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pulpitude · 1 month

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not to be a salty little shit (and therefore revive the calico rants tag) again but

y'all remember my earlier rant? the one where i stated that even mah, one of the books with the most accurate and inclusive queer representation in the app, has its fuck ups (more details in the post itself)

well, i just remembered that perfect match, the one book where you can actually be polyamorous and have a realistic polycule dynamic instead of "oh you still have to pick a main li and they'll be the only person you can make it official with and say i love you to but at least there's still the option of flirting and hooking up with other lis if you want to slut around some more" (cough. bloodbound. why the fuck didn't pb let me say i love you to both jax and adrian and let me live my married poly fantasy w/ the provider the girlboss and the malewife) also has a pretty big fuck up in my opinion.

specifically, regarding the option to pair up sloane and khaan vs. pursuing them as love interests yourself.

i get that obviously not all people who read pm decide to play as a polyamorous character and therefore wouldn't really like their love interest having romantic feelings for someone else, but what about those who don't mind? even worse, what about the players who are polyamorous themselves and were hoping for the love interests to also have a poly route?

you can only get the option to play matchmaker for sloane and khaan if you aren't pursuing either of them. not both of them, not just one of them, only when you're dating neither. and that makes sense... from a monogamous standpoint. hell, not even from all monogamous standpoints, there are plenty of people who wouldn't be poly themselves but would be okay with their partners being poly.

and that's where i start being a salty little shit about this, because why the hell is there not an option to pair them if you're already established as poly and dating both of them? i vividly remember that during one of my pm plays (where i only dated hayden) sloane is confiding to mc about her possibly having feelings for khaan (or something, my memory is terrible) and asking them what to do.

and one of the dialogue options for that scene if you didn't flirt with khaan beforehand is "don't date him, date me instead".

and i don't know about you all, but that reads as incredibly selfish to me if your mc is poly and especially if your mc is male, i don't know why but combined with the poly thing it has more than a bit of a misogynistic undertone. i mean, they're literally telling her to stop pursuing her crush if she wants to date them, but they can pursue as many people as they want.

and for the other scenario (pairing up love interests that you pursue with other characters as a monogamous person) imo there should be a customization option for that. kinda like the sexuality option in the elementalists but it's for poly routes, either the option to allow mc to become official with multiple lis or to allow the lis themselves to have simultaneous romance routes with mc and other characters. preferably both but that'd be asking too much for "the most amount of queer we can handle right now are romances between genderlocked female mcs and goc lis that still read as a straight romance, the only thing that's left is for the f!lis to grow a dick like they did in platinum" pb.

#calico rants #playchoices #play choices #choices stories you play #choices stories we play #choices game #pixelberry #pb #pb choices #perfect match #choices perfect match #choices pm #sloane washington #khaan mousavi

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shelbgrey · 1 year

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Love at first sight(Derek Shepherd)

Request: a special request from my buddy @zaidatorcuatomorgado

A/n: thank you so much for the request and Happy early birthday and I hope you enjoy ❤️

A/n #2: there's an OC, the first one I've made in my writing then the main character is a real person, so show her some love.

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What is love? Or more specifically love at first sight. If you ask me, there is such a thing as love at first sight. People may think it's cliche or a waste of time, but I'm guessing those same people have never experienced it. And then according to psychology, love at first sight means that you and your partner may think you fell in love immediately because of the way you feel about each other months or years later. Psychology believes that love at first sight can be a positive thing.

Then you got true love. Now if you ask me this concept actually exists but according to the dictionary it means this. True love means that you have an unwavering, unbreakable and unparalleled fondness and devotion for your partner. It's also defined by an emotional as well as physical connection with him or her that runs immeasurably deep, and life without your significant other would be practically unthinkable.

--------( 1st pov )--------

The trip from Spain to Seattle was different and unheard of for me to say the least. That being said, it was nerve wracking when my destination was complete. The beauty of the hospital made me as nervous as I wanted in the waiting room. There was nothing to really be worried about, a hospital is supposed to be a safe place, but being someplace new was just scary in itself.

I waited for a few more minutes and as I did it didn’t take long to notice how attractive all the doctors were.

Next thing I knew two female doctors in light blue scrubs came up to me. One was a blonde girl and the other was Asian with dark curly hair. The blonde silently led me to an examination room for the check-up I was scheduled to have. Before the two interns informed me that the doctor on my case would be in soon the darked haired intern forced a smile and said her good-byes before leaving me in the room with the blonde one. She looked over the chart silently as I nervously sat there. I wanted to know what she was thinking, I hoped it was nothing bad. My imagination ran away with me even though I came here for a simple check-up.

The intern sighed and set the medical chat down. “Okay, Dr. Shepherd will be here soon to give you your check-up” she said the doctor’s name in such a disappointing way. Like saying his name left a bitter taste in her mouth.

--------( Derek's pov)--------

I sighed as I watched all the new residents pass by in their orange scrubs. No one was particularly on board with the hospital merger, but then I could really care less right now. All I knew is I had a patient, it was the first one since I became Chief and I was relieved to do something that wasn’t paperwork.

I walked up to the nurses station where Dr. Cullen was. She was a nurse and one of my closest friends. Me and her have known each other since we were kids and then she met Mark through me. The two were dating but right now that wasn’t important.

“Please tell me you have my patient's chart” I said hoping she got it from meredith. I felt bad for making her my messenger but it's better if I avoided Meredith at all cost.

“Her name is Zaida,” she said, handing me the patient's chart. I looked over it real quick then closed it. “Do you want to tag along?”

She put her book down and set up. “Sure, it's a standardized check-up right?” she asked me.

“She has a medical history involving a Surgery to the left foot but there’s not much information on her…I want to do a full work up to be sure” I explained as we walked down the hallway to the examination room she was in.

“Okay” she responded and opened the door where the patient was. She looked up at the sound of the door opening. When she looked at me I swear she was the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen.

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I looked up and saw a handsome doctor with dark hair and Blue eyes. He smiled and closed the door. My cheeks turned a light shade of pink as he got closer.

“Hello, I'm Dr. Derek Shepherd” he held his hand out. I placed my small hand in his nervously. As cliche as it sounds I truly felt a spark once my hand met his. Nervously I pulled away.

“H-hey, im Zaida” I smiled shyly.

He handed the chart to the nurse that walked in with him then walked to the other side of the bed. “Hey Zaida, so we're just gonna check over a few things and we’ll go from there” he smiled and put his stethoscope on. My breath hitched the closer he got to me and my anxiety spiked. When he placed the diaphragm on my chest my heart started moving faster than a weed eater. He stopped for a second and looked at me with kind eyes.

“You okay?” he asked. I silently nodded not believing he was this close to me.

“There's no need to be nervous,” he said smiling. I smiled back, slightly calming down. He was someone I felt like I could be safe with. Even if I just met him I knew I could trust him.

After Derek and the nurse checked my blood pressure and heart he looked over my chart once more. I felt nervous as he continued to read.

“So Zaida, your chart says you had a surgery on your left foot a few years ago” I nodded nervously. As he got closer to my left foot I started to shake. He stopped and looked at me with kind eyes as I looked everywhere but him.

“Dr. Cullen will you please go get the OR prepped for my surgery” she looked up from my chart and set it down next to him. “Sure”

Once she was gone he looked at me and smiled softly. His kind blue eyes and smile made me calm down a bit. “Do you mind if I look?” he asked softly.

I just nodded and started my hands as they rested in my lap. As he looked at the scar on my left foot I felt tears prick my eyes. He must have heard it or something because he stopped suddenly and was by my side in seconds as i started to cry.

At first he didn’t know what to do but then he gently pulled me to his chest and hugged me as I let the tears freely fall. “It's okay,” he whispered. I calmed down a bit and just rested my head on his chest.

“It's just…it happened a little while ago but when I got the surgery it was horrible and then i couldn’t get pain killers and…” she took a deep breath trying to calm down. “I'm just nervous”

He gently pulled me away and held my face in his hands. “You're okay, there’s nothing to be ashamed of…everyone has scars” he said gently wiping the tears away. I smiled softly and nodded.

Suddenly my pager went off. I sighed when I saw it was Meredith. I put it in my pocket and focused all my attention on Zaida. “Thank you” she said softly. Her voice was truly sweet and I could listen to it all day. I don’t know why but she made me feel something I never felt before. I moved closer to her but i quickly jumped back and so did she as Dr. Cullen opened the door suddenly with Mereidth behind.

“Dude it's your patience coded, he needs surgery now” she said. I stood up and looked at the two girls. “Go get him in OR-3 and prep him” I told Dr. Cullen and Meredith. Cullen took off in a flash but Meredith stayed put. I rolled my eyes as she stared at the room pissed off.

“Now Dr. Grey!” she sighed and took off.

I sighed then turned back to Zaida. I sat on her bed and slowly took her hand. “I want you to come back tomorrow…after the information you told me I just want to check a few more things to make sure your okay”

she nodded and I quickly gave her a kiss on the check before leaving for the sudden surgery I had to do.

When I got to the OR I quickly scrubbed in with Dr. Cullen as she was my scrub nurse. “How's Zaida?” she asked. She chuckled as she noticed the slight tint in my cheeks at the mention of her name. “Aw you got a crush” she smiled.

“Anyway” I said, cutting her off. “I think she's okay, she's coming back tomorrow for a follow up” I said. She raised an eyebrow.

“Wouldn't it be easier to just ask her out on a date?” She laughed, I nudged her as we walked into the OR for the surgery.

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After the surgery I walked to the front of the hospital. I couldn’t help but think about Zaida as I got ready to call it a night. As I rounded the corner I was surprised to see Zaida and Dr. Cullen talking in the waiting room.

“Do you know a cheap place to stay around her?” she asked Dr. Cullen. “You don’t live around here?” Dr. Cullen asked softly.

“I'm from Spain” Zaida responded. Dr. Cullen smiled and nodded. It warmed my heart to see the two getting along. Dr. Cullen is my best friend so it was extremely important to me that she likes Zaida.

“Well the closest hotel is-” I cut Dr. Cullen off and sat on the other side of Zaida. “She can stay with us”

“I can?” Zaida said nervously. “She can?” Dr. Cullen said with a smirk. I nudged her foot and continued to talk. “She came a long way, there's no reason to stick her in those shady hotels”

She looked at me and smiled. “Thank you so much” she blushed.

Dr. Cullen stood up and stretched. “Well, i'll go find Mark and well meet you at home”

Zaida looked between us with a shy but jealous look. “You guys live together?”

“Derek built a big house a while back and me and my fiance live with him, we're best friends and I'm engaged to his other best friend” Dr. Cullen smiled.

I felt a little bit of pride that she felt jealousy but then again she shouldn't feel that way. Not in a million years would I date Cullen, she was practically my little sister.

After Zaida and Cullen left for my house I had to go back to my office for one more thing. As I retrieved what I needed I was cornered in the Elevator.

“Who’s the girl?” Meredith asked.

I sighed and looked forward. “Nothing for you to be concerned about”

Meredith rolled her eyes. “It's concerning that your falling for a patient”

The elevator dinged and I quickly exited the small box. “Good-bye”

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The next morning Derek got called in early so Dr. Cullen drove me to the hospital. After we got there Cullen waited with me in the examination room. We talked occasionally and as we did she taught me how to make an origami heart. After I successfully made a heart Derek walked in with a bright smile. “Good morning,” he smiled.

“Hola” Dr. Cullen said not looking up from the paper bird she was making. “Hey” I said softly.

Derek looked over the chart in silence for a few seconds before checking my heart rate. As he did it increased like the last time.

“Okay…” he mumbled softly then turned to Dr. Cullen. “Cullen can you please check on the patient in room 237”

Dr. Cullen looked at him then at me with a sly smile. She nodded as she put the origami bird on his head on her way out. “Have fun,” she teased.

I looked down in embarrassment as Derek playfully threw the paper bird towards her and the door she was leaving from.

“So how are you feeling today?” he smiled as he looked at the origami heart I made a couple of minutes prior.

“Good” I softly responded as he held the red paper heart in his hand. “That's cool,” he smiled, referring to the piece of paper.

“Dr. Cullen taught me how to make them this morning,” I explained. “I-umm..made it for you” I said carefully, afraid of his reaction. He reacted the exact opposite, he smiled big and put it in the pocket of his white coat.

“How about we talk more tonight, is that okay?” he asked after he did his standard check up.

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Later that night me and Derek were left alone in his home. Dr. Cullen and Mark had left to hang out with a few other friends which made the house a lot quieter than it was the night before. After dinner we both decided to watch a movie but after a while we both got bored and got to talking. He told me about his divorce with Addison and how she slept with Mark. he explained how it made him feel then told me about the time Dr. Cullen and Mark got together and how long it took him to accept it. It took him a while but he then slowly opened up about Meredith.

“Enough about me, tell me about yourself” he smiled.

Him spilling his heart out to me gave me confidence to open up to him. It was only fair, right? “Umm…where do I start” I chuckled. “ I'm from Petrer... It's in Spain. Umm, my favorite sport is karate, I practiced since I was 4 years old until I was 11. It was really exciting even though I had a bad foot that was years before I had surgery on my left foot. the first time I was left with an Orange belt. Then my medical problem on My left foot started.”

Derek turned towards me and continued to listen.

“My medical problems in my left foot began when I was a newborn baby because of a doctor who is at the Elda hospital called Dr. Cifuentes because he wanted me to be born with my left foot turned towards a side and in the hospital of Alicante. In March 2015 they had to operate on me. I was hospitalized for 1 month and it was difficult for me to walk and it was the worst day of my life.” as I explained I started to tear up.

“they put stitches on me that only fell off and I only cried in pain and they did not give me painkillers but in the end my days for my left foot to improve I always make an effort to keep my foot going well, but if it goes badly, I have no idea if they are going to have to operate on my left foot again, so since my rehabilitator completely screwed up”

I looked at him a softly smiled. “I then realized what I really want is to become nurse and physiotherapist”

He listened intently the entire time. He stared at me like he was holding on to every word, and I believed that. Everything about him seemed to be perfected. Honestly it didn’t matter that we just met, but I was infatuated and in love with Derek Shepherd. As I started to cry softy he gently took my hand and laced his fingers with mine. I comfortably moved to his side and rested my head on his shoulder as I slowly claimed down.

“I know we just met and all but, I really like you” he mumbled into my hair.

I slowly looked up at him with doe eyes. I don't know where the confidence came from but I answered with a quick kiss. “I feel the same”

He leaned down and softly kissed me. “Good”

As he stared at me with his blue eyes a knew everything would be okay.

#Derek shepherd #Derek shepherd stories #Derek shepherd x reader #Derek shepherd imagines #Patrick Dempsey #Patrick Dempsey x reader #Greys #Greys anatomy imagines #Grey Sloan memorial hospital #Meredith grey #Mark Sloan #Greys anatomy x reader #Dr. Shepherd

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cadybear420 · 8 months

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Me @ the majority of male LI & MC on this app

#choices stories you play #choices game #choices #choices stories we play #choices stories we play fandom #pixelberry choices #pixelberry studios #pixelberry #pb choices #perfect match #pm #choices perfect match #choices pm #sloane washington #perfect match sloane

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moonsonnet · 2 years

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64: take me back

previous / beginning / next

Translation:

Driver: Mr. Lim, we have arrived.

Allendis: Mm, thank you. You should head back and rest now. Happy New Year’s.

#⚸#britechester #ts4 #s4 #the sims 4 #sims 4 #ts4 story #ts4 edit #sims 4 edit #sims 4 story #simblr #b2 #*sloane #*allendis #i think this is the longest post ever omg hjfjasfbjfsa #im cryin #PSA !! pls dont be a dum bitch like sloane and run off with a total stranger u met at a party #at least make sure u have mutual friends!!! or know their parents!! something!!!#stay safe pls ;-;

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problemswithbooks · 2 months

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More Dain Stuff

So I'm still thinking about Dain and more so, who he might end the story with.

Now, I'm 98.9% sure Violet will stick with Xaden. Not saying it couldn't be interesting if, after the whole Venin thing and their already rocky relationship they broke up, but at the same time that's not how romance novels are written. The story might have dragons, but it is primarily a romance book. Xaden has always been the main focus of Violet and they got together in the first book--just like other fantasy/romance books; think Edward/Bella or Alina/Mal. Plus, most of her audience really like them together; not having them as end game would be alienating her readers.

So Dain's not ending up with Violet. To be honest he could end the story single if he survives, but I'd be a little surprised. Many authors even outside the romance genre have a habit of pairing up their characters at the end. It would be nice if the series didn't go that route, especially if it didn't have a time-skipped epilogue, but I'm expecting at least the main side characters to get paired up to some extent since it is a romance book.

That leaves the question of who he could be paired up with. It's hard to say at this point because he hasn't had many interactions with anyone besides Violet. The few times other characters mention him, most don't really like him. They're are Violet's friends or Marked, so they already have a poor opinion of him or hate him for Liam's death.

I'm not saying that Yarros couldn't have those characters change their opinion of Dain in later books (I really hope they do) and then pair him off with one of them. The issue is that I think most of Violet's close group have been given hints already to who they'll end up with. Sawyer is crushing on Jesinia, Imogen on Garrick. Rhiannon is with Tara, who will hopefully get better established as a character in later books. Though brief Sloane and Cam have some flirtation and in a lot of ways it would make a lot of sense to have them end up together, particularity if Cam becomes King. It would fully show the Marked ones are apart of the kingdom again and fully trusted.

Now, Ridoc is a possibility, but only if Dain is established as bi (which isn't impossible). The biggest hurdle there is that Ridoc is the exact opposite of Dain in a lot of ways. He's the goofball, while Dain is portrayed as a strict. Ridoc doesn't like him. It's really doubtful they'd get along. That could change as the series goes on; Ridoc could show a more serious side, while Dain could lighten up. Violet said he used to smile and laugh a lot, be less of a rule follower. Maybe Ridoc could bring that back out. I think it could be pretty cute and honesty it'd be cool if Yarros put an end to a love triangle by pairing up the spare with another guy.

One possibility though that I really find interesting and I could see is Cat.

First of all she also needs paired up as that failed third wheel of a love triangle with Xaden. There is a man in her Gryphon Flier group that likes her, so that might be who she gets put with in the end, but if that does happen I hope he gets a bit more screen time given how important Cat has been at least during Iron Flame.

Second, their powers complement each other. Dain can see memories (pretty much read minds to an extent) while Cat can manipulate emotions as long as they're present. I could easily see these two using teamwork to get stuff done. Cat could get someone upset enough that they lower their shields so Dain can read them, or Dain could read someones memories and give Cat the best ammunition to get them into the state of mind she needs to manipulate their emotions. Physical fights wouldn't change much but in intelligence work they could be really good as a team.

Third, I want a Flier/Rider romance and Cat's the most prominent Gyphon Flier we have as of Iron Flame. She's third in line for the throne which is interesting and could mean she ends up as Queen. Giving her a dragon Rider partner could be a good way of showing that even once the Venin are gone Navarre and Poromeil are still allies. Also would be interesting to see how a relationship like that was seen by the dragons.

Fourth, it'd be a bit funny. Cat is Xaden's ex, while Dain was Violet's first crush and childhood friend. I doubt Xaden would care much, since he never cared about Cat, but I think Violet would have many conflicting feelings about it which would be fun to see her stress over. By the end of Iron Flame she seems to have grown to respect Cat and Cat respects her in return, but I it wasn't that long ago she hated her. Meanwhile, although she was furious at Dain, he was her best friend for fifteen years.

It'd just be funny to see Violet struggling with that sort of roller coaster of emotions and perhaps catching herself thinking similar things Dain said to her about Xaden. I mean I could see her first thought being Cat is getting close to Dain to mess with her, since she can't get to Xaden anymore. Having her catch herself and realize she's making snap judgments could lead to some interesting conversations with both Dain and Cat or even Xaden talking to her more about his past with Cat. Just cool character interactions all around!

Fifth, character development. Dain is seen as Mr. By the Book, and although there probably isn't some rule against Flier/Rider relationships (because they've never worked together before) it could still be seen as wrong. They might be working together but they were enemies for hundreds of years. Dain picking Cat despite it being seen as against the spirit of the Codex continues his growth as getting over his issue of putting rules before people he cares about.

Meanwhile Cat, although tackling her anti-Dragon Rider hate and working with Violet has another flaw the one that was probably the biggest reason her and Xaden broke up. She wanted a crown. Now, I actually don't think this is a terrible thing for her to want given what we know of her and her situation. Poromeil has been essentially left to die by Navarre for hundreds of years. Frankly it makes sense Cat would want political power so she could use it to form an alliance with a Kingdom that might be strong enough to save her home.

Still the story makes it appear to be a flaw--that she wanted a crown over love. So, in that sense picking Dain, someone who isn't a prince or king, and has very little sway with anyone with power (Xaden hates him, and he deserted the army so he doesn't have any allies on that front either--dude is not getting a good job no mater whose in charge) shows she'll pick over over a crown. Even if afterwards she still gets the throne of Poromeil for whatever reason, it'd still prove she picked Dain over power.

So, that's my essay on possible end ships for Dain. I sort of still think he'll die--I'm always prepared for a character I like to die. But if he does live and get paired up I'd say it'd be Cat, with Ridoc as a runner up.

#fourth wing #iron flame #iron flame spoilers #Dain Aetos #Catriona Cordella #I actually forgot Ridoc had a hook up with a guy #until I started writing this post #and i think it would be cute actually #goofball with serious partner who has to keep them inline sometimes is adorable #and it would be cool for Yarros to end a love triangle with the dumbed guy getting together with a man for once #but I don't think it's as likely as Cat #Yarros doesn't seem super good writing lgbt+ couples since both queer couples she has are flings/ with partners who are not fully introduce #so id be surprised if we got two decently fleshed out characters in a queer relationship in the end #I mean I'm just hoping Rhi's girlfriend gets more fleshed out by the end #and from a writing perspective Cat/Dain has more to offer in way of compelling story-lines #mostly because they're both connected to Violet and Xaden in interesting ways then Ridoc is #And I've seen people think Cat will be with Cam (cuz he's the prince) but I think Sloane is a better choice there #Even if Tyrrendor becomes independent it'd still be nice to have Cam/Sloane to show the Marked Ones are fully excepted and safe in Nararre #Also I think it makes more sense since Cat being third in line is brought up alot #so I sort of expect she'll be queen of Poromeil by the end #which make Cam being a prince unneeded #unless the book ends with the two kingdom's uniting #which it could i guess #but sort of doubt #frankly id still like violet/Xaden/Dain as end game--u could even shove Cat in there

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nxght-shxft · 20 days

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thaw lore via shitty doodle

#the house always wins (thaw)#danny (thaw)#sloane (thaw)#oc art #doodle #non fandom ocs #non fandom oc #ocs #oc #my oc #my ocs #personal oc #personal ocs #personal story #art #my art

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thefirstknife · 2 years

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Just for the record, the Cayde drama started because I made a post explaining how the final Nightmare in Season of the Haunted won't be Cayde because many people started speculating how it might be Cayde.

And I just made a post explaining how we already know it's Ghaul and how this has been known since the season started and since we've seen the story cutscene. Hell, it's on seasonal art poster. It was very strange to see several posts discussing and speculating about the final Nightmare when the final Nightmare has been known to us since day 1 of the season. Totally fine to not know if you don't play the game btw, obviously if you're not playing and aren't watching video recaps, you can't know. I'm happy to fill people in if needed.

Like, I want to reiterate that the drama started because I explained basic seasonal storytelling to people. No wonder so many have no clue what the narrative point of Forsaken was.

Also for another record, not a single dead character is being treated the way Cayde is. None of them still get the same amount of merchandise (or merch at all) or in-game mentions long after their death.

All mentions of Cayde on Ishtar. He has 94 mentions after his death (omitted one from WQ which seems to be a mistaken attribution). In every single season and expansion. 648 total mentions. The other two living members of the Vanguard and de facto main characters, Ikora and Zavala, have not yet reached double that despite being alive and active for twice the time Cayde has been. Ikora has 950 and Zavala 1025. Osiris, a character that's far more important than Cayde and also still alive has 693, barely surpassing Cayde who has been dead for 4 years. Eris, far more important and still alive also barely surpasses a character who's been dead for 4 years with 787.

So for all the claims about Bungie erasing him: get a grip. They really shouldn't be encouraging it anymore tbh, but they've been consistent in telling us that he is dead and there are no secret schemes and plotlines about bringing him back. That much is clear from the plethora of mentions he's getting every single season and expansion. Bungie is trying to be nice and still provide content about a character that's far less relevant now than many other characters. Appreciate it because most other fans aren't getting a fraction of this.

#destiny 2 #cayde-6 #long post #already seen some under the impression that people randomly began shittalking cayde today for no reason #a few other people made similar posts to mine being baffled about the drama as well #where are lore tabs about sagira and her life with osiris #where are lore tabs about sloane or asher or even god damn vance #where are lore tabs about iconic characters from back in the day like iron lords .#this one dead character is still getting merchandise and appearances in lore while many ALIVE characters haven't had an update in years #the entitlement is baffling #this entire drama is bizarre beyond comprehension #literally trying to explain things to people and getting 50 notes of people acting absolutely insane all day #and having weird rants in the main tags #and now since people are saying wild shit about 'haters' (?) i have to post one too again #i refused to play destiny for a whole year because of cayde's death btw. i was so mad that i didn't want to play the game for a year #but then i came back and played and it actually made sense and the overall story #i didn't learn literary analysis from tumblr

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telestoapologist · 3 months

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reading the hate manifesto and. god i love isla so much!!! i have no idea what she looks like outside of being awoken and having a single braid, but that's not stopping me from having headcanons for now,,,

#destiny 2 #the hate manifesto #i like to think she's a bit on the older end. not quite sloane's age but maybe close?#originally i pictured her with having dark skin ; greying black hair with white age strings ; and deep blue eyes #then exp mentioned she was awoken and i was like OH SHOOT WHOOPS #so now i'm trying to re-figure out how to picture her palette until it's mentioned in story!

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shesthespinstersimmer · 1 month

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Exploration (2)

Previous / Next / Beginning

#shesthespinstersimmer #storyteller #sims 4 story #destination: san sequoia #sloane & phichit chen #song chen #wiley ramesh cho #foxbury

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eddiemunsongf · 2 years

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luther x sloane scenes feel like a parody of straight love in the same way that the awkward saccharine gay representation plots that get shoehorned into straight shows feel like a parody of queer love

#the umbrella academy #luther hargreeves #sloane hargreeves #luther x sloane #this is a compliment btw #this show has done enough for me to believe its intentional #its the way viktor and klaus are out here having real epic love stories that feel interwoven into their character or the larger plot #and luther is just wifed up with the first woman he ever made eye contact with #for no god damn reason #but because its intentional instead of just flailing #its funny #and even sweet #umbrella acedmy spoilers #mp

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The Gladiolus Festival

Bridgehid Masterlist [start from the beginning?]

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The gladiolus flower, also known as the "sword lily", was the national flower of Maquis Island, despite the fact it was not native to the region. Then again most of the flowers that grew on the island were not native to the region, yet they thrived and fed on the magic that was within the island's soil. No one knew for certain why the flower began to bloom in April despite - when in its native regions - it begins to bloom in late June, but many believed it to be the magic.

The Gladiolus Festival takes place every year on the first Friday in April. It was a combination of a school field day and a traditional festival that took place on the east side of the island, starting in the town and stretching to the college, specifically using its training grounds, sports field, and two track fields.

This was why starter pistols were firing blanks in the air. Sloan watched students stand to perform in a relay as Indigo silently approached him.

The two friends stood side by side at the starting line, a starter pistol sat in the alchemist's hand while the mage just stood beside him wearing sunglasses as she watched the students at the starting line.

"Cover your ears," Sloan suggested before firing a blank in the air.

The students started running around the small track to claps and cheers from the spectators.

"How are you?" the alchemist questioned.

"I'm fine, better than I was last week," Indigo replied, "How is Casper?”

The alchemist looked over at her, he could tell even behind her shades she was hardly any better. She may have been sleeping a normal amount, but she wasn’t fine. Nevertheless, attempting to get that out of her was something he wasn’t in the mood for.

“Happy to be back home," Sloan stated, "Calvin said he'd have to take it easy for a while, but that he could go back to doing the work in the infirmary whenever he wanted... Thank you."

It was a thank you that went beyond just being by his side when his husband was in a coma.

"Of course, dear," Indigo muttered as she watched one of the students slap her seer apprentice's hand to continue the relay.

"GO GEORGIA!" she cheered loudly, jumping up and clapping.

Despite hating running, Georgia enjoyed making people happy, even if it was just someone she only talked to in the classes they had together.

The seer girl used all her stamina to run across the finish, winning the relay for her team, to a waterfall of claps and cheers and a large group hug from her teammates.

The apprentice mage fell dramatically in the grass off the field right before her friends and her teacher approached.

"I feel like I'm dying," she heaved.

"I think it was very much worth it," Nemo chuckled.

"You were amazing, Georgia!" Rowan said with a smile.

"I will be honest, with the way you were talking I didn’t think you'd go for first place," Elias said, "You were fast as lightning!”

"So, I actually won and didn't get have like a foot in front of me and then collapse before the finish," Georgia panted as she glanced up at her four friends, who were looking down at her in the grass, "Like this isn't one of those like dreams where I think I won but in reality I failed miserably?”

"No, you did it, Georgia," Rowan giggled.

"Guys, I think I am dying I see the goddess!" Georgia wheezed dramatically as Indigo extended a hand to her to help her up.

"Félicitations, Georgia! Let’s get you out of the grass, so we don't have to be taken to Calvin," the archmage remarked.

"I need a gallon of water," the seer huffed, leaning on Nemo as he helped her to walk.

"Let's get two gallons, you can drink one and we can pour the other one on you!" Rowan joked.

"Oh, that'd just be a waste of water," Georgia muttered.

The small friend group went to a water station, so the mage in training could get all the water she wanted. Once she felt well enough she went to go change out of the gym clothes she was in for the relay into more casual clothes so she could hang out with her friends.

Despite it being only noon, the day already had been so full of festivities. Even with that though, there was still more fun to be had.

"Ricky! Ricky, I did it!" Georgia exclaimed as Nemo, Elias, Rowan, and herself approached the healer's tent, "First place!"

"Georgia! That's amazing!" Maverick shouted with a large smile, hugging her tightly.

"Congratulations, Georgia," Calvin remarked, before turning his attention to Indigo who wasn't far behind the gaggle of teens that approached his booth, "I'll have some free time at 12:30 if you can wait that long," he commented after looking at his watch.

"That's fine," she replied, "I planned to-"

"Corals!"

It was said in the Polish accent of the cursed science professor, who happened to be in the walkway of booth tables. She stood there, arms crossed with that permanent scowl on her face, "Let's go for a little walk."

Indigo only nodded, following the ex-alchemist to have whatever conversation she wanted.

"Are you going to come with us Maverick?" Georgia asked.

"I..." he looked at Rowan with this look of scared apprehension before looking to Calvin, "Can I?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine, go have fun," the healer replied.

Maverick nodded, taking off his healer garb before interlocking fingers with his boyfriend, leaving Rowan a little confused.

"So, Percival, what do you wish to discuss?" Indigo remarked behind her shades as she and the cursed professor walked along the outskirts of the festival.

Percy couldn’t bring herself to look at Indigo, "How are you feeling?"

"I wish you all would stop asking me that! I'm fine," Indigo scoffed.

"Mhm," Percy hummed, "I've met the fine Indigo, she's more smiley then you are."

"Oh, shut up," Indigo sighed.

"Have you told Rowan?" Percy asked, being quite crass.

"Huh?"

"They seemed different, as if something was wrong. I assumed that was because the truth was out now," Percy replied, "Especially since they were snooping in your office last week."

Indigo kept her mouth shut.

"Don’t tell me you haven't told them anything."

The mage was once again silent.

“Indigo," Percy huffed.

"If they can't remember, who am I to ruin their paradise?" Indigo replied.

The two of them stopped walking and the science professor turned to face the historian, "Indigo, they are asking about it and you are hiding things from them!"

"I know! But what would you have me do!?"

"Be honest with the child you have in your care!"

Percy was being oddly sympathetic, "For a woman that usually thinks with her heart rather than her mind, you are not thinking with either at the moment," Percy scoffed, "I would have thought you’d have made this right."

"I'm trying!"

The cursed woman stared at the French archmage, all she could see was a deep despair. A sort of empty haze, like Indigo wasn’t completely there. The look in her midnight eyes made Percy feel sick.

“Where is the woman I hate? Where is the overconfident mage who thinks that no one can touch her? Where is the woman who says my name with such a fake sweet voice that it makes me sick? …Where is the woman who challenged me to be a better person without even a single word? Why has she been replaced with a hollow shell?! She was someone who, I begrudgingly will admit, is one of the smartest people on this island. And why, why is she instead acting so damn foolish?! Tell me, Indigo!” Percy ranted at her.

Indigo is yet again left speechless.

“I don't want to care about you because you look pitiful, that’d be Sloan’s job or your parents’ job. I want to care about you because you make me feel something more than this sorrowful sickness!" Percy continued to bellow, "I don't care about a lot of people, but believe it or not I care for your ward! And seeing you do this to them is horrendous!"

“…I'm working on making it right," Indigo retorted, but honestly she just sounded miserable, "Percy, I can't say anything other than I'm working on it! I want to have the right answer to their future questions! I will make it right; I just need more time!"

Percy clicked her tongue, Indigo wasn’t one to say Percy when addressing the ex-alchemist, it's almost always Percival... Percy had allowed her that.

"We don't need to talk any further until you get everything straightened out," the cursed woman said before leaving without another word. This left Indigo there by herself in her gloom.

Back with the teens, the fun continued!

But even though they were all having a good time, there was a sort of uneasiness in the air.

Rowan was able to trace the uneasiness back to its source, Maverick.

"Hey, Elias..." the pink-haired teen said as the two of them played a dart balloon-popping game, "Is Maverick upset with me?"

"What do you mean?" the white-haired male asked.

"The way he looked at me back at the healer's tent. It looked like he was scared to be around me. All day he's been, like I don't know, afraid to look at me. But I can tell that he's looking at me! Like when we first met, he -I don't know- just kept staring at me like I was familiar, but like he hasn't said anything!"

"I mean I told him that you looked familiar, and he seemed pretty down that you couldn't remember me," Elias replied, "But he hasn't said anything about you, to me at least."

"This better not be another situation where I knew him and I can't freaking remember" Rowan huffed, throwing their last dart at the board and missing, "If it is I'm going to be pissed."

"Guys!" Georgia exclaimed a few booths ahead of them with Maverick and Nemo, "There’s a fortune teller here, you all wanna get your fortunes read?"

Elias and Rowan looked at each other and shrugged following the Georgian girl down the street.

"I thought seers didn't like fortune tellers," Nemo commented.

"No... well I don't know... maybe," Georgia replied, "But I think they're fun."

The group came upon a large circus-like tent, bright purple with a light yellow diamond patterning. Pushing past the curtain, they saw a palace of pillows in dark shades of blue, rouge, and mauve, with an Egyptian woman wearing a hijab, and many pieces of bangle jewelry, sitting in the middle of her plush place, a small tea table in front of her with tarot cards, candles, tea kettle, cups, and a -presumed- fake crystal ball off to the side.

"Welcome," she said softly, "Please sit."

The teens took seats on the pillows in a half circle in front of the table, "You five are good friends, yes?"

"Some of us," Nemo mumbled, looking around the tent.

"Right, because you can't be friends with your brother."

Nemo and Elias looked at each other then back at the fortune teller, "Oh come on, you look alike, it's not that hard to tell you two are related. I mean you have the same beauty mark, nose shape, and eye color."

Nemo clicked his tongue and Elias rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment as Maverick and Georgia snickered.

"Quit laughing," Nemo scoffed quietly, looking over at his boyfriend who was not doing a good job hiding his laughter.

"I can't help it," Maverick snorted.

"The stars are in you two’s favor," the fortune teller commented, she flipped over a few tarot cards, "Despite your past, the two of you will make amends in the near future. You two should sit down and talk about your differences."

The twins looked at her once again, they shared a look as if to say later.

“You there, the little girl," the woman said.

"Me?" Georgia questioned.

"You have a bright future," the woman mused, "You are on the right path. You have so much potential."

The fortune teller's words made Georgia smile wide, "You shine bright, if you keep up the great work, you will shine even brighter."

There was a moment of silence, the woman looked at Maverick, then to Rowan for a second, and back at Maverick, "You are holding on to a lot. You are holding a lot of it in."

Maverick swallowed, "You need to loosen your grip on whatever it is you are holding on to. It will make you feel lighter."

After speaking to Maverick, the woman's full attention was on Rowan. It made them a little uncomfortable, being stared at. It felt like the fortune teller was reaching into their soul and pulling out something Rowan didn't even know they had within them.

"I advise you to be cautious in the coming days. I sense your life will be changed: I suggest you think before you act."

Rowan stares at her wide-eyed, what the fuck is going to happen? Why do they have to be cautious, what kind of vague shit is this?

"You all are close, I can tell, I hope whatever is coming you all can overcome it together," the fortune teller remarked, “…Would you like some tea?"

The group of teens shook their heads before readying to leave.

"Thank you so much," Georgia cooed, as she headed to exit the tent with her friends.

"Well, that was not one of my best ideas," the seer girl was a little disappointed about the weird outcomes.

"We all can't have good ideas all the time," Nemo remarked, "It’s alright!"

"You okay, Rowan?” Elias asked, as the pink-haired teen stared blankly at their feet as they walked.

"Why the hell would I have to cautious?" they muttered.

"Fortune tellers are vague on propose, it probably means nothing," Nemo answered.

"And what did she mean "My life will change”? What the actual fuck?!" Rowan huffed, "It’s like Georgia's grandmother: "Something will change your being" what does all this mean?”

"Rowan, I love my grandmother, but she is a very old seer that sits in a chair listening to the tv all day. She probably just wanted to screw with you,” Georgia offered up in an attempt to reassure them.

"Or she could have been right, hell that fortune teller could have been right!" Rowan shouted.

The teens had stopped moving, turning all of their attention on Rowan.

Elias, Nemo, and Georgia looked between each other and at Rowan, feeling rather concerned, while Maverick stood silent, fidgeting, not making eye contact with anyone.

“…I mean, seriously?! Why do I always feel so weird when I go to school?! …Why the hell is it so hard to find out anything about my childhood?! Why don’t I remember my parents?! ...I don’t know how my own mom died, like fuck I should at least know or remember that. But it feels like everyone is always lying to me! … WHAT IS THIS “BIG” THING THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?! WHY DOES IT HAVE TO FUCK UP MY LIFE?!” Rowan ranted angrily.

“…You can't remember your childhood?" Georgia repeated in shock.

"Rowan, how long has this been bothering you?" Nemo asked worriedly.

“…Since the ball," they huffed.

"And you didn't tell us?!" Georgia probed.

"I told Elias," Rowan muttered, "I know you guys are my friends too, but you all have different kinds of stuff going on and I didn't want to bother you."

"Oh Row," Georgia sighed, going in for a hug which they returned, "We’ll always be here for you!"

"Thank you..."

Nemo looked over at Maverick, "Babe, you okay?" he asked, seeing how nervous his boyfriend was, "Maverick..."

He wanted to say it, he wanted to get it all off his chest. Tell them everything he knew. No, he had to tell them, “…Rowan," he said in a shaky tone, "Duke is the reason you don't have your memories!"

The group fell silent while Rowan gave Maverick a wide-eyed look.

“He was "testing the limits of alchemy and magic" using you as his test subject! He said he was trying to "cure" the creatures under the college and you were the perfect subject!" the white-haired teen expounded, "...The night your mom died, he had the mages hide your memories away! He said it was just to get rid of the memories of that night, but something went wrong!"

"How long have you known this, Maverick?!" Elias asked loudly, with a ball of fury lodged in his chest.

"Since it all began," he replied, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I couldn't do anything! He's my grandfather! He was going to mess with Nemo's grades, take away my apprenticeship, and disband the art club! He was going to take away the few things I love if I said what he did to you or to me!"

Maverick was basically sobbing by the time he finished speaking.

"Duke's your grandfather!?" Georgia gasped.

Maverick looked at his feet in defeat, "I'm so sorry!"

Rowan only stared at him as Nemo stood at his side, a hand on his shoulder.

They were experimented on as a child, by the weird dean of the college. More importantly, he had the mages hide their memories!

Even if taking away the memories of Rowan’s early childhood was only a mistake, that didn’t really make it any better.

"I need to find Indigo!”

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