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amongemeraldclouds · 15 days

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The Slytherin Boys as Disney Princes

Ft. Theodore Nott, Mattheo Riddle, Blaise Zabini, Tom Riddle, Draco Malfoy, and Lorenzo Berkshire. Also features x f!Reader as their equivalent Disney princesses.

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From the Wizarding World to magical fairytales, let’s crown our beloved Slytherin boys as the following Disney princes:

Theodore Nott as Prince Charming (Cinderella)

Note: Prince Charming doesn’t have much personality in the original 1950s film, but we learn more about him in later films, where I drew information from.

✭ Raised in privilege as a prince, Theodore Nott lived a very charmed life just as the name Prince Charming suggests.

✭ With only royals and commoners to distinguish class, he is less prejudiced and more accepting of others. His father taught him at an early age that they have a responsibility to their people just as their people serve them.

✭ Because of this, he is open and friendly to everyone, including animals. He was once hunting down a deer only for it to be a game in the end, him and the deer are actually friends. (Note: Yes this is canon Prince Charming and is very Theo as well.)

✭ If Disney were less wholesome, Theo as Prince Charming would have regular lovers, but it will only always be physical. He has not yet found a connection with anyone, but it doesn’t matter because he enjoys sex. He certainly never runs out of women to sleep with.

✭ Beneath all the charm, he secretly hopes to find a love match. The kind of relationship that transcends strategy and status. He longs for passion and romance, much like in the books he reads in the castle’s library, though he’ll never let anyone know.

✭ His father in the meantime is keen to see him married to an eligible maiden so he threw a ball. He rolled his eyes and yawned when no one was looking, initially bored because he still couldn’t find the connection he longed for. At this point, he doubted he’d ever find it.

✭ Then he met you. You in your light blue dress and glass slippers. Everything about you sparkled and it ignited something in his heart. He never knew romantic love before you, but he recognized it right away.

✭ He wouldn’t care that you were a commoner, he’d admire your courage and kindness once he got to know you. Besides, true love was far more valuable than any precious metals and gems.

✭ After you ran off, your glass slipper gave him hope. He was going to stop at nothing to find you, his true love.

Mattheo Riddle as Flynn Rider (Tangled)

⋆☀︎. Left to his own devices, Mattheo Riddle would go on countless adventures across different kingdoms and forests, thieving only as a means to an end so he could survive.

⋆☀︎. He enjoys the rush, being chased by the authorities and not being held down by rules or responsibilities. (Except they can never get his damn nose right on Wanted signs despite the distinct cut he has on the bridge of his nose iykyk.)

⋆☀︎. With his charming personality and irresistible smolder, he’s an expert in banding together with fellow criminals and often smooth talks his way into ladies’ beds. All temporary partnerships for his on-the-go lifestyle.

⋆☀︎. Until one day he comes across you, the girl with golden hair and big eyes — not to be underestimated with your ferocious pan wielding tendencies. He learns the last part a little too late, the hard way.

⋆☀︎. As he promised to take you to see the floating lights in exchange for the crown, he finds himself having fun swinging his fists and learning about your power to bring out the good in people.

⋆☀︎. You managed to charm tough guys in a bar, getting them to talk about their dreams—of being a florist, of performing on stage, and of falling in love. He realizes it may not be so bad to go on adventures with someone else.

⋆☀︎. He was already mesmerized before he learned about your magical hair. He saw the light within you long before that enchanted night when lanterns floated through the air like stars hung low just for you. And of course, they were always meant for you.

⋆☀︎. Before Mother Gothel could plunge the weapon in him, he already knew he was a goner. He knew he could never go back to who he was. He was now and forever going to be a moth to your flame, your soul as radiant as the sun even long after your golden hair turned brown.

Blaise Zabini as Kristoff (Frozen)

•❅*ִ Much like Kristoff, Blaise Zabini exudes a quiet confidence that does not need to declare itself.

•❅*ִ As an ice harvester who works with ice picks, hooks and ropes, he has an athletic build and a tough exterior, but do not be fooled for he has a soft heart within.

•❅*ִ Having grown among trolls and reindeers, he sometimes gets frustrated when interacting with people. He believes reindeers are better than people, but all that changes when he meets you.

•❅*ִ He is very practical and honest, but when he is blunt he often means well. He is quick to call you out on the fact that you’re about to marry a man you hardly know.

•❅*ִ He initially agrees to help you end winter to save his ice business and get a new sled. However, the more challenges you face together, he grows to admire your fearlessness and determination.

•❅*ִ While you initially find him to be annoying, you soon discover his charming and funny side.

•❅*ִ He will however suppress his feelings for you, thinking it’s better to let it go because you’re already engaged anyway. But when truths are revealed and no one is who they appear to be, you’ll melt his frozen heart with a kiss on the cheek.

Draco Malfoy as Li Shang (Mulan)

✿ To Draco Malfoy, loyalty and family legacy is important, just like Li Shang who aims to be just as great as his father, the head of the Imperial Chinese Army.

✿ He is disciplined and has mastered both physical and strategic ways of waging war. He has a lot of traditional beliefs, including making a man out of his troops using elaborate physical training.

✿ He starts questioning those beliefs when he sees your determination as Ping, using both weights to climb up the pole even though it took you countless failures throughout the night. What were these confusing feelings in his chest?

✿ Yet he couldn’t deny it, nor would he try. He was ready to lay his life down for you even before you saved him. It didn’t take him long to return the favor when he found out you were a woman and so he spared your life.

✿ Despite his firm upbringing, he was always loyal to his heart. Even though you betrayed the army, he knew your intentions had been good and that your hard work made you a skilled soldier.

✿ He listened and trusted your last ditch efforts to save the Emperor, even resorting to cross dressing as part of the plan. It all paid off as you saved the Emperor and all of China.

✿ In the end, you were absolved of your deceit and honored for your heroism, finally letting your reflection show who you are and what you’re made of. Your final crime was stealing his heart.

Tom Riddle as Aladdin (Aladdin)

✶ Tom Riddle grew up as an orphan and resorted to a life of crime to survive in Agrabah. Secretly, he enjoyed it too.

✶ Smitten by your beauty, he saved you from a merchant at the market and he was impressed with your agility when it came to dodging the authorities.

✶ When you reached Aladdin’s home, you revealed you were from the palace and left thinking you’d never see him again. He longed to visit the palace to get another glimpse of your beauty.

✶ Named as a diamond in the rough, Jafar recognized Tom’s talent and recruited him to steal the magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders. Encouraged by the promise of riches (therefore power) and a subconscious need to please Jafar, he takes on the task, saving a magic carpet in the process.

✶ Back at the palace, your father sought to marry you off to find a successor to his throne. You met suitors, including a flashy prince called Ali from Ababwa.

✶ On a magic carpet ride, you trick Ali into admitting he’s the thief you previously met at the market. He manipulates you into thinking he’s the prince and the thief persona was just an act for him to get to know the city better.

✶ When Jafar uncovers Tom’s identity, he steals the magic lamp and wreaks havoc using the genie’s wishes. Understanding Jafar’s ego, he tricks him into wishing to be the most powerful being in the universe, which imprisons Jafar in his own lamp as a genie.

✶ Instead of using his last wish to continue being the rightful prince who can marry you, he used it to free the genie, as he has now learned how power corrupts others. It wasn’t worth it.

✶ Crowned as the next sultana, you recognized how our actions and choices defined us. Despite Tom’s manipulations, he showed up and was willing to learn. He was not afraid to look into the dark and make the right decisions when it mattered, a husband fit for a ruler.

Lorenzo Berkshire as Jack Frost (Rise of The Guardians)

Before you come at me, I know Jack Frost is not a Disney prince, but I’m a Jelsa truther so here we are.

❅ Lorenzo Berkshire mirrors Jack Frost’s love for mischief and games. As the guardian of fun, he enjoys playing harmless tricks on children and hearing them laugh as a result.

❅ Beneath the playful exterior, he deeply cares for those around him, having saved his sister from a frozen lake. His ultimate sacrifice led to his untimely demise, which the Man in The Moon rewarded him by making him immortal and granting him powers.

❅ He never found much need for romance, opting to spend his days playing with children and visiting his fellow guardians instead. Until one day, he visits the Enchanted Forest and comes across you, its mighty protector.

❅ Despite the initial distrust, he wins you over with his easy smile and sincerity. You never realized it until then, how lonely it was to be an ice queen without her king.

❅ Jack was also amazed to find someone else who could play with the magic of snow. He felt seen and understood like never before. For once, the loneliness in his heart melted away.

❅ So you spent your days together, laughing over silly jokes and exchanging stories. The cold never bothered you, but being with him made you understand why people enjoyed the sweetness of hot cocoa and why they cuddled close to a fire.

❅ Both your friends and family were happy for you. One day, Jack asked you to invite everyone so you can have a contest on who built the best sculptures. Your audience and judges comprised of Jack’s fellow Guardians, Queen Anna and King Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven.

❅ You showed off with iced gardens, towers, and even the shape of Sven, but none was more impressive as when you turned around to find Jack on one knee, a gleaming diamond in his hand. It was a picture perfect moment with ice sculptures in the background, celebrated with loved ones.

❅ And soon, the ice queen would never be without her king.

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graythegreyt · 2 months

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!! Who wants ace/aro fic recommendations for Miraculous Ladybug does anyone want ace/aro fic recommendations. Who am I kidding of course you do get in here

The Ace-ing on the Cake - Sailorchibi

This one is THE Aroace Marichat fanfiction in my mind. After several encounters, Chat and Marinette come to understand that they’re both asexual, and begin to worry how their crushes will accept them knowing this. They have a lot of transparent discussions and they may find that things will work out better for them than they’d ever hoped. This one makes my heart so happy :) This author has a lot of fantastic ace works which I'll also be linking, including

Miles Above

Aromantic Chloe! Chloe, as Queen Bee, feels a growing sense of dread at being left behind by her friends who are getting into relationships and having less time for their friendship with her. She and Ladybug have a long heartfelt talk about her fears of being abandoned. Everyone knows each other's identities in this, and Ladybug does her best to let Chloe know how much her friends value her.

And the last one by the same author: Lost Cause

Marinette is caught up in the fear that Chat Noir will hate her for wanting to pursue a relationship with Chat Noir while being aromantic, but Tikki is convinced that he’ll just be so glad that she loves him so much. Marinette’s not so sure about that, but with Adrien’s encouragement she takes a leap of faith. Aromantic Marinette!

(pockets full of) Stones - felledstar

Aroace Adrien! Adrien keeps telling his friends that Marinette is just a friend to him, but nobody seems to listen to him. Eventually, tired of not being understood, he does some research of his own and has some revelations. This one has a really valuable narrative of how it feels when people won't listen to how you describe your identity in my opinion!! Adrien isn't left hanging forever though-- his closest friends are willing to put their hearts into understanding him. Hopeful ending.

doing romance - @anna-scribbles

I would be REMISS to leave out doing romance from Annascribbles-- it’s just came out but already addresses a lot of the confusion and indeed dread from not feeling the same ways that other people seem to, for romance. Aroace Adrien struggles with feeling inadequate as a boyfriend-- how can he claim to be in love with someone if just a kiss makes him feel so off?

The Hearts of Monsters - @ladyofcreation (and also the whole Heroes with the Faces of Monsters series honestly.)

This is an alternate universe where the miraculous transform the holders into what are, essentially, monsters-- Mari becomes a huge ladybug creature complete with mandibles and two pairs of arms, and Adrien becomes a cat creature with warped limbs and sharp teeth. While our two heroes aren’t interested in one another romantically, they find that they treasure and love eachother deeply, and that’s enough for them- it’s always been enough. Highly recommend the rest of the series as well!

Honorable mentions (stories that aren't ace but do fit the spirit in my credited opinion. They're also just a real kick to read):

Tangled Ribbons and off book by @sadrien

These two stories do a fantastic job in establishing deep friendships in the characters before they begin to harbour honest romantic intentions, which reads so nicely to me and is also just so so beautiful. Highly recommend either of these!

Boys get Dresses, Girls get Suits - @dragonchris

This one’s a gen story and not focused on romance- instead, Alix tackles gender roles in the school, and her class has her back. Very fun!

OKAY THAT'S IT EVERYONE HAPPY READING AND I HOPE YOUR VALENTINE'S HAS BEEN EVERYTHING YOU HOPED IT WOULD BE!!

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous ladybug fic rec #Help I do not know the etiquette for fic recommendations. Dying a little. Someone tell me if I'm out of line DKDN #Anyways YAYY

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basu-shokikita · 6 months

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Kloktober 23 Day 26

Pick a tarot card for inspiration

I actually had another draft I was planning to continue today but I scratched it and started over because I wasn't satisfied with it. And yeah, I do like this better, I think.

Have some young pre-Dethklok Toki for tarot card day!

“Um…I don’t haves money…” Toki said, but the lady dragged him all the same.

“Shush.” She waved her hand dismissively, before returning to her cards. “This vision is really strong.” She shuffled her cards intensely before spreading them all face-down on her table. Then, she closed her eyes and her hand began hovering over the cards.

Toki swallowed nervously. It was getting dark and he was walking on the streets when this random old lady told him he needed to get a reading and dragged him inside her stand. What he actually needed was some food because he was starving. He wondered if he could beg for scraps at the bakery again. That one girl was really nice to him…

“Ah!” The old lady opened her eyes and dragged one of the cards, staring at it with a wise smile. “I knew it.” She said, before showing it to him.

In it, there was an illustration of a naked woman and man standing beside each other in what seemed to be a field. At the bottom of the card, there were two words.

“De Lovers?” Toki asked, extremely confused.

“Yes.” She was still smiling. “Signifies love and harmony. A beautiful connection is upon you, my little…” She stopped, blinking. “What is your name, young one?”

“Uh, Toki.”

“Toki.” She repeated calmly. Suddenly, she clasped his hands tightly. “You’re about to meet your soulmate, Toki. Be very aware of your surroundings today! It’s the most important relationship of your life!”

Startled, Toki looked at the card, hanging at the corner of the table and threatening to fall. While he considered himself a romantic, he was highly skeptical of this whole thing. “Um, ladies, dat ams impossible.” He finally managed.

She let go of him, raising an eyebrow. “And why is that?”

“Wells…” Toki forced a smile. “Ams just a homeless boy. I don’t has a house, or foods. I don’t even has clothes.” He pointed at his stained shirt. “Ams just mes and my guitars.”

Her expression went from shocked, to horrified, to finally disgusted. He was pretty used to that reaction, to people dehumanizing him the moment they found out about his circumstances. Normal people hated the homeless, after all.

Clearing her throat, she faked a smile. “Oh, that’s…” She stretched the collar of her shirt awkwardly. “That’s strange, haha…Lady Fortune is never wrong.” She looked at the card, as if it was disgusting too and shoved it on Toki’s hand. “You can keep it, but I’m waiting for some clients so…” She made a gesture with her eyes.

Toki nodded. “Okays.” He said, shoving the card in his pocket. “Um, thanks.” He said, even though he hadn’t asked for any of it in the first place.

As soon as he turned around, he heard her spray perfume on her table. Again, he was used to it, but it still stung a little.

Back in the streets, he got the card out of his pocket to look at it. The illustration was pretty cool, he wondered if he could sell it somehow. Maybe he could trade it to the nice bakery lady for a couple of breads?

He noticed one edge of the card being split, though, which seriously undermined his chances at being able to trade it for anything valuable. Curiosity got the better of him, however, and he tried to separate the ends, only to realize there was a card stuck under.

This card had a different illustration, of a lady pouring water into a puddle of sorts with one hand, the other one pouring water on the ground, with a starry sky in the background. The bottom text read “The Star”.

Well, guess the silver-lining of not having money was that you couldn’t get scammed because, what the hell. Not that he had believed the lady at all but was she really going around trying to convince people they were about to meet the love of their life? That was just…lame.

On the other hand, he now had two different cards he could trade for possibly food now. That was pretty good. Perhaps the forced fortune-reading had been the fortune in itself. If everything went well, he could share some of his dinner with the kitty cats from around the area.

A booming noise from nearby distracted him and he looked up, tucking the cards safely in his front pocket this time. It was coming from a bar, blaring lights accompanying the loud bass noise. A menu board outside read “Free entry! Rock music all night!” with drawings of guitars and thunders around the text.

These days, anything that had the word ‘free’ caught Toki’s attention instinctively. And there was a crowd forming outside, which only intrigued him more. Leather jackets, spider hair, dark make-up, he could only imagine the music being played was good to attract these types.

Swiftly, he pushed and squeezed himself until he got inside, merely avoiding a couple of bulky dudes about to fight at the entrance. Perks of being small and malnutritioned, he supposed.

The people inside were crowded around the empty stage, booing and cheering simultaneously.

“Who ams playings?” He asked the guy next to him. He was bald but had a piercing on his nose.

“Dethklok!” He said. “They aren’t all that great but they have a cult forming around them these days. Probably because they have that guy from Snakes n Barrels.” He snorted. “Bunch of-”

Suddenly, the lights went out and the crowd went insane. Toki was a little nervous so he unhooked his guitar from his back and grabbed it. He really couldn’t afford to get it repaired at the moment so he might as well take care of it.

Five figures walked on the stage and, after a short introduction by the vocalist that Toki could hardly understand anyway, they started playing. Their music was loud, powerful, unrefined. The crowd started dancing with the beats, pushing one another with the rhythm of the music.

Lights went on and off as the five men on stage demonstrated their craft. The vocalist roared against the mic, black hair, muscly and intimidating. The red-haired drummer beat his arms and legs against the instrument with a force that could only be described as violent. The rhythm guitar played soberly, knowingly, as he was looking down on the audience. Oh, and they also had a bassist.

But the real star of the show for Toki was the all-white dressed lead guitarist, whose blond locks covered his face as he headbanged, fingers sliding against the guitar strings as if he were born for this.

Toki had listened to a bunch of guitarists in his short life, especially of the metal genre. This guy, however, had a different kind of energy. Like an aura of holiness surrounded him and his mighty-shredding axe. It was both beautiful and entracing and Toki felt like he had to get closer. He wasn’t even scared of getting hit by the moshpit, he just needed to be closer and witness his guitar God in all his glory.

He shoved and elbowed his way in, managing to stand right in front of him. Like a flash, blue eyes gazed at him, but they were gone, the golden curtain covering his face again. It was like a spark for Toki, though, like electricity spreading through his body, rendering him to life. He was alive and awake and he needed to play guitar with this man.

It was ridiculous, but the cards flashed in his mind for a brief second, and he wondered if the old lady had accidentally predicted his future after all.

#kloktober2023 #kloktober #dethklok #toki wartooth #skwistok #implied again #yea im always up on my bullshit #i also finished this just now so #my writing #no beta we die like men etc

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sapphire-weapon · 2 days

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Hate hate HATE the weird fetishization of virginity surrounding female characters. It gets so gross...

Women who fuck aren't less innocent.

Women who fuck aren't less valuable.

Virgins can be confident and open about relationships and interacting with those they are attracted to.

Virgins aren't a fucking prize for the male character.

Nobody is going to hell.

Seriously, purity culture is so extremely misogynistic. And this is all coming from someone who used to be obsessed with it in fics back when I was a repressed teen.

God, the thought that women have to "get it right" and lose their virginity to the "correct" guy or else she's less valuable is so weird.

And there is nothing wrong with being a virgin. But y'all gotta stop treating it like a requirement.

Ashley fucks. And good for her.

what i find weird is that people chalk up ashley's initial nervousness around leon to being a virgin and not, you know

the fact that she's a kidnapped woman alone in a foreign country surrounded by people who want to hurt her, and leon is a violent man who's very cold and short-tempered at the start of the game.

leon would scare the shit out of me if i was in ashley's position. he'd probably have to throw me over his shoulder and physically carry me out of the church, because i'd meet him and go "... you know what i think i'll take my chances in here actually, thanks."

ashley's also in a social position where she's probably never had to charm anyone before in her life. she's a rich girl with a cute face, a small waist, and giant tits. boyfriends probably just kind of happen, for her. leon's probably the first man ever who's treated her like a human and not a pussy-shaped ATM. of course it's going to take her a while to figure out how to interact with him. that doesn't make her a virgin. it just makes her extremely privileged.

there's this weird perception that losing your virginity suddenly makes you extremely suave and charismatic and confident, and boy is that not true. the circumstances around how you lose your virginity are really important, actually. in fact, all of your relationships help shape the person you are/become.

and just by looking at ashley and knowing how girls like her fit into american culture, chances are she's had one serious, long-term boyfriend since high school because stability and keeping up appearances are the most important thing, but any real affection between them fizzled out years ago, so they both treat the relationship more like an obligation than anything else because it really just is a status thing for them. and, yeah, being with someone that long -- you end up sleeping with them. and a relationship like that still leaves her with a restricted worldview and a shortage of romantic experience, even despite the loss of her virginity.

just some food for thought.

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moralesmilesanhour · 9 months

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That previous anon post was about gwen was spot on and it has me thinking things

I really hate how people think Miles and Gwen have to get together in btsv. Like they just need to be together romantically, like that's the only satisfying way to tie the story together and its not. Like yeah we know they'll reconcile and everything but even then, I feel like them rebuilding their friendship just being friends and working towards building trust would be more powerful and realistic, maybe that's the aromantic (and anti this ship lol) in me talking but it's not necessary to just throw them together cause they're the main boy main girl, or "the build up" (which wasnt that much I feel?) or like Miles is some prize for Gwen to win after she 'saves him and makes it up somehow. Plus, Miles doesn't need to be so dependent/obsessive on her because he has new spider friends! Hobie Margo Pavitr who are spider people his age and who he can bond with as well! It doesn't have to just be about Gwen anymore (I'm seriously begging the writers to build his relationships with the other spiderteens and give focus to them and not just center Gwen, because centering and pushing the white girl over the black/poc characters will always rub me wrong)

Sorry for dumping this on you, I just had some thoughts xD

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

For one, I also think that it's kinda odd how many people feel that romance would be the only satisfying way to end their arc. Friendships being explored in a story have always held more weight to me than romance, especially if the romance in question feels unearned or contrived (which, let's be real, is the case for most het canon ships 🥴)

I think spiderverse is going to have to deal with the fact that Gwen is no longer the only person that Miles can possibly relate to or form bonds with. I would have an extremely difficult time believing that Miles' crush on her would be more valuable at this point in the story than his relationship with the characters who were actually there for him when it mattered. Them suddenly jumping back into a romance would feel odd.

It's no hate to Gwiles shippers though (at least the ones that are normal about it). I just don't feel inclined to be emotionally invested in their romantic potential 😭 I think rebuilding their friendship would be a much more realistic goal to work towards story-wise bc spiderverse already has so much going on

#asks #blabbering

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twoidiotwriters1 · 24 days

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The Curse of Oenone (Leo Valdez xFem!Oc)

A/N: To the creator of the gifset I will never thank you enough -Danny Words: 2,241 Series' Masterlist Previous Chapter // Next Chapter Listen to: 'The Wreck of Our Hearts' -by Sleeping Wolf

XXXVI: There's a HORSE Loose in the HOSPITAL

"So what's Frank's color? Does it match Hazel's?" Leo follows her around while Ara secures the ballistae. "Is he bright pink?"

"They're lavender, not pink," she has a vague smile on while she explains, not minding his interrogatory. "Percy and Annabeth are scarlet."

"What's ours?" He stands in her way. "You never told me."

Ara moves him out of the way and continues her chore. "It's golden."

His body lights up instantly. "Golden looks great on you! Do I look good?"

Ara laughs. "You could see it for yourself, you know?"

"What? For real?" He gets excited. "How?"

"Light yourself on fire, it won't be that different."

"Funny. Seriously, I bet we all look god-like in your eyes," Leo's smile dies. "Do gods have soul lights?"

Ara's never thought of that before. "I don't know, they glow all the time regardless of how they feel. I don't even know if gods have souls, they're entities, right? Their bodies aren't vessels, just a form they take."

Leo hums, tinkering with the object he's been making since the night prior. "What about Chiron? And the nymphs and—"

"Mythical creatures don't have soul lights. I don't know why," she frowns. "They experience life differently."

"Can't wait to tell Jason you can see when he's horny," he snickers.

"Ew!" Ara makes a face. "First of all, I don't see sexual attraction, if anything, I only see when he's fawning over Piper."

"Same thing," Leo rolls his eyes. "If you're in love you want the person in every way."

Ara tries not to think of what that implies about his relationship with her. "There are people that don't feel romantic attraction—Or aren't interested in sexual stuff. Soul lights tell you about a person's interests, and what they love most in the world. In other words—"

"Weaknesses. You called them that, I think that's not accurate, but whatever," Leo leans against the ballista smiling at her adoringly. "I still love you even when you're wrong."

Ara stares at him with amusement and annoyance. He treats their situation like it makes him the luckiest guy in the world, which is insane. Leo jokes about being crazy, and she jokes about it too, but there are limits to how delulu you can pretend to be before it gets dangerous.

She hasn't been able to forget the way he freaked out at first, and she wants to ask him if he also conveniently forgot that thing about being an ill match after knowing about their soul lights, or if he's pretending to be happy for her sake.

"Done," Ara sighs, patting the ballista.

"Why are you securing them?" The boy asks. "They don't need maintenance."

"So they don't go off if we crash against them."

Leo frowns. "Crash?"

Ara whistles and Nico jumps from the topmast, landing next to her quietly and swiftly. The girl turns Almighty into a sword. "It's normal to lose your footing while training."

Leo steps back in alarm, eyes widening and darting between Nico and her. "You're training here? Near my valuables?"

Nico snorts. "I can't fight Ara, we can't afford to lose any limbs at the moment."

The girl tosses the sword at Leo and he catches it on instinct. "You got this, Firecracker."

Nico unsheathes his sword and Leo looks over his shoulder nervously, eyes on the stairs. Ara clicks her tongue.

"You can't outrun us and you know it. C'mon, stand your ground!"

"I don't like swords!" He complains. "And why are you teaming up all of a sudden?"

"He's doing me a favor."

"I think it'll be funny to watch you panic until you get it right," Nico admits with a smirk.

"Hazel!" Leo shouts. "Zhang!"

Ara raises a brow. "Both of them want you to train as much as I do. And Frank won't save you."

"For all the wrong reasons," Nico nods.

Leo tries to appeal to her by being cute. "Doll, c'mon, I forge you weapons—"

"Oh, right!" Ara presses the hair tie around her wrist and once it becomes a shield she tosses it to Leo, who struggles to catch it now that he's holding her sword. "Now you're ready!"

"Where did you get that?" Nico eyes the shield with interest.

"Leo made it! It was my birthday present."

"I can make one to match your killer aesthetic, man," Leo offers. "Just put the blade of eternal damnation down..."

Nico ponders, worrying Ara for a second, then he shakes his head and lifts his sword slashing the air. "Nah."

He vaults at Leo, and the boy yelps and jumps out of his way, his dark curls burst into flames. "Jason, help!"

"No one's going to help you!" Ara raises her voice. "We all want you to get better! Who knows what my prophecy could bring? You want to help, right?"

He glares at her while Nico corners him against the mast. "Not fair, Ara!"

She shrugs, not even remotely sorry. "Neither is the curse."

Nico tries to hit Leo's head with the butt of his sword and Leo dodges him, but Nico trips him and Leo falls, dropping the shield and her sword.

"Fast reflexes, weak stance," Nico lowers his sword and offers a hand to pick him up.

"Fine," Leo makes a face, taking Nico's hand and getting up. He picks up the sword and the shield. "Just stay away from my fingers, I need them."

"Make sure I don't get close then," Nico replies, jabbing at him effortlessly.

Leo does his best to stop him with Ara's shield and strikes back, though poorly. It makes her proud anyway, he's trying and it brings her hope.

When Jason almost falls to his death while handling a hoard of Venti, he asks them to hold a meeting. He recounts his vision of Lily, Grover, and Rachel talking to Octavian and Reyna about the note Annabeth sent them.

"She's alive," Leo's arms are covered in the cuts he got during training. He's in no pain, Ara mended each wound with special care, and the boy loved every second of it. "Thank the gods and pass the hot sauce."

"What does that mean?" Frank makes a face.

"It means pass the hot sauce, Zhang. I'm still hungry." Leo rolls his eyes, shirt full of crumbs.

"I can't believe Reyna would try to find us," Frank continues, handing over the bottle to Leo. "It's taboo, coming to the ancient lands. She'll be stripped of her praetorship."

"If she lives," Hazel adds. "It was hard enough for us to make it this far with seven demigods, the daughter of Olympus, and a warship."

"And me." Hedge says proudly. "Don't forget, cupcake, you got the satyr advantage."

"How's Lily?" Ara asks.

Jason gives her a look. "She was close to stabbing Octavian, but Rachel kept her at a proper distance—apart from that she looks okay."

Ara watches Leo and cleans the corner of his lips with her thumb. "Lily hates being in charge..." she sighs heavily. "I've failed her."

"C'mon, Ara, you're doing all you can," Piper soothes her.

"It's not enough!" She complains. Leo clears his throat and Ara corrects herself. "Lily can't work like that, the closer she is to the action, the harder it is to see the whole picture. Reyna will have it worse, though, Romans work in teams exclusively and to be forced to travel alone..."

"Crossing the Atlantic is a hard journey, no doubt," Jason agrees. "But I'd never bet against Reyna. If anyone can make it, she will."

"Well, I'd love to see Reyna again," Piper says politely. "But how is she supposed to find us?"

"Can't you just send her an Iris-message?" Frank suggests.

"They're not working very well," Hedge sighs. "Horrible reception. Every night, I swear, I could kick that rainbow goddess..."

Everyone falls silent. Leo's voice turns playful. "Coach? Who have you been calling every night, you old goat?"

"No one! Nothing! I just meant—"

"He means we've already tried," Hazel interrupts him. Ara remembers Coach used to have a girlfriend back home, a nymph they met during their first quest. "Some magic is interfering... maybe Gaea. Contacting the Romans is even harder. I think they're shielding themselves."

"I don't suppose Reyna has a cell phone...? Nah. Never mind. She'd probably have bad reception on a pegasus flying over the Atlantic." Frank grumbles.

"She'll find us," Jason assures them. "She mentioned something in the dream—she's expecting me to go to a certain place on our way to the House of Hades. I—I'd forgotten about it, actually, but she's right. It's a place I need to visit."

"And where is this place?" Piper asks.

Jason's soul light suddenly flashes across the table, a dark blue that envelops his body and grows in intensity the more he looks at Piper. "A... uh, a town called Split."

Ara elbows Leo discretely but with urgency, he looks up in confusion and she gestures at Jason, a look of amusement on her face as she does. Leo watches the blond boy for a moment and snorts, understanding what she's exposing.

"Um, yeah." Jason blinks, trying to gather his thoughts. "In fact, we should be getting close. Leo?"

Leo nods with a shit-eating grin still on his face, then he presses the intercom. "How's it going up there, buddy?" Festus responds with a couple of clicks. "He says maybe ten minutes to the harbor—Though I still don't get why you want to go to Croatia, especially a town called Split. I mean, you name your city Split, you gotta figure it's a warning to, you know, split. Kind of like naming your city Get Out!"

"It could be called Care Bear Island and I would still not feel safe," she brushes the crumbs off his shirt. "And slow down with the chips, dude, look at yourself..."

"Wait," Hazel frowns. "Why are we going to Croatia?"

"Well, technically we've been in Croatian territory for the past day or so," Leo leans closer to Ara while she fixes his appearance. "All that coastline we've been sailing past is it, but I guess back in the Roman times it was called... what'd you say, Jason? Bodacious?"

"Dalmatia," Nico corrects him and Jason gives a start. Ara has a hard time not laughing and Nico tries just as hard not to make eye contact with her. "Croatia used to be Dalmatia, a major Roman province. You want to visit Diocletian's Palace, don't you?"

"Whose palace?" Hedge asks with alarm. "And is Dalmatia where those Dalmatian dogs come from? That 101 Dalmatians movie—I still have nightmares."

"Why would you have nightmares about that?" Frank questions.

"Nico is right," Jason interrupts before Hedge can respond. "I need to go to Diocletian's Palace. It's where Reyna will go first, because she knows I would go there."

"And why would Reyna think that? Because you've always had a mad fascination with Croatian culture?" Piper questions.

"Reyna and I used to talk about Diocletian," he explains. "We both kind of idolized the guy as a leader. We talked about how we'd like to visit Diocletian's Palace. Of course we knew that was impossible. No one could travel to the ancient lands. But still, we made this pact that if we ever did, that's where we'd go."

"Diocletian..." Leo tilts his head. "I got nothing. Why was he so important?"

"He was the last great pagan emperor!" Frank exclaims.

"Why am I not surprised you know that, Zhang?"

"Why wouldn't I? He was the last one who worshipped the Olympian gods, before Constantine came along and adopted Christianity."

"I remember something about that," Hazel ponders. "The nuns at St. Agnes taught us that Diocletian was a huge villain, right along with Nero and Caligula." She scowls at Jason. "Why would you idolize him?"

"He wasn't a total villain," Jason replies. "Yeah, he persecuted Christians, but otherwise he was a good ruler. He worked his way up from nothing by joining the legion. His parents were former slaves... or at least his mom was. Demigods know he was a son of Jupiter—the last demigod to rule Rome. He was also the first emperor ever to retire, like, peacefully, and give up his power. He was from Dalmatia, so he moved back there and built a retirement palace. The town of Split grew up around..."

Jason's gaze locks on Leo, who's pretending to write on his palm. "Go on, Professor Grace! I wanna get an A on the test."

"Shut up, Leo."

Ara laughs and Leo smiles at her reaction proudly, dragging his chair closer to her. He has been flirting at every opportunity and in front of everyone like he hasn't done in months, and she can tell he's overdoing it to make her forget their problem. She tries to resist it, but as usual, it's no use.

Piper brings them back to the subject. "So why is Diocletian's Palace so special?"

Nico grabs a grape and pops it in his mouth. "It's said to be haunted by the ghost of Diocletian."

"Who was a son of Jupiter, like me," Jason nods. "His tomb was destroyed centuries ago, but Reyna and I used to wonder if we could find Diocletian's ghost and ask where he was buried... well, according to the legends, his scepter was buried with him."

Nico smiles slightly. "Ah... that legend."

"What legend?" Hazel questions.

"Supposedly Diocletian's scepter could summon the ghosts of the Roman legions, any of them who worshipped the old gods."

"Okay, now I'm interested," Leo whistles lowly, his eyebrows raised. "Be nice to have a booty-kicking army of pagan zombies on our side when we enter the House of Hades."

"Not sure I would've put it that way," Jason sighs, "but yeah."

"We don't have much time," Frank reminds them. "It's already July ninth. We have to get to Epirus, close the Doors of Death—"

"Which are guarded," Hazel points out, "by a smoky giant and a sorceress who wants... Well, I'm not sure. But according to Pluto, she plans to 'rebuild her domain.' Whatever that means, it's bad enough that my dad felt like warning me personally."

"And if we survive all that, we still have to find out where the giants are waking Gaea and get there before the first of August," Frank groans. "Besides, the longer Percy and Annabeth are in Tartarus—"

"I know," Jason eases him. "We won't take long in Split. But looking for the scepter is worth a try. While we're at the palace, I can leave a message for Reyna, letting her know the route we're taking for Epirus."

"The scepter of Diocletian could make a huge difference," Nico concedes. "You'll need my help."

"Hey, sounds fun," Piper tries to step in. "I'll go, too."

"You can't, Piper," Nico reasons. "It should only be Jason and me. Diocletian's ghost might appear for a son of Jupiter, but any other demigods would most likely... ah, spook him. And I'm the only one who can talk to his spirit. Even Hazel won't be able to do that."

Something scalding pokes Ara in the back, like the red-hot pointy end of a spear, and she bolts forward. Her palms slam down on the table and everyone looks at her.

"Ara?" Hazel eyes her with concern. "All good?"

There is a presence in the room, and it wants her to join Jason and Nico. "I'm going with the boys."

Nico frowns. "Ara, I just said—"

"I know," the presence isn't talking but it feels like it's pushing down on, bending her back. "I'm not saying I'm a modern version of the Emperors but I'm the daughter of Olympus, so—"

"You're the leader of both camps," Jason finishes for her, understanding her point right away. "Greeks and Romans answer to you, yeah I see what you mean."

"So far that hasn't helped much," Nico mentions.

Ara glares at him."I think I hear hooves."

His face shifts, that's what they used to say to let each other know they were being heard. Usually, the code was used while talking about Connor and Lily, and the hooves referred to satyrs and nymphs, they like gossip a bit too much. Or Chiron, so they could run away before he could catch them in one of their childish competitions.

Festus rings the ship's bell and speaks through the loudspeaker in his usual machine language, distracting everyone from the weird stuff Ara just said.

"We've arrived," Leo announces. "Time to Split."

Frank makes a noise of annoyance and looks at Ara. "Can we leave Valdez in Croatia?"

"No," she smiles, getting up from her seat.

"'Cause you can't live without me?" Leo catches her wrist before she can go away and kisses her hand.

"You already know the answer."

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senlinyu · 1 year

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Love that Malfoy is a little stupid-y and non-possessive in Let the dark and that Hermione is more assertive with her power than just sitting around being used for academics. The feminist in me loves the whole concept hehe. Wanted to ask, why isn’t hermione very close to Ron’s or Harry’s family in this story? Since its a no-voldemort universe, I thought there would be more interaction between Arthur and Mr. Granger atleast and overall many more summer visits of Hermione as Ron fancies her

Well you see, this world is very comfortable and progressive. There's no war going on or open dissent that's causing people to stop and dig into their positions or beliefs and inconvenience themselves to signal their sides. This is not a war story, everyone is more immature in ways because there aren't any extreme situations forcing them to be mature.

I had this whole long analysis of Hermione and Ron's relationship back in chapters 7-8 but then omitted it all because it was not going to be a central point in the story and people already get mad at me all year round for not liking Harry and Ron very much. It was sort of a deconstructive contemplation of the intersection of sexism and racism even in friends/romantic partners, etc. But I will share it here with the caveat that if anyone drops an angry rant in my asks about this post, I'm not going to dialogue.

In LTDI Ron 'likes' Hermione because she doesn't annoy him as a girl, and he considers himself to be her best option, and because he sees having her as a means of elevating himself, eg he's not best in his class like his brothers were, but his girlfriend is. He's not shoe-in for Head student but his girlfriend is. That gives him reflected value without having to actually do the labour of earning those qualifications, while he is inherently a catch because he's a pureblood boy. By societal default he's more valuable and thereby doing her a favour for wanting her, even though she would be the overqualified partner. That's why their differences clash so furiously when Hermione says she deserves more than then future he's settling for.

Systemic bigotry gets internalised by everyone, even friends. Subconscious behaviors and views are one of those things that almost inevitably happen when you have a society that considers some people more valuable on the basis of their gender, race, appearance, etc. Even if rationally/consciously a person doesn’t think they consider themselves better, that little undercurrent of superiority becomes a comfort that people will get defensive about when they feel it threatened.

So, all that to say, Ron's never really been pursuing Hermione, because she's the person he plans to marry when he needs to marry, and since she'll be the one lucky to get his acceptance, he just has to get around to it, there was no risk in his mind that she wouldn't see him as a opportunity/catch. But she's not the fun kind of girl he wants to date.

#fic: let the dark in

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yeet-noir · 2 years

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Talk to me about Adrienette sugar. It doesn't matter if it's platonic or romantic. Give me the feels!!

OKAY

Adrienette gives me everything I went in a slowburn romance. I love how we don't have to rush into the relationship, but instead get to see an organic growth between the two of.

Marinette growth was great! She went from shy, tongue-tied lovestrucked girl who is her own worst enemy when it came to romance which was something that bothered her so deeply about herself. We got to see her work through this perceived flaw to become a trusted and encouraging confidant to her friend. She is now helping Adrien overcome his own struggles not because she has a crush on him, but because she cares so deeply for him.

Adrien also has noticeable growth in his relationship with Marinette. He was a shy and uncertain boy who was adjusting to a new lifestyle. All he wanted was friends and a sense of normalcy. Turns out he realized he was worth more than his constrains set by estrange father and he helped discover that partly through his relationship with Marinette.

While I see Ladynoir as the helping one another grow as community members and partner I see Adrienette serve a different part for the. Adrienette's relationship helps nurture growth in an individual sense while they are navigating the struggles of teenhood and unbeknownst to one another heroism.

They are working on themselves and aiding one another in the growth whether intentional or not. I believe the pay off of them being confident and proud will be great once we see them officially together. But until then friendship is just as valuable and beautiful to see!!

#miraculous ladybug #ml #adrienette #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #love square #ml analysis #ml sugar #answered #mine

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randomly-a-fan · 7 months

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Both Sides with Opposite Needs

WARNING: Mention of NSFW contents

MJ had Aquarius over for tea, (even though MJ doesn't drink tea, so it's actually lemonade) and shortbread cookies; the kind that just melts in your mouth. However, Aquarius looks different that day; her hair is down and fuzzy, like as if she got out of bed early and is still tired. "Aquarius, is something wrong? no one has ever turn down on something soft and moist. Is it the Lemonade? I'm not that good at adding enough sugar or ease the zingy." MJ asked nervously. Aquarius looked up at MJ with tired eyes before she sits up. "Ow... Sorry sugar, I'm just so sore from last night... and the night after... … Every night!" Aquarius groaned.

It got awkward for a few minutes, until MJ finally spoke. "I think I can understand what you're going through... I haven't... Well... We haven't... … *sigh* we haven't been overly affectionate... In bed... For days..." MJ sighed. Aquarius lifted her head after hearing MJ's problem, but Aquarius' problem was the complete opposite; Pennywise has been overly-dominant too many times, that it hurts so bad. "Well, let me be honest, you're better off not having Jason as the dominant one, take me and Pennywise for instance; every night, Pennywise has been needy all of a sudden, like as if I was going to leave him and not come back, which obviously is not the case. But he just doesn't see it." Aquarius explained before taking a sip of her lemonade. "He got on top of me after I rejected his affection, since I'm so tired to do anything... I need a break from his grasp, so I'm planning on going away for a week with Cassandra, while she goes to the edge of town giving blood by the blood-drive." Aquarius explained.

MJ nodded as she understands what she's been going through, even though she thinks differently. "At least you feel loved by your lover; I know Jason loves me, he does give me a peck in the cheek every now and then, but we don't do anything romantic like we used to, before we had Malon in our lives; even though Malon was in school or is spending a night at her friend's place for the weekend, he's still not in the mood to be dominant... Sometimes I wonder if he's bored of me." MJ admits. Aquarius chuckled to what MJ said. "Forgive me for chuckling, but what you just told me; even though our side-stories are different, but the main key to this issue, had something to do with our hubbies." Aquarius explained. Both the girls giggled before helping themselves to another cookie. "I wonder what our boys are up to; after all, Jason invited Pennywise to join him on a perimeter check before heading to the docks." MJ wondered.

***

Meanwhile, Jason had his job easier, with Pennywise scaring the hell out of the troublesome trespassers, they ran right into Jason's grasp and killed them easily. "That's four in a row, and the two were nasty!" Pennywise chuckled. Jason took the corpse's wallet to see if there is something worth valuable. To Jason, it's not really stealing if dead people can't do anything about it; why would they need money anyway? Of course, Jason doesn't care about the money either, back before he met MJ, money is not what he's after; he's after vengeance.

Over at the docks, Pennywise took a scrap of the trespasser's arm to munch on. Jason finds Pennywise an odd fellow, eating human parts; he understands that he's part monster, so it makes sense... Unfortunately. "It's not considered cannibalism if you're not a human-being, now does it? I can read what you're thinking." Pennywise reminded. Jason didn't say anything in his head, although, he is thinking about MJ, and Pennywise knew it. "Trouble with your relationship with your wife, Jason?" Pennywise asked. Jason turned his head quickly towards Pennywise. "Quit reading my thoughts, especially when it's about MJ! It's like me asking about you and Aquarius--" When Pennywise heard his wife's name, his alien tentacles bursts out randomly out of his stomach. "What the hell was that, Pennywise? I've never seen you act like this before!" Jason asked in shock.

Pennywise chuckled in both from Jason's reaction and him being humiliated. "Well, the thing is, I acted this way whenever me and Aquarius were in bed; it's my... In Aquarius' depiction, Animalistic. It doesn't normally happen in public, but whenever someone mentions my 'Pretty Blue' while being in heat... Literally, my tentacles spasmed out... For humans, it's like when you had a tender feeling in your head, your--" "STOP, STOP, I get the graphics!!!" Jason exclaimed while covering his undead-ears. "From my understanding... Unfortunately... I have a feeling that you and Aquarius have been... Busy... A lot of nights; just this morning, I saw Aquarius limping as she was getting into our house." Jason predicted. Pennywise laughed. "Now look who's getting into someone's 'sexy' business!" Jason groaned as he was annoyed by Pennywise's behavior, that is until Pennywise spoke again. "I can read MJ's mind; she's getting bored of you not being dominant." Pennywise brought up.

Jason's eyes nearly popped out of his hockey masks' eye-holes, he nearly strangled Pennywise to death, until he realized that he doesn't really remember the last time him and MJ share a bond; 'are they losing their edge?'. "What's gotten into you? I thought you love MJ." Pennywise asked. "Nothing is wrong... I just don't want to be too dominant on her; last time we let ourselves go, she's been sore for a week, I figured that I got into her too hard, so I thought I tone it down... It's been seven months since we last acted up; it was her birthday then." Jason explained. "But what about your birthday? your birthday was from last June, wasn't it?" Pennywise brought up as a reminder. "Yeah... But that night, me and Malon were lying next to each other, looking at baby photos of her, it's a treasurable moment for the two of us. Then she fell asleep in my arms, so MJ had to sleep on the couch, so we couldn't be active that night." Jason answered. Pennywise giggled before he responded. "You two couldn't do it with Malon in the room?" Then Pennywise burst out laughing, as his question was only a joke. But it wasn't funny to Jason, so he pushed Pennywise in the lake.

Pennywise lost his snack during the fall and his hair is down to his face. "That's not very nice! You could've just said 'no', or at least take the joke." Pennywise called out as he was trying to pull himself up from the water.

Only to have Jason shove him back in the water. "Oh, okay, I see where this is going..." Pennywise said as he tries to climb back up. "But you know what? You're the one that looks stupid right now." Pennywise added, before Jason pushed him in again. "Hah! I fooled you, I actually wanted to swim in this cold water..." Pennywise climbs again. "Go ahead, I actually wanted you to push me in, go on, push me in!" Jason shrugged and pushed him back in.

***

After Jason's 32 times of pushing Pennywise in the water, he decided to give Pennywise a break; after seeing him shivering and turning blue. "You could have killed me you know... You know I wasn't serious about that last question, do you?" Pennywise asked. Jason nodded to his question before he took off his jacket to give to Pennywise to keep him warm. "Sorry for shoving you in the lake; that last question just nauseates me." Jason explained. Pennywise nodded to his statement. "Yeah... I guess it all started when you mentioned how my baby girl was limping, which made me feel... uh..." "Guilty?" Jason assumed. "Yeah... I love her, but I think she's getting too sick of me, that I'm sensing that she's leaving for the week, all because of me... That's why I came, because I know you're the someone to talk to." Pennywise admits.

Jason thought of a solution, along with Pennywise with a solution for Jason; which will come up, after Jason explains his theory. "Why not help your wife out around the house, and be less dominant, so she can heal up; I believe she wanted you to empathize with her." Jason explained. "I hate doing the chores around the house... But I love Aquarius even more... I'm willing to keep her home with me, and not spend a whole week with her annoying cousin Cassie." Pennywise admits.

Then Pennywise has a solution for Jason's problem; "As for you and MJ, find the time to be dominant with her, at least MJ can talk senses with you willingly, respect her wishes." Pennywise suggested. As much as he doesn't want to hurt his wife, he will listen to what she wants, and know from her if she's alright with the pace. That should work out just fine. So, Jason nodded his head and patted Pennywise's back before taking him back to his place to get dried off.

***

When Jason and Pennywise entered the cabin, MJ was in the kitchen doing the dishes. "Hi sweetie... Pennywise, what happened to you? you're all wet." MJ greeted then asked with confusion. "I was... In a mood for a swim... May I get dried off?" Pennywise asked while shivering. "Aquarius is taking a quick hot shower at the moment, I'll ask if you could go in to get dried off--" MJ nearly screamed with she saw Pennywise's alien tentacles burst out. Jason rushed over to MJ to cover her eyes. "I'll explain things to MJ, you just go in and dry yourself off." Jason ordered as he held MJ close. Pennywise was going to enter the bathroom until Jason snapped. "NO HANKY PANKYS THOUGH." Jason shouted in his head.

Aquarius was just finishing up her shower, until she forgot her towel nearby. 'Dang it! I hate it when I keep forgetting my--' "towel?" said the voice. Aquarius jumped when she heard that she's not the only one in the bathroom anymore. She was half relieved to see that it's only her husband; but why only half relieved? probably for the obvious reason. "Penny, I'm not in the mood to--" "Now, now, not in The Voorhees' bathroom; Jason says so." Pennywise cut off with a chuckle. Aquarius sighed before she got out of the bathroom wearing a towel around her body. "Penny, we need to have a talk..." Aquarius was about to say, until he placed a hand on her lips. "Before you say anything, hear what I need to say." Pennywise placed her hands on hers as he was going to explain something to her, until his tentacles snuck out. "Damn it, not again! Stop, STOP." Pennywise yelled at his tentacles. "Baby I'm sorry, every time I think of you, or even see you... Like this... My alien tentacles act up... Which is something I want to explain about." Pennywise apologizes.

It took about a few minutes for Pennywise to explain the full story clearly for his Pretty Blue, however, Aquarius understands his side of the story. "It sounds to me that you've gone rogue by your hormones... I know it's hard to control, which is why I find that being away for a week will help you settle down and not get so physically hungry." Aquarius explained, as she placed his cool hands on his cheek. "I just hate to see you leave; I fear that once you leave, you never come back..." Pennywise confessed with tears coming up from his eyes. "Aww, baby... You know I'll always come back for you... I love you; you give me happiness, not to mention my freedom from the saint of Hell." Aquarius responded before giving her husband a hard kiss by the lips.

Pennywise's tentacles acted up again, only this time, they wrap themselves around her waist. "Sorry Pretty Blue, you want me to get them off you?" Pennywise asked. Aquarius giggled before she responded. "Nuh, it's fine; I kind of like IT." Aquarius winked. Pennywise kissed his girl again without disruptions. That is, until they both heard Jason knocking harshly. "Pennywise, you better not be doing what I didn't want you to do!" Jason warned. Pennywise shrugged before he gave Aquarius a peck by the cheek and left the bathroom, so that Aquarius can get into her jumpsuit.

***

Aquarius hugged MJ tenderly, as a thank you for the talk, and the reassurance that everything will turn out alright for her and Jason. "Thanks for the talk, Jason... But no thanks for pushing me off the dock." Pennywise chuckled, but yet serious. "You pushed Pennywise off the dock?" MJ asked in surprise. "Don't get mad at him, I deserve that for being thoughtless." Pennywise explained. Then, unexpectedly, Pennywise lifted Aquarius over his shoulder and carried her to their car. "Good luck with your wife, Jason; remember what I have told you!" Pennywise called out.

Jason nodded and waved back at the Grays, before he turned to see his wife, MJ was going to finish the dishes until she felt Jason's hands on her hips, and then pulled her gently against him. MJ looked up with a smile at her husband. "Honey, what are you doing?" MJ asked. Jason removed his mask before turning her around to kiss her deeply, giving her cheeks a few squeezes before carrying her to their bedroom to... Adult stuff.

***

The next day at The Grays' place, Aquarius was the last to wake up, which was completely out of the ordinary. When Aquarius puts on her housecoat and walked out of the room, she saw that the kitchen was 'clean-ish', and her son is already gone to school. Then, she saw her favorite sight; her husband playing with Kandy. Pennywise was playing tickle with Kandy, making her laugh before giving her raspberries on her tummy.

Pennywise sensed his wife's presence, so he gave Aquarius a big grin. "Well look who's here." Pennywise said to Kandy in an excited tone. Kandy was waving and kicking her legs with excitement. "What's going on here, Pennywise? usually it's me that does the morning routine." Aquarius asked before sitting down next to her lover. "Well, I thought I take over for a couple of days, after all, you're tired and sore throughout the week, so I thought I give you a break. Besides, I love spending time with my favorite daughter." Pennywise admits before giving his daughter a kiss by the lips. "And I love watching my husband being so loving to his favorite daughter." Aquarius responded while snuggling. "I love all of our kids, especially my Pretty Blue." Pennywise replied with a kiss by the head.

So... The Opposite Problems became the Opposite Solutions; of course, Jason knew that he needed to be careful with his dominants on his wife, and Pennywise learned that it's okay to be affectionate, just not constantly or abruptly. He's also learning to control his tentacles whenever he's turned on, even though there are times when Aquarius was too sore to be dominant, and she still wanted to be away for the week. But like Pennywise said; he loved spending time with his kids, so it's not a total loss from his point of view.

The End

#it #it chapter 2 #pennywise #pennywise the dancing clown #friday the 13th #jason voorhees #fandom #mj #Aquarius #Aquarius the Singing Clown

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addictedtostorytelling · 5 months

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Do you have any analysis writing on the textbook Grissom gave Sara for Christmas in 4x17 XX? I’m wondering about the scene & Sara’s reaction & nicks smile and the timeline. Maybe there’s nothing too deep here but I enjoy the stuff of yours that I’ve read!

hi, @needonlytoendure!

i do indeed have a couple of posts on that subject:

this one identifies the timeline of when grissom gives sara the entomology textbook and discusses why sara perhaps at first fails to recognize its significance.

this one speculates on if nick, hodges, or any other team members were perhaps more vigilant regarding grissom and sara's holiday gift-giving habits following sara's inadvertent reveal about the entomology textbook.

to add on a bit to what i say in those posts:

my mostly baseless headcanon is that grissom and sara are in the habit of exchanging christmas gifts before she ever moves to vegas. because their relationship at that time is nebulous in definition, the gifts themselves are ambiguous in nature—maybe a tad bit too personal to be just a "friends giving tchotchkes" thing but also not inherently romantically-coded, either.

while they won't give lingerie, jewelry, bathrobes, cologne, etc., the gifts they do end up giving tend to come with the implied message of "here's this thing you mentioned several months ago in passing that you like or are interested in that shows i pay you too much concentrated attention at all times."

so.

because their gift exchange is already a tradition between them by the time sara moves to vegas and joins grissom's team, he can justify to himself continuing to buy gifts for her (and her reciprocating) even once she becomes his subordinate.

it's something that just gets "grandfathered in" to their new normal in nevada.

and the first year she's in vegas, sara doesn't think twice about the whole thing because it's so incredibly normal for them.

of course they get each other christmas gifts! duh! they're friends! probably more than friends! they've always done it!

only later, after sara's been in vegas for a while and her and grissom's relationship has gotten a lot more complicated/fraught, does she begin to question the fact that he's still getting her presents every year—at which point i think she comes to the rationalization that he most likely gets all of his employees gifts.

self-effacing as she is, she decides, "well, okay, since he clearly has no interest in being in a relationship with me, there's no way there's anything romantic about him getting me presents every year. he probably just does that for everyone on the team."

while she may still puzzle over the significance of the gifts themselves and sometimes get the feeling they're a little too particular to be totally meaningless on his part, she nevertheless fails to understand that just the act of him giving her gifts at all singles her out as special.

—which probably suits him just as well, because he's trying not to be conspicuous.

given that he thinks about her all the time and has a deep-seated instinct to give her all the best things™—primo cases, prestigious solo assignments, special treatment over other team members, artless compliments, green plants, etc.—he likely has to really work to rein himself in, in terms of what he allows himself to get for her.

there's a not insubstantial part of him that, like he talks about in the original scripted version of his monologue from episode 04x12 "butterflied," wants to present her with "bracelets with her birthstone" in them.

but of course he can't, because to do so would unavoidably mean something.

so he toes the line.

gets her gifts that are ostensibly innocuous—like the textbook—but still are just a shade too thoughtful to entirely camouflage his feelings.

there's still something of that little boy on the playground who just wants to share cool bugs with the girl he likes in him.

so while he can't give her anything valuable by worldly standards, he gives her things that are valuable to him and which show her parts of him because he so desperately wants her to know and love him.

but he dares not tell her that she is the only member of the team he actually gets gifts for.

and, of course, in order to maintain the ruse that he is just being a kindly supervisor, he can't stop giving her gifts, even at times when their relationship is strained/complicated.

so christmas '02, when she's dating hank? she still receives a gift.

and christmas '03, when they've barely spoken to each other all year? he gets her the textbook.

and it isn't until sara mentions grissom's gift to nick and hodges in march '04 that she ever wises up that actually, no, grissom is not just being a nice boss—he's doing something for her he doesn't do for anyone else.

and since within the universe of the show episode 04x17 "xx" takes place two months after the events of episode 04x12 "butterflied," you can bet that revelation fucks with her head.

money says she goes home after that shift and pulls out every christmas gift he's given her since 1998, poring over them like ciphers, trying to figure out the secret message.

anyway, rambling now.

thanks for the question!

please feel welcome to send another any time.

#answered #needonlytoendure #asks: csi #**#my meta #meta: csi #meta: gsr #my headcanons #04x17 #let's talk shop #csiverse

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5and3nevermind · 7 months

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The ask you received about the points "why people ship yoonmin" are all generalised baseless points I always see from anyone that hates the dynamic of yoonmin for one reason or another.

Sometimes it's people that genuinely hate all ships and beleive that all shippers are toxic aggressive delusional people that will never accept the possibility of their ship not being real, and that they only ship the boys because they don't want them to be dating girls other than them. Which is obviously completely wrong for a decent number of shippers, especially the majority of people who ship yoonmin.

Sometimes it's some of these toxic shippers mentioned that feel threatened by the dynamic yoonmin has, whether it is romantic or otherwise. Which is completely childish as all the dynamics between the boys should be appreciated and highlited without bringing your own bias and prejudice and your ideas about how the boys should interact with each other because they are strong adults that know how to handle their relationships and you are just an outsider that only see what they show you and nothing else.

Sometimes it's solos trying to make either Yoongi or Jimin look like an evil person because solos like that don't actually care about their fave and don't listen to him to be able to release all the hate they have in their heart towards the other members. These kinds of people should be called antis because they don't care about even the member they stan, as we all know how the boys talk about each other and how valuable they are to each other.

I apologize for this rant 😅, but I've seen these points made a million times when I know they are not true. And I honestly don't know why people don't just ignore the opinions they don't agree with in the fandom when these opinions are not harming in any way the boys, it is way easier to just scroll past them than commenting stupid generalised ideas that are simply wrong.

Yes, that anon’s points were all based on broad generalizations, and that’s kind of sad, isn’t it?

In addition to the things you mentioned, the other factor that comes into play is the misconception that a ship couldn’t possibly be “real” or non-platonic. But go read about the Spice Girls! Obviously, that’s a much different situation, but…worth keeping in mind.

As for your last point, I’ve mentioned this before, but the desire to invade other people’s spaces to try to debunk a pair is really mystifying to me. Why does it matter? I can’t imagine caring or spending my time that way.I’m just here enjoying yoonmin.

#yoonmin #ask

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How do you think Sirius and James’ relationship is viewed/understood by Lily? And how does it affect her relationship with James and vice versa?

Hey anon! So I feel like it’s important to start by mentioning the way that I engage with HP in general, which is sort of blending canon and interpretation. I essentially take characterisation and dynamics very very seriously but outside of that as long as you stay true to characters and their dynamics, I think specific events and circumstances are kind of free game? Hence why I’m so into j/s, because it’s such a fundamental aspect of James & Sirius as individuals in canon (whereas I don’t feel James and Lily are fundamental to each other’s characters? We just know they’re married). I feel like reading my blog people might think I’m trying to argue that it IS canon but my stance is more that “canon presents it in such a way that it would work” - which canon doesn’t establish for say remus/sirius in my opinion but it does for james/sirius.

Which brings me to my point about how I read james/lily (and what their relationship is like), which is that I find the romance there to be so vastly lacking that I find it easier and more interesting to read them as platonic, and I actually really like them as besties/bros - there’s a lot of potential there. A lot of james/lily requires you to work backwards from what you know about them as a pair which is:

they argued in Snape’s Worst Memory and Lily seems disgusted by James who says he likes her but goes out of his way to torment her best friend

Lily gives him the time of day when “James deflated his head a bit”

they get married

It’s very functional and unromantic BUT I think the things that you can work backwards from do support a nurturing friendship. The old Jily trope is that they get to know each other as Head Boy and Girl which is a fair shout. Harry has no grandparents to take him in when they die so we know that they both lose both of their parents at a young age and I think they would be valuable to each other in understanding that. I also think it’s interesting how Lily apparently has a thing for like, horrible boys. She’s friends with Snape for a long time, then she just sort of moves onto a different flavour of horrible in James, supposedly, and her relationship with James extends to accepting and loving the also horrible Sirius. (My fav iteration of Lily and Horrible Boy is Lily/Regulus but nobody asked that.) So even when I’m talking james/lily within canon, they’re based on this ultimately platonic dynamic that I think canon gives us, which is ironic because it’s james and sirius’ strong platonic closeness in canon that made me take that leap to reading them romantically, but w/e I do what I want. tl;dr: a long-winded way to acknowledge my bias.

Within canon, it’s clear that Lily loved Sirius as her friend separate from James, as we can see in the letter she writes to him in DH. I actually think James and Sirius’ friendship would remind her a lot of her early friendship with Snape, but she’d look at it more like “this is what we would have been like if he hadn’t been a Death Eater” or maybe “this is what a real friendship is like” :( But rather than being jealous I feel like she’d be very…supportive of James and Sirius’ relationship and happy to see it thriving. Similarly, if we’re talking canon, I think she’d see it through the lens of “they’re like brothers” and be reminded of what her relationship could have been like with Petunia and she’d be pleased to see a healthy friendship/brotherly bond.

However I can’t mention James and Sirius without talking about how their bond transcends other friendships in the series so I do think maybe just how close they are might come as a shock to her. She’d have seen them being close all through school but from the outside I’m sure that would look like a typical friendship, especially if she’d had Snape as her own best friend for so long, but coming into their fold and maybe noticing how in sync they are and how strongly they respect each other and take each other’s word would be like an “oh, wow, right” moment for her that could even be a bit isolating and lonely and a point of comparison for how James acts with Sirius vs with her. But, again, I think that level of loyalty and trust would seem like a positive thing to Lily having been shunned by her sister as soon as she was different and being publicly called a slur and humiliated by her friend who had known her longer than he’d known the dark magic crowd he was getting into.

In terms of affecting her relationship with James, I think Lily would just throw herself into getting to know Sirius in her own right so she could join in lmao, based on how friendly and familiar she is with Sirius I think that’s likely. I also think she would meet James and Sirius on their level more naturally than anyone else trying to get in with them would. Lily has shades of cruelty like they do, she knows exactly what to say to hurt both Petunia and Snape when she wants to, and idk I can see that working in her favour with them, it would align her with them vs say Remus who would make James and Sirius “feel bad about it sometimes”. At the end of SWM, Lily joins in with them and uses the nickname they’ve been bullying her friend with for years, which I think supports that.

Based on her friendship with Snape, I think she’d be at peace with their closeness, maybe a bit wistful about not quite having that herself but being happy to be part of something. I wish we knew more about Lily’s friends - we hear she’s popular, but we only know for certain she was close friends with Snape and some random girls she’s with at the start of SWM. None of her friends (except Snape) appear in the series. Nobody talks to Harry about Lily except his teachers and Sirius and Remus barely, because it’s via discussing James, and Petunia offers nothing. I think it’s really sad but JKR is pretty shit at fleshing out female characters anyway.

Lily evidently understands James and Sirius’ bond as like an emotional necessity, not to sound dramatic, because her letter to Sirius is very explicit in being like James is struggling and it’s because he’s not seeing you, please come and visit. That said, I don’t like James/Sirius where like Lily just puts up with them being together behind her back and ignores it because she loves James, and I don’t like Sirius/James/Lily as a romantic threesome because I don’t think Lily gets much out of that to be honest. A fundamental part of James and Sirius is how they’re paired up in the text so on a romantic level that translates into a codependent, lowkey obsessive, one-true-love kind of thing to me and there’s not room for anyone else. Non-monogamous relationships are valid ofc but it’s not something I read as particularly functional with James and Sirius being the way they are.

Thank you for this ask! I loved talking about Lily, she was my first love of the Marauder Era and half of the reason I know SWM so well is because I used to act it out as Lily in my bedroom when I was 9 or 10 lol <3

#james potter #sirius black #lily evans #inseparable #ask

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cruinnsaol · 11 months

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To all the great denizens of Tumblr…

What is your most despised plot/writing trope of your favorite genre? And what is your most Ride or Die trope?

!MINOR SPOILERS FOR JOHN WICK 4, SKYSCRAPER (2018), NIGHT AGENT (2023) AND LOST!

Action stories are definitely up there as one of my favorite genres.

To everyone else this may seem like a hot take, but I do not particularly enjoy romantic plots. Unless the story is a romantic genre I tend to get annoyed of them, especially because it’s always the two main characters and a good portion of the time are a guy and girl. Like- why can’t they just be best friends at the end of the story, instead of having this prologue of them ending up together one way or another?

I recently watched Night Agent, y’know that Netflix show? Needless to say it had this exact plot device. It came completely out of left field too. I’m not even joking. Peter and Rose showed almost no indication of a relationship and were colleagues for a time (which I was really digging), then completely out of left field they start smooching and stuff in episode 6 I believe. I may have the timeline messed up but it was after their dumbasses managed to get labeled traitors of the US. The ‘woe is me’ trope I speak about more below about REALLY came into full effect here for Peter. It messed with the tone too. I felt less of a feeling of dread for Peter specifically being framed, and more of a ‘oh so THIS is how they force him and Rose together?’ There’s scenes where Rose is healing his wounds, then caressing his muscles, all while this broadcast plays about Peter being a traitor. The entire time it’s like the writers forgot we are supposed to feel terrible about that and instead made it into a scene, where we are made to feel like it’s hot that this girl is running around with her fugitive boyfriend and is the lone person who believes in the good will of Peter.

I find that romantic plots such as these are usually shoved in to add some amount of drama to the story where that drama never had to be present. It gets pretty repetitive and lazy as I see it over and over again in medias outside of the romantic genre. As mentioned before, I see they tend to do more harm than good. There’s usually some amount of ‘woe is me’ involved, or a love triangle or needless break ups and such. One example that immediately comes to mind for me is Lost.

Bro- the love square going on in Lost was a mess. I cant even begin to fathom why they dragged out the whole ‘Who will Kate end up with? Jack or Sawyer?’ for as long as humanly possible. There was the silly old simplicity of the ‘bad girl with a soft side™��’ having to ‘choose between the bad boy with a heart of gold or the noble Boy Scout™️’. Not to mention the random inclusion of Jack maybe ending up Juliet and that needless amount of tension from everyone questioning her loyalty. The story did this a lot where they simply didn’t have characters communicate with each other, and this was by far its worst example. If Jack just pulled Kate- or heck anyone aside- and said ‘It’s not like that, she’s just letting me know some valuable information that can save our lives’??? That is just the tip of the iceberg with that whole debacle, but I’d rather move on to my favorite tropes.

You know what tropes always get me good? Is my number one Ride or Die trope? I love fluid fighting sequences. Especially ones that in some way show the characters wit or willpower. I don’t mind these scenes when they go on for several minutes, typically because any well written one won’t FEEL like it’s been several minutes. It will just go and go and fully immerse you into the action- and suddenly it’s been ten minutes and the scenes still going but you don’t know that. Why? Because you are having too much fun watching those creative and unique ways each participant is using to try and take each other out.

I do believe the greatest modern example of this trope done right is the entire John Wick franchise. I could rewatch all four of those movies in a heartbeat and it’d hardly feel like an hours passed for me. All because of how beautifully choreographed those fights are, and how unique each opponent is for Wick. How each character has their own distinct fighting style even if it may just look like they’re throwing punching at each other. John Wick 4 especially had this really cool scene (well several actually), showcasing a new character called Caine, and the several ways he navigates around being blind and still putting up as good a fight as every other High Table assassin. There was this one moment in particular where he was being introduced as a threat for the first time that we see him very clearly have limitations in navigating his surroundings, but uses sounds such as the enemy drawing their bow, the woosh of an arrow, the footsteps of another, and so on to tell where his opponents are. He even has these little audio buttons which he places along one of two routes the enemy can enter from so he knows when they are coming. It’s quite nice seeing him maneuver around being blind while still being realistically blind.

There is another really tense action scene from a film Skyscraper (2018), where the main character Will is trying to get through the towers manual override to rescue his child. Because he is locked in a room with no access to the control panels he decides to deactivate it by cutting the wires outside the building (complicated I know but bear with me). What follows is this moment where we visibly see Will’s exhaustion as he makes a precarious pulley system and makes his way to the panel. Him deactivating it seems like a small victory, however because of the encroaching flames he’s forced to make a daring escape where he then is left wildly dangling on the side of he building. We are forced to watch him struggle to gain his bearings as he twists and turns midair, before being slammed into the buildings wall and nearly falling to his demise, only for his prosthetic leg to be caught in the rope. He then used his leg as a more solid bearing to grab into where he finally climbs back up to safety. All I’m saying is it was a really great scene, you could hardly tell it was three minutes.

Oh yeah! Before I finish off please know I don’t hate neither Lost or Night Agent. Lost especially is one of my favorite shows. My opinions are more so my own preferences for writing, as I am sure many really digger the romance in both those shows. I’m just not too much a romantic person. It just means those plot lines are not for me. Every creative work as some amount of value, every creative work has potential, always remember that! I cant wait to see your responses! 💙💛

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