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Convincing Abraxas to accompany them was like pulling teeth, of which he had more than his fair share. He had delighted in the power he held over them; Dreamweaver’s frustration was a particularly sweet treat, as they so often got the better of him. Hoping to milk the necessity of the circumstances for all they were worth, each demand he’d made had grown more ridiculous in stature.

“I’ll go if I can eat the Observatory,” he’d said.

“You can’t eat the Observatory,” Dreamweaver had replied.

“I’ll go if I can eat the Arcanist,” he’d countered.

“You can’t eat the Arcanist,” Dreamweaver had replied.

“I’ll go if I can eat Junior.”

At which point, Abaddon had stepped in, things had gotten the tiniest bit messy, and Dreamweaver had been forced to make a compromise that had not been theirs to make. “Your reward shall be a stone from the Beacon of the Radiant Eye,” they’d said, “gifted to you by Her Radiance’s own hands, for your consumption.”

“All right,” Abraxas had relented, “but if you double-cross me, I’ll be well within my rights to eat whatever and whomever I please.”

Jorah had not doubted the veracity of Abraxas’ threat, but it was a worry for his future self. Even as their motley crew had taken to the sky, chaos was rising behind them. Jorah had watched as Dreamweaver made for the capital’s eastern sector amid a sea of fleeing civilians, and felt the fur along his spine bristle as he’d turned from them toward the distant Isles.

Now he stood at the base of the Focal Point, his gaze fixed on its summit.

“Oooh,” Holloway cooed, “the energies here are lovely.”

“You won’t be thinking that when they turn you into an amorphous mass of eyes and mouths,” Atsushi said.

“I wonder if Faust would still love me if I came home an abomination...”

His clanmates’ conversation, born largely of nervousness he wagered, faded into background noise. Jorah held Junior’s sleeping form flush against his chest, as if fearing his father may slip away again if he loosened his grip, like so many of his predecessors had upon this very spot.

He knew that members of his family had climbed to the Observatory before, for better or for worse. Once, so long ago that the stories seemed like fairy tales to him, they had lived and thrived in its shadow. Shard the Radiant had been born beneath it, and all the Shards before him had left this world through its gates.

It was where Abaddon had parted with the only drake he had ever loved. It was where Shard Junior had parted with Fragment and Sliver. It was where Lutia had parted with her son, focused all of her ire and grief, and torn the land asunder.

He did not belong there.

Penumbra tugged meekly at his sleeve. Their form was wavering, their outline inconsistent. Jorah felt like he was staring through water when he looked at them. “We should go,” they said. “The magic here is strong, and time is short.”

Jorah nodded, and, with his heart in his throat, began the ascent. The others naturally fell into line behind him. Holloway and Atsushi continued their banter, but Jorah heard none of it. There was a chill in him so deep that his bones groaned like ice under pressure; he worried that they might break if he climbed much higher.

How many dragons before him had walked this path, never to return? How many had the Arcanist swallowed up? He was treading upon their ghosts, his footprints in the fine pink dust matching those of men and women whose significance he could scarcely comprehend.

He did not belong there.

BE CAUTIOUS. MY BROTHER AWAITS YOU AT THE GATES.

Jorah was glad for the Arcanist’s company in his mind. The Arcanist did not pry, and being reminded of their mission kept him focused. He was here for Junior, to ensure that another of the old guard was not lost to cruel circumstance. A thousand cycles from now, the children of their clan would tell of the long and happy life his father had lived, not of those he had left behind...

...and Junior’s picture would never hang in a museum.

The air grew thin, and beside him, Abraxas’ patience waned. Each of his dozens of mouths licked their lips in thinly veiled anticipation. The Arcanist almost certainly had other plans for the false prophet, and so Abraxas would not consume him--but there were other delicacies awaiting him at the Observatory, as well as the promise of payment from his Mother. He urged them onward with his swift pace, until poor Atsushi was wheezing behind them.

“Necromancers aren’t built for this sort of thing,” he complained.

“I would have thought,” Holloway said, “that several eons in Carnelian’s bed would have improved your stamina.”

“That’s different,” Atsushi replied, “I enjoy that.”

“We’re almost there,” Jorah assured. How he knew, he couldn’t have said. He had never set foot in the Isles, let alone made the climb up to the Observatory. Somehow, though, he sensed it.

Junior must have sensed it, too. He writhed in Jorah’s arms, his nostrils flaring as a thousand familiar scents dug their hooks into his most painful memories and dragged them to the forefront of his mind. “Fragment,” he whispered, “Sliver...”

“They’re here, da,” Jorah soothed. “We’re going to see them.”

“What madness is this?”

Jorah stepped up onto the Observatory platform, and received his first look at the false prophet. It lay curled before the gates, its hands resting atop one another, its many eyes blinking slowly, sleepily. A wide yawn revealed its needle-like teeth, but it made no move to intercept them.

It was content to let them come to it.

“Gods,” Atsushi breathed, “what is it?”

“Does it matter?” Abraxas said, saliva dripping from his maw. “It’s delicious.”

“Why have you brought my vessel to me?” the prophet asked. Jorah’s hold on Junior tightened. “I vowed to return what was stolen from him; was that not enough? Have you come seeking further compensation?”

“He doesn’t want anything from you,” Jorah said. “Release your hold on him.”

The false prophet laughed, and the Focal Point shuddered around them. Penumbra pressed close as their form vanished almost entirely. “He wants everything from me,” the false prophet replied. “Only I can return what my brother stole. Only I can return Fragment and Sliver. There is no greater desire in his heart than to see them again.”

“You didn’t bargain with him,” Jorah persisted, “you took his mind without asking and assumed he would be happy with compensation. He never wanted compensation, because he never wanted you.”

“Tell me I am wrong,” the false prophet purred. “Tell me he desires anything with more desperate ferocity, and I shall release him.”

How could he? It was always what Junior had wished for--that one day Fragment and Sliver would return to him, that one day his family would be whole again. The exodus was the defining moment of his life. Not a day had gone by that he had not regretted his actions. He had been charged with convincing them to abandon their research, and instead he had only quickened the inevitable.

It was his fault, his doing, his responsibility, and he would have given anything to undo it. Jorah knew that. He’d known it from the start.

“There’s nothing to be fixed anymore.”

“He wants to get married,” Jorah blurted out, “and he wants to live the life they couldn’t.”

The false prophet drew back, its teeth bared in defiance. “Liar,” it hissed, but Jorah knew that the only lie it told was to itself. It could see into Junior’s mind; Jorah could see into his heart. “Sorrow like that does not heal!” the false prophet shrieked. “Sorrow like that is a cancer, and it devours every part of you, until it is all you have in this miserable world! He wishes to live without them? He cannot live without them!”

“He has,” Jorah said, “for eons. He fell in love with my dad, and he raised me, and he fought to overcome your control of him so that you couldn’t take the life he’d made with us.”

“With all of us,” Holloway added, taking Jorah by the arm. “Junior’s our family as much as Jorah’s.”

“He’s...been kind to me...” Penumbra grasped Jorah’s sleeve timidly. “He’s been good to me...he was never afraid of me...”

“Well,” Atsushi muttered, “I suppose he’s not all bad,” and placed a hand on Jorah’s shoulder.

“I’m just here for the buffet,” Abraxas said, “but he’s never given me any reason to dislike him, so I’m in on, uh, whatever this is.”

“This team is a mess,” Holloway sighed.

“No!”

The false prophet rose at last, its runes flaring with raw energy. Holloway placed himself between Jorah and the beast. Atsushi reached for his tome. Penumbra’s shadow wrapped dark tendrils around them. Abraxas only smiled.

“This is not how I will fall, defeated by love and togetherness!” the false prophet snarled. “What foolish, childish concepts! Do you honestly think a story like mine could have an ending like that--or a story like his? He has known nothing but tragedy! He and I are one in the same! He is mine!”

“You never wanted the Seat, did you?” Jorah asked. “You just wanted someone to acknowledge you.”

The false prophet screamed, and fell upon them.

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[tbhstudying1]

hellO it's glossier anon again and thanks so much for the tips <3 i'm also looking to get some products from other skincare/makeup brands so!! what are your favorite brands + products? thanks so much <333

y’all im DESPONDENT bc i spent AGES writing a good reply and then MY LAPTOP SHUT DOWN BC OF BATTERY AND THE ASK DIDN’T SAVE :(((( anyhow, here is my very long response under the cut! 

im listing everything that i’ve used / have bc some of the things that didn’t work for me might work for you! do keep in mind that i’m still relatively new to skincare / beauty ;; hope this helps anyways!

if y’all have any beauty / skincare recommendations for me, send me an ask with the name of the product! i get rly excited abt this kind of stuff haha

skincare

my main skin problems: dryness, redness, uneven texture my skin type: dry, ultra sensitive

the ordinary niacinamide serum

got this for redness, broke me out instead

okay, idk if this was the product that broke me out bc i did experience a lot of heat rash during that time and i didn’t patch test BUT im too scared to test this :(

side note: i develop rashes and redness when i’m exposed to too much heat or sun :(((((( 

would not buy again

the ordinary hyaluronic acid serum

i rly haven’t noticed anything or any changes but hey ? at least it doesn’t break me out ?

i’ve noticed that it’s really sticky when it dries down which i do not like……

would not buy again

holika holika aloe vera gel

i bought this bc 1. my aloe vera plant was running out of leaves and 2. i read a post that said the nature republic gel had alcohol in it. also, the packaging is cuter HAHAHA

i primarily use aloe vera gel to soothe the redness and heat rash and sunburn i get :( i also use to help heal acne scars.

i found that fresh aloe vera gel works better but this is good in a pinch

would buy again

thayer’s witch hazel rose water toner

it smells rly rly rly good !!!! also it’s quite affordable considering how much product you get in a single bottle. it’s lasted me so so long and a friend told me zendaya uses it too hahaha

i haven’t noticed any real change ? i think folks with oily skin might rly benefit from this too but hey !! it didn’t break my skin out

would buy again but i wanna experiment with more toners

cetaphil facial cleanser and lotion

my HOLY GRAIL of ALL skincare bc it’s gentle and doesn’t break me out and keeps my skin soft and GOD i would DIE for cetaphil 

i’ve been religiously using cetaphil after i had this horrible skin experience as a child. my doctor was like “hey you should use cetaphil” and ever since then, my skin has been calmer

definitely !!! would buy !!! again!!!!!!

cosrx good morning gel cleanser

god im so despondent whenever i think about this one

everyone !! loves this !!! but !!! it left my skin feeling stripped and kinda broke me out. i think it’s the tea tree oil that i’m sensitive to? but god i just wanted to love this so much more than i actually did…….

would not buy again

cosrx acne patches

cosrx redeems itself in my eyes with THESE MAGIC PATCHES

slap one on your pimple when it comes to a head and it’ll draw all the gunk out

notes: make sure to keep it on for as long as possible, pimples may take more than one patch to get everything out, and don’t apply when your skin is still wet / damp or else it won’t stick as well

would buy again

naive peach facial cleanser

im a weak bitch for anything peach scented. everyone who knows me can confirm.

unfortunately, this cleanser left my skin feeling stripped. it didn’t break me out though. folks with oily skin might like this better ?? it smells SO SO GOOD THOUGH

would not buy again

innisfree peach hand lotion

it !!!!! smells so good!! and like i said!!!! im a weak ass bitch for peach-scented things!!!! leaves my hands feeling so soft!!!

would buy again

beauty

im a n00b at beauty makeup stuff HAHAHHA also the reason why i have so much colourpop stuff is purely bc i only buy during sales and i get literally everything for at least half the price + free shipping DSJKJDSKJK

colourpop double entendre eyeshadow palette

affordable esp since i got it during a sale + free shipping

note: if you wanna buy anything from colourpop, wait until there’s a sale

good mix of mattes and shimmers, good shades for natural makeup

i don’t rly know how to use or apply makeup so im too much of a Coward to buy eyeshadows with bright shades and whatever. this was a rly nice palette to buy + i can do looks that im more comfy with :”) i lov me some good browns and coppers :”)

colourpop blotted lippies (bee’s knees, on a stick, candyfloss)

like all colourpop lipstick products, do not use if your lips are chapped. every flake of dry skin will show :(

bee’s knees is my fav

i prefer more natural and vibrant pink/red shades

on a stick is too coral, candyfloss is too nude

colourpop ultra blotted lip (zuma)

too matte and nude for my tastes, but it applied very nicely and didn’t budge when it dried down

dw dw it takes some time to dry so you can fix mistakes if necessary

i think it looks good on my lips after blotting once tho

colourpop super shock shadows

god i wanted to like these and i impulsively bought a whole bunch of shimmery ones but i hate all of them

i prefer applying eyeshadow with brushes and it’s harder to do that with these. also, the ones i bought are way too shimmery for me

i have too many and i’ve literally only used them once for tests on my wrist. idk what to do with these anymore.

at least i got these for less than half the price and with free shipping during a sale

colourpop super shock highlighter (wisp)

this highlighter!!! i love it!!! it matches well with my skin tone and i bought it after amy vagabond recommended it for asian skin tones. it’s not super obvious and extra bright, but you can definitely build it up to that blindingly bright highlight if you want to. i use it mostly as a natural-looking highlight

physician’s formula liquid eyeliner

i recently got this from the drugstore bc i wanted a dupe for kat von d tattoo liner + i heard that this was a pretty close one. i like it but i haven’t used it enough to give you a solid opinion on it

maybelline volumizing mascara

god there are so many different versions of these…. i just picked the dark blue non-waterproof one and went with it bc they all sound the same DJSKSDJK

fyi: i hate waterproof mascaras bc they take forever to remove and i suck at removing mascara and it drives me nuts!!

but hell yeah they give you VOLUME

they do have fallout :(((( i have to check in the mirror every couple of hours to swipe away flakes of dried mascara but THE VOLUME !!

laura mercier translucent setting powder

listen, this stuff is $$$ compared to everything else on this list, but i borrow it from my mum HAHAHA

it rly is a nice powder though! no flashback, no weird white cast, and blends in seamlessly with my bb cream / foundation

maybelline bb cream (the one with pink letters in medium)

eh, it’s just bb cream

i’ve got no solid opinion on it since i use the glossier one more frequently. it’s thicker and more coverage, but the glossier one is easier to spread over the face purely bc of its thinner consistency. im a lazy girl who wakes up late so any makeup (if any) has to be quick and on the go

i’ll probably use this one more once i run out of the glossier one

l’oreal bb cream (medium)

god i hate this so much

it’s supposed to have little balls of pigment that pop and add color to the cream but it just turns out to be inconsistent and weird. 

things that are coming soon / in the process of testing

benton snail bee essence

laneige water sleeping mask

hada-labo goku-jyun hyaluronic lotion

banila co clean it zero cleansing balm

skinfood sheet mask

things that i want

canmake mermaid spf gel

fenty beauty lip gloss

moonshot cushion

too faced palette (not bc of the colors, just bc of the peach scent)

son & park beauty water

etude house sunprise sun milk

peripera lip tint

3ce foundation

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