#but i saw someone talking about how willow is dead

[jinnie-ret]

oddinary house pt 6

fairy!felix x reader

genre: horror

content warnings: none

word count: 1.5k

summary: y/n finally finds a moment of peace amongst all of the chaos, and gets more information about Oddinary House

ODDINARY HOUSE MASTERLIST

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Y/N continued to trudge into the foresty depths, bringing a storm of anger and grief with her. She kicked a rock angrily, watching as it flew towards some willow trees. With a closer look, she realised she very nearly hit someone who was crouched down on the ground beneath them, but they seemed too engrossed into something to notice her watching them.

Could it be? No, there wouldn't be a fairy amongst the other residents she had met here, right? They were too big to be a fairy, but she couldn't deny the beauty she saw in its nearly translucent wings, which sparkled underneath the light of the moon, the slightest pink hue to them. As she stepped closer, she could see the bleach blonde hair that adorned the individual, and some fireflies which flew around them in the ultimate scene of peace. Y/N hoped she'd find some peace there too.

The fairy, she had come to the conclusion of, seemed to be making something, tinkering away with concentration. When she gently sat down on the ground, in order to not distract them from their work, Y/N could just about make out their lips pursed in concentration, and she could hear them humming as their hands did all the magic.

"There, all done!" the fairy cheered to himself, standing up in victory but then shrieking at the sight of Y/N who had been sat there for the past 5 minutes. Because of this, as a defense mechanism he shrank into a much more smaller fairy form and darted upwards into the trees, the mini project he had been working on abandoned on the ground.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you!" Y/N felt guilty as she scrambled up, moving forwards a few steps before looking up into the trees as she did so. "It was just, umm, calming watching you work," she sighed as she sat back down.

Realising she wasn't a threat, the fairy flew back in front of her, landing beside her and morphing back to his original size.

"What were you making?" Y/N asked the man in front of her, who had big brown eyes that didn't only bare into her soul, but her heart too. There was something about him that told her he would never let her get hurt, kindness shining through.

"I was making a satchel for my Binnie hyung. He always ends up losing some stardust and then he feels guilty after not being able to give dreams to children," the fairy shockingly had a deep voice, making Y/N internally laugh at the contrast between his innocent appearance and low voice.

"Oh... Changbin?" Y/N double checked, wondering if they were talking about the same person. It made sense after all, he had granted her a dream of her own.

"You know him?" the fairy stared at her shocked, absentmindedly fiddling with the strap of the satchel as he was feeling curious at who was sat in front of him.

"Yeah he helped me realise a lot of things..." Y/N breathed out, fiddling with the leaves on the ground and ultimately shrinking into herself more with fear when she couldn't even feel the coldness of the damp ground anymore. Was her life slowly but surely fading away?

"Oh my!" the fairy suddenly gasped, making YN jump out of her comfortable silence. "I haven't even introduce myself! I'm Felix," he grinned at her, eyes disappearing from how big his smile was.

"Hi, I'm Y/N," she politely greeted back, not able to return the warmth as much with all the things going on in her head.

"You're Y/N? Oh why didn't hyungs tell me you were here, stupid..." Felix began to mumble under his breath before speaking up once more. "Wait, but you're... you're..."

"Dead?" Y/N let out a bitter laugh. "I know, didn't really score lucky did I?" she huffed. If this house was promised as a place she was meant to be, like Changbin had told her, then why? Was this her fate?

"Jisung better have kept those candles lit!" Felix tutted as if the chupacabra was right in front of him, cutely huffing as his small fists scrunched together.

"Why?" Y/N rose an eyebrow at Felix, not quite understanding the significance of the candles.

"They help preserve you, Y/N," Felix explained seriously. He had noticed her ghostly glow straight away, it was hard to miss.

"Oh, yeah he did do that..." Y/N realised with a smile on her face, realising Jisung really did have pure intentions and was trying to help her, despite their bickering. "How did you end up here, Felix?"

"Ah, well, to cut a long story short, I was sent away from my homeland as a sort of task? Chore? I needed to use my magic to heal, and ever since then I sort of just remained here. We've... we've seen a lot in our time here," Felix reminisced as he spoke, his last words with an ominous tone. His wings even wilted and pointed downwards making Y/N feel as if something bad had happened.

"Healing? Oh, but you're making something I didn't think you'd be able to..." Y/N trailed off, confusion lacing her voice as she wondered if she had gotten the wrong end of the stick.

"Crafting, making things, it's my secondary power. I, umm, there was a time when I had to use my healing powers too much, it drained my magical core and..." Felix shook his head, brushing away his dark memories he had faced in his time of living at Oddinary House. Yet with a small shake of his body he brought a smile back onto his own face, not wanting to delve too deeply in that moment.

"Oh Felix I'm sorry!" Y/N gasped, feeling upset for him. His magical core being drained didn't sound like a good thing at all.

"It's ok, Jisung brought me back, just like he will with you. The only issue for me was that my secondary power became my primary one. So now I've sort of got myself a little workshop for the guys. Just the other day I made Minho hyung a claw sharpener... And Jeongin a pretty glass," Felix proudly spoke of how he used his crafting powers to help out the other residents. A sparkly glow seemed to emanate from around him the more happier he was.

"Oh, who's Jeongin? I haven't met him yet," Y/N pondered, looking off to the side as she thought, who was Jeongin?

"Really? I would have thought he'd reveal himself by now... what is he up to..." Felix was clearly shocked that she hadn't met Jeongin yet. "I'm sure you've seen him around you just haven't realised it yet!" Felix added on.

"Hmmm, maybe..." Y/N thought out loud, but she was sure she would have remembered meeting the other resident.

"Who have you met so far?" Felix pushed for an answer, feeling curious as to who was left. So much so, he shifted how he was sat to be directly facing her.

"Chan, Minho, Changbin, Hyunjin..." Y/N shuddered before she could finish.

"Classic Hyunjin," Felix sighed, putting two and two together as to why Y/N felt so uncomfortable even at the mention of his name.

"What?! Pushing people to their deaths? Is that his go to greeting, huh?" Y/N said incredulously. Felix waved his hands as if to try and quieten her before explaining further.

"Hyunjin has a particular... he has his own morals, let's say," he wore a sheepish expression on his face, wanting to defend his friend who could often be cold to new people.

"Ok... I'll take your word for it then," Y/N moved on from the topic of the snake like man. "And then I met Jisung and now you. I feel like I've only met a small amount of you and there's so many more to see. This place is massive!!!" Y/N always had that lingering thought in the back of her mind. For such a big place, she had only met 6 people that inhabited it.

"Ah, it was once bustling with lots of monsters but... you've only got 2 more left of us to meet," Felix bluntly stated, giving away a bit more on the house's history.

"2 more? That's it?" Y/N's mouth gaped open, before it snapped shut and her head turned so quickly to the side it's a shock it didn't fall off. There it was again, that hauntingly beautiful voice...

"Uh huh, but I think it won't be long until you... Y/N?" Felix was gathering his tools on the ground before he realised Y/N was on her feet, slowly padding away from him in a trance like state.

"Paint a pretty picture for me

Swim in the depths

You'll forever be home.."

"Y/N?" Felix gently called out to her again, but it was no use, she was already on her own path leaving the serenity of the willow trees. "I swear to god, he does this every time a new person arrives," he huffed to himself, before shrinking himself and his tools and flying back up into the branches.

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[lacyscabinet]

Willow Waly

A/N: okay so I'm not dead (to the people who asked me that in my inbox, I see you) 🙌🏻🤗 but I have no inspiration to write requests, I'm in deep emotional despair and I don't want this blog to slowly die soooooo enjoy this nat x ghost reader fic 🤍 the song I quote in the fic is "Willow Waly" if you don't know the song then you probably haven't seen the hunting of Bly manor (would recommend!!)👀👀👀 written in about 15 minutes while I was bawling my eyes out 🎀

Summary: reader is a ghost that hunts an old mansion in Wiskayok and Nat is dumb enough to break in and face her destiny :) also special thank you to Shauna for being an amazing narrative expedient :))))) (people with cars are cool @pinkmoonzzz)

Special thanks to @jollyreginaldrancher my favorite typo spotter 🤍🤍🤍

WARNINGS: death!, reader is dead, Natalie dies.

Enjoy 🤍🤍

"Isn't it violation of..."

"Shauna" Natalie said with a stone cold gaze, fiddling with the straps of her backpack while sitting in Shauna's passenger seat "That house is empty from like...a decade"

Parking her car at the side of the road, Shauna's head tilted and looked directly at Natalie "Yeah because of that story old people tell kids to scare them away" she chuckled "Scary ghosts"

Natalie's brows furrowed, she didn't know what Shauna was talking about at all "What?" she asked in confusion, causing Shauna to let out a big sigh "Guess I'll have to tell you the whole story then" she spoke with a fake mysterious tone, causing Nat to roll her eyes.

"A family moved there in the 70s, mother, father and daughter, I'm talking about rich ass people that ended up gambling all their money way, and, one night, the daughter was killed, they found out the parents did it, apparently she was dating someone and her parents didn't approve their relationship" she took a deep breath. "The legend says that the girl's ghost is still there attempting to kill everyone who gets inside the house to find herself a new lover" she finished off with a dramatic voice

"Damn" Nat exclaimed "Wiskayok has lore, who would've imagined" she said giggling before going back to her usual cold stare "I'm not scared, and it's a free place for me to stay, my father was a real asshole today" Natalie said as she opened the door and got up from her seat, turning on the torchlight and pointing it in the mansion's direction.

"I told you you could stay at my place" Shauna scoffed.

Natalie just shook her head, it didn't matter how much her friend insisted, she couldn't help but feel like her presence would intrude. So she just plastered a small smile on her lips and a wave of hand before closing the door "Thanks for the ride Shauna"

And now that Shauna was driving away, she was alone.

Walking towards the ruined wooden door, she could hear the porch cracking under her feet, screeching and almost crumbling under her weight.

Once the door was reached, she opened it with ease, multiple years of sneaking into places led her to mastering her bobby pin tecniques.

And the second the door was halfway open, she immediately realized that she was wrong, the house wasn't empty at all, several pieces of furniture and decorations still adorned the inside, covered in dust and cobwebs, carrying signs of the time passing while everything remained still and frozen in time, untouched.

That's when the unsettling feeling kicked in.

Taking a last look outside, she started to think that maybe it wasn't a good idea, but what was left for her outside? a bridge? a street? the trailer?

The allegedly haunted house seemed more welcoming than any of the above.

So she closed the door behind her.

Deciding to explore the remains of the house, she felt like she was transported back in time, the calendar dated back to 1975, and after entering the huge kitchen, she didn't fail to notice the old toaster and other visibly dated furniture.

Until her eyes landed on something. Something she wished she never saw.

"Holy shit" she whispered, looking at the knife holder, noticing one single big kitchen knife missing.

It sent chills down her spine, especially after what Shauna told her, so she backed up and decided to go upstairs and find a place to get some rest, trying to ignore it, it's not real anyways, or at least that's what her mind kept telling her.

Turning around, she noticed a big fancy wooden staircase that headed upstairs, old and dirty blue carpet guiding her way up as she cautiously walked up the stairs, noticing the little intricate details.

And then.

Blood.

Big stains of blood caught her attention as she reached the second floor, her breathing grew heavier as she thought about whatever it could be, some animal hunting a prey and leving traces behind?...in Natalie's mind it made sense. After all it was just a legend. Right?

But as her eyes shifted she started noticing that the blood trailed from the top of the stairs to a closed rusty door.

She was already inside the house, curiosity taking over, the urge to explore was too much, she didn't believe in ghosts anyways, but the thought of exploring a crime scene was thrilling enough to convince her to go further.

So she took a couple of steps foreward and opened the door. Instantly regretting it, eyes meeting an unmade and messy bed on the wall right opposite to her, her eyes immediately landing on the sheets, they were almost completely covered in blood.

Natalie gasped in horror, torch falling on the ground and her trembling hands reaching up to cover her mouth, wide eyes darting away from to obscene sight and a grimaced expression written all over her face.

And then she heard it, a soft mumble, a hum, a weak broken whisper echoing both in the room and in her terrified mind, it took her a while to realize that it came from upstairs.

The attic

She didn't understand why, almost as her feet started moving on their own, she found herself climbing up the tiny ladder at the end of the corridor, pushing open the small door on the ceiling and finally reaching the attic.

Now she could hear it vividly, someone was singing, but even there, she couldn't see who it was, some old boxes blocking her view.

" We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow, but now alone I lie and weep beside the tree..."

The stranger's voice trembling and on the verge of tears, almost sobbing.

"Singing oh willow waly by the tree that weeps with me, singing oh willow waly till my lover return to me..."

Nat's hands trembled, curiosity replaced by fear and fear replaced by terror in a matter of seconds.

"We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow, a broken heart I have, oh willow I die, oh willow I die"

The stranger kept singing. Louder.

Taking a deep breath Natalie quickly got back to the second floor, not even hesitating for a second and immediately sprinting out and running for the door, the creature's chants echoed throughout the whole house, making Nat's head spin as panic filled her whole body, almost making her legs give out as she ran down the stairs.

"Singing oh willow waly by the tree that weeps with me, singing oh willow waly till my lover return to me..."

Finally she could see the door, finally grasping onto some hope, but of course it didn't last long. Because as soon as she tried to open it just like she perviously did to get in, she relized that it wouldn't budge. It was locked.

Curses left her mouth as she kicked and threw fists at the door, her only result a bruise on her knuckles.

Tears of frustration streaming down her face as she started to feel a presence getting closer and closer to her, hunting her down and refusing to let her go.

Then, all of a sudden all the rage, the panic, the desperation and the misery she felt were replaced by a feeling of extreme emptiness and coldness, she felt lighter as if her body was slowly detaching from her soul, even though she swore she didn't take acids that night.

And then she heard it. Closer then before.

"We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow, a broken heart I have, oh willow I die, oh willow I die."

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[gemini-magic17]

Entanglement Chapter Eighteen

**Queen Raina's POV

Aiden never should have yelled at Ser Easton like that yesterday. Instead of blowing up at everyone he should be trying to remain calm and not alienate all the people around him. I went to check on Ser Easton and apologize for Aiden I went to his room. As I arrived I knocked on his door there was no answer and instead of leaving I opened the door. From first looks, I could see most of his stuff missing which included his clothes and riding gear. Noticing a note on the table I picked it up only to be saddened by the written words.

"Dear King Aiden,

You were right when you said it was my fault for letting the Princess disappear without a trace. My sole responsibility was to protect her and I couldn't even do that. Because of that, I have left to go in search of Y/n to bring her home. By the time you are reading this, I have already made my departure and will do my very best to bring her back to Tir Asleen.

Sincerely,

Ser Easton"

Covering my mouth from shock I dropped the piece of parchment and made my way to go find Aiden. I knew that Aiden would be in the council room as he has been in there since Y/n went missing. Bursting open the doors everyone turned to look at me with wide eyes.

"Aiden, Ser Easton has gone", I told him.

"What do you mean he has gone", he said leaning forward on the table.

"I mean he went looking for Y/n because he felt terrible that she went missing as though it was his fault."

"Well at least he is doing something."

"How can you be so caviler about this? Yes he feels terrible about what has happened but did you have to blame him for it", I exclaimed.

"He had one job one damn job that he couldn't do!"

"I look at you Aiden and I question where is the man I married", and with that, I left the room leaving him dumbfounded, and everyone shocked to their core.

**Boorman's POV

I can't stop thinking about the exchange between Willow and that man yesterday. He looked familiar but I couldn't place him but whatever conversation those two were having seemed intense. I figured it couldn't help to ask Willow who the man was after all. I grabbed a horse from the stables and made my way to Willow's home.

As I arrived I saw another horse tied to the wooden railing of his home. From what I could tell it was Kit's horse Chief, part of me wondered what she was doing here if she was leading a search party today. With a loud knock on the door I can hear Willow's voice from inside.

"Who is it", he asked.

"It's Boorman open up", I said. He opened the door and we exchanged greetings. It wasn't until I saw Kit that I could tell she was in bad shape. Part of me wondered why see she didn't even like the princess.

"Hey Kit how's it going", I could see her nervously biting her nails.

"How's it going, How's it going? Let me tell you how's it going. Y/n is missing and no one has seen her for days. Not knowing if she's okay and if she has been hurt or worse dead is making me lose my mind", she exclaimed and that I thought she started to lose it.

"God Kit", I said and turned to Willow.

"I need to ask you something and its about someone you were talking to yesterday", I told him.

"Who is the someone because I talked to a lot of people yesterday", he laughed.

"It was in the town square the guy had silver-colored shoulder length hair and he had a brown horse with him",

"Doesn't ring a bell sorry", I could tell he was lying and it was not just me it saw it as well.

"Are you talking about Ser Easton", she asked me.

"Is that who he is", I said.

"That is Y/n's guard. How do you know him Willow", Kit had her full attention on him now.

"I don't really know him he just asked for directions and he went on his merry way", he said.

"If that's true Willow why did I see you giving him a letter", I raised an eyebrow.

"I don't know what you are talking about you must be confused", he said trying to weasel his way out of this.

"Willow I can tell when you are lying so I'm going to ask you a question and you better be honest with me", Kit stated walking closer to Willow.

"Did that letter have anything to do with Y/n's disappearance", she asked and Willow went silent.

"Answer the question Willow", I said.

"So what if it did", when he said that Kit had an incredulous look on her face.

"Are you kidding me? What did it say", she asked and again he went silent.

"Did that letter say what happened to her? Where she is", she exclaimed.

"WILLOW", she yelled.

"YES! The letter contained where she was alright", and at that the fury that Kit's eyes held could light a room on fire.

"You know where she is", I asked and he nodded his head.

"Yes I do."

"Is she okay? Did she get hurt", Kit frantically asked.

"No, she is perfectly fine", and that confused us.

"If she is fine then where is she", I asked.

"Somewhere safe I can reassure you", he said.

"Willow so help me if you do not tell me where she is", Kit threatened.

"You will do what", he said and with that the look she had could kill someone where they stood.

"I will make sure to get it out of you one way or another so tell me where she is", she exclaimed and I have never been more scared of Kit than I have now.

"She is in Ancient Dristarya", and at those words Kit's face paled.

"You can't be serious why would she be there," Kit asked.

"No one would look for her there", he said.

"She went to the place that is deserted due to the fact that no one dares goes there."

"Yes, she figured it was the best place for people to leave her alone knowing no one would travel to that place", he said.

"Well, she was wrong because I'm going to get her", at that Kit stormed out of the home and left on her horse.

"You should have told her in the first place that you knew where Y/n was", I said and left to find Kit.

**Kit's POV

With the new information given to me by Willow, I raced back to the castle to pack my belongings to set out. As soon as I got back I dismounted Chief but before I could get inside I was stopped by Boorman.

"Kit what are you planning to do", he asked following me to my room.

"I'm getting what I needed gartering a ship and going to Dristarya", I said.

"You can't go alone."

"Then you can come with me but you better get your shit together and meet me by the docks tonight", I stated and I can see him battling with himself to decide if he should tag along.

"Fine", he said and then a thought popped into my head. Damn it I have to take Amara with me otherwise King Aiden would have my ass. Groaning I turned to Boorman and let him know the plan.

"I forgot that I have to bring Amara with us."

"Who is Amara", he asked.

"Y/n's best friend since childhood and a real bitch if you ask me", I said and he gave me this weird look.

"Why are you looking at me like that", I said.

"You sound jealous", he said with a laugh.

"What do I have to be jealous of? As far as I'm concerned she is nothing but a friend to Y/n."

"Right, like you were just friends with Jade."

**Amara's POV

I can't stand her ass! Where the fuck does Kit Tanthalos gets off on being a bitch to Y/n. She never did anything to her and she thinks that she can treat her like shit. If it was up to me I would have her head on a spike. At that precise moment, I came upon Kit and whoever she was talking to. I figured now would be the best time to discuss the search party considering we had to leave later today. Plus it was best to do this out in the open so that I don't end up killing.

"Kit I need to talk to you", I said and she turned to me and rolled her eyes.

"What a coincidence I need to talk to you too. It's about Y/n", she said.

"What about her"?

"I found out where she is and I plan on going there tonight" she stated.

"Oh really and were you planning on telling me about this", I asked.

"I'm telling you now aren't I", she smirked and I wanted to punch it right off her face.

"So where is she"?

"In Dristarya", and at that I laughed.

"Dristarya? Are you serious", I asked.

"A friend of mine received a letter from her explaining where she was", she said folding her arms. Not believing a word that came out of her mouth the man next to her spoke out.

"It's true he told me himself", he said.

"Who are you", I questioned.

"I'm Boorman and your name is", he asked.

"Amara Hartridge of Praisa", I said then turned to Kit.

"So we leave tonight that's a six-day journey to Dristarya we are going to need a ship", I said

"I got that covered you, Boorman and I will meet at seven", she said.

"He's coming with", I asked and she nodded her head.

"We have to leave then so the guards that King Aiden wanted us to take don't know that we have already left", she said.

"Why don't we want to take them with us? After all, it is Ancient Dristarya", I asked

"They would bring Y/n back kicking and screaming knowing that she is there. We want her to come back willingly not by force and knowing that she is safe there is something to be grateful for", she said.

**Time Skip (three days later) Ser Easton's POV

The journey had been painfully long and tiring. It almost took me an extra day to get here when the ship's captain found out my planned destination. The thought of coming close to Dristarya scared him shitless, and he gave me a boat large enough to carry my belongings to make it here. The sight of the castle was breathtaking its structure must have been excellent as it was still standing after thousands of years.

Arriving on the beach I carefully got out to push the boat the rest of the way on the sand. My boots soaking wet the sound they made as I walked could only be described as a sloshing sound. I decided to leave the belongings on the boat until I came face to face was the Princess. I made my ascent towards the large gates that lead to the trail. The gates haven't been opened in a long time which fits with why it looked so abandoned until now. As I walked along the stone trail toward the castle I was halfway way there I heard a loud screech. Walking a little further to where it had originated I was met by the sight of a red dragon with an unnaturally long neck.

It was only then that I recognized that it was Tyrax standing in front of me. I kept slinking forward which made me extremely cautious of my next move. Before I could do anything I saw a silhouette walking down the trail in my direction. Seeing that it was Y/n made me happy now knowing that she was in one piece seeing it with my own eyes. Tyrax kept a watch on me the entire time as she was moving to see if I was a threat to her. The smile that stretched across her face as she saw me warmed my heart.

"It is so good to see you", she said pulling me into a hug.

"It is good to see you too", I said reciprocating the hug. I pulled away just to take in the way she looked. Y/n seemed healthy and there was no physical damage that I could see.

"Ser Easton I am fine I promise", she said as she could tell what I was doing.

"I can't help it. Finding out you were here of all places made me very worried."

"I know it could make anyone worry especially about the rumors that circle this place", she said and we made our way to the castle.

"I know."

"How was your journey? Was it alright", she asked.

"It was somewhat fine", and she looked worried by that answer.

"It was just tiring was all and I had to row the rest of the way here on the sixth day", I stated.

"Why", she questioned with head tilt.

"When the captain of the ship I was on found out I was heading to Dristarya-"

"He told you he didn't want to come near this place and sent you on your way", she said.

"Yes", as we got closer to the castle I stopped in my tracks and it was only until Y/n didn't see me by her side anymore that she turned in my direction. The image in front of me made me speechless and Y/n had a small smile as she could see what I was astounded at. Four dragons flew around the castle while Calyx and what I could only assume was Aeras were sleeping not far from us.

"Come. I want to talk about what has been happening since I left", she said and we continued our way there.

The inside of the castle was magnificent the intricate details of what seemed to be dragons cared into the walls along with other aspects of culture that were only found in Ancient Dristarya. Y/n took us to a room that was filled with books, maps, and paintings.

"I came upon this room on my fourth day here. I think this castle's form of a library and the books they have are intriguing", she says and pulls a book off a shelf.

"I started reading this book on the history of Ancient Dristarya. They had no mention of this place in any book in my family's library", and she handed it to me. We took a seat at the table closest to the door and I flipped through some of the pages.

"It is quite an interesting book indeed Princess", I said and she smiled.

"I knew you would think so."

"So, I read what you said about the things that went on in Tir Asleen since I have been gone. How bad is it", she asked with her voice shaking.

"I'm not going to lie to you but your family is going mad over your disappearance. Rather I should say your father and your brother as I said in the letter wants to kill Kit. Your mother is heartbroken from what I can see. She tries to put on a brave front but I know that this is killing her", I said and she put her head in her hands.

"I never should have left. I have caused so much damage and pain to the ones I love. How could I do this to them", and she began to tear up.

"You were unhappy and hurt by that incessant girl. Going through what you have been through would make anyone want to flee", I said taking ahold of her hands.

"It's still not right. They will never forgive me for this", she stated.

"In time I know you will see them again and if I know anything about your family it is that they love you. They are your family and will understand why you left along with forgiving you for it."

I could see her mulling over my words in her head. The internal struggle that she was battling with was written all over her face. In time I just hope she can realize that she doesn't need to blame herself for all the pain she has been through.

#kit tanthalos x reader #hazel callahan x reader #willow 2022 #kit tanthalos

[sergeantsporks]

Aroace Hunter Week 2023 Day 6: Squish

“What’s a good username? Should I make one that Uncle won’t think to look for? Wait, that’s bad, right? Right, I should just put my name, or the golden guard. It’s not like I’m hiding the Penstagram. Darius said it would be good, and he’s a coven head, so he wouldn’t… tell me to do something treasonous… right? But he did say he wouldn’t tell Belos about you, and he knows I’m not supposed to have—but other coven heads have Penstagrams and it’s fine. It’s fine, you know what, it’s fine. I’ll just… do something I’m interested in. Would putting ‘flyer derby’ be too desperate to them? Oh, I’ve got it.”

Rulersreachfan.

The Penstagram scroll flashed an error message at Hunter.

This username is already taken.

“Ah, okay… uh…

Rulerzreachfan.

“Because z is close to an s. It’ll work this time.”

This username is already taken.

“Seriously?”

“Maybe different?” Flapjack suggested.

“One more try.”

Rulerzreachf4n.

“Because four looks like an a! Clever, right?”

Please create profile picture.

“How much set up does this need? I just want to…”

Hunter held the phone out at arm’s length, pressing the photo button.

“Okay, okay, here we go. What was the username again? H. E. L. L. O. Underscore, where’s the u—oh, there it is. W. I. L. L. O. W.” Willow’s profile showed up, complete with a photo of the team as her first post. “Okay! Here we go!”

Hunter hit the follow button.

Request sent.

“Mmmm, what if she doesn’t want me to follow her? I mean. I did. Kidnap the entire team. Hngh, let’s try someone else, let’s dooooo…” He clicked on the post, looking at the ‘tagged’ usernames. “Uh… ThorneyVines, that’s gotta be Viney, right? Follow. Maybe I should leave a comment? I should leave a comme—”

The scroll buzzed in his hands, and he threw it across the room. “Ah!”

Flapjack fluttered over, pecking at the scroll. “Is dead. Won’t hurt.”

Hunter wandered over and picked the scroll back up.

1 new message from Hello_Willow.

Hunter’s fingers hovered over the little notification without actually hitting it. “What if it’s her telling me to leave them alone? I mean, I thought that she kind of implied that maybe it would be okay if we saw each other again, but what if I read that wrong? What if she hates me? What if all of them hate me? I wouldn’t blame them.”

Hunter groaned, burying his head in his arms. “I’m going to fail at friendship. I’ve taken too long to respond, I should have paid attention immediately. It’s over.”

Flapjack hopped over and slammed his foot onto the message box. “There.”

“AUGH!” Hunter scooped the scroll up so fast he nearly dropped it. “What’s it say?”

Hi.

Hunter jumped up, pacing around. “Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh she doesn’t hate me. Good. Excellent. Wonderful. Do I ask if anyone else hates me?”

“No.”

“That was very decisive.”

“Don’t.”

“Alright, alright. What do I…” Hunter set the scroll down with a sigh. “There’s no point.”

“What?!”

Hunter picked his mask up off of his desk, turning it over and over in his hands. “There’s no point,” he replied, “To answering, to talking to her or any of them. I don’t know why I even bothered making the Penstagram. It’s like Willow said; my next day off isn’t for another fifty-two weeks. And I certainly can’t bail on missions to—to play flyer derby!”

“Want friends?”

Hunter set the mask back down. “It doesn’t matter. I can’t have them.”

“Want friends?”

“I’m head of a coven, I’m the golden guard. Having friends puts them in danger, and it puts me in danger, and it puts the emperor in danger!”

“Hunter. Want friends?”

Hunter tugged his hood over his head, face burning. “I do.”

We’re number one!

“I can’t.”

But I do.

He wanted to go back so badly it almost hurt. There hadn’t been any backstabbing or judgement for being half a witch. Just open skies and flyer derby and the team.

I want to go back

I want to be friends

I want to start over, and this time I’ll do everything right, and they’ll want to be around me.

Just like they did before I ruined it.

I want to be their friend.

“Respond. Start.”

“What’s the point?!”

“Want to be friends. Nothing else.”

“I can’t.”

“Try.”

“What if I fail?”

“Try.”

“I already messed up with them, if I fail again, it’s over.”

“Try.”

Hunter took a deep breath, picking up the scroll.

H. E. L. L. O.

Hello, Willow.

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[ragnvdnir]

THE THREE TYPES OF LOVE WITH DILUC RAGNVINDR

SYNOPSIS — they say that we fall in love with three people in our lifetimes, but you only loved one and it's diluc.

CHARACTER — diluc x gn!reader

INCLUDES — diluc's backstory spoilers, hurt/comfort, second chances, closures, alchol intake, flawed characters, might be ooc diluc, character development, happy ending

NOTES — i got this idea from a tiktok video made by @/smalltalkpodcast, here is the link.

TAGLIST — @elychee @jupeater @v3nv5

PUPPY LOVE — the fairytale love. the one that we think would last forever, but it wont. because we'll soon learn that fairytales dont exist.

you were sixteen when you first had your puppy love with diluc. the age where you thought everything can be magical forever. a love that was too young and hopeful for this world.

diluc loved you too, he was beyond infatuated. he loves being near you. he loves being your knight in shining armor. he loves you.

the type of love you two had is where you both will sneak out of your houses to meet each other under the willow where you both carved your names in a heart. the type of love where you were too joyful to wake up from this fever dream, wishing to stay like this for eternity.

you were seventeen when you had your first kiss under the glimmering moon you both used to watch. teeth clashing against each other without even knowing how to properly kiss a person. no one paid any mind to it though, all you can think about is the butterflies swimming in your stomach, his touch under your jaw, your burning love you had for each other.

everything was too unreal for you too feel, like something out of fairytale. you hope to stay like this forever. you wished to keep feeling like this for a very long time. but it was only a matter of time before you will wake up from everything, before you lose your love.

he turned eighteen when everything went downhill. he fell into the depths of misery and apathy. his father died and he suddenly resented his own sworn brother for some reasons he won't tell to anyone.

to say that this never affected your relationship was a big lie, because it did, alot. you also had your biggest fights around these times. it was too big that no one can swallow their own pride to fix this relationship. words that shoot to kill were said. it hurted the both of you, a lot.

just when you had enough of feeling like this, ready to swallow your own pride to fix everything, he suddenly disappeared without a notice, leaving you and your shattering heart into pieces for years without a proper explanation of his action. leaving you frozen in time while reminiscing your youthful days.

INTENSE LOVE — the love that will turn your world upside down. the one that comes with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. the one that will cause you so much pain. because it will teach you what you want and what you don't want.

when you thought that you've finally moved on and forgot about your past with diluc. just when you thought that buried feelings were dead already, that the pain you've went through vanished too like him.

he suddenly came back four years later as if nothing happened, as if he never left someone. the horror of your face showed it all as you stood one day infront of angel's share hearing the chatters of the drunkards about the return of the owner of dawn winery.

you know who they are talking about, ofcourse you do, how could you not when master crepus only have one child? and it's obviously diluc ragnvindr, your supposedly ex-lover.

mentioning his name made you feel bitter. you can only sigh as you opened the door of angel's share to meet up with your friends and also readying yourself to face him any second.

as you opened the door, the noise of the place greeted you. the moment you placed your eye sight in the counter, you saw him. he was talking to charles, not noticing your presence.

your mouth parted at the sight of him. ‘he's really here’ you thought before closing your eyes to calm yourself down. as you opened your eyes after the inhales and exhales, his ruby eyes found yours. you held your breath as you mainted the eye contact with him. you don't know what you look right now, does your face shows the look of resentment? hatred? or perhaps hopes that you can try again?

he looked away first as he continued conversing with charles without greeting nor showing any expression seeing you. your hopes were crushed. your heart feels heavy. you felt your throat creating a lump as tears formed in your eyes.

you questioned yourself why does it hurt being rejected like this. why did the feelings that you burried suddenly came back to life. why did the pain felt ten times worst than before. is it because when he's finally here infront of you as you hoped, he turned away from you?

he can bring you back to life but he can also be the cause of your death. you hated how your world revolved around him. you hated how you never find yourself to love again if it's not him. you swallowed before turning away and leaving the tavern. you can't face your friends when you're like this.

it went on and on like that, avoiding him as much as you could. but you know that things can't stay like this forever, you have to over come this. so one day, you went into the tavern by yourself. as you walked in, you sat straight in the counter and ordered a drink. you never glance at him as he hands you the glass, you muttered a small ‘thank you’ before drinking.

as hours passed by, you felt more relaxed like this despite diluc's presence. and maybe because of this, you got a little more carefree and drank more than you can take.

you know how people get braver whenever they got drunk? yeah, you do that also. it was closing time already and you were slumped over the counter, sleeping. diluc gently shook you awake while calling your name.

by the time you got awakened, you turned your head at him and blurted out words that he never expected to hear.

“do you know how hurt i was when you left without telling me? you stood me up, diluc. i was left for four years without a proper explanation, only the words of your headmaid that said you left. i once thought that you hated me because you just... disappeared...” you muttured while downpour of your eyes wet the wooden counter.

diluc was silent, he can't say anything. seeing you hurting like this because of him made him want to hide once again because he doesn't have the face to talk to you after the disaster he have caused in your life. after a few more silence, he cleared his throat before letting you hear his voice that you haven't heard in the last four years.

“tomorrow, if you still remember what happened tonight, then come and see me in the manor, i'll give you an explanation, i'll tell you everything.” he said before telling charles to watch over you as he left the tavern to do his nightly duties.

the next day, you nervously walked towards dawn winery. ‘this is it, you're finally getting the explanation you want.’

when you arrived there, adelinde escorted you to diluc's room. she knocked on the wooden door before telling him that you arrived. you heard the faint ‘let them in’ and then she opened the door for you. you thanked her and went inside.

as you walked in, your eyes wandered the structure and designs of his room. ‘not that too much of things, simple and plain, just like how he always likes it’ you shook your head at the thought of a memory before clearing your throat to let him know.

“please have a seat.” he gestured on the seat infront of him.

you nodded and sat on the chair. it was painfully awkward and quite, no one talked. getting irritated at this silence, you started the conversation first. “so, are you gonna tell me something?”

this startled diluc. nevertheless, he nodded before starting to give you explanations. he explained everything why he did that. how he wanted to avenge his father. how something surfaced between him and kaeya. the reason he resigned from knights of favonius. the selfish thing they did. everything, even how he barely managed to escape death given by the fatui harbingers.

by the time he finished, you went silent. then suddenly, he heard your sniffles. diluc was panicked, did he do something wrong? he stood up to find a something to wipe your tears but you stopped him by grabbing his wrist.

“please don't leave me.” you whispered between your sniffles. you never said what you mean by that but both of you know there is something much deeper in those words. diluc looked away from you before placing his hand behind your head and pulled you towards his stomach and hugged you. you wrapped your arms around him while you sobbed, damping his shirt with your tears.

“wh- why didn't you atleast tell me? i- i could have understood it sooner, diluc.” you hiccuped as you hugged him tighter.

“i thought it will be the best for the both of us. i thought by leaving you will make your life better and safer from the things that i'm about to commit myself into.” he replied. he removed your grip on him and suddenly kneels infront of you that caused your eyes to widen. he held your hands, pressing a light kiss on them before he rested his forehead on them.

“w- what?” you stammered as you tried to make him stand up. never have you ever saw diluc kneel in both of his two knees to anyone. but now, he did infront of you to plead for forgiveness.

“but i was wrong seeing how hurt you are from my selfishness.” diluc looks up at you and you saw how his eyes glimmering as he mutters apologies.

“i'm sorry for hurting you, i'm sorry for being selfish. i know words cannot change anything but i really am sorry, y/n.” his voice shook lightly at the end of his word.

diluc's sudden return brought back the pain he didn't meant to cause you. his return made you look back at things and wished to stop this pain. his words made you wished you were a little too more push over back then so diluc never felt he was alone when you were there. you wished you matured at those times already so you never acted negligence when you didn't notice his life went downhill. you both made mistakes and you're glad that you and him reflected on it already.

this closure made you two want to improve yourselves. it made you realize your actions before, the actions of eighteen years olds who only knew that they love each other but never realized that they're also hurting them.

you two properly ended your relationship after the talk. breaking up for the best, for yourselves. if you're gonna ask yourself before what you want, your younger self will probably say that they want to resent diluc. but now that you have a closure, you realized that resenting him is too much of being selfish after he tells you how he felt when no one was there for him when his father died. when his brother told him the truth that created a wall between them. how he never felt your presence when he needed you the most.

you weren't there at his lowest, and him to you. you two were flawed back then, too blinded by young love. and now, all you want is to change yourselves for the better.

changing for the better means cutting things off and focusing on yourselves. you left mondstadt to chase your dreams. meanwhile, diluc promised himself and to you to improve each day, to cultivate the winery, and cherish the things that made him happy.

it was for the best, for you and him. for you to deserve each other. you realized that you have to be the best version of yourself first before loving someone.

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE — the one that will stay. the one that will make us feel loved, adored, safe and secure. the one that we didn't see coming, but will make us feel home.

it was time to go back home, to mondstadt. years have already passed by since your break up and closure with diluc. chasing your dreams made you feel better, and you hoped he feels better too.

you know that you've changed yourself, and you hoped he did too. surely, you don't want to come back there if he's still the past flawed diluc right?

you know that you can never be perfect, so you settled on improving and changing yourself, there's not a perfect person after all, that includes you and diluc.

as you went down the ship, you smiled as you took in the city of freedom. it has been so long. you thanked the crews of the ship as they helped you down your things.

you're very happy to finally see your friends again.... and him. you won't lie to yourself, even as time separated you two, you still love him.

sometimes you thought to yourself is it possible to still love the person you hurt, who also hurt you? and the answer is infront of you as you stared wide eyed at the red-haired man who stand in the docks while giving you a welcoming smile.

your heart raced as he walked towards you, you scanned him. he looks so mature now, he still have that long hair but this time it's tied up. his features got even more defined. he became calmer and relaxed.

“welcome home,” he said.

he spread his arms as if signaling you to give him a hug. you didn't waste time before beaming at him and hugging him tight. god, you missed him.

“finally, after all these years. i won't lie but it certainly is hard living without seeing you for years, but i promised to myself and to you that i will change so i endured it all. and now, seeing you infront of me, it was all worth it.” seeing diluc genuinely smiling at you feels like a fever dream.

“i hope you achieved your dreams.” he said as he caress your hair. you find it hard to utter a word, you are beyond shocked to see how much diluc changed.

“i- i did, i am happy.” you manage to let it out as you continue gazing at him, awestruck.

“i am proud of you, remember that.” you smiled at him as your eyes watered. you removed your arms around him to wipe the tears. ‘it's nice hearing that from him’

“You know, even though we got separated for years, it's still you.” your eyes widened at his sudden confession. you swallowed before replying your truth.

“so am i, i find it hard just to forget about you.” you saw how his smile became wider. he held your cheeks and caressed them before glancing down on your lips.

“can i?” he whispered as his eyes returned to you.

“you may.” you answered before his lips connected with yours. you two have kissed before but this time, it's more meaningful and... it's right.

when you decided to come back here in mondstadt, the least thing you expected is for him to still love you, adore you, to still choose you, to stay. you two once made a mistake that ended up hurting each other. you two are in each other's arms again, but now, only unconditional and patient.

note: i hope i didn't make diluc too ooc especially in the end. i initially thought this one will be very short but ig i got carried away lolol. also, belated happy birthday again luc!

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[avatarmerida]

Memory Loss

This is proof that the Buzz Lightyear demo mode/memory loss arc in Toy Story 3 made me who I am today. This has no real plot I just think it’s cute. Huntlow. Ignore any errors I’ll fix and find eventually I also don’t know how head injuries work

———

“Is Hunter gonna be okay?” Willow asked as Mrs. Noceda came out of the boys’ room.

“He’ll be okay,” she reassured as she gently shut the door. “But he took quite a hit to the head, and while he doesn’t have a concussion it might be awhile before he’s fully back to himself. He’s resting now, but I’ll trust you’ll keep an eye on him while I’m at work?”

“Of course ma’am!” Willow said with a nod.

“All right, I’ll bring home some more pain meds with me in case he still has a headache,” said Mrs. Noceda, checking her watch to confirm she had to leave. “You all know my number if there’s an emergency, do not hesitate to call me or text me with anything. And no more playing on the roof!”

Willow gently knocked on the door before slowly opening it to peek inside. She saw Hunter laying on the bed asleep, his head wrapped in bandages as Gus sat beside him with a marker in his hand.

“Augustus!” Willow whispered loudly enough to strike fear into Gus’ heart but not loud enough to awaken Hunter. “Put that down!

“Luz dared me to!” He said, putting his hand up and dropping the marker to the floor. He turned to face Willow, playfully shaking her head in disapproval.

“How is he doing?” She asked, carefully sitting on the edge of the bed her eyes fixated on him as she took one of his hands in hers.

“Well he snores, but I already knew that,” said Gus. “Mrs. Noceda knew exactly what to do, it was so cool! She could totally be in the healing coven-.”

“What were you two even doing on the roof?”

“Hunter was trying to see if-.”

“Ow, where am I?” Hunter groaned suddenly, placing his free hand on his bandaged head.

“Oh, you’re awake!” Willow said excitedly. “How do you feel?”

“I feel like I would like my question answered,” he replied snarkily, a tone he never took with Willow. “Where am I?”

“You’re in our room, dude,” said Gus ignoring Hunter’s tone, chalking it up to the pain.

“Very funny,” said Hunter sarcastically. “I would never have to share a room with someone, do you know who I am?”

“Yeah, you’re kind of being a jerk right now,” replied Gus. “Look, Mrs. Noceda said we’re not in trouble so you don’t gotta freak out-.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, this is a waste of my time,” Hunter snarled as he put his hand up to silence Gus before turning his head to Willow. “You! You must be the one in charge.”

“Me?” asked a confused Willow when she realized he was speaking to her.

“Yes, you have an air of authority about you,” continued Hunter. “Tell me what’s going on at once.”

“Hunter, what are you-.”

“What did you call me?” He said sitting up too fast, causing him to wince. He went to raise his hand and found it was holding Willow’s, dropping of like it was a venomous snake. “And what is this? Are you kidnapping me?”

“Hunter, do you not know who I am?”

“Do you know who I am?” He retorted. “Who do you work for? I-I’m with the Emperor, you know!”

“Wow, I guess he hit his head harder than we thought,” said Gus. “It knocked the last few months out of him.”

“Oh poor thing,” whispered Willow with concern before added under her breath. “It’s temporary right?”

“Lemme call Mrs. Noceda,” said Gus, running out of the room. “I’ll ask if we have to push him off the roof again to reverse it.”

“You pushed me off a roof?” Hunter asked. “My uncle will hear about this!”

Well he’s super dead so... thought Willow, but she knew the Hunter before her would not appreciate this humor as the Hunter she knew had grown to.

“Listen, long story short you fell and hurt your head pretty badly,” explained Willow. “The fall may have caused you to temporarily lose some of your memories, but you’re safe now. We’re your friends gonna help you get better.”

“Friends? Yeah right,” scoffed Hunter. “I don’t have time for friends. How do I know you didn’t steal my memories while looking for secrets?”

“Well, there’s a lot you don’t know right now,” sighed Willow. “But I don’t think this this is the best time to fill you in on every thing.”

“You can’t just keep me here,” he rose to get up but the throbbing pain in his head did not let him get very far. “But since I don’t appear to be in any immediate danger, I’ll await the assistance of the Emperor’s coven here.”

“That sounds like a good plan,” said Willow, smiling at his attempt to play off his pain. “Drink some of your water.”

“Yeah right, how do I know it’s not poisoned?”

“Oh, for Titan’s sake,” said Willow under her breath as she leaned forward to take the cup off the end table to take a sip. “See? It’s fine.”

“Well, now it’s contaminated,” he stammered, secretly blushing at the idea of drinking from the same cup as her. “But, something about you tells me that if you intended to do away with me, I’d be dead already. Since I don’t recall the events that lead me here and you did not take the opportunity to poison me, I’m deciding to trust you.

“I’m honored.”

“You should be,” he said, not sensing her sarcasm. “Now tell me, girl, who are you to me?”

“I’m your friend.” She laughed.

“So you’ve said,” Hunter replied slowly. “How would you define a ‘friend?’ Are you a new recruit to the Emperor’s coven. Are you, perhaps... an admirer?”

“I- ya know what? Yes, I am,” said Willow, deciding to play along with his memory lapse for the time being, hoping it would help ease him back to where he was supposed to be. “I’m Willow Park, the newest recruit.”

“Oh, yes of course,” he said as though he wasn’t secretly hoping she would say ‘admirer.’ “Well, you may not know this yet, since since orientation has been cutting corners lately, but it’s frowned upon to address me so informally. But, don’t worry I won’t report it to the Emperor. I’m willing to let it slide since you’re so cute.”

“Since I’m so what?”

“New! Since you’re so new, that’s what I said,” Hunter scrambled in a familiar panic, only now was he overly aware of her hand in his and he skillfully removed it, trying to seem natural. “So, uh were you tasked with watching over me? My uncle usually doesn’t allow others to see me when I’m injured so he must think highly of you. However, I assure you that your services aren’t necessary.”

“Oh, well even so I just wanna make sure you’re alright,” said Willow, going to take his hand again but deciding against it at the last second. “I wanna make sure you’re healing properly.”

“Oh, I see what’s going on,” said Hunter with his former smug confidence, noticing her attempt to take his hand. “You thought you could rise through the ranks quicker if you sweet talked the Golden Guard, huh?”

“‘Sweet talk?’” Repeated Willow with a chuckle. “This is how I always talk. How exactly am sweet talking you? Who even says ‘sweet talking?’”

“Oh, like you don’t know,” Hunter, sucked his teeth as he shook his head. “The informality, the fraternization, not to mention the obvious spell you used to make your voice so mesmerizing. No doubt you’ve been using your beauty to help you get ahead for years, but it won’t work on me siren.”

Willow stared at him with a look utter confusion, a look that only got more profound when she finally realized what he was implying.

“You think I’m flirting with you to get ahead in the Emperor’s coven?” Willow said bluntly in disbelief with a light chuckle.

“Well, I did... before you chuckled like that... and now I think... this never happened and you should leave.”

“If that’s what you want,” said Willow with a shrug and sly smile as she stood to leave.

“Why else would you spend your day here?” said Hunter, low and embarrassed as he slunk back and focused on the edge of the bed. “With me.”

“Because I care about you,” said Willow simply. “I don’t care if you’re the Golden Guard or not, I care about you and I want to know you’re safe. And I like spending time with you.”

“Right, well even so, I can’t resort to favoritism simply because you care about me,” said Hunter, clearing his throat, unaware he was blushing. “But, I do appreciate your concern as well as your discretion.”

“Well, you’re welcome,” said Willow.

“And, to be perfectly transparent, I don’t find your presence totally unappealing,” he admitted dissing his arms. “So if you have orders to stay and guard me, I won’t pull rank and force you to leave.”

“Now who’s sweet taking who?” She teased.

Just then, Gus came running through the door with Luz’s phone in hand and jumped on the bed, much to Hunter’s dismay. “Okay! Mrs. Noceda sent instructions for what to do next!” He said loudly. “She said she wants you to take the pill she left because you’re probably in a lot of pain!”

“So maybe we take the yelling down a notch,” advised Willow with a small smile, placing her hand on his shoulder.

“Right,” said Gus, lowering his voice and Hunter was impressed by her ability to wield her authority. No push back, no eye rolling, no hesitation; the coven was right to recruit this girl.

“Take your pill,” advised Willow to Hunter, pointing to where it sat on the table with her chin.

“Aye aye, captian,” said Hunter instinctively, before he focused on his words with confusion. “Apologies, I don’t know why I said that.”

Willow smiled, certain his memory was slowly returning.

“Good,” she said, walking over to take his empty cup after he finished it to wash down the medication. She lingered beside him, out of Gus’ earshot as he reread Mrs. Noceda’s instructions, and whispered. “And, for the record I would never flirt with you to get ahead in the Empeor’s Coven.”

“Of course not, I’m sorry I thought you-.”

“I have plenty of other reasons why I do it,” she said with a wink before disappearing, leaving the Golden Guard confused in a different way almost choking on his water.

———

“Shh! She’s back stop talking!” Hunter whispered loudly to Gus as she returned to the room with the water. She could tell by their body language that Gus had been teasing Hunter about something seconds before. He looked much more relaxed than he did when she left him.

“I see the pain medication is working already,” she said with a smile, closing the door and turning to Hunter. “How do you feel?”

“Willow,” Hunters whispered, not to get her attention. It just to hear her name again. “Oh my Titan, Willow is here.”

“Yes I am, and I brought you some water,” she said carefully handing it to him before taking her former spot on the edge of the bed. She suddenly realized it has been so long she he called her by her name rather than her flyer derby title.

“Of course you did,” murmured Hunter fondly, struggling to keep his eyes open but gazing at her nonetheless. “Because you’re so wonderful. Willow, water, wonderful.”

“Even when he’s only known you for five minutes he won’t shut up about you,” murmured Gus, shaking his head. Willow replied by rolling her eyes and giving Gus a modest smile

“You’re soooo pretty when you smile,” Hunter fawned with a sigh. “You’re pretty even when you don’t smile. But I don’t want you to not smile! Did you not smile when I got hurt?”

“I did,” she said. “Er, I mean I didn’t? Well, I’m just glass you’re okay now.”

“I’m sorry,” he moped, nearly spilling his water on himself. “But I don’t get hurt a lot, I promise. No, no that’s a lie. I don’t want to start your time in the coven with lies.”

“Well, I appreciate that,” she said, trying not to show in her voice that she knew his time in the coven was nothing but lies.

“Because... if I’m being honest...” he leaned forward s and motioned for her to come closer so he could share a secret with her. “You’ll be great for morale, I mean you’re probably the prettiest recruit we’ve ever had. Even if you have to wear a spooky mask.”

“Oh, uh thank you,” blushed Willow as Hunter looked at her with heavy, adoring eyes. She turned to Gus and cleared her throat, failing to hide how flustered his words made her. “This uh medication is pretty strong, huh?”

“Actually, he didn’t take any.”

“What?”

“Just kidding,” laughed Gus, giving her finger guns. “I told him to take one and he said that I’m not the boss of him and took both so he’s gonna be pretty loopy for awhile.”

“Oh, well if that’s what it takes,” said Willow fondly. “If you wanna go, I can look after him for awhile. I don’t mind.”

“Of course you don’t,” replied Gus with a knowing smile as he headed towards the door.

“Gus are you leaving now?” Hunter called, distressed.

“Only for a little bit bro,” Gus replied.

“‘Bro,’” Hunter repeated with a full laugh. “He calls me ‘bro!’ Like we’re family! Oh Gus, if you join the Emperor’s coven we can all be together like a little family!”

“I’ll keep that in mind,” said Gus with a smile before giving Willow a wink. “As long as you stay away from the roof.”

Willow smiled at Gus before turning back to Hunter. “Did you hear that? No more jumping off roofs...”

“...unless you’re around to catch me,” finished Hunter, resting his chin on his fist trying to wink at her but closing both eyes instead .

“No! No jumping off roofs at all!” Willow laughed attempting to sound stern.

“Well I guess you’ll have to stay here and make sure I listen,” he sighed as he leaned back into his pillow, clearly struggling to stay awake. “Even though I don’t have to listen to you.”

“Right,” she said. “So if I told you to go the sleep you totally wouldn’t listen right?”

“Sleep? Sleep is for the weak, I can go weeks without sleeping-.”

“I’ve noticed,” said Willow. “But I have orders to make sure you rest, you don’t want me to get it trouble do you? They might kick me out of the coven and then-.”

Upon hearing that, Hunter quickly leaned backwards as though the pillow was a magnet luring him down and held the comforter below his nose as shut his eyes tight. Willow held her laughter back at the gesture, knowing that most likely when he woke up he would be back to his old self. She wondered if he would remembering acting so silly or if ig would all be a blur. She wondered if he did remember, would he would regret it?

“See you in my dreams,” the loopy Hunter whispered from beneath his blanket before finally drifting off to sleep.

Oh he would definitely regret it.

“I left the marker on the table in case you change your mind,” Gus whispered from the doorway

#huntlow #huntlow fanfiction #toh winter #toh #the owl house #willow park #hunter wittebane

[wet-towel-socrates]

No Matter How Your Heart Is Grieving

An idea I got listening to the Cinderella OST (yes I listen to old Disney soundtracks stfu), specifically "The Dress/Escape to the Garden" bc it's so sad and I got into my feelings :'( also I just wanted to pen this onto something as an outlet.

*Tw for depression, mentions of suic*de, general angst and hopelessness/no religion outright stated but implied prayer and mention of "angel"

*Yuu/MC is genderneutral

Crowley was getting ready for a late night meeting with the housewardens. Beforehand however, he decided to call Yuu to the mirror chamber to finally come clean.

"There is no way back home for you. I'm sorry."

Yuu cannot believe it. They are completely stunned.

"If I were you, I would switch gears and start getting used to Twisted Wonderland as your new home, if you haven't already."

Yuu tries but can't hold back the cascade of tears as they run out of the chamber. They bump into the housewardens on their way to Crowley's, but don't bother looking back.

"Oi, watch it Herbi—huh?"

"Prefect?" Riddle calls out to them, "prefect, what's wrong?" Yuu keeps running, wiping the tears and holding in their sobs.

They run towards the edge of the courtyard, away from the wishing well and slump their body over a stone bench beneath a weeping willow. In that moment, all their dreams and hopes of returning home left their body in the form of shaky, hiccuping breaths. They couldn't bear to draw attention to themselves even though it was the dead of night. God forbid they were a nuisance to anyone else while they were grieving the loss of their home and their loved ones that they will never see again. Yuu dared not to let out a whine or murmur, instead desperately limiting themselves to trembling gasps as the tears rolled down their cheeks and slithered down their neck.

It's hopeless. It's no use.

A lone figure walking along the outdoor walkways surrounding the courtyard saw the figure under the tree, draped over the bench with their head in their arms. Is that... The prefect?

Yuu looks up, attempting to clear their nose from the stuffiness.

"I can't take this anymore," Yuu whispers. They gaze at the moon and the tears sparkle from where the lone figure is standing. The figure slides behind a column and watches Yuu.

"I remember whenever I was homesick," Yuu began, "you told me to look up at the sky, because no matter where I was, we'd be united underneath it. We'd see the same moon and the same stars, and that way I wouldn't feel so far away from you." Who is the prefect talking to? the figure thought.

Yuu can feel a new wave of emotions blur their eyes as they thought about their closest friend from home. "But now, when I look up...the sky I see... Is foreign. The moon, the stars, the constellations— I don't recognize any of it." Yuu looked down and hid their face in their arms. "And then it hits me. We aren't even on the same plane of existence. I couldn't be farther from you if I tried."

The trembling in Yuu's voice made the figure feel icky that they were eavesdropping on such an intimate moment, but they had never seen Yuu look so defeated, much less cry. Why are they crying?

"And now, I've never felt so lonely."

Yuu glanced up once more as if speaking to someone in the clouds.

"I've done everything Crowley's asked of me. The Overblots, the fairy gala, the ghost bride, I've taken care of all of it! I've kept my grades up even though I don't have magic and I've watched over Grim and the others." Yuu paused to catch their breath.

"Is it too much to ask for some reprieve in my troubles? My heartache and my pain?" The figure's expression dropped slightly, hearing such a modest plea from a person that they knew was more deserving of anything than everyone else in NRC combined.

"Please," they begged towards the sky, "I cannot take this anymore. I no longer want to be a burden on anyone else here. If someone is out there—send me your angel of death... And put me out of my misery. As long as my home is out of reach, I can't bear to stay here. I don't belong here." Another wave of stinging tears poured out their eyes, streaming rapidly down their neck. "Please. Please. Please."

#twisted wonderland #twst yuu #disney twisted wonderland #twst wonderland #twst #yuu twisted wonderland #angst #this is depressing #i hate crowley

[haveyouseenthisskeleton]

Hi! Love your blog and hcs for skellies very much! Can I ask how the main 10 will react to the fact that their child came and said that they was thinking about their death. Like, you know, just such an alarming thought has arisen in their head and doesn't want to leave.

Feel free to ignore it, if it makes you uncomfortable.

Thank you!

Undertale Sans - Oh just great. The man just wanted to have some breakfast, not a philosophic talk with his kid about life and death. Why is S/O always absent for these types of things?! Sans tries to comfort them the best he can, but he is so uncomfortable, as, you know, he's not really at ease with the topic either. He might search for some kid books to help the kid think about this.

Undertale Papyrus - Papyrus tries so hard to hide the fact he is REALLY concerned right now and tries to change the subject so bad. Since the kid is insisting, he takes on himself and starts to talk about the basis, and what happened when someone die, and that it's not as dramatic as they think. He is very uncomfortable the whole time, but the kid seems to be at ease after the talk. Can we please never talk about this ever again? THANK YOU.

Underswap Sans - Well, Blue expected this kind of questions eventually, since he's doing a dangerous job as a cop officer, and he thought he heard some mean kids say that one of these days he would get killed and he would be an orphan. Blue answers all of his kid questions and tries to reassure them that even if something happened, they better cherish the memories of the person their lost instead of thinking of their death as a whole. He then says that his kid should focus on living each day at 100% and to not think of what to comes. The kid feels better after this.

Underswap Papyrus - Oh. Uh... He's sweating really hard right now. This is not how he expected his day to go. He sits with the kid and answers their questions very awkwardly and as vague as possible because he doesn't really want to talk about this and wants to change the subject as soon as possible.

Underfell Sans - "ya know kid, there's more people dead than alive on this planet, one of these days, ya and me are just going to join them." Thank you so much Red, the kid is now: terrified.

Underfell Papyrus - Being a Fell monster and seeing death almost every day when he was Captain of the Royal Guard, Edge is not the most empathic about this, or the most subtile by the way. He tells straight his kid that yes, one of this day, he's going to die and that's just how life is and they should accept it as quick as possible. The kid got insomnia for three weeks after that. Great parenting, Edge.

Horrortale Sans - Oak is triggered and immediately steps away from his kid, not answering. He needs to calm down. He really doesn't want to talk about death right now, not so soon after leaving the damn Underground. The kid is confused but thankfully won't ask again and think of something else.

Horrortale Papyrus - Willow stays very distant but tries to answer the best he can. The subject is highly sensitive and he can't stop seeing horrible flashbacks of what happened Underground as he talks. Once the kid stops asking things, Willow isolates in his room to have the panic attack he's holding back to not scare his kid. He needs a moment.

Swapfell Sans - Nox is suspicious. Why now? Did someone dare to threaten his kid? If so, they're so dead. Nox changes the subject and diverts the kid's attention with the TV, but he's definitely going to investigate. He's concerned, and kinda freaking out right now because what if someone wants to hurt his kid and he's not there? He's not letting his kid goes outside again. Rus says he's paranoid and that's just a thing all kids asked. Nox screamed back that Rus didn't asked that. Rus just stared at him like "Duh dude, I saw you get shot 300 times Underground idiot".

Swapfell Papyrus - Rus answers the kid questions quite fine, trying to dedramatize the whole thing and reassuring the kid it won't happened before a long time and to not think too much about this. He then explains a bit what was his universe to his kid, because why not. One of these days, they would have asked, that's quite the occasion to do so.

Fellswap Gold Sans - He explains in details to the kid several ways to die before old age and what happened to human bodies after they got buried with images. The kid refused to sleep alone in his bed for the next three months, screaming and crying everytime they think of this. S/O screamed at him, Wine just said that the kid asked for it, it's not his fault human bodies decay as time passes??? Get mummyfied or burned to ashes or something if you don't want to be eaten by worms! The kid cries even more. That's why Wine shouldn't have children.

Fellswap Gold Papyrus - Why don't you two go painting or something? Yeah, painting sounds right. Anything to not think of this. Coffee really doesn't want to talk about this.

#undertale #underswap #underfell #horrortale #swapfell #fellswap gold #sans #papyrus #undertale ask blog #undertale asks #undertale imagines #undertale headcanons #tw death

[cryptid-currency]

*crawls out of my hole, foaming from the mouth*

Alright, new Watching and Dreaming promo just dropped

So i'm going to analyse it like I did with Warrior Cats.

I'm not sure whose hand this is. I was thinking Amity in her Hecate costume, but the gloves don’t match up. It has to be someone who has been puppet-ed(?) because of the joints. 

There are pipes and gears sticking out of the walls and floor and the room looks less kept. Interesting thing, the heart (bile sack?) is still pumping, so I’m wondering when this scene takes place and where. Is it the Collector's realm (?) or a dream or maybe a flashback? 

We see light orbs, probably from light glyphs. I feel like the light glyph is going to have some significance, I just can’t figure out how. We also see eyeballs and goop from Belos surrounding and consuming the plant life around them. 

LULU!!!

In a credits photo from FTF we see an image of puppet Lilith and owl beast Eda with King hugging her. In the background is the Collector, who looks worried/sad. I assume he turned Lilith back, knowing she was around. The Collector did not know about Eda though. This means two things. 

The Collector has the power to turn people back 

The Collector is going to find out about King hiding Eda and probably transform Lilith again

Luz is wearing Belos’s outfit. I assume that this episode is going to take place in a dream sequence/altered reality created by the Collector. During this, Luz will take the form of Belos. Belos had betrayed the Collector in the past, being the source of his suffering. Now Luz is the source and the Collector see’s the two in a similar light. 

Directly after this shot we see statues of characters including Principal Bump, Bosha and Mat Tholomule. I don’t know if this is real or if the two shots are connected, but they seem to be because of the lighting of the statues and the red light on the bridge. This bridge also looks like the one Lilith and Eda battled on in S1. 

I have this screenshot saved as GoopBastard.png

It looks like this takes place in the aforementioned throne room, with the decor being similar. We see Raine struggling with Belos goop (ew) while Belos himself escapes. This means that either Belos can control multiple forms or his curse (I assume it's a curse) is beginning to take a form of its own. I personally believe the latter.

I think Raine is going to fight back like we saw Hunter do (maybe they see Eda) and Belos is too weak to put up a real fight so he escapes. 

YOINK

The characters are in different outfits here. Gus is in his grom outfit, Hunter is in his GG uniform, Amity is in her S2 outfit and Willow is in her school uniform. Something to note is their eyes, they all have a dead eyed expression, except for Willow. She looks sad and nervous, like in S1. I assume she is unconscious/cannot move during this scene because this expression does not change. The dialogue before this scene sounds like Willow speaking, saying “you have to wake up!”. 

I think this shot happenes directly after the end of FTF. Everyone is in the same position and they are still in the skull. This is right before everything goes down. The ground is shaking and I assume the Collector is causing it. One small note is Ghost’s expression. 

The dialogue of Luz saying “you know this can’t last forever” caught my attention. I believe this is Luz talking to the Collector. She sounds very genuine and kind here, sympathetic even, and she is. Luz understands wanting to escape into your fantasy world, but also understands that you can’t do that, not forever. 

In this scene Hunter is injured with the others (Amity, Willow and Gus) protecting him from something. I’m not quite sure what to say here, but it feels important. 

This scene is terrifying. If you look you can see King crying or at least tears welling in his eyes. The owl beast also has multiple wings and there is a glow coming from both her and the king's mouths. Looking at the background you can see hand-like roots on the ground, probably Belos. 

I don’t have much to say here, but boy am I crying. This is the reunion we have all been waiting for. It looks like it's taking place in the Collector's realm/plane we saw earlier, judging by the checkered floor and space background. 

Overall, I am really excited for the new episode. As sad as I am to see The Owl House end, I know it's going to go out with a bang. Of course, I would have loved more episodes but the episodes we've gotten are so wonderful and I know Dana and the crew will make the finale something truly special. 

#the owl house #watching and dreaming #the owl house promo #the owl house s3 #eda clawthorne #luz noceda #king clawthorne #amity blight #willow park #hunter noceda #gus porter #emperor belos #raine whispers #dana terrace #Youtube

[jupitermelichios]

so someone on the buffy wiki asked a question that i have basically been thinking about non-stop since i saw it

how would btvs be different if spike had died when he was originally planned to, during the church collapse in season 2

and there's a lot of interesting logistical questions (honestly the answer is not much, he very rarely actually contributes to the main plot, probably because most of the writers room hated using him) like how would s7 end (you just create a different arbitrary mcguffin), would the buffybot still exist (probably yes, you just make her a warren or a jonathan thing and remove spike from the equation), what would buffy's s6 unhealthy coping mechanism be (my instinct is to say a buffy/xander subplot, which would be objectively worse but would hit basically all the same narrative beats, and would also make the xander/anya breakup feel a bit less weird)

but that isn't the reason i've been obsessing over this

the reason i've been obsessing over this is that if spike dies in that church, drusilla should logically become a recurring villain, probably hitting a lot of the same broad plot beats as spike did

and now i can't stop thinking about a version of buffy where dru gets actual character developement, where they have to think of cool shit to do with her future-seeing powers (being completely incidental to the plot is a very weird quality for clairvoyent powers to have tbh but they never once make effective use of them in the show)

and i also realised that in a version of season 6 where dru is a main cast member, or at least a recurring guest star, the obvious choice would be for her to mentor willow

willow never gets any kind of magic teacher in any way that matters, and she never gets to talk to another canon-queer person apart from tara, and giving willow a mentor figure who is magic and queer and probably pretty supportive, but also is absolutely 100% trying to make willow worse would be so interesting! and maybe it would force the writers to remember that giles knows magic, and you could have a 'which will willow choose' dynamic going on between this proudly bi proudly magic vampire and the closetted deeply afraid of his own magic human and it could be so interesting! like i fucking love spike and giles's canon relationship, but it never goes anywhere and this would absolutely have to go somewhere

also there would obviously be a subplot, probably in season 4, about dru manipulating events to bring spike back from the dead, but he'd come back as human, and the scoobies would want to protect him from her both because he's human and because spike died before they realised he's not actually a threat so they think vampire spike is a big deal, so he'd be a main cast member and build relationships with them all, and you've got human spike and vampire dru kind of circling one another and flirting but also being freaked out by one another, and however you chose to end the subplot it would be the kind of compelling tragedy that all the best spike stories are. if he choses to become a vampire then you're functionally killing the relationships he would have built with the scoobies by that point, and if he chooses to stay human, you're breaking dru's heart, and basically every other variation i can think of is also tragic, and i love basically all of them

and dru would fucking hate glory, even if you never did the chip subplot in s4 and didn't use human spike to bring her into the group, you could absolutely fold her into the gang in s5 using 'the enemy of my enemy' as the justification

there are so many little problems with buffy that you could fix using dru as a recurring character - the watcher's council functionally only exist when needed, they have no real presence, but they're canonically fascinated with dru and want to experiment on her so they'd have a reason to have a recurring presence in the show that isn't directly related to buffy. vampires have no culture and the one time they were given a religion the writers were too scared to explore it in any depth, but dru is possitioned to interact with the cult of aurelius in a way spike never was, so they might be forced to actually think about the fact that vampires ought to have a unique culture and religious perspective and general outlook on the world. the concept of bisexuality might have to exist. everything with how angel interacts with the gang post s2 would be so much more interesting, and there'd be a reason to bring darla back and give her some character developement. mental health! they'd have to talk about mental health prior to season 6!

i'm not going to write this fic, because it would be so fucking long, but please join me in imagining the au that could have been if buffy comics weren't all terrible, or i had infinite time for writing fic

#buffy #btvs #drusilla #sprusilla #spike #spike btvs #drusilla btvs #willow rosenberg #giles #ruper giles #buffy the vampire slayer

[we-pay-for-everything]

A lot of people like to claim that what Buffy and Angel never really knew each other and that they were simply an idealized first love.

I’d love to hear your perspective about the ways in which they are NOT simply those thing but so much more?

I mean, it takes a lot of time to get to know a person. You can argue that Buffy and Angel never knew many things about each other. However, Angel knew pretty much everything about Buffy when they were together. We saw many times that Buffy talked to Angel about the little things in life - such as complaining about her mom's boyfriend in Ted - as well as the not-so-little things - like the meaning of life in Gingerbread. Moreover, Angel knew how Buffy became a slayer and witnessed her journey from normal girl to hardened slayer. He was there for some of the most defining moments in her life - he even, unwillingly, caused them. No one but Angel will ever know what Buffy went through because of Angelus. They alone know what it's like to have the best thing in their lives stolen from them and their entire world turned upside down. Giles losing Jenny or Willow losing Tara isn't even on the same level, because they didn't cause it. Angelus was literally a product of Buffy and Angel's love - the fact that something so pure and good betrayed them, violated them, and gave birth to something so ugly and destructive, was one of the most traumatizing experiences of their lives. Their idealized first love died when Angel's soul left his body. They learned there is no happily ever after and that dreams can turn into nightmares in the blink of an eye - Buffy felt violated by those events, comparable only to discovering Dawn was planted in her life. Furthermore, when Buffy finally accepted her faith as the slayer ("Me"), Angel(us) was there, and when Buffy's heart shattered and she killed someone she loved for the first time, Angel was there too. Angel has those memories and sharing them connects them on a deep level. Even after leaving her, Angel is the only person Buffy allows to see her vulnerable and give her comfort after her mom's death (later, she does it with Dawn as well), and the only person she seeks after coming back from the dead. She also protects him from the fight against the First Evil by sending him away, like she tried to do with Dawn. The fact that Dawn is the only person that can compare to Angel in Buffy's heart shows that he wasn't just an idealized first love, but someone who became a real part of her.

On Angel's side, Buffy was there for the birth of Angel as we know him. Angel's life began with Buffy. He modeled his life after hers to an extent. She wasn't just his first love at all. Helping her gave him purpose, and through her he learned how to face his demons, literally and figuratively. His life in L.A was only possible because of Buffy. Angel's journey to overcoming his past and depression began with opening up his heart - to Buffy - and being loved for all he was. Angel found a home in Buffy - she will always be his home, and it is clear that the impact she had on him, and his love for her, are eternal. Buffy showed Angel the compassion he couldn't show himself at the time, fought for him when he couldn't fight for himself, and showed him he was worthy of so much more than hiding in the shadows. In Amends, she changed his life forever. I can't possible understate how important that episode is to Angel. It's the biggest turning point in his life. As far as we know, that was the only time Angel attempted suicide, and Buffy saved him and set the course for his life as a champion of the people. She only saved him because she understood him, because she saw his crimes in her dreams and knew all he had to atone for, because she felt his helplessness and knew what it was like to fight forces bigger than her and lose. And because Angel knew Buffy knew all those things, he believed her - her words weren't meaningless platitudes. Angel's deepest, darkest, most shameful parts of him are Angelus, and truly no one knows Angelus better than Buffy, even if most of his crimes are unknown to her, she knows the essence of him. No one has been destroyed by Angelus yet continued to love Angel like Buffy did. Faith was hurt by Angelus, and so were other people close to Angel, but Angelus only targeted Buffy that intimately. Buffy saw and fought Angelus yet chose to love Angel. That means that, to Angel, she was perhaps the only one who truly knew him, even if there are so many things she never learned about him (Angel's over 240 years old!!). You can know a lot about someone, yet not know someone's deepest, inner "heart". Buffy and Angel truly didn't know so many things about each other, but I believe they thought of the other as the only one who really knew them. I believe that their time apart didn't totally change this - of course there is a distance between them now, and they are not who they were, but their most vulnerable and precious selves still live inside each other, and they are always ready to embrace each other, no matter what happens in their lives... Angel and Buffy believe the other will always accept them, and that mutual understanding is the foundation of their post-breakup relationship - it's why their guard is always down when they reunite, and why they act as if no time has passed, or as if they have all the time in the world.

Furthermore, throughout their time apart, they faced similar things. There is a lot Buffy never learned about post-Sunnydale Angel, but we know she would've understood him completely based on her own experiences. Same for Angel. There is this understanding between them that their love runs deep and they can always turn to each other. To me, it's clear that, in Buffy's eyes, Angel was the one she loved the most and who knew her at her most vulnerable, and that, to Angel, Buffy was the only person who went through hell and back because of him yet loved him even the more after (he never had that with Cordy, who died and was never targeted by Angelus, or Darla, who also died and never really knew Angel - Wesley is the one who comes the closest to Buffy in that regard, imo).

I really don't understand how Buffy and Angel were an idealized first love - there is nothing ideal about their love, although tragedy is romantic to us viewers. If we put ourselves on their shoes, however, to Buffy in particular, her time with Angel was traumatizing. There's nothing ideal about it, even in retrospect. Thus, the fact that Buffy is clearly aware (cookie dough speech) of how tragic they were and still dreams about a life with Angel, and loves and respects him, shows it wasn't an idealized first love.

I'm running out of words here. I wish I could write something more beautiful and profound, because Buffy and Angel's connection as both heroes and individuals, and how it isn't confined to their short time together, is my favorite topic, but, sadly, this is the best I can do. Thanks for the ask! Sorry for not doing better... I just love their love so much, the fact that it is unconditional, unreserved, eternal, yet true - they know the good and the bad about each other, their love isn't based on lies.

#ask #btvs #ats #angel #buffy summers #bangel

[jvstheworld]

The Buffy Re-watch: Season 1 character analysis

End of season character analysis for Willow:

I like Willow, she's dorky, awkward, shy but brilliant. She's loyal and dependable, something I know I won't be saying in later seasons. But for now, in season 1, she's a good friend who is taking the whole 'vampires and demons are real' thing pretty well. She's a great help to Buffy and Giles when in research mode. She is kind of the gopher of the group but knows that she isn't cut out for fighting because she understands her strengths and where she is best needed.

Unfortunately, she has a unrequited crush on Xander which has been a point of contention in the episodes 'The Pack' and 'Prophecy Girl'. Willow has had to listen to Xander talk about how much he likes Buffy since episode 3 and she has supported him though it. As much as she likes him, she has accepted that he won't see her the same way because of his interest in Buffy. She knows she won't do anything to tell him how she feels, out of fear of rejection and her own low self-confidence and self-esteem. The first time it really hurts her is after Buffy turns Xander down when he asks her to go to the Spring Fling with him. I was happy that Willow turned him down too, for not wanting to play second best, and feeling like a place holder. She often talks to Buffy about her crush on Xander, to which Buffy does encourage her to just tell Xander how she feels, because he won't get it otherwise. When he did finally ask her, she didn't hesitate to say no. She deserved better than to be a stand in for someone else, to be there but not really seen because her date is off thinking about another girl. It was a good moment for her.

The only attention Willow gets is from Moloch in episode 8. She very quickly becomes wrapped up in her new relationship, leading to uncharacteristic behaviours from her like missing an almost entire day of school. It is understandable why Buffy and Xander would be worried about her and this new relationship. It is not her fault, she was being manipulated by a demon known as 'The Corrupter'. It is just sad the the first person she believe likes her turns out to be a demon trapped in a computer trying to do all he can to manipulate her into joining him.

Willow is the more innocent one of the group. She doesn't really experience the harsh realities of the new world she is in until the end of the season, when she sees friends of hers dead in the AV room at school with Cordelia. It was the first time she had seen the horrors that come with being around the slayer and fighting vampires. We didn't see much of a reaction from her when Jesse died in episode 2, so when she is talking to Buffy about what she saw, she breakdowns down over it, because it finally hits her. They aren't just monsters that lurk in cemeteries, but ones that can come and go as they please in her own school and kill anyone that they find. But that doesn't stop her from trying to help Giles after realising what Buffy was going to do. It was very likely Buffy made up her mind about fighting The Master after talking to Willow about what she saw. Despite what she went through she wanted to be of assistance and help people at the dance, when they believed that was where the Hellmouth was going to open. Willow shows why she is Buffy's best friend and this season does that some justice.

#buffy the vampire slayer #willow rosenberg #buffy rewatch #tv show thoughts #btvs s1

[thatfreak03]

Fans of Infinity Train and The Owl House I have some questions...

(Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes)

Do you ever think of Hazel and Hunter meeting each other?

(It can be Hunter pre or post-epilogue but I'm mostly gonna talk about post-epilogue Hunter because of reasons.)

Do you ever think of how they would react to each other? How they would react to how similar they are? Both were made by a person in an attempt to regain what they lost.

How they would reaction their difference? One was made by an asshole who killed his own brother and made thousands of clones that he also killed, all were considered just tools in a sick plan to wipe out an entire world. One was made by someone who lost their lover who meant the world to them and this sent them into a downward spiral, all in an attempt to bring this person back, not even realizing that they made an entirely new being until they met them, and they just saw them as something to study.

How do you think Hazel would react to learning how badly Hunter was hurt in his life and how long it took him to find people who truly care about him and gain a happy life?

How do you think Hunter would react to learning that Hazel had someone who loved her like their own, but some jackass who sounds so much like Philip took that away from her? How would he react to hearing about Grace? How would react to the fact that the only person Hazel has now is someone who just sees her as a failed attempt to bring back the dead?

If Hunter met Hazel because he somehow got on the Infinity Train would he try to pull a Jesse and Lake? Would he try to convince One-One that Hazel should be able to come with him because technically she has a number? If that didn't work, do you think he would physically fight One-One in order to give this girl a better home?

Do you think Hunter would try to be something like a parental figure to Hazel because she lost the only good one she had and he knows what it's like to feel alone and hurt? Do you think he would do things like teach her about carving palisman and how important palisman are to a witch? Do you think he would make her a palisman?

Do you think Hunter would do stuff like teach Hazel how to defend herself, even though he will do everything in his power to keep her from having to do that?

Do you think Hunter would offer to enroll Hazel at Hexside to learn magic and hopefully make friends like he did there?

Do you think Hunter would introduce Hazel to his friends and family? Do you think he would introduce her to Willow and Willow would immediately feel the need to protect this small child the same way she protects everyone she loves?

Do you ever think about Willow and Hunter adopting Hazel and them being a young, imperfect but happy family?

Or is it just me?

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[strangcbchavior]

( ELLA PURNELL / 23 / CIS WOMAN / SHE/HER ) — did you see HOPE MERCER’S YOUNGER SISTER, SERENITY “REN" MERCER, wandering around the mercer hollow today? i heard around town that the COLLEGE STUDENT is INTUITIVE, and TENACIOUS, but also CYNICAL, and BLUNT. people say that they remind them of OVER-SIZED FLANNELS, INK-STAINED FINGERS, AND BLACK COFFEE, but how well can you ever really know someone in mercer hollow? ( admin j / 26 / mst /  she/her )

✧*･ﾟ𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚

in the gated community of mercer hollow, born and raised, ren mercer spent most of her days running around her parent’s estate, avoiding etiquette lessons and her french tutor underneath the overgrown willow tree next to their tennis courts, and reading her battered copy of anne of green gables.

her parents are loaded thanks to the mercer legacy. they own a shit-ton of property after her great-great-great-grandfather "settled" ( aka stole ) the land for his own colony. now, they really don’t do much other than sit on the town council and collect checks from their renters.

her family appears perfect, and in some ways it was. ren never wanted for anything or had to struggle the way most people do, but the mercer's are definitely only close on camera and in public. at home, they spend their time apart. the kids' wing was on the opposite side of the house, next to their nanny's room, so that they didn't disturb their parents.

they're very traditional christians. they expect marriage and grandkids to carry on the family name. hope was always willing to play the part, but ren wasn't.

it was very clear who the favorite was.

ren grew up in her sister's shadow, but she liked it there. she was the introverted science nerd with one or two friends, so people didn't scrutinize her the way they did with her hope.

she wasn't close with hope. they were just too different. they hardly saw each other once they got their driver's licenses.

ren got into liberty, but it wasn't as big of deal because, like always, hope did it first. she got a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and is now working on her masters so that she can get into a doctorate program. really, she's just going to as much school as possible to put off making a choice about what to do with her life.

now that hope's dead, her life is on pause, but sometimes she feels like she's grieving a stranger.

✧*･ﾟ𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕

so i know you aren’t technically Supposed to open with a disclaimer, but disclaimer, ren is annoying as fuck for a variety of reasons: 

1) she's can be an asshole. she doesn't like interacting with people, and she's not good at faking being nice. she's not actively mean, but she's definitely not friendly and gets overstimulated easily. she's got a lot of bitterness inside her that she doesn't want to address because we don't talk about childhood trauma here. prickly is probably the best way to describe her.

2) she’s incapable of admitting she’s wrong. it will never ever happen. you know that scene in malcom in the middle where they show lois the tape of her pulling out in front of the car when the cop pulled her over, and she was like the tape is wrong. that’s lottie–and she’d like to point out that lois was proven to be right, thank you very much.

3) she's such a cynic. she is completely disillusioned with the world, especially now that her sister was killed. tbh she's clinically depressed, but her good christian family wasn't about to admit their kid needed medication to be happy. but she knows why she got into an ivy, and it has very little to do with being smart. she's like okay follow your dreams, good luck with that without a trust fund. sorry babe.

now some less depressing things lmao. 

ren a giant nerd. she’s obsessed with quantum theory, organic chemistry, and biology, specifically, but also, y’know, ridiculous superheroes and anime. she will always have a hyper-fixation of the month that will be the only topic of conversation.

she has some symptoms of unmedicated adhd for sure ( not that her parents would ever admit that ). she's able to mask pretty well, and she did really well in school, so it just wasn't discussed and slipped under her teachers' radar.  

she’s also a classic music nerd; music is v, v important to her. she plays the cello, viola, and piano. she thought about going into composing, but you know how she is about unrealistic dreams.

she doesn’t believe in relationships bc she’s like that’s so much effort for so little reward, but she also doesn't want to have sex with someone she doesn't know, so. she might die a virgin.

✧*･ﾟ𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅

best friend: ( m, f, nb ), nerd herd ( m, f, nb), childhood friends: ( m, f, nb ), roommates: ( m, f, nb ), academic rival ( m, f, nb), unrequited crush: ( m, f, nb)

all the connections tbh. slide into my dms, or like this and i’ll hit you up !

#mhintro

[bubblydalya]

Chapter 3 - Roomie

Memories

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2019 - Dalia - 9 years

"Mommy someone is at the door"

No response, I went to find mom first, dad always told me not to open door for strangers.

"MooOOoOm where are yoOooO??"

I went almost all over the house, except her bedroom and bathroom.

Mother never wanted me to go there. Probably because of the drugs. But I wanted to find her to open the door.

"Moommy there's someone at the door!"

I yelled a little, but still no response. I even tried to bang at the door until I just opened her door. There was no one in the bedroom but bathroom door were slightly open.

Through the crack open door I saw mother probably dead from overdose. Then front door burst open, little me scared, hid in mom's closet.

I Heard heavy foot steps downstairs and then I heard them going up the stairs. I was shaking in fear, my heart was pounding. I curled up into a ball, when crocodile tears started rolling down my cheeks.

Those people were searching other rooms in the house. Then they opened moms bedroom door and I tried to not breath so loud. It was one person, I think, they were breaking things and at one point I thought I was safe, but them he burst open the closet door. I screamed in fear, he grabbed by the collar of my shirt and tossed me on the bed, he crawled behind me and injected me with some kind of injection, after a minute of trying to fight this man, with no success, I fell asleep and woke up at my curent room in the laboratory school.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Now

" What the actual fuck? (!)"

I yelled a little when throwing a puch at the punching bag in my room. I don't want a fucking roomie to show around, my schedule is cut today which is good but I have to show her around! Like, everything! And this place is not small. Why can't they do it themselves? Even William is not around.

I wonder where is Willow. Haven't seen him in a while, he usually wants to meet newbies real soon for some sort of bond.

We were in the middle of self defense practice, I should shower, I don't wanna sting.

And I wanna change into more comfortable clothing. (The practice clothes:):

After not so long but relaxing shower I dressed into some comfy clothes:



Before the roomie arrived, which is taking suspiciously long, some guys brought her bed and cabinet. Now my room looks smaller than before. Her cabinet is next to mine and so is her bed (not completely next).

After the shower, I calmed down, at least I would do a good first impression.

I heard knocking on my door, so I went to open it and there she was, Lex.

I greeted her then let her in, now our room. I didn't really wanted to talk so I just sat there on my bed, while she was unpacking her things. There was not much stuff, just few clothes, some books too and her weapons, it is a kunai attached to a chain and the chain it was attached at the other end to a thing that is put around the wrist:

And then she pulled put a FUCKIN' katana lady's and gentlemen, what the fuck, that shit must be heavy. I was just sitting there bolling (idk how to spell it) my eyes out. She saw my expression and had hold a lough, it must had been priceless.

I wanted to let out the dork I was deeply inside, and kept trying to keep my cool. But Oh my Gods, these things are cooler that I expected. I only saw them (except for the Katana) in those old books in the libery!

My dorkiness slipped in front of Jasper, after the dinner to let Lex be for a moment (secretly praying that she wont go around my stuff) and told her about her stuff, how I how think it is cool.

"Dude, you have to see it, I never saw that stuff before in real!..." I was yapping about how many stuff you can do with it and so on Jasper was happy for me that the roomate was not a trouble yet, but there was something in her eyes that I couldn't figure out.

The Jasper said: „ You should go meet her more and don't do jump to conclusions, you don't know exactcly who she is."

" You're probably right, but didn't you wanna spend more time with me?"

Jasper shook her head 'no' and whooshed me out her room, cuz' she had 'stuff to do'.

Bavk in my room, I was still silent. I just don't know how to start...

"So um...you got a cool weapon"

"Um....thanks (?)"

Then, there was awkward silence. I guess she's not a talkative person, the problem is I'm not talkative too. I should still probably ask for her name.

" Can I just, get your name??"

"Lex Lemaire"

"Interesting name you got, I didn't hear it before."

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"Thanks"

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Silence

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Again

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I don't usually mind it with Jasper or Willow but... she's got this weird aura. I don't know how to describe it.

'Man, I don't know what to say, she got this weirdly powerful aura'

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"Listen Dalia, There's no need to exchange pleasantries. It's rather pathetic to force a conversation just to occupy silence."

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"I didn't tell you my name"

Right after I said it, I tried to push her into a wall by a spell I learned."

(The power should look like this :):

But she was faster than I thought, she dodged my attack with her speed and pushed me into corner between wall and the bed. I groaned a little " who the fuck are you.." then tried to push her of off me but she had put her knee on my chest, putting her almost whole weight on me. I just huffed and looked her dead in the eyes, those light, almost white blue eyes, her pupil was really thin, like those cats in books.

"Listen, I don't wanna cause trouble, it's just one of my powers - Telepathy so please stop trying to fight me off or you'll hurt yourself."

I smirked at her saying "Is that a threat?"

She bent down closer to my face and said:

"No, a warning"

#creepypasta #jeff the killer #angry #fight for love #friends to lovers #masky and hoody #slenderman #ticci toby #woods #experimental #roomies #street fighter #power #telepathy

[lonewolfel]

Remains

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Based on a tweet about how Hunter was going to be covered in Belos's goop.

Belos is dead but he's still with Hunter.

Warning: cannon character death, ptsd, survivor’s guilt, vomiting

Belos beast form was before them. They were all going to die. Though Hunter couldn't even focus on that.

All hunter could feel was the pain that spread from his right wrist. He could feel his very life force leaving his body, He was at the point where couldn't even stand. It was worse than anything he had ever experienced.

"Whatcha playing?" A boy's voice asked. Hunter looked up and saw a kid with moons and suns on his clothes holding onto the Belos's goopy ax. Belos backed up.

"Collector. You're free. Just as promised." Belos said. What shocked Hunter was his tone. He was scared of this Collector.

That didn't fit Hunter's image of Belos. The Emperor was infallible, unafraid of anything. The most powerful witch of the Boiling Isles. This kid shouldn't scare Belos.

"As promised? I remember someone throwing me off a bridge. I'm not angry though. Say, you wanna play tag?" The Collector said. He twirled his finger and Belos moved to be right in front of him. "I'm it." The kid touched Belos's forehead and he went flying.

Belos went flying so fast into the door that he became nothing more than a green splat. Some of the green goop went forward. All the teens rushed out of the way to avoid it, well except for Hunter. He saw it flying towards him but he was in too much pain to even try to move.

With a splat, the green goop landed on Hunter.

That was all he could focus on. The green goop dripped down his face onto his neck and clothes. It smelled like rot and decay. Everything about it screamed that it was unnatural.

Hunter wanted to scream, to cry, to do anything and yet he couldn't. He was frozen. He couldn't even breathe.

There was talking and movement and yet Hunter couldn't register it. He could be killed by the Collector for all he cares. It would be better than feeling the green goop drip down his body.

He felt two people hall him up. If he could he would have told them not to. After all, they were just covering themselves with Belos's remains.

Then suddenly the pain left. The draining spell must have been stopped. Hunter should have felt relieved after all everyone in the Boiling Isles has been saved and yet he couldn't.

It was everything that his uncle had worked for only for what remains of him to be a green smear across a doorway and on him. Somehow that didn't seem fair.

Hunter knew he was evil, but he couldn't decide if he truly deserved this. Perhaps it was that small part of him that will always be loyal to Belos that thought he didn't.

Then he was being moved again. Though this time it was further and faster with everything that he should have been looking at blurred together.

He felt something wet and cold drip onto him. It was beginning to wash away the green goop from him. It seemed to be enough to finally snap Hunter out of it.

Hunter's lungs were empty as he gasped for air. He could see Luz opening and closing a door to an old house. He went to look at his surroundings.

All around him was green. Green grass and green trees surrounded him and his friends. That was enough to push him over.

Hunter leaned forward and began to vomit. What little bread he had eaten and the bile in his stomach mixed with the green of the grass and the cold liquid that was falling.

"Hunter" Came a bunch of frantic calls from his friends. Well except for the person sobbing.

Hunter couldn't get oxygen into his lungs. Despite nothing coming up, he continued to dry heave. Though soon those dry heaves became sobs. Tears began to help wash away the green goop.

"Hunter." Willow's calm voice said. She placed a hand on his shoulder. Hunter shuddered violently. "Hey look at me." Hunter looked up and met her green eyes.

Willow's green eyes made him feel sick it didn't help that he could see the green goop on her clothes from where she helped him. He began to gag as he looked away only to be met with more green. The human realm, the place where his uncle promised to show him. It was almost funny cause Belos was technical with him being washed away by the cool human rain. He closed his eyes.

It should have been him. Hunter should have been the one that had been splattered onto the doorframe, not Belos. Belos was human he belonged in this realm. Him... he was an artificial being that was made to serve one purpose that he betrayed. He should never have been here in the first place.

"Willow, why don't you take care of Gus I got him," Luz said softly. Willow stood up and left. A part of him wanted her to be with him but knew that it was for the best. Gus was more important than him. "Hey buddy, can you look at me?" Hunter moved his head towards where he heard her voice and opened his eyes.

Luz was safe. Her skin, eyes, hair, and clothing held no green. He could see tears...it might be the rain tho, streaming down her face. She gave him a weak smile.

"There we go. Try to match my breathing." Luz said. She began to exaggerate her breathing. Hunter began to try and copy it. He didn't even realize that he had been taking shallow gasps until he tried to copy her.

After what felt like an eternity his breathing finally calmed down. Hunter felt exhausted to his very core.

"There we go. We'll get you to my house and then you can get cleaned up. Everything will be OK." Luz said. The last part was a lie. They both knew that. Though Hunter didn't call her out on that.

It was always nice to be able to believe in the lies.

#owl house #the owl house #toh hunter #toh belos #luz noceda #willow park #collector toh #toh #fan fiction #fanfic