#They'll probs be very limited

[datcravat]

Ghost Trick Enamel Pins!

My first pins ever. They are made with lots of love to feed the hungry ghost trick fans. I hope you like them!!

#Ghost Trick #GUYSSSS #I love them I love them I love them I love ghost trick so much fuck fuck FUCK FUCK FUCK FCUK I hope these ignite a fraction of the love in #you that they've ignited in me. my autistic little ass is just so happy to have these #They'll probs be very limited #like 200 if they all sell out #so as not to step on capcoms toes #i have 100 rn and may order a 2nd batch if they do sell #also the website linked is my new shop!!! #DO YOU LIKE IT I spent ages working on it #I want it to look professional but not too professional #im just a little guy yknow

[blorbocedes]

perhaps this is me being shallow and i’m not trying to insinuate that every driver on the grid has to be gunning for a wdc but i don’t understand why anyone would turn down a rb contract at this stage? i mean if the rumours about alex refusing the seat are true i just… idk i know he’s been personally victimised by helmut marko before and been through the rb ringer but he’s a much better much more skilled and experienced driver right now and if it were me i’d personally want to test my skills against max. rb is the most coveted seat right now, it’s an opportunity to get regular podiums and even wins if max messes up or you’re simply faster. i don’t enjoy this “running from a fight” mentality (not saying that’s what alex is doing rn cause ofc there are other things at play) and it is in fact one of the reasons ****** sorta fell out of my favour. anyway i hope this makes sense haha not a native speaker, and not trying to be rude i just… don’t get it. i had similar thoughts about lando before, when horner said they’d talk to lando and then he’d only use that as leverage in his mclaren contracts. but baffling to me to come all the way to f1 after dedicating your life to it and then just going “nah” when you have the chance to be in the best car cause the other might be better than you. i mean when max got to rb daniel was the guy who had just pulverised 4-time wdc vettel, and you didn’t see him hesitte to jump in the car mid-season

when you sign a redbull contract now, you know you're effectively going to play second driver until 2028. yes Alex is a more complete driver now and would prob fare much better vs Max now, but he's also been through the RBR ringer like you said. going back would mean adjusting to an entirely new car while Max has only driven redbulls, AND getting scrutinised 2x because of his prev performance. anything below p2 is considered underperforming in the best car, and that's a lot of pressure and ofc your ego having to handle being "Max's bitch." pulling a rosberg against a generational talent is not easy. at Williams alex is personally more involved and treated as team leader and the car has improved from being the worst back marker to a solid midfielder, with Alex outdriving it.

also. job security in f1 is notoriously limited with 20 seats and rookies from f2 vying to get in. let's say alex goes to RBR. he either has to hope they let him drive until 2028 and finally get a shot at the championship (if 2026 regulations don't turn it into a junk box) and no second driver is getting a 5 year contract. Valtteri went from the best car to a backmark/midfielder. He's not even in question when silly season rolls around for the Ferraris and Bulls, despite being a solid second driver who picked off wins when Lewis dnf'd. they might scout him for Audi because they need an experienced driver for development. your career moving from the best car can only go Down. Alex already had a year off from f1 as a reserve driver when RB booted him, whatever choices he makes -- it'll be with a long term goal in mind.

Alex has said recently that if the Williams doesn't improve, he will look at other options -- as he should! He's being scouted by multiple teams. The improvements of the Aston Martin and even Mclaren have shown absolute backmarkers can become podium contending cars within a season! you'd prefer to succeed with a team that knows you and will accommodate to you than a top team where you're expected to play someone else's defense. Which brings me to lando. Lando is in the curious case Max was in 2017/18, where all the top teams were courting him. He had offers from Ferrari and Merc, while nobody knew if the RB Honda deal would work, and the RB was DNFing every other race. redbull convinced max to stay, that they'll develop the car around him and they will become a top team. I'm sure mclaren is doing the same to lando, that's the only team he's driven for and he's getting paid Very Well, the team principal is literally invested in his business, and they started this season around p19/p20, and finished it on podium. the results are there, why would he move to rbr to pick off max's crumbs?

do you know who absolutely did run from a fight? daniel. bc RB had no outright driver hierarchy in 2018, they literally stated they wanted to win a championship with daniel -- but max was too much of a rising star and daniel dipped, leaving the only team his career had anything notable from.

#silly season #f1 driver pairings #blorbocedes ask

[hils79]

Hils Watches Misty Creed - Part 1

This was supposed to have been released at the end of October but finally it is here.

I wasn't hugely enamoured with the last movie but I'm always here for my blorbos and maybe this one will address some of the issues I had with the first one.

Okay, let's go!

I forgot these new movies are more horror. So we're starting with what looks like a demon baby

I have a squick about pregnancy anyway so this is going to go well for me

I do love that both movies have started with flashback horror like an episode of Supernatural

Oh, dude, you just abandoned your heavily pregnant wife who may be about to give birth to a demon. This is not going to end well for you.

First scene in the present day and Wu Xie is in trouble and calling for Pangzi to save him *sighs happily in pangxie*

THERE'S MY BOY

Ooh he strong! Holding up a whole coffin by himself to stop Wu Xie going splat. I love this already.

And of course Xiaoge bursts in to help his husbands. God I love all three of them so very much.

Excellent out of context caption there

Wait if Xiaoge could use his special Zhang fingers to punch a whole through the coffin lid to give Wu Xie one of his hairs why doesn't he just make the hole bigger and pull Wu Xie out? Unless there's something else going on beyond 'Wu Xie trapped in coffin'

And then he just ripped the lid off. Why didn't he do that before? Well, it's not DMBJ if there's not plot holes I guess :D

He had a whole coffin plus all of Wu Xie's weight on one shoulder but he's acting like helping Wu Xie stand up takes all of his strength. It's okay, Pangzi. You can admit you just want to keep touching him.

Oh no not more creepy dolls

In case you weren't sure they're a triangle

Wait, what? Oh my god is this an escape room?

IT IS!!! HAHAHA! Incredible! A+ I love this! That is exactly what these idiots would do in an escape room too

Throwaway reference to Xiao Hua there. Love to see it.

Ah hah! So this ties in to the post-credit scene from the last movie. So this is the person Xiao Hua said he was sending to Wu Xie while he adventures in Russia with Hei Xiazi (at least that's where I assume he is)

Xiao Hua's family owes this dude, but he was too busy with his boyfriend so he told him to come and see Wu Xie instead. Xiao Hua isn't even here and I love him.

HAHAHA! God, I love these idiots so much!

Oh shit if Xiaoge feels strongly enough about something that he actually says it out loud then you listen.

I am absolutely losing it over the idea that Xiao Hua apprently has a business running an escape room based on a tomb. He's such a nerd I adore him.

Pangzi is so outraged that Xiao Hua charged them to do the escape room, then billed them for destroying the probs AND they have to go off on an adventure to repay one of Xiao Hua's family debts. I'm sure Words will be had at Pangzi and Xiao Hua's next spa date.

I love that even though Wu Xie is allegedly the brains of their group (did you know he has a degree in architecture?) it's Pangzi who has thought of the practical things that they'll need for a misty environment.

Wait, what happened to Xiaoge's sword? I know he lost the original one during Ultimate Note era but Wu Xie replaced that one.

Ah, okay. Apparently Xiaoge's original sword came from the place they're going so I guess we're ignoring the Ultimate Note replacement so they can find a new one for him here. Who needs consistency when you're NPSS.

I'm losing my mind at 'xiongdi' being subbed as 'mate'. In my head these hunters now all have British English accents.

Is it really Wu Xie if he's not having terrible ideas?

Right, I'm only 20 mins into the movie but I'm at the image limit. Onward to part 2!

#hils watches #hils watches misty creed #hils watches movies #dmbj #misty creed

[misc-obeyme]

Hey there! Just wanted to drop in and say that I actually got the ring of light (yellow gold coating) from U-treasure, and along with the stupidly high shipping prices I heard that World Shopping gives you along the process (assuming it’s true), the total will come to be about ~$150-165. The product itself was ~128 😭

That is to say that u-treasure is (prob) a menace for partnering with World Shopping for international shipping. I get that they’re using quality (ish?) materials but the shipping is. Interesting. (World Shipping is one that charges relatively more than others like Zen Market(?) or From Japan, I’ve heard)

And yes this is an incoherent ramble but I also wanted to say that Obey Me also came out with an 18k gold w/ melee diamond ring of light that I never knew existed until I randomly found that U-Treasure actually brought back the rings + Luci stand that goes with it for the month of February. Not sure if this means it’ll be back in upcoming years again? Devs I’m pretty sure said it was limited edition but hm…

Oh man I'm a bit jealous, ngl! I saw the Ring of Light and I was like listen... it'd be so cool to own that. But I just cannot justify spending that amount of money on merch like this. Especially since I already have a budget in place for the game itself.

Like I'm allowed to spend a certain amount on the game what with the vip and the occasional dp purchase and that's it. I've obtained some merch, mostly fan made stuff. And that's just extra stuff that I'm like okay I feel okay about buying these things because they make me happy.

If I had more disposable income, you can bet your ass I would have bought the Ring of Light just for the Cool Factor. But yeah it's expensive already due to the gold and stuff and then add those shipping costs and OOF.

But that's just me! I'm always excited for other people being able to get them! I hope it's every bit as cool as it looks online and that you've enjoyed having it despite the horrible shipping prices!

I know very little about shipping company options but my experience is that shipping is always stupid expensive. I guess they can go with whatever company gives them the best deal. It's not like you'd be able to shop around for a Ring of Light somewhere else with better shipping prices lol.

Sometimes limited edition stuff makes a comeback, so perhaps they'll bring it back for a bit! But sometimes it never does. I think it depends on how popular it was the first time around. Like if they think they can sell everything from a second run, they might do it!

Anyway, I hope everyone who has purchased a ring from U-Treasure has obtained a good product that makes them happy and reminds them of their favorite brother! Or uh in the case of the Ring of Light reminds them of Luci. Or just the game in general lol!

#I really love the merch I have obtained #I like standees a lot #but there are not many of Barb out there #and I might have more if he had more merch #obey me #anon asks #misc answers

[bustyasianbeautiespod]

I find it so interesting how closely Aziraphale holds onto his identity as an Angel as opposed to Crowley who plays the role of demon but knows very well that it’s just a role and that heaven and hell are just labels. I do think it goes back to their loneliness and sense of belonging, maybe. Because Aziraphale wants (wanted?), far more than Crowley at least, to belong in this whole system even tho he knows he doesn’t. Crowley knows he doesn’t belong in the system but he does want to belong somewhere and that somewhere is, well, with Aziraphale. And it’s so sad because you know they both are outcasts and hurting and only have each other and they both want more but in different directions. UGH! I love them so much. They’ll figure it out, they’ll be okay (<- affirmations)

HELLO WORDS THAT MAKE ME FEEL AND THINK THINGS.

crowley really does fully think it's a job! there's soo much book stuff for that ("Anyway, why're we talking about this good and evil? They're just names for sides. We know that." + Now, as Crowley would be the first to protest, most demons weren't deep down evil. In the great cosmic game they felt they occupied the same position as tax inspectors-doing an unpopular job, maybe, but essential to the overall operation of the whole thing. + "We were only doing our jobs," muttered Crowley. being part of the climax) that I loveee (this is not the point of your ask at all i just love anthony j crowley w all my heart and soul). and that's prob bc they already decided heaven was bullshit before the beginning and has seen and gotten the chance to evaluate both sides firsthand. but it still has to be devastatingly lonely and it isss bc p much everyone in hell is a traumatized betrayed person taking it out on the ppl below them in the command line and deciding that Being Nice is an executable offense so it's tough to find companionship there. and as for humans, do u ever think about how it must have been SO hard for her before she got sunglasses. like obv ppl would react differently to his eyes depending on culture/religion/etc but i'm sure it was often hard to talk to people! and i think enjoying wine and technology and constructing fun things for her job was satisfying enough to get by and having someone who Gets Him (But To A Hard Limit) in aziraphale helped add joy to it all but in s2 they're stagnating and depressed and she LITERALLY wants to belong somewhere and that somewhere is aziraphale......

for aziraphale i think that post-fall heaven had to be like "did you have fun killing your former friends with swords? well you were all chosen to stay angels for a reason but every day you should be terrified that if you step one toe out of line you're unworthy of god's love. lol." (also michael's whole "you've been a bit of a fallen angel" being a valid way for angels to refer to bad behavior) and it makes so much sense for someone to come out of that propaganda feeling the way aziraphale does! grey and i just recorded 2.02 and the ways in which heaven makes aziraphale feel silly and inadequate there but he's still crying his eyes out on that rock at the thought of falling make me soo. and 2.01 aziraphale saying it's nice to tell someone all the good things you've done now that he's not reporting to heaven is soo. showziraphale rlly needs outside reassurance and to belong somewhere and for millennia that somewhere has been heaven despite them all hating his ass. GOD IT'S SO MISERABLE

i think often about how by episode two of the show grey already said "I find it fascinating that both of them are situated as 'They’re different from the other people of their community,' like, Aziraphale is different from the other angels. Crowley is different from the other demons. And what they are most like is each other." well. i also love them and believe that they'll figure it out and be okay! (whether neilman is able to write that in a satisfactory fashion is something i... don't have the highest hopes for, but they will figure it out and be okay regardless of what that guy writes)

- Crystal :)

#asks

[silver-wield]

Okay, so we got a lot of stuff yesterday and I've had a few thoughts...

Let's talk subtitles first.

We know the subtitle for part two is Rebirth, which follows the same "re" prefix as part one's remake.

If the devs continue this theme, that means the subtitle for part three will begin "re".

Since they've placed the subtitle in the space beside the meteor this limits the amount of letters they can use before the word becomes so compressed it looks stupid. This means the likelihood of the part three sub being between 6-8 letters long, and combining that with the "re" prefix, that cuts down the list of possible subtitles a lot.

Also, taking into account other titles in the series also using subtitles *coughCCreunioncough* and other well known game and movie franchises that have "re" prefix titles that they also wouldn't wanna cross over, this leaves us with very few words that could be used for part three's subtitle.

That's if they stick to this formula.

Dictionary time!

Recall, Redeem, Reset, Reboot, Refocus, Rematch, Requiem, Restore, Reprisal, Revenant.

I generally stuck to words that are active over passive, so while ones like "repose" fit, I don't think that's how the devs would wanna go. Also basic no brainers like "revenge" or "return" seemed too easy, so I ignored those too.

But I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Next thing I noticed is how the hidden part three title has the lifestream all over it. This could be a potential hint that the lifestream scene is in part three.

This means the content for part two will likely include everything up to the northern crater and meteor being summoned.

I know this looks like a lot, but I think the devs will remove fort condor and place it over in part three since that's where the bulk of the story for it takes place.

I also think they'll move Wutai because the GS is gonna be a lavish location and I can't see them wanting it to fight with the natural beauty of Wutai. They're both gonna be stunning locations that deserve their own focus, so by moving Wutai to part three we get the GS front and centre for part two and then an equally gorgeous location in part three with Wutai.

So, those could move. What about the rest? I know people claim "all the action happens in disc one". Well, part two can't be too big or they'll never get it on spec.

Meeting Yuffie is a five second cut scene, so that'd no prob. Junon and the cargo ship we know happen cause of ToTP.

Corel, the GS and prison are all one event.

Gongaga is gonna be a short trip with some cut scenes.

Cosmo canyon is gonna be a good chapter long.

Nibelheim is gonna be a big one too.

Then you've got rocket town and the GS date, and after that is all the plot heavy stuff which should cover at least five chapters. The rest is after Aerith dies and heading up the crater, so once you break it down, there's a lot happening but not too much.

Also, the story is very linear at this point, with only one backtrack to the GS. It's possible the devs combine that with the Corel arc and have everyone take a break after they escape the prison. Although they could also go back, as we saw with part one, the party returned to wall market to gather intel with the trio and other characters.

Final interesting point about the title, they used the same bg as the edge of creation. Idk what it means, maybe they just liked the colour 🤣

For anyone curious what that means for part three's content. It's all the huge materia missions, the lifestream scene, a lot of main plot stuff and sidequests. This is why I think they'd move Wutai and fort condor to this part because it has room to breathe and develop more of these events. They also have room to expand other parts of the plot with locations from CC like Nojima said he'd like to do.

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#final fantasy 7 remake #ff7r #ffviir #cloud strife #final fantasy 7r #final fantasy viir #tifa lockhart #final fantasy vii rebirth

[long-hot-stories]

The Peddler & the Fairy: Part 3

The trio's idle hours are interrupted by an unexpected guest.In 10 parts, by Scholarly Mori. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.

During the trek back to camp, Reina lagged behind. She felt a little awkward with her new family, but she was also giddy.

'I can't believe I finally found a herd-mate!' she thought. 'He's not what I imagined he'd be; he's not even the same species, but he didn't mind my oddities or disfigurement, and he; he actually kissed them!' She put her hands to her face, blushing at the memory.

'Speaking of kisses, Azalea kissed me, as well, and on the lips no less. What did that mean? Did it mean anything? Is that normal? What is considered normal for humans and fairies? I guess I can only try to play it by ear and see how things develop.'

Arriving at Devin's camp, she assessed her new home. "Your camp looks clean and well organized. I would expect no less from my herd-mate."

"Thanks! I try to keep it that way. Food scraps tend to attract wild animals, and I like knowing where everything is."

Reina looked toward the wagons. The largest barrels had round stone plates on top and bottom, lashed together with rope. Ice clung to the sides and rim of the barrels.

"You mentioned you were a merchant. What do you sell?" Reina asked.

"Before I answer that, how much do you two know about human society?"

"I have not had many interactions with humans. When I was very young, my parents took me with them to the human capital, but all I remember is a lot of people and tall buildings." She shrugged.

"The Northern kingdom is an alliance of demi-human tribes and the old kingdom of Lindone. There are three major human cities: Thawdenn, Iceford, and Merport, with a smattering of smaller towns and homesteads across the region. Because of the poor growing environment, milk is an important staple, especially during the winter months. Because there are very few holstaurs this far north, compared to the Middle Kingdom, sheep-girl and satyr milk have become the primary alternative -- mainly because they endure cold better, and sheep girls have the added benefit of producing wool," Devin explained as he started to break camp.

"So you're a milk merchant?" inquired Reina.

"Mostly. I buy milk wholesale from Thawdenn and resell it in Iceford or one of the smaller settlements, charging a slightly higher price, plus a delivery and handling fee. I sometimes also barter for other demi-human commodities: lamia venom, sheep-girl wool, spools of arachne silk, pollen from alraune, the occasional order of milt, and caviar from Merport, plus a few other things."

"That sounds like a lucrative enterprise."

"It's a modest living. Everyone needs something to be moved from one place to another, so I figured the prospects with that as a profession would be stable."

"Are these stone plates responsible for this?" Reina asked while tapping the ice on one of the barrels.

"Yes. Those specific ones are called chill runes. Think of them as a pre-cast spell. Runes are flexible and convenient for non-affinity users. They can be applied to many different materials for a variety of effects, but they have many limitations, too, mainly duration and availability. I'm not sure exactly how they are made, but I think they take blood as a fuel source."

"Impressive you have multiples of these."

"Enough for each milk barrel, but they'll expire soon, so I hope you don't mind the hasty departure, but it's almost noon, and we have quite a bit of distance to cover. We'll be heading out as soon as we are packed," Devin announced.

When the wagon was fully loaded, and Devin was hitching up the bay, Reina put a hand on his arm. "May I be allowed to pull the wagon?"

"You can, but why?" he challenged with a stunned expression.

Reina patted the old bay. "I can't, in good conscience, let this elderly horse do all the work alone. I would like to assist her."

"That's fine with me, but I don't have a spare harness. I'll have to rig something, and it probably won't be comfortable."

"I am not concerned about a little discomfort." A warm smile broke out on her face.

Reina positioned herself next to the bay as Devin tied some spare rope into an assortment of loops. Then he placed them around Reina's lower torso and behind her front legs.

"How is it? Not too tight?" Devin checked.

"It's a little rough, but it will suffice."

Devin climbed into the driver's seat, and Azalea took up her favorite perch on his shoulder. He gave the reins a test pull. "Can you feel that?"

Reina felt a little tug on her left side, then the other. "Yes."

"Let me know if you become too tired," he offered.

With a flick of the reins, the wagon jerked forward. Reina watched the bay, timing their movements together. Progress was slow at first, but Reina soon settled into a complementary gait.

As they neared the treeline, Devin pulled the wagon to a halt. "How are you feeling, Reina?"

"This is quite invigorating," she panted, "although this area is getting a bit sore." She rubbed where the rope was chafing her skin.

Devin thought for a moment, then rummaged around the wagon bed.

"This might help." He placed some burlap fabric between her skin and the rope. "Better?"

"Yes, thank you."

Devin stood on the wagon and poked his head above the trees, checking the highway for signs of people. Seeing none, he climbed back into his seat, and the trio made their way down to the road.

"What a magnificent example of human ingenuity," Reina commented.

"Half right. The king's highway is the cooperation between humans and demi-humans."

"I remember my mother mentioning it when I asked her about human culture once," reminisced Azalea.

"It was the answer to the problem of particularly harsh winters that would strand many tribes and stymy trade. Though, I think it's mostly taken for granted now," Devin mused.

When she was guided to the edge of the road, Reina had to maneuver a bit to clear the lip of the embankment. Its construction was mostly crushed rock overlaid with packed earth, slightly higher than the surrounding environment. She stopped a moment to wipe the sweat off her forehead. "It has been quite a while since I've exerted myself this much. I don't know how this poor creature managed it for so long." She patted the bay's head. "So we are headed to Iceford, herd-mate?"

"Yes, but we'll make a detour to my friend's homestead," Devin answered.

"I have never been to this part of the region. Excuse me for a moment." She pulled up the blanket covering her backside, squatted, and urinated.

Devin cocked an eyebrow. "Do you have a pee fetish or something?"

Reina hid a smile behind her hand, "For many demi-humans, urine contains a great deal of information about an individual, but to answer your question, no, I do not. The fact you've seen me urinate so much is purely coincidental. In this specific instance, though, there is a custom among Whitehorns called poronkusema. When we start a new migration into a region we are unfamiliar with, we measure the distance based on how often we need to empty our bladder."

"That's one way to do it, I guess."

"Maybe I should have done the same thing when I flew here from my village," Azalea quipped.

--

The sun was slowly warming the crisp morning air as the trio set off west. Usually, Devin passed the dull kilometers daydreaming of a more exciting life, but now that he had it, he was glad for the long hours. He needed time to plan and think about certain changes he'd have to make in the future.

"Reina."

Looking over her shoulder, "Yes, herd-mate?"

"Is this something you want to do full time, or until I find a new horse?"

"If your cargo doesn't get much heavier, I am confident I can fulfill this role."

"I don't usually fill it beyond this amount. I'm assuming you are equally confident in snow?"

"Yes, more so, even."

'That would lessen my concerns quite a bit. Horses are expensive, and Gylan might not even have a spare to let me borrow or sell.' He thought.

For his bay's sake, he never did much winter trading when the snows became deep. This might be an opportunity if Reina was offering and proficient at winter travel. He had to consult with a wainwright about getting a proper harness for her.

The rest of the day was uneventful. Reina would stop roughly every seven kilometers and urinate. Azalea passed the time humming or sketching the landscape, but she eventually grew bored and pulled out a separate sketch pad bound with a thick cord.

"Hey, Reina!"

Reina's ear swiveled backward at the sound of her name.

"Can I sketch your ass?" Azalea requested matter-of-factly.

"You want to sketch my what, ?!"

"Your ass! It's very cute, and I want to preserve it for, posterior-ty!" Azalea grinned at Devin.

"Haven't you seen enough of her ass?" Devin solicited.

"Can you ever have too much of something that's nice to look at?" challenged Azalea.

"It beats staring at trees the whole time," Devin relented. "If it makes Azalea stop making bad puns, then please say yes, Reina."

'Why am I so embarrassed whenever I interact with Azalea,' Reina thought. Aside from the threesome they had this morning, when her embarrassment was superseded by her horniess, she always felt a bit flustered around her.

Blushing, Reina pulled the blanket up, giving the two an eyeful of her shapely rump. They didn't say anything, but she could feel their eyes wandering over her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Azalea start to sketch.

"You have a graceful walk, Reina," Devin extended.

"Th, thank you, herd-mate."

Each footfall was firm and sure as her legs and haunch muscles tensed and rippled with the strain of each step. She shook her head just as a breath of wind caused the filigree in her antlers to catch the light, scattering the sun across the silky hair fluttering behind her. It definitely enhanced her assumed queenly persona.

"I'm done!" Azalea announced two hours later.

She handed Devin her sketch pad. He held it up, comparing it to the real thing. Azalea's giftedness was quite evident. Devin was impressed by the way Azalea used shadow to imply the location of her muscles and provide depth to the finer details of her more intimate bits, especially the grooved lines of her anus and slight creases of her labia. The attention she applied to Reina's fur stood out the most, creating the illusion of movement and softness and making the image seem more real than it should.

"Subject matter aside, you're an amazing artist," he commended.

"One of the few things I'm great at," She said smugly. "That sketchbook contains a collection of all my most memorable and favorite drawings. Flip to the beginning and see!"

Devin turned to the first page, and it made more sense why Azalea chose Reina as her theme.

"Azalea, your collection is extensively detailed drawings of demi-human genitalia?" he asked, incredulous.

"Uh-huh! Well, not all of them, but they are all people I've met, or care about. Aren't they amazing?! Look at all the different shapes and sizes! Isn't this one cute? Can you believe how big that one is? Isn't the shape of this one fascinating?!"

Devin shook his head. The sketches weren't sexual in nature. They were so academic that they just needed labels for it to be some kind of indecent demi-human field guide. "Not sure I want to ask if you peeped on all these people naked so you could draw them."

"Of course not! That would be rude and creepy. I casually go up to them and ask. It's not my fault if they think I'm a Leannin Sidhe."

"A what?"

"They are cousins to us fairies, but eccentric and obsessed with art, drawing, composing music, singing, stuff like that."

"So you don't clarify that you're a fairy."

"Well; not exactly, but it's fine. They were all happy to pose for me."

Halfway through the sketches, the theme changed. Devin had to ask, "Is this your village?"

"Yes. It's very boring, but quaint enough to live in, I suppose."

Very much in tune with the natural surroundings, her village did look cozy. There were tiny doors and windows in trees, fallen logs, and the sides of hills. Its fairy inhabitants looked similar to Azalea, with a wide array of brightly-colored clothing. The scenes looked like what you'd find at any human town: fairies perusing market stalls, some singing to small audiences, all of them going about their daily lives.

The last two pages were a panorama.

"Oh, that's my classmates after we graduated. They wanted to relax after all our studying, so they went to the communal baths to unwind."

"They didn't invite you?" Devin inquired.

"No, but I went anyway. It's normally used by the whole village, but it was early enough in the day so we were the only ones there."

Azalea pointed to a spot in the upper left corner. "The bath is fed by a large creek diverted into two channels. The first feeds five waterfalls where we wash before going into the main area."

Azalea pondered over the picture a moment. "This is Lilac under the first falls, she has a well-rounded knowledge of many topics, especially anatomy. Unlike me, she has no problem remembering all those unnecessarily long names. Next to her is Magnolia, she's soft-spoken and very clumsy, in a cute way".

"Any examples?"

Azalea put her hand to her chin. "We once went foraging in the forest. She tripped over a root. Luckily, I was behind her, so I had a front-row seat, and it was my first time seeing under her dress. She has a beauty mark on her left cheek. Also, I'm sure she has the biggest clit out of all the girls."

"You would notice things like that," Devin commented and laughed.

She circled her fingers and looked through them at him. "As an artist, I have a quick and discerning eye for detail, life-mate."

"Indeed," Devin said amused.

"Where was I? Oh yes, this lovey-dovey couple is Camellia and Reed. They've been together for years. They go everywhere and do everything together. She says her long, golden hair is high maintenance, so she has Reed help wash it, but I think it's just an excuse to feel his penis between her thighs."

"I can relate! I appreciate a certain fairy's thighs wrapped around mine."

"You did?! I'm glad, life-mate!" She pounced on him, hugging his neck. They shared a kiss before going back to the picture.

"The second channel feeds the main bath. I think it can fit twenty-five fairies comfortably, maybe a few more if they sit on these mossy rocks surrounding the edge.

"Life-mate, here's a fun little secret. This moss feels really good on a bare cunt. Imagine soft, bunny-girl fur between your legs. This one especially makes it easy for a little stealth masturbation." She leered at an unassuming rock protuberance.

"Easy to hide wet spots in the bath," Devin speculated.

"That was my exact thinking, too! Too bad it's not a hot bath, or else it'd be easier to hide a flushed face as well." She giggled.

"Let's see, who else? Oh, this is Chrysanthemum. She's quite athletic. It's fun to watch her boobs bounce around when she exercises. She doesn't talk much, though. When she's bathing, she just eats the fruits hanging from these vines and people-watches. Unlike these two," Azalea said and tapped the page, "Myrtle and Hazel, they love to gossip, mostly about Hyacinth. They don't do it maliciously, though.

"Speaking of which, this is Hyacinth." Devin followed her finger to a fairy with tied-up blonde hair and a pair of alluring emerald eyes. "She's the class tease, always flirting with the boys. She's giving poor Sorrell a handjob while he watches Lily grope Marigold. I say poor because she has a bit of a mean streak. She never brings them to climax, always leaving them with blue balls. I overheard some of the boys say her hands feel amazing, so maybe it's worth the discomfort. Now that I think about it, they do get them more often in the bath. Maybe it takes more work to get them hard in cold water?"

"And this is Lily and Marigold?" Devin asked.

"Yep, Lily has the flattest chest in the class. She enjoyed groping all the big girls, especially Marigold, who's the largest aside from me."

"She never groped you?"

"She did. Got my nipples hard on quite a few occasions, but when my little nymphomania secret got out, she stopped."

"So, let me get this straight. You went to the baths with your classmates even though they essentially ostracized you for having a high sex drive?"

Azalea twiddled her thumbs. "Even if I can't get close to people and they don't talk to me, I still like to be around them."

Devin scooped up Azalea and cuddled with her for a moment. "I hope our time together makes up that."

Azalea nuzzled him back. "It already has, life-mate! I've been happier than I've been in a long time! It hasn't even been two days, and already I've had so much fun with you. and now that Reina's here, it's been double the fun!"

Reina smiled. "I too am looking forward to our future together, Azalea."

Devin set Azalea down. "So, fairies aren't normally as horny as you?"

"Faires, no; pretty conservative, the bath thing was just them goofing around. Our Leannin Sídhe cousins, on the other hand, are much more so. They express their sexuality through art, so they can get away with the 'its art' excuse. Pixies, though, the little addicts, sex to them is basically saying hello. The one time I went to one of their villages looking for a life-mate, four of them were going at it in the town square while casually discussing what to eat later. No one batted an eye. They'll do anything whenever, wherever."

"And that didn't appeal to you?"

"It was tempting, but Pixies just love the pleasure. For me, sex is fascinating to study and learn about; the pleasure is just a bonus. Also, they never leave their villages, that sounds boring to me."

Devin nodded his understanding and flipped to the next page.

"Oh, that one is my mom and her husband when they moved to the orc village!"

A fairy with a face resembling Azalea, except a bit older with a smaller bust and short wavy hair, was standing on the open palm of a large, well-dressed orc.

"You keep saying husband. Is he not your father?"

"Hmm? Oh, no, he isn't."

"Oh. I thought it odd you didn't call him dad. Wait, didn't you say fairies can only have offspring with other species?"

"Huh? I don't think so? Maybe I didn't explain it well enough. Fairies can mate with other fairies, demi-humans, or humans, but offspring will always be fairies. Anyway, mom remarried and that picture was when she made her public announcement of marriage."

The way Azalea hurried away from the topic of her biological father, Devin surmised she didn't want to talk about him.

"The adjacent picture is the day after their marriage."

Azalea's mom was in the bath, sitting on her husband's erect penis. "He's a bit of a shy sort when it comes to nudity around anyone but mom, but she managed to persuade him, saying she wanted to make sure they were both clean before drawing the lovecrest.

"This was the first time we had all bathed together. I was sitting across from them. Mom was scrubbing his penis a little too vigorously and ended up making him cum all over me. He was mortified, but mom and I had a good laugh while reassuring him it was alright."

'I see where her lewd side came from.' Devin thought.

"So, your mom has a lovecrest too?"

"She does, she is the one who taught me, but her's, has some unique additions." Azalea trailed off. "Anyway, she was able to take him first try, no problem. That's why I thought maybe you'd fit in me."

"Well, your mom is, well, a mom. She had you, so that was bound to stretch her out a bit."

Azalea sighed. "I hope so."

The second-to-last page had a full-page image of a penis.

'This one looks oddly familiar,' he thought.

"Azalea."

"Yes, life-mate?"

"Is this my penis?"

"Isn't it lovely! I loved snuggling up to it this morning."

"Is that going to happen every morning?

"Of course. Who doesn't like breakfast in bed?" she snickered.

Devin handed her sketchbook back.

"So, what'd you think of my collection?" she buzzed.

"It's, um, a very unique way to express your interests."

"I can't wait to fill up more pages during our adventures!" she beamed. "I'm gonna go show Reina."

She had just landed on Reina's shoulder when a large shadow passed overhead, drawing everyone's attention. Devin instinctively pulled the wagon to a stop.

Azalea and Reina both looked back, eyes wide, as two large and glossy black wings enveloped Devin.

"Hello, little brother," said a tenderly sensuous voice, "I have returned for my bi-weekly sibling bonding time!"

"You know you don't have to, Mavis," Devin replied, nonplussed.

"Don't be so cold. Is that any way to treat your big sister who hasn't seen you in such a long time?!" She hugged him tighter, resting her chest on top of his head.

"It's only been two days."

"Two days is an eternity when I spend all my time alone, flying across the broad swath of empty wilderness." She sniffled melodramatically.

Devin brushed some of the feathers aside and looked up into the smiling ruby eyes of a slim woman in her mid-thirties.

"Won't you give your lonely sister a kiss?"

Devin lightly kissed one of her feathers.

"Now, now! That won't do! Give your big sister a proper kiss."

As Devin sighed, she shook a few strands of black hair from her face and bent down, pressing her soft lips into his in a not-quite-sensual, but definitely more than familial, kiss. She probed his lips questioningly with her tongue, but he kept them firmly closed.

Mavis looked disappointed. "You normally love our little make-out sessions."

"M'not today," he muttered.

"Is it because you're embarrassed to show how close we are to your friends? Oh well, I guess I can settle for this to stave off my loneliness for a while, but next time it will be full tongue!" she cooed.

Azalea, getting over her initial surprise, fluttered up to the harpy calling herself Devin's sister.

"Oh, hello, are you a friend of my brother's? Would you like a kiss too?" she proposed alluringly.

"He's my life-mate, and I have a hard time believing you're his sister, given the obvious differences."

"You don't believe me? Can't you see the family resemblance?" She rested her head on Devin's shoulder so Azalea could compare.

"See? Perfect family resemblance!" she chuckled.

Azalea folded her arms and rolled her eyes.

"She's technically right, Azalea," assured Devin, "though it's more accurate to say I'm her adopted brother. We were childhood friends growing up. I was eighteen when my parents passed away, so Mavis' family took me in."

Mavis mussed his hair. "And that's why he has my family's last name. We are just as close as any biological siblings."

Azalea mulled over this explanation a moment. "If you're life-mate's sister, then; then that makes you my sister too?!"

"I'm not sure that's how it wor―" Devin tried to say.

Azalea exploded in excitement. "I've never had a sibling! What do sisters normally do together?! Try on each other's clothes?! Bake sweets?! Pick flowers?! I could make you a pretty―!"

Devin plucked her out of the air, muffling her in his hand.

"You found a sweet girl, Devin! I like her -- very spunky. She's just what you need to experience the more exciting parts of life," Mavis said.

"Actually, she found me."

"Is that so?" Mavis stole Azalea out of Devin's hand and pulled her close. "You want to hear some interesting stories about him?"

"Most definitely!" She nodded enthusiastically.

"He peeked at me several times in the bath."

"She complained she couldn't wash her back properly," Devin interjected. "That was the first night I moved in and before I became aware of your hobby of teasing me. I got in trouble with your father for that."

"You say trouble. I call it life experience."

"He was such a naughty brother, Azalea -- always trying to glance under my tail feathers."

"You mean you enjoyed giving me a hard time by wearing next to nothing when lounging around the house," he clarified.

"I think you mean hard-on," she teased. "Clothes are such a bother, anyway, when you don't leave the house."

Turning her attention back to Azalea, "That wasn't the most daring thing he did, Azalea. He was even brazen enough to sneak into my bed once and spoon me."

"She snuck into MY bed, in MY room, and rubbed her ass against me."

"You liked it, and I could tell you wanted to cum."

"Did not."

"Well, technically, yes, I couldn't tell since you had a lot of pre-cum and a very wet dream."

Azalea patted them both on the head between laughs. "You two are so cute together, and he does produce a lot of pre-cum. I'll have to try giving him a wet dream sometime, too." Azalea giggled.

"Oh, so you know! He was so mean to me that night, Azalea. Imagine it: it's late at night, and you get those tingles, that deep itch that can only be scratched by someone with fingers, but he's fast asleep! So what am I to do but try to scratch it myself with the nearest long, hard object, but the angles are all wrong to get it inside, so all I end up doing is making him get my tail feathers all sticky. Then, when he wakes up, instead of helping me, he leaves the room embarrassed!" she mock-cried.

Azalea put her hands on her hips. "Life-mate, shame on you, it's written in the younger brother handbook that he has the responsibility to take care of the sexual needs of his older sister."

"First, I wasn't expecting her to be in my bed rubbing up against my morning wood. Second, I wasn't ready to fertilize her eggs, and third, I'm positive and glad no such book exists," he claimed with exasperation.

"He can be quite the stick-in-the-mud, can't he, Azalea? I tried many times to wash his penis, to search out his favorite spots, but he always found an excuse to avoid me."

"You want me to tell you where they are?" Azalea whispered conspiratorially.

"I can hear you when you're right next to me, you know. If you two are quite done teasing me, I would like to know if you have any messages."

Reina sighed. "Always business first. Yes, I do, but first, look!" She spread her wings and did a little spin in the back of the wagon. "Brand new uniforms! Doesn't this purple and yellow beret look professional?" She adjusted it smartly. "It even has our emblem of a talon clutching a scroll embroidered on it, and isn't this black leather jerkin with alternating purple and yellow trim fashionable? I still need help to put it on and take off, but it's a lot quicker now since they moved the brass buckles to the sides.

"The only thing I dislike are these tight, form-fitting breeches. The short belted skirt over it is cute, but how am I supposed to show off my trim ass if it's being covered?"

"I'm sure your ass wasn't even a consideration for your boss."

"Sadly, you're right, even though I'm his fastest harpy at Wing and Claw Delivery. Speaking of asses, I thought I eyed you covering yours just before I landed, Miss Quiet Whitehorn."

Reina had been silently listening and not in any particular hurry to enter the conversation. "A lady would never do such a thing in public," She deflected.

"Is that so? I have a pretty good eye, especially for asses, and I'm positive I saw yours for a brief moment."

"I asked to se―" Devin muffled Azalea with his hand again.

"How about I introduce you two," Devin cut in. "Mavis, this is Reina D Virtsa. She's traveling with Azalea and I. Reina, as you've already heard, this is my older sister, Mavis Ebonplume."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Ebonplume."

"Likewise, Miss Virtsa."

"Returning to business matters, I have a client who has a big commission they want you, specifically, to fulfill; if you're up to it," Mavis announced.

"Oh? Who, and what's the commodity?" Devin queried.

"For now, they would like to remain anonymous but will have the written request completed in a few days. If you could stop by the office, I'll be able to give it to you then."

"Alright, I'll be making a detour at Gylan's farm, so it'll be about two or three days."

"That's fine. It's not an urgent or time-sensitive request. Anyway, I've used up all my break time and need to be off to deliver the rest of these." She shook the large satchels hanging under her wings. "Love you! I'll see you in a few days!"

Mavis spread her wings, did a test flap, and then took flight heading east.

"Your sister is fun to be around, life-mate! I can't wait to see her again!"

"I'm glad you two got along, even if it was at my expense."

--

Managing a few more kilometers before sunset, the trio found a decent place to camp for the night. Devin served up a meal of baked potatoes and wild chives that Reina found. Azalea was the first to finish eating, falling asleep soon after leaving Reina and Devin alone with the fire.

"Are you feeling sore, Reina?" Devin broke the silence.

"It was a bit more exertion than I anticipated, but I will grow accustomed to it."

Again, the two sat in silence for some time around the crackling fire, listening to the crickets' nightly song.

"Your sister really cares for you, herd-mate."

"She does. She's always been highly independent and proactive at doing whatever she puts her mind to, but she was never too busy to check up on me. She keeps trying to get me to quit being a merchant and come live with her, but I don't know how she could afford me not working. She can't make that much at her job. She keeps telling me she has an alternative income but never elaborates where from."

"Even still, you never considered her offer?"

"I like being a merchant and love traveling. Besides, if I had, I never would've met you or Azalea."

Reina tried to hide a smile. "That's true."

Devin got up and joined Reina on her side of the fire.

"Wha; what are you doing, herd-mate?"

"Just wanting to hold your hand."

"Of course, but I've just never done it in an intimate way before, is this part of human courtship? I don't know anything about how humans bond. It hasn't even been a day since we met and things have all happened so fast. I'm sorry if ―."

Devin suddenly kissed her lips. She stiffened in surprise, then felt her worry melt away as their lips lingered together. Settling back he squeezed her hand. "There isn't really any 'right way', go at our own pace," he assured her.

"How do Whitehorns conduct their courtship?"

Reina pondered a moment. "When Whitehorns come of age, both females and males leave their family to join other herds. Most males join together in 'bachelor bands.' During mating season, they will sparr with one another to demonstrate their physical and charismatic prowess to claim the right to be the first to ask potential females. Candidates are chosen based on pedigree, personality, looks, fertility, etc. The female can then either decline or accept to create their own separate herd as a pair or a group.

"The male will choose a primary female. Together, they will co-manage duties between themselves: when and where to migrate, who to trade with, and diplomatic-related duties with other herds or other demi-human tribes. The male will eventually mate with all the females of the herd, but the primary female chooses when and sometimes with who. She does that to maintain the resources balance within the herd. Offspring are raised communally, allowing females without offspring to work with mothers to gain experience and allow other mothers a chance to rest."

Devin leaned his head on Reina's side. "Do you miss your family?"

"I am unsure of my feelings about them right now. My family was never very openly affectionate, and my father was rather stern most of the time. Being the oldest child, they probably had expectations of me, but they never verbalized them or hinted at their wishes. They were probably disappointed that I'm thirty and never found a herd-mate."

"Till now."

She smiled. "Yes, until now, but I am uncertain how they would view our; unique relationship. I've never heard of another of my kind in a similar situation."

"Relationships like ours seem to be rare. In my travels, I've seen only a handful of similar partners. When we first met, you said you were on your way to catch up with your herd?"

"I did. This time of year is our bi-annual migration to our winter home. I had many things dwelling on my mind, so I decided to travel alone for a while so I could think about things," Reina mused.

"And, " he prodded.

"And?"

"How did the bramble come into play?" he asked.

Reina looked down. "It was a rash decision, and my stress was quite high; and I needed some relief."

"Will they miss you when you don't turn up?" Devin pushed further.

"I don't know. I've been left to my own devices for many years now. I doubt they would miss me."

"I'd like to think, on some level, most parents want to at least know if their children are safe," Devin stated with sympathy. "If you want, you can write a letter and have Mavis deliver it. Might give you some closure."

"I'll think about it."

Reina started to feel warm near the fires, so she removed her coat. She still felt a little vulnerable removing her outerwear. Out of habit, she moved to cover her scars but saw Devin watching her and folded her hands instead.

"Do they really not bother you?" she asked quietly.

Reina tensed as Devin made a move to touch them, but with a mischievous smile, he started tickling her. Surprised, she attempted to fend off his attacks but ended up laughing more than defending. He continued his onslaught for a few minutes and managed to roll Reina onto her side before stopping.

"Feel more relaxed?" He grinned.

She nodded, catching her breath and wiping happy tears from her eyes. "I wasn't expecting that."

Devin helped her back up. "It was a spur-of-the-moment decision."

After a pause, he continued, "I'm still curious as to how you got them."

Reina took a deep breath. "I; my sister and I were kidnapped by slavers."

"Wait, you were victims during that slaver attack thirteen years ago!?"

"I was. I tried to protect my sister, or at the very least, keep her in the group I was in. They didn't like my protests that much."

"So they whipped you," he said bluntly and with a tinge of anger.

Reina nodded. They both fell silent, letting the weight of Reina's story sink in.

"I'm sorry about your sister."

"I mourned for her and had nightmares for several years."

Devin pulled Reina into a hug. "I'm sorry you had to go through that."

"Thank you, herd-mate. I no longer have nightmares, so these scars are the only reminder of that time.

"I'll do my best, and I'm sure Azalea will as well, to make sure you enjoy life from now on."

"I am still getting used to Azalea's; unreserved nature, but I know she means well."

"I don't know if it'll help, but you might try viewing your scars not as a stigma of your failure to protect your sister but as a testament to your courage and survival. Think if you hadn't. If a few minor injuries were the price for freedom, I'd say it was a pretty cheap cost."

"I've never thought of it that way. I'll try to, herd-mate. I suppose the only other good thing that came from that event was my father hugged me for the first time when we returned home."

"See! He does care for you." Devin tried to encourage her.

Reina just looked into the fire thoughtfully. They interlocked and intertwined their fingers as silence settled over the camp, each attending to their own thoughts.

"Reina, I've been meaning to ask about our; mating earlier. I was wondering if we hadn't come along, what was your plan if you got pregnant?"

"I hadn't really thought about the repercussions," she admitted. "I'm ok with bearing your offspring if that's what you're implying?"

"My preferences aside, I really want to hear your feelings."

Reina looked into Devin's eyes. "I'm not against the idea, nor am I particularly eager to rush things. I am already more than happy to spend time traveling with you and Azalea for the time being. Not to mention, the orgasms you two gave me were quite satisfactory," she commended.

They continued watching the fire, enjoying each other's closeness.

Reina tried to stifle a yawn.

Devin leaned against her, imagining no other place he'd rather be than right here, warm and content. "I bet you're going to sleep well tonight with all the exercise you got."

"I will, but I am sure I will feel sore tomorrow."

"Maybe we can alleviate that some."

Reina watched curiously as he straddled her back. Placing his hands on her shoulders, he began a slow, deep massage. "I've found one of the best things in life is a massage right before bed and right when you wake up."

"I can see why." She hummed delightedly.

"Let me get this out of the way." She undid the clasp behind her neck, and her large breasts revealed their freedom with a slight bounce. She rolled her neck and shoulders, which tossed the fabric to the side. "Wearing clothes feels so confining at times."

"Aside from pulling human wagons, you must get sore fairly regularly being so well endowed."

Reina weighed them in her hands thoughtfully. "All the females from my family were blessed with a voluminous bust. I have become accustomed to the discomfort."

"You shouldn't have to! You can ask me for a massage any time."

"Such an attentive herd-mate. I'll be sure to take you up on your offer."

Encouraged by her little purrs of pleasure, he tried to focus on the massage but kept getting distracted by her ample cleavage. He thought of how to ask to touch them when Reina took the initiative.

"If you are going to be thorough, herd-mate, you are going to have to massage these as well." She smirked, placing her arms behind her head and thrusting her chest out.

"As my queen desires."

Thinking he was making fun of her, "M'not really royalty, you know."

"I'm aware, but I already consider you my queen." Devin leaned in and kissed the back of her ear. Heat flooded Reina's face, and she tilted her head down, blushing profusely.

"You're also incredibly adorable when you're embarrassed."

Reina took a few breaths to calm her fluttering heart. "When I was very young, two human nobles and their retinue visited our herd."

Devin scooted closer, his hands kneading the delicate muscles around the base of her breasts, ready to listen to her story.

"Father didn't inform me as to the nature of their visit. I had no interest, either -- that is, until I saw the nobleman's wife, sitting upon her carriage, regal, indifferent as if the mediocrity of everyday life was beneath her."

"What'd she look like?" he asked.

She closed her eyes to bring back the memory. "Her hair was dark as walnut, braided into a crown around her head. She wore a sapphire-embedded coronet. An emblem of blue roses embroidered the entirety of her billowy dress. She looked so striking compared to what I was used to seeing; I was enchanted by her.

"They stayed with us for a week. I wanted to talk with her, get to know her, but I rarely saw her outside her tent. For the first few days, I tried sneaking peeks at her, but I wasn't very discreet, and she shooed me away."

Reina was so engrossed in telling her story that she failed to notice Devin's massage transition from a wholesome alleviation of soreness and tension to a more lewd nature.

He experimentally cupped the oversized mounds in his hands, enjoying the luscious flesh squishing between his fingers.

"On my fourth attempt," Reina continued, "I went at night. She was humming a song while brushing her hair. This time, though, she sighed when she noticed me. She ushered me in. Then she put her brush down, demanding to know why I kept disturbing her. I told her I was infatuated by her, the way she conducted herself, her lifestyle.

"Whether she was bored or genuinely amused, I couldn't tell, but she invited me back to listen to her stories about growing up as a noble and how court life was conducted. Before she left, she gave me a book on etiquette. I ended up reading it so many times, I wore it out."

"An interesting choice for a role model." He remarked, lightly brushing her large gray-brown areola with his fingertips.

"My family and friends thought it cute, at first, but things became rather awkward between us when they realized it wasn't temporary."

Devin slid from her back, taking his place in front of her. "People seem to latch on to what they admire, and coincidentally, I'm admiring these cute, little inverted nipples!"

Reina looked down at his fingers teasing the slight indentations. "They are from my mother's side. Please be gentle. They are super sensitive."

A low moan escaped her lips as he coaxed her left nipple from its hiding place, its stiffness hinting at her arousal. The right one proved less forthcoming, so he placed his lips over the stubborn nub and alternated sucking and pinching until it popped out stiffly.

Reina pushed her chest forward, hugging his head in her arms as he suckled." That feels wonderful, herd-mate! Please don't stop."

Devin increased the pressure in his mouth as he relaxed in the tenderness of her hug. Her warmth and her smell nurtured his love for this lovely young woman. Like with Azalea, he was going to do everything he could to make her happy and strengthen this bond.

After several minutes of their intimate embrace, Reina gently pushed him away. "I'm sorry, herd-mate. That feels fantastic, but I won't be able to have an orgasm just from that. Allow me a few moments to cool down. We should probably get ready for bed. Would you please assist me?"

It didn't sit right with Devin -- getting Reina all worked up then leaving her without satisfaction. As he helped remove the filigree from her antlers, he mentally tossed around a few ideas.

"Could you attend to my fur, please?" She handed him a well-worn brush made of antlers and etched with trees and flowers. Her coarse outer fur was well adapted to protecting against snow. Her wispy, under-fur was silky and suited to resisting cold.

"Reina, until we find an adequate means of birth control, have you ever tried anal?"

"You mean mating with, that hole?" She pulled her tail in protectively. "Do people do that?!"

"Not everyone likes it," Devin admitted while stroking her flank.

She looked at him. "Wouldn't that hurt?"

"Not with the right preparations. It might feel a bit more intense than vaginal, though."

She bit her lip, wrestling with the idea.

Seeing her hesitation. "We'll go as slow as you want, and you can tell me at any point if it's uncomfortable or hurts."

With curious trepidation she let him pull her tail to the side. Right away, she shivered at the slight brush against her anus.

Unlike a centaur's, Reina's anus depressed slightly inward. Human-like in texture, it was smooth and pale-ish pink. He caressed the velvety sphincter, getting her used to the sensation.

"Should I stay in this position, herd-mate?"

"Whichever is more comfortable for you," he replied gently.

Reina remained lying down. She couldn't see exactly what he was doing, but every time his fingers made contact, little goosebumps appeared on her arms.

Knowing her nervousness wouldn't help loosen her up, he considered different approaches to help her relax and have a little fun at the same time. He wondered how much teasing she could endure.

Switching targets, he caressed her slit with the back of his knuckle. She was still mostly dry, so he helped her along by giving her a few playful licks.

She muffled a squeal at the sudden sensation. "Sorry, I've never had anyone lick me there before."

"I'm honored to be the first." Devin took another taste and an extended lick, letting his tongue slowly trail into the smooth recess of her body. He snaked his tongue up and over, staying just out of reach of her clit and vagina. His saliva mixed with her juices as her body began to leak her natural lubricant.

His purposeful avoidance of all the places she wanted his tongue the most was making her all squirmy. She kept trying to angle herself to get more of his tongue, but he kept adjusting to her movements. "Are you enjoying teasing me, herd-mate?"

"Most definitely. I think you're ready for something more direct."

"Please!" She whined.

Devin peeled her dripping lips apart. Her insides blossomed into view -- dark red, swollen, and drooling for more. Again, Devin sensuously trailed his tongue, from Reina's perspective, agonizingly slow toward the source of her need. Pausing just above her opening, he waited.

"Pleeease, herd-mate!" she begged.

With a smile, he plunged his tongue as deep as he could. She issued a guttural moan, and her cunt gushed at the sudden intrusion. He slurped and swirled his tongue, drinking as much of her as he could as he tried to get deeper. The more he lapped, the more she drenched his tongue.

Coming up for air, he licked the juices dripping from his chin and admired his handiwork. When she turned to look at him, her eyes full of lust, he challenged, "Ready for more?"

"I love what you're doing, but I thought we were; gonna do the other thing."

"We are. I just got a little carried away enjoying how you taste."

"I'll let you lick me anytime if this is the feeling I have to look forward to," she panted.

"Just a little more." He eyed her clit peeking out from the bottom of her vulva, nicely glazed with her juices. He dove back in and swirled his tongue around the engorged nub. A passionate mewl encouraged him to play with it more. Pushing up from the bottom, he popped more of it out of hiding as he took it between his lips and sucked greedily. Her wiggling became earnest enough that he had to push her hips down.

He hadn't forgotten the original purpose; he continued to feast as he transferred her lube to her anus. After a thorough coating, he slowly pushed his digit into her tight ring. Her sphincter resisted the initial push before yielding to his digit, and with a little fingering, widened enough for a second.

Devin freed his erection and then stroked his length across her slit, replacing his fingers at her entrance.

He pushed forward firmly. Her anus was unsure if it was ready and constricted. Momentarily pausing his advance, he checked with her, "Does it feel ok, Reina?"

"I feel so full. Please go slow," she pleaded.

He pulled back a bit, applying another helping of lube to himself. His next attempt was easier. With the head fully entering her, he held still, allowing her to adjust. He felt her clench a few times.

A nod from her gave him the go-ahead. Starting with small thrusts, he gradually switched to longer and deeper ones. "That feel better?"

"The pressure feels really intense," she groaned. "Could you aim downward a little? It feels really good when you push in."

He had to switch to a crouch to angle downward. He felt his glans rub the bottom of her rectum when he pushed in. "Like that?"

"Yes, I can feel it, sorta, in my vagina." Reina's purring made her comfort apparent.

He'd have liked to fist her again, but at this angle, he couldn't maneuver his arm properly, so he settled for rubbing her clit with his thumb.

"I'm going to be sore back there, but I can't believe how good this feels," she mewed.

He responded by thrusting faster and harder, his balls slapping the top of her cunt.

"Rub my clit harder! I'm gonna cum!"

He felt her orgasm surge through her. Her anus clenched, making his thrusting difficult but adding to the sensation. Her cum gushed over his hand. He waited until she finished. "Reina, try pushing me out."

She bore down, and her rectal muscles tightened around him. That is when she felt him grabbing her hips and thrusting hard and deep a few more times before erupting in her.

"Oh, I can feel your cum!" she exclaimed, continuing to squeeze her muscles until he collapsed on her back.

Following a few deep breaths, Devin pulled out of her and stood up shakily, licking her juices from his hand. Unlike Azalea's, whose was watery and thin, Reina's was syrupy and thick.

"Did you have fun?"

"You said massages are great before bed. We can add orgasms are great, too!" They both laughed.

Devin helped clean Reina then himself before snuggling up against her.

"Azalea must be a deep sleeper if she managed to sleep through all that noise," he thought out loud.

Reina looked at their diminutive, sleeping friend. "I'm sure she would have joined us if she were awake."

"Imagining a vibrating fairy against your clit again?"

"I'd pass out again if she did that."

They smiled tiredly at each other.

"Good night, my queen."

"Good night, herd-mate."

Sleep prevailed in the camp.

To be continued in part 4, by Scholarly Mori for Literotica.

[bertranymous]

One of the biggest mistakes in life I've made: believing that other people know me better than I know myself just because I'm not good at articulating myself out loud and/or with words.

Just because I can't communicate it, doesn't mean I don't know it. Just because I can't assign labels and words to it, doesn't mean I don't understand it deeply.

I know SO MUCH. About myself and about the world around me. But my ability to utilize or express that information is drastically limited by my ADHD (prob Autism has a hand in it as well).

And I convinced myself that I must not know myself very well because everyone is so articulate about what they know or assume about me. Others must know me better, must be seeing things I'm not, must have insight that disproves what I know to be true.

It fucking sucks to try and push against that. It's been all of my life that I can remember. Trusting others to know me best and therefore trusting what they advise for or demand of me. I've spent so long training myself to not think or act for myself but for others. In return, they'll help me understand myself, they'll stay close and I can glean off of how they act around me or say about me.

It makes me feel even more helpless and stuck in my own mind. Looking back and seeing all the lies and misinterpretations that I trusted hurts. Trying to find trust for others while still not knowing what I should pay attention to and what I shouldn't is a difficult thing to do.

I want help. But how do I trust that help isn't just going to further false beliefs about myself or encourage action and thought I don't truly want?

I'm trying. It's just exhausting.

#adhd #trust #miscommunication #adhd brain

[cardworksartblog]

Hi um. Yea while i work on the first book of the project (before u ask its not going to be anywhere near done until like mid 2023 if yall are extraordinarily lucky bc im a slow ass worker) i decided that id pump out some quick christmas ych thingies! Limited slots and for flight rising money since i still need to sort a bank acc out, but i Am entertaining the idea for offering a multi slot package deal for nitro or tumblr gifts so!

If u cant read my horrible handwriting (i dont blame u i am very lazy w it) the proces are as follews;

Base pricing is 150 Gems, it can go up if ur character is difficult to draw.

Shading adds 70 Gems to the total on top pf the og price bc i dont hate shading as much as i used to but it still has a fee bc its like garnish.

Extra Details like accessories and jewellery add 20G to 70G depending on how complicated they are.

There are 25 slots in Total, if they're all taken up before Christmas Eve I'll reopen them and add a bit more polish just for u guys <3 if not they'll be gone till next crisis where i will probs add a new roster of stuff to order as well

If you like these but dont have enough gems i am open to item trading as well bc i need certain stuff for the upcoming celebrations on flight rising. If you like these and are considering ordering one while stocks last reblog so i can get that sweet sweet art clout, please and thank you.

#ych commission #christmas ych #flight rising #flight rising currency #flight rising commission #btw leech says hi to you all. writing is going great them and symbi are having fun helping me plan out the books skeletons #since im going at my own pace and wanna have at least an outline of what the direction is for each book before i start writing

[phoenixyfriend]

I personally would *really* like to know more about Mace's intro to General Obi-Wan, and how Anakin and Obi-Wan interact in the mind space now. That's got to be so weird, right? Though I bet it's VERY useful when the kids are having some emotion or issue that they can't quantify or explain, or that they don't want to explain: ask the grownup versions and they'll be able to say what's going down. But I mean, in mind-space does OW & A's relationship average out into 'very affectionate (cont)

(cont) brothers who are *very* invested in each other's well being? (They can have the Dad conversation of 'please eat your veggies' from EITHER direction!) I'm imagining, just, a lot of lounging on each other. Mace is introduced to the older versions via meditation and the first thing OW does, even before saying hello, is stroll over to A, sit down, throw his legs across his lap and lean into his side. Also, imagine A coming to OW for advice in meditation, and Ben going to A for advice IRL.

My favorite part of the Jedi Babies AU is what adult!Obi-Wan's relationship with Anakin is like in the meditation-area, is what I'm saying. Followed by how the mini-versions of Soka and Ben act out in real space. The whole thing with them very seriously researching local law so they can hold accurate trials with their stuffed animals was adorable, and I loved how foreboding and mystic Ahsoka came off in the Dooku conversation.

I went back and re-read a bunch of the Jedi babies posts and I have to admit, this: "He gets headaches if he tries to think like an adult for too long, so he shifts between “Master Kenobi, helping Anakin figure out how to fix the world” and “literal child who just wants a nap and cuddles.”" actually probably answers all of my questions and means that adult!OW's relationship with Anakin is probably much the same, just. Still with more cuddles. And prob. with better communication/ less criticism.

OKAY SO (human) babies are like. Wired to require human contact. It's a chemical thing. If you hold a baby, the baby's body will make oxytocin and stuff like that, and the baby will be happy!

(And also not die. Babies can absolutely die without enough physical contact.)

So IRL/waking Soka and Ben are in a position where they constantly crave physical contact, because they are So Damn Young. Obviously, the main provider of that contact is Anakin, and each other, and Shmi, so they're pretty quickly accustomed to being really, really tactile with 'Dad.'

This transfers to the adult shared mindspace, in that they're so used to hugs and cuddles with Anakin that they all just kind of... drift together. The shaping of that physical contact isn't the same, for a variety of reasons, but there's a lot of leaning against each other, Soka lying down with her head in someone's lap, Anakin and Ben making sure their shoulders touch when they sit down, etc. When meeting Mace, they sit so that Anakin's got his arm over Ben's shoulders, which isn't that weird of a position for two adult men who consider each other brothers. They're less tactile, if only because adult General Kenobi can't crawl into Anakin's lap the way the kid version can, but there's still skinship and shared body heat and hugs. It's only weird if you remember that the older of them is currently the slightly creepy eight-year-old you met half an hour ago.

They are undeniably family in every manner, though. That part is never in question.

It's a little weird, moreso for Ben than for Soka. She's gone from little sister to daughter, but she's still 'younger female family member, who views Anakin as a loving authority on account of being an older family member.'

Ben's gone from parent to child, and when a solid 98% of his time is spent as the child, but the history is that of being the parent and being the one with advice, it's weird. They still mostly manage to make it work, though, because meeting up in the mindspace is usually done only for strategizing and whatnot, and gets less and less necessary as they get older. Soka's headaches-when-I-try-to-think-with-my-full-history taper off by the time she's about eighteen, physically; she’s actually two years older than she was at the point of time travel, by that point, but she’s got thirty years of memories so her brain needs a wee bit extra time to grow to hold all of it. Ben... I want to say early twenties for him, because he's got so much more to process.

By that point, they're... not quite who they were, but they're not exactly fresh new people, either. It was never a case of whether or not they'd 'meld,' because they were never really separate, just unable to access everything and limited by the wiring they had. As they can process more and more, they think with some of their old methods (e.g. critical thinking on how to assess propaganda, strategy patterns to approach a battlefield, rebuilding habits for lightsaber usage that they remember in theory but don't actually feel natural yet) in tandem with learning new ones from their new environment (e.g. learning Mandalorian battle logic, Tatooine survival priorities).

There's like. A whole thing in my brain about how Mandalorian, Tatooine, Jedi, Coruscanti, and Shili cultural and logic patterns interact.

WORD OF NOTE: I was an international business major who focused on intercultural communications and marketing. I'm thinking about these in terms of like... Hofstede's cultural dimensions and that whole thing where (I can't remember the actual term) a proper sentence in Russian looks like a run-on in English because the way we structure things looks completely different, and the way information is supposed to be presented when written in order for a person to optimally process what they're reading is completely different due to how we're all trained to learn, and when you pair that with the child psychology aspect of also learning new languages with adjusted neuroplasticity while slowly regaining access to full adult memories as time passes in which you have familiar but completely different cultural values that you now have to reconcile with the things you've learned to consider important with the people who are raising you--

I have a lot of thoughts on this sort of thing.

To put it lightly.

#anakin skywalker #ahsoka tano #obi wan kenobi #ben kenobi #disaster lineage #star wars #the clone wars #time travel #de aging #Anakin and the Jedi Babies

[stitch1830]

soft mama toph with her kids? The gentle moments she had with her babies are just so lovely I cannot. Maybe someone from the gaang witnessed her speaking softly to baby Lin/Suyin. Even pregnant I can see her having quiet convos with her baby bump, and how she's so sorry that the father didn't want her, so she's going to try her best to give her double the love. I'll prob send more mom!toph asks in the future, so I hope you don't mind!

Hi Anon, thank you for the ask! And OF COURSE you can stop by with Mama Toph feels any time, any day. :D Happy to chat about Mama Toph whenever, wherever ;)

I am a firm believer that Toph is a great Mama, especially when the kids are babies, I'm a sucker for those cute moments too haha.

She loves keeping them close to her chest and feeling them breathe, she can always tell when something is up when they're close to her like that. I can see her just trying to keep herself awake as she rocks her babies asleep by quietly talking into their hair. Just saying silly things or talking about her day, maybe even giving random facts about things.

Toph also seems like the person to just talk to the baby even though she's talking to herself. Like, "Gotta add the vegetables after the meat in the pan, otherwise they'll overcook." Or "Gonna need more rice with this meal, this isn't enough." Or "Spirits, those noodles are spicy! But not spicy enough." Lin and/or Suyin just makes a noise in response, and it never ceases to make Toph smile. She tries to think of more nonsensical things to chat about with her girls just to hear them make silly noises.

Toph loves their laughs. When Lin laughed for the first time, it was so cute she nearly cried (She did cry). And she can't really catch facial expressions as they happen, but the laugh... the laugh she caught in a nanosecond, and she remembers her girls' first laughs vividly. After that, she tries to say and do silly things (often in the privacy of her own home, she's not about to make a fool out of herself in front of anyone except her girls) to get them to laugh.

Calming down her babies can be a challenge, but she finds that kissing their temple, whispering soothing on the top of their heads, and swaying really helps calm them down.

A lot of people (including myself) HC that Toph is a great singer, so I can see her singing to her babies when they're upset or scared! I can also see her humming and singing to them while she's pregnant. That's when you can tell she's very happy and lost in thought, when she hums to the baby.

Toph is definitely a quiet but extremely loving Mama to her girls. She tries not to be too outlandish, but she knows what calms her babies and what makes them happy and what makes them laugh, and sometimes her friends catch her in an intimate moment with them and their hearts are so full. Sometimes they can't believe how fast time has moved and how they're all parents now... crazy!

As for giving her kids double the love, that's a guarantee! In any AU I think of for Toph, I see her as a nervous mother to start, but as time goes on and she finds her confidence and footing, she will do anything for her baby girls. There is no limit to her love for them.

Ahhh the Mama Toph feels are so good! Thank you again for the ask, Anon, this is just what the doctor ordered! I look forward to seeing and answering more of your asks soon, and I hope you have a great day!

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Send me asks about ATLA, or anything, really! :D

#toph #toph beifong #lin #lin beifong #suyin beifong #atla #lok #gaang #headcanons #my asks #thanks for the ask! #anon #i would've gone deeper in the absent father piece #but i didn't want my love for kanto to show LOL #we'll keep the focus on toph because in most (if not all) of my au's #she's an amazing mother #i just can't help it lol

[ofmermaidstories]

merms!! i have a writing question 🥺: i'm planning a story and i want to have a certain bg character's death impact the audience and my mc, but i'm not sure how much build up/backstory of their friendship i should put... the main story will probs tackle the aftermath of said chara's death, but i guess i want to hurt the reader's feelings so they'll understand what mc is going thru.... if u have any advice on how to build up that side of the story i'd appreciate it so much! thank you and ily! 🥺

I consider myself well-experienced in being a Sad Bitch TM, but I am unsure if I am any good at like… the using-your-brain-and-thinking part but I will try and help!!! 🥺 Please know that this advice is pretty much coming from a, “I’d do this this way!” type approach and like… idk if that’s the best LMAO, but tailor what you need and hopefully SOME of it is in some way helpful. 🥺 You know how like in movies where like, the MC’s wife dies we’re always treated to a ✨montage✨ of cutesy moments where she’s laughing into the camera, or whatever? You want that but like…. better. So basically: the more build-up/backstory you shove into that Doomed BG Character, the better LMAO. Especially if you’re trying to hurt Reader’s/readers feelings too (I was unsure if you were writing a fic or something original, so forgive the x Reader presumption!!!). If you have a little build up in the beginning of your story to dedicate to this Doomed BG Character and their relationships then exploit it!!! You wanna make like a Pixar film and basically emotionally manipulate everyone and for that you need to show why people in-verse care about them and why people outta-verse (ie your readers) should care about them.

The thing about death and why it hurts so much is that it takes someone we love and — well, it just takes them away. It takes them away and we don’t get to be with them anymore — we don’t get to sit in the car with them on long night drives, we don’t get to listen to them complaining about some pop star they hate. We don’t get idiot memes from them that literally only make sense because of some obscure in-joke that like, maybe three people are privy too. They’re just quite simply gone. Gone on ahead or just gone — it doesn’t matter what you believe, the result is that we have to continue on in this life without that. Everything that annoyed you about them, everything that made you laugh — everything about them, good and bad and mundane doesn’t exist anymore in this world.

Have you ever read/watched A Series Of Unfortunate Events? I never read the books — but I was a faithful slave to the Netflix adaptation. It’s such a good portrayal of grief; the lasting impact of it. What happens when it complicates, and you can’t find a way to expand your world beyond it. This is a spoiler for the show so don’t click the link if you don’t wanna know, but there’s this tiny, heartbreaking scene where Lemony, our narrator, is talking about something someone important once said to him — and then in what’s almost a non-sequiter, Lemony’s like, “I’d give anything to sit and talk with him again.” And like, from a meta POV it’s really interesting because — we haven’t known the character Lemony is talking about for very long but the audience is made to care about him through his interactions with others, and what he does. But in the story — Lemony still misses him. Lemony misses the small things. So, if you want to really smack people where it hurts in a relatively limited amount of time — I’d zero in on something small your Doomed BG Character that means something to your MC and their relationship. I mean, I’m also saying that because that’s my go-to in writing in general, but I think that approach might really help highlight their relationship!!!

Like… idk, how does your Doomed BG Character enrich your MC’s life? We all do things for other people: we show them we care by like…. bullying them into wearing another jacket because we think it’s cold. Taking them to the drive-thru for an ice-cream because they’re being a sad pants. We listen to them venting, we agree when that jerk they hate is the very worse for just existing — we make them laugh. We talk to each other in stupid voices and we take note of what someone likes. We sit with them, just sit — while they’re studying or whatever and we’re reading something. One thing a friend does for me is like, whenever I visit them we go for a walk and order kebabs OR if we’re not feeling lazy, we’ll go grocery shopping to make lunch/dinner together. And it’s fun. It’s mundane, but I don’t do that with other people???? I think, depending on what you need for your story, there’s a hundred thousand million little things you can use to make Doomed BG Character’s death hurt while also not taking too much time/dedication. It’ll just be a matter of weaving it in naturally!!!

None of this is a fool proof plan because you’re always gonna have people who are like, “oh, lol, im so quirky i felt nothing when Doomed BG Character died” but honestly most people are empathetic — and reading puts us in a very unique position where we’re inserting ourselves into our proxy’s boots, so if your MC is hurting your audience in general is gonna hurt with them. Humans are pack characters — we don’t like to see each other in pain. Especially not when we learn about them and come to care about them, like your readers will for your MC. So what you need to do is weaponise this empathy with a 🔥 𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊 🔥 and use it against everyone.

Hopefully some of this was helpful. 🥺 Good luck Anon — I hope you hurt many peoples feelings with your story, LOL. 💖

#ofmermaidstories-asks #writing stuff #tw: grief/mourning #cw: grief/mourning

[dwarrowdams]

Likarian. A L L

Under the cut because this is going to be L O N G.

What was their first time like?

Less desperate than one would expect. Since they were both new to human/turian fucking, Liv suggested mutual masturbation as a way to figure out how to get one another off without all the fumbling around. They started by watching each other masturbate and then getting each other off.

Garrus railed her the next morning.

Who usually initiates things?

Liv.  She can be very brazen when it comes to sex, and learned that with Garrus, it’s best to make sure she’s crystal clear that this is what she wants.

How often do they have sex?

3-5 times a week at least, and each of those "times" involves multiple orgasms for both parties.

Who is louder/noisier?

Depends on what they're doing, but usually Garrus.

Who is more sensitive?

Liv.  Garrus is pleasantly surprised when he finds out how sensitive human skin is.

What’s foreplay often like?

Very playful, with quite a bit of teasing and dirty talk. It tends to last a whiiiiiile.

Favorite place to have sex?

They will fuck anywhere, but Liv's quarters is usually the preferred venue because of the privacy and also the fact that there are a few different places they could fuck.

Favorite position to have sex?

Woman on top/Liv riding Garrus.

Who’s best at oral sex/oral headcanons?

It really depends on who you're asking. Liv says that Garrus is better because his tongue can hit her clit just right, but Garrus says that Liv is better because of her lips.

Liv would definitely end up sobbing in ecstasy the first time Garrus went down on her because I headcanon that turian tongues have thinner tips, so he got her clit like no one ever has.

Who’s more likely to tickle their partner?

Garrus. He finds out that Liv is ticklish and is absolutely delighted.

Who’s more romantically sexual?

Garrus. Liv's affectionate, but she's not great at being romantic, and appreciates Garrus taking the lead.

Who’s better at dirty talk/dirty talk headcanon?

Liv's better at it initially. Garrus is a little awkward at first, but once he sees how much it affects Liv, he gets into the swing of it.

Do they have sexual nicknames or titles?

Garrus will sometimes call Liv "Commander."

They use scene-specific titles when they're roleplaying, though, and sometimes those carry over.

Who’s more likely to be caught masturbating?

Probably Liv, partially because it's easier for her to be discreet about it.

Who looks at porn more/porn headcanons?

Probably Liv, although she usually reads erotica. She and Garrus absolutely watch porn together—usually to get a sense of what the other is into, but sometimes they're just like "wow this is terrible, we could do so much better."

Garrus probs looks at more visual porn, largely because has has a whole encrypted folder full of nudes/sexy videos from Liv.

Who usually cums first?

Liv. She has a very sensitive G-spot.

How long can they go?

Depending on how much foreplay there is, possibly hours.

What are their safewords?

"Chemise" for a soft limit/slowing down and "corset" for a hard limit/stopping

can you tell that Liv's a historical fashion nerd

Any routines?

Afterwards, they'll usually cuddle and talk for a while and hydrate (if one of them remembers). If it's during the morning, Liv's usually the one to get breakfast for both of them.

Do they have a dynamic (Dom/sub) or are they versatile?

Mostly versatile, although Liv is the more dominant one overall.

What roleplay scenarios do they have/want?

Garrus had the idea of Liv ordering him to make her come, as his Commander.

Liv had the idea of one of them being strip-searched by the other, as well as a handful of ideas that involve her dressing up in historical costumes. There's also at least one scene from Beyond Pain that she wants to re-enact in extreme detail (she writes a script and everything).

What sextoys do they use?

What sex toys don't they use would probably be a shorter answer, but some favorites are finger/bullet vibrators, a sex pillow (one of those that can change the angle of existing positions), cock rings, and clit stimulating gel.

Who, if anyone, would they most likely bring in to join them?

Tali.

Shared kinks/fetishes?

Dirty talk, bondage, sensation play, edging, voyeur, public sex, outdoor sex, pegging (assuming that turians have prostates), praise kink

Something they tried and won’t do again?

Fucking in the main battery room. Liv liked the idea of getting bent over the center console and railed within an inch of her life before walking out like nothing happened, but the actuality involved a lot of being careful to not accidentally press buttons and the console pressing into Liv's hips really uncomfortably.

What would each member say their favorite thing about the other(s) is?

Garrus's favorite thing about Liv is her thighs.

Liv's favorite thing about Garrus is either his hips or his voice.

Any headcanons not touched on?

One of Liv's hyperfixations is sex (more so sex ed/sex toys than like...just fucking everyone and anyone), so she has a notebook of different things she wants to try as well as notes about general sexual well-being, using different toys/positions, etc.

She's got a whole list of stuff she wants to do with Garrus, and he is incredibly flattered (and turned on) when he finds it.

Liv is also a lingerie connoisseur and has quite the collection (especially since access to Cerberus funds means that she can afford the fancy shit).  Initially, Garrus is kind of like “what’s the point?” bc turians are much more practical about clothing (and what’s the point if you’re just taking it off), but eventually he sees Liv in a garter belt and stockings and he’s sold.

#thank you! #likarian #liv shepard #liv headcanons #this gave me So Many Ideas #aeriamamaduck #asks

[etudaire]

Plan those projects like a pro!

A lovely anon asked me eternities ago (sorry, sorry, I got caught up with procrastinating ;) whether I had a post about project planning or not and I thought : hey that's a good idea let's do it!

So here's a long due "long ass post", hopefully you see it and it helps out, anon!

Like our smol intestine (that's a horrible analogy arrghh), this one comes to you in 3 parts!

*awkward silence ensues and all biology students mentally slap me*

Part 1 :

Stage 1 - learning you have a project

Your professor just announced the project and probs gave you a choice of 3-4 topics to make your project on

WRITE IT DOWN! EVERY DETAIL IS A GRAIL OF GOLD DON'T MISS IT

Note it down in your bujo, if you have one and ALSO set a reminder for yourself on your phone for the nearest weekend!

Stage 2 - choosing your topic

This is basic stuff, you obviously pick the easiest one

BUT only if the other topics are like really really complicated

Like I'll pick global warming if the other topics are about rocket science

*whispers* but I don't do that

Wut?? What do you do then you potato?

I pick the topic nobody else is likely to pick

Because chances are the entire class will make a fancy ass project on the easiest topic aka global warming in my case!

And teacher's gonna be tried flipping through the same information over and over again

You have the chance to earn extra points just for choosing a different topic!

Let's say I chose an intermediate one - DNA model (wohoo what's with me and biology huh huh huuuhh?), that instantly makes the teacher want to see what I did as its different from at least 40% of the class

Part 2 :

Stage 1 - finding information

Rush to the Internet and find all possible things related to the topic.

Flip through that textbook you never use because teachers like it when you use that ish

Note down all references as you go researching so that your potato brain doesn't have to remember all websites/books/articles later on

Ask your teacher what they might be looking for in the project, they'll most likely tell you

Make a new folder and dump all the info you found in one place

Stage 2 - outline based planning

Structure the project based on what length you require

Keep all events/stuff in chronological order if possible

Figure out what parts are important/major events and appoint them as your subtopics

Sub-subtopics are very hot I like that and so will your teacher most probably

The trick is to make it look so detailed and structured that even though you've written complete bs the teacher would want to give you points just for the Monica Geller level of organisation

Try to limit yourself to 4 subtopics and 3 Sub-subtopics (just an idea, exceed all boundaries if you wish to)

Don't make it super lengthy or else the teacher might get tired going through your project and get irritated

On a blank page, write your project title, introduction, subtopic 1, Sub-subtopic if you have any, subtopic 2, etc, conclusion.

Stage 3 - detailed planning

Now go through that page and pick the first subtopic - what points must be present under it at all costs? Use the info you spent hours finding, don't be a lazy potato (says the potato herself as she's half hanging on the couch and half on the floor with potato chips and soda)

Delete the useless points if required, typing it out should be faster

Now as per your project type just match the points with the subtopics and boom you have a project!

Presentations :

One subtopic per slide

Minimum text, maximum graphics stuff

In fact, adding graphs, charts, tables will spice up your intellectual illusion

*in that irritating old woman voice* don't WRITE the points, SHOW the points

Essay type :

Your basic outline should be just fine

Highlight subtopics and Sub-subtopics

Colour code

Imagine that this project is going to be your most famous studyblr post

Make it as aesthetic as possible

If all that jazz isn't allowed, at least underline the keywords so that your teacher doesn't have to read through the whole thing

Model making :

You're lucky, no need to write and remember!

Youtube can get you by any complex model making diy

Youtube it and live your life as a free butterfly

Part 3 :

Stage 1 - beating project procrastination

You don't wanna do it? Do the minor stuff instead like explaining the topic to someone or collecting pictures/info related to it

Do it in spaced intervals, if you've started planning your project as soon as you learned of it, chances are you'll be done in no time too!

Give yourself breaks because that topic is going to haunt your wildest dreams (see what I did there, @taylorswift) for eternities

Get somebody to push you to do it

Do it with a friend if it helps

Stage 2 - doing the project

Start as early in the morning as possible, and try to finish it all in a day

Because if you stretch it out you'll not want to do it anymore

Keep all supplies ready and nearby

Work like a boss and feel like one too when you're done!

That's it for this post, if you have any post requests don't shy away and hmu because this potato can give you advice on almost anything (easy to say, I don't follow it myself a lot of times but hey someone might yeah?) until then have fun potating!

Etudaire ~

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[almea]

You really don't pay attention do you? Blak/e's trailer had them robbing sd/c dust meaning weis/a will play a bigger role like arry/n mentioned when an interviewer asked about how big of an impact they'll have in each other's plots based off that. That's why ili/a talking about atl/as is a big deal since kerr/y mentioned she didn't grow up in daddy's mansion. Win/gs is from wei/ss pov cause they said she didn't have a heart of ice. Also they did say it's cause su/n's "hot" 4 her annoyance of bs.

Meanwhile yan/g's trailer had run/y in it & was looking for her mom whom we know has so far nothing to do with twf or faun/as rights. Will she help blak/e yes just like rub/y will but will they have as big of an impact as wb? Hell no that's what mont/y means by earning it an ex racist turning her dads company & city so faun/as can have better lives for her is earning it & an ex wf member changing her views on the heiress getting to know each other despite bff/ family getting in their way?

They had this set up since day 1 wing/s isn't a yan/g song cause she already had gold that volume she's not going to get 2 songs. Wouldn't shock me if we get a song from rub/ys pov of yan/g & win/gs pt 2 from blak/e when the 2 reunite no way weis/a isnt going to be a part of that sl. Ann/a was  recording lines so I'm going out on a limb but the emotional yan/g scene will prob have to do with that since bar/b & Kerr/y favd that tweet. means yan/g prob won't fight him again & move onto sale/em.

The only reason she went to the dance was cause she asked her to & she danced with both cause they asked her to do she took her up on their offers. Plus crw:b said that was a scene of friendship never once did they say yan/g make negative comments about him cause he was hot. Blak/e asked weis/a without weis/a asking her 1 if the pair should get coffee & she looked suprissd happy she took her up on it. Heck even when she talks about her to her mom she looks happy. She feels guilt for what

Happened & wouldn't surprise me if they meet up with each other & weis/a agrees to help she'd be worried cause of her last name & look what he did to yan/g cause she doesn't know about her knight.

I’m putting this under a read more because just copying every ask you sent into one post is making this obnoxiously long.

They were robbing the train to steal from the Schnees and hurt their profits and because it's something useful to have, not because there's a "dust storyline."

I don't know what you're referencing about Weiss not growing up in a mansion because where else would she have grown up?

Wings doesn't mention anything about not having a heart of ice, so why does Weiss not having a heart of ice immediately mean Wings is from her perspective? Wings is consistent with Yang’s characterization and there’s no reason why it absolutely can’t be from her perspective besides the fandom’s status quo unless you can find me a source she it’s absolutely Weiss’s perspective.

When did they ever say Weiss is annoyed about Blake and Sun because Sun's hot? Was it in the commentary? Because it was probably a joke. And it was a joke about Weiss and Sun, not Weiss, Blake, and Sun.

Adam gave Yang a personal reason to be involved in Blake's story when he decided to cut off her arm to hurt Blake.

That's not The One Way a romance can be earned.

If they had consistently made Blake and Weiss relevant to each other's development this entire time and played up the whole Romeo and Juliet thing, maybe I could see it. But they haven't. They haven’t really touched that since the end of volume 1. Starting in volume 2, Yang's been the one who's always been involved in Blake's Big Moments.

And heyo, Monty ~just happened~ to tweet to reiterate his statement about good romances being earned right after Burning the Candle, an episode that focuses on Blake and Yang's relationship.

Weiss had It's My Turn and Mirror Mirror Part II in the volume 3 soundtrack, so there's no rule saying a character can only have one song per soundtrack.

Just because it wouldn't shock you, doesn't mean it's definitely going to happen.

If they "had this set up since day 1" and Yang's going to have as little impact to Blake's storyline as you keep insisting, why bother making her Blake's partner to begin with? Why not just make Blake and Weiss partners, and Ruby and Yang partners? Why spend so much screen time emphasizing Blake's relationship with Yang if it doesn't even matter? If Weiss was meant to share a storyline with Blake, they should have spent more time developing that relationship that Yang’s relationship with Blake.

Yang having an emotional scene with Raven doesn't mean she's now incapable of having an emotional scene with Blake or being involved with Blake storyline. There is no limit to the number of storylines a single character can be involved in.

It makes absolutely no sense for Yang to not fight Adam. Volume 4 made it very clear that she was deeply affected by that encounter, not just because of the physical consequences, but because of the mental trauma it left her with.

Sorry, but you don't just forget about the person who took your arm. Especially once you find out they did it as a way to punish someone you love.

Yang's story is always going to be left feeling unfinished if she doesn't get her rematch with Adam. A rematch that she needs to win for it to do its job, so heyo, guess who scored herself a ticket to be beside Blake in the Adam fight?

Why are you bringing up the dance out of the blue? I'm not following your train of thought there.

Why does Yang need to be rude to Sun for her to have romantic interest in Blake? She could just. Not be rude to him.

Blake... didn't ask Weiss to go for coffee? Weiss was the one who said that? And then Blake said she wanted tea?

And I wouldn't use "happy" to describe Blake's expression there. It's too subdued because she's still upset about the Yang situation for me to call it outright "happy," but that's just me.

It's kind of a reach to say "Blake kind of smiled when she vaguely mentioned Weiss to her mom, Blake/Weiss is endgame."

Blake's guilt over what happened isn't directly related to Weiss, so I don't know why you're bringing it up.

The stuff at the end is just speculation. There’s nothing that even remotely suggests Weiss is going to find Blake first. And even if she does, I’m fine with Blake and Yang being last because it’s the one that matters the most, so let’s Emphasize it by saving it for the end.

And like I said before, just because it wouldn't surprise you, doesn't mean it will definitely happen.

#Anonymous #Annie babbles about RWBY #So like #If you could slow down with how many messages you send at once so I don't have to put it under a read more

[jeffatk1ns]

Hi, I'm not sure if you really want to hear what I'm gonna say but I really need to talk about it so if you're not intrested about my rant just ignore it, no probs So, tomorrow I've my final oral test where I've to talk about almost everything in our school program WITHOUT STOPPING cause they'll think that I didn't study enough so I'm worried cause I stutter and then they'll also give us the results of our scripts and they might have gone wrong and I might have failed and I really need summer...

I'm always interested to hear ☺️ First of all, I'd calculate how much time you have available to you up until doing it, so is it the end of the day tomorrow etc. Split the time in half (whatever way you choose) and spend one half just repeating what you're going to say over and over again, accounting for all possible/questions situations and working on speaking slow-ish, to reduce stutters. The other half is for relaxing, trying not to think about it, instead focusing on what comes after, and that ultimately, yes it's important, but there are always ways to get around it and it's not the be all end all. Take this time to drink some tea(or your drink of choice), read a book? Do whatever it is that makes you happy/relaxed.If your time is limited, the second half is very important as you'll probably feel more stressed that it is so close.I hope this helps somehow❤️