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justporo · 7 months

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my queen. ur sfw alphabet for astarion....it was so good. so amazingly good. grrrrrRUFF!!! GRAAAAFPBRRRR!!!!!! anyways.....would you....be able.......to make......an nsfw alphabet 👀

Oh my sweet Anon, how could I say no? And you're not alone in wanting the NSFW version so here you go, hope you enjoy! And thank you so so much <3. You know flattery will most likely get you your way with me. Surely a thing Astarion and me share... This is Fem!Tav/Astarion btw.

I used this wonderful template (although I changed C slightly), thanks again to @the-coldest-goodbye.

Smutty headcanons about Astarion and Tav (in alphabetical order)

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Astarion is very cuddly and comforting – especially if it was a little rougher. He’s always making sure you’re okay, holding you, kissing you gently, laying around naked afterwards just talking and relaxing. Especially since he’s learnt being comfortable with non-sexual intimacy he also just enjoys being close to you with skin-on-skin contact, feeling your warmth.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

“Just one, love? Don’t make me choose a favourite?” Let’s face it, he knows he has the body and face of a fallen god. He takes pleasure in looking and being beautiful (rightfully so), he likes that he has a body that’s well built and incredible to look that. But not even in that kind of hollow way but it’s just aesthetically pleasing and that’s a source of joy for him (also he loves his hair a lot). That also goes for you: he’s constantly reminded of every single little beautiful detail about you. The way your neck curves in an elegant line, the way your lips open into a smile, the small lines in your irises that are only visible when he’s like an inch away from you, the little dimple above your butt? Ugh – he could get lost in all those little aspects for they’re all infinite spaces of beauty.

C = Coming (switched that one because I liked this more)

Astarion takes an incredible amount of pleasure in keeping you on edge sometimes. The way it’s so very much in his hands to let you fall or not and the way you’re willingly giving yourself to him in that way. He’d never truly make you suffer though – he only does what makes it more exciting for the both of you.

Sometimes it might even be a little bit of teasing who might be able to push the other beyond the point of no return. (Punishable by law and the other will pay!)

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

It turns Astarion on way too much when you wear his clothing. The way your ass looks when you’re wearing only his shirt, when it’s visible just beyond the hemline. The way your hardened nipples peak through the fabric and the outline of your breasts shows through it – he can never get over that image. Certain way to get him to push you against a wall in three seconds or less.(And it will stay on during the sex, so he can smell you and what the two of you did later on.)

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

Do we even need to answer this? He knows every damn trick in the book and he’s very creative and eager to show off and teach you.

But: Doing all this with someone he really loves? With someone he desires so deeply it threatens to melt him from the inside? That’s a whole new plane of existence he never even though existed.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

“Again, darling, you can’t possibly make me pick just one. Because when you’re under me I can see your face when I’m deep inside you. I can watch your eyes roll back and how your lips soundlessly form my name and your legs wrapped around my hips can slowly drive me insane. But when you’re on top of me I feel like you’re a goddess gracing me with your blessing. And when you’re on all fours and I’m above you, I can feel the tension in your whole body, how you desperately use every inch of space to get more friction and look at your pretty little back arch while I grip onto your thighs.”

Enough said, isn’t it?

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

He’s probably way too used to putting up the perfect performance in the beginning. But he slowly learns that being intimate means so much more: that it means being so deeply comfortable with each other, each other’s body and mentally, emotionally, that’s not about perfection at all. And that it can be so joyful if someone cracks a joke in the middle of the act because somehow the moan Tav let out sounded like a dying squirrel. Or because Astarion butchered his cheesy line because you’re driving way beyond mad with the way your hips roll.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

Elves have little to no body hair so there’s not much to take care of. The little hair that might exist just stays and is neatly groomed just like the whole man.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Astarion opening up in these moments is one of the most beautiful things. Because he slowly learns to experience real intimacy. He’s slowly fully there with you: it’s not an act anymore. His hands linger now on your soft, warm skin, his kisses become more passionate and never ending, his eyes burn with desire but mostly with love. And he makes sure to tell you: tells you how much he loves you, praises every inch of your body. His heart is so wide open when he gets there, he’s so ready to be loved and to give love – being amplified by the fact that he’d never even dared to believe he’d be allowed to feel something like this.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

He doesn’t really – because why when he has you at his fingertips. Although if you had to be away for a little while he might find he’s craving you way more than anything else. And when he’s sitting soaking in the tub and he’s reminded of how you look getting out of the tub, streams of water glistening on your body – he finds himself pleasuring himself thinking about how it will be once you’re back with him.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

Hmm yes, the thing with blood. Drinking from you while being in the middle of the act – yeah, you kinda both enjoy that quite a bit.

But also it’s such a massive turn on for him if you give yourself to him completely. The fact that you’re trusting him this much is driving him almost insane.

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Oh, it could happen anywhere at any time.

Your enormous bed is your favourite place by far though. After all this safe space of coziness is just where you can completely intimate with each other in any kind of way. But Astarion for sure has to test every surface in the house with you – at least once. Okay, maybe twice for good measure.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

Just you literally doing anything. Once he realises he’s in love with you, he’s fallen and can’t get up. You’re angry at him – woah, the look you throw him takes his breath away. The way you bite your lip when you’re concentrating on something – he wants to put his lips on yours immediately.

And let’s not even talk about when you try to deliberately turn him on. You wearing something naughty just for him? You very purposefully letting your hands wander and linger just a little too much for it to be innocent?

“Love, either you keep these naughty little hands to yourself or you’ll put them right there right now and finish the godsdamned job”, Astarion whispers huskily and grabs one of your hands, deliberately placing it on the growing bulge between his legs.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

If he ever felt used in that way again he’s been put through for way too long – he will NEVER do that again.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

Astarion very much enjoys giving head, because the way your thighs press around his head while he can feel you shiver and the way the pitch of your moans rise – hmm, delicious.

He hasn’t been receiving quite that often so he’s not particularly fond of it, until – it’s you and he realises how wonderful you look with your lips wrapped around him.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

It really depends on the mood. There’s certainly not just the one way with Astarion. He can be so incredibly sweet and tender, touches like feathers. But another time it might be he has you up against a wall and it’s all about carnal lust – making it rough and quick. But he certainly always makes sure it’s pleasant for the both of you.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

As much as Astarion enjoys spending whole nights (or days) with you under his hands (or the other way around), he wouldn’t say no to just quickly bending you over the kitchen table to give you a sweet little reminder why it is that you can’t get enough of him – ever.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

Experimenting, yes? He likes to show you new things, but he’d never put you in any danger and making sure you’re one hundred percent comfortable with what’s happening is always his top priority.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

No matter what you can’t possibly keep up with him. And he teases you about it (affectionately): “Aww love, I was just getting started. We didn’t even get to the real fun parts.” You just glared him, being too out of breath to put anything you wanted to verbally hurl at him into words.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

The only things he needs really is you and himself. Although something like tying you up against the bed sometimes? Covering your eyes? But for the most part he enjoys completely uninterrupted body contact the most – and that by far doesn’t have too mean it’s always sweet and soft. Those long and elegant fingers have much expertise with sleight of hand and they don’t call it silver tongue for nothing.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

Oh, an awful lot. Astarion is the definition of a tease. But in his defence: he also takes delight in being teased back. It’s no fun if you don’t claw back. And bickering and teasing a lot is definitely your specific kind of foreplay.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

Astarion’s quite verbal – especially since he’s discovering new heights of pleasure with his loved one. Groaning and moaning – especially your name or praises for you. Also he does not care if he’s loud – he’ll proudly let the whole world now how much he desires you (much to the displeasure of you and your party members, oops).

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

It’s Astarion absolute specialty to make you flustered in public. Once he’s found you get these delightful full body blushes he makes it his goals to tease you at the most inappropriate times. You hate him and you love him for it – this smug bastard. He just knows how to push your buttons way too well.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

He’s hot alright. He most definitely has those muscles for vanity reasons and thankfully vampirism made sure he’s keeping those abs no matter how much of a domestic softie he’s gotten with you.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

High – especially in the beginning. Once he’s free to enjoy his own desires at his own pace there will most definitely be this high-demand honeymoon phase. You’re both not quite sure it will always really end (and you surely hope not).

But: it’s also important for Astarion that he’s getting more confident to maybe just not be in the mood every single time. Just like you aren’t always, too. And that’s completely fine, you assure him time and time again that you’ll never want him to indulge you just because he feels an obligation.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

You can sleep when you’re dead. There’s way too much stuff to be done after: maybe another round (or more), cuddle, talk, goof around, down a bottle of wine.

Although slowly drifting into sleep after being fully satisfied and full of love and warmth: that’s definitely the best way to end a night.

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khaleesiofalicante · 25 days

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I had the best time at the Palace of Versailles and found a lot of inspo for LDV, so I thought I'd share some stuff with you too x

Here's the chapel where David's investiture took place. It's called the 'Palace Chapel' and has two floors. I researched about this when writing the fic. But it was amazing to see it in person! (that dude in the first pic was playing the piano by himself and it was so chilling)

The ceilings of the palace were something else (I could see David staying awake looking at these)

Albert's bedroom 🫣 (the king's chambers)

The Hall of Mirrors where cakegate happened!!!

I personally thought the Battle Gallery was prettier than the Hall of Mirrors. I can definitely see this being David's least favourite room (it's basically a big space with huge paintings about all the important battles)

For me, the best part of the palace is the gardens. I found a LOT of inspiration there. It was just the most beautiful and calming space. I definitely see David spending a lot of time there. We will definitely see it in LDV!

(Garden outside view)

(Garden inside and outside the maze)

One of the big things I confirmed during the tour is that the palace area itself has multiple palaces inside. Something like that. I definitely see Albert living in Versailles, and David living elsewhere - not in the 'main' palace.

The Grand Trianon is a château (palace!!) situated in the northwestern part of Versailles. It's around a 15 minute walk away from the main palace and historically it was for the dauphin (eldest son of a french king) or the princesses.

So, the Grand Trianon is where David would live. I spent quite a bit of time there - wondering what David would do in each room. Lots of inspo for his characterisation. It even had a music room!

Here are some pics I got there! Also, if you do go to Versailles, definitely recommend going to the Grand Trianon (you have to get seperate tickets for it)

David's bedchamber (spoiler alert - they fuck here oops)

Some rooms in David's palace, including the family drawing room and the war council room.

Some random things/aesthetics that I loved:

Finally, this particular bit hit me while I was walking so I quickly wrote it down in my phone.

One of my favourite things about the palace was all the gigantic portraits of the kings and queens. They are so beautiful and breathtaking. Some of my faves:

I saw these and thought, there'd definitely be one of David like this and this line hit me of when Max first sees David's official portrait.

Despite the ridiculous size of the painting, Max can’t help but feel that it somehow fits. It feels right.

The painting.

Because David isn’t meant to be shot on a camera or captured on a phone.

No. No. No.

His face is something that needs to be immortalized with effort.

He wonders who painted this. How long did it take them? Hours? Days? Weeks?

Did they paint it from a reference photo or did David pose for this?

Either way, it sounds like a good way to spend your time - to look at David and commit every inch of him to your memory.

Because he isn’t meant to be photographed. He is meant to be painted - with oil and colours and blood and sweat.

Max wonders if he could take this home with him. If David breaks up with him today, then can Max take the portrait home as a consolation prize?

Could he take it back to the White House, put it up in his room and waste away looking at it for the rest of his life?

Not a bad way to go all things considered.

#if anyone goes here remember to wear comfortable walking shoes #took me 5 hours and 17k steps #LDV #mavid rwrb au #dani goes on vacay #there is a lot to more to share but those have spoilers oops #my writing

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blazethecheeto · 5 months

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ATLAS PARADOX RAMBLING

dude this book. i need to talk. about it. im going insane.

everyone who hasn't read it, PLEASE DO!!! it's a dark academia book about a bunch of gay silly magic people that join a society and try to kill each other. there's time travel, a big ass polycule, aesthetic scenes, the prettiest writing style in the world, science, philosophy, and fucked family. (opposite of found family).

(extremely chaotic unorganized long rant below, with spoilers. click at your own risk)

FIRST OF ALL WHY WAS THIS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE?!!?!?

i had to power through the first one, it felt long, and unnecessary and like trekking through a JUNGLE with the thickest and most intricate ecosystem that i had to peel back and unravel for hours and hours. only to like move the plot by an inch.

BUT THIS. olivie blake found her footing because this was so good. i am aware the reviews hate on this book and some people don't like it, but personally i adore it and it's really well written.

CHARACTERS

bro they all had such wonderful voices, like they were distinct and unique from each other but not drastically, noticeably different I NEED TO LEARN FROM THIS. six of crows and the atlas six do multi povs so well <3 its like this book was made for me, each character was perfect and incredible and gay and silly and-

reina. love of my life. i look forward to all her povs because the plants are so silly and she's the best character. i said it. she's canon asexual now too YEES. i needed more of her because she was barely in the first one, and they DELIVERED. the juicy plot with her 'god complex' (ily callum) and her feelings getting hurt and learning she actually is lonely and wants friends? she's so wanda maximoff. next book better have her opening up and learning to love people or i riot (and also her killing people and being the badass she is)

parisa always my fave too, i do wish her character wasn't always talking about sex or romance, there were some great moments in this book where she showed off her telepathy powers (the prince in the tower!!) it was awesome. i'm glad they acknowledged that side of her with reina, (oh my god i ship them so much wait till i rant about them-) but dude i still HATE DALTON. SO MUCH. OH MY GOD. every time it's her pov i dread seeing dalton, i wish she could give that up. generic white men should die.

CALLUM. whatever turned him from complex, daunting, and a psychopath last book to janus from sanders sides this book- beautiful choice. he's literally the one sassy wine-sipping gay aunt that feels nothing and everything at once, also extremely mentally ill and depressed. he's SO FUNNY. his povs are fucking hilarious to read, and he quickly became one of my faves bc of how complex he is. i'm not smart enough to decipher and psychoanalyze him but god i LOVE CHARACTERS LIKE THIS.

i don't know what happened but nico is literally one of my faves now too, he's so silly and sweet and kind and i loved his relationships with everyone this book. like him trying to murder tristan in multiple different ways oml. he's my bbg. tristan was hit or miss for me, i did find him interesting but he's not my favourite. doesn't mean i hate him, he's so very british, i feel it radiating off the page. libby my queen my icon, her dream povs were so trippy i loved it- so so realistic to a real dream, that was the most surprising and unique part. also my bisexual queen seducing belen??

i did not like ezra and atlas was a little iffy here and there but tbh the cast was so well rounded and interesting and unique but paralleled each other so well?? THE RELATIONSHIPS. I DONT THINK ANY BOOK HAS THIS INTRICATE WEB-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER. they're one big polycule.

RELATIONSHIPS

nico and libby <3 i love them so much as siblings/queerplatonic partners. i don't ship them romantically, because i LOVE how they subverted the eye-rolling predictable ' YA academic rivals enemies to lovers' trope. when i started TAS, i immediately thought they were gonna get together and assumed the worst. but no, they still had the banter and importance in their relationship but without the romance? instead both of them were gay af. it's beautiful. i love subverting tropes so much. they're each other's 'other half' and they're hilarious together.

NICO AND TRISTAN. they were such a highlight this book, it was unexpected but so funny. nico trying to murder tristan and their little talks because 'they're not friends...just coworkers' yeah right, the best friendships start with creatively murdering each other. tristan being droll and chill af, and then nico bouncing off the walls my adhd king.

reina and nico broke me?? like that one chapter where they sparred and caught up with each other and reina was guarding her hurt feelings. DUDE THAT KILLED ME. made me stare at the ceiling for a good minute. their friendship is everything to me, they contrast each other so well. she deserves to be treated better- when they had that projection chapter and she saw that nico downplayed her skills...like she was good, but not good enough for him to care about her. AGGHGH.

REINA AND PARISA. NOW THIS. THIS HOOKED ME INTO THE BOOK. i ship them so bad guys. they parallel each other and are both hot and enemies to lovers and wlw slow burn and- look. reina is asexual, therefore the only person to truly see and understand parisa for who she is, and not be influenced by her body. like that one projection. she can help parisa understand HERSELF and who she is past her sexual desirability. how to love someone again. romantically. then, on the flip side, parisa can help reina see and understand OTHERS. reina only sees people as one trait, cut and dry- without any of the complex feelings. parisa is a telepath, she knows how to read others. THEY CAN BOTH HELP EACH OTHER AND LOVE EACH OTHER IN WAYS THEY NEVER COULD HAVE OMFDADJFLSKJADFL- also reina pinned her against a wall and they want to kill each other and every time they interact i scream into my pillow-

'You can't love anyone right?"

"I've met very few people worth loving."

*throws myself off a building*

now we just gotta play the familiar game "IS IT DELUSION OR IS IT JUST SLOW BURN" and find out whether their insane chemistry pays off in book 3.

the nico parisa scene was actually sweet ngl, even though i don't ship them. the whole callum and tristan thing was so bitter exes situationship coded and i ate every second up. especially that last conversation. AND OFC. GIDEON AND NICO?!!! AAAAA THEY WERE SO CUTE THEY'RE ENDGAME I SCREAMED WHEN THEY KISSED DUDE THEYRE SO-

PLOT

now for the actual plot. this book has so many interesting subjects and philosophies and debates i'm not smart enough for this. but past all the aesthetic glamour, it's science, time travel, dreams, multiverses, fate, reality, and the complexities of the human mind. and my god it's fascinating as fuck.

do i have any idea what they do in this society?? NO. am i entertained? YES. especially that whole explosion paradox to bring libby back to the future. the whole powering the connections via aurora borealis? the whole debate about being gods? i love it. i love it.

alright im so sorry for that rant, i gotta go now but DUDE I LOVE THIS BOOK NO MATTER HOW WEIRD IT WAS

#the atlas six #the atlas paradox #fandom rant #long post #jesus HOW MANY WORDS WAS THIS #this was long #parisa kamali #libby rhodes #nico de varona #reina mori #tristain caine #atlas blakely #callum nova #nicogideon #reina x parisa #tas #my faves #mine

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the-fiction-witch · 9 months

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Mademoiselle

Media The Queens Gambit

Character Benny Watts

Couple Benny X Reader

Rating Flirty

Requested: Anonymous asked:

Ahhhhh okay okay!! So hear me out but hear me out So imagine Bennys dating a famous singer, Think like Jessica rabbit aesthetic type dresses performing in clubs or at some of his chess matches as a way to entertain the people who aren't there to watch and she's french (sue me lol) so calls her stuff like Mademoiselle, Ma cherie and she calls him Monsieur or something like "Perverted American!" as a joke but they're really really in love with each other and everyone totally knows bennys dating this Famous French singer and he just gets a kick out of watching her perform and she has this this Audrey Hepburn type vibe and song voice, So like a TONNNNN OF FLUFF BUT WITH SOME SMUT AT THE END I BEG OF YOUUUU FICTION WITCHH🎶 TO LET THIS HAPPPENNNN POR FAVORRRR

I sat on the small stool with my elbows against the bar, a blue ribbon in hand watching people mill about the hotel lounge. Little light came through the windows now as it was getting late but the city of Vegas outside was still lit with its flashing colours. The lounge is busy with competitors and press for the tournament as well as the typical Vegas hotel guests. Many of the chess boys were nursing their egos with whiskey and martinis. The small stage across from the bar where a band is playing some gentle jazz is barely even audible over the muttering of people in the lounge. Even if I couldn't help but check my watch for the time knowing how soon it would change. I noticed a familiar sight saunter over sitting on the stool beside me setting his pad and pencil on the bar top as he ordered himself a drink

"Watts"

"Towns"

"Do I really need to ask or should I just copy and paste your usual stick?"

I chuckled "Beautiful venue, impressive crowd, the fourth round was a struggle but nothing I can't deal with." I explained and he noted that down "What do for you?"

"That's fine, you okay?'

"Fine, thinking what to spend my prize money on"

"You know what I mean"

"I'm fine," I shrug

"How's that girl you were talking about?"

"Girl?"

"That girl you were… seeing?"

"Ah, you mean y/n."

"Yeah that girl"

"Ah ah, woman. She's not a girl." I corrected

"You actually brought her this time?"

"Ohh she'll be around here somewhere" I smirked

The moment I uttered those words a woman drifted in right on time, from the long corridor leading to the front desk and casino floor through the glass doors into the lounge as if in slow motion. Her black dagger pumps with a strap around her ankle stepped onto the carpet skin tone stockings without a single ladder blood red seams up the back of her legs the left slightly crooked, She wore a skin-tight red dress with a sweetheart neckline and the hem sitting just above her knees even from here I could see every curve of her body in that dress, around her waist a black belt perhaps an inch thick tied in a small bow at her back three buttons from her waist to her neckline and then off the shoulder black straps that caressed her breasts and settled so perfectly across her arms, she wore black gloves that reached her elbows, in the crook of her elbow a small black leather channel handbag with a golden chain. Her lipstick was perfectly highlighting her Cupid's now the colour matching her dress perfectly, a dagger-like flick of eyeliner and I'm sure more that I couldn't see or name, her long y/c/h sat hovering above her shoulders where it has been tightly curled likely sat on rollers for hours giving her this sculpted but still fluffy curls of hair. Many turned as she entered the room a few conversations stopping short even more so as she stepped to the stage walking up setting her bag down and whispering instructions to the band. She walked to the mic giving the stand an adjustment. The room silenced as people found seats to watch as the band began their music and the moment she opened her lips it was like time froze.

I smiled no matter how many times I'd heard her she still sounded like an angel, Everyone watched her but even in this crowded lounge I still felt as if she was just singing to me, My heart fluttered unable to prevent my smiles, people had even now gathered at the door from elsewhere in the hotel many who were walking past but so captivated by her they had to stop. After a few songs, her set was over and she ended it the way she always does blowing a sweet kiss.

Immediately applause erupted and she began getting set to leave

"So? Where is your lady then?" Towns asked

I saw her grab her back so I set my beer down "Do excuse me a moment towns" I told him getting up fixing my jacket and heading over to the edge of the stage I wasn't alone several boys lingering there She went to step down the stairs but I offered her my hand which she smiled at and happily took sliding her hand into my own I guided her down the steps

"Mademoiselle" I smirked

"Monsieur" she smirked back giving my cheek a kiss and fixing my hair before she headed to the bar on her own I smirked and followed her as she took my seat at the bar

"My my I never thought I'd be in the presence, miss y/n y/l/n" Towns smiled taking her hand to give it a kiss "I've a lot about you"

"Humm all terrible I hope" she smiled

"No, no All remarkable. Mostly from Benny"

"Awww, my sweet little promoter" she smiled

"Really though I think half the hotel's just here to see you" Towns explained

"You flatter me too much really" she smirked "Monsieur Watts? Mind fetching me something"

"You're usual?"

"Yes please" she smiled

so I ordered her, her usual drink a Black rose having to explain to the barman how to make it as it's not a common drink here, Once he handed it over I paid and sat down beside her "You're drink mademoiselle" I smirked

"Why thank you" she smiled happily taking it and giving it a test sip immediately grabbing the rosemary sprig to stir it a little more

"Don't I get a tip?" I asked her

She smiled and gave my cheek another kiss "Thank you Ma cherie"

"I would love to know how in all the wide world you two ended up near each other let alone actually together?"

"Come on Towns you all don't care how, you're all just jealous I got her" I smirked wrapping my arm around her waist

"Still, very interested in the how," He says glancing between me and her

"You want to tell the story or shall I?"

"Go ahead" she smiled "You so enjoy it" she smirked getting her handbag open and plucking out her square matt black Chanel compact mirror that matched her handbag, and the small golden tube clicked open the compact holding it in her palm as she twisted the tube to reveal the red bullet lipstick inside so she could begin to touch up her make up

"Alright" I smiled "Well I headed over to Paris for the tournament as usual, and after the tournament, I went to the hotel bar and met up with a friend of mine, Clio. We sat and had a drink and a chat same as usual and she told me her sister was doing a performance at a bar a few blocks away. So we headed down and got a table and a couple of drinks. And there she was." I explained resting my hand on her thigh "She started her set and even if I could barely understand any of it, I was smitten. Never been so captivated in my life"

She put her mirror away and smiled "I came to sit with them but never even bothered to get a drink, I talked his little ear off."

"Well I wasn't exactly going to stop your beautiful voice was I, Ma cherie?"

"We talked so much Clio went home and we hadn't even noticed. We were in there all night the owner kicking us out when he wanted to go home,"

"I even ended up staying in pairs an extra three days just to spend more time with her, But when I went home I missed her badly, I kept calling you every other night because I missed you so much" I smiled taking her hand

"So I had a little word with my manager at the time as I was due to start a North American tour in a few weeks anyway, added an extra week in New York" she smiled squeezing my hand "We spent every day of that week together he showed me all the lovely new york spots, we went out for dinner every night, even took me to the king and I on broadway"

"That cost me an arm and a leg I can tell you, but it was worth it a thousand times over to see how happy it made you, and to hear your own rendition in the car on the way back to your hotel you were twice as good as her"

"Don't over-flatter me Monsieur" she smiled

"She was fantastic, I half told her to go audition herself. we had a lovely week but It was almost too nice"

"I had a little tag-along for my tour, from New York to San Francisco. My the loudest applause at every show. One could say I've had a little tag-along ever since"

"Or maybe you've tagged along with me ever since"

"Well that's certainly up for debate" she laughs "But I just found it all so perfect here, wasn't a month or so later I packed up my things and came to New York to stay"

"You left Paris? for that grey basement?" Towns asked

"It's not that bad" I argued

"I like it, very nice acoustics. Now if you'll excuse us Monsieur Watts and I need to get up to our room if we're going to be on time tomorrow"

"Of course, you two have a good evening" Towns nodded

We finished our drinks, and she offered her hand "Monsieur" so I happily took it

"Mademoiselle" I gave her hand a kiss as I helped her up from the barstool and we headed out hand in hand. I couldn't help but smirk keeping her on my arm always kinda felt like showing off as we headed out and up to our hotel room.

"Quiet a show tonight" I smirked as I locked the hotel door

"I think it went alright, but I think my second song wasn't the best," she says immediately kicking off her heels and bag, sitting at the small vanity in the hotel room pulling her hair up into a bun and slowly removing her make up

"Don't be stupid you were perfect Ma cherie" I smiled throwing my jacket and hat, sitting on the bed to kick off my own shoes and getting up to give her head a kiss as she worked "Same as you always are"

"Nothing is ever perfect, we can always improve. Would you say any of your games were perfect?"

"No, but you should see you sing from this side" I smiled wrapping my arms around her shoulders

"And you should see you play from this side" She smiled leaning back to give my lips a little kiss I went and continued to get changed for bed grabbing a book to read as I got comfy, but I never even opened it as I merely watched her stripping away the makeup and beauty that she had worked so hard to create leaving her as this sweet little face that she so often hid, all the little parts of her face that she hid with her makeup and glamourous clothes and watching it all peel away made me so happy seeing her in this way that only I got to see. and I suppose as I glanced down at myself without my intense clothes, and attitudes that frighten the chess boys. I suppose she too saw me in ways only she ever gets too. That and our shower is in our living room, she has definitely seen me in ways no one else has. Once she was done slipping on her little black nightie and climbing into bed "Hi"

"Hi," I smiled wrapping my arms around her "Ready for bed?"

"Ummm not quiet"

"No?"

"No, I figured as we're surrounded by your chess colleagues, I thought you might... want to show off a little" she cooes nuzzling into my neck

"I think I did enough of that in the lounge I was getting daggers stared into my back"

"True, but wouldn't you like to annoy them even more" she cooes "Je veux que tu me fasses crier, toute la nuit. Monsieur"

It took me a moment as I was still not that great with French, "ooh, yeah?"

"Umm,"

"To uhh gardez tout le Monde eveille Ma cherie?"

"Most definitely, so shall we?"

"Absolutely Mademoiselle" I smirked pushing her down onto our bed

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Her hair looks so gray here, It would be wonderful if Rhaenys had been dark haired in her youth and used that as a way to distance herself from the Targaryens after her usurpation.

Just when she had convinced herself that she was more velaryon than targ her hair looked more and more like her family's.

Despite the blue dresses she wore, when she looked in the mirror, she saw herself as a Targaryen and oh boy that tormented her.

I'm afraid to say that Rhaenys's hair is just Targaryen silver in the show. There's no hint that it was dark and went white/grey/silver due to age, especially as we see her in the Great Council with her hair the exact same colour. So, in the TV show version of events, she has her father's hair colouring rather than her mother's.

In the book, her hair was always jet-black. I've seen repeated references to her having black hair with a white streak as a specific nod to her being Targaryen, but this is not the case: "she had the black hair of her Baratheon mother and the pale violet eyes of her Targaryen father".

By the time she gets to the Dance and is in her fifties, "her black hair streaked with white" - so rather than one identifiable streak of Targaryen colouring, or it being a result of her paternity, it's probably because of her age.

Therefore, I'd expect her to look in the mirror and see both of her parents. Her mother in her hair. Her father in her eyes. Perhaps, as she gets white in her hair, she thinks about her father, but I'd think it more logical she just continues to remember her mother.

Although, we don't know how. We don't know if this would make her think she looks like her mother more. And that's because Jocelyn is never referred to again after 92 AC, when Aemon dies, and she was 38 when that happened. We don't know if she ever went grey. We don't know when she dies. We don't know if Rhaenys lived to an age greater than her parents ever got to, or else died younger than her mother did - though there's no mention of her made at the Great Council, so it's possible she died before then, meaning she never made it to 46. Odds are that that is the case.

And likewise, we don't know how Rhaenys distanced herself or if she distanced herself following her claim being denied. She couldn't do it by hair colour, as you'd like. The chances are that Velaryons were blonde or silver so hiding with dark hair wouldn't work and she has two silver-haired children.

Rhaenys wearing only blue is a show-creation, there's nothing in the book to back it up. Rhaenys during the remainder of Jaehaerys's reign and all the way into Viserys's is an ambiguous figure. She fades into the background as she is not prominent in the events or to the characters who are centralised. Even to the point where we have no specific reaction from her to either of her children dying. So we don't know about her relationships other than through their proximity to those she would have had proximity to - her husband, son and daughter.

I actually like that she has her father's hair in the show. It makes her look every inch the idealised Targaryen Queen. There's nothing, aesthetically or otherwise, other than her gender, to have prevented her from being a ruler or for people to dislike about her as a Targaryen. And she has to look at that every day. See her father's legacy in her face: the one she never got to realise. It's a nice move, though I wouldn't have minded her having black hair either.

And, as you say, she can wear all the blue she likes, hide herself away on Driftmark, fight for and with her Velaryon husband, children and kin. But there's no escaping what she is. She is Targaryen. A blessing and a curse. Exceptional and doomed.

#rhaenys targaryen #house of the dragon

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“James! We are not getting light up signs to put in our home!” Regulus whisper-yells.

James looks at him with pitiful puppy eyes, pouting out his bottom lip, but reluctantly sets down the light up neon sign.

“We still need the basics, a couch, a bed frame, some tables and chairs etc.,” Regulus continues, now guiding James away from the obnoxiously colorful decorations (that he’s not quite sure how James managed to find so efficiently) and towards the furniture section of the store.

James and Regulus had just bought a flat together after James had gotten his business degree. Regulus only has one more year left in school but he has in-person classes so infrequently that he’s practically never on campus anymore.

The apartment they got is small, only one bedroom, one bathroom, an office, kitchen, and a living room. But it’s perfect for them.

Close enough to Regulus’ College that he can commute. But far enough away that they plan on living there after he finishes school.

The one thing Regulus didn’t account for was how stressful furniture shopping would be. When they had lived apart their spaces were so drastically different. Regulus’ was darker, covered in fairy lights and deeper lighting, books crammed in almost every free square inch of space. Whereas James was big on natural lights, small knick knacks and colorful everything. Neither were messy or aesthetically unappealing by any means but they were definitely polar opposites of one another and it showed. Which is how he finds himself in a home improvement store with James wandering off at every possible opportunity.

Pulling out the list of things on his phone he starts to read off of it.

“We need a couch and an area rug. A queen size bed frame, night stands, and a dresser. A coffee table and two lamps. And a dining table, chairs, and bar stools. Oh and one or two bookshelves and a desk.” He lists off.

“Okay couch first.” James concludes, browse tightly knit in adorable concentration.

“Look at this one love,” Regulus says whilst guiding James over to a plush, emerald green, velvet couch.

“But what about this leather one?” James points out nodding over to a brown couch.

This goes on for a while.

There’s the table and chairs: A choice between a round or square table. Paired with either wooden or fabric chairs.

The bed frame: A Bronze metal frame or wooden pallets.

And the dresser. Natural wood or painted wood.

And the pattern continues.

But at the end of the day, all challenges aside, they’ve managed to make it out of the store with everything they intended on purchasing and more.

———

They had invited most their friends over to help move everything in. Providing pizza as an incentive.

It was quite the struggle getting the larger things up a flight of stairs rather tight stairs. (A true demonstration of Sirius, Barty, and Marlene’s lack of spacing awareness) Assembling things was also a very real struggle as the instructions were very clearly not in a language anyone there spoke. (Remus had ended up very wisely opening google translate to put Peter, Mary, and Evan out of their misery.) Pandora, Regulus, Lily, and Dorcas unleashing their inner interior designers. Making sure everything looked just right. Miraculously they were set up in their new flat after only one all nighter.

After everyone left James and Regulus walk around the apartment, side by side, admiring all of their hard work.

The green couch, with a deep wooden coffee table with a glass top, and thick rug in the living room. Wooden pallets act as a bed frame. And a black and brown dining room table with green chairs that match the couch flawlessly.

James’ posters hang in frames around the house. Books and plants filling open surfaces. With natural light flooding through each and every window. In the end James even got his light up sign- a sun with stars around it to hang- in the living room.

The house is a bit chaotic and colorful but they wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s exactly what both James and Regulus had envisioned. It’s perfect.

#I think every day I post a my microfic later and later #and I have absolutely zero excuses because the second half of my classes were canceled #I also had no plans this evening other than homework #but I did it #hope you guys enjoy #Em’s microfics #marauders #jegulus #james x regulus

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If Orym and Fearne do come back, there's a good chance it'll be at a cost. Since it's unlikely the cast will want to re-tread previous ways its happened (Raven Queen Paladin, Delilah Warlock), what kind of imperfect resurrection would you like to see them get stuck with?

This is a really interesting question.

First, a disclaimer that I don't necessarily think there's a good chance of revival coming at a cost. If the controversial dream theory is correct, it's all reversed. If FCG stabilizes Laudna and revives Fearne so she can revive Orym, that can still possibly happen within the 60 second range of revivify.

However! If a cost must be set for revival:

Laudna - I would really like to see a step forward on Delilah's influence. Spells having unintended effects, moments of rage, more overwhelmingly invasive thoughts, etc. If Laudna has lost her grip on this body a little more... Delilah would be more than happy to take every inch that is offered to her.

Fearne - I'd be curious to see more overt Ruidis effects. Born under a flare, died and then reborn in a Ruidis-related incident? Let's see her experience waking visions like her father did. Distortions of reality, an even looser grip on morality and the world around her.

Orym - This is the most difficult one for me. On an aesthetic level, I saw someone make art of Orym with white hair, which I like; it shows his pain, it ties him visually to Catha/his husband, etc. On a mechanics level? He has no god, no darker side (that we know of) besides his grief and guilt over Will and failing to protect Bells Hells. I do think a turn towards darkness ("fighting fair didn't do enough, so I will protect them whatever and whoever it costs") would be interesting, but that feels like more of a character choice than a cost. So even though halfling lad is my fave, I'm not sure!

I also picked developments that could happen through player RP choices, even if costs aren't imposed. Thanks for the question, anon!

#cr spoilers #critical role #orym of the air ashari #fearne calloway #laudna #cr speculation #this was fun to think about

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For the Ler questions:

19. 37. 45.

Thanks for the ask! Please, everyone, feel free! We LOVE doing these!

19 - Ideal tickle room

(SpookyDaddy speaking here) Oh goodness, I think my ideal space would be so much fun to build! (Stay tuned for that, because we're working on it already~) but I like the idea of the decor being a collective effort. Probably a lot of art that princess has made, she's an incredibly talented artist. Maybe some movie posters? The kind of carpet that isn't *too* fluffy but still feels confused and nice on bare feet. Cameras strategically placed at corners and important sight lines both for live streams and so we don't miss anything after the fact. 😏

Big queen or king size bed, and a big, sturdy wooden square frame going over it at each side and above. One day we're going to set up those cargo straps that click and tighten when you pull them so princess can be spread eagle but standing.

Other auto includes would be: a gyno chair, my special wooden ankle stocks, a large sturdy table affixed with segufix/medical restraints, a rack to hack up our straitjacket, and a big closet to store and display all our toys and tools 😏

Maybe a black and purple color scheme 🤔

37, which vibe?

Jocks: lers but secret lee's hidden among them 😏

Nerds: very doqn the middle switch, but whatever one their feeling on a given day they feel it 10/10

Loners: definitely lees, their standoffish probably comes from being worried someone might find out what happens if their rive gets poked 😏

Cheerleaders: I'm gonna go with switch again, the sort of person whose a vicious ler but knows if someone had them by the soles of their feet they'd be done for.

Goths: despite the similarity with the bdsm aesthetic being common, I still have to go with lees. I think we all remember the angry goth video tickle abuse made 😈

Band geeks, and drama members; switches. That whole room full of people? I think once someone was outed as ticklisg they'd feel every single eye on them thinking the same thing. Who can say? Maybe whoever got outed as ticklish intended it 😏

Hipsters: switches. I know plenty, and I swear they all are 🤣

Teachers pets: lees all day. I think we all know what they want to do for extra credit, or how they can convince the teacher they deserve a second chance at a test they slept through~

45- clothing removal

Oh. Goodness~ I think @spookyqtie has gotten off easy on this lately. She doesn't really like to wear socks unless it's really cold out (I suspect she also just likes knowing that SpookyDaddy here is always going to notice or look 👀) but this is something I've actually been planning for quite some time, I think she needs to experience the delightful anticipation of slowly, teasingly, evilly removing clothes.

Already all tied up, and feeling the protective cloth just inch off your feet more and more? The cool air, the increasing feelings of vulnerability?? 😏 I'm all about it. Giving I mean. I'm definitely COMPLETELY immune to the effects of this myself, though. *nods*

We're planning a private beach trip in the next 2 weeks or so, and we've already are planning to make a bunch of buried in sand content, it's a favorite of SD's. I'll have to keep this on mind with princesses sandals, won't I? 😈

#sfw tickling community #tickle tickle #tword content #tword community #tickle thoughts #tickle community

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Outfit of the Day 2: Nevada

yes I did forget about this yesterday shh

in honour of his statehood day (yesterday), we're doin the queen himself

This man dresses like he's the main character. Because he is.

[✓] Style

[✓] Grace

[X] Funny face

All of his shoes have a 3 inch heel minimum, and all of his favourites are way taller. He likes seeing eye to eye with Texas because he knows it intimidates him. Nevada enjoys his stilettos, high quality luxury shoes because this man is fancy, but he's partial to a good tall platform boot. He's got a lot of men to step on, he's gotta mix it up. His boots are made for strutting.

Nevada doesn't care for the gender of clothes, but he leans more feminine with his outfits. Mans is pretty. He loves a good dress or skirt. Long, short, tight, twirly, mans will wear them all and give half the statehouse a sexuality crisis in the process.

Bold patterns are his favourite. His clothes are striking and he turns heads when he goes places. Sequins, glitter, neon, lace, camo, cutouts, he needs flair in his outfits and will often add that flair himself if he deems a garment too boring. Nevada likes to stand out in an almost ethereal way. All eyes are on him and he likes it that way. Contrast within his outfits is one of his favourite things, he uses this tool a lot to get the perfect eye catching look.

He's hot, and he likes to complement that in the way he dresses. Nevada's simplest outfits are stunning, that's just the way he is. If he's not going out, he'll typically throw on shorts and a camisole shirt, often dressing it up a little with fishnets and his signature headpiece.

Leather pants. This man owns many.

His jewellery collection is impressive. He owns many silver pieces, huge and expressive and so him. He loves dramatic earrings, dangly and colourful and vibrant. Always wearing at least 3 bracelets on each wrist. He loves a fancy choker too, delicate and elegant, to complement his over the top outfits. He has multiple pairs of dice earrings. He just does.

Owns many fancy sunglasses. Huge extravagant sunglasses. He likes to pull them down and judge people. It's very effective.

Nevada's a drag queen, I want ya'll to know that, but that's a whole other post for much later.

He loves a good pair of evening gloves, this man owns many a formal dress that fits just right with a long elegant evening glove.

He owns SEVERAL feather boas, y'all can't tell me he doesn't. He whacks California people with the end. He doesn't wear these often but he loves it when he finds the perfect outfit to pair a boa with, mans looks so good.

Nevada wears a thick faux fur coat if he's going to a cold place, think Cruella de Vil style. Nevada is dramatic and he loves it. His favourite aesthetic is 'I killed my husband'.

However being a girlboss is a full time job and Nevada gets tired sometimes. He's workin' nine to five slaying, mans has gotta relax.

This is where Nevada dips into the other half of his closet.

✨Skrunkly✨

Oversized hoodies. Ratty sweatpants. Far too big faded t-shirts that slide off one shoulder. Scrunchies on his wrists instead of bracelets. Fuzzy socks. Fluffy sliders. He stole all of these from other states.

This man owns many comfy and luxurious dressing gowns, he lounges in them like he is a goddess.

As he should, this man is a baddie all day every day.

Your honour, I love him.

#ben brainard #welcome to the statehouse #welcome to the table #wttsh #wttt #the table #i love him #bites him #this man slays #he is a girlboss #he gives half the country a sexuality crisis just by existing #good for him #im feral for pretty men and he is a pretty man #mwah i love him #what a baddie

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ASOS; Steel and Snow: 28 SANSA III (pages 382-394)

Sansa attends a surprise wedding, hers, and Tyrion makes sure to fill up on some respect women juice before bedtime.

She brought a dozen of the queen's favourite scents as well. Sansa chose a sharp sweet fragrance with a hint of lemon in it under the smell of flowers.

lemon = 🥛

- the gown itself was ivory samite and cloth of silver. ... "- The moonstones Joffrey gave her."

You know this is the second ivory dress Cersei has given her. Quick, pretend I said something observant and profound about Sansa being dressed in garments from her abusers representing previous harm and betrayals.

(The dress back then was stained by a blood orange by Arya, but I was thinking more specifically about how Sansa had had to get the dress dyed black to hide the stain and wore it to beg for a mercy which would never come.)

(Also: interesting choice by D&D to make the wedding dress golden, given there are mentions of the colours which are present in Sansa's maiden's cloak being her father's colours, and since I doubt 'white weddings' are much a thing in Westeros, they're fairly recent in global society, I would assume the bride's dress is supposed to reflect her maiden house to some degree.)

... I wonder what Cersei's motive was for mentioning it then. "Come along now, the septon is waiting. And the wedding guests as well."

Did she think it was a mercy, to tell Sansa then, to let her cry and fear and scream before composing herself for the aisle like Cersei probably did before her wedding? Or did she do it so Sansa would spend the entire trip dreading what was to come? Did she even think about it all?

The king was resplendent in crimson and gold, his crown on his head. "I'm your father today," he announced. "You're not," she flared. "You'll never be." His face darkened.

ohhh, she snapped. Joffrey will remember that. On the one hand: I do not care for Tyrion as Sansa's husband, it has its very glaring and obvious problems, but on the other hand, he does provide her some protection. not enough for her to slap Joffrey in the face in public and get away with it, but a little breathing room at least. (Which will be good because Sansa has been chaffing at the bit more and more as time wears on.)

Tyrion wore a doublet of black velvet covered with golden scroll-work, thigh-high boots that added three inches to his height, a chain of rubies and lions' heads.

Tyrion is wearing platforms, you cannot convince me otherwise.

Rubies = 🥛

Should I tell him he is handsome? He'll think me a fool or a liar.

Sansa stark is garment-sexual confirmed. She doesn't want boys or girls, she wants a life time pass to Fashion Week in every country.

Sorry, the fact that she thinks "he'll think me a fool" not "he'll know me for a fool" or something similar just gives me the vibes that she would have been sincere, and given her preoccupation with clothing aesthetics at times, I think she'd mean he looks handsome in that outfit/that outfit looks handsome on him... yeah, Sansa/Fashion is the OTP right now.

"- Else, I would have come to you sooner, as I wished."

Hmmm, I feel like the change in the show where he did go to her sooner was for "Tyrion's just such a swell guy, see?" brownie points. (But possibly also, because I feel like there was a line that said Sansa embroidered her gown in the show? So she would have needed the time for it, and the reason to embroider a lion head... Character buffing? or an excuse to do their own wardrobe thing? hmmmm...)

As father of the realm, Joffrey took the place of Lord Eddard Stark. Sansa stood stiff as a lance and his hands came over her shoulders to fumble with the clasp of her cloak. One of them brushed her breast and lingered to give it a little squeeze.

*breaks down the sept door, breaks Joffrey's hand with a steel chair, kicks some fools down some stairs and whisks Sansa away to enjoy lemon cakes, fashion weeks and light hearted magical girl shenanigans with respectful love interests of appropriate age.*

The bride's cloak he held was huge and heavy, crimson velvet richly worked with lions and bordered with gold satin and rubies.

rubies = 🥛

She felt another tug on her skirt, more insistent. I won't. Why should I spare his feelings, when no one cares about mine? ... When Sansa turned, the little man was gazing up at her, his mouth tight, his face as red as her cloak. Suddenly, she was ashamed of her stubbornness. She smoothed her skirts and knelt in front of him, so their heads were on the same level.

Sansa has a good point, (almost) no one cares about her or her feelings, so lashing out in the small ways like this is understandable, but that's how victims become the villains, the perpetuation of the cycle of violence. "I was hurt, and no one saved me. Why shouldn't I hurt others, why should I help them?"

This was a small act, and once Sansa saw the damage she did feel bad about it, but this cruelty isn't who she is and she needs to remember that or she'll be as quick to fall off her path as someone else we could mention specifically from the show whose path to ruination has been clearly laid out and seen... it's basically everyone who used cruelty to get what they want, let's not kid ourselves.

Also, and this is important but nitpicky: Sansa wasn't just humiliating Tyrion with that stubbornness. This marriage has bound them together, what reflects on one reflects on the other until they are unbound. (Also he's the one who can decide whether or not to enter for a "not as much of a douchebag as you could have been" award)

... and dropped like yesterday's news by the Tyrells now that they can't use her for their own ends.

... if only Willas wasn't so old, he sounds like a decent enough bloke.

"Lady Tysha." His mouth twisted. "Of House Silverfist. Their arms have one gold coin and a hundred silver, upon a bloody sheet. -"

That's fucked up. Whether true or he's making it up, that's fucked up. And I feel like he'd have to be making it up, House Silverfist, because how would Tysha have a House, even with a single gold and a hundred silver? Can you by Lordships in Westeros? But also Sansa's not a high enough friendship level to unlock that part of the tragic backstory, and that's hardly something she'd need to hear on her own wedding night.

He is as frightened as I am, Sansa realized. Perhaps that should have made her feel more kindly toward him, but it did not. all she felt was pity, and pity was death to desire. He was looking at her, waiting for her to say something, but all her words had withered. She could only stand there trembling.

... *sigh* I'm going to beat Tywin Lannister to death, with his own skull. And if he's (un)lucky, he might even have enough time and breath to scream "this doesn't seem physically possible" before he croaks.

...

I hereby award this medal of "Not As Much of a Douchebag as you Could Have Been" award to Tyrion, for promising to Not Commit Marital Rape, and sticking by that even though he didn't really like that answer.

(Sorry, Tyrion, but it sounded like you had a hard on, so it's kinda hard to judge whether that was a "how dare she reject my kindness" flinch of Dudebro or a "I truly will never be loved" flinch of self-loathing/pity.)

#a storm of swords #steel and snow #a song of ice and fire #sansa stark #a chapter a day reading #asos #asoiaf

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knossosf · 1 year

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translationandbetrayals · 2 years

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AMVs are (not) cringe

If you like anime and consume any kind of media related to it outside of the series themselves, you have probably seen an AMV in your life, maybe without even knowing it while scrolling through social media, but what does AMV means?

The acronym stands for Anime Music Video, and it really is as simple as it sounds. It only consists of putting together a bunch of anime clips and syncing it with the beat of certain song. Under this definition, almost every anime meme and edit that you can find on Instagram or TikTok would fit the term, however, I do think the AMV phenomenon is way more important than that, it is a perfect proof of fanaticism and, at it’s best, an impeccable demonstration of editing mastery, enhancing the original flow of animation, becoming a vital piece of publicity, and growing into a new way of discovering new works in the medium.

My first contact with one of these videos was sometime around 2008 or 2009, when one of my school classmates showed me a video on one of those old 2-inch screen cell phones. An insanely well-crafted edit mixing clips from Neon Genesis Evangelion while blasting Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody was presented to me, and while my jaw was on the floor, I could only think about how I had just seen the most epic video ever.

Thankfully, the original video titled “Evangelion Opus” is still available online, it even got remastered with today’s standard picture and sound quality, and you can watch it right here (Yes, it includes a lot of spoilers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdUPwR6mzXo&ab_channel=AnimesonProductions). Perhaps, by today’s conventional style of editing, this is nothing impressive, but at the time the original creator even won some editing awards at some anime conventions.

Crafting a well edited video that uses an entire anime like this requires a huge amount of knowledge and understanding of the original series, as well as a huge amount of time to invest. I always appreciated how much passion for the original work could be felt through the edit, and that made me spent countless hours watching other AMVs on YouTube about other anime that I liked.

During this period of time (2000s and early 2010s) most montages involved anime fights with edgy music from music bands like Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance and 30 Seconds to Mars, hence the genre becoming an online meme and being categorized as cringe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqTocV2qhWI&ab_channel=leonelguzmanful).

However, with the passage of time this style started to change. Nowadays the old hardcore emo sounds from the early 2000s have been replaced mostly by hip hop beats, while the fights are gone and substituted by clips that often try to evoke a certain mood or aesthetic (Evangelion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaF7rXatU9E&list=LL&index=17&ab_channel=sunsetboy) (Kotonoha no Niwa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by2gl5C8rTY&ab_channel=Rellim).

You can also find some AMVs that are not about one show in particular but a showcase of different series and movies involving a defined topic, or the work made by certain author or animation studio (Hobbes Sakuga channel on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HobbesSakuga).

A recent trend that emerged on TikTok, and also another form of AMV, is mixing really short anime clips with catchy music and making them loop in a satisfying way to catch the attention of the viewers. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHPymClHa4Y&ab_channel=WolvFire)

Lastly, perhaps the one type of AMV that is the most overlooked, and one that became insanely popular with the massification of anime consumption in recent years, is the one hidden inside memes, one of the most important ones being from Naruto Shippuden, where one of the most iconic scenes in the show is mixed with the Daddy Yankee song “Perros Salvajes” (Again, spoiler alert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9JN31ovtBs&ab_channel=SarmientoZamoraIv%C3%A1n). The repercussions of the video were so big that it gathered hundreds of thousands of views across different social media platforms, it made a lot of people interested in anime and was the final incentive to make others finally watch Naruto (myself included).

Like them or not, I think AMVs are a huge part of the formation of anime culture. For me and many others, it was a huge help in finding new shows and discovering new music, as much as it was back in my first days of internet as it is now.

By Roger Valdivia

#Anime #Manga #Japan #personalstory #essay #Sci-Fi #submission

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uuponastarr · 1 year

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[ abagail cowen, cis woman, she/her. ] ✧·ﾟ is that [ ANNA BJORGMAN ] who just stumbled into town? rumour has it that they’re the [ TWENTY-FIVE ] year old originally hailing from [ FROZEN ]. if they had to choose a side they would consider themself [ GOOD ]. i’ve also heard that they’re [ LOYAL ] but [ IMPULSIVE ] and have [ 4 ] children. i could almost swear i heard [ QUEEN OF DISASTER - LANA DEL REY ] playing when they appeared.

basics:

full name: anna mae arendelle- bjorgman.

nicknames: n/a

zodiac sign: cancer - june 21st.

sexuality: heterosexual.

skills/hobbies: snowman building, reading.

aesthetics: a freckled nose and cheeks, tightly wrapping yourself up in a blanket, the taste of chocolate on your lips, warm hugs from your loved ones, blushing after saying something embarrassing.

[ pinterest board link here ]

bio tws; parental death, memory loss, attempted murder, temporary death.

as the youngest of two daughters, born to the king and queen of arendelle, anna was adored the moment she entered her family’s life. from the moment she could start walking anna was a lively young girl, if not just a tad bit clumsy. she loved reading fairytales, exploring every inch of the kingdom but most of all she loved her big sister. the two did just about everything together, and were as close as sisters could be, anna would have never guessed that one day it would all change. and how it truly did change so quickly.

do you wanna bulid a snowman? those were the words that would unexpectedly change anna’s life forever...

one night when anna was only five and her sister eight, she woke up her sister and begged her to play while their parents were asleep. to the girls surprise her sister agreed and they snuck into the ball room to build snowmen together. but something tragic would happen that would change both their lives forever. anna had been jumping through her sisters snow when she accidentally got struck by her sister’s powers in the head. the accident knocked out anna and left a white streak in her hair as evidence. the girl would not know for many years what occurred after the incident that night. that her parents would take her to a group of rock trolls who would alter memory, making her completely forget of her sister’s ice abilities, the reason why her sister became so withdrawn from the world and as a result her or why both she and elsa would be forced to be locked away within the castle gates for years. all anna knew was that her beloved big sister was no longer her playmate and that tore at her heart like nothing else. anna wandered the clatle halls with only the palace staff and her parents as company. tragically they could be taken away from her as well, as their ship was swept away in a storm. forced to burry her parents alone due to her sister’s islolation, anna had never felt more alone than she did in that moment.

years would pass before anna and her sister would reconcile and she would finally find the happiness she was searching for. during her sister’s coronation she met a charming prince who she thought was her true love. after being purposed to she asked her sister for her blessing. her sister refused resulting in their argument, causing her sister to lash out and reveal her powers. her sister took off leaving anna to go after her. on her trip she would eventually met her future husband and love of her life, a mountain man named kristoff. her helped her find her sister at her ice palace, where anna came to her sister and begged her to return. but her sister was terrified and lashed out like she had when they were children resulting in her accidentally freezing anna’s heart.

the cruse would slowly zap the life out of anna causing her to search for answers from kristoff’s adopted family, the same rock trolls who had helped her years ago. the only way her heart could be unfrozen was by an act of true love. from all the stories she read as a child she thought the token would be a true love’s kiss but when she retuned to hans he refused, telling her that he had only been interested in her for the crown and had planned on killing her sister all along. after he revealed his plan and locked anna in her room to slowly freeze to death. she was let free only thanks to her snow man friend olaf, her allowed to realize that her true love wasn’t hans after all but kristoff instead. when she realized that he had come back for her, she raced to meet him. however when she spotted her sister at the end of hans’ sword, she immediately threw herself in front of her, ready to take the blow, leaving her frozen solid.

but because the princess had been willing to die for her sister the curse had been broken, the act of true love had not come from anyone but herself. the years that would pass would be the happiest anna had ever known. her and her sister love for each other would be stronger than before, and her sister would find her true purpose as the fifth spirit of the elements, anna as queen of arendelle after her sister stepped down. she would eventually marry the love of her life kristoff and the two of them would go on to have four beautiful children together, who anna would love and dotte on constantly. she would of course continue to see her sister and her children, countinuing to have an incredibly close relationship with them.

however after appearing in town anna has no memory of her happy ending at all, only what occurred before her sister’s coronation.

memory trigger: being asked to build a snowman.

#{ ~ for the first time in forever / ♡ anna; bio }#{ / ♡ general; bio }

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eli-james-anderson · 2 years

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【Ｅｌｌｉｏｔｔ　Ｊａｍｅｓ　Ａｎｄｅｒｓｏｎ】

Basics

Age: 26 Birthdate: May 5th Zodiac: Taurus Hometown: Pittsburg, PA Sexuality: Hetrosexual Weapon of choice: Baseball bat

Traits

Negative: Over Protective, Ditsy, Clumsy, Lazy Positive: Goofy, Kind, Chivalrous

Aesthetics

Cold Pizza, tie-dyed shirts, joy-sticks that stick, tangled headphones, worn out comic books, dusty figurines, and baseball bats wrapped in barbed wire.

Appearance

Height: 6 foot 6 inches Weight: 185 lbs Build: Slim Tattoos: none Scars & birth marks: A scar above his left eye from an accident when he was 5 Attire: Graphic T-shirts, plaid button downs that are always unbuttoned, jeans and kakis, vans

BIO

Elliott was born 3 months early and has suffered from a heart murmur and heart problems ever since.

Growing up, Eli was always know for being the dorky best friend. Always there for a shoulder to cry on or a joke to make you laugh. Though he was popular by proxy of his Ice Queen Bee sister (Anna), the boy never really fell into the popular crowd and was far too awkward to enjoy the attention of others. Hence, why his squad ran rather small and the boy went most of his high school career as a virgin. But senior year held a few twists and turns for the boy, he had became an uncle and snagged a girlfriend, his best friend and resident Bat-Girl to his Batman, Danielle.

After a few years of dating, while Anna and her Fiancé Beau and son Andon were on their own little vacay, Dani and Eli ventured out on their own. Eli’s plan was to purpose on the trip to see see Dani’s father in Atlanta. It was the best trip of his entire life, that was until the outbreak hit. Scared and not knowing what to do, Eli was able to get in contact with Anna, meeting them somewhere between Macon and Atlanta with Dani in tow.

After seeing who he believed to be the love of his life killed before his eyes by walkers, Eli is much more stoic then the cheery boy in high school. Feeling that this world just might not be the place for such joy any longer. And his feelings were only reinforced when again he watched his sister and soon to be brother in law die at the hands of walkers, leaving him to care for his young nephew.

For months and months Eli and Andon wandered, having far too many close calls for comfort. It was getting to the point where Eli began questioning other options other then surviving. That was when they managed to stumble upon Fairvale. Though nothing is truly safe anymore, it provided shelter, protection, food and water, even amenities like toys for Andon. Finally, Eli has began to show more of his old self by helping make Fairvale more of a home and lightness in a world of shit. But every now and again, the man succumbs to dark thoughts dwelling on all the losses and looks for an escape.

#fairvalecontent

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