither of us wants these dorms destroyed, and Alexis doesn’t want to be Crowler’s little barbie.”

“Ok, well, welcome to the dorms… it’s almost a dream come true, all of us living under one roof. I just… wish it was better circumstances….”

“Aw, come on, mom!” Megan assured, “we’re all happy to be here, right?!”

“Yeah!” Jaden agreed, “we’re a family that sticks together!”

Aurora seemed to shake a little. They were using this word a lot. Honestly, she wanted to be a part of this family, but… would she be betraying Aster if she did that…?

Christina and Megan noticed the pram behind Leysa, and Jaden gasped excitedly.

“Is that-“

“Yeah...” Leysa said softly and turned the pram around, showing the adorable twin boys inside. “Meet your baby brothers! Seiji and Seiryu”

“Wow... They’re so tiny!” Syrus gasped

“And so cute” Jaden smiled

Megan cooed as well while the other students gathered around. “Aaaaw, little cutie patooties!”

Leysa smiled, proudly showing off her babies.

“The one with the blonde wisp is Seiji, and the other is Seiryu!”

“Can I hold one ms M? Please?”

“Ok, but you have to be careful, Jaden!”

Leysa picked up Seiji and gave him to Jaden. To her surprise, he was very gentle, holding him like he was made of glass.

“Wow, Slacker, I didn’t think you’d be into this!” Chazz scoffed.

“Jay’s always been gentle when it came to babies,” Christina explained dismissively. Megan nodded in agreement “it's really cute watching him comfort them”

Aurora couldn’t stop her fingers from taking a photo of Jaden being maternal.

Clover ran to his room and came back with two stuffed animals. “H-here you go! A present from your big brother!”

“Aw, Clover! That’s so sweet!!” Leysa gasped.

Christina decided to lower her cool shield and gave her cousin another hug. “Welcome home, Leysa-née….”

She smiled and hugged Christina back. “I’m home….”

[fluffy-marshmallow-heart]

Secret Studies ch.12 -For Every Action Has An Equal Reaction

The Elementalist AU

Beckett x MC (Oriana)

Words: 2640

Oriana overindulges...will there be any consequences to her actions?

Beckett didn’t hear from Oriana the rest of the night. He kept reaching for his phone and starting to text her when he would get nervous and put it down without sending. He had sent her exactly one message hours ago, a simple “Have fun tonight, I love you” and didn’t receive a response. He was really starting to freak out that his mother had ruined things between them with one dinner. He’d really hoped she was going to be civil and give Oriana a chance. He’d really talked both Oriana and their relationship up, and just talking to Oriana always brightened his day. He’d hoped the message he’d sent had been received and things would have gone better. But they didn’t. As usual, his mother was dead set on ruining the evening.

He looked at his clock. 2am. He sighed, rolling over in his bed onto Oriana’s side, inhaling the faded scent of her shampoo on the pillow. He missed her. He doesn’t even remember the last time he slept alone. Either she was always at his dorm or he was at hers. He hated knowing that she didn’t want to see him tonight. It made him feel like a failure.

  Suddenly, his phone rang. He shot up, his heart pounding as he saw Oriana’s name flashing across his screen. He prayed she was going to ask if she could come over or vice versa.

“Oriana? I’m so glad hear from you! I thought….”

But the voice that cut him off wasn’t Oriana’s.

“Beckett? Is that you?”

“Yes. Who’s this.” He demanded.

He could hear loud music in the background and the person was practically shouting into the phone to be heard.

“Beckett, it’s Shreya…sorry to call you, but…I need help. Oriana is completely wasted, and I think she needs to go home, but she’s not listening to me and she keeps pulling out of my grasp. Can you come?”

Beckett squeezed his eyes shut. This isn’t like her. She must be in so much pain.

“Beckett? Beckett!! Are you there? Can you still hear me?”

“Yes.” He rasped out. “Tell me where you are.”

A million thoughts were flying through his head as he went to Penn Square and the house Shreya had described. He knew about this party. Pretty much everyone knew about this party. He was chiding himself for not going with her in the first place. He whipped out his phone and text Shreya, since he now had her number, asking where they were. Wandering throughout the enormous house he found himself out in the back where there were a million lights and disco balls suspended in the air. Excessively loud music was thumping through the gigantic speakers that were stationed all over the house and yard. He finally spotted them, noticing Zeph was also there. A pang of hurt washed through him, knowing Oriana was no longer out with just Shreya.

Zeph spotted him and started waving his arms. “Beckett! Thank god! Our girl has had way too many drinks. I just got here too, she interrupted my hot date with Netflix.” He winked, and Beckett couldn’t help but chuckle at him.

“Seriously, Beckett, thank you!” Shreya shouted.

“Thank you for calling me.” He told her.

“WHAT?” She shouted.

Beckett rolled his eyes. He hated parties like these. Can’t hear a damn thing but the music. “Where’s Oriana?” He shouted back. Shreya pointed, and Beckett followed with his gaze until her saw her. His breath caught, seeing how hot she looked, then he frowned as he realized she was dressed like that for tons of people that were not him. He turned back to Shreya. “So, what’s the plan?”

“Between the three of us, I think we’ll be able to get her home!”

Beckett nodded, and the three of them walked over to Oriana, who was currently at the bar doing another shot with a couple people from the Thief team. He lightly put his hand on her shoulder.

When she turned around to face him, his eyes traveled from her ruby red lips, to the curves of her dress, and the tightness of the fabric that was way too short for his liking. He wanted to rip it off her. She frowned at him.

“What are you doing here? I said I needed a night!”

“You’re drunk. It’s time to go.” He told her firmly.

She let out a harsh laugh. “So, you’re my babysitter now?”

“Oriana, I called him.” Shreya piped in. “And Zeph. We need to leave.”

Beckett reached for her hand and she yanked away from him. He instinctively took a step back, wincing as though she physically hurt him.

“I’m not going anywhere!” She shouted, before stalking off towards the house.

Shreya, Zeph, and Beckett all followed her right out the front door. On the porch, where it was a tiny bit quieter, she whirled around.

“What the fuck, Beckett? You can’t give me a fucking night off?”

“I was! I was in bed, missing you I might add, when Shreya called me from your phone telling me to come.”

“Of course, blame it on my friends. It’s what you’ve always done! Just tell the truth, Beckett! I’m not good enough for you! My friends aren’t good enough for you!”

“That’s not true!” He shouted back. He couldn’t believe what she was saying. “Ori, why are you doing this? Are you trying to punish me?”

“Punish you! For what? I just want to not think anymore! I’m tired of thinking! I’m tired of fighting for this damn relationship! It’s one fucking thing after another and I’m sick of it!”

Shreya stepped between them and Beckett felt like his heart was just ripped out.

“Oriana shut up and listen to me! I called Beckett. I called him because he’s your boyfriend and I thought if anyone could get through to you, it would be him. And he came. For me. For you. So, don’t tell him that none of us are good enough for him, because then it’s you who’s lying!”

Oriana narrowed her eyes, and she opened her mouth to shout again when Shreya kept going, not giving her a chance.

“You owe him an apology! He never would have come if I hadn’t called him, and that’s because he respects you! So his mother is a bitch. She’s not him. He would do anything for you, and a lot of people have in-law trouble.”

“We’re not married.” Oriana snapped.

“So? It still applies!”

“Well maybe I don’t want to have that trouble! Maybe I have enough shit in my life that I don’t need more!”

Beckett swayed and Zeph was at his side, holding him up.

“Don’t listen to her. She has no idea what she’s saying right now.”

He shook his head, and a feeling of nausea coursed through him. Just when he thought he was going to throw up…Oriana did, right into some bushes.

“Ori?” He rushed forward, lifting her hair away from her face as she heaved

She grunted something intangible. He said nothing, just kept holding her hair until she finally seemed finished. She stood up straight slowly, looking at him first, then Shreya, the Zephyr.

“When did you two get here?” She asked, pointing between Beckett and Zeph.

“Do you not have any idea what you just said?” Zeph cried angrily. “You practically tore my boy open here. What is the matter with you?”

“I just wanna go home.” She muttered, taking a couple of steps before stumbling.

“Then we’re helping.” Zeph and Beckett helped keep Oriana upright, while Shreya called Aster. When they reached the portal, she announced she was going to meet Aster at her shop for a hangover concoction.

“She makes the best.” Shreya assured them. “I’ve taken this many times, Oriana will feel great once she has it.”

Stepping through the portal, Zeph and Beckett managed to get Oriana to her dorm and into her bed. She hadn’t said another word, and as soon as her head hit the pillow she was snoring lightly. The two men went into the common space of the suite. Beckett buried his face in his hands.

“Hey.” Zeph said gently. “She didn’t mean any of that. You know that, right?”

Beckett just shook his head. He knew she meant every word, and he didn’t know what to do about it.

“Beckett.” Zeph called his name sharply now, and Beckett finally looked at him. “Look…I just want you to know…I know you two have been through a lot of crap, and for a few reasons, some only the two of you know. Why neither of you are saying everything, I can only guess, but here is what I do know.”

“I don’t need a pep talk.” Beckett snarled, starting to stand.

“Sit Down Now.” Zephyr scolded. Beckett paused, registering his tone. It’s rare for Zeph to get upset and stern with people. Slowly, he sat again.

Zeph took a deep breath. “The two of you are like. Relationship goals. It is insane how much the two of you love each other. People would kill for that. Hell, people have killed for it. Are you going to let one night destroy what you have? One night that literally neither of you caused?”

“I don’t want to, why would I want that?”

“Then don’t let her push you away right now. You know how you pushed her away? She’s capable of doing the same thing. Don’t let her. You’re better than that. Both of you are better than that.”

Beckett ran a hand through his hair in frustration. “You can give me any potion, any spell, and I’ll figure it out and be better at it than anyone else. You can give me any textbook, and I’ll read it cover to cover. Give me any exam and I will ace it. But with Ori…” Beckett trailed off helplessly. “She’s not something static. Sometimes I have no idea what to do with her and that scares the shit out of me.”

Zeph smiles at him. “But don’t you see that’s a good thing? If it didn’t scare you, what would be the point? Admit it, even before you started hooking up, she terrified you.”

“Well, I thought she might take my number 1 spot in the class, sure. That was more annoying than terrifying. And then she got me in detention. I’ve never had detention before in my life, it was awful and humiliating.”

“Didn’t end up awful.” Zeph reminded him

Beckett blushed. “er…no. No it didn’t. Not exactly, anyway.” Beckett remembered their detention as if it were yesterday. He wanted to hate her, wanted her to admit she had him under some kind of spell. But then he kissed her, and as soon as he did, he never wanted to stop. Being interrupted by the shadow monster...that had been terrifying. The creature itself could haunt someone’s dreams, but Beckett was only terrified of losing Oriana. And when he healed her…he couldn’t stop from being inside her, claiming her as his.

“Don’t leave.” Zeph told him. “Talk to her when she wakes up. Don’t walk away. Especially not over something as ridiculous as a dinner gone bad.” With that parting comment, Zephyr got up and left the suite.

Beckett sighed, rubbing a hand over his face, then slowly went back to her room. He stood there in the dark, not knowing what to do. Finally, he crawled into bed with her. She gave a little whimper, and the next thing he knew she had turned around to face him, and he was staring into her deep eyes.

“You’re still here.” Her voice was soft, a bit cracked.

He nodded.

“You didn’t leave.”

He shook his head.

“Why not?” She whispered

“How are you feeling?” He murmured.

“My head hurts.”

They lay silent for several minutes, neither one knowing what to say to the other. Finally, Oriana spoke first.

“I am so sorry, Beck. I didn’t mean what I said. I was blowing off steam. You weren’t supposed to be there to hear it.”

“I think you did. I think you meant it all. And I’m wondering what that means for us. And why you haven’t told me before. Not everything came from just tonight.”

She swallowed nervously. “I’m very tired, Beckett.”

He nodded. “I get that. And I get that you didn’t want me to come out tonight. I do hope you understand that I only came because Shreya asked me to. You have good friends, Ori. Don’t take them for granted….” He trailed off, feeling a bit choked up. He’d never had friends the way she did. No one ever looked out for his best interests like that before. The fact that both Zephyr and Shreya stood up for him tonight blew his mind.

“I know.” She said quietly.

He took a deep and shuddery breath. “You said you needed time to digest things. I can honestly say that I do too. It hurt. What you said tonight.”

“Beckett…” She started

He shook his head. “Ori. I’m not going anywhere. You know I love you more than anything. I’ve made a lot of mistakes when it’s come to you, to us, but I am never giving you up, do you understand? We will come back from this. We have to. You aren’t the only one that’s been fighting for us to be together. You aren’t the only one having to defend us to other people.”

She frowned. “What do you mean? Who are you defending us to? Other than your mother?”

He gave a sad smile. “Oh, Ori.” He brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear. “There are some people who act differently towards me when you’re not around. It may surprise you.”

She sighed. “Right. Of course. My friends.”

He shook his head. “For the record, both Shreya and Zeph stood by me tonight. But I’m still afraid to call them my friends because if you ever left me…so would they. I’m not stupid.”

“You really don’t know how to open up to people and let them in.”

“You’re right. I don’t. You’ve seen firsthand why that is, Oriana. You’re the only person who has ever understood me, and has wanted me, and hasn’t judged me for where I come from. I’m not Beckett Harrington to you, I’m just…Beckett. I don’t want to lose that.”

“So, what do we do?” She whispered

“We give each other space. Just like you wanted. I know you were very intoxicated tonight and said things you wish you didn’t. But you did, and I can’t act like it didn’t affect me.”

He looked back down at her, noticing tears welling up in her eyes.

“Hey.” He murmured, cupping her cheek in his hand. “Hey, this isn’t the end. You know that, right?”

She rolled her eyes. “Right. Because ‘space’ is associated with being close to someone.”

He kissed her gently on the forehead. “I want you, Oriana. I have no doubts. I just want you to figure out what you’re really feeling. And if you really do…want me. As I am.” His voice cracked, and he squeezed his eyes shut to hold back his own tears.

He rolled out of bed, needing to get away.

“Beckett. Don’t go.”

He paused, his hand on her bedroom door handle. “I…I’ll speak to you soon.” He hurried out the door, running into Shreya coming in.

“Jesus, Beckett! You scared the crap out of me! What are you doing?” She demanded

“I have to go. She has a headache, I hope Aster was able to provide you with the tonic. Goodnight, Shreya.”

“Wait, Beckett…” But he was gone, dashing out of their suite and into the night.

Shreya marched into Oriana’s bedroom. “What the hell did you just do?”

Oriana sighed, a tear trickling down her face. “I think I really messed up.”

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[razzberriezz]

Shopdo Update+Mega Shopdo Tour!

Happy New Year everyone!! I hope 2019 will be a great year for all of you! Let’s make the Style Savvy community flourish even more! (Maybe GM5 will be announced...? Haha)

I have some new outfits on my shopdo all themed around a New Years’ celebration, so come party with me at 000 689 1114 (NA region)!

And below the cut will be my huge shopdo visiting spree hehe ^o^ There are a LOT of pictures so be warned!! (But please don’t stop here T_T)

1. @alphards-asterism​ I love your festive shopdo interior!! Your outfits are soooo cute and this Festive Flirty is definitely my fave. I’ll look forward to more of your awesome and unique content this year~~~  💖 And here’s hoping you’ll have more free time to do just that haha!

2. @c-horale HI MINGUS I mean, happy new year Dani! I love the glitzy party outfits you have! It was really hard picking my fave but I’m a pastel girl at heart :-) Let’s play for some AC Switch news soon  🙏

3. @chiyopiyo Welcome back!! When I visited your new shopdo, the default catalogue outfits were still there, so I went back to your old one to take these! Haruna is such a cutie, I’d love to see more of her (and your OCs plus your lovely voice! 🎶)

4. @lunablues-juliet I always look forward to seeing your posts on Juliet and Noel as well as your challenge posts! I love reading through them and seeing the love you put into them. Your art is so beautiful too, I’m sad I wasn’t able to join your livestream :( But hey, there’ll be lots of chances in 2019!

5. @thetrueslyblue Thank you for being such an active and lovely member of the community!! It’s so fun to see all the different ideas you have, like the brand highlights and the throwbacks to GM2 and GM3! You’ve definitely inspired me to up my game (๑و•̀ω•́)و Also, we should totally start another chain of showing off our pets :p

6. @northstarboutique All of your posts are adorable!! The little edits you do to Polaris are really cute too, like the twin cornrow ponytails ^^ Thank you for always visiting and taking pics with me at my shopdo! I hope 2019 will be a fantastic year for you!!

7. @twinklefantasia How do you make Jelly look so cute with coloured mascara??? My character always looks so weird with it... but I tried haha. I’ll live my dreams of having fantasy-like makeup on my character through you. Also, I LOVE the uniqueness of all your outfits! They always inspire me to step out of my comfort zone :)

8. @rosiemillas...? Hello from the other side :’) I can’t actually visit you since shopdo is region-locked (thanks a lot Syn Sophia...) so the best I could do was find an NPC that looks somewhat like your character. From 2019 onwards, I declare pink to be the best colour hehe (^・ω・^ ) Let’s stay friends from this year on too~

9. @alinatron...? BEFORE YOU GIVE ME CRAP FOR NOT GETTING YOUR CHARACTER RIGHT - I scrolled through all 400+ of the NPCs in my contacts to find the one that looked the closest to yours T^T Hope you like the bright green outfit, my pboi :^) Thanks for staying friends with meeee  💖 💖 💖

10. @sportystylist...? Happy New Year Julia!!! Maybe 2019 is the year they’ll bring sporty back 👀 Also wishing you luck for your FEH summons - you can have some of mine, because I got 4 5*s in a span of 12 hours uwu. Have a great year ahead!! Thank you for being an amazing friend!   💖 💖 💖

11. Trip...? Trip, thank you for being such a great friend this past year!! I really hope you stay healthy this year T^T Keep on being a handsome bean :-))) #PetitionForAfroHair2019

[strangcrdoctor]

∞Guardians commentary time, because I was honestly too wiped out to get to it last night but I’m still very up for it now. 

1. So here’s my question about the opening sequence on Morag. If Ronan had hired the people that faced off with Quill in the opening sequence on Morag, was it just the case that Ronan’s men arrived 2.5 minutes too late, like Peter arrived just early enough to beat out Yondu? Because initially my impression was that they were indigenous and guarding it, but I know now that not to be the case because Korath is very much a devotee of Ronan, etc. But even if it is the case that Peter beat Ronan’s people, holy timing Batman. Seriously kudos to Quill for being even if incidentally two steps ahead of even Ronan’s game. 2. Okay one, Nova Prime Irani Rael is a hot piece and two she definitely deserves to be the girlfriend of General Leia Organa you can disagree with me but that makes you a suspect human being. Anyway, Rael making the diplomatic call to the Kree to denounce Ronan was not out of bounds for normal statecraft. Especially with a new and tenuous alliance, she’s not only right in calling bullshit that the Kree empire has said nothing to denounce Ronan, but she’s also right in advising they make a statement to stabilize their early peace because early peace is amazingly fragile. But like way to not maintain an alliance at all Kree Empire. You suck. 3. The actual diversity of felons on the Kyln is pretty neat, I’m not going to lie. Not just interspecies representation but also body type representation. There’s big very obviously non-straight criminals. There’s cool as shit looking alien species. There’s chubby feminine looking criminals! Tell me who they are Marvel! Tell me. 4. Now that Thanos’ real character has been revealed in the course of IW it is no damn wonder why Thanos thought of Ronan as a petulant child. Granted, Thanos’ logic is worse in that it is slightly better, but by comparison Thanos is an overly dire pragmatist were Ronan is very much just a racist bigot with a power complex. Thanos predictably find’s Ronan’s racial shortsightedness pithy, and I really have zero doubt that if Ronan had actually gone to piss on Thanos’ front lawn he would not have lasted long. 5. On the other hand, really Thanos. #1 piece of advice in the universe is don’t torture and dismantle women and then trust them to be complicit. You will die. 6. If anyone doesn’t feel pelvic sorcery during a close listening to Fooled Around & Fell In Love they are definitely soulless. 7. I also really really want to know what the hell they were drinking on Knowhere that got Rocket and Drax drunk (I mean who knows they might both be lightweights but I doubt it.), because Stephen wants some. 8. I’ll come right out and say it it’s a fucking shame that Tivan’s collection gets blown to hell. Not because Tivan isn’t twisted as hell keeping live specimens and slaves to himself, but more on the “holy crap what cool stuff just got destroyed that the universe will never see again” kind of way. It’s like the burning of the Library of Alexandria, only somehow worse. 9. The nods given to Thor: The Dark World and The Avengers are of course interesting given there’s a Dark Elf and a Chitauri, but I’m super curious about what made those particular specimens of each special enough for Tivan to keep them. Tivan deals with the depths and breadths of the universe coming in and out of Knowhere, and he doesn’t just snag one item from every species or race he comes across. So was there something interesting in particular about that Dark Elf and that Chitauri? Was the Chitauri one of the only remaining survivors after the nuclear explosion? Was the Dark Elf one of Malekith’s higher ups? I’m just curious about them, and curious about Tivan’s reasoning for keeping them. 10. Okay but adding to this whole Tivan’s collection tangent, Cosmo the Space dog cracks me up and not just because it’s funny for Tivan to have a doggie cosmonaut in his collection. Cosmo is a legit character in the Guardians comics, and he’s head of security on Knowhere and telepathic. So even if Tivan is keeping him in his collection or is just trying to keep him out of the way for something, just imagine what it’s like having an angry Russian dog thinking at you all the time because you’re getting in the way of him doing his job. 11. Slightly different bend on the Tivan train, but Carina legitimately just heard Tivan talk about how the stone was capable of destroying even a whole group of people who tried to wield it, and she was still willing to take the risk of being incinerated rather than living with her current conditions. Carina wasn’t resolutely making the hero play - she was making a suicide play knowing full well it would end that way if the hero play didn’t work. 12. When Yondu states that Peter doesn’t give a rip about Terra like. Dude. How many fucking references in this movie has he made to Terran culture? Music and movies and art and holy shit would you look at that, he sure as hell talks like a more culturally integrated human than anything else you twat waffle. Great way to piss him off though and get him to play it your way, which granted is what I think Yondu was probably doing the whole time but still. You don’t look at this boy who idolizes Footloose and knows who Jackson Pollock is and tell him he doesn’t care about Earth. Caring about Footloose and Jackson Pollock at all is a labor of love. 13. Speaking of Yondu, how the fuck is that the jewel frog bauble considered by anyone to be worth of the “high end” community? On top of it just hurting me, it does really raise the question of how is trite crap like that so valuable? Does it have some vector of worth and rarity because its origins are weird, obscure, or finite? Are the gems magical artifacts of some kind? Are the wealthy in space that mother-fucking self-ironic? Because if they are I want to know them. 14. Peter Quill, everyone, who makes a dick message to garner trust 15. Not for the first for for the last time will I say this, but Ravager tech is impressive. And I am amazingly intrigued at how Ravagers got such good technology and resources on their hands. True, they steal things and make money off of trades and pilfering. But that isn’t the only way to acquire goods and it’s not the only thing a viable pirating economic model can survive off of. Half the reason the Ravagers succeed is because they run like a business, have clientele, and are clientele for certain sects, right? So what kind of powerful connections do they have that allow them their advanced fleets? That’s the kind of shit I want to know about. 16. Also what the hell are Ronan’s pilots with the weird glowy psychic spheres on the Dark Aster? Is the Dark Aster itself Kree technology, or something Ronan got from Thanos who appropriated it from some other world he’s conquered? Because we know so little about the Kree in the MCU it’s hard to say, but I suppose we’ll have to wait and see if the Kree ever do become a part of canon so we can have more data with which to make a comparison. 17. Guardians does a pretty good job of taking at least some time to portray how terrible aerial dogfighting is on a mass scale because honestly it’s a bloody nightmare. It’s pictured so often and so carelessly in film that it’s not something we often think about, and the only movie I’ve ever seen that addresses how it feels in human terms is Dunkirk, but the intensity and messiness of it in Guardians is still pretty realistic and I give it props for that. 18. It occurs to me that maybe the younger, post-GOTG Groot is so bitter and antisocial for a while because of how giving the elder Groot was, and the seedling felt the sacrifice and his existence was under-appreciated? It was just a thought that crossed my mind. 19. Also Ronan you twat. “Engage Immolation Initiative” is just Big Mean & Fancy for “light ‘em up fuckers,” don’t pretend you’re any cooler than anyone else. 20. I really really appreciate the design that went into the Xandarian cityscape as a fully intergalactic multicultural society that shows it even in the way the city and buildings are assembled. The city isn’t uniform like a lot of science-fiction cities are - it’s got texture. Different sectors have different styles of buildings and different architecture. Like a real metropolitan area, it’s a patchwork of influences and it’s very well done. 21. Kudos to Rocket for identifying that ground-to-air is a super viable defense strategy. One thing that people tend to forget about ground-to-air is that aside from clouds, there’s no obstacles behind which to hide in the sky, so while ground defense might seem clumsy at times, air offense is hugely precarious because there is absolutely no defense mechanism against any attack except maneuvering, and when a defense is fully able to target that weakness it’s pretty damn effective. 22. It’s interesting to me how well superhero movies integrate climaxes within battle sequences? Some people might call it lazy but I call it interesting when when defense lines break, plans fail, and when teams encounter interference to push the plot forward. Plot movement in Marvel movies curry a lot of momentum from these events, but actually they’re pretty interesting replications of how modern society has been built on the results of such events within our own history. History has been moved by these exact same sorts of events, which is why they make sense to us in storytelling. 23. Peter protecting Groot from Rocket’s crash into the into the Dark Aster? Golden. And then Peter immediately going to Rocket from the wreckage? Stellar. Peter Quill you are a gem. 24. I will never forgive Marvel for hurting me as bad with “We are Groot” as Warner Brothers did with “Suuuuuperman” in Iron Giant. Stop giving Vin Diesel more opportunities to rip my heart out of my chest, please. 25. My mom and my uncle, her brother, both adored the entire GOTG soundtrack so much and it brought them so much joy watching it together that it got me into Motown. Even though it was oblique and dorky, Marvel did something amazing with this movie and gave my parents a piece of their own youth back, while giving me a chance to share in their knowledge and experience. It’s stuck with me ever since, especially because fundamentally that experience is the reason I got into Motown music, which I now adore with all my heart.

Alright, done with that. These are... just getting longer and longer I’m sorry guys no one should have ever allowed me to do this. Oh well. Too late to stop me now. Captain America: The Winter Solider is up next, and oh the pain.∞

[silverhoardingprompts]

Megan was over the moon. She had just learned from the doctor that she was pregnant. None of the boys were home yet so she was at their house with jaden, Aurora and baby rosalie. Zane was with Syrus, Atticus visiting alexis and aster was at a match. She didnt know who the father was yet and she didnt care.

"Congrats sis!!" Jaden hugged her tight. Megan giggled.

"Thanks!" She said. She then got an idea. She grinned. "Say jay, you know the pregnancy phrase 'bun in the oven' right?" She asked mischeviously. Jaden snorted, sitting up.

"Yeah, Bastions used it before. Why? What are you up to?" He asked. Rosalie giggled from her baby seat at her aunt's antics. Megan went to their cupboard and pulled out a hamburger bun. She waved it at jay then stuck it in the stove, not turning it on.

"Oh no. Are you gonna make them guess?" Jaden asked as his sister sat back down. Megan grinned and nodded.

"Oh cmon! The looks on their faces will be hilarious!"

-----a hour later-First victim

"Megan I'm home!" Zane was the first it seemed. Megan peeked around the corner. "Oh just in time guys!" Syrus stepped in the house beside zane, Who had gotten the hang of moving the wheelchair around. "In time for what?" Syrus asked. Megan beckoned to the kitchen, the truesdale following. "Syrus can you get something out of the stove for me? I was just baking something." Syrus looked at jaden confused but jaden just winked at him, without zane seeing. Syrus was still confused but opened the oven anyway. "Uh.....its not even on Megan. And it's a hamburger bun." Zane looked at his girlfriend who was simply grinning broadly. "Uh...someone clue us in?" He asked. Jaden tried to not laugh.

"What was it?" Megan simply replied. Zane looked at the bun then back to the oven. His eyes got big.

"Are you serious?" He asked shocked. Megan giggled nodding her head. Poor Syrus was still confused.

"Bun in the oven syrus. Megan's pregnant. " Jaden said, amused at his freind.

"ohhhh. Oh. OH!! OH MY GOSH!" syrus said. Megan laughed coming over and hugging zane who was still in shock but looked happy.

"I dont know to which of the boys is the babies father....but. knowing them. The three of you will probably think of them as your kid regardless." Zane smiled.

"Guilty as charged." He said. "Are you going to pull the same thing on aster and atticus?" Megan giggled and nodded. Zane kissed her hand amused.

"Chaos Gremlin." He teased. Jaden snorted.

"You expect anything less from megs?" He said. Syrus was still bouncing.

"This is great!! Oh my gosh I'm so happy for you guys!!" He cheered.

---next 'victim'---

Atticus came home later that night after jaden n co went home. Megan was by zane on the couch, snuggling him.

"Hey gang I'm home!~" he called. Zane winked at Megan then turned his attention to his other partner.

"Welcome home."

"Welcome home atty!~ I have something for you in the oven!" Megan said, trying to not giggle. Zane had to hide a smile as well.

"Oh cool!~ thanks!" A minute later, cue a very confused Atticus. "Uh....there....there was only a hamburger bun." He said, walking back to the living room. Megan batted her eyes innocently.

"Yeah!" Atticus looked at zane who now was having a very hard time keeping himself from smiling. Atticus looked back at the bun then back at the kitchen.

"I'm lost." He said. By now hed guessed it was supposed a joke of some sort so he thought on it.

"A bun in the oven......." he mumbled. Oh. OH FU--

"OH MY GOD ZANES PREGNANT." Megan busted out laughing as did the former Kaiser which was rare. "NO WAIT--SORRY I--I WAS LOOKING AT ZANE AND MY BRAIN--" Atticus stammered turning red now.

"Atticus oh my god hahaha...." zane laughed. Megan was guffawing on the floor.

"I MEANT OH MY GOD MEGS PREGNANT LOOK I--MY BRAIN--"

"I am never letting you live this down atticus." Zane said grinning. Atticus covered his face groaning. Megan got up and kissed him on the cheek. "Surprise!~" atticus swept Megan up in a hug and kissed her happily.

"Oh my god we're gonna be parents!" He said excitedly. He looked at zane. "Did she get you with it too?" Zane nodded. Megan wiped a tear from laughing.

"Yeah I did. We're gonna get aster too." Atticus snorted.

"Oh my god that's going to be beautiful." He said. "Well last I texted him hes gonna be home tomorrow sooo I'll go put the bun back in its place." He chuckled. "I'm gonna be a dad woo!!"

---- last victim----next day

Aster yawned as he pulled his suitcase into the house. "Hey gang." He said as he saw them at the kitchen table. Atticus sipped his coffee smiling.

"Sup cap'n!" He said. He waved a hand. "Juat in time asty. Megs has something in the over for you." Aster looked confused. "Its cooled down so dont worry about a glove." Atticus said. Aster blinked. "I'll get in a few. After some coffee." He said, sliding into a seat. "I'm exhausted." Megan smiled.

"Howd the match go?" Megan asked. Aster smiled abit.

"Good. It was a girl. Tried throwing me off by flirting with me and I was just. 'Lady I have a girlfriend and two boyfriends. That's not gonna work.'" Megan laughed.

"Oh lord." Atticus handed aster some coffee.

"Ah blessed bean water." Aster said smiling. He took a nice sip. After a few he got up. "Ok let's see what you cooked up now huh megs?" Megan nodded grinning. Aster opened the oven.

"A....hamburger bun...?" He blinked. He pulled it out, atticus snickering. "Ok what is this?" Megan smiled.

"A bun!" She said. Zane grinned sipping his orange juice.

"Dont you recognize a bun aster?" He teased. Aster looked at the bun then back to his partners.

"Uh yeah. But you made it out like it was going to be cookies or something." He said. Megan looked at zane and atticus who were just keeping their cool.

"Its a bun in the oven aster." Megan said simply. The pro was still confused.

"Uh. Yeah."

"I had. a bun. In the oven." Megan coaxed. Aster looked at the bun then back to the others.

"I dont get it." He said. Atticus started wheezing. "What????" Megan coughed

"I have a bun in the oven aster. Think about another meaning to that." Aster thought for a second. Then his face turned a look of extreme surprise.

"Oh. Oh my god....y-youre....oh my god." Aster whispered. He dropped the bun and had to sit back down.

"I'm pregnant." Megan said holding his hand.

"You're pregnant. Oh my god." Aster repeated. Zane chuckled.

"I think we need to reboot him." He said. Aster sipped his coffee then contemplated more. "N-no I'm fine i....oh my god. Im....we're gonna be parents...." aster looked at atticus and zane. "She did this to the two of you too didnt she?" Zane nodded.

"At least your brain didnt short circuit and blurt out that I was expecting instead of megan." Zane grinned. Aster almost spit out his coffee.

"Oh my god what. Atticus?" Aster laughed. Atticus groaned.

"I see you werent kidding about not letting me live that down...." Zane simply smiled.

"When atticus figured it out he accidentally said 'oh my god ZANE'S pregnant.'" Aster snorted.

"Atticus babe holy crap hahaha."

"I also texted 'lexis about it too." Zane smugly said. Atticus's looked mortified

"NOT LEXI!"

(Rosalie belongs to @yugirl )

[justanotherdumpingground]

Chapter Reviews: April 1-5, 2019

Desire & Decorum Chapter 15:

Ugh! I hate seeing my MC being forced to wear the dress Duke Richards gave her and having to pay diamonds to get the Edgewater one. And what's with the option to have intimate moments with the other love interests? I'd stick with Hamid any day.

Crap! I didn't pick Edmund to walk down the aisle with me. Well, at least Bartholomew Chambers is good enough.

About time Viscount Westonly's mishearing comes in handy. Dragging him closer to the altar is a good way to delay the wedding vows further, though I'm sore at Hamid not objecting to the wedding.

At long last I get to reject Duke Richards during the wedding day itself. And it was a pleasant surprise to see Dominique and the queen stopping the wedding. About time the story goes somewhere. Now time for the showdown.

Across the Void Chapter 16:

The Jura general is one callous b***h. I swear, Pax needs to ditch the Jura, who comes across as moronic as the Vanguard. Just look at my precious Atlas sustaining major damage. At least the passangers are still cheerful, even though most of them except Lyra and Barlow are worthless.

Anyway, my MC and Sol got to prepare the Equinox for Barlow, and the scene is okay, though Sol's mention of his home planet just makes me think he could've been a great character while not hogging the spotlight. He's wasted potential, like the other love interests.

High School Story: Class Act Chapter 8:

I'm sick of the presidential election story sidelining my MC and Skye. Not to mention the twin's so immature for thinking it's serious business. Even their pro-sports platform is ridiculous because it's already the most supported program.

Super sad that I have to pay diamonds ro see my old MC and his friends. If I ever replay this book, I better pick that option. I heard it's also a good moment to see him and Aiden together.

As for the winter festival, I think there will be unnecessary drama, which has become the same old, same old.

Passport to Romance Chapter 4:

Honestly, Elliot's behaving like a manchild for playing around Marie Antoinette's bed. That guy shouldn't be on the MC's vlog. But then again, the MC is such a dimwit for getting basic history facts wrong. At least there's Sumire to provide insightful takes on Versailles.

Ahmed's change in demeanor isn't endearing me to him. His disdain for such opulence because it reminds him of the common man's plight is starting to make him act like a stereotypical social justice warrior. It would've made sense if he was raised rather poor, but he mentioned being in his family's home videos a lot, so probably not.

Anyway, I feel bad for Marisa having to deal with her boyfriend not seeing her again. Honestly, she better ditch him soon, just like Lily Spencer ditched Melanie early on.

America's Most Eligible Chapter 12:

Omar warning my MC to stay away from Jen just because he thought they're romantically involved doesn't make sense in this playthrough. Sure I like Jen, and my MC regards her as his friend, but not once did they do anything romantic. I mean, I roleplay my MC as gay, so...

I like how stylish Adam, Derek, Mackenzie, and Jen look in winter clothing. It's a pity the MC is never provided any. At least most of the activity is done indoors.

I'm starting to think Vince is getting the Ivy treatment. The narrative encourages me to hate him by giving me premium options to sabotage his food. It reminds me of the premium options to make the skit scene with Ivy look dramatic.

Dang, Heath and Slater giving me the cold shoulder is a reminder that I eliminated them. The irony is that Slater's still close with me. At least there's Bianca to vouch for me, and Ronan and Yvette seem to be fine with me.

Open Heart Chapter 8:

When Ethan told me to keep Naveen being Patient X a secret, I chose to keep it a promise, even when the MC's friends are asking him. Look, I know not everyone likes him, but I have to respect his privacy. Not to mention that I felt bad for him when he said he felt powerless when it comes to his seeming inability to treat Naveen, especially since he already lost Dolores.

I'm starting to respect Elijah more for his desire to save lives after a doctor saved his. I feel bad for him struggling with chronic spinal cord damage and his family's subsequent bankruptcy after paying for a surgery that saved his life. Even more so when he felt guilty for his family's ordeal even though it was never his fault to begin with. What ultimately made him earn my respect, however, was that decision to become a doctor alone after feeling inspired by the doctor who saved his.

So, the bachelorette party my MC and Bryce attended has three recycled models. Honestly, I understand that PB needs to save time, resources, and effort, but choosing already prominent characters like Scarlett Emerson? That's just bizarre. Still less bizarre compared to Nikolai Petrov's model reused in RoD even though his model, particularly the octopus tattoo, plays an integral role in VoS's story.

Ride or Die Chapter 12:

Toby should just quit the Mercy Park Crew and start a new life. Maybe a career in car painting. After all, it's an honest job.

Colt has gone the deep end, hasn't he? I never fully trusted him in the beginning, and seeing him proceeding with his job just proves his ruthlessness, even when it comes to the MC. To think of it, he's shaping to be like Icarus, who flew too close to the sun that the wax on his fake wings melted, causing him to fall to his death in the sea. I guess he'll perform an extremely risky move that it will be his downfall, all because of his pride.

So... Jason is part of the Brotherhood after all. Well, I guess you could call me foolish for underestimating the theory that he's a member of the Brotherhood and cooperating with him. After all, he's shady, and the reveal's predictable. The Brotherhood informant Foley being part of his task force is no surprise because of his character model. What kinda shocked me, however, was that Jason's entire task force are members of the Brotherhood, and the ending depends on whether MC sent info to Jason or not. Nevertheless, I find all od them except Jason rather bland because I only know that they could be worse than the Mercy Park Crew without being shown why.

After seeing people saying that Jason killed Foley, and they and their MC got trapped in the vault by the MPC, I gotta say that I'm impressed choices do matter. One thing I noticed is that consistently helping Jason (which is what I did) has him freeing Foley instead of killing him, restraining him, and telling him that MC saved their lives.

At this point, I'm going to say that as much as I hate this story for its clichés, overt focus on Logan, bland protagonist, and the predictable reveal on Jason, I begrudgingly concede that there are some parts I like. Among them are Colt and Teppei's characterization and this chapter's outcome depending on player choices.

The Elementalists Chapter 4:

The premium scene where Beckett experiments on the elements got me intrigued on how elements work in the story. I feel like it's about time I learn about the combos of the elements leading to a "higher" one (e.g. water + air = wood). Nevertheless, it would've been much better if this is free, as it reveals a bit about the plot and setting.

Man, Aster is someone who needs a big hug after her dad calls her out for mingling with humans. Seeing her and her species reeling from the outcome of the Wand Wars got me thinking this will lead to an important story arc that needs a satisfying conclusion. After all, the sour relations between humans and wood nymphs is a good way to show the gray elements in the setting. I also wasted no time cheering her up by helping her at her shop.

After the appearance of the caped lady who called herself the Blood Source, that got me even more excited on how the elements came into being. Seeing that blood is at the top of the pyramid, I think the lady is the first one created, followed by sun and moon, then wood and metal, and finally the other four, including Kane.

Speaking of Kane, as much as I like him, his behavior in this chapter is a somber reminder of the danger he poses. I like his playfulness and friendly demeanor towards the MC, but him suffocating the school staff shows his disregard for life.

[sceptilemasterr]

Evan Plays The Elementalists: Chapter 8

Sounds like it’s time for a Penderghast party! All that blood stuff can wait. Priorities, am I right?

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Title In!

Sun-Att training? Didn’t I kinda already start this with that shield thing last chapter?

A wild Professor Swan appears!

Whoa... this Sun-Att room is cool.

AND WAIT IS THAT A PRISM CRYSTAL IN THE MIDDLE?! (Okay probably not, but I can dream!)

Me: “Have I kept my head down? Honestly? Not entirely...”

I’m a god-awful liar IRL so...

Wondering if Professor Swan’s a Sun-Att too.

“So you’re saying I can gut feel the future?” Phil, you’re both awesome and derpy at the same time. So, me.

Me: “Do you have prescience?”

I want to know if my theory’s right.

Ha! She does, so... she’s a Sun-Att, right?

Oh, this is that meme scene I’ve seen everywhere, right?

Me: “I should breathe!”

That was easy.

Me: “Refocus!”

The crystal is pulsing? OH HAI VAANU.

Me: “I need to absorb the light!”

First try! Yes!

Guess that wasn’t the meme scene. Never mind.

Professor Swan is definitely up to something.

Okay, this diamond choice will give a clue, so...

Me: (I should... Stay and practice!)

Me: “...What does my reflection want from me?”

I mean the shadow creature thing seems more obvious.

...Well, that was unhelpful.

Beckett: “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the library might not help us.” Same, Wizard Aleister. Same. 😂

Companion magick? Is this our pets, or are we gonna partner up with someone?

Both, apparently.

Me: “I’ll work with Beckett.”

Haven’t seen him around in a while, so why not?

Beckett, acting... humble? That’s a first.

Me: “Really? So the great Beckett isn’t good at everything?”

Couldn’t resist. :D

Me: “Sense the sap.”

These spells are actually pretty fun memory tests, I’m realizing.

Me: “Channel the resin!”

Yay!

Whoa, what’s happening? Why am I dizzy?

Oh. So it’s from the spell then?

Aww, Grey Wind helping me study! That’s adorable.

Incantation: “Rethina.”

Like “Retina,” but with an H in there. I remember!

Shreya! Hi!!

Shreya and “date?” Say no more.

Forbidden Forest rave. AWESOME.

Wizard Aleister’s even going? Now this I’ve gotta see! (Side note: Love that she calls him “Smartypants.”)

Gotta say, one of my favorite running gags in Choices is how every character just buys MC random clothes for no reason.

Me: “No thanks.”

Already spent my diamonds for the chapter, sorry!

Zeph: “Beckett, I hate to be the judgemental one, but like... what did you do as a kid?” 😂

Using prescience to find a party? Talk about mundane utility...

GRIFFIN! :D

Whoa, we’re going back to the past? Huh?

...Chapter 1 again. Didn’t really expect that, tbh.

Me: (I should look for my reflection in the lake!)

AHH! Don’t kill me, Beckett!

Me: “About that... You’re just as cute as last time.”

I tell him I’m a time traveler and he wants to know his exam scores! I love his priorities. XD

First the prism crystal, now time travel and alternate reality talk. This chapter’s giving me serious Endless Summer vibes... and now I’m sad.

Me: “I think my reflection did this.”

I really want to know more about that reflection guy.

...Oh, actually the winter solstice thing makes sense!

I brought the daydream potion?! Ha!

“Is it stealing if he made it himself?” Loving your logic, Shreya.

Me: “Watch me cast so many bubbles!”

Get the feeling sunshine wouldn’t work too well on the solstice.

This is the BEST party!

Oh what is with all these diamond-locked spells?!

Me: “A turbo-charged magickal core? Count me in.”

(I say as my wallet sobs in despair)

I will say, I really like the descriptions of how casting the different spells feels. It’s a cool concept. A+ worldbuilding with this book so far!

Me: (I should keep it under control.)

Nice! Another spell done!

...I’m feeling like it’s “pick an LI” time?

Shreya!

Happy that these options are free, btw.

Attuned booze. Love it!

Me: “I’ll have the whole thing!”

Bahaha glitter burps.

Me: “Another drink? I’m more interested in you.”

She is adorable.

FOUR DIAMOND CHOICES IN A CHAPTER?! OH COME ON!

Me: “I’ll have to pass.”

😢

Zeph the arm-wrestling champ. Who’d have thought?

Upcoming spin-off book idea: The Heist: Snackaco.

Me: “Honestly... I’m fine now.”

Can’t be too worried with all the new spells I’ve learned!

“Friendship is fickle, food is forever.” So Zeph is basically Wizard Raj?

OH BLOODY HELL NOT ANOTHER SHADOW MONSTER.

Holy crap, Aster, where’d you come from?!

Why is it showing me the rock I picked up?

Professor Kontos?

Idk what’s going on...

Huh. Okay then. What a weird ending.

Final Thoughts: Other than the excess of diamond choices this chapter, it was pretty fun. The party was awesome, wish we could’ve seen more of it though! Wonder what’s going on with that rock...

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