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vintage-brass-tc · 1 day

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Suggestive undertones in this post, again 😭 my apologies.

His prolonged attention always sends me down a rabbit hole…

Every time I’m on the floor in front of U, he just seems to never stop looking down at me.

Just the other day, he had the ensemble sit down on the ground for once, because someone complained about their legs being sore… and so I smoothly, carefully lowered myself to the ground with my contra still on my shoulder, and once I sat down, I started looking around, and noticed that U was looking down at the floor, silent.

After every rep, I set my tuba slowly onto the floor, and a couple times, I had noticed U glance at me. In addition, whenever I would pick it up off the floor for the next rep, I always caught him staring down at my action, without fail. The reason for it, though, I’m unsure of.

Maybe it was me tipping my body forward, arching my back, or maybe it was the way my hands snaked around my contra gently, before they took hold of it and lifted it up, maybe he was paying attention to how my muscles tensed upon doing so. Or, maybe he couldn’t drop his focus because I was staring right up at him. Either way, he was staring me down.

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And get this. U began to give us directions, before his eyes flitted towards me, and he stated, “Well, tubas, you can’t do this…” his voice cracking at the end as his clear voice began to suppress into a mutter. His voice breaking was kind of fine…. umm 🫣

And he stared at the floor silently, in thought, for a few additional seconds, before he told us what his original plan was: he wanted all the brass players to put their whole mouthpiece into their mouth, since the openness of it would help us experiment with our breathing like we had been previously.

Despite his initial conviction about the tubas’ mouthpieces being too big to fit in our mouths, we all told him we could totally do it, and so we did. U was walking around the block and looking at everyone as we continued the exercise, as he had been, but I noticed he never strayed too far from me.

Every time he walked by me, he’d look over. At one point, he had a sudden realization and froze, quickly exclaiming that we shouldn’t breathe in through our instruments, and he then stared straight at me, unmoving, unblinking, with wide, serious eyes, and he held that look for three solid seconds as I stared back at him, my own eyes wide in surprise at his intensity, and with the mouthpiece still in my mouth I nodded vigorously so he knew I understood.

There was another point where someone had said something funny while we were doing this exercise, and a laugh came out of me, but it kinda sorta sounded like a slight gag 😭 and of course I still had my mouthpiece in my mouth. When I tell you U’s head whipped over his shoulder to gawk at me SO QUICK. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM MOVE SO FAST IN MY LIFE??? ALL I COULD DO WAS SMILE AWKWARDLY AND WAIT FOR HIM TO LOOK AWAY 😭😭

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Then, after all of that was said and done, I was still on the ground and listening to a tech talk to us, when I felt the presence of someone else beside me (like a warmth? You know the feeling), and I moved my head to look from my peripheral, and saw none other than U STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO ME, LITERALLY LESS THAN A FOOT AWAY??? And it was SO tempting to look up and meet his eyes but I held myself back from doing so 💔

It didn’t take a while for him to move away after I made it a little obvious that I had noticed him next to me, more obviously moving my head to the side in his direction, sparing a glance at his calves, but woooh. The height I was at next to him… and after everything, he chose to stand next to me as I was on the floor… I won’t say anything more 😵‍💫

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OKAY OKAY OKAY. AND LATER ON IN THE DAY, WHEN I ASKED HIM IF HE STILL WANTED THE TUBAS TO SQUAT WHILE BUSTING OUT A PEDAL TONE, HE TOLD ME, “Oh yeah, I really like that. Like it a lot.” AND HE STARED ME DOWN WITH A SILENT, ALMOST SMUG GRIN FOR A LITTLE LONGER, AND ALL I COULD DO WAS SMILE SHYLY UNTIL HE WAS SILENT FOR AN IRREGULAR AMOUNT OF TIME AND I WAS LIKE “Okay!” BJGDJGDGF 🙈🙈

HE NEEEEDDDSSS TO BE FORWARD WITH ME… I SWEAR I CAN’T TAKE THE EXCESSIVE, INTENSE STARING AND THE IMPLICATIONS AND UGH, I THINK HE KNOWS HE HAS ME WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER. and he dropped everything to give me attention after someone interrupted me, THEN called me kiddo too before I left the band hall for the summer 🥺

I love him so much.

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zaralla1 · 6 months

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✎ Twisted Crests - Living with Frye

It's been a month since Danny moved in with Frye. He did this at the doctor's behest, because he wouldn't waste so much time travelling from one end of Tirthan to another. It would free up his schedule. But Danny also did this because his living situation became complicated (on the account of a very pissed off uncle who had been eyeing his inheritance ever since his mother passed away). Of course Danny wouldn't share something this personal with Frye- as discussing such things with his boss didn't leave a good taste in his mouth.

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He knew that Frye would probably try to take advantage of this supposed "charity". He sees Danny as little more than a personal helper, a tool- or someone to vent to when he is upset. He gets him to clean his house and do his chores. Apparently, the doctor is "too renowned" to be bothered to clean a table. Frye also doesn't know when work "ends", so he keeps trying to discuss experiments with Danny even after they've been long finished, and keeps giving him more literature to study in his free time (thus taking away all the advantages of living so close to the workplace). Overbearing and in need to direct the lives of others, Frye keeps insisting that the perfectly balanced lifestyle consists of "8 hours of sleep, 8 hours of work, and 8 hours of study" and keeps subtly pushing Danny to submit to the idea.

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This has had some benefits. At First, Danny was reluctant about telling his boss off. Primarily because he respects Frye (he does), and also because he's aware that he's walking on thin ice. Danny is a reprobate who spent several years in prison. He was adamant about setting his life straight, and he wasn't about to get kicked off this job simply for telling some old fool to stuff it. But, the more Frye buzzes into his ear like an annoying fly, the more confident is Danny in standing his ground. They have a push and pull relationship, where each of them keep testing the other's boundaries.

"While we're here, Danny, can you think of some theories considering our last patient?" - "I'm eating, for fuck's sake, I don't care".

Today, Danny is off to buy some groceries- because the only edible things in their apartment are two leftover tuna cans and a head of lettuce that has already turned gray. He rides the horse-drawn trolley and gets stuck in traffic because of a festival that was looming by. It begins to rain, and Danny sighs and looks outside as the pedestrians start running to find shelter from the downpour. Very common weather in Halley- a region of the continent know for humidity, fog and sudden bursts of rain. He taps his foot anxiously. He could stay in the trolley- wasting additional "free time", or he could use the newspaper in his hand to cover his head. "Why couldn't Frye go to the store? - Danny thinks to himself - "(sigh) Why does it have to be me?" Then, a flashback occurs in his head and he hears Frye's voice: "Now, now then, who is the assistant here, you, or I?" - "Ughhh" - Danny groans and disembarks from the vehicle, stepping into a large puddle of water.

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When he was finally done shopping, he tackles the rain again. After getting dropped off near the apartment block, he runs all the way back to the flat, laden with shopping bags full of food (that has unfortunately gotten wet). Cold, tired, and sweaty Danny finally makes it home. His face is flushed red from the heat and the cold, and he's breathing heavily. He can almost feel his temperature rising, and a flu settling into his bones. But before he can change into dry clothes, he's looking around the apartment for Frye to tell him that he made it home. But the doctor is nowhere to be found.

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He can't find Frye anywhere, and then he barges in through his unlocked office door, only to find him crawling on all fours towards some random woman (that he's never met before) sitting in Frye's armchair (the same armchair he'd never let Danny sit in)... and he has the dumbest, giggly expression on his face, and a garter in his teeth while mumbling something like "Dear madame! The doctor will be seeing you now!". Upon seeing Danny, he freezes and stops crawling. The lady politely waves at Danny with a sweet smile.

"I'm asking for a salary increase" - Danny says with a dry expression. The lady laughs, and Danny slams the door- but not before politely saying goodbye to the lady (and giving Frye a poisonous look 💢💢)

END

#twisted crests #twistedcrests #TC stories #help I don't know how to tag this

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tc-love · 4 months

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He got teacher of the year I just saw on Facebook 🥲💔

I wish I could be there. I sent my congrats but it’s not enough.

#he deserves it #g #tc #tcc #tc blog #tc stories #tc update

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tcfactory · 4 months

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Dumb SVSSS thought of the day: what if Mobei-jun is pretty damn young (14, not quite 15) when Shang Qinghua (20+however long he lived his first life) first meets him. And when he's relaxed and not in mortal danger (like when he's hogging Qinghua's bed) he's acting extremely childish, as emotionally neglected teenagers sometimes do. Just the brattiest of brats, somehow an unfortunate mix of 1. trained for deadly combat 2. already posessing very thorough education on demonic politics and rulership and 3. completely emotionally neglected and almost feral. Like. He's a lonely kid who very much needs a family connection and some hugs. He reminds Qinghua of some of the disciples An Ding gets who come from neglectful families, because getting their unwanted kids in a sect raises a family's prestige and there's a 'compensation' CQMS pays out to the 'gracious parents who give up their child' so it pays better than selling them to the slavers. (It's all just a ploy to make sure the people bring their kids there first, so there's less of a chance that they would end up in the clutches of demonic cultivators.)

So overworked, sleep deprived Qinghua ends up treating his demon brat the same way he treats the An Ding brats a few times. He can't help it! He knows that Mobei-jun will grow up to be like exactly his type, but right now he's just extremely little brother shaped (despite being really goddamn tall, what are they feeding young ice demons???) and Qinghua's brain just turns off the self preservation around him when he's tired enough apparently.

And Mobei-jun... Likes?? He likes this??? Nobody has babied him since the fallout with Linguang-jun when he was four, he's touch starved and needy for affection. The way his human expresses affection is not really the way he's used to, but it's still pleasant. It speaks to that shameful part of him that wanted to curl up and cry himself into oblivion when he was five and his father threw him out into the ice sheets and told him he's not allowed to return unless he kills something with his bare hands and then finds his way home.

So Shang Qinghua acquires a sticky, feral, demonic younger brother. He doesn't really mind as such, that's his blorbo and probably still his favorite person (and the reassurance that as long as he's Mobei-jun's emotional support human he's going to be kept safe is nice). But it really puts a lid on his non-existent dating life. Who would possibly date him now when they would have to contend with having Mobei-unlikely-to-ever-grow-out-of-his-stickiness-in-private-jun around too?

Yue Qingyuan. Yue Qingyuan would date him. He totally gets it, he has his own ill-tempered sticky little brother. Same situation, just with 95% less demonic energy and 80% more verbal sass. Shang Qinghua even ends up joking that they should set up playdates for those two. They are surprisingly effective.

What do you call it when you, your boyfriend, your little brother (feral cat, demon edition) and your boyfriend's little brother (feral cat, cultivator edition) are all cuddled up in a sleepy pile? Shang Qinghua isn't really sure, but it's comfier then it sounds, actually. Everyone appreciates Mobei-jun and his unshakably cool body temperature in the summer heat.

#svsss #Mobei-jun #shang qinghua #yue qingyuan #shen jiu #is there even a ship tag for yqy and sqh?#tc writes #I could kinda combine this with the snow leopard thing...#hmm now there's a story idea #something to work on next to cintamani I guess #I'm shelving it for now

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leveloneandup · 4 months

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couple of OGs

#rose lavelle #abby dahlkemper #lindsey horan #midge purce #alyssa naeher #tobin heath #christen press #uswnt #ig story #tc visit uswnt training

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soahbee · 2 months

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Girls, I couldn't take it anymore, I wanted to know what happened, I haven't been able to sleep for days because of all this.😫

So today after school I didn't go home straight away, but I wrote him a message asking where he is and I want to talk to him a bit. I wrote just in time, because he replied that he was leaving now, but we could meet in the yard. I quickly ran out into the yard where I saw him, he was smoking and leaning against the wall, it seemed that he was going to his car because he had his bag and a lot of papers.

So out of a sudden impulse, since I had been waiting so long for us to talk, I ran to him and without even thinking, I just opened my mouth: "I feel like I'm not important." - I told him honestly while trying to catch my breath (bc I had been running so far) lol YEAHHH girls…I told him this without any hesitation. ???!! WTF WHY

And R (I think) expected everything but this, because he looked at me with such big eyes and then started to laugh softly and put down his cigarette. Ofc I got upset bc I thought he wasn't taking me seriously and I told him: "this isn't funny! are you mad at me?" 😭😭 After that, my eyes widened when he came closer to me and raised his hand. "Do you see this?" - he asked and pointed to the bracelet that I had given him... "If you weren't important to me, I wouldn't be wearing this gift." - he said, ruffled my hair and pinched my face again. (i died)

After that, he told me that he had a lot to do and that he had to go now because he was already late. The events happened as fast as always, so I just nodded and he said goodbye.

Honestly, I'm a little relieved that there's no problem between the two of us, but I feel that it's no coincidence that he's been "neglecting" me so far... but it's okay now.

so maybe i don't need to worry?

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the-owl-tree · 1 month

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my man Purdy if you want to! :D

woagh he's bisexual i didnt know that

#warrior cats #wc purdy #purdy #deer scribbles #hc he used to be very skinny but when he got to tc he got fat real quick #because apprentices and kit kept bringing him food in exchange for stories

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playchoicesconfessions · 10 months

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Sent by anonymous

‘This is a kenna rys appreciation post. I love her and I miss her and thank you, goodbye’

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

#choices the crown & the flame #the crown and the flame #choices tc&tf #tc&tf #kenna rys #playchoices #choices #choices stories you play #confessions #mod bruffle

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lovesickbeetle24694 · 27 days

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I made cookies yesterday and I purposely saved some for him. Today I gave him them, and he adored them! He sat in front of me happily eating his cookies and complimenting them so much that I'm just going to make him cookies every week now. I told him that, and he looked really happy.

They say the quickest way to a mans heart is through his stomach and I have managed to achieve 💪

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zoeywades-spouse · 1 year

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Can you imagine making a company that’s based around interactive and engaging books that were full of talking about serious issues (transphobia, trauma, mental health, misogyny, etc.) and that were truly immersive with complex characters and plots. And years later all those wonderful books have been pushed to the side and replaced with superficial, boring, and harmful books with the only goal to make money

The moment PB pushed away books like ILITW, TC&TF, ES and so forth and began writing books like Surrender, TNA, WB, etc., they lost their passion for writing complex and engaging books

#the majority of the newer books have no passion in them #you can tell the writers don’t really care #choices #playchoices #choices stories you play #the crown and the flame #tc&tf #it lives in the woods #ilitw #it lives beneath #ilb #endless summer #es #surrender #surrender 2 #the nanny affair #tna #wolf bride #wb

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vintage-brass-tc · 8 months

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Recently, U and I have been having such casual conversations, and he has been super comfortable around me. He’ll let out his occasional snide remarks and, though he hesitated just a little bit the first time around, he’ll curse freely around me.

There’s just something about him and I chatting so normally that feels so right.

This all had started when I walked into his office to have a serious conversation with him a few days ago. He had dropped everything and stared me dead in the eye the whole time (making me quite nervous), his lips pursed and his posture relaxed in his chair, taking in every bit of feedback I had for him, then communicating clearly to me in a fashion that told me that he completely got where I was coming from, but he also wanted to be straightforward with me about his motives and what he was planning to do going forward.

He spoke calmly and clearly and never once strayed from my gaze, aside from when he needed to make adjustments on something he was working on. I offered to help but he responded it wasn’t something I’d need to work on, as it was just “scheduling and shit.”

As I waited for him to get what he needed done, he’d mutter the occasional profanity under his breath upon reaching a new conflict, and all I could do was smile lightly and look at him, admiring how hard of a worker he was being, then avert my gaze to the floor and mirror in the room until he was done.

And after that, I had been spending some time helping out at a competition and he walked up to me to start a conversation there, too. We talked about many things, conveyed many emotions, and had great laughs the whole way through. ❤️

There’s nothing quite like having a good conversation with someone you admire. Especially someone with great character… and a ton of endearing comments and stories to share. He’s so lovely. I love him dearly. I hope I can get more time alone with him in the near future as well.

I got some time with M as well. He’s been nice to chat casually with as well, but as grateful as I am for that, but I’ve been connecting more personally with U recently. I hope he feels it too.

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zaralla1 · 6 months

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✎ Twisted Crests - In the Mage's custody

Just around the time of Cuvier's downfall (The largest nation to settle on the continent of Altemira) things became truly hectic for those moving in the highest layers of society. Politicians, diplomats, mages and business owners alike spilled throughout the country in all directions, seeking to escape the grasp of warlords with big ambitions who rose amidst the conflict.

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Matthew too, quickly found himself without a place to be. When the government dissolved, would the country still acknowledge him as a Praetor? Praetors are the mightiest mages in cuvieran hierarchy. Up until recently they were treasured, as religion and politics are closely knit together in Cuvier- and their magic stands as a reminder of their life in the north. Still in shock over what happened over the last 24 hours, Matthew couldn't wrap his head around the situation. But there was one thing he was sure of-

He would apprehend the traitor "Nicholas" who left his king's side and attempted to flee the country.

This is how Nicholas Zeppeli found himself in chains. He didn't understand the purpose of it (as cities went into lockdown, and courts became disbanded)... all he knew was that he was afraid of the look in the Praetor's eyes, full of uncertainty and rage, like a bolt of lightning looking for an escape out of his tensed-up body. But Nicholas also felt somewhat fortunate- despite the chains rubbing against his wrists, he was actually saved by Matthew. And if Matthew wanted to kill him- Well, he wouldn't put him in chains in the first place.

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Up until now, the most dangerous situation Nicholas thought he'd be in was the time when he was tasked with maintaining equipment in regions that bordered with countries at war. Lantern in hand, he would patrol the warehouses at night. There would be 4 or 5 guards accompanying him- but he knew that if a passing war band wanted to cause some damage, killing him would be no obstacle. There was a nearby village as well- which gave him no feeling of comfort, as criminals would sometimes come there to lay low as well. In his mind's eye, he could already see his own corpse looted from valuables left to rot in a gulch... But nothing he ever experienced compared to the chaos of this day.

Nicholas was wandering around the forested outskirts of Udol, after being injured in a savage attack from Sagrad that wiped out his entire team of scientists... on the same day that he was found out to be a traitor- having exchanged secret correspondence with a colleague, planning to escape the country on brink of collapse. Just barely holding on, Nicholas was surviving on pillaged supplies and whatever he could take from corpses. He was tired, dehydrated and without any safe haven. When he finally heard "STOP. YOU DAMNED TRAITOR" - and saw the great Cuvieran Praetor (also mysteriously injured, tattered and alone?) stomping angrily towards him in the middle of nowhere, he was actually relieved. He almost ran into the Praetor's arms.

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Now, there is an awkward silence between them as they sit around a campfire, and Matthew insists that Nicholas remains chained. This makes movement across the terrain pointlessly difficult, and Matthew must surely be aware of it. They make such a sad pair together, it's almost funny- with Nicholas waddling behind the Great Praetor like a duckling walking behind its mother. After being made to collect firewood, Nicholas can't help but wonder: "Do we know where we are? Do we know where *anything* is?" Matthew gives him a puzzled stare, and then moves away from him some five meters and turns his back against him- as if he's hiding something. He opens a map and just stares at it for some time. Nicholas nervously looks around, and eventually notices what Matthew is doing. "... Are we lost?" (he carefully inquires) - Matthew raises an eyebrow - "Of course not. We're coming along." - and he quickly stuffs the map into his vest.

"You know... I could be of more help to you if my hands were free" - he raises his shackles, but Matthew quickly points a knife at him - "Don't try to barter with me, traitor. You are in my custody. If I moved my eyes from you for five seconds, you'd disappear behind my back... Cuffed like this though, hmm, I doubt you'll be as excited about running into the forest." Matthew jabs his knife into a tree stump, and Nicholas sighs with resignation, as the scene slowly fades into the nightly campfire.

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The next day, sounds of chains clanking can be heard again, as Matthew and Nicholas progress slowly through the Cuvieran terrain. Nicholas is walking stifly, making quick, short paces behind the Great Praetor - "You didn't need to tie me to a tree" - he comments, stretching his aching shoulder, but gets no response. He tries to find a way to soothe the edge, and his best idea is to start talking to himself, seeing that Matthew isn't interested in light conversation. Nicholas keeps sighing constantly, and making sarcastic remarks about the environment with the expression of a bored teenager forced on a family outing. The scene fixes itself on Matthew's face, walking ahead of him with a tired expression that grows more weary with each useless new word uttered by his "prisoner". The moment Nicholas realized his life wasn't in immediate danger, he became very comfortable. In some ironic way, Matthew felt that the roles were actually reversed. Finally, he turns his head towards Nicholas, and says "You seem unusually comfortable for being a hostage". Despite that Nicholas is in *his* custody, Matthew begins walking faster. Subtly hurrying away from the annoying man in chains who won't shut up- with the latter tapping faster to stay close to him for the sake of safety.

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As they journey together, we learn more about Nicholas himself. For one- he claims to not be religious, but just in case if Cuvier's goddess is watching- he bows at every shrine, and kisses every idol - and when he's in trouble, he calls out her name. Actually, "Hiraeth" is more often on his lips than on Matthew's - who is ironically appointed as a figure of an exceptionally high level of the religious order. Nicholas is also extremely chatty- a sheer contrast to the taciturn mage in his company. He is also prone to screaming, and insulting enemies in some vain attempt to disparage them. This is a slight problem when he's the one in chains- and Matthew is the only one with an actual weapon. It is safe to say that the pair ended up in some pointless fights on the account of his big mouth.

It also doesn't help that Nicholas is scared of lightning strikes- while Matthew's main weapon in his arsenal of magic is based on thunder. He jumps on the spot every time Matthew casts a spell (promptly accompanied with "OH MY GODDESS" or "AAAHHHH AHH").

In a way, Nicholas is Matthew's "emotion". What Matthew should be allowing himself to feel, is shown directly through his chained companion. Fear, hope, happiness and exhaustion. The emotions that are healthy to express, are what Nicholas is showing and saying. And the two of them are undoubtedly in an extraordinary, difficult situation.

#twisted crests #twistedcrests #TC stories #Matthew and Nicholas #They're doomed #The mental image of Nicholas hiding behind Matthew's back and pointing his finger and screaming KILL IT

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henrybelly · 8 months

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honestly when i tried to figure out why some fans are so mad at ivypool these days i was looking through avos and. the scene where ivypool apologises to twigpaw for not supporting sending a patrol for skyclan is genuinely very sweet??

i actually saw someone characterize this as "ivypool forcing twigpaw to forgive her". is it crack you smoke. is that what you smoke. you smoke crack?

#she apologises THREE SEPARATE TIMES #she acknowledges that dovewing and tigerheart's situation made her ignore twigpaw's feelings #she reassures twigpaw that this is the right thing for the clans. she tells her she's proud of her & tc is lucky to have her #you guys do understand that to apologise you have to Do Something Wrong?? or is that the part that's so unforgivable?#i am fASCINATED by the treatment of dove and ivy by the fans in recent years #i'm still pondering it but i think there are a few root causes #1) I think a lot of people read oots as kids and hated dove & identified with ivy because of the underdog storyline #maybe this fandom worship of dovewing is kinda part of that? wanting to feel like you've grown out of fandom misogyny?#but i also feel like 2) tigerdove has really increased dovewing's popularity #and i think because ivypool is so staunchly opposed to their relationship people then have to villainise ivypool #3) is maybe too spicy of a take but to be honest #i think people are subconsciously way more comfortable with a woman whose story ends in heterosexual marriage and childrearing #dovewing's mom role in TBC to shadowsight probably helped her popularity #so ivypool whose relationship w Fernsong & her kits is much less of a focus. and is mUCH less maternal #and who still exhibits Ugly Female Emotions like anger and hurt #and who God Forbid now holds a position of authority...#is too complicated to fit into :) she's such a good mom :) she's such a good mate #dovewing is easier to like because she tends to be a victim of circumstances (🤫 and often lacks agency in her storylines)#since ivypool regularly uses her agency to Fuck Up #fans revert to idealising dovewing because not only is she too good to do bad things. she also doesn't do Things in general #never mind that ivypool is the one who sacrifices and apologises #anyway <3 i think if i made a full analysis of ivy and dove post OOTS i would get too many spicy anons so i will cower in the tags

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drbtinglecannon · 6 months

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The plot of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is actually better than original plot, by a large margin

#not only did we get so much more ramona screentime & growth but I actually really liked that everyone lived & changed & grew #also the handling of scott & ramona's relationship feels way more healthy. also the show was SO QUEER omg it was great #I love roxie lmao shame she & kim didn't work out. wallace was kind of a bigger scumbag but I loved him finding his own sparkle at the end #also julie? me. I look similar & constantly swear constantly. she was hilarious & her x gordon was really funny #ramona's green hair look is what I wish my hair always looked like. OH ALSO RAMONA CHOOSING HERSELF? I LOVED IT #but yeah like. this rewrite helped the story age better imo. appreciate all the constant criticism of scott dating a high schooler in his #20s like finally it's addressed as fucked. lucas lee tho lmao “she's actually 31!”#anyway excellent show 10/10 animation was so fluid. the art style matched the comic perfectly. the story was a fun & refreshing spin #scott pilgram takes off #scott pilgram vs the world #scott pilgrim #ramona flowers #tc posts

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tcfactory · 19 days

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Random SVSSS (or PIDW) brainworm of the day:

The realms haven't been merged yet and the Sect is still intact (sans Shen Qingqiu who is in Bingge's clutches) when Mobei-jun is ordered to kill Shang Qinghua. Mobei-jun refuses and instead uses a miracle remedy from the Mobei family's secret vaults to cleanse Shang Qinghua and Shen Qingqiu from the blood mites and sets them up to escape; if Shang Qinghua claims he was coerced to cooperate and returns the person most dear to Sect Leader Yue, then Yue Qingyuan can protect them from Luo Binghe, because even with all his heavenly power and Xin Mo, Bingge can't stand up against Yue Qingyuan in direct combat. To cover for their escape and to pay penance for breaking his oath of loyalty to Luo Bingge, Mobei-jun stays behind.

At the time of their escape, Shen Qingqiu has already been tortured and abused heavily, but he's 'only' missing his arms and an eye, so with some smart maneuvering they are able to work together with Shang Qinghua and Qi Qingqi to change public perception of the trial and Bingge - with how he tortured his prisoner it's easy to paint the accusations as false pretenses so Bingge could take revenge on the master who rejected him for being a demon. It ruins the political backing he was building and drags Huan Hua Palace under, but he's still too powerful to fight and defeat head-on.

They can't counterattack Bingge and Mobei-jun is still his prisoner - for daring to ruin his revenge, Bingge is taking out his anger on him and turned the ice demon into a human stick in place of Shen Qingqiu - so they need all the help they can get. Shang Qinghua is desperately trying to reach for all the contacts they built and magical tools they discovered over the years, he even prays to the gods, dammit - and reaches, by a stroke of fate, God Airplane. After the end of SVSSS Airplane ascended to godhood with the others, used his authorial privileges to drag his husband and Bingmei along with them for an all-around happy ending and now spends his days peering into all the AUs of his works to see all the variations.

He can’t deny Shang Qinghua when he asks so earnestly for his aid, so he helps them find all sorts of plot devices and the most OP spiritual tools they need to put up a solid fight, stabilize Yue Qingyuan’s cultivation so it doesn’t drain his life force and, just to ensure that they really win, tells them what they need to say to get Tianlang-jun on their side, which gives them both one more heavy hitter and somewhere to put Bingge once they defeat him, because the protagonist is still the protagonist and the best they can do is seal him.

Despite all this, it takes them years to finally bring Bingge down and rescue Mobei-jun. The demon isn’t quite completely broken, but he made peace with it that he gave up his life when he sneaked Shang Qinghua out, so he expected neither relief nor rescue. To be saved after all this time by Qinghua and the Sect, to be taken in for care to aid his recovery, it feels like one of Bingge’s mocking dreams, where he dug into Mobei-jun’s attachment to his human and twisted it into betrayal every time. Mobei-jun hasn’t lost his tongue, but he is silent and doesn’t react to anything around him - not until someone comes to render aid that he could never have imagined: his uncle.

Linguang-jun has become the new king and bearer of the ancestral power in Mobei-jun’s place, and an unlikely ally of the sect against Bingge. He has mellowed out, secure in his power, thought over his life and his regrets and he can’t bear to see his once-proud nephew - the only child of the woman he loved - brought so low. He calls him names and goads him, tells him that if he won’t fight to take back his life then he’s not worthy of his mother’s blood and he should just die instead, but if he can make a recovery before Linguang-jun’s good-for-nothing sons come of age, then he will make Mobei the official heir again.

It’s so bizarre, so unreal, that Mobei is certain it couldn’t have come from his mind or Bingge’s and it finally gets him out of that vegetative state, so he can start a slow, grueling recovery - the ancestral power could make him whole and healthy again, they theorize, so all he needs is to get to a point where his hated-beloved uncle will accept him as heir, right?

Airplane lost contact with them when Bingge was sealed and Xin Mo was destroyed because ‘the storyline ended’, but there are still plenty of people who can lend a hand to his recovery in the form of the peak lords (LQG and YQY he can spar against as yardsticks of his progress, MQF and WQW are there to craft him a fine set of prosthetics and pace his physical recovery, SQQ who can drag him out of emotional pitfalls as the only other person who has experienced Bingge’s torture), the ever-flighty Tianlang-jun and Linguang-jun himself. And all the while there’s a slow falling in love between Mobei-is-it-gay-to-throw-your-life-away-for-your-human-jun and Shang-absolutely-just-repaying-a-life-debt-Qinghua, because I love all flavors of MoShang, actually, and turning their canon dynamic on its head is fun.

#svsss #moshang #you thought this was a full idea but it's just the preamble of a slowburn og!SQH and human stick!MBJ recovery story #that I will probably never write because it would be so much work but I like thinking about it #please ask me about it I have So Many thoughts #Mobei-stick AU #idea up for adoption btw if it gives anyone else the same kind of brainworms as it did me #tc writes

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