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ff-attendant · 1 year
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Fate Rhapsody Commentary
We get blobster/peking interaction! I'd add the whole scene but tumblr post has 10 pictures max :/
And honestly it baffles me.
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That they know each other (in this case, Peking knows Lobster) so much? And this is Peking trying to take care of Lobster, imo.
And Lobster insisting he didn't need it.
And Peking backing off.
Peking/Lobster (ship) thoughts under the cut:
Cements how they're really enemies to lovers trope (or at least allies). Look at them. They have goals that coincides, but they're just going about it in a different perspective.
They act hostile to each other, but...
...Lobster could've just blatantly told Peking to fuck off. Or Peking could've pushed for it; he knew Lobster was injured.
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cryptidghostgirl · 2 months
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Alastor x Reader Master List
My Alastor list is getting crazy long so I am giving it it's own post just so my big Hazbin Hotel Master List doesn't get too confusing.
Other Master Lists:
Master Lists 
Hazbin Hotel Master List 
Click here and leave a comment if you want to be added to any taglists or send me an ask about it.
List of Things I Won't Write
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Series are marked in purple
Requests are marked in pink
Suggestive are marked in orange
NSFW are marked in red
Make You Wish Master List -> Y/n has known Alastor since she first ended up in Hell. When he disappeared? She thought her life was over. Seven years have passed since then and slowly but surely, the 1950s housewife turned murderer has made a life for herself, full of good decisions and some bad ones. What will happen when Alastor turns back up again, sending the world as she has made it into chaos once again?
What Can I Do For You (Alastor x Reader) → What if the deal Alastor made that is controlling his power was with Y/n?
Understand (Dark!Alastor x Exorcist!Reader) → Y/n has been using the exterminations as a way to try and search for the soul of her earthly husband for years. What happens when she actually succeeds in finding him?
→ Caged Bird (Dark!Alastor x Exorcist!Reader) -> Reader wakes up in Alastor's room at the Hotel after the events of Understand.
Wrath (Alastor x Overlord!Spouse!Reader) → Y/n’s anger in finding that after seven years, their husband has returned to Pentagram City and decided not to tell them.
Unrequited (Alastor x Reader) → It is too late for him to change things now. It doesn't matter what else has happened, that he's gotten to know her, seen her light. Some broken things can never be fixed. 'You came' 'you called' but make it sad.
→ Unrequited Pt. 2 -> Reader steps in when Alastor is attacking Husk.
→ Unrequited Pt. 3 -> Alastor refuses to let Y/n be present for the battle against Heaven and will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if she hates him for it.
Fuel and the Fire (Alastor x Wife!Partner-in-Crime!Reader) → Alastor and Y/n have a deal with Lilith where until a soul is redeemed at Charlie’s hotel, Y/n is under her control. Alastor will do whatever it takes to get his wife back, but that doesn’t mean he won't get a little sad a lonely along the way.
Loving You (Alastor x Gn!Reader) → Valentine's day special :) The story of how Alastor and Y/n realized they had feelings for one another.
Sweet (Alastor x Chubby!Reader) → Hurt//comfort. A random demon insults the reader and Alastor comes to comfort her, later dealing with the demon in a typically Alastor way of handling such a crime.
Cover Up (Human!Alastor x Human!Reader) → Fake dating trope. Y/n and Alastor met when they tried to kill one another, how could they not end up at least a little bit in love?
-> Cover Up pt. 2
→ Cover Up pt. 3
Till Death Do Us Part (Alastor x Mad Scientist!Reader) → Y/n just wants to watch the world burn. Being married was a boon at first but later, rather inconvenient. When she died, she did everything she could to avoid her husband and continue her work but fate had other plans.
→ Till Death Do Us Part pt. 2
→ Till Death do us Part pt. 3
Prepare for Battle (Platonic!Alastor x Platonic!Cat Demon!Reader) → Alastor and Y/n have been engaged in a prank battle for decades. What happens when just a few days after Alastor reappears in the Pride ring, Y/n joins him at the Hazbin Hotel?
Rhapsody Master List → Gn!Reader. Alastor and Y/n have been taking down the overlords of Hell together for years but Y/n has had a secret and Alastor knows it. They each go their separate ways because of this but what happens when years later their paths intersect once again. Loosely inspired by Raine and Eda in The Owl House.
The Guilt (Alastor x Reader) → Y/n was the one person he never meant to kill, but Alastor didn't have a choice. Years later, much to his surprise, they run into one another in the depths of Pentagram City.
Pretty Bunny (Alastor x Chubby!Rabbit Demon!Reader) → Alastor catches Angel and Y/n getting ready for a night out and stops Y/n from going. Hurt/comfort.
I Myself am Strange and Unusual (Alastor x Living!Addams family!Reader x Lucifer) → Y/n is bored and summons some demons. 
The Love (Alastor x Reader) → Alastor is drunk and Charlie asks him if he has ever been in love.
Frostbite (Alastor x Reader) → History repeats itself in odd and uninvited ways. Life cycles on even in death.
→ Day Lilies (Alastor x Blizzard demon!Reader x Angel!OC)
Humanity's Most Favored Fantasy (Alastor x Reader) → It wasn't love. Alastor didn't feel love, not anymore. He'd lost that part of himself the day he died so it couldn't be love, could it?
→ Humanity's Most Favored Fantasy pt. 2
Mishap of Magic (Alastor x Chubby!Rabbit Demon!Reader) → Alastor’s magic backfires and Y/n is there to help. Who would have guessed that a situation such as this would give him the last push he needed to tell her how he felt? 
Destruction//Creation (Vox x Alastor's Ex!Reader x Alastor) → Alastor refuses to let the past die and Y/n would rather pretend it never existed.
The Thing (Alastor x Gn!Reader) → Alastor meets his shadow.
Masquerade (Alastor x Angel!Exorcist!Reader) → Y/n is sent to the Hazbin Hotel as a spy.
Downfall (Alastor x Chubby!Rabbit Demon!Reader) → Y/n see’s Alastor talking to Rosie and thinks she is what he wants in a woman. Little does she know, he was meeting with Rosie to ask for advice on how to talk to Y/n.
What it Means to be a Person (Alastor x Cyborg!Reader) → Y/n gave an arm and a leg to the fight against the exterminators and feels she has lost her humanity by the bionic replacements Lucifer and Charlie gifted her in return. Alastor reminds her that not all is lost, she can still dance, after all.
Spicy Sienna and Berry Naughty (Alastor x Chubby!Gn!Reader!) → Alastor likes the fact that Y/n has begun matching their lipstick to their nail polish -- loves it, in fact. What he doesn’t like is that other people have started noticing. (this one is a bit… weird so I am marking it as suggestive.)
Burn (Human!Alastor x Human!Gn!Reader) → What happens when Alastor spots his ideal target, Mimzy’s newest hired talent? What happens when they evade his capture? What happens when, slowly, he begins to realize -- Alastor doesn’t want to kill them? At least, not anymore.
Drawing Down the Moon (Alastor x Ancient Roman!Witch!Reader) → Alastor reencounters an old friend.
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wiz-writes · 10 months
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Magic comes with a price. That is an inevitability every mage has to face. But when you lose your powers in a freak accident, you are certain that the price has been paid in full. You settle down in the peaceful countryside, far away from any conflicts or conspiracies, all the while focusing on your recovery. And for two years, your life is quiet. Until an untimely visit thrusts your fate into a stranger’s hands and you are forced to embark on one last journey to save yourself and your family. Yet the secrets you uncover might very well bring about your downfall, as well as the undoing of everyone in Waledria. The Withering approaches. Will you make it before you lose yourself?
Aesemyr: The Withering (previously named A Rhapsody in Blue) is a fantasy IF game with a focus on story and characters, with some elements of romance and adventure. It’s planned to be a two-part series.
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Play as a man, woman or non-binary.
Customise your appearance and shape your personality.
Follow the teachings of a specialised Way and gain access to different skill sets.
Find romance with one of the five ROs; or choose to stay as friends.
Set off on a journey that will bring you closer to the truth about the accident that nearly cost you your life.
Unearth a secret that might mean the end of the kingdom you call home.
Be devoured from within; or fight till the last breath.
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Welcome to Lyyra, a kingdom where magic means innovation. As the leading force in the acquisition of Ruun - a natural source of magical energy - Lyyra has thrived for almost a century now. Being the foundation upon which the kingdom continues to build, it comes as a great honour to be born as Ruun-touched. These so-called mages are able to manipulate and shape the magical energies that criss-cross the world around them. You are one such person. Trained by the prestigious Academy, a place of wisdom and learning, you are part of one of many teams tasked with protecting the citizens, as well as Lyyra's interests. However, when you find yourself caught in a devastating explosion, your old life is torn away from you as you are stripped of the very essence of your being - your magic. For two years, you stay in a small town called Helys, focusing on recovery and figuring out your life; that is, until the peace and quiet is interrupted by an unexpected visitor. What follows is a series of events that no one could have predicted. Your life hangs in the balance once more as you struggle on the path you were set upon by others. The secrets that come to light bring nothing but ill tidings, both for yourself and the kingdom; and as tensions rise to a boiling point, you are caught in the middle of it all with only a few trusted allies by your side. However, the worst is yet to come.
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DEMO
COG FORUMS | KO-FI
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Romance Options
There are altogether 5 ROs so far: one female, one male, two gender-selectable and the last one is unfortunately a bit spoilery ;)
Valia Kainen (F, 28)
You’ve known Valia for more than a decade now. Having met while studying at the Academy, she has always been a quick study and a diligent learner. Hence it is no surprise that she has risen through the ranks to the position of the Academy’s Headmistress at a much younger age than most of her predecessors. This is often attributed to both her exceptional skills and ruthlessness - her cold exterior only adding to her reputation. In spite of all that, she is mainly driven by her love for her friends and family and she makes quick work of anyone who dares hurt them.
While she’s no longer the girl you used to know, some things still remain the same; her dislike of you being one of them.
Appearance: Average height and athletic build. Shorter light brown hair that barely touches her chin. Light green eyes. Permanently set jaw and furrowed brows. A small scar across the left eyebrow. Tanned skin.
Lucenis Yu Jie Veldari (M, 32)
A popular poet and the younger brother of the current king of Lyyra, Lucenis tends to keep his distance from the affairs of the royal court. In the past year, he has seemingly withdrawn from the public eye as well, though that doesn’t appear to dim the love the general populace has for him. He is well-known for his gentle nature, soothing voice and willingness to help those in need - be it an unfortunate soul or a struggling researcher. Throughout the years, numerous rumours have emerged, about both him and his mother; none have ever been proven true.
He is a good friend of your brother and Valia, the three of them often seen together in the city.
Appearance: Tall and lean build. Long dark brown hair that reaches to his mid-back and that usually frames his face as he keeps it loose. Black eyes and warm beige skin with a sickly pallor.
Tevshedi “Tev” Zanue (F/M, 36)
Tev has been a mercenary since a young age. They have travelled around the world in search of work for many years and that has not only hardened them, but also turned them into a fierce warrior. Not too long ago, however, they left that life behind, instead applying for the position of Lucenis’ personal bodyguard. Good humoured and loyal to a fault, they often joke that they are not paid enough for keeping the man safe, especially from himself. But even so, they seem to be enjoying their new life in the royal palace, as adaptability and being able to handle unexpected situations is something they excel at.
Their amiable personality has helped them in establishing various connections among both the common folk and nobility. This has allowed them to build a vast information-gathering network without any interference.
Appearance: On the taller side with a muscular build. Short black hair, coiled. Brown eyes. Dark brown skin. Has a rather nasty scar travelling from their collarbone to their chin.
Cerin Melista (F/M, 25)
Cerin is a part-time librarian in one of the capital’s largest public libraries. At the same time, they are also finishing up their studies to officially become a professor of history at the most prestigious university in Lyyra. They are a passionate collector of ancient tomes and relics, often going to great lengths to acquire them. Despite their popularity among their students, they are usually feared or shunned by the more superstitious folk - their heterochromatic eyes being seen as an ill omen in many places. However, that doesn’t seem to dampen their spirit, their outgoing personality and boundless enthusiasm being the proof of that.
Yet there is an unsettling presence about them, something in the sharpness of their gaze, as if they can see straight into your soul.
Appearance: Average height and slim build. Shoulder-length red hair kept in a messy ponytail. Heterochromatic eyes – one is a striking blue, one hazel. A smattering of freckles across the cheeks. Fair skin.
Other characters & teammates:
MC’s twin brother (28)
Your younger twin brother, by two minutes. Raised by your father, you both joined the Academy at the age of fourteen when your magic manifested. Since then, you started growing apart as you decided to pursue different fields of study. Unlike you, he chose the path of research, rather than combat; he is quite well known in his circles, mainly for his study of Ruun in connection to translocation.
Appearance: Similar to the MC. Short hair, brushing his ears. Very dark circles underneath his eyes. Faint smile lines around his mouth.
Captain Kal Poita (42)
The captain of your team and someone you could always depend on. Your group is like a family to him and he is very protective of you all, even if it doesn’t feel like it sometimes.
Appearance: Average height, broad shouldered. Close-cropped brown hair. Light brown eyes. Tanned skin. Various small scars on his hands and arms, a scar across the corner of his mouth.
Vera Harwe (29)
Charismatic and always up to no good, Vera liked you from the moment she met you. While she regrets choosing this path in her life and often talks about retiring, she would never abandon any of you.
Appearance: Average height, lean build. Short blond hair, falling into her eyes. Light blue eyes. Fair skin.
Ash Riven (30)
Reckless and seemingly without any regard for their own life, the fun-loving Ash participates in most of Vera’s escapades; except for those that involve too many people, as they tend to shy away from larger crowds and strangers.
Appearance: Tall and lanky. Shoulder-length white hair, kept in a ponytail when needed. Stormy grey eyes. Sharp cheekbones. Very pale skin.
Delos Kyysta (29)
Delos, or “Del” as everyone calls him, is the quiet conscience of the group, with a careful and contemplative nature. Often at odds with Vera, he is all but fed up with the shenanigans his teammates think of.
Appearance: Average height, athletic build. Short curly black hair. Dark brown eyes. Olive skin.
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mm2022ll · 1 month
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Happy Birthday, Richard O'Brien, the most wonderful man on earth!
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Let this magnificent creature be the happiest on the entire planet! May all the gods and fate protect him, may inspiration never leave his life, and may his heart be full of warmth and joy)))
I want to tell you a little about how I got into this beautiful universe, which was created by the amazing Richard O’Brien, which appeared thanks to the phenomenon of his existence and creativity, and which literally saved my life.
I was born and raised in a country and at a time where the bulk of my generation knew absolutely nothing about his “Rocky”, and I greatly regret this. Personally, I myself watched it relatively recently, a few years ago after I found out that it was one of Freddie Mercury’s favorite films (I just went to the cinema to see “Bohemian Rhapsody”, just for fun). I really liked Rocky. When I saw Riff Raff, I thought - wow, what a colorful guy! Very much to my taste). And how he sings, what energy is in his voice when he calls light into his life in “Over at the Frankenstein place”, what willpower is to defeat the main ... villain, or hero, depending on how you look at it). But “on the wave” of Freddie, I was captivated by Frank-n-Furter performed by Tim Curry. I also thought that the film was excellent, especially considering the years of release, everything was beautiful, high quality, understandable and appropriate. In general, a living classic and style icon. However, I still wasn't a fan). I didn’t even realize the significance of Richard for this creation, looking between the lines, and almost immediately conveniently forgetting who played whom. Because immediately after this, several events happened in my life that made me forget about films, and hobbies, and in general, all kinds of entertainment, in general, not very good events.
When, after a couple of years, everything went a little back to normal, I wanted to watch something in the noir style (I like, among other things, noir, as well as gothic and a little horror, although I watch everything that is filmed, in my opinion, good, because in almost any style you can find good examples). I read good reviews for the movie "Dark City" and decided to watch it.
My God! The effect was simply amazing! The film evoked a strong reaction and response in me! I just fell in love with it, with its idea, atmosphere, scenery, characters, and most of all I was hooked by the image of Mr. Hand. I was simply hypnotized by him, he was so good! What grace, what manners, figure, but most importantly - what eyes! Expressive and deep, bright, like stars, and piercing right through you, like two daggers, and at the same time looking a little reproachfully, but understanding everything! Beautiful eyes for which you can give your soul and heart, if demanded. And his smile! It was like I saw heaven when he smiled at Emma in the pier scene, it was just incredible! It was as if the warm sun warmed me in the middle of winter, as if the brightest star in the universe had been lit... He was simply amazing)
Oh, how I wanted to develop his storyline! How I wanted a battle between him and Murdoch, and not just with Mr. Book)) Considering the grace and artistry, skill and photogenicity, colorfulness and appearance of Richard O’Brien, it would be incredible and exciting! He was simply created for such things, and I sincerely don’t understand why so few of him were filmed, including in such films, because he is simply the decoration of everyone in which he played. I think martial arts with dance elements would suit him perfectly). And how I wanted to preserve the inquisitive and most humane of the Strangers! I cried at the end of the film - from the happiness that people will gain relative freedom and the joy of seeing the light, and also from the fact that Mr. Hand died. Some will consider me crazy, and probably very naive, but in my fan version of events it seems to me that if it were not for the memories of the killer that were injected into him, Mr. Hand would still have turned out to be a person, an individual.
Be that as it may, the image of Mr. Hand turned out to be simply magnificent, “Dark City” was a gorgeous film, and I became interested in the actor who played Hand (I didn’t recognize him right away, although I saw that his face seemed familiar to me, and especially his incredible eyes). When I realized that this was the same actor who played Riff Raff in Rocky, I was simply delighted and decided to continue my acquaintance by reading more about him).
And... I disappeared! I entered his world through the back door, fell through and fell like Alice through the rabbit hole into Wonderland, and this door to Richard O’Brien’s universe was Dark City, not Rocky). It turned out to be not just an actor, not just a person, but an absolutely incredible, unimaginable, bright and brilliant personality! Divinely talented, versatile, smart, sarcastic, but at the same time very kind, very complex and deep, beautiful, sophisticated, fragile and at the same time very strong and strong-willed - and all this is one incredible person! I embarked on a journey through his universe, and this journey is still ongoing, and he never ceases to amaze me, and never disappoints me. I learn many things from him, his philosophy of life, I can understand his point of view, I like his perception of this world, I feel the energy in him that is kindred to me (no matter how arrogant it may sound, sorry).
Thanks to Richard O'Brien, I came out of a deep depression. If I may say so, he saved my soul. I am incredibly grateful to him! The fact that I discovered his world, gave my life more color, I wanted to live again. I realized that this world is not as bad as I began to think. Looking through his work, listening to songs, interviews, enjoying shows with his participation - in particular, “The Crystal Labyrinth” (in which you can see him in all his beauty, live, close and a lot) and “The Ink Thief”, I heal my heart from old and new wounds, I draw inspiration and strength - and thank him for this, thank you a thousand times! I think he will never be forgotten; I think he left a mark on this world forever. I think that with his creativity he did something very important in life for each of his fans, helped a huge number of people realize themselves, and for the whole society he showed what real freedom is, what it means to truly live for art and embody art, to be yourself and a muse for others, to be the Sun, and inspire others with your pure, positive thousand-megawatt energy! Happy Birthday to the most wonderful person in the universe! Happy Birthday Richard O'Brien!
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sunshinemage · 7 months
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if you don’t mind me asking what’s some facts about ry-4? :3 and there’s a question going around i saw before based on this season that’s like “what would your guardian be the god of as a hive god” (because i’m unimaginative I have Eiva down as the hive god of destiny(fate)/doom lmaoo idk it just feels so Fitting)
Aaaaah I don't mind at all thank you for asking!!!
The first thing to know about them is that Ry is short for Rhapsody, which was the codename of an exo project.
Project Rhapsody's goal was to study various frequencies that surrounded the Traveler and attune exo bodies to these frequencies in order to make the chances of these exos getting picked by a ghost significantly higher. The project was ultimately shelved because of the ever changing frequencies and unending appearances of new ones, resulting in way too many casualties that would never be revived by a ghost.
As far as Ry knows, they are the only case where the frequency worked as intended, but since they became a guardian after the bray facility was destroyed and abandoned, no one never knew that except themselves and Dish.
Since they've been picked up by their Ghost, Ry had to reboot 3 times (current Ry being Ry-4). The first time was because of a memory core malfunction, the second time was because of radiolarian fluid (Ry hates telling that embarrassing story) and the third because of Arc corruption, shortly after the beginning of the Destiny 1 storyline. Thanks to Dish, they stayed themselves through all reboots.
I still have to work a little bit on their timeline and when/where exactly does everything happen, but I know it's long before the events of the first game.
As for the hive god thing hmmmmmmmmm I'd say either the hive god of bad luck or resilience!
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Kotomine kirei for the ask meme
Hi anon, thank you for the ask! Whoa this is cool. I've never gotten a Kirei request before. This will make for a good challenge as I don't know quite so much about this guy.
Edit: This was so difficult. I am so satisfied with canon Kirei that I haven't got many headcanons for him at all...
Sexuality Headcanon: I have no clue to be honest, though he did attempt a happy(?) marriage with his now deceased wife Claudia Hortensia, had his interesting obsession with Kiritsugu- and whatever spicy shenanigans he had going on with Gilgamesh during the fourth to fifth grail wars.... I cannot determine a clear sexuality headcanon for Kotomine Kirei.
I admit, I did assume he was more on the asexual spectrum when I first saw him in Fate/Zero, but after seeing some more fate stuff I legit have no clue anymore. I feel like there is so many complex nuances to what draws Kirei to certain types that I am not quite sure what his sexuality could be headcanoned as.
Gender Headcanon: I don't have any gender headcanons for Kirei, I feel like Kirei is very much who he is; especially by the dawn of Fate Stay Night in which he seems very comfortable as to how he identifies himself.
A ship: oooh Kotogil that ship is evil men supreme, absolutely hedonistic and sadistic ship where all desires converge and meld together into a thrilling rhapsody of pleasure! ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT DYNAMIC! Also I ship him with Kiritsugu mainly because I loved their final battle in Fate/Zero, as well as their contrasting ideals. That fight was incredible, one of my favorites of all time. Posts that call Kiritsugu Kirei's 'manic pixie dream bf' make me chuckle so hard because Kirei really was searching for something in that guy, and I feel like in a ship, that would be incredible to explore in further detail.
I don't have many Kirei ships, but I'm open to others as well! Like him and Kariya can be interesting to see just for the multilayered chaos that can be unleashed from such a pairing.
A NOTP: I have a few but mainly because I don't really like the massive age differences that are a feature of some Kirei ships. I think Kirei is a twisted guy. Ah, I also am not a fan of Bazett x Kirei solely because of how exactly their dynamic ended; it was shocking and heartbreaking what happened between them! (I see no issue with people liking Kirei x Bazett though, it's just not for me personally).
A BROTP: I feel like there are many possible exciting BROTP for Kirei, especially with FGO Rasputin now joining the team. Yeah I don't have any specific names in mind, I'm pretty neutral on this front. Would Angra and Kirei become friends? I am very curious about that.
A random headcanon: I don't really have any for Kirei, I am not sure why but I am so content with how he is in canon that I haven't got more to suggest for him. I guess he would love events like the 'geki kara (super spicy) food festival' mainly just to horrify others and cause a massive sense of unease as they watch him suffer over all of the sulfur level hot dishes and then derive pleasure from it.
General Opinion over said character: Kotomine Kirei is INCREDIBLE. What an amazing character. He is evil in nature yet tried so hard to exemplify 'good' and be something that he was not; even being able to understand the ins and outs of the concept of good; as a man with incredible moral understanding yet who packs a nature that juxtaposes so severely with his moral wisdom that he just leaves me SPEECHLESS. And then once Kirei adopts his true self, he truly flourishes (at the cost of everyone else's sense of safety and security). And then they make his magic of a HEALING TYPE and he recites PRAYERS whilst doing fucked up things I mean to me that's one of the coolest character archetypes EVER!!! Kirei is so terrible that he goes right back round to being a top-tier, brilliant character who never ceases to surprise, shock and amaze me.
HE IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAV ANTAGONISTS!!! His character arcs, development and personality are just so well written. I feel like Nasu and Takeuchi really popped off when they made this guy.
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flowerinyourcare · 1 year
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Though the Flower's Shape May Change - Shylock North Rhapsody SR
Shylock North Rhapsody SR Card Story Translation ft. Snow and White, Card Episode ft. Akira, and Home Screen Line
Chapter 1
Shylock: I suppose it isn't around here after all. …Oh? Who do we have here?
White: Shylock, there you are. We were looking for you!
Shylock: Sir Snow, Sir White. To what do I owe the pleasure?
Snow: I heard that White had already thanked you for your help earlier, so I came to offer my gratitude as well.
Shylock: Fufu. You needn't worry yourself about thanks, as I would consider us already even. I am incredibly satisfied to have been shown such a beautiful, vivid, and deliciously ephemeral sight.
Snow: Come now, don't be shy. Your assistance was the very reason why we were able to hold this year's festival. In return, what can we do for you?
Shylock: …Very well, if you insist. I'm currently looking for a shop that carries essential oils - if you wish to help me, may I ask you to help me locate it?
Snow & White: Easy peasy!
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Snow: Ta-da! Shylock, this store will have all the essential oils your heart desires!
White: Not only that, but the store sells essential oils not just for aromatic pleasantries, but for medicinal usage. As such, there are some precious oils and extracts here that can only be found in this region.
Shylock: Certainly, there seems to be quite a selection of Northern specialties. These are all very unique finds - it makes me want to spend the rest of the afternoon browsing their collection.
Shylock: Now, that said, some of these rarities are so unique that even I'm not familiar with them. If it's not a problem, could I ask for your recommendations?
White: Recommendations… Well, as an ingredient in spells, perfumes, and whatnot, we've used this one.
Shylock: Mercia fruit oil, is it?
Snow: That's right. Every town we've ever settled in has had this essential oil for sale, so the scent evokes many familiar memories. 
Shylock: …Fufu, that will be perfectly fitting.
Snow & White: "Fitting"…?
Chapter 2
Shylock: Thanks to you two, I've gotten my hands on some excellent essential oils. I'm very grateful for your help.
Snow: Come, now. I should be the one thanking you.
White: I must say, I am curious - Shylock, what did you mean when you said the Mercia fruit oil would be "perfectly fitting"?
Shylock: I mean it in the sense that it will be wonderfully appropriate for what I intend to use it for.
Shylock: <<Inviebelle>>.
Snow: Oh…!
White: Afterglow Lilies* in a small glass bottle, suspended in essential oils…
Shylock: Please, allow me to offer you this. Sealed within this bottle is a one-of-a-kind potpourri made with Afterglow Lilies and Mercia fruit extract.
Snow & White: For us?
Shylock: Of course. Consider this my personal thank-you for continuing to keep this wonderful festival alive.
Shylock: I would like to humbly express my wish that, even if the flower within may change shape and wilt with time, the fragrant memories you two have made will continue to bloom forever.
Snow: Shylock…
White: To transform and preserve the Afterglow Lilies in this way… I never would have thought of it.
Shylock: Is it to your liking, then?
Snow & White: Definitely! Thank you, Shylock!
Snow: Maybe next year, White and I will prepare some potpourri as well, and we can exchange gifts.
Snow: When that time comes, can we hope for your cooperation again?
Shylock: Yes. If fate allows, it will be my pleasure.
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*Afterglow Lilies are featured in the North Rhapsody event story :] 
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abhiiinayy · 6 months
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Eternal Rhapsody: A Love's Odyssey
In love's embrace, my journey unfolds, The alpha and omega, as the tale is told. Reflecting on self, worth fades away, In the vast expanse of love's array.
A time, perhaps, when hate held sway, In innocence lost, in the naive play. Yet, deep within, a love did reside, A seed, waiting patiently, to guide.
Do we arrive through mystic grace, In this cosmic dance, a sacred space? Why not embrace the delusion's art, In the traditions that bind every heart?
No claim to wisdom, no omniscient gaze, Just a seeker, lost in love's maze. Life's experiences, a myriad of hues, Yet, love's the essence that I choose.
In this grand tapestry of fate, A canvas painted, both early and late. Happiness and sorrow, in the cosmic stream, Why not choose love as life's grand theme?
Destiny weaves its intricate thread, In the dance of time, where we're led. Events unfold, a universal decree, Why not surrender to love, and let it be?
For in love's realm, the universe we find, A symphony of destiny, intertwined. Happy or sad, in the grand design, Love's the constant, the reason divine.
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Rhapsody!! :D
Song rolled: Bad Luck Charm - Jeff Williams Themes: Shame, despair, the yearning to do what's right. Characters: Meteion (Final Fantasy XIV), Sora (Kingdom Hearts) Setting: One who's beyond used to destroying everything she touches returns to an old mission, and meets the one person who can mend everything that can be broken. Length: ~1.1k words
Pain is your reward for being near me Fate won't be your friend when I'm around Blame me for the tragedies that follow Grave, the situations that surround
The silence of the rift was deafening. Were it not for her sisters' constant chittering from the other Stars, Meteion felt she'd have long since succumbed to the selfsame despair as the rest of them. That world that intrigued her the most, that network of Stars in the furthest corner of the Sea of Stars, couldn't be much further now.
Wings to soar the Heavens, she reminded herself. Hermes gave me wings to soar the Heavens. Hermes wanted to know what distant Stars thought of being. The azure bird paused in her flight, turning to face the Star she'd come from. Why did she still yearn for her creator's approval? Hermes was long gone. And yet… "I have to do this for Hermes," she told herself- out loud, so she could hear something that wasn't just an echo in her own mind. "Such is… my purpose." And with that, she turned back to the network of distant Stars, pressing on with the intent of at least seeing what was there.
Clusters of Stars like this only formed when one was destroyed. Admittedly, she hadn't been too hopeful about the cluster as a result- but one of her sisters had mentioned seeing Starships traveling among the cluster. If a large enough Star could shatter into several smaller Stars, then perhaps it truly was worth a look. Perhaps it was akin to the Source and its Shards. Perhaps some traumatic event had shattered the Star, leaving it to merely exist with clones of itself…
The Sundering did not leave physical debris, she reminded herself, slowing her flight upon entering the cluster's range. There were so many options… so many Stars. It was hard to believe they were connected, once- but they were too close together to not have been. And each of the Stars, as she approached, gave off such a strong aura… She paused at each one, checking what the ambient emotions would be, before finally deciding to simply dive into one. The Star she chose had turned her blue feathers silver on approach- a sign that the ambient emotion was fear. Or perhaps anxiety. But it was not sorrow, or despair, so it was already better than many others she and her sisters had visited. The forests here seemed to stretch on forever in one direction, with a castle near the sea in the other.
"Individual self suspended," the bird spoke, fluttering down to the trees of the forest. "Connection with shared consciousness stable. Starbird number one hundred thirty-seven has made contact with the anomalous Star cluster. One Star within has been visited. Locals have yet to be seen. There is a castle, a lush forest, and a healthy sea." She paused, checking the leaves on the branch she now stood upon. "There is an anxious aura, but the Star seems stable. There is no immediate risk. We will reconnect ere we depart. …Suspending connection to shared consciousess. Individual self restored."
Meteion shook herself quickly to remove the stardust from her feathers before setting off through the forest, seeking out signs of life. Sure, the woods were lush- there were definitely animals here. But she needed to speak to someone sapient. Someone like… There! There, near the rock! She swooped down, hovering beside the person she'd found. A boy, about the same age as her keeper's youngest companions, dressed in black and red with short, spiky hair. He seemed to have companions who were prone to advancing without him, and when they disappeared into the brush, she chirped to get his attention.
"Greetings and salutations!" She chirped, earning a startled response from her target. Before he could speak up, she continued. "Do not be alarmed. I mean you no harm. I wish only to hear your words, share your feelings, and know your thoughts."
As though on instinct, the boy held a hand out to the mysterious, talking bird- and she landed with a grateful sigh, before tilting her head at him.
"May we please be friends?"
There was a moment of silence. It was less deafening than the silence of the Sea of Stars, but Meteion couldn't help but believe she hadn't been understood. That is, until she closed her eyes to transmit her message again, only to suddenly lose her balance as she was lifted a bit higher.
"What are you?" The boy asked, observing the silken silver feathers of the bird he held. "And why do you want to know so much about me?"
Meteion rose from his hand, moving instead to perch on his shoulder, where she would not be flipped around like a butterfly knife. "I am… Starbird one hundred thirty-seven… One of several thousand. Collectively known as the Meteia. You may call me Meteion. I was created on a distant Star known as Etheirys, and my purpose is to ascertain the meaning of existence. …To that end, I have caused Calamities, all inadvertent. My new keeper entrusted the goal of visiting distant Stars to me, such that I would cause no further harm while maintaining my original goal. This Star is an anomaly, part of a cluster that should not exist. …I seek to learn more of it."
It was only after her speech that Meteion noticed the look of sheer confusion in her companion's eyes. "…In short. I seek knowledge of where I am. All that you know- and your name, if you would be so kind."
"Oh! My name's Sora," the boy replied, practically beaming- glowing, even. "As for where you are… You're in the Kingdom of Corona. Or at least, the woods near it. …What do you mean, 'a cluster that shouldn't exist'?"
Meteion perked up, realizing she could finally actually explain the Stars to someone. This boy- this Sora- had crossed the Rift, too. He held an aura of hope and the scent of stardust. Just as she did. As such, she let herself spiral, sharing as many things as she could, answering every question, and accumulating as much knowledge as she could about the cluster. With her goal no longer requiring her to pose existential questions, it was much easier to prevent the conversation from becoming sorrowful. Over time, her plumage shifted from silver to a striking leaf-green. The color of friendship, not anxiety. And a color she had never been before.
"…But I'm not the one you want to ask about most of these things," Sora added, once the conversation had gone for so long that the duo had made their way to the shore of a pond. "I have friends who would know more. Maybe you'd like to meet them?" "Oh, yes, please!" Meteion replied, fluttering her wings excitedly. "There are plenty of me to go around. I can stay here and carry out my mission as normal." "Then you can join us. Visit more of the cluster you're interested in, and-" "And actually help?" "Yeah."
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alexwlchan · 9 months
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How to really twist the knife into Pike…
(Spoilers for S2E9)
I watched S2E9 "Subspace Rhapsody" this morning, where the ending very heavily implies that Captain Batel is gonna be Gorn goulash in the next episode. Which I really hope doesn’t happen, because (1) I like Batel and (2) that feels uncomfortably close to fridging.
So I asked myself: if it was me, how would I pay off the portents of doom without doing The Most Obvious Thing? And it struck me: if you want to hurt Pike, don't kill Batel. Put her in the chain of events that leads to his accident.
There are various ways this could happen; but here’s one version:
It's pretty clear that her next mission is going to take her into peril, so have her be injured in the line of duty – something serious, enough that it's not immediately obvious whether she'd survive. (If you want a nice S2 cliffhanger, end with Pike standing over her biobed, unclear if she'll ever wake up.)
When she recovers, she decides she doesn't want to be a starship captain any more. Whether it's injuries or trauma or tiredness, whatever, she's done her time on the USS Cayuga.
She was already up for a promotion earlier in the series, it's time to move on… and she moves on to a more stable, safer desk job. Say, something at the Academy. Say, something where one might be working closely with cadets. Say, something where you might be inspecting cadet vessels.
And she suggests that Pike join her.
Because now the thing getting in the way of their relationship isn't “we're both on different starships flying around the galaxy”, it becomes “Pike is on a starship flying around the galaxy”. And if he was ever thinking of hanging up his captain's hat and settling down with her… well, now's as good a time as any.
For Batel, this is the chance for them to settle down and build a life together that they’ve always dreamed of.
For Pike, this is the first domino in a chain of events that leads to his reactor accident.
However that plays out, I think it puts a strain on their relationship. If he stays away, I think he makes excuses that hide the real reason and she's upset he won't tell her what's really going on. If he goes to live with her, he'll be jumpy and looking over his shoulder for his fate, and she's upset for similar reasons. Maybe that tension is what eventually ends the relationship. (Or the fact that long-distance relationships don't always work close-up.)
I don't know how likely this is, but I hope we get a more complex payoff than "Batel dead, Pike sad". Keeping my fingers crossed as I wait for next week!
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freyayuki · 1 year
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Final Fantasy Record Keeper Final Fantasy VII Wandering Gilgamesh Fight
The Wandering Gilgamesh or Vagrant Gilgamesh event in the Final Fantasy Record Keeper (FFRK) mobile game features a Level 500 fight against Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
Gilgamesh is the main enemy and the one that must be defeated since Enkidu can’t be targeted and is really just there to support Gilgamesh.
You get rewards for beating Gilgamesh using parties made up of characters from the different Final Fantasy series from I to XV, Tactics, and Type-0. You can bring off-realm chars though that would make the battle much harder.
Since Final Fantasy VII is the realm where I have the most relics, I decided to try this fight first.
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I remember doing this quest in my Japanese Final Fantasy Record Keeper account. Was able to win but it wasn’t that easy.
I didn’t have that many FFVII relics since my Japanese account was still pretty new. AFAIK, not all of my abilities were at max rank.
I couldn’t even field a full FF7 party. I had to bring one off-realm char, Elarra from Final Fantasy Record Keeper, so my damage output wasn’t at its fullest.
It was a different matter entirely for my English Final Fantasy Record Keeper game account though.
For starters, when this event dropped and when I decided to do it, my Global account had a lot more relics when compared to my Japanese one, especially for the Final Fantasy VII (#ad) realm.
I also had a lot more resources so I readily spent them to buff my chars such as buying Artifact weapons and completing their Boards and the like.
Not only was I able to field a full Final Fantasy VII party, I also got to use the SOLDIER Firsts from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII together. My full team was:
Genesis Rhapsodos from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
On this account, I have all of Genesis’s currently available relics:
Limit Break Overstrike (LBO), Light of Doom
Synchro Arcane Soul Break (SASB), Purgatorial Wave
Awakened Arcane Soul Break (AASB), Genesis Rhapsody
Arcane Overstrike Soul Break (AOSB), SOLDIER’s Epic
Ultra Soul Break (USB), Apocalypse Genesis
Glint+ Soul Break 1 (G+1), Epic of Creation
Glint+ Soul Break 2 (G+2), Epic of Heroism
Glint Soul Break (G), Epic of Destruction
Legend Materia Relic (LMR), Fierce Opposition
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Currently, Genesis is my absolute, most favorite Final Fantasy character. He’s the reason why I’m playing Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
So of course I pulled for all of his relics the moment they were introduced in the game. He’s my most built and maxed out char and the one that I always try to bring to every fight.
Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII
I don’t have all of Sephiroth’s relics, but I have a lot of them, including the following:
SASB, Demonic Lord
AASB1, Stigma
AOSB1, Setting Sun
USB1, Heartless Angel
USB2, Zanshin
USB3, Crimson Lotus
G+2, Fervent Shadow
Burst Soul Break (BSB), Reunion
Super Soul Break (SSB), Transience
Unique Soul Break, Nibelheim Nightmare
LMR1, Fateful Secret
LMR2, Apocalyptic Hero
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Angeal Hewley from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
I only have 3 relics for Angeal:
LBO, Unleashed Wrath
SASB, White-Winged SOLDIER
AASB2, Burden of Pride
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Aeris or Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII
I have a few of Aerith’s relics, including the following:
AASB, Star Pulse
USB1, Hidden Bloom
USB2, Innocent Cure
G+1, Refreshing Breeze
G+2, Star Whisper
Unique Soul Break, Planet Protector
LMR, Flower of the Slums
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Cait Sith from Final Fantasy VII
Have a few of Cait Sith’s relics, including the following:
AASB, Hit the Jackpot
USB1, Danger Dice
USB2, Random Summon?
G+, Planetary Protector
SSB1, Moogle Dance
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Genesis acted as my main DPS with Sephiroth as my secondary one.
Angeal was my third DPS though he also ended up supporting the party via the minor healing from the Healing Smite ability that I had him spamming. His Sync also provided a bit of damage reduction.
Genesis deals physical fire elemental damage. Sephiroth deals physical dark elemental damage although he also has Soul Breaks that deal fire damage. Don’t have a lot of those Soul Breaks though so had him focused on dealing dark damage.
Angeal can deal either physical holy or wind elemental damage.
I had Genesis equipped with his Hero Ability, Genesis Slash, and Omega Drive while Sephiroth had his Hero Ability, Heartless Angel, and Lifesiphon.
Omega Drive and Lifesiphon increase the Soul Break gauge by a lot so I had Sephi and Genesis spam those moves until they had 4 bars.
Then I had them use their USB and Sync. Later, when the effects of their Syncs ran out, I had them use their Ultra then their Awakenings. Also made sure to use their Glints before casting their Ultras.
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Aerith was in charge of dispelling Gilgamesh whenever he buffed himself. She was my main healer but she can also make the party move faster.
I also had one of her Soul Breaks that buffs the party’s attack so I made sure to use that for more damage.
I had Cait Sith singing the Warrior’s Hymn to buff my party’s attack. He also provided more healing via his Soul Breaks.
Overall, I found this fight to be much easier compared to when I did this on my Japanese FFRK account.
I ended up making a few mistakes here and there, but I still managed to win anyway, which was really super special awesome, especially since I got to use the SOLDIER trio together. SOLDIER Firsts FTW! LOL.
Conclusion
So what about you? Have you done any of the Wandering Gilgamesh fights yet? Which chars did you use to clear these battles? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below or by reblogging or replying to this post.
Notes:
screenshots are from my Final Fantasy Record Keeper game account
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ff-attendant · 1 year
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Fate Rhapsody
And so... the '4th Anniversary' event is here.
Below is the answers to the Book of Fate!
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The Return of Tanya Tucker (dir. Kathlyn Horan )
-Jere Pilapil- 8.5/10 We’re seeing Brandi Carlile tonight! A little over week ago my wife was browsing the Brattle theater’s website and saw a documentary where Carlile is the second-billed name: Kathlyn Horan’s The Return of Tanya Tucker. She, as someone who’s not as familiar with Carlile as I, said we should see it, and I agreed without reading the description. I’m a fan of Tanya Tucker, a country singer who gained stardom as a teen and had a long, eventful career full of ups (the aforementioned hits) and downs (substance issues, ill-fated romance). I expected this movie to be a career retrospective for someone very deserving of such treatment. What I got was different. I had forgotten that Tucker’s (great) 2019 album While I’m Livin’ was co-produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings/. This documentary does go through Tucker’s career, but it’s more focused on the making on that album, her first in 17 years. Specifically, it’s about the relationship between Carlile and Tucker, which is warm and beautiful, but also a little complicated thanks to the former being a huge fan of the latter. The movie does go through Tucker’s career, from singing at local talent shows at 9 to losing her parents in the early 2000’s, and it, like Carlile, struggles to find a balance between hero worship and clear-eyed perspective. That tension lends the film some of its best sequences: it’s so sweet hearing Tucker sing a song and doubt herself only to have Carlile right next to her lending effusive, enthusiastic praise (the world would be a better place if we all had our own Brandi Carlile). Later, Carlile needs Tucker’s support (and gets it), and struggles with Tucker’s comparative ambivalence about doing the comeback circuit (again). Their bond is the centerpiece of a film that bends over backwards to tell us everything it can about Tucker, but winds up showing us a lot about both of its two leads. I frequently write that I struggle with movies about popular music (both biopics and documentaries), because it’s impossible to encapsulate a person’s whole life and why they connected with masses within the parameters of a single film. The Return of Tanya Tucker struggles with this a little: the biographical parts are paced awkwardly alongside the studio and album release moments from the film’s present. But this is one of the better music documentaries I’ve seen because it eschews giving us Tucker’s biggest songs as a shorthand for why we should care about her. The fly on the wall approach, along with a strong personal bond, tells us more about her (and lets her tell us, in her own words) more than a million Bohemian Rhapsody-type movies ever could.
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loveydive · 2 years
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okay thoughts on stone ocean
i just wanna say that i feel like im in a unique position reading this since some common complaints abt opinions of stone ocean being negative is that ppl rushed thru it to get to sbr too quickly. which just does not apply to me bc i read sbr and jjl first before reading stone ocean teehee x so ya
likes
I LOVE JOLYNE SO MUCH THIS CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED. I LOVE. HER. SO. MUCH. THERE IS NOT ONE THING THAT I DONT LIKE ABT HER I LOVEHER SO MUCH. I LOVE HER DUMBASSNESS, I LOVE HER RECKLESS BEHAVIOUR TO SAVE HER FRIENDS THAT IS TYPICAL FOR A SHOUNEN PROTAGONIST BUT NEVER SHOWN THRU A FEMALE SHOUNEN PROTAG I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE HER. i love her development. i love her. and shes liKE GENUINELY SMART IN BATTLES AS WELL. AND NOT LIKE GIORNO WHO HAS A WIKIPEDIA EMBEDDED IN HIS FRONT CORTAL OR SMTH. BUT LIKE PROPER BATTLE SMART THAT MAKES YOU GO OKAY I DID NOT THINK OF THAT. i love her flaws. i love how she has daddy issues and is complex abt loving her dad or not. i love that she loves her mum. love love love.
fights dont feel like villain of the week format. progresses nicely and logically imo. overall, there were some fights that just seemed to drag foreverrrr, but only 1 or 2 that i outright hated (unlike jjl lmao). fave arcs were white snake: pursuer, ff intro, bohemian rhapsody, heavy weather, c-moon, made in heaven just off top of head
versus was esp interesting as a minor villain. i felt his motivations were justified and it made him interesting. i esp liked the little tension btwn him and pucci and wish it had been expanded more.
perhaps unpopular opinion but i actually liked pucci as a villain. lots of ppl say that hes just another part 3 villain but More. and hes just a lamer version of dio which i just disagree with. i felt that his back story lended a lot to making him his own person, with dio being a mentor and kind of like the like shaping for why he believes what he does when he was dealing with his grief and guilt. like his backstory in particular i loved. the idea of coincidences, fate, tragedy. he obviously frequently questions it when we read his backstory (why did those two have to meet? why did the lady tell him about switching the babies? why did her baby die?) its like a series of events that all reached to a peak with the tragedy of his sister's death and weather's lynching. and AH im going crazy. and ofc he feels guilty over his but at the same time, he wonders why it all happened. because of fate? why was it fate for his sister to die? and he just feels powerlessness over this. CUHRAZYY. and how his stand abilities manifest in direct response to losing his sister?? LOVE THAT. oh my godddd and his relationship with weather and that quote 'you're the ultimate image of evil, but you dont realize that you're evil. this is what makes you the worst kind of evil.' SCREAM. ANW THATS HOW I INTERPRETTED HIM AND I LIKE HIM. TOP 3 JOJO VILLAINS EASY.
i REALLY REALLY liked weather report's backstory and relationship to pucci. LIKE THE DRAMA OF IT ALL. THROUGHOUT READING IT I WAS LIKE GIRLLLL WHY ARE YOU DOING THATTTT. IT FELT LIKE READING A TRAGEDY YK? LIKE SHAKESPEARE. LITERALLY SHAKESPEARE. romeo and juliet but incestuous (rip). even has themes of senseless hatred!!! (side not i cannot believe araki actually put the kkk in there and also weather being a BLACK MAN I WAS LIKE WAIT ARE WE DOING THIS FR?). anw really liked it. made pucci feel wayy more human and made the stakes feel more personal
i liked the character designs just in general. and even tho annasui looks like a diavolo ripoff, i think hes looks very pretty. found myself looking at him sometimes even if i dont rlly like him dgsauids
aside from jolyne, i feel like i REALLY liked f.f. perhaps a tad more than hermes. ff was so bubbly and unique to the story. she was absolutely hilarious and i wish she hadnt died so early in the story but i feel like araki just didnt know what to do with her anymore esp since she didnt have a stand.
i generally overall like the characters individually. they are all interesting to look at/ have interesting personalities, motivations and stands etc etc
i like the little exploration of jotaros weakness being his own daughter buttttt - will explain more in dislikes
dislikes
(dragon dreams arc) kenzo fight is bs - hate fights that are basically just like. im winning… just just bc i am!!! liek you could explain this whole new concept to me that describes how hes winning but if its just some astrology bs that essentially says ‘just bc’ then im calling bs. this fight is bs.
jailhouse rock was. hm. it was an interesting stand in CONCEPT. but execution was like not fun to read at all imo.
im gonna be honest. like compared to the other jojo gangs, this part felt the least like they were friends. EVEN COMPARED TO PART 5 - whose relationships i thought were like eh (prolly cause we’re watching it from giorno pov and giorno has only known them for like. a week LMAO) ANW i think its bc so many times, the gang had to split up to like fight. and i dont think there was a single fight where all of them just like fought tgt. it was always in pairs and one or so was always out of commission. like mannnn. like jolynes individual relationship with each of them was good. but the trio of girls only really felt like real friends and that doesnt last long since hermes gets put out of commission after her revenge and ff dies shortly after like WTF sadface. so like when weather dies and hermes is crying. im like girl why are you crying did you even interact with him 😭 AND i feel like the fact that the gang arent really friends makes itself REALLY obvious when in the c-moon arc. hermes gets hit and knocked away from everyone and. everybody just kinda. continues without her anw??? like THINK ABOUT IT WOULD ANY OTHER JOJO GANG LET THAT HAPPEN IN THE OTHER PARTS?? THEY JUST LEAVE HER?? HUH??
maybe im eheh, more boring, but i prefer my um stories to be a bit more grounded (says the girl reading literal jojo). but yeah the story in general was like super okay good. but the ending battle hm. was a bit too lets say. out there for me teehee. like guess im not a big fan of like space and all that and alternate realities on a grander scale. it was just like a LOT.
moving onto the most controversial thing i think. the ending. a lot of ppl hate it. some ppl love it. imo i had stronger (negative) feelings with the jojolion ending. the stone ocean ending was. eh. like i didnt vehemently hate it, nor did i love it persay. i felt that it was indeed a bit rushed. like araki was like oh shit! i need to end this in the next few chapters and did that dhasuiodasd. like the gang died so quickly i didnt even realise that they actually died i was like no way right.
ANW BACK TO THEMES OF THE ENDING. i wish it was more. like. if youre gonna rewrite the entire universe, at least have it mean something yk? bc even though the ending was technically happy, very happy. i dont think there was a justifiable reason for it i think? like it could have just as easily been an unhappy ending and i get how ppl are like its symbolism!! the joestars dont have to fight evil anymore and its meaningful bc an outsider ended it. (side note, i do think this story was a better way to start off the way jjl started ‘this is a story about breaking a curse’ can you imagine that at the start of stone ocean? ooo goosebumps) but anw, imo i just do not feel that it was set up properly or justified. emporio did not deserve to be the last one standing imo, there just wasnt enough reason or set up for him to be. the use of weather’s stand was satisfying but not the fact that is was emporio. i wish it had been jolyne i think idkk
like even tho it technically is a happier ending for the gang, it doesnt feel deserved in my opinion. like not bc theyre bad ppl and they dont deserve it or that they didnt work hard, like i LOVE THE CHARACTERS. but. hm. it doesnt make sense thematically is what im saying. the characters dont meaningfully engage with puccis notion that he should create a universe where everyone knows their fate and is happy. they kinda are just like. oh hes killed ppl and is evil so therefore, we must stop him!! and im just rlly? like dont you wanna hear him out a bit GDIASUDHASD but yeah i just feel like weather had stronger motivations in this regard. the gang just dont have really strong reasons to fight pucci. including jolyne who already got her father’s disc back
SPEAKING OF WHICH, UM. CAN WE HAVE MORE PAYOFF FOR JOTARO COMING BACK TO LIFE PWEEAASSEEE. like he comes back and its pretty badass ngl but i want MORE btwn him and jolyne. like how abt an apology old man? why does ANNASUI AND JOTARO TALK MORE THAN JOTARO AND HIS OWN DAUGHTER IM GONNA KILL MYSELFFFF like he tells jolyne that shes grown (which, sweet) but can he PLEASE JUTS SAY THAT HES PROUD OF HER OR SMTH?? PLEASE? YOURE JUST STATING A FACT THATS SHES GROWN HDUIASDHASD OLD MAN SAY SMTH MORE USEFUL IM GONNA BASH YOUR HEAD INNN. IF JOLYNE FORGIVES HIM SHE IS DOING ALL THE FUCKING LEGWORK HERE
THAT BEING SAID. even tho jolyne is meant to be the PROTAGONIST of this part, her role in the final final battle is HEAVILY DIMINISHED. AND IM LIKE HUH. LIKE THIS IS THE PART WHERE WE GET A FEMALE JOJO AND THE THREE MVPS IN THE END TURN OUT TO BE THE GUYS LIKE 😐 OKAY. at least in the other parts, their respective jojos actually FEEL like the protag. jonathan kills dio, joseph kills kars, jotaro kills dio, josuke heavily has a whole badass fight with kira, giorno oneshots diavolo, and jolyne... what DOES SHE DO IN THE FINAL FIGHT AGAIN? 😭 like annasui has diverdown and stuff, jotaro stops time which stops pucci a fair bit, and emporio literally kILLS pucci. EVEN THE STAND USED TO KILL PUCCI WAS WAETHERS LIKEEE PUHLEASEE. and im reading this and itS LIKE SORRY WASNT JOLYNE THE PROTAGONIST? literally after the c-moon arc, i cant really recall like anything SIGNIFICANT that she does despite having just read it yesterday. and it makes me sad bc um. i rlly like her
overall - 6/10 - top 3 protag and antag. the concepts are THERE but the execution was off. definitely more experimental but thematically, it just wasnt satisfying.
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elesianne · 3 years
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Favourite works of 2020
I was tagged by @houndsofvalinor-art and @alystraea, thank you!
Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!
I wrote and posted more in 2020 than during any year before and I do love pretty much all of the fics I finished (unloved works also tend to remain unposted, lol) so choosing works for this was difficult but here are 6+2 of my favourites from the 24 fics I finished in 2020.
1. is Ever-beloved, my exploration of Eldalótë/Edhellos's life from childhood to death, with a focus on her marriage to Angrod. It's a romance story, definitely, but in it I finally managed to cover in one fic all the tumultuous events that the members of the house of Finwë go through. Well, up to Dagor Bragollach, because [spoilers]. I enjoyed getting to know the house of Finarfin much better both through research into everything that HoME says about them and by developing Edhellos, Angrod, Aegnor and Orodreth's characterisations beyond quick mentions for the first time. I also enjoyed writing another quiet, gentle protagonist, showing the inner strength that such a character can have.
2. Of Míriel's line is the 'baby sequel' about Caranthir and Tuilindien having their first child. Romance, a bit of angst (courtesy of Caranthir's inherited fears about the dangers of child-bearing), tons of fluff, and family interactions – all my favourite things to write in one fic! Bits of this fic are from 2017, including the child's name, but most I wrote last year, and stitched all the little bits together – this fic is another one of my (many, many) Frankenstein's monsters…
3. Out of all the fics I wrote last year, I probably had the most pure fun writing Pink dress and high heels, suit and tie (AO3, Tumblr). I initially wrote it in bullet-points because 1) I was afraid I wouldn't be able to capture it in words fast enough (it was one of those fics that arrived in my brain fully formed and demanded, screaming, to be written down) and 2) because it felt so indulgent – being an AU of my own fic – that I didn't know if I'd find the nerve to post it. I found the nerve to make the changes to turn it into a proper little fic and post it, several people loved it which made me very happy, and I've been fighting the urge to write a sequel. Writing a modern AU for a change was fun, and I could finally use as many modern swearwords as I felt the characters' emotional state warranted!
4. In the sun, you (AO3; Tumblr) was my first attempt at writing about the Edain, and my second femslash. I'm proud that I managed to find a 'voice' for Haleth, and I enjoyed writing a… quiet story about strong emotions. I loved crafting the few, short, but very meaningful sentences that Haleth and Aeres say to each other.
5. In another world (AO3, Tumblr) was inspired by @houndsofvalinor-art's lovely art for the TRSB and is my attempt to give Aredhel a slightly kinder fate, at least for a little while. I liked exploring Aredhel and Celegorm's characters at this point in time and how they are together, and the nebulous borders of friendship and attraction and love, and the exceptions that people make for those they love.
6. Inspired by the line 'But it is said that released soon from Mandos, he went to Valinor and there dwells with Amárië' (HoME 11, Grey Annals) and by Rhapsody's digimanip for the TRSB, The faithful is the fic about Amárië and Finrod that I've been trying to write for years. It did not turn out quite as I expected or hoped but I like it anyway. I wanted to explore and build up Amárië – what did she do during the centuries that Finrod was gone? Surely not just sit and pine? – and Finrod after his death and re-embodiment – what does he now want, having lost much but also regained the chance for other things? – and how they renegotiate their relationship on new, perhaps more equal footing.
+1 About 95% of Your spirit calling out to mine was written during 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (sigh) but that crucial last 5% I wrote in the first week of 2020 so I'll mention it here. It remains and will likely remain for a long time the fic I'm the proudest of. My novel-length elf romance! With many warts and weaknesses, but also a lot of good stuff and nice lines and even some worldbuilding (which I hate doing, lol).
+2 is a fic I've finished but haven't posted because there's a part missing in the Lothíriel/Éomer series before it: A queen's honour, about Lothíriel and Éomer's first serious argument. It has a different tone and attitudes than my fics usually do, and it's a small, neat little fic, and I look forward to posting it one day. A snippet can be read here.
I don't know if they've been tagged already but off the top of my head, I'll tag @arofili @absynthe--minded @cosmicgong @katarrinskey @alkarinqque @busymagpie @aamuusva @forth-eorlinga
Tumblr seems to be making some mentions and links invisible no matter what I try, grr! I hope they work anyway.
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The Press Tour
New York City, the final stop.
Part I     Part II
Warnings: Full smut ahead, but wow is it soft 
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After looking in the mirror one more time, I sent up a silent prayer to the god who hated me so much, just in case they wanted to make amends, for tonight to go off without a hitch.
This was it, the final stop: New York City.
I knew the boys were tired, but they had done so well, and there had been no more disasters like the one in Italy. In fact, they hadn’t made a single demand of me since that calamitous side trip.
Although, not everything about it was a disaster.
There was this thing now between Rami and me. It was something palpable that had been birthed after our shared bed in that dilapidated motel room. I found myself thinking about him all the time, and I knew he was thinking about me, too.
Our conversations had become more natural, more intimate, and we often found ourselves taking our meals together, whether it be in a little place out of the way in the city we were in or in one of our hotel rooms at some ungodly hour when humans weren’t meant to be doing anything other than sleeping, watching the local news on TV in a language neither of us knew.
And now, as I looked at myself in the mirror, instead of a face full of pure elation, I was haunted by eyes that were trying to suppress a niggling dread. The tour had done just what I’d hoped it would do; it made me a success, and I already had to hire two assistants to help me work on the next press tour bookings.
As of midnight tonight, the Bohemian Rhapsody press tour was officially done.
Tomorrow, Rami Malek, soon-to-be global film star, would be on his way to LA to seek a few days solace with his family after spending so long on the road.  
And I would be flying to London by the week’s end to start a new press junket.  
Normally, I spent the main events in the wings, dressed head to toe in black, trying my best not to be seen as I worked.
But tonight was a celebration, of the film and of the boys, and a personal celebration of my success. I had chosen a blue, deep v-neck dress that was definitely a stand-out piece. I let hair and makeup have a go at me, although I skipped the heavy red-carpet makeup in favor a more natural look.
I knew I looked lovely.
With one final smoothing of my gown, I grabbed my clutch and headed down to meet the team in the lobby.
As soon as the boys noticed me, I was greeted with a chorus of catcalls that made me roll my eyes and wave at them to stop it. I didn’t need that kind of attention when the Brian May and the Roger Taylor were laughing with their wives and friends a few feet away at the bar. It was surreal to even believe that I was breathing the same air as them.
Besides, all that mattered was the way Rami was looking at me, almost as if he were seeing me for the first time after a long separation, even though we had all sat up in the hotel lobby, late into the night drinking, laughing, and celebrating.
I did my rounds, making sure everything was on schedule, but I could feel his eyes on me and every time I looked in his direction, he was watching me.
After answering a few last-minute questions, I made my way over to the boys, and they began again with the low whistles and praises.
“That’s embarrassing,” I hissed. “I am—and have been—an attractive woman this entire press tour. Show a little skin and you can’t handle it!”
Rami smiled and once again, he stepped in to save a sinking ship.
“It’s not what you’re wearing. You’re glowing, Y/N. Pride? I mean look at this! You did it,” he said, his voice lowering and very obviously filled with pride for my work.
“Rami’s right,” Gwilym added. “We owe you a great big thank you—for getting the film this level of exposure and for keeping us sane along the way.”
“Mmm, sane is a pretty subjective term,” Joe said, drawing chuckles out of us before he looked at me and spoke a very genuine thank you.
I felt myself tear up, so I leaned in and gave Joe a quick hug before rushing off to get everyone properly queued for the red carpet.
* * * * *
Tucked away in a dark corner of the after party, I typed up an answer to an email that just couldn’t wait until the morning.
I sucked in a breath when Rami appeared at my elbow, offering me a glass of champagne.
“Sorry,” he chuckled, his beautiful eyes sparkling.
I took the champagne, grateful for his attentiveness.
“Wait—” he interrupted, his fingers brushing the back of my wrist before the glass reached my lips. “A toast?”
I smiled, nodding for him to continue.
“To us.”
“Alright,” I said slowly, my grin barely faltering as I echoed, “To us,” and raised my glass to my lips.
Our eyes never left one another’s as we drank that first sip of our toast, but our stolen moment was short lived as another throng of people spotted Rami and engaged him in conversation.
With a last, lingering glance, I slipped away.
* * * * *
It was almost 2 am when I slid my key into the lock of my door and cursed as it blinked red. I slid it again, and cursed again.
“Third time’s a charm,” rumbled a familiar, deep voice close enough to my ear to make my arms break out in goosebumps.
“Rami,” I whispered as my eyes slipped shut for a moment, my hand trembling as the card hovered just before the magnetic strip.
His lips pressed quickly against my bare shoulder.
“I know what’s at stake, Y/N. Fate brought us closer together once. Let it decide again. If it turns green, we spend the night together.”
I took a deep breath, shakily exhaling as I said, “You do it—I . . . I can’t.”
In one smooth motion, as if he already knew our fate, he plucked the keycard from my fingers and swiped it through the lock, both of us watching as it blinked green.
My head tried to whip in his direction, but he was already pushing me through the door as he leaned into the handle. As soon as the door clicked behind us, Rami pinned me against the wall and kissed me.
We had come so close that night in the motel and had I known that it would be anything, anything like this, I would’ve just done it—I would have kissed him and then let him fuck me and I would have taken Joe and Gwil’s tormenting with absolute glee.
Rami’s lips molded themselves over mine in that first brutal press that marked him as claiming me. He exhaled into the kiss then began moving his mouth, working mine open until he could slide his tongue between my lips. The feeling of his tongue swirling with mine sent a flood of arousal to my core and a rush of blood to my ears.
I felt like I couldn’t breathe so I pushed him back, just to look in his eyes.
His polychromatic eyes looked dark blue in the dim light of the lamp I had forgotten I had left on. They were alert, despite the exhaustion of the evening, and they flicked between mine, trying to read whether I wanted him to continue or to stop.
Before he could speak, I reached out and grasped his face in my hands, running my thumbs over the smooth skin of his cheeks before I let them fall to ghost over his jaw. His eyes slipped shut and his lips stayed parted as I slid my hands down his neck and to the shoulders of his grey and black-striped suit. I slipped my fingers underneath the jacket and grasped his shoulders, pushing the material down his arms.
He opened his eyes as he wriggled free, and this time, he encircled my waist and pulled me to his body. He stepped into the hug and squeezed me tight, and I thought again about how he had looked at me tonight.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and ran one hand through his hair, the side of my face pressed tightly against his as we both just stood there, inhaling the presence of the other, cementing this fantasy into a reality.
“Unzip me,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper.
Rami made a noise, deep in his chest, and his fingers immediately went to the back of my dress.
I clung to him as he slid the zipper lower, his fingers very purposefully trailing along each newly exposed expanse of skin.
My dress hadn’t allowed for a bra so the first barrier he encountered was the top of my matching, lace panties.
I stepped out of his embrace and moved farther into the room, facing away from him as I raised one foot up to slip off one of my heels, then the other; I worked myself the rest of the way out of my dress, finally letting it pool at my bare feet.
I could feel his eyes on me as I listened to him open the clasp on his watch, the sound of it dropping onto the desk so alluring that it made me shiver. Next went his cufflinks, and then he kicked off his shoes, and I waited, only turning my head when I could feel his breath on my neck.
“Do you know how many times I’ve gone to sleep thinking about your beautiful back? The way your soft skin felt under my fingers? The way all that tension loosened as I worked over your muscles?
“Do you know how often I’ve thought about this freckle?” he asked, his lips kissing my shoulder blade. “Or this one right here?”
I shivered as he kissed near the middle of my back.
“Or how often I’ve imagined running my hands over the gorgeous curves of your waist . . . like this,” he breathed as he touched me, pulling a sigh of contentment from my throat.
“Rami. I—”
“Shhh . . . let me take care of you.”
His touch. His voice. His praise. It was all so much better than anything I had built up in my mind.
I turned to face him, and his eyes ran greedily over my body.
“So fucking gorgeous.”
I smiled at his words and moved forward, wanting him to at least match me in my state of undress.
I worked the buttons on the front of his shirt and pulled the tails from his pants before pushing the fabric off of his body, just like his jacket. I took a moment to run my hands over his olive skin, scratching lightly at his well-groomed chest hair.
I reached up and wrapped my hand around the side of his neck, pushing his chin up with my thumb. I kissed down his neck, before licking back up to his jaw and pressing a kiss near his ear.
“Such a pretty face,” I said, pulling a crooked grin from him as I stepped back, my hands already on his belt.
I worked his trousers open and off without ceremony, and as soon as he was free of everything but his grey boxer-briefs, he pulled our bodies together, our torsos connecting for the first time as he kissed me, deeply and purposefully.
He hoisted me up, tripping over our clothes, and he clumsily deposited me on the bed while he tumbled in painfully on top of me.
“When you replay tonight, leave that part on the editing room floor,” he said, both of us softly laughing.
“No,” I said, still smiling as I situated myself underneath of him. “That was almost as romantic as you untying my shit-covered shoelaces.”
Rami laughed again, his eyes crinkling in the corners and his teeth flashing; god, he was beautiful when he was happy.
“That made the final cut, huh--Ohhh,” Rami breathed out as I cut him off by rocking into his hard cock.
“Ohhh,” I echoed, smiling up at him before pulling him into another kiss.
Rami broke this kiss to begin working his way down my body, moving slowly to learn what I liked, and by the time his lips were kissing along the edge of my panties, I needed him desperately.
He worked my underwear off my legs and tossed them over his shoulder; he grasped my knees and slid his hands up, gently pushing apart my thighs, moaning when he saw that I was glistening.
“So wet,” he murmured, unable to tear his gaze away.
“I need you, Rami—we’ve waited long enough.”  
He looked up at my words, then slid off the bed so he could take his underwear off. I barely had time to appreciate his cock before he was between my legs again, his tip sliding teasingly through my wetness.
“Uh, should we . . .”
“I’m good if you’re good—there’s no one else, Y/N,” he said with seriousness.
I nodded and pulled him onto me. He rotated a bit to the side to grasp his cock so he could slide into me, shallowly thrusting until he pushed all the way in and we both moaned.
“Feels better than I ever imagined,” he said before kissing me as he began to move.
“So much better,” I agreed, shifting my hips so he could thrust even deeper.
We built to a rhythm, Rami eventually shifting back onto his haunches so he could pull my body against his hips and thrust deep enough to make me feel lost to pleasure. I reached up to grasp the slats of the headboard and Rami leaned forward to run his hands over my breasts, pulling lightly on my nipples and making me gasp. He trailed his hands back down my body and at this angle, he was perfectly able to work my clit. He settled his hand on my mound and used his thumb to start applying pressure, asking me what I liked.
I directed him until I could no longer form any word other than “yes.”
His thrusts became erratic as he built up my pleasure, and he stilled as I came, watching me as I cried out, moaning, “Rami Rami Rami Rami.”
“So beautiful,” he whispered as he started to move again, and this time, he was moaning with every thrust at how tight and hot I was after my orgasm.
“Come, Rami. I wanna see your pretty face when you come,” I murmured, sitting up on my elbows as I met his thrusts, my own breath still coming in pants.
“Fuck, Y/N,” he groaned, his hands anchoring my hips as he pistoned into me until he bit his lip and threw back his head as he came, looking just as beautiful as I had imagined he would.
I felt his cum splash inside of me, so hot and so much of it, and I shivered with pleasure as he lowered his head, an indentation on his lower lip where he had bitten down almost hard enough to draw blood.
Instead of pulling out, he settled on top of me, pushing himself still deeper inside. He held himself up, just enough not to hurt me but not so far as to have a gap between us. I could feel his heart hammering in his chest and I reached up to settle my fingers over his flushed skin.
“I can’t wait to wake up in the morning and do this again,” Rami said, sleep evident as his cock finally softened enough to slide out of me, both of us shifting our hips at the loss of contact.
“Should we, though? Maybe this is better as—”
“If you say that was a one-off, I will walk out of here, naked as the day I was born, bring the guys into this room, along with half of the rest of the tour managers, maybe even Bri and Rog if I run into them along the way, to explain to you what a dumbass idea that really is.”
I narrowed my eyes at him, sighing, “This is going to be so hard. You’re going to LA. I’m going to London—”
“We will figure it out,” Rami said, tucking his arms under me as he rolled onto his back and took me with him, pulling me on top of his body.
I chuckled and shivered at the cool air.
“Cold up there? If you agree to date me, I’ll let you pull up the covers.”
“Rami!” I said swatting at him as I tried to reach for the comforter.
“Nope. Date me.”
I laughed as he squeezed me, his face splitting into a grin as he knew I was trapped.
“Be serious!”
“I’ve never been more serious. You can’t tell me that wasn’t special—you literally cannot tell me that something hasn’t been working to push us together during this tour? How many mudslides could have possibly happened at that exact moment in that exact location at the exact time we all lost service for our cells? Hmm?”
“You’ve really thought about this, haven’t you?”
“I already couldn’t stop thinking about you before that trip—fuck, that’s why we went on the trip. Now, imagine how much I thought about us after sharing a bed with you?”
I didn’t know what else to say so I kissed him. I kissed him because he was right. I kissed him because I was half in love with him already. I kissed him because I didn’t know what tomorrow would bring. And I kissed him because no matter what tomorrow brought, I wanted to know that he would be there for it.
“Is that a yes?” Rami said smiling, knowing damned well it was a yes.
“Yes,” I said with an exaggerated huff.
“Good because I’m freezing!” he said, finally releasing me so he could reach down to pull the covers over us.
I shook my head and settled on to my side, waiting for him to wrap his arm around me, just like he did in Italy.
Rami shifted closer, his lips pressing kisses into my back as his arm finally wound around my waist.
“Better not hog the covers this time,” Rami said, his voice husky with impending sleep.
I snuggled back into him, smiling as I fell asleep, no longer needing to rely only on the memory of Rami’s arms around me as we shared a bed.
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