#yeee it was a journey

[askthekuvaqbrothers]

Journey prologue -

Life with his three sons has become second nature to Hermes, but the threads of his past are still tightly wrapped around him. He realises he must make his return to the facility in Portafisco, leaving his boys in the care of Kuvaq until he can return.

But when have these three been known to stay put?

Next Part

[dionadaiiraaa]

DREAM'S VISAGE always struck awe into Eden every time he saw him. It always made his deep azure hues draw their attention to him and transfix there. Like Dream himself was carved by a puissant hand from rare marble. It had to be the way of the Endless.

He seemed to be content this day--mirthful even and it left Eden feeling just as content and mirthful. His smile didn't fade as he stepped away from the lake he had been dwelling in.

❝ Aye indeed,❞ Eden replied as he nodded his head to his new King. He wasn't wrong. Eden had taken to a life of luxury. He wasn't ashamed of that fact now that he was no longer dwelling in sweltering waters in Hell. The Leviathan canted his head to the side and batted his pretty blues at him.

❝ Ah agree, aye, whit could be better than nappin' in crystal clear waters and gazing at such a blue sky? ❞ He nearly purred. " It's so bonny here." he went on.

However, Eden blinked at Dream's next question.

❝ Concern? ❞ He pondered for a moment. The Dreaming was essentially a paradise. He hadn't noticed a thing. He shook his head.

❝ Ah haven't really seen a thing that's out oof the ordinary. Ah'll keep ma eyes open fer ye though.❞

Dream stepped out of the portal, a garment of shadow upon his porcelain form. Bare feet sank into the warm sand of the beach as he walked. The loose cloth around his body fluttered and floated in the air, easily catching the current of a light breeze. Compared to the company he sought, his stature was diminutive, starkly slighter in both height and brawn, but his vessel was only a conduit for his essence, which encompassed everything around them now - a safe haven for all those who have chosen to reside within it.

"𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫." The Endless spoke in greeting as he came to a stop, voice cool but tinged with humour. "𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐄𝐝𝐞𝐧. 𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥." He teased in good nature, a faint but sincere smile airy on corners of his mouth.

"𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞. 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧?" Dream has been working tirelessly to rebuild his kingdom after his century of absence. Most of his realm seemed to have recovered, but a few things still fell through at times. Vigilance was especially important after so much has been recently rebuilt.

[redsinistra]

Sky: CotL | Minstrel / Singer Reference Sheet

Yeees! I updated her character reference. I added her "ancient/journey" - white-robe form, with custom patterns! Not doing the whole Skytober this year but, I wanted to upload something for the occasion.

Note: I know it's not cannon any correlation between the Sky Realms and the world of Journey (game), but when I first played Sky it gave me that old sense of wonder, the calmness, the music, the different realms and the artstyle (it's everything <3), like a Journey 2.0 online with the option of more social interaction. I loved it even if i'm not the most social moth ngl For me Sky is the evolution of Journey and wanted to explore a story of transcended beings that traveled from one world to another. So I mashed up the two into one single story scenario and.. here it is one of the characters!

Here's some lore:

Minstrel / Singer: She's a drifting soul that woke with faint memories of her past. Found herself on an unfamiliar place, and thankfully, was guided by Ember (another character of the story). The two grow close to each other, in some kind of "sisters" relationship.  She has a natural affinity with light creatures, specially mantas and  the little stone crabs. One even started to follow the cheerful pair, Pebbles, a small crab that just was curious at first.

My skyblog 🌄[SkyMinstrel]

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 27/04/2024

The Streamer

Season 6 No Album Release (Read More) The Entertainer - Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun

Ripper Unknown

I'll admit - maybe declaring Season 8 as being the YEAR OF THE MEAT !!! back in Fiddling with my meat and balls was...a bit rash. Meatposting has definitely slowed down a fair bit recently, and there's a lot of other new channel jokes getting well-deserved spotlight over it. And really, I Show The Meat always had a bit of an unfair advantage as a channel meme - because its a bit built on a streamer whose presence online is so huge, it had wormed its way into rips as far back as 2022. IShowSpeed is far more than just his meat, and The Streamer is perhaps to date still the funniest rip to date that he's starred in.

Now, yes, The Streamer wasn't the first rip to use Speed on the channel (even though I made that mistake earlier!!), but it WAS the first Speed rip to truly stick with me, the first one that truly checked every box for me. Granted, I am very biased toward YTPMVs using stupid sources, I think my affection for Going Somewhere Jerma?, Mr. PACs ~ Obamjo-Roomnie, Crompton Racing and more has made that all-too-apparent, but...The Streamer just feels like the most perfect distillation of Speed you could put into a rip. I mentioned in Fiddling with my meat and balls that it was the Talking Ben stream that made me aware of the guy's antics, and the way this rip plays out leverages that whole stream all too perfectly in so many ways, althewhile being paired to the most classic of classic shenanigans music in The Entertainer. The buildup to the song's start may honestly be the funniest part of the whole rip, the piano roll leading into the main melody is accompanied by a clip of Speed just chatting shit about Ben - then with the perfect comedic timing of being shushed to him, Speed's iconic rage is unleashed and the rip - and The Entertainer's melody in tow - kick into gear. The sheer juxtaposition from second one to second five of the rip is just fucking hilarious, and its juxtaposition that keeps the rip entertaining throughout, through the contrast in Speed's YTPMV-mixed rage and the outright whimsy of the piano music backing it all.

That contrast is funny in its own right, it's a lot like what I described My Dr. Eggman Can't Be This Evil! as doing well, but The Streamer goes through another phase to play off of The Entertainer's second half. Speed stops being YTPMV'd into the melody, instead being used through mashing up the song with his own original release Bounce That A$$ - althewhile Talking Ben's own voice clips become used for the YTPMVing. As a self-admitted IShowSpeed tourist I obviously have very little connection or knowledge of Bounce that A$$, but its presence here hardly hurts the rip, it's an incredibly welcome shake-up (hehe) that allows Ben's own voice clips to enter the rip really seamlessly. And what I love is that the rip pretends to loop right after this section, when the most recognizable part of The Entertainer's melody return and its covered much the same as the beginning of the rip - only now, Talking Ben's "Yeees?" and "Ughh"-s are added to the song's backing, almost like a bassline to the same melody played at the start. In less than a minute's time it makes the rip really come full circle, and after one more Bounce That A$$ section, it finally loops proper, ending with a completely different left-field Speed reaction that I shan't spoil, but caps the rip off perfectly for a second loop.

What a journey to go through it all step-by-step, huh? And again - this was the FIRST IShowSpeed rip on the channel, yet it still managed to craft an absolutely hilarious rollercoaster ride in just under 80 seconds of runtime. We ALL know The Entertainer and have heard it set to many a silly clips already, many of us were likely already laughing our asses off at the Speed clips being shared around back in 2022 - The Streamer, much like Bowser is Coming., is like a perfect rip, the absolute ideal way to introduce depict Speed on the channel - and its damn criminal that I don't know who to thank for making it. It's the kind of rip that can just always make me smile, the way that even through the YTPMVing you can still hear what profanities Speed is throwing out at Ben, the way the visuals in both sections are just filled with such pure chaos versus how The Entertainer is chugging along at its own steady pace, the aforementioned BEN BASSLINE????

Look, I'm still a soldier for I Show The Meat to the bitter end - but to make the perfect meatpost, a la i show rottytops my meat (Consensually), mentioned at the end of Fiddling with my meat and balls - one must have a perfect understanding of how to leverage Speed himself in rips. All of that training and knowledge stems from a source - from The Streamer executing the bit so fucking perfectly two whole years ago. Meat or not, Speedposting has become a true artform on SiIva, and I cannot wait to see where it ends up going as we get further in the season.

[dionadaiiraaa]

Eden had been enjoying the evening of pampering. With work being so busy as it were, nothing melted his heart into contentment than spending the evening with his boyfriend, Eskel. The man had a way of soothing his stresses and Eden's favorite thing was to love on him and give him affection in return.

He wondered if his stresses were beginning to show for Eskel whisked him away from work to have dinner and some nice wine. The wine was superb and expensive from what Eden could tell from his palette. His head was light and buzzing, and nothing could ruin his good mood.

He had been going on about work, talking about the renovations to his bar as he walked with his love, hand in his his. The weather was chilly but not unbearably so and Eden was wearing a navy blue coat and a matching scarf around his neck.

Just as they crossed the bridge, Eden quieted for a moment to enjoy the beautiful scene before him. The area was usually so crowded that Eden was surprised to see it empty as if this moment was just for them. A small blessing, he supposed. His eyes had fluttered shut as he felt the gentle caress of the autumn wind against his freckled face. He pivoted slightly to face his love to make a remark about how empty the scenery was when he stared at Eskel on one knee with a ring in his hand. It had taken his brain a moment to catch up and realize what was happening that he nearly missed his question.

❝ M-Marry?! ❞ His bright green hazel hues widened and he covered his mouth in surprise, but it wasn't an unwelcomed one.

❝ Oh, ma guidness! ❞ he exclaimed and beamed a smile as he lowered his hand.

❝ Oof course ah'll marry ye! Yer the love oof ma life! ❞ he said and held his hand out. ❝ Put it on, will ye? ❞ he teased before bundling Eskel into his arms and twirling him about. He planted a big kiss upon his lips.

Closed RP with Eden McTavish (@bhrathair)

Eskel was beyond nervous. He's never done that before, how could he? He's never felt for anyone else like he did for Eden. It was a romance in full bloom, and Eskel felt like this was the only rational thing to do. If you want to be with someone for the remainder of your life, you should totally find out if your partner felt the same. Right?

It was a cute date so far with eating a fancy dinner at their favourite restaurant and after some wine later on he felt ready to do “it.”

On their way home the wine was still making Eskel feel light and happy, happier than usual. Maybe it even calmed his nerves, which usually only happened to him when he was near his limit. The mental one, not the physical. He was a big guy, he could drink much more but the past had shown him that no one should be drunk beyond a certain level of feeling fuzzy and happy.

The bridge over the river was illuminated and lots of people rushed over exactly that bridge every day, but tonight it was surprisingly empty. Somehow, this felt like the right time. Eskel wanted to wait until they were home, but he anticipated that after some kissing and groping they'd hit the bedroom and then, Eskel wouldn't want to spoil the sexy mood by interrupting the love making with such a question.

They stood at the top of the bridge and looked over the river, softly rushing, the wind playing in Eskel's hair. He wore his thick black coat with the red buttons he loved so much and he played with the ring box hidden in one of its pockets.

How did they manage on a Saturday night at 11pm crossing this bridge leading into an area packed with tourists and locals alike, who all looked for a good time with ale or more? Why was nobody here? Conveniently, the question kept his mind busy and he managed to flatten his breathing a bit. He was so nervous he felt his heartbeat in his throat.

He had to do it now, or he'd have to find another good occasion—and then it never would be 100% perfect. Just now, with the breeze coming from the ocean nearby, the sound of folk music surrounding them, and this empty bridge with the phenomenal—he wouldn't find a better opportunity to finally get on one knee.

“Eden,” he said, his voice all croaky already.

Eskel did it. He didn't wait for a reaction, he just wanted to ask that one question he longed an answer for. He got on one knee besides Eden, fumbling the box out of his pocket and offering it like a knight would offer his sword in some cheesy Arthurian move.

“Eden, I know we're just together for a couple of months but it just feels ...it feels like a good idea...”

Oh wow, he was such a hopeless romantic.

Eden should laugh about him and say no. Eskel would totally deny a proposal from himself.

“Ugh, I mean...do you want to marry me?”

[quodekash]

im exhausted and also sick but ive got tea to drink and hidden agenda to watch, SO LET'S DO IT

(ive seen minor spoilers and im so freaking excited for jengpok holy hell)

YEEE ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TROPES

also: adrienette-core

also also: boyfriend behaviour

AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED

ANOTHER BLESSED TROPE

GUFW4EGOJLBKDGS

YES

YES YES YES YES YES

OH YES

HE'S HERE

WHICH MEANS POK PROBABLY ISNT FAR BEHIND

OH YES YES YES

pfft no lmao, his cousin is sharing a room with his own boyfriend

HE KNOWS

YES YES YES YES YES

FAMILIAL GAYDARS

YES

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

ow my hands hurt, I clapped really hard at that

HOLY FREAKING HELL

YES

I KNEW IT

I THINK WE ALL KNEW IT BUT HOLY HELL YES

IM GONNA START CRYING SOON BUT FOR NOW I FEEL THE POWER AND STRENGTH OF ULTIMATE VICTORY

THIS IS MAKING ME SO HAPPY IM LOSING MY MIND AAAAA

FRICK FRICK FRICK FRICK FRICK I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

AAAAAAA

im okay im okay im okay im okay FRICK IM NOT OKAY IM ABOUT TO CRY

bro if you dont want to keep bonking your head then like... idk, make out with joke or smth (PLEASE I JUST WANT THEM TO KISS)

AND JOKE'S TENDER LOOK IM DYING

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

VEJDKSGBVRD

LOOK AT THEM

LOOK AT THEM

THIS IS EVERYTHING I HOPED FOR

GUOERGJHDGBOUPVERJBFD

gaydars be going insane rn

I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH

the brothers (cousins?? still have no clue) bickering and their boyfriends off to the side grinning and laughing

ive been resisting saying it too much this episode but I can't help it, bOYFRIEND BEHAVIOUR

unpopular opinion: I think they should kiss

OH NOOOOO

THIS IS BAD

THIS IS VERY VERY BAD

THIS IS REALLY BAD

(they just can't get my nose right)

(sorry, it's not the time for quoting tangled)

THATS SO CUTE OH MY GOODNESS

the new and improved teletubbie sun baby

his pure confusion is so valid here lmao

I KNEW HE WAS ABOUT TO SAY A CHEESY LINE

I LOVE IT

...I want to say I smell merch but im too taken aback by the sunflower thing

they- are they- so joongdunk's characters will always be My Sunflower Boys??

im definitely not about to cry about this. frick.

can they please just kiss

H A N D S.

HANDS

HANDS HANDS HANDS

im so lacking in words rn, my brain is broken

all I can say is HANDS

THEY

THE

HANDS

KISS. PLEASE.

oh ew

freakin straight football guys

so tALK TO HIM ABOUT IT

SPEAKETH THY FEELINGS

THOU GUMNUT

I think it's unfair how beautiful joong's singing is

also they should kiss

OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS

HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP

OH MY FREAKING GOODNESS OH MY FREAKING GOODNESS FRICK FRICK FRICK FRICK FRICK THEY DID IT THEY ACTUALLY FINALLY OH MY GOODNESS HELPPPPP

WHAT THE HELLLLLL

WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE HELL

I can only imagine what's going through joke's mind right now holy hell HOLY HELL

THEY KISSED

THEY ACTUALLY KISSED

LIKE FULLY

HOLY FREAKING HELL

TOOK THEM FREAKING LONG ENOUGH

HOLY HELL HOLY HELL IM NOT OKAY IM NOT OKAY

prepare for a lot of boyfriend behaviour next episode holy hell

okay, well. that was a journey. um.

im not fine. im not okay. im surprised more tears weren't shed. frick.

THEY KISSED

frick

[little-birdseeker]

Growing Wings - Ch.11 - Growing Wings

[<- Chapter 10: Pinky Promise]

The sun was just peeking over the horizon, and Isabelle was watching it in awe. It had been some time since she had watched the sun rising. This would be the last time for a while, wouldn’t it? To see it rise from the ocean, to shine its light over her home once again. Would she miss it? Well… maybe a little bit. So she made sure to keep this one, this beautiful sunrise in her mind for as looong as she could!!

But soon enough, she had to continue her patch through the empty streets of Limsa Lominsa. Everyone was still asleep now - well, except for all the pirates and thieves and such. But for her everyone was still asleep!

“Oh, Isa, is that you? What are you doing here this early?”, a familiar voice called her out.

“Oh, uhhh… Good mooorning Forwin!”, she waved at him, unsure how to respond. He should have been asleep! Like everyone was!

“Morning! Oh, look at you, you look so… grown up. So your time for leaving this city has come, huh?”

“Uhh, what do you meaaan?”, Isabelle laughed nervously. How did he-?

“Haven’t I told you? When you have seen so many younglings come and go like I have, you recognize them.”

As Forwin talked, he stepped into her path, blocking her way through, before she even grasped the idea of just dashing through.

“You have said goodbye to Luca and Miara, haven’t you? And your siblings as well? Can’t remember them standing up that early…” “I haaave!!”, Isabelle answered, accepting that he had seen through her. At least the part of her leaving Limsa!

“So they woke up just to say goodbye? And let you go?”

“Uh…”

“Your ears are twitching, Isa. I know when you are not honest”, Forwin sighed. He knew her way too much! Totally unfair!

“I, uuuhm… have left a leeetter!” “Just a letter? Not even telling them beforehand?” “Nooo! I told them weeeeks ago that I want to leeeave! And I spent the eeentire evening with them!”

She could hear Forwin sigh - the usual with people around her. And she was far too used to it to even notice the implications of it.

“And it flies just above their heads, as usual… Isa, honestly, what were you even thinking? That this is right?”

It hurt to hear this. She had talked so much with R’namo about it! Planned weeks ahead! Discussed the best way to do this! All by herself! And, well, with the help of the others, of course, but most of it were her ideas! And… and… it haaad to be right! It haaad to!!

“What eeelse was i supposed to do?!”, she shouted at the man in her way. “They… they would have neeever-!”

“Because they care about you! Isa, I can understand very well why you want to leave, but you can’t leave just on a whim!”

“I am nooot leaving on a whim! I taaalked with them! I aaasked them abooout it! And they said nooo! So i planned with Jooon and Naaamo and-”

“Namo? You mean R’namo? Who took you into the rogues guild?”, Forwin interrupted her. And he seemed surprised by it as well.

“Yeees! She helped me a looot!”

“I see… haven’t talked with her in a while… So how has she helped you?”

“She, uhhh… fiiirst she made sure that I am weeell prepared for the journey! So I can go around by myseeelf, know some things about Ul’daaah, pack all thiiings I need… we talked about the best tiiime to leave, what to do about maaa and paaa…”

“Ul’dah? So that’s your goal?” “Mhm!! That’s what Naaamo and Jooon recommeeended!” “The weavers guild, huh?” Isa nodded a lot, as the old fisherman grew more thoughtful with every word she said.

“They gave you the recommendation for your gear as well, did they?” “They diiid! They will neeever find the knifes i am hiding!” “You-?! Yeah, sounds like they trained you well. And you are sure you want to go? Are you ready to leave everything behind? Ready to not see your family for a while?”

“I, uhm… uuuh… no, I miiiss them already. A liiittle bit. But I haaave to go! So I can leeearn and make them proooud! You wiiill see that, when I return!! Just yeeesterday I attuned myself to the biiig aetheryte, and it wooorked!!”

“What?! Huh… they never let you try that in the first place, huh? But in that case you sure sound ready to see the world. Well, not that I could hope to stop you, but… but it’s good to know you are in good hands.”

“So you dooon’t object me leaving?”

“Not anymore. Just… give me a second. Your birthday was like a week ago, wasn’t it?”

“Oooh, mhm! Got eeeighteen summers old!!” “Oh, so old already. Do you have another minute for this old man?”

“Uhh… i need to get to the shiiip… but if it’s just a miiinute…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be quick. Now let’s see…”

Forwin went out of the way to his ship, where he rummaged through his stuff for some time. Until Isabelle could hear him full of joy. “Ah, there it is! I knew I had this one still around.”

With a soft smile he came back to the grown kitten and presented her some kind of pendant. A small shell, hanging on a leather strip.

“Here. Happy birthday, Isabelle. May it protect you from any storm, may it guide you to your goals, and may it be a remembrance of your home. I know, it’s a bit late, but I hope it’s okay.”

“Ohhh! It’s sooo beautiful!! It’s shimmering in the suuun light, in aaall the colors! What a beeeautiful shell!”

Carefully, Isabelle took the pendant and put it around her neck.

“Thank you sooo much Forwin!” “No need to thank me, Isabelle. Just promise me something. Take care of yourself, okay? And write me a letter after you have arrived in Ul’dah, okay?” “Oookay! You wiiill get a letter as well! Like mooom and daaad will!!”

“Oh, so you intend to write them as well? I bet they will be happy to hear from you as well.” “Mhm! But nooow i have to ruuun! Before i miss the shiiip!” “Oh, right. Sorry for making you wait. Go forth, Isabelle. Have a good journey!” “Bye byyye!!”, Isabelle waved before she started running. No time to lose! The ship wasn’t waiting for sure, that’s what Namo had told her more than once!

-

“Isa! There you are! Haven’t I told you-”, R’namo wanted to scold her pupil, but was immediately cut off by the catgirl. “Sooorry! Fooorwin was on the dooocks and he had to taaalk to me and-” “So that’s where the necklace comes from, huh?”, Jonathan asked, standing behind R’namo, even though there was no way he could have hidden there, with his head well above the Miqo’te.

“Mhm! A biiirthday present! Aaand to protect me!”

“Oh, the old man… should visit him later, I guess. Bet he misses me.”

“Certainly”, Jonathan laughed together with Isabelle.

“But now, hurry up. It’s nearly time. You got everything, Isa?” “I went aaall over the list yesterady! Thriiice!”

“Good good. Parents are informed?” “Leeetter is placed! With Riiicky guarding it!” “Ricky? You left-? Well, who else is better suited for that than your plush chocobo, right? And, evening well spent?” “Aaall evening spent with mom and dad, yes!”

“Wanna take a look back? A last one? Will take some time for you to get back.”

With heavy nodding, Isabelle turned around, a last time. The sun already shone onto the white rocks, as it had left the ocean a few minutes ago - or at least, that’s what it had looked like, like every day in this town. This was her home. The home she was leaving. But as much as she loved this view, it was time to go.

Isabelle gave both the rogues the biggest - and also probably softest - hug she could, before being escorted to the entry of ship.

“Take care, Isa”, R’namo said. “Always remember what we teached you.” “Don’t forget to talk to Momodi first”, Jonathan added.

“I wiiill, prooomise!”

“And please, Isa. Promise me you will visit us when you come back one day, okay?” “Of cooourse i will! Piiinky Promise!” “Pinky Promise!”

The Pinkies of the Miqo’te met, sealing another important promise. As if she could ever not get back to the people who had helped her so much.

“Now then. Get onto the ship, before Jonathan starts crying.” “Wha-? Hey, YOU told me you have to keep it together so you wouldn’t cry at this moment!”

“What? Me? Never! You know me, right, Isa?”

“Of cooourse, you would neeever!”, Isabelle had to laugh. Those two, she would miss them just as much as everything else here. Another short hug occured, before Isabelle finally set foot into the ship. From within she waved again and rushed to the upper deck, just to wave down from it even more.

The waving did not even stop as the ship started. Instead, Isabelle waved as long as could, looking back at the continuously shrinking city. This was it. The step into her future. Into an unknown future, maybe, but it was hers, and hers alone. And even though there were tears running down her cheeks, she hadn’t been more determined about it at any time before.

She would make them proud!

All of them! Just you see!

She had become a big girl, after all!

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(Thanks for reading <3 I hope you enjoyed it! More will be added the coming days and are linked here and on Isabelles story page!)

[Epilogue: Journey's End ->]

[nuo2x2]

“favored by the goddess”

Taken by nuo2x2 with Vivitar Mariner + Kodak Neo Vision 200

………………….. yeah… all vented out!!! feeling much, MUCH better!!! looking back a bit, seems I’ve been bitchin a lot bout my luck this summer, then again… it wasnt that all bad… at least, I still got memories with me, both bitter and sweet… and maybe, that’s all what actually matters

plus maybe… Im not really that unlucky… getting tons of help and cares from lot of Friends, feel truly happy and appreciated, maybe I have overlooked this for so long, but yeah.. got tons of awesome caring Friends, thank you guys.. and yeee it seems they send me a specific someone… who… really amazing.. really adore her… then again, the path ahead looks even more unknown and might be more uncertain and bumpy, then again.. I just need to continue my journey, while just doing my best then… so yeah.. maybe Im quite favored by the goddess after all…. thank you summer 2023…

ahem, with all those weirdness stuff out, the night getting longer around here… welp, it’s time to go back to my realms, a bit darker, a bit creepier, but this time, it is by choice… expect my Halloween content from now on… welcome, to the night

[edgessunflower]

Can you do a Bianca Belair request pls

Yeee

Early memories

Pairing: Bianca Belair x Fem reader

Description: You share memories with your father Kevin Nash to your girlfriend

You smile pulling photo albums out with your girlfriend Bianca next to you excited to tell her stories of your life growing up. You were the daughter of Kevin Nash and boy what a life journey being the child of a famous wrestler, you have wonderful memories of watching your dad's matches in the crowd, backstage, and ringside with Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, or Hulk Hogan who were uncles to you growing up always being with you when your dad was in the ring or training, you smile sweetly seeing the picture of you as a newborn in your dad's arms looking at his tear stricken and happy face "I remember when mom told about me that he was so happy when I was born he broke down as soon as I was in his arms" she giggles looking at pictures of you as a kid. "Oh my god Dom! I need to get these copied so I can give them to him and Aalyah" you smile seeing pictures of you and Dominik Mysterio as kids since Rey and your dad were longtime friends, you, dom, his sister aalyah, and your brother practically grew up like siblings and always spent time together backstage or ringside with Edge, scott, one of your moms, or Eddie always being brought in the ring when the event was off the air and wrestle with each other still being in each other's lives to this day being dom's number one supporter when he debuted and ever since the start of his career, she is in awe of seeing pictures of you not only as a child but teen feeling the unconditional love and real sense of family through the pictures and listening to the stories you tell her. "Hey baby girl what are you up to?" you smile big laughing in joy hugging your dad as bianca watches with a smile holding a picture of you and him when you were 12, you see the picture immediately giggling "This is one of my favorite pictures of us" you show the picture to him making him smile big and kiss your forehead "I remember that day close to my heart, that was one of my favorite days ever" things had been rough for you and your dad during that time, you hadn't seen each other in months both from his schedule and problems between him and your mom that really went down hill after an argument leading her to not let you see him for awhile until one day on the way home from school you called him on a payphone and found out he would be in town later that week and telling your mom whether she wanted you to or not you were going to spend the day with him. You walked down to the corner market after arguing with your mom when she tried to not have you go, you squealed quietly with a smile and cried with joy when you saw him get out of his truck running and jumping in his arms "There's my babygirl! Oh Lord I missed you so much" the two of you ate, went to the park, went to the movies, watched his match at WCW, and had dinner before he dropped you off at home where your mom stood on the door step "Mom I know your mad but if your not gonna let me see dad then i'll just go with him or stay with Grandma" she stops you before you could walk past apologizing to the two of you and after you saw each other every day even just for a few minutes he always made sure to hug you and say he loved you. The rest of the evening is spent of stories being told while looking at pictures followed by having dinner together smiling and melting seeing bianca and your dad talking with each other making you truly love your dad even more and not only fall in love with bianca but want to marry her even more than you did as you all watch tv before he hugs both of you saying his usual "Love you babydoll" before heading home seeing her stare at you "What?" she wraps her arms around you kissing you sweetly "Just can't wait whenever I marry you so I can have another wonderful dad" you smile big and laugh sweetly feeling warmth at the statement.

[godlizzza]

3 + 17 + 21 for the book asks! :D

Yeee!

3. What were your top five books of the year?

-Swordheart by T Kingfisher

Amazing fantasy/romance about a woman attempting to be married off by her family, who finds a magical sword left to her by a deceased relative. When she draws the sword, it releases an immortal warrior bound to serve whoever wields the sword. The two of them then escape together and travel across the land in search of legal help for her. Halla and Sarkis are amazing characters, with great chemistry and the journey they take together, both physically and emotionally, is soooo good.

-City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Historical fiction/coming of age set in New York City in 1940 about a young woman named Vivian, who's been kicked out of college and is sent to live with her theatre director aunt. I'll talk about this book more in just a sec haha.

-And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

A crime/thriller about a bunch of people invited to an isolated island by a mysterious person known as U.N Owen, however soon after they all arrive, they start dying one by one to the theme of a haunting nursery rhyme. Agatha Christie is the queen of crime for a reason and while I'm most familiar with her Poirot mysteries, this standalone book was so creepy, so atmospheric, and full of so much dread that I think it might be my favourite of hers that I've read so far.

-The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir

You may have seen me reblog quite a bit of stuff from this series and that's only because it took over my life for a good few months there. This series is so hard to concisely describe because it's unlike anything I've ever read before. It's a Scifi series set in the distant future where humanity is spread out across the solar system, and there's a House on each planet that practices some form of necromancy. Book 1 follows our protag Gideon, an indentured servant to the ninth house, being roped into joining the reverend daughter of the house, Harrow (who she fucking hates) in this competition where duos from each of the nine houses are sent to a dilapidated castle on a distant planet to try and unlock the mystery of ascending to a higher power known as lychtorhood. All you need to know is that the series is funny, action-packed, mysterious, confusing, often mind-fucky, and gay as hell. Just read it.

-She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki.

A manga series this time! I read quite a few manga series that I really loved this year (Cherry Magic and My Love Mix-up were also contenders for this spot) but this series holds such a special place in my heart. It's a slice of life romance about two women, Nomoto and Kasuga, who live in the same apartment building and bond over their mutual love of food. They cook together, go out to eat together, and just spend loads of time together. It's very sweet and wholesome. Watching them grow closer and seeing how much they love spending time with the other and are just looking for any excuse to invite the other over is sooo cute. There are 3 volumes out in English rn as well as season 1 of a live action tv show adaptation, which is also really good. It truly makes my heart sing and is the best Yuri manga I've read so far.

17. Did any books surprise you with how good they were?

Here's where I circle back to City of Girls! I knew very little about the book going in and was surprised at how immediately taken I was with it! The narrative voice is so strong, and the way the book tackles so many things- friendship, romance, sex, family, passion, changing political climates, class- it's all so good. The book is a wild ride. You go through a lot with Vivian, including her highest highs and lowest lows, but through it all you see the simple journey of life that everyone goes through. It's truly an amazing book and one I'd recommend to everyone, even if you don't typically reach for historical fiction.

21. Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?

I haven't participated in any but I've seen quite a few unfold. The ones sticking out to me rn are that girl on tiktok who would loudly and publicly thirst over hockey players because they reminded her of fictional hockey players she'd read about in sports romances, to the point where she was literally at games irl filming these men and catcalling them. It got so bad that the wife of one of the players came out on instagram to talk about how uncomfortable this shit made her and her husband feel and the tiktoker's reaction was to be like LOL get over it. wild.

There was the one where this indie horror author saw a negative review of one of his books, so he publicly started dragging the girl who'd made the review and even dedicated a book he wrote to her, and was just generally a massive dick.

And most recently that upcoming debut author who had made a bunch of fake accounts on goodreads to boost the rating of her book and bomb the ratings of fellow debut authors. Then when people started to follow the trail of breadcrumbs she'd inadvertently left behind, she made a fake conversation between her and a supposed 'friend' on discord admitting to being the one behind the review bombs. Eventually, proof of her being the culprit got released and she lost her book deal, her agent, and all her author friends. Sucks to suck.

[seelestia]

YEEE NPNP!! college was nervewracking ngl (still is), at least when i started last year august iirc? but yeah! do you know what major you want? alas i cannot chill as much as i used to smh

heheh fr tho >:3 i think the fontaine arc was really well written and went into more depth (get it? depth? waters? ok i'll stop now) and because of how much lore we were given since it seems to be more complex ngl. as for myself, i'm sticking albedo and lyney under the microscope so i can understand them both better

especially albedo. i'd very much like to pick his brain the same way i wanna pick my boyfriend's- coughs

HEJSJD THE WAY I STARTED SMILING AFTER READING THE HCS,,needed that ngl cuz i've been stressed a lot. but i think bedo would be the kind of person who'd do that and create an artificial flower and then name it after me hehehe

but hey, who's to say wanderer wouldn't leave you a flower someplace where you can find it? just a small and sweet gesture and will very most likely deny it (and fails) when you tease him for it mwehehhe i can be devious too ya know or maybe even ayato leaves you a little present like a bracelet or hair accessory after a long day of work

AND NOO ITS OK I LOVE LISTENING TO UR RAMBLES TOO /gen /pos

actually yea i do have some new vibedo trivia! we've officially become engaged and he was the one who proposed first <3 that and he has a tendency to call me "sweet violet" since its an actual flower as well hehe. and tysm!! i'm honestly just doing my best to stay happy since my irl bedo is like very complementary to my personality if that makes sense? like he tends to wear darker clothing, i tend to wear a lot of pastels kinda thing. and so far, we're doing rlly good! sure there are some challenges we're dealing with now but im doing my best to stay positive ^^

also me being 20 ew. somehow i'm still being referred as old sheesh

ok im done rambling now im passing the mic to u hehe /lh

ah, truly. the price of education = freedom to chill !!! 😔 but alas, life is a ongoing journey with hurdles (and i happen to not be an athlete /j). currently, i have my eyes on a social science major atm! so i can hopefully pursue psychology :3 but my second choice is english bcs i cannot stray from the path of linguistics and literature no matter how much i tried /pos. ALSOSOSO if you don't mind, can you tell me more abt what you do in your course? i did my research on google but i think it cannot compare to someone with the actual experience™ ++ i'm just a curious cat and want to enable your rambles hehe <3 /lh

THE PUN, HELP. i agree, the fontaine quest deffo made some waves when it ended. OH I SEE!!! at first glance, i thought i could find a similarity between albedo and lyney (finding vi's type: a reality show jkjk we all already know it's albedo /hj) but the longer i looked, the more i questioned myself 😭 i do think that both of them are deeper than what people credit them for tho! albedo with his knowledge of khemia.... and lyney with his burdens as the next 'father'..... ooOOooO. some emphasis for now on lyney bcs of the 4.6 trailer that just dropped! DID YOU SEE IT YET VI 👁️ (but dw, i understand if you had no time / busy with college!) { the comment abt picking your bf's brain LMAO would he let you?? oh, truly, love is blind 🤭 /lh }

always happy to provide you with hcs!!! my brain buzzes with possibilities all the time && one of the things i love most abt selfships is analyzing how different personalities come together to form habits / idiosyncrasies / love languages of their own. like how albedo conjures up an artificial flower bcs he is simply reminded of his sweet violet — that is special and unique to you in a way. it's vv beautiful, i think!!

AND HSHDHWHSH. THE HCS??? vi, i cannot convey how much i appreciate you. i haven't indulged in my selfships for some time since i didn't have time to be active - so this made me SOSOSO happy aaaaaa!!! but wanderer definitely has left some flowers for me before bcs who else? i suggested the possibility of another suitor and he knocked me on the head (softly) YOWCHHH but hey, at least he admitted it was him! :3c and 'yato.... aghhhhh this man. he leaves a hairpin out in the open but tells me “not to touch it until he gets home” just so he can put it on me himself. he derives joy from seeing me hold back from snatching that thing up myself. meanie /j

AWWW THAT'S SO CUTE!! you two are the apt presentation of “opposites attract”. and i'm glad! i only have average experience with relationships but i think everyone agrees that a relationship isn't sunshine and rainbows all the time. that's as natural as our having good days and bad days in a week. i think what matters is how you both deal with them - and i believe in you & your bf! you're a good egg and ik your bf is too, so do what you both know is best <3 (forgive me if i sound like a grandma here /j BUT hooray to vi and irl albedo! my new fav couple yesyesyes)

[cryptidclaw]

WHAT IF willowfeather lives. BUT. She stays with the tribe (brook and her are gay also). BUT. when she finds out about hawkstar she goes back to the clans to fight back. and then maybe goes to live with the tribe afterwards

Ooooo yeees I like this

Could give some use for the journey to the mountains in Po3, it could be when Willow comes back to the Orders for a bit!

I would like to come up with a good reason for the journey to the mountains bec I actually think it could be fun to have that family field trip if it was written well lol

[where-is-my-whump]

might‘ve been my ask that disappeared - i was just wondering if you knew who the friend surprising markus in the latest episode of bergretter was, because i was marveling the soap opera camera work between markus, his new girlfriend and the three witnesses on the porch but i have no idea what the scene wanted to tell me 🥲

Heyyy yeees thank your for asking again. Soooo you mean the women in the wheelchair right? She had a boyfriend in the beginning of a season. With him she wanted to go on a expedition to the Himalaya. But if I remember it correctly he died. So she and Markus met on the day, her boyfriend died. They kinda fell in love and now Markus should join her on her trip. So he packed up, stepped down as leader of the Bergretter and was ready to leave. But he didn't go and she went on the journey alone. So my guess is...she had a accident on the mountain and now is paralyzed. So she came back earlier to see Markus and show him what happened. I'm curious if that means anything for his new girlfriend...if anything changes.

I hope I answered your question. If not or if you want to know more...feel free to ask.

[eerna]

Book recs: have you read The Murderbot Diaries? They are a series of novellas (and one novel) about a bot/human construct (basically a cyborg, but one that was cloned and created like a robot, rather than originally being human) and its journey of self discovery. They are very funny, and sweet and contain significantly less murder than you might expect from the name (not zero murder, but less murder).

Yeees I-ve read the first few of them! They are fun

[thespiritoflife]

dommmmm, honeyyyyy!!! i personally think 2 years its not late at all!! during this time you could be in a journey to be the best version of yourself. so dont think its late. remember that life is not a race or a competition. perhaps for other, the age is a bit ripe, but hey people has their own story. you will meet the best for your future partner, the kind that YOU deserve!!! it might take a long of time for you, but trust me, it WILL be worth it!!!!! however, i wish you all the best. i know you and the universe know what best for you. sooo if earlier than 2 years is the best option here, thennnnn GO YOUU. also my timing could be wrong so heyyy dont think or worry much about it okayy domm??? ♡♡

anddd for mee, yes sist i really need to love myself first, dont i? 😭😭😭 1 or 1,5 year??? i did not expect that honestly! on contrary, it is much sooner than i expected! aww the message from the universe ♡♡ definitely believe in divine timing and trust universe entirely. I am excited and am patiently waiting for the great things that universe has store for me ♡

thank YOUUUU so much dominikaaa for aways being so talented yet sweet and kind personnnnnn. LOVE YOU SMMM!! SEND U A BIG HUGGG FROM AFARRRRRR

AHH EILEEN YOU'RE MAKING ME CRYYY HOW CAN YOU BE SO KIND?? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENCOURAGING ME, HONEY I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH😭😭🩵🩵 YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO THIS WORLD I SWEAR!!! 😭😭🩵🩵 YOU'RE RIGHT, 2 YEARS IS NOT SO MUCH, I'LL TRY TO BE PATIENT AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT!!

Yeees, love will find you soon! Do you KNOW WHY? CAUSE YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL PERSON INSIDE & OUT!! ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, MY BABE!! UNIVERSE LOVES YOU SO SO MUUUCH!! 🩵🩵🩵 just don't ever change cause you're beautiful and that's it!

I LOVE YOU SO MUUUCH AND THANK YOU SO MUUCH FOR WONDERFUL WORDS MY DEAREST EILEEN!!!

[mirror-to-the-past]

KH3 is great! Have you tried any of the Flantastic Seven yet? I did them all in my last playthrough and they can be surprisingly fun!

Frankly, people have been up Sora's even back in KH2, Kairi's "He's completely hopeless without us" gets me reeling to this day.

Personally, I'd also add the Beast (or, Adam, is it?) to the group.

Don't worry, Maleficent WILL get to Luxu, you'll see, it's great.

Lastly, about the Toybox trailer... what do you know about Final Fantasy XV?

"Omnis Adoratio Verum Rex"

OMG THE FLAN HEARTLESS HAHA! Yeah, I ran into one at Olympus and feel like I'm playing racing games at the arcade again with how much I struggle to drift. You're right, super fun though and I'm a stubborn person.

And yeah, I'd say Sora's little journey of feeling down on himself while other people chip away at him and put him down predates KH1. The game starts out with "lazy bum" and all the other island kids being like "Yeah, you're not much compared to Riku." And then Riku himself, who's supposed to be his best friend, being a jackass, and who knows how long he was pulling that stunt. The Keyblade-worthiness thing is ingrained in Sora's brain now, since then, and even though Riku has tried to clean up his act since then, you've still got stuff like that Kairi (I know he didn't hear her but still, goddamn, girl) line you mentioned I also went :(( at, Beast/Adam, and other moments reaffirming to Sora's inner voice that's like "uuughh... I'm a looser who won't measure up to what people expect of me just by being meeee."

YEEES. WELL, MY QUEEN MALEFICENT BETTER SHARE WITH THE CLASS. 'Bout to rip off Luxu's hood and then his Master is next in line for my assault.

And I admittedly don't know much about FFXV outside of the development hell (I think it was supposed to be another game or something but I can't remember it's been years lol), and that it's a Buddy Film video game with Noctis the prince dude and his honorary boyfriends on a road trip. I have their sick ass car as a mount in FFXIV.