#Title: Juniper Vale

[seraphiism]

❀ ﾟ. ༄ ┊ 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐄 ( 𝐩𝐭. 𝐯 ) ;

( HOW DELICATE LOVE IS, THIS EBB & FLOW OF SERENITY. )

characters : alhaitham / kaveh / dehya fandom : genshin impact quote cr : title from juniper vale - the expanse pt. i / ii / iii / iv

↬ alhaitham ࿐ ࿔

& LOVE IS A DISASTER, EXISTING IN BOTH MIRACLE AND CURSE INTERTWINED. how she embeds herself in the depths of the heart, spreads with each beat as reminder that you are alive and you are in love. in the days that pass, the blood in your veins burns with the fervor of longing ; the confessions remain stagnant, words of affection lodged in your throat yet dancing on the tip of your tongue. they taste bittersweet, taste like dreams of peace and quiet serenity, taste like something that leaves you desiring more yet can never be satiated.

yes, love is a disaster : inescapable, undeniable, and it is what brings you to this moment, your weight on alhaitham's desk, his hands planted firmly by your sides as he maintains a nearly nonexistent distance between your bodies.

it almost feels like you are suffocating, this feeling here and now, and you wonder if love is supposed to feel this way. you hold your breath, feel the way your lungs burn in protest. something in you wishes to break free, release from this hold, but you resist, succumb to your fear of what could be.

"stop looking at me like that."

his lips twitch-- a subtle smirk you don't quite catch, followed by something all too knowing in his sharp gaze.

"like what? i'm only making an observation."

"it's past your work hours and you don't like making small talk. what do you want?"

"your honesty, firstly."

with your normal banter, he expects you to call him infuriating, irritating-- something along those lines. but there is a reluctance that paints a vulnerability on your countenance, a quelled fear, and so he shifts slightly, rests his hand on yours in a rare act of encouragement and patience. it is a strange weakness that binds you together in this time -- the still air, the understanding in each others eyes-- and your body moves on instinct in the way it draws closer to him-- closer, closer, and closer until your lips press against his in desire. you do not know how long this time lasts, overwhelmed with the knowing of his touch and the feeling of his hand against the small of your back as he holds you tighter.

yes, love is a disaster : inescapable, undeniable, and it is what brings you to this moment, confessions told and yet unspoken, and when you are both ready to confess the words of love, you will.

but for now, alhaitham thinks, chuckling at the way he feels you smile against his lips, this is sufficient enough.

↬ kaveh ࿐ ࿔

& BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, BUT LOVE IS IN THE HEART OF THE DIVINE, and so there is a worshipping in the way another's existence is a blessing. you know this love to be true in the way it flows through your veins, becomes one with the blood that keeps you alive.

the hand that rests in yours is calloused, worn with craft and devotion to the creation of art. you hum a gentle lullaby, absentminded, a blithe smile on your lips as you watch kaveh blink slowly, unable to fight the heaviness that falls upon his eyes. how exhausted he has been, surviving on so little sleep in the past few weeks.

deadline upon deadline, the pushing of one's strength and stamina during the late hours, and the shedding of tears in frustration in self-doubt and seldom potential in oneself. there is not much you can do for your lover in those times ; try as you may, your wisdom is unmatched to his when it comes to his profession. the only thing you can do is hold him in the nights he manages to find his way to your bedroom, and even then, you do not feel that it is enough. it never is, you think, but he is quick to tell you otherwise, even if his smile is worn the next morning you rise together.

no, there is not much you can do during those times, but it is after that you show him what he is worth, show him what he reflects in the divinity he places in his art.

your fingers trace the lines of his palm, delicate, slow. you note the few scars that adorn his skin, intrigue piqued in the nature of their origins. you do not ask, though, the silence between two lovers too heavy, deafening yet so heard and understood.

when you gaze upon kaveh, the sight that greets you is truly nothing uncommon, yet you find adoration in it nonetheless : the lack of words, the red hues in his cheeks nearly akin to the color of his brilliant eyes. you pull his hand, gently coax him towards you as your arms wrap around his neck. you press a kiss against his nose, rest your forehead against his, and he surely hopes you cannot hear the beating of his heart. it races so, pounds so violently with a love that cannot be contained.

"you worked so hard." you whisper, and it is then that his tears fall, wiped away by your touch. "i'm proud of you, kaveh."

↬ dehya ࿐ ࿔

& THE WALLS HAVE COME CRASHING DOWN, FALSE PRETENSES OF LOYALTIES RENDERED ASUNDER. a mercenary professes patronage to those who pay high coin, knows the allure of the risks worth taking. she does not follow as blindly as she makes it out to be, the purifying flame, and in the ashes left from the fire, there is only benevolence.

the wounds are nothing new, but she is not numb to the pain. they decorate her body, scattered haphazardly. your blood runs cold at the thought of loss, at the thought of all she has endured, but she has always broken you from such heaviness, rescued you before you fell down the rabbit hole.

you wrap the bandages around her arms, movements slow when you notice her wince from the painful sensations that hit harder than they should. she should be used to this by now, really. a mere hit should not be enough to hurt her this much, but when she looks into your eyes, she does not know if it is truly the physical pain of the steel that has found home in her flesh or if it is the pain you fail to keep at bay.

time after time, home away from home, you sometimes feel that you can never win. what a selfish thought it is ; you have given yourself grief over it so many times before, but you are only human, and what is humanity if not for the longing of it all?

there is a heartache when she comes back to you and a heartache when she is away from you. it is not a suffering, no -- you will not deem it as such, but you wish you could go with her, experience high tales of adventures yourself. but you cannot, so you wait, hope that your lover will return to your arms in the safest way possible.

because you are her sanctuary and she is yours, and you both know this so very much.

"always patching me up." dehya murmurs halfheartedly, and when you catch sight of that wistful gaze, her visage twists into something else, almost unreadable for a moment before she smiles at you. "not a pleasant welcome home gift, is it?"

"i don't mind it."

"liar." she pinches your cheek, laughs at your words of protest. "i know how sad it makes you, seeing me hurt like this." her tone turns somber, the smile dejected, and she places her hands over yours. "i'm sorry."

"don't apologize. you can't help it." there is a lump in your throat and the words threaten to choke you, but you speak nonetheless. you grab her hand, press a kiss against it before you rest it on your cheek. "as long as you come home to me, that's all i need."

#genshin impact #genshin impact x reader #favoniuslibrary #astronetwrk #alhaitham x reader #kaveh x reader #dehya x reader #.: writing #.: multi #i Love them all i cherish they .........

[littleragondin]

Spell your url with song titles and tag as many people as there are letters

I have been tagged by @lurkingshan @bengiyo and @troubled-mind, thank you so much! Gonna go with 'what first comes to mind' so there is no pretense of quality (but I do love them all a lot)

l- Les Chansons d’amour by Marius

i- I want to work less by Grand Commander

t- Tanze samba mit mir by Tony Holiday

t- Trumpet Creeper by Ahn Ye Eun

l- Lullaby for a stormy night by Vienna Teng

e- Evergreen by Juniper Vale

r- รักคุณยิ่งกว่าใคร (Ruk Koon Ying Gwah Krai) by Got Jakraphan

a- Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youth

g- Girl’s Song in Winter by Vashti Bunyan

o- Oscar by Girl’s Generation

n- Numb by the Pet Shop Boys

d- Downtown by Allie X

i- Icare by Emily Loizeau

n- Nous by Herve Vilard

Okay no way I can tag that many people but let's see ... @benkaaoi @fandomfairyuniverse @gillianthecat @petrichoraline @sparklyeyedhimbo as well as @scienceoftheidiot and @coquelicoq if you feel so inclined? (´｡• ᵕ •｡`)

#suddenly reconsidering the length of my username xd #that last one I uh I am barely standing by lol this is incredibly uncool but I love it so much #catch me singing it with all my soul every time it comes up on the playlist xd #music #tag games

[elderlytourney]

Welcome to the Old Woman Tourney!

In this tourney, 62 old women will face off for the title of Ultimate Old Woman! Our competitors are...

Avagon (Pirates of Dark Water)

Irene (The Mist)

Mama Coco (Coco)

Arcee (IDW's Transformers)

Eileen the Crow (Bloodborne)

Opal (Pokemon)

General Leia Organa (Star Wars)

May Parker (Spider-Man)

Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)

Blanche Devereaux (Golden Girls)

Irene Frederic (Warehouse 13)

Link's Grandma (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)

Fortuneteller Baba (Dragon Ball)

Lucrecia Mux (Psychonauts)

The Fates (Hercules)

Fairy Godmother (Cinderella)

Grumples (Yo-Kai Watch)

Lady Butterfly (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)

Granny Rags (Dishonored)

Gwendolyn Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Outcast (Arknights)

The Urn Witch (Death's Door)

Matoya (Final Fantasy XIV)

The Faceless Old Woman who Secretly Lives in your Home (Welcome to Night Vale)

Ambessa Medara (Arcane)

Sadie Croaker (Amphibia)

Maria Calavera (RWBY)

Tala (Moana)

Esme Weatherwax (Discworld)

Baba Yaga

Xate Yawa (Baru Cormorant)

Crooked Rook (Pale)

Erin O'Niell (Dungeons and Daddies)

Granny (Looney Tunes)

Mama Odie (Princess and the Frog)

Kammy (Paper Mario)

Wrinkly Kong (Donkey Kong Country)

Suga Mama (The Proud Family)

Yan Lin (W.I.T.C.H)

Grandma Flexington (Borderlands)

Karin Chakwas (Mass Effect)

Rita Repulsa (Power Rangers)

Ubaba (Spirited Away)

Alice Green (Big City Greens)

Lucretia (The Adventure Zone)

Ginger (OK KO: Let's Be Heroes!)

Granny Goodness (DC Comics)

Alma Madrigal (Encanto)

Gertie Shortman (Hey Arnold!)

Faragonda (Winx Club)

Grandmother Fa (Mulan)

Jasmine Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)

Madame Foster (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)

Nanefua Pizza (Steven Universe)

Nana (Nanalan)

Barbara Howard (Abbott Elementary)

Wendy Oldbag (Ace Attorney)

Thora Read (Arthur)

Grandma Spankenheimer (Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer)

Erina Pendleton (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Helen/The Administrator (Team Fortress 2)

Mom (Futurama)

Next week, the battles begin! Each round will last only a day, and the 31 winners will move on. The losers will go to a redemption round where one of them will be able to return.

Thank you for your patience. It's been a wild couple of days, and things are only gonna get crazier. But regardless, I can't wait to...have you vote on the elderly...

...eh. It's not the weirdest poll on Tumblr probably.

(Masterpost will also be coming soon, to help keep track of certain rounds. You'll also be able to track them through tags)

#old woman tourney #round 1 #character polls #oh boy there are a lot of them so strap in for the tags #avagon #pirates of dark water #irene reppler #the mist #mama coco #coco #arcee #idw transformers #transformers idw #eileen the crow #bloodborne #gym leader opal #pokemon #general leia #princess leia #star wars #aunt may #may parker #spider man #toph #toph beifong #the legend of korra #blanche devereaux #golden girls #irene fredric #warehouse 13

[cimarraskylark]

Spell Your URL

Spell out your URL (or name) using song titles that can describe your muse, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL!

I saw @koijikido's and couldn't resist giving it a try myself, since I have an ever-growing playlist for Cimarra's story. Took me some time, but I think I'm finally ready. 😊 Lots of letters, but I hope you enjoy it!

C - (Come Back Home - Maisy Kay)

I - (Inner Strength - Velgar Margeirsson)

M - (Memoria - Thomas Bergersen, Merethe Soltvedt)

A - (Anymore - Madilyn Paige, David Archuleta)

R - (Rewrite Your Story - Song House, Kayley Bishop)

R - (Remember - Josh Groban, Tanja Tzarovska)

A - (A Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay)

S - (Safe & Sound - Jackie Evancho) (A song I can see Cimarra singing to Hadrian.)

K - (Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength) - The Weeknd)

Y - (You Go Girl - Peytan Porter)

L - (Looking for You - Juniper Vale)

A - (Aeterna - LiquidCinema)

R - (Roar - Katy Perry)

K - (Warrior - TREN)

Whew. That was a lot of work. Lol. Some of the songs don't match their letters because I had trouble finding ones for them, but I substituted with other suitable songs from her playlist. Hopefully they still work well! 🥺

There are far too many letters for me to tag enough people, so anyone who wants to join in may feel free to do so! I'm excited to see what you come up with, so you are more than welcome to tag me! Thank you for sticking around until the end of this! 🥰

I guess I'll try tagging at least a few. If you've already done it or don't want to do it, feel free to pass or do another character name! No worries at all! This is simply to have fun.😊💕

@arinaxiv @demoniccipher @elladanffxiv @fortunafavore @sproutsolace @rnufharose @miqomonkly

#ffxiv #spell your url #ffxiv oc #Cimarra Skylark #this was both fun and hard because of how long the playlist for her series currently is 🤣 #and yes her playlist includes all sorts of songs. whatever ones feel right. 😊

[mag200]

music recs uuuuh lessee

nerdy folk/filk: Vixy and Tony, any album really. their newest "We Are Who We Are" is their best imo, but I have a particular soft spot for some of the tracks on "Thirteen" (specifically the title track, Mal's Song, and Companion).

SJ Tucker, also most albums, she's a little more fae-leaning in topic, and her album Mischief is my favorite.

folk/indie/rock/idek: The Amazing Devil, their album ruin. All their albums are great, The Horror and the Wild and Love Run are both wonderful, but ruin is just blast your butt off amazing

Juniper Vale, Everything is Color. Juniper Vale is just... really pretty music idk man. The singer's voice is so pretty. Slightly poppier sound but then they're pure folk when they go full acoustic, so I think it goes here.

indie rock: James Marriot. He's only got like one EP out, Bitter Tongues, but it's worth it, and his singles are also great. He started putting out music during the pandemic and he's relatively popular in certain online circles but like, the music's actually REALLY good.

Lovejoy, EP Wake Up & It's Over has already been recced and at this point even if they're new and not yet SUPER well known they're not obscure by any means, but I'm seconding it. it just goes so fucking hard.

Wilbur Soot, Your City Gave Me Asthma. Wilbur Soot is the online... persona? stage name? of Lovejoy's frontman Will Gold, and this was one of his solo projects before Lovejoy's creation. It's quiet, mostly just one guitar and sometimes a drum, and it's a melancholy depressing sort of album, but it's great for like sitting with your headphones on staring out the window at the rain, if you know what I mean.

Sub-Radio, EP Past Selves. If you've seen that "Stacey's Dad" tiktok go around? That's Sub-Radio. They're queer (or at least the frontman is) and they're just so uplifting musically. Even when the lyrics are a little less happy, I'm constantly filled with joy listening to their music. Highly recommend.

that's all I've got. I'd recommend the Mechs but I'm preeeeetty sure you know them already. ;)

this is so many thank you i appreciate it!!!

i didnt realize wilbur soot was a music person, i've only seen him mentioned sometimes on tumblr and i think i thought he was a video game streamer lmao.

i admit i dont rlly like the amazing devil but i usually like music that sounds like them, idk its nothing against them tho

and yeah i love the mechs <3

#ruffboijuliaburnsides #answered

[allthecastlesonclouds]

heard your head was full of thoughts. spare one for a curious mutual 🫴🫴🫴

(gimme ur thoughts i wanna know)

THINKING ABOUT THE DRAWTECTIVES AND THE BAD KIDS SO MUCH RIGHT NOW THIS MIGHT JUST BE A CONGLOMERATION OF RANDOM POINTS

IT'S GOING UNDER THE CUT BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN THIS GOT LONG

so rosé canonically doesn't have much lore at all– first season bc karina didn't have roleplay experience and had a headache creating her, and second season because it just didn't come up and rosé's a little shit <3 BUT WE HAVE SOME AND IM EXTRAPOLATING

she had a balcony in her old apartment and an outdoor cat visited her (<- canon. headcanon ->) she said she didn't name it but she started calling it barfield bc it was an orange tabby, then forcibly stopped herself by moving away. every apartment she's had since has had a balcony, though, because she really does love them and she misses the cat. they're the right vibes for her, she thinks.

she cannot cook (the most she can do is reheating stuff) but she is a plants girlie and, on the aformentioned balcony, she grows a buncha vegetables and herbs. she's got tomatoes (much to gma's chagrin) and mint and cucumbers and spinach and basil and also lavender just for funsies!

she's afraid of needles and is also afraid of death. her previous job got violent and she simply had to leave. she'll never get a tattoo or her ears pierced, but she will draw on her skin whenever with enough skill that people will ask her where she got her tattoo.

and fuckin FABIAN he's HAUNTING ME this BOY

he'll send the hangman to other people's houses to check up on them. if someone mentions in the groupchat that they're having a hard time, there is a dog pawing at their front door in the next 5-10 minutes. fuck traffic laws his friends don't feel good :(

he had a crush on adaine freshman year and then felt bad for having a crush bc it wasn't the same sorta relationship as bill/hallariel and focused all his attention onto aelwyn

he wears his blanket battlesheet constantly. It's a sash. it's a scarf. it's a shawl. one notable time it was a skirt over his leggings. he has been dared to wear it superhero-style and those videos Are Blackmail

the more stressed he is the more his dyslexia seems– this school year's been ROUGH. bringing fig or adaine to the banker's is not just great for the extra money he receives but he can also actually ask for the paperwork and have it read over now! he doesn't have to just Go Off His Banker's Word!

that man got his ears pierced when he was 5 by one of bill's friends. pirates wear earrings and bill seacaster will give his boy the chance to wear them. after toxic masculinity is dead he starts wearing some that are less "piratey."

riz and fabian refusing to go to therapy duo :D :D :D

and then ghost stories.

fuckin. bird song by juniper vale is so incredibly gs!fig. i found the song as i was writing chapter two and decided i had to make it the title because it was perfect. just. rahhh. all she wants to do is bond and explore and learn who she is because she may be slightly older in this but the Identity Issues are still Very Prevalent (because i think they come with having shape-shifting abilities)

and actually i have a whole playlist for the au and i have at least one song for every character besides kristen and i can't find a good song for gs!kristen and i'm sobbing

anyway the two for riz are tardigrade song by cosmo sheldrake and false confidence by noah kahan

there's a disproportionate amount of noah kahan on that playlist actually but they all apply to different characters so it's okay!

fig listens to paramore. adaine simply embodies paramore. coincidence i think not (they are so incredibly Besties)

gorgug's majoring in environmental engineering

riz and adaine listen to and read the news daily. fabian's news intake is solely whatever people tell him. fig will listen to the news if it's on but prefers media she can turn her mind off with. gorgug will read news emails. kristen is in a cult.

riz lives about 10 minutes from sklonda. they have lunch together twice a week.

they all love chocolate because chocolate is delicious. however if it's ice cream riz goes vanilla based. this is kinda just a riz headcanon in general however i think fabian brings this up midbattle and riz judges fabian for judging him

#bird :D #not maintagging this #will add #ghost stories au #though #questionnn! #OUGH THEY'RE MY FAVORITES I LOVE THEM ALL #IF YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PLAYLIST YOU CAN ASK ABOUT THE PLAYLIST TOO IM INSANE ABOUT THEM #and i'm talking i guess

[sparklepool101]

Day Three of Creek Week 2023 - Past / Future

When Our Hearts Beat (Slow) Together by Sparklepool101 on Ao3

Summary:

Creek Week Day three - Past/Future Title from Bird Song by Juniper Vale Secret Keeper, as he was known as a child, and George have been friends for ages, nearing ten years at this point, and their friendship started with a confession. So how have they never gotten together?

Sneak Peek:

Slipping into the lecture hall only fifteen minutes late, Ben made his way to the seat he had staked out as being his the first day of classes. Now, normally being fifteen minutes late to class would be horrible, and Ben would probably be stuck trying to find someone who actually took decent notes to catch up, but not in this class. The professor was notorious for starting class at least a half hour late every day. Over half the class hadn’t even bothered to show up yet. One of the people who had shown up, was an old friend of Ben’s who just happened to be his seat mate: Angel José. They had played together in the Creek all those years ago, and had luckily ended up in a lot of the same classes over the years.

Ben gave Angel José a friendly wave as he sat next to them and pulled out his laptop. He’s barely logged in before the chair to his right is moved and it’s usual occupant sits down. George Wilfred Koenigsfeld.

...

Try as he might, Ben couldn’t pry his eyes away from George. His hair had grown out, slicked back with gel and falling onto his shoulders. (Though there was a little bit of hair, right next to the arch of his widows peak, that was out of place. Ben fought the urge to smooth it out for him.) It was no longer dyed bright blue, instead it was closer to a shade of navy. George’s scraggly attempt at a beard(? Or goatee?) should by all accounts look messy and unflattering, but Ben couldn’t help but find it charming.

#cotcweek23 #cotcweek2023 #craig of the creek #cotc fanfiction #tea keeper #secret keeper #secret kid #george cotc #cotc

[fvriva]

tagged by @duckdotcom to spell my url in song titles! thank you bestie jon

tagging @gluthor @el-is-away @breitzbachbea @aliferous-ly @hunny-k @beanrice @cervicrazed !!

#no soundtrack on this one :pensive: #chesca.txt #instead get stupendiumed #Spotify

[schmico-daily]

A Heart Like Yours: Fic Master List

Title: A Heart Like Yours

Pairing: Levi Schmitt/Nico Kim, Schmico

Summary: Soon after getting married to Levi, Nico receives a phone call from his mother telling him his father has been diagnosed with end-stage lung cancer. As Nico and Levi leave Seattle to spend a month in Seoul, the knowledge of his father’s inevitable passing forces Nico to reflect on his own life and past.

Trigger warnings: Cancer, family trauma, domestic abuse, generational trauma

Playlist: Spotify (recommended), YouTube

Status: Ongoing

Latest update: 16 January 2024

Notes: Fic and chapter titles are inspired by the music of Juniper Vale

- Chapter 1: Break Me With The Truth

Chapter 2: Is Love Just Something I Say?

Chapter 3: All The Bells Call Me Home

Chapter 4: You Hold Me Down

Chapter 5: Be My Nightfire While I Close My Eyes

Chapter 6: No Need To Hide

Chapter 7: A Timeless Place

Chapter 8: Is My Heart Like Yours?

Chapter 9: The Last Time

Chapter 10: Can You Feel My Love

Chapter 11: Moving On With A Patched Up Heart

Chapter 12: My Heart Is Like Yours

-

#a heart like yours: a schmico story #schmico #schmico fanfiction #schmico fanfic #grey's anatomy fanfiction #greys anatomy fanfiction #grey's anatomy fanfic #greys anatomy fanfic #krista take notes #fanfiction

[umbralsound-xiv]

Spell Your URL!

Spell out your URL (or name) using song titles that can describe your muse, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL!

Tagged by: @ffxivtribehydrae - Thank you!

Tagging: @bumlb @eris-vito @syerraffxiv @sunbeasts @the-baschet @wanderersofeorzea @yraelxiv (If you feel like it! And anyone else who thinks this looks fun!)

U - Uranus - Sleeping At Last [Eir] M - Massacre - Kim Petras [Bexy] B - Bird Song - Juniper Vale [Eir] R - Remain Nameless - Florence And The Machine [Bexy] A - All The King's Horses - Karmina [Bexy] L - Life - Sleeping At Last [Eir] S - Sky Full Of Song - Florence And The Machine [Mist] O - Oh Love - Phildel [Eir] U - Up There - Olivier Deriviere [Eir] N - Nobility Obliges - Masayoshi Soken [Mist] D - Do You Want To Fight Me? - Venus Hum [Zhav] X - Xiao - Roc Chen [Mist] I - In The End (On Borrowed Time) - Narrow Skies [Bexy/Eir] V - Voidfish (Plural) - Rachel Rose Mitchell [Mhira]

#[About The Mun] #OOC #Tagged Meme

[petrifiedforests]

10 songs 10 people

I was tagged by the lovely @cacodaemonia and after approximately, conservatively speaking a million years, here are my 10 songs:

Band/artist - Title

Juniper Vale - Will I Find My Home

The Amazing Devil - Blossoms

ABBA - Thank you for the music

Mumford and Sons - I Will Wait

fin - Ship in a Bottle

Mighty Oaks - Be with you always

Autumn Orange - Strange Dreams IV. Wander

They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Cosmo Sheldrake - Come Along -Edit

Austin Wintory - To Know, Water

And now I've got to tag 10 people, oh my. If you want to play (No pressure!):

@silvipeppers @silvermintnightprincess @witcher-and-his-bard @kueble @rebrandedbard @a-kind-of-merry-war @trudemaethien @samstree @flowercrown-bard @greyduckgreygoose

#tag game #thank you for the tag #suddenly I had never heard a single song in my life before #head empty #one of those is my wedding dance song #don't know if there's any additional rules to this game? #10 songs 10 people #hope it's not matching people to songs #but you may of course choose a song you like best

[seraphiism]

❀ ﾟ. ༄ ┊ 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐄 ( 𝐩𝐭. 𝐢𝐯 ) ;

( HOW DELICATE LOVE IS, THIS EBB & FLOW OF SERENITY. )

characters : kazuha / zhongli / itto fandom : genshin impact quote cr : title from juniper vale - the expanse

↬ kazuha ࿐ ࿔

& just as the sea intertwines itself into the earth's existence, so do the storms that weave themselves into the crevices of a vagabond's heart. kazuha clings to the idea of peace and a love reborn and carried, knows this to be his truth and idea of survival in a world where chaos and tranquility go hand in hand. there is always an ache, a hiraeth ; how it flows just as the wind does, coming and going, embraced and felt nonetheless.

under the skies there is a kindness that is meant to be felt and shared ; from the heavens to the earth, to the flux and flow of the calm waves, and to the hilt of his sword, he knows that there is love in the fight for the greater good. he shares this love with you, understands it wholeheartedly, and how fortunate he is to experience such a beautiful thing, this wanderer with origins that have long faded into oblivion.

it is storming. the rain falls gently, graces your home with a semblance of white noise that calms the nerves. you lie with kazuha, palm against palm as he finds amusement in your fascination at the difference in the size of your hands. calloused are his fingers, worn from many battles won and lost, and somewhere there is affection that lingers in his touch.

"the sun was so beautiful earlier." you absentmindedly murmur, shifting your hand just the slightest bit so that you may lace your fingers with his, grinning when you squeeze his hand. "you've never really been one for storms, have you?"

"there is nostalgia in every raindrop that meets this earth." kazuha smiles, brings your hand to his lips before pressing a kiss to it. "the storms remind me of both the hardships and victories i've faced in my life."

there is a quiet pang in your chest that resonates in the gentle words spoken. you find yourself speechless, guilt pouring into your veins at the inability to comfort your lover. but the curve of his lips never falters, and he holds you closer to him, allows you to listen to his heartbeat.

"i will always be grateful for the rain. it brings you and i together, doesn't it?"

now, you are the one who smiles. you laugh, kissing him ever so gently in a goodnight, i love you.

"it does. i am grateful for it, too."

↬ zhongli ࿐ ࿔

to live as a mortal is a strange phenomenon-- one zhongli must learn to adapt to, even though years have passed since the fall of rex lapis. liyue flourishes in his absence, and somewhere he thinks there is a longing for what once was. but on the balcony of the home he once built, he looks to the sky for the comfort of new beginnings. this place blooms without him, the civilians starting anew and becoming even stronger in the absence of a god.

it is a precious thing, their resilience. humans are prideful beings, aren't they? to grieve and continue forth, to come out of the flames even brighter than ever before.

"do you miss it?"

zhongli senses your presence. you step forward, stand by his side. you inhale sharply, shoulders rising and falling with your breaths.

he does. but there is an end to all things, and no longer is he needed.

"it would be selfish to answer so honestly."

"you held the weight of their lives for countless of years, love. i think it's okay to be selfish now."

but is this not enough, his selfishness? to announce his goodbye in such a manner, to test the waters and see if survival ran in the bloodstream of his land? to rescind his godhood and live normally for once? to fall in love with you and live the rest of his days in peace?

is this not selfish enough?

zhongli smiles. it is bittersweet.

your hand rests on his shoulder, eyes meeting amber. you need not speak the words, but as silly as it may be, he certainly would find comfort in hearing them.

"you can live for yourself now. they continue to grow, even without your guidance. they're doing just fine, and surely they send their prayers to you in the hope that you are, too."

"it is never easy, is it?" zhongli muses wistfully. he knows you are right, but perhaps all the logic in the world would not allow his emotions to find reason.

you turn to face him, gesture him to do the same until you are looking at each other.

"things never are, but we can make it easier." you tell him, hands cupping his cheek. "we can start out this way : tell me what i can do for you."

zhongli blinks, takes a few moments to register the newfound determination on your features. he laughs, and suddenly, it is almost as if his exhaustion has dissipated.

"you have always amused me, my dearest." his hands cover yours. "may i ask that i always stay by your side?"

you laugh, press a kiss to his nose.

"what a foolish god you are, asking something you already know the answer to. i'll always be with you, whether near or far."

↬ itto ࿐ ࿔

the hardships of the oni are never forgotten. itto remembers his past with traces of bitterness and hardship, but in those memories, he remembers the warmth of family found. how time has passed and how things have changed so drastically. he recalls such times more often than he would like, and it is almost as if he relives them.

itto has a good heart, undoubtedly so. he is rambunctious, carefree, and in his blood there is the pride of his family. but personalities mean little when others judge on appearances, and so itto understands the fear and wariness people cast upon him for his mere existence. it doesn't mean anything, doesn't hurt-- is what he tells you, grinning as he brushes off your concern, but it builds and builds until he cannot ignore it.

it is a constant reminder, and as much as he would like to move on, as much as he knows that what others think doesn't matter, it hurts in the end, even if he doesn't want it to. but you are there-- you're always there to defend him, even when the words sting the most, even when he takes them to heart.

"don't worry about it! i don't wanna cause anymore trouble, so it's no big deal."

itto can practically feel the anger radiate from your body. it's an aura, an ungodly one, really, and he wonders if he's ever seen you seethe in such a way before ( yes, even when he released all the beetles in your house ). it's almost a routine by now; he's typically successful in getting you to calm down, but you don't even respond this time. you stay silent, your back towards him. he approaches you, thinks of more silly jokes to crack, thinks of anything that can ease the pain and anger that you feel on his behalf.

your shoulders tremble. you turn on your heel, meet gazes with him. there are tears in your eyes, and it burns.

"it is a big deal, itto! everything they say about you is never true. you're not scary, you're not frightening-- you're not going to hurt them and you never would. they should know that. just because--"

"whoa, whoa, whoa--" itto's mouth is running a mile a minute, and instinctively, he holds you in his arms. you're crying much harder now and you shouldn't be-- how silly that he is the one who suffers yet you are the one who laments. "don't cry— i'm fine! it doesn't matter what they say, 'cause it's not true. i only care about what you think. that's what happens when you're in love, right?"

your sobs stifle immediately at such an innocent question, the lump in your throat still very much there.

"you're too nice, itto."

itto wipes your tears away, grinning when he feels how warm your face is.

"and?"

"and i love you."

he hums, kisses you on the forehead.

"i love you, too. see? nothing to worry about, as long as it's you and me, okay?"

#genshin impact #genshin impact x reader #kazuha kaedehara #zhongli #ataraki itto #kazuha x reader #zhongli x reader #itto x reader #i can't write itto and not have it been a little amusing even tho its a different vibe #also kazuha debut i spent like 10 mins on his wiki ive never met tht man in my life . #.: multi #.: writing

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

Come On With The Rain, There’s A Smile On My Face

Read on A03!

Title from Singing In The Rain by Juniper Vale!

I ALSO HAVE A BEEDUO PLAYLIST!!!

Anyway, reblogs are a writers best friend, y’all; they really do help out a TON!

~~~

Ranboo pulls his blanket tighter around his shoulders, despite it not being very chilly. It couldn't hurt to add a little bit more protection against the rain—just in case any drops leak through the roof. 

Couldn't hurt at all. 

Tubbo sighs beside him, long and deep. Ranboo waits a few seconds before sighing as well. 

Tubbo smiles. "Why are you copying me?"

"I'm... just trying to... um..." Ranboo pauses, gathering his thoughts. "I've never watched, like, a storm before. I'm trying to make sure I do it... right."

Tubbo chuckles, but strangely enough, he doesn't sound teasing. "You can't do stormwatching 'right', Ranboo. You just watch."

"Oh."

Thunder booms, and Ranboo jumps, clutching his blanket tighter in his hands. He feels his heart pounding inside his chest, a little thunderstorm of it's own.

"You know we're safe here, right?" Tubbo says softly, gazing out at the downpour. "I made sure that nothing could leak through."

"Yeah," Ranboo replies, just as softly. "I know. It's still... unnerving, though."

Tubbo doesn't say anything, so Ranboo decides to continue. "Y'know, watching the rain, ri-right outside. So close to me. I never... do that, really. I usually just hide."

Ranboo feels his face darken with embarrassment. That was too much. I shouldn't have said that.

Tubbo hums. "You really haven't ever seen a rainstorm before?"

Ranboo's face grows even darker. "No."

"That's very interesting. And a little sad."

"I know, I just- I don't want to miss it, but I do because of water, and- and then-"

"I'm not blaming you."

Ranboo blinks, turning to look at Tubbo and see if he's telling the truth. People tease, sometimes. They make jokes and poke fun at him, and Ranboo doesn't ever realize it until he's made a fool of himself. 

But Tubbo doesn't look like he's joking. He looks very serious, in fact; genuine. 

The goat-hybrid turns his head to look up at Ranboo, who averts his eyes before they can make contact. Tubbo's eyes flick away, too. 

"I just meant that storms are really cool," Tubbo continues. "And it's kind of sad that you've never witnessed one." He grins. "Better late than never, though, right?"

"Uh, yeah, yeah," Ranboo forces a smile onto his face, laughing quietly. "Better late than never. Yeah."

Tubbo's smile lessens, and he turns back to the storm. Ranboo swallows, doing the same. 

He's not quite sure why Tubbo had built the shelter on a mountain. Maybe to get away from everyone else, or to have a better view of the SMP. Whatever the reason, Ranboo and Tubbo are alone, and it doesn't look like anyone will be joining them later. 

Which is... kinda nice. It's nice to get away from everything, and it's nice to not be around everyone else. Especially Tommy.

It's nice, with just Ranboo and Tubbo. Tubbo isn't as loud as everyone else, or nearly as confusing. He's... quiet. Or at least, quieter. 

Ranboo thinks that maybe Tubbo could be a friend. Or a potential friend. Someday, at least. 

"Do you like them?"

"Hm?" Ranboo blinks, bringing his attention back to the present. "Like what?"

"Storms. This storm, at least. Do you like it?" Tubbo draws his legs to his chest, resting his head on his knees. "It's okay if you don't. I'm just curious."

"Oh." Ranboo hesitates, licking his lips. "Like... you want to know?"

"Yeah, man." Tubbo yawns. "Why else would I ask?"

"I don't know... sometimes pe-"

Sometimes people are confusing.

Sometimes people ask questions but don't ever truly want an answer. 

Sometimes I just don't know.

Ranboo swallows, pushing all those thoughts away. Not now. Not yet, at least. "Um..."

He takes a deep breath, looking out in front of him. The rain has come in a very thick sheet, turning the distance to a hazy blur of colors. The clouds are dark, rumbling with thunder. The sound is nice; a calming, loud hiss of millions of water drops hitting the ground all at once. It's like a little choir. 

"I like the sound," Ranboo answers. "It's like... nature singing."

Tubbo nods. "I like that. That's very poetic."

Ranboo blushes. Him? Poetic? That's a first. 

"Is there anything else you like?" Tubbo continues, blinking slowly. "Or just the sound?"

"Well, the clouds are pretty, I guess. I like how dark they are."

"Yeah. Clouds are cool."

"Yep."

Silence falls between them, but it's not awkward, like most silences are. It doesn't crackle with tension and unspoken words. It's just... quiet. It feels natural. It feels right. 

It's strange. But it's a good kind of strange. 

"What about you?" Ranboo asks, even though part of him wants to stay in the silence for a while longer. "Do you like storms?"

"Uhh... yeah, I suppose so. I like how loud they are—but a different kind of loud, y'know? Not loud like a shout, or an explosion, but loud like a laugh, or a cheer. It's a good kind of loud. I like that a lot; it's different from how quiet the weather usually is."

Tubbo opens his mouth, pauses, and then continues. "It's like nature letting out this primal scream. Getting all that pent-up tension out in the open, y'know?"

He blushes, turning to look at Ranboo sheepishly. "Sorry. Philza says I can be rather morbid at times."

Ranboo blinks in surprise. "No, you're all good. Everyone says I can be a little weird sometimes as well, so I get it."

Tubbo flicks his eyes away, seemingly lost in thought. Then he smiles. "We can be weird together, then."

Ranboo's eyes widen. "We can?"

"Yeah!" Tubbo's smile turns into a grin. "We can run around the SMP terrorizing everyone with our weirdness! It'll be awesome!"

"Uh, y- yeah, um, yeah, sure, that sounds..." Ranboo fumbles for the right word, giving up when he can't find it. "That sounds... yeah. Although, m-maybe terrorizing is a bit strong, y'know, for-"

"Nah."

"Oh- oh, okay." Ranboo goes quiet, glancing at Tubbo with only slight concern before looking back at the rain. 

Tubbo is very odd. Probably the oddest person Ranboo's ever met—and he's met some pretty odd people in his short life. But... Tubbo isn't scary. Concerning and mildly disturbing, sure, but not scary. In fact, he seems almost... what's the right word? A little bit of comfort, a little bit of safety, a little bit of joy, and a little bit of something else. Something Ranboo's not quite sure how to describe.

Ranboo sneaks a glance at Tubbo, who has his eyes closed, a happy look on his face as he points his head towards the rain. He looks almost peaceful, actually. 

Ranboo clears his throat. "Thank you. For...  for bringing me here."

Tubbo blinks his eyes open, glancing at Ranboo with a glint in them. "Of course. It's been fun, having somebody to stormwatch with."

"Yeah. Yeah, it has been fun," Ranboo says, surprised with his own words. Who would've though it; him, an enderman hybrid, enjoying the rain? 

Tubbo breathes in deeply, letting it out in a sigh. "We should probably head back soon. Tommy gets really clingy whenever I'm gone for too long."

"Oh." Ranboo tries not to sag. He doesn't want it to end yet. He wants to stay here just a little bit longer. It's been so nice...

Tubbo glances at him. "You know... there's a beach nearby. It looks really cool during the sunset. Maybe sometime we could-"

"I'd love to!" Ranboo exclaims, cupping his hands over his mouth immediately, ears going warm. "Sorry. I got excited."

Tubbo chuckles. "No worries. It's a date, then!"

Ranboo freezes. Tubbo freezes. 

"Um... I didn't... mean it like that," Tubbo explains awkwardly, flicking his ears. Ranboo nods, eyes slightly wider than usual.

"I see."

"Uhhh..."

This time, the silence between them is awkward. So awkward it makes Ranboo's skin crawl.

Tubbo suggests that they leave a few minutes later; the storm is lightening up anyway, and if they stay up any longer then they risk the sun setting on them. 

And so they leave. They stand, brush themselves off, and begin the trek down the mountain, trying not to slide on the slippery rocks as they go. They busy themselves with conversation about food and the beach, Tubbo's hair getting steadily more wet as the minutes drag on. Ranboo stays relatively dry with a coat covering his head, to which he's grateful for. He wishes Tubbo had brought a coat for himself, though. He must be cold.

It's... enjoyable, in a way nothing has been enjoyable before. Ranboo doesn't feel nervous—or at least, not as nervous as he usually feels. Rather, he feels comfortable, as if he can say anything and not be looked at strangely or made fun of.

It's nice. Really, really nice. Ranboo thinks that Tubbo enjoys it as well, if his big smiles are anything to go by.

Ranboo can't wait for them to go beach-watching together.

____

Tubbo was right: the beach is beautiful at sunset. The sky glows with a reflection of the orange-streaked sky, and the sun sits, half under the water and half in the air. The waves are calm, crashing against the shore with soothing sounds. Seagulls fly through the air, chirping and diving into the ocean to catch fish.

Tubbo grins next to him. 

Ranboo smiles back.

Yes, he's almost certain that Tubbo could be a friend. A very odd one, a very unique one. 

But a very good one as well.

#my stories #DSMP #Dream SMP #dsmp fanfic #dsmp fanfiction #Tubbo #Ranboo #beeduo #bee duo #c!tubbo #c!ranboo #dsmp ranboo #dsmp tubbo #ranboo beloved

[tunedtostatic]

[Additional Image Description: Fanmix cover for "How Love's Made," a fanmix for Battle for Beyond. On a deep purplish red background, angular cutouts of the opening credits art of each character jostle together toward the lower left corner, none quite touching. Large and laying as though scattered over the images are pink flowers, green folded swans, and gold coins. The title is pale aqua blue in the upper right corner, connected to the top and bottom with stylized long lines. End Additional Image Description.]

HOW LOVE'S MADE - A FANMIX FOR BATTLE FOR BEYOND

Soundwaves of Gold - The Daydream Club // Out of This World - JONES // Never - Sasha Siem // Feel Nothing - Night Tales // Timestamped - Mint Green // Holding to the Edge of Night - Samantha Crain // Hate Myself For It - Hit Like A Girl // Measuring an Earthquake - Jordaan Mason // Time Machine - Jana Horn // Nope, Sorry - Career Day // Solivagant - Krameri // What Color Is The Light When It's Turned Off - GILT // The Last Time - Juniper Vale // Rose Leaves - BAILEN // YoYo - Two Steps on the Water // One For Regret - Lost Horizons, Simon Raymonde, Porridge Radio // Fractions (Acoustic Version) - Juniper Vale // How Love's Made - Jaime Woods

(YouTube and Spotify links in the notes)

#battle for beyond #ekon #sestia #lenore #murdina macanroy #leila #nikhil #fanmix #music #id in alt text #described #free use images #i love everyone in this party #ironically a mix with only one fiddle track but two steps on the water coming in clutch

[deer-in-headlights-stare]

Url Song Title Tag Game

thank you @cryptid-s-wips for tagging me! (i won't do my full url bc its very long and i don't think i have enough songs :(

Rules: Spell out your URL with song titles, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL!

Fright of Their Lives - Beetlejuice Musical

Let's B Goblins! - Ratwyfe

Ordinaryish People (ft. Blue Man Group) - AJR

Will I Ever Find My Home Acoustic Version - Juniper Vale

Ex Wives - The Six Musical

Rebels - Call Me Karizma

S.L.U.T - Bea Miller

Wow, I'm Not Crazy - AJR

I Won't - AJR

Parents (ft. Doll Skin) - NOAHFINNCE

i won't tag that many people bc i don't want to bother anyone but ill tag @mynroli @cream-and-tea annd @fiercely-raging-writer!

#thank you for the tag !! #flower does a tag (game)

[cadmusfly]

🌻🌻🌻!

send me a 🌻 and I’ll tell you whatever the fuck I want

Three things! That I will not ramble on as hard for because I'm tired

(1) One of my favourite myths is Inanna descending into the underworld, because come on look at this

Then she made her sister Erec-ki-gala rise from her throne, and instead she sat on her throne. The Anuna, the seven judges, rendered their decision against her. They looked at her -- it was the look of death. They spoke to her -- it was the speech of anger. They shouted at her -- it was the shout of heavy guilt. The afflicted woman was turned into a corpse. And the corpse was hung on a hook.

And it's not her that hung on a hook for three days and nights, it's a corpse. I reference this in the weird nautical horror short story I wrote because mythological references are fun, the title references the creation of Aphrodite primarily because of sea foam but other reasons

And why did she go into the underworld in the first place? Not to rescue anyone, and the thing is, you might think she needed to be rescued, but she planned for that. I think I read that it was to gain power, to learn of the divine mysteries of the underworld.

Anyway yeah, Innana is a "boss bitch".

(2) Have some songs I associate with SbS (the original story I'm working on)

The zoomer witch protagonist - Everything is Colour by Juniper Vale

The ghost naval captain protagonist - Ship in a Bottle by Fin

One of the songs I listened to on repeat while writing the climax to Act One - Magnolia by The Hush Sound

The other song I listened to on repeat - River Flows in You House Remix

(3) One day I want to write hard sci fi, but I need to get the fantasy and magical realism out of my head first, and also I have doubts about how well I can write compelling characters without leaning on fantastic elements

It should really be story or character first, though, so I'll just gesture at the idea of one day writing hard sci fi and continue to work on my urban fantasy/horror fantasy stuff first

#cadmus rambles #cad answers an ask #cad answers an ask game