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luxyue · 3 months

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knife boots — part ii.

xiao x reader, figure skating au

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➥ NEW VOCAB ❝ salchow ❞ one of the easiest jumps; taking off from a backwards outside edge it's generally the first jump you learn as you add more rotations !

ii. zhongli plays matchmaker

"fuck this shit. i give up."

"yeah, well, you've given up at least twenty times this session alone."

since meeting chongyun, he's introduced you to his friends, xingqiu and xiangling. xiangling often spends her time helping her dad in the kitchens when she isn't skating, but xingqiu has no problem sticking around the rink making fun of you all day, and he's only known you for what, a week?

you vaguely remember his older brother, a talented ice dancer whom you've also met at international competitions. xingqiu seems eager to follow in his footsteps, as a blossoming skater in his own right. although, you would like him better if he didn't choose to bicker with everyone around him.

"it's also the twentieth time i've fallen on a triple toe. leave me alone," you groan.

"fine, just because i feel bad. but hey, at least you've nailed triple sal!" he says, attempting to cheer you up.

you can't help but roll your eyes. "in case you forgot, a triple salchow is worth basically nothing in singles."

"okay, fine. then just do loops!" xingqiu says, forgetting you can't do triple loops yet either.

"i literally can't— okay you know what? fine."

...

xiao can't help but grimace on the inside every time he sees you land flat on your back. or your side. or your even your face. which is pretty often, considering you somehow keep choosing the same sessions to skate.

not that he cares that much, but he's fallen enough times to know how much it can hurt.

although he has to admit, your resolve is unwavering. he's not sure how you managed to fall on your 17th triple flip jump when you can't even land a triple toe. he's too caught up in watching you attempt your 18th when someone lightly taps his shoulder. he jumps.

"you know, it would not be above you to try and give her a hand," says zhongli.

"isn't that your job as a coach? besides, she seems more intent on trying every jump before she can actually land one."

"i've seen you standing here and watching more often than not. if you've noticed that, then why didn't you just tell her?" zhongli chides.

"i..." xiao doesn't have a good answer.

"i'll leave you to it then." zhongli leaves with a smile on his face.

...

xiao's last straw is when you fall attempting a triple lutz.

as you sit there with your butt on the cold ice, contemplating your life choices, he skids towards you.

he sighs. "how many times are you going to attempt things that you obviously can't do?"

you look at him wide-eyed, since, you haven't really spoken to each other after that fucked up first impression.

normally you would have something better to say, but your self esteem has been dwindling with each failed jump. each time you hit the ice feels as if you're proving him right.

"not everyone can do things as effortlessly as you," is all you can utter out.

xiao scoffs. "yeah, well it's not like i didn't work as hard as everyone else to be here."

"i didn't mean it like that. but...i gave this sport my everything. look where it got me," you sigh.

"you mean winning nationals, grand prix, four continents, and worlds?" he says.

now that was a surprise. of course, you were still upset with xiao after what he had said....but regardless, this was still xiao alatus. the best figure skater of all time—the skater you had looked up to during your entire career. your younger self would've beamed with pride from the realization that xiao had noticed you. "wow, i didn't know you were such a big fan of me," you can't help but tease, even if it was more like the other way around.

he gives you a glare, although the look in his eyes almost seemed....playful? perhaps your eyes were playing tricks on you. "yeah right. more like i was at most of those same competitions."

you nod, memories of being in the stands with your teammates washing over you. "i remember...and you won. all of them."

if only you knew that you had been cheering for him back then, too.

a sad smile takes over your face. "but the difference is that you kept winning. meanwhile, i, like you said, lasted for what? one season?" you say, quoting his harsh words.

he looks away briefly before shrugging. "i was under the impression that you would be competing this season," he replies.

what's with the sudden optimism? "i was under the impression that you thought i sucked," you reply back.

"you do suck."

pfft, that's more like him.

you laugh, clutching your heart and feigning agony. "you wound me."

xiao rolls his eyes once again, scoffing at you. "i meant right now. but...you seem to forget you were doing quads and triple axels not too long ago." he says the last part quietly, stringing the words together as if afraid to compliment you.

not sure what to say or think of it, you give him a look. "yeah, well i'm barely doing triples and double axels now. what's the use of competing like this?"

crossing his arms, he responds. "yeah, well, you have three months before the season starts. i'm sure the former world champion can recover at least a triple-triple combination before then."

you open your mouth to speak. then frown.

"what?" xiao questions.

"well...about that."

xiao is confused. "...yes?"

"snezhnaya."

"what about it?"

shoot. you've backed yourself into a corner. "i don't know if i should tell you. i'm not saying their methods were good in any way, but sometimes i wonder whether i can actually skate the way i used to without them," you admit hesitantly, hoping he doesn't push for more.

"methods?" xiao's expression becomes a stern one.

shit. "um, yeah. training methods," you say, hoping for the best.

now, xiao just looks insulted. "i hope you aren't insulting zhongli's methods." oh thank baal.

"of course not! he coached you after all. i wouldn't have come here otherwise. i just don't know if i have the...strength."

"if you can survive whatever shit show snezhnaya has going on, i'm sure you'll be fine," he reassures. you know instantly that he's talking about the long-standing rumors of the grueling training that the snezhnayan coaches put their students through.

.....they weren't all wrong, unfortunately.

"that's not—actually, well....nevermind. but that's not exactly my issue."

"then what is it?"

you sigh. "i just....in snezhnaya, everything is so structured. our entire days—no, lives, are practically laid out in front of us. without that sort of supervision, i feel like i don't know what to do on my own."

xiao offers you no pity. "so, you're lazy, basically."

talk about brutally honest.

you can't even reject his claims. "umm...yeah. essentially i just...don't know how to practice," you embarrassedly admit. what kind of world class figure skater can't practice on their own?

surprisingly, he nods in understanding. "i can tell. i was wondering why you would go from triple salchow to triple lutz," he says.

"right. because we skate the same sessions..." an idea pops into your head. whether it's good or bad...well, you'll find out.

"you should help me practice." you blurt out.

"what?" okay, maybe not a good idea.

"you...should help me practice. since we skate the same sessions. and since you're very obviously much better than me." if he doesn't say yes—

"are you sure? i've been told that people think i'm an ass. not exactly a ball of sunshine..." he quotes your words.

you grimace, remembering what you said. "sorry, i might've gotten a little carried away there. but don't act as if you weren't the one being rude first."

"i suppose i was rather harsh too." his words shock you to the core. he almost looked sorry, too. how did he go from ignoring you all week to this?

"so....is that a yes?"

"i'll think about it."

careful to hide your excitement, you offer him a smile. "i guess that's better than a no."

on the inside, though, you're dying. xiao alatus might help train you.

...

zhongli smiles, watching you two from the security footage in his office.

...

#figure skating #figure skating au #genshin #genshin fanfic #xiao x reader #xiao #xiao genshin #xiao genshin impact #genshin impact #genshin x reader #xingqiu #zhongli #x reader

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endless-summer-soldier · 10 months

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dr. feelgood - chapter six

pairing: Surgeon!Bucky x SurgicalIntern!Reader

summary: Y/N has a one night stand with a handsome stranger the night before starting her new job as a surgical intern. Little does she know, the handsome stranger also happens to be her new boss

warnings: must be 18+, drinking, some surgery descriptions, smut, self-pleasure, praise kink, very minor character death, unprotected sex, rough sex

Word count: 1.8k

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Bucky walked into Pym’s and approached the table near the dartboard where his two best friends were currently sitting.

“Now that's what I call a good day’s work,” Bucky smiled.

Steve slid a bottle of Yuengling over to him and Bucky took a long swig, savoring the crisp malty flavor that caressed his taste buds. The three of them recounted the highs and lows of the day as if it was a drunken night out, smiling at their success.

As soon as Y/N walked in, Bucky’s participation in the conversation ended due to his current distraction. He hoped that she might show up. It took her a few steps past the door to lock eyes with him. She gave a shy smile and waved, but continued on to the bar. It was only then that he realized Steve and Sam had seen the whole interaction.

“It’s a little inappropriate to think about sex during surgery, don’t you think?” Sam said, clearly directing the question toward Bucky.

Bucky shook his head, returning to reality, “What are you talking about?”

“Buck, you were making bedroom eyes at her all day,” Steve added.

“I was not!”

“I mean, she was making them too. So they must’ve hooked up already,” Sam mused.

“We-”

“She called you Buck,” Steve added.

“Only your closest friends and your girlfriends call you Bucky. Everyone else at the hospital calls you Barnes”

Bucky sighed, knowing he’d been caught.

“Tell us what happened,” Steve asked, settling in to hear him out.

Bucky looked toward his two friends and knew he couldn’t get out of this. He sighed, “She’s the mystery girl.”

Sam’s jaw dropped and Steve looked at Bucky in disbelief, “The mystery girl?”

After he spent the night with Y/N, he told Sam and Steve about the amazing girl he had met at the bar. What he did not mention was the interaction he had with Y/N later that day when he ran into her at the hospital.

“When I told you guys about her, I genuinely didn’t know who she was. And then I saw her at the hospital and realized she was an intern. I’ve been trying to figure out my next move ever since.”

“So you haven’t hooked up since then?” Steve asked.

“Wellllll…she did pull me into an on call room.”

“That little minx!” Sam chuckled, peeking towards Y/N.

“But she was very clear that she doesn't want it to happen again.”

“I find that hard to believe,” Steve chimed in. “She was undressing you with her eyes all day.”

“Which is why I don’t know what to do.”

“You know what to do, go talk to her,” Sam replied, like it was the easiest thing in the world.

“And say what?”

Both Sam and Steve looked at him incredulously.

“Since when do you need help talking to women?” Steve commented.

“Y/L/N must really be something else. I’ve never seen you like this,” Sam added.

“This is not helping.”

“Just go talk to her!” Steve said, giving him a gentle shove toward the bar. One of the other interns had just left and there was a free seat open next to Y/N. Bucky chugged the rest of his beer before approaching the empty seat.

“Is it a tequila night or a whiskey night?” he asked her, hovering over her shoulder.

“Definitely tequila.”

Bucky flagged down Scott and ordered them two tequilas. He placed the shot glasses garnished with limes in front of them, along with a salt shaker to complete the routine.

Bucky took Y/N’s hand and gently licked a spot on the back of her hand between her thumb and index finger. She raised her eyebrows and looked at him with a shocked expression. He returned her gaze with a smirk and carefully poured the salt onto her hand.

“That,” she said, looking from her hand back up toward him, “was not appropriate.” Although she was scolding him, the look in her eye was playful.

“How about you do me and we’ll call it even?” He presented his hand toward her. She held his stare for a moment before giving in and slowly licking the back of his hand. Then she picked up the shaker and poured salt onto his hand.

“Are you guys going to take these shots or just make eyes at each other all night?” Scott called, with his boyish grin.

“Easy there Scott, you’ve got some very loyal customers here,” Bucky retorted.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah…” he waved them off, attending to another patron.

Bucky pulled the lime off the rim of his glass with his salted hand, then picked up the shot glass with his free hand and Y/N did the same.

“To good days?” Bucky proposed, holding up his glass.

Y/N nodded, “To good days.” She tapped her glass to his and they both licked the salt, took the shot, and bit into the lime wedges.

“Ugh, I hate tequila,” Bucky said, placing what was left of the lime wedge into the shot glass.

“What!?” she turned toward him. “Why did you order it then?”

“Because I know you love it.” He took the seat next to her and ordered them a couple of beers to wash the flavor of agave from their tongues.

“I have to commend you on saving the day today,” he said.

“I was just doing my job,” she replied.

“Yes, but you outsmarted four attendings.”

She blushed, “I’m sure you would’ve caught it. You knew there was something missing.”

“You were also amazing with the patient. I don’t think anyone else could’ve kept him calm.”

“He was hardly calm,” she retorted.

“Will you just let me give you a compliment?”

She took a long swig of her beer, “That is a slippery slope.”

“Accepting a compliment?”

“Accepting a compliment…from you.”

“And why is that so bad?”

“Because it’ll make me like you more,” she admitted.

“Ahh…that explains it. I don’t know how to tell you this but you are going to fall in love with me eventually.”

She smiled at him as she rolled her eyes, “Maybe in your dreams.”

“Oh, that’s already happened in my dreams. Along with some other fun activities.” He delivered the second sentence with a sultry air.

Although she wouldn’t admit it, her heart was racing at the thought of a repeat session with Bucky. It was a bad idea and it was something that should not happen again, but her eyes kept falling to his mouth and imagining his wet lips caressing her everywhere.

She distracted herself by flagging down Scott to order another shot of tequila, attempting to use alcohol to numb her feelings. She was surprised to see two shot glasses placed in front of them and Bucky reached for the second shot glass.

This was going to be an interesting night.

I had lost count of the amount of tequila that had been consumed, but I was surprised to find the bar completely empty except for Bucky and I. Scott announced last call but we decided against a final night cap, having consumed plenty already.

After the second tequila shot, the conversation flowed easily between Bucky and I. It wasn’t just the usual flirty banter either. We talked more about our interests, had a friendly debate about our differing opinions, and we slowly grew closer and closer until I was regularly leaning on his shoulder and placing my hand on his leg.

It wasn’t until I wobbled up from the barstool that I realized how drunk I really was. Bucky steadied me and wrapped an arm around my shoulder saying, “Come on, let’s get you home.”

He pulled out his phone to call an Uber and I instinctively did the same until he questioned what I was doing. When I replied I was calling an Uber he stopped me and said he would take care of it.

“Bucky, it’s fine. I can get myself home.”

“Let me do this, I just want to make sure you get home safe.”

“Okay,” I said, not one to argue with his pleading eyes. A Nissan Altima pulled up almost instantly and Bucky opened the door for me before entering from the other side. It was a short ride to my house and we sat in comfortable silence. But I couldn’t help noticing the proximity of his hand near mine on the middle seat. It became a game to me. I’d slide my hand toward his, a fraction of an inch at a time. Finally the edge of my pinky gently rubbed up against his finger tips. He didn’t miss a beat. He placed his large hand directly on top of mine, interlacing his fingers so that he was gently gripping my palm.

I felt like a teenager again. The butterflies dancing around my stomach threatened to spread a smile on my face. All because a boy I liked started holding my hand. Sometimes life really seemed so simple.

As we pulled up to my place, I expected Bucky to remain in the car. But instead he asked the driver to wait for one moment and he walked me to my door. We walked in silence but the tension between us was palpable. And I was drunk enough to know what my next move would be.

“Would you like to come in for a night cap?” I asked him.

He let out a sigh and I could read the divide on his face.

“I would like nothing more than that. However, we’ve both been drinking and you’ve made it very clear that you’d prefer things remain professional between us.”

I was kicking myself for pushing him away before because now the only thing I wanted was to bring him as close to me as possible. I was wracking my brain for what I could say that might convince him to stay, but I was too late.

“Now go inside, drink a big glass of water, and get to bed,” he added, slowly backing up towards the Uber.

I watched him walk backwards to the car, maintaining eye contact with me. I had to come up with something soon, there were only a few steps left of his journey.

He reached the Nissan and opened the back door. The minute he turned to climb in, I found my voice.

“Bucky, wait…”

He turned back toward me, those intense blue eyes piercing right through my soul.

“Please stay with me. I don’t want to be alone.”

He turned back toward the Uber driver and exchanged a few words before shutting the door. Then the car drove off, leaving Bucky standing in front of me with that signature smirk on his face.

He gently shook his head and said, “I’m never going to be able to say no to you, am I?”

#bucky barnes x reader #bucky barnes fanfic #bucky barnes x y/n #bucky barnes x you #bucky barnes #bucky barnes fanfiction #bucky barnes doctor au

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ox1-lovesick · 2 years

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🌿 boyfriend material - c.sb

ꜝꜝ 🌿 pairing. idol!choi soobin x non idol gn!reader genre. fluff warnings. my atrocious writing wc. 600+

ꜝꜝ 🌿 synopsis. taking boyfriend pictures of your boyfriend so he can post them and have others imagine he's their boyfriend

ꜝꜝ 🌿 a/n. having very real romantic feelings for choi soobin right now and i need to get them out 😟

"get my good side!" soobin yelled, gaining attention and whispers from the strangers passing by you two; he bows with an apologetic look before perching himself back on the bench—this time with his legs crossed over each other. he gestures for you to continue clicking pictures, posing for moa's so they could see his new hair colour

you roll your eyes before stepping back to get some of the scenery within the picture. you had been tapping away at your screen endlessly for the past 20 minutes or so, experimenting with different angles and views to take good pictures for soobin to post onto twitter later. he practically led you half the way to north korea by dragging you along with him, insisting to have different backgrounds and scenery because 'taking all his pictures in one place was cringey'; then changing shirts halfway through seoul because he didn't want it to look like he was taking them on the same day, because that's even worse apparently

"can we be done now?" you huffed, your arms becoming sore. "just a few more" he shifted "that's what you said 200 pictures ago" soobin sighed, adjusting his beanie before jumping off the bench and making his way over to you to examine your photography skills, and whether you had actually been listening to him or just clicking.

"you got everything but my good side" he pouted, scrolling through the pictures and making a mental note of the ones he liked by sending them to himself. "you're not exactly the easiest model to work with, bin" he gasped, his hand flying to his chest "i am a pleasure to be around y/n" he whined. "you never like anything i take though, you should just let kai take them from now on"

he scrunched his nose, visibly cringing at the thought "you know kai can't take pictures, he always makes them blurry and keeps cutting my head out- ooh! i like this one" he tilted the screen towards you, an approving smile adorning his lips before he continued swiping

"you're such a bully, poor kai's just trying his best. i think you're problem" you pushed his chest gently to which — ironically — soobin smiled, his aegyo sal gathering under his eyes as he took your hand in his, placing it in the pocket of his hoodie along with his own. "i'm pretty sure it's kai. he's probably sabotaging me because i'm more handsome than him, but thank you for taking my boyfriend pictures. i think moa will like them"

you hummed "taking boyfriend pictures of my boyfriend so he can feed other people's delusions and have them imagine he's their boyfriend, how wonderful" soobin elbowed your side, clicking his tongue "don't speak of my boyfriends and girlfriends like that, i love them too y'know"

"wow, maybe they should stand here and take pictures of you for two hours straight next time"

"don't worry, love. you're my favourite, don't tell them i said that though"

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twsthc · 8 months

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twst makeup styles ✶

unmentioned characters are headcanoned to have light/natural makeup, or no makeup at all ^_^ also tumblr only allows 30 images per post, part 2 is linked at the end !!

⚠️ warnings: none

last updated: feb 29, 2024

RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS : douyin natural / uzzlang makeup

his mom didnt want him using makeup (it would ruin his skin or smt)

imo natural makeup is the easiest to do so she was able to pick it up quickly at nrc (as someone w no previous makeup experience)

douyin aegyo sal hides the eyebags also lmao

DEUCE SPADE : beabadoobe makeup

idk its simple its easy its deuce

this style also goes really well with the style i hc him to have so

plus the eyeshadow carries over from his delinquent asshole era methinks

CATER DIAMOND : y2k makeup design

i already mentioned genderqueer super expressive cater let me bring it back

the rest of her face would be basic y2k but i imagine she goes crazy w the eye designs

LEONA KINGSCHOLAR : dark eyeshadow

NOT a full face just the eyeshadow and maybe some highlights

based off of scar from the lion king meowmeowmeow

AZUL ASHENGROTTO : drag / unconventional makeup

we musnt forget azuls ursula roots

he is literally based on a character based on a drag queen ok

how did they fuck up and make him so basic in-game???

FLOYD LEECH : banba gyaru / scene makeup

floyd mentioned once (one time) that he likes colorful things n i went crazy

also floyd is a scene kid TO ME so :3

JADE LEECH : metal / heavy punk

you already know why.

i also think it would be funny because i headcanon jade to have a yama girl/mori kei style, soft style + hard face is always nice

KALIM AL-ASIM : kogal / hime gyaru

i dont know myself what i was cooking here... but uh

here is a cute tiktok that inspired my lesbian gyaru kalim agenda

JAMIL VIPER : smokey eye makeup

uses kohl

no one knows how they get both wings right every time

part 2 here !!

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst headcanons #riddle rosehearts #deuce spade #cater diamond #leona kingscholar #azul ashengrotto #floyd leech #jade leech #kalim al asim #jamil viper #makeup #twsthc

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liliansun · 4 months

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I SEE SPARKS FLY : 21 : risk it all

wc : 1.6k | warning : yw,, kissing

(IF YOU DONT LISTEN TO RISK IT ALL - THE VAMPS you’re doing it wrong while you read)

mark, joy, mal and jaemin were the first to arrive at chenle’s getaway family home while jeno, neowa, renjun and sal weren’t far behind. “if you keep looking like that you’re going to pop a vein in your forehead.” neowa pointed out as renjun scowled against the side of jeno’s car. “how are they the first ones to leave despite being the last ones to meet up and now they’re the last to make it?”

“relax jun, you’re gonna go gray.” joy said as she leaned into mark’s arms that were loosely draped over her shoulders with her back pressed to his chest. just as renjun was pulling his phone from his pocket, haechan’s car pulls into the driveway and the four are too busy having their own fun times to see the annoyed boy staring daggers at them. once haechan put the car into park, y/n gets out the car followed by jisung and chenle. “oh don't scowl at me, we stopped to refill on gas.” renjun rolled his eyes at his friend, walking around jeno’s car to grab his bag from the trunk.

“i’ll go unlock the door since he’s been waiting so patiently.” chenle spoke up, slightly jogging to the front door as mark and jaemin follow behind renjun. “how was the ride here?” y/n walked over to sal, smiling at her softly as she noticed her friend’s eyes lingering on the boy pulling their bags from his trunk. “it was good, when we switched drivers i used meat head over there as a headrest while i got some reading done.” mal walks over, joining in on the conversation. “you two still doing good?” sal ponders over the thought, in the easiest way to put it, they were. they hadn’t been arguing as much and the unresolved tension between them has grown significantly over the last few weeks, but that wasn’t her question. “yeah, in a sense it’s us trying to figure out how to be friends.”

neowa and haechan grabbed some bags from his trunk, bringing y/n’s over to where she, mal and sal were standing by jeno’s car. “are you three gossiping without me?” she had a slight mischievous smile on her lips as she hands y/n’s bag over to her. “maybe, whatcha gonna do about it?” y/n responded, grabbing her bag from neowa’s outstretched hand. “save some for me and joy tonight, i wanna know what i missed.”

“sorry ladies, but i’m stealing your girl.” haechan smiled at his girlfriend, grabbing her free hand. “tell me what i miss tonight!” y/n shouted as haechan stole her away from the two girls who went to the cars that too held their belongings for the weekend. “if somehow you find it hard to stay friends, remember to listen to that reason why.” mal said, slinging her bag over her shoulder. “i’ll promise you if i get there, i will.” sal said in response, walking up into the house where everyone was sorting out rooms. “i know you will.” the older one said, knowing well enough that sal already did feel that reason as to why it was hard for the two to stay friends.

“but i want to sleep with my girlfriend!” haechan yelled out, frowning at renjun as y/n stood off to the side with flushed cheeks. “we’re here for two days, you’ll live.” renjun responded, walking past an upset haechan and down into the hallway. “they’re fighting over who is sleeping with who.” jeno, who spotted sal from the moment she walked in, joined her side as she watched the chaos unfold. “why don’t we all sleep together in the living room and the girls sleep together and the boys sleep together for the next night?” joy suggested, already making herself comfortable on the couch between mark and chenle. “like a sleepover, we can all make a spot together and that’ll settle hyuck’s whining and then we can all be happy.” mark spoke up, throwing his arm over joy’s shoulder.

“any objections?” jisung asked, standing beside y/n and neowa near the kitchen. “as long as i sleep beside y/n tonight i’m okay with it.” haechan spoke up, wrapping his arm around her waist loosely. “fine, anything to get him quiet.” renjun yelled from his claimed room, his voice echoing through the house. over the next few hours the group split up, renjun, joy, sal and jaemin went grocery shopping while y/n, mark, chenle and jisung set up the fire in the backyard that faced the water and started to set up chairs for everyone to gather around later. mal, jeno, neowa and haechan took care of setting up the space that everyone was going to sleep in for the night, gathering all the pillows and blankets around the house they could find.

when the four in charge of getting food for the next two nights came back, jeno and jaemin offered to cook the meat while joy and neowa offered to prep the side dishes to go along with the meat. the rest were outside by the shoreline, drawing in the sand and taking polaroid pictures to commentate this night as they go in and out with the camera to capture everyone. sal went inside, rubbing her hands together to try and gain back the warmth she lost from the cool breeze coming off the water. “need any help in here?” she asked, walking into the kitchen where she joined jeno beside the counter top grill. jaemin exchanged looks with neowa and joy, smirking as he took the marinated meat in a bowl in front of him as the two girls took the side dishes the prepped. “yeah, can you cut this for me?” sal immediately nodded, grabbing a knife from the drawer and pulled the cutting board near her. “we’re going to bring these things out to the table!” joy said, following behind neowa who was already out the back door. “i’ll finish these on the grill outside too.” jaemin said, smiling to himself as he walked out after joy.

“they’re setting us up.” sal spoke up, cutting the meat in front of her as similar in size as she can. a deep laugh came from jeno, eyeing his grill as he turns the meat onto its other side. “can you blame them? we’ve been in this weird situation for a while now.” although she shouldn’t have felt the weight of his words, sal’s once cheerful demeanor suddenly dropped. “do you think we should stop?” jeno looked up briefly, catching the sadden look in her eyes. his chest felt tight, knowing that if he doesn’t have this conversation now, who knows when he’ll get another chance. “no, not if it means this is as close as i can get to having you.” sal sets the knife onto the board, pulling at jeno’s arm till he was facing her. “don’t say something stupid like that, you have me jeno, you always have.” suddenly, the air around them felt fuzzy. jeno’s attention was now on the look in her eyes, something he’s seen long ago back when they first met. it’s a burning look of desire, want and need.

“don’t look at me like that.” he muttered, staring down at her through his lashes. sal’s lips turned slightly upwards in the corners, her hand still having a loose grip on his forearm. “like what?” jeno took the initiative, taking a small step closer towards her. “like you want to risk this all.” her breath got caught in her throat, unable to form the words she so desperately wanted to say. this was a moment where it could either go terribly wrong, or become the turning point in this relationship they’ve yet to develop. she takes the risk, knowing that the fall is just a moment in time and whether he catches her or not will he the layout of what’s yet to come. “and maybe i do, what are you going to do about it?” with one brow raised, she challenges him to do what she can see he’s desperately holding back from. a small smirk spreads across his lips before he brings his free hand up to her cheek.

cupping the side of her face, jeno leans in to close the distance between them two as their lips press against each other. the moment felt surreal, a slight ringing in sal’s ears as she drowns out the rest of the world. she gives his arm a slight squeeze of reassurance as she tilts her head to the side to get more of him. they’ve both needed this, knowing that it’s been a long time leading up to this very moment. jeno, surprisingly, is the first to pull away with parted lips and a loving look in his eyes. “no more friends, no more running from me.” sal looks up into his eyes, her hands dropping down to intertwine her fingers into his. “as long as you promise to be the one i run to.” a wide smile spreads across his lips, his silence is her answer. “as long as you promise to be mine, my girlfriend that is.”

“thank you for that clarification, captain—“

“don’t you dare call me captain obvious.” he said with a stern tone, giving her hands a gentle squeeze which earns a soft giggle from her. “of course i’d love to be your girlfriend, nono.” her voice was soft, if there were anymore noise in the house he’d be unable to hear her, but he takes this new found happiness that blooms in his chest and holds onto it. the two walk out to join their friends hand in hand with the meat plated on the board. no one is surprised to see the two intertwined, relief flowing over them all as they join each other around the fire where they roast marshmallows after their meal and once they were finished and the fire was nearly gone, everyone headed inside to play games all night till each passes out one after the other.

summary : jeno was the calm before the storm, never letting his his smile ever turn sour. his touch was the warmth she never knew she needed and when his eyes turned into little crescents, sal thanked the moon that night for giving him such features that resembled. all things seemed fine, until she realized she yearned for that same smile too many have seen. scared, she runs from the feelings that knock on her door, unbeknownst that he was waiting for her to answer him.

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a/n : few chs left 🫶 ALSO lmk how many of you ACTUALLY listened to the song while reading. don’t lie to me either,, the gc is watching 🤌

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entomolog-t · 4 months

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Probably too many for one ask but I didn't want to miss anyone out lol

🌙 - What’s their sleep schedule like? For Aedes

💤 - What do they absolutely need to have to fall asleep? For June

🖌️ - Do they have any hobbies? For Sal

🍽️ - What’s their favorite food? For Betty

🤡 - What’s something dumb they’re embarrassed about? For Mark

💝 - What gestures do they really appreciate? How do you get on their good side? For Bram

🍪 - How well can they bake? For Dawn

🤔 - What’s something they’ll never understand? For Tamius

🌱 - Do they have a green thumb or are they a plant killer? For Rose

AHH I LOVE THAT YOU DIDN'T LEAVE ANYONE OUT💕

What’s Aedes' sleep schedule like?

Aedes is nocturnal by nature- It's easiest to prey on humans among other things in the dark/while they're sleeping. Sunlight tends to make him feel open and exposed, where as darkness acts almost as a security blanket for him. Though his sleeping habits are notably impacted by the presence of June...

What does June absolutely need to have to fall asleep?

As hinted at in the first chapter of Bite Me, June sleeps with an open window- she needs a room cold and preferably having fresh air.

Does Sal have any hobbies?

ABSOLUTELY - That lil gremlin is always looking for new things to do/try. He loves working with his hands, crafting tools, wood working, even sewing (specifically accessories for his 8 legged ladies). A lot of his hobbies are born out of necessity for his life style (foraging, climbing, hunting, etc..) but if we're talking specifically for fun/to pass time he loves to take things apart. Lil man loves to figure out how things work and will disassemble and attempt to reassemble things he's interested in. Do not leave him unattended with valuables.

What’s Betty's favorite food?

Betty is SPOILED! She particularly likes crickets as they're more fun to hunt, but taste wise she has a bit of a sweet tooth fang and and Sal absolutely spoils her with strawberries from time to time. You know those videos of pet owners putting together those very extra meals for their pets? That is 100% Sal with Betty. He insists she prefers Rosey Maple Moths, and will pair it with a nectar source to make it "extra special/pretty" for his precious girl. He's even taken to cooking isopods/potato bugs for her as an occasional treat.

What’s something dumb Mark's embarrassed about?

Ironically enough- his height. Mark is around 5ft3 is fairly self conscious about it.

What gestures does Bram really appreciate? How do you get on their good side?

Value wise Bram deeply respects courage, specifically being able to make sacrifices for others. He's not fond of people pleasing niceties and much prefers direct and blunt communication.

Tangible gestures?

He likes food.

Feed him and it goes straight to his heart (Homeboy craves to be nurtured).

How well can Dawn bake?

Dawn is quite the baker, and cook in general. She's close with a few Mennonites (who also happen to run a local bakery) and learned a lot of her baking techniques though them. She doesn't bake sweets too often, usually making them for Holidays/special occasions, though she does make her own bread!

What’s something Tamius will never understand?

Women

Tamius doesn't see the appeal of sports, more specifically high intensity/contact sports. He understands the joys of competition, as well as being physically active, and being able to defend oneself is important- yet the thought of doing it for some self imposed sense of duty? Fun? Not out of preparation/ self preservation, but to put your body through undue strain and harm for what? the amusement of others? Baffling.

Does Rose have a green thumb or are they a plant killer?

FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK THIS.

Rose is a plant hoarder. Her entire home is just filled with greenery (Which Tamius quite appreciated in terms of quick/easy hiding spots).

#SO MANY OCS #This was so fun!!!#A couple of these actually grazed some massive plot points #g/t community #g/t prompts #AskEnto #MarkOC #JuneOC #BettyOC #SalOC #RoseOC #BramOC #DawnOC #AedesOC #THE FACT YOU KNEW ALL THEM TOO?? ANON YOU ARE SO SWEET #I LOVE YOU

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ramonag-if · 1 year

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Got to be honest Sal ain’t the worst mom. She has this genuine love for MC, she didn’t leave MC because she don’t want them, but to protect them in her own way she could think of during the time of war and being chased by Blood guards. She’s a flawed character, she brings an emotion to people in either an understanding or negative (salute to your writing Ramona) light.. People hurt people, but not always on purpose. She had hurt MC without meaning to, and she tries to make it up to MC in an assertive way that could possibly backfire especially on the angry MC which could enforced a wall and not letting Salyra in, and the pontenial of forgiving her or amicability would not be in the picture. She had missed most of MC’s life, and the time that she now has for MC is not gonna fix everything and the moments she missed that she could have been a part of. I understand MC’s anger and melancholy, how hurting Sal because they were hurt and they want to see her get hurt as they are even if making her an emotional punching bag is not gonna help them heal from the pain, they do it because they blame Sal for their misfortune and lonely childhood, they had desperately wanted to be accepted and the one person who they think that will only make them feel accepted had been though dead is alive and living this new life that they weren’t a part of, she was this reason why they was alone, leaving them in a place who cursed half of their heritage and a distant father who couldn’t love them properly, Sal was the easiest person to blame. Salyra is impulsive, she does things before thinking of the consequences, and a bit tactless to how others feel or would feel as the previous anon stated: people either like or hate her. She is not a good mother nor a bad one, she’s a human who just made so many mistakes, some mistakes have the right to not be forgiven.

I'm glad you feel that way 😊 Not many would see Salyra's actions as being to protect the MC and because it was out of love. You're free to interpret her actions the way you want because I know for some, what she's done is unforgivable and proves that she can't possibly love the MC 👀😅

That said, I'd say hold off your judgment of her until after playing chapter 6 😬 There's a lot of stuff that will come out and you might just change your mind about Salyra as a person and a mother.

#crown of exile #answered asks #salyra

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caw4brandon · 2 years

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- Hoodlites & Salkites: REBIRTH -

This post will be the official wiki for all things Hoodlites and Salkites related. A complete retcon of all the information shared or mentioned in the past.

The Hoodlites (Hoo-d-lite) and the Salkites (Sal-ki-te) are a race of little critters that plays an integral role within the < Murder The Crow > series. They are beings brought to life by a mysterious obelisk crystal. Referenced in ancient texts and records as The Burning Core.

As the Core’s creations. The Hoodlites and Salkites lurk about in deep forests, near locations of water and even alleyways. Acting as fearsome guardians against dark forces that seek to disturb the peace of the surface world by any means necessary. They are generally identified as Non-binary under the pronoun of [They/Them] However, there has been records that domesticated Hoodlites and Salkites can eventually develop as She/Her’s or He/Him’s

- Anatomy Breakdown -

Their main structures are, a rounded square head, a teardrop body and a piece of the Burning Core on their chest.

The key feature that separates the Hoodlites from the Salkites are the eyes. Hoodlites have two eyes while the Salkites have only one eye on their faces. Another universal difference will be the interchangeable parts on every Hoodlite/Salkite; one on the head and the other on the body. The features are animalistic in nature but sometimes features items found in pop culture, such as capes, blasters, or hooks.

In terms of size, they are about the same as an adult cat. With skins that felt like soft velvet upon touch and the sensation of a squishy wet clay. Universally, their biology and body chemistry is solely reliant on the piece of the Burning Core on their chest. Providing them life and also power to manipulate the world around them.

Hoodlites and Salkites are also nocturnal. Preferring to venture out at night or in shaded places at dusk or dawn. Upon deeper inspection, Hoodlites and Salkites function just as well in daylight. The theory is that they are highly light sensitive. When affected by direct sunlight, their bodies burn. Prolonged effect will melt their skins open which can be permanent. Which is why they venture at the appointed hours/conditions.

- STAB System and Skills -

In part of their connection to the Burning Core, Hoodlites and Salkites share the same ability system based on the scientific states of matter which is lovingly renamed as The STAB System and is labeled as the following with symbols to support and differentiate.

Stan (Solid) - Cubes that is similar to crystals. They are a lot tougher to break and they act as buildable bricks the user can use to build and forge new constructs.

Tide (Liquid) - Blast of water that is similar to goo or polyester. The material can also change in terms of its thickness with different effects. Often used in weapons since its the easiest one to find.

Ange (Gas) - Blades of pocket air that functions under its own laws. Its able to cause irritations, helpful for getaways. Its also able to increase and decrease the speed of objects it comes in contact with.

Bolt (Plasma) - Beam of charged energy that can break anything. Known simply as the strongest material, its also considered one of the most difficult element to capture.

Hoodlites and Salkites are also highly intelligent. Capable of working as a team or as a duo to combat their fair share of daily dangers that threatens the Core. Hoodlites and Salkites can technically communicate verbally among themselves and to others. They are incredibly expressive with their emotions. Making them easy to read.

They are also insanely agile. Making them hard to capture and while their status is labeled as critters. They are essential to the unique ecosystem of Kingshaven.

- History and Developments -

Though they function very much like a community, unified to protect the Core. Hoodlites and Salkites can also be rather territorial which can result in a bloody battle between them. According to The Oum Codex, there was a bloody war for dominance which resulted in the thinning of numbers of the one eyed equivalent. The remaining ten of the Salkites are all that’s left.

Not all hope is lost as it is foretold that the one eyes will rise again. With new warriors in the works. On the subject of relationships, the occurrence of a Hoodlite or Salkite being adopted by a human is rare as they are often not trustworthy towards humans with the exception of their princess; Sadie mac Lir and several others.

That said, the era that the Hoodlites and Salkites live in for now is peace with the exceptions of several looming threats or rouges among their own. With their surface neighbors, the Hoodlites and Salkites share a trade. Providing shards of their abilities to worthy humans. Forging weapons to defend themselves known as The Switch Blade (Explored in another time)

For now, its peace in their time until the great evil rises.

Thanks for reading

- Caw4B -

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iamaweretoad · 8 months

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You asked me how Vitani would handle travelling with a Durge. Now it's my turn to ask the same question!

How would Sal handle that situation? Because it got me mighty curious! :)

Thank you so much for the ask! :D <3

For a Durge that is going full murder gremlin, things would not end well -- either they or Sal (or both) would end up dead. But a Durge that is actively trying to resist (even if they sometimes fail) would be a very different story.

In the case of Ariel (my Durge), I think initially he makes Salvage feel a little less like he's going insane because unlike the rest of the party, Ariel doesn't seem to be taking things in stride, he is freaked out and confused. And then Alfira happens. And Salvage SHOULD start seeing him as a threat. But all he can see is the fear. Salvage has lived in fear his whole life. He knows fear. And he knows that out of everyone in the camp, the person currently covered in blood is BY FAR more afraid of what just happened than anyone else. I think he sees that, and sees everyone else's reactions, and instead of reacting rationally, he reacts emotionally, with this kneejerk protectiveness and anger (he *knows* what it's like to be looked at that way).

Up to that point, I don't think he was very assertive in the group, but this puts him into damage control mode and he starts taking charge -- he can't fix the tadpoles or whatever is going on with the Durge or any of this world ending stuff, but godsdamnit he knows how to hide a body. He gets Gale to take Ariel's bloody clothes and prestidigitate them clean, gets Shadowheart and the remaining good-aligned folks to give the body a proper burial, Lae'zel to cover up the evidence in camp and Astarion to cover Alfira's trail (and spread some pepper from Gale's cooking supplies in case something tries to track her by scent). He stays with Ariel to make sure he's ok and helps him get cleaned up.

I haven't gotten very far in my Durge playthrough (just had the encounter with Alfira and the first visit by Sceleritas Fell), so I don't know for sure how things are going to play out, but I can see them having an interesting dynamic. They're both lost, they're both slowly losing their minds and feel like they're spiralling out of control, they're both becoming increasingly self-destructive, they both feel like outsiders in the group. And once the Emperor singles out Salvage as the "leader" aka the weakest link (on account of him being the only one without ties to some other powerful entity and therefore easiest to manipulate) and starts focusing its efforts on him, they both have something constantly pushing the narrative that their only real worth is through annihilation of self and embracing their own violation.

I think they see each other. And sometimes that is literally all they can do for each other, but it helps. On the downside, they would probably enable each others' terrible coping mechanisms. But I am here for the fucked up tire fire dynamic. XD

#bg3 spoilers #oc: salvage #oc: ariel #thank you again for giving me a chance to talk about them!

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carnivoraformes · 5 months

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Comparison of my muses time! Today: Zhongli and Neuvillette because I love them.

Dragonhood:

Neuvilette - a true dragon "passing" (passing used incredibly loosely) as a human like creature. While he will deny it to almost everyone but the very rare person that manages to get closer to him than he ever let anyone else he has alot of draconic tendencies.

As an example he has a habit of 'resource guarding'. Not really territorial but anything he sees as his or under his protection he protects fiercely that being Fontaine as a whole, the legal system Fontaine lives by or even individuals and just the melusines in general.

Zhongli - an adepti that has a secondary form of a dragon and while that has influenced some of his biology and tendencies at the end of the day he is first and foremost an adepti.

Love Life:

Neuvillette - he has never taken a lover. Never really intended to but now that the crisis of Fontaine has been averted he is trying to connect to the people of Fontaine just a little more seeing as he not only has to fill the role of Chief Justice but also fill Furina's role so while he would not actively seek a relationship he wouldn't avoid it as stubbornly as he did before. That said he would likely only ever take one person/mate, if and when they died he would never move on or try again because he is a creature that mates for life.

Zhongli - he has taken multiple lovers over the centuries. Most of them lasting a rather long time but he is no strangers to the figurative summer romance and one night stands.

Contracts vs Justice vs Order:

Neuvillette - his first and foremost concern is upholding justice. There is very little room for 'if, buts or maybes'. He is a little to black and white and venturing into greyer territory is not the easiest thing for him but he is not above venturing into more morally ambiguous territory even if he would prefer to take a more black and white approach (ei Furina's trial) but he can do it, has done it and isn't above doing it. Generally though when you are speaking to him as the Chief Justice there are (generally) two options: innocent or guilty.

Generally speaking in his mind order is upheld by virtue of pursuing justice.

Zhongli - he favors contracts. He believes in justice but as the Archon of Contracts most of how he pursues order is through contracts, trade and just through the idea of peaceful exchange of services, labor and items through means of business and contracts. For him most things outside of war can be decided through contracts; you need soldiers? Write a contract outlining what is being asked of them and what they stand to receive in return. Want to come to a trade agreement? Write a contract so both parties are aware of what is being asked of them and once the contract is made there is room for revisions in some cases but breaking the contract will always have a penance.

Under this reasoning morally ambiguous decisions come much more easily for Zhongli and so does more violent or cruel consequences of breaking the contract.

Examples:

Regarding making Furina tell the truth and the whole decision going through with the trap, Neuvillette himself stated that if a trap had to be used he favored it be a gentle as possible and was clearly not on board with doing it if he hadn't felt he exhausted all other alternatives and still carries a great deal of guilt over hurting her in doing it. He knows it was wrong and still fells guilt over it but while in hindsight he understands why she did what she did and holds alot of respect for her just in general, in the moment he really couldn't.

Meanwhile Zhongli during his first quest had no qualms with punishing Wanyan and Kliment in Sal Terrea for breaking their contract without remorse or hesitation; he beat Kliment for his greed and punished Wanyan by letting her find out the truth about her god, not because she thought so lowly over him but because she broke the contract in a way that is probably crueler than the beating Kliment got if she weren't so blatantly delusional.

A Dragon Intent On Preventing Destruction Vs An Archon Made By War:

Neuvillette - While Neuvillette has every reason to resent the archons (and does for the exception of Focalor and Nahida) and Celestia his primary goal for most of his life was the preservation of Fontaine. Everything he did, the way he carried himself, and every decision he made mostly culminated in what he thought was in the best interest of Fontaine. He rarely resorted or had to resort to violence but no one is under any delusions that he couldn't.

Zhongli - Much of Zhongli's life revolved around warring, conflict and violence. To some extent it molded him into the unshakeable figure he is by the main story and gave him something of an 'the end can sometimes justify the means' mentality. It made him see the world in color and shades of grey and his hands are stained with blood of anyone that dared to stand against him and did not relent until either they submitted or died. He has sent his own friends to death before and still mourned them after because even if it was a necessary sacrifice it didn't mean he wanted to. In a way it humbled him to have so many people that would lay their lives down at his command because it also meant when they died it was indirectly because of him and he never thought of it any other way.

Integration Into Society And Ability To Connect With Humans:

Neuvillette - there is no sugarcoating it, he is socially inept, he struggles to read social cues and where Furina is a natural at connecting to others he struggles. He has always willfully kept others at arms length in order to be unbiased and fair but even if that weren't the case his lack of humanity just makes him struggle to relate to them and forge bonds with them and seeing as he is truly the only dragon in Fontaine, he is for all intents and purposes, alone.

Zhongli - he for the most part has had a more personal connection to humanity, he hasn't been as personable as say Furina but he struggled far less connecting with others, even if he does it as the 'weird seemingly young man that acts far older than he looks' way. He never perfectly fits in with humans but he is a man that can form bonds with plenty of humans, and while it was lonely at the top he seldom was truly lonesome seeing as he has always had the other adepti and actively seeks out their company seeing as many of them fought beside him and he sees them as something of kin by choice not by blood.

Entrapment Vs Retirement:

Neuvillette - as far as the main story is concerned his story ended with being entrapped in his role as the head of Fontaine in pursuit of it's greater good. He even said himself that he will be staying in it's borders for the foreseeable future.

Zhongli - his story in the main story ends with him retiring after thousands of years of overseeing and protecting Liyue now that humanity is powerful enough to lead the nation in whatever direction they decide.

#*conure screaming intensifies* (ooc) //#justice is incidental to law and order (headcanons) //#when the chips are down (headcanons) //#//this took fooorever but now i want to compare wrio and arlecchino #//cause this is fun leave me alone

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absolutelybatty · 2 years

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Sally Face 'Ghostnabbers' love languages

I'm basing these off of my own personal observations of canon interactions, especially those revealed in retrospect in flash backs for episode 5.

Ashley: Quality time. Probably the easiest one to explain. In Sal's flash back of Ash in episode 5, she openly assures him that she doesn't mind trying to teach him art and just likes the time they spent together doing it. She shows an over all willingness to do small activities with the people she cares about, whether its painting together or just sitting by the lake (or falling down a bone chute).

Larry: Words of affirmation. Larry praises those around him quite a bit. From the very beginning, the first thing we really see Larry do is compliment Sal. He encourages his art, even keeping art Sal considers bad in his locker. He tells his friends he loves them. He's just verbally very affectionate with those he feels like deserve it.

Todd: Acts of service/gift giving. Okay, hear me out. This one probably seems a bit odd because Todd rarely comes across as particularly affectionate for anyone other than Neil and that's still off screen other than a photo of them together in Episode 3. Now, it could be argued this is just for narrative purposes but one thing we see Todd consistently do for others is make them specific gadgets meant to accommodate their specific needs (especially with things like making Sal's gearboy still function as a hand held gaming system despite being usable for ghost things as well).

Sal: Physical touch. Sally hugs like it'll save the world.

#batty speaks #sally face #platonic affection #larry johnson #sal fisher #ash sally face #ashley campbell #ash campbell #larry sally face #sally face larry #todd morrison #todd sally face #sally face todd #sally face spoilers #minor spoilers

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shinebrightlikeanarwhal · 1 year

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makes trans travis even worse 😼

Even after the humiliating date with a Johnson, Kenneth still keeps getting up Travis with guys he thinks would be the "perfect husband", which did not end well for anyone.

A few forced dates later, heres comes a, non consensual, teenage pregnancy that Kenneth blames Travis for.

He stops going to school for a while, Kenneth is pro-life for obvious reasons.

After 9 months, two twins are born.

Enjoy

Must Travis suffer with you?

;0; he’s just a baby j e e z

Kenneth wouldn’t kick him out. He’d probably trap Travis in the house. No one can know that Travis birthed bastards. Let alone that he’s had premarital relations (even though Travis never WANTED it). He would constantly shame Travis. Force Travis to learn child care and do house chores on his own.

Of course Larry, who has by that point developed a bond, would be curious. He knew the easiest way would be to show Kenneth he had interest. Kenneth would be wary at first. Larry, despite his past, was the best candidate. He and Travis got along, travis looked like a good little girl around him. However, Travis was now a mother to some little bastards.

When Larry managed to convince Kenneth to let him meet Travis, Travis is so unwell. He’s lost so much weight, he’s exhausted and looks seconds away from falling over. The babies are demanding and will scream if Travis doesn’t give them attention or hold them for more than a minute. He hates them. He hates the twins so much. He wishes he died while being forced to birth them. He wishes the nasty bastard that gave them to him would die violently. He wishes they would-

Larry tries to help Travis. He offers to help with childcare. He tries to help Travis eat and drink more regularly. Watching the kids while Travis naps. He even manages to get Sal to come. Sal spots somethings about the kids that remind him of someone. He doesn’t outwardly pry but he does figure out the father soon enough. Sal may not be in travis’ good graces but Travis is in his, and Larry likes Travis, so he makes it a mission to get back what was taken from Travis. (Red eyed demon absolutely beating the shit and dragging the guy to hell).

(Now for my HAPPY baby: travis gives the babies up and runs away with the gang to another city. The split an apartment in DC and get some jobs to rebuild a new and better life together. The babies are adopted into nice homes. They grow up well and when they try to find their parents Travis, a now successful small baker, more than happily sits with them and tells them about himself and catches up on them. He introduces him to their siblings (he and Larry’s surrogate babies, Travis removed any reproductive organs that could hurt him that way again). Larry embarrassed the twins by recounting how he wiped their ass and one threw up on themselves in the middle of that.

#sally face #sally face au #travis phelps #larry johnson #sal fisher #larry x travis #larvis #laravis

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mortau · 10 months

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shoutout to vonerde cause their shipping guide inspired me to do a mini meta about shipping with the castelleves

But yes, easiest to most difficult for romantic shipping with the Castelleves. This is subject to updates because I do plan to add more Castelleves (and Ordans in general) to my blog. And might even update this with advice for other Ordans too.

For a majority of the adhocs, who were very young when they were taken away from society, they are touch starved and affection starved. I feel like for individuals like Karim, Jahan, Behrouz, Darius, etc. all you really need to do is be nice to them for them to develop crushes.

*please note that your muse is not obligated to return their feelings.

A little more difficult are Adhoc 32/Zayn and Adhoc 15/Lloyd. They were older than the others when taken, at 13 and 14 respectively, what happened to them they recognize was not normal and both already had behavioral issues. They both have heavy shells that need to be broken for them to truly get to know someone, WANT to get to know someone and develop feelings. But they are still easier than...

Henri. (Given his backstory, proceed through this section with caution.) Henri is a bit of a weird case where he is simultaneously easy and hard to ship with. He is the quickest, of the main cast of Castelleves, to develop feelings for someone. However, due to the grooming and sexual abuse he endured in his formative years, he has developed a very tough shell. Even if he has feelings for someone, or feels the chemistry, is difficult for him to break out of it, because in a relationship, his priority is not to love his partner. it is to protect his physical, emotional and sexual well-being. He is the easiest to fall but prepare for a lot of pining because he is so slowburn it hurts. And also prepare for angst because he's the type to spook easily in a relationship.

After Henri is Beau. Beau is more difficult solely because it's hard for him to really develop feelings. He will accept just about any date if someone asks, but he won't be exclusive after one or two dates. He'll just be thankful for the food. He requires a lot of time, a lot of bonding and a lot of getting to know someone before feelings actually develop. Once they do, he's fairly straightforward and will approach your muse about it.

Sylvester is more difficult than Beau in that he not only has walls, but also has difficulty recognizing his emotions. if he has a girlfriend, he will 'go through the motions', including saying 'i love you' even when he doesn't mean it. He is the type of person that needs an extreme amount of time, and will not recognize his feelings until he wakes up one day and realizes he does not want to wake up alone again. However, he is singleship, due to the nature of what he is, and taken rn so

Moving on to Gemini. I... am not actually sure with him. He's definitely more like Damian in that sexual feelings don't necessarily mean romantic ones. I think you gotta be a lil fucked up and vibe with him in his criminal activities, let him lower his walls on his own instead of breaking them down. Once again, like Sal, he is single ship but free so

And now Damian. I'm gonna be real, when it comes to romance? lmao u have no chance. The only time he's ever developed romantic feelings was when they developed as a trauma response in a once in a lifetime event of being retraumatized in an intensely brutal way. He might form a friendship or sexual relationship or date a muse, but romantic feelings have like a 0.00000001% chance of ever happening and it entirely depends on if he wants to be an asshole or not.

#ordans || headcanons #to be updated

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Ok then, still I ask for the prompt 12 for your original :)

Sure thing! And thank you! ^^

“I'm better than you could ever dream of being!”

Buying a house had been the easiest part of it all. The hardest was being an old vampire moving into a new territory. One would think that wolves were territorial, but once one proved themselves to them, they tended to be amicable; Berto moving to San Francisco, then to New York, then back to San Francisco? No problems. But vampire clans were different from wolf packs. There was no inherent bond and vampires wanted to be leaders, show their power.

Gabriel Kim was too old to play second fiddle. He had someone he trusted in New York to take over leadership of the clan, but he'd be damned if he took a backseat in San Francisco. Which, he knew was risky. Coming into a new town not just with the intent to move in but to take over?

“It would be much, much better if you accepted this... change in leadership.”

Gabe kept his voice low and patient, his fingers curled around a chilled wine-glass. He projected an image of calmness, which only irritated the man opposite him even more. Tobias McKay was... Well, no, Gabe didn't have anything positive to say about him. Greedy, power-hungry but completely lacking any kind of leadership abilities. The two most loyal of Gabe's clan-members had come with them to San Francisco. Currently, one was on either side of him.

“You know Gabriel's name carries weight,” pointed Grace out, perched on the arm-rest of Gabe's chair. “You know your clan would be salivating at getting a leader as old, powerful and experienced as him. They'd turn their backs on you faster than you could blink.”

“I'm a fantastic leader,” Tobias pressed out between gritted teeth.

“I'm better than you could ever dream of,” pointed Gabriel out dryly. “And you know that.”

Of course he did. Tobias wasn't even half a century old. Quite frankly, Gabe wondered how such an inexperienced young vampire had even gotten this position. No, San Francisco was clearly in need of a leadership change. He offered a smile over the rim of his glass, showing off his fangs.

“I'd advise you not to make a scene,” Salvador requested. “I'd hate to have to clean up a mess.”

Mh, Gabe loved those two. Salvador and Grace were a power-couple and they had supported him so well in New York. He knew that with them at his side, he'd easily reign in the local clan.

“This is not the last you've seen of me,” Tobias threatened him.

How adorable. Gabe offered a bemused smile as he watched the young vampire storm out of the room. He was sure that this wouldn't be the last he'd see of Tobias, but he was also not afraid of that at all. He could take care of a small fry like that, with ease.

“...Why are the lights off? Did we not pay the electricity bill, babe?”

Gabe exchanged a look with Grace and Salvador. They'd turned off the lights and used candles to set the scene. Berto entered the living room with a confused look on his face.

“Or are we having a candlelight dinner?” Berto's eyes landed on Salvador and Grace. “Oh, hey, Sal, Gracie. Is this like a candlelight double-date? Did I know about that?”

Gabe cleared his throat and put his glass aside. Getting up, he headed over to his husband to steal a kiss. Maybe not tell Gabe that he'd been antagonizing a local now former clan-leader. Berto may be a werewolf, but he was quite peaceful. He would probably not approve of the mild threatening.

“It's a surprise,” offered Gabe. “Now, what do you feel like? We thought we'd order in.”

“Aaw, that's such a nice surprise,” Berto grinned from ear to ear. “Mh... I feel like Chinese.”

“That sounds delightful, it's been a while since I last had Chinese!” Grace smiled delighted, heading out. “Where do you keep your take-out menus?”

Spontaneous double-date. Why not. Gabe turned to exchange another look with Salvador, who offered him an amused smile in return. They had been friends for over a century now. Most people came and went, in an immortal's life, but these two had been such a constant part of his life.

“I like this,” whispered Berto pleased, kissing Gabe's cheek. “Those two are always fun.”

#GaBerto #Story: [N]ine Lives

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