#aria the jackal

[dreaminginmysoup]

Your silly jackal boy for bingo pleeeeease

BINGO!!! Heck yeah!! I may be a bit... not normal about him, but yknow how it is

#if anyone would hit bingo #it'd be him haha #ill still take asks though! and thank you sm Aria!!! #infinite the jackal

[o-craven-canto]

Words borrowed from other languages in English

Very incomplete list, based mostly on The Languages of the World (3rd ed.), Kenneth Katzner, 2002 + a heavy use of Wiktionary. some notes:

Many of these words have passed through multiple languages on their way to English (e.g. Persian -> Arabic -> Spanish -> French -> English); in that case I usually list them under the first language that used them in the same acception as English.

I generally don't include words whose ancestors already existed in Middle English, unless their origin was exotic enough to be interesting.

The vast majority of borrowings are terms very specific to their culture of origin; I generally only include those that are either very well known amng English-speakers, or of general use outside that culture.

INDO-EUROPEAN FAMILY (West and South Eurasia)

Hellenic Greek: angel, chronometer, democracy, encyclopedia, geography, graphic, hieroglyphic, homogeneous, hydraulic, meter, microscope, monarchy, philosophy, phobia, photography, telephone, and way too many other scientific or technical terms to count

Germanic Afrikaans: aardvark, apartheid, fynbos, rooibos, springbok, trek, veld, wildebeest Danish: Lego, simper Dutch: brandy, bumpkin, coleslaw, cookie, deck, dock, dollar, landscape, freight, furlough, maelstrom, noodle, Santa Claus, waffle, walrus, yacht German: aurochs, bildungsroman, blitzkrieg, cobalt, dachsund, eigenvector, ersatz, gestalt, hamburger, hinterland, kindergarten, kohlrabi, lager, poodle, quark, sauerkraut, wanderlust, yodel, zeitgeist Icelandic: eider, geyser Norwegian: auk, fjord, krill, lemming, narwhal, slalom, troll Swedish: lek, mink, ombudsman, rutabaga, smorgasbord, tungsten Yiddish: bupkis, chutzpah, kvetch, putz, schlemiel, schmaltz, schmooze, schtick, spiel, tchotchke

Slavic Czech: robot Russian: fedora, glasnost, intelligentsia, kefir, mammoth, pogrom, samizdat, steppe, sputnik, troika, tsar, vodka Serbo-Croat: cravat, paprika

Celtic [many of these words are shared between the two languages] Irish: bog, galore, gaol, geas, glen, orrery, shamrock, slob, whiskey Scottish Gaelic: bard, bunny, cairn, clan, loch, ptarmigan, ?scone, slogan

Italic-Romance †Latin: [way too many] French: [way too many] Italian: allegro, aria, balcony, bandit, bravo, calamari, casino, chiaroscuro, crescendo, contrapposto, fresco, gazette, ghetto, gusto, inferno, lava, mafia, malaria, pants, quarantine, tempo, umbrella, vendetta, volcano Portuguese: baroque, brocade, cachalot, cobra, creole, flamingo, petunia, pimento, zebra Spanish: abalone, armadillo, bolas, bonanza, canyon, cargo, chupacabra, cigar, cilantro, embargo, gaucho, guerrilla, junta, manta, mesa, mustang, patio, pueblo, rodeo, siesta, tornado, vanilla

Iranian Persian: bazaar, caravan, checkmate, chess, crimson, dervish, divan, jackal, jasmine, khaki, kiosk, lemon, lilac, musk, orange, pajama, paradise, satrap, shawl, taffeta

Indo-Aryan †Sanskrit: brahmin, Buddha, chakra, guru, karma, mantra, opal, swastika, yoga Bengali: dinghy, jute, nabob Hindi: bandana, bungalow, cheetah, chintz, chutney, coolie, cot, dungaree, juggernaut, lacquer, loot, rajah, pundit, shampoo, tom-tom, thug, veranda Marathi: mongoose Romani: hanky-panky, pal, shiv Sinhalese: anaconda, beriberi, serendipity, tourmaline

DRAVIDIAN FAMILY (Southern India)

Kannada: bamboo Malayalam: atoll, calico, copra, jackfruit, mahogany, mango, pagoda, teak Tamil: curry, mulligatawny, pariah Telugu: bandicoot

URALIC FAMILY (Northern Eurasia)

Finnic Finnish: sauna Saami: tundra

Samoyedic Nenets: parka

Ugric Hungarian: biro, coach, goulash, hussar, puszta, tokay

VASCONIC FAMILY (Northern Pirenees)

Basque: chaparral, chimichurri, silhouette

TURKIC FAMILY (Central Eurasia)

†Old Turkic: cossack, yurt Tatar: ?stramonium Turkish: baklava, balaclava, bergamot, caftan, caviar, harem, janissary, kebab, kismet, minaret, pastrami, sherbet, tulip, yoghurt Yakut: taiga

MONGOLIC FAMILY (Mongolia and surrounding areas)

Mongol: horde, khan, ?valerian

SINO-TIBETAN FAMILY (China and Southeast Asia)

Tibeto-Burman Tibetan: lama, panda, tulpa, yak, yeti

Sinitic [Chinese languages closely related, not always clear from which a borrowing comes] Hokkien: ?ketchup, sampan, tea Mandarin: chi, dao, dazibao, gung-ho, kaolin, oolong, shaolin, shanghai, yin-yang Min Nan: nunchaku Yue (Cantonese): chop suey, dim sum, kowtow, kumquat, lychee, shar-pei, ?typhoon, wok

TUNGUSIC FAMILY (Eastern Siberia)

Evenki: pika, shaman

KOREANIC FAMILY (Koreas)

Korean: bulgogi, chaebol, hantavirus, kimchi, taekwondo

JAPONIC FAMILY (Japan)

Japanese: banzai, bonsai, dojo, emoji, geisha, ginkgo, hikikomori, honcho, ikebana, kamikaze, karaoke, koi, kudzu, manga, origami, pachinko, rickshaw, sake, samurai, sensei, soy, sushi, tofu, tsunami, tycoon, zen

AUSTRONESIAN FAMILY (maritime Southeast Asia and Oceania)

Western Malayan Javanese: ?junk [ship] Malay: amok, cockatoo, compound [building], cootie, durian, kapok, orangutan, paddy, pangolin, rattan, sarong

Barito Malagasy: raffia

Phlippinic Cebuano: dugong Ilocano: yo-yo Tagalog: boondocks

Oceanic Hawai'ian: aloha, hula, luau, poi, wiki Maori: kauri, kiwi, mana, weta Marshallese: bikini Tahitian: pareo, tattoo Tongan: taboo

TRANS-NEW GUINEAN FAMILY (New Guinea)

Fore: kuru

PAMA-NYUNGAN FAMILY (Australia)

Dharug: boomerang, corroboree, dingo, koala, wallaby, wobbegong, wombat, woomera Guugu Yimithirr: kangaroo, quoll Nyungar: dunnart, gidgee, quokka Pitjantjatjara: Uluru Wathaurong: bunyip Wiradjuri: kookaburra Yagara: dilly bag

AFRO-ASIATIC FAMILY (North Africa and Near East)

Coptic: adobe

Berber Tachelhit: argan

Semitic †Punic: Africa Arabic: albatross, alchemy, alcohol, alcove, alfalfa, algebra, alkali, amber, arsenal, assassin, candy, coffee, cotton, elixir, gazebo, gazelle, ghoul, giraffe, hashish, harem, magazine, mattress, monsoon, sofa, sugar, sultan, syrup, tabby, tariff, zenith, zero Hebrew: amen, behemoth, cabal, cherub, hallelujah, kibbutz, kosher, manna, myrrh, rabbi, sabbath, Satan, seraph, shibboleth

NIGER-CONGO FAMILY (Subsaharan Africa)

unknown: cola, gorilla, tango

Senegambian Wolof: banana, fonio, ?hip, ?jigger [parasite], karite, ?jive, yam

Gur-Adamawa Ngbandi: Ebola

Kwa Ewe: voodoo

Volta-Niger Igbo: okra Yoruba: gelee [headgear], mambo, oba, orisha

Cross River Ibibio: calypso

Bantu Lingala: basenji Kikongo: ?chimpanzee, ?macaque, ?zombie Kimbundu: ?banjo, Candomblé, gumbo, macumba, tanga Swahili: askari, Jenga, kwanzaa, safari Xhosa: Ubuntu Zulu: impala, mamba, vuvuzela

KHOE-KWADI FAMILY (Southwest Africa)

Khoekhoe (Hottentot): gnu, kudu, quagga

ESKIMO-ALEUT FAMILY (Arctic America)

Greenlandic Inuit: igloo, kayak Inuktikut: nunatak

ALGIC FAMILY (Eastern Canada and northeast USA)

†Proto-Algonquin: moccasin, opossum, skunk Cree: muskeg, pemmican Mikmaq: caribou, toboggan Montagnais: husky Narragansett: ?powwow, sachem Ojibwe: chipmunk, totem, wendigo, woodchuck Powhatan: persimmon, raccoon

SALISHAN FAMILY (Pacific coast at the USA-Canada border)

Chehalis: chinook Halkomelem: sasquatch Lushootseed: geoduck

IROQUOIAN FAMILY (Eastern North America)

Cherokee: sequoia

SIOUAN FAMILY (Central USA)

Lakota: teepee

MUSKOGEAN FAMILY (Southeast USA)

Choctaw: bayou

UTO-AZTECAN FAMILY (Southwest USA and north Mexico)

Nahuatl: atlatl, avocado, chili, cocoa, coyote, chocolate, guacamole, hoazin, mesquite, ocelot, quetzal, tamale, tegu, tomato O'odham (Pima): jojoba Shoshone: chuckwalla Yaqui: ?saguaro

MAYAN FAMILY (Southern Mexico and Guatemala)

Yucatec Maya: cenote, Chicxulub

ARAWAKAN FAMILY (Caribbeans and South America)

†Taino: barbecue, cannibal, canoe, cassava, cay, guava, hammock, hurricane, iguana, maize, manatee, mangrove, maroon, potato, savanna, tobacco Arawak: papaya

CARIBAN FAMILY (Caribbean coast of South America)

unknown: curare Galibi Carib: caiman, chigger, pawpaw, peccary, yucca

QUECHUAN FAMILY (Andes)

Quechua: ?Andes, caoutchouc, coca, condor, guano, llama, mate, poncho, puma, quinine, vicuna

AYMARAN FAMILY (Andes)

Aymara: alpaca, chinchilla

TUPIAN FAMILY (Brazil)

[borrowings are often shared between these two languages] †Old Tupi: ananas, arowana, Cayenne [pepper], jaguar, manioc, piranha, tapioca Guarani: cougar, maracuja, Paraguay, petunia, toucan

CREOLE LANGUAGES (worldwide, mixed origin)

English-derived Chinese Pidgin English: chopstick, long time no see, pidgin, taipan Jamaican Creole: dreadlocks, reggae

Chinook-derived Chinook Jargon: potlatch

EDIT 08-01-24: added lots more examples, especially African, Asian, and North American languages. Still not done. EDIT 17-01-24: finished adding examples, more or less. EDIT: 18-02-24: apparently not (cheetah).

#languages #history #how beauteous mankind is #feel free to add more

[1morey]

Every known Rainbow operator past and present (and NIGHTHAVEN operators)

GIS

Adriano “Maestro” Martello (2018-Present)

Antonio Maldini (1999-2012)

Aria “Alibi” de Luca (2018-Present)

GIGN

Alain DuBarry (1999-2012)

Emmanuelle “Twitch” Pichon (2015-Present)

Gilles “Montagne” Touré (2015-Present)

Gustav “Doc” Kateb (2015-Present)

Julian “Rook” Nizan (2015-Present)

Olivier “Lion” Flament (2018-Present)

1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais

Alejandro Noronha (1999-2012)

Spetzgruppa “A”

Aleksandr “Tachanka” Senaviev (2015-Present)

Genedy Filatov (1999-2012)

Lera “Finka” Melnikova (2018-2022 (defected to NIGHTHAVEN), rejoined in or before 2025)

Maxim “Kapkan” Basuda (2015-Present)

Shuhrat “Fuze” Kessikbayev (2015-Present)

Timur “Glaz” Glazkov (2015-Present)

AFEAU

Ana “Solis” Valentina Díaz (2022-Present) 

Special Air Service

Andrew Burke (1999-2012)

Eddie Price (1999-2012)

Geoff Bates (1999-2012)

James “Smoke” Porter (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

Mark R. “Mute” Chandar (2015-Present)

Michael Walter (2008-2012)

Mike “Thatcher” Baker (2015-Present)

Paddy Connelly (1999-2012)

Peter Covington (1999-2012)

Scotty McTyler (1999-2012)

Seamus “Sledge” Cowden (2015-Present)

Steve Lincoln (1999-2012)

National Task Force

Annika Lofquist (1999-2012) (Under ONI)

NIGHTHAVEN

Anja Katarina “Osa” Janković (2021-2022)

Apha “Aruni” Tawanroong (2020-2022)

Charlie Tho Keng “Grim” Boon (2022-Present) (NIGHTHAVEN only)

Håvard “Ace” Haugland (2020-2022)

Jaimini Kalimohan “Kali” Shah (2019-2022)

Ngũgĩ Muchoki “Wamai” Furaha (2019-Present)

Belarusian Ground Forces

Arkadi Novikov (2001-2012)

Mossad

Ayana Yacoby (1999-2012)

David Peled (1999-2012)

Sharon Judd (2010-2012)

APCA

Azucena Rocío “Amaru” Quispe (2019-Present)

United States Army Rangers

“Bishop” (Unknown-2012)

United States Navy SEALs

Brian Armstrong (Unknown-2012)

Craig “Blackbeard” Jensen (2016-Present)

Meghan J. “Valkyrie” Castellano (2016-Present)

Miguel “Mike” Chin (1999-2012)

Garda Emergency Response Unit

Brianna “Thorn” Skehan (2021-Present)

FES

César Ruiz “Goyo” Hernández (2019-Present)

707th Special Mission Group

Choi Byoung-Ryang (2003-2012)

Choi Jae-Hoon (2003-2012)

Choi Youn-Suk (2003-2012)

Chul “Vigil” Kyung Hwa (2017-Present)

Grace “Dokkaebi” Nam (2017-Present)

Hong Min-Hyun (2003-2012)

Jung Park (2009-2012)

Jung Sang-Yub (2003-2012)

Kim Jae-Ho (2003-2012)

Kim Sung-Gun (2003-2012)

Kim Yu-Jin (2003-2012)

Lee Won-Ho (2003-2012)

Lee Youn-Jung (2003-2012)

Pak Suo-Won (2001-2012)

Seo Young-Lan (2003-2012)

United States Secret Service

Collinn “Warden” McKinley (2019-Present)

FBI Hostage Rescue Team

Daniel Bogart (1999-2012)

United States Marine Corps

Daniel "Bear" Malloy (1999-2012)

GSG 9

Dieter Weber (2001-2012)

Dominic “Bandit” Brunsmeier (2015-Present)

Elias “Blitz” Kötz (2015-Present)

Jorg Walther (1999-2012)

Marius “Jäger” Streicher (2015-Present)

Monika “IQ” Weiss (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

CIA

Domingo “Ding” Chavez (1999-2012)

John Clark (1999-2000 (as operator))

Beredskapstroppen

Einar Petersen (2001-2012)

GEO

Elena María “Mira” Álvarez (2017-Present)

Ryad Ramírez “Jackal” Al-Hassar (2017-Present)

FBI SWAT

Eliza “Ash” Cohen (2015-Present)

Jack “Pulse” Estrada (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

Jordan “Thermite” Trace (2015-Present)

Miles “Castle” Campbell (2015-Present)

JW GROM

Elżbieta "Ela" Bosak (2017-2022)  (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

Kazimiera Rakuzanka (1999-2012)

Zofia Bosak (2017-Present)

Delta Force

Erik “Maverick” Thorn (2018-Present)

George Tomlison (1999-2012)

Hank Patterson (1999-2012)

Homer Johnston (1999-2012)

Julio “Oso” Vega (1999-2012)

Logan Keller (2005-2012)

Mike Pierce (1999-2012)

Renee Raymond (1999-2012)

United States Army

Fred “Freddy” Franklin (1999-2012)

Mortimer “Sam” Houston (1999-2012)

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Gary Kenyon (2010-2012)

BATF International Response Team

Gerald Morris (1999-2012)

1st Special Operations Wing

Harrison (1999-2012)

Royal Air Force

Jack Nance (1999-2012)

GSIGR

Jalal “Kaid” El Fassi (2018-Present)

Sanaa “Nomad” El Maktoub (2018-Present)

Unit 777

Jamal Murad (2001-2012)

CSIS

Joanna Torres (2010-2012)

Jaeger Corps

Karina “Nøkk” Gaarddhøje (2019-Present)

EKO Cobra

Karl Haider (1999-2012) (under GEK Cobra)

MI5

Kevin Sweeney (1999-2012)

ELDYK

Kure Galanos (2001-2012)

Pyrotechno GmbH

Lars Breckenbauer (1999-2012)

Special Duties Unit

Liu “Lesion” Tze Long (2017-Present)

Siu “Ying” Mei Ling (2017-Present)

DGSE

Louis Loiselle (2001-2012)

Special Assault Team

Masaru “Echo” Enatsu (2016-Present)

Yumiko “Hibana” Imagawa (2016-Present)

STAR-NET Aviation

Mina “Thunderbird” Sky (2021-Present)

Metropolitan Police Service

Morowa “Clash” Evans (2018-Present)

COT

Nayara “Brava” Cardoso (2023-Present)

REU

Neinke Meijer (2020-Present)

Special Forces Group (Belgium)

Néon “Sens” Ngoma Mutombo (2022-Present)

Joint Task Force 2

Roger McAllen (1999-2012)

Sébastien “Buck” Côté (2016-Present)

Tina “Frost” Lin Tsang (2016-Present)

NSA

Sam Bennett (1999-2012)

Fourth Echelon

Samuel Leo “Sam” Fisher (2020-Present)

UEI

Santiago Arnavisca (1999-2012)

40 Commando

Shawn Rivers (2010) (KIA)

BOPE

Taina “Caveira” Pereira (2016-Present)

Vicente “Capitão” Souza (2016-Present)

Inkaba Task Force

Thandiwe “Melusi” Ndlovu (2020-Present)

FBI

Tim Noonan (1999-2012)

Paul Bellow (1999-2012)

SASR

Max “Mozzie” Goose (2019-Present)

Timothy Hanley (1999-2012)

Tori Tallyo “Gridlock” Fairous (2019-Present)

LAPD SWAT

Tracy Woo (1999-2012)

MI6

William “Billy” Tawney (1999-2012)

Unaffiliated

Kana “Azami” Fujiwara (2022-Present)

Saif “Oryx” Al Hadid (2020-Present)

Santiago Miguel “Flores” Lucero (2021-Present)

Unspecified

Brody Lukin (2010-2012)

“Deimos” (Unknown-On or Before 2012)

Emilio Narino (2001-2012)

Gabriel Nowak (2005-2010) (Defected/KIA)

Harry (1999-2012)

Kan Akahashi (2010) (KIA)

Monroe (2005) (KIA)

Directors

John Clark (1999-2010)

Domingo “Ding” Chavez (2010-2012)

Aurelia Arnot (2015-2019)

Harishva “Harry” Pandey (2019-2023) (KIA)

Unknown (2023-)

#tom clancy #tom clancy's rainbow six #rainbow six siege #r6s #rainbow six

[enchanting-sea-lamp]

Hell made of glass (part i of Labyrinthe)

TW: vivid descriptions of gore//implied parental neglect//cursing//french people

Nadja wasn’t one for parties, she was repulsed to even make eye contact with her father’s guests, unable to correctly interact with them in any sort of way and it just made her feel worse about herself, however her father carefully instructed her nanny Isabella to get her ready for the cocktail party he was holding for his constituents and Isabella couldn’t go against her boss, even if it meant having to subject poor old Nadja to all that faux torture

all the way down in Nadja’s room, both Nadja and Isabella were getting ready, Nadja was wearing her old party dress while she stared out her bedroom window looking down at two security guards playing cards and talking playful banter with one another as Isabella was getting ready to leave, you could tell her room was the only place in the entire mansion where one could feel warmth and joy, the rest of the manor cold and frigid, blue with all the light coming from the windows, Nadja hated being in the house all by herself, as she had been usually by her father, thankfully Isabella was there for her, as Nadja strapped her dress on she sat in front of her vanity table while Isabella followed behind her with a comb

“oh hehe, look Marcus lost again” Nadja said looking out the window

“he’s always been a sore loser, trust me I’ve played bridge with him” Isabella said bringing Nadja over to her vanity to do her hair

“do I really have to go this time?” Nadja protested

“don’t shoot the messenger kid, I’m not the one forcing you to go” Isabella said “I’m just doing my job honey”

“PLEASE Bella!” Nadja insisted “those people are so far up my dad’s ass they’re practically in his kidneys!”

“precisely, its gonna be fine, they’ll all be too focused getting attention from your dad to notice you’re there, you can sneak away at any given moment and go play cards with Markus and Hermann”

“please stay Bella I can’t take it”

“Nad, I wish I could but I have guests over today”

“oh”

Nadja looked solemnly into the mirror with a worried face while she gripped her hands, Isabella noticed, she knew Nadja wasn’t comfortable with handling these sorts of situations

“still could you stay a little longer?” Nadja asked

she looked at herself in the mirror with the tremendous guilt weighing her down enabling her to keep brushing her hair she sighed and told Nadja

“ugh, can’t believe I’m doing this—” Isabella said “Look I’ll only be gone a couple hours, I’ll return after I’m done just for you caprese?”

“REALLY?!” Nadja exclaimed, she jumped out of her vanity seat and bear-hugged Isabella “OH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!”

“alright alright Nad” Isabella said

a knock on Nadja’s door made itself clear as Aria, Isabella’s co-maid appeared to fetch Nadja

“Nadja dear, your father is searching for you, he wants to make an entrance with you there” Aria said

“got it, see you later Bella!” Nadja said

“bye kiddo” Isabella replied

“three hours?” Nadja whispered

“three hours!” Isabella whispered back

Nadja left her room gleefully as only Aria and Isabella remained

“leaving early I see?” Aria asked in an accusatory tone with the darkness around her eyes growing darker

“yeah you know, I invited people over, can’t have them waiting long” Isabella answered

“I take it these people are those jackals you always surround yourself with?”

“whoa there, always is a bit of a stretch, maybe every other week but always?”

“do you ever think of her when you do these things?!” Aria accused in the same tone as before but her demeanor shifted as she gotten closer to Isabella their faces only a half inch away from each other

“always” Isabella got away from her almost making her way to the doorway before aria grabbed her arm firmly and swiftly and looked at her as the darkness in her eyes only exceeded

“then you would know they only bring trouble with them”

“will you relax, I’m not planning anything substantial I’m just going to a get-together with some friends, they just happen to be the people you can’t stand” Isabella swatted her hand away from Aria’s grip

“will you listen to yourself, what would Nadja say when she finds out who you hang out with are a group of drunk, delusional and deranged idiots who think just because they’re loud enough they can bring change to this city”

“she’d say, please take me with you I can’t take being holed up here any longer”

“you jest, but just so you know one day you will have to answer for your crimes, and the judge, jury and executioner might just not listen to your case”

“right, do you know where my bag is?” Isabella sarcastically replied as Aria took a sharp exhale and replied “down the hall in the broom closet”

Isabella, grabbed her bag stashed between the brooms in the broom closet, a duffel bag filled with her personal belongings, as she put it on her back and sneaked out of the broom closet and out of the estate, the blue moon lightly casting its light over everything, the only proper lighting coming from the mansion’s stained glass windows, as she made her way through the exterior of the house a shadow cascaded over her and she was caught off-guard by it seeing how she wasn’t walking underneath or behind anything, she turned to see the silhouette of a security guard, she sighed a huge sigh of relief and made banter with the standing man

“sorry I thought you were something else there!” Isabella said

“…” the standing man didn’t answer

“you alright there you look a little torn up” Isabella said

“…” he once again didn’t answer

Isabella began to get suspicious, all the other guards knew her very well, matter of fact she had a good relationship with a few of them, she got closer to the man leaned forward to see him

“hey buddy—”

the sight of what she saw standing there was indescribable, whatever it was it sure as hell wasn’t human, its skin was pale to the point where it’d be considered a light green, it’s jaw unhinged to where its teeth were damn near falling out and those that stayed intact were grossly colored brown or a faint yellow, the hair was falling out its head and slowly creasing out of the head, and the eyes, oh how could she forget the eyes, they were a blindingly bright yellow with tiny black dot for an iris, it looked at her and reached out with its maggot infested hand, spores growing fervently out of it

“I…feel….fantastic”

the standing thing said before assuming back its normal position, Isabella fled faster than anything else, completely disregarding the regular path she’d take back home anything to get away from whatever it was, she had somehow made it to the city’s residential area a little far from her house but still there, she took a second to breath in after running so far she felt numb in her legs, once she took a second to recollect her thoughts, once she realized what she had saw over there, the fear was almost about to consume her entire body, nonetheless she regained her footing and took a deep breath

‘its fine Isabella’ she thought ‘it’s probably nothing, don’t worry yourself, it could’ve been the moonlight, you know how hard it is to see in the dark— oh who are you kidding he damn near looked dead!

she somehow convinced herself what she saw there was unreal, upon being successful in her self-gaslighting she realized she was close to her house and out of the many things plaguing her mind at that moment she quickly remembered

“THE MEETING!”

Before she was even in her own apartment building her guests made their way into her apartment, with the key she supplied them with in case of emergencies, of course the emergency in this case was them not wanting to wait any longer.

“Marie, ma cherie, how many times do I have to tell this, this is a revolutionary meeting not a party you don’t have to make bakeries for us!” Jean-pierre exclaimed with a cigar in one hand and a glass of Isabella’s wine in the other

“oh but you can bring wine and cigars?” Marie Abdul protested as she brandished out her cookies and cakes for the rest of the Jackals Club to eat “you know you’re the only one complaining”

“oh pour l'amour de Dieu!” Jean-pierre exclaimed as everyone was giggling and laughing at him

“Alter schwede! when will Isabella get here, we’ve been here for a good half-hour!” Wilhelm complained in his husky voice staring out Isabella’s window

“we’ve been here for ten minutes Wilhelm” Antoine corrected him in his wistful and quiet tone “and stop drinking I’m not carrying you back home again, I broke my back the last time trying to carry you!”

“Oi stop being such a baby, I only had six HAHAHAHA!” Wilhelm replied putting his arm around Antoine and messing up his hair

“MONROE TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME BEFORE I GET VIOLENT!” Antoine yelled

“one moment, I’m about to win- wait no ach mon dieu!” Monroe complained as he played his hand in a poker game against Armstrong “thanks a lot I was just about to win that!”

“hahaha, too late!” Armstrong delighted as he grabbed his winning money from the center of the table “why don’t you try and play a real game eh?”

“you brought a card game too!?” Jean-pierre yelled “peoples this is not a party it is a meeting!”

“will you relax Jean, the meeting hasn’t even started what do you expect we would be doing?” August asked as he lounged on Irwin’s lap drinking from a gin bottle he brought over

“ack, I don’t know we would be discussing with one another about the topics of the day, while Louis took notes and we smoked cigars and drank wine, not this!”

“speaking of louis where is he?” Irwin asked after taking a big sip of August’s gin bottle

“he isn’t here?!” Monroe asked carrying a half-intoxicated Wilhelm away from Antoine “I could’ve sworn he was with me!”

“no Monroe that was me, you kept calling me Louis remember?” Marie explained

“Ah Merde not again!”

a loud and quick knock was heard from outside

“I’ll get it” Marie said reaching for the door, Louis emerged half-soaked in street-water looking in discontent over at Monroe and the rest of the Jackals

“Ah Louis, Dieu merci, I thought I forgot you!” Monroe said

“oh so you didn’t forget me!” Louis exclaimed naively

“yes, yes I didn’t forget you I just got-uhh, distracted!”

“so you did forget him!” Wilhelm laughed to himself falling on the ground

“ugh!” Louis exclaimed throwing his jacket on the hanger next to the door and sitting next to Armstrong

“ay Louis forgive me, I just saw an old friend and I lost track of time!” Monroe justified

“whatever Monroe” Louis said as Armstrong handed him a cigar

“cheer up Louis at least he didn’t forget you at one of those police checkpoints again!” Irwin joked with everyone apart from Jean-pierre and Monroe laughing

“oi, quiet!” Jean-Pierre exclaimed, they all heard faint footsteps coming from the hall outside, that of a muddied leather boot, upon hearing the door swing open, out came Isabella, sweaty, tired and out of breath.

“OH GOD!” Marie Abdul exclaimed upon seeing Isabella “My darling are you alright?” she came to her aid, taking off her coat and bag from her and looking into her shaken and disturbed eyes

“uh-huh, yes I’m just fine!” Isabella replied shakily

“right, Isabella’s here we can start the meeting!” Jean-pierre said ignoring Isabella’s pitiful state only for the other members to go a different direction and focus on Isabella, the entire club helped her sit down.

“Isabella Alles Klar?” August asked as the group transported her to a couch

“yeah yeah, I’m fine!” Isabella brushed off

“Bella, dear, look at yourself you’re not fine!” Irwin said

“you look like you were run over!” Wilhelm chimed in

“or seen a ghost!” Louis added

“or were stoned half to death!” Armstrong also added

“alright, ALRIGHT!” Isabella exploded “I get it I look bad, but can we just get the meeting over with!”

“ugh THANK YOU!” Jean-pierre said

“please dear, can you lay down a little?” Marie asked her sincerely

“I’ll do it afterwards Marie” Isabella bargained as she held Marie’s hands

“promise?”

“promise!”

“ok everyone done?” Jean-pierre impatiently asked while everyone looked at him with annoyed stares “OK GOOD LET’S START!”

“tell me has this man not taken enough from us as is?” Antoine commanded as he spoke from the top of his lungs while the club members huddled around him smoking and drinking in a room that was exceedingly starting to smell like burnt cannabis.

as Isabella laid down on her couch with a half-sober Wilhelm sitting on her right side and a worrisome Marie holding her hand on her left side all listening to Antoine’s fiery speech.

“Psst, Willy” Isabella whispered to Wilhelm, he leaned closer to her accidentally spilling some gin on himself

“Ack!” he exclaimed quietly “What Bella?”

“How’s Antoine’s brother holding up, I heard they caught him a few days ago”

“Ja, that they did, they found him smuggling cigars and dirty magazines from Moers, poor guy they even extended his sentence in the Glass Labyrinthe!”

“for smuggling dirty rags and cigars??”

“and a treason charge apparently”

“nah that’s overkill”

“your telling me!”

“He’s turned children to orphans, men and women to widows and housed families homeless people roaming the streets aimlessly just for them to be caught and thrown in jail, and what do we have to show for this!?” Antoine berated “a saint who has a body count is not a man of god!”

“Quelle salope!” Louis joked as an uproar in laughter commenced

“uhh, what does that mean?” August asked Marie

“slut” Marie told August

“christ, I was just asking a question!”

“precisely Louis, write that down La Salope Vincenzo” Antoine ordered “comrades, I will be upfront with all of you, as you all know I have a wife a kid and sadly a brother in law”

Wilhelm laughed and pointed himself as if to say “HE MEANS ME!”

“these are all people I love, people I cherish, ones who I couldn’t see myself having to identify the corpses of, especially not my daughter claire, and to think that we’ve all had to do it in the past, that’s what makes it more heartbreaking”

A silence rung out through the room, the sense of dread hit the group like a brick wall, New Venezia wasn’t a delightful city, not in the slightest, a city with the nickname “the Saint’s Mortuary” was bound to be a city with no prospects, the Jackals all knew this none more than Isabella, a woman who had to identify her parent’s corpses after they had been murdered, a woman who had to retrieve her ex-fiance’s ashes after a fire broke out in the city and a woman who was left to work at the young age of 13, with little to nothing to her name.

“let’s put an end to our mortuary visits” Antoine concluded as sharp yet scattered applause followed his speech, as Jean-pierre came up to speak with Irwin following him to the middle of the room, Isabella rolled her eyes and sat upright.

“love?” Isabella called for Marie “can you pass me the bottle, I need to be drunk to take that man seriously”

“ack, come on Bella, keep an open mind maybe he’s got something good to say today!” Marie replied

“do you know who your talking about, Jean-Pierre’s only good for one thing and one thing only and that’s how many cigars he keeps with him”

“I heard that Isabel!” Jean-pierre exclaimed

“oh good, your ears work!” Isabel rebutted

“hmph!” Jean gestured

“Bella, mon amour, I know you and him don’t get along, but he is our leader and like it or not you’ll have to listen to him sometimes” Marie said

“cruel irony isn’t it?” Isabella replied

“very much!” Wilhelm chimed in

“my fellow comrades” Jean-pierre announced “we have come far, from our days as an old drinking group, when it was just me and Irwin, to a group of like-minded, fascinating and bright individuals, all capable of toppling this tyrant and his tyrannical ways!”

“I mean come on Marie are you hearing this, he’s talking out of his ass!” Isabella whispered to her lady

“come on, he’s just drunk” Marie said

“and now, we shall take our next most drastic step” Jean-pierre announced with the settling suspense from that single sentence sending shockwaves through the room, what on earth could he mean by that, his cryptic nature only added to the weird suspense filling the room.

“I see I have your attention, hehe” Jean-Pierre said “Louis, make sure you’re taking notes!”

“Yessir!” Louis pulled out his notebook and pens and waited with baited breath for his next sentence, however Jean-Pierre trailed on

“are you writing this down this is very important—”

“OH JUST TELL US JEAN!” Monroe exploded

“alright alright!” Jean gestured “Irwin, you can take it away”

“right,” Irwin announced “we’re going expose the Saint!”

murmurs and chatter chimed through the room ones specifically of confusion and anxiety

“are they serious?” Marie whispered to Isabella

“I guess so!” Isabella answered

“Bella!” Wilhelm called for her “take this away from me, I’m starting to hear things” He handed her a bottle and glass of wine he had

“Mein Gott they can’t be serious!” August fumed

“oh they’re serious!” Monroe said

“these idiots will get us killed!” Armstrong exclaimed

“I knew I should’ve started writing my will!” Antoine said

“at least you HAVE things to bequeath!” Louis said “I’m coming up with blanks for my will!”

“please please, everyone calm yourselves!” Irwin announced “you’re not hearing things, you’re not hallucinating— we’re going to expose the Saint and his council”

“and how do you suggest we do that Einstein?!” Armstrong asked

“I was just about to get into the Armstrong—” Irwin said before Jean-Pierre interrupted him

“Since you asked Armstrong— allow me to explain!” Jean-pierre said, he pulled out a wire from his pants’ pockets “this is a wire, a wire that one of us will place in the Saint’s office, once the wire is placed in a secretive location, preferably one where we’re able to listen in on his conversations, then we’ll transcribe his conversations and look for the real juicy bits, and publish those, that way we’ll be able to get people to see the true version of him and expose him to the point where he’d have no other choice to step down!”

Isabella stared in disbelief, as she knew the minute Jean uttered his first sentence of his life-threatening plan, that she’d be the one tasked with bugging Saint Vincenzo’s office, it made her furious, neither Jean or Irwin consulted her about the plan, a plan that she would be instrumental in, if she wasn’t careful she could very easily go into the Glass Labyrinthe and never see Nadja ever again, she’d never see Marie ever again she’ll be forced into a life of isolation and torture over a misstep that she wasn’t even consolidated upon.

“so I must ask you” Jean-Pierre said facing the room, he stepped towards Armstrong and held his hand in his “will you publish our findings Armstrong?”

That just added salt to an open wound, as if Isabella didn’t matter enough, he asked Armstrong first before he even asked her, she felt absolutely humiliated, and Marie could tell

“just think of the glory, think of the infamy, my name in future history books, all of our names for that matter!” Jean continued on “what do you say Armstrong-”

“no”

Jean halted in his steps as those words echoed through the room, Jean-pierre slowly turned around and with a stunned look on his face with his cigar falling on the ground and being put out immediately upon falling on the ground

“what do you mean no?” Jean-Pierre asked “d-didn’t you hear what I just said?”

“every bit of it” Armstrong replied “I just can’t—my editor, he’s a close friend of the saint’s, and- and if I publish that, it’ll be the end of me, I’ll be thrown in the Labyrinthe!”

“it’s a small sacrifice Armstrong, a sacrifice in the name of progress DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND!?” Jean-pierre fumed

“Jean-” Irwin said

“NO DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND?!” Armstrong replied yelling “I ALREADY LOST PETER TO THE LABYRINTHE, I’M NOT LOSING MYSELF TO IT I HAVE A WIFE AND KIDS JEAN!”

Armstrong stood like a skyscraper amongst tiny settlements, he looked down at Jean-pierre with uncontrollable rage and fury, enough to explode a man, Jean-pierre looked up in horror and disbelief as his plan crumbled upon impact, he inched backwards and slumped on the ground, his arms on his knees looking down on the ground the darkness around his eyes growing darker and darker

“cheer up Jean-Pierre, we can come up with something else” Irwin said

“everywhere I fucking go— Everywhere we go he’s there, its like he has eyes in the walls!” Jean mumbled

Isabella sat there looking at Jean-pierre with disgust and loathing, for this man was supposed to be their leader, a man who crumbles upon the biggest setback, does he not have a backup plan, does he not think ten steps ahead like a good leader, he is a coward, a coward with no plan and no backbone, the room began to feel hopeless as if they were sinking into the ground when Louis stood up slamming his notebook on the ground yelling

“I’ll do it!”

Stunning the room even more

“No Garcon, don’t do it!” Monroe warned “you’re far too young!”

“And your health there’s no way you could do it with your condition!” August said

“Let the boy talk Monroe!” Jean-Pierre interrupted

“Look, I know I’m not the best candidate—” Louis said before starting to get a coughing and wheezing fit “I-I’m young and I’m diseased!” he battled to speak through his coughs as the stress of the situation had triggered his asthma he pulled out his inhaler and continued to talk “B-but if there’s anyone you could trust the notes with its me, I haven’t lost a single one since we started having the meetings and if anyone’s going to transcribe them it should be me!”

“Louis, young man look at yourself, you start coughing and wheezing at the first sight of stress, I don’t think transcribing highly classified material from the office of a highly powerful and deranged lunatic will do you any better!” Irwin commented

“Please sir, you all have family and loved ones to worry about, if I go no one will miss me you’ll all be fine” Louis added

“Louis don’t do this— you’re just a kid!” Monroe said with tears in his eyes

“I am no kid, I am a Jackal” Louis stated with all the courage he could muster up at that moment

“THE BOY WILL DO IT” Jean-pierre announced as Louis rejoiced, the rest of the Jackals still worried for if Louis gets caught the club has a child’s blood on their hands

“Jean!” Irwin yelled “the boy is sixteen, you can’t be fucking serious!”

“OH!” Jean-Pierre exclaimed “ OH please, I don’t see you coming up with a better idea!”

“Sirs, please it’ll be fine!” Louis interrupted “I know everything about these sorts of things I can manage just fine!”

“Ah there, you heard the boy HE’LL MANAGE!” Jean-Pierre exclaimed

“Jean, we should still reconsider this, Louis could hurt himself doing this!” Antoine said

“You know we still haven’t decided who would place the wire!” Marie added

“Not now Marie we are discussing it!” Jean-Pierre said

“Ugh!” Marie scoffed

“FORGET IT PIERRE!” Monroe yelled clutching Louis aggressively “YOU WILL NOT TAKE HIM FROM ME!”

“Monroe you’re hurting me!” Louis said the blood in his arms stopping circulation

“Monroe let the kid go, you’re going to give him another asthma attack!” August said

“LET HIM GO MONROE!” Armstrong yelled

“Why so you could take him from me?!” Monroe yelled, Louis started wheezing and coughing uncontrollably

Amidst the chaos that ensued in her own living room, Isabella stood up from her seat grabbing the empty wine bottle from Wilhelm’s hands and smashed it against the wall of the section all the members stood in front of, stunning everyone there and waking up Wilhelm, she dropped the bottle on the ground while maintaining eye contact with everyone there

“Monroe, let go of the boy or your head is next” Isabella ordered as Monroe released Louis’ arm from his grip allowing the boy to reach for his inhaler “Right this is how things will go, I will put the wire in the Saint’s room and give you all the transcripts in return you will complete this task precisely how I plan it to go!”

“What on earth are you saying?!” Jean-Pierre fumed “this is MY plan what authority do you have over this mission?!”

“Oh Jean, I know you’re not the brightest man in the world but even the most half-witted of half wits know what my role in this whole operation is” Isabella told Jean as she looked down at him

“She’s right Jean” Irwin added “who do you think will put the wire in the saint’s room?”

“And what does your plan entail per say?” Jean asked

“Glad you asked, once the bugged room is set up Louis will write down the transcript and sign it using the Jackals Club alias at that point Armstrong you will publish the pamphlets only he’d have to work overtime and in secret, and from there, Antoine, Irwin you will pass them onto your clients and law associates but be discreet we don’t want anymore of us going to the glass house over this, Wilhelm, you make sure to spread these via word of mouth around your factory job, August you make sure all your patients leave with one of these pamphlets, Monroe you pass these onto your fellow army men make sure they all get one of these but don’t you dare pass them to anyone you don’t trust I know how your regiment operates, as for you Mein Liebling, any man or woman you service these next few nights take your caution with make sure they can never trace it back to you, and that goes for the rest of you, everyone understood that?” Isabella explained as she made her rounds across the room

The room entirely stunned at her meticulous effort and thought, she had clearly put a lot of effort into this plan and it showed how sure of herself she was, she was ready to fire into the night with this plan and die with it she could.

“Hold on a second!” Jean-Pierre interrupted “I don’t do anything in this plan!”

“That’s simply not true, you’ll be supplying us with cigars and wine, every successful revolution needs one!” Isabella added

“W-well we need to vote on it!” Jean added “all in favor of the plan?” Everyone besides Jean-Pierre raised their hands seeing as everyone was willing to follow Isabella’s more rigid and well-thought out plan

“Fine Brutus-” Jean-Pierre scoffed

“Can we go back to partying now?” Wilhelm asked almost pushing Jean-Pierre over the edge

the meeting had come to a close and it was time for the Jackals to make it to their house, as Isabella stood out her door’s entrance, with glimpses of whatever she witnessed over at the Estate still haunting her, she tried not to focus on it and more on the victory she had achieved that meeting

“Good night Hortenz, may we see each other next week same time?” Jean-Pierre said

“Of course, your house this time, I’m not letting you barbarians back in my house ever again” Isabella commented sarcastically “you damn near woke up all my neighbors, lucky none of them care enough to stop you”

“What a cruel thing to say, even after this entire time you still insist on mocking me?” Jean-Pierre responded coldly

“Oh come on Jean, it was just a joke, learn to take one!”

“Quelle chienne” Jean-Pierre lit a cigar as he left her hallway so coldly and unforgivingly

Next Wilhelm and Antoine emerged, to put it more aptly, Antoine emerged half defeated as Wilhelm slumped drunkenly onto his back

“Didn’t I warn you not to drink so much tonight?!” Antoine complained

“Didn’t I warn you not to fuck my sister five years ago!?” Wilhelm replied

“Ugh— goodnight Isabella”

“hehe, do you need any help with him?

“No No, this isn’t the first night I had to take him back home like this” Antoine replied

“Bella!” Wilhelm belched out “D-did you know Antoine fucked my sister even though I told him not to, he betrayed me so violently, would’ve been better if he’d just stuck a shiv in my back!”

“Oh I’m sure Willy goodnight!”

“Nighty-night”

Armstrong emerged under the door that was twice less his size, he put a deck of cards in Isabella’s hands and told her

“Goodnight Isabella, I’ll keep these with you, I don’t want my young ones finding these in their father’s possession”

“Oh wow, a father that keeps secrets from his wife and kids, how do you have it all?”

“Goodnight jester” Armstrong sarcastically remarked

“Father of the year everyone!”

Irwin and August made their way out of the door half tired and half drunk, the were complete messes, Irwin was wearing August’s glasses and August had been wearing Irwin’s coat and hat both laughing over the ordeal yet not bothering to fix anything about it

“Haha, goodnight Bella liebe” August remarked

“Night love, and I’m sorry for that yelling match we had, I tell ya I was this close to punching Jean across his dumb groggy ass face!”

“You and me both comrade”

“Oh before I forget!” Irwin said pulling out a small wire out of his pants pocket “you know what to do with this!”

“Sure do”

“Be careful out there dear, you don’t know how many drunks are out there!”

“Tell yourself that August, you’re going out not me”

“Oh Oh ja ja, you know how I get after a few drinks”

“I’m hoping you stay this way all night mon cherie~”

“Oh I love it when you speak French to me~”

“Oh god you two, get a room!” Isabella complained

“Gute Nacht Bella!” August said as they both left Isabella’s doorway

And lastly Marie had stumbled to the door wearing her high heels and scantily clad clothes that emphasized her curves

“Right I’m heading out, busy day today— I well— busy night” Marie said

“When will I see you again Mein Liebling?” Isabella asked raising Marie’s chin upwards

“I won’t be long, just have to make my rounds through Saint Vitus street, you know the men there a big spenders!” Marie replied

“Remember what I said be careful walking through there” Isabella reminded her

“Ack, Bella I know these things, don’t you worry, I’ll be back before sunrise okay dear?”

“Alright sweetheart~”

Marie kissed Isabella on her cheeks leaving a rose-tinted lipstick stain on it

“Oh by the way Louis is fighting with Monroe inside, you might want to check that out” Marie told Isabella before taking off in a hurry

A disappointed and annoyed Isabella walked back inside to see Louis sitting on her couch looking disheveled and distraught

“mein Gott!” Isabella exclaimed “what happened to you, where’s Monroe”

“Monroe jumped out of your window and ran off some alleyway, I tried reasoning with him but all he did was yell back at me, he’s been like that all week!”

“Looks like he’s having another one of his episodes” Isabella said sitting next to Louis “We’re you fighting about something?”

“Oh we weren’t fighting, more like he was neurotically talking to the wall about me in a mean tone” Louis explained

“Oh Louis” Isabella said “I take it you don’t want to go back with him”

“He forgot me twice today, you won’t believe it”

“Oh no trust me, I believe it” Isabella reassured Louis “look, Monroe is well-meaning, unfortunately his brain up there is way too scrambled to even function properly”

“So what I should just give him a pass because his eggs are scrambled?” Louis asked

“Whoa I never said that, Its just something for you to keep in mind, Monroe functions differently than all of us, for him its a very thin line between casual everyday events to back on the battlefield, that shrapnel really did some damage up there” Isabella explained

“Hm, I don’t know I’m just very mad at him today, I can’t take getting forgotten by him another time, I get he’s dealing with his own things but that doesn’t mean he should neglect me”

“You’re right” Isabella said

“Well then I’m off!” Louis abruptly said “au revoir!”

“Whoa whoa whoa, hold on a second!” Isabella grabbed Louis and sat him right back onto the sofa “Where are you going?”

“Oh well I’m going to find a place to sleep, maybe a park bench, maybe Wilhelm’s house this one time this store let me sleep in their broom closet in return for me stacking their cans!”

“No no, you’re not sleeping on the streets, you’re sleeping here tonight” Isabella insisted

“Sorry?” Louis asked

“What you heard me, get a pillow and a blanket you’re sleeping here tonight”

“But I’ll make your couch dirty I’m covered in bog water!” Louis protested

“So what, that couch had already been through hell a little water won’t change anything” Isabella replied as she went to fetch Louis some pillows and a blanket

“W-what if the neighbors come by asking about you?”

“Then tell them I’ll be back”

“What if they ask who I am?”

“Tell them your my brother, they’ll totally buy it we have the same hair”

“A-and Marie, surely she’ll be disturbed with my presence!”

“Marie would die for you, stop bitching and sleep on the couch already”

“B-but, when will you be back?”

“Oh give me an hour or so, I’ll be back by then”

“I-Isabel,” Louis pleaded “I don’t want to be here”

“Why not?” Isabella asked carrying pillows and blankets

“I-I won’t lie anymore, I wasn’t late for the reason you think” Louis confessed “I mean Monroe forgot me and all, but I arrived so late because I was attacked”

“WHAT?!” Isabella fumed “what did they look like what happened, did they hurt you?!”

“N-no, I escaped before they could do anything, but they got my wallet”

“W-well what did they look like?”

“That-that’s the thing, I’m not sure they were alive”

Isabella hurriedly grabbed a large knife from her kitchen and a note that has all her contact numbers on it, she gave them all to Louis as she covered all the windows and grabbed an extra knife for her to leave with

“Don’t open the door for anyone you don’t know, if you hear any commotion outside ignore it, it doesn’t concern you and don’t you dare leave the house, not until the sun is up” Isabella commanded

“Y-yes of course” Louis replied timidly

“Now you’re sure of what you saw?” Isabella asked

“Y-yes, o-of course I do!” Louis said “how can you forget what that thing looked like”

“Alright then, don’t you dare forget anything I said” Isabella said as she left her apartment and locked the door, leaving Louis on edge for the remainder of the night.

A chill went down Isabella’s spine as she boarded the tram line to the estate, knowing that whatever she saw coming out of the estate wasn’t a figment of her imagination but a real thing, that someone else had witnessed, her blood turned cold and her face began to sweat, what if she had ran into it once more, what would it do to her if she came across it once more, a terrifying prospect indeed. She began distracting herself with the plan she thought out for herself, synchronizing and detailing how she’d place the wire in her mind, she remembered how Svetlana, one of her fellow maids, usually delivers Saint Vincenzo some tea to his office come midnight, there was almost an entire hour before that would happen, she could come and get Nadja out of that party in time and still have some left over time to sneak the wire into the room.

“Hey Lady!” the bus driver yelled “are going to get off here or what?”

Isabella looked out the window and realized they had reached the estate five minutes ago, she left in a hurry and tipped the bus driver with sixpences as the bus left after she had gotten off Isabella walked towards the estate only to be surprised by the guests all waiting out the gate for their drivers, which was odd, usually they’d stay up till midnight and now they’re leaving preemptively, she spotted Hermann standing guard with Markus overseeing all the party guests as they all left one by one, she squeezed through them and managed to get Hermann’s attention.

“Hermann!” Isabella yelled “Hermann what’s going on?”

“You didn’t hear?” Hermann asked “some murderer escaped the Glass Labyrinthe and is on the loose, they suspect he’s coming for the saint”

“W-why the saint?” Isabella asked

“Well he was the one to sentence and torture him, I don’t think they’re on the best of terms!” Hermann said

The gravity of the situation hit Isabella like a rock to the face, she squeezed past all the other guests and made it inside the estate being greeted by a gaggle of maids and butlers closing off everything, doors, windows and exits, nothing was about to get past them as per the Saint’s instructions, Isabella ran to Nadja’s room passing Svetlana making the saint’s tea, Aria ordering the maids to board up the windows and doors, Frau throwing the leftover food from the party into the trash and Angela helping Aria with her orders. She finally made it to Nadja’s room, she quietly and slowly opened the door to see Nadja sitting in her room wearing her pyjamas and reading books on the ground, Nadja turned around to see Isabella in her doorway and she was beyond ecstatic

“BELLA!” Nadja yelled as she ran at full speed towards her and hugged her, catching Isabella off-guard

“N-Nadja, how are you doing?” Isabella said closing the door behind her and stepping into the room

“I had the worst time at that party, Lorraine was so annoying you won’t even believe it, he kept on insisting I stay in the party room!”

“Man what a bitch!” Isabella said closing Nadja’s blinds and locking the door

“What are you doing?” Nadja asked

“Oh well, there’s a bit of an issue outside” Isabella said

“Is that why everyone else left?” Nadja asked “which, thank god by the way”

“Yeah, there’s sort of a prison escapee situation going on” Isabella said

“Oh no that’s awful”

“Yeah, so don’t leave your room no matter what, you hear me?” Isabella ordered

“Wait, you’re going to stay with me though right?”

“Yes of course Nad, just let me deal with something real quick”

“wait don’t leave me here!” Nadja protested “I don’t want to be by myself anymore!”

Isabella had a tough choice to make, go do her revolutionary duty, or comfort Nadja, both so important to her whatever should she do, finally she thought of something, something both dangerous yet ingenious, more dangerous than anything else she had thought of in her 17 years of working with the saint.

“I’ve never held a knife this sharp before!” Nadja exclaimed as she wielded Isabella’s knife while she cowered beneath her, they stealthily walked through the hallway avoiding any form of detection, specifically from Aria, as they made their way to the saint’s office

“Don’t hold it like that—”Isabella said “You’ll stab yourself in the heart!”

“Oh right!”

“So why are we going to my dad’s office?”

“Oh you know, safety reasons, he just doesn’t want you to stay alone in your room while some wacko walks around trying to kill people”

“Well that’s a first!”

“I know your dad sure cares today huh?” Isabella lied

Isabella and Nadja finally made it to her dad’s office which two security guards stood in front of, subsequently the same time as Svetlana who carried the Saint’s tea and food

“Bella?” Svetlana asked “Mon Dieu what are you doing here— is that Nadja?”

“Ah, Lana, dear— just the person I was looking for—I was about to tell you that his Sainthood wanted Nadja in his room for the night, you could never be too cautious am I right?” Isabella explained

“I suppose?” Svetlana said “but why does Nadja have a knife with her?!”

“self-defense, you never know what might happen, wouldn’t want her to be defenseless eheh” Isabella cautiously said “here let me take that tea from you, you take Nadja’s knife— problem solved!”

“UH—His Sainthood expects me to be there!” Svetlana said

“Another night Svetty, there’s a deranged lunatic on the run!” Isabella yelled as Nadja opened the door for her and they both entered in

“Bye Svetlana!” Nadja said

the two ladies entered Saint Vincenzo’s elaborately decorated office, the fireplace was burning and his wall filled with animal heads stared at the both of them as they walked in front of the Saint’s desk with him sitting pondering upon the fireplace, he turned around and was shocked to see the both of them.

“Nadja? Isabella?”

“Your Sainthood~” Isabella said kneeling down with the tea tray in hand

“Hello father!”

“what are you doing here?” He asked

“Well, Nadja’s room was such an easy target for the loose lunatic and I thought maybe this would be safer for the both of you, seeing how your office is heavily guarded and sanctioned your daughter shall be safer here than in her room!” Isabella explained

“It’s alright father, I’ll be quiet for you”

“Yes, Yes— but I meant you Isabella, didn’t you leave early today?” Saint Vincenzo asked

“oh well you know, I was just walking back home when I realized I still have some work to finish so I rushed back here as fast as I could to finish my job, because THAT is how devoted and loyal I am to your cause” Isabella lied pulling the quickest lie out of her ass

“nice save” Nadja whispered

“Well then— thank you Isabella” Saint Vincenzo said “please, place the platter there”

the moment had come, the best possible out for a fake-out, Isabella took the dive and literally dove in front of the table, the crash of silverware and China ceramics colliding with one another with the crashing sound startling both Nadja and Vincenzo, they both jumped out of their seats at the mere sound of it

“Ach nein!” Isabella said “I’m so sorry forgive me your Sainthood!”

“Ow my ears!” Nadja exclaimed

“Are you alright dear?” Isabella asked

“I’m a little shaken but I’ll be just fine”

“ISABELLA!” Saint Vincenzo yelled “you come here unannounced and unasked for and you drop tea all over my carpet have you no shame?!”

“My apologies your sainthood allow me to fix it for you” Isabella apologized, she leaned into Nadja’s ears while Saint Vincenzo wasn’t paying attention and whispered into her ears “distract him for me”

Isabella got on her knees and began to set up a wire as she pretended to clean up, Nadja a little confused looked back to her for guidance but all Isabella did was mouth the words ‘talk’

“S-so dad, who’s the lunatic trying to get you?” Nadja asked looking back at Isabella giving her a thumbs up as she continued to set the wire

“Oh just some murderer, I sentenced him to life in the Labyrinthe without a possibility and now he’s escaped and coming for me, you know the usual stuff—” Saint Vincenzo said

Nadja looked back down at Isabella who urged her to continue while she hooked the wire to his desk and under his carpets

“Uhm, father” Nadja struggled “d-did you have fun at the party?”

“OH Nadja, sweetheart, one doesn’t have fun at these sorts of parties, they are nothing but a facade one puts for his underlings, to make sure they are satisfied for the moment” Saint Vincenzo replied

“So no?”

“No I hated it”

Isabella got mad at herself, seeing how that would’ve killed it on the transcript, but alas she kept on going as quick as possible

“I didn’t like it either, too stuffy for me” Nadja replied

“No Nadja you’re supposed to like parties, how else would people know who you are if you don’t throw them?” Vincenzo clarified

“Wait so am I supposed to hate them or love them?” Nadja asked

“Love them of course!”

“But you just said you hate them”

“Of course, I despise them with all my being but you have to hold them!”

“Wait I’m confused, why can’t I just talk to people?”

Saint Vincenzo erupted into laughter with tears dripping out his eyes, luckily at that point Isabella had finished hooking the wire onto the table, unluckily she had to clean up her diversion, so she looked back at Nadja and asked her to stall for a few more seconds.

“You don’t just TALK to people Nadja, they’re who you’re trying to get away from, when you’re a public official you should just focus on your job and ONLY your job, whatever people say is secondary of course”

“Right, right I guess?” Nadja mumbled “S-so any plans this weekend?”

“As a matter of fact I do— and it involves you!”

“O-Oh!” Nadja exclaimed “really?”

Isabella hastily started pushing the tea into the tray but it wouldn’t go as fast as she’d like, so she went faster and faster accidentally knocking her head into Saint Vincenzo’s desk

“Isabella!” Vincenzo cried out “WHAT ON EARTH IS TAKING YOU THIS LONG?!”

“S-sorry sir, I’m just doing my best!” Isabella falsely apologized

“Clearly not!” Vincenzo cried out, his harsh demeanor angered Nadja, not wanting to have yet another fight from the both of them this week Isabella quickly scrubbed faster this time.

“As I was saying, I’ll be taking you to the Glass Labyrinthe on the weekend, show you around, show you off, its about time you left the estate” Vincenzo announced, the news coming to Nadja as a shock, rarely does her dad allow her to leave the house, let alone accompany him, and now he’s letting her accompany him to the city’s biggest monument, Nadja was excited but still angry, all while Isabella could only hear one thing,

Saint Vincenzo is taking his young daughter to see a prison of which a dangerous prisoner had escaped from and trying to hunt them down as they were talking

“That’s- that’s great news dad, I was wondering if you would let me leave the estate for something else though” Nadja requested

“Oh?” Saint Vincenzo said “and what might that be?”

“I want to go to the Arcane library this weekend, I just heard they released new books from the isles there and I wanted to read them!”

“Oh dear, why there?” Vincenzo asked

“Why not there?”

“You know I hate that shabby old joint, if I could I would’ve turned it into a worker’s facility so why do you want to go there?”

“B-because it’s a library, and I love libraries” Nadja said, it was as if Isabella could hear her heart shatter over her father’s mean words

“I don’t know— maybe if we end early at the Labyrinthe but I don’t see it happening in the near future”

Isabella couldn’t understand how one person could be so cruel and unforgiving with the most inconsequential statement ever known to man, she knew the saint never spent anytime with his daughter anyways to learn anything about her, but even that felt heartless.

Isabella was done cleaning she picked up the platter, more importantly the wire was placed in a hidden and secure area where no one could reach it, she ushered Nadja to come by her side and said

“Well, that’s all of it, again I am sorry sir” Isabella said as she held out her arm for Nadja to grasp

“This’ll be coming out of your paycheck Hortenz, I hope you learn from this mistake of yours” Vincenzo said

‘I’ll stick a wick up your ass see what mistakes YOU atone to’ Isabella thought

however the words that did come out of her mouth were

“Yes your sainthood have a restful night”

As she and Nadja left the room they both heard noises from the end of the hall of a, the two security guards rushed to the sound as Isabella abandoned her tray and pulled a knife from inside her pant leg which was strapped onto her socks

“You had a knife tapped to your legs this entire time?!” Nadja asked

“No time to explain get behind me!” Isabella said

While she and Nadja inched closer and closer to the sound, upon arriving to the source of the sound a gaggle of guards surrounded what seemed to be the man Isabella had met earlier on, with the whole pale skin and spores growing out of his body description to match, to follow the security guards a few maids and butlers came around including Aria and Svetlana, Aria rushed to embrace Nadja upon seeing her cowering behind Isabella

“NADJA!” She cried “Are you hurt? Did the bad man touch you?!”

“No Aria I’m fine, Isabella protected me” Nadja replied, Aria looked back at Isabella wielding a knife in one hand

“I thought you left early” Aria said

“Oh I came back— no reason just felt like it” Isabella sarcastically remarked

The three ladies turned around to see the man being handcuffed and detained by the guards, his head was split open by Svetlana after she had stumbled onto him walking the hallways aimlessly, as saliva poured down his mouth and his eyes twitched feverishly, Isabella stared at him, realizing he matched the same description that Louis described and the man she saw as she left the estate earlier on

“Svetlana!” Isabella cried running towards her “are you okay did he hurt you?”

“I’m fine, don’t worry about me, I’m a hero!” Svetlana rejoiced

“You’re way too chipper for a woman who came into contact with a murderer” Isabella said

“Honey, I’m surrounded by murderers everyday” Svetlana reminded Isabella, other than acknowledging the sad reality that her and Svetlana were in she simply said

“Well done Lana dear~”

Nadja was led back to her room as all went back to normal over at the estate, as Isabella put Nadja in her bed and followed her through her bedtime routine Nadja stopped in the middle of it, glaring out the window as the officers had came to take the lunatic as they drove him away Nadja let out an audible sigh

“Nad?” Isabella asked “Are you alright?”

“What were you doing in my dad’s room Bella?” Nadja asked

“I promised Aria I wouldn’t involve you in that sort of thing” Isabella said

“Why won’t anyone tell me anything nowadays?” Nadja pondered

“Huh?”

“Aria won’t tell me about my childhood, my father won’t tell me about the city and YOU— You won’t even tell me about the things you were doing, that you were using MY help to do!” Nadja said turning away from the window

“I don’t get to walk outside without a hundred people following me, I don’t get to do things I love without being called weird for it, I don’t get to go to my favorite places and now YOU won’t tell me anything!” Nadja said “I expect this sort of thing from my dad but never you Bella”

Isabella inhaled sharply, she sat next to Nadja on her window sill as she looked into her eyes and told the young girl

“You know, you have done something only a true professional could do” Isabella said

“And that is?”

“Make me break a promise” Isabella leaned in to Nadja’s ears and whispered her entire plan and job to her, Nadja gasped as her body tingled with excitement

“Did you—”

“Yes!”

“And did I help!”

“Yes!”

“So does this mean I’m a Jackal now?”

“Our first honorary member!”

“Oh my goodness I feel so honored I just—” Nadja jumped with excitement she flapped her hands and squealed, she instinctively bear-hugged Isabella once more that night

“Okay okay, calm down kiddo!” Isabella said “remember this doesn’t leave this room— got it?”

“Yes ma’am!”

Isabella left the room after hours of coaxing Nadja to try and sleep when she noticed a certain figure smoking out the window; tall, scrawny with dark hair and pale as a ghost, but she had already put Nadja to sleep so who could it be?

She leaned in closer and made out that it was Aria, she left the estate and came around to the exterior and met up with her older co-worker

“You mind if I join you?” Isabella asked

“No you’ve already gotten into trouble today, wouldn’t want to add to it” Aria replied

“Oh Aria, oh so cautious, oh so hypocritical”

“What do you want Bella?”

“You seem off today— is it something I did?”

“When is it not?”

“Oh come on that’s harsh~”

“I’m sorry Bella, I know you want to make this country better, but unless it disappears into thin air I don’t see that happening anytime soon”

“Why are you so pessimistic?” Isabella asked “we have a chance to fix these things, don’t you want to give it a go?”

“A gave it a ‘go’ some seventeen years ago and all I ended up with was a dead boyfriend and a prison sentence” Aria replied

“I’m sorry to hear that”

“She’s a good kid Bella, all this hope is a dangerous thing for a kid that young”

“I know Aria, I know~”

Isabella tiredly stumbled into her apartment in a groggy and exhausted stupor, she haphazardly took off her jacket and fell onto the ground closing her eyes and trying to nap, only for Louis to talk and instantly wake her up

“Where in god’s name were you it’s been four hours!” Louis complained

“Hello to you too Louis—” Isabella said getting up and going to her bedroom

“I mean seriously where do you get off on terrifying me then lying to me?!” Louis complained

“I’m here now aren’t I?” Isabella said “go to bed for crying out loud”

“How can I when there’s a half-dead man walking around town?!”

“Not anymore” Isabella remarked

“Wait what?” Louis asked

“They caught him, he was a Labyrinthe escapee”

“oh”

Louis had an aura of guilt follow him as it weighed him down, he stared out Isabella’s windows looking in horror, Isabella noticed, she cussed herself out and turned around to ask

“What’s wrong Louis?”

“That was a real man” he said in disbelief “What in god’s name did they do to him?”

“maison de verre des horreurs” he mumbled

“At least you know why you joined the Jackals club now” Isabella remarked as she went over to hug Louis, he clung onto her for dear life as he hid his face into her torso and wept like a crying child

As he wept into Isabella’s shirt she looked out her window overseeing the Glass Labyrinthe in all its infamy, a prison that spanned across the city and reflected the moonlight so graciously for a moment you look at it and forget it’s a prison, but not for Isabella, all she could think of when looking at that thing was

“Die Hölle ist aus Glas und sie starrt mir ins Gesicht”

end.

#short fiction #fiction #short story #psychological thriller #chimera #oc stuff #writeblr #creative writing #writers of tumblr #rate my writing #original characters #original work #gothic horror #german tumblr #french literature #arab writer #writersofinstagram

[god-complex-12]

Prompts

Master list

* EDITING IN PROCESS.

Rules

- Emoji anons are welcomed

- I only write for male, gn, or ftm trans readers

- I prefer writing for amab readers

- no incest, ya nasty.

- no pedo shit.

- if I write a character who is a minor, it is strictly platonic.

- I write for platonic fics for characters over the age of 18 to.

- no SH, suicide, rape, SA, no shit like that, please.

- No “yandere” stuff.

- if I ignore your request, I either didn’t see it, didn’t know how to write it, or it just went against one of my rules.

- please, put if you want the reader to be male or gn.

NSFW rules

- non of the sub reader stuff, unless they are at the hands of a power bottom (preferably character)

- I prefer the reader to be penetrating, if there is any.

- preferably amab reader. Y’know, with a pee pee. Or a trans (ftm) reader with surgery.

- I will write for a female bodied reader (ftm) without surgery too, just saying I prefer a wee wee.

Fandoms I write for:

Oscar Isaac characters

Steven Grant (Moon Knight). Marc Spector (Moon Knight). Jake Lockley (Moon Knight). William Tell (The Card Counter). Santiago “Pope” Garcia (Triple Frontier). Nathan Bateman (Ex Machina). Jonathan Levy (Scenes Fromba Marriage). Abel Morales (The Most Violent Year). Will Dempsey (Life Itself). Rydal (The Two Faces of January). Nick Masicsko (Show Me a Hero). Jack (Mojave). Shiv (Pu-239). Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’Hara (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). Duke Leto (Dune). Kane (Annihilation). Palo “Poe” Dameron (Star Wars). Llewyn Davis (Inside Llewyn Davis). Richard (The Letted Room). Paul Gauguin (At Eternity’s Gate). Cecil (Revenge on Jolly!). Lightening Face (Basil Stitt).

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Characters:

Tasks force 141- Cpt. John Price. John “Soap” MacTavish. Simone “Ghost” Riley. Kyle “Gaz” Garrick.

Las Vaqueros- Colonel Alejandro Vargas. Rodolfo “Rudy” Parra.

Other- Kate Laswell. Commander Phillip Gaves. “König”.

Six

Characters:

Richard “Rip”. Joseph “Bear” Graves. Alex Claude. Ricky “Buddha”. Robert Chase III. Dominic Adams.

Rainbow Six Siege

Characters:

Viperstrike- Nayara “Brava” Cardoso. Grace “Dokkaebi” Nam. Ryad “Jackal” Al-Hassar. Yumiko “Hibana” Imagawa. Vicente “Capitão” Souza. Mike “Thatcher” Baker. Elias “Blitz” Kötz. Kana “Alamo” Fujiwara. Adriana “Maestro” Martello. Aria “Alibi” Luca. Masaru “Echo” Enatsu. Mark “Mute” Chandar. Julien “Rook” Nizan. Marius “Jäger” Streicher.

Nighthaven- Charlie Tho “Grim” Keng Boon. Anja “Osa” Janković (platonic). Håvard “Ace” Haugland. Jaimini “Kali” Shah. “Finka”. Monika “IQ” Weiss. Alpha “Aruni” Tawanroong. Ngugi “Wamai” Furaha. Elżbiedts “Ela” Bosak. Elena “Mira” Álvarez. James “Smoke” Porter. Jack “Pulse” Estrada.

Wolfguard- Néon “Sens” Ngoma. Sanaa “Nomad” Maktoub. Olivier “Lion” Flament. Siu “Ying” Lin. Gilles “Montagne” Touré. Emmanuel let “Twitch” Pichon. Mina “Thunderbird” Sky. Thandiwe “Melusi” Ndlovu. Morowa “Clash” Evans. Tina “Frost” Tsang. Miles “Castle” Campbell. Gustave “Doc” Kateb. Dominic “Bandit” Brunsmeier.

Ghosteyes- Santiago “Flores” Lucero. Samuel “Zero” Fisher. Nienke “Iana” Meijer. “Nøkk”. Erik “Maverick” Thorn. Zofia Bosak. “Glaz”. Ana “Solis” Díaz. Collinn “Warden” McKinley. Max “Mozzie” Goose. Chul “Vigil” Hwa. Liu “Lesion” Long. Taina “Cerveira” Pereira. Meghan “Valkyrie” Castellano.

Redhammer- Azucena “Amaru” Quispe. Tori “Gridlock” Fairous. Craig “Blackbeard” Jenson. Sebastien “Buck” Côté. Seamus “Sledge” Cowden. Eliza “Ash” Cohen. Jordan “Thermite” Trace. “Fuze”. Brianna “Thron” Skehan. Said “Oryx” Hadid. César “Goyo” Herbández. Jalal “Kaid” Fassi. “Tachanka”. “Kapkan”.

Lucifer (Netflix)

Characters:

Angels- Amenadiel. Lucifer Morningstar.

Demons- Mazikeen.

Detective/or works in that field- Ella Lopez. Dan. Marcus Pierce.

Other- Eve.

DC

Characters:

Justice League- Clark “Superman” Kent. Bruce “Batman” Wayne. Diana “Wonder Woman” Princess. Barry “The Flash” Allen. Hal “Green Lantern” Jordon. Victor “Cyborg” Stone. Arthur “Aquaman” Curry. Oliver “Green Arrow” Queen.

Bat-fam- Bruce “Batman” Wayne. Dick “Nightwing” Grayson. Jason “Red Hood” Todd. Tim “Red Robin” Drake. Damian “Robin” Wayne. Stephanie “The Spoiler” Brown. Cassandra “Orphan” Cain. Duke “The Signal” Thomas. Kathy “Batwoman” Kane. Barbara “Batgirl” Gordon.

Hero- Kara “Supergirl” Zor-El. Queen “Wonder Woman” Nubia. Donna “Wonder Girl” Troy. Karen “Power Girl” Starr. Raymond “Atom” Palmer. Dinah “Black Carney” Lance. Wally “The Flash” Weat. Jon “Superboy” Kent. Koriand’r “Starfire”. Rachel “Raven” Roth. Garfield “Beast Boy” Logan. Zatanna Zatara. John “Hellblazer” Constantine.

Green lanterns- Hal “Green Lantern” Jordon. John “Green Lantern” Stewart. Kyle “Green Lantern” Rayner.

Villain- Jack “Joker” Naiper. Harlen “Harley Quinn” Quinzel. Edward “The Riddler” Nygma. Selina “Catwoman” Kyle. Pamela “Posion Ivy” Isley. Floyd “Deadshot” Lawton. Jonathan “Scare Crow” Crane. David “Black Manta” Hyde.

Other- Lucifer Morningstar.

Marvel

Characters:

Avengers- T’Challa “Black Panther”. Sam “Falcon” Wilson. Steve “Captain America” Rogers. Natalia “Black Widow” Alianovna. Bucky “Winter Soldier” Barnes. Clint “Hawkeye” Barton. Tony “Iron Man” Stark. Thor Odinson.

Hero’s- Roberta “Captain America” Mendez. Matt “Daredevil” Murrdock. Scott “Ant-Man” Lang. Peter “Star Lord” Quill,

Deadpool- Wanda “Lady Deadpool” Wilson. Wade “Deadpool” Wilson.

MoonKnight- Steven “Mr. Knight” Grant. Marc “MoonKnight” Spector. Khonshu. Jake “Mr. Knight” Lockley.

Spider-men- Cooper “Web-Weaver” Coen. May “Spider-Girl” Parker. Hobie “Spider-Punk” Brown. Ben “Scarlet Spider” Reilly. Kaine “Scarlet Spider” Parker. Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’rara. Anya “Spider-Girl” Corázon. Gwen “Spider-Gwen” Stacy. Miles “Spider-Man” Morales. Cindy “Silk” Moon. Mary “MJ” Jane. Peter “Spider-Man” Parker.

Other- Tony “Taskmaster” Masters. Brock “Crossbones” Rumblow. Joaquín “Falcon” Torres. Yelena “White Widow” Belova. Gwen “Gwenpool” Poole. Kraven “Kraven the Hunter”. Felicia “Black Cat” Hardy. Soel “Luna Snow” Hee. Elektra Natchios. Albert “Spawn” Simmons. Frank “Punisher” Castle. Loki Odinson. Stephen “Doctor Strange” Strange.

Triple Frontier

Characters:

Francisco Morales. Santiago “Pope” Garcia. Tom “Redfly” Davis.

The Card Counter

Characters:

William Tell. La Linda. Clirk Rogers.

A Most Violent Years

Characters:

Abel Morales. Lawrence. Peter Forente..

The Two Faces of January

Characters:

Chester’s McFarland. Rydal.

Ex Machina

Characters:

Nathan Bateman.

Scenes From a Marriage

Characters:

Jonathan Levy.

Life Itself

Characters:

Will Dempsey.

Show Me a Hero

Characters:

Nick Wasicsko. Micheal Sussman?

Mojave

Characters:

John “Jack” Jackson.

Pu-239

Characters:

Shiv.

Dune

Characters:

Duke Leto.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Characters:

Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’Hara. Peter “Spider-Man” B. Parker. Jessica “Spider-Woman” Drew. Peter “Spider-Man Noir” Parker.

Obey Me! Shall We Date?

Demons- Lucifer. Mammon. Leviathan. Satan. Asmodues. Beelzebub. Belphegor. Diavolo. Barbatos.

Angels- Simeon. Luke (platonically).

Humans- Solomon.

Anime’s:

*If the characters are like high schoolers, I will only right with them aged up. However, if the character I’d like 14 and below, I will note write with at all because 15 and above I can get a more accurate less childish personality with them being aged up.

Devil Man Crybaby

Characters:

Akira Fudo. Ryo Asuka. Miki Makimura. Miki Kurado. Psycho Jenny.

Haikyu!! (Ify about this one)

Kurasuno- Yu Nishinoya. Tobio Kageyama. Kei Tsukishima. Kiyoko Shimizu. Shoto Hinata. Ryūnosuke Tanaka. Koshi Sugawara. Hitoka Yachi. Tadashi Yamaguchi. Keishin Ukai. Daichi Suwamura.

Nekoma- Kenma Kozume. Tetsurō Kuroo. Lev Haiba.

Aoba Johsai- Toru Oikawa. Hajime Iwaizumi.

Fukurōdani- Kōtarō Bokuto. Keiji Akaashi.

Shiratorizawa- Wakatoshi Ushijima. Satori Tendo.

Attack on Titan

Characters:

Scout Regiment- Armin Arlert. Mikasa Ackerman. Levi Ackerman. Hange Zoë. Sasha Brown. Erwin Smith.

Military Regiment- Hitch Dreyse. Kenny Ackerman.

Warriors- Reiner Braun. Annie Leonhart.

Nobility- Historia Reiss.

Eldia- Ymir Fritz.

Paradise Island- Carla Jeager. Kuchel Ackerman.

Sword Art Online

Character:

Kirito. Asuna. Sinon.

Seven Deadly Sins

Characters:

Meliodas. Escanor. Gowther. Ban. Diane. King.

Hunter x Hunter

Characters:

Killua Zoldyck (platonic). Gon Freecss (platonic). Kurapika. Chrollo Lucifer. Feitan. Leorio.

Parasyte

Characters:

Satori Murano. Shinichi Izumi. Kana Kimishima.

Demon Slayer

Characters:

Ubuyashiki Family- Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

Hashira- Giyu Tomioka. Mitsuri Kanroji. Sanemi Shinazugawa. Gyomei Himejima. Shinobu Kocho.

Former Hashira- Kyojuro Rengoku. Tengen Uzui.

Demon Slayers- Tanjiro Kamado. Zenitsu Agatsuma. Inosuke Hashibira.

Demons- Muzan Kibutsuji. Enmu.

Death Note

Blue Exorcist

Ouran High School Host Club

Soul Eater

Black Butler

Angels of Death

High-rise Invasion

Noragami

Psycho-pass

Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun

The Way of the House Husband

Kotoro Lives Alone (platonic w/ Kotoro)

Cowboy Bebop

Jujutsu Kaisen

#rules and requests #god complex 12

[theclumsyxeno]

Future and past crossroads- Anubis

In a dimension where the worlds of Mass effect and SMITE have crossed, many gods have crossed to the Milky Way and Andromeda, many injured. One of them, Anubis, was battling Set and was on the verge of victory, until he was knocked out from behind by Eset. She dragged the unconscious Jackal god and threw him into a portal…

Commander Shepard, Garrus Vakarian, and Thane Krios headed to the Afterlife Club on Omega. Shepard was curious as to what Aria would even want. They stepped inside only to find her sitting in one corner with two other people at another table. The group approached her.

"Aria?" Shepard asked.

She turned to Shepard, her serious expression never fading, “Shepard, word had spread that you have ‘gods’ in your ranks.”

Shepard took a deep breath, “That is, correct.” Aria then pointed to another club booth not far from her, not saying a word. Shepherd’s eyes followed Aria’s finger point, and landed on an unconscious Anubis. He and his teammates approached the jackal god. Shepard activated his Omni-tool, “Hey Ra,”

Soon a familiar voice appeared from the Omni-tool, “Yes Shepard?”

Shepard continued, “You wouldn’t happen to have a jackal god in your pantheon, would you?”

Ra responded, “As a matter of fact, yes. He’s my half grandson, Anubis. God of the dead. He serves as what you humans would call… A grim reaper.” Shepard looked at the unconscious Anubis.

He soon responded, “Well Aria found him on Omega, we’re bringing my him to the Normandy. Tell Cathrine and Chakwas to have the med bay ready.”

Ra replied, “…. Of course.” Then the transmission ended.

Garrus asked, “So, who’s carrying him back?” Shepard replied, “I’ll take him.” He grabbed Anubis’ arm as Shepard stood. Garrus walked beside Shepard to carry him back. Shepard and Garrus walked out of the club with Thane not far behind. They soon returned to the Normandy and took off.

Garrus placed the unconscious Jackal god on the medbay bed, leaving room for Cathrine and Chakwas. They examined the unconscious body, taking in its injuries. Chakwas pulled up a data pad, looking it over briefly. As the pair examined, Anubis slowly regained consciousness.

Cathrine stated, “He’s waking up Chakwas.” Chakwas looked up from the datapad and saw the Jackal god awaken. She put down her datapad and tended to him.

“Hello Anubis, how are you feeling?” She questioned while checking his vitals.

Anubis answered, “I am alright, just a sharp headache- Wait… This isn’t Egypt.”

Cathrine replied, “No this isn’t, this is the Milky Way Galaxy. This is likely a culture shock for you, but we’re in a far distant future from what you are used to.” As Cathrine spoke, Ra entered the Med bay. The Sun god made eye contact with Cathrine, before turning to face Anubis.

Ra said, “Anubis, what was the last thing you saw?”

Anubis snarled slightly, “Set…” Cathrine grew slightly nervous, but Ra placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Anubis calmed back down

slightly, “How do I return home?” Anubis questioned, trying to remain calm.

Ra responded, “That we still don’t know.” Anubis appeared dismayed at that, his ears drooping. Not long later, Kelly Chambers entered, wanting to meet the new face. Anubis looked up as he heard footsteps and saw Kelly.

Kelly stated, “I hope I’m not interrupting anything?”

Chakwas replied, “No, not at all.” Kelly approached Anubis, He quickly sensed her heart, it was pure and gentle, compassionate and loving.

Kelly introduced, “I’m Kelly Chambers, pleasure to meet you.” She smiled softly at the jackal god.

He was at first speechless, but managed to speak, “I am, Anubis.” He felt his face flush, growing hot, and faint gold blush appeared.

Kelly chuckled lightly, “Nice to meet you Anubis.”

Anubis began to speak again, “It’s nice to meet you as well Kelly Chambers, but I must depart.” Anubis attempted to stand, but immediately stumbled. Cathrine, sensing his discomfort, assisted him in standing. Anubis thanked her profusely, and she helped his gain his footing. Anubis glanced at Kelly before giving one final goodbye and departing. Once Anubis left, the rest of the crew was shocked at his departure.

Chakwas remarked, “Is it me or did he seem more relaxed after he talked to her?” Cathrine nodded in agreement.

Ra stated, “She must have reminded him of his late wife, Anput.”

Garrus asked, “Late wife?” Ra nodded sadly.

He continued, “Anput was killed by Set.”

Kelly commented, “Why would he do that?”

Ra looked at Kelly, “Set is an evil, twisted god, he’ll do anything to get his way, even harming family in the process.” The group in the med bay felt a sadness for the jackal god, especially, Kelly.

She stated, “I’ll go check on him,” She left the med bay in search for Anubis. She found him not long later, leaning against the wall.

He seemed lost in thought. She gently placed a hand on his arm, “I’m sorry about your wife.” Anubis turned to her, he saw the sympathy in her eyes. His face flushed as he lowered his head. “Thank you, for your sympathy Kelly.” Anubis leaned his head on her shoulder. She smiled softly and patted him on the back.

After a few moments, Anubis released Kelly and straightened himself.

She spoke, “Would you like to show you around the Normandy?” Kelly smiled softly at the Jackal god.

Anubis smiled, “Very much so.” In turn, the pair walked away from the hallway and towards a bridge. They passed many rooms filled with supplies for the Normandy.

Once they reached the elevator, Kelly motioned toward it. Anubis went and examined it.

Anubis spoke, “This is interesting, Kelly, what does it do exactly?” Before Kelly could respond, Tiamat approached the pair.

She said, “It’s an elevator, a truly amazing creation. It allows you to go to different levels of the ship. You push the button there to open it.” Tiamat pointed to the open button on the elevator. Anubis nodded and pressed it. Causing the Elevator to open, Kelly and Tiamat gestured for Anubis to go into the elevator. He hesitantly went into the elevator, with Kelly and Tiamat not far behind. As the elevator moved up, Anubis asked, “Who’s the captain of this vessel?”

Tiamat replied, “The captain is Commander Shepard.” Anubis nodded. After a few minutes, the elevator opened to the command deck. Anubis walked out and gaped at the sight. It was indeed a culture shock, everything here was so futuristic, nothing like the ancient and sandy Egypt. Kelly took note of Anubis’s shock.

Kelly explained, “This is our main bridge, the research and tech labs, the armory, and the communications and war room.” At that, both Anubis and Tiamat gazed upon the room, which was full of technology unlike any other.

Tiamat commented, “It really is fascinating isn't it?”

Anubis replied, “Indeed, I can see why humans find these objects beautiful.” Kelly then stepped forward.

She told Anubis, “Come, let's continue our tour. I still have a lot to show you.” Anubis followed Kelly, while Tiamat went to find Miranda. Kelly led Anubis to the elevator again and they went down this time. There, they saw the Crew quarters and lounge.

The two walked past the lounge and went into the mess hall. As they entered, Jack and Garrus looked up from their meal.

Jack asked Garrus, “That the new God around here?”

Garrus replied, “Yep.” Jack and Garrus then started talking. Meanwhile, Kelly noticed that Anubis was looking at the food on the counter.

Kelly asked, “Have you eaten dinner yet?”

Anubis replied, “I’m afraid I haven’t yet.” Kelly smiled and took his hand and led him to a table in the mess hall. They sat down, Anubis looked around and saw Kaiden and Gracie across the room eating together, as well as Somara and Liara to the left. As he looked at his surroundings, the meal arrived, chicken noodle soup and beef stew.

Kelly commented, “The meal’s here Anubis.”

He looked up at Kelly, who was smiling and laughing. Anubis felt a blush begin to form, and he looked away from Kelly, unable to handle such affectionate looks. He chose to focus on his beef stew, while Kelly ate her chicken noodle soup. Anubis couldn’t help but laugh as he watched Kelly slurp her noodles. His laughter causing Kelly to blush. Soon the pair were both blushing, which caused them to break off eye contact. Anubis looked down at the ground, and Kelly sighed and looked at her half empty soup bowl. Kelly set her spoon down.

After several moments silence, Anubis looked over at Kelly. Kelly noticed Anubis staring at her. She looked away, and muttered something under her breath. Anubis looked over at Kelly with confusion.

Anubis asked, “What was that?” Kelly looked at Anubis sheepishly. She stammered as she tried to explain herself. Eventually she settled on, “Uh..”

Kelly began, “Well.. Um...I uh... I kinda just blurted out that..you look cute when you blush..like… you did… just now…” Her face was completely flush, with bright red blush. Anubis was surprised, his face flushed as well, gold blush appeared on his muzzle. He didn’t know how to reply. Instead, he focused on his own food, his appetite returning.

Kelly quietly muttered, “Sorry! Sorry… I shouldn’t have said that.” She grabbed her spoon once more, trying to avoid any further embarrassment.

Anubis spoke up, “Don’t worry, no harm done.” Kelly glanced at Anubis, calming down, grateful to know she didn’t make him mad. She smiled brightly at Anubis, she did wonder however, what was it about her that reminded him of his late wife?

Kelly finished her dinner and Anubis finished his stew. A loud alarm sounded throughout the entire ship, shocking everyone.

Everyone stared at one another as the crew began to gather on the bridge.

EDI’s voice came over the intercom, “All hands, emergency, emergency. All hands… all hands.. all hands. There are collectors on the ship.”

Garrus responded, “Collectors? How did we not notice that earlier?”

Anubis questioned, “How are they collecting exactly?”

Anubis noticed Kelly shiver slightly at the mention of Collectors. Anubis wondered if perhaps, Kelly had seen Collectors before. But he quickly shook those thoughts away. Kelly was a doctor, and she worked on ships, she wouldn’t necessarily be aware of Collector’s behavior.

Kaidan spoke up, “They might have followed us from when we saved Legion. But I got a score to settle with them.” Kaidan had already begun heading towards the bridge. Shepard went after Kaiden quickly. The rest of the crew followed suit, Kelly and Anubis followed closely behind them. On the way, Kelly kept glancing at Anubis , but never said anything. Upon arriving in the bridge, the whole crew had gathered,

When everyone had gathered, Shepard stood in front of the group. He began, “Alright everyone, listen up! The Collectors found us earlier than expected . We need to get ready for an attack. Let’s split into groups. Everyone will have to go through the weapons. Garrus, get your squad together and meet me at the armory.”

Everyone hurriedly went to assemble themselves. Once everyone was ready and assembled on the bridge, they began to discuss their plan. After discussing the battle plan, the commander ordered,

“Alright people, I want you all to stick to this pattern. Remember; we can’t let them grab any of the hands of the ship. We can defend ourselves, they can’t. Got it?!” Everyone agreed, And went to their tasks. Anubis approached Shepard.

He asked, “Shepard, I must ask, what is a collector?”

He replied, “A collector is a creation of the reapers, they capture and ‘collect’ humans, for what, we’re not sure yet.” Anubis looked back at Kelly , whose face displayed fear.

Anubis stated, “There’s something about the collectors that scares Kelly, do you know what that is?”

Shepard replied, “Not sure, but I do know she used to serve on the SSV Aesop a year ago. But the ship had an accident, and Kelly was the only one on the ship when it was found.” Anubis nodded, he understood the situation, since he’d lost his adopted father.

Before anything else could be discussed, they heard a thud coming from the cargo bay.

Immediately the trio turned to the door. The door then slowly opened, revealing a very large Collector standing there. Anubis stood in front of Kelly. When the Collector spotted him, its body pulsated. In the blink of an eye the Collector was upon him. Anubis dodged the attacks, then countered by grabbing onto the Collector and slamming it into the nearest bulkhead. The Collector struggled in response, trying to push Anubis away, but Anubis didn’t let up, soon trapping it, wrapping it tightly with hovering bandaging until it was fully mummified. Causing the collector to no longer be a threat. Shepard was in shock by what he had seen.

Anubis turned to Kelly asked, “Are you alright?” Kelly nodded in response.

Soon Shepard received a call on his Omni-tool, “Hey, Jefe, where are the other collectors? I’m ready for a fight!”

Shepard replied, “It looks like Anubis took down this group’s leader, James. There’s not going to be a fight after all.”

Liara spoke up on the Omni-tool, “I don't understand Commander, why would he take down a Collector alone?”

Kelly answered, “He…He… protected me….” A faint blush appeared as her face flushed.

Shepard spoke up, “That's right Kelly. He protected you. It doesn't matter why, what matters is that he did.” He turned to Anubis.

Anubis stated, “She had helped me, she had a good heart, I could not allow that collector to get near her.” Kelly looked up at Anubis, blushed again and replied,

“Thank you Anubis, for protecting me.”

Anubis replied, “No need to thank me.”

Shepard interrupted, “Alright, Joker, get us out of here before the Collectors-“ Soon a loud noise happened.

On the Omni-Tool Miranda stated, “You had to wish for a fight, didn’t you James?”

Shepard quickly stated, “Ra, Tiamat, Anubis, make sure those collectors stay off the ship.” Anubis nodded and joined the other two gods on the other side of the ship.

Joker was panicked, he couldn’t believe that this was happening.

EDI spoke, “Mr. Moreau, I will need complete control in order to help the crew.” Joker gritted his teeth.

He stated, “Are you kidding me?!”

EDI replied, “I fear I am not. Go down to the-“

Joker sighed, “I know where to go.” Joker headed for the control room, he was grateful that Ra, Tiamat, and Anubis were here, he didn’t want to think of what would happen if they weren’t there. He soon made it to the control room and finds the A.I core, and reset the ship’s core, freeing EDI’s restraints. In turn he got out of the control room and back to the pilot’s seat.

EDI came on the comm, “Shepard, I have an idea to help us escape the collectors,”

Shepard replied, “Fire away, I’m open to ideas.”

EDI replied, “Attention Normandy crew, you must reach the crew’s quarters and lock the doors, I am going to open the air lock to remove the collectors.” The crew rushed quickly to the crew’s quarters, locking the door behind them. With the no longer blocking them, the collectors pilled into the Normandy. Shepard and Joker locked the cockpit, Kelly along with them. Then the airlock opened, yanking all the collectors out of the ship, with the creatures screeching as they were pulled out. Once the collectors were gone, EDI closed the air lock.

She stated, “Mr. Moreau, please choose where we will light speed jump to.” Joker looked at the map, and selected the Citadel. Causing the Normandy to jump quickly. Once they stopped near the Citadel, an intense relief was felt among the crew. They opened the door of the quarters and came out.

Kelly quickly stepped forward and embraced Anubis. Anubis hugged her in return. She then stepped back and observed the rest of the crew who were coming out of the doors.

Kelly commented, “I’m glad everyone is alright.” Anubis nodded in agreement at Kelly’s comment.

However, he said, “I am especially glad you are okay as well.” Kelly blushed once more, her face becoming hotter, but she rested her head on the jackal god’s side. Anubis’ gaze softened at Kelly’s actions, he placed his hand gently on top of her head, stroking her hair softly with his clawed fingertips. Anubis wasn’t sure how he ended up here, but at this moment, he was alright with it all.

#SMITE #smite anubis #Mass effect 2 #egyptian mythology #long post #crossover story

[44gamez]

Nikke tier list and reroll guide February 2024

Rank Nikke characters S A2, Admi, Anis: Glowing Summer time, Alice, Blanc, Centi, Diesel, Dolla, Dorothy, Emma, Responsible, Harran, Helm, Helm: Aquamarine, Liter, Ludmilla: Winter Proprietor, Marciana, Maxwell, Modernia, Naga, Noir, Noise, Privaty, Rapunzel, Crimson Hood, Rupee, Scarlet, Scarlet: Black Widow, Snow White, Snow White: Harmless Days, Tia A 2B, Biscuit, Drake, Laplace, Ludmilla, Makima, Mary: Bay Goddess, Moran, Pepper, Poli, Energy, Quency, Sakura, Quantity B Anne: Miracle Fairy, Brid, Epinel, Folkwang, Jackal, Maiden, Mast, Mica: Snow Buddy, Miranda, N102, Nero, Nihilister, Noah, Rupee: Winter Shopper, Sin, Soda, Tove, Vesti, Viper, Yan, Yuni C Anis, Aria, Cocoa, D, Emma, Exia, Frima, Guillotine, Leona, Mary, Milk, Neon: Blue Ocean, Novel, Pascal, Quiry, Rapi, Rei, Sign, Sugar, Yulha D Anchor, Belorta, Crow, Delta, Ether, Eunhwa, Himeno, Isabel, Julia, Mica, Mihara, Neon, Neve, Product 23, Rosanna, Soline E iDoll Flower, iDoll Ocean, iDoll Solar, Product 08, Product 12, Soldier EG, Soldier FA, Soldier OW Source link Read the full article

#February #guide #List #Nikke #Reroll #Tier

[callumnoisetion]

Powerful And Also Distinct Snipers

There need to be no complaints about the weapons system of Gunman Sniper. The modded variation allows you to select among different systems. Some sniffles and snipers are powerful adequate to kill your opponents at the last minute.

Nonetheless, they are also hard as well as heavy to lug and also can house restricted bullets. Each weapon additionally has various features and characteristics. Adagio, Jackal, as well as Aria are simply a few to call. So, select the one that fits your mission.

Different Play Modes

The game is created for gamers of all degrees, from novices to experienced ones. It is made with different settings, consisting of game setting, best mode, and also Montenegro one.

Those playing it for the first time must comply with the version and practice their video gaming abilities. In this case, the Montenegro setting is a perfect choice, which is the easiest setting.

After these very first steps, you can access much more alternatives as well as locate it simpler to act like a hitman sniper. The 2nd Depot setting will certainly allow you upgrade the weapons to boost damage capacity.

You can additionally acquire new skins to beautify your tools.

#gamers #tools

[ranboounlabeled]

Incorrect Quotes

So I had the bright idea one day to make incorrect quotes based on a DnD campaign and the players. Why not post them here? If any of them find this and request this to be deleted, I won’t mind. Blu - DM, any other character you don’t see listed here Tuck - Alzora Autumn/Me - Aria Maria - Yeet Bard - Tad Whipple - Niyana ~ Aria at 3AM: Alzora wake up Alzora, annoyed: What is it? Aria: If butterflies fall in love, do they feel humans/mobians in their stomach? Alzora: The rest of Team Supernova: Niyana: aria what the fuck Yeet: No no, wait. She has a point. Yeet: What if they’re mobian butterflies? Snipe: What if they just feel really tiny butterflies in their stomachs? Niyana: That’s morbid. ~ Aria: is pink panther a lion Alzora: say that again but slower Aria: i don't get it? Alzora: he's the pink PANTHER Aria: okay? but is he a lion? Alzora: Aria. he's a panther Aria: is that a kind of lion??? Alzora: no it's a fucking panther Aria: I just googled it. Are they not pink?  Alzora: AND LIONS ARE??? ~ Yeet: *gets shot* Shit. Alzora: Language! ~ Niyana: Is 4 alot? Aria/Alzora: Depends on the context. Aria/Alzora: Money? No. Aria/Alzora: Murders? Yes. ~ Yeet: Just a reminder that I'm non-binary so if you've got a crush on me, u gay bro ~

Alzora: if one of you says that stupid thing again I will not hesitate to give you frost bite Aria: aw that's so sad alexa play despacito Alzora: starting with you Alt idea from our DM (context, Alzora is an ice dragon and I compare her to Elsa alot): Aria: thats so sad, alexa play Let it Go. Alzora: you will die in 3 days ~ Niyana: THE FLOOR IS LAVA Yeet: *helps Snipe onto a chair* Alzora: *throws Aria off the table* revenge Niyana: There are two types of people ~ Alzora: If anyone says ‘mood’ ‘same’ or 'me’ in response to something I say ever again, I will throw you out the nearest window Yeet: Mood Aria: Same Niyana: Me Alzora calling tad: hello? Tad can you come here quickly? Tad: why what happened? Alzora: well lets just say there’s a gun in my hand, 3 dead bodies on the floor, blood on the walls floor and ceiling, and police on the way Tad: Tad: what Tad: The police are going to be there? Yeah, you're on your own ~ Aria: Mobius is a hot, molten core with a solid crust. Therefore, its a ravioli Alzora: Please stop Yeet, taking notes: No no let her finish ~ Aria: Comparing me and Alzora is like comparing apples to oranges. Aria: I mean, I like apples, and I really don't like oranges. Aria: Oranges are annoying. ~ nesta: fuck your cake! aria: 

~ Niyana: I’ve been working on my evil laugh! ‘Cause everybody’s got an evil laugh, you know, like... Ha ha ha ha HA! Like that. Alzora: Okay, here’s the thing. You’re not ready... for the evil laugh, okay, you can do a chuckle? Like a mildly upset chuckle? After MY evil laugh. ~ Snipe: You're smiling. Did something good happen? Aria: Can't I smile just because I feel like it? Niyana: Alzora tripped and fell down the stairs. ~ Yeet: So, why is Aria mad at you? Alzora: They sneezed and I accidentally said "shut the fuck up" instead of "bless you". Yeet: Alzora: Yeet: How do you accidentally say "shut the fuck up"?! ~ Alzora: Anyone who says 'uwu' or 'owo' again is being arrested for crimes against humanity! Aria: Cwimes against huwumanity. Alzora: I'm going to break your fingers. ~ Yeet, while crying: LOVE IS DEAD AND NEVER EXISTED! ALL YOU DID WAS BETRAY ME AS I LAY SICK AND FESTERING! YOU ARE THE DEFINITION OF DREAD! Snipe: Are you ok???  Yeet, crying even more: NIYANA STOLE MY FUCKIGN WEAPONS! [This breakdown is immediately followed by Yeet trying to beat the shit out of a 15 year-old] ~ Alzora: Good Morning!   Aria: Good Morning everyone Snipe: Good Morning. [ half of everyone else says their good mornings] Yeet: My god you all sound like robots! “good morning” this “good morning” that. Yeet: Spice it up!!! Niyana: HEY MOTHERFUCKERS ~ Alzora: *falls*  Alzora: Alzora: I suppose I’ll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies. ~ Aria: Tall people are the enemy! Alzora: I'm sorry, I can't hear you from up here. Aria: I will tie your fucking shoelaces together and you won't even know it! ~ Niyana: But rules were made to be broken! Tad: They were made to be followed. Nothing is made to be broken. Nesta: Uh, pinatas. Alzora: Glow sticks. Yeet: Karate boards. Aria: Spaghetti when you have a small pot. Niyana: And rules! Snipe: Don’t forget bones. Yeet: Ye-Wait no- ~ Aria: Onion rings are just vegetable doughnuts. Alzora, used to Aria: Sure they are, Aria. Aria: Your stomach thinks all potatoes are mashed. Alzora: Okay. Aria: Lasagna is just spaghetti-flavored cake. Alzora: … Aria, oblivious: Lobsters are mermaids to scorpions. Alzora, crying: Aria, please stop. Yeet, fascinated: No, continue. ~ Yeet: Hey, Snipe, what are you doing here? Snipe: This is where I come to cry. Yeet: What. Snipe: I said this is where I come to be a cool guy. ~ [loud crashing comes from Team Supernova's room, Tad runs in to find the room completely trashed] Tad: What happened in here!? [The rest of the Team are on an elevated surface]  Aria, on top of the bookshelf, shaking: We saw a spider... ~ Yeet: Isn’t it amazing what friends learn from each other? Aria: I learn a lot from Phin because he makes so many mistakes. ~ Aria: AVJDJAHDHSHS Tad: what is that? Aria: a keyboard smash Tad: how do I do it? Aria: just press anything Tad: 7 ~ Alzora: Bitch. Aria: Blocked. Alzora: Wait, unblock me, I need to tell you something. Aria: Unblocked. Alzora: Bitch. ~ Alzora: Don’t say a word. Aria: Aria: Fergalicious. Alzora: I said no words. Aria: Oh, I see. Two weeks ago playing Scrabble, it’s not a word. Now suddenly it is a word because it’s convenient for you. ~ Aria: Olli? Why are you outside? It's pouring! Olli, drenched: The aesthetic, Miss Aria. Aria: Olli, please. Olli: ThE aEsThEtIc, MiSs ArIa! ~ Niyana: There’s no “i” in happyness. Aria: There is if you fuckin’ spell it right. ~ Niyana: Do you care if I take the skin off the Furby? Niyana: I want to make him a God. Once he is free of his sinful flesh he can begin the path towards enlightenment. He will take care of Us. Niyana: Also I want to softhack his circuits. Yeet: I literally could not care less but never say anything as frightening as that sentence ever again. Tad, not looking up from his sketch book: I could design some long furby designs if you need me to. ~ Stella: I have a mafia! Yeet: We have a Niyana. ~ Yeet: Bro. Snipe: What bro? Yeet: Tell the whole world we’re bros. Snipe: *whispers* We’re bros. Yeet: Why’d you whisper bro? Snipe: Because you’re my whole world bro. Yeet: B R O. ~ Yeet: Your house is burning down! You can only save one thing. What do you save? Aria: My house?? ~ Aria: Yeet, do you ever want to talk about your emotions? Yeet: No. Alzora: I do. Aria: I know, Alzora. Alzora: I’m sad. Aria: I know, Alzora. ~ Stella: *looking around in closet* What should I change into? Snipe: A better person. ~ Whatever characters Yeet writes into fanfiction: *hugging and vibing* Yeet: Who would ever want to harm such a loving relationship? Yeet, brandishing a pen: I WOOOOULD! ~ Yeet: Chillax~ Alzora: That’s not a word. Yeet: Sometimes the ones who deny “chillax” are the ones who need to chillax the most. ~ Aria: 13 year old me would be both terrified and in awe at who I am now. Niyana: 13 year old me wouldn't think I'd get this far. Yeet: I would fight a 13 year old me. ~ Snipe: Yeet came into my room in the middle of the night, I pretended to be asleep, and they stroked my hair for a minute then left. Are they planning to kill me??? Aria: No they just care about you, idiot. ~ Yeet: Well, I guess you could say I’ve fallen for you. Snipe: You just fell down seven flights of stairs, how are you even alive? ~ Yeet: I wish I could block people in real life. Alzora: A restraining order. Niyana: Murder. ~ Alzora: What the frick is wrong with you? Snipe: Please be more specific and resubmit with the proper paperwork. ~ [on a city bus] Stranger: Are you traveling for business or pleasure? Alzora, in full armor: Combat. ~ Aria: Who ate my fries? Yeet? Yeet: I don’t like fries. Aria: Snipe? Snipe: I don’t need food. Aria: Niyana? Niyana: …It was Alzora. Alzora: Yeah it was. Aria: wh ~ Alzora: They are completely literal people. Metaphors go over their heads. Yeet: Nothing goes over my head... my reflexes are too fast! I would catch it. ~ Yeet: Live by the ass, die by the ass. Tad: S t o p ~ Niyana: Is there a word that is a mix between sad and mad? Tad: Malcontented, disgruntled, miserable, desolate. Yeet: Smad. ~ Tad: If someone is trying to rob a civilian, what is the correct course of action? Yeet: T-pose to assert dominance Tad: No. Niyana: Say "Thank you Chaos, for this meal I'm about to have" and then- Tad, interrupting: even worse Yeet, taking notes: Wait, let her finish ~ Aria: Hey Alzora, do you think Snipe feels regret? Because i just saw him choke down one of Tad’s pancakes in half a second. Alzora: Snipe has only one emotion and that’s hubris. ~ Yeet: *peeling a banana* May I take your jacket lol Snipe: Do you think other people can't hear you? ~ Aria: You have to pick your battles, Alzora. Alzora: I’m full of rage and I’m picking all of them. ~ Nesta, T-posing in the hallway: Good morning, parental figure. Tad, not looking up from his coffee: Hello, problem child. ~ Yeet, throwing his head in Snipe’s lap: Tell me I’m pretty. Snipe, lovingly stroking their hair: You’re pretty fucking annoying, that’s what you are. ~ Yeet, hoarsely: I think I'm losing my voice. Niyana: Ha! That means you can't yell at me anymore! [later that day]  Niyana: Turns out, Yeet is scarier when they’re quiet. ~ Snipe: WE'RE SINKING IN DEEP WATER. Yeet: Don't worry. I learned this from a survival TV show. Yeet: OH TOOOOODLES-- ~ Niyana: Who else uses can openers to drink soft drinks? Yeet: This is extremely unhinged I must try it immediately. ~ Snipe: Boil up some mountain dew. It’s gonna be a long night. Aria: You could have said anything else. Yeet: fire burn and cauldron bubble, baja blast to fuel my trouble. ~ Aria: What do you want for dinner? Niyana: How about Sonic? Aria: *whispers* He's so fast how would we catch him-

#I can assure you there's much more but im tired #I'll reblog with more later #incorrect quotes #sonic incorrect quotes #sonic forces #dnd 5e #tad the duck #yeet #aria the jackal #alzora frost #niyana the cat #dnd incorrect quotes

[kawoozo]

Little gifts for @hanynar

Well...I’m sorry for only sketches but nah...just don’t be sad 

Infinite from her amazing ask blog and her beautiful OC,Aria, in two versions

#infinite the jackal #sonic forces #aria the hedgehog #gift #digital sketch #my art

[absinthe-and-tea]

Requests are; Closed

I will do requests for;

Slashers:

Jason Voorhees ; Friday the 13th {pt2-pt10}

Michael Myers ; Halloween {OG-RZ}

The Other ; Hell Fest

Harry Warden ; My Bloody Valentine

Vincent Sinclair ; House of Wax

Bo Sinclair ; House of Wax

Lester Sinclair ; House of Wax

Bubba Sawyer ; Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Thomas Hewitt ; Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Solomon Goode ; Fear Street

Brahms Heelshire ; The Boy

Eddie Gluskin ; Outlast: Whistleblower

The Executioner ; Slasher {Cam Henry & Tom Winston}

Destiny:

Cayde-6 ; Destiny/Destiny 2

Saint-14 ; Destiny 2

Mithrax ; Destiny 2

Uldren Sov/Crow ; Destiny/Destiny 2

Xûr ; Destiny/Destiny 2

Andal Brask ; Destiny Lore

Shin Malphur ; Destiny Lore

Variks ; Destiny/Destiny 2

Banshee-44 ; Destiny/Destiny 2

Ada-1 ; Destiny 2

Eris Morn ; Destiny/Destiny 2

Felwinter ; Destiny Lore

Rasputin ; Destiny 2

Lord Shaxx ; Destiny/Destiny 2

Shiro-4 ; Destiny

Spider ; Destiny 2

The Drifter ; Destiny 2

The Speaker ; Destiny

Dragon Age:

Alistair ; Dragon Age: Origins/Dragon Age 2/Dragon Age: Inquisition

Otto Alrik ; Dragon Age: Origins

Anders: Dragon Age: Origins/Dragon Age 2

Zevran Arainai ; Dragon Age: Origins/Dragon Age: Inquisition

Aveline ; Dragon Age 2

Blackwall ; Dragon Age: Inquisition

Cole ; Dragon Age: Inquisition

Fenris ; Dragon Age 2/Dragon Age: Inquisition

Lace Harding ; Dragon Age: Inquisition

Hawke ; Dragon Age 2/Dragon Age: Inquisition

Iron Bull ; Dragon Age: Inquisition

Cullen Rutherford ; Dragon Age: Origins/Dragon Age 2/Dragon Age: Inquisition

Merrill ; Dragon Age 2

Morrigan ; Dragon Age: Origins/Dragon Age: Inquisition

Mass Effect:

Garrus Vakarian ; Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Tali'Zorah ; Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Mordin Solus ; Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Jeff "Joker" Moreau ; Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Liara T'Soni ; Mass Effect/Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Jack ; Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Thane Krios ; Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Samara ; Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Morinth ; Mass Effect 2

James Vega ; Mass Effect 3

Javik ; Mass Effect 3

Cora Harper ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Vetra Nyx ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Pelessaria "Peebee" B'Sayle ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Nakmor Drack ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Jaal Ama Darav ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Saren Arterius ; Mass Effect

Aria T'Loak ; Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Kal'Reegar ; Mass Effect 2/Mass Effect 3

Nyreen Kandros ; Mass Effect 3

Lexi T'Perro ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Kallo Jath ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Suvi Anwar ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Tiran Kandros ; Mass Effect: Andromeda

Star Wars:

Qui-Gon Jinn ; Star Wars

Obi-Wan Kenobi ; Star Wars

Fennec Shand ; The Mandalorian

Din Djarin ; The Mandalorian

Boba Fett ; Star Wars/The Mandalorian

Rainbow 6 Siege:

Håvard "Ace" Haugland

Dominic "Bandit" Brunsmeier

Elias "Blitz" Kötz

Sébastien "Buck" Côté

Gustave "Doc" Kateb

Lera "Finka" Melnikova

Shuhrat "Fuze" Kessikbayev

Timur "Glaz" Glazkov

Ryad "Jackal" Ramírez Al-Hassar

Marius "Jäger" Streicher

Maxim "Kapkan" Basuda

Liu "Lesion" Tze Long

Olivier "Lion" Flament

Erik "Maverick" Thorn

Gilles "Montagne" Touré

Mark "Mute" R. Chandar

Karina "Nøkk" Gaarddhøje

Julien "Rook" Nizan

Seamus "Sledge" Cowden

James "Smoke" Porter

Alexsandr "Tachanka" Senaviev

Mike "Thatcher" Baker

Jordan "Thermite" Trace

Chul "Vigil" Kyung Hwa

Dark Souls:

Solaire of Astora ; Dark Souls

Patches ; Dark Souls/Dark Souls III/Dark Souls III

Black Iron Tarkus ; Dark Souls

Artorias, the Abysswalker ; Dark Souls

Alva, Seeker of the Spurned ; Dark Souls II/Dark Souls III

Anri of Astora ; Dark Souls III

Eygon of Carim ; Dark Souls III

Irina of Carim ; Dark Souls III

Greirat of the Undead Settlement ; Dark Souls III

Orbeck of Vinheim ; Dark Souls III

Crossbreed Priscilla ; Dark Souls

Havel the Rock ; Dark Souls/Dark Souls III

Siegward of Catarina ; Dark Souls III

Horace the Hushed ; Dark Souls III

Sir Vilhelm ; Dark Souls III

Ringfinger Leonhard ; Dark Souls III

Knight Slayer Tsorig ; Dark Souls II

Sellsword Luet ; Dark Souls II

Far Cry 5/New Dawn:

Faith Seed

Jacob Seed

John Seed

Joseph Seed

Staci Pratt

Sharky Boshaw

The Judge

Thomas Rush

Skyrim: WIP

Apex Legends: WIP

Borderlands: WIP

Dead By Daylight: WIP

Halo: WIP

Mortal Kombat: WIP

For Honor: WIP

!More to be Added!

I will do N//SFW and SFW. One-shots, headcannons, etc.

#slashers x reader #destiny x reader #dragon age x reader #mass effect x reader #star wars x reader #R6S x reader #dark souls x reader #far cry x reader #skyrim x reader #apex legends x reader #borderlands x reader #dead by daylight x reader #halo x reader #mortal kombat x reader #for honor x reader

[datgurlevie]

HI HI Chapter 14 is uuuuup on AO3!! I am so sorry everyone, I might have missed posting a few chapter updates on here (mental health no good da past few weeks...), but fret not I am still keeping a consistent schedule on AO3 :)) Please have a read if you are into a Salim x female OC ship!

Plot Summary:

Aria Chang, a 30-year-old General Major of the USMC Force Reconnaissance and a human weapon of war, is sent to investigate the suspected chemical weapons at Target LZ. But once foundations start crumbling (literally), she is forced to fight for her life against the vampiric creatures of the underground that were out for cold blood.

In the ominous underground, she encounters Iraqi soldier Salim Othman and is compelled to make a strained alliance with him if they are to all survive the House of Ashes. After being honed to kill any enemies on sight for many years, Aria must learn to cooperate with the opposition no matter the uniform they donned.

But what happens when bonds start to form, lust begins to grow, and secrets come to the light? How will their American weapon of war deal with the lurking demons that not only creep in the shadows but those that begin to grow in her head?

Together with Eric, Rachel, Nick and Jason, they must not only face their inner demons as they enter the temple doors but also be prepared to atone for their sins if they were to escape the underground.

Weekly Updates: Every Sunday 2:00pm PST/ 10:00pm GMT

Chapter 14 Sneak Peek:

Jarah, Iraq, 2003

Keen umber eyes locked onto the gate entrance that led into the giant factory facility. The sun was scorching down on the soldier who was hidden among the desert cliffs, rifle pointed steadily and directly at the targeted building.

Aria continued to focus on the large doorway and kept watch of the Iraqi soldier standing guard at the front of it. The sun was at its peak, and her skin was drenched in sweat at the heavy layers of camouflage gear and uniform she had to put on for this mission. Unlike the other operation for Target LZ, this mission was a game of waiting.

She was very used to the waiting game and did not mind enduring the extreme environmental climates in order to wait for her prey to come out. Other operations had her wait in extreme hot and cold climates for multiple days in a row with minimal food and water. Being stationed here for only four hours so far was considered nothing to her.

“Jackal Two-One, this is Eagle One reporting for zero zero four zero hours. No signs of the HVT1 yet, over.” Aria muttered over her radio while not breaking eye contact with the gate entrance.

“Roger, awaiting signal. Over.” A male voice was heard over the radio.

She went back to being comfortable in her scouting position and continued to keep watch over the area where the soldier was lingering around.

It had been two weeks since she had left the quarantine zone back in Camp Slayer, and three weeks since her escape from the House of Ashes. Aria had been too busy preparing for this mission that she did not have sufficient time to process what had happened while she was in the underground. However, due to her honed abilities to repress any traumatic events at this point she was able to push those thoughts aside while concentrating on the mission she was currently on.

For now.

Read more on AO3...

#salim othman #salim x reader #salim x oc #house of ashes #dark pictures house of ashes #house of ashes fic #jason kolchek #nick kay #rachel king #eric king #ao3 #salim x aria #my fanfiction

[immortaljackal]

@smokedanced (Wren) || semiplotted starter.

There aren't many things in the galaxy that can surprise her, but seeing a dead Spectre walking past the bar in Afterlife is definitely one of them - even if Layla does appreciate the irony of the whole situation, considering…

Honey-gold eyes track the Spectre as she heads up the stairs - well, this is interesting… Aria's involved, is she? - before turning back to the bar, quickly downing her drink and waving her omnitool toward the bartender to pay off her tab. With the turian's bored nod, she smirks, winking at him as she slides off the stool and makes her way toward the raised VIP lounge where Aria keeps her personal couch.

Taking a spot by one of the standing tables, she keeps a close eye on both staircases, waiting for the moment when Shepard and her squad - a human male in fitted black and white light armour and a human female in fitted black and grey hooded light armour - come back down a few minutes later.

Honey-gold eyes flick in the direction where they seem to be heading, frowning at the sight of the batarian in Blue Suns armour. She's heard of their recruitment efforts, of course - it's hard to be a mercenary on Omega and not hear about it and Archangel giving most of the merc gangs trouble - but even she has to admit it's been amusing watching the gangs flounder while trying to take out one lone turian.

Snapping her focus back on the Spectre, she steps away from the table, and directly into the squad's path, her golden eyes as well as the golden jackal embossed on her own black armour briefly catching the fiery red light of Afterlife and seeming to glow.

"Commander Shepard," she greets as quietly as she can, given the overall noise of the club, not wanting to draw undue attention their way. "A word, if you have a moment?"

#smokedanced #smokedanced ( wren shepard ) #cunning trickery ( ic ) #mainverse || leave the lost & dead behind ( mass effect ) #jackal of the terminus ( layla kieran ) #i bring the storm ( closed starter ) #dutyworn

[blackwolfnsr]

Phew! Finally managed to finish the full briefing of Hermanas! So glad this turned out well!

Full briefing

Kliff: Great work on taking down Yinu, you two. I hope you're prepared to face your next foe...or, heh, rather foes. Meet the cultural sister sensation of the Quetzal District; Hermanas.

Mayday: Wait, so we're facing off against a group of dogs? That's a first! But I heard that their district's music is super nice, and very traditional! Don't the people there have traditional drums and stuff like that.

Kliff: Correction; these girls are jackals. And you are correct, Mayday! Hermanas and Quetzal are a bit of an outlier when it comes to the music demand. They stick towards a more traditional route, as you call it; however, they incorporated EDM into the mix.

Not only that, but they were this winner's of the Lights Up Audition. Meaning you'll be going up against NSR's most recent party.

Hermanas might not look like much, but Tatiana didn't just pick them for nothing. These sisters have been training for years to get up to this point, so expect them to be quite powerful.

My word of advice? Take out one sister at a time. The leader, Nikita, is your main target. Take down Aria and Mira as well, as they'll no doubt use their elemental skills to stop you both.

Nikita, being the eldest of the siblings, naturally is the leader. She is the red jackal and capable to use her fire to attack. Aria, the middle and blue sister of the 3, is able to use freezing ice for both offensive and defensive strength.

And finally, there's Mira. She's the youngest and the yellow sister. She's capable of sending electricity your way, and getting struck by it isn't going to be a pretty sight. Make sure you remember this information, because these girls don't plan on holding back.

Good luck, you two. You're going to need it!

#nsr #art #no straight roads #no straight roads oc #nsr oc #oc #fake screenshot #background art is not mine #as it belongs to the NSR game #Kliff #Kliff NSR #NSR Kliff #Zuke #Zuke NSR #NSR Zuke #Mayday #Mayday NSR #NSR Mayday #Fan-Boss

[poisonhemloc]

Alright, my Lancer character Ronderu Wrenchclever, callsign Tactical Malfunction (TacMal for short) (On the right, on the left is Jackie, callsign Jackal, @robezpierre‘s character)

I commissioned the art from my friend Linnea, who is SeffaiStudios on twitter and doesn’t have a tumblr, who’s pretty cool and yes her watermark has axolotls.

TacMal is from a mining spaceship in orbit around Procyon, and joined a little lancer company essentially to become the new anti-pirate head at home, and was poached from the original company by Aria, who is head of Flamebreak Chorus, where TacMal currently works. They’re mercenaries that help out in situations where the government is too slow or too far away and someone needs to be there now. Currently she and her squad, called Icebreakers*, are working on the moss covered planet of Hilonde because the neighboring Ossyric empire is trying to violently take it over. (* I firmly believe Fizz came up with the name during sesh 0. No one remembered it except for me a few sessions in.)

TacMal usually has spray paint of some kind and will repaint peoples mechs if asked (or sometimes if she thinks they need it). The thing on her right arm is technically a prosthetic third arm; it’s almost entirely used for hacking purposes cause its not strong enough to lift more than a couple pounds. She’s a bit agoraphobic cause. Space station, this outdoors with no roof thing is Not Okay.

TacMal is the general hacker of the squad; she’s piloting a dusk wing (currently LL3, two in dusk wing and one in minotaur), and has almost total focus on generating heat and status issues.

Jackal (Jackie) is the sniper of the group, piloting a pegasus. We also have Fizz (Fizz), general support character/somehow the face/recruited into Flamebreak cause Aria saw him on a report failing to break out of prison in a homemade mech suit, and C3N-T8R (Marion), former racer now piloting a Nelson.

(TacMal is also the oc I’ve thrown into Gundam, by virtue of “I don’t care, a lich blew up near a minotaur” and has decided that Celestial Being both has an awful mission statement but is the more morally right group to support so. She’s offered help in her tiny little mech but she’s mad about it.)

#poisonhemloc's rambles #lancer #not my art #i am 100% down to talk about lancer characters #also if spelling on this changes its cause my dm follows me and will have let me know #spelling did in fact change as i thought dm sent me correct spellings

[flatstarcarcosa]

@jackals-ships not to curse you with my brain worms but oh my god im thinking about zaeed and garrus doing a round or two in zaeed's combat sim every time garrus and zan come to visit, and one year way, way after the reaper war garrus gets feeling nostalgic and starts asking zaeed if he ever misses 'working' and being in the field, and 'you know, i've been keeping an eye out-'

and zaeed just tells him like no, do not finish that sentence. yes, he's interested but NO he doesn't want to hear it because if he hears it he's gonna wanna look into it, and if he looks into it, he's gonna wanna leave.

and the conversation turns to garrus commenting that it's a damn shame him and zaeed never got to team up on omega; outside of their paths crossing because of shepard, he means.

"you and i could have made quite a mess," he says, almost wistfully.

"seems like you made a good enough of a mess on your own," zaeed says, disassembling a rifle as the sim powers down.

"yeah, too bad archangel and massani teaming up never happened though," says garrus. then he shrugs. "but hell, you know what they say. never say never and all that."

zaeed just grunts, and shrugs.

"who knows," says garrus, "maybe 20 years from now when i'm old and on my way out anyway, i'll swing by and..."

and then he just stops. zaeed quirks an eyebrow at him.

"and?"

garrus stammers, mandibles twitching.

"well i was gonna say give you a lift and then we'd go to omega and give aria t'loak one last headache before we kick the bucket, but honestly, if you have another 20 years in you i'll be more interested in finding out what kept your crusty ass alive."

and zaeed just laughs, head back and hearty.

"tell you what," he says, tossing garrus a (dextro friendly) beer. "i'm gonna hold you to that, now. 20 years, you stop on by, and if i haven't forgotten which way to point a fucking gun, we'll go give omega one last house cleaning."

"well, now you're just sweet talking me," says garrus as he pops the top off his beer.

#txt.txt #zaeed #platonic: garrus #and then i kick open the armory door yelling about how i didn't spend all fucking day marinating two different kinds of roasts #for them to fucking let it go cold because they're doing pretend collector battles #in the fucking basement