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throneofsapphics · 7 months

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https://www.tumblr.com/theparadoxart/730787672331829248 this one i believe. love that lorcan x reader one btw, very well written. feel like some lorcan writers write in a way that makes lorcan seem unappealing to me (no shade or whatever, most likely just a preference)

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Azriel x f!Reader

Summary: Azriel comes to you with a new job proposal.

Word Count: ~3.8k

Warnings: suggestiveness, mentions of blood, mentions of drinking

A/N: ah thank you, he's a fun character to write! based on this request, thank you for sending it, sorry it took so long!

You sat down heavily on the steps. The year passed quickly in Cesere passed quickly. Just before the outbreak of the war against Hybern, and after the attack on the temple, you’d arrived.

Rhys requested for you to help with the aftermath. You were honored by the request, and knew he’d sent you for a few different reasons. You could hold your own in a fight and had grown up in a temple. Not this one, specifically, but you’d spent your later childhood secluded with the Priestesses.

You kicked your legs out before you, letting your back press into the stone wall, eyes closing as you breathed in the night air. Fresh and clean, the taint of blood and death had begun to dissipate. The months after the war weighed on everyone here. You’d stayed here throughout the duration, and after, protecting the small outpost and rebuilding.

You opened your eyes to gaze out at the horizon. The sun was slowly setting, but clouds obscured the view. No pretty sunset tonight. Maybe tomorrow would be better.

Dawn til dusk, everyday for a few years. Sometimes even longer. Exhaustion had quickly set in now that the fervor died down. Could you do this for a lifetime? You weren’t certain. Vacations didn’t exist in your world, not for you at least. It would be a cold day in hell before you admitted you needed a break - or help.

A low chill overtook the area, and you leapt to your feet, hands palming the knife at your side as a shield slid over your skin and the door. A figure emerged from the corner, shadows dispersing to reveal a familiar form. Your lips curved into a smile. Azriel.

The shield dropped, you’d recognize his scent anywhere. Night-chilled mist and cedar. His brows flicked, and you realized you were still gripping the knives. You shrugged, and lowered yourself back down to the steps, patting the spot next to you.

A snort left him, but he crossed towards you in a few long strides. His legs spread, forearms propped on his thighs as he gazed at you. His stare was a brand, as if he saw through every layer and defense you’d built. He always had that way about him.

You tilted your head to meet his gaze. His mouth curved at one corner.

“Good to see you.” He spoke first.

“Likewise.” A grin broke out on your face. Seeing an old friend was always nice. Mor had brought you to Velaris several centuries ago, and you’d quickly become friends with the rest of the Inner Circle, but you’d always been closer to Azriel. Well, you did spy for him for a brief period before you both figured out it wasn’t your best skill.

“Why are you here?” You winced at your own words, as they came out a bit harsher than you meant for them to. Thankfully, he didn’t look offended.

“Doing my rounds.” Rumors spread of him visiting, but somehow you’d always missed each other.

“Not seeking out my company?” You teased him.

His mouth tightened. Maybe he had been seeking you out. “Part of the job description.”

You hummed, but went into a small report about the state of things here. Nothing to report, really. The new priestesses were adjusting, the wards you and Rhys built were still strong, supplies came in as needed, trading was slowly building back up again.

“How are you?” He emphasized. You blinked.

“Everything is well.” You’d just explained all of that.

He huffed, and fixed you with a look. You, personally - not the state of things.

“Fine.” You muttered, switching your gaze back to the horizon.

“Liar.” For now, you’d ignore that comment.

“How is everything in Velaris?” You switched the subject, not very smoothly. His eyes narrowed slightly, telling you that conversation wasn’t over.

“It’s fine.” His words were clipped, but his tone was a tad softer than usual. “I - we miss you.”

“Really?” You drawled.

“Yes. Really.”

You leaned over and nudged him with your elbow, carefully avoiding his wings. “You’ve gone soft, shadowsinger.”

“You need a break.” He wasn’t wasting any time, then. Were you that easy to read?

“No.”

“Yes.” He countered.

“I didn’t realize I answered you.”

He let out an exasperated sigh. “I forgot how damned stubborn you are.”

Azriel was impressed. You’d detected him within seconds of his arrival, and were as sharp as ever. Plus, you’d defended the outpost throughout the last few years. Resources had been stretched, but they’d placed you here - knowing you were both capable and willing to take it on. The best candidate for the job, but even he could see how it wore on you. He’d checked in with the Priestesses briefly, but you’d never been present. Maybe he should have sought you out sooner. Azriel shoved away the hint of shame creeping into him.

A new idea had dawned on him nearly as soon as he saw you. They needed another trainer for the Valkyries, and you needed a change of scenery. It was an ideal situation, and they’d already started evaluating volunteers for a few Valkyrie-Priestesses to relocate out to some of the outposts. Roslin, Deirdre, and Ananke. He’d quickly reached out to Rhys during one of the pauses in your conversation, and gotten a resounding approval.

“Have you heard of the Valkyrie’s?”

Silence filled the space, all noise seeming to disappear as you froze next to him.

“My mother was a Valkyrie.” He barely caught your words, just a whisper over the wind. How had he not known that? That explains your natural talent. Accidental pregnancy? Did she hide you when war broke out?

“Months before that war broke out, she sent me to a temple. I was ten.” You confirmed his suspicions.

He cleared his throat, and began to explain the re-birth of the Valkyries. You listened intently, hanging on to every word like a lifeline, your eyes lighting up with each new word he spoke. He had to focus on getting the words out, not on the look in your eyes - the new life breathed into them, the anticipation he could sense building in you. Joy and sorrow. Something in his chest ached at the emotions freely rolling from you. At the old memories he was undoubtedly digging up.

“We’re looking for another trainer.” He finished before you could get a word in. Your mouth parted, eyes widening. He was kidding, right? “I’m offering you the position.”

“Offering or ordering?” You joked, trying to deflect the maelstrom of emotions rolling from you in uncontrollable waves. Your mother would be proud, would be overjoyed. “Either way I’m in.” You quickly added, not wanting him to think you were declining.

His lips quirked up at the corners. “I would’ve dragged you back if I had to.”

“I can’t leave until someone else,” you waved your hand at the building behind you - the Temple.

“We have something set up.” If he says he does, you’d believe him. Azriel would never put Cesere in the hands of someone he or the Inner Circle couldn’t trust.

“Fair enough.”

He stood, holding out a hand for you. You frowned, but took it - letting him tug you to your feet. His hand lingered for a few seconds, scarred flesh rough against your skin. His thumb brushed over your knuckles, before he dropped your hand, taking a quick step back. “I’ll touch base tomorrow, and we can finalize arrangements.”

Before you could reply, shadows had swarmed him again and he disappeared. Never one for words, you huffed a laugh but didn’t read into the situation further. You understood the other message behind his words - don’t tell anyone yet.

Your mind filled with a thousand more things to worry about. If the switch happens, how would you transition back into life in Velaris? What could you do to help the new Valkyrie-Priestesses adjust? You rubbed your hands together, change was good. A new purpose, and now you had plans to put into place. Assuming everything works out. He wouldn’t get your hopes up like that. Hopefully.

You didn’t need to guess what your mother would think - she would be overjoyed. Memories of your early childhood flooded into your mind. You’d been just months out from beginning official training when you were dropped off, your mother depositing you on the doorstep after a hushed conversation with the Head Priestess. You overheard her swearing a vow of secrecy to your mother.

She embraced you, the lone tear on your cheek dripping down on her armor, glinting in the sunlight.

“Be brave,” she whispered, pulling back to hold you by the shoulders. You straightened, and nodded to her. “Never forget I love you.”

“I love you.” You replied, she squeezed your shoulder once before disappearing. She never made a promise to return, and dread had built in your stomach. A sixth sense told you this would be the last time you saw her, and you committed her picture to memory. Brave. You could be brave, for her.

You were surprised the shadowsinger didn’t know. Out of everyone, you’d suspected he would’ve sniffed your ‘secret’ out. There wasn’t a singular reason why you kept your mother’s identity a secret, more of a feeling that you should. The priestess swearing a vow of secrecy had altered something inside of you. Why had you told Azriel, after all of these centuries? And why hadn’t he questioned it further?

Your head pounded, and you rubbed at your temples. The sky was dark, the full moon casting a soft glow over the streets. Bed, you needed to sleep.

Two weeks later, you were unlocking the door to your old apartment. A sheen of dust covered every surface. The kettle was still on the stove where you left it. You really had left in a hurry.

Three hours later, you were satisfied it was clean enough for now. Rummaging through your pantry, you found some old rice and dried beans - probably no good by now. It was late, past sundown. The food vendors were long gone and maybe you should’ve thought of this before your cleaning spree.

You flinched as a knock pounded on the door. There’s only one person who could sneak through your wards like that.

You swung the door open and Azriel stood there. He did cut an imposing figure, wings tucked in behind him - still wearing his leathers as usual, hazel eyes scanned the room behind you. Always on guard. He held a basket before him. It seemed so … domestic, for one of the greatest Illyrian Warriors to show up at your doorstep with a picnic basket.

“Please tell me that’s food,” you stepped to the side to let him in, shutting the door softly behind him. The aroma of fresh bread, cheese, fruits, and different meats wafted through the room and you nearly moaned. He gave you a look, as if to say; isn’t that obvious?

You glared at him, and he held the basket out in front of him as a peace offering. You fought the urge to lunge for it, and instead gently took it from his hands, his fingers brushing against yours. You ignored the bolt of electricity flooding through you, quickly turning to place it on the kitchen table.

“Staying to eat?” You asked without looking back at him. Your cheeks were flushed - and you didn’t need him to see that. You unfolded the towel, revealing an assortment of food fit for at least four people.

“Is that an invitation?” You felt the heat of his body behind you, hovering mere inches away. He leaned over you, snatching a grape. As he took a step back, you turned to lean your body against the table, propping your hands behind you.

He tossed it in the air, catching it in his mouth.

“That was a very Cassian move.” You commented, but reached for the same fruit and copied him. Your eyes closed as the sweet fruit popped in your mouth, a moan involuntarily leaving your lips. You’d have to find out where he got those from.

You heard shifting, fabric shuffling together, and your eyes flew open. Azriel had a smirk on his face, but it was undercut by the light pink on his cheeks and the faintest whiff of arousal. Your own rose to meet it. This was bad, but a little flirting couldn’t hurt … right?

“Something wrong?” You gave him a sweet smile, reaching back for another fruit, closing your lips around it as you popped it inside your mouth. You watched him, as he watched your motions - eyes fixed on your lips.

He recovered quickly. “I’ll get plates,” and strode past you. He headed to the correct cabinet on the first try. It took you longer than that to remember where you’d kept everything.

“How did you know that?”

A shadow brushed against your lower arm. Of course. It trailed up your body and brushed against the back of your neck, somewhere between comforting and sensual, before retreating back to him. It curled around his ears, and his shoulders relaxed slightly. What had it told him? That was probably too nosy of a question.

Azriel’s self control was thoroughly tested by you. The soft moan that escaped, the way you stared at him as your lips wrapped around the fruit. He wanted to feel them against his, to see if they felt as soft as they looked. To taste the sweet fruit on your own tongue, would it be different? Would you let out another one of those sweet moans? What other kinds of noises could he draw from you?

Inappropriate. Very fucking inappropriate. You were friends, had been friends for centuries, and he’d be working closely with you. He had centuries of practice exercising self-control, he wouldn’t lose it around you. If there was anything between you, he would’ve noticed it centuries ago. Nothing, he could chalk this up to a … misunderstanding. Wrong, his shadows whispered in his ear, wrong. He was keenly aware of your gaze on his back as he grabbed two plates - mismatched and slightly chipped porcelain. Slowly, so damned slowly, he turned back around and started plating food. He couldn’t look at her, not yet. He prayed you didn’t look down and see him straining against his pants. At least he’d detected a slight shift in your scent as well.

“Sit.” He told you, sliding the plate across the table. One elegant eyebrow arched at the command, but you listened.

He blinked at you. You must be hungry if you’re not making some kind of snarky remark.

Azriel knew he should leave. Should stride out the door, send some sort of letter to tell you when to show up, leave his plate full, pretend none of this happened, but he didn’t. Instead, he schooled his features into a neutral mask, watching you inhale your food like you hadn’t eaten in days.

It was several minutes before he realized he hadn’t eaten a bite, you laughed as your thumb wiped away a bit of food from the corner of your mouth, before your pink tongue darted out to capture the small morsel. You looked down at your now empty plate and frowned, hand starting to reach for the basket again.

His lips curved into a smile, and he took your plate from you before you could, ignoring your squawk of protest. Instinct wanted him to fill it for you. The delighted grin on your face, and thanks from you satisfied a part of it. This time, he remembered to eat his own food.

“I’ll come get you in the morning.” He said between bites. You paused, rolling a grape between your thumb and forefinger. Why had he brought those?

“Where will we be going?”

“To train.” He deadpanned.

Your teeth tugged at your bottom lip. Fuck. “You don’t feel the need to test me first?”

“Do you want me to?” He abandoned his plate and leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms.

You shrugged. “It’s what I would do.”

“Are you saying you’re not up to it?” The words came out cooler than he meant for them to. “I know you are.” He added, a bit gentler. “I would’ve ‘tested’ you if I doubted.”

The answer seemed to satisfy because you turned back to your food.

Sure, you were hungry - but at this point the food was a distraction from him. From his intoxicating presence. If you stared too long, you’d be trapped and end up doing something stupid. You didn’t miss the way his body had reacted, how he was avoiding looking at you for too long …

Bad. Fucking. Idea.

“You’re obvious.” Cassian elbowed him. His brother wasn’t wrong, his focus was on the female instructing some of the newer priestesses. Explaining balance, showing them how to sync their movements with their breaths. Objectively, he could say you were a good addition to their team. You had an easy way about you, a genuine smile, and enthusiasm that drew everyone in. Himself included. A week ago, he’d collected you for the first time - arriving two hours before training officially began so he and Cassian could go over their lesson plans with you. They’d decided to have you with the newest group of priestesses joining.

He grunted as Cassian’s elbow hit his ribs, harder this time.

“I’m observing.” He said through gritted teeth. Inconveniently, you twisted your head over your shoulder, winking at him before returning. Azriel shook his head as Cassian laughed, and re-focused on the priestesses now returning from a water break. He smoothly situated them as far away from you as possible. Out of sight, out of mind. If only it worked like that.

A few hours later, you were speaking to Nesta, Gwyn, and Emerie over by one of the water stations on the far side of the courtyard. Rhys strolled through the door, hands in his pockets. Azriel fought the jealousy creeping inside of him as the two of you exchanged words - too quiet for him to hear. You only shot him a small smile a second before Rhys winnowed you away to mother knows where. The three Valkyries started making their way over to him.

“Did you need to eye-fuck all morning or should I shove the two of you in a closet?” Cassian drawled as the females came into earshot.

He turned his head to face his friend. Did he already forget Azriel had to chaperone him and Cassian for months?

He didn’t need to reply, because Emerie spoke directly to Cassian. “Now you know how we felt.”

“It’s not like that.” Azriel protested.

“Really?” Nesta let out an edged chuckle. He felt his hands fist defensively at his side, a reaction he thought was trained out of him centuries ago.

“Yes.” The word was clipped, and he left. He needed to be gone before they’d push about your friendship. Push about things that are none of their business. Something everyone in this city seems to be good at. Maybe with you as the exception. Part of him wished you’d pushed further.

This was destined to end horribly. Nothing good could come of getting involved with someone he had to work so closely with, had to spend so much time in close quarters. That’s what he told himself, at least.

Azriel took his shirt off. To be fair, so did Cassian. But … sweat glistened on his skin, dropping down his chest and stomach. The whirled tattoos along his back were still there. You decided you need a drink - preferably a large and strong one. You’d drink Absinthe now if you had to, but could settle for water.

You didn’t know if he was avoiding you. For the first week, he’d picked you up each morning and dropped you off after. But, now Rhys or Cassian would take you back down. Unless you ended up tagging along to the library with some of the priestesses.

You didn’t realize the Courtyard had cleared around you. This was the first time the two of you had been alone together in three weeks. Just grab your things and leave, you told yourself. Maybe you could take those 10,000 stairs, or head down into the library. You could probably find your way through the virtual labyrinth of stairs and corridors leading down.

You headed towards the door that would lead you through the mountain, and hissed as your fingertips came in contact with a shield. You sucked them into your mouth, soothing the small burning sensation.

Azriel cursed audibly behind you. You slowly turned to face him.

“Rhys did this,” he admitted. You didn’t reply, but let your magic probe at the shields. Until the High Lord decided you could leave, the two of you were stuck here.

“Any idea why?” You finally asked to break the awkward tension.

“No.” He ran a hand through his hair, and made his way over to one of the benches. He tapped the spot next to him, just like you had to him when he found you in Cesere. Your heart thundered with each step closer, and you left a few feet or so of space between the two of you. An appropriate amount of space.

Azriel seemed deep in thought, his eyes fixed right ahead of you, leaning forward so his forearms were propped on his thighs. Unashamedly, you studied his profile. The sharp cut of his jawline, sun glinting off his hazel eyes, his naked torso, the flexed muscles of his thighs.

“Like what you see?” He asked without looking at you.

“Yes.” You spoke without thinking. Your attention diverted, now gazing right ahead of you. Normally, this would be the time for you to make a cowards exit. But, Rhys had gone ahead and fucked that up that option for you.

Several moments passed before he spoke again. “Let me take you on a date.”

It took you a few breaths to recover. “Ask nicely and I’ll consider.”

That caught his attention, and you felt him studying you this time. Your pulse fluttered as you turned to meet his gaze. “Please,” he said in a mocking tone, and a little smile crept onto your lips.

You tapped a finger against your chin, pretending to think about it. “Fine,” you sighed - as if it was a big ordeal. The blush on your cheeks betrayed you. But, as you voiced your agreement - the shield dropped. That was his goal.

You stood, stretching your arms above you to get some of the tension out of your back. Currently, you had a nosy High Lord to track down and have some choice words with. Azriel stood with you. You had a feeling he was about to do the same thing.

Maybe one day you’d thank Rhys. For now, you wanted to make him regret his existence for forcing your hand.

#azriel x reader #azriel x y/n #acotar x reader #acotar fic

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imaginesinthewind · 4 months

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Dating Regulus Black would include

From anonymous: Hi love 🩷✨I was just wondering if you can write dating regulus black headcanons? Like the Sirius one (that I’m absolutely obsessed with btw).

A/N: Dear anon, I hope you will like this one. I'm sorry about the time it took, I just simply forgot to check my inbox 🫠. Gif above is not mine. Also, I'm trying more and more to write things in gender neutral. Feel free to comment if I missed something. 💛

- He has that poetic elegance that follows him like a shadow. He is beautiful, like a Dead Poets Society character, or like Dorian Gray.

- Shy boy at first. Let's not lie, Sirius takes so much space that our Regulus has to be the quiet, introverted one.

- You probably would have to make the first step.

- Lonely boy. Not because he doesn't like people, but because like every child who had abusive parents, he's just so anxious, scared of taking too much space. And just like his brother, he keeps his emotions to himself, and stays alone when he has a problem.

- Stolen glances and smiles across the classroom at first.

- He falls for you not because you are so beautiful, but because you are smart and insightful.

- He takes you on dates under the stars, to the library, sharing about his favourite poems or novels.

- When he doesn't dare to share about his feelings, he talks to you in French.

- "Tu sais que tu es jolie comme un cœur?"

- At some point, when he refuses to give you the translation, you ask Sirius, who is tempted to translate bullshit to you just to mess with his little brother. He doesn't, though. Because he knows how smitten he is with you.

- A.proper.gentleman

- Offers you his arm, kisses your hand, gives you his jacket if you are cold, opens doors

- Writes you beautiful letters with perfume on it

- Is the perfect dance partner

- You admire the way he speaks and writes so elegantly

- He plays the violin and piano, by education obligation. But when he notices how much you love it, he slowly grows to like it himself.

- He introduces you to his favourite cousin, Andromeda

- Shy kisses, passionate kisses, soft kisses

- So many kisses

- When Sirius leaves the family house/gets kicked out, things become heated.

- He keeps repeating how much he hates him for abandoning him. Deep down, you know that he still loves his brother

- Depressive episodes of feeling like he's not enough

- Tears and comforting hugs in the dormitories

- He tries desperately to fix things between his parents (understand by that Walburga), rather than step out for his beliefs

- A lot of pressure

- You give him shoulder massages and run your fingers through his black curls

- When he is given the Black family ring, after some time, he gives it to you because of the protection spells on it. He just wants to keep you safe.

- His patronus is originally Padfoot. After a while, it shifts into the same as yours, because no one makes him more happy than you

- He avoids the matter of the mark. But in the summer of his 16th birthday, when he suddenly stops answering your letters, you have a bad feeling

- That reveals to be true when you go back to Hogwarts

- You encourage him, again and again, to talk to his brother

- In the end, i like to believe that he proposed, and fought for his beliefs because he wanted to build a safe world for you and his future family

(a girl is allowed to dream)

#regulus x reader #regulus headcanons #regulus headcanon #regulus imagine #regulus imagines #regulus black #harry potter imagines #marauders era

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snootlestheangel · 7 months

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If someone hasn't asked yet Pricegravesnik for that ship thing :D

Ooohhh a challenge! Let's see where this goes lol

They're all married for this btw

If anyone wants to submit another ship, please do so! If you actually have other ideas for the questions "Like who takes the hottest showers?" then I'd love to hear them!

Who was the one to propose? Actually I want to say Price when he proposed to Nik. I want to say neither were willing to commit to marrying each other for a couple years until something happened and Price realized it's never a guarantee to keep the good things in life, so might as well keep them close while you can. Nik's the one that started the flirting with Graves and wanted to propose to him, but Graves beat him to it. (my tired brain made me read that as Graves proposed to himself, which honestly? He would. He'd do it just to mess with them and go "Sorry, I'm already engaged")

Who stressed more over wedding planning? I genuinely see Nik as the one that was flipping out the whole time. Graves was surprisingly the least stressed (he was recruiting his Shadows for help shhhhh) and Price was experiencing about the normal level of stress you'd expect for a wedding.

Who decorated the house? Graves. In truth, it was a mostly group effort; Price's favorite recliner is there, Nik's very nice, suspiciously acquired liquor cabinet, a few things they've both received from Laswell, Farah, Alex, and the 141 boys. But Graves is the true decorator. Granted, most of this stuff is gifts from the Shadows when they heard he was getting married.

Who does the cooking? I, again, want to say Graves's Southern ass does, but like... I feel like Price knows his way around a kitchen, ya know? Nik is banished from kitchens.

Who is more organized? None of them are necessarily organized per say. Graves is the best at keeping the appearance of being organized but in reality it's Price. Graves's planners are always neat, his desk is always neat, but that doesn't mean shit. Price's office always looks like Nik landed a copter too close but he knows exactly where everything is and he's the most on top of schedules/appointments/important dates.

Who suggested kids first? Nik. Like as a serious suggestion. He's seen the way both his husbands are, and he just knows they'd be wonderful dads. Desperately wants to be a girl dad.

Who's the cuddler? Nik is the cuddliest, but Graves is a close second. Price just wants some fucking peace and quiet.

Who is big spoon/little spoon? Graves always ends up the little spoon of at least one of them. As much as he tries his best to be a big spoon and big spoon only, he always ends up in the middle of them with one wrapped around behind him. Nik is always a big spoon though, and somehow Price ends up being the little spoon. (Graves is not complaining, he's got two bears for husbands so you know ending up in the middle of that is hella nice. And he should be thankful) *I am extremely jealous of Graves now but I have no one to blame but myself and maybe @midnight193 for submitting this ship*

What's their favorite non-sexual activity? Probably something quiet, but at the same time they're all so chaotic it'd never stay quiet long, so I almost want to say something like *mind blanks* Um.... Honestly? Bowling. Don't ask me why, it just popped in there and now I can't get that mental image out of my head. That or axe-throwing cause they're each such show-offs. Graves gets a +2 strength bonus when the Shadows are around

Who comes home drunk at 3am? Nik. Is there really any other answer? It's not often, it's still a rarity, but still. That! Or it's Graves after a party with his Shadows. He's always absolutely blasted after social engagements involving alcohol with his Shadows

Who kills the spiders? Price. None of them are afraid, but Graves did have one really bad allergic reaction once and ever since then Price is the one to kill the spiders. Nik tried using fire once. It did not work. He is no longer allowed to kill spiders, even though he promises to never do it again

Who falls asleep first? Hot take? Graves. He's going 100 all day and just crashes once it's bedtime. Sometimes, if Nik and Price are coming home late, they walk in to see Graves just sprawled out on the bed, having not even bothered taking his jeans off and he is out cold. (of course they always gently get him into bed proper and that's how he ends up in the middle)

A head-canon? Nik is a human furnace, which is partly why he has to be one of the ends when they cuddle/sleep. There have been times where he's ended up in the middle and Price is just on the floor cause HOT. Graves, a true Texan (he's Texan right? *I am having an existential crisis over this for some reason??*) is used to the heat, and is secretly sometimes reminded of home with it, so he's okay with being swarmed by human heater Nik. Price, a fucking Brit, can't stand it when he's too warm for comfort. He'd rather kill his back sleeping on the floor or their really shitty couch than be trapped with that. A second one because why not? Price always ends up being the "victim" of sexual jokes/blatant nasty flirting from Graves and Nik. He can be chilling, minding his business, and suddenly one of them says something really dirty to the other and Price, the poor thing, it's not his fault he gets so easily flustered!

Do they have any rituals? Graves has so many rituals when it's Shadow Olympics week. There's too many to count but they're all vital for his team winning, and even some of them to ensure none of his Shadows are harmed/all have fun. Nik constantly teases him for being a dad, which ends up in Graves calling himself Daddy and making Price snort his tea. Price has incredible oral hygiene, and the other two have pretty normal routines for that sort of thing. Nik's only "ritual" is the series of stretches he does before flying. It took a while for Graves to be able to witness it, so Price once recorded it and sent it to him.

Who has the most patience? Nik, a thousand times over. Price has to deal with Soap, Ghost, and Gaz on a constant basis. And those boys are so needy they can't just leave him alone during leave, either! Graves can be pretty patient, but after a long day of dealing with hyperactive Shadows and a giant techie with chronic anxiety, he gets a little snippy. Nik on the other hand? Totally chilled out like 90% of the time. He's had a couple of bad days where he'll scowl at someone annoying him and the very rare occasions that he does lose his cool. Ghost has witnessed this once, and the rant Nik was on wasn't even directed at him, but he's still traumatized by it (@cod-dump has an incorrect quotes that definitely inspired this. In fact! Mike is the fucking reason I'm obsessed with Graves now! So *angrily stomps but it's more like a cute puppy* damn you! This is your fault!)

Gif that sums up their relationship?

I dunno I tried. I searched too long and this is all I could come up with

#john price #captain john price #cod nikolai #phillip graves #nikpricegraves #pricenikgraves #snootles's askbox #snootles answers #price headcanons #john price headcanons #graves headcanons #nikolai headcanons #the ot3 is ot3-ing

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ridhearts · 1 year

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“Wanna Watch My Favorite Show With Me?” {Scarabia - Diasomnia}

Basically: would they watch ghost hunting shows with you?

Ever since I watched my first episode of ghost adventures, I've been an avid fan. I know it's not real but I just have so much fun turning out the lights and watching these ghost hunters roam around and "talk to ghosts." I have such a fun time!!!

Also I know ghosts exist in twst but when they say "it's not real" think of it as them saying that the shows aren't actually talking to ghosts/that's not how ghosts act/etc. Ghosts just being your friends kind of throws off the vibe of ghost shows but i'm just trying to have fun ok

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characters: kalim + jamil / vil + rook + epel / idia + ortho (platonic) / malleus + lilia + silver + sebek

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Part One (Heartslabyul - Octavinelle)

• • • • • • • Kalim Al-Asim

"Hey Kalim, do you wanna-" "YES."

Had no idea what you were going to propose but said yes immediately anyway because, in Kalim's humble opinion, you have THE BEST ideas. It takes a while to get him to stop bouncing in his seat and confirm that he's down to watch a potentially scary ghost show. He still says yes!!

Kalim is the type of guy to get scared every. time. at anything even remotely paranormal but still go back and try to watch it again. However, he has a brief moment of clarity and, when Jamil asks with a huff why he's hauling so much junk food to his room, Kalim only answers that he's watching a show with you. Jamil knows something is up but decides to leave it be- "and if you forget about the food in there and get bugs, you're cleaning up the mess."

Kalim kinda spaces out during the first half of the show. He talks to you a few times, but if you prefer to watch then he'll get the hint and munch on popcorn or play with your hair or something. (Yes he wipes his hands first! He cares u 😊)

During the scary part, though, after jumping far more times than he's ready to admit, Kalim ends up clutching a pillow and curled into your side, hiding his face and peeking out. You ask him what's going on - it's not like it's a slasher film and there's a chase scene going on - but then the investigators "capture a shadow figure" and suddenly Kalim is curled into you again.

Unless you want Jamil pissed that Kalim bothered him because he was scared, you're spending the night. Kalim, for as scared as he is, falls asleep relatively fast. You're stuck in his arms for the night btw - if you get up for water, Kalim WILL wake up and follow you silently, only to scare you so YOU'RE the one screaming in fear and waking up the dorm.

• • • • • • • Jamil Viper

At first, Jamil doesn't have much of a reaction. He doesn't care much for what's on television these days (not that he has any time to watch it anyway) and ghosts just don't intrigue him like that. However, it's an excuse to get away from Kalim, and he really does appreciate the moments he gets to spend with you. A quiet moment of quality time is hardly a horrible way to spend the evening.

Jamil can sit and watch quietly, but you wind up only half paying attention to the show and talking about your day with him. If you're really curious about the ghost stories, he'll remember the location so you can look it up together later.

The investigation itself is much the same, but you both pay a little more attention to it just because it's more interesting. If you wanna poke fun, that's fine. Jamil finds your wit charming. However, if you're more the gullible type…

He's planning ways to scare you. 100%. Jamil is stealthy and he knows Ramshackle like the back of his hand at this point. He'll be able to make a room more draft, send papers fluttering, or open every cabinet in the kitchen without you even realizing he left. And if that means that he has to tell Kalim he'll be staying longer than intended and just turn his ringer on so he can keep YOU safe…well, then, that's just the way it'll have to be, hm?

• • • • • • • Vil Schoenheit

See…Vil wants to narrow his eyes at you and scoff at your childish taste in entertainment. But…with a schedule as busy as his, he tends to jump at any opportunity to spend time with you. Far be it from him to miss out on some quality time just because you want to watch a bad movie or something.

It does come with a catch, though - you're having a mini spa day while you watch. Face masks, dry hair treatments, foot masks, painting each other's nails…that's all stuff you can do while watching a show, right? He'll make smoothies for the two of you, even if you've already had one today, as a treat :)

If you want to actually watch the show, he'll keep his voice low and do his best not to keep your head turned away from the screen for too long while he applies your face mask. If you don't mind idle conversation, though, he'll happily fill in any boring spaces with some conversation.

In fact, he'll even pause the show if you get too involved in a conversation and by the time you actually finish the show, what's this? It's rather late…hm, well this was meant to be a surprise, but he does have a new set of pajamas for you. Why don't you stay the night?

Won't try to scare you on purpose, but he does look like a ghost with his white robe and white scrub mask…when you scream after happening upon him, he'll just mime rubbing his temple (so he doesn't get the mask all over his hands) and wonder why he always manages to scare people like this…

• • • • • • • Rook Hunt

He'll blink at you once, twice, undoubtedly wondering why you care about fake ghosts when you're friends with real ghosts, but then he'll throw caution to the wind and say "But of course! Fret not, mom coeur, for I will protect you!"

Hopefully you invited Rook over for a Halloween Special on a chilly night, because he is very warm and will not stand for being anywhere except glued to your side. True to his most obvious eccentricities, he can find enjoyment in any part of the show; the local legends people are sharing, the eerie abandoned buildings, whatever! Rook wouldn’t get scared even if he believed in the ghost ‘evidence,’ but he can pretend he believes in the ‘evidence’ and have a fun time!

He might try to scare you a few times, but it’ll end up more as play chase around the house until he inevitably catches you. However, if you’re scared, Rook won’t demean you, of course! He said he’d protect you and he’ll keep his word until he dies. You may not have reason to fear, but the real ghosts living in Ramshackle are steering clear from Rook for the night, just to be safe.

• • • • • • • Epel Felmier

Heheheheh, you’re asking him because you’re scared, ain’t ya? You can agree or insist that you’re not, but Epel’s already got it in his head that this is another chance for him to prove how manly he is!

He absolutely expects lots of snacks. Being invited to Ramshackle gives him a rare opportunity to eat whatever he wants without Vil’s interference! If he has any extreme requests he’ll definitely pay you back/give you the money to get it, but by now you should have some of his favorite staples in the cabinet, right?

Honestly…I can see him falling for any jumpscares, but he doesn’t get scared at the show itself? He’s convinced it’s baby stuff and now that he knows the Ramshackle ghosts, there’s not much for him to be afraid of! If you’re scared, he won’t find out until he actually calls the show baby stuff, but he feels bad immediately after and tries his best to comfort you! It’s a bit awkward, but it’s the thought that counts, right?

Vil probably didn’t give him authorization to stay the night. But if you’re really scared…Epel supposes he can deal with a ridiculous punishment in exchange for some more time with you. (Rook, while supervising his punishment, will croon over the things people do for love, purposely flustering Epel for his own entertainment.)

• • • • • • • Idia Shroud

E-eh?! You’re…inviting him to do something? With you?? (So you remembered……..the two of you really are dating and it wasn’t an elaborate dream…)

He’ll sigh and mutter something about “normie shows,” but since you’re willing to listen about his interests, he can indulge you once a week to watch a ghost show. His room has the perfect ambience for that sort of thing, too: dimly lit from all the monitors and glowing trinkets, but the overhead light is never one. There’s plenty of cushions and blankets to cuddle up with, too…

He doesn’t get scared. At all. He’s played horror games scarier than what’s on screen. But he doesn’t say anything and listens if you have anything to say while it plays!

…Or, he half-listens. Honestly, he couldn’t say anything negative about the show if he wanted to. He’s instead suddenly realized how close the two of you are and how smoothly he suggested you sit this close and you readily agreed and - suddenly you’re watching your ghost show bathed in a flustered pink lighting.

This does give him an idea, though….wanna play whatever the TWST version of phasmophobia is later?

• • • • • • • Ortho Shroud (Platonic)

“Ghost hunters? But I can bring up many sources that debunk the evidence on those kinds of shows-”

Even if he doesn’t particularly care for the idea of ghosts, he’s excited to be invited!!! Ok, you need to tell him that the charm is in having fun and pretending this is a real phenomenon, but once that’s out of the way he’s totally excited to spend time with you! Should he ask Idia to come along, too?

Ortho probably doesn’t need to study what makes the show scary, but he will study how scary you find it. He’s subtly tracking your heart rate and other vitals, trying to see if they jump at anything or if your fear centers in your brain activate at the scary voices. He’s just curious!

Hopefully, you don’t get super scared by the show. If he has to leave and you’re shaking, he’ll feel really bad. Don’t worry, Prefect, you LIVE with ghosts! They’re nice! You’ll be fine!

• • • • • • • Malleus Draconia

!!! As expected, he’s pleased as punch to participate in whatever manner of recreation you want to introduce to him. However, he must first ask, whatever is wrong with your typical evening walks? You haven’t grown bored of them, have you?

He teleports to Ramshackle exactly when you told him to arrive. Even though you told him he could dress comfortably, he’s still in his school uniform. You feel terribly underdressed, and wonder for a moment if perhaps the nice, tailored, standard school uniform really IS the most comfortable and least expensive item he owns. If you try to say you feel underdressed, he’s quick to say that you look as stunning as always. Considering you’re wearing an old pair of sweatpants from the school lost and found, you doubt his judgment but don’t say anything about it.

LOVES the show if they’re in some old building. He’ll be staring in awe at the architecture and silently listing places he wants to visit for himself. He also thinks it’d be fun to roam around the places at night. It’s 50/50 on whether or not he understands that the screen is green because of night vision - if he doesn’t, he’s probably imagining a firefly-lit walk w you <3 in a haunted penitentiary

I feel like this would be the first time Malleus has experienced such a casual date. He’ll sit still as stone and be super tense, as if he’s taking some sort of etiquette test. If you lean on him, he’ll make you comfortable! But he acts as if he hasn’t been on a date with you before at first.

Wouldn’t dream of scaring you on purpose!.......the first time. But when Lilia brings it up and points out that Malleus could then play the part of your protector…maybe he suddenly decides he wants to watch the next episode with you, too.

• • • • • • • Lilia Vanrouge

Is IMMEDIATELY down. Definitely intends to laugh at all the shenanigans on screen.

He’s bringing over a mountain of snacks for the two of you to share! And besides, if he’s already hanging out with you, why not add a few movies to the mix and make the night a full entertainment binge fest!

Isn’t specifically interested in the history or anything, though he will pepper in some facts and “correct” the people on screen when they’re wrong. Choosing to trust him is a gamble, but then again, so was pursuing him romantically…

Absolutely does laugh at the dramatics while they’re investigating the building. It’s hard to be scared when he’s having the time of his life right next to you, but maybe that’s a good thing if you’re normally the skittish type?

Except…he’s definitely spooking you after the show (and the extra movies he brought) are over. Most of the time he just goes for a classic jumpscare, but you’re almost certain he’s opening doors and windows he knows you’ll walk by or breathing down the back of your neck. Still…watching the movies made him stay pretty late, so maybe he wouldn’t mind spending the night…?

• • • • • • • Silver

Sure :) Anything you want! Although, there’s no guarantee he won’t fall asleep during the show…

Silver might try to stay awake by downing as much soda as you have on hand, or engaging you in light conversation while the investigators are learning the history of the building. He’s paying attention, and he doesn’t want to interrupt your show! He just wants to stay awake since it was something you wanted to share with him

If you want to focus, he agrees…and totally does fall asleep moments later. He didn’t mean to! He was just relaxed next to you, is all!

He still feels bad, but if you forgive him, Silver will try to let it go that he fell asleep on your date again. But, to make it up for you, he’ll stay as long as you’d like and protect you if you’re scared!

…you’re not? Oh. Then…he’s still pretty tired, actually. Why don’t you both just fall asleep right here?

• • • • • • • Sebek Zigvolt

WHAT FOOLISH THINGS ARE YOU FILLING YOUR BRAIN WITH DURING YOUR PRECIOUS SPARE TIME, HUMAN?!?

Even if you’ve been dating for a while, Sebek finds it difficult to just…accept your invitation. He has to do it under a guise of “making sure you aren’t filling your mind with useless information,” or “ensuring you keep to a reasonable sleep schedule.”

Still, once you actually get him to Ramshackle, he mellows out fairly quickly. I mean, he’s still the same old mildly-ridiculous Sebek that you know in love, but he isn’t going to push you away when you purposely sit right next to him and lean into him before the show even starts. You really do have no shame…

Sebek watches with rapt attention, not wanting to interrupt your show. The only time he’ll interject is if you’re saying something to him, or if the show says something that contradicts one of Lilia’s obviously true facts that he’s told Sebek. Other than that, he’s way more invested than you thought he’d be.

Listen. Sebek is a brave knight (or will be), but he’s also very gullible. He’s probably going to wind up falling for all the shows’ tricks and “evidence.” However, that’s not going to stop him from going around your dorm like he’s scared something will jump out at him! Of course not!

Ignore the fact that he pushes you behind him as you walk from room to room. It’s sweet that he’s protecting you, if you can hold in your laughter over there being nothing to protect you from.

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cancerian-woman · 9 months

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I won't be offended if you prefer to delete this but your post about Tyler had me thinking...

Caroline really made his grief over his mother dying about her so much so that she issued the worst ultimatum and left herself with...

A drunk old man that used to be her teacher.

A long time friend that never seemed like he got over Elena and definitely has codependent issues with his brother so much so that he sacrificed himself willingly a day after their wedding.

And a power hungry hybrid who gave her money he could more than afford to give and said pretty words but also tortured, enslaved and killed people she was connected to....and also definitely had codependent issues with his brother.

I cannot fathom it.

All true facts. It’s late here so a meta! :D

As a huge Forwood shipper and I’m equally very critical of them. It’s a great ship for them both at first, then becomes a ship only for Caroline’s needs and development which isn’t fair to Tyler That Klaroline/Steroline shadow made those fans believe Tyler was the worst Caroline could get. When in reality he was the BEST romantic partner and friend she ever had.

What upsets me more about that ultimatum that Caroline FORCED is that she’s the only one we see comforting Tyler after Carol’s death. Even before Carol died, and Tyler was skeptical about being alpha she uplifted him and Tyler heavily respected what she had to say and went full force with it. Mind you, this is the same Tyler that broke every bone in his body just to be with Caroline. Then re-agreed to slavery for Care. Forwood communicated with each other and called out their faults. The other tvdu ships weren’t doing that!—then we get this full arc of Caroline’s grief and remember she bluntly told Tyler to get over the fact that she hooked up with Klaus because of her impulses and she’s not good1!!1

The series wanted to bury Forwood and they did so in the worst ways imaginable. Caroline gets pregnant with Alaric’s babies forcibly. (I understand Candice was pregnant but they could’ve hid her belly so Caroline wasn’t pregnant.)-Oh and we can’t forget Alaric was in love with her and proposed.

Steroline was supposed to follow the friends to lovers build up the way Forwood did and it never appears that Stefan is all in the way Caroline is. Tbh, even before the wedding Stefan wanted out the relationship he tried multiple times to end things in s8. Caroline refused and wanted it to work. Building them up after Liz’s death was a choice. Stefan manipulated Caroline heavily to when it came Tyler and their relationship.

Klaroline has no obstacles to pass with them. Klaus may give Caroline pretty things, and money but emotionally he’s never shown to give Caroline any support. When Caroline saves Bonnie from those 12 witches which is her first huge kill(correct me if I’m wrong) since s2 she immediately goes to Klaus and he basically tells her to get away from him. Klaus mentions how she’s too good for that small town but Caroline had never said she hated her home. What she did hate was Klaus grown ass destroying shit. They never had a serious conversation about anything tbh. I did enjoy how Caroline called him out at first but TO’s “you aren’t the villain in my story.” Ruined that. Oh and lol these shippers get on Damon for his rape of Caroline yet somehow, someway excuses that Klaus attempted to rape Caroline too in Tyler’s body…. Anyways! I do think a lot of Klaroline is rooted in Klaus wanting control over Tyler, and Caroline is a way to exert control over Tyler because of his love for her.

Okay this is long af, sorry! To end this off Tyler loved Caroline for who she was. He never wanted her to change, he valued and respected her. Never abused her or anyone she loved. He listened to what she had to say. Caroline’s other love interests NEVER saw her the way Tyler did. Btw, I wish people understood Tyler never, not once slutshamed Caroline for having sex with someone else. He was only mad that she slept with Klaus as if Klaus did not ruin Tyler’s life and murdered his mother. There’s obviously a reason Caroline didn’t want Tyler to know and continued to ignore the boundaries he placed up in s5 so they could just go back to the way SHE wanted them to be. It’s sad they were ruined because 5B of Forwood has moments where you can forget their broken up just based on Forwood’s chemistry. I forgot to add, some fans pretend Tyler couldn’t give Caroline a good life. Tyler wasn’t financially struggling, and would’ve done anything she asked of him. I think it’s a little problematic that Tyler did say everything he liked about himself was Caroline lol. But, he wanted nothing but her and their happiness. Just without the enslavement from Klaus.

Thank you for the ask!

#Forwood #tyler lockwood #Caroline Forbes #Anti Steroline #Again stefan died to be free of that relationship bless that man heart fr #anti klaroline #anti stefan salvatore #anti damon salvatore #anti klaus mikaelson #driaresponds #sevensistersofsussex #Tvd #the vampire diaries #a lot of you k c e r s lack media literacy because Tyler never cheated on Caroline btw :) Klaus manipulated Caroline into thinking other :P

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bumblegumprincess · 5 months

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Unexpected proposal.

He looks at her and she looks back before going back to writing in her notebook.

"Pumpkin?" He says quietly, glancing at her profile, her nose, eyebrows, lips and that little frown she makes when she's focused.

"Hm." She answers, not looking up, feeling her hand cramping up from writing too much, changing quickly the pen from her right hand to the left, starting to write with a not nearly as good but legible handwriting.

"Marry me, Pumpkin?" He says, slipping a pretty and simple ring over the notebook she's writing on, making her notice.

She looks at him immediately, the surprise could be seen in her eyes, the frown has now disappeared and a nervousness invades her body. "What?" She says, knowing that she heard right but, wanting to reassure she isn't just making it up.

"Ye want tae? Tae marry me?" He asks her, giving a not so confident look, like if her nervousness had made him feel like he is going to experience rejection in a minute.

"To... To marry you?" She asks. "Why?" Is the only thing she can say at the proposal.

She can only think that. Why does he want to marry her?.

They are best friends, for sure.

They share a bed, sometimes.

They kissed, once, while drunk. They decided to not bring that up again.

They almost live together.

But, does that mean she has feelings for him? She doesn't even think that the things they do are that far from a friendship.

But she does feel a warm sensation on her stomach when he's close. She feels a cozy warmth when he holds her close to him when it's breezy or cold.

He helps with her breakdowns whenever she feels like crying.

He doesn't complain and even takes her out on a few dates. But in a friendly way, right?

Just the way he'd put a strand of her hair behind her ear whenever he notices it's bothering her sight makes her inside flutter.

The way he walks, and the way he sleeps, and the way he hugs her and comforts her whenever she needs it. Is it really just a friendship?

And his face, the five o clock shadow with the mohawk she thinks is stupid but can't live without, his expressive blue eyes and that killer smile that can melt her every ti—me.

Oh.

She has feelings for him. She feels her cheeks blush and a sigh gets her out of her thoughts.

"Listen, lass, ah unnerstan' if ye dinnae wanae. Ah ken it's a wee bit unexpected, but please, say something." He says, looking at her.

"Do you really mean it, Johnny?" She asks.

"Wi' a' mah hert, Pumpkin." He answers, his eyes looking for something in her face that gives him something to reassure himself that it isn't gonna be that painful.

"Then, yes. I accept." She says, turning to look at him, taking the ring and putting it on her finger.

The world seems to stop for a second for him, but he quickly reacts and gives her a smile.

"I love you." He says, taking her hand and kissing the dorse of it with a soft and light touch.

"I love you, too." She answers.

Once again, he looks at her and she looks back.

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Hi, erm. This is something. I was reading too many fanfics in AO3 and I wanted to write something.

Johnny Mactavish Is a character I have in my heart, and his accent scratches my brain.

Btw, sorry to all the Scots out there who have to read the monstrosity I wrote as an attempt at a Scottish accent. And I know it's not the best piece of literature you will ever read, but English is not my first language and I tried.

I love y'all.

#soap cod #john soap mactavish #johnny mactavish #cod mw2 #cod #drabble?#is it a prompt?#prompt #john mactavish x reader #soap mactavish #soap mactavish x reader #reader insert #lmao #very bad writing #english is not my first language #muak #female reader #sorry

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yonemurishiroku · 5 months

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Hiya yone! Recently my brain has been infested with bugs that want me to make a Circe Nico AU (Nico is Circe?? Kinda.) You are the glorious fanfic writer who can conjure up anything from anything, so please do your magic.

I'll try my best, however I only know like. 2 stories about Circe at best? So please don't put too much trust in me lol 😅😅

The first one is when Odysseus visits her during his return voyage to Ithaca. I forgot most of it (typical me) except that she turns his crew into animals, which Odysseus managed to convince her to undo and if I'm not mistaken, they live together for a while?? Let's just go with it.

As for this story, I think it would fit best with Jasico? Mainly bc they have that sort of enemies-to-lovers air (Jason distrusted Nico at first). Jason is best fit to be a returning hero, too. Though the Cupid debacle is like heaven and earth with mere convincing on Odysseus' part, I reckon we can work around it with enough maneuver. Why does Nico accept to turn them back? - Maybe he's feeling generous, maybe he's a petulant lonely witch who wants people to stay but never knows how to voice it, and ppl often run at the first sight of him, so he just turns them into animals to keep them by her side.

In the end, Odysseus leaves Circe. This aligns well with the fact that Jason just dropped dead shortly after he and Nico became friends. Which is a funny (and depressing thought) if you put thoughts into it. Which I can't atm lmoa.

Anw. think of it as a piece of quiet Jason has given Nico in the expanse of his loneliness. That, though he was swept away by the natural order of things at the end, Jason did try his best to alleviate Nico's pain. So I reckon there should be a little bit of affection - if not love - in there.

The second story is, well, Circe and Scylla. And the male lover whose name I forget.

This is a classic case of jealousy - so who fits it better than Percy, the canon epitome of every jealous trope in the history of fiction?

sorry that was my pettiness talking. Anywayyyyy, I suppose I don't need to talk about this... I mean it's pretty clear who is who and how the story transpires: Circe is in love with that-something-sea-god, who is in love with Scylla, so Circe turns her into a monster. The only difference between Circe and Nico in this is that he doesn't do anything to Annabeth (even refuses to hate her still. gosh).

But that wouldn't be Percico, is it? So I say just say fuck it and make Percy a sea monster or something Idk. A witch living secluded in an island with his beloved sea monster? I'm in.

Another choice would be to make Annabeth the bad one but I'm in no position to make that propose.

If you still want to keep the story, and if you're any of an unhinged person like me, just make Nico the villain. Well, Circe is the villain in this story, yeah? Embrace it - Nico as the powerful witch, whose loneliness-induced jealousy wreaks havoc on even a sea god. What's left is not love - because love is the last thing Yone needs in fanfics srsly - but an impression of terror, of how disastrous Nico's love can be.

The concepts mix well in this case btw. I remember a painting of Circe pouring a plate filled with poison into the sea. Just imagine it - a blinding blackness spreading rapidly across the lapping water with just a touch of Nico's dainty finger. The shadows overlap with the roaring waves - the black undercurrents raging all the same - and darkness swallows all those whom he call enemies. If Percy's the sea and Nico's the lightless bottom, dark, mysterious, and full of threats.

That's everything I have atm, I guess. Sorry for not being able to help much :(((

#nico di angelo #pjo #hoo #toa #yone rambling #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #jasico #percico #circe nico au #nico au #pjo au

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albentelisa · 8 months

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Hi! Here's an interesting ask. What if Jim was Douxie's younger brother but still falls for Claire?

Oh, I actually have a fic draft with that premise in my notes though I don't know if or when I may post that one. So, I guess, I'll just share some of my notes.

So, in that AU, Douxie and Jim are half-brothers (they have the same mother who is the daughter of the Casperan family head). They are two years apart, with Douxie being the older one. Douxie is supposed to be an heir - he was born from the arranged marriage between his mother and a talented wizard from another powerful magic clan. Casperan family was once powerful but currently is in decline. The arranged marriage was an attempt to revive the former glory.

As for Jim, he is born out of an affair between his mother and a Camelot knight. This birth seemingly ruins everything for Casperan's family. Douxie's dad leaves as he is greatly insulted. The mother dies soon after giving birth to Jim, leaving both boys in the care of their aunt and grandfather.

Jim is greatly despised in the family. They refuse to give him a magical name, giving him a regular one James. While no one attempts to get rid of him actively, the family keeps sending him into dangerous places to gather ingredients for potions hoping that Jim won't return. Jim befriends Blinky during one of those outings.

Jim seemingly possesses no magic (yet another reason why his family cannot stand him), but Douxie doesn't fare that much better. He was supposed to be a rare prodigy and the hope of the Casperan family, yet he is nowhere close to the expectations. Besides, he likes music and wandering way more than studying under his grandfather's tutelage.

Technically, Douxie and Jim trust only each other in their family, feeling no familial attachment to anyone else (well, Douxie also has his familiar Archie, but that's it).

Jim's magic manifests out of nowhere when he is 9. Unfortunately for him, his magic is shadowmancy (it's blue and black in color, BTW!) and the Casperan family tolerates that one even less than Merlin.

They decide to kill Jim, but Douxie and Archie save him and the three of them run away and settle in Camelot (because of Arthur's purges, the Casperan family has no connections there).

After some time Douxie discovers some unexplained oddity about his brother - Jim has stopped aging both physically and mentally (think of a Peter Pan-like situation). It's the result of Jim's trauma.

Even though they are only two years apart as time passes and Douxie keeps growing, it starts to look like their age difference is bigger.

Jim has a horrible opinion about all wizards except Douxie (he believes his brother is a rare exception and everyone else is a horrible person). He likes knights instead - well, the concept of a knight, who is a noble protector and a true hero, and their aesthetics.

Douxie meets Merlin when he is 16, and around the same time, Jim meets Morgana (his magic goes out of control and she senses him). Morgana is extremely happy to meet another shadowmancer and proposes Jim to become her apprentice. It's the first time someone treats Jim's magic as a good thing (even Douxie, while not calling shadow magic evil, avoids discussing it).

So, Douxie and Jim end as apprentices of Merlin and Morgana respectfully. Merlin is furious about Morgana's decision, he believes she isn't ready to teach anyone and most likely will only set Jim on the wrong path. Morgana simply doesn't care about her master's opinion.

Morgana's support makes Jim start growing again and he also starts to understand that there are more good people among wizards than he thought before. Jim's shadow magic is slightly different than Morgana's - he exceeds in conjuring different stuff from shadows and because of his admiration of knights he can easily summon and maintain an armor and sword made of shadows. Merlin is both horrified and enraged when he discovers it and claims that something like that is too dangerous. Morgana simply believes that Merlin is jealous as doing something like that without external conduits is a rare skill.

When Morgana changes sides, it's another low blow for Jim (as Morgana was a true mother figure for him). Not to mention that Merlin is pretty much deadset on sealing Jim as well before he grows up to become as dangerous as his master. Only Douxie's pleas make him change the plan, but Jim is put under non-stop surveillance from the Camelot knights with some wizards always ready to seal him if something goes wrong.

All of that is obviously no good for Jim's mental health and his time stops once again. Douxie tries his best to heal his brother's psyche but Jim seemingly needs something he can't give him. There are centuries of roaming with no change.

James Lake is Douxie and Jim's latest caretaker from Camelot knights (they keep existing as an organization) and he is a bit more flexible than his predecessors (well, and actually not that devoted to the case). That's why Douxie manages to talk him into trying to play the true family (as he hopes that if Jim has some normal life it may help him).

Douxie and Jim both take the de-aging potion and pose as James's small sons. Eventually, James meets Barbara and they marry. It is serious for Barbara (and she also gets attached to boys fast), but for James, it's just a passing infatuation. He falls in love with someone else and abandons Barbara. Douxie and Jim insist on staying though and James sees it as an opportunity to get rid of an annoying responsibility. Douxie is supposed to report to headquarters about the development, but he ends up faking reports to get some freedom.

Douxie's plan actually succeeds. Jim has Barbara and Toby now, and Jim finally actually gets into living through the teen years.

In this AU, Jim isn't the Trollhunter. Barbara takes over this role and Jim is forced to actively use his shadowmancy to protect her (as she is another mother figure for him and he'll do anything to protect her).

As for Claire in this AU, Morgana plans to use her as a vessel, so Jim is eventually forced into picking between his beloved master and the girl he loves. Obviously, he picks Claire. This entire situation helps him to get a full grip of his magic at last.

Some other stuff this AU features:

part-Akiridon Toby (both Toby and Jim discover each other's secret simultaneously - and it's awkward),

changeling Steve (and he's also Draal's younger brother),

space mercenary Darci (which leads to some problems when she starts dating Toby),

Mary's family are devoted servants of the Arcane Order and she initially is a spy,

Eli is extra sensitive and being surrounded by so many people who feels 'odd' to him drives him crazy

#tales of arcadia #toa #what if scenario #fic premise #fic notes #unpublished fic #jim is douxie's brother #wizard jim #shadowmancer jim #jim lake jr #douxie casperan #text post #ask box #anon ask

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goblins-riddles-or-frocks · 5 months

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Yeah I don't think Cardan and Darkling are similar he'd be more of a Madoc or one of those Princes. Btw can you tell what didn't you like about Jude's treatment in the books? I would love to hear your thoughts about that.

Basically I think she’s always held back and humiliated by the narrative? The way she’s treated often doesn’t make sense with her position in universe and the higher status she obtains (senechal then queen) the more obvious it is that the narrative just refuses to let her have any dignity.

I’m struggling to organize my thoughts because I just have so many criticisms of this series. I enjoyed but that also makes me more disappointed with it when it flounders?

Like more general thoughts, I think the first book simply starts out poorly. The contemporary high school vibe to the interpersonal drama is an ill fitting one. Also the way Jude and Taryn are bullied doesn’t feel grounded in their lives and like faerie culture beyond just… looking like school yard bullying for the sake of plot. (Ironically I am fine with the high school vibes in TGT despite it being equally/more incongruous in-universe, but it serves a thematic function, so I can accept it)

Why is faerie high school a thing? Why are Jude and Taryn treated so openly poorly by anyone and everyone despite Madoc also being a fairly feared figure. There doesn’t seem to be a point where the bullying started more subtly and then grew when it became clear word wouldn’t get to Madoc/there’d be no retaliation. It just starts out feeling kind of flimsy.

(My proposed very simple fix would be to have no faerie high school and instead Cardan and his posse of important fae kids are being tutored privately and Jude and Taryn are included as a personal favor to Madoc. Which is something Cardan would take immense offense to!! Also a sort of bullying that just has more deniability than kicking dirt in their food. Like all smiles while also doing terrible shit)

Anyway past that point the first book is like. fine. If I had my way it would be longer, hingeing on some sort of plot the Court of Shadows foils. And the coup would be the sequel? To just give Jude more time to bond with them? And maybe get better at spying lol but that’s also baseline just an author failing.

Despite it feeling too early to me, I do really like how the coup goes down. And how Jude ends up out scheming everyone to put herself in power. The ending holds a lot of promise! The second book just doesn’t deliver though.

When it opens they’re like six months into the year long bargain. But there’s no implication of how that time has passed or that any of the relationships have undergone real development. Jude is supposedly seneschal and has basically styled herself as spymaster but she’s bullied in the exact. same. way.

If the main trajectory of this book is supposed to be her white knuckle clinging to her ill gained power before everything crumbles because she’s been going at it alone and refusing to lean on anyone— but she never actually achieves that high. And it feels uniquely gendered to me tbqh! Like I’m sorry a male protagonist in most other books given institutional power would be allowed to actually use that power and be afforded respect-through-fear if not genuine respect. But Jude keeps facing humiliation after humiliation.

The third act hinges on her kidnapping and being stripped of power. But like… where was that power to begin with? I didn’t really see it! It also doesn’t help that she’s uniquely terrible at statecraft. All her mistakes are just miserably obvious (not throwing out the magic blacksmith or whatever, not realizing the undersea would go for Balekin, traveling completely alone as a much disliked person so Locke’s crew could attack her) but I do think that’s more of a Holly Black issue than a Jude issue.

Then Queen of Nothing completely sidelines her in every possible sense. To the point where her personal story about her family, about her mother, are basically no longer relevant. The first two thirds are just completely focused on Cardan and speed running their relationship (that hasn’t had any real forward development since… the very first book? it’s just a constant rehashing of “does he…like like me 🥺” every single book omg) and then post snake transformation the plot is just a mess lol. Also I found the way the Madoc plotline resolved completely ridiculous. Yeah sure they’re all going to happily live in the human world. Totally.

I did leave a more detailed review of the third book on Goodreads and I basically stand by it!

#I want a madoc and oriana book so bad #that household seems so toxic but fascinating #tfota #book talk #i ramble sometimes #all the bendy punctuations #a mysterious stranger has appeared

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Hi could i request pure vanilla being jealous over a kid because the kid Propose to us please and thank you love your work too!

The Flowers (Pure Vanilla Cookie x GN Cookie!Reader)

CW: soft jealousy and fluff (the kid proposing is just pure platonic btw <33)

A/N: it's been a while since I write something for CRK. It's quite short but i hope you guys like this small drabble!

‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵

"Mx. Reader Cookie!! Mx. Reader Cookie!!" The sound of a small voice coming afar woke you up from the small nap you take in the sunny fields of your boyfriend's kingdom. It was a very beautiful day indeed, lots of breezy, cool air surrounding you and the sun shining throughout the village and on the castle too.

It seems like your nap carried you away, taking a look around you to search for the source of the childlike voice from afar. How long did you slept? Did your boyfriend, Pure Vanilla Cookie had forgotten something and went back to his castle? Or is it perhaps he wanted to surprise you with the pie you always wanted? 'Maybe he just forgotten the pie..' you thought while your eyes searched for the cookie who called by your name.

A small cookie came running towards you, carrying a small bouquet of handpicked flowers. It was the same cookie who tend to the sheep's whenever the king himself was in his absence, He maybe small but his intelligence when it comes to agriculture was no doubt fascinating, even for his small age.

"Ah, it's just you Cotton Puff Cookie. What brings you here in this warm, sunny day? And what's that on your hand? It looks very pretty." From his hands alone, you saw his hand shaking in nervousness. The child then pulled out the small bouquet and asked you a question. "W-will you marry me?" You only giggled in response and took the flowers he picked out just for you. You decided to play along with the small cookie's roleplay, in fear that you didn't want to break this poor cookie's heart.

Cotton Puff's face lighted up when you replied with a simple yes. The small cookie was about to speak when a large shadow was casted above him. "Is that a proposal I see? Why do you do this to me, my love?" Pure Vanilla jokingly spoke while gripping the fabric of his clothes, where his heart was located. You laughed at the small roleplay the three of you established and it turned into that one soap opera you and your boyfriend used to watch every evening.

Soon after the small commotion, it was time for Cotton Puff to say good bye to the both of you as he continuously wonders towards the spot where he wanted over the sheep and the birds. However, you noticed on how Pure Vanilla held your waist tightly and became oddly clingy towards you. His actions alone means only one thing to you.

"Love, are you jealous towards that kid? You know I only wanted to marry you. If it makes you uncomfortable, I'm so sorry.." Pure Vanilla looks at you in shock at first but his face became soften as you apologized, even you didn't do anything that would make him upset or mad at you. "No no, it's okay. I'm not jealous and why are you apologizing, sugar? You know that I'm having quite the fun back there. So don't worry about it, okay?" You nodded and closed your eyes, feeling the warmth feeling as your boyfriend pressed a soft kiss on your head then on your lips.

The two of you enjoyed the rest of the picnic and ate the pie he forgot to pick up form the local bakery shop you loved the most. As you talk about your day while eating your pie, Pure Vanilla caressed a small trinket in his pocket, an item that could symbolize his enteral love for you and you alone.

A golden ring was waiting for it's rightful owner and for the future ruler of the Vanilla Kingdom.

‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵

Do not republish, edit, or repost to other websites.

Reblogs and likes are appreciated! 💕

#cookie run x reader #cookie run kingdom #crk x reader #cookie run #cookie run imagines #crk pure vanilla cookie #pure vanilla cookie x reader #pure vanilla x reader #pure vanilla cookie #crk fluff #crk fanfic

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Infinite, but he got a better backstory. (The rewrite)

Alright, I will show to everyone a better version of Infinite/Zero of how he was supposed to be, maybe this is also an rewrite of Sonic Forces, at least some parts. It will be rewriten in form of notes:

The Phantom Ruby is the gem that was found by Eggman in "Rise of Infinite" and that appears in Sonic Mania.

The gem on Infinite's chest is not the Phantom Ruby, I'll named it the Phantom Crystal.

The gem that Gadget (Or your Custom Character) finds is the Phantom Prototype.

Zero and Gadget knew each other (Based on Sega Scourge old theory and on ClassicMariposAzul fan comic on Devianart, were they more than friends? Probably, I would prefer to make the ship like the relation btw Sonic and Amy).

The death of the Jackal Squad happened after Shadow the Hedgehog, the game.

Shadow didn't killed the Jackal Squad, it was Mephiles from a world where he achieved his mission, but since he was stuck on an empty world, he made a SUPER Chaos Control using our sun and sacrificing Iblis, it was so powerful that he got to another world. Mephiles changed his appearance to be like Shadow so he could be blame the hedgehog for some bad stuff that the didn't do it.

Zero was left alive so he could be manipulated from the shadows by Mephiles. The Dark wanted to create enemies of Shadow indirectly.

Gadget has left the squad 1 day before the incident, the reason why Gadget left is because it was a long time since he left his home town in Sunset Heights.

The death of the Jackal Squad is know as the Jackal Incident.

The scar of Zero's right eye was a present of "Shadow" (Mephiles).

After losing his squad, losing contact with Gadget, Zero decides to hide from everyone, he use a mask that only covers half of his face.

He wanted revenge on G.U.N and on Shadow, for that, he needed technology, so that's why he go for a search for Eggman.

After locating Eggman and destroying all of his defences from his base and defeating him, Zero proposes to Eggman if they could join forces against G.U.N, at first Eggman wasn't sure, but them Zero asks him about getting revenge on G.U.N for the incident on Space Colony ARK. Eggman accepted.

The Episode Shadow was the last straw for Zero, and of course, the dialogues will be changed.

Shadow and Zero knew each other during the events of Shadow the Hedgehog, that's how Zero knew about the incident on Space Colony ARK.

The Jackal Squad are not bad mercenaries.

So far so good, I think this will have a part 2, leave your comments here, share with friends who likes to talk about this and see you all in the next post!

#sonic forces #sonic au #infinite the jackal #zero the jackal #gadget the wolf #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic series

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Father in her character demo be like:

ok im not by any means a lore theorizer, my brain is much too smooth for that, but every now and then, like a bouncing DVD logo touching a corner, i have a coherent thought. and Arlecchinos demo sparked some which id like to put forth. making it as a text post cuz archons know, i get real wordsy ^^'

spoilers obv if youre not far enough in story.

🔥

now. upon several rewatches of the original and reactions, the first non-Arle voiceline jumped out at me:

"A spark cannot shatter all shadows until it sets all ablaze or else to the other end of light lie still bleak shades"

this made me think back to was it Childes or Wanderers voiceline? where they say that given the chance, the Knave would betray the Harbingers if it suited her. so what if, hear me out, in her quest of retribution she seeks to somehow go against the Fatui/ Harbingers/ Tsaritsa? retribution that is, for the myriad suffering theyve caused to innocent ppl around teyvat. idk abt full on taking them down, as the top 3 harbs are said to have power that rivals archons, but mb put a sizeable dent in their forces, or otherwise impede their plans. she also heavily implied a wish to collaborate w us, the Traveller, in the future at several occasions during the Fontaine AQ. mb she wants to enlist our help in her goal. circling back to that line, i think the spark is obv Father, and the shadows she wishes to shatter i strongly believe are the Fatui/ Harbingers. and unlike me, the line after is confidently saying "set ALL ablaze" = complete eradication of that organization.

my next thought was actually aided by a yt comment under one of the recent vids w her (idr if teaser, demo, or short, likely short) that said sth along the lines of "shes not a wolf in sheeps clothing, shes a sheep in wolfs clothing, forced to blend in w the wolves that took her in". this comment popped into my mind as i watched the scene where she is walking in mb some type of dream or mind world, w numerous children running around, playing and singing. and she has such a soft look on her face as she gazes at them. but then she collects herself w her signature 🤫 to flip the switch to ig we can call it her wolf side, and the scene changes to her against the red eclipse moon thing (crimson moon?). where was i going w this?.. i think the fact that her "natural" or innermost state is her sheep side where she just wishes to run the orphanage in peace and be a good mother Father to the children and she has to actively suppress that and channel her wolf side in order to carry out her version of justice, and ofc keep blending in w her adoptive wolves (harbingers) until the time is right.

finally, her last voiceline of the demo struck me as very crucial:

"I hear that the children love to play by the fireplace, so let us continue to use the name, "House of the Hearth". Still... its flame is no longer needed for you have the strength to defend yourselves"

from what i can unpack, this is obv talking abt her leaving her position as orphanage director and passing that torch (heh) to Lyney. which btw goes in line w a theory proposed by ABD Illustrates on yt regarding pyro characters (and jumping off to predict plot of Natlan). ill link it btw, go give it a watch, its very insightful:

youtube

anyway. she wants the orphanage to keep its name after her retirement. she feels that the children no longer need her (its flame) as under Lyneys leadership they can fend for themselves. a sad look comes across her face as she says this. i believe shes not as unfeeling/ uncaring and is more attached to the children than she dares to admit, and is pained to leave them behind in pursuit of her greater goals.

oh and going back to the 4.6 patch trailer, the boss battle bw her and her main trio of children - despite her thinking Lyney is fit to take over, she wants to give him one final test ig to reaffirm her decision, and to give him the confidence boost to take up that post. cuz he is very unsure of himself, and is always anxious of disappointing Father and not living up to w/e expectations he believes she has for him.

omg that was a lot. this was prob a solid hour of pure stream of consciousness. hopefully theres some coherent nuggets in there. most of it isnt horribly deep, honestly prob surface level stuff that might be painfully obv to others. but i wanted to write it out nonetheless

i invite anyone that bothered to read these long-winded ramblings to respectfully share their thoughts/ theories in the comments and/ or reblogs. was there anything i missed or forgor?

thank you for your time ^^

ps: the trailer was phenomenal btw OMG - the cinematography, the music?! i cant wait for tnbee to make an epic remix of it. and ofc for real lore theorists to dig in and drop their videos on it o3o

#my art #genshin impact #arlecchino #arlequeeno #my queen #theory #lore theory #analysis #well a half-baked one #i should have used miss not ms.#ah well too late now #am smort #waiting for maint to be over #4.6 is within reach!#soon TM #Youtube

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nyxrev · 1 year

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Tsukuyomi Trilogy

Chapter I: Apollo

Chapter II: Icarus

Chapter III: Hermes

Messages, Escapades, ESPionage, Trickery, Unknowns(x), Psyche.

(skip to conclusion if tl:dr)

You see why I said Moon Craters Highway, right …Earth is literally on its way to become another Moon with how dented it is from various battles as if metaphor for God's salty plan to rid…whom I wonder…

It already looks like an isolated dystopian space city, Mars, or Moon colony, whatever sci-fi likes.

S'long as road work ahead, get'cha car n bail ay. Not to dwell on logistics, but I must wonder just how they escaped—how Spy managed to sneak near rock takoyaki, how both of them got out of it and to their car, consider last we saw they still were immobilized as heroes arrived on scene. Mb Jr. Spy got to his Sr. Agent while Tatsumaki mangled B13, drilled a hole down to their car, n escaped together. Mb Spy got out first from the larger crack Tatsumaki made while with contact to his Agent still stuck, then when heroes came, he tunnelled out of there n they bail like lab rats.

“Apollo-san! Are you alright?!”

How nice of you ask about your senior but Boy, does he look alright to you?

He's not daijoubu at all

See, Apollo? Thank your precious junior later for he's nice enough to bail you out so speedy.

Btw I assume their hierarchy as such bc the spy asked him with -san honorific & formal speech. I can somehow hear his voice as a specific type of shounen, usually reserved, but dutifully takes action at an order of his management.

For us, it's not until now we actually learn moon agent's name is Apollo (bit ironic, no?). It makes me wonder why a Sun associated person would work for the Moon, ref to space mission aside. Also makes me wonder if his junior's name is Hermes, consider he was spy (messenger) and now driver for our Agent Apollo… just a thought. Why do I feel like one of them (spy) will defect… also spy's shook face at Tatsumaki is priceless.

Not much to add for Greek mythos bc I feel like it's well-known enough, but apparently “Apollo” can mean “destroy”? Which is curious bc he is a deity often associated with creative attributes, but actually, he can both heal (+) and destroy (—diseases).

He's named the Sun but is he really the Sun? Or is he just another Shadow of the Moon?

Now as they run for their lives back to base with tails between their legs like disgraced dogs,they pass by the grand sight of a tornado's terror of a tantrum. Tatsumaki is so outraged by Saitama she didn't catch the Tsukuyomis on the run.

Overall:

Tatsumaki has the lead. Tsukuyomi took the hit. They lost not only their generous sum of money donated to secure Psykos, they also lost Psykos herself and they and their dignity got hurt. They only escaped bc Tatsumaki got distracted n too wild but they barely got out with a sliver of their lives and prides. Big, disgruntled loss, if I say so.

Psychic Sisters: +2

Psykos: secured (seized)

Tsukuyomi spy: exposed

Tsukuyomi: –5

Psykos: lost

Money: lost

Health: at risk

Safety: endangered

Dignity: critically damaged

Conclusion:

Gearsper, McCoy, Tsukuyomi, Org.

At the end of it all,Blizzards try to be productive with their number: they make use of their group work & personal expertise to exert pressure on execs to extract information and sort out clues.

Cooperation is a Powerful Tool, isn't it. On both sides of the negotiations, of course.

I wonder if the exec noses get bigger as they lie, it's as if Murata drew them such unique noses on purpose. Except they're so terribly obvious liars you'd be a fool to believe them. McCoy? Oh his shady face at the back is coy as he schemes

Here comes Gearsper at a suspicious moment, who proposes they “must've fallen for tricks.” Well, Whose trickery? What sort of tricks?

Without an answer to my previous question, he assures them Tsukuyomi is merely a rumour, no more than expired gossip, and so ridiculous a rumour it's not even worth to expand on as conspiracy theory.

Hold on boy, care to explain your forehead scar? And Why do you seem to smirk as you speak?

Suddenly, the button on his helmet looks a little too much like the dented Moon God resides on. And his well fit suit looks too neat for hero work …He hides Tsukuyomi's existence, for whom?

He proceeds to list the reason for his logic, with known presence of psychic members at MA, he makes a fair argument, yet his suggestion raises my subconscious alarm.

Needle Star doesn't say a word but you can tell he's got some thoughts about Gearsper.

Next panel McCoy exhales his obnoxious fumes with a sleazy smile and you just know he's up to no good. Mb he's let Gearsper cover Tsukuyomi, or he's got more schemes to execute.

Eloquent Evil

Remember I said Apollo gives me the creeps. I figured out exactly why he destabilizes every atom of my existence. His speech unsettles me so.It has no particular abnormality but I noticed he tends to not only speak with long (aka polite) conjugation (desu-masu), but also often uses a form used for suggestion, like let's & shall we, or …right? (deshou-mashou). Both are much used as standard formality, totally normal for real life, and expected politeness to strangers, senior, at work, etc. types of non-familiar speech. Except, bc manga & anime tend to use short conjg., and often super casual speech, esp, action shounen or seinen, courteous articulation can feel out of place with boisterous shouts all around you. It's like when smb is excessively civil it feels uneasy rather than relaxed, bc you feel like they're onto some nefarious schemes, down to exact details.

Best example without evil is Forte's 180° switch from fight me to would you mb like to hang out sometime which creeped Saitama out royally.

And right now, the way Gearsper speaks with all his polite desu-masu & deshou gives me prickly hairs on my neck. An uncanny recall to Apollo's courteous exchanges while he tries to KO ppl. Like, do all mad hatters & smiley mask suit-man present themselves so nobly? Sweet words drip poison from an executioner's tongue. Civil mask hides monstrosity without heart.

Gearsper, Without the Gear, Who are you?

I really don't want to doubt his prior merit, or for him to turn out as spy, bc he seemed to actually enjoy work with others like we saw with support team and they seem to get along well too, but if he is a spy, and it was all a ruse to pretend to be loyal to HA then he's damn good sneaky spy.

See, his humble rank makes him perfect for spy work. A little man with little presence. Nobody would suspect him if he is smart and discreet.

He is timid, not loud or keen to show off, helpful when needed & eager to help, nor likes to flaunt his accomplishments.

His mild manners, low rank, and small presence overall mean he's not easily noticed, no doubt a lament for heroes who want recognition, but an excellent way to conceal among crowd & gather precious intel.

Of course he could just be soft spoken, psychic, met the wrong people at the wrong place at the wrong time and felt the need to conceal himself and his past to keep his job, mb he was deemed a failed experiment, who escaped and wants no contact whatsoever with his past, sort of like Zombieman, although he did pursue Genus for clues about the limiter and God.

But for him to step out right now, to basically say: I know Tsukuyomi, but you need not know, bc it is non-existent… It would have been better for him (personally), to not speak at all, than to draw suspicion to himself, spark more curiosity about Tsukuyomi, and essentially expose the existence of the organization even more.

He could be manipulated, who knows. It's hard to read people without their full expression, eyes and brows are very subtle but honest indicators of truth emotions after all.

I was about cite his “weak” psychic power as part of why he's not easy to notice, but we only saw so much of him and he's really not half bad. I just feel like there's more to what his hero rank dictates about his ability. We all know ranks are BS often times.

I rambled about Gearsper's potential psychic capacity before, over here. It's just an old idea but bc his Gear is part of his hero identity, I do want to know what it does and how it works.

Thus concludes my Tsukuyomi arc.

It has been an unforgettable experience, fellow highway adventurers, see you next ride.

Guest commentary brought to you by Apollo's poison pill, with great relief we can tell you the poison has dissolved and he is now asleep :DD

_:(´ཀ`」 ∠):

#opm #one punch man #opm manga #opm god #meta #fubuki #tatsumaki #tsukuyomi #gearsper #apollo #icarus #hermes #hero association #corporate corruption #psychic #thoughts #belated character speculation

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