#The Fighter: Shiloh

[magicianapprenticelyra]

WIP(s) Update #I

A/N: Hello everybody! As promised, this post is a little peek into what I’ve been working on as of late.

It’ll be divided into two parts: drafts I’ve been intermittently working on from 2022 and earlier (some may be all the way back from 2020 as well, YIKES), and then more recent works that have popped up within the last five to six months.

More under the cut because this got . . . very long.

Old(er) Works/WIP(s) [from 2022 and before]:

Fics I owe/want to give people [three to five in total]

Expansion of AUs Written / Noted

Modern

possible modern AU of Bảo being a gamer as a teenager like some Youtubers, but he’s small-time indie kinda guy

Reversal [within my cast of OCs] (i.e. Apprentice!Bảo and Auntie!Liên)

Celestial Sanctum

Actor AU(?) [at least Lucio’s part]

Apprenticember—DAY(s) II & III (Part II)

Main 6 LI route stories with Apprentice and/or Librarian Lyra

Maybe??? Even??? Librarian Lyra Route???

Expansion on time spent with the various in-laws for both Apprentice / Librarian Lyra and her LI(s)

All Apprentice!Lyras interacting with one another [The Observation Room]

May be a series, or it may be a set of one-shots that interconnect somehow

Finish Devil!Lyra’s Ascension [lucio x apprentice]

OC Backstories

Lyra [slight reboot/rewriting of her past, present and future within the world of The Arcana

Lyra’s extended family

Rồngkarst (village)/Leysương (country) aesthetics [parts of Fantasyland Vietnam]

specific details and whatnot

Sekani/Walt/James/Bảo/Neha

Walterine’s Parents

How Walt is related to Sekani

James’s Parents [two] and Siblings [five of them]

The Banbha [James’s tribe in The South]

The Olde Deer God

Connections / Interactions with the Heart of the Forest

Tarot [Major and/or Minor] Card Associations

Annnnnnnnd just THIS chunk is written out in about 60 or so one sentence ideas in a notebook of mine that I’ll need to break down or combine in order to make any coherence.

[Oof]

WIP(s) [from Jan 2023 to now]:

Ceci and Thomas

Details how they’re connected to Lyra and her family

May or may not tie in with The Observation Room shenanigans

Also Ceci and Thomas’s siren / mermaid / undine(?) background / lineage

More stories about the fan kids

Tarot [Major and/or Minor] Card Associations

Familiars

Whether or not they’re aware of the canon / in-game events that their family and loved ones have gone through.

Whether or not they’re aware of THOMAS’s background as not being entirely human

Pictures of Crochet!Nook [thanks go to @fire-fira for this bit. I’m still overjoyed this could happen]

In Conclusion:

This writer’s brain is very full of ideas and I wish I had more time in the day to work on all of these.

If you made it this far, thank you so, so much for your time and patience to read all of this.

Have a good rest of your day / night!

#The Arcana #fan apprentice #magicianapprenticelyra #blog update #the scribe speaks #ask to tag #The Observation Room #OCs #OC x OC #OC x OC x OC #The Mind: Hải #The Heart: Noor #The Singer: Thomas #The Fighter: Shiloh #The Forthright: Iris #The Lioness: Avery #The Seeker: Junior

[gb-patch]

How would one hypothetically go about beating Shiloh in a fight?

You could just punch him. He's not much of a fighter, haha.

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#our life #our life beginnings & always #xoxo droplets #shiloh fields #ask #gb patch games #gb patch

[cyanidelover666]

yesterday i was writing down every artist i listen to in my notes app in a random order and now i want to sort them in chronological order and write down my fav songs &albums of them

this is bc whenever someone asks me what i listen to, i suddenly can’t remember anything, so i was thinking what if i make a list so then i wont have to try and explain anything cuz all this is so fcking random i cant even figure out my vibe myself

The Neighbourhood

Chris Isaak

Marika Hackman

Aphex Twin

MAREUX

Crystal Castles

PASTEL GHOST

Memo Boy

CRIM3S

plenka

SIDEWALKS AND SKELETONS

mathbonus

n u a g e s

I Monster

bonjr

Mr.Kitty

MGMT

Harmless

EYEDRESS

Tom Odell

Tom Rosenthal

ROAR

Dream, Ivory

C418

BADBADNOTGOOD

Duster

salvia palth

Alex G

Foo Fighters

Type O Negative

Bauhaus

плохо

молчат дома

Пошлая Молли

Odraz

Guerra Fría

Ivan Cornejo

yg h y p n o s.

joji

Виктор Цой

instupendo

MayRoosevelt

arbour

Brookside

VACATIONS

Alicks

Cigarettes After Sex

awfultune

SYML

Deftones

Mother Mother

Men I Trust

Nicole Dollanganger

Arctic Monkeys

Ry X

Peacock Affect

bon iver

Bernadette Carol

Current Joys

Yves Tumor

Haley Heyendrickx

Blue Foundation

alt-J

Черниковская хата

KA$TRO

Christian Death

Rammstein

Winter Aid

MoonDeity

Montell Fish

Yung Lean

AK4RI

Xasthur

I’m in a coffin

Где Фантом?

АДЛИН

ssshhhiiittt!

Gigi Masin

Guti

Беспокойник

almogfx

jéger

Vague003

leadwave

Øneheart

analog_mannequin

thenian

Thom Yorke

estrada

harris cole

Jaysen

Vida

Logan Belcher

TELEVISION BLONDE

ethan

emi priest

Odd Sweetheart

GEE TEE

oscar lang

pyro

EKKSTACY

hebona.

dandelion hands

PHANTOGRAM

ooes

мы

Vundabar

lunafreya

ghostangelo

(only after 6pm)

insomnia // Nine Paths

Haulm

lil peep

xxxtentacion

BOY FROOT

$uicideboy$

Mind’s Eye

Dexter Britain

JRS

OSIAS

Max Diaz

chiot

60juno

1782

Lebanon Hannover

Lana del Rey

Witching Hour

Depeche Mode

Your Funeral

vagabond893

Rew

Surf Curse

Grouper

The Mamas and The Papas

Wallows

Flora Cash

Cults

Emma Lu

girl in red

RENDEZ-VOUS

Maribou State

Bicep

Chakra Efendi

hisohkah

noire

flume

Mag.Lo

TV Girl

Princess Chelsea

Sitcom

Pixies

matt maltese

lord huron

Portugal. The Man

Sir Chloe

City Morgue

Gorillaz

Boodahki

Baby Bugs

Kina

Shiloh Dynasty

Karamel Kel

strawberry guy

WH0R3AGAMIZ

High Sunn

calamar

Sykes

bedroom

Toby Fox

pierce the veil

Nirvana

Hole

Marilyn Manson

Depeche Mode

Mac Demarco

twenty one pilots

Hozier

The Drums

Le Tigre

Mr Floyd Larry

K.Flay

IC3PEAK

Patrick Nitti

Patrick Watson

honorable mention: AURORA (bc not only do i love her music, but me and her literally have the same name hehe)

will probably update lol

#i have bpd #the nbhd #chris isaak #marika hackman #aphex twin #mareux #crystal castles #pastel ghost #memo boy #crim3s #plenka #sidewalks and skeletons #mathbonus #nuages #i monster #bonjr #mr. kitty #mgmt #harmless #eyedress #tom odell #tom rosenthal #roar #dream ivory #c418 #badbadnotgood #duster #salvia palth #alex g #foo fighters

[parainvestigate]

@itmeanspeace sent: [ TRAINING ]:     during a sparring match, sender ends up pinning the receiver against the wall.

Decades spent fighting hadn't necessarily put him on equal footing with Shiloh in terms of skill. Much more of an intuitive fighter who was more used to going against large monsters of similar fighting style so someone who had more practice along with near matching strength could get the drop on him. Something she had proved when she got him up against the wall. Not that he was out of options on how to respond but he was in no rush to push her away.

"Someone loves pinning me down," he teased. "Always tryna press up against me. Think it's cute."

#itmeanspeace #( 🔥 ) ⸻ 𝙄𝙉𝙑𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙂𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙄𝙉 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙂𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 : ｟ ic ｠

[swirlmup]

RWBY may have its flaws, but at least its not racist to POC, at least it doesn't treat its female MCs as damsels in distress, nor does it make male side characters into white male saviors.

Fixing RWBY v5 took a pedophile bandit, and made him into a father and husband while still having him sexually harass teenagers.

It also glorified racist white men as protagonists in place of the female characters, but let's focus on FRWBY V6.

Where the angry abusive straight white male version of toxic masculinity is now suddenly overpowered, gets sympathetic backstory, can now force women who have never met him before to beg for forgiveness, and the woman he abuses is now forever forced to carry his blade? And he is not allowed to be killed by the women he oppressed?

RWBY is written for people wanting feminism, lgbt rep, and SJW values.

Fixing RWBY is for toxic masculinity and people with conservative values, like libertarians.

To say nothing of how Fixing RWBY treats POC characters like garbage....the sheer racism in your fanfic is atrocious.

I mean there was the whole thing in RWBY where the writers said the White Fang were inspired by American Civil Rights movements, but then the White Fang are also unequivocally portrayed as the bad guys, and then there was Blake needing to be rescued by Sun when she was captured, and then there was ubermensch Jaune activating his healing semblance just in time to save Weiss, but go off I guess.

FRWBY, for the record, also isn't racist, nor treats its heroines as damsels, nor makes white male side characters into white saviors.

Shiloh isn't a pedophile and he isn't Raven's husband. He's just Vernal's baby-daddy. He assumed Yang was a legal adult when he met her, and he was correct in that assumption since Yang is already 18 by the time they meet, so that clears him of that accusation as well.

It did not glorify any white men over the heroines.

Adam is canonically a strong fighter in RWBY, all we did was be more consistent with his strength and didn't depower him at any point, and instead allowed him to also progress in the same way the heroines progressed and got stronger. Adam canonically always had a sympathetic backstory, as evidenced by the brand on his face and additional canon from the short and comics showing that when Adam was younger he was much nicer. All we did was add more meat to his already hinted-at backstory. He didn't force Weiss to apologize, she chose to do that on her own, and I think that that was a very grand moment for Weiss. She's stepping up to take responsibility for her family's actions, she's being the bigger person and extending whatever kindness she has to offer to the person who deserves it the least. Weiss is downright saintly in that moment. Adam didn't want her apology and spat on it. Blake took Adam's sword of her own will. Nobody forced it on her, she could have left it behind. We don't know what will become of the sword in future volumes, if she'll really keep it forever or throw it away. The story hasn't revealed the sword's final fate yet. The entirety of team RWBY worked together to beat Adam up. Blake protected her friends, Yang put Adam in a crater, Weiss said the final words, and Ruby shot the finishing blow. These women were all terrorized by Adam, and they all worked together to end him. This might shock you to hear, but a lot of the artists contributing to FRWBY are also deeply concerned with women's portrayal in media, are lgbt and want rep, and also believe in social justice values. I won't say every single one of the Sketchy Huntsmen are like that, but a good chunk are. Perhaps you just have a different idea of what feminism, lgbt rep, and social justice should look like compared to us?

Still don't know where people get the racism thing from. Like, at no point does FRWBY treat any poc character poorly.

#asks #anonymous #fixing rwby #frwby

[ask-the-ocean-boy]

How much to see you and Baxter fight?

I feel like it's coming and I want front row seats to cheat help you cheer you on!

neither of us are built for fighting unfortunately 😔 you’ve always been the fighter between the two of us anyway so unless you wanna fight him on my behalf…. jk unless

seems like something shiloh/jeremy and their crew might be into though so maybe ask them??

#i can’t even think of like a competition between the two of us #like can he be convinced to recreate surfs up with me??? #our life #our life beginnings & always #anonymous #asks #baxter ward

[writereleaserepeat]

I've just added this short preview to my masterlist, but as I've been inspired by so many brilliant writers and whumpers here lately, I've started on a new story: Blood of the Sun. The synopsis and content overview are below - first chapter will be posted on April 15!

Blood of the Sun

After 16 months as a living blood bank, Shiloh finally makes his escape. There’s just one problem: he escaped into the endless Alaskan tundra, where the sun won't rise for another six weeks, and where hungry vampires rove in packs. Fortunately for Shiloh, a coven is willing to keep him safe until the sun finally rises, and they will try to heal his many wounds along the way. That is, if Shiloh doesn’t kill them first.

CW: permanent injury, mentions of gore and blood, bloodbag whumpee, hypothermia, frostbite

FFO: vampire caretakers, human whumpee, angry whumpee, spiteful whumpee, whumpees who are fighters (except those times when they're not)

#whump #whump community #whumplr #lol announcing my story like I'm some big deal #but yeah I'm really excited for this one #I wrote 12000 words in 2 days lol #so my fingers are dead and I'm passionate and have a 6 chapter headstart on this mess #posting is the hard part isn't it #hear no evil has 15 chapters done with only four posted #gnashing of teeth has 9 done with one posted #and this sucker has six done with none posted #i am a cartoon character #and as for the whumpee... he's tough until he breaks down #and it is so delicious #I'm pretty fond of the whumpee in this new story but caretakers leave something to be desired

[salim--slayerofnations]

He wasn’t hard to find. Taking refuge in a small town in Minnesota, his hammer striking nails into a wooden framework in the name of building houses. It was one of the many ways he kept the memory of his daughter alive. Affordable tiny homes was the first life-long goal Demetria ever made. Leilani always pushed little Demi to shoot for the stars, and in the stars, she saw a way to help the old man begging for change on the street corner. And people like him. Affordable tiny homes wasn’t an original idea, but it was something that fueled her heart with passion.

In the year and change since Demetria’s murder, Koa had started a small company that built dozens of tiny homes in her memory.

The frame was close to finished on their latest house, but the work stalled, the laborers dispersed by a violent storm. But not Koa. There was no due date, but in his heart, he could not delay. Demi would never look down from Heaven and watch him delay. He would finish the frame on his own.

He only slowed down when he saw a maroon Cadillac park itself on the street. But when Koa saw the woman step out of the driver’s side…he stopped.

Koa knew her as a child. The skills of a tactical nuke in a tiny frame, but none of the social skills necessary to make friends. He remembered fighting with her and ending up thrown in the river because it was the only way to make her acquaintance, He remembered being her friend when she had none. And then he remembered when they took her away to continue her training. It was the first time his heart was ever broken.

They were young then, barely peeking over the horizon of adulthood. Now…they were different people.  But she still had a strange approach to social interactions. She used to read about how to deal with people and apply what she learned to real life…with varying results. Maybe that’s why she wore a black dress coat while standing beneath a black umbrella with her hair tied in a neat pony that rested over her shoulder.

Koa could only scoff at the effort….but even after all that’s happened, he appreciated it. “Funeral was a few months ago, Paris,”  He kept hammering. A few more nails and the frame would be finished.

“If I had any notion that I was welcome, I would have been there in person.”

The sentence she uttered betrayed the awkwardness he had known her for in their youth. The coat was deliberately symbolic. An offer of resonance. 

No. He had to be angry. It was Koa’s duty as a father to be angry… for as long as he could be. “Is it still Paris? Or is it Shiloh? I’m hearing different things nowadays.”

“Either works,” She replied. 

“So, Annalis’e decides to change her name back to her mother’s chosen name to distance herself from her dad…” Koa continued to strike the nail into the wood. “I’m guessing you changed yours to distance yourself from the Slayer’s program?”

In the dark, in the rain, Koa could barely see her nod in reply.

“So I guess now that you don’t want anything to do with the title, that absolves you of your involvement with Sparrow?”

It took her a second, but eventually, she shook her head. “If I had known–”

“You should have known. You handled Sparrow, you should have been on top of it.”

She nodded. No resistance. 

Paris was always resistant. Always a fighter. For her to pretend otherwise was beginning to upset Koa. He dropped the hammer and marched to her, staring her down with a heavy brow. “What the fuck do you want?”

“A friend,” she replied simply.

Koa scoffed as he turned away. “You’re in the wrong place, ‘Shiloh’”

She reached for Koa’s arm, but there wasn’t a significant force on her part that kept him in place. 

“You were always my north star. Even after they sent me away. You always believed in my humanity. I need that now. I need someone that knows the good I can do.”

“Can you?” Koa lashed out quietly. “Do good?”

“I’m trying to,” she replied. “There’s a girl that needs help. It's the first thing I chose to do after my therapy. But…I think she knows something you need.”

Koa frowned. “How?”

“She’s hiding secrets,” Paris replied. “From Agnes. And when she found out, she abducted three Shadows and sent them after this girl. Whatever she found, it was enough for Agnes to act against her own exile.”

“....you’re bribing me.”

“No. There are many who would help me if asked…but I know that this means something to you. And I know I’ll never be able to fill the hole that my negligence cost you. But I’d like to try. I’d be a horrible friend if I didn’t.”

Koa finally turned back to Paris. “What do you think? Does Agnes deserve to go away for driving Sparrow to do what she did? Do my wife and child deserve justice? Or will you say or do anything so that things go back to how they were?”

Paris dropped her umbrella. She peered up into the rain to meet Koa’s eyes. “I believe that a Weaving Shadows that knows the weight of consequence and holds itself accountable for its mistakes must begin somewhere. Why not with you and I?”

Koa stared and stared. And his anger slipped through his fingers. “Demi said the same about society in general. And her role in it.” He held Paris’s hand in his left hand, while he picked up her umbrella with his right. He placed the handle back in her grasp and smiled. “You’ll catch a cold.”

[yourqueenb]

#choices #choices stories you play #playchoices #playchoices poll

[idv-thespians]

10: When was your last physical fight?

“Uhm, not counting matches… I guess it would be the one time with that strange uncle of Amy’s…” Liam frowned in thought.

“A-Ah, I’m not a fighter! I didn’t have any physical fights I can remember…” Hugo looked away shyly.

“Physical… No, I don’t recall any.” Elaine replied, attention drawn to something else.

“Well, mine was with that creepy witch.” Shiloh scowled. “Whatever her name was, I don’t care.”

“Mine? Well… I guess sometimes in matches I can get pretty offensive, mostly to help my teammates and myself. I hope the hunters don’t take it too personally…” Quinn murmured

#next take // reblog #masked // shiloh monroe #adroit // quinn stewart #dimmed lights // liam hubert #reserved scripts // hugo drakenburg #faded pages // elaine schreiber

[magicianapprenticelyra]

The Kind of Queers Are My Arcana OCs?

Glad You Asked, Happy Pride!

Please note: some OCs mentioned below have either yet to be (re)written about—in length—or will feature more in my MC’s backstory and/or her LI timeline.

The Aster-Nguyen Family: Lyra Nguyen: Nonbinary Femme; Biromantic Demisexual Bảo Nguyen: Cisgender Male; Bisexual Walterine Aster: Cisgender Female; Polyamorous Bisexual James Aster: Cisgender Male; Biromantic Asexual Neha Aster: Cisgender Female; Aromantic Asexual

Fan Kids/Next Gen OCs: Noor Nguyen Alnazar: Cisgender Female; Bisexual Hai Nguyen Alnazar: Genderfluid; Aromantic Asexual Shiloh Devorak: Nonbinary Masc; Aromantic Bisexual Iris Nguyen: Cisgender Female; Pansexual Junior Nguyen: Transmasc; Bisexual Avery Webber: Cisgender Female; Lesbian/WLW

[more under the cut]

Miscellaneous OCs: Nhung Wén: Cisgender Male; (Closeted) Bisexual Mai Nguyen: Cisgender Female; Heterosexual Raj Theodore [name to be updated]: Cisgender Male; Demiromantic Heterosexual Alex(andria)/Alexander: Genderfluid; Bisexual Diệp “Leaf” Huỳnh: Nonbinary Masc; Bisexual Regulus Salvius/Valentine “Reggie” Salvius [modern au]: Cisgender Male; Bisexual Fiore Salvius: Nonbinary Masc; Demiromantic Demisexual

#The Arcana #magicianapprenticelyra #fan apprentice #OCs #OC x OC #OC x OC x OC #The Heart: Noor #The Mind: Hải #The Fighter: Shiloh #The Forthright: Iris #The Singer: Thomas #The Lioness: Avery #The Seeker: Junior #the scribe writes

[liveattheauction]

OCs and WIPs Masterlist

Here's every WIP, original and otherwise, I've got running right now. I've got older projects I may dig up someday and gods know I'll come up with more, so I'll add/subtract as things change.

Help me stay motivated! Feel free to ask anytime about any of these projects, characters, or fics!

Current fics:

Becoming is Unbecoming (IHNMAIMS, 9/? chapters)-- jelly!Ted finds the other survivors. Mostly hurt/comfort.

Sympathy for the Devil (IHNMAIMS, 1/? chapters)--AM gets trapped in Ted's head after the events of the game. Hurt/Comfort, angst, slow recovery, character exploration.

Original Stories:

Wyatt and Malcolm, aka the Oriaz Crew-- fantasy world with undead demon-slayers and the strange things they fight. The grumpy one is friends with the sunshine one. Found family out the wazoo.

Reid and Leif-- sci-fi fighter pilot rebelling against the system in the name of his lost brother. Technopathy and brain-to-brain interfacing. Political rebellion, global war, some aliens maybe.

Lenny-- a young tech nerd gets swept up in an Illuminati-esque organization fighting a supergenius who makes cyborgs. Body horror, found family, lots of violence and gore, spy-type stuff.

Mordred and Valiant-- an outlaw alchemist and a failed succubus both find out they're "special." The second closest thing to romance I'll ever write. Fantasy, gore, some religious critique, possibly sex.

Delphi, Shiloh, and Nestor-- in a post-WWIII world, mutants made for combat are finding other ways to survive. The closest thing to romance I'll ever write. Exploration of abusive relationships, sci-fi, a touch of noir, spy stuff, gay sex.

Shit I think about but never write:

Leander and Calleo-- what happens when the "chosen one" loses to the baddies; a world-ending demon is trapped in his long-suffering vessel, hijinks ensue.

Jason Liakos-- the son of a famous geneticist is legally claimed by the organization his dad made for having patented combat genes. Technically my first novel, not that I ever actually wrote it.

Tilion/Elijah and Autumn-- a dragonslayer from the past is transported to a future where dragons and humans coexist.

Mark and Jared-- a young mage discovers his place in an urban fantasy and finds himself, not proudly, the low man on the pole beside his hyper-powerful friends. YA-ish.

Cyrus-- manmade monster combat is everyone's favorite gladiator sport until someone enters a mostly-human combatant. Gore, body horror, poorly-written political intrigue.

Vaalik plots-- shapeshifting aliens invade earth. There are, like, three different plots that run through this concept at different points in the story. October is an amnesiac soldier that befriends an alien; London is part of the cleanup crew in the early days of the truce; Dez, Russ, and Kat run control on the results of mutating alien diseases.

Tom, Rich, and Basil-- three teenage boys on a crazy fun frat-boy adventure to expunge the demon from Tom's body. Not actually as fun as it sounds.

#fanfiction #my writing #ocs #my ocs #masterlist #pinned post #anyway ask me about my shit sometime #someday I'll return the favor #someday...

[blackwingsbluedings]

Saying something flirty mid-fight which catches them off guard, giving you the perfect oppurtunity to strike

For the most part Dick had been able to keep up, blocking or countering Shiloh's strikes. Each time they sparred Dick was reminded of how capable a fighter Shiloh was.

Breathing heavy and feeling sore Grayson prepares to attack when Shiloh make a comment about his ass looking tight in compression shorts. He smirks and is about to quip when Shiloh surges forward and tosses Dick over her shoulder.

Laying flat on his back Dick groans.

"Curse my well toned ass."

#Itmeanspeace #Answered

[primroseprime2019]

Bloodlines- Ch.1

Shiloh and I walked through a busy part of the city. I was awed at how many people there were and lucky for someone like me, I wasn't claustrophobic. My happiness surprisingly made that clear.

Shiloh let out an annoyed yet bored groan, "I don't get why we are spending the day in the City's biggest tourist trap." His crow familiar, Smokey, was on his shoulder and he flapped his wings with a caw.

"I think it's nice," I said, "we both know Mom likes this part of the city."

Shiloh only huffed as he looked around. Everyone was preoccupied, buying and selling merchandise from stands. "Tch," he scoffed, "what are we, witches? Why would Vampires need blood magic anyway?"

I sent my brother a look of disapproval, "stop that. You sound a lot like Uncle Wayne whenever he talked like that."

"Yeesh, don't even joke about that Paige," Shiloh smirked teasingly, waving his hand dismissively, "any luck with finding a boyfriend or girlfriend for the Blood Moon Festival tonight?" My eyes widened as my cheeks turned red and I looked away flustered.

Shiloh cracked up, holding his sides, "oh my Lord! You really have!"

"Sh-shut up," I stammered as I started to walk ahead, "Natalia suggested that I do before the ball. And you know the Blood Moon Ball is-Oof!" I yelped as I bumped into something. Or rather... someone. I moved back and looked up to see a pair of dark red eyes glaring down at me and I instantly knew who it was: Ezekiel Porter. 

He was almost the same age as Jamisen and the two came from both religious families. Only Jamisen's family was more brighter and caring while Ezekiel’s family hid in the dark and cared for the poor and hissed at the rich.

It wasn't the fact that my cousin, Brandon McHenry and Ezekiel Porter hated each other, it was the fact that Brandon was stronger than him and they got into a fight when they were thirteen. And that was a long time ago. Ezekiel stepped back and he frowned, "...sorry."

With that, he walked past me and Shiloh. "Well that wad unexpected," Shiloh chuckled, crossing his arms over his chest, "thought the asshole would say something smart."

I frowned at my brother and elbowed him in the side, "leave him alone. He's been through a lot." 

Harry only scoffed but he didn't say anything else. I knew Shiloh hated Ezekiel’s guts more than anything. Ezekiel, among the most candidates, had been selected as a fighter in the Bloodbane Arena.

My friends Sierra, Draven and Luna were so eager to join but their parents were immediately against it, much to their utter disappointment. Charlotte, as much as she wanted to be a part of it, stayed quiet and often snuck out to see the fights herself.

The Bloodbane Arena was a few miles away and even if I wanted to see it for myself, I'd never be able to get in. At least... not by myself anyway.

Shiloh and I walked into the house. I sniffed the air and smiled at the smell of cupcakes in the air. "Hey, darlings," Mom said from the couch. My cat familiar, Primrose, leapt from her perch and pranced over to me. She was a black cat, one of my favorite breeds. I knelt down as she came up to me and I reached to scratch her on the chin.

"Hi Mom," Shiloh said. I smiled, "hey." I looked at Mom and smiled. Mom was in the High Council in the city.

"Have fun out in the city?" Mom asked. "Yeah," Shiloh said, "we bumped into Ezekiel Porter."

"Please tell me you didn't start a fight," Mom said, her eyebrows furrowing. "He didn't," Natalia spoke up as she and Demetrius walked into the living room.

Shiloh glared at her, "why do you say it like that?" "No reason," she said with a shrug. Shiloh huffed as Harry, Charlotte, Marley, Shiloh, Kaitlin, Thomas, Ivan and Joanna walked into the room.

"Well if it isn't Katniss Everdeen," Shiloh said to Charlotte who glared at him. 

"You know I hate when you call me that," she said. "I know," Shiloh snickered.

"You guys ready for the Blood Moon Festival?" Mom asked as Shiloh blocked a punch from Charlotte.

"Hell yeah," Natalia grinned, "Uriah Magnus is taking me."

"Felicity James is coming with me," Gregory said, waving his hand slightly.

"I'm taking Baron Moon." Shiloh smirked, "the boy of the century." Charlotte rolled her eyes and shook her head, "yeah and you two are quick to have sex than talk." Natalia, Joanna and Demetrius cracked up at her words as Shiloh’s face turned red.

"Girl, shut the Hell up!" He snapped, completely flustered as Marley and Shiloh and Thomas laughed alongside Natalia and Demetrius.

Gregory rolled his eyes and shook his head. I chuckled softly as Dad walked over to us.

"Hi Dad," Shiloh waved at him. "Hello Shiloh," Dad chuckled, ruffling his head.

He looked to Gregory and I, "you two getting anxious for tonight?"

"Dad, we've been to these events since we were kids," Griffin said matter-of-factly as he gave him a skeptical look, "I'm pretty sure we can handle this."

"Besides, the only one who's anxious to go is Paige," Joanna said, pointing at me and I glared at her as her Siberian Cat familiar, Frostbite, snickered. Echo hissed at him, her fur bristling and fluffing up, her eyes fashing.

Charlotte quickly ran her hand over her back to calm her down. Echo, Charlotte’s Egyptian Mau, was never fond of Joanna, and Dad, Charlotte, Gregory and I never knew why.

"Let her be, Jo," Dad chuckled, "it's okay to be nervous. Just be yourself and have fun."

I smiled as I listened to the friendly banter between my my father, brothers and sisters despite the sadness slowly rising in my chest. I leaned against the wall, holding Primrose close. Mom looked over at me and patted the spot next to her on the couch. She knew what I was thinking.

Smiling slightly, I walked over to her and sat down beside her. She wrapped her arm around me and I squeaked. I smirked, "thought I was too old for this stuff."

"Hush," she huffed with a smile. I smiled.

Night arrived and we could hear the sound of cheering outside. "To the roof!" Natalia said triumphantly and the ten of us ran upstairs. Mom chuckled softly and she got up and kissed Dad who immediately returned the kiss.

My siblings and I ran outside onto the roof and grinned and gasped with excitement. Red fireworks went off. I smiled as I watched them.

For some reason, I was fond of the colors black, red and blue. I found them to be very significant and beautiful colors. Deadly. Like me. Like all Vampires.

I reached out and smiled as the fireworks continued to go off. Kaitlin and Ivan smiled at each other.

Tonight was alright. And I prayed that it would stay that way.

#fanfiction #my ocs #Bloodlines

[briamichellewrites]

79

2005. After a lumpectomy, multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and a double mastectomy, Elliot was finally cancer free at eighteen years old! Her hair was slowly growing back into a dirty blonde color, much like Brad’s. She no longer needed her wheelchair, as she had gained enough strength in her legs to graduate to using a walker. That meant more freedom and independence. Her oncologist congratulated her. She advised her to take it one step at a time.

Anxiety about her future and the possibility of cancer returning was normal. She would always be there if she had questions or concerns, or just needed to talk. Thank you. Mike and Phoenix, who had joined her for the appointment, also thanked her and her team. They needed to celebrate! They laughed. After the appointment, they said a final thank you before leaving.

Brad was back on set working on Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Angelina Jolie. He was anxiously awaiting her phone call, so he had his phone with him. When he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, he immediately answered it. Dad! He could hear tears in her voice, so he prepared for the worst. What did the doctor say? The cancer was gone! He wanted to collapse in happiness! Instead, he felt tears coming down from his eyes. He wiped them away.

“Ellie, I am so proud of you! I don’t even have the words to express how I’m feeling right now. Congratulations! I knew you were a fighter! I love you so much! Go out and have fun because you deserve it!”

“I will! We still need to do checkups every few months, just in case.”

“We can do that. Let’s just focus on the positive for now. When I get home, I’m taking you to the most expensive restaurant in LA!”

After hanging up, he texted George, Anna, and Matt to let them know. He wiped his tears as he was called back. The director, Doug Liman quietly asked if he was okay. Yeah, he just found out his daughter beat cancer! Congratulations to her! He laughed and went to get his makeup touched up. There were no words to describe what he was feeling. It had been a very difficult couple of years with Elliot fighting cancer, the uncertainty of her treatments, and being a new dad to Shiloh.

She was a happy baby, who was becoming a curious toddler. Developmentally, she was behind other babies her age but he and Anna decided it didn’t matter. She was healthy, that was all that mattered. Her favorite things were bathing, being curious, putting whatever she could get her hands on in her mouth, and watching the dog. She hated the word no, getting her hair washed, and teething.

She had yet to start crawling but she was getting there. To get around, she scooted on her bottom. She made sounds like she was trying to babble. Anna mimicked her as if they were having a conversation. That made her smile. Mommy was so silly! She loved mealtimes because she got to use her hands to eat, even though she made a mess. Jacques was there waiting for her to accidentally drop some food for him. Sometimes she did it on purpose to see what he would do.

Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! Oh my god! This is the best news ever! – Mike

The following day, Elliot was in a robe with a beautiful dress on underneath getting her hair and makeup done. Brad was in a separate room also getting ready. It was a huge night because they were going to the Oscars. They had front-row seats because of her walker, so they would be able to see the stage.

When he saw her, he thought she looked beautiful! Her wig was braided into a fishtail and it matched the color of her natural hair. For shoes, she had on flats. They thanked the hair and makeup team before they left. George was taking them to the ceremony. He hugged Elliot and told her how beautiful she looked! Thank you! She felt beautiful! They helped her into the car before folding up her walker and setting it in the backseat.

The red carpet was covered with celebrities and the press. He helped her walk down. During an interview, he introduced his daughter. What was she wearing? Her dress was Valentino and her shoes were hers from Target. She looked beautiful! Thank you! She was so excited to be there!

Inside, they found their seats. He folded up her walker and put it underneath, so it didn’t get in anyone’s way. An usher came over and asked if they wanted them to store it during the ceremony. Yeah, that would be a better idea. Thank you! The usher told them that he would keep it behind the stage and bring it back after. Thank you! He sat down beside his daughter. It was going to be a fun night without stress or distractions.

The audience filled up quickly and she looked around. It was almost surreal that she was there. Her purse was on her lap, but she would set it aside once the show started. She remembered to turn off her phone. It was blowing up with text messages from everyone congratulating her on beating cancer! She would check her messages later.

During the ceremony, she had fun mentally guessing who would win in each category. Sometimes she was right, sometimes she wasn’t. Whoever won went up to the stage, got their award, and gave a short speech thanking whoever nominated them. One day, it would be her up there accepting an award for a movie she produced. She couldn’t wait until the after-show party because she wanted to talk to Leonardo, Kate Winslet, Julia, Emmy Rossum, Johnny Depp, and of course, Cate Blanchett.

Don Cheadle was also there. She recognized him from Oceans Eleven. After the show, she got her walker back from the usher. Thank you for watching it! It wasn’t a problem. That was a fun show! Brad was happy she enjoyed it! They got their stuff and walked to the venue next door for the party. Before going inside, he was recognized by Leonardo. They turned around and saw him walking towards them.

“Oh my god! I didn’t recognize you! You look amazing!”

“Thank you! I beat cancer”, she replied.

“Congratulations! You need to have fun and celebrate!”

He helped her get through the door. Thank you. After finding a table, they sat down. Her walker was folded up and set against the table in case she needed to get up. He wanted her to meet someone, so he excused himself to go find her. Did she want something to eat? They had snacks. Yeah, thanks. Brad excused himself. That gave her the chance to check her phone.

Oh my god! My phone blew the fuck up! Lol, THANK YOU! I’m at the Oscars after-show party and it’s so fucking cool! I’m not leaving until I meet Cate Blanchett! Lol, I’ll tell you guys all about it! – Ellie

I just saw pictures of you with your dad. Holy fuck you looked beautiful! – Chester

Laughing my fucking ass off! – Ellie

Throughout the night, she met Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Emmy Rossum, and Kate Winslet while being able to talk to Don Cheadle, Robin Williams, Leonardo, and Julia. Julia almost didn’t recognize her until she removed her wig. Oh my god! They laughed, as she stood up. They hugged. Where’s her wheelchair? She didn’t need it anymore. Instead, she had a walker. She also beat cancer! Congratulations!

“When did this happen?”

“I’ve been in physical therapy for a few weeks getting strength back in my legs. I found out I beat cancer yesterday morning.”

“Congratulations! You deserve everything! George has been keeping me updated. You were in the hospital?”

“Yeah. I was in the ICU and Pediatric ICU for two weeks and then in the main hospital for one week because I developed a cold. My oncologist was concerned about me getting an infection because of my immune system. The staff was just wonderful!”

“You need to celebrate! Congratulations again!”

“Thank you!”

@zoeykaytesmom @feelingsofaithless @alina-dixon

[humeperry]

Here is a list of albums that hold a special place in my heart. Some of these albums I can't listen to anymore, but at one point they were very important to me. These are not in order of importance or a ranking. This is just a list of albums dear to me.

You'd Prefer An Astronaut - Hum

Nevermind - Nirvana

Batmotorfinger - Soundgarden

Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins

good kid, m.A.A.d City - Kendrick Lamar

The Colour and The Shape - Foo Fighters

LIVE.LOVE.A$AP - A$AP Rocky

The Water[s] - Mick Jenkins

T R A P S O U L - Bryson Tiller

K.I.D.S. - Mac Miller

In Utero - Nirvana

Gish - Smashing Pumpkins

Live Through This - Hole

Downward is Heavenward - Hum

blink 182 - blink 182

Enema of the State - blink 182

Bug - Dinosaur Jr.

Sublime - Sublime

Oxymoron - ScHoolboy Q

Stoney - Post Malone

Aquemini - Outkast

My Krazy Life - YG

Red Friday - YG

Still Brazy - YG

All Eyez On Me - 2Pac

Killimunati - Makaveli

Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent

Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper

Man on the Moon - Kid Cudi

Rolling Papers - Wiz Khalifa

Kush & Orange Juice - Wiz Khalifa

Cabin Fever - Wiz Khalifa

ONIFC - Wiz Khalifa

Taylor Allderdice - Wiz Khalifa

Trilogy - The Weeknd

Starboy - The Weeknd

From Under the Cork Tree - Fall Out Boy

Flower Boy - Tyler the Creator

Twenty88 - Twenty88

Birds in the Trap Sign McKnight - Travis Scott

Diary - Sunny Day Real Estate

Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters

Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth

Sister - Sonic Youth

Inlet - Hum

Inna Heights - Buju Banton

Exodus - Bob Marley

Catch a Fire - Bob Marley

Legends - Bob Marley

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

The Life of Pablo - Kanye West

DAMN - Kendrick Lamar

Graduation - Kanye West

Watching Movies with the Sound Off - Mac Miller

Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World - Lil Uzi Vert

No Ceilings - Lil Wayne

'Til Shiloh - Buju Banton

Kaya - Bob Marley

Facelift - Alice in Chains

Live At Reading - Nirvana

Jar of Flies - Alice in Chains

Please Be Nice - Camping in Alaska

Because The Internet - Childish Gambino

SmokeOut Conversations - Dizzy Wright

Where You Been - Dinosaur Jr.

Around the Fur - Deftones

Nothing Was The Same - Drake

Ella Mai - Ella Mai

The Best of Sade - Sade

The Score - Fugees

Celebrity Skin - Hole

2014 Forest Hills Drive - J Cole

Ready to Die - Notorious BIG

Born Sinner - J Cole

NAV - NAV

Under Pressure - Logic

Best Day Ever - Mac Miller

Swimming - Mac Miller

What a Weird Day - Michael Christmas

Illmatic - Nas

G Funk Classics - Nate Dogg

Best of Both Worlds - Van Halen

ATLiens - Outkast

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket - blink 182

I Decided. - Big Sean

Trap Lord - A$AP Ferg

Enter the Wu-Tang - Wu-Tang Clan

Blank Face LP - ScHoolboy Q

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

Life After Death - Notorious BIG

Unplugged - Nirvana

Bleach - Nirvana

Country Grammar - Nelly

Faces - Mac Miller

Bricks are Heavy - L7

Surfer Rosa - Pixies

Blue - Third Eye Blind

Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog

I could go on and on and on and on and on, but I decided to stop at 100. These albums and all the songs contained on them are dear to my heart. There are so many more I probably forgot, but this is what I could come up with.