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eiseryn · 6 months

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BONUS: Vulnerability

[NOTE: This is a bonus story written for another story, Lei's Treasure Box of Memories. It is a bonus scene for a bonus already written within that story - A place where you are safe to dream". Please read that story if you haven't yet before reading this one!]

Vail parked his car right beside the curb on Krystal street in one of the inner slum residential districts. With his hand on the wheel, he cautiously glanced left and right, but seeing nothing out of the ordinary except the usual shitty slum streets, he said, “Doc, we’re here.”

There was no reply.

“Doc?” He questioned, but a quick glance to his right confirmed what he already suspected. The aforementioned woman seemed to be deep asleep, her head hanging heavily against her seatbelt and her eyes closed. Her face was flushed slightly pink with the sleepy drunkenness she had displayed in the bar. She had probably fallen back asleep right after she mumbled her address to him at the start of the drive.

With an almost inaudible sigh, he got out of the driver’s seat, walked over to the other side of the car, and opened the door.

“You have to wake up now.”

Her eyebrows furrowed a little at his voice but she did not open her eyes, so he gently shook her forearms. It would have been more effective to shake her shoulders, but they were bare.

She made a soft noise of protest when he did, but moments later, she opened her eyes and yawned. “Is it already morning?” When she asked, her words were slightly slurred but at least they were comprehensible.

“You shouldn’t drink so much.” He said to her, softly.

The alcohol was clearly affecting her brain because she gave him a blank stare for what felt like a long time before she finally smiled at him. “I only drink like this around people I trust~”

He shook his head. “I’m being serious, it’s not safe.”

“But I’m safe when you’re here~” She giggled in an airy, silly manner, which was unlike her usual serious demeanor she wore like her medical-grade masks.

As she got out of the car, she seemed to sway unsteadily, veering first to the left and then to the right. Stepping onto the sidewalk, she tripped over her heels, but he was there to stabilize her.

“Oops.” She giggled and grabbed onto one of his arms with both of her hands. Her grip was loose, so he had the opportunity to pull away, but he didn’t. “I’m so clumsy~” Her voice also had a cadence that usually wasn’t there.

He could only sigh in response. “Again, don’t drink that much, Doc.”

This time, she didn’t respond. As they walked to the apartment building, she pressed herself against his arm and he stiffened in response. But when he glanced at her, she was not looking at him. Her gaze was darting among the nearby pedestrians who were minding their own business and not even remotely paying attention to them. That's how it was always like in the slums: No one cared. Then, to his surprise, when they were alone on the stairs, she leaned in even closer to whisper, “Call me Lei when we’re alone~ ”

She was close that he could smell the faint scent of her floral perfume. It was a subtle, soothing smell, maybe lavender mixed with something else? The scent lingered even when she pulled away.

Since the walk was short, they were already at her door. This meant that he wouldn't have to reply or acknowledge her words. He wasn’t even sure what to say.

“Well, good night.” He said, and turned to leave.

But before he could, a hand swiftly reached out to grab at his rain jacket’s sleeve. Immediately, he stopped in place and then turned around to look at the person who the hand was attached to. She was looking at the floor, eyes downcast and hand tightly clutching onto the corner of his sleeve.

“You’re always leaving… can’t you stay?” Her voice was already usually soft and in a low tone, but these words she said were barely audible above the constant hum of the city.

Then, she raised her head and stared right into his eyes. Time seemed to slow as her words hung heavily like suspensions in the air between them. Her enchanting green eyes blinked at him slowly and he fought the urge to immediately look away.

His throat was suddenly dry, but he swallowed before he answered. “You’re drunk.” Then in a softer tone, he said, “ask me again when you’re not drunk.”

She was drunk enough that she probably wouldn’t remember any of this in the morning.

She looked down again, but nodded at the floor and then retracted her arm. “Good night, Vail.” He heard her mumble before the door slowly eased shut and the electronic lock set in place.

He walked down the single flight of stairs and back to his car.

“Fuck.” He took a moment to rest his head and hands on the steering wheel. He had high tolerance for alcohol and hadn’t had much to drink, so he shouldn’t have been even close to being drunk. But now, he felt slightly warm. After shrugging off his jacket and placing it in the passenger seat where a certain someone had sat before, he drove himself home, his car racing into the neon-polluted city night.

AUTHOR'S NOTES

This is set when they met up for drinks 3 weeks ago prior to the start of the campaign. This is also the last time they saw each other before the campaign started.

I love how embarrassing Lei is when she's drunk LOL she's so unhinged with how clingy and affectionate she is, and also just how she forgets about it often is really funny. Talking about forgetting, she probably doesn't remember Vail taking her home and assumed she took a taxi or something.

Why did she drink so much? This is probably at a point she's really frustrated with the experimental drug job Prism put her on and scapegoated her for. She probably had a bad day and was drinking too much, although again it's TRUE she does not watch herself as much when she's with people she trusts aka her friends.

According to the DM this is a canon event 💅 (I had to ask about this in embarrassment so work with me here)

It was really hard to write in Vail's perspective so it's also slightly objective because at the time I wrote this in like August he had only appeared twice LMAO and one of them was a phone call.

Although I used a lot of headcanons I think this honestly fits his personality/ what we know of him pretty well XD

Vail drinks his respect women juice (and he also apparently has no experience XD) and won't take advantage of Lei who's drunk off her rails! He did end up accepting her offer (?) when she wasn't drunk though soooo 😳😳😳

The other headcanons I have of him that became true (turned out to be canon?) was his high alcohol tolerance (hot 👀) and his sweet tooth (cutie!)

The title of the piece is "vulnerability" which indicates weakness. This is a weakness/vulnerability that Lei is showing to Vail cuz she doesn't watch herself and drinks too much (bad idea girl) but she let loose with him because she trusts him as her friend. But is it just her showing the weakness? I feel like perhaps, just a little, Vail might be a liiiitle weak to Lei herself.

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tambourineophelia · 3 months

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so for ages I've been thinking about what kind of perfume I'd like to wear, started reading up on them, actually went into shops to try even though I find them soooo intimidating, and have now found that I'd looove to try all of the Estee Lauder classics (as my mum always used Spellbound and I adore it) but.... none of the shops seem to have any Lauder perfumes anymore? Only cosmetics. So now I tried to find any option to order a sample but nothing??

Can the perfume godesses please help me, I'd buy a sample I don't need it free, but I can't order a full size flacon without trying it, duh...

#I could just start wearing Spellbound but it's SO connected to my mum in my brain I don't want that #I just want something just like it you know? maybe even a little spicier/more like incense.....

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moonsdancer · 2 years

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I love the moment when your eyes close and your lips open in slow motion.

—bedtime story, michael faudet

#jayce talis #mel medarda #arcane gif #arcanedaily #meljay #never 4get that the directors had to tell the animators to CALM DOWN bc the scene was even spicier than what we got lmaoooo #give me the animator's cut you bastards #poesie #i feel like i don't gif this scene enough and so here #michael faudet

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halalgirlmeg · 7 months

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If you eat the black pack or red pack of buldak ramen, I'm convinced you're the devil cause I had the pink pack and whew! I'm over here sweating 🥵

#even my brother who eats spicier food was like whew it's gotta a little kick #random

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intervoids · 7 months

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so if you are an adult trans woman who was once a boy scout, i will see admit if you quit in cub scouts i think thats a point in the submissive, frail, and breedable column for you

if you made it to eagle scout i think that makes you kind of a nerd, but its still kind of impressive and i think you being a higher rank than me means you get to assume dominance over me

if you quit in boy scouts, youre like a rlly subby dom switch who somehow always ends up subbbing when they go trying to pound someone who they can impress with their mediocre knot tying skills and their devil-may-care, bad-boy, reckless fire safety perimeter, oh baby its about to get hot dont wear any dry fabrics ;)

if you made it to arrow of light you officially did more bullshit than me and you can try to boss me around but i will try to either overpower and dominate you or do that and see how brutally youre willing to take control away from me, cmon all those first aid requirements are gonna go to waste unless you try to really hurt me and disregard my body's overall comfort, safety, and autonomy you tasteful dyke

if any of you assign people pointless hierarchies in your head and have any notes, im open to different viewpoints, honestly most of my old friends who quit in boy scouts went on to become pretty regular dudes who would not let anyone breed them except maybe richard that dude was always pretty cool

#did the nerdy boy scout grow up to be a self-debasing tranny with weird mental hobbies to make life entertaining and spicier #yessss #sometimes when i see someone in a store or somewhere out with someone who's clearly their boss i like to pretend he's the other guy's bitch #like on the dl but they definitely have that dynamic always and only really let it ring out when they know no one can hear their guilty moa #ing that their wives wouldnt even recognize as their husbands if they were a paper screen and two feet apart #or maybe theyre not there yet #theyve worked together for a couple years and both of them definitely feel it but its the kind of thing where if youre wrong its the end of #the life that youre enjoying being confortable in their nice houses and futures and honestly healthy and loving marriages they really were #sure was everything they wanted until six months ago the sub (employee) saw his bosss cock at kind of a chub while they were talking like

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jayktoralldaylong · 4 months

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The Lucien vs Azriel debate has gone on so passionately that at this point, if the end game ships are Elucien and Gwyriel, SJM is going to have to work very hard to sell that to me. Cause that's almost so flavourless. When there's so many other combinations.

Vassa x Lucien for instance. 😌 Maybe Azriel x Elain. It has been proven that being mates doesn't mean being right for each other, and there's been instances where mates get abused by each other. I actually do not mind if Lucien and Elain reject the bond. Good riddance on Lucien's part, maybe he can find a girl that can treat him like the gem that he is. ❤️

Elain strikes me as the kind of girl into the Prince x Princess trope. She likes being saved by prince charming and Azriel loves to fit that quota (partly because of a lot of esteem issues that we'll have to unpack later where Azriel always feels the need to be useful).

Also, I need Lucien and Azriel to talk more. I want to see a proper interaction between the two (I want to check something 👀). Everyone seems to think they're fighting, Lucien isn't even aware he has competition. 💀 And I thought Azriel disliked Lucien but it doesn't seem to be so. Lucien is the only person Azriel doesn't track but he also doesn't hesitate bringing him up for political solutions. So there's usually no hesitation until the topic of Elain comes up.

So yeah, I think it'd be great if Lucien and Elain were the first mated couple to reject the bond. If just to show being Cauldron,-chosen isn't everything, cause that's majority of why Azriel is still freaking out. 500 years no mate, it bothers him. Like he has no mate, like he's not worthy of any of the people he loves. It sometimes feels like he falls in love with people likely not to return his feelings, like he's self sabotaging which hurts horrendously. Like he doesn't feel he deserves love. That if anyone loved Azriel back, he might not know what to do with it. 💀

However, there's also the issue where I don't think Elain dislikes Lucien (A very unfortunate development). I think she likes him very much and isn't ready to acknowledge that. He was the only other person she talked to at first, I still remember her words "I can hear your heart." It feels like she has a reason for avoiding him, either to protect him, protect herself, fight fate. Yada yada yada.

The hints about Elain not being fit for the night court are also rather depressing cause either she takes Azriel with her (and he's not a fan of light), or she has to choose.

Another fear, I'm not even sure she likes Azriel. He's just 'easy to love'. Which pisses me off. 😭 Omg, both Lucien and Azriel deserve better tbh.

If Elain ends up with no one I will have no complaints. Just let Azriel be happy, let Lucien be happy. My only request.

#(Elucien and Gwynriel is so boring though 😔)#compared to their spicier counterparts #I was even hoping for a throuple but now Gwyn is in the equation #and it really seems like the chemistry is building in that direction with her and Azriel #sha SJM is a good writer #I'm sure she can sell Gwynriel convincingly #lucien acotar #azriel #azriel acotar #elain archeron #elain x azriel #elain x lucien #gwynriel #gwyn x azriel #lucien x vassa #vassa acotar #queen vassa #the elugwynriel situation

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nerosdayinanime · 7 months

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Responding here to ur tag response to my question on this post so i dont clog up your notes over there 😅

That concept is so cool!! Can you tell me more about the dynamics? (Like what are the specific differences that made you classify Sabito as alpha prime instead of just alpha?)

When you say the Primes effect more and are effected more than the others what exactly do you mean?

Do you become a Prime when you take on a certain roll in your pack or is it just a option during the initial presenting event?

Are Primes like a subsection of their dynamic or are they a whole new one? (3 broad dynamics society vs 5 specific dynamics society)

How does everybody being abo (and Sabito being alive) effect their relationships with each other in this AU compared to canon?

And lastly, what are everybody's designations in this au? 👀

I kinda got carried away with the questions whoops

ok important distinction to get out of the way first- i see a/b/o as terms to describe phenomena, not strict definitions people fall into. i dont like omegaverse things like that bc 1 i love biology & speculative evolution and through that lens it makes absolutely 0 fucking sense to me and 2 i dont like omegaverse basically being reduced to sexism 2.0 with submissive feminine omegas, dominant masculine alphas, and boring betas.

i completely understand and see the appeal in traditional a/b/o but i also think its severely limiting

to answer your questions off the bat:

sabito as an alpha prime mostly just bc i really really like giving him big/visible fangs and that influenced some worldbuilding choices lmao

imagine having ur senses turned up 200%. theyre just as affected by a drop of pheromones as normal dynamics are a litre. theyre way more sensitive to others' and their own is far more potent

theres no 'presenting event' either you stay not very reactive to pheromones(beta) you start reacting to pheromones normally(alpha/omega) or you start to be fuck-off sensitive to pheromones(a/o prime) (ppl dont choose or get assigned a secondary dynamic its just something that Happens and a/b/o are terms used to describe wide trends)

its still 3 broad dynamics, primes are considered a sub-category/more specific variant of alpha/omega

mmm, id say overall theyre pretty much the same? rengokus & mitsuri are closer-knit, tengen and them kinda make a trio, sabito's almost part of the mini-group(The Loud Ones)- sanemi and obanai still dislike giyuu, now its got an added 'omega has his alpha wrapped around his finger and makes him do the dirty work instead' bc he never bothers to defend himself from them so sabito steps up and tells them to fuck off- then theres the obvious kamado situation. sabito's neutral abt them after he gets over his initial anger but cmon. its tanjiro. youre not staying neutral for long. giyuu more protective of them from the get-go

theres only a few ppls who are set in stone lmao- sakonji-alpha sabito-APrime giyuu-omega tanjiro-OPrime nezuko-N/A sanemi-beta obanai-beta mitsuri-OPrime kyojuro-alpha

my version of a/b/o

secondary dynamics arent dependent on sex, theyre two separate spectrums and secondary dynamics are Secondary

secondary dynamics start to develop with puberty, not really finished until somewhere in 20s

you cant tell what someone's secondary dynamic will be until it starts to present

betas are the hardest to tell bc sometimes ppl are just late bloomers, late20s-30s and they still dont react to scents very strongly or havent had a heat/rut theyre probably a beta

[shitty doodle of the parabola graphic- up-down is omega/alpha left-right is not sensitive-very sensitive]

betas still smell scents but arent sensitive to pheromones and their own arent very strong either, some can have mini-heats or ruts. overall if theyre not very reactive to scents and they dont have noticeable fangs or any changes to their reproductive organs theyre considered a beta

alphas and omegas have stronger scents (a beta would need to be actively projecting their scent to be on the same level as alpha/omega's baseline) and are sensitive to pheromones.

secondary dynamics influence sex but are not influenced by sex; males who are omegas can develop female reproductive systems and females who are alphas can develop male reproductive systems. this results in tons of possible combinations, though not everything /works/ since they'd need the matching internal & external parts to actually reproduce.

with male omegas/female alphas; commonly, either the secondary reproductive system doesnt develop at all or the secondary external develops alongside the original*. less commonly the secondary external develops and the original internals swap to the secondary. very rarely the secondary will fuck up the original internals and make someone sterile. very VERY rarely will someone develop both original and secondary reproductive systems that are fully functional

main biggest difference between alphas and omegas is mostly in whether they have a heat(& nest) or a rut(& claim territory)

heats typically start off with some warning signs before the actual heat kicks in(preheat) omegas will start to be clingy and seek safety/closeness with their pack for a few days, along with starting to give off a heat scent. omegas usually dont smell their own heat scent until its already pretty strong(closer to heat) so others around them usually notice the scent first. heat hits with a full body fever for a day or two, its extremely uncomfortable and usually omegas drop out of coherency. behind the scenes all kinds of reward chemicals and other important stuff in the brain are thrown way out of wack- no one really notices that tho bc theyre usually blearily rolling around suffering through a mind-numbing fever. after it abates theyre left with the still fucky brain balance and dont really get back all the coherency they lost from the fever, still a little out of it for the whole duration of heat. theyre more sensitive to changes in their emotions and more sensitive to physical contact, heats in their usual state are non-sexual and an omega simply seeks security affection and comfort from their pack. excessively negative emotions caused by lack of security or comfort can cause an omega to be extremely panicky/depressive/aggressive (borderline feral) and its not fun for anyone involved. the omega going through it is overrun with negative thoughts/feelings/emotions and the scent of an omega going through a disruptive heat is especially nauseating & discomforting to anyone around (an intense need to Fix It and make the omega feel better). on the flip-side, omegas being more sensitive to emotion and physical contact can lead to a state of near constant euphoria/ecstasy in sexual heats between mates (the more traditional version of heat)

omegas will go into heat in the presence of another omega's heat if they are emotionally connected (family, pack, friends, etc) and an omega's heat can cause an alpha to start their rut (& vice-versa ruts causing heats)

ruts cause a similar fucky brain balance but not nearly to the same degree as heats, alphas will seek out affection and their instinct to protect is sent into absolute overdrive. mother hen x500. it causes them to be a lot more agitated which leads to more aggression bc more things are seen as a threat.

sexual ruts with mates sends their instinct to make sure the other IS and feels safe/good into overdrive and They Will Not Leave Their Mate

nesting is the usual find soft things make comfy/safe bed/area for pack and is extremely personal/fiercely defended from those who its not meant for; claiming territory is a wider application of 'make area feel comfy/safe for pack' alphas will patrol or steak out vantage points of their selected territory, like omegas they also dont take kindly to intruders**

alphas are built a bit more for power and tend to be offensive/face confrontation head-on(make opponent lose ground, get threats as far away from my pack as possible); while omegas are built a bit more for speed/agility and tend to be defensive/run loops around confrontations(dont let opponent gain any ground, keep threats from getting any closer to my pack) its not solid evidence when trying to tell someone's dynamic off it alone because people's natural variation is so wide and people's experiences can change how theyd react to stress and such so its usually ignored but trends Can be seen

*giyuu's like that male omega has both parts externally but no uterus so. no mpreg for him</3

**it can be kinda subtle sometimes, one example ive posted is sabito physically situating himself so hes between his pack(giyuu/tanjiro/nezuko) and the threat (sanemi/rest of the hashira)

i think thats everything? feel free 2 ask for clarification if i fucked up explaining or missed something

#abo sabigiyu surprise adoption au #i need a better name for this au its hard to type(it doesnt automatically pop up when i start typing it)#could change it to the much more catchy mamasabigiyu i use in my notes #heats/ruts are nonsexual by default theyre supposed to be cuddle sessions. basically biologically enforced Group Rest Time & Social Bonding #oh fuck i didnt even think abt scenting #shit. fuck. this whole damn time and i never thought about scenting. fuck my entire life #makes me think of the mitsugiyu abo fic someone posted(& i reblogged- its somewhere under the loserboy tag) mitsuri was all over him #something something scent glands somewhere around the wrists hips & base of neck on either side #its like on the sides of the neck just above the curves of the collar bone. either side of the jugular #hips just inside the jut of the pelvis- those r the spicier scent gland spots when ur trailing- no... i shan't continue....#anyway the prime thing i saw in some abo fic i'll have to find again and i cemented the idea in my own head trying to connect the dots w #tanjiro's super smell ability. hes a little weirdo his enhanced sense of pheromones also translated to general scents & smells #s gotta be overwhelming #anyways gonna stop there i always take to long to write this shit out and even longer to hit post for some reason #goin to bed ill post kitsune!sab tomorrow #FUCK I FORGOT TO MENTION THE FANGS IN MORE DETAIL #ill edit later

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