#all of this was at the sisters today (except my hat lol)

[ghostvampiregalgazerock]

Can we just have some peace, please? (Ace x Nami)

Before reading this story! I will have a few OCs introduced for my One Piece fanfics! My first one is Sheik! (Not Sheik from the Legend of Zelda lol! She has her red eyes because I think it looks so cool and would be cool to see a One Piece character with red eyes as their natural eye color!{except Imu} But her name for short is Sheilah. She goes by Sheik since she has a tomboy personality and you will understand why when I write about her one day. I imagined her years ago when I started watching the series, and I was new to OCs. I was addicted to crossover fanfics so maybe that's why. But I cross that out now with new ideas as I am back to writing fanfics of One Piece.) She is the sworn younger sister to Ace, Luffy, and Sabo! I mean come on! The ASL brothers having a little sister would be so cute! Then my next one is Kiara! She is the love interest to Sanji who came with Sheik to have an adventure and to be close to Sanji. (She ain't a yandere, and Sanji likes her back. You know our cook. Sanji deverses a girl tbh.) If you are curious what she looks like, she has long ash brown hair and blue eyes. To imagine what their voices sound like, Sheik's voice will be Megumi Hayashibara from the Japanese audio and Jamie Marchi for the English dub. For Kiara, her voice will be Kikue Inoue from the Japanese audio and Laura Bailey for the English dub. Also I will have our favorite princess Vivi in this as an official Straw Hat because why not! Also I ship her with Luffy because they look cute together. My opinion who I want to ship and people love to ship Nami with any guy or girl. (except the worst characters and god no not underage characters. Not even Nojiko well she is older than her but that's her adoptive sister! I can't stand even pseudo incest even with Luffy and Ace.) I chose Ace with her because that man is a hell yeah. ANYWAYS ENJOY THE STORY!

Day 1 

“Ah!” Nami sighed tiredly as she stretched her arms out while she was working on a new location on her map at her desk. “I think that’s enough for today.” Nami said to herself as she put her pen down. She decided to work in her room instead of her desk at the library today if she wanted to take a nap later since she was on the lookout last night. 

“Yo.” Her crewmate/boyfriend Ace said as walks into their room. “Ah! Ace!” Nami smiles happily as her boyfriend walks into their room, closes the door, and locks it behind him. He smiled at her happy reaction. “I was only gone for like 2 hours, and you are acting like you haven’t seen me in a week.” Ace said as he walks over to his girlfriend. “It felt like it.” Nami said as her boyfriend wrapped his arms around her from behind.

“Maybe that’s what happens when you work too much.” He said as he then kissed her on her cheek. “Where were you at?” Nami asked. “Oh, Zoro and I were working out, and Franky helped me fix my Striker’s engine.” Ace said. “Sokka.” Nami said. “And you?” He asks while he kisses the tip of her nose, causing her to giggle. “Adding a few new locations we visited on the map that I’m working on.” Nami said as she took her glasses off before setting them on her desk. “Oh, let me see.” Ace smiled as he looked over his girlfriend’s shoulder to see the map she’d been working on. 

“Oh sugoi. This is really going to be the greatest map the entire world will see.” He smiled. “Hontoni?” Nami asked while kissing his cheek. “But, you are missing one location…” Ace said. “Ehhh? What are you talking about?” Nami asked, all confused. “The location you are missing is…Bed-land!” Ace exclaimed as he picked his girlfriend up in a bridal style from her chair, causing her to squeal and giggle as her boyfriend took her to their bed. He drops her gently on top of the bed, causing her to bounce slightly on it. It wasn’t long before Ace joined by crawling on the bed to be on top of his girlfriend. 

“And the adventure to bed-land continues.” He said seductively. The orange-haired navigator smiled seductively at her boyfriend, who was smirking before she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss on the lips. The Fire Fist Pirate wraps his arms around her waist while still kissing his girlfriend. Nami then wrapped her legs around his waist as she was now in a tongue-dominant battle with Ace. Nami interrupts the battle as she then chuckles seductively before she rolls her boyfriend over to be on his back on top of the bed. She smirked as she was now on top, straddling her boyfriend’s waist.

“Oi oi. Seems like you want to top me that bad.” Ace smirked. “You have a problem with that hot stuff?” Nami asked seductively. He chuckled seductively as he admired his girlfriend on top of him. As he felt hard against his sweatpants, poking against the crotch of her shorts. “Did I ever have a problem with it ever since we have been together, kitten?” He asked seductively as he placed his hands on her butt before groping them. Nami smirked before slowly lifting her t-shirt. Ace smirks as he sees her orange lacey bra peeking under her shirt as she was- 

“WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU SHITTY COOK?!” “DO I HAVE TO REPEAT IT?!??! YOU IDIOTIC MOSS HEAD!!!” Nami stops midway through, taking her shirt off as she hears the usual outside their room in the hallways. Nami’s and Ace’s facial expressions changed to be annoyed at the scene. “Really?” They both grunted, annoyed at what was happening that interrupted their moment together. 

“WAIT YOU TWO SHOULDN’T FIGHT IN THE HALLWAY!!!!” They heard Usopp’s voice outside the hallway. The couple were hoping that they would listen to Usopp. “GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!” No luck before they could hear the chef and the swordsman of the ship beating each other up. “Those guys…” Nami snarled as she was this close to getting up and smacking the boys’ asses for interrupting her time with her boyfriend. “I will join-“Ace paused as he heard the fighting stop all of a sudden. “They stopped?” Nami asked, all confused and surprised at the same time. They flinched as they heard another fight outside of their room. 

“SHUT THE HELL UP YOU TWO!” Ace and Nami recognized that voice. It was Ace’s sworn little sister, “Pirate Warrior” Sheik. “I’M TRYING TO HAVE A NAP AND YOU TWO HAVE TO DO IT OUTSIDE OUR ROOMS WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO RELAX AFTER A LONG DAY!! I EVEN CAN’T STAND YOU TWO WHO ARE PLAYING LIKE DUMBASS CHILDREN EVEN WHEN IM NOT NAPPING! IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL THROW YOUR ASSES AT A STRANDED ISLAND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!!” It was then quiet after Sheik slammed the door shut to her bedroom. 

The couple stood there quietly to know what was going to happen next. “It’s finally over.” Ace sighed relieved. “Ah, thank goodness.” Nami sighed with relief. “I’d rather have my sister put us in that stranded island.” Ace said. “You tell me. I can find us one right now.” Nami said. Ace smirks at her. “Look for one later after we have some fun.” Ace said seductively as he groped her ass again. Nami smirked as well. She began to take off her t-shirt entirely before throwing it somewhere in the room. Ace admires her in her orange lace bra, which comes in a set that he got for her from their travels. 

“Is there more?” he asked as his hands moved to the button and zipper of her shorts. He unbuttons them before unzipping them and sliding them down, revealing her matching orange lace underwear. He smirked seductively before he looked up at his girlfriend, who had the same look on her face as him. Ace is very lucky to see her panties, which Brook said when the couple started going out.

“Look all you want. But it won’t be long.” She said seductively as she leaned down, grabbed the bottom trim of his tank top, and slowly lifted it, revealing his abs along with the scar on the center of his chest that he had gotten from the Marineford war. Ace smirked before hers crashed his lips. He then began to make his hand go to the back of her bra before unclipping it as he was now on top of her again, and his top was now off.

Day 2

Nami giggles with Sheik, Kiara, and Vivi while walking back on the Sunny after they shopped in town. Usually, Robin would join them, but she was with Chopper shopping for books. “I’m gonna show Luffy what I got. Also, I’m gonna give Karoo his bath.” Vivi smiled happily. “I will see you girls at dinner.” Vivi said as she walked away. “Yeah!” The girls both said at the same time. “I will take my leave, but I have to wash up early because I want to help Sanji with dinner.” Kiara said as she began to walk away. “Quite alright. See you at dinner, Kiara!” Nami smiled. “Oi Kiara! Tell that boyfriend of yours to have his arguments with Zoro somewhere else that isn’t outside our rooms!” Sheik said. “I will tell him that!!” Kiara agreed before walking off. 

“Also, before I write to Arua and go do training with Zoro, then wash up for dinner…” Sheik said as she saw Ace lying on the grass near the ship’s pillar with his hands behind his head and his hat on top of his face, along with his legs crossed. “Time for my daily routines as a sister to annoy her brother before his girlfriend, aka my future sister-in-law, sees him.” Sheik said with a teasing smirk. Nami giggled happily under her breath when Sheik called her future sister-in-law. She does that to Vivi since she is dating Sheik’s and Ace’s sworn brother Luffy and Kiara since Sheik is dating Kiara’s brother Arua, who’s a doctor in the Revolutionary Army. The girls have been like sisters to each other for a long time while sailing the seas together.

The Pirate Warrior arrives before Fire Fist, who is sleeping peacefully. Nami watches from a small distance. “Oi. Are you alive?” Sheik asked as she nudged her foot against Ace’s hip. The dark hair took his hat off of his face, and he looked at his sister with an annoyed expression yet with a pout. “I’m still alive. The hell you want?” He asked with a yawn. “Nothing just wanted to annoy you for fun.” Sheik teasingly smirks. He rolls his eyes at that response. “Of course you do.” Ace said. Sheik giggles devilishly before her brother just smiles. He chuckles as he then elbows her ankle as payback. “Oi oi.” She said while laughing and trying to keep her balance.

“Alright, you sneaking ass rascal, let me be in peace before my lady comes.” He said while he put his hat back on his face and got back to his comfortable position. “Yeah.” Sheik said. She looks at Nami, who is smiling throughout the whole thing. “All yours.” Sheik mouthed it out before walking away with a smile. 

Nami smiles as she walks over to her boyfriend. She arrives before him and sets her shopping bag down on the ground. She smirks as she gets on top of him by straddling him yet quietly. “Do I get my hello kiss from my boyfriend after his girlfriend was shopping all day with the girls?” The Cat Burglar asked as she moved his hat out of his face. Ace wakes up to see his girlfriend on top of him. He smirks to see her in this position. “Never said you can never have one.” He said as he sat up before he leaned up to give her a chaste kiss on the lips. 

“Is this what you have been doing all day while I was shopping with the girls?” she asked as she tucked a strand of his dark hair behind his ear. “Well, the boys and I hit town as well to go eat somewhere, and Sanji had to get a few things for dinner. So we got here early so Sanji could do preparations for tonight’s dinner.” Ace said. “Sokka.” Nami said. 

“And you? Seems like you have fun.” He said with a seductive smile as he looked at her new top, which was a baby pink halter bikini top with small white flowers on it. “I did. Café first and shop. But when the girls were distracted, I did my usual Cat Burglar business on a few nobles.” Nami smirked as she held up a golden ring with a family crest on it, which she grabbed out of the pocket of her pants. Ace chuckles at his girlfriend’s actions. 

“Still your old self, and that’s one of my favorite things about you. Sneaky and sexy at the same time.” The dark hair pirate said as he placed his hand on her lower back and his other hand on her bikini. He places his pointer finger on the front of her bikini before he slightly pulls it down, having her cleavage be revealed…a bit more. 

Nami smirks at her boyfriend’s actions. “Easy there hot stuff. We aren’t in the room yet.” She said as she grabbed her boyfriend’s chin to have him look up at her. The dark-haired pirate smirks again as he stares at his orange-haired partner. “Can’t be sneaky and sexy with my girl?” He said seductively. Nami chuckles as she wraps her arms around his neck. “Well-“

Nami sniffed her nose as a weird smell came in. “What’s that smell?” she asked. Ace sniffed his nose to smell the weird scent. “It smells like…OH GOD!!” Nami yelled out disgustingly as she covered her nose. “What the!!” Ace yelled before he coughed rapidly. The smell was now horrible, and it came into his lungs. 

“What the hell is that coming from?” Nami asked while she was covering her nose. “I swear to God, if Luffy grabbed some meat out of the garbage again, his ass is mine.” Ace said while covering his nose and his hat. “How does even Vivi kiss him if he eats that from the garbage?” Nami asked while covering her nose. “Who knows.” He said. 

“Yosh yosh, perfect to get rid of the pesky insects to help my Pop Greens grow for the next battle.” A familiar voice was heard somewhere outside. “Not again…” Nami said, annoyed, as she realized who it was. The Strawhats sniper was up in the garden patio using a spray to keep away the bugs from his plants, yet he smelled really bad. 

“Oi Usopp! Do you have a less smelly spray that isn’t killing our noses?” Nami asked, all annoyed. “Oi oi! I didn’t create this stuff, and even when I try to wear my face mask, it still bugs me.” Usopp yelled as he stopped what he was doing and looked at his friends from the patio. “Makes sens-!” Ace was interrupted by a tremendous noise that caused the ship to shake, to the three pirates’ surprise, and also caused them to bounce a bit but land back in their place. 

“What the?!?!!” Nami asked, all surprised. “Ahhhh!!!!!!! Shit!!!!!!!!! I DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO BLOW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Usopp yelled out as he ran into his Factory. The couple stood there dumbfounded at what just happened.

“The hell just happened?” Ace asked. “Don’t know and don’t care.” Nami said. “Good point.” He said as he looked at his girlfriend’s chest. He smirks at it as he remembers earlier when the ship rocked, causing her breasts to bounce. “Nani?” Nami asked her boyfriend, who wasn’t saying anything. He smirks still while looking at her breasts. “Oi oi. My eyes are up here, Fire Fist.” Nami said with a smirk as she held his chin to have him look up at him. 

“I kind of want to see more of that action in the bedroom before dinner.” He smirked. She smirks like a cat at what he was talking about. “Would you like to see more of it if I show you the other bikinis I got today?” She asked seductively as she played with a strand of his hair. He chuckled softly yet devilishly. 

“Oh!!” She squealed as her boyfriend picked up and held her over his shoulder as he stood up. “Then what the hell are we waiting for?” Ace asked as he used his other hand to pick up her shopping bags. Nami giggled, and her boyfriend takes to their bedroom. 

Day 3 

“Hmmm.” Ace grumbled as he was reading a book. “What’s wrong?” His girlfriend asked who was sitting on the floor next to him while picking her fresh tangerines and putting them in a basket. “Call me a dumbass, but this book that Robin recommended to me…this story doesn’t make me any sense.” Her boyfriend said. The couple decided to hang out outside by Nami’s tangerine tree since it was a lovely day outside. 

Nami giggles that her boyfriend calls himself a dumbass. “Oi oi. I was joking.” He said while blushing, embarrassed since his partner was laughing already. “Hey, I didn’t even call you one yet, and there’s no need to get embarrassed about it. I just laugh because you are funny.” She said as she put her tools before she gave her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek. 

“But tell me what on Earth you are reading that doesn’t make sense to you.” She said as she took her gloves off. “The whole thing.” Ace said as he closed the book, but he didn’t care. He lost his place if it didn’t make any sense to him before he handed it to his girlfriend. Nami examines the title, and it was called ‘Lost Heart in the Bottom of the Sea’. She chuckles as she remembers reading this book before. It is a romance story, and of course, she finished that book.

“Did she recommend it to you so you can say cheesy lines from that book to make me swoon but will make me laugh my ass off instead?” She asked as she set the book down on the floor. Ace pouts and realizes that might be true. “Seems like it and the love lines are cringeworthy.” He answered. 

Nami just laughed at her boyfriend’s answer. “I thought she gave me that book to impress you since you read it.” Ace said. “How is that gonna impress me? You have already impressed me ever since we met.” Nami said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Oh really? How did I do it?” He asked with a smirk as he pulled his girlfriend into his lap, causing her to giggle. “I’m not telling you.” She teased. “Oh, you like to play it that way, eh?” He smirked as he dipped her while he began to attack her neck with kisses. “No, ah!! Ah ha ha ha!!!” She squealed as her boyfriend kissed her neck. He stops as he begins to chuckle against the crook of her neck. 

He lifts his head up to look at his girlfriend, who is now smiling at him. Ace admires how beautiful Nami is. Really beautiful. The most gorgeous girl he met in the seas. “Do you know you are the most beautiful girl of the sea that I have ever met?” Ace said. “Oi, stop it.” Nami giggled shyly. “I mean it, and I’m not saying it from whatever the hell I was reading.” He giggled before he leaned down to give her a k- 

“AAAAHHHH!!!!!!” The couple jumped in surprise as they heard a scream, but Nami hung on to Ace still. The scream sounded familiar, and it was the ship’s doctor, Chopper, who ran in and hid behind a flower pot, all scared. “What the? Chopper!!” Nami asked, all surprised, while she was still holding on to Ace. “Robin, that’s scary!!” Chopper cried. 

The ship’s archeologist, Nico Robin, comes in as she is giggling. “Ah gomen ne Chopper. I didn’t mean to give you a fright, but you picked a hard hiding spot to find you at.” Robin says. “What happened?” Ace asks. “Robin used her powers to find me while we were playing hide-and-seek, and this technique she used was terrifying!!” Chopper cries. “How?” The couple asks. 

“Like this.” Robin said. “DON’T LOOK!!!!” Chopper cried. The couple looked at the other side before their faces turned white as they saw an eye on the wall. “GGGGYYYYAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!” Nami yelled as she held on to her boyfriend tightly. “W-W-W-WHAT THE FUCK?!?!” Ace yelled out in shock before the eye disappeared. “Gomen ne gomen ne.” Robin said. “WHY ARE YOU SO INTO CREEPY THINGS?!?!” Nami cried as she held on to her boyfriend tight. Robin chuckles. “I’m guessing it’s just her thing.” Ace said while still creeped out and holding on to his girlfriend.

“Oh by the way Ace, how’s the book going that I gave you?” The archeologist asked as she changed the subject. “Take it back. I think cheesy romance novels aren’t my thing and didn’t get it.” Ace said as he was in a calm state. He picked the book up and handed it to Robin, who used her devil fruit powers to grab the book. 

Robin just chuckles at how he describes the book as she holds it. “Sokka. I will leave you two alone. Hey Chopper, how about a game of checkers with tea and sandwiches before we wash up?” Robin asks. “Yeah!” Chopper exclaims happily as he walks away, leaving Robin and the couple alone. 

“What’s up with that girl?” Nami asked about her friend. “Well you know her better than me. But as I got to know her more, she’s clever but has quite a mysterious mind.” Ace said. “Yeah.” Nami agreed with her boyfriend. 

“But enough of that. Do I get a kiss still?” Ace asked while he looked at his girlfriend. Nami chuckled softly as she looked at her boyfriend, who was lovingly smiling at her. 

“Who said you can’t get one?” She teased as she kissed him. 

Day 4 

“Hurry up!” the navigator whispered as she dragged her boyfriend to the ship’s bathroom by hand. “I’m coming, I’m coming.” Ace told his girlfriend as he followed behind her. 

Nami walks into Sunny’s shower with her boyfriend. “Bath or shower first, kitten?” Ace asked as he was about to turn on one of the faucets but wanted to know which one he was turning on. “Hmmm. Bath.” Nami answered. “Good choice.” He smirked as he kissed her temple before he walked over to the tub. 

Usually, they would use their personal shared bathroom to shower and/or bathe together. Franky built a great bathroom with a good view of the ocean for them. 

But they were having a water problem there, and the only shower/bath they could use was the main bathroom. Franky would fix it right away but didn’t have the proper pipes and had to go into town to an island they stopped by to get more supplies and relax from the seas for a bit. 

Kiara told Nami it’s fun to make love in Sunny’s bathroom, and she did it with Sanji when their bathroom had the same problem. It was perfect when everyone was asleep, so Nami thought it was the perfect time since everyone wouldn’t bother them, and Ace agreed.

“As usual, both sneaky and sexy at the same time.” The freckle-faced pirate smirks as his girlfriend locks the door behind her while he turns the faucets for the bath. He admires her wearing a short orange towel wrapped around her body, revealing her bare shoulders, legs, and cleavage. Her hair is in a low ponytail, yet it is messy. She looks like a model who stepped out of a magazine from a shower photoshoot. 

Nami chuckles seductively as she looks at her boyfriend, who is by the tub with her hands still on the knob of the door. He was wearing a loose black bathrobe revealing his chest along with his scar and his bare leg sticking out of the slit of his robe. His hair was in a loose low ponytail with a few strands loose, making him look like a sex God to her. 

“I may be the famous Cat Burglar but I have that personality that you described me right now when I’m not doing the job.” She smirked seductively like a cat.

He smirked seductively as he stood up and made his way towards his girlfriend. He placed his hands on her hips, and his thumb stroked them before they lowered to her thighs, which weren’t covered by her towel. 

Nami chuckles seductively, “Easy there hot stuff.” She wraps her arms around his neck, and her finger strokes his exposed collarbone. He chuckles seductively, the same as her, “Your fault that you are irresistible my little kitten.” He had his hands travel to her ass under her towel.

She chuckles as he gropes her ass, and his face is now closer to face, and his forehead rests on top of hers. “You too, as well.” She said as her hand traveled to the tied knot of his robe before- 

“Toilet! Toilet! Toilet! There you are! Hai~!” They flinched, annoyed, as they heard a familiar voice singing outside the shower room. It was their captain and Ace’s young brother, Monkey D. Luffy. “Seriously?” Nami asked, all annoyed. “That little…” Ace grunted all annoyed that his brother’s singing interrupted his moment with his girlfriend. 

“Why isn’t he using his own bathroom in his room?” Nami mumbled quietly yet annoyed. “The usual Luffy couldn’t hold it when he sneaks in the middle of the night for a snack…” Ace grumbled, annoyed. “Didn’t Franky give him a mini fridge?” Nami asked. “Have you met my brother?” Ace asked and reminded her what Luffy had always been doing. “I can’t believe I forgot that.” Nami said, all annoyed.

“Ah! That hit the spot!” They heard Luffy’s voice when the toilet flushed and the door to the toilet opened. “Please don’t come in. Please don’t come in.” Nami begged quietly for him not to come in since he was…as usual…an idiot. He isn’t a pervert, just a nosy asshole that Nami thinks of what he is. 

“Eh? Is someone in there?” Luffy asked as he came by the door to the showers. The couple flinched by surprise. “How the hell did he hear me whisper?” Nami asked quietly. “Leave it to me.” Ace said to his girlfriend quietly. Nami stepped aside from the door as her boyfriend let her go. 

“The hell, Luffy?” Ace asked, all annoyed, as he unlocked the door before he opened it. “Oh, Ace! What are you doing here in the middle of the night?” Luffy asked. “I forgot to shower, that’s all.” Ace said. “I swear that I also heard Nami in-OOOWWW!!!!!!!!” Luffy whined in pain as his brother pinched his nose and stretched it due to his devil fruit powers. 

“Do you have to be nosy about what Nami and I do behind the door, which is just a couple of stuff? I didn’t nose with you and Vivi behind the door. Also, the door would be open, meaning it’s empty. The door would be close, meaning one of us is in there, meaning we want privacy. Have you also heard of knocking?” Ace asked. “I’m sowwy!!” Luffy complained. Nami chuckles at the interaction between her boyfriend and their captain, who are brothers. 

The crew supported Nami and Ace’s relationship as a couple based on how happy they were together. They were the same with Vivi with Luffy and Sanji with Kiara. The couple was nervous about telling the crew since they were on the same crew. Nami was the nervous one, but Ace was confident about it since he knew a few people from his travels who were a couple and on the same crew. Luffy said he was happy for them and wanted them to be.

“Hai hai! I got it! I got it!” Luffy whined, his nose still stretched out due to Ace pinching him. Ace lets go of his brother’s nose, and it goes back to normal. Luffy rubs his nose while pouting. “Always remember that. Now off to bed or get more midnight meat in th-” “Oh?! MEAT!!!!!” Luffy exclaimed happily, with his eyes sparkling before he rushed out of the bathroom to the kitchen again. “He’s fast…just for meat…” Ace said, surprised, while he watched his brother run off. He then closes the shower door before locking it. 

“Is he gone?” Nami asked as she came behind her boyfriend and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Based on quiet, it is…coast is clear.” He smirks as his girlfriend’s hands travel to the tie knot of his robe before she unties it. He smirked as the front of his robe came undone. 

“Shall we proceed?” he asked as he turned around and looked at his girlfriend, who had her signature cat smirk again. “We shall.” she said as she now wrapped her arms around his neck. Ace chuckled seductively before he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her passionately. He then worked his hands to undo her towel, and she did the same to his robe.

Day 5 

Nami yawns tiredly while she sits up before she stretches her arms. “Didn’t get enough sleep last night, I see.” her boyfriend Ace says as he lies down next to her at the Crow’s Nest with his arms behind his head. “I’m just tired.” Nami smiles. “From last night?” Ace asks, chuckling teasingly. Nami then smirked when her boyfriend mentioned what had happened the previous night.

The couple went on with each other in the ship’s washroom before sunrise. They decided to go back to their rooms at around 3:30 a.m. when one of their crew members could take an early shower. Then, it was too late for them to go to sleep, so they slept in together before noon. 

“That and…well…mostly that of what you just said.” Nami smirks. Ace chuckles seductively. “Come here, you.” He said as he pulled his girlfriend down by the waist to lay on top of him. She squealed as she lies on top of her boyfriend. 

(A/N - Their crow’s nest is inside, but let’s imagine Franky made a second one like the old-school style ones and the Going Merry had) 

The couple decided to go to the Crow’s Nest to enjoy the view of the sky together and relax. The clouds were slowly parting away, showing beautiful blue skies. The breeze was gentle, not too cold or hot. 

“Oi oi. I would love to have some fun with you, but another time.” Nami said as she looked down at her boyfriend. “I just want to snuggle you. I don’t want to go rough on you if you are tired from last night.” Ace said with a soft smile. 

Nami smiles before she gives her boyfriend a sweet peck on the lips. She then rests her head on top of his chest, hearing his heartbeat with his arms wrapped around her waist. “I can never say no to snuggles from you.” She says happily. Ace smiles as he kisses his girlfriend’s head. 

The couple lay there while Ace held her in his arms, making her feel loved, comforted, and safe. The couple closed their eyes as they were snuggled in each other’s arms, enjoying the moment of peace and q--

“AAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” They open their eyes, all surprised and startled by someone shouting. “The fuck?” The couple both said at the same time as they sat up. “COME ON BABY~!” They recognize that voice as the ship’s musician, Brook. 

“What has stardom done to him?” Nami asked, all annoyed. She loves his talent with music but gets annoyed with his loud singing as a rockstar when she is trying to relax or work. She’s alright if he’s playing his violin since it’s more peaceful and gentle than a loud guitar. 

“New things, I believe…but I want to smash that lovely guitar of his when I’m trying to nap or work.” Ace growled quietly. “I agree.” His girlfriend growled quietly with him. “Yohohohoho!!!” The talented skeleton laughs happily. “Now, what the hell is he laughing about?” Ace asked. “I don’t know, and I don’t care.” Nami said, all angry, as she was about to get up and yelled at the skeleton to shut up. 

“Hey Brook! Robin and I are going to play hide-and-seek in the island’s forest and also shop there! Do you want to come?” They heard Chopper’s voice. “Hontoni?! I’d be honored!!” Brook said happily. 

“Arigato Chopper…” the couple said quietly as they finally got peace and quiet. It was a perfect day for that. Luffy and Vivi were in town having lunch. Kiara and Sanji were in the kitchen making tonight’s dinner for the Strawhats. Sheik went to town just to be alone. Zoro was taking a nap on Sunny’s head. Usopp and Franky were in town shopping. Jinbe went into town to be alone as well, like Sheik. 

“Finally, peace and quiet,” Nami said. How does Zoro sleep through the noise?” Ace asked. “He’s a deep sleeper.” she answered as she lay back down on the floor with her boyfriend, who still had his arm wrapped around her waist and his other hand behind his head. 

“Aren’t you one too, babe?” Nami asked her boyfriend. “Well yes, but some days I’m not.” He answered while slowly rubbing his girlfriend’s back. “You have been doing good at not sleeping in front of me, so I don’t mind if you fall asleep out of nowhere,” she said. 

“Really? I have been doing it from not sounding like I’m bored with you. I only do it when we are relaxing and snuggling.” Ace said. “I know. But it’s still funny and cute at the same time when you do that.” She smiled. “You and your sweet heart.” He chuckles softly as he kisses the top of her head, causing her to giggle.  

Day 6 

“Hold on…” Nami chuckled happily as she buried her face in the crook of her boyfriend’s neck. “Hold on to yourself, kitten.” Ace smiled at his girlfriend. Nami giggled against his neck as she wrapped her arms around his neck, and he had his arm around her waist. 

It was date night for them, and they decided to have it at Sunny’s aquarium room. Both dressed nicely, and Sanji made them dinner and dessert. After dessert, they decided to sit on the aquarium booth couch, with Nami sitting on top of Ace’s lap while they were having the last of the champagne. 

Well, Nami…she was enjoying it too much. Ace was slightly drunk but a bit sober since he only had a few cups of champagne, and his date had more than a few cups. 

“You want to go lie down or stay up more?” Ace asked his girlfriend. “Eh?” Nami slurred as she looked up at him. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes squinting a bit. “Why ask me to lie down? The night is still young.” The navigator said with her head slowly wobbling. 

Ace smiled at his girlfriend, who was affected by the amount of alcohol she drank. “You sure, kitten?” He asked while he looked into her eyes. “100% and too early to end date night.” She giggled before she leaned in and kissed him passionately on the lips. 

The Fire Fist pirate smirks against the kiss and enjoys it. She was right. Why the hell end date night early? He did care about her and made sure she was okay. 

Perfect for them without anyone interrupting them. Luffy and Vivi were on a date somewhere in the island’s town. Sanji and Kiara were having their date at the Sunny as well. Sanji, Luffy, and Ace thought it would be a fun triple date night with their girls but decided to have alone time from each other but promised they would. Sheik, Chopper, and Robin were in town to see a show. The rest of the boys, Zoro, Franky, Jinbe, Usopp, and Brook, were in the Sunny having a drinking contest at Usopp’s Factory. So their peace isn’t disturbed finally—just them.  

“We could continue date night in the bedroom if you want.” He mumbled against the kiss. Nami chuckles against the kiss when her boyfriend mentions the bedroom. “Well now that you mention th-“

*BOOM!!*

The whole ship shook from the loud sound. The couple pulled away from their kiss as they stood there, all surprised to know where the noise was coming from. “Now what?” Nami slurred, all annoyed, before she let out a small hiccup. Yep…She had too much fun with the alcohol.  

The couple would stay at one of the hotels on the town’s island. But they were all booked up since the island is a really popular place to stay. The crew was right to stay in the Sunny since they were going to be on the island for a while due to upcoming storms and to keep away from the Marines, World Government Agents, and/or Bounty Hunters. 

“AOW! Super gomen ne!” The shipwright cyborg Franky comes into the room, lifting his arms up and pressing his forearms together. “What the hell happened, Franky?” Ace asks. “One of Usopp’s inventions goes off again, and it causes an explosion.” Franky smiles shyly. 

“Again?!” Nami asked, all angry. “I’m gonna kick his ass.” Nami said as she was about to get up from her boyfriend’s but stumbled as she stood up. Ace managed to catch her in his arms as he stood up. “Oi Nami?! You alright?” Franky asked, all worried. “She’s fine, just too much champagne on date night.” Ace assured the kind cyborg as he carried her bridal style in his arms. “Ah got it.” Franky said with a relieved smile before he left the room. 

“Can you take me to Usopp so I can kick his ass?” Nami asked her boyfriend before she let out a hiccup. “Don’t worry about him love. We can continue date night in our room with a nice hot bath.” He said as he was about to walk out of the room with his girlfriend in his arms. 

“What about the champagne? It would be romantic to have champagne in our bath.” Nami said with a seductive smile as she wrapped her arms around his neck before she let out another small hiccup. 

Ace chuckles at her small hiccup. He finds it cute because it sounds like a small kitten, and it suits her really well since she acts like a cat as well. No wonder she got the title the Cat Burglar. Not only is she sneaky and attractive, but she does act like a cat. Here’s how her boyfriend sees her as definitely a cat.

Ace thinks of her as seductive and passionate about getting him to be in bed. But she can also be like a sweet kitten when she makes those kinds of noises: sneezes, squeals, and/or is clingy to Ace when she misses him. 

That explains why he also calls her ‘kitten’, and she loves that nickname he gave her. She decided to give him one as well to suit his powers and mostly how attractive he is. ‘Hotshot’, ‘Hot stuff’ and or ‘hottie’. He liked it when she called him those nicknames. He teases her if she calls him a ‘hot head’ based on his powers, and he gets angry most of the time. She just laughed and asked why she would call him that when he was being such a kind gentleman to her. 

“Kawaii~.” he said lovingly as he took his girlfriend to their bedroom. “Shut up.” She scolded him before she let another hiccup, and her cheeks flushed. He chuckled again at her embarrassment. He loves to see her like that, and he does love to tease her.

Day 7 

*🔞 BE PREPARED👀* 

“Ah! Ace…Ngh!” The orange-haired navigator moans before she gasps with delight as she feels her lover’s tongue in her folds. The dark-haired pirate smirks as he thrusts his tongue in and out. His eyes were slightly closed, and his hands groped her thighs. 

The crew decided to stay at a cottage inn, but they got their own cabins. It was perfect since they heard this place wasn’t fully booked anymore. They decided to stay there as they needed a break from staying in Sunny. They considered it their home, but they needed a break from the seas, and the storm was coming soon. It was perfect for Ace and Nami since they got the place to themselves.  

The couple decided to have another date in town by walking around town and doing other stuff. Nami took him shopping at a lingerie store, and he enjoyed seeing his girlfriend in different sets of lingerie. They then ate at a few restaurants, one for lunch and then dinner. They also walked by the beach, each other holding hands. 

Now, back at their own cottage, lying naked in bed, kissing each other and their bare skins touching each other. But Ace decided to take his kisses…somewhere else. Her moans were music to his ears at this moment, making him want more of her. Her legs had his head between his face and were resting on his shoulders. She was lying back against the bed, feeling like she would come any moment as her lover devoured her. 

“Ace…I’m…I’m…Ah~! Aaa…” She moaned as she felt his lips gently brushing against her folds before it was his tongue again. “Ace…I’m…gonna…” Nami said between gasps as she felt like she was going to come. 

She then didn’t feel his lips or tongue anymore on her clit. She heard him pant to catch his breath. He looks up at her, panting as she is tiredly pouting that she didn’t get come. He smirks at her as he licks his lips. 

His girlfriend looked so sexy, with her naked body covered in sweat and her beautiful orange hair fanned out against her pillow yet slowly getting damp from her sweat with a few strands sticking to her forehead. 

To Nami, her boyfriend looked like a sexy beast with his bare muscles covered in sweat. His dark hair was a mess and damp from his sweat, with a few strands sticking to his forehead. 

“You wouldn’t let me finish…” She moaned out. He chuckles seductively. “Settle kitten…” He said as he sat up on his knees, and her legs were now over his shoulders. He smirked as the tip of his hard cock was pressed against her folds, preparing to enter. 

Nami smirked seductively as she stared at her lover, who looked the same as her. “This is the best part.” He said with soft pants. “Always has been ever since we went out…” She said as she got comfortable for her lover to take her. 

“As always…” He chuckled seductively before he-

“HOLD ON SANJI!!!!! THIS FIGHT AIN’T OVER!!!!” “OI LUFFY!!!!!!!! GET BACK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!” “YOUR ASS IS MINE MOSS HEAD!!!!!!!!” “THE HELL YOU SAID CURLY BROW!!!!!!!!!!” 

The couple stood there annoyed in bed now as they were about to make love… when they heard four assholes who happened to be Ace’s little brother also, his captain, the gentleman cook, the hot-headed swordsman, and even the timid sniper outside of their cabin. What’s even worse, they could hear it outside from their bedroom window, meaning they were right by their bedroom. 

“You have got to be…” Ace grunted, all annoyed under his teeth. “…fucking kidding me…” Nami finished her boyfriend’s sentence while everyone was annoyed as well. 

“Even at our…” Nami grunted, annoyed under her teeth. “…perfect timing together…” Ace finished his girlfriend’s sentence as well.  

“Why aren’t Luffy and Sanji with the girls?” Nami said, all annoyed. “My little sister is taking them to see a live show with Chopper, Brook and Robin. And I can’t believe those assholes said no to it.” Ace growled against his teeth. “Can they do it somewhere that’s not near our cabin?” Nami growled angrily. “Clearly not when they are blind idiots.” Ace growled still.

Ace moves Nami’s legs off his shoulders as she rolls to the other side. She then sits up before getting out of bed, grabbing her boyfriend’s button-up shirt that was on the ground that he had stripped off. Ace grabs a throw blanket that was on the end of the bed. He wraps it around his waist. 

Nami then opens the nightstand’s drawers to grab her Clima-Tact. “Ah, Nami!” her partner Zeus, who was in the baton, says happily. "Shut up and do your job.” Nami growls angrily at her partner as she holds her staff up close to her face. Zeus gulps, nervous and angry at his master. 

Nami usually puts Zeus, who’s part of her staff, in the drawers when she gets intimate with Ace. She finds it weird like he’s staring at them. Also… he can be a pervert sometimes if he’s bored. 

“Shall we?” Her boyfriend asked who was by the window. He saw his four crew mates fighting outside. One member was their captain, who also happened to be Ace’s brother. “Open it.” she said as she arrived before the window next to her boyfriend. 

Just then, the Fire Fist pirate opened the window before he and his girlfriend kicked their crewmates’ asses. The fight between the four men stopped as they were knocked out by Ace’s signature power ‘Fire Fist’ and Nami’s Zeus Mace. They also knocked them out with their other fighting abilities. 

“Aaaaaa…” The four male pirates grunted in pain and were on the ground, all beaten up by the couple. 

“WILL YOU FOUR ASSHOLES SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! YOU KNOW WHAT BIG PAIN OF ASSES YOU ALL BEEN EVER SINCE WE WENT OUT!!!!! WE EVEN CAN’T DEAL WITH YOUR GODDAMN CHILD PLAY BEFORE WE STARTED GOING OUT!!!!!! IF YOU FOUR DO IT OUTSIDE OUR CABIN OR ROOM AGAIN YOUR ASSES WILL BE THROWN IN SOMEWHERE IN THE SEAS!!!!!” The couple yelled out before they closed their window and then the curtains. 

“God, those four.” The couple sighed, annoyed, as they walked back to their bed. “Weren’t those your crew mates, Nami?” Zeus asked. “Shut up.” Nami said as she put her baton back in the drawers, to Zeus’ annoyance, as he was still part of the baton. 

“How did you deal with them before I joined?” Ace asked as he sat on the bed. “Beat their asses, but it was exhausting. How did you deal with Luffy before you went to the seas?” Nami asked her boyfriend. “Oh, you know he’s a pain in the ass, but he is my brother. Yet brothers can be a pain in the ass still.” Ace said as he rubbed the back of his neck. 

Nami chuckles at her boyfriend. “Hm? What?” Ace asked as he looked up at his girlfriend. “Nothing.” She said while she made her way toward her boyfriend and stood before him. “Nothing? Then what the hell are you chuckling for?” The dark-haired pirate asked. “I’m teasing. You are just cute based on how you talk about your siblings.” She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He smiles softly at his girlfriend. “You are the same as well when you mention your big sister.” Ace said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. 

She giggles as she leans down to kiss her boyfriend on the lips. “Do you know how much I love you?” she mumbles against the kiss. “Yes, and I feel the same about you a lot.” He mumbles against the kiss. The orange-haired navigator chuckles against the kiss before she then sequels happily as her boyfriend pulls into the bed. He pins her against the bed and kisses her neck as she giggles. 

He chuckles befanden looks down at her sm,iling at him. Ace smiles down at her as well. “You are so beautiful.” he says before giving her a sweet kiss on her soft lips. Ace pulls away and looks at her. “I wish I could run away with you somewhere quiet.” The dark-haired pirate said. Cat Burglar smirks at him, and her boyfriend mentions that. 

“Will thank your little sister for mentioning a stranded island the other day to Sanji and Zoro. I found one the other day that’s not too far from the island. Our only 24/7 for the week of peace and quiet. Don’t worry about the crew, Franky and Jinbe said we will be in this island for awhile due to the Marines and weather. So it will be just you and me for a whole week.” She smirked. Ace smirks at his girlfriend seductively. 

“You and your talent with navigation is incredible.” He smiled as he gave her a peck on the lips. “Well, kitten…” He said he unbuttons the top that his girlfriend was wearing before slipping off of her completely. He smirks at her naked body. The blanket around his waist comes off, making him completely naked as well. 

She smirks at his hard cock, standing tall. He smirks at her as he sits on his knees on the bed before he brings his girlfriend’s legs on top of his shoulders as he positions himself between her legs.

“Shall we proceed?” He asked seductively. She smirks seductively back at him. 

“Give it your shot, hot stuff.” 

Finally done! I'm surprised this one is long!!! Well it's funny to see what they have to deal with for 24/7 on one ship. I have been busy and distracted. Sorry this feels a bit rushed and slightly ran out of ideas! But be happy to make more of them in the future when I have time! :)

#portgas d ace #nami #cat burglar nami #fire fist ace #one piece nami #one piece ace #nami x ace #ace x nami #nami/ace #op nami #op ace

[what-if-nct]

hiiii today's reminder is i bet you also know who i am lol i don't think I've cared about hiding it since the first month maybe? but i appreciate tradition too much to give up my title of daily reminder anon. anyway hi how was your day?

Hii, I think I probably have the strongest idea who you are, I think. sometimes I get thrown off but I think you'd know if I knew I think. But yes you are apart of this blog's long standing tradition and I cherish your presence and daily visits. And my day was fine, Hurricane passed, it barely touched south florida I think central florida and north florida got the brunt of it but not too bad just flooding. Me and my sister were home all day yesterday and today and we just watched paradise city the spin off show from American Satan, the movie kinda sucked all it provided was the fantasy of fucking Andy Beirsack. Which if he wasn't married would be the dream. But the show is like really really good. Except he's having a very passionate sex scene while his in real life wife is singing which was a choice. Also I just can't handle hearing Remington Leith's voice coming out of Andy Beirsack's mouth. It doesn't feel right. But Cameron Boyce is so good in the movie and he's so beautiful, such a beautiful boy, it's so weird seeing him and knowing he passed, I've dreamt about him a few times a while ago. Actually this still gives me chills but when he passed all I did was just say I want to know if your okay cause he was so young and he was the second celeb passing that really struck me I watched him grow up and he had just turned 20. And like just before I woke up, he was this dark figure in this spotlighted darkness and he was standing with his hand clasped in front him and a hat pulled down in his face and he just said "I'm good" which oh gosh still gives me chills to this day. It was, I can't explain it.

[toomanysurveys9]

1 - When was the last time you spent over $100 in one transaction? What did you buy? The Xfinity bill. 

2 - Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Would you judge a grown adult for doing so? I do not; I have three littles that already take up my entire bed. And no. I would not.

3 - Would you describe yourself as fashion-conscious, or do you just wear whatever feels comfortable? I wear whatever I like and feel comfortable in.

4 - The last time you got up from where you’re sitting, where did you go and what did you do? I was throwing away a diaper.

5 - Would you rather read an erotic novel or watch an erotic film? Book but I’m not especially interested in either.

6 - Who taught you how to tell the time on a proper analogue clock? I don’t know. Either my parents or kindergarten teacher.

7 - What’s your favourite way to make your home smell good? Do you spend a lot of money on making this happen? I don’t know. I don’t really bother currently.

8 - How long have you had the computer/tablet you’re currently using? Does it need replacing or upgrading? I have had it less than a year. So no. It’s fine.

9 - When you’re home alone, do you make sure all your doors are kept locked? I don’t really know. I’m basically never home alone.

10 - How often do you light candles? Do you just like regular ones or do you prefer scented ones or ones that make pretty patterns when they melt? Maybe once or twice a year, if that. I just have regular ones.

11 - Are you any good at taking care of plants? I am terrible with plants.

12 - How many surveys have you taken so far today? Will you take anymore surveys today once you’ve finished this one? This is my second one, and I will probably do more.

13 - What are the main two colours in the room you’re currently in? Did you pick these colours out yourself? A lot of brown, turquoise/blue-green, and white. I did not. It’s the airbnb we are staying in.

14 - What was the last hot drink you consumed? What about cold drink? I don’t remember the last hot drink... probably a cappuccino. Last cold drink was Seagram’s last night by the pool.

15 - Do you have piercings anywhere except your ears? How many and what are they? I used to have my nose and tongue pierced but I don’t have either anymore.

16 - Do you prefer taking baths or showers? How come? Showers. They go quicker.

17 - What time do you need to wake up tomorrow morning? What is it that you have to be up for? I don’t think there is a specific time we have to be up, but I’m not sure. We haven’t really planned any of the trip so far. 

18 - If you work, how often do you get paid? Would you prefer to get paid more or less often? Twice a month. Would love to get paid weekly, but that seems rare in the line of work I chose.

19 - What does your favourite pair of pyjamas look like? Do you wear them to sleep or just to be comfy around the house? I don’t have a favorite. I don’t really wear pajamas except during spirit weeks at school.

20 - How often do you wake up in the night needing a pee? Maybe once, but I don’t usually wake up.

21 - What apps do you use the most on your phone? Facebook and the Kindle app.

22 - Do you prefer cats or dogs? Do you own any of either? I love both.

23 - Do you have one of those fridges that has an ice-maker in the front? If not, would you find one useful? We do have one.

24 - Do you like wearing hats? What’s your favourite style? I wear beanies during winter.

25 - If you live in a household with pets, who is responsible for their care - both in terms of finance and the physical tasks involved? I’m responsible for caring for our two dogs and kitten. My mom is responsible for their dog and three cats. And my sister is responsible for her dog.

26 - What’s your opinion on leggings as pants? Life changing once I started wearing them. Lol.

27 - Have you ever driven in bare feet or do you think that’s too dangerous? I have taken my flip flops off when driving when they start to hurt.

28 - Have you ever walked out of a job before? What were the circumstances and did you ever go back? I have. Because they weren’t honest about the conditions when they hired me.

29 - Do you collect anything? Are these things worth money or are they practical/sentimental items? Books for sure. Definitely worth the money.

30 - Do you have anything hanging from your ceiling apart from lights? Nope.

#survey #surveys #personal #question #questions #random

[lilbit-of-kizzy]

@anacpenslife and I raided my Able sisters today and low and behold they had a ton of mm...familiar clothing 😉

Lolol we tried!! Wish you could customize the suspender set but oh well! (Peep Ana's slippers lolol completely in character honestly)

#markiplier #markiplier tag 2 #wkm #wilford warfstache #wkm william #acnh #animal crossing #animal crossing new horizons #who killed markiplier #who killed Markiplier william #this was fun lolol #all of this was at the sisters today (except my hat lol) #ana was instantly like... what's wilford's tye color? #lololol

[natsu-tte-noodle]

5 for "Letters" and 10 for "Today I Will Be You"? 👀

5. Where did you write this fic? Is that your favorite spot to write? For "手紙 (Letters)"

Like 90% of Letters gets written while I'm at work, and the big exceptions (the letters to Taichi, Chikage, and Muku) were written over summer break. I can't really say that work is my favorite place to be lmao, but it certainly seems to be my most productive place to write so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I think it's the mix of having productivity mode on but not really having much to do as a substitute teacher besides making teenagers hate you for limiting phone usage

10. Share a screenshot of the original outline (if you dareee😈) For "Today I Will Be You"

My fics actually don't go through very much in terms of outlining, but I use Google Docs so luckily I was able to restore an older copy of it (and yes I do write my drafts in comic sans)

TIWBY actually didn't really have an outline at all? I had some ideas in mind (Masumi's ending, to name one), but there was never really a true direction I planned for it to go in. I let it write itself and then went back and revised multiple times, so the outline around was just this list of characters and who they would be imitating (the actual character is on the left). Hee hee hoo hoo was because it was made in the notes app at first and I couldn't risk my sister catching a glimpse of the second line before she proofread it lol

BUT! If you look closely you might notice something isn't right... Citron and Omi’s characters are switched! When deciding who would imitate who, I randomized the order of a list of the characters, and then, in that order, had each character "pick another name out of a hat" with a "select one from this list"-type program. It certainly wasn't gonna be perfect (Yuki pulled himself at first), but it was about as random as I think I could have made it.

In that original pulling, Citron pulled Itaru and Omi pulled Tasuku. And while I had no problem with Omi's challenge, I thought that Citron would be TOO good at imitating Itaru. He knows too much about video games. It would be impressive, sure, but it wouldn't really be that interesting, especially for the missed "gamer lingo used wrong" potential. So I decided to look through the rest of the pairs and have him switch with another character. I don't really remember why I chose Omi, but I'm glad I did, since I think his lines as Itaru are some of the best in the fic now. That was the only switch, though--everyone else played exactly who they first pulled (except Yuki who was not allowed to play himself)

#renoodle #ask game

[extraordinarilyextreme]

Crown Prince Li Kaiqing, Chen Ji, and Fushui

MAJOR spoilers for 《骊歌行》 Court Lady (2021)!!! This is just me blabbing about my feelings.

so we all knew that Crown Prince (CP) and Chen Ji (CJ) were gonna be BE cuz they have historical prototypes. after Chengxin was executed, Li Chengqian grieved for a long time, refusing to attend court and also building a shrine for him in the palaces.

well, even with that knowledge, i still cried like a little baby at the end of the drama. there’s not a single un-sad 感情线 in this entire show, but i really do think that the mess of these three is tragic.

before we dive into the mess that i’ve become, a huge round of applause to Li Zefeng for his amazing portrayal of the Crown Prince—the good-intentioned, sort of foolish boy that we first meet and then later the wide-eyed, paranoid, remorseless man. and of course similar props to Wang Yizhe’s two roles of sweet Chen Ji and scheming Fushui (and Sun Langlang for voicing them! Wang Zhi’s VA!).

so as i’ve already said, CP is really a whole different person after CJ dies. and the contrast between CJ and Fushui (FS) is very plainly evident: CJ dressed in pale white-blue, FS mostly in grey-black; CJ kept his hair loose, FS wears a bun (or hat, when he rises thru the ranks); CJ is a lowly palace entertainer, FS is well-trained in combat and medicine (and ends up as Senior Imperial Physician, somehow); CJ was terrible at weiqi, FS is good at weiqi but pretends to be bad at it. CJ was targeted and subjected to rumors, but no one dared question CP’s relationship with FS—because CP was in so much grief after CJ died, how could anyone bear to do that to CP again? even though FS was absolutely the one that everyone should have removed from CP’s side immediately…

when CP and CJ first meet in episode 7, CP is kind of a typical princely character: he’s kinda entitled, the world is his, his future is bright… and i firmly believe he 一见钟情 because while CJ still treated him with courtesy and respect, it’s obvious that CJ didn’t expect or want anything from him. and this continues in episode 9, when CP is trying to clear his thoughts by the riverside and runs into CJ who is fishing: CP brattishly orders CJ to stay and keep him company, and CJ is honestly more confused than anything as to why the freaking Crown Prince of the country wants to spend the whole goddamn day here. of course, it’s because CJ represents a freedom for CP: here, the Emperor won’t compare him to Prince Zhou or Prince Han; here, the Empress won’t admonish him over and over again; here, there’s no scheming advisors who try to curry favor with him. here, as CP tells CJ to use, it’s just “you and I” without care for rank or formalities.

(but also the death flag in episode 9 was atrociously obvious LOL with CP promising “I will make you a grave” to CJ’s absolute terror. on-the-nose. still made me sad later on, so that’s that i guess. in any case, the episode ends with a 定情信物 whereupon CP gives a jade from his belt to CJ.)

CP watches CJ perform (as he is an entertainer from Prince Han’s mansion) for the first time in episode 10, and we see it again in episode 12, episode 16, and episode 17. based off 《三国演义》Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the lyrics are as follows:

大丈夫只患功名不立 A great man should only worry about not gaining fame and honor/

何患无妻 Why worry over not having a wife/

舍生忘死报恩住 Leaving behind life and death to repay my Lord/

忠肝义胆待友朋 Treat my friends with righteous loyalty/

我要做有血性的英雄 I want to be a hot-blooded hero/

为义而生 To live for righteousness (loyalty)/

为义而死 To die for righteousness (loyalty)

CJ plays the main role of Zhao Zilong (Zhao Yun), and he helpfully compares the story to a game of weiqi in episode 16.

“A gambit [sacrificing insignificant pieces to protect the significant ones] is what Zhao Zilong did in the Battle of Changban. In order for Zhao Zilong to save A Dou, he couldn’t save Madam Gan. So, Madam Gan committed suicide. Isn’t Madam Gan a gambit?”

to which CP responds: “Thank goodness you are Zhao Zilong, and not Madam Gan.”

CJ: “The Crown Prince regards me as his soulmate [知己]. Even if in the future, the Crown Prince were to sacrifice me as a gambit, I would be willing.”

CP: “What are you saying? You and I are friends. No matter what happens in the future, I will never treat you as a sacrificial gambit.”

(so, like, death flags everywhere! 知己-mention! and, c’mon, i think for CP’s consort to be jealous/insecure is a little bit justified considering the amount of times CP has CJ perform this piece with a line like “Why worry over not having a wife”.)

backing up for just a moment before everything goes to shit, other notable events are CP finding out his wife is pregnant in episode 13 (but he spends the day fishing and then cooking the fish with CJ at the riverside, and they walk off with arms draped around each other’s shoulders), CJ hurting his leg after climbing a cliffside to pick red flowers after CP mentioned his wife loves the color red most in episode 14, and finally CP leading a blindfolded CJ to a new house just for him to tick off another romance-y trope in episode 15.

CP: “Didn’t you say you didn’t have a home? So I bought you this little estate. When you fall in love someday, have children, and have a great career, this will be your home.”

(the point is they’re both still kind of in a honeymoon phase right now, tho it ends quickly in episode 16 when our FL Fu Rou warns CJ against being so close to CP—but CP is a little bit too idealistic right now, a little bit too stuck in his blissful fantasy, a little bit foolish. foolish, and incompetent, and unable to protect the people he loves bc he unwittingly endangered them to begin with.)

of course, things come to a head in episode 17 when CP’s wife tells her sister about CJ, leading to the Emperor eventually finding out. but while that’s happening, CP goes to see CJ at the estate he bought for him.

CP: In the future, I won’t come here anymore. Therefore, let’s put aside differences for today and be friends like we used to. We will never have those kinds of days again.

CJ confesses he’s going to leave Chang’an: I want to learn swordsmanship well, and become a wandering hero, feeling at home wherever I am. When the Crown Prince becomes Emperor in the future, I can help you take care of bad guys along my journey out there. This will be my way of helping the Crown Prince to keep the empire stable.

CP gives his dagger to CJ: This is not a reward, but a gift for my friend who is about to leave. In the future, whenever you look at it, it will be like looking at me.

CJ: A gift from my soulmate. Chen Ji will definitely take good care of it.

(for ppl who’ve watched Qing Ya Ji, the parallel to Zhongxing and Fangyue here killed me. but there’s also a parallel within the show itself near the end when Fu Rou gives the Emperor a collection of scrolls and explains that the late Empress hoped that he would treat her writings like he were seeing her—one of Court Lady’s many confirmations that CP and CJ should be read as a romantically by paralleling it to visible, het relationships. ALSO, CP has CJ perform Zhao Zilong again right after this conversation, like a last nail in the coffin.)

so the Emperor finds out in episode 18 and angrily orders CP to kill CJ himself, lest he be stripped of rank. Fu Rou warns CJ, but he refuses to escape.

If I run away, the Crown Prince will not be able to fulfill the Emperor’s order—what would happen to the Crown Prince? […] Life and death are not the most important things; the most important thing is to stay true to yourself.

and so CJ unsheathes the dagger CP gave him.

The Crown Prince regards Chen Ji as his soulmate, Chen Ji also regards the Crown Prince as his soulmate. ‘A man of service dies for the one who knows him.’ (An upright man can die for his soulmate.)

CJ quotes “士为知己者死” from Sima Qian’s 《史記·刺客列傳》Records of the Grand Historian, tho if you’ve watched Winter Begonia, it should probably also look familiar.

CP pushes aside the soldiers who’ve accompanied him on the journey to CJ’s home, but it’s too late: CJ took his own life, using the weapon CP gave him, in order to protect CP.

the chorus of Lu Hu’s 《万里》 Ten Thousand Li plays as CP staggers toward CJ’s lifeless body.

呼吸，想着你, When I breathe, I think of you

在梦里，在心里, In my dreams, in my heart

怪完相遇，怪自己, After I’ve finished blaming that we encountered each other, I blame myself

别离，痛彻心扉！Farewell, my heart is broken

(this is a song from the OST we hear multiple times with the other couples in the drama—and we also see many couples by the same river that CP and CJ would fish together by. i think, like, all the couples associated with this song except our main one have a BE…)

in CP’s immense grief, he has the weiqi pieces from his last game with CJ glued to the board, never to be moved again, and he has the flowerbed outside flattened. we get our callback to episode 9: “Chen Ji has no family. I promised him that if he died, I would make him a grave.”

CP doesn’t meet FS until episode 37, but what the Emperor says in episode 19 about Chen Ji is what really makes the whole thing a tragedy.

You must be cautious when choosing friends. He would only have misguided you.

and that’s the thing, the Emperor isn’t wrong!!! it ultimately truly is the Crown Prince’s love for Chen Ji that destroys him. his love for Chen Ji ruins him, ruins the imperial family and threatens the dynasty as a whole. because when Fushui shows up, a man who shares Chen Ji’s face, the Crown Prince trusts him unconditionally—it’s the Crown Prince’s desperation to see any small part of Chen Ji again that leaves him vulnerable to FS’s manipulation: CP forgets who he truly is. because how could a man who looks like Chen Ji ever betray him?

CP is thrown from his horse in episode 37, striking his head upon a rock.

he wonders: Chen Ji, have I also died? Did you come here just to pick me up?

(but of course it’s FS, who was actually going to kill him but the soldiers arrived too quickly.) they meet officially in episode 38.

CP: I thought I was going to die. Dimly, I felt someone approach me—he wanted to save me. I originally thought it was Chen Ji who couldn’t bear for me to die, so his spirit appeared. I didn’t expect that it was you.

FS remarks that CP has brought up “Chen Ji” several times already; immediately, he understands that this is a weakness to exploit.

CP basically throws a temper tantrum in episode 39 when he discovers he will have a permanent limp from now on. (idk if it was an intentional parallel, but CJ also had a limp after falling from the cliffside in episode 14.) FS is the only person that CP allows to approach him, and FS gets him to eat grilled fish (which is apparently CP’s favorite food—how much of the people we love do we carry with us?)

FS acts innocent: I really am bad at lying; as soon as I lie, you see right through me.

it’s everything CP wants to hear.

CP tells him: When I fell off my horse, and was on my last breath, you came to my side and encouraged me to continue living. I’m now crippled and in despair, but you talked sense into me to eat grilled fish. Everything that has happened—if it were Chen Ji, he would also have talked sense into me, encouraged me. Sometimes, I feel that you are Chen Ji, just with a different face.

(obviously it’s the same face for us tho cuz he’s played by the same guy. but anyway, when FS comes clean about everything in episode 51, he mimics the words CP says here.

I am not Chen Ji. I, Yang Fushui, came to your side to find an opportunity to take revenge.)

back to episode 39, FS says he doesn’t want to be “another Chen Ji” because he doesn’t want to die so young—he’s afraid of death.

CP: I guarantee you that I won’t let anyone harm you. What happened to Chen Ji will never happen to you.

(and it’s true! FS gets away with so much goddamn shit because CP’s wife doesn’t dare criticize FS, and even the Emperor doesn’t after knowing what it’s like to see his son in such heavy grief. CP’s wife thinks this is her chance at making amends; she felt real remorse after CJ died, and honestly that line from It’s Quiet Uptown sums it up best: “If I could trade his life for mine/He'd be standing here right now/And you would smile and that would be enough.” a shame, of course, that CP was FS’s freaking main target. nobody wants to repeat the tragedy of Chen Ji, so no one questions Fushui.)

but, like, FS isn’t truly even that subtle—it’s just that CP is so blinded by his love for CJ. from episode 46:

CP: I have taught you for so long, but you’re still terrible at playing.

FS: I am doing it on purpose. Only if I play poorly, will the Crown Prince be willing to continue teaching me.”

CP: Even you put on an act before me? […] You are the person I trust the most. Don’t lie to me.

(太子，你醒醒吧!)

so FS successfully sows discord between CP and his brother Prince Han; the Empress passes away (always sickly, but her illness was very much exacerbated upon seeing her beloved sons turn on each other); CP’s wife kills her own sister in what she believes is a beneficial political move for CP; Prince Han’s wife is wrongfully executed; Sheng Chujun is killed and silenced too after he discovers FS’s plans. CP stages a coup against Prince Han. (the man who looks like Chen Ji must only want the best for him, right?) FS gets away with everything and goes to visit CP in prison in episode 51.

AND HERE! HERE! FS is supposed to kill CP; that’s been his goal from the very beginning. CP hasn’t eaten for days in the prison, but FS shows up with a grilled fish and CP eats without a second thought that it could be poisoned.

but. FS has been at CP’s side for so long now. he’s orchestrated CP to lose everything. there is nothing left that CP could give to him but the mere fact that he’s still breathing.

in episode 49, FS poisons Lian Yan’er and Yan Zifang is obviously upset on behalf of blissfully ignorant, head-over-heels Ma Haihu.

FS: I will kill whoever gets in my way.

YZF: What about someone you love? If it was someone you loved, you would be just as ruthless, right?

FS: It is human nature to be greedy and selfish. Where does love come into play? This question—you’ve asked the wrong person.

(but FS’s expression changes. someone he loves? he’s startled, he looks afraid.)

FS ruined CP’s life; and at the same time, gave CP reason to live again. CP started playing weiqi again, his relationship with his wife improved; he started smiling again. there was a passionate fire to him that he never had before (this was his second chance to do everything right, to protect the people he loves!)... the kindling, unfortunately, was his trust in Prince Han and his parents. from episode 39, FS comes in and sits down next to CP after CP trashes his room during his tantrum.

CP: Do you know why I treat you differently from other people?

FS: Because I remind Your Highness of your friend who already passed away—Chen Ji?

CP never stopped loving CJ; he loved Fushui, because he never stopped treating him as Chen Ji. after the failed coup against Prince Han, CP smiles in prison in episode 51 when FS visits him.

CP: It was fate who made us each other's soulmate [知己]. [...] If you can continue living well, I wish that you live your life to the fullest, with both smiles and tears.

how can Fushui bear to take the Crown Prince’s life when he’s received nothing but unwavering trust from him? when he explains who he truly is, when he calls CP foolish for trusting the wrong person, FS is on the brink of tears. his mouth trembles, his breaths shake. when the poison begins to take effect, and CP agonizingly reaches for him, FS takes his hand—just as CP gripped CJ’s lifeless hand so long ago, just as CP reached out to the person he thought was CJ when he fell from his horse. FS takes his hand, sobs, and gives him the antidote.

(Consort Yan’s eunuch is, of course, outraged.

Yu He: If you can’t bear to kill him, then I will!

Fushui: I forbid you. [...] He has nothing left to lose. I forbid you from killing him.)

so, we have the Crown Prince, ruined by his love for Chen Ji—and Fushui, who both took and freely gave the Crown Prince’s life back to him. it’s a love story; it has always been a love story.

and finally, FS gets Ma Haihu killed in episode 53. he picks up the comb MHH carved for Lian Yan’er (a 定情信物!), and when he speaks, ends up telling the story of CP and CJ as well.

There was a woman who sacrificed her life for your bright future. You only needed to enjoy it, yet you took the road of self-destruction.

and then he remembers what CP said to him in the prison in episode 51.

CP: If, in this world, fate truly exists, then so do the hearts of men.

FS remarks now: If you have a heart, you will be easily hurt, or even lose your life.

heartless Fushui, who kills without batting an eye, who nearly upturned the entire Tang dynasty, who doesn’t know of love. in the end, he couldn’t bear to end the Crown Prince’s life.

so, yeah. these three broke my heart. i really wonder what Chen Ji would say to the Crown Prince when they see each other again at last in the afterlife. what the Crown Prince would say to Chen Ji. how violent love can be. what it means to live in someone’s memory. or maybe they would return to the river and spend a long day fishing together again.

#court lady #骊歌行 #cdrama ramblings

[purplesurveys]

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survey by emptyspaces

Who in your family has been married the longest? (and how long?) The one I’m aware of, my paternal grandparents. They’ve married for over 50 years, I believe; but idk, maybe we have other elderly relatives out there? maybe? who’ve been married for longer than that.

Do you have any Eastern European ancestry? None at all.

Where is your car parked right now? It’s in our carport along with the bigger family car.

When did you last travel alone? Where were you going? I mean I drove myself yesterday morning to go to Glorietta for a work thing (and to shop, hehe), but as for vacations...I’ve never really gone on any by myself.

Do you take your shoes off when you come inside? Kind of a thing in Asia, so...yes. Otherwise I’d get an earful from my mom.

What's your favorite movie series? Not a big fan of movies that go longer than one part unless they’re adaptations of a book series. Anyway, I’ll give the only exception to Toy Story.

How are you feeling today? I’m ok. I’m well-rested, I’m glad it’s the weekend and I’m relieved that the PR launch we have been planning for and losing sleep over this entire month finally took place yesterday, so we can finally fucking relax and take a break from giving a shit. I’ve been buying my food cravings nonstop since yesterday too (tuna sashimi, KFC’s Double Down, and Cinnabon’s chocolate rolls) so it’s safe to say I’ve been feeling content over the last 24 hours.

Look to the right - what's the first thing you see? The new bucket hat I bought yesterday.

^^ What does that thing remind you of? I had written the press release for the apparel line the bucket hat is under, so it just reminds me of my work hahahaha.

What was the first color you ever dyed your hair? I’ve never dyed it before.

What is something that's considered a luxury, but you wouldn't want to live without? An iPhone. I wouldn’t last a day with any other brand.

Do you want to move anytime soon? It’s a nice big step for sure, but I’m not in a hurry to do it.

Did you have coffee this morning? Not this morning, but I have a cup of it right next to me at the moment. It’s currently 12:50 PM.

How good/bad was the quality of education you received in high school? I mean it was nothing exceptional, but I’d say it was still worth the tuition we paid every year. There were like 1 or 2 life-changing teachers, maybe around 70% of teachers who taught well enough to have it reflected in my grades, and the remaining 30% who were practically useless.

What was the most interesting year of your life, and why? I’d say this year has been pretty crazy, and fortunately mostly in a good way. I finally found my groove in the (virtual) workplace; met new friends; got to move on from a broken relationship I thought I’d never get over; got into K-pop????? So yeah nothing like how I expected 2021 to turn out.

What was the first social media site you ever used? In what is surprising even to me, Myspace. Nobody used Myspace here since they were all on Friendster, so it still baffles me why I chose to make a Myspace knowing full well I won’t know anyone on there lol.

Do you have any exes you really regret dating? I regret a lot of parts from the relationship, like the way we argued, how long we let the relationship last in general, etc. But I don’t regret the idea of dating her.

What brand of laundry detergent do you use? Not sure but I think my mom uses Tide.

Are you prone to mood swings? Yeah, but they’re not as bad or as rapid as they used to be. My moods slowly evolve within a certain span of time now, unlike before where I can switch from happy to pissed like a switch.

Have you ever lied on a resume? Or even in a job interview? No, I hate lying especially when it involves things that hold a lot of weight.

Of all your friends & family, who has the most nicely-decorated home? My mom’s sister-in-law...and honestly, ours hahaha. Chelsea has a nice home as well.

What was the last thing you bought, other than food? A bucket hat.

Do you smoke? Or vape? I vape.

What are you dreading right now? The possibility of the internet fucking up for tomorrow’s online concert. It would be no problem if I was watching alone, but I’m literally hosting for Angela, Hans, and Reena so it would be super embarrassing if the stream ends up buffering.

What brought about the end of the worst relationship you've been in? Our worst traits showed up at the same time and it just...felt natural for things to come to a head by then. We had been in a so-so position for a few weeks and so when we clashed for the final time, it just helped speed up the end for us.

Where was the last place you spent the night other than your own home? Tagaytay, I think.

Do you have any step- or half-siblings? No.

Have you ever been catcalled? Of course. I live in the Philippines where men are gross.

How old were you when you started scheduling your own doctors appointments? I haven’t scheduled one yet on my own hahahaha.

Have you ever driven across an international border? I’ve been driven across a border (traveling from Singapore to Malaysia), but I haven’t done so myself. Besides, I live in an archipelago so there’s no way that can happen here.

When was the last time you spoke to a neighbor? This morning when I apologized for Cooper being a big fucking headache for him and his dog.

Is your best friend male or female? Female.

When was the last time you washed your bed sheets? A couple of weeks ago.

What do people always seem to think is weird about you? That I hate fruits.

Ever notice how high schools in movies/tv shows are portrayed way differently than in real life? I dunno. They only ever portray American high schools anyway and I can’t give less of a crap if it’s accurate or not.

Do you ever braid your hair? Well no, because I don’t know how to braid hair haha.

What food sounds the most appetizing right now? Shawarma rice showered in spicy mayo sounds so fucking sexy right now.

#survey #surveys

[koalaaquabear]

The 5 hour finale live stream just concluded and y’all, it was crazy. It has been a wonderful several months with all you guys and I am so excited for April 8th and Junior Year. 

MASSIVE SPOILERS UNDER THE FOLD IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE STREAM YET. Here is my clusterfuck of a commentary. Enjoy!

Fantasy High: Sophomore Year Live Reaction -HOOT GROWL BABY it's time. I didn't react to part one but wOW that one was crazy. Get ready for EMOTIONS :'(( -SIG FIG RESCUE MISSION lol #ontour -well ok brennan that canopy shit is scary as fuck -murph is still looking like riz -Zaphriel and Ayda!!!!!!! -"HOLD ME BACK GORGUG" i love u emily -Brennan I stg -Ayda is Gorgug's dad lol -oh shIT they're totally in the cottage -heLL YEAH AYDA!! -oh GOD figayda kiss? exceptional. -if ayda dies i WILL throw dice at Brennan -ok brennan make me cry then -GET THE VAN GORGUG -gorgug truly is the greatest wizard of this age -#hugeblueguy -aww zac oyama i love you -"semi-fallen" oH dEar -gorgug texts zelda IMMEDIATELY i love him -amaZING thank you zelda -"ew, creepy, hate that" -zaphriel is the best character you guys, what a homie -i keep forgetting ayda can fly. like she has wings. i know that. -AELWYN! -nOPE someone is coming through the forest and if it's arianwen i will kill cry -HANGMAN???? -HANGMAN!!!! HIS DOG!!!!! -HANGMAN NO I LOVE YOU YOU'RE THE CUTEST DOGGY -adaine i love you baby -"the weak yogurt man" -what high ranking devil??? -fabian you're adorable -aww fabian has a puppy!! (i get that the hangman is eight feet long don't @ me) -that's the first "the ball" -lou can never have the highest roll -BARDY BOYS -oop kristen and riz time -tracker? i barely even know her -chills, brennan. chills -someone in the chat just said "so did skrank fuck zelda?" -intense muSIC -nononononononono -ragh, tracker, and sandralynn better be all right -ooo a sTICK -HELL YEAH RETURN OF THE RIBBON DANCE -"riz weeps" holy shit i love him -"something bad always happens when we go off together" -#RIZTEN -awwoOOOOOOO -ayda can fly too! -absolutely FUCK this bridge ABOUT 30 MINUTES -poor ayda -please say they're ok brennan -"put your tongue baCK in your mouth" -sANDRA LYNN NO -"what kind of arrows" "you know what kind" fuCK OFF BRENNAN -if baxter dies i will cry -wait faerie fire is a cleric spell..? absolutely fuck me -ok aelwyn let's fuck shit up -calling the bank in the middle of this nightmare forest lol -heLL YEAH ZAPHRIEL -luck check luck check luck check -"y'all are going to turn into dragons" -fabian straight up cries? what a fucking rich kid -NO WAY HE HAD T H E COIN??? -REMOVE CURSE BABY -"nnOOO!" lmao -ally and brennan are in the chat -kristen's religion is REALLY coming in handy -the name was turned into the night yorb lol -"how's that axe feeling?" "..pretty light ;)" i love him -ayda can lift the axe??? exceptional -FIG IS KALINA? ABSOLUTELY RAD -brennan has created a place where illusions are real and emily is holding him TO IT -"do you have a dongle?" incredible -EMILY I LOVE YOU! KALINA IS A YOUTUBER BABY -wretchrot is baCK baby -aelwyn i love that -"i am a low quality child" "yeah ayda you're a bad kid" -"hey bitch" emily axford is a goddess -im sorry cOURT OF ELDERS? -NO I WILL CRY -ROLL INITIATIVE TIME -go OFF hangman -ooo some high initiatives babyyy -zac oyama is my favorite ever -"trackerrr" -brian as soon as emily was threatened said "how dare you" -brennan you FUCK "i'm awake for all of this" FUCK YOU -fig and her mommy issues: an album -absolutely FUCK THE TREE GUY -kick that wood elf BITCH ABOUT ONE HOUR -fuck him UP fabian, shit in his gODDAMN mOUTh -"SPRING BREAK YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKER" -pleASE BRENNAN LET HIM SHOOT HER WITH THE TINCTURE -spRING break this is for the corn god -okay nevermind riz is holding his action -i love the intrepid heroes they're adorable -"ice feast" fucking love them so much -yES the ball thank GOD -brennan..? -"her rage ends" tracker = barbarian -FIRST NAT 20 BABY -"IT 100% WORKS BUT IT 50% WORKED" -that's the second "the ball" -bOOOOOOO BRENNAN -mad plans for the tree guy -sorry, is his name crAFTME ROOTDRINKER? -oh ok it's aelwyn we're fine -cone of cOLD baby i love aelwyn what a babe -you absolutely hate to see it -ragh my baby i love you -SPRING BREAK -tracker nO PLEASE -TRACKER JUST CRIT OH NO -brennan is really good at acting this btw -wait 14 on a crit??? i mean oH NO kRISTEN, bOO -disPEL MAGIC BABY -ALLY BEARDSLEY YOU ABSOLUTE GOD -aww kristennn is babyyy -tracker nooo don't cryyyy -you've sAVED your GIRLFRIEND -"some of us have already done that today" fig the sHADE -ally simply musT get new dex -absolutely fuck that brennan i don't need that vampire pixie -FUCK IT UP AYDA -FIGHT ME IN THE SKY! -"does a 29 hit?" daMN zac that absolute SHADE -53 DAMAGE?? CHEJ IS SO FUCKING STRONG -"goddamn paper lantern" -absolutely fuck you brennan -nevermind gorgug and adaine both passed the con saving throw -"i don't like you" lou really gets personally upset about this and i love that -nO NO NONONONO aelwyn and tracker are down -FUCK IT UP ADAINE -gdi brennan don't do this to us -ABSOLUTELY FUCK THE TREE -fig is straight up gonna kill her mom -this is scary as fuck -HANGMAN HAS A BREATH WEAPON AND YOU DIDN'T SAY SHIT??? CHOKE ON GRAPES BRENNAN -FUCK EM UP HANGMAN ABOUT 1 HOUR AND A HALF -wood elf is DOWN baby hoot growl -kristen thinks the elf is gak lol -23 DAMAGE??? AC OF 25??? ABSOLUTELY FUCK IT UP FABIAN -SHENANIGANS TIME FOR MURPH -HELL SECRET AGENT TIME -27??? RIZ YOU'RE THE HOTTEST -third the ball -imagine the ball is secretly SO HOT without the hat -YES BRENNAN GOT A NAT 1 EAT YOUR GODDAMN DICE -sweEET -fourth the ball (they've all been Lou cuz of course) -incredible turn murph -kalina is SO GOOD at skateboarding -#bloodphoto -KALINA HAS 23 WISDOM? absolutely fuck me -oh hELL YEAH FIG COUNTER THE COUNTER -emily is doing some SHIT right now you guys (fear spell) -DAMMIT that high as fuck wisdom -sorry WHAT she rips open sPACE??? -BABY BETTER SAVE THE GODDAMN DAY -let's go BABY -"mMMHHHHnnN leET ME tOUCh ItT" baby is fucking weird -"baby vs mommy" i love you siobhan -aelwyn better not DIE brennan -riz baby let's get it -trACKEr -nAT 1??? kristen is unCONSCIOUS?? -HUMAN DETERMINATION!!! THE GRIT BABY] -wait aura of life is badass!! they can't lose damage?? -okay scrap that we're gonna TURN UNDEAD and then MASS HEALING WORD? absolutely incredible -gorgug has so much goddamn health -FUCK THIS TREE DUDE -KILL IT AYDA LET'S GO -"her girl's side" *in lou voice* okAY bRENNNAn -second nat 1 but both of them re-rolled -GEM!!!! -LET'S GET GORTHALAX BABYYYY -"BIG DADDY" -ayda is so turned on lol -KILL IT CHEJ OKAYYYY -fuck this centaur -i'm so nervous -puT THOSE DICE DOWN BRENNAN -"you're gonna drop." shuT UP -riz is fULLY DEAD???? -i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. -sHUT UP BRENNAN -baby is DEAD oh my GOD you absolutely hate to see it ABOUT 2 HOURS -nO NO NO NO NO NO NO PUT THAT CROWN AWAY BITCH -absolutely fuck me, the nightmare king is totally fucking back i hate myself -aww fabian is baby -hELL YEAH FABIAN SPRING BREAK -"i've lost one friend, that's too many" fabian is adorable -"that's a full ass miss, my guy" -sandra lynn just crit on chej :(((((( -14 damage is not very spring break of her (she did 28 but it was halved because gorgug is such a strong boyyy) -LET'S GO LOU -almost all of them are spellcasters wtf (only one who isn't is riz but he has a daily misty step) -fuck em up hangman -fUCK EM UP HANGMAN! d8 + 2d6 +8 i think -figaroth the unfaethable baby -THOSE ARE SOME SHENANIGANS FIG I LOVE IT (she's shattering the rubies to get a revivify diamond) -casts teleport??? aelwyn came here to FUCK -"i would love to teach you this spell" aww the abernant sisters liking each other is my new aesthetic -fuck em up adaine -you can hit the tree on a 12 babyyyyy -heLL YEAH 44 DAMAGE ADAINE IS STRONG NOW -kalina is not even that cool she just said "that's enough of that" in the most uncool way -2 down 3 to go! -omg wait it would be so badass if they could just remove curse on kalina -"Mr. The Insatiable" -ayda is such a sweetheart "i don't care if you want me to date your daughter but i do hope you love me" -"I LOVE THIS SONG" yes siobhan me too -on a DC 20 she got a 31!!!! consider my jeans creamed -SHRED BABY GIRL!!! -KILLIAN IS DEAD! RIZ IS ALIVE! -ayda is so turned on AHHH -I LOVE RIZ SO MUCH "am i interrupting something???" -fuck him UP chej! 3 hits, no crits -hell yeah mr. march!! oh sorry wrong series -a gROUP PROJECT i'm DEAD -someone in the chat called him "snac oyama" and you're rigHT -siobhan's straight fucking this tree UP -the spellcasters are like all out of spells at this point -fuck OFF arianwen. KILL YOUR MOM -"where's your father, aelwyn?" "last i saw, adaine killed him so *shrug*" i lOVE HER -FUCK THEM UP GORTHALAX -abolutely fuck the nightmare king -waIT GORTHALAX IS GONNA KILL THE NIGHTMARE KING -sidenote: fig calls gorthalax pops -dO IT BRENNAN kILL YOUR OWN BIG BAD -this treeant has GOT to be dead -NAT 1 on that attack?? SPRING BREAK BABY -no we haven't seen kalina in action brennan, and we do not want to -OH SHIT THE TIE! YOu just got FUCKed bRENnan eaT youR DICE -yeS AYDA ROAST HER -"GOTTEM!" -i'm sorry i just hallucinated, did you say 6 ATTACKS? -time to go VIRAL BABY -19 intelligence, 23 wisdom, 20 charisma for kalina? absolutely fuck me -riz just got kICKed! you absolutely hate to see it -GODDAMMIT -KALINA IS HOMOPHOBIC CONFIRMED ABOUT 2 AND A HALF HOURS -brennan be like "im about to kill this bird" -absolutely fuck me i hate this -let's go FIG -time to caTCH the bALL -murph has the same thinking face as riz and it's adorable -this is not very spring break brennan -DC 25 acrobatics check? c'mon faBIAN -29????? -fifth the ball (from the hangman) -"there's just something endearing about him" fabian loving his friends is adorable -absolutely fuck me that fire elemental is adorable -absolutely swaddle the ball -well hot take but fuck the nightmare king you guys -absolutely NOT brennan do NOT kill adaine you PSYCHO BITCH -PLEASE ADAINE LIVE -STRAIGHT DEAD? FULLY DEAD? FUCK OFF WITH THIS INSTAKILL SHIT BRENNAN -hell yeah ayda is back and kristen has the revivify diamond -aelwyn FULLY banished that unicorn -it's good to know ragh really doesn't want them to die -YES RAGH IS BACK BABY -fuck em up kristen -s/o to DND Beyond btw absolutely banger website -hell yeah mass healing word is awesome -clerics are GOOD you guys i should play more clerics -FUCK IT UP AYDA -SANDRA LYNN IS BACK BABY -skater chej is my favorite thing -aBSOLUTEly fuck the tree -i have no idea wHAT is happening ABOUT 3 HOURS -fuCK YOU nightmare king -i absolutely hate this battle but at least gorthalax is still standing -gorgug better split this gd tree -"what if we just kill kalina?" yeah zac it's that goddamn easy -brennan almost just fucked everyone -"does she want to borrow my teddy bear?" the SHADE -"MAKEOVERRR" i love you siobhan -this tree SUCKS -battlemaster is cool as fUCK SPRING BREAK -BARDY BOYS also i think that was a nat 20 -i can't imagine the thistlesprings watching the battle livestream and like worrying if gorgug is going to die -FUCK HER UP THE BALL -ABSOLUTE SHENANIGANS FROM MURPH! -with ADVANTAGE BABY -"has anyone seen my hat!?" keep it off baby you're HOT now -"mirrors negate mirrors" "i think oscar wilde said that" i love them -#hotrizweek? -holy shit fig is FUCKING THIS BATTLE UP -HELL YEAH KALINA ROLLS A NATURAL 2!!!! -hell yeah adaine is back and SO MUCH is happening that i'm like forgetting to write down my reactions -kill this woody motherfucker baby -the music is too lOUD -ok it's normal now -fuck em up gorgug -i'm sorry the chat is saying he did 90 DAMAGE?!?!?!? -KILL IT CHEJ ILY -fuck off brennan, absolutely fuck off -ABSOLUTELY FUCK OFF BRENNAN -gorthalax is FULLY DEAD? absolUTELY FUCK YOU -SAINT KRISTEN APPLEBEES -adaine has SOLVED THIS SHIT -god all the abernant names are confusing -fuck you kalina ABOUT 3 AND A HALF HOURS -BRENNAN I STG IF RAGH ENDS UP DEAD -hellish rebuke that bitch -c'MON faBIAN HIT that BITCH -wait is kalina a rogue and a druid? absolutely incredible -FUCK IT UP FABIAN -OMG THE HANGMAN BETTER FUCK THIS UP -YES THE BALL 31 DAMAGE -so the stream just ended. i'll say it again: absolutely fuck me -ok so we're back and kalina got fucked up -WHAT THE FUCK A NAT 20???????? YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE IT -ALLY WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THIS -I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS AND NEITHER CAN BRENNAN -MAGIC IS REAL AND SO IS MY ALLY -i can't believe this. eat your GOD damn DICE brennan! -OMG ARE THE NIGHTMARE KING AND THE GODDESS ONE AND THE SAME? -THEY ARE! THE NIGHTMARE KING IS THE NIGHTMARE QUEEN -brennan is CRAZY AHHHHH -brennan absolutely stop this tension -28 insight. brennan is fucked -GO TOWARDS HIM KRISTEN -YES!!!! PLEASE SAY THIS IS A GOOD THING -ALLY GOT A NAT 20 THEY BETTER BE RIGHT -fear. is. not. real. -this is just like the ending of moana -NO WAY BRENNAN I LOVE YOU (you wouldn't believe it from what i have said but it's true) -this is intense i'm about to cry -you're meeting god and you say "is it too early for this?" -LMAO 5'9" -Moral of the story: IDK and that's OK -ok ally make me cRy -HELL YEAH NEW SHIRT BABY -i'm so emotional -"well oBVIouslY cASsAndRa" i wish every deity had names as normal and human as cassandra -fuck them UP cassie -i love that tracker's just like "uh... babe?" -love having god in your corner -no more hangman puppy :((( -RIZTEN are the CUTEST i love them "i love all of them, riz the most, we know this" -"we still need the crown for our grade" FABIAN I LOVE YOU -"counselo- former counsel- i'm an assistant :(" why do y'all think this man is hot -KILL ARIANWEN -"she tried to hurt me in my shattered state?" "that's her MO" aww adaine my baby -HOLY SHIT PLEASE GIVE GILEAR ALL OF ARIANWEN'S MAGIC -GORGUG YOU SWEETHEART I LOVE YOU -cassandra throwing SHADE -ThE vANdS -aelwyn throwing SHADE -AWW RAGH I LOVE YOU BABY brennan lives another day -"a big bug gave me a riddle" that is NOT what happened -aww the hirelings are all crying and i DO NOT stan -hell YEAH cassandra OH I STOPPED KEEPING TRACK OF TIME IT'S BEEN OVER 4 HOURS -hELL YES HANGVAN -i love you fabian -nO IS CHUNGLE DOWN BIM REAL? -maybe the real chungle down bim is the friends we made along the way -GARTHY i love them -arthuR aGUEFORT - absolutely wild -ayda and arthur is crazy -"snOGGING THE HEADMASTER'S DAUGHTER ARE WE?" -awww that is so smooth fig "you don't need to make me the most magnificent creature because it seems you already have" -ARTHUR PULLS THROUGH -garthy is a cutie i love how they care so much for ayda -oH FUCK ME garthy is ayda's child from her previous life -"your girlfriend's daughter fucked your mom!" goddammit siobhan i can't handle this -if they fail i will cry -CHRONOMANCY!? absolutely fuck me -"professor principal headmaster aguefort" -hell yeah arthur you're killing it -faelwyn? absolutely can't handle it -aww kristen is baby -jawbone and sandra lynn are ok? amazing -jawbone is the best character -"our parents are great" kill me why don't you siobhan -AWWW FUCKING STOP BRENNAN WITH THESE GIFTS -i just cried he wants to adopt her -"you're easy to love" jawbone is fUCKING me up -LYDIA BARKROCK what a badass i love her already -"a pheonix whom everyone she touches is reborn better" fuck off emily -gorgug is a cutie <3 <3 -ABSOLUTELY KICK SKRANKS BIRD ASS -GORGUG CONFIRMED FUCKS -riz is a dork i love him -who knew "you're so much like your father" could make me feel like that -GILEAR IS MOVING THE FUCK IN BABY -GILEAR WITH SELF CONFIDENCE IS MY AESTHETIC -aww jawbone gave ayda autism books? jawbone is the sweetest to ayda cuz OF COURSE HE IS -AYDA GETS HER SPELL!!! -Ayda's Comprehend Subtext is the cutest spell ever -adaine and fig's friendship is too cute -craig has always been down for everything. i don't know craig but i love him -YES HOOT GROWL HOOT GROWL I'M SO PROUD OF RAGH -"BAD KIDS FOR LIFE" RAGH IS A CUTIE -NO FAELWYN IS REALLY HAPPENING I CAN'T -fabian's laugh is so cute -i love how nervous fabian is -WAIT FABIAN AND AELWYN ABSOLUTELY WILL FUCK? -fabian's gonna get his KISSES IN -aww i get how hyped figayda is but they are truly so adorable -weLL EMILY AXFORD I WILL LET YOU HURT ME LIKE THAT -they said i love you :((( -tracker only deserves the best -TRACKER'S GOING TO FALLINEL? I LOVE HER -ragh is going too? gay road trip! -that's adorable -ABSOLUTELY NOT BRENNAN FUCK OFF DO NOT SAY THE NIGHT YORB IS GONNA BE THE NEXT VILLAIN -BRENNAN NO YOU BITCH I HATE YOU THE NIGHT YORB IS THE VILLAIN OF JUNIOR YEAR? -that was crazy. i cried, i laughed. i am fuCKING HYPED FOR CROWN OF CANDY AND JUNIOR YEAR GANG!

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[holisticwolf95]

Our Future  Chapter 7 Bonds

Thank you thank you for all the comments.

I am sorry for the delay I kept getting distracted lol.

Please let me know how the story is going so far. Are we still interested.

Chapter 7

Bonds

Elsa covered her mouth and yawned. Honyemaren wrapped and arm around her waist as they laid together under a pile of furs

"Tired Snowflake?" She grinned. "The sun is just rising; we can probably sneak a few more minutes of sleep." Honeymaren wiggled her eye brows at her.

"Uh huh. I'm sure sleep is what you have in mind." Elsa mumbled watching Honeymaren through tired eyes.

"You're no fun." Honeymaren pouted.

"We need to leave as soon as possible." Elsa mumbled as she pressed herself closer to Honeymaren, burying her face into the crook of the brunette's neck. Honeymaren chuckled.

"Elsa. You are going to fall asleep my love." Honeymaren gently ran her fingernails down the blonde's naked back. Elsa shivered under her touch.

"I won't." Elsa sighed sitting up and rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Honeymaren frowned at the dark circles. She sat up beside her and grabbed her shirt, handing it to Elsa. "Thank you." Elsa smiled and slid the fabric over her head.

"Let's get ready. You can sleep on the way to Arendelle." Honeymaren suggested as she began to dress.

"Heyyyy. You two awake in there?" Ryder's voice rang from outside. Honeymaren glanced at Elsa who had fallen back into their shared furs.

"Barely." Honeymaren called out.

"How about decent?" Ryder asked. Elsa pulled the furs over her head.

"Barely." Elsa replied from under the furs. Ryder took it upon himself to enter the tent.

"Ryder!" Honeymaren yelled as she finished braiding her hair. He shrugged and sat beside Elsa.

"What?" He smiled innocently. "Better me then Elsa's mom." He laughed poking Elsa in the side. He felt her jump underneath the covers.

"Don't do that!" Elsa peeked out from the furs and glared at him.

"Wouldn't feel it so much if you weren't so skinny." He teased.

"Excuse me?" She sat up.

"Leave her alone Ryder. She's grumpy in the morning." Honeymaren chuckled as she walked over and planted a small kiss on Elsa's lips. The blond crossed her arms and frowned.

"Asses. Both of you." Elsa mumbled. Ryder laughed and ruffled her hair. Elsa formed a snowball in her hand and smashed it in his face.

"Oof!" Ryder fell back. "Rude."

"You're rude." Elsa mimicked and stood. Honeymaren laughed.

"Come on Ryder. Get out, we will be ready in a moment." She helped her brother up before pushing him out of the tent. Elsa tightened her tunic and began to lazily brush out her hair. Honeymaren rolled her eyes watching her yawn and took the brush from her hand.

"Hey!" Elsa protested. Honeymaren pulled her into her lap.

"Hush. I'm helping." Honeymaren began running the brush through her hair. "The way you're moving, we will never make it to Arendelle by nightfall." She saw the tips of Elsa's ears turn red as the snow queen blushed.

"I'm sorry. I usually don't move this slow in the morning." Elsa said ashamed.

"I know Snowflake." Honeymaren set the brush down.

"I didn't really fall back asleep after the nightmare." Elsa explained. Honeymaren took her lover's hair into her hands.

"I know. Keep it down?" She asked. Elsa shook her head.

"Braid please. I'm sorry I worried you." She leaned back into Honeymaren's touch.

"I was more scared then worried, I guess. I was scared that if I fell asleep, you wouldn't have anyone to wake you up if that little shit attacked you again." Honeymaren finished her braid and planted a soft kiss on her neck. "I never hit a kid before but, I'll make an exception." She pulled her into a hug.

"Let's hope it doesn't come to that." Elsa turned in Honeymaren's arms and leaned up to kiss her. Honeymaren accepted happily.

"HEY! Let's gooooo! I wanna see the castle!" Ryder poked his head through the tent. The two women broke apart and stared at him.

"Shut it Ryder! We are coming." Honeymaren yelled.

"Gross. By the way, you do know how close our tents are right?" Ryder smirked. The two Nattura's stared at each other in silence for a few seconds before the elder of the two chucked Elsa's hair brush at the other.

"Hey!" Elsa yelled at them as Ryder avoided the collision and ducked out of the tent laughing. Elsa walked over and picked up her brush. "Don't throw my things Maren." She gently hit the brunette with the brush and tossed it aside. "Especially if you are going to miss." Elsa nipped at her ear lobe causing Honeymaren to yelp in surprise. Elsa ran out of the tent giggling. Honeymaren shook her head smiling.

"What a brat." She mumbled to herself. Honeymaren left the tent and joined the other two outside. "hmmm. Feels nice out today." She stretched her arms over her head.

"Uh huh." Ryder placed his hands behind his head and beamed at the sky above him. Elsa smiled at the siblings and joined their gaze. "I can't get enough of the sky."

"All thanks to our little snow goddess." Honeymaren gave Elsa a playful shove. The blond chuckled.

"Don't forget Anna. It was mostly her." Elsa pointed out. "Oh! I have to let her know we will be arriving later tonight." Elsa made her way over to a nearby log and pulled a pen and paper from her satchel and began writing.

"What are you going to tell her?" Honeymaren asked curiously.

"That our mother is coming to visit us from an alternate reality and to make sure the castle is in top shape for her visit." Elsa mumbled. Ryder sat down on the soft grass in front of the two.

"Ooooo don't forget the demon snow child. That's important" Ryder smirked.

"Should I add that you would like more chocolate?" Elsa asked.

"Ah good idea." Ryder nodded.

"You two are ridiculous." Honeymaren laughed.

"You think I'm joking?" Elsa asked. Honeymaren rolled her eyes and snatched the paper from Elsa's hands. "Hey! What are you doing?" Elsa asked.

"Proof reading." Honeymaren said simply as she began to read the note. Elsa frowned.

"I'm perfectly fine at writing. I'm not Ryder." She pointed out.

"Hey!" Ryder yelled at her. The girls ignored him.

"Hush. Reading." Honeymaren said reading the note out loud. "Dear Anna. I hope It's not too much trouble but, I will be arriving at the castle by nightfall tonight." She looked at Elsa. "Too much trouble? Elsa that's your home." Honeymaren raised an eyebrow.

"It's polite." Elsa defended. Honeymaren shook her head and continued reading.

"There have been some strange events in the forest of late and I was hoping to talk to you about it. Nothing urgent. Also, Ryder and Honeymaren will be joining me as to represent Northuldran affairs." She looked at Elsa. "Why does everything with you have to be so formal?" She asked. Elsa blushed.

"Cause she's a nerd." Ryder plucked a blade of grass from the ground and examined it. Elsa knocked him over with her foot.

"Such a way with words little brother." Honeymaren plucked the pencil from Elsa's hands and began writing on the back of the note. Elsa leaned over her shoulder to read what she was writing. Honeymaren handed her the note and Elsa read it over out loud.

"Anna, this is Honeymaren. Your sister seems to forget that she still matters and can talk to you like a normal human being. My brother and I will be accompanying her to Arendelle because some seriously weird events have happened in the past two days and we need to discuss it in person. Also, we have someone you need to meet but please keep our visit private." She looked at Honeymaren.

"Should I mention she does not have to prepare separate rooms for you and I?" Honeymaren asked with a sly smirk. Ryder laughed.

"N-no. I think this is enough." Elsa swallowed and folded the letter neatly while blushing. "Gale!" She called. The spirit blew past Ryder causing the boy's hat to fly off.

"Hey easy!" He yelled catching his hat. The spirit whistled in delight.

"Good morning Gale. Could you please deliver this to my sister?" She held the note as the wind happily took it from Elsa's grasp and went on its way with the parchment. "I think we should get going. We still need to load the cart." Elsa suggested standing up. She took Honeymaren's hand in hers and they began to walk towards the center of camp

"Already done!" Ryder yelled proudly running to catch up with the girls. Honeymaren stopped and turned towards her brother.

"By who?" Honeymaren demanded crossing her arms and giving Ryder a questionable look.

"By me. All taken care of! Put the cart together and everything" Ryder pointed his thumb at his chest proudly.

"Are we going to make it to Arendelle?" Elsa joked.

"Alas, only Ahtohallan knows." Honeymaren threw her arms up dramatically before grabbing Elsa's and continued walking. The blond chuckled and turned to reach for Ryder.

"Let's go lillebror. You have a castle to see." She took his hand in hers. Ryder took her hand smiling.

"Right!"

"Sorry to keep you waiting Mother." Elsa said as she hopped into the back of the cart followed by Honeymaren.

"No worries Elsa." Iduna had been chatting with Yelena. She looked at the little salamander sleeping in her hands. "Time to go little one." She whispered gently waking the fire spirit. He chirped happily, gave a yawn and dismounted the cart before scurrying off into the woods.

"See, that's how you are supposed to wake him. Calmly." Ryder nudged his sister.

"How about I calmly push you off this cart." She nudged him towards the front. "You are driving first." She whispered. He raised an eyebrow. Honeymaren glanced at Elsa happily chatting with her mother. "Elsa's tired." She said.

"Sooooo, that means you have to sleep with her?" He wiggled his eyebrows. Honeymaren's face turned serious and Ryder's smile disappeared. "What's wrong Maren?" He asked.

"Last night, Elsa had a nightmare of that Olaf thing that attacked her and her mother the other day. I think it was more than that." Honeymaren explained.

"How so?" Ryder asked concerned. Honeymaren glanced at the trio talking behind them.

"Her lips turned blue Ryder. She couldn't breathe. He attacked her and I couldn't do anything." She whispered. Ryder placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey. Everything is okay right now. Elsa is fine. She's right there." He gave her a warm smile. "Go. You both take it easy I'll look after both of you." He gave her shoulder a squeeze and made his way towards the rider seat of the cart near Iduna. The mother and daughter ended their conversation and took their respected seats near the Nattura siblings.

"Everything okay?" Elsa asked. Honeymaren nodded and placed an arm around her shoulders.

"Of course!" Honeymaren smiled and handed Elsa a skin of cool water and a piece of jerky. "Eat." She ordered. Yelena walked up the side of the cart and handed Iduna a wrapped object.

"I have a feeling this dagger is suited to stay with you am I wrong?" She asked. Iduna smiled and reached down to retrieve the dagger. Iduna observed the wrap. "Velvet. Should keep Elsa from accidently touching it. Baby proof." She smirked. Elsa chocked on her drink. Honeymaren laughed and rubbed the blonde's back. Iduna hid a smile behind her hand.

"Thank you, Yelena." Iduna gave a small smile.

"Look after them." Yelena said quietly. A serious expression on her face. Iduna nodded in understanding.

"Alright! All aboard and ready to go!" Ryder yelled enthusiastically picking up the reins for the two reindeer responsible for operating the cart.

"You two." Yelena pointed to the siblings. "You represent Northuldra. DO NOT make a fool out of our tribe." Yelena gave them a death stare causing the two Natturas to straightened out of fear.

"Yes Ma'am!" They both yelled. Her gaze softened a little as she looked over at Elsa who straightened herself out of habit. "Elsa." Her name on the Elder's lips caused the fifth spirit to gulp.

"Yes?" She squeaked. Yelena sighed.

"Don't be a reckless idiot. You have comrades. Learn to depend on others before you get yourself killed." She warned. Elsa gave an awkward smile and fumble with her hands.

"Um. Thank You?" She let out a surprised yelp as Honeymaren threw herself on her wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

"Like I would let her go off on her own." Honeymaren grinned. Ryder leaned back.

"Like a bitch in heat." He whispered. Elsa's face turned red as Honeymaren let out a small "woof!" in her ear.

"Your bonds are strong. It will serve you well in both combat and life." Yelena ignored her grandchildren. "Be safe. Now go!" She ordered. With final goodbyes out of the way, the small group began their journey to Arendelle.

"You should get some sleep." Honeymaren glanced at Elsa who was already resting her head on the side of the cart.

"I'm alright Honeymaren" Elsa gave her a tired smile. The brunette rolled her eyes and moved behind the blond so Elsa was seated between the other woman's legs.

"Come on. scooch in close. Relax." Honeymaren wrapped her arms around Elsa from behind and pulled her in to her chest. "I got you." She gave the girl in her arms a light squeeze. Elsa sighed in defeat and curled into Honeymaren's embrace.

"I know Maren." She whispered and shut her eyes. Honeymaren rested her chin on top of Elsa's head and watched the passing scenery. Iduna turned and glanced at the two girls behind her. She smiled.

"Your sister has a kind heart. You both do." Iduna looked at the younger Nattura beside her. Ryder gave a nervous chuckle as he ushered the reindeer to head out.

"Thanks. Elsa has defiantly made her a lot happier. Maren, she always puts on a brave face. Reality is she had been hurting for a while now. Not many can tell but, hey! I'm her brother! It's my job!" He laughed. Iduna focused her gaze from the boy to the road ahead of them.

"Yelena was right. They have a strong bond. You all do. It is something worth protecting." Iduna smiled. Ryder nodded.

"I think that's one thing we can all agree on." Ryder agreed.

Arendelle was as lively as ever. The townspeople were going about their day, the castle servants were working diligently as ever and the whole kingdom buzzed so loudly with activity that one had to really stop and listen to hear the clashing of metal from the palace courtyard.

"Again." General Mattias called to his young student who happened to be none other then Queen Anna of Arendelle. The young woman stood breathing heavy as she lifted her practice sword. Mattias held his weapon taunting the young queen to attack.

Anna didn't move. She slowly circled her mentor while taking deep, calm breaths.

"You're finally concentrating on your breathing. Good" Mattias grinned and thrusted his sword forward. Anna quickly batted it away and swung for his head. He ducked but barely.

"Either you're getting slower, or I'm getting faster." She gave him a cocky smile.

"I didn't expect you to react that quickly. You are very impressive your majesty." He grinned. Anna rolled her eyes.

"Even so, I'm happy with the result of your training." She said as she flipped the once heavy sword easily around with a few flicks of her wrist.

"Still, to be able to pick up on swordsmanship so quickly. One might say you're a prodigy." Mattias began. Anna shrugged.

"I'm nowhere close to Elsa's level." She frowned.

"In what regard?" Mattias asked.

"Well. For one. She's a genius. Talk about always thinking ahead. Did you know that she bases her magic off of geometrical shapes and architectural structures? I've had her try to explain it over and over again. I just can't keep up with her." She frowned. "Then there's the protection aspect. The way she was able to tame the spirits, to use her powers to protect herself and others from harm. How can I show her I do not need to be protected? That I can stand by her, side by side." She looked up at Mattias, searching for answers.

"Well. For starters, you are not Elsa." Mattias shrugged. "You do not have ice powers Anna. You do not have vast knowledge of geometry and architecture. But that is what defines Princess Elsa of Arendelle. The fifth spirit of Northuldra. What defines Queen Anna of Arendelle? Her strength." With out warning he came down upon her with sword. Anna batted it away but the impact forced her back.

"Her stamina." He sliced at her. Anna clenched her jaw in concentration as she avoided each strike.

"Her spirit." He yelled as Anna danced away from him and thrusted her sword towards him.

"Her fast judgment." He smirked as He ducked under Anna's attack only to retrieve a knee to the face. He fell backwards and glanced up to see Anna pointing her sword at his throat. She was breathing heavily as she sheathed her sword and held her hand out towards him.

"Most importantly, her heart." He finished as he took the Queen's hand.

"That was sappy." Anna grinned as she helped the older man up.

"Ah. But was it true?" He rubbed his jaw and winked at her. She rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"Maybe." She smirked. Mattias shrugged.

"Good enough for me. Let's call it a day." He nodded in the direction behind her. She turned around to see Kristoff watching from the balcony above. He gave her a small wave and then a thumbs up. "He's been watching you this whole time. I think I've taken you away from him long enough." He left Anna blushing as he exited the courtyard. She saw Kristoff motioning her to come up stairs. She smiled knowingly and quickly made her way to their chambers. Kristoff was waiting for her in the hall way in front of the bathing chambers. He gave her a charming smile as she approached.

"I took the liberty of making you a bath my lovely queen." He opened the door for her. Anna giggled.

"Why thank you kind sir." She stood on her toes and gave him a quick peck on the lips. She made her way inside and smiled at the smell of lavender. She walked over to the large tub that took over most of the bathing room and ran her hands through the warm water. She shivered at the sensation. She glanced over at Kristoff watching her from behind. She gave him a teasing smirk as she dropped her clothes onto the ground. "Will you join me?" She asked facing him. He looked at her up and down.

"I would like nothing more." He smiled as he began to undress. The two took their seats in the warm bath water. Kirstoff pulled her into him and began massaging the tight knots out of Anna's neck. She held her head forward and groaned. "Does it hurt?" Kristoff asked as he pushed her red hair out of the way and planted a kiss on her shoulder. She shook her head.

"No. Feels good. Didn't realize how sore I was." She mumbled. Kristoff gave a small laugh.

"You have been pushing yourself hard Anna. It only makes sense." He continued to massage her shoulders.

"I need to get stronger." Anna sighed into his touch. Kristoff rubbed his hands up and down her arms, messaging her muscles gently with his thumb. Anna rested her head on to his chest.

"Oh, you are." He grinned feeling the change in her arms. "But you need to let your body recover in between." He leaned forward and ran his hands up her legs. She hummed a response.

"mmmm AH!" Anna Jumped as he ran his hand up the inside of her thighs and over a certain sensitive area.

"You're not listening to a word I'm saying." He whispered into her ear as his hand pressed harder into Anna. The red head Arched her back at the sensation before flipping herself over to sit on Kristoff's lap. She pinned him to the side of the tub by his shoulders.

"I do listen to you." She leaned down and kissed him, pressing her chest into his. He pulled her close. Just then, the windows opened as a gust of wind blew through them. The two broke apart startled by the sudden activity. "Gale?" Anna asked as the wind blew into the water splashing the two. The couple laughed.

"No privacy." Kristoff held his head back dramatically. Anna smacked his chest playfully before drying her hands. The spirit gently placed a small piece pf paper in her hands. "Elsa?" Kristoff asked. Gale swirled through the couple's hair one more time before taking her leave.

"Yes. Apparently, some strange events have been happening in the forest. She will be arriving later tonight with Honeymaren and Ryder." Anna explained exiting the tub.

"Hey where you going?" He asked disappointed. She turned to him.

"Um WE are going to our chambers where there is a bed and I'm going to make sure the window is locked." She grinned. Kristoff was already out of the tub getting dressed.

Chapter End

I like to listen to destiny's union ost from kingdom hearts birth by sleep when writing interactions between the nattura siblings and Elsa.

I'm sorry there is a lot of confusion about Iduna. I'm trying to wait for Anna to come in the picture for the sister's to understand fully what's going on.

Sorry for the late update. On vacation 😊

#Elsa #elsa and anna #elsa x honeymaren #elsamaren #kristanna #Kristoff #yelana #yelena #Ryder #Iduna #frozen 2 #frozen #ourfuture

[swearronchanel]

9.06

I’m a day late but I have thoughts

- Fred is truly a gem lol but another garden seems redundant

- Trixie actually working!

- Why did they bring back Val’s really bitchy cousin lol, I’m sure she has others on the block😂

- Also Mcnulty seems eager to come back, nice boy

- Sister Hilda tryna stay positive when she knows the truth, bless her

- Also the heat 2000 feels just as far away when you say it now at days too😂

- Save Nonnatus House 1k65/2k20

- I was always wondering when the Turners would tell Angela she’s adopted. I think it should be soon, she deserves to know & I hope we see it

- Little girls always wanna be the same😭 that’s true, but I hope that they acknowledge the fact that it’s a different situation and Angela won’t ever have the struggle May is about to have

- “Maybe they’ll move and carry on like before” Trixie in tears makes me wanna cry😭 she’s literally already been through this. I wish we saw more moments where she reflects as the only OG midwife left (yea Shelagh is technically too but you already know all the issues)

- Also Trixie looks damn great

- What will midwives the do!? We shall see

- Oh so Val has a dad? Did he pass? Give us more info lol

- I also feel like it’s been spring/summer this whole series lol

- Ok but the suddenly alive lost parent trope is pretty soap-y/melodramatic but go on,

- Shelagh stress smoking is a big ass mood but also stop you have weak lungs sis

- Reggie always have great ideas

- Chugging castor oil uh I rather die 🤢

- She’s going to shit her brains out now

- LMAO YUP

- Sister Hilda and Trixie could be an interesting dynamic, let’s see it

- Fred do not worry you’ll figure it out

- What’s wrong with Sister Frances?

- Where is Ms Higgins from that she just said laboratory like that LMAO?? Or do all brits say it like that? i dont remember

- Can’t wait to see Phyllis back with her cubs

- Fred and Reggie hugging for so long🥺

- Sister MJ is going to make a garden, I love her

- Trixie’s new pyjama’s are so cute

- It’s a boy 🥺

- “I am not alone sister” LMAO omg reminds me of the time my grandma went shopping by herself right after she came out of the hospital and we called her and asked who she was with and she straight up said “con díos” aka god and I died

- Never underestimate Sister Mj tho

- Tim is so grown and yet he’s still just the babysitter is so wack give him a little story

- “I like that we’re complicated” awww

- The photos of May🥺awww

- Give Esther a chance man, I feel so bad. She only asked to meet her before she goes back

- Gtfo how can the agency not provide a translator so that she can understand official documents in her first language? That’s bullshit

- LMAO FRED IS WASTED

- “Only in the line of duty ma’am” 😂

- Oh no poor Sister Frances, cramps are the WORST 😭

- I legit would not be able to move for hours and have thrown up before from period pain. Thank god for birth control

- What’s wrong with baby warren?! Omg noo a heart problem

- Trixie’s fit is great

- The fucking chicken pox caused this omg nooo

- THE BEATLES AT SHEA!! iconic! Remember when Don took Sally on Mad Men

- Omg baby is blind? and only going to live a few weeks? Noo😭 this is heart breaking

- Poor Val and poor Maureen ugh this is so awful

- My niece turned 1 today and baby warren is making me extra emo😢

- Sister MJ with the teddy bear 🥺 she doesn’t even care she got caught for taking the blankets LMAO

- Damn May doesn’t remember her or her language. This is so heartbreaking

- ALSO why were there not subtitles so we could know what she said? 🤔 very questionable... just like how they emphasized earlier her going by a “christian” name now... 

- Esther shouldn’t have gotten loud but they didn’t even give her a chance? That’s not really fair

- I know Patrick is being protective but he’s so defensive that he probably did scare May

- PHYLLIS FAKING CAR TROUBLES TO GET CRYRIL AND LUCILLE TOGETHER I LOVE IT

- Damn that didn’t go well LMAO

- I’m really feeling conflicted here. I know the Turners have the best intentions and want to keep May safe but I feel like they haven’t given Esther enough of a chance before passing judgment. Like how do we not know she’s a completely changed/clean from drugs women?

- like she is working for a family with enough money for international travel so they probably pay well? IDK what to think rn. Maybe I’m giving Esther the benefit of the doubt but no one else really is

- “They made my child afraid of me” that’s so sad to hear

- “Forgetting her language, forgetting that she’s Chinese” !!! THIS, no one is talking about May’s loss of culture & what’s worse is that no one else seems to care. It really upsets me, the show always wants to pride itself on respecting other cultures and being inclusive but I don’t always feel that

- Also what she said about what they’ve done to her people. She ain’t wrong. F**k colonialism and all its evils !!

- Poor Esther 😭 this is so sad. It’s a lose lose situation for her and she just wants her daughter to know her and know that she loves her

- Also I know sister J is sister J but her talking to Esther is a bit biased don’t you think

- NO NO NO Warren passed 😭😭😢

- Damn Patrick has to carry a stack of death certificates 😢

- ANOTHER look from Ms Franklin

- all the girls look great though

- My heart really breaks for Esther man. This is so sad. She’s the victim of circumstances and it sucks to feel like the world is against you

- It’s so awkward bc the Turners are always set up in moments to kiss and then they don’t and just stand or sit there

- Such beautiful flowers

- They developed the film of Baby Warren😭

- Cyril’s FIT ! A fashion KING who loves Lucille. I love it. I love them.

- The nosy nurses of course

- Alright this is an awesome little festival good job Fred and Reggie !!

- Love the dress Trixie. The hat no so much but it’s the 60s so

- A BABY GARDEN OMG HOW PRECIOUS

- SISTER MONICA JOAN WON OK!

- “Flowers take many forms. Each one has its story. Each one unfolds...” 🌼🌸💐🌷🌺🌻🌷

- “Not every garden blooms as we except it... tears take the place of rain when the sunshine fails us...” 😭💖

- This was a beautiful ending to a sad episode wow

#call the midwife #im conflicted #thoughts #live blogging but not really live

[gleefail]

Glee Memories: 1x10 Ballad

A long, long time ago, as Glee was approaching graduation in Season 3, I found myself nostalgic with some rare free time on my hands. So I decided to rewatch the series from the beginning and jot down some memories, discrepancies that have arisen since, fave quotes, tally solos - all that good stuff, strictly for shits and giggles.

8 years later (eek!) and once more I find myself with an unexpected abundance of free time. With so many revisiting or being newly introduced to the show between binge watching during Quarantine and all the tragedy that has surrounded the show since it went off the air, I figured I’d finish what I started. And by finish, I mean go through the end of S3. Cause I truly cannot acknowledge what happened after that. Except for 5B.

Kicking this off by reposting the first 15 episodes I already went through. Enjoy!

1x10 Ballad “Ok, who can tell me what a ballad is?” “It’s a male duck”

ok, I disagree with Schue’s definition of a ballad. “Stories set to music” – um…isn’t that every song? Or is it just in musicals that it’s supposed to be, lol?

“Looks like my weekly letter to the Ohio showchoir committee FINALLY paid off” and the look she gives Puck. Haha. This Rachel Berry is funny. Cause they’re letting us laugh at her right along with her. Not asking us to put her on a pedestal and/or take her seriously all the damn time. I’m not even gonna get started. I’m watching this post Props/Nationals, and though I didn’t think it could, my hate has grown. In abundance. Trying to keep it in check. Moving on…

“I bet that duck’s in the hat”

“Matt’s out sick today. He had to go to the hospital cause they found a spider in his ear” Um, ew. Also terrifying. However, humorous nonetheless. And an effort to explain a random absence of a Glee club member. Remember how they used to do that?

Aw, Artie drew Quinn’s name out of the hat. :) 2 seasons later and they’ll get 2 duets (both of which I loooove). Shame they didn’t do it this ep. Romantic or just friends, I ADORE the chemistry with Diana and Kevin. I really wanted to see more of that. :(

omg. Kurt’s face when Finn pulls his name. Adorable. Also, I love that Finn is not cool with it but a year later Sam is totes fine. Maybe that’s just cause I love dudes that are comfortable enough in their sexuality to do things that d-bags in high school might tease them about being gay for. Or maybe that’s just cause I love Sam Evans. Couldn’t tell ya. Except yeah, I totes could. It’s cause I wants a Trouty Mouth to call my very own. *lesigh*

“other asian” Ha!

Brittana!

“The fates talked, Mr. Schue” #BlessFinnsHeart

I love the voice-overs during Endless Love: “Screw him if he thinks he’s taking the Diana Ross part from me” “I love the days when I wear no underwear” “I never noticed how nice Rachel’s butt is…oh crap! I think Quinn knows I’m staring at it!”

I also love the facial expressions of Rachel and Mr. Schue here. Hilarious.

Haha – Brad’s like “wtf is happening?”

“Crap – she looks crazy right now!” hahahahahaha

Because of Rachel’s realization through this song, it means Lea Michele can’t squint nearly as much. Wow. It’s like a whole new Rachel with her eyes open while she’s singing.

Artie’s face after the duet. It’s like someone stepped in dog poop.

Ok, Charlotte Ross was in a show in the 90’s I used to watch that, if I recall, failed miserably but nonetheless had a brief stint as my guilty pleasure show. And I can’t remember what it is for the life of me and keep forgetting to look when I have access to google it. Anyone?

“I don’t want you to lift a finger for me. I’m your wife!” Oh wow. So unhealthy. So republican. Soooooo some parts of Ohio. These are the folks that voted for Bush. :/ Yep, I’m still ashamed to be from Ohio when I think of that election.

Suzy. Pepper. Yes. I love this actress. Bright and Hannah were my OTP on Everwood. I miss them.

“You knew it was me just by the sound of my breath. That’s so romantic.”

“Listen, you little psycho, this is Will’s wife, and if I don’t get enough sleep my anti-depressants won’t work, and then I’ll go crazy and I’ll kill you.” Oh Terri. So maternal and loving.

Suzy Pepper is sobbing to More Than Words. That was my jam back in the day!

“Your lashing out at me is fantastically compelling…and….inappropriate.”

“Thank God I never missed a piano lesson” – really Kurt? Is this the first and only time we’re to believe Kurt can play piano well enough to accompany someone from memory?

Finn singing I’ll Stand By You to a sonogram dvd on his laptop. I have no words. I don’t think I thought it was this weird the first time I watched it.

So Finn’s mom busts him singing to said laptop sonogram dvd…and he doesn’t close the laptop…or stop the dvd…or try to hide the screen. He sits up next to it as she approaches him, almost begging her to see it. I felt the same way then as I do now – it was an opportunity for him to not tell her necessarily but for her to find out anyways and I think he really wanted her to know so he could go to her for help and comfort and to relieve everything he couldn’t deal with about the situation. I’m just sayin’.

Oh old school Carol with her denim and that hair…she’s still such a great mom though. And this actress. My God. She’s amazing.

“You’re wrong, I’m right. I’m smart, you’re dumb.”

“Dude. Impulse control!” haha

“I dunno why I find his stupidity charming. I mean, he’s cheating off a girl who thinks the square root of 4 is rainbows.” #BlessFinnsHeart

Oh Young Girl/Don’t Stand So Close to Me mash-up. I fell in lust with you from the first moment I laid eyes on you.

Seriously. Matthew Morrison is so hot in this mash-up. Yowzah.

“So, Rachel, do you think you understood the message I was trying to get across with that ballad?” “Yes! It means I’m very young and it’s hard for you to stand close to me.”

“You’re a very good performer. He’s very good.”

Finn and Kurt bonding over their lost parents. This is a sweet scene.

“You think I should bring a gun?” #BlessFinnsHeart

“Casserole’s almost ready. Hope you like venison!” Ok. TERRIFYING to come home and find Rachel Berry in an apron, cooking you dinner, in your home.

Hey, remember that time that Rachel literally sang 3 lines of Crush and they released it in its entirety as a single from this episode? Ridonk.

“I found out today that my hamster was pregnant in biology class and I just started weeping!”

Aw, Mercedes and Puck are paired up for duet ballads.

haha. Babygate.

“Finn’s not the father! I am.” People be spilling out their truths to Mercedes y’all.

“Alright, look, you need to get something through your Mohawk real quick: you’re the baby’s daddy. It takes a hell of a lot more to be a father and that role’s already been cast because Quinn chose Finn. You need to accept that and move on cause you have no business messin’ up that girl’s life more than you already have. You need to back off. You owe her at least that much. ”Aw, Mercedes. Laying down tough love. And looking out for Quinn before they were even friends. Man. I love Mercedes.

Oh that’s right – Quinn has an older sister! Why did we never meet her?

“He wears a helmet when he plays, right?” – THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYIN’! #BlessFinnsHeart

“I have to go, they’ll think I’m pooping.” Hehehehe.

omg. So I love this still. Finn is doing karate moves in the bathroom mirror to pump himself up to sing to the Fabrays that Quinn’s pregnant. That is so effing funny. What happened to this Finn?

You’re Having My Baby. Haha. This song is so cheesy. This scene is so uncomfortable.

So Quinn’s parents, unlike Finn, are NOT simple-minded and have figured it out. And it’s terrifying.

“We didn’t even have sex” #BlessFinnsHeart

Quinn’s parents are kicking her out. Well, her dad is and her mom isn’t standing up to him. This is rough. Especially when you realize they’re supposed to be 15. So wrong. Poor Quinn. And her dad just screamed at her that she was a disappointment. Yeah…she’s had to deal with some shit. And in the end, they don’t acknowledge that she did and try to make her out to be the bad guy, and selfish… Way to go, RIB.

Oh good ole Carol, without a moment of hesitationlets Quinn stay with them.

“Honey, you can stay here as long as you want.” Carol’s the best. So glad she found Burt.

“We’re not so different, you and me. We’re both mildly attractive and extremely grating. Love is hard for us. We look for boys we know we can never have. Mr. Schue is a perfect target for our self-esteem issues. He can never reciprocate our feelings which only reinforces the conviction that we’re not worthy of being loved. Trust me. I’m a cautionary tale. You need to find some self-respect, Rachel. Get that mildly attractive groove back.” Suzy Pepper, ladies and gentlemen. Dropping truth bombs.

“There’s some boy out there who’s gonna like you for everything you are, including those parts of you that even you don’t like. Those are gonna be the things about you that he likes the most.” Hmm…might be true. Never thought about this, but I’d say that describes Jesse. But not Finn so much. Maybe recently. But…he has made several comments about her being annoying or controlling as they were dating. And not in a ‘those are my favorite things about her’ kinda way. Just sayin’.

Aw. Kurt seems like he feels really bad about Quinn getting kicked out.

“Open your eyes! I didn’t tell you to close your eyes.” “Is there a cake?” No, there’s no cake!” #BlessFinnsHeart

Lean On Me. Watching this now, with one ep left and it’s graduation…yeah, I’m crying. Dammit, Glee.

haha, Mercedes just kinda pushed past Rachel who was front and center to sing her solo. Probably not intentional but still funny.

Damn, Kevin McHale.

Damn, Amber Riley.

SOLOS: Rachel (1), Will (2), Finn (2), Artie (1), Mercedes (1)

#Glee Memories #Glee #lol Glee #Glee Ballad

[lizzybeth1986]

Quick Thoughts on TRH Book 1 Chapter 7

• More YEEHAW with a dash of bachelorette action, a sprinkle of rollin'-in-the-hay (literally) and one big dollop of "oh we're poor" to set up for next week's chapter.

• Screenshot credits:

Hana: @pixieferry

Drake: @thefirstcourtesan and BizzysChoices YouTube channel (@thefirstcourtesan also sent screenshots for Penelope's dancing scene from her Liam MC playthrough).

Maxwell: @thethots-plicken

• These are the tags you can block if you don’t want to see these posts: #long post, #trh quick thoughts, #trh qts, #trh qt reblogs.

• This is the only chapter that could potentially have no men in it, and you deliberately force the focus away from Hana? Now if that doesn't sound like the TRR writing team then I don't know what does.

• Why is Madeleine here? Go climb a pine tree in Fydelia or something.

• If you're going to give Drake a whole extended family, PB, at least get the family straight? Who is Leona, is she Bianca's sister? Jackson's sister? WHOSE SISTER IS SHE.

• Title: A Night Out In the Town

Alternative Title: The Mandatory Annual Courtly Maidens Meetup

Alternative to the Alternative Title: Hana Lee and the Audacity of this Bitch

(you know which one)

• This chapter works mostly for the nostalgia factor. There's plenty of it in these scenes.

• Bachelor parties and bachelorettes have pretty much been a long-standing tradition in TRR - there's always going to be that one chapter where someone gets a sendoff via a wild party (exactly how wild really depends on whoever is throwing it). The MC meets most of the original gang (except Hana) at Liam's bachelor party, and there have been at least 5 bachelor/bachelorette parties in the series so far (counting this one). I won't be surprised if they gave Penelope a dude in TRR Book 3 just for the express purpose of having another excuse to have another bachelorette party next book.

• The one really good thing about this chapter? It's that Hana will not stand for any nonsense from Madeleine:

She's not going to pretend Madeleine deserves to hold any space among her circle of friends, or even of acquaintances. She's not going to allow Madeleine to get away with not following the rules of an event she's planned, not when Madeleine failed to show the same courtesy to women in her court. If Madeleine insists on badgering the MC about her 'pregnancy', Hana is here to defend you. The message is loud and clear. This is Hana Lee's show, she is running it, and if you can't listen to what she says you can fall on a cactus.

• I only wish we were able to give her the kind of loyalty and protection from Madeleine, that Hana deserved. She did not deserve for us to allow the bullying done to her, to be brushed aside as a hazing ritual. Hell, even while knowing what Madeleine did to her, we didn't even get to check up on her.

Hana did not deserve for us to pretend that never happened to her, and she definitely did not deserve to have her own pain be treated over and over in the narrative like it didn't matter. Even now, her no-nonsense behaviour is rooted firmly in her concern for other people, like the MC and Savannah. Why can't the team ever allow Hana to do this for herself? Why can't the other characters ever step in to defend her the same way? Why am I allowed to (optionally) coddle Penelope twice in today's chapter in a way I never can for Hana?? Why should Hana always be the one protecting but hardly ever the one protected??

• So the ladies of the court have arrived, leaving a puzzled Bianca and a perpetually pissed-off Leona in their wake. Hana explains the situation: she invited Kiara, Olivia and Penelope along. Madeleine invited herself for the sole purpose of being nosy.

• ...in what universe is Madeleine a "public relations angel". Have you SEEN how badly you did your own job the last book??

• Olivia and Madeleine can't last two minutes without sniping at each other and this makes Savannah sad (not that they care, they're enjoying the back-and-forth banter) The MC elicits a promise from the two that Olivia will not stab Madeleine, and Madeleine will not "mentally and emotionally break Olivia". What's with Madeleine and constantly wanting to break people?

• Also you really think you can emotionally break Olivia??? She's from Lythikos, you pineapple!

• Hana mentions shopping to Bianca and Leona, and we have yet another hint that all is not well at the ranch.

• The ladies change at a store nearby, to outfits that suit the rustic theme for the event. Which means Savannah gets the opportunity to dress a little more glam on this day, and the ladies of the court get to dress down a bit. Well...except for Olivia, who prefers to change into her red Coronation gown. Here are the girls in order of preference:

Okay first off - I have to say this - FULL BODY SPRITES FOR THE LADIES FINALLY OMG!!! It's the first time I'm actually seeing them all like this: the last time we managed to see a change of outfits was when we had to choose their outfits for the wedding, and even then only the half-body sprites were used. The fact that we never get to see Olivia in a different outfit kind of makes me feel like they might be saving her sprite for a bigger diamond scene? Idk.

• Also how did no one either notice nor point out that Olivia was still wearing a gown?

• Hana stays in the outfit she wore the previous day, and you get to choose whether she keeps the hat or not. The denim short skirt and brown shrug is a lovely outfit on Kiara, and I like the necklace Penelope has on. I think my favourite is Savannah's? I love the rhinestones, the embellished belt, the flower design, and it's a beautiful silver colour that compliments Savannah's skin tone.

• Savannah may annoy the hell out of me but one thing you can't deny about her is she's HELLA fashionable (remember the Drake engagement scene where he says the lavender coloured dress was her choice? That dress was super pretty).

• The MC wearing gold for bachelorettes is kind of a theme with her now lol. Started with the gold theme for Madeleine's bachelorette, then a theme where she wore gold and everyone else was supposed to wear black for her own, and now every going country - but she and Savannah get to bring on the bling.

(Fun Fact: Both Madeleine's and Savannah's bachelorettes take place in Chapter 7 of their respective books, with very different outcomes)

• Our first stop after the country makeover is the bar! Which is Hana's choice, because she is the kind of lovely, wholesome human being who will fully commit to research for her friend's sister's bachelorette party.

Why are you lying Hana.

• So the MC helps Hana out first my selecting drinks. You have 5 options to choose from: beer, cocktails, champagne, one of those fire drinks, and sparkling water. Savannah is doubtful and then excited to try the fire drinks, loves fruity cocktails and enjoys the bubbly. Olivia is impressed when Savannah chugs her fire drink. Kiara is amazed at the sight of beer coming in bottles. Penelope is disappointed if we decide to order a very tame sparkling water. Madeleine raises her eyebrows if you try to take anything even remotely alcoholic because she has already decreed you pregnant.

• Next stop: dancing! You get to choose which lady you'd like to dance with, and if you're romancing Hana this opens up to a romantic scene!

Hana: is happy and enthusiastic if you're friends, whoops and giggles as you spin her. More slow dancing happening if you're married to her...definitely more romantic.

Kiara: is nervous at first because she doesn't know "the social mores of this establishment", but when the MC reassures her that no one cares, she lets go of her inhibitions and shakes her hips, enjoying herself.

Olivia: very competitive, is confident she can dance circles around the MC, starts doing martial arts instead. Savannah reminds her it's not a duel and Olivia's like "EVERYTHING'S A DUEL". I should take her to Kerala and have her learn kalaripayattu 😁 (also I'd be interested in seeing a three-way dance battle between Hana, Maxwell and Olivia plsthnx).

Savannah: Also enthusiastic and excited, v much the 'happy bride'. Both Savannah and the MC are comfortable in this setting.

Penelope: This comes with a reference to her social anxiety, because her initial nervousness has to do with the crowds. The MC makes space for her through dancing, and she winds up having fun while still feeling comfortable. Madeleine tries to make a smart-alec comment but pretty much no one gives a shit about her so it's okay.

Madeleine: does not exist.

• After this, Savannah shows the girls how to do a Texas Two-Step, which is baffling to them. Hana gets it down in like two minutes, and the MC depending on options can either do it perfectly, go off-beat then claim she created her own trend lol, or trip over herself and hurt her feet, following which Hana assumes she is doing the robot, and does it alongside her. Apparently she learned it during a summer class she took while her embroidery instructor was sick.

• I don't get it, what's with all these random embroidery references they keep throwing at Hana these days.

• Olivia and Kiki are still baffled by the two-step dance, so Savannah recommends more drinking! Madeleine and Olivia are competitive with each other and loving it, and Penelope and Kiara are confused about how they're supposed to drink tequila. The MC gets to show them how it's done. She can either do it right (pour the salt, drink the shot, suck the lime), or get it wrong (pour the shot, suck the salt, drink the lime). The highlight of this is definitely the last one (pour the salt, drink the salt, suck the salt!). Like, the MC actually tips the contents of an entire salt shaker into her mouth! Failplay MC is the very definition of chaotic energy.

• Kiki, like the awesome friend she is, asks Savannah if she'd like to flirt or do anything hot-guy-related, which Savannah laughs and refuses. The topic then comes around to her relationship with Bertrand and his insecurities regarding Chuck. She says she barely had a thing with him but she's afraid Bertrand might do something stupid (he might, actually). The MC can choose to reassure her.

• I don't get it like...okay? Why am I the one you're telling this to rather than your own fiancé? If he's the one having the insecurities, and you know they're there, what are you doing to alleviate that? I mean as far as I can see your aunt is pretty much dragging him the whole time for not magically acquiring ranch skills and I hardly see you even talking about that. I don't see you actually trying to talk to him. So why tell me all these things - go tell him and sort it out yourself.

• Because Savannah speaks about wanting a happy family in the wake of this conversation, the topic then returns to that of the MC's ongoing attempts to get pregnant.

• Madeleine is a nosy, entitled piece of shit. She just is. Raises her eyebrows at me when I'm drinking, makes terrible apple puns for a fetus that probably isn't even there yet, comes for a trip she's not even been fucking invited to so she can poke her entitled nose into my business. Even her show of 'sympathy' revolves around her and her problems. All this while she acts like a martyr for following a dress code (remember how she dragged Penelope for not getting a metallic dress on time and 'ruining' her dress code, but came to our bachelorette making excuses for not following our dress code?). I'm glad Hana was having none of it at least now.

The only differences between this scene in a Hana playthrough vs in the others is that Hana tries to get Madeleine to stop before the MC gets to give her answer ("Madeleine, please..."), and that she reacts sadly to the MC if she chooses to be openly sad about it.

• ...so the scene in the hotel in Chapter 5 (where the MC and Hana could talk about what Dr Ramirez said, if Hana was your LI) always had a "there, we spoke about it, now shut up" feel to me. Because now they've given the MC a voice regarding how she feels about this pregnancy (we can either deem it invasive, speak normally about it or be very, very sad and spill out how disappointed we are. The last option's dialogues is the one I put up).

It's surreal...to see an MC who can say this openly while Hana's condition and how it's affecting her is barely even addressed. It's even more surreal that even now we're still coddling Penelope to the high heavens, and how a lot of aggressive importance is still given to Olivia, while still ignoring what could be happening to Hana if she's married...or making even a chapter that has potentially no men in it about literally anyone but her.

• The nice thing is Savannah is quite supportive in all three options. Olivia diffuses the tension/seriousness by suggesting we have more drinks.

• Aha! Queen Amalas.

• So she claims she came down not to pressurize us into anything but to see the MC in an environment outside of the palace/estate and court, including how she behaves with other people. She has no friends but treats her servants well (and apparently tipped her waiter a thousand). But the little bits she adds in about our origins can be a little unnerving. While offering a Sarzac she mentions our home state New York and asks if we'd prefer a Manhattan, and suggests we would know about how important a good tip is since we worked as a waitress. The MC's reactions can range between friendly, curious or accusatory. Overall the general impression is that she's mysterious and alluring, but there's something about her that spells danger.

This is me rn:

• Anyway...so we leave with our drinks, and join the girls. Penelope is drunk and talking to a mechanical bull, Kiara is drunk and trying really hard to talk country to the same bull. Savannah deeply (I'm kidding) regrets not returning Kiara's kindness in teaching her French by teaching her American English, coz it would have saved her this moment of cringing in a bar rn.

• They raise a toast to either Savannah, or friendship, or "putting the past behind us". I don't want to raise a toast to any of these options.

• Savannah is emotional and speaks of how hard it was to fit in and how much she missed Cordonia and the people she knew in court when she was away bringing up Bartie, and how the MC "changed all that" (how??? Again, a lot of what she does is optional, not default! Plus a bulk of the work of finding her went to her own brother, and later a fumbling Bertrand - not the MC unless she really chose to help. My MC Esther gets these dialogues despite not bothering to help Savannah in any way) and how she is now friends with all of them.

• Diamond scene! The ladies of the court have never had sleepovers (for various reasons), so MC-who-had-a-way-more-normal-life to the rescue!

• We start off with a drink. Three are on offer and we get to choose one: Hana's special Hot Chocolate recipe ("like drinking a minty chocolaty hug"), Olivia's Lythikos Nog ("like drinking a buttery, spiced cloud") or the traditional Walker Hot Toddies from Savannah (basically hot water and whiskey made with lemon, honey and spices).

• Once that's out of the way, we start off with, as the MC calls it, "gossiping about our love lives". Penelope is asked first, and she gets to tell us about her ongoing relationship with Kiara's brother Ezekiel. Olivia is next, and depending on your choices she can openly speak about the fact that Liam didn't choose her, twice, and how she needs to move on. She can also choose not to talk about it if the MC tells the other ladies of the court to back off (which is funny, because the whole thing was her idea to begin with). There's not a lot of change to this dialogue in all the playthroughs, except for mentions of whether Liam was engaged to the MC or not.

• After this, the MC can choose to ask either Madeleine or Kiara the same question:

- Madeleine is defensive and reminds the MC that she "interfered" with her relationship status (wasn't even much of a relationship to begin with), but eventually makes it known that she doesn't believe in "sappy romance" and would rather marry to benefit her house or country instead (nice save there, PB).

- Kiara is surprised and fumbles with her answers, speaking at first about how busy her life currently is. But eventually she does tell you she has a type. The dialogue differs depending on whether the MC is married to Drake or not:

(Screenshots on the left are from my playthrough, and the ones on the right are from @thefirstcourtesan's Drake playthrough).

...I look at Madeleine's dialogue in this scene and need to remind myself that even broken clocks can be right twice a day.

• Repeat after me, Kiki: I deserve way better than a dude who might throw me under the bus just so he can kiss a Duchess' ass.

• Also most guys in Cordonia must have rippling abs, right. Considering that 90% of the male LIs in PB have six-pack abs.

• Interestingly, Olivia is allowed her feelings - and the confusion and mess that comes along with loving someone and not having that love returned - across playthroughs, but Kiara's has to be adjusted and shrouded in vagueness according to which MC she is speaking to. There are two factors at play there:

1. More often than not the narrative has taken Olivia's feelings more seriously than it has ever taken Kiara's. Of course part of it could be the childhood memories and the amount of time she spent with Liam, but we need to remember that the general attitude in the narrative towards Kiara's feelings constantly bordered on dismissiveness - and that wasn't even the worst of the treatment meted out to her.

2. Have you seen the amount of hate Kiara got from some Drake stans for as little as looking in the man's direction?? They'd tear her apart if she dared to even mention her crush in a Drake MC's playthrough!

• The ladies of the court now want to play literally anything else, so the MC pulls out the tried-and-tested Truth and Dare game out of her fancy cowboy hat. Here's the way it goes:

- The MC nominates Savannah, since she's the bride-to-be. Savannah goes for dare, and has to go by a nickname for the rest of the night (default: Bridechilla. I was really craving something so I went for Fried Chicken 🤣), or pose for a sexy photo which she can text to Bertrand. No response, but you can hear him faint upstairs. When asked to nominate someone, she nominates Penelope to ask a question.

- Penelope chooses Kiara, who picks 'truth'. She makes the MC choose for her instead. The MC does what the Choices universe calls a Wed, Bed or Dead which is really a way of saying FMK without having to write the F. You can give her an option between three women (Olivia, Penelope and Madeleine) or three men. Based on your playthrough, Kiara's list of men will vary (Liam, Maxwell and Bastien in a Drake playthrough, and Bradshaw, Bastien and Drake in other playthroughs). Her 'bed's are Olivia, Maxwell and Bastien, her 'wed's are Penelope (obviously), Liam (to be Queen) and Drake (also obviously), and her 'dead's are Madeleine (but obviously), Bastien and Bradshaw (coz CORDONIA RULEZ!). It's interesting to note that Kiara seems surprised/shocked by the idea when you ask her to choose between the girls, and Hana eases her into it by stating that they're all friends here. Which I found really sweet. Kiara then nominates Madeleine to choose someone.

(note: why is Savannah acting so shocked about Kiara choosing her brother for 'marry' when she spoke about liking him barely ten minutes ago???)

- Madeleine chooses Olivia, hoping to wriggle out any information about the mysterious mission Olivia seems to be on. Olivia cleverly tricks her, by reminding Madeleine that she didn't say truth or dare, and picking dare. With no option she asks Olivia to prank call someone. Olivia has three options:

1. Give Maxwell a phone call pretending to have tickets for a Celine Dion concert. He has to choose the best noble house. Sweet Maxwell cannot choose between his own house and ours, but loses out because the correct answer (obviously) is House Nevrakis lol. Savannah's best line comes from here: "Don't worry, his heart will go on" 🤣

2. Give Bertrand a call claiming to be a representative from the Cordonia Philharmonic Orchestra, and Olivia asks the same question to him. His answer is House Beaumont, without question, and Olivia gives him the same answer. The nice thing about this option is that it's coded such that if you chose Savannah's 'sexy photo' option, the narrative mentions that his voice is 'woozy' and he sounds like he recently came back to consciousness. Whereas if you chose the nickname option, these lines would not be included.

3. Give Drake a call claiming to be from a "secret whiskey enthusiast society". Drake somehow figures out that the caller is Olivia, thus leaving her very, very annoyed.

Once this is done, Madeleine nominates the MC, who chooses truth or dare instead of a person like the others did. Hana makes the suggestions this time.

If you choose dare to a single Hana, she asks you to pretend to lasso Savannah.

If you choose dare to a married Hana, she will ask you to kiss her.

If you choose truth, she asks you what law you'd pass if you had a chance, and you have to choose between a serious one like "restrictions on paparazzi", or jokey ones like naming a day after the MC or getting fancy hats from her subjects. The last one yields this adorable exchange:

- Before we can go any further, the girls notice Savannah feeling drowsy and decide to call it a night. The only people who have basically not been asked anything are Penelope (but she already did get to speak about her beau) and Hana (because no one bothers to ask her anything, she isn't even nominated).

• We return to the kitchen, where our LI is waiting for us. The MC tells them about the visit from Amalas, which the LI also views as suspicious, and the MC has a choice again in how she wants to react to this (the visit was invasive, she is impressed with Amalas' guts, she doesn't know what to make of her). They assure the MC that they'll alert the Walkers.

• LI Diamond scene! A cute scene at the hayloft where the MC and LI can have some private time away from the ranch. Those walls must be paper-thin. The first half deals with the couple talking about loving this glimpse of simplicity, and the second half has the MC choosing how she would have them seduce her. The closing bit mostly has the couple talking about how they feel at home with each other no matter where they are.

Liam: Gets a bit of a hero moment at the start of the scene, where a stray beam almost falls on the MC and he catches it. They joke about a couple of things, such as how 'adventurous' the barn is, and whether or not a rendezvous in a barn would qualify as being in the 'outdoors' 😂 In the second half of the scene, the MC can choose between a 'rough-and-tumble', or have Liam sleep with her in his usual tender way. He clearly has a preference for the second, but is more than game if the MC wants to try the first.

The music for Liam's scene, for some reason, is different (his background score for the first half is the romantic one from High School Story, and Drake's and Hana's is the romantic one from Big Sky Country. I'm not sure what Maxwell's is like because I have only seen screenshots of the scene) and he is the only LI who gets the option to keep his hat.

Ending Caption: Hay-pilly Ever After

Hana: The MC notices that Hana seems happy and at home at the ranch, and Hana points out how different the environment of the countryside ("cows outside, open air, no display cupboards") is so different from her home, where "there's gilt on the walls and silver in the display cupboards", and how she loves this space. The couple imagine together how it might have been if they met in a more humble setting (with the MC as a cowgirl and Hana as a salon owner), and how they would fall in love. In the second half, Hana expresses her desire to go a little wild, and the MC can choose between having her hands bound, or being blindfolded.

This scene tells us that Hana does an amazing impression of a Southern accent and I personally would love it if she could coach Kiara on doing one xD

Ending Caption: Country Courting

Maxwell: As he leads her to the loft, the MC has the option to point out that they have a bed, to which he quips that she's obviously not had as much camping experience as he does. They do a little dance in the barn, and they admit that they missed each other while she was gone. In the second half of the scene, the MC has the opportunity to tease Maxwell, beckoning him to chase her around the barn and catch her. I think he also tells her to "use your words" at one point.

I think this scene has the cutest ending, because they both have an impromptu yodelling duet after that.

Ending Caption: Oh, Darlin'

Drake: This scene is more nostalgic in nature because Drake is reliving his childhood, and admits that he didn't know how this trip back would turn out, or feel. He had no idea how different everything would be, nor what his emotions returning to the ranch would be like - and which Valtoria will always be home to him in some ways, the ranch's simple charm means something special to him. The couple can imagine this place to be either perfect for romance, or for bringing back their future children. In the second half of the scene, he confesses to fantasizing about the MC in the palace stables, and the couple indulge in a bit of role play. This also includes an option to take her against a wall.

The end of the scene has Drake tell the MC that being with her itself feels like a fantasy, one that sometimes still feels too good to be true....and therefore he never wants to take it for granted.

Ending Caption: Making Hay.

• We then see the couple going downstairs the next morning, where the MC manages to overhear a conversation between Leona and Bianca that indicates the ranch has no helpers before an auction that is supposed to bring in money for the wedding, and is in deep, deep trouble.

• So our next chapter will probably involve the people of the court working together to help save the ranch, perhaps some flashbacks? Idk. And perhaps because of their contributions, Leona may thaw a little. Who knows.

General Thoughts:

• Plenty of callbacks this chapter!!

- The bachelorette party itself has plenty parallels and could almost be seen as an inverse of Madeleine's bachelorette. Back then, the ladies of the court each began to express frustration and hurt at her controlling, bullying behaviour, Hana's confidence was left in tatters, Olivia was an outsider to the court not bound by their rules.

Here, Madeleine is a largely unwanted presence and pretty much everyone makes it clear that what she thinks no longer matters. Hana is at the peak of her confidence here. She makes it clear that if Madeleine wants to stay she has to follow their rules. Olivia still manifests as a mysterious outside figure, but more out of choice than out of necessity.

- The other indicator of this parallel is what Amalas tells the MC about wanting to know who she is dealing with. She mentions that she wants to see how the MC interacts with her "friends and servants", and it kind of gets me wondering just how much trouble Madeleine would have been in if a figure like Amalas managed to see her behaviour in Italy with courtiers like Penelope and Hana.

- The fire drink which the MC can optionally suggest for both Drake and Savannah to drink. Drake drinks it in a competitive spirit in his birthday party scene in Book 1, Savannah looks doubtful at first but sees it through, to which the MC will remark that "your brother would be proud".

- Savannah mentioning Bertrand giving someone at Cordonia Philharmonic Orchestra a "severe tongue lashing" 🤣 Which kinda was a term Bertrand used for himself in Book 2.

- Lady 'I didn't know I could dance until I actually did it' Kiara. In Book 2 Hana can compliment Kiara on her dancing skills, to which Kiara laughs and mentions that she had no idea she could dance either. She was super drunk back then, now she knows it while she's sober too! 😅

- Some bits in this chapter remind me of our time with the Beaumonts in Book 1? Like the scene where Penelope speaks to the mechanical bull while drunk, while kiiiinda resembles her drunken behaviour at the Beaumont Bash. Also the whole situation of helpers/staff dropping off at the last minute seems a little parallel to what happened twice to the Beaumonts? Once with the MC's boat and then with the Beaumont Bash to host the court. I kinda find that interesting because Bertrand has been in a similar situation and hopefully could feel...somewhat...useful? If he can manage to string more words together, that is.

- Hana daring her wife to kiss her during Truth and Dare, which is (if you bought that scene and actually picked that option) exactly how their first kiss happened 😁😁😁

• I kinda like it when we have chapters like these where the women of the court have a chapter to themselves, because the dynamics are fun and the women are all different in ways that tend to complement each other.

• Honestly, Savannah asking my MC to become her maid of honour was pretty jarring considering my MC doesn't care a single bit about her and has honestly done very very little (if at all) to help her. I mean I can kiiiiinda understand if the MC is her sister-in-law/future SIL via Drake or Maxwell maybe...but otherwise why couldn't Kiara be an option? How is it that Savannah mentions her struggles to fit in, yet Kiara genuinely helping her never even features? Not even once?

I honestly think that Kiara could have been as good a choice to be MoH - we could have either coded it based on our diamond choices with Savannah, or split it between MC for Drake and Maxwell stans, and Kiki for Hana and Liam stans. Or at least more of an acknowledgement of how they were friends before she left? Beyond an offhand "oh yeah you taught me French, not like that helped me in that completely foreign place where I was bringing up my baby, maybe I should have taught you to speak country". Because having Savannah give me a grand speech about how amazing I've been to her was nothing short of weird and it would have felt a lot more natural to see her at least remembering the friendship(s) she did make in court.

• In at least two points in the chapter, Penelope requires someone to handhold her into certain things. You have to create the space for her while dancing. You have to decide on what questions to ask Kiara coz Penelope doesn't want to decide those herself. I'd actually be glad about their commitment to writing her that way, if I didn't understand how much they've let Penelope get away with, and how much other characters in similar positions have to suffer because the same amount of thought is never given to them.

The failplay I did of all three books brought up a couple interesting (but also disheartening) points about how they dealt with Penelope's condition, and how they dealt with difficult situations other characters had to go through (esp Kiara and Hana). At this point Penelope just sounds extremely entitled to good treatment, without wanting to really give back much in return.

• Kiara...well...I love her in this. She was fun, tried new things out, got out of her comfort zone, and she had some marvellous lines in this chapter. I just think it's funny how huge the differences between the way Olivia's feelings are acknowledged regardless vs the way Kiara's can only be acknowledged if it doesn't affect the MC...and it kind of says something about how those feelings are viewed by those writers. Because as a reader who has been following this story thread closesly, I know the writers have either conveniently forgotten - or take very lightly - how shitty Drake has been to her.

• I mean...had it been just about him not being interested, I probably wouldn't have cared much. I would have either turned to fanfic to change that around a bit, that's something you can always do for a pair you want to see but know you can't in canon. But realizing that the man could openly suspect a woman he knew was stabbed at the same event he was shot, optionally pander to the MC's whims and dismiss what she was going through in the process, and to not feel any fucking remorse for it...I mean, Kiara doesn't deserve better just because Drake doesn't isn't interested in her - because no one should have to be obligated to show interest for another person...Kiara deserves better because this man has done very little for her in their few exchanges (esp Book 3) besides ridicule, mock, act rudely and unfairly to her, and finally getting away with the worst possible behaviour without any consequence (some of it is optional, but the suspicion was definitely default). And I know the writing will never admit that because Drake is their golden boy.

• Madeleine causes minimal damage this time and Hana totally owned her a couple times today...so I'm kinda happy with that. At least they made sure never to bring back any hints of that story they were planning with her for Hana...if there is one thing I'm only too happy they are retconning, it's that!

• Speaking of Hana - there are maybe a couple of things I'm happy about and a lot that I'm not. I like that that she can throw shade (though I wish to God they would have let her do it much earlier) at Madeleine, and my favourite bits involve Hana not allowing that woman to get away with shit that she never allowed other people to get away with when she was in power.

But there's also the fact that she's pretty much treated like the least important person in that room? Like I would have personally loved to see her be asked a cute fun question. I mean, by now both Liam and Drake have gotten individual character scenes, and I only get to see Hana in the context of a group scene with the ladies where she is mostly helping the others? I loved that we got the barn scene afterwards...but let's be honest the barn scene was mostly about the sex.

I honestly just found it weird that the one chapter with (optionally) no men in it still couldn't have some focus on her, or much effort put into her. Is asking for more than scraps for her, too much to ask for? (I feel like the answer to that would be yes).

• Olivia is upto something, and the livestream apparently hinted at her being important to the story. I mean what's new about that? Olivia is a favourite of the writers and they will continue to favour her while Hana is still relegated to the sidelines (and so will a huge chunk of this fandom). No lie, I really like Olivia, but why the heck aren't you giving the lone female LI that much attention?

• I also wonder how much of her mysterious work has to do with the reading up she was telling us about in the last book's epilogue.

• Queen Amalas...I still don't know what to make of her - she's a pretty interesting mix of intrigue and invasiveness I think. She's flirty and teasing, but the way she slipped in those tidbits about our past definitely raised my hackles a little bit. Could be a red herring...could be more. Who knows.

• The Olivia and Madeleine dynamics were great...Kiara is still an awesome, encouraging friend to Penelope, but for me the highlight was Hana and Kiara's bonding (that exchange about hats definitely was a winner).

(Is part of my joy because I ship them? Yes. Yes it is. You can pry that ship outta my cold dead hands PB!)

• The barn scene was lovely: it was nice that the couples got to explore their more adventurous/homely sides in the first half of the scene, and were able to go completely wild for the second half of it. I think it's nice we got to see what they'd mostly like to experiment with in bed from time to time.

• I guess that's all for this chapter. Texas might possibly take a week or two more? Idk. Let's see. Rescuing the ranch may take a chapter, and so will the wedding...there may be one in between probably to figure out BertVannah's relationship but I'm not going to spend diamonds to make them talk to each other, no.

• I kinda like the subtle shift to childhood experiences to certain scenes in this book, because it gives the MC who doesn't know what the place is like for a child an idea of what the others had to grow up with...and therefore how she may need to approach her parenting. A number of the group scenes in this half of the book have had to do with childhood experiences the royals and nobles may have missed out on (pets, sleepovers) and the return-to-childhood narrative is a smart way to deal with that, I think.

• That's it for this chapter, guys! See you on Friday (hopefully) with a Book 1 QT, and next week with the next chapter!

#long post #the royal heir #trh quick thoughts #trh qts #hana lee #olivia nevrakis #trr kiara #trr penelope #trr madeleine #savannah walker #king liam #maxwell beaumont #drake walker #bertrand beaumont

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After a month of making adjustments to the script and editing things out I’ve kind of lost perspective on how this can been seen from a stranger’s point of view.

(And may have over explained in areas just to make sure communication was clear).

All images are cropped to instagram size. (except the first one with the “critique” message).

Tried my best to jam everything into 10 panels.

Oh, and what’s happening in that last panel is me being arrested for spoon debt. 

Annnd to answer your question, yes. I do imagine a world in which “spoon court” and a “spoon bank”  is being run by utensils.

I know it’s weird. It’s the whole “Goofy is a dog with a dog (Pluto) as a pet!

but.. I think it’s kinda funny….or could be if I ever draw more. Just doing research on obscure and various utensil to make into characters? I don’t think I could pass on that.

Anyhow, here’s some thoughts and explanations you are free to ignore. Seriously. They might cloud whatever you thought of the comic before reading a backlog of thoughts…But if you wanna follow the thought train, hop aboard. 

1. Is “Well, You could just google it” too condescending or will the internet be okay with this? When it’s written in a post it’s fine, but in a comic? I just don’t want to push people away. Especially first thing. (After a month of rewrites and redraws is when I changed up that speech bubble and put that line in there, lol).

2. “Spoonie” comes with many associations with chronically ill/disabled communities. I tried to acknowledge as many points of view as simply as I could. Hinting at a bunch of perspectives from both the people who love it and reasons why people hate it. 

3. Also nodding towards the idea that “Spoonie” is easier to say than “Disabled”, and for some, the internalized “Disabled is a dirty word” has them opting to say “spoonie” instead. Often unintentionally. So I then tried to blur the distinction between the two a bit. Out of a desire to mae “Disabled” a more approachable word.

4. Alright, so the idea ”Spoonies are just one part of the disabled community.” I feel like I may have been able to communicate this, but when I drew the group image of various spoonies connecting from their beds, it might feel too “Any person with a disability can be a spoonie to some degree.” …..which makes me worried healthy people may eventually start projecting it onto people they meet with disabilities. Sort of a “I can help you somehow, here’s this info a about spoons! Did you know it exist yet? it could change your life!!” all while still disregarding the person their talking to.

5. The facial expression on my character for “My body is disabled and day to day living sometimes breaks my brain” -I could not figure it. For me, there’s a mixture of “slight embarrassment but I gotta say it” and “LET’S PRETEND YOUR ELSA IN “LET IT GO” AND YOU HAVE NO MORE FUCKS TO GIVE!”

or “calm. with no more fucks to give. A ‘deal with it’ sunglasses or vacant eyes and a slight smile situation”

then I’d go back to “Embarrassment, both crying and laughing from brain breaking, wants to have no more fucks to give but that’s just not true”

and I was worried that gave the wrong impression about being disabled. Yes, there’s absolutely truth to it. but after reading articles by some extremely well educated disabled advocate types, and a critique on the show “Special.” I wanted to try and set a good example- pretending I’m further along with coming to terms with what my life is than how I can be at times.

We’re allowed to feel like this is a mindfuck. It absolutely can be. But I don’t want to be seen as too whiny…

…. and I need to clean up my language so my 11 and 12 year old sisters can read. (Will be changing a couple words for the finished version that goes on instagram and webtoons).

6. Christina Miserandino seems to use to be very into tanning. When collecting photos, her shade of skin changed all the time. But it’s not “arianna grande” type stuff, just more so her genetic predisposition and past beauty habits conflicting with going through a lot in recent years and hasn’t been getting out as much, or caring about looks. I tried to capture a sense of her advocacy prime, with the purple, when she put a lot of work into her hair, her love of girlishness but with a slight edge to show maturity. Just going with a skin tone she’s had consistently in the past couple years- just because going darker would have been a lot more strange to those who looked into her now. (This one’s less of a concern and more of a…disclosure? Just felt weird to deal with).

7. I don’t know if any of you have ever looked through spoonie selfies, or disabled selfies. but we seem to LOVE DYING OUR HAIR. (It’s one thing we can change). Hair dye is having a moment in the world. So I hope the change of hair colors here and in the future is not taken the wrong way. It’s just really fun to use unique hair colors on characters. I will say, the reason the woman on the left side of the “Today a spoonie is” has blue hair, is because she’s Trans, it’s a wig. her hair isn’t where she wants it to be yet, she uses the hat because she couldn’t afford a lace-front wig. Yes, it’s hot on her head. but it’s easier than using energy to secure everything and make the top look nice. and it feels too fake looking when the top is not covered up……. And…yes, I realize this is all in my head and not conveyed or relevant at all- but that’s the backstory, lol. I gave her shirt the trans flag colors, but she didn’t seem like a pastel person and so I kept them darker, feeling like that’s what this character would like.

8. I included cutting scars on two characters because a few years back I had a friend who pointed out to me I always omitted drawing her scars. I wasn’t doing it on purpose, I just kept forgetting. But I felt bad. It seemed like including the scars was more empowering to her at that point in her life. That’s why they were included here. 

9.  I know some think “Spoonie” is just for those with Chronic illness. It can feel that way- it’s a large majority of Spoonies. But Christine herself said in an interview Spoon Theory can be used those with disabilities and Mental health conditions. Basically, whoever has a condition that causes fatigue. 

When put that way- well, the panel that reads “Perhaps detached enough for misguided normies to think” -could happen.

(All the more reason to blur distinction between “disability” and “spoonie”?…maybe. but, that could alienate neurodivergents. And the blurred distinction between “Neurodivergence” and “disability” is…exploding as a topic currently. And I don’t want to contribute to more people thinking neurodivergence means “disabled” and therefore “broken”- that’s the opposite of what I want to do).

((Thus why there’s info supporting the idea throughout the rest of the comic “Don’t fix it. work with it. My situation’s just different.”))

Maybe the panel isn’t needed, but that’s how/why it came to be.

10. If there’s unhealthy mentalities portrayed in the comic that don’t serve a greater purpose, let me know. Unhealthy mentalities are great for humor, and getting to let someone else who’s going through the same type of thinking at times have comfort- but what I’m worried about is anything that is problematic. 

11. If any of the terms I used are incorrect- such as places I use “conditions” to sum up- everyone who can be a spoonie. Let me know! It get’s really tricky at times when you have to make the statement as simple as possible to refer to a very diverse group with very diverse bodies.

12. I’m starting to put “mean stranger” type characters in colors without skin tones so that they can be applicable to more people, as being sick/disabled/neurodivergent is somehow in open invitation for the opinions of jerks. Drawing them all as Donkeys or “Asses” would be cool and clever, but too much work. 

13. Because of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia sitting with my legs down in a wheelchair is extremely draining, so I want to stop drawing that.

#critique #please #halp #so tired #brain gone ploop #what are words

[yourlocalmusicalprostitute]

Happy Halloqueen ! !

A//N: Happy Halloqueen!! This is for @littlespoiltthing ! It was so hard not to reveal myself lol but I really hope you like this. I've never written poly ships so like ya know...go easy on me.

Warnings: mention of alcohol, bad attempts at humor, Ben is a little flirty, poly relationship

You had been bouncing in your office chair all day, dying to get home. Yourself and all of your men were hosting Halloween at your house and the anticipation was eating away at you. 

As soon as your eight hours were up, you were dashing to your car and speeding home. You could hear music from the driveway, which meant Joe was doing his usual pre-party cleaning. 

Joe wasn't the first of your boyfriends that you saw though. It was Gwilym. He had the sleeves of his shirt rolled up practically elbow deep in the food he was preparing. 

"Hi Gwil." You greeted him. You set your bag onto the counter before coming to wrap your arms around him. 

He wanted to hug you, but couldn't due to being preoccupied. Instead he twisted a bit, leaned down, and planted a kiss on the top of your head. "Hello love, how was work?" He spoke. 

"It was work. I've been way too excited to get home and get my costume on. Think I'm winning the contest this year." You smiled after Gwilym leaned back in laughter before answering you. 

"You're the hostess Y/N. You're not supposed to compete." He said factually. 

You shrugged, "I know. I like to say I won in my head." 

Gwilym chuckled a bit more at your antics before you let him go to get your costume. 

"I'll be back. Don't burn anything." 

"Unlikely, make sure Ben isn't drilling holes in the wall." 

You giggled as you walked down the hallway. You saw the bathroom light on and heard a few clinks. That couldn't be anyone except Ben. You smiled at the sight of him crouched by the bathroom cabinets. 

"Ben…" he looked up when you called his name. Your eyebrows went up in question and Ben smiled. 

"I'll hug you in a second Y/N. I've got to finish putting this screw in here." Ben was surrounded by an array of tools, including electric ones. All which seemed a bit too much for changing a screw. 

"All of this for one screw Ben?" 

"Well it had to be the right one! You know some people can be judgemental when it comes to other's interior design." You laughed at his definition of interior design and waited patiently for Ben to finish so he could fulfill his promise of a hug. 

It took him a few minutes since the screw had to be just right, but once he finished Ben gladly took you into his arms. He asked the same question as Gwilym, "How was work?"

"Boring." You stated simply. "So happy to be home."

"I'm happy you're home too. Very excited to see you in costume." Ben smiled down at you cheekily which made you blush a bit. 

"That's a good idea." You agreed with Ben, but neither of you let each other go. 

"We should both be getting ready." Ben stated, but made no effort to move. 

"Yeah, don't want to be in a rush later." You still had your hands on Ben's chest. The two of you did this kind of thing often. It always made you two late for whatever you needed to attend, but it was always worth it. 

Before anything escalated, Joe came sliding in. Literally, sliding in. He was the only one in full costume already. His white button down was slightly wrinkled and half buttoned. He bought new boxers for his costume. The socks were spot on too. 

"Just take those old records off the shelf," Joe sung along to Bob Seger, "I said I'll listen to them by myself!" 

You joined Joe in the hallway."Today's music ain't got the same soul! I'm on that old time rock'n'roll!" The two of you broke into a dance number. It was really just Joe being animated as ever as you strutted around him. 

Gwilym peeked out of the kitchen at the commotion. He secretly took a video to send to the group chat that all the party guests were in captioning it with "Pre-gaming."

Joe wrapped you into a tight hug once the song was over. "We're so playing that every time someone shows up." He said. Before you could formally protest, Ben butted in. 

"No! You get one grand entrance mate!"

Joe looked to you for support, but you shook your head. "I'm with Ben on this one. The song's great, but over and over? Don't think so. As Ben and Joe argued over the official playlist, you finally got to slip into your costume. 

It may have been cliche to be a witch, but you weren't just some run of the mill, party city witch. You were the Wicked Witch of the West. The classic Wizard of Oz villain. Gwilym knocked before swinging the door open. 

"Almost ready? Rami and Lucy are on their way." His costume matched yours. He was the house that fell on the wicked witch's sister. He had a hat that resembled a chimney. 

You couldn't help but smile at how adorable he was in his costume. "I'm just about ready. Is Ben dressed?" He was and appeared in the doorway just as you asked. 

Ben stood with his hands on his hips, a very proud look on his face. "Guess who I am!" 

You thought it over. "A boy scout?" You asked. 

"No! I'm Joe!" He said as if it made any sense. 

"You're what?" Gwilym asked for you both. 

"I'm Tim Murphy! Joe!" The room erupted into laughter. You thought he was kidding when he brought up the idea two weeks ago, but he obviously wasn't. 

The party jumped off at dusk. A few more people showed than you expected so the cocktail sausages were gone within a few hours. Otherwise it all went swimmingly. 

Rami and Lucy won the costume contest by a landslide. They looked impeccable as Edward Scissor hands and Kim. You and Gwilym got second place based on the sheer hilarity of Gwilym being an actual house. 

Around midnight all three of your boyfriends came staggering up to you. All of their faces were warm from the alcohol. (You remained sober for the party, just to keep an eye on people.) Joe was the first to speak. 

"We love you!" He might be a bit more drunk than the other two. 

"I love you guys too! Is everything okay?" You passed Joe a water bottle that he graciously took. 

"Slow dance with me!" Ben pulled you out into the crowd that was slowly diminishing. 

"Ben, we can't slow dance to Thriller." You tried to reason with him, but it was in vain. You actually didn't slow dance. It was more of a waltz around the dining room. 

After your Thriller waltz was over many people started to find their way out the door. The wreckage from the party actually wasn't that bad. You knew that it would be a much quieter clean than earlier due to Joe's impending hangover. He was the first to join you in bed. 

You slipped off the witch dress, as your hat was in some mysterious place in the house, and wiped off the green makeup. Joe's costume made it very easy to get comfortable for bed. He removed his socks and shirt after he basically threw himself into bed. 

Gwilym took his place on the other side of you and Ben beside Joe. There were ringing in your ears from the loud music of the party, but the silence was inviting. The last thing you heard were the words mumbled by your favorite men in the world. 

"I'm gonna have a cavity." Joe slurred. 

"I'm a better Tim." Ben muttered. 

"Shut up." Gwilym finished. 

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[flameontheotherside]

Bragi

I had visited Bragi in my sleep. 🙄 He's so elusive. Wouldn't even tell me squat except how nice it was to see me. Yeah well that's not at all helpful. Well actually I asked if he was alive and he said yes. Then I asked him why he can't explain the connection between him and that actor. He didn't confirm or deny it. 😂 Is he serious?

Erik just told me he needs help waking up. It's been a minute since helping someone with other incarnates. Reminds me I'm also avoiding Josh (Thoth) 😒 who is an ex from ten years ago. I'm a magnet for losers. Can't believe he's Thoth. I nearly had a concussion from laughing so hard. In any case, I'm not going out of my way for him. He doesn't need me. He's a big boy.

How am I supposed to "help" Bragi?!

Long dropped the mistake of connecting him with that actor. It's not him. Not the right feels I got this time when I poked at him last night... 👉🏼 *poke poke* Puzzles and putting things together like this is usually fun but I'm getting impatient and frustrated. Confusing information like wires in a computer. All dusty and shit too. 🤣

So he's alive. Great...and he supposedly needs help. Oh, I did get a look at him this time. Yeah he's gorgeous as an incarnate from home and he does look like that actor. Yet so am I 😂👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 but here on this rock of bullshit I'm definitely not as good. Vanessa looks like Rose from the Titanic but I was wrong about the hair color. It's actually blonde and not red like Abigail (past life me) and her eyes are gokdish yellow, not green. I don't think it has to do with moving on from my current position. Wires got crossed. The whole mommy instinct must be hormones. Just got a little carried away and I finished watching that show ("YOU" on Netflix) and I'm shocked with the ending!

Eh, looks don't matter anyway.

I like books. You really can't judge by it's cover! 🤣 You can't tell if someone is a predictor or something either. I think way too much... Therefore I have not very much in common with people. What I'm saying is that I theorize those of us from the realms incarnated are hiding in plain sight. You will almost never tell someone is genuinely from the realms. I mean anyone can say they are but most of the time they are wrong about it. 🙄 So so so wrong.

An ex, Rob for example was a model. Hes from the realms too. I didn't find out until nearly 10 years later but it makes sense. Haha his brother used to say that Rob was so conceded he really thinks he's a Greek God. Yeah I can see it now. He's kind of an asshole but back home he's really not. For a model Idk what the fuck he saw in me besides who I am from home. I don't feel like people like me for me. Just only see who I really am. It sounds contradicting. It's like they don't see me for who I am HERE. Starting to think they never did. It's like they smell Vanessa on me and go for my nether regions like a drug sniffing k9.

Okay obviously it sounds like I have another friend from home...

That needs a little direction. Not my vagina. 😂👌🏼 LOL Omg I just crack myself up. Usually they read my blog and ask me later to confirm who they are. I've got a secret underground network of incarnates. 🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 And we plot about how to take over the world.... No, I'm totally kidding. It's been a while since meeting another brother/sister. I look forward to helping!

I've got to work. My mom goes to the shelter today. She's still sleeping but I need to get to my desk to work. I don't like waking people up. Roflmao! I mean I don't like to physically poke them awake 😆. I have no idea what I'm going to do. Maybe while working take a look at getting Odin registered as an emotional support animal I feel stupid because I kind of make fun of people who bring ducks or chihuahuas in to a grocery store. Clothing store, mall, whatever I think is cool....but I have this thing about sanitation. They don't belong in a grocery store unless they have IDs. It's gross and sure I bet they are good but some people really do bring undocumented support animals in to a grocery store.... And fuck shit up.

Maybe a shelter will accept undocumented support animals. Freya (one of my cats) is safe with Vince. It's just Odin (also a cat) is my boy.

😘 💞 💕 ❤️ Tacos...

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[purplesurveys]

1145

What were your favorite things to draw when you were a lil kid?  I knew I wasn’t an artist the moment I started experimenting with pens and markers, and the only image I liked to keep - and was capable of - drawing on repeat was your usual kid’s portrait of a house with a sun and clouds lmao. I never learned how to draw anything else.

Do you think there is something with or around you, like a spirit, angel, ghost or something else? How does this make you feel?  No, never.

Imagine you’re a stranger looking at yourself. What things would immediately catch your eye?  Probably the way I’m scowling at stranger-me staring at me-me.

When did you feel the most confident in your life? Not sure when I’ve felt the most confident, but I typically feel so whenever I get something I’ve been desiring and working hard for, like getting a job offer or being accepted to my dream college or passing a really difficult exam.

Do you think love is needed to have good sex? For some people, no. For me, loving one another is an absolute must. < Yes, hits the nail on the head for me.

Do you think, or want to, die in the city you currently live in? I don’t think it would matter where I die, as long as it’s not from a terrible freak accident.

What is the strangest thing you have ever encountered?  That time I went to Singapore and a sex toy shop was casually blatantly standing in the middle of Orchard Road for families to stroll pass. It’s not objectively strange, of course, but it was definitely a big culture shock. Putting up sex shops in the Philippines is basically a game of who can find the best spot to hide them in.

Favourite soft drink? I never drink soda, so I don’t have a favorite.

What do you like to put gravy on? Fried chicken or steak.

Have you ever gone canoeing/kayaking?  Yes, in Palawan.

What is one thing you know about your family history you’re proud of?  I come from a line of datus from both precolonial and colonial Philippines. The most exciting part about it is that it technically makes me a princess, or at least our local version of princesses haha. I’m also distantly related to one of the three women who sewed the first Philippine flag.

Who depends on you the most? Kimi and Cooper, surely.

Are you related to anyone famous or historical, if so who?  See two questions above. Coming from my datu ancestors, my relatives also continue to serve in the local government of our family’s province until today. Not that I’m particularly proud of them or show this off whenever I want because they are all very vocal Duterte supporters and regularly engage with him and his family, so *barf*

Would you ever donate a kidney to anyone, and who?  If it ever comes down to it, I’d offer one of mine to my dad, Angela, and either of her parents.

What is the main quality you think makes a great parent? They recognize when they’re wrong and know to acknowledge it and apologize.

What three things do you think of most of each day? Tasks I have to do for work for the day, tasks I have to do for the rest of the week, and financial concerns.

Does/did your high school have pop machines?  No, of course not. Are there schools that are ok with selling soda? :/

Do you know anyone who’s won the lottery?  Not that I know of, but then again these things are shared in secret so there’s always that chance of possibly knowing someone who won the lotto at some point.

Have you ever slept in a water bed? Never slept but I’ve played on one.

How often do you use Flickr?  I haven’t visited that site since I was like 11. Not even sure it still exists.

Who is the last child that you took a photo with?  I think my cousin Toffe, but it was most likely a family photo that the two of us happened to be in. I don’t have a lot of photos with my younger cousins and kids in general.

How often do you wear hats? Never. I always think about getting a bucket hat of my own but I just never go through with it.

Would you ever get a nature tattoo? I never even entertained the thought before. But considering Hayley’s albums and songs have like a million references to flowers, it sounds like a good idea now :)

Is anyone in your family sick at the moment?  My paternal great-grandma was recently confined in a hospital but she’s been discharged. I have a grand-aunt who suffered a mild stroke a couple of weeks ago and is currently recovering.

Where do your siblings work, if anywhere? They are both still studying. If I had to guess, my sister would probably end up in the film, media, or advertising industry, if not a freelance artist.

Where is your favorite place to buy groceries?  If I had the money for it I’d get my groceries at Marketplace, but I’m content with getting ours from SM or Robinsons for now.

Who do you generally talk to the most? Probably my immediate family and my team at work.

Is anyone saved in your phone under a nickname?  Not anymore. I use nicknames on my friends more frequently on Facebook Messenger.

Whose birthday is coming up?  One of my cousins’ birthday is on March 31.

Have you ever ordered from an informercial? No, never.

When, where, and why did a needle last pierce your skin?  Around a month ago when I was embroidering. I usually accidentally prick myself from time to time.

Have you been to an escape room? Was it a success?  Nah, not really my idea of fun. I’m a little weak at problem/riddle-solving :(

How many followers do you have on Instagram? I literally never use my Instagram except to lurk and look for influencers to potentially tap for work. The account was initially my one-photo-a-day-in-2020 dump, but I stopped in April last year and now we’re in 2021 it doesn’t even serve a purpose anymore lmao. But for some reason Bea asked for my account and still followed me (and is the only person following me), which I’m sure she already regrets.

What’s the most recent music video you watched? Thoughts?  Continued the next day. Jessi’s What Type of X. Killed it as always.

Have you ever recorded a cover of a song? Never.

What makeup products are your go-tos?  None.

Are you going to school this year?  No, not anymore. I did that for the very last time in 2020, and I don’t see the point in going back for an MA because I feel like I’m already covered.

What is your favorite water activity? I’ve only ever tried kayaking, but that was a very pleasant memory.

What are your favorite video games? I’m not a super passionate video game fan who’s always up-to-date, but I do have a soft spot for games I bonded on with my family when I was a kid, like Grand Theft Auto (very inappropriate for a kid to be playing, I know lol), Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Mario Kart, and Smash Bros.

Do you like jello? I never got over the texture, so no.

When was the last time you gave someone "the finger?" Not sure when exactly but it happened recently, maybe a week or two ago. I suddenly thought about my ex and flung both fingers around just for myself lol.

Have you ever held a snake?  Yes, I got the chance to hold and take a photo with one on my trip to Bali. I was the only willing one in the family.

Most unique place you’ve ever been to?  Baker’s Hill in Palawan is what I would imagine seeing if I ever took drugs and had a trip of some sort. Most random place ever.

If you were a superhero, what color would your cape be?  Continued from...I don’t even know anymore. Just know it’s been nearly a week since I first started this, lmao. Idk maybe gold.

Have you ever slept out on your porch all night?  We don’t have a porch. We do have a rooftop and I’ve fallen asleep there a couple of times. I only do so when the climate is cold, though.

Do you like horror movies?  Sure, but I haven’t watched any in years. Just have never been in the mood for it for a long while now.

What’s your favorite Coke product?  Blech, I hate soda.

Watergun or water-balloon war?  Water gun. I’ve never been hit by a water balloon but I imagine it hurts?? so I wouldn’t want to experience it if I never had to.

Do you know anyone that’s afraid of elevators?  I know my sister and grandma are claustrophobic but they’re not ~deathly~ afraid of elevators.

Is there anything in your room that belongs to a boyfriend, or a friend of the opposite sex?  I don’t think any of my guy friends have lent me stuff that I got to take home, so no.

Who’s your favorite Beatle?  I was never a fan. I remember pretending to be, back when liking The Beatles made you look all cool and hippy and trendy... but I honest to god just couldn’t get into their music.

Have you ever texted an ex whilst drunk? How’d that go?  Yeah just once, super super way back when I was still thought remaining friends with her was the way to go. It was fine, I didn’t message anything horrific and we were both chill about it the next morning.

Do you have to stand on your tip-toes to kiss your boyfriend?  I don’t have a partner anymore but yeah, I used to. I think? Maybe? I barely remember anymore. I definitely did have to tilt my head up quite a bit, though.

Have you ever been tackle-hugged? I can’t remember if I’ve received one. I’m usually the one who gives them.

Have you ever rejected someone’s kiss before?  I don’t think I’ve been in this situation before.

Is your mood or the overall tone of your day often affected by the dreams you had the night before?  Just for like the first half hour of waking up, especially if it was a nightmare or a triggering dream. The more I wake up the more the dream fades away, and the sillier it feels that I was affected by it.

Do you think that there are any positive aspects or outcomes of suffering from a mental illness? If you have a mental illness, do you think it has changed you for the better in any way?  No. Sugarcoating mental illness doesn’t sit well with me at all. I know I’ve learned to be gentle and understanding towards other people because of the emotional abuse I’ve received in my own relationships, and I absolutely hate that it’s because of mental illness. I shouldn’t have had to learn to be kind because I was treated shittily first.

What is your opinion on celebrity culture and celebrity worship? Have you ever been guilty of putting a celebrity on a pedestal? Do you think it’s somehow more acceptable/understandable to obsess over certain types of celebrities (musicians over YouTubers, say) than others? At what point do you think an obsession like that crosses the line?  I sometimes think it’s silly when fandoms fight and defend their favorites as if they know them personally, but I’m heavily into my fair share of celebrities and I honestly don’t see anything wrong with it. As long as you’re not hurting anyone or doing anything stupid like stalking your favorites, you do you.

If you were to pursue a career in photography and had the opportunity and means to photograph whatever you wanted, what would most like to photograph?  People.

Is there a certain type of clothing (outerwear, activewear, loungewear, etc.) that you enjoy shopping for more than others?  Cute tops.

Are you ever afraid to post your ideas, artwork, photography, etc. online for fear that they will get stolen or not credited?  No, because I am not even creative in the first place and can’t make any form of art to save my life.

When is the last time you did something sexual? Last night.

Who is the last person you showered with, if anyone?  My ex but that would’ve been ages ago. It was super rare that we absolutely had to shower together.

What do you think when you see roadkill on the side of the road?  Sad and kinda disgusted if the guts are out, but also relieved that they don’t have to suffer in pain anymore.

Have you ever had an ex that just didn’t understand that it was over?  Yeah, me. Luckily I came to my senses a few months ago and have felt better and been better ever since.

Are your fingernails currently short or long?  They’re unequal lengths because I’ve been either biting or picking at them over the last few weeks, but for the most part they are long enough to need to be clipped.

Would you rather have big or small dogs?  Big.

What is your favorite sports drink? I don’t drink any of them, so none.

What was the last compliment you gave a guy?  I told my dad the dinner he made tasted excellent.

Does your jaw ever crack, pop, or lock?  I don’t think my jaw has ever made a sound before, hahaha.

Have you ever thought of how you would give your kids “the talk”?  No, but I think it’s also relevant to note that I live in a very conservative country where sexual intercourse is never discussed, especially within families; and that it’s virtually unheard of to hear of people until my generation to have been given the talk. I had to find out all by myself, and I remember being very confused when we were being taught the reproductive system in fifth grade because they only taught about the organs and their functions, and never anything deeper than that.

Luckily the last conservative generation was Gen X, and younger generations have been a lot more open-minded. And if I had to guess, I’m fairly certain Millennial parents would be more willing to give their kids the talk.

Do you ever feel like you’re missing out on something?  I mean, my 20s, thanks to Covid.

Do you ever write/draw on windows that are fogged up?  Yes.

If you were married, and your spouse’s parents became ill, would you let them move into your home? Of course.

Have you screamed in a pillow before?  Probably.

What do you like more, acoustic or electric?  Electric.

Did you actually have a cookie jar?  No.

What’s worse, having someone mad or disappointed in you? Disappointment is more gut-wrenching. I feel more hopeless and helpless when someone feels that way about me.

What do you bite on more, your tongue, lip, or nails?  Definitely my nails. Lip-biting isn’t a habit of mine and I only ever bite my tongue accidentally.

Do you think that knowing when and how you’re going to die would ruin your life?  No. I would find that comforting, actually.

Do you have a favorite bromance? From TV or a movie.  J-Man and Channy’s from Friends.

Do you find flea markets and thrift stores enjoyable?  Sure.

What color is your wallet?  Pink, but I def have to buy a new one soon as I’m still using the one my ex gave me...

Have you ever been somebody's photography subject? No, and I would hate to be. I don’t like being in front of the camera.

Nicki Minaj fan?  I like a lot of songs by her but I’m by no means a fan.

Have you ever seen the Niagara Falls?  Nope but I would love to.

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