oh those cuddle prompts are so cute!! what about 34 for corishtola? 💜
ty sydney!! sorry this took so long omg
34. leaning back against the other while they're hugging them from behind || 404 words || Endwalker location spoilers (but not plot!)
“‘Tis rather early to be at the library, isn’t it?”
The words are spoken softly, but the familiarity of the voice tugs Y’shtola’s attention from her reading, a tenderness unfurling warm and languid in her chest at the sound of it. She has just enough time to lower her book before Corisande’s arms wrap across her chest from behind.
“You’ve returned,” Y’shtola says, lips tilting into a smile when Corisande presses a soft kiss to her temple. A tension she had not realized she was carrying eases when she catches the warm floral scent of their perfume, and she leans back against their chest, relaxing into their gentle hold.
“I have,” Corisande answers, soft voice just above a whisper. She raises her head to speak in Y’shtola’s ear, teasing, “You did not arrive at the Noumenon early, did you?”
Y’shtola laughs, caught, and feels their answering laugh against her back. “I admit, ‘tis not an early start for me, but a rather late night.”
“In that case, might I persuade you to take a break?”
Y’shtola hardly needs convincing—the siren call of the Nouemenon’s endless collection of tomes has diminished since Corisande first spoke, and has little hold on her against the inviting warmth of their embrace. “Go on, then.”
“I was hoping you might join me for breakfast. We can stop by The Last Stand for those pastries you like, if you feel the need for fresh air after spending all night here. Or—” Corisande’s arms tighten around her, and she kisses Y’shtola’s cheek. “I can make you a nice breakfast in bed at home.”
Y’shtola considers her options, though she made her decision the moment Corisande slid her arms around her. “I do so love those pastries,” she muses.
Corisande kisses her cheek again, then uses one hand under Y’shtola’s chin to tilt her face toward theirs, and presses a kiss to the corner of her mouth. “If that is what you want…”
Y’shtola turns in their arms and leans up to kiss them properly, both of them smiling against each other’s lips. Perhaps on another day she might not give up the game so early, but the simple truth is she had missed them. After so many days apart, there is little that appeals to her as much as a morning spent comfortably in bed together. Fresh air could wait until tomorrow.
However… “Perhaps we can get the pastries to go.”
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💞 - for Kat
💞 🇻🇦🇱🇪🇳🇹🇮🇳🇪❜🇸 🇩🇦🇾 🇬🇮🇫🇹🇸. 🇦🇨🇨🇪🇵🇹🇮🇳🇬. → @un1awful
it's dark in the apartment complex , and too awfully QUIET , and perhaps she'll count her LUCKY days that its a day she spent her entire life LUSTING over , wanting and NEEDING the affection she's never been deserving of . body aches as she slumps against the SMALL sliver of wall , tries to ignore the STENCH of burnt flesh and iron that wafts into her nose every single time she INHALES , a sharp pain to come everytime she does . MY RIBS . my fucking ribs . fucking bastards . another inhale to come out as gentle whine if only because of her PAIN , forehead coming to rest against the DOORFRAME . ( body prays and begs for a reprieve , for a break , to a god you stopped believing in LONG ago : so you push , and you push , and when your body gives out on you , you keep pushing , because there is nothing left for you to do . they want to make you MONSTER , and you can't blame them --- you play it so well . )
and yet ... and yet she persists : katarina is all but enigma of women who hangs onto whatever humanity is left of her , claws onto it like PRIZED posession , like they'd have to CHOP her manicured fingers off just to wretch it out of her fingers . him . or maybe not HIM specifically : moreover what he represents , decrepit little thing : the idea she can still hold some kind of tangible relationship , some kind of SENTIMENTALITY that she is not every single horror or atrocity that has happened to her , that there is more to her than just the red of RAGE and the red of mutilation . she's a sinner , and she's human . she's still human . after all this time .
( ❛ you're a terrible liar , you know , ❜ he offers katarina , and she snorts , ROLLING her eyes from behind the glass of BOURBON , still managing to keep a watchful eye on the OTHER , not out of distrust , but a CERTAIN habit she can't shake . it's a silly game they play , cat and MOUSE , with no real intention of catching the OTHER : a distraction from a scarier world they live in . ❛ your dancing skills are far too subpar to be working at 95TH . ❜ a tease .
❛ didn't know you were a frequent flyer there , ❜ katarina says smoothly , gently , like she were talking about the weather , ❛ i'll be sure to keep a LOOK out for you there on the fourteenth . ❜
a sputter , petulant , skimly embarrassed but mostly out of shock , ❛ whatever , yeong . maybe i'll just help myself to your MACALLAN 18 while you're out working , ❜ motions to her small BAR by kitchen island , and she gives him a pointed look , and he shrugs with a smirk , taking a sip from his own glass . ❛ i'll call it your valentine's day gift to me . ❜
sets her own glass down on the marble counter , and sidles up behind him , standing above him in chair , slender hands making their way DOWN his shoulders , then down his CHEST , far too firm to be anything short of innocent . a single hand will make it's way towards his CHIN , forcing him to look at her , grip TIGHT : teetering on too firm . a smile that doesn't quite reach her eyes , as she leans down towards his ear , ❛ if you touch that , i'll kill you myself . ❜ relinquishes her hold on him as if she were discarding of trash , and makes her way back towards her own drink . )
it's only with a tremendous amount of effort and PAIN does she manage her way into apartment , clutching onto WET , soggy box ; although the blood on her hands make it slip and hard for her to keep grip on it . slender , and weighty , she almost drops it : but doesn't . doesn't drop it . refuses to let it FALL , even when they were kicking whatever last LIFE they could out of her . WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT TO ME ? maybe it's punishment . maybe you simply were too human for too long . it is only FITTING that the gods that made you punish you for falling out of line . heavy and uneven footsteps as she stumbles into the doorway , into the entryway , and even in darkness , even with SKYLINE littering her living room window view , being next to the only source of light in the place , aside from low light floor lamp , agent knows she's not alone . body is too tired , too littered with BURNT flesh , and fractured ribs and cuts that leave room for scarring to CARE . instead , pushes the DOOR closed behind her weakly , and tries to ignore the shiver that runs down her SPINE with the cold blood that drips down it . she is far too covered in the GORE to ever be forgiven , but she'll still whisper prayers to an arrogant god between the small whimpers of ache still manage to escape cracked and busted lips .
( you were just trying to do something NICE for him . get him an actual gift . what a stupid girl you are : to think you could have some kind of normalcy . ) slips purse from her shoulder , ripped and one STRAP threatening to break fully , and letting it FALL on the floor , and staggers towards the soft breathing that tries to hide itself on her couch . silhoutte of back of his HEAD is recognizable , and she knows that tonight's the NIGHT cat and mouse ends : he gets his prize , her admittance , the CLOSEST thing to truth she'll offer HIM , but she aches , and aches , and ACHES . instead , agent staggers to her own COUCH , and sinks down next to kurama . relief lingers in her BODY , the sharp pain from all but attempted massacre against her body seeming to dull down into a white static HUM . matted hair sticks to her FOREHEAD : a combination of blood and SWEAT , and ragged breath escapes her lips , with the occasional sharp pain , if only because of her ribs .
instead , she'll place the dampened cardboard BOX onto his lap , the blood on the box almost soaking through , and it almost slips , perhaps letting it HIT his lap a little harder than intended , but there's no ill will in agent's form . just fatigue , and pain . will look over at the other through corner of her eyes ( doesn't dare move her head from slumped position on the couch : better recognized dead than alive at this POINT ) , her eyes flicker from her half empty MACALLAN 18 bottle to the dampened box of scotch that bears the same name on the label . dry , cracked voice to come from her , letting her eyes finally close , the stinging against the back of her eyelids a relief . ❛ happy ... valentine's day . ❜
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NCIS Reaction: Yankee Whites
Wench (@scripted-downfall) reacts [with (maybe) occasional asides by Jezebel (@typicalopposite)]
The honorable Introductory Conversation, for your viewing pleasure:
Wench: I’m only halfway through my workkkkk.
Jezebel: OOOOOF
*two minutes later*
Wench: Ya know what, heck it. Episode now, work later. Cool?
Jezebel: YESSSS. Don’t forget to send me the link too. I wanna watch with ☠️ I can just work while I do it
Wench: kjl;kadjf okay. I'm gonna dish out some soup first, though.
Jezebel: 😂😂😂 ok!
Wench: I'm gonna get coffee too
Jezebel: You bastaddd
Wench: Oh shit, I already had coffee
Jezebel: 😂😂
Wench: I thought I'd finished that half an hour ago a;lskdfj. Clearly it's not doing its job
I know that our random introductions are amazing, so I gift you with more! Anyway, on to the ep…
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That opening screen felt like the opening to a Dark Angel alskdfj
New guys are always suspicious; never trust new recruits
[Kateee] idk who Kate is, but she’s apparently important
Well, I guess they know each other. But still
Always expect problems. YES! Exactly!
[Welp. Look at that. A problem] Ma’am, what art thou doing. [This isn’t even my reaction. I can’t help it]
Wait. Didn't he already meet her?
Well shite, buddy's dying.
“What’s wrong with him?” DO YOU NOT SEE THE FROTH MADAM ASDLKFJASLDKFJALDKFJ
The president is the murderer, obviously
Whoa, damn. That's an impressive boat
LOGAN Er. Tony. I mean.
“If we had our own jet-” kasjdf;lksadjf
"Details are sketchy" I see you, Sketchy-from-Dark-Angel reference
alksdjflaksdjf THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T TALK IN ACRONYMS
“NCIS. Never heard of it” They never have
“Only if you’re dyslexic” Damn, Logan, go off
Loving the recurring conversation about the jet alskdfj
[Ducky] idk who Ducky is either, but cool!
Y'ALL. STOP TALKING IN ACRONYMS.
Y'all, please, consider the foam. Please. That is the best clue you've freaking got.
"Looks like a natural death to me" I'M SORRY?!!??!?! WHAT THE- WHAT
Stop. talking. about. food. and focus. on the possible. poisoning. [Just wait lol]
I. I'm not sure this is how things are supposed to work.
alaksdjflsakdjfl;ksadfj THIS TIME IT'S LOGAN (er. Tony) WHO'S STUCK STARING AT THE CONFLICTUAL TENSION FROM THE OUTSIDE
Y'all, handshakes aren't supposed to last that long; now you're just holding hands (cough cough)
They're. Taking the plane.
I once again am about 99% certain this isn't how things work
This. Is veryyyy suspect.
lkjas;ldkfjas; Tony, sir. Now who's a cocky, "happy-go-lucky sociopath."
Y'all, please stop ranting about a model on a magazine and FOCUS ON THE DEAD BODY
I greatly appreciate the Air Force One references
How do you not know liver temp stuff; it's in, like, any CSI episode. Which clearly exists in this universe
I'm sorry, why. Why. Please stop. Liver temp isn't that accurate
[Good luck keeping up with all the rules]
Tony is indeed Alec-coded, ngl. And I actually like him okay in this one, thus far. Cocky little shit? Yes. Decently acted? Thus far. Aka: not bad, currently. [Jezebel: 😂😂😂😂😂💕]
MA'AM DO NOT PUT YOUR GLOVES OVER YOUR MOUTH THAT DEFEATS THE POINT OF GLOVES
I swear, every single organization in these kinds of shows are represented as the underdog. CTU in 24; NCIS in, well, NCIS; CSI in, oh yeah, CSI. Y’all don’t have to make your organizations cool by making them the unknown-but-not-to-be-underestimated group
I'm. I'm sorry, but what is Tony's job? Is he the crime scene photographer/sketch artist or an interviewer or-? [Comedic relief ☠️] NOOOO [I mean he is] FAIR
THE PHOTOGRAPH SCENE IS BEAUTIFUL
"Or the only presidential detail you'll get will be walking Spotty" ngl, walking the dog doesn't sound too bad
"Where's the body?" "I don't know" … Not that convincing, bud
“Never say you’re sorry” What rule is that?
Oh, damn, no crocheting it? That poor rule feels so unappreciated
alksdjf They're going to solve the case off of that few-ribs-and-coleslaw evidence, I call it now
NOOOOO TONY ASJLDFKJA;SDLKFJA;LSKDFJ Oof
Okay, I admit, that was hilarious
Was that President Logan from 24? I only got a glimpse (I think it was)
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So, I confess that I kinda forgot until a bit past halfway, but I’m gonna keep up the midpoint reaction thing for these. SO…
It's more enjoyable than I've expected thus far, I'm gonna be honest. Currently --- and idk how I feel about saying this, but... *sigh*, I guess I will --- Tony is indeed top character. Then Ducky. Then, I guess, Kate, but I don't feel strongly. [Yusss! Successs! 😂😂😂😂 love it! Also. You haven’t met Abby yet] This is true! It does kinda annoy me, however, that they stillllllll seem to be ignoring the fact that the guy had white foam coming out of his mouth because THAT IS A SYMPTOM THAT CAN GIVE THEM A HEADS-UP ABOUT WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE AUTOPSY but anyway… *clears throat, calms self* Not bad thus far! [☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️]
Now I’m gonna go get that coffee. Back in a few :)
– – –
Coffee is obtained; onward we go!
ABBY NAME DROP
"What's this?" "A mole" Buddy, leave it to the experts aslkdfj
Sir. Sir. Why are you trying to sleep on the autopsy table. [Cause buddy don’t sleep] AND AN AUTOPSY TABLE WILL HELP? [Be prepared for sad ass back story for Gibbs. Idk what ep]
Health snacks are poison
SEE, SOMEONE HAS ACTUAL BEDS
"Bless you" "What are you, my priest?" "... Curse you?" Abby, I like you already
HER GLOVE. I’m obsessed [😂😂😂]
lkajsdlfkjsad;lkfj not going after the diet!!!
How can anyone trust what NCIS says at this point? They're legitimately lying constantly.
I. Don't trust this "natural death"
He said please! [I love that you say that… Just wait] ABBYYYYYY
Y'all, it wasn't a stroke.
CHECK THE DRINKKKKK They don't mention shit unless it's important
Oof. The Ted-centric scene is a bit sus- OI WHAT DID I SAY
I confess that I didn’t expect him to die, but whatever. I called it.
“He’s here because his gut is still churning, isn’t it?” At least it’s not poisoned (yet)
NCIS = Naval Criminal Investigative Service, I see
Y’all. Why are you eating. On a plane. Where you can’t see the preparation. When a guy died there. Yesterday.
Ma’am, the fact that you feel the need to justify your choices is telling. This is very Max-justifying-Eric-coded, just saying
“Everyone on-board has been vetted by us” Yeah, and the body was allegedly secured by you too, but that ended up being Tony, so.
I love Abby's necklace
That hair is not laboratory-regulation-compliant, but I ignore this for style
"Doesn't appear to be a robbery" Y'ALL. THE FOAM. I'M BEGGING YOU.
Abby, you're adorable and I love you
I SAIDDDDDDD THAT IT WAS A TOXIN. I SAIDDDDD [You did indeeeeed]
You know, maybe, if you’d considered what poisons cause frothing at the mouth, you’d have gotten there faster
Oh, damn, poor... uh. first dude. I feel bad for not knowing his name
Damn, Alec-coded characters get no rest; leave Tony alone [Moooood]
Two people in the bathroom isn't suspicious at allllll
THEY WERE THERE FOR A DRINK. IN PUBLIC. HOW DO YOU THINK SHE GOT THE POISON SOAKED INTO HIS UNIFORM IN PUBLIC. THEY WEREN'T DOING COITAL SHIT IN THE DAMN BAR (Just to be clear, I understand that it was a test. But still. It's a stupid test.)
Gibbs, you're kinda an ass. Just saying. [Tis true. You grow to love him but he is lol]
This is so hectic. The President's whole staff boutta get killed by snakes that aren't even in the room. [And another one bites the dust. I’m tired of these mfing snakes on this mfing plane ]
Y'all. Pay attention to the suspicious guy who immediately turns away
LKSAJFDLKADSJF THE MOVIE. THEY’RE DOING THE BLOODY MOVIE
I’m crying. That’s hilarious.
But also. How tf did Air Force One not change stuff after the movie.
What was the plan there. How was that possibly gonna do anything.
Oh, no, not the paperwork
Kate gonna go work at NCIS… Maybe you can have relationships with supervisors there
"Pull that crap at NCIS, I won't give you a chance to resign" mmmhmmm
"FBI this", "Secret Service" that… Poor NCIS, getting no love on the television
ngl, I don't think I'd *want* that attention. Attention means attention for the good, but also attention for the bad
AND WE’RE DONE!
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Unlike Jezebel, I’m cool enough to give you my summary reaction at the end of the liveblogging post, so…First episode was decent! I'm not in the practice of judging a show by the pilot --- The X Files proved that one, as did Dark Angel (well... the entire first season was misleading, technically) and a number of others --- but it was decent! And I'm willing to keep watching for (currently) Tony and Abby, so. I'll do another episode today, I think, and then switch back to my work. See if I can fit in another at the end of that. Savvy? [Sounds good 🙂]
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