#after a few months of watching her interact with her other moots i just got so sad of what happened i unfollowed her too

[kuroosdarling]

tag all of your mutuals and put beside it the kind of person they are im really curious :)

oh boy !!! buckle up bc i am ready to pour out my love <33 i love all of my talented moots so i’m just going to say a few things about them and hopefully it answers your question !! hehe they’re all wonderful people and im super glad to know each and every one :’)

i have a lot more newer moots that i’d like to gush about too but i am v shy when it comes to interacting !!! so if we are moots and you’re not here it’s just bc i’m shy about tagging you !! :(<3

@myheroesaretired nesi !! she puts up with all my shit i stg lol she gets so many of my unfiltered thoughts … sry nesi </3 i feel like i’ve known her forever even tho it’s been a couple months pls!! she’s so easy to talk to and i’m v thankful for her support :’) literally think we were twins in a past life tbh !!

@sookisaurus risu !!! one of my first moots hehe risu is so incredibly welcoming and she looks after everyone <3 i love chatting with her any chance i can bc she’s so funny n always has something good to say <3 also whenever we start talkin bout kuroo it’s game over 😵‍💫🤍 we feed into each others brainrots and im always here for it !!

@mattsunkawa echo !! my bubs hehe omg she’s so funny n chill and i love talking to her sm <3 i bug her all the time PLS !! anytime we watch a new anime it’s tradition to yell to each other about it at this point. from aot -> op -> csm + bluelock lol !! i love when we share bits of our writing with each other just to rile the other one up lmfao !!

@oooohno nana <3 literally the sweetest person ever !! anytime we chat or interact i get so so happy!! she’s so kind and literally always tags me in the best stuff 🤧 so incredibly thoughtful to everyone on here <33 she’s sm fun to talk to :) especially when we dive in about our fave characters !

@ohtokki WAH laura !! <3 such a friendly and warm person fr her energy just makes everyone feel at home !!! the type of person i’d love to sit and have some tea with and talk about anything !! (esp video games lol)

@1812p4n K🥺 one of the kindest people on this site!! always spreading love and happiness to everyone on the dash <3 what did we do to deserve her fr 🤍✨

@crescentkaze KAZE !! such a sweetie but also her MIND !! pls anytime i wanna rant about railing fictional characters i run to her immediately !!! we always end up building off each other and idk those convos always make my day :’)

@discordkittenjoestar - kendall pls !! she’s so so funny and i love all of her shitposts sm <3 also super sweet n supportive hehe and im excited to talk to her more O:

@akisbrew SOBS !!! aims !! she is seriously so funny and so down to earth!! such a chill person and incredibly supportive !! she’s someone i would love to sit down and vibe with, chatting bout life and our her mans (jean<3)

@taintedsorrcw milo bby <33 queen of events methinks !!! she always creates beautiful themes, events n masterlists !!! she’s also so so sweet and sm fun to talk to !! :)

@soshiina ina !! SOBS !! so incredibly funny and has such a vibrant energy !! chaotic in the best way possible that makes you wanna just talk to her for hours on end fr !!! <3

@writingbymoonlight luna :)) i always love whenever i get to interact with luna because she is just so sweet !! i feel like she has the best book recs tbh bc anytime i see her post about a new book she got it makes me want to go read it too O:

@satisfactooru bay !! pls !! literally could gush about her all day 🥺 she’s so nice and welcoming !! i feel like she’s good at making others feel heard and appreciated <33 such a kind soul fr hehe

@oomiya anyone that knows haley knows she super sweet 🥺 anytime we interact i feel so warm n fuzzy !! she has a way with words and making everyone feel safe tbh <3

@wakatshi - anytime i think of the word lovely i think of daria hehe she’s so nice and her aesthetic is gorgeous !! (just like her pls!!)

@daiception nini !!! she’s so so gorgeous and i luv her style !! we are newer moots but anytime we interact it brings a big smile to my face <3

@kurootosis lem 🥺 lovely lem !! i always luv seeing her on the dash hehe but i still get shy reaching out to interact sometimes lol !! she has such a cool vibe and she’s someone i would love to sit and talk to at a cozy lil cafe !!

@kurooandkenmasslut nat !! i think we became moots like yesterday lol BUT i love her energy !! she seems like sm fun and im glad we are interacting bc i always need more people to gush over kuroo n kenma <33

#sorry for the tags y’all 🥺🫶🏼 #i always get so nervous for these things bc i feel like imma leave someone out or do this wrong #i didn’t know how to label anyone so i just said reasons why ily fhskdjs hope that’s okie !!! #i love u all sm sm !!! #⁺. ʚ just chatting ɞ ⋆˙ #⁺. ʚ stream chat: viewers ɞ ⋆˙

[mirakeul]

. (if u know who this is, just shut it, will probably delete once i feel better cause i don’t want her to see this)

#[rant] #rant in the tags #ayo it's me again ahaha #i want to cry so bad after reading this former friend's post #cause i know it was me she was talking about #but i dont fucking understand what i did wrong #i am not toxic or plastic or pretending when i sent a message to her #what she got from it was that i was mad at her for shit i dont even remember including in the messagr #we were very close once #we kinda followed each other #and then she unfollowed me #and i had no heart to ask her why because ahahaha ig im not worth shit to explain to ahaha #after a few months of watching her interact with her other moots i just got so sad of what happened i unfollowed her too #and i try to send some messages without giving away it was me #and what she got was that i was passive aggressive and hiding my toxicity between the thin lines of support #wow #i felt so bittersweet writing that last message before i actually block you and you got that from it? #maybe i am a bad friend ahaha #i always try to initiate the conversation and when i expect some same energy i dont fucking get shit #is it always me that should reach out? #i dont know anymore i tried so hard and i just cant

[unlocktxt]

hi 😄 i saw your reblog and i want to ask the same thing: what was your first impression of your moots?

First i want to say that I may of gotten a littleeeee carried away. I wanted to include as many people as possible, but some I don’t have enough to say. Despite this I might add more. I’ve met so many various people on this app and I’ve loved interacting with them all or just seeing them around. So much so that I can’t list everybody. I really love all my moots and there are so many of them that I’ll forever be grateful for. (yes i added a keep reading because this was so long and please excuse my gramtical errors)

@hoes4hoseok - our first impression was playing among us WHICH WAS SO FUN. I don’t remember much about talking to her in the game BUT I do remember that she was the first one to ever make the group chat filled with those who played with us. honestly I’m so grateful that she did that because I wouldn’t have been able to become friends with her and many others. I remember thinking that she was beyond kind and that she was good with trying to include everyone. After that I just remember hearing her voice and then DYING because she has a wonderful voice. I felt as though I related to you just a bit. Now I’ve gotten to see different aspects of her and really value her as a person and friend. She keeps things real and is so helpful. Sometimes I wish I could see what goes on inside her head because sometimes I think she reserves herself or overthinks and I’d like to give her a big hug.

@binniebutter - amie... oh amie 🙄 just kidding 😂 amie well... I also met her while playing among us in that same group. we played a lot with each other and I find that nice BECAUSE I CANT REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE FIRST TIME WE PLAYED. I think I do remember laughing about her and gen tho. In our first gc I remember thinking that she had a bright personality and could keep the conversation going. I also find out we live about an hour away so I was able to connect with her about that (I also was so excited just because IVE NEVER MET AN ONLINE FRIEND IN THE SAME STATE) After that we played among us a lot together and I just remember thinking amie was EVIL. She was funny though and I felt comfortable around her. Now... I honestly think I’m pretty close to amie emotionally. It’s very rare that I put down my guard and talk to someone about certain things (I don’t really think I’ve talked to her about certain things tho) I still feel as though I can talk to her or that I can cry or rant to her without feeling judged. I don’t know how much she’s come to me about, but anytime I try to comfort her i feel like I get to know her better. I usually don’t start joking with my friends and being “rude” to them unless I know that they know I love them, which is why I’m starting to show amie sarcasm at times ☺️ I may of written too much 😅

@hyukaite I ACTUALLY REMEMBER MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF KAT. oml we’d send asks every now and then and I remember thinking she was a crack head. From the videos I’d see her post to that one drawing. Man if only I could go all the way back to it, but it was monthssss ago. I also remember relating to her about having to help our sisters with math 💀. I wanted to be her friend after seeing her interact with some of my other moots, but I was too shy to actually message her so I stuck with sending in asks every now and then 😂 then we started playing among us together. I remember thinking “NOOOO SHE STOLE YELLOW” which led to me falling in love with the dark green among us color JFKAJFLW. After that I remember getting betrayed by her in the game SO MANY TIMES. she killed me during the Simon says task... to tell you what grudge I hold... I still remember it. ITS SUCH A HARD TASK AND SHE DIDNT LET ME FINISH IT. She also killed me in electrical when I thought she was INNOCENT. Now... kat I don’t even know how to describe her. She has many aspects to her that I love. She also is able to help me think straight whenever I let my anger get to me.

@yawnjunie - I thought she was shy at first because when I first met her she didn’t talk much, so I felt bad because I thought she didn’t feel all that welcomed by us (no specific reason we were just introduced to blu so abruptly 😂) After that I think I was intimidated by her at first JFJAKFJERI. We also compared our schools and our grade mindset which I think really opened my eyes a little bit more. I still believe she’s really smart Zknfaltn. She makes me laugh though and she also started the network moacabinet. She’s really sweet with so many ideas, but I feel bad because sometimes I think she gets stressed easily. She’s not on much, but everytime she’s online I’m blessed with her presence.

@kkuming - gigiiiii! my first impression of gigi was fairly simple. We met on the au group chat and she seemed really sweet. I wanted to try and give gigi a warm welcome and make sure she felt comfortable. I wish I remembered more about our first meeting. I DO HOWEVER remember thinking she was v v innocent. I sat back and watched gigi get thrown into the group and laughed my ass off at how she interacted with kat. I was worried that because the others were already so comfortable with her and joking around about things that she may actually think that the “divorce” or whatever it was that kat and her had would make her upset, so I wanted to remind her that I appreciated her Zofnakfjeof. She also was taking a lot of stressful classes so I could only hope this girl didn’t die underneath all that stress. Now I- she’s crazy guys. Just kidding 😂 she’s still really sweet and jokes around with all of us. I’m glad she’s online a lot more now. she’s also really funny.

@lipbeom - I’m like 99.9% sure rynn was the first person I ever really talked to on tumblr. I thought she was a really good writer and saw that she was a senior as well, so I was glad that I wasn’t the only one on tumblr that was going to suffer through the last year of school. I was so glad when she messaged me first like Y’ALL HAVE NO IDEA. When I first met her I remember thinking she was really sweet AND BEYOND SMART. I’m really grateful for rynn and I actually miss her a lot because I feel like I don’t interact with her as much as I should. She was very supportive and still is. It’s only been a few months since I first talked with her but I’m reminiscing 😂 She also got me hooked on selling sunset WHICH WAS AMAZING but I was talking like the girls on the show for WEEKSSSSSSS.

@bbhyeoliskooks - I don’t really remember how I came across her, but I realized she was a new moa writer and wanted to check her out. My first impression... hmmm I guess you could say that I believed she was very grateful even when she didn’t have to be. Sometimes she makes me feel old 💀 but she’s reminds me a little bit of my sister... just way sweeter. She’s very loyal and anytime you tell her you’ve posted something oml she’s wonderful. She’s the type of person who is really supportive and I appreciate that, but sometimes I feel like I don’t give her enough of ittttt. I really need to go stalk her blog now as for some reason I don’t see her notifs half the time. I’m really proud of her and think she’s one of the sweetest people on tumblr NOT TO MENTION SHE SINGS BEAUTIFULLY.

@txthearteu - oml cj 😂 she is also one of the first people I talked to on tumblr. I don’t really remember our first impression tho :/. I DO REMEMBER I READ ONE OF HER STORIES THO and i sent an ask about it because she deserved the recognition for it. Hmmm at first I believe I was intimidated because she is older than me 😂 however she was so extremely sweet and I loved talking to her. I tried talking about various different things with her because I wanted our conversation to continue hehe. She stays feeding me 😌 and even if I can’t physically eat del taco I get full off of the love and support cj gives me. My eyes light up when I see her in my notifs. I think she deserves the world and I always want to be there for her. I don’t think I can ever repay her for the love she’s given me.

@sung4oon - SAM I SWEAR IF YOU CHANGE UR URL BEFORE I HAVE A CHANCE TO POST THIS! I met her when her url was... 👁👄👁 lixxie sumtin. I think it was lixieebear. I truly don’t remember her first impression 💀 the only thing I remember was thinking that she was also a crack head. She was really funny and sweet and DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE WHOLE BRAINCELL THING. I should’ve given her my brain cells for christmas. I still think she’s really fun to talk to and I literally try to remind myself as much as possible that I need to go stop by and send an ask every now and then. Even so she still says hi to me ☺️

@beomiebear5 - R A I N A. hehehehehehe I actually love this first impression for me. At the time I saw her anon asks to rynn. I saw that she was going to start posting stuff on her blog soon and she gave a hint about how to find her. Ofc I let rynn do that herself BUT I went searching KFJSIFIWFKW I couldn’t help it I saw it as a challenge. My first impression was rlly just that she was sweet. Then after a while KFJAOFJWOF I really love interacting with her and seeing her rants. Gosh she’s so funny and ✨inspires✨ me. I’m always down to talk to her because she’s amazing and sweet.

@magicisland9-34 - lillie ☺️ I honestly don’t remember our first impression? I do however remember when she first sent an ask! I would always get so excited when I got an ask from her 😂 I loved talking to her and she let me ramble on and on. Whether that be about gymnastics or ballet. Once again even lillie is sweet, but she’s betrayed me for siding with amie about Christmas 😤. She’s also one of the people that I try to remind myself to go and visit their blog and see what they’ve posted.

@spookybias - if I remember correctly gen was the first one who reblogged my about me post, which ended up allowing others on this app to see that I was a new writing blog. She was also one of the first people I followed and one of the first who followed me, so I was really grateful and thought she was beyond helpful and nice. I also really believe she’s a great writer and i admired how she would tell things how they are. She’s always been sweet to me even if she’s threatened to shoot me a while back 😤. OH YEAH we also played among us together in that group as well and I always suspected her at one point. IT WAS BECAUSE THE ONE TIME I TRUSTED HER SHE KILLED ME.

@bffsoobin - My first impression of Sara was pretty simple like I found her blog and fell in love. she writes so well and I’ve loved everything I’ve read from her. I thought she was really pretty and pretty funny too. When she’d talk about some of her stories revolving school it honestly made my day as well. I admire her especially because she’s such a good writer and LET ME TELL YOU when she followed me back I think I did a little cheer. I was reading her fics before I even started writing on tumblr.

@soobcxre - I saw Sara around because we had a lot of moots in common and when I saw them interact I would just think about how I wanted to befriend her 😂. When she texted me I got so excited, but I WAS SO CAUGHT UP IN SCHOOL TOO. She’s also really sweet ajfjwkfjw and I’m glad to have met her.

@lovesickchoi - MADDIE 🤩 I.... I don’t remember my first impression of her 🥲. It may of revolved around asks? I think I ended up trying to get to know her more at the time I was trying to get to know yoonie. I say this because I remember always seeming to get their urls mixed up... I think it’s because the h at the beginning. I LITERALLY DONT REMEMBER HOW WE STARTED INTERACTING. She’s also an amazing writer tho! Now I still think she’s sweet and we’ve talked about yeonbin together 😂.

@sunoo-luvs - 🥺 zaara JFJAJRKSKF literally my first impression was “cute.” That still stands btw. She’s absolutely the sweetest and is really considerate of others IM SCARED BECAUSE SHE MAY APOLOGIZE FOR THINGS THERES NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR. Even so she can easily add happiness to people’s day with just a hi and a hug.

@i2gyu - I- first impression: scary. IM KIDDING wait... actually even though that was a joke because she used to stop by and say “boo” I MAY OF ACTUALLY FELT INTIMIDATED BY HER AT FIRST. I think one of the first times we interacted was about a network and at the time I was ready to join a network SO I FELT SO BAD FOR SAYING NO. Afterwards tho I realized how nice she was and I always end up getting a little energetic once I see she’s sent in an ask. One day I’m scared I won’t see her change her url or blog, but that’s if she does again.

@fairycore-gyu - I haven’t interacted with anyone new recently and when I saw kira that obviously changed 😂. I related to her with music taste and stuff. LET ME TELL YOU when someone seems to have the same music taste I JUST my eyes light up. She was really welcoming and I instantly felt like I could message her anytime. I also just realized she’s a pisces 🥺.

@yoonjunie - I just remember thinking ooooo new moa writer! I think anyone who comes across her can say she’s very welcoming and sweet + she deserves everything she has. I really just wanted to support her 😂 I need to interact with her more and read more from her blog.

@hyeyoonwrites - yoonie 🥺 AHHHH okay 😂 first impression: LITERALLY THE SWEETEST. I know I’ve said that so many people here are sweet but yoonie is a different kind of sweet. I don’t know every single time I’ve interacted with her has felt like a soft hug. She’s supported me a lot and I really need to check up on her more frequently I feel guilty about it aifoshf.

@txtextme - gon I- even though we haven’t talked much she’s extremely funny and relatable. she just has this vibe that I love about her. I know I don’t have much to say, but I had to add her because she’s left an impact.

@yeonbins - VIVI HAS WONDERFUL GIFS. Every now and then I’ll see her post some stuff just talking and akfjskf. I mainly remember (I think) Starbucks getting her name wrong. Her names so pretty tho. I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE HOW MUCH OLDER SHE WAS THAN ME. I also played among us with her for a lil... I was scared she was gonna murder me 😂.

#asks 💌 #wonderful anon ✨ #first impressions #not me forgetting to tag people

[istrys]

A Grim Awakening

“How do I look?” Istrys asked, lifting the ends of her dress while she curtseyed as formally as she could; with the illusion rune in full effect, the life seemingly returned to her pale skin and eyes. But unlike the other runes she would normally use, this one applied a small dash of freckles and turned her hair into a rich black. The clothes she decided to wear also made her appear deceptively young. “Think I can pull off a Sun’rael with this rune? I’ve been working on my voice for it too.”

 “I think that will do. Dark hair, fair skin. They seem to carry a tone of superiority about them as well. At least the ones I encountered.” he paused, contemplating his interactions with Kaevia’s relatives. “I suppose my experiences might be a bit skewed.” He sighed. “It will do though. We don’t have time to waste. Are you sure you’re prepared for this? Your life hinges in the balance.”

 “You had me at fair skin.” Istrys winked, smiling briefly before turning to walk. “And I’m more than prepared for those filthy fucking High Justicars and their brainless lackeys.” The Necromancer casually brushed her hair away from her face. “If we managed to pull this off, that Arveld asshole will be out of my hair forever. That alone is worth it.” She paused while she cleared her throat and straightened out her dress. “Let’s go.”

He let out a light, frosted breath. Slight discomfort was apparent. Hopefully the place wasn’t laden with wards dispelling illusions, although since it was Dalaran, anything was possible. Another deep breath and he was prepared for the worst. They turned the corner into the rehabilitation ward of the medical facility and casually came across a door. No more special or elegant than the next, yet a couple of Paladins stood guard nearby. He approached, attempting to enter.

 A large hand blocked his approach. “You. Whitstan. We accept your presence only in that of Lady Sun’rael. She isn’t here Death Knight, what business do you have entering? High Justicar Sun’rael has nothing for you, nor anything  to say to you.” the Sunwalker bristled, the other hand resting on the hilt of his blade. “And you dare to bring another here without the consent the Justicars or Kaevia Sun’rael? You must have a death-wish.” Whitstan grit his teeth as his swirling blue gaze settled on the Paladin, eyeing his weapons and armament along with his partner’s.

 “Excuse you!” The way Istrys enunciated her voice made her sound like a sixteen year old brat. “I am Belandia Sun’rael, and Lord Wilhelm here is escorting me!” She took several steps forward to poke the Tauren in the chest. “I have traveled for weeks to get here! You will step aside or there will be hell to pay! … in fact, who’s your superior officer?! By the time I’m done chewing him out you’ll be back grazing in Kalimdor, Cow-Man!”

 The Tauren breathed out sharply through his nostrils, eyes narrowing to stare at the woman. A multitude of thoughts raced through his mind. He could stand his ground and deny her entry yet he know that often the sad truth was that political courtesy was held above security policies when it came to nobles or others of some import. He huffed again, nodding his head as he slowly opened the door for the two. “Watch yourself Death Knight.” he spoke in an aggressive manner in attempt to save face after having bowed to the whims of a spoiled Sin’dorei.

 “That’s better. Come along, Lord Wilhelm.” Istrys huffed with her bottom lip stuck out, turning to grab him by the wrist to pull him around. He leaned in toward her as he walked into the room, waiting for the door to be shut behind him. “You know I’ve never been referred to as a Lord, right?” he asked. Istrys turned around to shush him, squeezing his hand while she picked up the pace. He paused. It didn’t matter at this point, he was in the room and Istrys was present as well, as they had planned. He looked to the Paladin laying in the bed before him, restraints holding him in place due to his mental health. Fel poisoning had eaten away at him slowly and unravelled his senses. A shallow breathing could be heard but the man was otherwise unresponsive. “How the mighty fall in the face of the Legion. The Light can’t save any of them.” he responded in a low, echoed tone.

 “Whatever you say, dramaqueen.” The Necromancer shrugged, pulling Alucieus’ arm out from the covers. “Gods he’s lost weight… was he always this frail and sickly? I remember thinking I could grind cheese on his abs before.”

 “No… this is what remains of months of torment. He’s a shadow of himself. Locked away in this room… I’m sure he would have chosen another path if he was presented with the option… but luckily for you, too many people want to see him stand again.” Istrys rolled her eyes as she turned his wrist upward, pausing to pluck a small switchblade out from a strap on her thigh.

 “Let’s get this over with before ‘Cow-Man’ comes snooping around. Our problems are going to get a whole lot worse if we’re caught.” She reached into her bra and withdrew a small swirling vial. “You know the plan, right? Drain his blood…. slowly… and I’ll filter the poison out of his body. Judging by how his wrists are as tiny as mine, he’s particularly fragile right now. So we need to be extra careful.”

 “You don’t need to remind me of the gravity of the situation. Just do your part. We’ll both walk away from this a little more at ease.” Luckily they didn’t bother to rid him of his runeblade when since he was escorting a ‘Sun’rael’. He uttered a few words drawing on his hemomancy which the spirit in his blade enhanced. The runes etched into his arms began to glow a bright red as he droplets of blood formed into a slow stream down Alucieus’ arm. Istrys raised her hand and followed suit, letting the unholy rune carved into her palm seethe and glow. From there the blood would flow out into the open and form a into a river around them, as this occurred the Justicar’s skin grew even more pale. “We need to act fast…” he muttered, “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Let’s get this done.”

 “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast…? Right. Got it.” Istrys popped open the vial and put a few droplets into Alucieus’ open mouth, only to press his jaw closed once he began to struggle. The blood-draining had to be especially painful, and she couldn’t risk him being conscious for this ordeal lest he die from the agony. With her other hand she manipulated the blood with a surge of unholy magic, causing the stream of life-essence to splash around and stain his once clean dressings. The Necromancer focused, letting Whitstan cycle the affected blood back into the High Justicar’s body. “I don’t even know if this will work, but I don’t care; worse cast scenario we raise him into undeath and I get as far away from this place as I can.”

 “That’s not an option. If he dies, we’re both branded. You think they were upset…” he grimaced and let out a slight grunt as he attempted to retain his focus, “... because the right hand of a Justicar fell to a Death Knight? Imagine…” he continued speak, the very life essence of the Paladin being drained and restored simultaneously as they used sinister magic to draw the poison away from him. “... that two Death Knights snuck into the room of one and he was left for dead. Or worse… raised into undeath. In his unstable state we can’t even assume that he’d make a decent ghoul, much less an unholy warrior…” his voice echoed lightly. The blood shifted tones from a tainted crimson with hints of grey into a vibrant red as it was returned to the slit in his forearm.

 “I’m not afraid of them. I’m not afraid of anyone.” Istrys mumbled beneath her breath.

 “Then what is it you are afraid of?” Areus spoke in a soft voice to the little girl. He glanced over at Tyrasam for a moment, then back to Jaeras. “I heard you could use fire magic without a problem. Is that wrong?”

 “Go ahead honey.” The Paladin soothed, gently running a hand through the little girl’s hair.

 “I-I have scary nightmares…” Jaeras started, wearily glancing up at her mother for further confirmation. “Sometimes I dream that I’m hurting people… that I’m doing bad things with my flames. I’m scared but I don’t stop… even Momma gets hurt…”

 “Well…” he spoke in a kind tone, lowering his mask to look directly at the child with a slight smile. He hoped the smell of bourbon wasn’t too off-putting to the child. “You’re a very special girl, with very special parents. I just want to help you control those powers so you don’t have any more nightmares and so momma won’t get hurt. Uncle Areus just wants to teach you a few things. I think you might be able to learn some other magic too. That way you can help momma whenever she’s in trouble. Will you help me teach you? Can you show me what you can do?”

  She struggled to prevent Alucieus’ blood from going all over the place, but there was little she could do to stop it; her grasp on blood magic was extensive, but without any blood runes to work with, all of that knowledge was moot. The Necromancer furrowed her brow and cursed to herself while she did her best to guide the stream back into Alucieus’ open wrist, but even with all of that visible concentration, she was still making a bit of a mess. “Is this all of it? We didn’t stop his heart, did we? Cause that’s going to complicate things…”

 “... Fuck…” he felt his heartbeat slow drastically. It became more of a chore to draw from his life essence without the engine behind the blood-flow. “He stopped breathing… we just have to keep the flow going.” his voice was calculated and quick, “If we stop, his heart will stop. Then we have to gamble with resuscitation. Let’s not reach that point.” His voice sounded rushed and hurried at this point. “Just a little more to go, we’re almost done.” he spoke as he drew the rest of his corrupted blood from him.

 “Come on, you son of a bitch…!” Istrys hissed, doing anything she could to hasten this ordeal. Alucieus’ body began to convulse, even under Istrys’ paralyzing spell; his eyes were open but he was still unconscious, gazing up at nothing while foam began to form on the corners of his dry lips. “Don’t you die on me, you self-righteous fuck! Breathe…! BREATHE!”

  Jaeras inhaled deeply while she rose to her feet, clearly uncomfortable with casting her craft while sitting down. Just like she practiced a hundred times before, she clapped her hands together for a few prolonged moments before slowly opening them, revealing a soft orange light between her palms. Her flame was tiny but fierce, flickering at her slightest manipulation. Tyrasam watched her face carefully, seeing that same familiar fear in her eyes from months before. Jaeras blinked a few times but kept her breath steady, glancing up at Areus to see his reaction.

 The man slowly and gently brought his palms to the outside of her delicate hands, “Close your hands and extinguish the flame, Jaeras. I want to try something, little one.” he said, looking to her reassuringly. She silently obeyed, cupping her hands closed to snuff out the flame with a weak hiss. Jaeras watched his hands intensely, feeling a sudden surge of cold tickle her palms; she instinctively tried to move her hands away, but Areus kept them closed and steady. Tyrasam watched them both with mild curiosity, but the soft smile spread along her lips instantly vanished the moment she saw it; a tendril of living shadow the size of an infant snake coiled out from between Jaeras’ fingers, seemingly running down her hand before disappearing altogether.

 “Whoa…” Jaeras squeaked, feeling feathers rustling in her enclosed hands. “What is happening?! Did you put a bird in my hand?!” He nodded carefully, “Yes, can you make the birdy fly?” he asked softly. His gaze rested heavily on their closed hands, a twitch of his eye came as he tried to concentrate on how well she maintained the intricate structure and workmanship of the finely shaped shadow raven he placed in her hands. He withdrew the magic sustaining the delicate form as his hands slipped away.

 Slowly she opened her hands and gazed down at the manifested creature, not much unlike a toddler finding a wounded infant bird for the first time. With one free hand she reached down and poked its peak, jerking away at the sheer intensity of the cold emanating off the shadow raven. It ruffled its ‘feathers’ while it slowly stood upright by her command, reluctantly spreading its wings wide to take flight. Tyrasam watched in horror at the creature, already imagining Jaeras completely engulfed in a shadow form, wreaking havoc on anything and anyone who dared come near.

 “O-oh no!” Jaeras squeaked as the bird jumped from her palm, suspending itself in the air with a series of frantic flaps of its wings before dive-bombing into the ground; it crashed with a soft plop and dispersed, disappearing without a trace. “It’s okay…” he responded to her, “The birdy just returned to the shadow. You did good Jaeras…” he said, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly, “You did well…” he said, breathing in slowly. The little girl smiled up at Areus, but said nothing, suddenly looking very exhausted; manipulating a foreign magic for the first time took more of a mental toll on her than he previously thought, but it wasn’t all that surprising. After all, she was only a twelve year old.

  He exhaled sharply as the last of his blood entered his system. His vitality restored and his body cleansed of fel taint. He grit his teeth as he shot up in the bed. His bloodshot eyes held teal glows that burned through the two at his bedside. His left hand clutched at his chest as he struggled to breathe, eventually gasping at air. The wound on his arm had already healed as he subconsciously called to the Light. As his focused settled a Tauren burst into the room thanks to all the noise, “What’s the meaning of this?! What is this disturbance?!”

“Stand… down…” Alucieus breathed out. His eyes fixated on Istrys. A jolt of Unholy magic had escaped her unknowingly when she called for him to live. At the same time, a bit of his Holy Light had been absorbed by her. He had touched his mind, ever so briefly as he had touched hers in his broken state. In that moment, truths were made known to the both of them that only the other had known. Istrys tasted the sensation of living for the briefest of moments and held memories only Alucieus held. On the other side of that same token, he had felt the darkness and despair that came with the cold truth she held. His withered arm grabbed forcefully at her wrist. Whitstan stood ready to intervene, although for a moment he was unsure who he was trying to protect.  “Rethandus… where is he?” Alu asked, his voice rasped from the dehydration.

 “Andy is busy in a meeting with your daughter.” Istrys quickly answered, pretending not to notice the peculiarity that connected their minds in an instant, while ignoring the screeching of the Val’kyr in her head. “Apparently she needed to talk to him about something? A lot has happened while you’ve been… um… resting.” A loud grinding noise was heard as the Paladin released Istrys from his grip. Dry knuckles cracking could be heard as he made a fist.

 “I’ve rested enough.” A blinding flash of light jolted from his presence, searing everything within reach of him with a bolt of Holy Light. Istrys had enough time to cover her face and partially shield herself with an anti-magic shell, but the ferocity of the High Justicar’s wrath pierced her defenses and sent her crashing into the adjacent wall; Whitstan didn’t fare better, using his armor and weapon to prevent the Holy Light from searing his face clean of his undead flesh, but the force was still enough to send him airborne. “Rethandus… betrayed my friend… caused so much pain and suffering, yet he has the audacity to be near my daughter?... I’ll rectify that soon enough.” he uttered out dryly between grit teeth only to see the Tauren, Istrys and Whitstan all incapacitated against the walls of the room, slumped down in a seated position.

His body was withered and frail, but his determination was stalwart. Alucieus barked out in pain the moment his bare feet slapped against the cold floor for the first time in over half a year. He struggled to walk, let alone stand, using the nearby railing to help him maneuver around his ‘visitors’ while he made his way for the exit.

 The little girl was fast asleep now, “Your daughter…” he said, looking to Tyrasam, “She can control magic, regardless of the source. That’s not normal. I don’t know who her birth-mother was, but her father is… according to records, the youngest warrior to bear the mantle of Spell-Breaker and was adept at deflecting magic with little to no training. Now he’s a nightmarish Death Knight that can control blood magic with surgical precision. While the figure she called father all these years was a pyromancer beyond reckoning, and without even a blood relation she is able to control the element of fire at her whim. She’s dangerous. She adapts to her surroundings and uses them to her advantage… much like her biological father. She’s the daughter of Whitstan Wilhelm.” He spoke, solemnly, taking a puff from his pipe. “She needs guidance… or she’ll go down a path you can no longer follow.” he spoke to the Paladin.

 The news didn’t hit Tyrasam as hard as she thought, for deep down she had known this for a very long time. Seeing how well she learned Pyromancy without a single drop of related blood in her veins proved the theory she had harbored for half a decade; seeing her handle Umbramancy so effectively for the first time in her life only confirmed her worse suspicions. “I don’t want her learning shadow magic.” Tyrasam spoke flatly, staring intensely at Areus while she cradled Jaeras’ head on her lap. “Maybe if she’s capable of all forms of magic… maybe she can be granted the gift of the Light. But I’ve seen what the Void does to people… and… I don’t want that happening to her…”

 “... Tyrasam… it doesn’t matter. We can show her the Light or lead her to Shadow. All that is irrelevant. We may be born to embrace Light or inherit the Darkness... and while I might not be a shining example of either I can recognize the potential for darkness when I see it… and ultimately, whether we’re born for one or the other… it’s up to her to decide what she truly is...” he said, taking a sip from his flask, a grim expression on his face before he situated his mask, “Good… or evil. It’s all about perspective.”

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Adam Richards - Talking Poofy

GQ:  How’s your day been so far, Adam?

AR:  Oh, good, I just got home from work.

GQ:  Oh, I hear ya!  How’s your show going for the Comedy Festival?

AR:  Talking Poofy?  It’s … how would I describe it?  It’s hard to remember, because we generally plan each show anew every night.  About 5.30, we get together and plan it, so, by the time we get on stage at 10.45, it’s been about 3 or 4 litres, so … yeah, haha!

GQ:  Fair enough!  I can imagine why it’s hard to remember then!

AR:  Haha!  Yeah, we drink onstage, we’re a classy show!

GQ:  Why am I not surprised though?

AR:  I know … we’re like lazy drag queens, we can’t be bothered putting on our dresses.

GQ:  True!  All you need now is (Melbourne drag persona) Miss Candee onstage, getting the Candee-Monster out …

AR:  Oh lord … yes, that’d be terrifying.

GQ:  Well, I guess the title “Talking Poofy” is sure to raise a few eyebrows?

AR:  Well, because we started it a few years ago, the title is based on that show Talking Footy, and it’s what we all do.  We talk poofy, hope for the best, and sometimes people laugh!  Generally though, we laugh more than anyone, we don’t pay much attention to anyone else!

GQ:  I guess all the laughing onstage would make the audience laugh too…

AR: Well, yes, there is that.

GQ:  Looking through your press release, your tagline is “Everything you never wanted to know about us, and everything you were afraid to ask” …

AR:  Yeah, pretty much.  It’s aimed at straight people – they don’t come, but it’s aimed at them – kind of a Gay-To-Z … we’ve tried that onstage once, but we didn’t get any further than C.

GQ:  Hahaha!  So what sort of things have you touched upon so far?

AR:  Well, there’s a beat onstage … it’s the only comedy venue where there’s a beat onstage and one behind … Scott goes into the beat all the time, it’s very, very embarrassing.  You’d never believe the people we find out there either, it’s very busy for an onstage beat!  We talk about beats … there was a discussion of what’s commonly referred to as, Video Head Cleaner, which is weird, because no one actually has a VCR anymore.  So I don’t know why they still call it that.  And C, we get around to courtesy fingers, but the less said about that, the better.

GQ:  Right, I don’t think I know what that is, but…

AR: … Knock at the back door to let someone know you are coming in.

GQ:  Ahhh, gotcha.  I’m not a big visitor, so I’ve got no idea.  I’ve never been to one.  My housemate on the other hand, I should ask him about it all.

AR:  He’ll be more than happy to tell you about it all.  See that’s the thing, we are like an information service.  For anyone thinking of visiting poofter land.  There is a book and everything.  

GQ:  So it’s the only comedy show in the festival that’s informative as well.

AR:  Well, yeah.  I’m sure there is a lot more shows in the comedy festival that are far more informative.  It’s only informative to anyone who wants to hear about it.

GQ:  Well, that’s true, that’s true.  But then again, you gotta know about this stuff, even if you don’t want to.

AR:  Exactly.

GQ:  So you guys don’t really have a script, as such.

AR:  We have some bits written down, that we read off like a bit of paper.

GQ:  So you are professional as well.

AR:  Yeah, there are two pieces of paper that we read out of and that’s it.  That’s the only thing that’s written down in the whole show.  And there is a PowerPoint demonstration at some point, where we bust some gay myths.  Other than that, is just, kind of, Friday night’s show, afterwards we go out drinking, and Saturday nights show, ends up being about everything that happened after Friday night’s show.  And Friday night is about what we can remember from last Saturday.

GQ:  In the past, you claim to have turned an audience member gay.

AR:  Yeah, we taught him how to dance with his wrists above his ear lobes.  We taught him how to walk properly, so that he could be picked up if he needed to.  And we taught him some choice phrases to use.  Instead of saying ‘G’Day’ he would say ‘Oh my god, how are you darling, mwah, mwah’.  So you know… it wasn’t very hard.  He was very good at it by the end of it.  

GQ:  Oh ok, maybe he just needed to be dragged out of the closet then.

AR:  Yeah, I don’t think he went off to have sex with a man, but he knew how to be poofy after that.

GQ:  That’s the main thing, that’s the important part.  And, mutilating a Kylie doll?

AR:  Yeah, that wasn’t my finest moment

GQ:  That part is given a bad name choice isn’t it?

AR:  It’s um, look, someone gave me  a Kylie doll as a present, and I decided it was anatomically incorrect, so I fixed it.  The less about that the better really.  There were too many people at that gig.  I don’t even know why I brought her with me, why I had a Kylie doll in my bag.  Like it wasn’t a planned thing.

GQ:  So you were just going through your bag and realised, ohh here’s a Kylie doll and hasn’t got a moot.

AR:  No, it wasn’t that… some other part of her needed to be corrected… let’s not go into that.

GQ:  Yes, probably best to leave that to the imagination I think.  So the show’s been going for, how long now?

AR:  I don’t know, when did we go to Adelaide, that was like 2001, or 2000 or something… quite a while ago, but we’ve never done it as a show, it’s always been, you know, we’d all happen to be on the same bill or say, ‘lets do a Talking Poofy next month’.  It was always ever just a one of at comedy nights.  It’s never been a structured thing.  We’ve always had out own careers, and occasionally we’d get together and have a drink and say, ‘Lets do a Talking Poofy.  And we thought, we should do it at the Comedy Festival, for the fun of it.  Because were asked to do it a couple of times for the character comedy night they have at the Trade Halls.  So, we did one of those, and one just before Christmas, and we had so much fun we thought, why don’t we do this more often.  And now we are.  Now we know why we don’t do this more often, because I live with screamers.

GQ:  Well, I was going to say, you can’t complain being on stage, getting paid to get pissed.

AR:  There is that!  Charging people money to watch us tumble around the stage and screech at one another.

GQ:  Yeah, especially when it sounds just like a typical night in out gay household.

AR:  We like to think of it like, you know when you go to a drag show, rather than watch on stage, it’s what’s going on in the back of the room.

GQ:  Oh god, that could be dangerous.

AR:  But you know, we have multimedia demonstrations…

GQ:  You know, I was looking forward to coming to see the show, but with all the visuals that are going to happen…

AR:  We have a Twink Hunt, where…

GQ:  A what?

AR:  A Twink Hunt, where we go into the audience and find a Twink…

GQ:  I should bring my partner along then…

AR:  Yeah, go for it… and then we describe what bears are, and I may have wandered around the stage without my shirt on the other night for a little while…seriously, it’s a different show every night… there are some things that are constant from show to show, but some nights we’ll get to the end of it and think, ‘oh we didn’t do that thing, with the thing’… oh well, we’ll do it next time.

GQ:  Well, that’s probably one thing that makes a difference, well apart from the obvious.  There is another thank that makes it different to all the other shows in the festival I suppose.

AR:  Yeah, yeah, yeah, well there are spontaneous shows in the festival, and late night shows like ours, generally tend to be fairly ramshackle and rambunctious and all over the place, but we didn’t tend on having guests, but with three of us on stage, no one could get a word in.

GQ:  Actually, there’s a good question, if you could have any guest on stage, who would it be?

AR:  Well, considering they have to enter via the onstage beat, probably Tony Abbott.

GQ:  He wouldn’t feel threatened by you?

AR:  Yeah, he would, but you know, that’s his job.

GQ:  True True.

AR:  If he wants to be prime minister, he has to step into threatening situations all the time.  Yeah Tony Abbott, maybe Molly… he’s our patron saint.

GQ:  I’ll say Molly, you can’t go past that.

AR:  He’s the patron saint of homosexuals that have had too much to drink and haven’t really prepared for doing a show.

GQ:  Especially if they are a rice queen as well….  My old team leader at my old job was friends with him so I found out a bit more than I needed to.

AR:  I do love Molly, he is adorable.  He shouldn’t come to the show though, we are a little unkind to him.

GQ:  Oh god, sinning against the saint.  I can’t think of what else to ask about it, because it’s different every night.

AR:  It’s not a terribly interactive experience.  We don’t really do much with the audience.  Cos there were women the other night who said, ‘oh, you’re going to pick on us’, and I said, ‘Honey, the only people we ever approach in the audience, are people that one of us wants to sleep with, and you are really never going to interest us in that.’.  You know, every night we do make a Gaydar profile for someone in the audience, whether they are gay, straight, or whoever.

GQ:  Actually, I remember being on Gaydar a few years ago, and seeing who was online, and saw your profile.

AR:  Ah yeah, I used to be in Gaydar, but I haven’t been on there for quite some time.  I met a nice bunch of people who I am friends with now, on Gaydar.  I only think I hooked up with like two people… in the same night… um… There’s always that thing, someone could be really interesting with a keyboard, and then you meet them and it’s like ‘ohhhh you’re quite dull… your personality ends at your finger tips doesn’t it.’

GQ:  I pretty much stopped using it when I met my partner… we’ve been together nearly four years now, so…

AR:  Aww bless.  I used to have profiles all over the place.  And I had half naked publicity shots on there too.

GQ:  I think I missed them.  Either that or I erased them from my memory.

AR:  That might have just been on a certain website.  Maybe not on Gaydar.

GQ:  So some of the things that happen most nights is, you always create a Gaydar profile for someone in the audience…

AR:  Oh yeah, we try to.  One night we might not have a lot of time and not get around to it, but we endeavour to, you  know, give someone a Gaydar profile.  See if you can get a message for them.  Some nights I get my iphone out and cruise the crowd on Grinder.  Although, sometimes the people claim not to be there.  Their friends always dob them in.

GQ:  Oh you gotta love friends that do that.  Unless you are actually the person they are dobbing in.

AR:  I gave free tickets to someone who… we did a Talking Poofy night at The Glass House during the midsummer festival, and Toby wasn’t available, so Wes filled in, which was hilarious, but we found someone in the audience who was on Grindr, so I gave him some free tickets for the festival show.

GQ:  I’m just trying to think, like some of the things, I suppose, if you get to C, if you did Gay to Z, you would probably have to talk about Chihuahua’s.

AR:  no, we do talk about lesbian dogs a lot, the Alsatian and the Staffy.  But we really haven’t got around to the gays and their fluffy white dogs.  I think fluffy white dogs come under S for Shit Zu.

GQ:  Whenever you go to carnival, you always see people and their dogs.

AR:  I was on a TV show called Celebrity Dogs, because I’m mad for the dogs.

GQ:  Just before the midsummer just gone, we  actually bought a puppy and we took her along with us,  and everyone loved her.  She’s a Jack Russell X Staffy with a bit of red heeler.

AR:  Yeah, that’s a bit like mine, he’s a Jack Russell X Staffy.

GQ:  Yeah, she’s as big as our cats at the moment and she’s like five months old.  She’s so beautiful.  Her name is Chloe.

AR:  I love the pooch. I would love to bring my dog to the show, but he’s such an attention hound, we wouldn’t get any work done.  It’s all about him showing off, and wanting cuddles from everyone.

GQ:  I went to see Josh Thomas on Friday night, and at the end of the show, he brought his dog out.  He walks off stage with it, and it was like he was carrying a child.  So cute.

AR:  He’s such a homo that Josh Thomas.

GQ:  He’s so cute as well.

AR:  I love that fact that, I was worried when Josh Thomas came out of the closet, I was not sure if he was coming out a Twink or a lesbian.

GQ:  I interviewed Tom Ballard back in December, and I made a comment about, like, this is just before they admitted they were together or anything, and I made a comment about do they go to the same hairdresser, because they both have messy hair and stuff.  And as it turned out, Josh was next to him at the time.

AR:  Were they doing the interview from bed?

GQ:  Well, no, Josh was just about to go into Joy to do an interview.  But, we love our Joshy.

AR:  Aw, bless him, he’s very cute.  But he’s only 11… I’m nearly 40.  I’ve had my time with children.

GQ:  Fair enough.  I’m 29 and with a 22 year old.

AR:  Yeah, I went through that at that age.  You get over it.

GQ:  My partner is hanging shit on me because I’m almost 30.

AR:  When I was 30, I had a 19 yo boyfriend, who was constantly hanging shit on me.  He was 19 and he had nothing else to do.

GQ:  Yeah true.  My partner is always on EBay looking for new Mariah Carey stuff.

AR:  Oh, get out!

GQ:  He’s got a Mariah Carey collection worth about 100 grand.

AR:  So do I.  I’m obsessed with Mariah.  I have got Mariah on Blu-Ray.  That’s the best thing ever.

GQ: Oh no, you haven’t!

AR:  Yeah, fully, I’ve got the perfume, but you know, it stinks, it’s horrible.

GQ:  The first perfume was nice.  My partner has 10 copies of one album because they are from different countries.

AR:  I liked Mariah when she didn’t have boobs.

GQ:  We’ll finish off the interview.  Did you have anything to say to out readers?

AR:  No, just come along please.  It’s $20 for three poofters, when you can you get three homos for $20.  It’s very, very reasonable.

GQ:  Alright, cool.  Well, thank you for that, and for all the laughs.

AR:  You know, its my job, I’m a professional.

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