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elisysd · 11 months

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Somewhere only we know – Keane

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So, tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm gettin' tired, and I need somewhere to begin

The bottle of red wine brought by Charles had not lasted long and the two young adults had quickly found themselves a bit tipsy. They both laughed happily at every little thing, no matter how insignificant, and started a game of Q&A about each other's tastes. It was an opportunity for them to get to know each other a little better. It started with harmless questions, like their favourite colour. Red for Charles and yellow for Lyanna. But very quickly the conversation became deeper.

“Hey, if you hadn’t been a F1 driver, what would you be?”

“Architect, or anything that is remotely connected to art and building. What about you?”

“I don’t know to be honest. The only thing I’m good at is acting, I never thought of doing anything else. And with acting I can be so many different people. Like, once I was the daughter of a fisherman. I had to do so many research and I spent three weeks in Alaska, where the movie was shot to understand what it was like to live the way they do. It’s so different from what I was used to and it really was an eyed opening experience. Acting is all about knowing your character inside and out. I would not trade that for anything in the world.”

“What’s the toughest thing in your job?”

She hesitated briefly.

“Being away from my family. I’m used to it by now, but still, it’s not always easy especially when you are missing birthdays and family gathering. Yes, there are phone calls and texts but it’s not the same.”

“Yeah, I feel you. It’s the same for me. I’m a family guy but even if I have the chance to have my brothers travelling with me most of the time, it’s still hard. I chose this life; I can’t really complain.”

“That’s the thing with our jobs, we can’t complain because we are part of the lucky ones. So many people dream of being out our place and failed, it’s not fair to them to say that our lives suck when it’s not the case.”

“That and also my family sacrificed so much to see me fulfil my dream, I can’t let them down.”

“Can I ask you something really personal, Charles? You can tell me you don’t want to answer if I’m going to far.”

He nodded.

“Are you racing because that’s what you love more than anything or are you doing it because you don’t want to feel like you failed your dad and Jules?”

“I’d say a little bit of both. There is nothing that makes me happier than getting in the car and race, but I would lie if I said that being at Ferrari is my dream and only mine. It was our dream, to me, my dad and Jules. I want to stay there and win a championship with Ferrari for them.”

It was the first time he admitted to someone, even to himself but for some reason it just came so naturally with her. He knew he would not be judged. He didn’t have to be the guy who knew exactly what he was supposed to do. He didn’t have to pretend that he had his life figured out and mapped out. God knew she didn’t so he didn��t have to pretend in front of her. They could be two lost people together. She didn’t say anything and when Charles looked at her, he noticed that she was sound asleep.

Uncomfortable with the idea of leaving her alone with the door unlocked (he didn't feel like going through her things looking for the keys to the flat), he decided to settle down on the couch after putting Lyanna in bed. She was heavier than she looked, much to Charles' surprise, who winced when he took her in his arms. She was so deeply asleep and relaxed that her muscles had become heavy. Charles had taken this as a sign that she was perfectly comfortable in his presence, which pleased him.

Once back in the living room he grabbed a cushion that was lying on the floor and a blanket that was curled up on the armchair by the fireplace. He knew he was in for a bad night, but at least he was reassured that nothing would happen to the actress.

Indeed, the night was tough. If Charles had to rank the worst nights of his life, the one he had just spent would be in pole position. His back was stiff and every single bone in his body was aching. Every stretch he made to wake up his still sleeping body hurt like hell. Every movement was agony. As best he could, he stood up from the couch and gave it a nasty look. He had to say something to Lyanna about this.

Speaking of, he was surprised to not see her awake. The sun was already high in the sky and he could hear the bustling crowds outside the windows of the apartment. He slowly approached Lyanna's room and tried to listen to see if he could hear any noises behind the door indicating that she was awake. Nothing.

Faced with this silence, he took the initiative to surprise her by preparing breakfast. He was also hungry, which was probably the main reason why he found himself in front of Lyanna's fridge and kitchen cupboards, and noticed to his horror that they were empty. There was not a single thing he could do for breakfast. So he chose the next option: home delivery.

Lyanna was startled awake by the doorbell. The young woman was not expecting anyone, and it was with a pounding headache that she got out of bed. Still groggy from the previous night's events and the alcohol consumed at the party and afterwards with Charles, she clumsily pulled on a sweatshirt that was lying on the floor. She fumbled for her phone, only to find it completely dead. The day was definitely off to a good start. The second thing that made her suspicious was the noise that seemed to come from the kitchen. On her guard, she quietly and slowly opened the door to her room and saw a sneaky figure in the living room. It took her a few seconds to realise that it was Charles.

“What the heck are you doing here?” she asked him, surprising him.

“Didn’t feel good about letting you alone with the door unlocked yesterday.”

“So you just stayed there? Where did you sleep?”

“Your couch. A couch that you should change if you want my opinion because it’s fucking uncomfortable.”

“Yeah, well it’s a couch it is not made to be slept on Charles. And I won’t change it, I’m not gonna stay here anyway.”

Her comment stopped Charles dead in his tracks as he held both coffees in his hands. For the first time he was truly aware that Lyanna would leave sooner or later. The young woman noticed the confused look on her friend's face and feared for a moment that she had said or done something wrong.

“It’s just that I didn’t realise that you were going to leave Monaco at some point.” He explained to her.

“Yeah, well I’m here to work, my life is in London. What were you thinking? That I was going to fall in love with Monaco and leave everything behind?” she said amused while laughing slightly.

“I don’t know what I was thinking to be honest. When are you leaving?”

“In a month exactly. I already booked my plane ticket to go back home. I can’t wait to sleep in my bed again. You travel a lot, you know how it is. When you’re away from home, what you miss the most is your bed.”

Charles absent-mindlessly groaned is response. She was genuinely happy to leave and he couldn’t help but to feel a little hurt. Of course that, deep down, he knew that she wasn’t here to stay but still, he didn’t want to have to tell her goodbye.

“I’m going to miss you, you know.” he confessed, a little abruptly.

She looked at him.

“Same. You made Monaco a little more bearable, but hey, I’m still here for now. Let’s not be sad for something that hasn’t happened yet!”

Charles then proceeded to explain to her that his season was about to start again and that in the next few days he would be doing a lot of travelling back and forth between Maranello and Monaco. He knew that he would have little time for her. This suited Lyanna perfectly as she was also very busy. But still, the two young adults were aware that the bubble in which they had isolated themselves over the last few weeks was about to burst and that reality was catching up with them at full speed.

“Well, I’d say, let’s make the most out of these three weeks.”

“You’re right. How do you feel about dinner? Out?”

She hesitated. There are some automatisms that you can’t get rid of, not matter how hard you try.

“ If I tell you that it won’t be in public and I can organize something where I can guarantee you it’ll only be the two of us, without any risks of being interrupted, does it reassure you?”

“You’re not going to rent out a place, are you? Because if so, let me tell you that it’s a boring cliché.”

He laughed.

“Who do you take me for?”

She arched an eyebrow in response.

“Okay, okay. But trust me on this one.”

“You are not going to give me the choice, so go ahead. But please, nothing too grand.”

“You are going to love it! I gotta go, I have some calls to make. I’ll text you the details later.”

Charles was excited that the young woman had agreed. He got up from the couch, put on his shoes awkwardly, under Lyanna's amused eye, and approached her, planting a kiss on her forehead before bursting out the door. Lyanna laughed silently and shook her head. She was curious to see what the Monegasque would prepare for her.

It was Arthur, Charles' younger brother, who was called in for the operation. Charles had thought big. He was going to take Lyanna to dinner at sea, on his yacht, away from the people and the constant bustle of Monaco. Nothing but them and the sea as far as the eye could see and the sunset. He hoped it would relax Lyanna and that she would enjoy the attention. But a part of him was anxious, nonetheless. What if she got seasick? What if she hated the ocean? What if she got sick from his cooking, he would blame himself. And at the same time, he wasn't taking any risks with pasta Bolognese. Unless she was vegan. He should have asked. Seeing his brother on the verge of panic, Arthur decided to have some fun and see how much stress he could add to his brother.

“You are aware that it looks like a date, right?”

“It’s not a date.”

“It sure looks like it.”

“It is not.”

“If you say so.”

“It’s a friendly date, then.”

Arthur groaned in response.

“Stop it.”

“I didn’t say anything.”

“We’re just friends Arthur.”

“I believe you.”

“She is leaving soon anyway. And I’m gonna be busy with the end of the season.”

“Are you trying to convince me or yourself?”

Charles sighed, clearly annoyed. Why did it seem so hard to believe that there was only friendship between him and Lyanna? For Charles, this friendship was far too precious and important to him to let it be ruined by any further desires. He didn't want a relationship for a long time. His priority was his career, the rest was irrelevant. And what was the point of starting a relationship when he knew he didn't have room for one in his life? No, really, he and Lyanna would never be anything more than friends. And that was just fine.

“Come on, make yourself useful, go and sweep the floor for me.” he commanded his brother.

“You owe me 50 euros for that!” complained Arthur.

Lyanna got a text from Charles the morning after asking her to wear something casual but dressy at the same time. He could not be vaguer if he wanted to. So it was a lost Lyanna who called her childhood best friend Emilie to ask her advice and to summarize the situation, which already took her a good hour.

“You do know that it’s a date, Lya?”

“It’s not. It’s a friendly outing away from people so I can be comfortable. It’s thoughtful.” the actress tried to justified.

“He definitely wants to bang you girl. No guy is this nice with a girl unless he’s trying to get her into bed.”

“Charles is not like that.” Defended Lyanna.

“Darling, I love you but you’re so naïve sometimes.”

“Is it so hard to believe, hum? That he wants to be my friend? You’re friend with a lot of guys and I’ve never told you anything about it!”

“It’s not the same.”

“How so?”

“Okay. I did some research on him. And don’t be mad…”

“Emilie…” groaned Lyanna.

“This guy seems to be a walking red flag. I looked at his dating history and it doesn’t look good.”

“Well perfect because I don’t want to be a part of that. Again we’re just friends. Nothing else.”

“Yeah well, he was also friends first with is exes … I’m just saying be careful okay. I don’t want you to end up like how you ended up when you broke up with James.”

“I won’t. Charles is a nice guy, really. I trust him and you know how hard it is for me to trust people. It means something, right?

“I still don’t like him but I won’t change your mind so I give up, for now.”

“Thanks, and I’ll prove you wrong about him just wait and see.”

Emilie gave up and after another hour of facetime going through the contents of Lyanna's wardrobe, the choice was made for an emerald green linen short jumpsuit with a bare back. White wedge sandals and some silver bracelets completed the outfit. Lyanna wore her hair in a braid and chose to leave her face bare, without makeup. She liked herself better this way.

“Good luck for your date that is not a date. I want to know every single details as soon as you come back.”

“Promise. And thanks again. He is supposed to be picking me up real soon. I have to go.”

She was about to hang up when her friend interrupted her.

“Hey Lyanna…”

“Yes?”

“I just want to see you happy, okay. I know that I can be a little protective over you but I just don’t want to see you heartbroken again.”

“It won’t happen. I promise you.”

“And if Charles is really honest, ask him to talk to you about his exes, okay? Because from an external point of view, his past relationships make him look like a jerk.”

“If the opportunity comes up I will if it can make you feel better. I really gotta go though, love you.”

“Love you too. Have fun but not too much fun.”

“Yes mom!”

They quickly exchanged their goodbyes before hanging up. One last look in the mirror before meeting Charles outside, a few blocks away from the residential building, a long and deep breath and she was ready.

“A Fiat 500? Really?”

Those were her first words when she saw him, dressed in a plain blue shirt, a pair of white trousers and his Ray ban sunglasses hanging loosely from his collar. He was standing proudly next to the car, a smile beaming on his face.

“I thought that the Pista wasn’t really giving ‘we want to stay on the lay low’ kind of vibes. So I rented this! What do you think?”

“Are we both going to fit in there? Or will we have to squeeze because it seems so tiny.” she said with a grimace.

“Oh come on, I know a lot of people who would be overjoyed at the idea of being stuck with me in this box.”

“Your ego doesn’t need me to feed it.”

“I’m wounded Lyanna. Deeply.” he replied with both hands on his chest, pretending to have been mortally injured.

The young woman laughed heartily and patted him on the back of the head before opening the passenger door and getting into the seat. The journey was made in silence, only punctuated by the music coming from the radio. They soon arrived not far from the harbour where Charles parked the car before beckoning Lyanna to follow him. A few metres further on, they stopped in front of Charles' yacht.

“Tadam!” he exclaimed.

“Your yacht. Are you playing to kill me and throw my body in the water?”

“Ah ah, smartass. I hope you’re not seasick and you like pasta because that’s what we are going to eat. I planned a little trip on the water. I told you I was going to find a way to give us privacy and still enjoy being out.”

“I have to admit, well done. I didn’t think you were that resourceful.”

“I’m full of surprises. Stick around and you might find more.”

Charles was the first to climb aboard before reaching out to Lyanna who took it, having little confidence in the bridge between the boat and the mainland. Charles' firm hand in hers did not prevent her from wavering slightly as she stepped onto the yacht. Her hip bumped against the rail and she winced in pain. Although she didn't have a bruise there, David's grip on the red carpet had left her muscle sore.

“You’re okay?” asked Charles.

“Yeah, I’m fine don’t worry. I’m just a little sore here, nothing bad though. I’ll survive.”

“A bad fall? I have a good doctor if you need one.”

“I’m not made on paper Charles, I’m fine, okay. Just drop it, please. David just has a strong grip, that’s all. He hurt me a little.”

“What do you mean ‘he has a strong grip’? Charles asked with a frown.

The actress briefly explained to him, without going into the details of their altercation, what had happened with David on the red carpet. But her explanation did not seem to please Charles who tried to ask her more precise questions, feeling that the young woman was not telling him everything.

“Lyanna, I’m just going to be straightforward but has he been violent with you? Physically.”

“Oh no Charles, you’re not going to act like a watchdog with me, okay. I won’t allow it. He is just an arrogant asshole; I’m not scared of him. And you’re certainly not going to stick your nose into my business.”

He grumbled a little but, anxious not to ruin the dinner, he let it go. Charles then went to the cabin of the boat to indicate to the captain that they were ready to leave and then motioned to Lyanna to come with him and together they went to the back of the boat where Arthur had set up a nice table waiting for them. The pilot proceeded to pull Lyanna's chair so that she could sit in it. At his gesture, she gave a soft laugh.

“A real gentleman.”

“Or you do things the right way or you don’t do them at all.” He replied.

He then excused himself to fetch two plates that were waiting to be eaten.

"Well, you didn't do things halfway," Lyanna said.

“You deserve it and I did promise you a nice evening. And as it probably is our last before a long time, let’s enjoy it.”

“To our last times, then.” she toasted, a drink of champagne in her hand.

“Hey, we will still see each other. Not as much but I’m sure we will find occasions.”

“How come?” she asked, genuinely curious.

“Well, you could come to some of my races? I was thinking that maybe you could come with me in the Netherlands. It’s the next one in three weeks. And you don’t have to watch from the Ferrari garage if it scares you, you could be officially Pierre’s guest. Kika will be there, you could spend time with her you know.” At this point he was rambling.

“I see you thought this through.”

The truth was, he did. Charles could not bring himself not to have her around. He had become far too accustomed to her presence and the idea of being away from her bothered him more than he had imagined. So he had spent the day thinking of a solution. Preferably one that wouldn't make her run away in advance. He knew that if she came to one of his races, it would only rekindle the rumours, and considering how it had gone the last time for them, he certainly didn't want the situation to happen again.

“And what do you think? I have a whole plan prepared, you just have to say yes and I’ll take care of everything.”

“Charles… I have no doubt that you do but I can’t come. I’m wrapping up the movie soon and I’m really needed here, I can’t leave. And then I wanted to go back in France for a few days to see my family before going back to London. I just don’t have the time to squeeze a race in there.”

“You can’t or you don’t want to?” he asked abruptly, hurt by her answer.

“Don’t take it like that…”

“I’m trying to find solutions to not have to say goodbye to you Lya.”

“And it’s really nice from you. But hear me out as well. I can’t drop everything to be at your side every chance we get. I have my life too, my work and obligations. It’s not that I don’t want to be there with you.” She explained.

“Well if you don’t want to come to Zandvoort, come to the football charity game organized this week. I would love to have you there and you won’t be alone, Kika will be there too since Pierre is participating. And I will film some stuff for my youtube channel. I would like to have your input.”

“Don’t you have a team to help you with that? Surely, they know what they are doing.”

“They do, my best friends manage most of the content I post online but I would like to have your opinion, you know, as someone who is used to being in front of the camera.”

“Well, tell me when it is exactly and I’ll see what I can do.”

The rest of the dinner went relatively well. Charles opened up a lot about his past and told her some funny anecdotes about is dad and Jules without having Lyanna asking for it. It made her happy, seeing that he trusted her enough to let her inside this aspect of his past. But Lyanna could not help but to have in the corner of her mind the words of her best friend, telling her to let Charles speak about his dating history. She didn’t know how to ask him without it being awkward.

“Can I ask you an intrusive question?” She ventured.

“Yeah. I’m not hiding anything.”

“How come you don’t have anyone in your life?”

He sighed and leaned against the back of his chair, staring into space, trying to find the best way to formulate his thoughts.

“If I’m meant to have this conversation, we should at least have it while eating the tiramisu I bought.”

He stood up and quickly returned with two generous slices of Italian cake.

“I didn’t have much romantic relationships in my life. Well, not many that really mattered I would say. My life is busy, always being away, working a lot, you know how it is. It doesn’t allow me much time to meet people or develop new relationships. If I’m being honest, you are the first person, in a long time, I befriended that is not from Monaco or that is not linked to the motorsport world. And you see what happened with the rumours, everytime I’m seen with a girl, it is blown out of proportion. It scares away a lot of people. So it’s really not helping. The scrutiny I get on the daily is hard to handle. I’m not counting on the number of paparazzi pictures of me and my ex-girlfriends that were in the press.” He explained.

“Is this why you always date girls that are in the same friends group?” The question slipped out and he looked at her in surprise. “Sorry, it’s rude. It’s just that I read that online and… anyway forget it.”

“I… well… I mean, I guess it has always been easier this way? It’s no excuses and I know that it can make me look like the biggest jerk ever…”

“No, you think?” she tells him sarcastically.

“The truth is, that way you don’t have to question people motive, I can already trust them a little bit. I don’t have to tell them my story, I don’t have to allow the trust to grow. Time wise, it’s easier and it’s spared the awkward situations.”

“Yeah well, basically you are saying that you don’t have to go through what you went through wit me. I don’t know how to take it.”

“Lyanna, I didn’t mean it like that. It’s not the same with you.”

“How so?”

“Because I know that nothing will ever happen between us. We are just friends, you are not expecting anything from me. It’s refreshing.”

She didn't show it but deep down she was hurt.

“Am I a distraction for you?”

“What? No of course not. Why would you think that?”

“Because that’s how you make me feel right now. Like I don’t matter. Like I can be replaceable.”

“How many times do I have to tell you that I want you in my life Lyanna? Our friendship is important to me. We don’t know each other for that long but you quickly became one of the most important people in my inner circle. I want you to meet my other friends, I want you to meet my family, I want to show you what my job is, I want to include you, okay? It’s clear from my end. The question is will you let me to?”

Lost in the middle of the ocean, with the water stretching as far as the eye could see, Lyanna felt trapped. So she got up from the table and went to lean against the rail a few metres away.

“I would love to trust you fully Charles, but it’s hard for me. If I do that, if I let my guard down with you, I need to be two hundred percent sure that I’m not making a mistake, that I can trust you and you won’t judge me. Because I would not be able to handle it.”

Charles slowly approached her before putting his arms around her shoulders and pulling her against him. She could feel his breath in her hair and his body scent mixed with the smell of the sea air and his aftershave reassured her. She felt good, protected and safe there.

“I promise you Lyanna, you will always have me in you corner, no matter what happens;”

She moved away from him and sat down on the floor. He did the same.

“Then, I guess it’s time for me to tell you what happened 5 years ago.”

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phantomenby · 2 years

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Twitchy witchy

redrosewritingsstuff asked:

Ok so I was thinking something along the lines of the reader being a witch who is very level-headed. The boys love her but don't see her as a threat. One of the boys says something really mean during an argument and she uses her powers on him.

Sorry this was so late my love <£

Breathe. Just breathe.

David shot you a look, his dark eyes passing over your form.

In the background shouting was ensuing, each voice trying to rise over the other. No one was really taking notice of you, no one watching as your lungs expanded in hurried breaths, anxiety passing through you and making your hands twitch.

It had been like this for an hour.

An entire hour of arguing.

Even the ride home was tense, Paul had all but dragged you onto his bike, breathing in your scent and forcing you to sit in front of him to he could bury his nose in your hair as he sped through the hills.

Safe to say you didn't think you would be riding with him again any time soon.

"-its not my fault, you-"

"Well, how the fuck is it mine, huh?"

Something had happened, one moment you were waiting for them to return by their bikes, a bag in hand full of herbs. The next they were storming in your direction, not towards you, not unhappy with you.

But they wouldn't say anything, not even Dwayne who was usually so understanding.

"You're going to get us killed-"

"Oh piss off Dwayne, not like you're any better, always flashing your stupid fucking fangs-"

"Everyone has canines Paul, even humans."

The wild blonde threw his hands in the air, crying out in irritation.

Ok, so now you had the idea.

Apparently, the boys had gotten worse at controlling themselves, you didn't know why though. Even then you always offered them runes and spells to help with any vampire-related problems.

One time you considered sacrificing humans just so they could walk out in the sun for a few hours.

Now that spell hurt, and they knew it would, so they refused since you were just their 'soft little mate'. Puh-lease, you were raised by a member of the Marigold resistance. Now those were witches who didn't fuck around.

"-besides we have-"

"No. We don't..."

That got your attention, as four sets of shining eyes flashed to where you were curled up on the fountain edge, watching them intently.

"What?" you asked, curious.

They shared a glance, Paul and Marko mimicking each other as they both chewed their lips, a nervous tick they shared.

"Why are you doing that? Tell me-"

"Babe-"

"Don't 'babe' me," you stood, rising to your full height and leveling their gaze, hands fisted at your sides, "what are you arguing about."

"It's nothing, we just..."

You huffed, crossing your arms, "just what?"

"Well with all this...hunter stuff and the boardwalk guards..." you quirked a brow, imploring the curly blonde to continue, "well we were thinking you could help us, but you're not strong enough-"

You gaped at them, eyes darkening and magic reaching out to nudge things away from you. The boys watched as things tumbled to the ground, parts of the fountain behind you crumbling as you stepped closer.

"Not strong enough-?" angry tears built up in your eyes, chest heaving with labored breath, "I'm the strongest one here!"

David scoffed, patting his inner pocket for a lighter, a cigarette held between his teeth, "c'mon babe, you make flowers and potions so you can cook the best brownies, even your protection spells-"

You flicked the cig from his mouth before he could light it, not even moving a finger.

"Babe-"

"Don't 'babe' me Marko," he flinched as you spat out his name, eyes watching your shoulders tense further, "I have offered, pleaded even, for you to let me help you. And you always say no, always say it's fine, and now-"

You sighed, pinching your eyes shut as you turned to look away from them, finding your focus on a pillar to your left, eyes running over the grooves of art sculpted upon it.

"You say that. Like I'm what? Weak?" you scoffed, shaking your head, meeting David's eyes, "fuck you."

They didn't know how to react, you were always so calm, so tame in comparison to the four of them.

Dwayne sighed, walking toward you, lifting your chin with his thumb.

"It's okay babe," you leaned into the touch, closing your eyes, "you don't have to pretend to be tough for us."

You smiled from your position on David's wheelchair, playing with some sheep's wool as you spun it into a thick thread.

In front of you was the mouth of the cave, the sky beyond slowly growing brighter as night drew to a close.

Staring at you with pleading, and slightly irritated looks were your boyfriends.

Dwayne was furthest from the other three as he held his palms together in a begging motion.

"Come on my love- you know I didn't mean anything by it-"

You shifted and he paused, hoping you would look up at them, groaning when you simply reached for another ball of wool.

Marko tried next, leaning to press his hand on the forcefield you had put up at the entrance to their home, "doll, please, just kill Dwayne it was his fault-"

You froze, using your mind to push the forcefield out a little further, the sky turning a rather concerning shade of pink behind them.

He backtracked, eyes widening, "okay- okay, fine it was all of us we were all idiots, babe please-"

When the sun finally breached the horizon you let them in, watching as they flew above you to their alcove, leaving you smirking in the main cave.

"Weak my ass."

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swarmingibutterflies · 1 year

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Thinking about Pierro being a sage in Khaenri'ah.

Thinking about reader being a sage as well and sacrificing themselves so that at least a few of the Khaenri'ahn people can survive.

Thinking about how Dainsleif has to see the love of his life dying in front of his eyes while he is incapable of doing anything but guide the said people to safety as per the reader's last wish.

Thinking of how reader didn't die but got corrupted because it'll be a shame to let such power potential perish. Becoming a valuable weapon for the abyss.

Thinking of them meeting at the very end, in Khaenri'ah back again, reenacting the same horrific scene from 500 years ago, only that there's no more screams, no more pleas, just the sound of two pairs of footsteps marching towards one another.

Thinking of the reader has no memories of Dainsleif, the one man who they loved so deeply that it could rival the moon's love for its stars. Unsheathing their weapon with bloodlust surging through their eyes, launching themselves at the individual.

Thinking how both ended up wounded thanks to their proficient fighting abilities, only for a moment of respite to change the outcome of this battle.

"You seem to hold deep adoration for the one before you."

"Your deduction is correct. I do."

"Forgive my curiosity, given the circumstances. I hold no recognition of the one I used to be."

Thinking how Dainsleif, with blood sweeping through his wounds and staggering breath, lovingly replied a few past endeavours between the two of them, hand clenching onto his sword when sapphire orbs lay upon the curse that took away his everything.

Thinking how in the very end, Dainsleif managed to hold his lover once more. His blade piercing the reader and himself, he knew they held off their guard.

Dainsleif was clutching onto the last spark that maybe somewhere underneath the abyssal corruption his lover's beating heart still existed.

Thinking how the reader couldn't break this joy of his. Knowing their curse was already starting to eat them from the inside, demise coming sooner than they had anticipated. Taking advantage of this battle was what some would say "a convenient inconvenience".

Thinking how both die in each other's arms, giving finality to their journey.

#dainsleif #angst genshin #dainsleif x y/n #dainsleif x reader #khaenri'ah #genshin abyss #sadge #crying throwing up #genshin impact

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flaringgoosebumps · 2 years

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I have a sad theory about Mike Wheeler.

Right before Will's monologue in the van Mike leads with "what if after all of this is over, what if she doesn't need me anymore?" And goes on to say, "she was born special, maybe I was the first person to realize that" (she was literally held captive in a lab her entire life because of that, and that's something Mike knows to be true so this feels like he's also making a vieled confession)

"But the truth is, when I stumbled on her in the woods, she just needed someone. It's not fate. It's not destiny, it's just simple dumb luck. And one day she's just gonna realize that I'm just some random nerd that got lucky that superman landed on his doorstep"

When we first hear this, it just sounds like a lovesick boy thinking he isn't good enough for someone he loves but it's more than that. If he hadn't looked at Will directly when he said "that got lucky"

Why was he lucky he stumbled upon her in the woods? He was lucky to find her because she was essential to bringing Will back alive. Without her, he would've lost hope. Will would've died and arguably, so would he.

This isn't just Mike feeling inferior because of who he is in comparison to who she is, this is Mike realizing they've only been together because they needed eachother, not because they want eachother that way

During the duration of s4, Mike specifically made references to the start of their relationship, not where they were now. Which is very strange considering they have years of history. Finding her in the woods, eggos, mouth breathers, using her captive name during their argument?? All of that is the start. There were no references to their better moments like the snowball and her love confession or anything. Just when they met.

My theory is he is afraid that she will realize what he has and he will lose her because of that. That realization? That they only kept one another around because they needed eachother. I'm not saying they don't love one another but I am saying it's seems like they've both realized they're not in love.

Mike knows that when they found her in the woods, she was running from bad men and trying to do anything other than hiding her would get themselves killed. She needed food, and a place to sleep. He needed her too, because she knew where Will was, she knew he wasn't dead when his body was found and she made sure they didn't give up. Mike was the first emotional bond she formed outside of the lab, he knows that. Their emotional bond was formed because of how they needed eachother and continued because they both felt obligated to one another. El helped save Will, she saved Mike then she saved the party, sacrificing herself to do so. Mike still went on with his life like before but he felt guilt and sadness about her, he called her every night for a year but he didn't look for her. Maybe from the fear of the bad men. And she only came back because they needed her. El was ready to be separated from Mike in s3 because he lied to her but because the party needed her, they ended up getting back together. Then when that was over, El needed the emotional bond because Hopper was gone and latched onto Mike. She needed him to keep her going while she was in Lenora, even though she lied in a majority of her letters, she still needed whatever connection with Mike to get her through those hardships and his presence in her life as a comfort. Mike needed her letters because he couldn't reach Will himself and felt like he was losing him.

I think Mike is also afraid that they've both unintentionally been using each other, don't actually need each other and because of that their connection will be lost. And that would hurt because he worries about her safety, he cares about her so much. But she's his superhero but not his Clark Kent.

#byler

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supermarioterrarium · 5 months

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I don't actively engage in UT/DR fandom but i adore the games and have Thoughts about them that usually don't escape the walls of my own head. And they're thoughts that I really haven't found echoed anywhere, at least not all in one place or fully formed. so have some stray thoughts and half-theories, some of which pertain to spoilers:

generally:

i don't think i've played any work or series of works that's more tuned into what's special about games as a medium. it's very intimately familiar and in love with genre conventions and contrivances, and uses that to tell a story that's about games and is meta, but not-actually-meta, in a way that avoids the hangups of stories that are overly aware of themselves. it's very much aware of itself but it doesn't fall into autofellatio, the awareness is always in service to telling an interesting story. suspension of disbelief isn't sacrificed for a gimmick or gag. it's all very contained and very consistent with itself even when it's also self-aware. the consistency of every element and how they mesh with every other element and how nothing breaks in spite of that metanarrative also existing is a big part of why i admire it so much i guess. everything feels natural at a glance but if you look at the whole it's obvious that it must've been very difficult to construct. it's meticulous like a watch's insides. everything seems to be in the place it's in for a good reason. even if after the fact toby says that such and such was spontaneous, a good job was done to make sure it didn't feel that way. it's all integrated cleanly.

more specifically:

some disparate ideas and theories that i feel somewhat strongly about but wouldn't be, say, super prepared to like argue or write an essay on:

I think that anyone leaning too heavily on the fact that Toby said DR is its own game is probably going to be blindsided. it's pretty obvious to anyone who's media-literate that the two games are, and are going to continue to be, very important to each other.

I think that UT and DR are going to be, in one way or another, cyclical. and I mean that literally -- i think that they will somehow "cause" each other's narratives to "exist". Neither is a sequel or a prequel, because they're both sort of.. both.

Connected to that thought, I don't think it will be possible to tell where Sans and Papyrus "originally" came from. Everything I've seen makes me think that their existence, at least at the point we're allowed to interact with them, is a bootstrap paradox. They came from the DR world to the UT world, and that's because they came from the UT world to the DR world. and so on and so forth, with no discernible origin point anymore.

I think Gaster is actually two monsters. or people. or darkners. whatever he is, he's two things. The motif of "one monster being two monsters" in UT feels like one of very few complete loose ends. You've got froggit, you've got shyren, you've got mysteryman himself.. and it's a theme that's never really brought up in the narrative proper. but shyren's case is alluded to in sprite names and in extracanonical material (sans' tumblr post), and the concept is implied in the latter to be connected to gaster in some way. I don't know why it's important, but it definitely seems like he's actually two things.

I think 1997 is definitely the in-universe year that Dess went missing, and also the year that Asgore did whatever he did to get kicked off of the police force. And that those two events are probably connected, but that's a pretty popular idea already. It also seems likely that it happened during a blizzard. I don't see the year being discussed as often as the other elements, though. I don't know if it being that particular year really even means anything outside of it being that year, but it wouldn't feel right in a storytelling sense if the year wasn't tied to things in that way.

I think Kris is gradually learning how to manipulate the "anomaly" (the player) via narration. Or to put it another way, I think the narration is one of the primary ways they can interact with us, and that this also means that they can limit our interaction with the world using the narration. The example at the tail-end of CH2 is the most obvious example -- Kris actively manipulates the narration in order to make sure we make the choice that allows them to take us out of the equation. They obey our command (use a sink), but in a way that's more favorable to them (use the bathroom sink). This also happens when we ask them to enter Asriel's room in Queen's mansion: They do so, but close their eyes. To put it another another way: Kris has to follow our commands to the letter, but not necessarily to the spirit. This is also how/why they say what we choose them to say, but very clearly disagree with certain choices and are able to express that to some degree with tone and face/body language. Is this something they came to understand naturally? Or is it something Ralsei informed them of during one of their offscreen conversations? Who knows at this point, but I think it's definitely going to lead to some interesting twists. It already has! Other examples include not reading the entirety of the human adoption book in the library, or the entire newspaper report in the police station. It could also be the case with the piano in the hospital -- Kris frowns and plays a sour note because they have to do something but they don't really want to play for an audience (reinforced by one of the hidden blog entries from the spamton fundraiser)

The knight could be Alvin. or Papyrus. or Ice-E (only half-joking). I'm really not sure. It could be more than one person! It's definitely not Kris and anyone who thinks it is needs to.. read more or get their brain re-wrinkled or something. Kris making the fountain at the end of CH2 is a really obvious red herring. If you got any read on them as a character at all, and paid attention to the stuff going on around them, there are plenty of justifications for what they did without them having to be the knight.

Something that popped into my head more recently that I have less of a concrete foothold on: perhaps Noelle was, or thinks she was, at least somewhat responsible for what happened to Dess, and was able to either 1) claim she knew nothing about it or 2) somehow lay the blame on Asgore. Based on how she and Rudy talk about Asgore and the Dreemurs in the present day, I definitely lean way more toward the former, with him getting taken off the force by the mayor because he wasn't able to solve the disappearance rather than because he was directly responsible. The trauma and *denial* Noelle seems to feel about everything surrounding that situation makes me think she knows more about it than she lets on.

The item descriptions of the shadow crystals seem to depict a universe where Kris never existed (which significantly ties into the UT goner kid's dialogue!). Susie never becomes a decent friend, and, more surprisingly, dark worlds don't seem to exist. Like I said before, I really don't think Kris is the knight, but this and that are two different things. The dark worlds' existence being tied to Kris' isn't the same thing as Kris creating the dark worlds. It having something to do with them is still really significant, though.

I think i have more thoughts than that but i'm struggling to think of them so that's all for now

#Undertale #Deltarune #UTDR #impressions #thoughts #theories #theory

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Hmm... thinking about Cora and Ace coming back to life AU, Law and Luffy screaming, crying and (half-heartedly) punching them for sacrificing themselves for them and they'd just respond with/along the lines of "I don't regret it. I don't regret saving you and I never will. That was my choice. That was for you. I love you on purpose. I did it for you and in a selfish way, I did it for me too."

And that would be enough for both Law and Luffy. They weren't happy with it, but they also didn't regret Cora and Ace's decision. They couldn't. Not when the life they got to live was beautiful and so good. They could only wish that they lived it with them. But that's okay, they were here now. They have a second chance. And when I say they didn't (read: couldn't) let go of each other out of their sight for a long period of time— well.

I wonder how the people around them (mostly their crews) would react though, to their resurrections or whatever. Let's just say Cora and Ace's resurrection didn't have a clear answer as to how and why they were brought back to life. And they're the first to be resurrected out of all the people on the world. So they really wouldn't have a way to bring back their (other people's) loved ones. I don't think they'd care, not really. Curious yes, but dead people are better off dead. In Cora and Ace's cases tho.. their resurrection is a gift, a second chance. To live a life free of anything, to live a life of their own choices and with their loved ones, just like how they wished before freedom was taken out of their reach, out of their sight. (Or, I, creator of this AU, just wanted them back). I think the crew would be upset for a while when their captains breakdown and turn into a mess but I think they wouldn't interfere. They'd complain though. More on Cora and Ace coming back to life and turning their captain(s) into a mess instead of their decision to die for their captain(s) bc no one could really blame them for that. They're thankful for it, even. Everyone would just be upset for a while bc their captains are stressed and sad but after that they're good.

Argh their death was so unfair and- not really necessary?? Cora and Law still could've went after Doflamingo. And Ace, I just- it was just unfair 😭💔💔

Ah... I feel you... I keep running into ships like this, where each parter would unhesitatingly die for the other—then they go and actually do it, and I'm like "Wait!! No one wanted you to actually prove it!! 😭😭" ahaha

I know I've posted about it before, but I do see why their deaths are necessary in the story... like, when I look at One Piece as just an action series with big macho manly themes about Honor and Legacy and Duty, I can come up with reasons it's good storytelling, haha. (Also, there is this one post that makes me feel a tiiiiny bit better about Ace's death, and how it was as his own person. It's totally not the point of your ask, sorry!!, but I do like thinking about the storytelling... Like, there might be other ways the story could be just as emotional without their deaths, but it would be tricky to pull off. (I do like this idea!! Thanks Merry haha))

ANYWAY on the other hand, reading One Piece as a Cora or Ace fan... It feels so unfair to see them as just a plot device 😂😂😂 like I KNOW that's what they ARE but in fandom they can be whatever we want, there's just so much more to explore with their characters... SO YEAH. oh my god them coming back and saying "I love you on purpose" to two people who needed that so bad, and sort of affirming that even if it was selfish of them, it wasn't like they threw away their lives carelessly—they knew their lives were worthwhile... Hnnng. I could see this "Second Chance" be a beautiful fic where like, even though Luffy and Law don't blame Ace and Cora, they want things to be different from now on. No more making choices alone! They do everything as partners from now on, or not at all!

Their crews being protective would play into that really well—like, where it seems like they might push Ace or Cora to take more risks to prove they really care about their captains... instead, they (mostly playfully) bully them into being more careful. When it comes time to explain, they're like "our captain has grown a lot since you last saw him... We trust him to take care of us, and you should too. He doesn't want you to die for him, he wants you to live for him, you know?"

#meta #headcanons #acelu #lawcora

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discountfanfics · 2 years

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Hello! Could I request the iswm crew + Mack and head engineer Mack reacting to their Captain saving them by sacrificing themselves? angst/fluff

Please and thank you!

thank you for the prompt!

please let me know if this is how you wanted it (the wording confused me a little, but i assume you mean iswm crew + crewmate!mack + HE!mack, so that's what i'm doin' :])

tw; death, explosives

celci;

she was always a bit ,, cold to others (pun intended)

not necessarily rude, but not too compassionate

however, when the captain, someone she formed a mutual sense of respect for, sacrificed themself for the rest of the ship, she was hurt a little

of course, she spewed her usual 'they did it for the good of the colonists' speel, but you could now hear a bit of remorse and regret in that choice of words.

in the end, she learned to accept the fact, and eventually gained even more respect for you, though you were long gone

burt;

a man of both few and many words

this is the one time he meant 'pop er in reverse' 100% seriously

of course, as we all know (it's literally just a hc of mine), burt writes poetry

he stopped for a few months, but as time went on, he slowly began writing again

at first it was really sad, but slowly began writing about the brave captain who put the lives of many before their own

gunther;

lemme tell you, this man was so tempted to blow up the ship

not in the bad dying way, but in the 'if j set off all of these explosives at once, maybe, just maybe, it'll give us a boost to search space'

he never truly believed that the captain was gone

he always had hope that he'd find them again, he almost knew it

they never did, though

every year on your birthday/sacrifice day, he sets off rockets into space as a form of fireworks

all in all, your sacrifice gave gunther more determination and motivation to keep ADS up and running

crew!mack;

he didn't take it very well.

at all.

before you could even do anything, he grabbed your arm and tried to stop you

he couldn't though

he still blames himself

mack refused to let anyone use your mug ever, but he makes a fresh cup of coffee for you each morning, and washes your mug each night

he waters the plants in life support and talks to them about you

he always misses his captain, that's something everyone knows

for a bit, he can continuously catch himself saying things like 'let's ask the captain' or 'i bet the captain knows'

not much ever got better for him

eventually, they arrive on the planet, and he demands that a statue of you gets put up

much like gunther, every year on your birthday/sacrifice day, he puts your favourite flower on your grave

he also talks to the statue

it's a known thing not to bother him when he does, and everyone sticks to that

mark;

this man just lost his partner in crime

it should've been him

it could've been him

he just needs to go through the wormhole just a few more times

right? then he'll find you!

except... he doesn't

he never does

he goes crazy, and eventually dies a sad death

however, the wormhole is still there

he's back again

for some reason, though, every time he comes back, it's after you're gone

after a few more timelines, mark finally accepts that you're gone

he goes on to teach the children of the colony about 'the brave, powerful, and selfless captain'

you become an old tale, no one ever remembering if you were real or not

no one besides mark

engineer!mack;

before you sacrifice yourself, when he thinks you won't, he's still very sarcastic

'do it, then. maybe the ship will have a GOOD captain for once >:['

once he realises that you're serious, he takes a double take

he laughs a bit

but then you're gone.

he wastes no time in taking on captain duties

everyone thinks it's because he's happy to be captain, when it couldn't be more wrong

he's so upset that you're gone that he NEEDS something to distract himself

he can't let hid people see him weak

once he becomes a 'dictator', he has a private garden made. once that has your favourite flowers.

he spends his free time there, no one, by law, is allowed to bother him there

no one knows why he has that garden, but some swear that they can hear muffles cries as they walk past sometimes

that's right, that's his safe place to think about everything

though it's mostly 'things would be so much easier if the captain were here'

#head engineer mark x reader #celci x reader #burt x reader #gunther b gunnerson x reader #crew mack x reader #head engineer mack x reader

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incarnadinedreams · 1 year

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Do you have any particular thoughts about the jiang siblings trio and their dynamics?

Oh my goodness do I EVER. Well, when you say 'particular thoughts' I hope you weren't expecting anything resembling like… well-organized, properly structured thoughts, because my brain is mostly mush and there's not much of that around here. But boy do I ever have a LOT of very strong feelings about them that I am bad at articulating but I'm going to let them splorch out in an incoherent jumble now!!!

What I love about these three is how much they love each other… and how much that not only doesn't prevent their tragedy, it fuels it. Love is the kindling and the kerosene on that fire. It's intense, as destructive as it is beautiful in equal measure. Too close and too far at the same time, a double-edged sword that shreds them all to bits again and again, hurting themselves and each other, and all three of them end up doing something like dying for it at some point.

All of their lives would've been so much easier if they didn't care so damn much. But they hold on anyway.

Their relationships end up as the background that casts their strengths and flaws in stark relief in a way that's just so deliciously compelling to me!

From the beginning, there's always this constant undercurrent of something fraught and ambiguous between them. They're always scrambling to pull each other close while they're being pulled farther and farther apart. First by gossip and rumors and the terrible relationship between Madam Yu and Jiang Fengmian, then later by their own priorities and duties and obligations.

Their relationships are so difficult to define because it's equally important the ways they aren't siblings as the way they are. The distance is as painfully palpable at points as the bonds they share. That's what makes it so interesting and heartbreaking for me. It's easier to cast Jiang Yanli as the older sister who unquestioningly views Wei Wuxian as her little brother. But I think when it comes to Jiang Cheng it's a lot more complicated.

Between the two of them there's always this lingering question of What am I to you? A friend, a loyal right-hand man, a brother, a half of the twin prides, a hated enemy? Feral devotion or bitter resentment? Something more, something less? Everything or nothing at all?

With the way things play out, with all the things each of them doesn't know, they're both left feeling like the other abandoned them first. From Wei Wuxian believing that Jiang Cheng left him to go back to Lotus Pier alone to retrieve his parent's bodies, to Jiang Cheng's desperate and furious "if you insist on protecting them, I won't be able to protect you!".

But even through all that, there's an unquestioning faith in Wei Wuxian - too much, sometimes. When Wei Wuxian tells him they'll be the Twin Prides of Yunmeng, he believes him. When Wei Wuxian tells him to go up that mountain blindfolded, he does it. When Wei Wuxian tells him that he can control the ghost path, that everything will be fine, he believes him. Right up until he can't. Right up until the moment that faith shatters, when he's got his injured sister bleeding in his arms and Wei Wuxian finally admits he can't control it.

And yet, despite it all - perhaps in spite of himself - Jiang Cheng just can't stop loving him, and he hates it. At the Second Siege, he's prepared to do something that looks an awful lot like sacrificing himself for him again (even if it doesn't actually end up happening), and again at Guanyin Temple he didn't hesitate to take a sword through the chest for him (and ugh, Lan Wangji), even if wasn't actually necessary and therefore mostly embarrassing. But hey, it's the thought that counts, right?

Anyway I might add more thoughts later because truly there is just SO MUCH and I didn't even scratch the surface with Yanli even a little bit, and I got through that whole thing without even really digging into the golden core situation either, or the way the situation with the Jiang parents affected them all… and so really this isn't even the preamble of how many feelings I have about these three! (Thanks for the ask btw!)

#thinking too much about jiang cheng yet again #and jiang yanli and wei wuxian too #it ended up being mostly about jiang cheng's feelings though haha shocker

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asharaks · 2 months

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🤍💜🍭

forrrrrrrr tiawyll anddd falynastarion anddddd shadowheartraz :3

🍭 What's something they can never agree on (big or small)?

falynastarion: there's a lot of little things; they have very different outlooks, and different day-to-day priorities. what i'm saying here is about three times a week they have a row about some petty bullshit (astarion took too long to get ready; falyn tracked mud through the house)

tiawyll: tia will never fully forgive themself for their role in the absolute plan; they have reservations about their 'atonement' and how redeemable they are, which do differ from wyll's feelings😔

shadowraz: i think there are differences in the ways they worship: this won't be a big deal until later in their story, but raz (being the direct child of bhaal rather than simply chosen for his particular devotion) takes a lot more liberties with his interpretations of what it means to be Chosen, something shadowheart takes very very seriously, and something that will increasingly cause friction between them

💜 How do they silently show love or affection towards the other?

falynstarion: she likes being near him, physically; not sex, just sleeping nearby, keeping him in sight, Being Around Him; he, at least later in the relationship, has to learn to be quite direct about what he needs/wants from her, which is kind of a struggle for him but I think a thing he does try to do :3

tiawyll: tia will always always check on wyll first after a fight, before anything else; they heal him, obviously, and gradually learn to be more physically affectionate than they're used to, and they start to branch out into trying new things with his encouragement, which they'd never do on their own. wyll is pretty openly affectionate, but I think he develops a really strong sense for when they're overwhelmed or distressed and gets very good at defusing/getting them out of situations without drawing attention to the fact that's what he's doing

shadowraz: i think there are a lot of Meaningful Looks - neither of them are super verbal people, and they both get good at expressing a lot through looks; raz is also a secret gift giver and will leave little things around for shadowheart to find and then pretend he didn't<3

🤍 What is their favorite or most admired quality in the other?

falynstarion: survival. both of them recognise the other's survival drive, and while it's not necessarily a positive trait for them both all the time, it's something they both value highly in themselves and each other, and drives them to a borderline codependent level of loyalty

tiawyll: for tia, it's wyll's sense of justice; he's willing to reassess and change his mind in context, but he knows what he believes and he does stick to it, even to his own detriment. for wyll, it's tia's resilience: they've survived some insane shit, sacrificed an incredible amount for their beliefs, and they've pulled through

shadowraz: for shadowheart, it's raz's intensity: he's pretty single-minded a lot of the time and as someone who's spent her whole life working to a single goal, she recognises and likes that. for raz, it's her devotion, the strength of her belief and her willingness to sacrifice for it.

#got long bc i can't shut up #my babies. this was so hard my brain does Not work #razakh #tiavyn #falyn #ikarons #MWAH

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This might be a weird thing to ask, but will you tell me about some of your favorite non-canon OTPs (as mentioned on your Valentine's Day post), and your headcanons about them?

girl that's not weird at all!! I would be THRILLED to share them :D

one thing about my non-canon OTPs is that they are so non-canon, in fact, that it's impossible for them to ever BE canon. I mean they both involve a character that literally has one scene and little to no lines. neither of these couples have ever even met on-screen and they probably never will, but is that gonna stop me? absolutely not

first off, let me introduce you to the gloriousness that is Jacen Syndulla and Paige Tico

(Paige Tico is Rose Tico's sister from The Last Jedi who sacrificed herself by blowing up her ship for the rebellion, but we're going to ignore that last bit for ultimate fluff purposes and also because on this blog we ignore every character death ever)

their ship name is Paicen

they meet in a marketplace on Lothal

Paige and Rose are looking for an important ship part because their ship broke down, but it's hard to find and they're getting frustrated. so the first time Jacen sees Paige is when she's yelling at someone for not having the part they need

and he thinks

that is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life

so, in true Kanan fashion, he goes over to Paige and tells her very smoothly that he'd be very happy to fix up her ship for her because what a coincidence, he just so happens to be a mechanic! but Paige, oh boy Paige, she takes this the wrong way and starts yelling at HIM for being a hotshot pilot and she can do it herself, thank you very much, and if he doesn't know how to find a chip for a standard nav reader then he should GET LOST

and, also in true Kanan fashion, Jacen has two thoughts:

A) I think I'm in love with you

B) oh no I messed up

he apologizes for assuming that she needed help and Paige just stares because ... she wasn't expecting an apology. this guy is definitely not who she thought he was. they get on the same page, they laugh it off and introduce themselves and exchange contact information and eventually go on a date (which is very successful)

they're like the next-generation version of Kanera: just very lovey dovey and sweet and in love with each other

Jacen brings Paige flowers all the time (and roses for Rose because he's a gentleman)

a silly headcanon I have is that when Jacen turned 16 he turned into a "heartthrob" and suddenly ALL the girls were falling over themselves to get him to notice them ... he doesn't even have to do anything, he just walks into the room and they all swoon. the only girl who didn't swoon immediately was Paige 😌

when I was first obsessed with them like two years ago, way before the Ahsoka show aired, both Jacen and Paige had only one (1) canon scene and little-to-no lines. and I was like, well that clearly means they're soulmates. they're perfect for each other

now let me introduce you to my other favorite non-canon OTP: Crosshair and Bultar Swan

(Bultar Swan is canonically Plo Koon's padawan - yes he did have a padawan, you're welcome - and she's in the Battle of Geonosis in Attack of the Clones! and also she doesn't have much of a canon personality, so for the sake of ultimate fluff once again, we're going to say that she's similar to Luna Lovegood & spaces out a lot & is also very connected to the Force. just a very traditional Jedi)

THEIR ship name is Sniper Swan

Paicen was love at first sight? These two are a slowburn. A really, really, really slow slowburn

they first meet in the Clone Wars, but there's nothing particularly special about it. Bultar goes on a couple missions with the Bad Batch and they work well together. she and Crosshair make a good team in battle. it's all business-like and on friendly terms

Bultar is a very peaceful person - she doesn't use her lightsaber a lot, and she prefers to talk things through before resorting to extreme things like violence. she genuinely respects all the clones and thinks of them as people, just like her

Crosshair sees this, because he sees a lot of things with his enhanced vision, and he doesn't understand it. he tries to poke and prod at her to try and get her to crack, to snap back at him like other Jedi might, but she doesn't. she takes all of his cutting and snide remarks with patience and calmness and eventually he mirrors the patience back. he can ask her questions that normally others would start an argument with him over it, whereas she just gives him a realistic logical answer

they know each other for years before they even think about catching feelings for each other as a possibility

depending on the timeline - canon, No-Order-66 AU, Adoption Magnet even (👀) - they get together in different ways

but it usually goes something like this: after years of knowing each other, Crosshair starts catching feelings for her - and of course because it's Crosshair it takes him a long time to admit that, even just to himself - while Bultar is as oblivious as Adrien Agreste when it comes to Marinette. she has no clue until someone (either Wolffe or her own clone captain) tells her about it and warns her to stay away from Crosshair for her own good

poor Bultar who's been raised in the Jedi Temple her entire life has no idea what to do with this information - people are capable of falling in love with her? she's capable of falling in love? - so she has a bit of a mental crisis

she takes some time to think through everything, carefully process her thoughts and emotions and feelings - and when she has successfully done so, she's surprised to find that she ... does, actually, like Crosshair back

it still takes them a bit to get together but all things considering, it's MUCH much shorter than the other stages of their relationship XD

Crosshair keeps Bultar grounded in the moment and Bultar helps Crosshair be more comfortable with showing emotions and being vulnerable <3

man that got long XD technically I have one more I invented - Korkie Kenobi Kryze and Soniee, one of his classmates from that one Clone Wars arc - but I don't have nearly as many headcanons for those two lol. Hope you enjoyed getting to hear about my non-canon OTPs!! (I know I had a great time typing this all out hehe)

#thank ye for the ask!#paicen #sniper swan #star wars #jacen syndulla #paige tico #bad batch crosshair #bultar swan #oh i also hardcore ship foxiyo too #but that's actually like. popular in the fandom LOL

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clover-punk · 2 years

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There is an older joke that I've seen a lot on Friends at the Table tumblr about how it's not a real season of F@tT unless someone loses a hand. I've always liked the alternate 'joke', it's not a real season of Friends at the Table unless a PC shoots themself in the foot (sacrificing themself in way that has major consequences for their epilogue... often by dying) at/near the end of the season.

I've seen a lot of people thinking about this lately (particularly in regards to an emerging pattern from Dre's PC's... looking at you Valence and Chine...) and it got me thinking because some players are much more prone to this than others.

So I made a table. Then I realized that you cannot put an excel table in Tumblr so I wrote it all out in a list. Then I just attached a screenshot of the table anyway. Spoilers under the read more for all 7 main seasons. (I didn't include Bluff City, Road to PARTIZAN or other live games, but if you can think of examples that should be included from those or anything I missed from the main seasons please let me know!)

x - Character Dies

o - other sacrifice that fits the loose description of "shooting oneself in the foot".

*I was unsure how to mark these, but decided to include them anyway

By Season:

Autumn in Hieron: 1 major break down by Ali as Hella. Calhoun :(

Counter/Weight: 3 deaths to defeat Rigour by Art, Dre, and Silvia. I really struggled with how to count this one because everyone makes very big sacrifices in the finale, that’s like the whole point… so in the end I decided to just count the deaths. Audi wasn’t a PC at the time, but I’m still counting them as a point for Jack. Then I debated whether and how to count Kobus/Loyalty’s other candidate whom I cannot remember the name of and Jillian Red but decided to just give one death point each to Dre and Silvi.

Winter in Hieron: Nothing. There were a few things I considered putting here put none of them felt on the same level as other things I am marking.

Twilight Mirage: 2 people leaving, 1 death, and Grand Mag (need I say more?) Once again, I debated for a long time how to mark Fourteen because the dying was just their class from the beginning, but I gave this one to them. Ali as Tender and Janine as [Signet] get points for leaving the Mirage because it makes me sad personally.

Spring in Hieron: 3 members of the Understanding. Unsubtle plug to go read my fic An Understanding if you want to feel sad about this with me.

PARTIZAN: 2 (pointless) deaths. I expect to make several enemies by calling these pointless, but I’m very much on team if Valence were here things would be better, and for that matter the same goes for SI. Powerful, but pointless. I went back and forth on whether to give Jack any points for Clem and eventually decided to leave her off entirely because she didn't actually die and just came back as a powerful NPC.

Sangfielle: 1 death. Chine :(

Player total:

Ali: 3 (no deaths) Art: 3 (2 deaths) Dre: 3 (all 3 deaths*) Jack: 2 (2 deaths*) Janine: 2 (no deaths) Keith: 0 (How???) Silvia: 2 (1 death*)

In summary, as I expected, Art and Dre are leading the pack on character shooting themselves in the foot, with Dre leading on actual deaths.

Surprisingly, Ali also ties both of them overall with a total of three which I was not expecting.

Jack, Janine, and Silvia each have two points, and between 0-2 deaths which was about what I expected, although I was surprised that Jack is technically tied with Art for second place on deaths.

The most surprising thing - and I'm not sure why this surprised me per say but it was an outlier - is that I could come up with no examples of Keith's characters shooting themselves in the foot.

Anywho, that was a lot of charting and thinking just to have evidence that this happens all the time. Once again, if you can think of examples of anything I missed that should be added to these scores please let me know.

#friends at the table #f@tt #friends at the table spoilers #sangfielle #partizan #twilight mirage #counter/weight #seasons of hieron #also... does Sangfielle have an acronym? I realized as I was making the chart that I don't have an acronym for it...#anyway my plan to distract myself from the finale by thinking about the Divine Cycle is going so well can't you tell?

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where-theres-smoak-2 · 1 year

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I heard there was an interview where the directors said they wanted Malina to reunite. So hoping for something else, like Alina sacrificing herself alongside the Darkling, isn't going to happen. We'll end up with Malina, that's for sure. But I still hope that we will still be entitled to Darklina content with a kiss and a moving ending. It's not complicated to offer seeing that technically it's in the book.

I did see that interview with eric what he said was this:

'They both really are still pining for each other. They want to return to each other at a time when they feel confident in their own identities.'

The thing is this isn't as black and white a statement as it's been made out to be. It's actually sort of vague, the article itself goes on to talk about how they think M*l will come back to rescue Alina and they'll reunite romantically but as that isn't a direct quote from Eric I don't put much stock in it. Here's the thing about the direct quote though, Eric is speaking from the characters pov, he is saying 'they' as in M*l and Alina, not they as in the producers, showrunners themselves etc. This quote actually doesn't tell us anything that we didn't already know from the season 2 finale which is M*l and Alina are still pining for each other and they hope to reunite when they have discovered who they are as individuals. But we saw this conversation between them in the show where M*l says they'll go their separate ways and if they find their way back to each other then they'll know what they feel is true and their own. All Eric has done here is repeat what the characters have said in the finale, he hasn't actually given any indication of what the writers or showrunners want or are planning. So unless there's another interview I've missed I am not too worried about it.

That's not to say that M*lina won't end up back together, there's a possibility that they will and the showrunners and writers will choose to go in that direction, I just don't think it is set in stone as of yet.

I do agree though that no matter how the endgames turn out I am hoping that we get some really great darklina content in the mean time, some kisses and them confirming that they do have genuine feelings towards each other would be nice.

#darklina #anti malina #s&b season 2 spoilers #answered

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loosesodamarble · 1 year

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The Roulacase Family

In a future where Finral and Finesse end up together, they also both want to start a family. Despite Finesse's weak constitution, she has enough strength to bring two children in the world: Caelum and Raphael.

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Caelum Roulacase

His name means "sky, heaven" in Latin but is also the name of the chisel constellation. He's called Cal by his family and friends.

Age: 18

Birthday: May 30

Magic Attribute: Star.

Appearance: Caelum's hair is dark brown like his mother's although he ends up styling it similarly to Finral's. He lets it grow out a little when he's older but it never reaches past his shoulders. His eyes are dark purple like Finesse's as well.

Personality: Caelum sees the world as neither inherently good or evil; good and bad things can happen to good and bad people. Whether it's fair or not isn't something that Caelum has figured out. Thus, he wants to be the good in the world at least. He treats people chivalrously but will withhold respect and trust from those who show themselves to be unkind. Caelum is courageous; he doesn't seek out trouble but he's not one to back down from the unknown or intimidating. Even when he is afraid, he pushes himself to face his fears because he knows he can trust in himself/his loved ones to get through it. Caelum seeks to improve himself, being hard-working and preferring to see his efforts through to the end. He can still be overwhelmed and knows when to quit to try another day. Caelum is too gentle at times. He'd rather endanger himself in a fight than hit too hard. And he might hide the truth to spare feelings only to cause misunderstandings. Caelum can also be self-sacrificing in regards to his own wants. He wants to make other people happy first and can wait for his own happiness, that's what he says. Caelum also has a slight fear of romance. He's heard about his father's past and doesn't want to end up like that so he just avoids romance altogether (sort of).

Caelum is good friends with Aecor. They're considered top candidates as future Magic Knight Captains and the public tend to portray them as rivals but they don't see each other that way. His actual rival is Avery; they can't agree on anything whatsoever and despite how calm both of them usually are, they set each other off. He and Cynthia are friends and have been mistaken as a couple, to their great displeasure. He goes to Sterling for advice often and though she can be mysterious at times, she always does help. Caelum's closest friend however is Dawn; he admires her and worries about her too and he... he hopes to see her smile everyday for the rest of his life.

Caelum joins the Golden Dawn squad once he's a Magic Knight. Between his father's and uncle's squads, he actually felt more drawn to the Golden Dawn.

It's through Asta's connections that Caelum gets a chance to learn how to use Star Magic from Yuno. Caelum appreciates Yuno's help and Yuno thinks Cal is a great student.

Caelum has a temporary position in Spade military. It’s a special arrangement for when he visits to train under Yuno.

Caelum got his ears pierced because Dawn wanted to but was nervous about the pain. He insisted he'd get his ears pierced to show her it'd be okay and found out he liked the look of them.

Caelum is really good with styling hair. The Faust girls will sometimes ask for his help with putting in hair ribbons.

Raphael Roulacse

His name has the meaning of "God has healed." His nickname is Raph.

Age: 15

Birthday: October 12

Magic Attribute: Spatial.

Appearance: Raphael's hair is a light, tawny brown color, similar to Finral's though not exact. It gets a little darker as he grows up. When he was younger, he didn't bother to cut his hair so he'd wear it in a low ponytail. He eventually cuts it though. His eyes are a lighter purple like Finral's too.

Personality: Like his parents and brother, Raphael is a kind-hearted person. He's already been blessed with a good life so he enjoys helping others and seeing their lives improved. He's a realist, always wary of getting his hopes too high or sinking too deep into negativity. He’s learned that those extremes can lead to disappointment or bitterness. His approach to live is overall light-hearted, as life for him is usually peaceful. He doesn’t always manage to take things easy but it’s his ideal in life. Raphael is studious as well, being of the belief that knowledge is power. He doesn't flaunt his knowledge either and chooses to only bring up what he knows when he deems it relevant; know-it-alls aren't endearing in his eyes. He's also an overthinker/worrywart and can explode with stress when pushed. He also really doesn't appreciate troublemakers like Soleil and Skylar or reckless individuals (with Ann being the one exception as she isn't completely chaotic).

Ann is his best friend in the whole world and he would go to the ends of the earth for her. Chalivas is a close second. Naru has a deep admiration for Raphael since "big bro Raph can do anything!" and Raphael feels so honored to be his role model. He appreciates Elana for helping wrangle Skylar sometimes but can also find her cheekiness bothersome. He and Kohaku are friendly though with a slight teacher-student dynamic. He and Vivian consider themselves friends too, though mostly thanks to their siblings and them being more sensible than them. Like Ann, he cannot stand Skylar, Soleil, and Jill. He's a little more scared of Skylar and Jill than Ann is but he can't abide by their mischievous attitudes.

When Raphael joins the Magic Knights, he becomes a Purple Orca alongside Ann.

Reading so much put a strain on his eyes and so Raphael has to wear glasses in the future.

Raphael is considered a great prodigy because his Spatial Magic functions for transport, attacking, and even healing (though only after he gets his grimoire). He doesn't like the praise though. He's just glad he doesn't completely overshadow Caelum.

Langris teaches Raphael how to use offensive Spatial Magic. Raphael is glad that Finral and Langris' relationship improved, allowing him to know and learn from his uncle.

Once believed he had a crush on Sterling but eventually realized it was admiration. He eventually comes out as aro-ace.

#black clover #finral roulacase #finesse calmreich #ralesse #black clover oc #next gen ocs #caelum roulacse #raphael roulacase #soda's ocs #in a linked universe with bel's oc mallory #which is basically the main canon for my ocs at this point #caelum and raphael still exist with finesse as a surrogate mother #cal and raph have other siblings in that universe #but for a universe consisting of my ocs only finral and finesse are together and their only kids are cal and raph #with bel's ocs caelum is the second oldest child while raph is third

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Hi there! I'm your new gifter for the FFXIV OC swap! I can really only write things, so I was wondering what could you tell me about Eisa? Like her personality, backstory, more about her relationships, how she takes the MSQ? Anything, really.

I realized I never posted her backstory on the blog, so I'll just answer here. I didn't realize how tragic her story was until I tried to get it in order lol please ignore any spelling issues or inconsistencies. This was typed up on a phone.

Names:

Eisa Lhea (ay-suh lhee) -currently goes by this as an adventurer. Kept the name given by her father, just used a more doman pronunciation.

Eisa lux Glycias (eye-suh lux g-lye-shus)- name given by her father, and her title

Brief timeline

Born in small village in doma

Raised to be a shrine maiden/ healer (but like, in a Fatal Frame sort of way. She was raised to be sacrificed. This mentally is one of the reasons she is quick to jump into danger to help people. She was always meant to die for the greater good. She still considers that her duty to some extent)

Bad home life/parents

Saved a garlean soldier with healing magic at age 7

Adopted by garlean medicus shortly after, he saw her potential

Adoptive family is genuinely kind and loving. She has a dad and an older sister

Graduates academy at 17, becomes a medicus

Dalamud drops when she is 22, loses her adoptive sister at carteneau

Fakes her death to flee to eorzea while keeping her father from being punished for her desertion

Ends up in gridania and stays with the conjurers guild

Becomes a white mage at 25

ARR happens at 26

EW ends at 28

Relationships

Father - Leontinus mal Glycias (missing after destruction of garlemald) a kind man, a doting father to both of his daughters.

Sister - Callais lux Glycias (deceased) only a couple of years older than Eisa, but took her duties as an older sister very seriously. Was eisas first confidant. Used to chase off bullies that targeted her sister. Known for her beauty both inside and out, though she was top of her class and is an incredibly talented engineer. Last seen during the fall of dulamud piloting an experimental magiteck armor. Died protecting her sister.

G'raha Tia- Fell for graha during crystal tower, was going to tell him but he shut himself in the tower before she could. Knew he was the exarch right away. Is trying to get the courage to confess to him as of the end of EW. both would sacrifice themselves for the other without thinking, but actually talking about their feelings is too scary.

Haurchefant - was engaged to be married, and then the vault happened. Decided that her job wasn't really conducive to romance and decided not to fall in love again.

Emet-Selch- felt an inexplicable pull towards him, Azem's feelings towards him are still engraved on her very soul. She eventually was able to learn the difference between Azem's feelings and her own. came to see him as a friend. His death still haunts her. Especially after the events of Ulima Thule

Zenos - battle buddies, had occasional run ins during academy days growing up. Also still messed up over his death. He had so much potential for good if only he was raised right. Could she have turned out the same if her father never saved her...?

Thancred - drinking buddy, closest friend in the scions

Yda/Lyse - very close as a result of their time in Gridania.

Y'Shtola - will 100% flirt with each other, Eisa absolutely calls her mommy as a joke

The twins - those are her children, has adoption paperwork ready to go the second their father starts his fuckshit. Would kill to keep them safe, absolutely has killed for them after the collar incident in EW.

Tataru - the only person Eisa says she fears. Also one of her closest friends.

She's generally very close with the scion A team. Is friendly with most of the B team.

Aenor - Eisa is still salty about her comments towards G'raha when he joined the scions. Is noticably cold towards her, even though she knows it's petty.

Gaius - was relatively quick to trust him again. She understands he was doing what he believed to be right and just. Has a bit of a soft spot for him because he reminds her of her own father (in a normal way, not a "daddy issues" way)

Nero - somehow buddies. Got close during the events of the crystal tower. She's elated to see him everytime he shows up.

Cid - considers him an older brother.

She's generally close with all those that defected from garlemald. They meet for drinks once a moon to reminisce about home.

Personality

As far as most people know she is a woman of few words. Gives off a calm, self-assured vibe. Academically talented, she picks up on new areas of study quickly. Could be an archon, but generally hates sharlayan attitudes. Moves with grace and purpose

Around those she is closest to, she's a total dork. Super shy when it comes to romance. Always down for a good time. Will attempt to out drink anyone that challenges her. Tends to sing when drunk. Her sense of humor can be confusing to some, she genuinely thinks Urianger and Estinien are the funniest people she's ever met. She's got my AuDHD.

Slow to anger, believes that most people are capable of good. Believes that those who have done wrong deserve the chance to fix their own mistakes. That one can be redeemed after even the most heinous offences if they truly wish to make up for it, even if it takes a lifetime.

Is terrifying when truly angry. it's an icy, calculating type of anger. The only story events to cause this so far are facing thordan, when the twins were held hostage in EW, and when fake!valens was talking about Solus. Will keep her signature smile on her face when she is angry, it only makes it more unsettling as far as her enemies are concerned.

#eisa lhea #Eisa lore

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