#and cannot be held responsible for what i say on the 'quil

[thetaoofbetty]

I think the ending was a lot more closed off for the core 4 than people have been saying for these past months. It still sucks that they didn’t commit to anything when they could’ve given us the perfect endgames that were destined to be but….

That “quad” dating was ridiculous and it basically says BA and JV dated but realized that they just needed their exes to complete them. Only to break up later on.

That BA moment was Betty basically saying goodbye to the “picket fence” life Archie wanted. He got to have his happy ending w a (unknown) wife, kids, working at construction and Betty go to be an accomplished writer with a daughter she adopted instead of bio (because with Betty’s history with her family that tracks) and unmarried. This is not even good for BA because it confirms what we’ve been saying about how the “married life” was just something Archie wanted but not Betty. She basically turned him down and decided to live for herself instead of Archie’s “perfect life”.

Veronica was a successful actress that was praised and acclaimed until her last day. I kinda wished they’ve given VA something. But maybe both Archie and Veronica ending up in California can open up to some interpretations.

And Betty’s last moment were with Jughead. The beanie Jughead she once felt in love with. It showed us Betty kept track of Jughead all of those years and had his newspaper obituary. And that Jughead regrets never getting to marry Betty. And all of this during Bughead’s theme and holding hands. It feels more like a win for Bughead than what BA/VA got.

kind of weird since the ending feels like it was written for this season vs the previous 6 but also yeah, like, i can see the hints of it all.

tho this:

That “quad” dating was ridiculous and it basically says BA and JV dated but realized that they just needed their exes to complete them.

is very funny because it's like, well, sure we like the people we're with but you know what would make it better? not being monogamous with them.

tho i am starting to wonder if we need someone to talk to roberto about whatever it is that stunted him at 17 since these kids are now 17 for the third time, only now it's forever.

#besos! #anonymous #i have thoughts #mostly #okay what i mean is that i have a cold #and cannot be held responsible for what i say on the 'quil #riverdale spoilers #bughead

[bookwyrminspiration]

Response to an ask from Ophelia:

(this is responding to the one about writing neurodivergent characters!!) very glad I held onto this one cause now I get the chance to answer it!!

You don't need to apologize at all, and I hope you're doing alright now! I know you said you weren't at least at the time of sending this, but it's been a fair amount of time since then. so maybe something has changed. And it's totally fine to want to have more lighthearted interactions! That is 100% achievable

and I also completely understand what you're talking about! I feel like whatever character I create I just accidentally give them a touch of neurodivergence no matter how hard I try to do anything to the contrary. It's not that I don't like them being neurodivergent, but sometimes it's a little exercise in my writing abilities and yet all their thought processes are so Not Neurotypical.

I've got this one character who just keeps analyzing everything a person says as they say it and it was only when I came back to read it later that I went "a neurotypical character would just understand their tone and not break it down into possibilities and how likely each one is when accounting for other environmental factors." I mean, I've never been neurotypical so I don't know how it works but I do know some of the things about me that are defining nd traits and I keep giving them to my characters.

like you, it just keeps!! happening!! not a bad thing, it's just hilarious like I cannot escape these nd characters of my own creation and I don't even realize it. When I finally get back around to that oc story of mine and reread to figure out what I want to change, I just know that I'm gonna be so overwhelmed (not in the bad way though) with all the main characters nd traits because this particular version I'm thinking of I was writing just when I was starting to figure out that maybe my experiences and daily struggles weren't normal and my fault and that actually there was something bigger going on, which resulted in me just shoving them all into this one oc.

I don't know what characters you've been writing, but I hope you've been enjoying it or that it's cathartic in some way!! Writing is a difficult skill, but it can be so much fun when you find your niche and what story you want to share. I've got this one oc story (with the character I shoved all the nd traits into) that has gone through so many iterations in my head but it has this really specific quality to it that I really want to accomplish, so one day I will get that down!

also I have been doing mostly alright. Schedule got accidentally messed up this evening because I missed the notification from my phone telling me a task was supposed to start and didn't realize for another half an hour but I am trying not to have a meltdown over it. Aside from that doing fine!! I went to the library today and picked up a book I had on hold and this was the first time I got to do that with the appropriate name in the system!! I've had my name legally changed for a while, but I hadn't been to the library in even longer so it didn't get updated until a few weeks ago, and today I picked up the first hold with "Quil" on it!!!

You haven't been flooding my asks at all! So you don't need to change anything about how often you interact with me unless you want to. I'm still gonna be here just vibing!

#i'm actually making decent progress on getting through my asks #not as efficiently as i'd like but then again I hold myself to impossible standards #but!! #it is not /nearly/ as full as it has been in the past #still got a ways to go but!! progress!! #and it's very nice to talk to you ophelia #so I hope you're doing alright and if not that you've got healthy coping mechanisms <33 #quil's queries #ophelia nonsie

[the-dragons-knight]

Prompt #23: Well Played

Entry number twenty three for the FFXIV Write Challenge by @sea-wolf-coast-to-coast.

Prompt: “Parched”

Rating: PG-13

Relations: Aymeric de Borel X Warrior of Light (Katsum Almor)

Warnings: Mature content implied, Takes place after the main story of Heavensward and Stormblood, but no story spoilers to note

Katsum knows that Aymeric is far too kind of his own good. So sometimes, she must make sure he is taking care of himself.

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Katsum rapped her fist against the door and pressed her ear against it, listening for his response.

“Who knocks?” By the tone of Aymeric’s voice, she could tell he was tired. She knew him well enough that he probably had not eaten or drunk anything in his effort to get his work done, which was why she had come prepared.

She did her best to mask her voice to sound like someone else as she replied, “I’ve brought your tea, my lord.”

Silence followed for a few moments, and then he answered, “Enter.”

Katsum smiled and pushed open the door with her hip, carrying in the tea tray with her as she stepped into his office, “Hello, love.”

His eyes brightened when he saw her and he smiled with relief, “Katsum, my love, I was not expecting you. I thought something was amiss as I knew I had no sent anyone to bring my tea. Still, what a most pleasant surprise. Especially today.”

She pushed the door closed behind her and stepped over to the desk, placing the tea tray down gently, “I can imagine I am. I saw the group of nobles leaving as I entered.”

By Aymeric’s expression, she could tell just what kind of meeting it had been.

“By the Fury...if I have to listen to those men argue another moment today...” He set down his quil and covered his face with his hands, “I shall probably have a headache by the evening just enduring their fighting.”

“Hmm, I could always handle it if you’d like,” Katsum spoke nonchalantly as she poured the brew into the tea cup, adding a bit of birch syrup to the mix.

“If it did not result in Draco trying to burn someone, I would say please, but I know better than that now,” He chuckled.

“You make your drake burn one noble’s hat and then you get a reputation. What is this world coming to?” Katsum mused innocently, dropping a few sugar cubes in and stirring up the tea. She smiled sweetly when Aymeric raised his eyebrows at her, “On come now, he had it coming. And so will these nobles if they keep my too kind-hearted husband from eating or drinking anything. Am I correct to assume that you skipped breakfast and lunch today?”

She picked up the tea cup and the Sohm Al Tart, and stepped around the desk to stand beside him, placing both in front of him, and he happily reached for them.

“Yes, you have caught me. I did skip through them to listen to their drawl...so yes, I am quite parched...and famished.” He took the cup and took a sip, humming happily as he sat back with his eyes closed, “Thank you, Kat. That is delicious.”

“I’m glad you like it. I figured you could use something sweet after a long morning,” She paused, and then looked at him with a twinkle in her eye, “May I offer you a bit more sugar, love?”

He opened his eyes and looked at her, narrowing his gaze playfully as he smiled, “Please do.”

She moved around to stand behind him, reaching between him and his chair as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed close to him, leaning down to press a kiss to his cheek. He sighed again, setting down the cup to lean into her and let her do as she pleased. Katsum grinned and turned his face to reach his lips, locking them in a passionate kiss as she moved her hands. She massaged his shoulders and arms, feeling his toned muscles she knew so well hiding under his regalia. She noticed his grip on the chair tightened, his knuckles turning a bit white and his kisses became more passionate, pressing into her mouth more fervently.

“Rather eager, aren’t we?” She whispered as she pulled away, keeping her voice down in case someone was walking by outside.

“I am always eager when it comes to you, my dear,” He slumped back against the chair, leaning towards her with pleading eyes, “Please, kiss me again.”

Katsum smiled innocently, “I thought you had more important meetings to attend to today?”

His eyes darkened as he tried to stand, but she moved and grabbed his wrists and held him still. Of course she had far more strength than he, but it was not often that she used it in a more dominant fashion. This time, however, she felt inclined to take control and she could tell by his reaction that Aymeric was not opposed. The Miqo’te woman’s tail swiped around playfully as she moved close to purr in his ear,

“I will make a deal with you, my sweet Aymeric,” She placed a warm, loving kiss against his neck just under his jaw, and he breathed heavily trying not to groan, “Tell the nobles that spend more time arguing than getting things done to either figure things out or go home. I’ll not have them wasting my husband’s time anymore. Not when it’s time we could be spending together. Because you are not the only one who’s...parched, my love~.” She kissed his neck again, swiping her tongue under his jaw, forcing the groan from his throat.

“Must you tease me?” He panted, looking over at her with the same pleading expression.

“Only because you force my hand, love. Now if you tell them this, then this evening,” She leaned in as close as she breathed on the fancy earring of ice blue, “I am yours.”

He laughed sweetly, “Are you not mine every evening?”

“Of course I am, just as you are mine, but now you shall be thinking about it all day until the evening comes. Won’t you?” She sweetly kissed his cheek and let go of his wrists, moving to step away from him.

Before she could get to far, he caught her by the waist and spun her to face him, pulling her into his lap and holding her there as he pressed his nose to hers, “And you think you may get away with teasing me so? The evening is hours away, and you cannot expect to wait so long, my love. ‘Twould be so cruel of you.”

She giggled, running her hands down his sides as he tightened his hold on her, “You will survive, my dear, I promise.”

He started to growl something to her, but the sound of agitated voices down the hall coming towards the office made Katsum’s ears perk up and she looked back. Aymeric groaned sadly and let her go, helping her stand again beside him.

“Thank you for the tea and the tart, Katsum. I am very thankful for it, and for you,” He squeezed her hand slightly, speaking the other things we wanted to say to her.

She nodded, “Anything for my beloved knight.” She leaned down and pressed a kiss to his lips softly, pulling back as she heard the door open and the group of bickering nobles entered. They bowed when they saw her and she returned it, moving to step away from the desk, but Aymeric tugged her back.

Confused, Katsum turned back to look at him as he faced the nobles, sitting up straight, “My lords, if it pleases you, I would have Lady Katsum listen to our meeting to just us a fresh look on the situation. It may help come to an agreement more quickly.”

He squeezed her hand again, intertwining their fingers.

The nobles looked at each other and then nodded, one speaking and saying, “Of course. If Lady Borel can help this argument come to a close, I for one welcome it. I grow tired of this bickering myself...”

Ah, now she saw the game. She sighed quietly and forced a noble lady’s smile on her face as she curtsied, “It would be my pleasure to help where I can.”

“You have my thanks, my lady,” Aymeric replied, a most satisfied smile on his face as he patted her hand before letting go, “Now, gentlemen, where were we?”

As the men began talking again, Katsum kept glancing at Aymeric, seeing him peek over and his eyes flash with humor. They seemed to say if he would be made to pine after her all day, then she would be sitting here enduring the waiting with him.

Well played, Aymeric. Well played.

She whispered under her breath so that only he could hear as the noble shouted loudly at each other, “I shall deal with you later, my lord.”

He replied, sweetly caressing her hand, “And I look forward to dealing with you as well, my kitten.”

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