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bishy437 · 9 months
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jwy: go anywhere near that dog and i’ll break both your legs
nhs: goodness, we’ve only just woken up and already you’re threatening me!
(no huaisangs or dogs were harmed!!)
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freedomfireflies · 8 months
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The Angel and the Fae
Summary: The one where Harry is an angel that falls in love with a garden fairy.
And even the heavens can't keep you apart.
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Harry thinks you’re the most beautiful creature he’s ever seen.
He decides this the moment he sees you. Resolves instantaneously upon a fleeting glance that you – with your long hair that flows beneath the crown of white lilies atop your head – will be the reason he falls from heaven.
He watches you from the edge of Aspen Hollow. Never once stepping foot past the sacred edge that surrounds the ethereal garden where you preside. Not even a feather from his wings is permitted to dance into such holy ground.
A fawn has crawled its way into your lap. Entrusting you with its care and safety as its eyes fall shut and it blissfully settles into your delicate and soothing embrace. 
You’re speaking to it. Softly. Comfortingly. Trailing your finger from its nose down to its spine.
“There, little one,” you’re cooing. Hushed yet reverent. “Sleep now.”
Harry considers himself lucky to be able to hear the way your heart beats beneath your chest. Steady. Rhythmic. Calm. You’re happy. Content and filled with tranquility.
He detects the exact moment you sense him. Catches the hitch in your breath and the jump of your pulse.
He readies himself to explain – to assuage you. He expects your fear, your resentment. Expects you to cast him out. Forbid him from returning.
Instead, you seem…curious. Hesitant but inquisitive, and when your head turns, his lungs just about cave in.
And in that moment, when your eyes find his, his purpose changes. His entire reason for existence is plucked from one instrument and played on another. A tune so beautiful, so melodious…it makes his heart sing. 
You’re watching him much like he was watching you. But you don’t move from your spot on the grass, instead keeping the fawn safely tucked away in your lap.
You blink, and Harry swears he can feel the flutter of it against his cheek. 
“Hello,” you call quietly, your gentle voice carrying across the few hundred yards from where you reside.
You must know he’ll be able to hear you, and Harry straightens up dutifully, his wings following suit. Expanding some as if to display a sense of chivalry. 
“Hello,” he calls back, equally as soft.
You seem to study him for a moment, and Harry swears this is the longest he’s ever gone without breathing. 
“You aren’t supposed to be here,” you tell him, and he nods once.
“I know,” he admits. “I suppose I just…found it hard to tear myself away.”
You glance down at the sleeping doe on your lap, and he feels his insides twist now that your eyes aren’t on him.
“I apologize if I’ve disturbed you,” he adds, hoping to encourage your attention back.
You hum faintly and brush your palm down the baby deer’s back. “You have not.”
This makes Harry’s mouth curl up into a giddy smile. “Then would you mind if I stay? Only for a moment? I feel quite at peace here.”
You regard him carefully. Inquiringly. “I would imagine an angel is quite often at peace.”
He considers this. “Peace is a privilege,” he finally replies gently. “And it is one that is often lost on me.”
This seems to surprise you, your lips parting delicately as Harry’s pulse begins to thump in his ears. “Then you may stay as long as you’d like.”
His grin doubles in size as he nods his appreciation. “Thank you.”
However, when he remains planted near the tall oak tree that sits beside the edge of the garden, you glance back over.
“Angel,” you call, and Harry’s entire chest caves in. “You’ll disturb me more if you hover like that.” 
He hesitates, looking over the soft but hallowed grass only inches away. “Angels aren’t allowed inside The Garden.”
“Not unless invited,” you correct, and he straightens up. “And I am inviting you in.”
Still, Harry can’t make his feet move, despite the way his wings are desperate to carry him to you. Centuries worth of warnings and guidelines are attempting to remind him of his place, of his duty and his loyalty to the heavens. But that does nothing to dampen his urge to go forth and take.
“Angel,” you repeat with a glimmer in your eye. “Come.”
And that’s all it takes for his foot to instantly cross over into sacred ground.
The moment his wings pass through the invisible barrier, a forceful wind ripples across the garden. Echoing between the trees and the grass as the billowing of air sweeps from flower to flower. All the way to the other side.
You feel your eyes widen as you watch him approach. He’s hesitant but intrigued. And perhaps you know better than to invite him in, but your heart aches to provide the handsome figure a moment of serenity.
He studies every petal and vine as he walks through, wonderstruck by the enchanted orchard. He smiles brightly when a blue jay swoops down beside him, the small bird fluttering around his head a time or two before disappearing back into the branches. 
And the angel laughs. A sound that resembles the moment a wave breaks against the shore. Loud and lively before it settles and softens.
“This is beautiful,” he says, and you nod.
“It represents serenity. A moment of calm before the next stage of life.”
You both look to the small creature in your lap, and the angel’s expression changes. “Are you saying hello…or goodbye?”
You smile gently, trailing your fingers down the sleeping fawn’s spine. “We are saying hello.”
Those clear, green eyes seem to sparkle at you as he grins. “Hello,” he repeats.
You nod again. “She’ll be sent down soon. The moment the sunlight disappears behind the mountains.”
The angel is intrigued, crouching down a few feet away as he studies the way you trail your palm over the soft coat. “Is it hard to let them go?”
“No,” you answer easily, smiling some. “They are meant to live. To flourish. To exist outside of this realm and give back to the earth what it has given to them.”
The garden falls quiet. You feel him watching you while you watch the creature in your lap. He seems to be wrestling against another question and you chuckle to yourself as the fawn awakes.
“Off you go,” you whisper quietly, helping the wobbling baby doe from your lap before it’s bounding toward the grass and disappearing out of sight.
Left alone with the quiet angel, you both stand and turn to each other. Now provided with a better glimpse of his large frame and sizable wings.
He straightens up under your inquisitive stare, feathers fluttering as the wind passes between you. “I appreciate you allowing me in,” he says tentatively. “I don’t mean to break your rules.”
“They are not my rules,” you correct, waving his apology away. “I believe that anyone who needs a moment of stillness should be given one.”
This seems to charm him. “And I believe you are the first and only fairy to think so.”
You grin. “Perhaps. But I’ve never understood the divide between angels and fairies. Both are providers of comfort and refuge. It seems silly to be at odds with each other.”
He hums, and you wonder if you’ve offended him. “I agree,” he says, and you feel your muscles unwind. “But the heavens have a different belief.”
“They believe that just because fairies were created by a different hand, we are not to be trusted," you snort beneath a quiet breath. "That we are all tricksters and supernatural entities unworthy of eternal salvation.”
“Are you?” His tone is playful, and you feel your smile return tenfold.
“I am a garden fairy,” you reply. “I tend to the trees and the animals. I don’t have time for tricks.”
His look of amusement seems to mirror your own.
“And you?” you ask next, gesturing toward him. “An angel without peace is like a heart without rhythm. Why do you come here when you know better?”
He takes a moment to consider his answer. “Truthfully, I don’t know,” he finally responds. “There was a pulling. On my soul. My wings. They led me here and I wasn’t quite sure why.”
“Well, have you found the peace you were looking for?”
His eyes meet yours. “I have.”
Another unspoken moment dances between you as your attention drifts toward the very plumage he displays so proudly. 
You’ve seen angel wings before but never this close. Never when they were near enough to touch. Truth be told, you weren’t sure you’d ever get the chance, and you imagine the quiet angel can hear your heart racing.
But he’s smiling at the way you stare. Seemingly amused by your fascination and wide eyes as you watch the cream-colored feathers flutter against the wind.
“They’re…beautiful,” you admit softly, attention following the curves and dips of each row expanding from his back. “Are they heavy?”
“Not normally, no,” he tells you. “Only in times of great sorrow.”
Confused, you raise a curious brow.
His grin grows. “Each feather symbolizes that of someone I’ve watched over. And when they move on, a piece of their soul stays with me. It lives and it breathes, and it is.”
He steps closer and you feel your breath catch, awestruck by the way the large pennons begin to curl around his frame.
“When their soul is happy, the wings feel weightless,” he continues, a far-off look in his expression. “And when they’re sad, when they cry…my wings cry for them.”
There’s a pleasant sort of ache in your chest. “You’re a guardian angel.”
“I am.” His arm outstretches for you, palm to the sky as he silently requests your hand. “Here.”
Hesitantly but with great keenness, you oblige his instruction, sliding your fingers along his skin.
The moment the contact is made, you both seem to jolt. Magnetized by the feel of his flesh against your own. A stark contrast that’s somehow hauntingly familiar. Soothing in a sense. Destined.
He brings you closer, guiding the tips of your fingers to his wings. Ghosting them across the soft feathers as you suck in a quiet breath and feel the entire weight of the world on his back.
He holds you for only a moment before allowing you to travel the expanse of his wingspan on your own. Delicate strokes along the rows of quills that seem to bask in your touch.
“How do they feel?” he asks quietly, almost as if not to startle you.
Your lips roll into your mouth as you search for the right words. Or any word that could even begin to come close to describing such an ethereal sensation.
“Magical,” you finally say, and he smiles.
“Certainly no more magical than a fairy.”
Smirking to yourself, you lower toward the grass, and extend your hand. Your fingers dance above the blades momentarily before you make a quick snap of your wrist.
Instantly, a flower springs forth from the dirt. Sprouting up out of the soil in full bloom as the angel’s eyes widen.
You pluck it from its roots and straighten back up before offering him the small, dainty lily stem. He steps forward, allowing you to guide the flower behind his ear and tuck it between soft, chestnut curls.
“How do I look?” he asks.
You laugh. “Magical.”
He holds your giddy stare for a second longer before he murmurs, “You’re quite beautiful.”
A bit stunned, you smile, and wave the compliment away. “You must be standing too close.”
With a cheeky hum, the angel suddenly steps back, his wings now fluttering about the air until his feet lift from the ground.
Then, his feathers carry him a few hundred yards away before he lowers back down, studies you, and calls, “Nope. Still beautiful.”
Despite yourself, you laugh again. “You’re quite forward for an angel.”
“And you’re quite timid for a fae,” he retorts, returning to you as a rustle of wind sweeps through your hair. “I was expecting a bit more fearlessness.”
“I’m only fearless when I choose to be,” you tell him. “But I just met you. Why should I share all my secrets when I don’t even know your name?”
The handsome angel considers this before nodding and stepping up to you. “Harry,” he says quietly, as if the answer is reserved only for you. “They call me Harry.”
A stunning name for a stunning man, and you feel your pulse jump while it makes a home in your mind. “Harry,” you repeat, making him grin. “That’s quite pretty.”
He runs his tongue over his bottom lip. “And what do they call you?”
You lift one shoulder in a gentle shrug. “I suppose I don’t really have a name. Or at least I don’t have anybody to use it if I do.”
His eyes soften while he glances over the crown of delicate white flowers woven between the locks of your hair. “Then I will call you my Lily,” he decides, and there’s a new sort of blossoming in your chest. “If I may.”
You struggle against such merriment. “You may.”
“Good.” He seems equally as enchanted, and for the first time in almost a hundred years, you feel mesmerized by an angel. Then, his chin motions just behind you. “The sun is beginning to set.”
Turning, you find that it is, and your heart soars as you eagerly reach over and take his hand to drag him toward the middle of the garden.
It’s an action made without much forethought, the need to feel his skin against yours almost like instinct now.
For a moment, you both hesitate. Unsure of the presumptuous act until Harry squeezes your palm, and silently encourages you to lead him where you’d like to go.
You take him toward the middle of the meadow, just beside the calm stream of water.
There, you find the baby fawn. Standing curiously on the other side, waiting to bid you goodbye.
You and the angel come to a stop on the edge of the grass just as the sun is filtering between the trees. Casting a golden hue across the orchard and setting the secluded hollow aglow. 
And just as the stars are beginning to take their place in the sky, the sweet doe meets your eye, and lifts its head.
You smile. “Goodbye, little one.”
Its left ear flicks before it turns on its heel, and leaps over the hill. Disappearing from sight as it’s carried into another realm.
Leaving The Garden behind.
Harry seems to hold his breath from beside you as he looks down. “And will it be okay?”
You lace your fingers with his and nod. “It will.”
Silence settles between the trees, between your hearts. It’s comfortable and it’s still and the faint sound of rustling leaves calms your racing pulse.
You look over and allow your attention to trail across his face. Taking note of each line, each edge, each crinkle. The shape of his lips, the slope of his nose, the curve of his jaw. The dimples in his cheeks and the dark hairs of his eyebrows.
He’s quite handsome. Alluring, in a sense, yet oddly safe. You imagine this was by design. To help those he protects, and comforts feel more at ease in his presence. 
And while you’re looking at him, you notice he’s looking at you, too. Just as intently, with nothing but admiration. He studies the faint, golden sparkles that litter your skin. The way they glimmer beneath each drop of moonlight, a common feature amongst fairies.
You imagine this isn’t the first time he’s seen a fae’s enchanted flesh. But he indulges in the sight of you, nonetheless. Indulges in your magic.
Then, he steps forward, and you feel the air shift.
“May I confess something?” he whispers, and you sense his slight hesitation.
“Of course.”
With a deep inhale, he tentatively reaches out his hand and ghosts the tips of his fingers along your cheek. “…I feel an overwhelming urge to kiss you.”
Your lashes flutter while the insides of your stomach twist and turn into impervious knots. “Oh?”
The corner of his mouth quirks up. “Mhm. And I know that breaks…every rule in existence.”
“And then some,” you breathe, struggling against the desire to push yourself into his palm. 
You wonder if this is part of the ruse. If perhaps you feel so enamored by him because that’s what a guardian angel does. It encourages you to feel more susceptible. Maybe this pull to him is nothing more than magic.
Still, it pulls you, nonetheless. 
“I want to kiss you, Lily,” he murmurs, moving closer until the front of his chest just brushes against your own. “And I’m afraid I don’t quite know what to do now.”
And you know the admonitions. Know the rules, the history between angels and fairies. You know that his very presence in this garden is inviting trouble into paradise, and yet…you have no yearning to tell him to go. 
Because you don’t want him to go. You don’t want him to take his hand from your cheek. You don’t want him to leave this sacred orchard at all, and even though every fiber of your being, every nerve-ending, and every cell in your body is desperately attempting to warn you…you push into his touch, anyway.
“I think…you should kiss me,” you finally say, grasping onto his wrist.
This answer surprises you both. Neither one of you understand it or have the knowledge to comprehend the repercussions. 
All you know is right here, right now. His hand on your face, his lips much too close, and his aura. His effortless ability to make you feel like you’ve just come home.
His thumb follows the outline of your cheekbone. “Are you sure?”
You squeeze his arm a bit tighter and nod once. “I don’t see why not. What’s the worst that could happen?”
He grins – a wide, toothy grin – and you decide that it might be the most beautiful thing in this whole garden. “What a fearless way of looking at it.”
With that, he kisses you. Presses his lips to yours and takes each strained breath from your lungs.
It’s hesitant and it’s unsure and it’s perfect. A moment in time meant just for the two of you, here beneath the large willow tree and the pale light of the moon.
Eventually, he pulls back, but he keeps himself close. His mouth moving to your cheek while your eyes fall shut.
And you drink him in. His scent, his skin. Memorizing each inch of the angel in your arms as you ask yourself what you did to deserve such wonder.
“I’m afraid I have to go,” he says. But it’s heavy, the way he speaks. “If I don’t return soon, they’ll come looking.”
You nod your understanding and swallow the lump in your throat. “Go,” you whisper. “You have souls to protect.”
This makes him chuckle before a wounded look of remorse settles on his expression, the palm of his hand slipping around the back of your neck.
He dips down to rest his forehead against yours, almost as though looking for balance. Stability amidst a sea of uncertainty, and you’re more than happy to offer it to him.
“My Lily,” he exhales, and the sound of your name on his tongue sends a shiver down your spine. “I am so glad my wings brought me to you.”
Smiling, you nuzzle the tip of your nose against his.
“May they bring you back again.”
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The next parts will be all the angst and turmoil and fluff and smut, I swear, I just had to do the background first HAHAHA WE ARE THROWING ALL THE TROPES INTO ONE POT AND COOKIN' BABY!
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la-sera · 3 months
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Hi Sera!! I saw that you were looking for some new Downfall Duo content, so I wrote you a little something. It’s short but I hope it helps lift your spirits a bit <333
It’s a calm night, for once.
Hyrule gazes into the flickering flames, letting his brother’s voices drift around him like floating fairies. He is too tired to join in tonight. But merely listening is enough. Being here with them, being safe and full and warm, fills him with a happiness little else conjures.
It’s like the magic of his sisters — all softly sweet, precious, mysterious. Blink and you’ll miss it.
So, he keeps his heavy eyelids open. Because never in a million years did Hyrule think he would have something like this.
Off to the side, Wild and Twilight and Time bicker about something, even as they sit close. Their voices are light and teasing. Smiles rest on worn faces.
The two younger heroes have broken through the older hero’s quiet cautiousness. Their grins tell of their pride in doing so.
Wind and Warriors snuggle not far off. Warriors is telling a story and every so often, Wind breaks in with a question or exclamation.
Four is close by, pressed against Sky’s side, a book in his hand and his ears perked to hear the captain’s tale. The Skyloftian works quietly away at the block of wood in his hands.
Which leaves Legend.
As soon as they had finished setting up camp, the veteran had not-so-subtly situated himself beside Hyrule. And now, as if on cue, his head thunks softly against Hyrule’s shoulder.
He looks down, barely suppressing a giggle at the sight of the veteran propped against him. He had relaxed as soon as he had sat down, but in this moment he is practically asleep.
Eyes half-lidded, body relaxed, Legend watches their brothers with a lazy smile on his face.
Seeing him like this is a special thing not lost on the traveler.
He trusts you, something inside Hyrule whispers. A grin tugs at his lips.
“Don’ laugh,” Legend murmurs, just the barest tinge of irritation in his tone. “‘M tired after all that walking.”
“I wasn’t gonna laugh!” Hyrule retorts. Quickly, he shoves down the chuckles still pressing at his throat.
Legend is scowling now, though he looks no less sleepy for it.
…Or content. He cuddles in closer and Hyrule rests his head atop the veteran’s.
“Were too. I can see it on your face, Rulie. You find my exhaustion…comical.”
Hyrule’s grin grows. “Okay, maybe a little bit.”
Legend closes his eyes, a victorious smirk on his lips.
“Knew it.”
Hyrule doesn’t reply. He is growing sleepy now, and is more than content to merely let a comfortable silence blanket them.
A wisp of his magic drifts toward Legend without conscious thought. Gently, protectively, it wraps around him, like an embrace. The veteran relaxes further beneath its touch.
“Hey, Ledge,” Hyrule murmurs after a long thread of peaceful moments.
Legend shifts, slightly. “Hm?”
“I don’t think I’ve ever told you this but…” He sighs, a soft smile on his lips. “I’m glad that we got to meet.
“I’m glad that you’re my brother.”
There is a long, drawn out pause. Then, Legend replies in a voice thick with something other than sleep.
“Yeah…me too, Rule.” He moves once more, maneuvering into a more comfortable position. “Now, if you’re done with the mushy stuff, I’m goin’ to sleep.”
Hyrule grins, knowingly. “And you’re gonna use me as a pillow?”
“Seems that way.”
Rolling his eyes, Hyrule chuckles. “Fine.”
Really, though, being the veteran’s pillow isn’t so bad of a fate (yes, even now that Wind and Wild are creeping over to snap a few photos for future blackmail). Maybe, Legend will actually be able to sleep tonight.
And maybe, just maybe…so will he.
OH MY. Did you write this on purpose for me? Sorry for disturbing your time, you didn't have to do that. I really thank you, I like this. So much. I read it while lying down, and maybe I read it more than 5 times. I miss Downfall Duo.
I got the idea and immediately made a fanart from your fic. Hope you like it too.
Once again, thank you, I am happy with this fic you gave me. this gives me comfort.
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be with you
multiple bsd characters x reader. reader is gn (gender neutral).
about: dates with bsd characters. established relationship
featuring: dazai, chuuya, atsushi, akutagawa, ranpo
notes: atsushi is referred to as “jinko” (white tiger) in aku’s part
kiel notes: idk if you can tell whose part is more self indulgent LMAOOO managed this during writer’s block i think im a god. kidding
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DAZAI — cosy colouring book date at home
dazai recently bought colouring books from the bookstore. he said along the lines of “exploring creativity,” but really, he’s just lazy and broke for outdoor dates. you didn’t mind, though; quality time is still time spent with your lover.
worn out faber castell colour pencils are splayed out on his futon, and you both are lying on your stomachs. he kicks his legs and fills the empty pages with different colours. a peaceful and quiet retreat from the world with dazai gently humming a song you can’t quite make out, only to be disturbed by the gentle sounds and laughter of lovers.
“why’s the penguin yellow?” you giggle, and he pouts.
“have you seen club penguin? all the penguins have different cute colours!” he shades another penguin green and you rolled your eyes. “that game is dead, though..” you remarked, and he scoffed playfully. “not dead in my heart."
being childish and immature with the right person truly heals your inner child.
CHUUYA — aquarium (his mayoi card!!)
chuuya’s gloved hand held your hand as you both strolled through the tanks. your fingers traced the outlines of the fish as they swam close. he points at an ugly fish and laughs, “it looks like you." your jaw drops because that fish was actually ugly. it was your turn to exact revenge, and you point towards a small fry fish, saying, “and that’s you." you stick your tongue out at him and his mouth twitches in amusement. talk shit get hit.
your fish and his fish swam to each other and circled in a dance. he chuckles, “maybe that’s actually us,” he watches the fish swim away, and you beamed, “we could rule the fish kingdom together!” his eyes soften when he sees your bright smile illuminated under the blue aquarium light, before he smirks again.
“yeah yeah, you don’t even know how to swim,” ouch. there’s some truth in his words, and you can only sigh. fishes are naturally good at swimming, so it wouldn’t be a problem if you guys were one.
he sends you both back home by piggybacking you and zipping through the city. you hold your shoes in one hand after a long day of walking, and you grip the shark plushie he won at the aquarium in another.
ATSUSHI — cuddling in a pillow fort
you throw a blanket over the pillow fort you and atsushi have built in the last ten minutes. he struggles to let the fairy lights stay put as he pulls them around the fort.
“get in already!” you pat the spot beside you impatiently, and he crawls in. your laptop rests on his right thigh and your left thigh, sharing a movie screen. it’s a movie marathon on a rainy day. the horror movie plays, and atsushi hides his face in your neck when a jump scare appears.
lightning flashes outside and thunder roars, sending the poor boy flinching a little. you felt bad, so you decided to call off the marathon (not even one movie in) “okay no more, we can just cuddle." you close the laptop screen, and he lays on your lap. your fingers twirl his soft hair, and he purrs softly. atsushi’s soft purring and the soft pitter-patter of the raindrops outside lull you to sleep. you lay your back against the fort gently, eyes closed and relaxed with your lover.
AKUTAGAWA — cat cafe
it took a lot of convincing for akutagawa to go on this date. he didn’t like going to a cafe with the same species and animal family as atsushi. he agreed anyway because he didn’t want to see you upset (good).
you sat on the floor and wiggled a feather toy around while akutagawa fed lickable treats. many cats surrounded him and rubbed their bodies against his thighs. a white cat that oddly resembles a tiger approaches him, and he moves the treat away.
“ryu, you’re so mean.” you clicked your tongue and fed the white cat some of your treats. “it looks like jinko.” he grumbled and stared at the cat with his void eyes. at this point atsushi is your boyfriend’s boyfriend.
akutagawa uses his ability to create a mini cat tower for the cats surrounding him. you can’t help but giggle at his helplessness when the cats jump on him. they seem like to him a lot, well, except for that one cat he denied of treats.
on your way back home, you told him he looked like a tuxedo cat. he only cocks an eyebrow at you, not questioning your weird comparison.
RANPO — dessert tasting
a flyer comes into the agency’s mail, and ranpo is already dragging you down the busy afternoon streets. “come y/n, we have to go. it’s an important mission.” his grabs your wrist tightly and enters the cafe. mission? at a cafe?
what came into the mail was a notice for a dessert tasting at a cafe before their grand opening. ranpo could already discern the flyer’s content when atsushi walked in with a bunch of letters. who in the right mind would turn down free sweet treats? obviously not ranpo.
the waitress brings out pastries after pastries, and ranpo pushes his glasses up, acting like a food critic.
“hm, these scones are not sweet enough. the texture is too chewy.” he moves on and shoves a spoonful of gelato into his mouth. “i like the gelato. it’s sweet for my liking.” he nods approvingly, and you laugh, wiping the cream off the edge of his mouth. “slow down, the greatest food critic. we’re here to enjoy the desserts too.”
“if they don’t want to lose a customer like me, then i’d better say something about their recipe before their grand opening.” he’s got a point. you doubt he’d actually frequent this cafe, though, because he only came today for free desserts. you both get ramune to cleanse your palate afterwards (not that it helps).
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wondernus · 2 years
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˗ˋˏ LIVE・ˎˊ˗
synopsis: having just finished composing a song a few hours ago, jihoon starts a live on his phone to sing to those who are feeling a little lonely at night. little does he know, your sleeping figure could be seen in the corner of his little livestream, causing his fans to go crazy.
pairing: ljh x reader
genre: fluff
tags: established relationship, public relationship, idol x non idol
wc: 1.24k
a/n: just a little something short I barely remember drafting at 4am. I haven't written an imagine in months so this was a nice change c: also squeezing a little something out of my braincells before I let my brain melt during the concert in a few days ahhh!!
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“I don’t really do this a lot,” he whispers while leaning forward in his seat to stare into his phone screen he set on his desk, propped loosely between his mechanical keyboard and his miniature sound board. “I usually upload videos, but I wanted to sing to you on live today.”
Thousands of hearts and messages pop up one after another, and Jihoon quickly reads through them as best as he can. Most of them are greetings from fans who are slowly joining his live, and some fans ask him why he’s whispering.
“Why am I whispering? It’s past midnight,” he chuckles. “I’m trying to keep my voice low so I don’t disturb anybody.”
His studio lights are off, and the LED lights color his studio in a lazy purple haze. Fans can see him rolling his seat over to the guitar rack near his work desk and return with an acoustic guitar. He tunes his strings a bit before positioning the capo on the neck of the guitar. He opens his desk drawer to grab a silicone guitar mute to tuck under his strings.
“Are you all getting ready to sleep?" his voice is tender and loving in this interaction. He finger picks a simple but sweet melody as he continues, "I wrote this a few hours ago and just wanted to share it with you tonight. Maybe it’ll bring comfort to those who are feeling a little lonely."
Jihoon was never the type of guy to act so caring in public and private. The most care he would show was to slap you on the back once in a while if you did something right. But him singing his fans to sleep? Him offering comfort in a time of loneliness? These are actions he would never do on his own before you came into his life. Now knowing what it feels like to have someone by his side, to have someone he never plans on letting go, he's become more sympathetic to others. He openly worries and cares for those who need that extra comfort.
“Where’s Yn? Ahh…” he awkwardly scratches his hair and shakes his head so that his hairs fall flat against his head. “Yn’s sleeping right now.”
There are replies about him avoiding the question, but he smiles into his lap while he hugs his guitar closer to his chest.
Despite the fact that your relationship with him has been public for a while, the two of you still choose to keep your relationship to yourselves. As much as his fans want to know more about Jihoon's love life, they respect the privacy of others. However, anybody can notice the positive changes your relationship has on him.
He seems happier - not exactly floating on cloud nine. Jihoon is not the type to do so, but he simply seems happier than he was before. There's a subtle type of warmth he exudes. He's smiling more than usual and pushing Soonyoung off him less in interviews. One time he patted Soonyoung’s hair while Soonyoung was leaning his head on his shoulder. It weirded out the older boy so much that he avoided Jihoon for the rest of the day.
In his studio, there is a tiny framed polaroid of the two of you smiling, cheeks touching and faces squished together, that leans against one of his large Bearbricks standing on his white cubed shelves. One of his minimized tabs on his desktop is a page for a Polaroid film bundle that comes with a mini photo album and a string with tiny clips to hang the photos on the wall. He thinks it would look good on the wall above the couch with tiny fairy lights. He’d probably hang pictures of his studio guests and his pictures of you on the strings once he has time to print them out.
He tells his fans to wait a few seconds while he pulls up the lyrics he finalized after you fell asleep. With nothing in mind but singing the song he wrote with you to his fans, he pulls his keyboard close to him. His phone slowly slides backwards onto his sound board, and his fans see nothing but the ceiling changing colors in slow waves from purple to blue. They hear him click on his mouse a few times before softly gasping when he notices his fallen phone.
He mumbles his apologies while propping his phone against whichever surface he finds. His head turns away from his livestream, checking on something behind him, but he quickly focuses back on his live. The phone is repositioned in a new angle that Jihoon isn’t really bothered to doublecheck as long as he is in the frame. It’s already pretty late, and he doesn’t want to keep his fans up for too long.
The song he sings is very short. With a simple down, down, up, down, down strum pattern, he sings about the feeling of having somebody he loves fall asleep on him. He describes the fear of moving when someone is resting on his shoulder – too afraid to wake them up. He wonders if they’re dreaming about him, if the version of him in their dreams is a better version of the real him. Casting doubts aside, he ends his song on a note about the difference between dream him and real him is that they chose to be with the real him.
There is a small but cheesy smile plastered on his face as he leans forward to look at the comments his fans are leaving. However, his smiling face turns into one of blatant confusion when he notices the chat box moving a lot quicker than usual. He can barely catch the comments as they zoom upwards along the left side of the screen. His mouth drops open and his eyebrows twist in confusion when the only comments he is able to catch are keyboard smashes and people talking about themselves crying. He awkwardly thanks his fans for staying awake and waves them goodnight before ending his livestream.
When he locks his phone, he turns around to look behind him. He sighs in relief when he sees you sleeping soundly on his old couch. He puts his guitar back on the guitar rack and makes his way over to you. He quietly squats in front of you, laughing through his nose when he sees the tiny pool of drool forming where the corner of your lips touch the cushion you’re using as a pillow. He readjusts his large jean jacket you’re using as a blanket and decides to quickly clean up around him before waking you up to go home with him.
Little does he know the two of you are trending on Twitter. There are screenshots and recordings of his live from when he was singing. More importantly, fans are going wild about seeing you sleeping soundly in the corner of his screen. Not only that, they notice his jacket draped over you, and you’re hugging a pair of matching plushies fans have deduced are supposed to represent the both of you. Many have already guessed that there was another person in the studio with Jihoon when he started whispering in his large studio and turned around to check on something. However, many are even happier to find out that the person was you.
A few hours later, Soonyoung posts a screenshot from the live with the caption: “When will it be my turn?”
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forever taglist: @jiminismybabymochi, @anissanightyoung, @bat-shark-repellant, @woozarts, @jaycheoluwu, @staysstrays, @soobin-chois, @anothershorthuman, @hoohoohope, @bibinnieposts, @candidupped, @purpleglassesenthusiast, @seokshook
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Sweet Little Trickster
Summary: A little story about a sleepy regressor!reader (they/them) being carried upstairs and tucked in by Fred and George
Fandom: Harry Potter
Words: 650
Content warnings: Reader uses they/them pronouns, nicknames used: kiddo, little tyke.
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“Pssst, kiddo.”
The words make it through your sleepy head but aren’t enough to pull you into full awareness. You can feel something soft under your fingers: the familiar texture of your favourite stuffed animal, held against your chest. Your body is twisted into a bit of an uncomfortable shape, but you’re so warm and cozy that you don’t feel like moving.
“They’re definitely asleep,” says a familiar voice. You can hear the smile in their voice and it makes you happy, even drifting between sleep and consciousness.
“We should bring them to bed,” whispers a voice from the other side of you.
“Look at them, though,” the first voice says, and there’s a gentle hand touching the top of your head, just barely felt through your hair. “They’re proper conked out.”
“I’ll carry them,” the other replies. “C’mon, we won’t disturb them.”
Their voices have woken you up properly, but you keep your eyes closed and your breathing even. You want to know how they’re going to handle this. You recognize the voices as Fred and George: the memories of the evening are blurry, but you were having regression time with the two of them. You remember about half of a fairy tale, read by George with extra dramatic voices from Fred. You must have fallen asleep partway through.
“Alright, let me help.”
There was a muttered charm and you could feel your body get lighter, the strange part-weightlessness that came with a levitation charm. You had thought you had been leaning against the couch, but as it started to move behind you, you realized that it was one of the twins. He wrapped his arms around you, picking you up without any effort now that the levitation charm was helping.
The other twin laughed quietly, and you could feel a hand fixing your hair.
“Little tyke,” he whispered, fond. “Let’s head up to bed.” That was Fred, then, and George was the one carrying you. Only Fred used that nickname for you.
You let yourself rest, somewhere between floating and being carried, doing your best to pretend to be asleep as George carried you upstairs. You could hear Fred on the stairs behind you, close enough to maintain the charm.
Your stuffed animal almost fell to the side, and you forced yourself not to grab it. Thankfully, Fred darted forwards and resettled it onto your chest.
“Thanks,” George whispered, bumping his shoulder into his twin and jostling you slightly.
“Oi, careful,” Fred said, moving out of range. “You’ll wake them.”
“I won’t!”
“Shhhh!”
You heard George scoff, and then there was the creak of a door and George crossed a room, lying you down on a soft bed. You let your limbs settle where you were dropped, unable to stop the smile on your face as you felt the pillow beneath your head.
A hand on your forehead, and one of them pulled the blankets up and over you, enveloping you in soft warmth.
“Sleep well,” one of the twins whispered, retreating towards the doorway.
The other one leaned over the bed, you could feel his weight pushing the mattress down as he leaned down to press a kiss to your forehead where your hair had been smoothed back.
“Sweet dreams, kiddo,” George whispered. “You’re very cute when you pretend to sleep.”
He was walking away from the bed before you could process his words, but you grinned as the door closed, rolling over to scoop your stuffed animal into a more comfortable position. Of course the twins had known.
Still, they had carried you gently, with whispers and careful hands. Settled you into bed, sure to keep your stuffed animal in your arms.
You squeezed that stuffed animal, rubbing your cheek against its fur.
You loved them so much. They were so good to you.
Those thoughts were the ones that followed you into sleep, giving all of your dreams warmth.
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Torment
Yandere! Forest god x Underworld god! Gender neutral! Reader x Platonic! Yandere! ???
We be flipping the Persephone/Hades roles with this one boys
TW: force feeding (mention), yandere behavior
Authors note: yeah, I got a little carried away with this one lol. Also, happy first day of Halloweek!
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How long had it been since you were in the human world? Six.. seven.. maybe eight hundred years?
No matter, you had forgotten what the sun felt like beating on your face, what the grass felt like, what the flowers smelled like.
All of the things were so lovely it felt almost overwhelming.
You were wandering around the forest when you had cut your ankle slightly.
A rose bush.
The roses were slightly unnerving with how red they were, almost the color of fresh blood.
The more you looked at them, the more you became oblivious to your surroundings. You were never the most observant.
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A pair of green eyes watched your movements thoughtfully.
You had to have been some sort of god, or at least favored by one, to have been that beautiful.
The forest god who overlooked the woods you were in had never seen someone who looked like you in the span of time they ruled.
They had to get a closer look.
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A sudden breeze took up, ruffling your hair. The chill had you shivering.
You were too busy focusing on the cold that you neglected the fact the flower you were previously admiring had released a sweet smelling scent.
Your head began to spin, and a slight laugh echoed in your mind.
Your eyes began to shut as you fell on the grass, succumbing to the darkness of sleep.
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You awake with a start, shooting up. You were in a.. cottage? Slowly getting up, you walk to the closest window and look out.
You quickly realized the cottage was in a tree. A very very tall tree.
Backing away from the window, you rack your brain in hopes of finding a reason you were in a tree cottage.
“Oh, you’re awake!” A voice calls.
You whip your head to look at where the voice came from.
A being stood before you. Red curly hair, green eyes, pale skin. Pointed ears, tree branches as horns, fairy like wings.
A forest god.
“Um, hi? Who are you?” You ask, confused.
“My name is not important,” they reply.
“Oh, ok. I’m not sure how I got up here.. did you take me here?”
“Yes, I did,”
“Why?” You shoot the god a worried glance.
“I wanted to get to know you, more specifically what you are.”
You let out a sigh, though you’re not sure if it’s of relief or nervousness.
“I am a death god, and I really must get going. I have du—,”
“No!” They shout, branches glowing slightly, disturbing a bird that was on the window ledge.
“Wh-what?” You ask, scooting away slightly.
“No,” they say in much calmer voice.
“Why not?!” You ask.
“Because, I haven’t seen someone like you before,”
“But I have duties!”
“They can wait!” The god insist.
“I don’t want to worry my father! He’s the king of the underworld, and he gets worried easily,” you continue.
“Well, I’m keeping you, that’s final,” they say, forcefully.
You pout, trying to think of a way out of this. You were never the best at strategies.
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In the underworld, your father was growing anxious.
Pacing and chewing his nails, his closest adviser told him of your disappearance and who the believed to be the cause of it.
“A forest god?! What would a forest god want with my beloved child?!” You father yells.
“We-we don’t know sir,” the adviser says.
“I don’t care, just—“ your father drops to the floor. “— bring my child back to me,”
“We will sir.” The advisor leaves.
Your father rises from his knees, looking at the portrait of your late mother and you, when you were small.
“I can’t loose you too,”
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You’ve been stuck in that cottage for a while, looking at the window.
You could’ve climbed out of there, but you don’t want to fall
You may have a god for a father, but your mother was a low ranking deity. You aren’t sure if you’d survive if you fell and you don’t want your father to be sad.
“Dear, come and eat!” The god calls.
You still have yet to eat, and you were growing hungry, but your defiant nature pushed it down.
“I’m not hungry!” You call back.
Footsteps echo the cottage and you are met with a disappointed look.
“Dear, you haven’t eaten since you’ve been here, I know you’re lying. What’s bothering you?”
“I’m just not hungry.” You turn back to the window.
A sinister aura pierces through the air and pricks at your skin.
You’re nervous but you don’t look at the god.
“You either eat with me, or I force feed you. You pick.”
You whip your head to look at them, noticing how they’re inches away from you.
You back closer to the window, frightened by the expression they’re making.
“What’s your choice?”
“I—“
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A winged individual flies through the forest, decay and rot following.
They were the leader of the Thanoi, a group of gods and goddesses who led the souls of the dead to their destinations in the underworld.
This one, the leader Thanatos, had grown close with you. He had been there when your mother died, he played with you when your father couldn’t, he took care of you. You were like his child.
And he wouldn’t allow someone to take his child.
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“I—“
You continue to back away in fear, not accounting how close you were from the window ledge.
“What will it be?” The god asks.
“I’m truly not hun—“
“Oh Ophel~” a familiar voice calls.
Uncle Thanatos!
You take the moment of surprise to push past the god.. Ophel.. and run into your uncles arms.
“Heya kiddo!” Your uncle says, disregarding the god that is before them.
Snapping to their senses, they became enraged.
“What do you want, Thanatos?!” Ophel asks, pointedly.
“Well, the underworld hasn’t been as fun as it used to without the little heir running around!” Thanatos says with a cold smile “I’ve come to collect them!”
“No!” Ophel screeches.
“Well, you have no say in this, Αντίο!”
With that, you’re home.
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“Oh, my sweet child!” Your father calls, hugging you tightly.
“Hi papa!” You return the embrace.
You feel him shaking.
He’s crying. Don’t cry papa!
You give him a squeeze him softly.
“Please, don’t ever leave me again…” he whispers.
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yumekuro-en · 1 year
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Meister & Black Fairy Profiles - Nanashi & Blatt
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Nanashi the mysterious thief & Blatt, the fairy who has a close connection with Nanashi, are the playable characters you can get from clearing Chapter 7 of the Main Story.
Nanashi does belong to a guild, but since he is not listed in any guild in his official profile (most likely due to spoilers), that’s why, we are also making this separate post for him & Blatt.
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―― “I’m Nanashi, a thief. I’ll be seeing you around.”
Name: Nanashi - (CV: Akabane Kenji) Job: Thief Age: Unknown Height: 176cm Birthday: The 2nd of the Month of Completion (January 2) Dream: To travel around the world leisurely Hobbies: Stargazing, Fishing Weaknesses: Having a pessimistic nature, Having a suspicious-looking smile Likes: Cookies that aren’t too sweet, Dogs Dislikes: Meetings, Moths Favorite Food: Cookies that aren’t too sweet, Onion gratin soup Least Favorite Food: Food with strong smell Special Skills: Stealing from others, Disappearing without leaving any trace
A mysterious “thief” who stands in the Heroine’s ways. He uses black fairies to cause disturbances, but his purpose behind it is a mystery. The two men from “The Dark Night Duo” seem to work under him, and both him and Mirror also seem to know each other.
※There is no change in Nanashi’s character description even after he became playable, the only addition is his full profile such as height and birthday.
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The Fairy Hidden From the World History
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Name: Blatt - (CV: Miyazaki Yu) Has a close connection with: Nanashi
A fairy from ancient times. He doesn’t talk much and is always sleeping. But the truth is, he’s someone who can be rather shy around others. He thinks to dream is to walk down the path of tragedy. For some reason, He also seems to detest his own large hands...
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archetypal-archivist · 11 months
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A Kinder World AU- Part 6
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Wilbur and Tallulah’s House
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Wilbur never intended to have kids. After leaving home at eighteen, Wilbur spent several years wandering the world, making his way by busking and doing odd jobs to make ends meet. With his only reliable point of human contact being the letters he and his dad, Philza, sent to each other, he grew lonely and ended up having a series of one night stands. This came back to bite him and Tallulah was born, then thrust into his arms as the tired mother left, never to be seen again. Wilbur decided this course of fate was perfectly fine with him so he picked a place he’d never traveled to, bought the cheapest house he could, and set about building a life for himself and his daughter. Tallulah and Wilbur adore each other but he’s is often away for long stretches at a time, traveling to distant locales to earn money and satisfy his inherited thirst for adventure. As such, Tallulah had to grow to be very independent very quickly, although now that Philza is in town, she’s receiving more regular adult supervision in her life. It’s an adjustment but she thinks she likes spending time with her abuelito. 
1) Wilbur and Tallulah don’t actually live in the same house. Given that Wilbur is often up at odd hours picking away at his guitar as he writes new music, he wanted Tallulah to be able to sleep soundly without him disturbing her. As such, he lives in a small side house with naught but a bed, some storage, and a postage stamp bathroom to his name. Tallulah lives in the main house and she’s much more comfortable, with her part of the property containing the standard kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms, living room, etcetera. Wilbur left most of the decoration there to his daughter’s whims, and it’s a good thing that she’s a sensible little girl because beyond an abundance of pink, the interior is surprisingly tasteful. The one place where it’s obvious that an 8 year old did the decorating is Tallulah’s bedroom, which is fit for a fairy princess, glitter included.
2) Given how often Wilbur is out of town, Tallulah is the only one with keys to the main house. Anyone who wants to get in has to go through her, although she’s very kind and all too eager for company so she tends to let anyone who asks into her domain. She’s pretty much the definition of a latch-key kid, often home alone for long periods of time and expected to take care of herself. When she was much younger, Wilbur took her along to concerts and busking trips but it was difficult and dangerous to travel with her so as soon as he could, he promised to leave her home where it was safer. The responsibility of such a decision is debatable but Tallulah holds no grudges and Wilbur means only the best when it comes to his precious daughter. Once Philza moved to Quesadilla town, he quickly took Tallulah into his care anytime Wilbur was away and she has found herself guiltily enjoying the attention far more than she ever liked being alone. Chayanne is more than happy to hold a grudge for her sake, anyway.
3) Tallulah’s front yard is a perfect place for hide and seek, hopscotch, tag, and many other childhood games the Quesadilla children adore. Given that Wilbur often isn’t home, there’s no one to watch the yard except for Tallulah herself and she’s more likely to join in than berate any of her friends for sneaking away for a day of play. Wilbur has brought home a ton of sidewalk chalk for her so the bricks are often covered in brilliant doodles of flowers and cake and the things Tallulah loves most. On cold winter nights, sometimes Wilbur will drag out some firewood and a big metal barrel and they have a bonfire and roast marshmallows and sliced apples over the flames.
4) Since the house was bought on the cheap, it didn’t come with a lot of things that are usually standard in a home, including electric climate control and running fresh water, and many of the things it did have came installed in weird ways. To heat the house in winter, Wilbur and Tallulah gather around the fireplace in Wilbur’s cabin and to cool down in summer, they open the windows and let the sea breeze in and lie on the floor in the shade. Water is run through a big desalination tank in the basement and carried up to the kitchen in buckets, old-school style, and to prepare Tallulah’s bath, Wilbur boils up big pots of water and uses the house’s dumbwaiter system to haul them up to the bathroom on the second floor. In order to turn on the gas stove, one must first turn on the gas with a nozzle outside and it turns off automatically after thirty minutes so sometimes midway through cooking something, Wilbur has to run outside and turn on the gas again and then run back before dinner burns. Tallulah had no idea houses weren’t normally like this until Philza and Missa started caring for her regularly, but she loves her home all the same- it gives her house “character.” Wilbur knows his house is insane but the price tag was even more so and he’s never been one to say no to cheap shit. He blames his dad for that trait.
5) Tallulah’s room is right at the very top of the house and Wilbur spared no expense or bit of effort when he decorated it for her. It’s got a big canopy bed fit for a princess, (secondhand) silk sheets he hand-dyed pink, more stuffed toys than one could shake a stick at- the list goes on. The quality of some of these things is a bit debatable given that wherever Wilbur couldn’t afford something, he did his best to make it and his skills outside of baking and music are questionable sometimes, but Tallulah loves it all. Her dad gave her the bedroom of her dreams and he worked so hard to do it that even if it were a literal garbage dump she’d love it anyway- and it’s definitely not, as even Leonarda is a little jealous of her bedroom. The one thing that could be said is that sometimes... it’s almost a little too big. Before Philza came, when Wilbur was away, her only option would be to pull up a stool, crawl into bed alone, and sing herself a lullaby before trying to sleep. On the days when Wilbur had been gone long enough for the other parents to be concerned, she’d sometimes get to sleep over at Rubius’ or Quackity’s, but it was never quite enough to break her loneliness. The introduction of Philza and Chayanne to her life was one of the best things to ever happen to her, though she never says anything as such- Tallulah knows her dad is trying his best and she loves him too much to break his heart like that.
6) There are lots of pretty shells that wash up on the beach by Tallulah’s house, and sometimes even live hermit crabs, which she makes sure to rescue. Indeed, she has a whole tank of pet ones in her room including the first one she ever collected, Agustin. She’s painted little designs on each of their shells and to keep herself entertained, she’ll sometimes sit on a towel in the sand and play her flute, watching for more perfect shells to wash up so she can collect them. She likes to have back-ups in case any of her pet crabs ever need to switch to a larger home.
7) During the wave of flu that struck the town and hit the children especially hard, Wilbur had to leave for a concert that had been scheduled months in advance that he couldn’t put off. Heartbroken and terrified, he asked a very feverish Tallulah what he could get her to convince her live until he could get back and bring it to her. She asked for white roses and Wilbur sets out, determined to bring her back the biggest bush he could. Missa regretfully also has to leave during this period, having come back sometime before Tilin went missing, so Philza, freshly home after his own trip, has to deal with two very sick children until Wilbur returns... Which takes a while. Indeed, Trump and Dan die and Mariana spills something to Las Casalona’s bartender that he really shouldn’t have before he comes back, by which time all the kids are fully recovered. Still, Tallulah had never felt more relief and joy than when she sees her daddy walk up the pier to her house, a potted rosebush taller than she is in his arms- and a second, smaller one stuffed into his guitar case on his back.
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humaforever · 9 months
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“You fell asleep right on my lap.  No no no, don’t feel bad.  I actually thought it was pretty cute.” (Huma prompt- Set during D3)
Not during D3, but post d3. Just because they seemed busy, probably not a lot of time to sleep.
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The tour of Auradon prep had been long, boring, and worst of all, excruciatingly early.
Uma zoned out almost immediately. She couldn't care less about the history and what not of the building. She just wanted to quickly run through, briefly look at all the rooms and call it a day. But of course it couldn't be that easy.
Blah, blah, blah, It was all white noise to Uma.
And she wasn't the only one annoyed. Harry looked like he was quite actually dying from boredom. Gil, was being a good sport but he wasn't enjoying this either.
So when they ended up in the dorms where Harry and Gil would be staying, Uma wanted more than anything to kick Mal and Ben out and crash on one of the insanely fluffy beds. But it seemed like Ben could talk for days.
"We should go out to eat later! My treat" Ben said happily
Uma was officially over it
"Okaaaay greeat" She said shooing him and Mal out of the room
"Oh- okay I'll... I'll text you the info!" Ben said but he was already out of the room and Uma was already closing the door
Uma turned around with a sigh to see Harry already lounging on the bed and Gil inspecting a spinning chair. Uma walked over to the bed Harry was sitting on and plopped down with a groan. Her head falling into Harry's lap, the boy wasted no time in running his fingers through her hair.
"You alright Captain?" Harry questioned as he brushed a stray hair out of her face
"This is exhausting" She said with a slight shake of her head
"Tell me about it" Harry scoffed
"Why did I have to wake up at 8:00 am? Don't they know we're pirates? We don't go to sleep until 8:00 am!" Uma said exasperated
"Seriously. I don't think this perfect fairy tale life is for me. It's too bright and it's too fucking early" Harry said
He waited for a second for a response but when he looked down Uma had already fallen asleep. Well, looks like he was stuck here, busy being used as a pillow.
Gil seemed to notice the silence so he looked over at his crewmates. Harry was gently pulling one of the blankets over Uma.
"Did she fall asleep?" Gil questioned
Harry quickly made a shushing motion to Gil. The last thing he wanted was for Uma to wake up and move from his lap.
"She's wiped out man, she's not gonna wake up" Gil said unimpressed
"You don't know that" Harry said as he was already realizing that his legs were going to become numb from the weight and odd position Uma was sleeping in.
"Captain!" Gil practically shouted just to prove his point.
Uma stirred slightly but Gil was right, she wasn't going to be waking up anytime soon. But her small stir made Harry's eyes go wide and he immediately shot Gil a death glare. Nobody was going to ruin this moment.
"Shut up!" Harry whisper yelled
Gil held his hands up defensively and decided it would probably be best if he didn't disturb Uma or Harry.
Eventually, Gil risided on the other bed and with no one to talk to he fell asleep too. Harry was tired but he was busy taking small pieces of Uma's hair and putting them into braids, and of course admiring her beauty.
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Uma woke up around mid afternoon. The first thing she realized was that her pillow was quite boney, but still rather plush. She wasn't going to complain because it was actually quite comfortable. In her still delirious state she was about to snuggle back into her pillow but then her pillow started stroking her arm. Her eyes shot wide open as she turned on her back.
Uma was greeted by a sleepy smile and a tiny wave. She waved back, stretching out but not having enough energy to sit up.
"What happened? What time is it?" She asked groggily looking around
"Well, you see, you fell asleep on my lap and made yourself a cozy little spot" Harry smiled
Uma grimaced slightly as she started to sit up "sorry, I didn't mean to constrain you for half of the day. You could've moved me, I didn't think I would fall asleep so fast"
Harry immediately denied "No, no, you can use me as a bed whenever you want darling" He told her, then a grin spread across his face "It was actually pretty cute."
Uma rolled her eyes but she couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, well you're not a very good bed. All muscle and bone" She joked, patting his leg
Harry winced a little at the pressure she applied to his very numb legs.
"What?" Uma's smile fell as she immediately noticed that small wince
"My legs are tingly" he told her
Uma chuckled under her breath "and whose fault is that?"
"Arguably yours" Harry said
"You could've moved me"
"Uma let's stop pretending. We all knew that was never going to happen. I'd rather have my leg amputated then disturb you in your sleep." He said
"Yeah, I know you would" she smirked
"Don't you think a peg leg would suit me?"
"Absolutely not" Uma said, but her attention was drawn away by Harry's phone vibrating "Who's texting?" She questioned
"Ben. We're supposed to meet for lunch or something" Harry shrugged
"When?"
"Now. I don't know. Twenty minutes ago" He said
"What?" Uma narrowed her eyes
"Mhmm" Harry hummed
Uma eyed him before climbing off the bed and grabbing her phone to check the time. "You should've woken me up!"
"Uma, stop saying that like it was ever a possibility!" Gil suddenly spoke, rubbing the tiredness out of his eyes.
"Get up Gil. Apparently we're currently ghosting the king on lunch." Uma said
Behind her a loud thump was heard. Gil and Uma quickly turned their attention to where Harry had just fallen to the floor.
"Guess my legs are still numb" Harry said shooting Uma a cheerful smile.
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Y’know what? Fuck it, let’s go through the boys and see who else has weird instinct.
Time could be the similar to fairy instinct Hyrule, although on a much lesser extent.
Like, he doesn’t actually have fairy blood, and Time is probably way less impulsive, but I can totally imagine, sometime after he remembers, Player will sometimes do or say something that makes him clench his fists so that he doesn’t make a grab for them. Maybe his time spent in the fae filled forest had some sort of impact on him.
Not including all of his mask forms because there are too many and I don’t think they’d leave a permanent mark like years spent in a magical forest did (well, except fierce deity, who quite literally left a mark)
From what I know Legend’s got two. He’s got his bunny form, and his mermaid form!
I can imagine parts of his anxiety and distrust has to do with his soft bun bun form, but maybe knowing that Player is safe calms him when he’s in their presence. I can also imagine him just rubbing into their sides, like he just can’t get enough of their warmth!
I personally don’t imagine mermaid’s to be these angelic beings that can do no harm and are perfect, sweet angels (if you’ve seen my corrupted Legend art, you’d know). It’s much more of a predator prey relationship, except the predator is smitten for the prey and the prey isn’t even prey, they’re just this person who absolutely must be cuddled with.
Four’s a little guy! Except more little, and mousy! Unfortunately, I don’t know much about the minish, so if you or anyone else have any ideas that’s be great.
And we’ve already talked about Rulie and Twilight.
I got a random headache while writing this and now I want to die.
NO BECAUSE I LOVE THIS SO FUCKING MUCH BB YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
Don't care if he's not really a fairy- Fairy instinct! Time in we trust! He's more mischievous in a subtle way tho? Leading Player away to hang and relax while the rest of the Chain panic about their missing comrades, Time in that moment thinks its hilarious but once he's snapped back he's embarrassed about letting his instincts take over.
Bunny! Legend just clingy fr- flops onto Player constantly, snuggling up next to them in their sleep mat and having to always hold their hand (while saying that he doesn't even need them all that much)
I also agree with Mermaids being more feral than how they're depicted in media (tho it does change, as we've got sirens too so it just jumps between the two) Feel Mermaid! Legend would get Player some water jewelry so they can just chill in the water without being disturbed and would hiss at anyone who tries to ruin their time together
I don't know about the minish but I will say I feel Minish! Four likes to make nests and he and Player would be cuddling within it. Maybe he's a little skittish so there's a lot of hiding and such?
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Love the evil boyfriends content. Gives me twisted Gomez and Morticia vibes.
How about Nathmarc in a Descendants AU or Ever After High AU?
Royals:
Marinette: Mulan
Adrien: Aurora (Canon confirmed it)
Alya: Tiana
Nino: Genie (He would break the 4th wall)
Kim: Raya (She’s South Asian)
Max: Moana (… He’s gonna be half Polynesian, just go with it)
Juleka: Snow White
Rose: Prince Charming
Chloé: Cinderella
Sabrina: Merida
Ivan: Belle
Myléne: Rapunzel
Alix: Alice
Lila: Pinocchio
Rebels:
Nathaniel: Queen of Hearts
Marc: Evil Queen
Aurore: Yzma
Cosette: Cruella De Vil
Reshma: Maleficent
Ismael: Gaston (You can imagine how thrilled Gaston was when Ismael said he was his son)
Simon: Madame Medusa
Denise: Dr. Facilier
Lacey: Mother Gothel
Mireille: Hades
Jean: Ursula
Zoé: Anastasia Tremaine
Austin T: Jasmine
Austin A: Captain Hook
Austin B: Robin Hood
Austin Q: Peter Pan
So, Nathaniel’s in the same class as the Royals for some reason
Caline, one of the 12 good fairies from the original sleeping beauty story is adamant on all children following their destinies, no matter how awful or disturbing
She constantly pressures the other rebels into accepting their fates, not caring that Reshma gets stabbed, Marc gets trapped in a mirror, Aurore lives out the rest of her days as an animal, Cosette gets put in an asylum, Ismael falls to his death, Simon gets mauled by his crocodiles, Denise spends the rest of their life as a shadow, Lacey dies of old age in a really bad way, Jean gets skewered, Zoé has her eyes pecked out, Mireille gets dragged into River Styx, and Nathaniel’s subjects eventually rise up and decapitate him
“All is necessary for the royals to have their happily ever after.”
And the Royals are completely oblivious to the truth because she’s been sugarcoating a bunch of shit and try to push the Rebels to accept fate
That, or they know what happens to the Rebels *cough* Marinette *cough*, they just don’t care and want them to conform to that whole destiny BS
Alix, Nino, and Adrien are teetering to the Rebels side because Alix is tired of being labeled a flighty drunk because of her mom, Nino doesn’t want to be trapped in the lamp, and we know what went down in Sleeping Beauty. (And it CAN happen to men, so shut up!)
Marinette is constantly trying to get Nathaniel riled up so he’ll act like his mother, but he remains refined and poised every time
Someone even goes so far as to spray mercury on him so he’ll become deranged. Fortunately, Marc and Aurore had antidotes on hand
Nathaniel is sort of the unspoken leader of the Rebels since he was the first student in years to not sign the Storybook of Legends on Legacy Day while Marinette is the leader of the Royals since she’s all about following Destiny
Most of the Royals are just a little misguided and don’t want anything bad to happen to the Rebels, but they’ve been fed the Disneyfied renditions
… Also, the Storybook of Legeneds is a fake, the Queen of Hearts hid it back when she was a student, a Royal straying to the Rebels side hides it when they find it, and it ends up in Wonderland… Back to the story!
DuPont is a dormitory school, two to a room, and since Marinette’s mom is on the school board, Damocles gives her a say in who’s assigned to which dorm because he’s still a coward. Of course, she has villains and heroes in the same story assigned together
The Villain Rebel students are encouraged to cheat in classes, use any powers they have on the students, and poison some of the Royals… No one sees how wrong that last thing is? Okay.
Marc’s dorm room only has one mirror, surprisingly. Nathaniel constantly tells him he’s the Fairest, so he has no need for more
He and Juleka are good friends and neither one wants Marc to be trapped in the mirror at the price of Juleka getting her Destiny
Adrien and Luka Piper (half sister of Juleka) are secretly dating
Denise can hear the narrators on the Other Side… No, not that Other Side, the other Other Side. You know, the one with the voices and the people with no faces.
Lila is constantly causing discord among the Royals and Rebels. And thanks to a spell she found, she can lie without her nose growing longer
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Charles really enjoys reading. But not alone, no. It's so boring. He loves when you're reading for him!
You know, it's just calming for him, so whenever he has a bad race and he is upset or distressed you tend to read him something. You just take him to his driver's room and read him a obok while lying cuddled on the couch. He absolutely loves it, it just helps him to clear his mind. And because of that you always have a book or two with you, it's safely tucked in your bag, just in case. Of course there's always some of them in his driver's room, stacked on the table, waiting for him to pick one.
Also I feel like Charles wouldn't like to read "grown up books"? You know, he's so vunlerable and just wants to relax that his little subby mind wouldn't be able to take the whole ass novel. It's too much, even when you are reading it for him. So he would enjoy those short stories for kids. Maybe something about Scooby-Doo or Cars? Or some fairy tales from his childhood. Anything to take his mind from the reality. Listening to your voice would be co calming for him.
This whole travelling around the world also would be hard for him. He'd often struggle with jet lag and insomnia and the only thing that can help him is a mug of warm milk with honey and bed time story. Maybe sleeping problems aren't that good, but spending his evenings and nights with you like that are his favorite.
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Oh god this is perfect. It would appear that tonight is actually soft night because all of you have made it so. This is so so good.
Maybe this starts because Charles likes audio books? He’s always looking for new ways for you two to spend time together, to include you in his hobbies (this man does not know what alone time is, if he has time to himself then he can use that time for you!!).
So one day he shyly asks you if you want to listen to a new audio book with him, and of course you agree!! Listening to an audio book with you is so much better than listening to one alone, because he gets cuddles!!! And he gets to share the story with you!!
A few days later, Charles catches you reading a book you’ve just bought, and you look so comfy!! He wants to join you so badly, but you’re reading and he doesn’t want to disturb you.
You see him, and he’s literally just standing in the doorway, watching you (which honestly would be quite creepy if it wasn’t your sweet Charles). Of course you let him join you, he can always join you for cuddles!!
You offer to read out loud, starting from the beginning and instantly Charles LOVES the idea. That’s perfect.
So you let him get comfy and start reading.
From there is becomes a common thing, and Charles absolutely loves it. He no longer gets audio books, because why get someone else to read to him when he can get you to read to him??
You suggest it to him as a stress relief when he gets back to the hotel after a race and he’s so stressed he can barely function. You always take over for him then, making all the decisions. But you can see he’s too upset for a scene, and you just want to get his mind off racing.
So you have him lay down, letting him rest his head on your thighs, and read to him. It works instantly. He just relaxes so nicely, hugging you thigh and listening to the story.
He genuinely starts crying the first time you tell him that you brought a book in your bag and put it in his driver’s room so that you can read to him when he gets a break if he wants.
He just… he has the best Dom ever. He’s so so lucky.
And of course he doesn’t want grown up books!! He’s a subby little one and he can’t have intense books. He just wants a nice story to relax to. Ideally short stories actually, because then he can finish one in one go.
I love the idea of childhood fairytales? And he definitely has his favourites that he’ll ask for over and over again. You don’t mind reading the same story multiple times, not when it makes Charles so happy.
And yeah if he can’t sleep then reading to him is perfect. He used to feel so bad about asking for it, because then he’s keeping you up as well.
But he’s your good boy!! And you’re his Dom. Your job is to help him. So if he needs you to read him a story then of course you’ll read him a story.
You’ll let him cuddle into you and read whatever story he’d liked to hear.
I can just imagine a very tired, fucked out charles after a scene, rolling into your arms and letting out happily little hums, nuzzling into your neck and mumbling, “Tell me a story”
So you tell him that of course you can, but you need to get up to go fetch a book. Which makes him tighten his grip on you and shake his head, “make one up!” He mumbles, “anything…”
So there you are, Charles in your arms, making up the stupidest story ever just to make him happy.
He’s damn lucky he’s so cute.
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A Witch and a Baby
Chapter 3: A Lullaby from a Merman
Content Warnings: Logan basically lets a stranger into his house (it’s Roman though and he asks enough questions to trust him before hand), using a somewhat magical singing voice to calm someone down (I don’t know if this could be triggering but I’m putting it to be safe), food mention (baby bottle). Please let me know if I missed anything else.
Relationships: Familial Logan and Janus, Platonic Logan and Roman, Platonic Janus and Roman, mentioned Platonic Logan and Patton, mentioned Platonic Logan and the Dragon Witch, mentioned Platonic Patton and the Dragon Witch. (Basically, all relationships are platonic)
Chapter summary: It’s now been one month since Logan started taking care of Janus, and he’s adjusted to parenting. But one night, things get a bit tricky, and he finds help from someone new.
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It has now been one month since Logan started caring for Janus. Adjusting to being a father was tough. Logan’s sleep schedule was changing due to having to take care of Janus whenever he awoke during the night. But Logan now had the help of Patton during these times. Whenever Logan seemed like he could use a nap during the day, Patton would come over to the cottage and watch Janus for Logan. Patton helping with the baby also gave Logan more time to get to know his new friend. Their friendship was growing stronger, and Logan enjoyed the company while caring for Janus.
When the Dragon Witch came back from her work travels, Logan introduced her to Patton. Delaney quickly grew fond of Patton and thanked the fairy for taking good care of Logan. Delaney also helped with Janus when she came back, offering to babysit so Logan and Patton could hang out by themselves.
All this assistance was great, and Logan was getting used to fatherhood. He enjoyed watching Janus develop new skills, and liked reading to the baby. But tonight was not a good night for Logan.
Currently, Logan was holding a crying Janus in his arms. Logan had checked Janus’ diaper, but that wasn’t the issue. And when Logan offered a bottle to Janus the baby wasn’t hungry either. So Logan just tried rocking him and talking to him, in an attempt to calm Janus down. But the baby kept crying.
Logan was getting frustrated, and he hated not knowing how to help Janus. If only someone else was around who could help.
As if summoned by this thought, there was a knock on the cottage door. Logan placed Janus carefully down in his crib, and went to go answer the door. Standing outside the door was a man with green eyes and red hair. He was wearing a white shirt and red pants that had a scaled pattern to them.
“Salutations, what brings you to my home tonight?” Logan asks the stranger.
The man smiles slightly as he answers, “Oh, I just happen to live in the lake that’s nearby and happened to hear crying coming from here. I just wanted to make sure everything was alright here.”
Oh…well that explains the stranger’s scaled pants. He was probably a merman, Logan thought to himself. Logan takes a moment to clear his mind, still hearing Janus’ cries coming from further inside his cottage.
“Well, I appreciate the concern. I was trying to get my infant back to sleep, but I haven’t been able to calm him down yet. I’m sorry if he disturbed your rest.” Logan says, wanting to keep the conversation short so he can go back to trying to soothe Janus.
“You don’t have to apologize. Your child is upset and you can’t control that.” The man says with an understanding smile on his face. “And now that I know the issue, I think I might be able to help out.”
Logan stares at the man in surprise. A stranger who happens to be a neighbor wants to help calm Janus down. Logan shouldn’t be so quick to trust strangers, but this man seems so genuine. And he hates to admit it, but Logan is a bit desperate for help at this point.
“How do you plan on solving my predicament? And also, I never got your name. I can’t exactly let a stranger into my house, especially not when I have a baby with me.” Logan replies. He really hopes this man is serious about wanting to help. Janus is still crying and Logan really needs to get back to comforting him.
“Oh, I’m sorry for not introducing myself properly. I’m Roman. In terms of how I plan on helping, well, I’m a merman. And as you probably know, merpeople are known for their songs.” Roman says.
That is true, Logan thinks. Merpeople are known for their amazing singing abilities. It’s said that hearing a merperson’s song brings feelings of comfort and calm.
“So, you want to comfort my son with a song?” Logan asks. He’s not much of a singer himself, so he never considered singing to be a solution to this problem. But it’s worth a try, and considering Roman’s a merman, it will mostly like work.
“Yes! My song might not make him sleepy, but it should at least get him calm enough to stop crying.” Roman says.
Logan nods and replies, “Okay Roman, you can help. But if you end up doing anything suspicious, I’ll remove you from my home right away.” The witch is still understandably hesitant about letting a man he just met into his home, but Roman truly seems genuine.
Roman nods in response and promises to be on his best behavior. The merman is then let inside and walks over to Janus’s crib. Roman then kneels beside the crib and starts to sing to the baby. Logan is amazed by how lovely Roman’s voice sounds. He also finds himself feeling less stressed than he was before hearing the song. Logan realizes the song Roman’s singing is typically used as a lullaby.
The song seems to be living up to its name, as Janus stops crying and soon falls asleep. Roman hums for a bit after Janus falls asleep before standing up and turning around to face Logan again.
“Well, he’s asleep now. Hopefully he gets some rest for a while.” Roman says.
“Thanks for helping. I don’t know if I would’ve been able to solve the issue so quickly if you didn’t show up.” Logan says hesitantly, not happy to admit that he was feeling a bit hopeless about finding a solution before.
“It’s no problem. I’m just being a good neighbor. And now you’ll know to try singing the next time your son’s upset. Your song may not have an immediate effect like mine, but I think it should work just fine.” Roman says with a bright smile on his face.
“I’m not much of a singer, but I’ll definitely consider your advice.” Logan says before realizing that he still hasn’t told Roman his name.
“I just realized, I never properly introduced myself either. Now that you helped me, I think you deserve a good introduction. I’m Logan and my son’s name is Janus.” Logan said and stuck out a hand to shake Roman’s. Roman smiled even brighter somehow, and shook Logan’s hand.
“It’s nice to properly meet you Logan. And since you’re not much of a singer, if you ever need help with Janus again, I’m always nearby.” Roman says and then reaches into one of his pants’ pockets. The merman pulls out what appears to be a bracelet and hands it to Logan.
“What’s this for?” Logan asks curiously as he inspects the piece of jewelry. The bracelet is made of string and has a red gemstone on it.
“That’s for you to call me whenever you need assistance with Janus.” Roman says and points to the gemstone. “If you tap the gemstone three times I’ll know you need me and come to help.”
“Oh, thank you for the gift and the offer of future assistance.” Logan says, surprised by how nice Roman is being despite them just meeting each other tonight.
“It’s no problem. Like I said, neighbors should help each other out.” Roman says before shyly adding, “and maybe we could hang out as friends too? I’ve seen you around town before in the library. When I saw you looking at a book on Greek mythology, I wanted to try and start a conversation. But you seemed so invested in the book that I didn’t want to disturb you….”
Roman had wanted to talk to him about the book he was reading? Logan would’ve loved to have someone to talk about Greek mythology with. And Roman was so caring towards Janus. The merman seemed interesting and was clearly a kind person. Logan now wished he had noticed Roman that day in the library. But now the merman was here, and he wanted to be friends…
Before Patton, Logan might’ve been more hesitant to let another person enter his life. But after spending so much time with the fairy and finding it enjoyable to have a friend, the idea of letting Roman into his life seemed very appealing.
Logan smiles reassuringly at the merman before replying, “I’d be interested in hanging out as friends as well. That is, if you don’t mind Janus most likely being around most of the time we hang out. I promise that he doesn’t cry this much most of the time.”
Roman smiles back and says, “I don’t mind having your little prince around. I’ll have more time to get to know him as well then.”
“I guess I’ll see you around then, Roman.” Logan says as he realizes it has gotten very late and they should both get some sleep.
“See you around, Logan. Remember, tap the bracelet if you need me.” Roman says with a smile and a wave before turning around and walking off towards the lake.
Logan watches him go with a hopeful smile on his face, looking forward to seeing how his new friendship develops.
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End Notes: Thanks for reading! If you like this story please consider leaving a like, comment, and/or reblog. This is now the third chapter out of the 5 or 6 chapters I plan on writing. I haven’t written the next chapter yet, but I’ll probably try to start writing it soon.
-Monkey💜 (1/9/24)
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Link to next chapter: https://www.tumblr.com/monkeythefander/741723113949200384/a-witch-and-a-baby-chapter-4-a-chaotic-first
Link to previous chapter: https://www.tumblr.com/monkeythefander/737266270016241664/a-witch-and-a-baby-chapter-2-logan-makes-a
Link to chapter on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52055863/chapters/133918396
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"Fairlies" by Grian Chatten
MG:
In an embarrassing way that I can’t quite specify but recognize as very “me,” I don’t like really anything by the very well regarded Fontaines D.C., but I love frontman Grian Chatten’s debut solo album, which appears to be making this year end list and this year end list only. While I find Fontaines a depressing, predictable listen, “Fairlies” was an instant yes. Chatten’s voice is intoxicating – thick, heavy, and always threatening to go flat. The verses sound as if they’re being sung right into your ear from behind your shoulder, spine-tingling and vaguely threatening. The verses make a sharp aboutface, bleated and almost childish in their insistence of “no fair!” “Fairlies” rouses the spirit and the senses, it slinks into stillness and then whirls frantically out of control. I feel that Chatten would probably not be impressed with my love of just about anything with a ton of fiddle on it, and I get that impression from just how ancillary the fiddle is here. It saws around the song like a foregone conclusion but it’s never as much of an instrument as his voice is. This was a truly surprising standout record (the whole of Chaos for the Fly hangs together as a coherent project but no two songs sound alike or capture the same sentiment twice) from an unlikely source and I look very forward to the rest of what Chatten does. Hopefully I will live long enough to hear the full Gaelic folk album!
DV:
One of the biggest struggles modern parents like myself have is, how do you teach your children that fairies are not to be trusted? We're on generation four raised with cute, clumsy, disneyfied fae like those found in Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, and generation two who know Tinkerbell (one of disney's rare intentionally-problematic characters) mainly via solo movies where she's adventurous and loyal and voiced by Mae Whitman. Will our children cut down thorn trees without thinking twice? Will they see a fairy ring and assume it's somewhere to explore instead of avoid? We're very lucky that the current generation isn't already all bewitched and living under the local hills. So as someone who grew up with a healthy respect for fairies, in the sense that I read enough old stories to know I should never take them at their word or disturb their places, albeit not enough to ever stop secretly wishing I might meet one anyway, I am concerned for today's youth, including my own. Grian Chatten is not going to teach them for me, but can anyone actually counter the cultural juggernaut that is the disney industrial complex? I doubt it, which means I'm just happy to encounter the occasional pushback, however small, even if it's in a song like "Fairlies" that mostly has other things to do but takes a line or two to connect fairies to danger. The kids have to learn somehow. How else can we teach them if not with the oldest ways, with song?
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Both of them aspired to be the strongest. Erza, for revenge. Midnight’s always been alone, so he needed to be stronger so he could protect himself, so he could finally sleep undisturbed without any criticism or abuse. 
Erza isn’t violent at heart, Erza wants a peaceful life of just living well, comfortable, and free. Midnight just wants a place to sleep, he could care less about wars and chaos. Despite both of them no longer resembling who they once were-- they’re both in the end, pacifists at heart.
They’ve just gone too far in the path of strength to turn back again, so they have to live with their strength now. 
Erza enjoys herself as the strongest because she can protect her family, and honestly, I think becoming the guild master would be the greatest resting point of her character arc. She’ll be able to enjoy her safety and freedom from a place of holding down the fort, just like Master Makarov. She can finally have her quiet peace, and only need to fight when truly necessary instead of constantly being put in the very front to endure the hardest hit first. 
As for Midnight, I do hope Crime Sorciere is better handled or fleshed out for anyone other than Jellal, but I like the idea of Midnight on a journey of self-discovery to find out what he truly wants, without Brain’s influence. If he gets any time to truly have a moment of redemption, he can eventually get to a point where he’s actually the spoiled baby brother of the family, and sleep all day because he trusts the other O6 to protect him. It’d just be really sweet to see someone like Angel or Racer ‘excuse you, don’t disturb his sleep??’ and going absolute ham over enemies. 
(Also, just noticed: Is Midnight able to sleep through noise and battles because he’s bending sound?) 
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