#but gregors reaction to her death

[haveihitanerve]

If By Tragic, You Mean The End-

Twitchtip hurt. Her body ached with every pitiful step she made, stumbling around the small obsidian pit. Her nose throbbed, the constant smartting that had not eased as time went on, but had slightly lessened, perhaps. And her heart. Her traitorous, horrible heart. It hurt. Hurt with every breath, every wheezing gasp, every single thing she did. The pit wasn't big. Just a small circle, maybe the length of ripred nose to tail. And the width of him too. Twitchtip rasped a faint laugh at that. The guards above her peeked down, curious, but twitchtip just sagged against the wall, not giving them anything. Her breaths were coming slower now. It was only a matter of time. Twitchtip took a deep breath, closing her eyes. Her nose was broken, yes, but she could still smell faintly. The first scent that floated into her bruised nose was that of gnawers. Rats. She remembered a time when she had treasured that smell. When it had been comfort. When she had cuddled up with her litter mates and snuggled against her mother. When she had run with other rats, shoulders brushing as they hunted. She also remembered the fear that came with that scent. But, that too had diminished again. Twitchtip was no longer afraid. Not after meeting him. Ripred. Ripred was cold. Harsh even. But she knew why. She smelled it all over him. Perhaps thats why he had been so indifferent to her. But she knew he had cared for her, in his own way. Had made extra travels that he hadn't needed to, just so that she could spend more time in a nest than just cowered in a cave. Had left food and guarded water sources so she wouldn't have to hunt for her own. Had made sure to shield her from the attacking guards. And had made sure the first human she had come into contact with had been gregor. The pup. His pup, though the old rat would never admit it. Gregor. The pup was kind. Sweet. An innocent boy in a world of hate and violence. But by the time they had met, he had already survived one war. And was still fighting for them in the next. And he was still kind. Had treated her with respect and kindness that no one else ever bothered. Had lied for her, claiming he had rolled into her while he slept. Had saved her. That had been the most puzzling thing of all. He had saved her life. Just because. He didn't care that she was a rat and he was a human. He didn't care that no one else wanted to save her. That it was pretty much a death sentence. He had still done it. Perhaps thats why ripred liked him so much. And had felt safe leaving them in each others company. Added to the fact that the rat hated water and needed twitchtip to keep an eye on his pup. Another laugh rasped out of her at that. The guards began to talk, but twitchtip didn't listen, too focused on her thoughts. Her wonderful thoughts. Of the boy who cared. And the rat who had accepted her. When so many others had shunned her. Her thoughts drifted to the queen. The young queen. Who had fought side by side with her, not as enemies, but as friends. Equals. Who had defended until she had at last fled. Gregor. Luxa. Ripred. Their faces drifted in front of her eyelids. ‘What a wonderful way to die’ twitchtip whispered softly. And as she took her last breath, perhaps by fate, perhaps by luck, or perhaps by sandwich himself, it was their scents that filled her nose. Their scents that guided her into that wonderful paradise. And as Twitchtip approached those gleaming apples, she breathed deeply, and smiled.

#her death broke me #i honestly wasnt a huge twitchtip fan imma be honest #but gregors reaction to her death #and howard and luxas #ahhhh #and then i went back and reread the books #and i just love her so much #she didnt deserve any of it either #her and ares are like my 'did not deserve an ounce of shit they were given by the world' babies #twitchtip #gregor the overlander #death #the underland chronicles #her and gregor bro #platonic soulmates #tuc #i had to give her a happy ending #at least for my soul #well #not happy #but peaceful #tears for fears

[necronatural]

What's Up With Dante's Name Anyway

It's fairly evident from the start Dante's name is not actually Dante. They express superficial "I've kind of heard of it, but idk what that is" reactions to a number of things, but make it clear that "Dante" is completely alien to them. Their own name!

Notable is that the sinners will write/embroider? their own names on their coats.

You can see Rodion uses her nickname, how she would like to be referred. DonQui's as the standard, a little uneven but clear and readable. Yi Sang wrote his in lowercase. Ishmael started writing hers, then before she finished tore the lower half of the coat off, preventing her from finishing her name. Gregor's is distorted; why that is is unclear, but the top 2 options are "he's right-handed and couldn't fix it once the mistake was made" and "he never learned to write to begin with". His profile seems to be the only one that's been typed out, so either way, he physically struggles to write, thus proving these are written by the Sinners personally.

Now look at Dante's.

They've interpreted the name phonetically. It's so alien to them they don't even know it's Italian. This is absolutely not their name.

Now, important to note Dante is a sinner too! They're in the lineup as #10, and they have a subtitle name just like the rest of them, "DURANTE". Durante is the poet Dante Alighieri's full name; "Dante" is a nickname, a term of familiarity.

Coincidentally, while their profile doubles down on "Dante", their jacket in that profile is written with...what's this??

DURANTE. The subtitle name.

Now, the subtitle names (purpose unknown) are also written out on the sinners, also clearly written by the sinner themselves, in their native language. On their weapons! (Mostly; Yi Sang's is on his bag, and as his knife is sheathed and obscured we can't tell if it's on there as well.)

Notable is Outis, of course;

Her subname is just her name. That's because she's based on Odysseus; "Outis" is a pseudonym, the written word's first John Doe.

This makes the reversal a little strange; going by a LC-assigned pseudonym, but your subtitle is your true name? That doesn't sound right. While it's obvious Dante can't go by their real name (their identity is being withheld for a reason, as mysterious as it may be), something is up!

My current theories are

Funniest possible option: They've been provided with a nickname as their alias, which is alien because absolutely no one has ever referred to them by nickname before

Durante is a surname; they would never be referred to as "Dante" because their first name (notably missing from their promo art's coat) is the one that would get a nickname. Notable that Durante is generally a surname nowadays.

Durante is just an alias, just like Outis', but can no longer be used due to the secrecy around Dante's previous identity

Durante is the name of D corporation (D-corp being where Dante was found, and the region that is soon to experience a mass-death-event of around 200,000 people in June of 985), which they are the CEO/Face of

Durante is the name of a specific role within the D Corporation that is self-evidently very high up, possibly tasked with being the interface for their Singularity (their Star?)

#limbus company #limbus meta

[anxiousnerdwritings]

Wait hold on- I need to hear more about cersei flipping her lid after finding out about Joanna-Lookalike reader getting married and is pregnant. Like I just imagine Cersei rocking up to winterfell all excited to see her bby after she was ripped away from her and just seeing her daughter heavily pregnant (like days away from giving birth), and just freezing for like a solid minute just trying to comprehend wtf has happened, before snapping out of it and demanding who defiled her sweet daughter and who dared put a bastard in her, and everyone's in winterfell is like 'bish tf what u talking about they got married', because everyone was under the belief that the lannisters knew and just didn't want to go to the wedding.

Tw: Mentions of pregnancy and death during child birth

Oh my gods- Cersei pulling up to Winterfell only to act like a complete fool in front of everyone and Robert’s just busting his ass laughing?? It would no doubt happen like that too.

Not to mention that Robb would be attached to the hip of Joanna!lookalike, especially if she were so far along in her pregnancy. He’s on one side. Greywind’s on the other helping and keeping a watchful eye out for every step the Reader takes. So, when Cersei’s realization hits her she would immediately know that Robb was the one to have ‘defiled’ her bby.

Also, I can’t help but imagine Cersei trying to get a good look at them after having been away for so long only for all the direwolves to protectively get between her and the Reader. Not to mention that Joanna!lookalike has her lion there too. So just imagine six direwolves and one lion staring down Cersei. She would be so infuriated, especially given that she sees Robb as more of the actual threat than she ever could pose to her own child.

I also imagine Tywin being in attendance too since he also wouldn’t have seen his precious grandchild after so long. And he would be just as upset if not more so, the only difference is his reaction comes out a lot more calm and collected than Cersei’s. It’s safe to say though that Robert is getting two fucking earfuls from them.

Myrcella and Tommen would be so incredibly happy not only to see their beloved sibling but also to know that she’s married and with child. They of course would be upset that they couldn’t have been at the wedding and witnessed it themselves but they’re happy nonetheless. Joffrey would be utterly horrified, both seeing his sister so very pregnant and at the fact that they got married without his knowledge. He’d pick a fight with Robb about that too.

It’s not too much to speculate that everyone would have their hands on Joanna!lookalike’s belly. Especially the younger Stark kids and Robb himself but once House Lannister pulls up their hands would be even more glued the Reader’s pregnant belly. Myrcella and Tommen are the first to want to touch it and feel the baby kick. Cersei and Tywin would be the last to do so. Imagine Robb and the Stark’s reactions to the Mountain touching the Reader’s belly with his big ass meat glove of a hand, even if the Reader was the one to insist Gregor do so.

Back to Cersei, she would be hit with an overwhelming amount of anxiety upon seeing her child not only pregnant but how far along she is and that she’s up and about when she should be bedridden. Cersei would immediately want to get her child to a chair or to their room after she’s been able to process everything. Hell, she would command the Mountain to carry the Reader around, particularly have him carry her back to her bedchambers where she should be staying. Cersei would have no plans of leaving Winterfell until her grandchild is born and she will be in the room during the delivery. Poor Joanna!lookalike will have Cersei on one side and a Robb on the other while she’s in the midst of giving birth. And Cersei will be glaring daggers at Robb the entire time, blaming him for doing this to her beloved daughter.

Also, while she’s still in the middle of acting like a fool, Cersei would no doubt demand that Jaime or the Mountain (yeah cause Gregor’s there too) kill Robb for ‘defiling’ the Reader and putting a ‘bastard’ in her. And also for basically giving the Reader a death sentence if she weren’t to make it out of the delivery alive.

#anxious answers #yandere house lannister #yandere cersei lannister #yandere tywin lannister #yandere myrcella baratheon #yandere tommen baratheon #yandere joffrey baratheon #yandere jaime lannister #yandere tyrion lannister #yandere robb stark #yandere game of thrones #yandere game of thrones concept #yandere concept

[somanyfuckedupiftruebooks]

Mag 24

First of all, amazing opening to the statement. Thank you Leannne, you're a treasure. Secondly, it's weird that she seems to be basically immune to the Stranger, considering her family history. She doesn't necessarily have to take after her grandfather, but still, you'd think she'd have some reaction to clowns other than indifference.

Haha, I get it, he was a 'strange' man who played 'strange' music. Very funny Jonny.

I wonder what his plan was here. The statement implies that Grandpa Nick's death wasn't a shock, and yet he made no plans regarding the contents of the loft. Did he think his granddaughter would keep it locked forever? Or did he want her to find it, and maybe take over as organist? Then why lock the basement at all? If it was to keep Nikola inside, why not warn her that it was up there?

I knew Nikola took her father's surname, but I didn't realise she'd taken her other father's first name! That's oddly endearing... or it would be, if not for the larger implications of a Stranger taking someone's name.

Okay, so Nick was part of the circus and obviously had some kind of relationship with Nikola. Why did he lock it away inside of his loft? Because it killed Gregor Orsinov? Seems that like that happened a long time ago, though. Maybe the lock was a relatively recent thing, only installed after Nick got too sick to care for himself and Leanne moved in? Prior to growing too unwell, Nick might have just been chillin' with Nikola, playing sick beats on the calliope and letting it rip people's jaws off whenever it wanted. The lock could have been to keep Leaane out, not to keep Nikola in. But he left Leanne the house, clown and calliope included...

I dont know. There's unanswered questions here.

Okay, nope, 'thick layer of dust'. Nick hasn't been up here for a loooong time. He definitely just locked Nikola away, with seemingly no plans for what to do when she eventually got out. Maybe he got sick of the #circuslife and thought that if he just left her alone for long enough she would either die or stop pretending to be alive.

Okay, this might just be my automatonophobic ass, but I swear to god if I found this in my house I would immediately burn it. Maybe that would be a bad decision, but I figure I already fucked up by opening the locked room and releasing the spirits of the broken dolls, may as well destroy them all immediately before they have a chance to come alive while I'm sleeping.

It's probably been evident from my commentary thus far, but I subscribe to the theory that this clown doll is Nikola, in one of it's many forms. Which makes it hilaroous that the first introduction we get to one of the primary antagonists of the series is a doll that is immediately called ugly and almost thrown out as garbage.

Omg hi queen!!! It's so nice to meet you!!! Though in hindsight, I really wish your first on-tape appearance hadn't been in a Stranger statement...

But still, iconic to have your first line of dialogue be both interrupting and correcting the Archivist. Get his ass.

🥺 They were friends. He praised her, and they joked around with each other at work.

#a mag a day #mag 24 #sasha james #nikola orsinov #the stranger

[knightprincess]

Forgive Me (Echo x Medic Reader) Part 14

Words: 2k Warning: None but a little bit of fluff ... I think

The moment the Marauder touched down on Anaxes, Anakin had been swept away by Obi-wan, no doubt to an immediate meeting with the Jedi Council. The Jedi Knight had little doubt he would be grilled for his actions and once again disobeying direct orders, as was the norm when he found a loophole. However, this time would be different as he had defied the order for any reason other than to help friends. Rex had told him of the theory Echo was still alive and brought his evidence, he couldn't turn his back on one of his closest and most loyal friends. (Y/N) too had been a reason. She hadn't been herself since Fives' death. She become far colder than before and determined to prove his innocence. Plus she all but rejected love from those around her, especially those who wanted to pursue a romantic relationship. He wanted to help Snap remember who she had been before Fives' died, before Echo had been lost at the Citadel before her heart had been shattered. 

Rex, on the other hand, had simply led the way to Snap's medbay, suspecting she'd be there caring for the troopers injured in the battles while they were away. The members of the bad batch followed behind quietly, the only sound escaping the group was the light tapping from Tech fiddling with his datapad and the subtle clunking from Echo's prosthetics. Nonetheless, the silence to settled over them was a comfortable one, it allowed them to find some sort of peace in the war raging on around them and truly allowed them to hear their own thoughts. Some of them thought about what their next mission would be, Would they be thrown in the jaws of doom again or be sent on something considered softer than normal? Rex on the other hand could only think of Snap and her reaction. He'd not told her when leaving for the mission to retrieve Echo if only to spare her the heartbreak, should it be a cruel trap by the seppies. The great captain knew for sure either Gregor or Wolffe would be around somewhere, keeping an eye on her as the senate had declared for all civvie medics in the field. 

Echo on the other hand thoughts had turned to all the things he'd missed. Gregor had apparently been found on the backwater planet known as the void, apparently with no recollection of how he ended up there. Fives, Tup, and Hardcase were gone as were many others he'd once called friends and brother. Soon enough his thoughts rallied to the impending reunion with (Y/N), he knew she'd changed, everyone in the war had. But still, he questioned if she would be happy to see him or even care for his return. He felt his nerves begin to rise, as his mind clouded with fear of rejection once more. Especially now when she was so different from his brothers and had done so much against those he once fought to protect. 

Before Echo really knew it, the group of troopers were passing over the threshold of Snap's medbay, Much to the surprise of Rex the area was completely empty besides (Y/N) and Gregor, the commando preoccupied with winding Snap up. Although he stopped the moment his honey eyes found the group, specifically the once missing arc trooper. After which his only action was to draw her attention to the group, even if that meant hiding her datapad for the time being. 

Snap had been about to reach for her datapad again when Gregor pointed to the quiet group. Upon turning to them she paled, so many emotions passing over her tired features. Slowly she stepped around her desk, trying to will her brain to catch up and to determine if she was seeing things or if her Echo was there. Rex and the members of the Bad Batch didn't say a word as they got comfy on the beds in the room waiting for their mandatory check-up before being released back into the field or receiving any treatment necessary.

"Hey, Snap" voiced Echo, mentally berating himself for saying something so stupid. They'd been separated for almost two years at that point, she deserved more than just a simple hey. He'd been about to say something else when he felt a hand collide with his cheek, sending his head whipping to the side with some force. His honey eyes were wide with shock as he turned to face her once more. (Y/N) seemed just as taken aback by her own actions, but there was also something else alight in her eyes now, something that hadn't been there before. Hope. 

"Sorry, had to make sure you were real" commented Snap, before repeating her actions, this time to Gregor chuckling and Crosshair making a snide comment. "That was for leaving without telling me the truth" she added before directing him over to one of the empty beds, a small grin coming to her lips although sadness was still present in her eyes. 

"Please spare us the drama and do him last" voiced Crosshair, wishing to be anywhere but there when the inevitable display of affection occurred. Even more so when it was obvious Echo was trying his hardest to stay still and do as Snap had commanded. (Y/N) simply nodded before starting with Wrecker, knowing the human wrecking ball hated medical checkups, probably more so than the needles that normally accompanied them. The moment she gave the lovable soldier his clean bill of health he practically jumped off the bed and ran for the exit, as if on the verge of achieving victory and escaping a prison. 

Crosshair had volunteered to be the next one, as per usual making comments, he didn't go far when Snap was finished with him, instead waiting for Tech and Hunter to be cleared or given any treatment needed. Once again Hunter was given something for his sensitivity and Tech flirted with (Y/N) even if he did so unknowingly, complimenting her work and skills as a healer. Rex too was released after a small dose of Bacta gel and a thank you from Snap. Gregor left with him, although he mentioned he'd be just outside the door should Snap be in need of him. 

Silence once again fell over the medbay, from a distance (Y/N) assessed what she'd need. Quickly determining she'd need to do both a physical and mental assessment on the man she still had the urge to call her Arc Trooper. At the same time, she came to the conclusion she'd have to look over all the prosthetics and implants the Techno Union had put in place. 

"Sorry about whacking you earlier. Almost two years ago I lost you, then without any warning you were here. I thought I was losing my marbles again" started Snap, admitting her reaction had been more from questioning her own sanity than punishing him for leaving her behind. Echo's eyes shone with surprise, Had he really affected her that much? What else had she been through for her to question the reality surrounding her? "Get comfy Mr. Arc Trooper, it's gonna be a long one. Gregor may as well go get some caf and enjoy a game of Dejarik with Wolffe" she continued, catching Gregor's salute from the door and leaving with Rex. 

"Thank you" blurted Echo, before he could truly grasp what was happening or the words to fall from his lips. Snap glanced at him in confusion, but there was no judgment as the Arc Trooper had convinced himself there would be, instead Snap looked at him as if he was the regular trooper he'd been before as if nothing at all had changed. When in truth everything had. "When I was ... when I was a ... alone. They probed my mind, you kept me company. Became my defence against them. Without you, I wouldn't have gotten through the isolation or the torment of being a weapon against my brothers, against the republic" whispered Echo, admitting she'd helped him even when she didn't know it. But refusing to admit the isolation had coursed far more damage than he would ever admit. Just as he wouldn't admit the other things he'd suffered through at the hands of the Techno Union or the thoughts of betrayal and abandonment his desperate mind had created. 

"Thank you for coming back" whispered Snap when she drew close enough. Her words served as a way to distract him from the injection, she caught him with. "Mental assessment is complete for now, your words gave a fair bit away" she calmly elaborated, making notes on her datapad, while resisting the urge to throw it aside and forget her manners. The man her heart set itself on was before her now, different yet still somehow the same, while her mind screamed at her to remain professional until her duties were done, her heart was yelling at her to give in and embrace him, to finally allow herself to feel the love she had forcibly shut away at some point. 

"You haven't changed a bit. Exactly the way I remember" warmly spoke Echo. After all the time to have passed and everything to have happened, the words others had spoken. He'd expected even prepared himself for Snap to be a different person. Yes, she was colder towards the Jedi and some other Civvi Medics, but she still had the same warmth and caring towards the troopers. She still accepted each as they were and called them by the names chosen. The only difference was, now she had an army of big brothers, and her bright smile had dimmed a little. 

"Save us the torment already and kiss" came a voice from the entrance. Snap could only chuckle as Jesse quickly dogged back behind the door, or rather was yanked back behind it by someone, there was little doubt in (Y/N)'s mind it was a member of the famed Wolf Pack or perhaps even Cody. 

"They haven't changed much either. Jesse's still one of the biggest flirts I know and Cody is still Obi-Wan's biggest fan" laughed Snap, letting a small yelp escape her lips when she felt arms wrap around her waist, pulling her in a warmish embrace. Echo was gentle not to hurt her with his scomp link or the implants scattered across his body. His left hand brushed through her silky hair, as he breathed in the familiar vanilla, jasmine, and peppermint scent. His only wish was to do as Jesse had suggested and kiss her, but somehow found his body wouldn't respond to his wishful command. Instead, the pair stayed in the locked embrace. 

As if on cue, Echo could hear Fives' voice ringing in his ears, a simple yet sarcastic "finally" on repeat, along with the normal grin Fives would have given and no doubt followed by a sarcastic comment on waiting far too long. Shortly after Echo's mind came up with the scenario of being chased around the base by Wolffe, acting as the big brother Snap never had and being overly protective of her. Rex following along behind with the simple request of keeping Echo in one piece, with Gregor near Snap and the many Jedi Generals being confused for the most part. 

"Sorry I waited so long" whispered Echo, before releasing her, at least allowing her to return to her duties before giving into the temptation of pulling her to him once more and finally kissing her. By the time the pair separated, Anakin had appeared from the Council Meeting, where his brows had once been creased, and anger had been displayed on his features. A sense of peace and a rare smile had taken over him the moment he entered Snap's medbay, finally, the pair had been reunited, finally, Echo was home again and finally (Y/N) was allowing herself to truly feel again, rather than locking all her emotions and feelings away in a durasteel box. Finally, there was a sense of love that had been missing for so long. 

Finally, Snap had more than friendship to fight for. 

Masterlist

#star wars #the bad batch #the clone wars #arc trooper echo #captain rex #captain gregor #tbb crosshair #tbb hunter #tbb tech #tbb wrecker #fem! medic reader #forgive me (echo x medic reader) #echo x medic reader #echo x reader #reader interactive #reader insert #anakin skyealker #cross posted to wattpad #cross posted on quotev #cross posted on ao3

[gendrie]

The youth fell not ten feet from where Sansa was seated. The point of Ser Gregor's lance had snapped off in his neck, and his life's blood flowed out in slow pulses, each weaker than the one before. 

Jeyne Poole wept so hysterically that Septa Mordane finally took her off to regain her composure, but Sansa sat with her hands folded in her lap, watching with a strange fascination. She had never seen a man die before. She ought to be crying too, she thought, but the tears would not come. (Sansa, AGOT) 

Raff the Sweetling looked up sharply as the long thin blade came sliding from her sleeve. She slipped it through his throat beneath the chin, twisted, and ripped it back out sideways with a single smooth slash. A fine red rain followed, and in his eyes the light went out.

“Valar morghulis,” Arya whispered, but Raff was dead and did not hear. She sniffed. (Arya, TWOW) 

sansa is only an observer at the tourney where she watches a man die right in front of her with no reaction. she actually finds it fascinating to watch this man bleed to death in front of her. she doesn’t cry like jeyne or even feel sick. she feels sad in a detached sort of way for the guy but notes that he is a stranger to her. this is only her second chapter. sansa has yet to experience much trauma, relatively speaking. but she is unbothered by this man’s violent death. afterwards she goes on to have a very pleasant time at the feast. 

arya’s situation is different. by this point in the story she’s seen and been a victim of a lot of violence. she has been beaten and fought in battles and killed. arya knows raff personally as he was an active participant in one of the most traumatic events of arya’s life. he killed one of her companions. so arya kills raff herself and is not phased by the act. which is usually presented as evidence thats she’s “too far gone” or whatever. where as sansa is perceived as exceptionally empathetic. but here they both are, watching men bleed to death in front of them, and neither sheds a tear.

these two scenes aren’t obvious parallels or anything but i think the comparison offers valuable perspective. arya is judged harshly for thoughts and feelings regarding death but the fact of the matter is westeros is a very violent world and they’re all inherently desensitized to the violence - even a sheltered character like sansa. 

#asoiaf nonsense #idk i def thought of arya when i read that moment #like its pretty significant that sansa is unfazed by such violence #so early in the story? #and she never experiences war first hand #but tourneys are constantly described as ''playing at war''

[oneunexpected]

Here's the Code of Claw playlist! This might be my favorite. When I started this project, I made a long list of songs I thought I might want to use just because they reminded me of the series, and I feel like this playlist is the one that has the most of those songs that I knew right off the bat would fit perfectly.

Because the chapters are longest in this book, you may beat each song to the end of the chapter. Sorry about that.

Listen along here. My explanations for each choice are below the cut.

1 - Bad by U2 - Aw, come on, you knew there would be U2! Since Gregor hasn’t really reacted to his impending doom yet, I chose this song to focus more on the reactions of Vikus and Mareth in this chapter, particularly Vikus beginning to break down and say he’d trade places with Gregor if he could. “If I could, through myself, set your spirit free / I’d lead your heart away / See you break, break away / Into the light / And to the day.”

2 - Hello Earth by Kate Bush - Kate Bush, badass she is, wrote a concept album within a bigger album about a woman who gets shipwrecked, has an out of body experience, and is ultimately rescued (or maybe she dies. I personally interpret it as she lives. That’s neither here nor there though). “Hello Earth” is when she’s closest to death and begins reflecting on her life and how she got herself into the situation in the first place. The release point of the song is her wailing, “Why did I go, why did I go?” before the song abruptly cuts to Gregorian chanting. That reminds me a lot of Gregor’s panic attack in this chapter, where he calms himself down with the thought of the stone knight in the Cloisters, where he says Gregorian chants are always playing softly.

3 - Blue Monday by New Order - The second verse in particular reminds me of Gregor and Solovet. “I can and shall obey / But if it wasn’t for your misfortune / I’d be a heavenly person today,” in particular. It also just sounds cool, which I thought would be fun with this chapter where Gregor’s escaping and riding back to battle.

4 - Orange Crush by R.E.M. - This is R.E.M.’s best-known anti-war song, and I chose it particularly for its interlude, which is this sort of rambling from this soldier (or perhaps officer) who enjoys the war. “This here country, hell, any country, it’s just like heaven here … I knew it all, I knew every back road and truck stop,” the narrator says. Gregor and Ares have their weird little moment of euphoria here, so I chose this song for them.

5 - Dirty Paws by Of Monsters and Men - This song tells of a war between the birds and the bees (don’t ask me if that’s supposed to be a euphemism I really don’t know), as the bees decided “the sky wasn’t big enough for them all” and attacked the birds. But then! “The birds, they got help from below / From Dirty Paws and the creatures of snow.” Bees = rats, birds = mice, Dirty Paws = Luxa, creatures of snow = Regalians, case closed. Mostly I just wanted to put this song somewhere in this playlist.

6 - Urn by Childish Gambino - I also just wanted to put this song in this book. It’s only a minute long, so you might have to repeat it a few times. It’s about staring down death and not being afraid, which fits Luxa pretty well, and the lines, “Don’t ever leave me, my love / Keep holding on” could represent Gregor begging Luxa not to die.

7 - Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears - I thought this song would be perfect for the dungeon sequence, and not just for the line, “There’s a room where the light won’t find you,” but that certainly sealed the deal. It’s a good song for living under Solovet’s shadowy gaze.

8 - Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths - One of the first lines in this song is, “You’re scaring us, and some of us love you / Achilles, it’s not much but there’s proof” which reminds me of the way this chapter opens: with Gregor enraged and Mareth, Nerissa and Ripred deeply concerned. Even though Gregor sees their actions as an emotional betrayal, they acted out of care for Gregor. “Today, of all days, see / How the most dangerous thing is to love” works really well for how Luxa’s become such a big vulnerability for Gregor, too.

9 - Agnes by Glass Animals - This song was the toughest for me to choose. The song’s subject matter as a whole and the chapter don’t really fit that well, but it works in the sense it’s a narrator trying to calm down a friend with mental health problems, a little like Gregor and Lizzie. More than anything, I like it for the last line before the chorus and the chorus itself: “I want to hold you like you’re mine / You’re gone but you’re on my mind / I’m lost but I don’t know why.” It reminds me of Ripred, the way he must have felt seeing someone so much like his daughter. One thing I really love about this song is that the first chorus is just hummed, like there’s still some sort of restraint, or perhaps it’s because the narrator still can’t admit how much losing their friend hurt. I don’t know. Ultimately, it just felt right for this chapter to me.

10 - Dummy by Portugal. The Man - This song’s a bop, which is good, because that distracts you a little from lines like “My religion is a piano hanging over my head about to break free” and “The light is going out / The light in my life is going out.” The lyrics reminded me of Gregor’s desperate agreement with Ripred to get his family home, since Gregor would presumably be dead, and the tonal dissonance with the lyrics reminded me of how Gregor’s trying to hide his despair from his sisters.

11 - Violet Hill by Coldplay - This song has a good battle-y beat to it, and I also chose it for the line “I don’t wanna be a solider / Who the captain of some sinking ship / Would stow / Far below,” because that reminds me of how Gregor feels when Solovet sidelines him.

12 - As the World Caves In by Matt Maltese - This is one of the more peaceful chapters of this book. Gregor hangs out very briefly with his mom and then admits his feelings to Luxa. I thought it would be fitting to pair those interactions with a song about waiting for the world to end with a loved one.

13 - I Gave You All by Mumford and Sons - An angry song for an angry Gregor. This chapter is long, but he’s kinda mad throughout, so I hope it works well enough. “I gave you all / And you rip it from my hands and swear it’s all gone” represents how he feels towards Solovet — almost everything he’s done in the Underland has been for her ends, and still she takes more from him, in this by moving his mother somewhere he can’t reach.

14 - Losing My Religion by R.E.M. - In the South, to lose one’s religion means to lose one’s temper, basically, but I’m using it a little more literally here — this is where Gregor loses faith in Regalia, loses faith in Sandwich. Learning about the genocide against the diggers is the tipping point.

15 - Hurt by Johnny Cash - Sorry to people who prefer the Nine Inch Nails version, this is just my preference. Gregor’s literally hurt in the aftermath against the diggers, and this song has the sort of desolate tone that matches his state of mind at the time, and I could see Gregor feeling the sentiment of the chorus towards his sisters and Luxa, but but I also chose it for the ending of this chapter, that pivotal scene where we learn about Ripred’s pup and mates. The outro of the song goes, “If I could start again / A million miles away / I would keep myself / I would find a way,” which reminds me so much of him telling Lizzie he decided “it all had to change.”

16 - Heroes by David Bowie - A great song about doomed lovers, perfect for Gregor and Luxa’s first kiss. “Though nothing could keep us together / We could steal time / Just for one day / We could be heroes / Forever and ever” are great lyrics for this pairing, but what I love most is the emotional release point of the song: “I, I can remember / Standing by the wall / And the guns shot above our heads / And we kissed as though nothing could fall.” While I chose it for Gregor and Luxa mostly, I hope it carries you through the battle with the Bane appropriately, too.

17 - You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen - With this song’s addition, I have included my whole trifecta of Songs Written By Dying Men in these playlists. The first was I Can’t Give Everything Away, which I used for Book 3, and the second was Hurt. This song is the darkest of the three, and not just for the title, and if you give the lyrics a listen you’ll see why. It’s a message from Cohen to God, essentially accusing Him of allowing so much suffering on earth, but at the same time the narrator is acknowledging he’s ready to die. Gregor’s accepting he’s dying and that Sandwich, evil as he was, must have been right. This song is lyrical genius and Cohen is one of my favorite writers of all time, so I encourage you to read it, but I’ll point out a few that led me to choose this song for this playlist. “It’s written in the scriptures / And it’s not some idle claim: / You want it darker / We kill the flame” reminds me of Sandwich’s prophecies, all of the death they call for, suggesting that Sandwich “wants it darker” — and the Underlanders fulfill them, essentially killing the flame at his request. Further, I really like the line “I didn’t know I had permission to murder and to maim,” just from a standpoint from comparing the Gregor who couldn’t own a pocket knife to the Gregor who’s a proficient killer. Also, isn’t it nice that this is the chapter where all the lights go out? Thanks, Suzanne, you made this one easy!

18 - Watching You Without Me by Kate Bush - Remember how I said Kate Bush wrote a concept album about a woman who gets shipwrecked and has an out of body experience? This is the part where she visits her loved ones before they know she’s dead (or in grave danger). It reminded me of the “rehearsal” Gregor walks in on when Lizzie and Boots think he’s dead. I can’t tie it much to the code cracking bit, sorry.

19 - Pyramid Song by Radiohead - In the midst of the code breaking celebration, Luxa gives Gregor a sad look, and he knows it’s because she’s thinking about his death. Then, he finds out Twitchtip’s dead. Well, this is a good death song. I knew this song would go somewhere in this playlist, but it ended up here because of Luxa saying Twitchtip was finally “safe.” That reminded me of “And we all went to heaven in a little rowboat / There was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt.” That’s how it works in the Underland. There’s only nothing to fear when you’re dead.

20 - After the Storm by Mumford and Sons - The verses of this song are pretty sad. There’s debate about whether a line goes “Well, I will die alone and be left there” or “Well, I won’t die alone and be left there,” but I’m choosing to hear the former for Gregor at this time. “Now I cling to what I knew / I saw exactly what was true / But oh, no more” goes well with Gregor sitting surrounded by all these prophecies by a man he no longer wants to believe. Despite the gloomy verses, the chorus is quite hopeful, promising there will be a time when things are better, mirroring the Peacemaker, which has its introduction in this chapter.

21 - Ladder Song by Bright Eyes - You know that gif of Goofy floating around a pool facedown? This song makes me feel like that. Starts out with quite a doozy of a verse: “Nobody knows where the ladder goes / You’re gonna lose what you love the most / You’re not alone in anything / You’re not unique in dying.” Well, Gregor is certainly reminded he’s not unique in dying while he’s watching the funeral services. This song in general is a great fit with this whole book. If I had to choose just one song to represent it, that song just might be this one. “Don’t hang around once the promise breaks / Or you’ll be there when the next one’s made / Kiss the feet of a charlatan” reminds me of the Underland’s whole cycle of making useless treaties to end wars only to violate them and go right back to war and then make new useless treaties. The charlatan is Sandwich. Anyways, the lyrics here are great if you love to be sad, give ‘em a read. I thought it fit well with this chapter and all the goodbyes Gregor faces in it.

22 - Motion Picture Soundtrack by Radiohead - The second half of this song fits with Gregor writing his note to Luxa. “Stop sending letters / Letters always get burnt / It’s not like the movies / They sell us on little white lies / I think you’re crazy, maybe / I think you’re crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life.” Well, Luxa probably wouldn’t burn it, but Gregor’s not totally sure she’d ever want to listen to anything he had to say again. It’s not like the movies because in a classic adventure story, the two lovers would both live and they’d live happily ever after. They both think they’re crazy. And, well, there’s not much left for Gregor to say but “I will see you in the next life” — or the phrase he settles on, “One of us has to live.”

23 - 33 “GOD” by Bon Iver - “I would have walked across any thousand lands / I didn’t need you that night / Not gonna need you any time,” Justin Vernon sings, “Was gonna take it as it goes / I could go forward in the light / Well, I better fold my clothes.” This is the first hopeful chapter in a long, long time. Even though Gregor “would have walked across any thousand lands” for Sandwich, Gregor realizes he doesn’t need him and never has. The only thing remarkable about anything, Gregor says, is that Ares chose to save him. Sorry that the tone of this song doesn’t work with the last couple pages of the chapter. I’ll get back to sad songs soon.

24 - White as Snow by U2 - This is perhaps my most questionable choice, because this is a sad, slow song, not fit for the thick of combat. If you want something more battle-y for the first half, check out Exit by U2 because I briefly considered using it here. But I chose this song because it’s written from the perspective of a soldier dying. The last few verses are about how war makes everyone hostile to one another, leading to the last few lines: “Now the wolves are every passing stranger / Every face, we cannot know / If only a heart could be as white as snow.” I liked the line about a heart being as white as snow for the Bane. If only his life experiences were pure as his pretty fur. But this song, and its reflection on the narrator’s life, reminded me more than anything of dear Ares. I chose it for him.

25 - Mars by Sleeping At Last - A song about young people off at war, and then how hard it is to piece their lives back together in the aftermath. Everything is so terrible for all these poor people involved in this mess. I miss Ares. Temporary RIP to Ripred. (The outro about trying to build a better life goes well with the negotiations beginning, too.)

26 - Death and All His Friends by Coldplay - “No I don’t wanna battle from beginning to end / I don’t want a cycle of recycled revenge / I don’t wanna follow Death and all of his friends” for Gregor, Luxa and Ripred helping each other establish peace. “All summer we just hurried / So come over, just be patient, and don’t worry” for Gregor and Luxa quietly spending their last bit of time together.

27 - Sweetness Follows by R.E.M. - I heard this song for the first time when I was packing for college and the first lines hit me like a bowling ball to the chest. I had to sit down. Anyways, I chose this because it offers a very bittersweet sense of hope. Life is hard, there’s a ton of death, there’s a ton of strife and disconnect. But I love the last verse so dearly: “It’s these little things that can pull you under / Live your life filled with joy and thunder / Yeah, yeah, we were all together / Lost in our little lives / But oh / Sweetness follows.” Sweetness follows. We don’t really know what that means, but that’s what we’re promised. Life’s tough, but at least we get to be together. Sweetness follows.

Wow, thank you for reading this far! These playlists were a ton of fun to make and I really hope you have picked up at least one new song you like. If not, oopsies! Oh well.

#gregor the overlander #underland chronicles #tuc20 #code of claw #tuc20: coc

[spacemagicandlaserswords]

The Clone Wars 5.02 ‘A War on Two Fronts' Reaction

Rex what on earth are you wearing?! Look what they did to my boy.

Naw, he’s got jaig eyes on the front of his chest plate. I’d love to know the story behind Rex getting his jaig eyes.

Ok, who thought it was a good idea to give Rex a jetpack?

Gymnast Rex! Look at him being all flexible and flipping about like a Jedi. Also, his little grunts/old man noises during this. 

Rex, you did not need to backflip off the tank. Sir, you are showing off again.

Ahahahahah omg, it’s an absolute 'blink and you’ll miss it' moment but after Rex leaps off the tank and just before the shot changes, you can see him brush off his shoulder. Sir, you are definitely showing off. You utter dork. I love him so much.

“We must not train terrorists.” Well, that’s going to come back and bite everyone in the arse.

Rex sounding like a drill sergeant there while they’re training the rebels. Also, hello to that jawline.

So this is where we meet Saw Gerrera. Great.

Pitting two young girls against each other over the affections of some teenage boy. How original. I thought something written in 2012 would be better than this but that’s probably looking back with far too rose tinted glasses. Or the awful goggles Rex was wearing.

Rex’s outfit would’ve been so good without those bloody googles. We were robbed.

Just paused it and the hat and earmuffs aren’t great either. And why is he wearing long socks with the pants tucked into them? Is that an aerial or view thingy on his right earmuff? What is the random patch under the long sleeved shirt on his right bicep? Are the blotches supposed to be a camouflage pattern? Ok, I revise my opinion. This entire outfit is trash. Burn it with fire.

Where on earth did Rex get this abomination of an outfit anyway? Does the 501st just have a random closet full of awful civvies clothes? Ahahah, it’s a disguise box isn’t it. 

Ok I’m now analysing Rex’s outfit way too much but oh well, here we are. What are the random pouches attached to his belt for? Why have pockets on your pants if they’re not holding anything? Now that I look at it, the chest plate really doesn’t seem to be covering a great deal. Why are you wearing 2 layers Rex? Unless the underneath layer is his blacks, then it makes more sense. And what are the holsters for your DC-17s attached to? They’re sitting on his hips but the belt is around his waist and they don’t look like they’re connected. Are they just magically connected to his person? Do ARCs just come out of training with their holsters glued to their hips? I have so many notes about this outfit.

Tangentially related outfit notes: Why does Ahsoka have to wander about in a) a boob tube and then b) a skin tight outfit with cutouts, yet Rex and all the guys are fully covered in loose clothing. Oh wait, I know why.

Ah, so Steela was the voice of reason. Of course, it’s the young girl that has to keep the arrogant, hot headed male in check. This is painfully dated, and probably explains why Saw went completely off the rails after her death.

Really not impressed with Saw. He’s arrogant, dismissive and hot-headed. That line from Steela about how he fashions himself as their leader even though no one elected him does not bode well either.

So many Jedi cloaks in this episode! I love the return of their ridiculously obvious and completely unsubtle “disguises”. 

Lmao at Obi-Wan and Anakin at the end having their serious Jedi conversation while pretending to be subtle in their cloaks. No one is falling for that boys.

“I am hopeful, Anakin. Hopeful.” How mysteriously Jedi of you Obi-Wan.

Oh, this is the planet that The Bad Batch went to in ‘Aftermath’. I thought Onderon felt familiar. It’s decidedly weird sometimes watching The Clone Wars after watching The Bad Batch. There’s a lot of moments that I didn’t understand the significance of and thus completely missed out on. Like the return of Rex in ‘Battle Scars’, Cody in ‘The Solitary Clone’ and Gregor (who I still haven’t met in TCW yet) in ‘War-Mantle’. Things like understanding exactly who Cut and Suu were in ‘Cut and Run’ and the importance of their history in TCW, especially with Rex. Even Trace and Rafa are characters from TCW, though I’ve yet to meet them either. And then there’s moments like this where a planet that is completely new at the time of this TCW episode being broadcast is familiar to me because of the backwards way I’ve watched everything. I’m definitely going to have to rewatch The Bad Batch at some point once I’ve watched all of TCW, Rebels and Tales of the Jedi to fully understand and get all the moments and references. 

Lmao of course they have the two characters that were fighting team up at the end and use the same training exercise they failed at earlier to defeat the droids. I know it’s an “animated kids TV show” and sometimes you can really tell. And yet there’s also commentary in here about the folly of an external (essentially) military force training insurgents/rebels from another planet country and the consequences there of. Hmmmmmmm, I wonder what on earth that could be referring to. Hmmmm.

I still cannot believe Rex’s outfit. The ribbing in the group chat is going to be even worse than after the Zygerrian armour. 

#watching the clone wars for the first time #the clone wars #star wars #tcw 5.02 #a war on two fronts #tcw 5.02 a war on two fronts #the clone wars 5.02 a war on two fronts #onderon #reaction #rex #captain rex #anakin #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #obi wan #ahsoka #ahsoka tano #saw gerrera #star wars the clone wars #clone wars

[elegantwoes]

“It is better than the songs,” she whispered when they found the places that her father had promised her, among the high lords and ladies. Sansa was dressed beautifully that day, in a green gown that brought out the auburn of her hair, and she knew they were looking at her and smiling.

Our precious cinammon roll is enjoying herself (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

“His armor is bronze, thousands and thousands of years old, engraved with magic runes that ward him against harm,” she whispered to Jeyne. Septa Mordane pointed out Lord Jason Mallister, in indigo chased with silver, the wings of an eagle on his helm. ... The twins Ser Horas and Ser Hobber, whose shields displayed the grape cluster sigil of the Redwynes, burgundy on blue. Patrek Mallister, Lord Jason’s son. Six Freys of the Crossing: Ser Jared, Ser Hosteen, Ser Danwell, Ser Emmon, Ser Theo, Ser Perwyn, sons and grandsons of old Lord Walder Frey, and his bastard son Martyn Rivers as well

Look at Sansa showing off her skils in history and heraldy.

Jeyne covered her eyes whenever a man fell, like a frightened little girl, but Sansa was made of sterner stuff. A great lady knew how to behave at tournaments. Even Septa Mordane noted her composure and nodded in approval.

GRRM subtly reminding the readers that Sansa has a certain inner strength that is rivalled by few.

The most terrifying moment of the day came during Ser Gregor’s second joust, when his lance rode up and struck a young knight from the Vale under the gorget with such force that it drove through his throat, killing him instantly ... His cloak was blue, the color of the sky on a clear summer’s day, trimmed with a border of crescent moons, but as his blood seeped into it, the cloth darkened and the moons turned red, one by one

This is clearly a foreshadowing for the Mountain Clansmen interrupting the Winged Knight's Tourney and blood spilling into the Gates of the Moon.

She had never seen a man die before. She ought to be crying too, she thought, but the tears would not come. Perhaps she had used up all her tears for Lady and Bran. It would be different if it had been Jory or Ser Rodrik or Father, she told herself. The young knight in the blue cloak was nothing to her, some stranger from the Vale of Arryn whose name she had forgotten as soon as she heard it. And now the world would forget his name too, Sansa realized; there would be no songs sung for him. That was sad

I remember in the early years of being part of the ASOIAF fandom and frequently going on the forum site Westeros.org. This scene was often used to proof that Sansa was a sociopath. Which is weird, because first of she admonishes herself for her lack of reaction and in the end she's still saddened by Ser Hugh's death. Secondly, anyone with a brain can see this scene establishes that Sansa, like her brother Bran, can keep her composure in the face of death.

Ser Loras was the youngest son of Mace Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden and Warden of the South. At sixteen, he was the youngest rider on the field, yet he had unhorsed three knights of the Kingsguard that morning in his first three jousts. Sansa had never seen anyone so beautiful .... To the other maidens he had given white roses, but the one he plucked for her was red. “Sweet lady,” he said, “no victory is half so beautiful as you.” Sansa took the flower timidly, struck dumb by his gallantry. His hair was a mass of lazy brown curls, his eyes like liquid gold. She inhaled the sweet fragrance of the rose and sat clutching it long after Ser Loras had ridden off.

It should be noted that while Sansa initially was taken by Ser Loras beautiful looks, what made her fall for him was the romantic courtly gesture of him giving her a red rose and unofficially declaring her Queen of Love and Beauty. Meaning in order to capture Sansa's heart you have to shower her with romantic gestures. Interestingly enough, the pedophilic characters who Sansa is often shipped with (*coughs* cujo come again *coughs*) don't show any sign of being romantic enough to court Sansa in the way she wants to be courted. The oone who does fit this description is our sour patch kid Jon Snow. Now he knows how to court a lady. Your ugly pedophile fave can never compare to him (✿◡‿◡).

“You must be one of her daughters,” he said to her. He had grey-green eyes that did not smile when his mouth did. “You have the Tully look.” “I’m Sansa Stark,” she said, ill at ease. The man wore a heavy cloak with a fur collar, fastened with a silver mockingbird, and he had the effortless manner of a high lord, but she did not know him. “I have not had the honor, my lord.” Septa Mordane quickly took a hand. “Sweet child, this is Lord Petyr Baelish, of the king’s small council.” “Your mother was my queen of beauty once,” the man said quietly. His breath smelled of mint. “You have her hair.” His fingers brushed against her cheek as he stroked one auburn lock. Quite abruptly he turned and walked away.

What I would like to know is WHY ON EARTH IS SEPTA MORDANE SITTING IDLY BY AS THIS CREEP IS TOUCHING SANSA. This old woman has one job and she can't even do it right. ╰(艹皿艹 )

Sansa and Septa Mordane were given places of high honor, to the left of the raised dais where the king himself sat beside his queen. When Prince Joffrey seated himself to her right, she felt her throat tighten. He had not spoken a word to her since the awful thing had happened, and she had not dared to speak to him. At first she thought she hated him for what they’d done to Lady, but after Sansa had wept her eyes dry, she told herself that it had not been Joffrey’s doing, not truly. The queen had done it; she was the one to hate, her and Arya. Nothing bad would have happened except for Arya.

imagine reading this part and not seeing how Sansa is desperately trying to convince herself that Joffrey isn't who she thinks he is and even then she barely convinces herself by the looks of the next passage:

She could not hate Joffrey tonight. He was too beautiful to hate. He wore a deep blue doublet studded with a double row of golden lion’s heads, and around his brow a slim coronet made of gold and sapphires. His hair was as bright as the metal. Sansa looked at him and trembled, afraid that he might ignore her or, worse, turn hateful again and send her weeping from the table.

Sansa shows signs of having the battered woman syndrome. Did the fandom notice this? Did they even care about Sansa and the horrible situation is in? Of course they don't. They are too busy hating on her. This is why I fucking hate a certain section of this fandom when they speak on the so called dangers of Sansa being the ideal westerosi noble lady. When you can't understand the great nuance to why Sansa made that choice during the Trident incident and why she chose to forgive both Cersei and Joffrey then you should keep your mouth shut and never ever talk about Sansa.

And Joffrey was the soul of courtesy. He talked to Sansa all night, showering her with compliments, making her laugh, sharing little bits of court gossip, explaining Moon Boy’s japes. Sansa was so captivated that she quite forgot all her courtesies and ignored Septa Mordane, seated to her left

Notice how only after Joffrey love bombs her that Sansa finally decides to forgive him and thinks that what happened at the Trident was only a fluke. Once again does the fandom notice? Of course not. They are too busy sucking off the fan favorite characters and don't bother to understand the nuance to Sansa's chapters, especially her AGOT chapters.

“Do you need an escort back to the castle?” “No,” Sansa began. She looked for Septa Mordane, and was startled to find her with her head on the table, snoring soft and ladylike snores. “I mean to say … yes, thank you, that would be most kind. I am tired, and the way is so dark. I should be glad for some protection.”

I swear this woman is the WORST SEPTA IN PLANETOS.

Sansa could feel the Hound watching her. “Did you think Joff was going to take you himself?” He laughed. He had a laugh like the snarling of dogs in a pit ... Suddenly terrified, Sansa pushed at Septa Mordane’s shoulder, hoping to wake her, but she only snored the louder. King Robert had stumbled off and half the benches were suddenly empty. The feast was over, and the beautiful dream had ended with it.

Sansa is clearly terrified by Cujo come again and yet some people have convinced themselves that this is a grand romance.

Sansa could not bear the sight of him, he frightened her so, yet she had been raised in all the ways of courtesy. A true lady would not notice his face, she told herself. “You rode gallantly today, Ser Sandor,” she made herself say. Sandor Clegane snarled at her. “Spare me your empty little compliments, girl … and your ser’s. I am no knight. I spit on them and their vows. My brother is a knight. Did you see him ride today?” “Yes,” Sansa whispered, trembling. “He was …” “Gallant?” the Hound finished. He was mocking her, she realized. “No one could withstand him,” she managed at last, proud of herself. It was no lie. Sandor Clegane stopped suddenly in the middle of a dark and empty field. She had no choice but to stop beside him. “Some septa trained you well. You’re like one of those birds from the Summer Isles, aren’t you? A pretty little talking bird, repeating all the pretty little words they taught you to recite.” “That’s unkind.” Sansa could feel her heart fluttering in her chest. “You’re frightening me. I want to go now.”

Sansa tries to start a conversation out of politeness and this nasty man has to derride her for this. He goes on to mock her skills and even when she makes a clever comment he still denigrates her despite knowing full well that her courtesies is something she should be fucking proud of. God this man is so hateful. He can't accept anything being good and kind. Everyone needs to be as equally miserable as him. (* ￣︿￣).

Sandor Clegane put a huge hand under her chin and forced her face up. He squatted in front of her, and moved the torch close. “There’s a pretty for you. Take a good long stare. You know you want to. I’ve watched you turning away all the way down the kingsroad. Piss on that. Take your look.”

This is the second older man that touches Sansa's face without her consent, but sure tell me how cujo come again, is so much better than Pedofinger and the King of Incels.

The rasping voice trailed off. He squatted silently before her, a hulking black shape shrouded in the night, hidden from her eyes. Sansa could hear his ragged breathing. She was sad for him, she realized. Somehow, the fear had gone away. The silence went on and on, so long that she began to grow afraid once more, but she was afraid for him now, not for herself. She found his massive shoulder with her hand. “He was no true knight,” she whispered to him.

Despite the fact that cujo come again has been so rude to her, had every intention to break her spirit and her ideals, Sansa rises above it, and shows us her unyielding side. 'He was no true knight.' And she's right. Even if the insitution of knighthood is corrupt that doesn't mean chivalry isn't worth upholding. In fact it's especially in face of adversity that you should stay true to the knightly ideals. Cujo come again take note from Sansa Stark.

The Hound caught her by the arm and leaned close. “The things I told you tonight,” he said, his voice sounding even rougher than usual. “If you ever tell Joffrey … your sister, your father … any of them …” “I won’t,” Sansa whispered. “I promise.” It was not enough. “If you ever tell anyone,” he finished, “I’ll kill you.

In case you guys didn't know, threatening to kill someone is a great way to start off a romance. /s

Next chapter our reluctant detective: Ned Stark.

#asoiaf reread project #rereading agot #Sansa Stark #a little bit of Jonsa #anti asoiaf fandom #anti sandor clegane #anti sansan #i am quite opinionated in this post #so buckle up everyone

[prophecyofgray]

twitchtip for me is one of the most hard-hitting deaths in tuc right up there with ares hamnet and thalia. like “oh u like this funky little rat? this rat that can smell color? oh u think she’s cool? yeah? well ur only gonna have her for one book and then u wont hear anything about her again until the last book when u find out she’s dead and gregor has an absolutely heartbreaking reaction to it!” fuck you

#the underland chronicles #tuc #gregor the overlander #gto #twitchtip #:((((

[nicklloydnow]

“For the Hound, violence is the only semblance of pleasure that remains. He has little interest in women, nor in starting a family. But at least he’s self-aware – he fully understands how twisted he is, and explicitly warns Arya not to be consumed by revenge during “The Bells.” It’s good advice; Arya’s “kill list” is a warped fantasy that has weighed heavily on her, and letting go of her bloodlust might just allow her to live a happier life.

The Hound’s journey has sometimes meandered, but it always seemed as though he was searching for a release of some sort, an end to his suffering. And he almost met his end by the blade of Brienne of Tarth; after his recovery, he looked as though he might even find peace.

For the Hound, violence was a crippling addiction that granted the temporary illusion of power, the man dominating his victims the way his brother once dominated him. Surely, letting that toxic lifestyle go, finally putting down his sword, would have been a truly happy ending for Sandor Clegane.

But the fans had other ambitions. “Cleganebowl” was an ongoing meme throughout the series, the fans picturing an epic showdown between the two warring brothers. The idea was satisfying, sure, but a surface reading of the brother’s twisted relationship.

The two men didn’t really have the rivalry imagined by the fans; they hated each other, undoubtedly, but the Mountain had moved on. The scar he left on his little brother was psychological, the Hound’s propensity for violence forged in fire – murdering the man who’d turned him into a murderer wasn’t going to heal him.

(…)

The Mountain’s enraged reaction upon seeing Sandor wasn’t organic; it was certainly what the fans wanted, but it didn’t have a solid foundation in the story.

After all, the Mountain died long ago, a literal zombie puppeteered by Qyburn. This is the tragedy of his story, an agent of violence transformed into a walking dead man. The Hound threw himself into the fire, just so he could burn his brother’s corpse.

It was a stunning visual, and at the time, genuinely felt like a win for Sandor. But really, it was a victory for the Mountain. Sandor never managed to escape the effect of his elder brother’s abuse; he followed him into the flames of self-destruction. From beginning to end, Sandor’s story was desperately sad.

(…)

My ideal ending for Sandor would have seen him retiring, enjoying a peaceful life, backing down from bar fights and munching on chicken, finally strong enough to ignore his worst instincts.

Though admittedly, it wouldn’t have been quite as cinematic.”

“There are no seeds for this fight planted in Martin’s books. “Cleganebowl” is just something fans cooked up when it looked like both the Hound and the Mountain had, against all odds, survived death in the last book, A Dance with Dragons. Positing that the Hound was secretly a character named “the Gravedigger” and the Mountain was secretly a character called Ser Robert Strong, some readers wondered, “and wouldn’t it be cool if they fought each other?”

The cyclical nature of all of this is satisfying on one level. Fire is the reason Sandor left King’s Landing in the first place—he infamously spat “fuck the king” when asked to rush into the wildfire-lit melee of the Battle of Blackwater.

And so he returned to the city, braved the fire, and ended his brother in the flames. Sure, the Hound technically died doing something heroic in eliminating Cersei’s bodyguard, but is it a satisfying conclusion for Sandor? Especially when his brother, Gregor, is actually long dead. The show made some attempt to humanize the Mountain in his final moments by having him disobey Cersei, but this still felt like a sad ending for Sandor. A vengeance mission to eliminate a zombie lacks the soul this particular redemption arc deserves. Especially when Rory McCann’s best scene of the entire series is a tender, surprisingly sensitive reckoning with the emotional wounds his brother left on him.

However, as a lesson for Arya on how to move past vengeance and abandon her kill list, the encounter is chillingly effective. The Hound told Arya to leave and abandon her murderous purpose in the city. “You come with me, he says, you’ll die here.” The action later cuts back and forth between the Hound getting battered by his brother and Arya being battered by the crowd. Arya, who was in King’s Landing to kill Cersei, decides in the episode’s final moments to leave. (She doesn’t know Cersei is already done.) She mounts a horse and rides out of King’s Landing leaving the fire and blood in her rear view. Arya learns the lessons that Sandor couldn’t and, in that sense, he saves her again. So, where is she going now? It seems unlikely she’ll ever return to Winterfell. Much like her direwolf Nymeria running off to be wild in Season 7, Arya isn’t meant to go live in the comfort of the Stark family home.”

#game of thrones #song of ice and fire #sandor #clegane #cleganebowl #the hound #the mountain #violence

[kazistired]

I don’t know how to do the “under the cut” thing so I’m sorry about how long this post is.

Okay guys, here’s my reactions to The School for Good and Evil movie (this was me taking notes as I watched).

THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE

Live reactions:

-KIIIIIIIT

-His guyliner is on point

-KITS MAKEUP IS AMAZING OH MY GOOOOSH

-THEY PULLED A LIV AND MADDIE WOW

-Dang, the CGI is both good and bad, wow

-okay the opening scene? The dialogue is a little cheesy but WHO CARES ITS KIT YOUNG

-first scene over and it’s already very different from the book

-SOPHIA ANNE CARUSO MY QUEEN I LOVE HER

-AGATHA. QUEEN. HECK YEAH

-they changed her mom from a healer to a wannabe witch. Weird

-they gave them more of a backstory together it’s so cute

-THEYRE SO SARCASTIC I LOVE THEM

-oh my gosh they’re so gay in this haha

-the girl playing Agatha looks so familiar

-white men. Scary dude. KEEP AWAY FROM HER YOU DRUNK WHITE ADULT MAN

-HE PULLED A KNIFE ON HER OH MY GOSH

-SOPHIE TO THE RESCUE RAPUNZEL STYLE WITH THE FRYING PAN AAAAAHHHH

-they’re gay your honor

-they’re screwing around with the people’s knowledge of the school. They didn’t know about it until now. That’s weird

-And there’s Sophie being Sophie. Good for you

-the way Sophia plays Sophie gives Lydia Deetz vibes. Maybe it’s cuz she’s the only other character I’ve seen her play, idk

-They’re a lot better friends in the movie than in the book. I think I like it

-they don’t have the whole “shadow kidnapping people every four years and the town knows and tries to stop it” thing

-at least they still have the scary bird

-they don’t set Sophie up as much as a brat before the school so it’s confusing

-the animation for the wolves isn’t very good

-THE FAERIES ARE FREAKY

-the school for evil is full of gender whyyyyyyyyy

-mommy? Sorry. Mommy? Sorry. Mommy? Sorry. (Red hair lady)

-mommy? Sorry. Mommy? Sorry. Mommy? Sorry. (Professor Dovey)

-dang lady 360 much?

-Tedros isn’t blonde. It’s a stupid thing to be petty about but okay

-Hort’s voice is very gender

-WHO’S THIS CUPID HARPY DUDE?????

-“CLOSE. DOESN’T. CUT IT. UGH.” Mommy, sorry

-Kit Young materializing in a column of blood? Yeah, okay, why not?

-Hester spits sparks. Dang

-THEY PUT BRUTAL BY OLIVIA RODRIGO IN HERE AAAAHHHHHH

-Gregor is a KING. I love him

-Sophie just straight up kissed a random dude and it was hilarious

-“I thought gnomes were supposed to be short.” “And I thought princesses were supposed to be likable.” HAHAHAHAHAHA

-Agatha and Tedros’s interactions are weird. Not as cagey as in the book.

-the props are painfully obviously props. Specifically the gnome’s staff

-WHY ISNT THE BLUE FOREST BLUE?????? ITS GOT A BLUEISH FOG AND THATS IT. IM LIVID.

-I like the pink little monster flower. It’s adorable. So cute. I love them

-someone get Gregor out of there and give him his grocery store

-SOMEONE. SAVE. GREGOR. PLEASE.

-NOOOOOO GREGOR!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY FRICKING LIGHTNING ZAPPED HIM TO DEATH OH MY GOSH WHY???????? WHY????????????????

-Lesso is BACK. Mommy, sorry, mommy, sorry

-why does Hort look like the front man of an emo band? Love him haha

-“Why don’t you go find someone else to go have mommy issues with” DAAAANG SOPHIE

-Hester is hot. Very. Hot.

-oh yeah, I forgot about the bees

-op the bees formed Kit Young. Kit Young covered in bees.

-Lesso’s got a thing for Rafal (Kit Young’s character). Wow

-okay but why is the scene with Hester putting her demon tattoo back actually heart wrenching?

-Lesso and her freaky love of Rafal. Dang.

-THANK YOU AGATHA FOR POINTING OUT HOW WHAT HAPPENED TO GREGOR IS WRONG

-“they have weapons but we have animals” wow

-CALL THEM OUT AGATHA. GO OFF GIRL

-why are they all so shallow? My gosh, I hate this trope. I’m tired of shallow princesses

-THE WISH FISH TURNED INTO A PERSON OH MY GOSH THAT WAS COOL

-THAT PERSON IS LITERALLY A CHILD OH MY GOSH AND THE CHILD FRICKING DIES IN A CLOUD OF GLITTER WHAT THE HECK

-oh yeah here’s the animal scene where they want Agatha to free them

-GREGOR GOT TURNED INTO A SKELETON BIRD OH MY GOSH

-WAIT TEDROS KILLS HIM IN THE BOOK

-NOOOOOOO TEDROS KILLED HIM I WAS RIGHT

-“Good used to be good and true. Now we are in the age of self-centered perfectionism” ha true

-there’s always a wolf playing the organ I love him

-Sophie is so pretty oh my gosh. She’s gorgeous

-wow, the doom room already? They’re really skipping a lot of stuff. The Tedros and Sophie build up isn’t happening.

-aaaaaaaaaaand there goes her hair

-the fact that Lesso cut it and they don’t have Sophie kill the Beast makes me sad, cuz that’s her tipping point in the book

-Agatha spitting FACTS

-and freaky Rafal in the mirror, lovely

-I love Kit Young so much. His voice? Amazing.

-he’s got his red vampire aesthetic going and it’s hilarious. He literally just needs fangs

-Agatha getting the build up Sophie and Tedros was supposed to get, nice

-did he trip her with his sword? I dunno

-“unlock your finger glow” “master your finger glow” why does the finger glow thing sound so weird

-Hort you masochist

-the key inserting is slightly triggering

-SOPHIE BURSTS IN LOOKING LIKE A HOTTIE WHILE YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN BY BILLIE ELISIH PLAYS????????? OH MY GOSH SHE’S SO PRETTY AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

-They’re montaging her bonding with her coven. No development. Just sudden friendship. Even Hester is in on it

-Sophie is hot. So hot. Her dress in the archery scene? Oh my gosh

-This is a two hour movie, I just realized that. I still have an hour left

-Agatha helping Sophie cheat. Good job.

-and now Agatha is getting sad

-Hester…. Hesterrrrrr….. I’m gay

-“you promise” word choice besties

-so…. The trial by tale isn’t a school event in the movie? Really?

-Hort really holds gender in every other shot. Sometimes he’s meh and others I want to look like that

-Bestie don’t announce your location to a dangerous forest at night

-okay from certain angles Sophie with this hair cut looks like Kallmekris (YouTuber)

-FRICKING REAPER SCARECROW THATS TERRIFYING

-HA Tedros got yeeted

-WHAT IN THE FREAKY GHOST STORY WAS THAT CRAWLING PUMPKIN REAPER????? I DID A PROJECT ON A GHOST LIKE THAT IN SOCIOLOGY AND IT MESSED ME UP FOR WEEKS

-reaper go boom

-Sophie is starting to craaaaack

-AND THERE’S KIT IN HIS VAMPIRE COSPLAY AGAIN

-Dovey’s acting needs work

-okay, the Never’s dorm is top notch

-Agatha is bisexual and Sophie is a repressed lesbian. Change my mind

-op, and here comes the nemesis signs

-Kit and his vampire cosplay back at it again

-THATS SO CREEPY

-Lesso is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

-see, in the book you don’t know which brother the school master is. Here, good is explicitly stated as the school master and Rafal is causing chaos

-“oh no she’s missing” and no one thought to check the library?

-Sophie’s nooooooooose whyyyyyy

-ooooooo, I like how they made Lesso a reader

-Tedros spitting facts

-“she’s like my sister” NAH YALL ACT TOO GAY TO BE SISTERS SORRY

-Tedros “you’re my true love” after barely interacting. Lovely.

-Sophie had a veil on how ugly is she under there?

-YO WOW SHE LOOKS LIKE MIRACLE MAX

-“quiet Aggie the protagonists are speaking” I’m stealing that, that’s such a good line

-Wow Tedros throwing Agatha under the bus

-see, if you didn’t read the book, the nemesis thing wouldn’t have made sense

-Sophie turned the teachers into wooden dolls, dang

-Agatha literally being the only one in this movie with brain cells

-Never Ball!!!!! I love it!!!!

-Sophie looking like a goblin from Gringotts

-SOPHIE’S HOT AGAIN THANK GOODNESS

-YAS QUEEN MAKE THEM UGLY

-yooooooo Hort is wearing a skirt

-awwww, they’re not ugly, their clothes are just black now

-Hester’s dress is gross

-THEYRE FIGHT SCENE IS LITERALLY A TOXIC BY BRITNEY SPEARS REMIX OH MY GOSH

-HORT IN A SKIRT IS KING LEVEL BEHAVIOR

-I love Hort. He’s my favorite

-Sophie, snap that pen

-YOOOOO THE SCHOOL MASTER WAS ACTUALLY RAFAL

-Vampire cosplay is back at it again

-wow imagine Kit Young watching this back and basically watching him kill himself

-I mean, he’s not wrong. He really did corrupt them.

-Tedros and Agatha had no build up. They had maybe two scenes and that’s it. Ugh. I hate it.

-I didn’t know I’d ever watch Jesper Fahey seduce Lydia Deetz yet here we are

-the CGI for the school’s collapsing kinda sucks not gonna lie

-wow Agatha, that’s cheesy

-what’s with 100s of years old beings wanting to marry Sophia’s character?

-and after an awful stab scene the school’s rebuild lovely

-Sophie being stabbed by the Storian was cheesy as heck

-Rafal called Excalibur an oversized butter knife and honestly good for him

-Sophie is dying so slowly my gosh

-why didn’t Agatha just grab the sword? Why waste Sophie’s fading energy to send it through the air?

-all it took to kill him was one slash? Really?

-Ha, they kissed (yes it was a kiss goodbye cuz Sophie died but whatever)

-ah yes, the magic tears trope

-goooooood morning Sophie

-so…… no teleportation? They don’t get yeeted back to their home town?

-NO WOLF/FAERIE EVER NEVER REVEAL?????? SERIOUSLY????? THAT WAS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE BOOK!!!!!!

-HORT STRAIGHT UP REJECTING BEATRICE YESSSSSSS

-oh okay, they walk through a portal instead

-AGATHA STAYS????? FOR A BOY?????? THAT SHE BARELY KNOWS????? SERIOUSLY???????

-okay nevermind, she goes too

-they use their magic to make birds poop on their bullies. Nice.

-they set it up for a second movie. Good for them.

Okay, so basically they hit enough of their basic plot points to make it through but honestly? Wasn’t the best. The book was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better.

#the school for good and evil #the school for good and evil spoilers #the school for good and evil movie #the book is always better than the movie #what the heck did I just watch? #Kit young’s vampire cosplay #I’m very gay

[paradisoperdita]

Detective Satan in A Doomed Fete

Genre: Murder Mystery

Pairing: Satan X MC

Warnings: Death, discussions about murder

Blurb: The House of Lamentation have been plunged into the Victorian setting of Detective Seyton. Detective Satan and Doctor MC have been finally solved the murders of Viscountess Ophelia and her husband. Will this break the curse and allow them to return home?

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The stage had been set for Detective Satan’s grand finale. The mystery of who murdered the Viscountess and her husband had finally been resolved. The drawing room was suspended by the gravity of two wronged souls, as though teetering on the scales of judgement. Uncertainty clutched at my bones, but my heart was emboldened by my unwavering faith in my darling Satan. I watched the reactions of the six men in front of me, none of them showed any remorse or fear in their features. Someone in this room murdered the Baron in cold blood. A slice of ice pierced my core at the very prospect that I was gazing upon a killer. Seated in a semi-circle facing Satan and me, the six men awaited Satan’s verdict.

“Thank you for your cooperation with our investigation. Now, allow me to explain to you the order of events and how exactly these two murders were perpetrated. We begin with the actions of the late Baron Montgomery. As the fete started, he purchased a selection of cupcakes and Bakewell tarts from Mr Balfour Gregory, the baker. He took these cakes into the kitchen and entered the pantry. Whilst there, he intended to use the cyanide bottle…” At this Satan held up the vial we retrieved from the Baron’s body. “to poison the Bakewell tarts. The almond paste would conceal the taste and odour from the cyanide meaning that the intended targets would be less likely to suspect any ill-intent. However, upon spotting the arsenic the Baron changed his plans. Many of the cupcakes being sold by Mr Gregory today had green icing. Am I correct in thinking you coloured this icing with Schlee’s Green, Mr Gregory?”

“Yes, what of it?” Belphie snapped.

“Another name for this dye is Paris Green, and is infamous for its vibrant green colour, the yellow in which is derived from arsenic. In the city, there have been many cases of young ladies dying from arsenic overdose as a result of consuming desserts containing Schlee’s Green. Now, from the colour of these cupcakes I can confidently state that there shouldn’t be sufficient dye to cause immediate death as seen in the Viscountess. However, as an alibi, the Baron could place the blame at your feet for selling arsenic laced cupcakes at the village fete. The Baron intended both his wife and son to consume these Bakewell tarts, which would grant him the estate and subsequent fortune to continue to finance his numerous affairs and mistresses. In your own words Viscount Marcus you said that you and your father did not have a close relationship, therefore he was not aware that you did not like almonds and wouldn’t eat the Bakewell tarts. In his eyes, his crime was almost perfect. There were many witnesses that would place him away from the scene of the crime, despite the obvious suspicion. He could always lay the blame on his son or as an accidental death caused by Mr Gregor. What he hadn’t counted on was Viscount Marcus’s next action, which is what sealed the Baron’s fate. Can you remind us who you first spoke to upon joining the fete, Viscount?”

“Uh, I spoke to Reverend Lucius.” Mammon said.

“And what did you tell him?”

“I told him my mother wasn’t feeling well. Although I don’t see why that’s important.” Mammon scratched the back of his neck.

“That is a valid question, and it was one I was pondering over for quite some time. I had deduced there was at least two people that had perpetrated the first crime: one being your father for lacing the Bakewell tarts, the other was someone that moved your mother’s body the short distance from the lavatory to her drawing room. This second person took great care to clean her face and present her respectfully after her passing. Only one other person knew your mother was ill, and had a personal stake in her welfare: Reverend Lucius Ferguson.”

The name fell like a dread weight. Its force tugged a gasp from the five men.

“You don’t think the Reverend--…?!” Asmo spluttered.

“Indeed, that is quite the accusation Detective. I am, after all, a man of the cloth and do not take kindly to slander.” Lucifer said coolly.

“You are indeed a man of the cloth, as it is a cloth that has framed your guilt. May I ask, where are your gloves, Reverend?” Satan asked with a sharpened smile.

“I disposed of them, they were dirty.”

“And how did you dispose of them?”

Lucifer pursed his lips and glowered. “I do not see why that is pertinent to your investigation”

This act of defiance only electrified the vivacity of Satan’s performance. A smile blossomed on his face; his palms excitedly rubbed together as he pressed Lucifer further.

“It is the most pertinent question, Reverend. You see, you were wearing them when you spoke to Viscount Marcus. When you entered her drawing room, you could not find her. Fuelled by your desperation, you endeavoured to check the lavatory. When you received no reply, you forced entry. That was when you saw the Viscountess’s body limply hung over the toilet bowl. You used a cloth to clean her face and dragged her to her chair, thus disturbing the rug that my doctor tripped on. When you had finished cleaning her face, you threw your dirtied gloves and the washcloth into the fire, leaving behind these two fragments. One being the distinctive black of your gloves from this morning.” He presented these cloths with a flourish. He stepped closer to Lucifer, his head bowed to pass judgement on his prey.

“Your tears fell onto her dress and left watermarks on the knee of her skirt. You cried not only because it was a tragic loss of life. You cried because she was your mother.”

“Huh?!” Mammon leapt to his feet. “What?! T-That can’t be!”

“I’m afraid it is, Viscount, the reverend here is your half-brother. Before your mother met your father, she had a brief love affair with one of the stable boys. This young romance resulted in an unexpected pregnancy, and the baby was taken to the local orphanage; the same orphanage that Reverend Lucius Ferguson now runs. I deduce that after taking charge of the orphanage, Lucius found his official papers and learned the identity of his parents. The viscountess recalls in her diary that Lucius looked uncannily similar to his father, and suspected that he was the child she had abandoned all those years ago. This is why she became a patron of that orphanage, and why she agreed to host this fete to raise funds.

Reverend Lucius Ferguson’s actions were fuelled by a different kind of piety, that of filial piety, and he sought retribution against the man that took his mother from him. He quickly calculated a plan to deliver poetic justice to the Baron. He wrote this letter that reads ‘Retribution will befall you’, which he then delivered to the Baron with an instruction to meet him at the Chapel. Nobody would question the Reverend walking towards the Chapel, which is why Mr Deus didn’t mention him in his statement. When the Reverend arrived at the chapel, he took the statue from the step and ascended the stairs inside to the second floor. The statue is made from granite, which is a heavy hardy stone and would survive the fall with no damage; it also requires great skill to carve which is why Mr Levi Nathaniel prizes it so highly. The reverend waited by that stained-glass window of St Peter until the Baron stood underneath. The fight between Mr Levi Nathaniel and Baron Montgomery was not planned, but could prove to be a suitable alibi to divert blame from himself. After Mr Nathaniel left, the Baron leaned against the chapel door to attend to his broken nose, and that was when the Reverend Lucius dropped the statue onto his head.”

I followed the tale utterly bewitched by the way Satan had weaved the various pieces of evidence into a cohesive narrative. A question bubbled to the surface.

“Why did he use the statue to kill the Baron? Surely any heavy thing would have sufficed?” I asked.

“An enlightened question! I expect nothing less from you, my love! Do you remember when Reverend Lucius told us this morning that the orphanage prides itself on teaching the classics and the works of Shakespeare? As a former resident of that orphanage, Reverend Lucius would have an in-depth knowledge of famous revenge plots from Literature. Levi referred to the statue as that of Pyrrhus, who is most noted for killing Priam, the King of Troy, to avenge the murder of his father. Pyrrhus was killed shortly after by Achilles, and this is where we derive the term a ‘pyrrhic victory’ from. A victory that is either short-lived, or results in a greater loss than the effort needed to obtain it. This combined with dropping the statue from a window of St Peter, the holder of the key to Heaven, is the meaning I believe the Reverend intended when he wrote ‘Retribution will befall you.’ This is how he has remained so calm throughout the investigation. In his eyes, the punishment has been ordained by the Divine and is befitting of the crime the Baron has committed. Now, Reverend, how do you plead?”

Nobody dared breathe. All eyes were trained on Lucifer. The hairline cracks in his performance were beginning to spread.

Lucifer merely smiled and clapped. “Bravo, Detective. I confess, I murdered Baron Montgomery.”

The door swung open and in it stood Barbatos and Diavolo. They were dressed in their usual attire, not a single spot of tweed in sight. Diavolo breathed a deep sigh of relief upon seeing us all.

“What a relief it is to have finally located everybody, my Lord. This reality had remained quite closed to me, that is, until Satan here solved the mystery. Come along everybody, I believe it is time to return home.”

You blinked your eyes groggily. Lucifer, Leviathan, Asmodeus, Mammon, Beelzebub and Belphegor were in a deep slumber on the living room floor; only Satan, Diavolo, Barbatos and yourself were awake. Your mind raced over the events of the last few hours. Your hands frantically patted your clothes reassured that they no longer looked as though they belonged in a museum. Beside you, Satan smiled softly and wrapped an arm around your waist.

Lucifer was the first to awake. His hand dragged across his face, rubbing sensation into his cheeks after lying on the floor for so long. Groggy and seemingly unaware of those watching him, he groaned loudly at the sight of his brothers splayed on the floor.

“For the love of all that is cursed and unholy, what would Diavolo think if he could see you now?” He growled to himself.

“Oh, I’m sure he’ll forgive you, Father.” Satan quipped with his hands pressed together in mock prayer.

Lucifer’s head snapped round at Satan’s voice. His shoulders sunk at the sight of Diavolo. A childish laughter bubbled from Satan’s belly, unable to be contained any longer, its upbeat melody was impossible to resist.

Tag list: @greenlit-mess @critical-goat @tinycandle @serendipity08

Thank you for continuing with this series, it was a blast to write!

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#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me swd #obey me satan #obey me reader X Satan #Obey Me X Reader #om Satan X MC #om gn! mc #I got impatient with uploading because I almost forgot about this after a week 😅 #perdita writes

[intergalactic-padawan]

I just finished rebels and wHat the fuck just happened!?!?!

•Kanan is gone.

•Ezra just fucking dipped.

•Sabines hair looks great (As always) •Hera has a kid now?! im assuming Kanan is that dad

•So if Kanan is the dad Hera took over Lothal WHILE PREGNANT.

•There are 4 OG ghost members now.

•Gregor fucking died

WHAT

JUST

HAPPENED

Hello there! I hope you had a very good time suffering experiencing the series finale

You are now elegible for the "why does Dave Filoni hate me?" program. If you wish to join, please note that Disney will not hold themselves accountable for your broken heart and therapy bills. Yes, even if you present your jar of tears as evidence. Sorry in advance this was too long •Kanan is gone.

At first, I didn't even think they would actually do it. Had no reaction whatsoever when he died bc I was SURE he would come back. Bruised, but alive, y'know? oh, well

Btw, did you catch the detail of his eyes turning back to normal one last time before he died, so he got to see his wife and kids? I cried that time when i noticed it

•Ezra just fucking dipped.

And never to return, apparently?? @where-is-ezra does a great job at keeping track of how many days since our dear blueberry boy was last seen, but no news yet and I'm getting more worried by the minute... Idk if you've seen S2 of the mandalorian yet, but holy shit when there's a mention of Thrawn's name i get a little too hopeful for my own good. Just need to see him again, karabast! •Sabines hair looks great (As always)

Sabine, rainha O resto é nadinha

What more can I say? We live and breathe for sabine's everything. My literal queen, so powerful. Please, find my boyfriend for me, and look amazing while doing it. •Hera has a kid now?! im assuming Kanan is that dad we... would expect him to be, yes That relationship is the best romantic duo in all of Star Wars, change my mind (no you can't) •So if Kanan is the dad Hera took over Lothal WHILE PREGNANT. YES SHE DIDDD Sabine didn't take her awesomeness from anyone other than her kickass space pilot mom Whenever I rewatch that part of rebels and try to grasp the fact that the woman was pregnant on top of all things, my respect goes through the roof. Nothing but love for the space mom growing the family (just wish Jacen's dad and brother could see him) •There are 4 OG ghost members now. thanks for that, excuse me while I go cry in the corner. Anyone wants to join, just bring a jug of water so we can actually live to see the family happy again someday •Gregor fucking died GREGOR!! Why does everybody forget Gregor? I was so sad and shocked, foolish of me to believe the days of suffering with the clone's deaths were reserved to the Clone Wars era...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED

oh well , hope you're doing okay there, Anon. Or, as good as you can get after the emotional rollercoaster that comes with being a star wars fan.

#star wars rebels #rebels #All you get is pain but its good pain #glad to have you join the party! #Fix-it fics are a must now #trust me

[joanna-lannister]

I categorically refuse to listen to T*rgs stans, they're nothing but a bunch of disgusting hypocrites. Misogyny to them is only if it affects D*enerys negatively. They’re still mad because their fave got was coming and what any semi intelligent viewer and reader predicted years ago. ‘I don't know how to explain to you that the trope of a man killing the woman he loves while in intimate embrace, framing him as the REAL victim here, it's uh... bad’, ‘the Good Guy put down his crazy girlfriend like a rabid dog? I mean come on, she’s nothing more than a prop for his totally endearing moody man pain’ blablabla... But Cersei being strangled to death by Jaime was genius writing (she has been abused and raped by Robert for so many years, raped by Jaime, forced to perform the Walk of Shame but okay). (And saying Cersei is horrible when their favorite house is composed of tyrants, colonisers and genocidal imperialists and the Freehold of Valyria was built on the backs of slaves. The words of house T*rg are literally “Fire and Blood”, chaos, destruction and death. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!)

But thank god, Cersei died in a way that completely deprives her haters of any way to get joy from her death. None of the characters who the fandom gleefully theorised would turn on Cersei/murder her brutally/both any day (Jaime, Qyburn, Euron, Tyrion, Gregor Clegane, the people of King’s Landing, even) did that.  Cersei denied everyone, the characters and the audience, the satisfaction of seeing her die a slow and voyeuristic painful death as the woman who lead the realm to slaughter. Cersei didn't give anyone the satisfaction to kill her, none of her enemies get his revenge on her. She was emotional, happy and with the person that loved her most. Jaime hugged and comforted her, and she died human. Die mad about it 😘

Bro, MOOD and as you should! This fandom is filled with hypocrite but the T*args side is probably one of the worst. Frankly, part of it bothers me because I actually love D*ny and the T*rgaryens? But I can't stand most of their stans because of their hypocrisy, and they are so fucking extreme, it's impossible to have a convo with them, so I rather stay out but ugh... And how many of them I've seen crying out, pulling those exact words? How this trope is bad, how this trope is sexist? How terrible for a rape victim and a survivor it is to be betrayed again by a man she trusted? Which, I do agree on the point tho. But then, they have THE NERVE to turn around and say that's what should have happened to Cersei. Cersei, who is also a rape victim and a survivor. Cersei, who have been through rape and abuse for years. Cersei, who was sold as a pawn, a broodmare, and had to fight to pave her own way as well. Do they forget in that very same season, she was coerced into sex because, even if she is Queen Regnant and hold the supreme power, Westeros remains deeply sexist and as a woman, she is still seen as nothing else but a piece of meat? And if she wanted to keep an ally and make sure her baby was safe, she had no other choice but to "accept" it? But no, no, they rather make memes about it, call her a whore and said she burned all her bridges. Okay. And maybe the worst is how they are raving about how Jaime should have violently killed her. And I insist on the violently here, because they didn't only want murder, they wanted blood. Cersei's blood. To the point of even making fanarts and write fully detailled posts of how it should have happened and shit like that. Sick.

Either you agree this trope is sexist and bad for every female characters, with no exception, or you admit it only bothered you because that's how your fave ended.

I've always said feminism in this fandom leaves the room when Cersei shows up and the reactions the show received after its ending definitely proved I was right.

Anyway, as you said, they can die mad about it 😌💅🏻 Cersei never gave them the satisfaction to die painfully and violently. She died human, as she has always been. And she died in the arms of the man she loved, comforted and loved by him, and that's what matter.

#anon #answered #rape tw #domestic abuse tw

[bighound-littlebird]

Do you think that george wrote the line "fucked her bloody" to show to the readers that sandor clegane feelings for sansa was not platonic??

No, absolutely not. GRRM wrote that phrase for Sandor to attempt to push Arya to kill him, after taunting her about Mycah failed to get her to act.

Actually, GRRM wrote Sansa favorably comparing Sandor to every man she meets and her dreaming of him in her marriage bed to show that Sansa's thoughts of Sandor weren't entirely platonic.

Context is important so let's revisit it:

In A Storm of Swords, Arya IX, Arya surprised Sandor by admitting she had spent time as a prisoner with Gregor and his “pet rats” in the village. He didn’t need her to go into detail about what happened; he was arguably Gregor's first captive and understood plainly what Arya had endured with them. Sandor also noticed that Arya reacted when he teased her about wanting to kill Sansa and when Polliver spoke of Sansa and Gregor.

Sandor Clegane tucked those pieces of information away, and sure enough, he used them when the time came that he needed something from Arya.

Now he’s dying from infected wounds, and Sandor lays down to rest, knowing it would be the last time (or so he thinks). First he asks if she remembers where to put her sword to give the gift of mercy. Arya is hesitant about his suggestion, and so he goads her with Mycah and embellishes the details of his death to make her angry enough to kill him. 

Now Sandor likely remembers her reaction to his speaking Sansa’s name, the way she acted as she spoke of Gregor and her behavior when Polliver spoke of both of them at the inn.

Since Sandor Clegane also didn't react very well, it's natural for him to think that Arya must feel the same. So by exaggerating his cruelty and intentions toward Sansa and falsely claiming he wanted to hurt her in ways synonymous with Gregor, clearly Sandor's hoping that will be the last straw and Arya will give him the gift of mercy.

But the reality is that Sandor didn’t tear Mycah in half and laugh about it. And he didn‘t want to rape and murder Sansa either. His words were just a means to an end, to get Arya to give him the gift of mercy. 

How do we know this for certain? GRRM tells us in the very next paragraph.

“Do you mean to make me beg, bitch? Do it! The gift of mercy… avenge your little Michael…”

Sandor is at an all-time low here, and GRRM makes sure we know it. In the course of ASOS, he’s lost everything, is captured and robbed, is burned yet again.

He fails to collect the ransom on Arya or offer himself to Robb as he intended, and also fails to save her family from the Red Wedding. He drunkenly lost his head when Polliver brought up Sansa and now he’s dying.

Sandor has failed at everything he’s tried to do since he left King’s Landing, up to and including convincing the little girl he kidnapped to kill him. GRRM leaves Sandor in a so low a place that he might be ready to change himself and start over on a rehabilitation isle that the author created just for him.

Readers whose primary takeaway from Arya’s POV chapters in  A Storm of Swords is that Sandor is just like Gregor and that he proved it by saying wanted to rape Sansa are not great at literary analysis. And it's telling their moral outrage doesn't extend to saying he wanted to rip her heart out, or that he killed  Mycah and laughed about it.

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