#florance tag

[obsessedwithegos]

"You're in luck Florance, she finally said yes."

Drew this after popping off the other night about Selin deciding he's had enough of Ruru not accepting his love :3c

Below is copy and pasted from my server!

If Selin ever decided he's had enough of Ruru not accepting his advances, not only would he drug and kidnap her, he'd drug and kidnap Florance as well though would keep them in separate rooms.

Eventually he'll start outright asking her if she loves him, and would refuse to stop asking until she answers yes or no. Everytime she answers 'no', he leaves the room to go to Florance to cut a piece off of him. Starts with an ear, maybe the top of his scorpion tail, a finger, or even his tongue if he's already annoyed Selin enough with talking. He then returns to Ruru and drops the piece in front of her and asks again. Despite any confusion, anger, agony, and sorrow she expresses, he just keeps asking, and each no he leaves and comes back with something else. A whole hand. A wing. An eye. It's a game to him. How much of Florance can he take before Ruru confesses her love to him? Will he live or die? That's up to Ruru. I could see it taking about 3 or 4 trips out of the room and back with a piece of Florance before Ruru breaks down and lies, answering 'yes', believing that Florance is gone.

Selin is so overjoyed at her answer! Though despite his joy, he needs some time before he can do anything with her, because he needs to drop Florance off at a hospital first before completely running off with his new girlfriend, soon to be fianceé <3 (of course completely against her will) So Ruru just has time to sit and stew in her grief :3

Selin still keeps tabs on Florance, making sure he doesn't do anything to try to get Ruru away from him. Sometimes he even sends him pictures of Ruru, letting him know she's still alive, and he's never getting her back

general: @emmettnet @blackberry-bloody

#owe art #my art #whump #whump tag #nsft #nonsexual nudity #whump art #nonhuman whumpee #nonhuman whump #trans whumpee #amputation #finger whump #wing whump #tail whump #mouth whump #(implied) #restrained #blood #florance tag #selin tag #ruru tag #kidnapping #yandere whumper #s/o to emmett for helping me figure out how the feet would work in this :3 #ask to tag

[alexiseatzbeez]

👁️CRINGETOBER DAY 15 !!👁️

This song got me thru middle school lol

Here’s the prompts !!

#art tag #procreate #procreate art #digital art #digital artist #fanart #character design #oc #florance and the machine #cringetober #cringetober 2023 #vampire

[katecinda-week]

Howdy and Welcome to Katecinda Week 2024!

What is this? Well, Katecinda Week is a week dedicated to creating fanworks (based off of a prompt for each day of the event) for the Aphverse Ship between Katelyn and Lucinda!

When creating fanworks, you can use any form of medium you’d like: fanfiction, fanart, web weaving, playlists, animatics/animations, mood/stimboards, poetry and more! And even heck, as long as it follows the prompt/s, meta & analysis posts are allowed!

Pieces created for this week will be Queued Up! The queue is set to release between 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

When is this? Katecinda Week is APRIL 22ND-APRIL 28

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PROMPTS/DATES for Katecinda Week

— MONDAY, April 22nd: Tea OR A Loving Feeling by Mitski

— TUESDAY, April 23rd: Resting at Home OR How to Rest by The Crane Wives

— WEDNESDAY, April 24th: Moonlight OR MaeBae from Night In The Woods

— THURSDAY, April 25th: First Meetings OR Dog Days are Over by Florance + The Machine

— FRIDAY, April 26th: Admiring from Afar OR Boyfriend by Dove Cameron

— SATURDAY, April 27th: Emerald OR I'm Just Your Problem from Adventure Time

— SATURDAY, April 27th: Free Day! As long as it is Katecinda related, you can create whatever you want for this day!

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These prompts where submitted and then voted for by the people in the Aphblr!

While there is an “OR” between each prompt, you can combine them if you want to! Or even, if you feel up to it, create a piece for each prompt/create multiple pieces for the same prompt or day.

You’re free to start working on your pieces for the Katecinda Week early but please wait until the actual week to post them.

And once you start posting your pieces, please make sure to @ this blog @katecinda-week and to include the tag #Katecinda Week 2024 within the tags as well!

And finally, of course, if you can’t make it or complete the week, don’t feel bad. You can still create something for it even when Katecinda Week is officially over.

#Aphblr #Aphmau Katelyn #Aphmau Lucinda #Katecinda #Aphverse #Aphmau #Mystreet #Minecraft Diaries #MCD #Mys #Aphmau Katecinda #Katecinda Week 2024

[fbfh]

curiosity is a wonderful thing - ch 5

wc: 2.3k

genre: political thriller (ish), slow burn, best friends to lovers

pairing: audrey x ben, eventual ben x reader

warnings: reader has a high startle response, audrey is the fucking worst, (mostly one sided) tension between audrey and reader

summary: after introducing the isle kids to the school and its history, audrey finds herself losing the fight for ben's attention to you yet again and she's starting to get sick of it.

song recs: rabbit heart - florance and the machine, pacify her - melanie martinez

a/n: fangz to cici (luv u gurl mcr rox) also fangz to the writing gods for letting me complete this in literally one sitting. no idea how i pulled this one out of my ass but I think it turned out good lol. also same optional fit

tags @yesv01 @magcon7280 @hopefullhearts @thatawkwardlittlefangirl  @sunshineangel-reads @strawberry-cake1 @dustyinkpages @kiara7777

Ben moves quickly, gesturing behind him at the school. He needs to get things back on track, and move past Audrey’s tactless backhanded insults as quickly as possible. He walks down the path as you, Audrey, and the Isle kids follow him. As usual, you’re a step behind him the whole way. Someone nudges you, and you turn around to see Carlos, extending your now chocolate covered handkerchief toward you. 

“Thanks.” You say quietly, accepting it and looking down to tuck it back into your bag. You fuss with the zipper for a moment as you approach the uniformly shaped hedges in front of the school. In your attempts to get your bag closed back up, you don’t notice yourself veering off the path in the wrong direction until you feel Ben’s hand on your back. You look up at him as he guides you to the right with the rest of the group. 

“This way, bunny.” He says quietly, and you smile, slightly embarrassed at having started to go the wrong way again. You’re both so used to Ben course correcting you like this that you don’t notice it anymore. But Audrey notices. She always does. Before she can grab onto his arm again, he uses it to draw the Isle kids’ attention to the school, leaving her unable to hold onto him. 

“Auradon Prep; originally built over 300 years ago and converted into a high school by my father, when he became king.” 

As Ben talks, it reminds you of your own class’s orientation day at the school a few years ago, led by Ben’s dad. You were so nervous that you must have stayed within two feet of Ben the entire time. He’s come such a long way since then, you both have. You could listen to him speak about the school, about this country, about the dynasties of royal families and the positive changes they’ve made for their people for hours. He sounds so much like his dad, and it fills you with a tender sense of pride. 

He pauses in front of the statue of his dad and you smile, knowing exactly what’s coming. He looks up at the granite likeness of his dad’s familiar face, his powerful stance, and claps twice. In an instant, the stone shifts and morphs, depicting him now in his beast form. A shrill scream pierces the air behind you and you jump at the noise, clutching your pearls as you startle. You both look back as Ben instinctively places his hands on your shoulders. It feels stable and reassuring, and you feel your heartbeat begin to calm down at the contact. Audrey waits to see if Ben plans on comforting her too, but he just looks down at you, making sure you’re alright.

“You okay?” He asks quietly. You nod, and he lets out a soft breath.

“Yeah.” You breathe so quietly anyone else would have missed it. 

Audrey lets out an irritated huff, crossing her arms. After that brief moment of reassurance, you look over at Carlos, who seems to have jumped into Jay’s arms. It’s quiet for a moment as Jay unceremoniously drops Carlos back onto the ground, and Carlos attempts to salvage what’s left of his dignity. Ben chuckles lightly, but not maliciously. Carlos notices this and seems confused that someone is actually laughing with him and not at him. 

“Carlos, it’s okay.” Ben says, “My father wanted his statue to morph from beast to man. To remind us that anything is possible.”

Ben hears you finish the last part of the sentence under your breath with him. You’ve both heard his father say those same words thousands of times, and it brings a sudden smile to his face that takes him a moment to get back under control. Part of you wishes that Belle and Adam were here to see him now, see how well he’s doing, how much he seems like both of them in this moment. You know in your bones that if his parents could see him like this, see how naturally and gracefully he talks about the school and the history of his country, they would be proud beyond words. But you’re here to see it, and that feels like enough. 

Mal looks at the statue, seeming unimpressed.

“Does he shed much?” She asks with a note of snarkiness to her voice.

“Yeah,” Ben deadpans, “Mom won’t let him on the couch.”

His quick response wins a look of approval from Mal, a chuckle from the other Isle kids, and a loud laugh from you - the kind that takes a moment to trail off. Once you’ve caught your breath, you turn to him to keep walking, this time in the correct direction.

“There’s lint rollers hidden all over the palace.” You add through a giggle, making Ben laugh audibly. Audrey seems less impressed by the ice breaking banter, keeping a tight smile plastered on her face and fighting the urge to roll her eyes. 

By the time Ben has brought you all into the foyer of the dorms and explained a little more about the history of the school, Mal is already asking about magic. She seems very curious, but like she doesn’t want to seem like she cares all that much - a defense mechanism, you assume. What people don’t know you care about, they can’t ruin. 

“Like, wands? And things like that?” Mal asks casually. 

“Yeah, it exists of course.” Ben begins, “But it’s pretty much retired. Except for some forms.” He finishes, gesturing to you, knowing you’re much more qualified to answer magic related questions. 

“Right.” You agree, “You see, Wonderland magic is based in nonsense, but here in overland where everything is sense, nonsense doesn’t make nearly as much sense, so it really doesn’t work quite as well - or quite the same way - as it would in a place where things don’t make much of any sense at all…” 

You begin to explain, only catching yourself mid ramble towards the end of your train of thought. You trail off, clearing your throat a little. 

“But that’s really a story for another time.” You finish. You don’t want to overwhelm them with information on their first day, and Wonderland rules (or lack thereof), are confusing to most people on a good day. Besides, none of them are from timeless domains, so anything they would learn about Wonderland could only be theoretical. Realization crosses Mal’s face, and she points to you. 

“So you’d be…”

“Alice’s daughter. Of Wonderland.” You clarify. Ben smiles a little, the way he always does when you introduce yourself like that. He thinks it’s so endearing how you think any Alice other your mom would spring to someone’s mind upon meeting you. 

“That explains the teapot bag…” Evie mutters. Someone chuckles, you’re not sure who, but you find yourself hoping this wraps up somewhat soon. You’re trying so hard to be patient, but you were dragged away from Wonderland so suddenly, and it’s always disorienting for you  like that. Besides, you’ve heard whispers of a nest egg that’s sure to hatch soon, and you’re dying to go back to Wonderland so you can get a look at it, maybe get some pictures. 

“Exactly,” Ben says, turning to you. You’re so grateful that he’s always here to help you navigate awkward moments, like when you don’t notice you’ve been rambling, or make a joke that doesn’t make sense to anyone except him. 

“She knows the most about magic out of anyone at Auradon Prep.” Ben continues, turning to you, “It’s just like you said, bunny. Most of us here are just ordinary mortals.”

Mal scoffs at that for two reasons. Not only did a literal prince just call himself a regular average Joe, but you’re supposed to be the one who knows the most about magic? She doesn’t think so. Not when she’s the one with her mother’s spell book hidden in her bag right now. She doubts you’ll still be the one who knows the most about magic starting pretty damn soon. There’s a new queen in town. 

“Ordinary mortals, who… just happen to be kings and queens.” She says. At the discussion of royal status, Audrey suddenly finds herself interested in joining the conversation again. She’s always been a little too eager to talk about royal status and bloodlines for your liking. 

“That’s true!” She says with that glimmer in her eye that only appears when she’s bragging. She reaches for Ben’s arm again, finally managing to grab it. “Our royal blood goes back hundreds of years…”

She pulls Ben’s arm around her shoulder, and he chuckles awkwardly. He catches your eye for a brief moment, silently praying for a graceful way out of yet another moment made uncomfortable by Audrey’s superior attitude and love of public displays of affection. You know exactly what he’s silently telling you from one look at his face, and you nod your head subtly toward the stairs, drawing his attention there. He looks over, spotting Doug on his way down to the great hall. 

“Doug!” He calls, lifting his arm off Audrey to wave Doug over. “Doug, come down.” 

Doug nods, and jogs down the last few stairs. He walks over to meet Ben and you, standing in front of the Isle kids.

“This is Doug.” Ben introduces him to their new students. “He’s going to help you with your classes, and schedules, and show you around the rest of the dorms.” They’re silent, and he can sense their apprehension about being handed off to someone, no matter how well they mask it. 

“I’ll see you later, okay?” He says, with a small smile. There’s a reassuring quality to his tone of voice that puts everyone in the room at ease. The Isle kids seem to relax a little, and Ben continues, “And if there is anything else you need, please, feel free to-” “Ask Doug.” 

Audrey jumps in yet again with that tense smile, cutting off Ben for the… you’ve lost count of how many times, at this point. There’s some more forced laughter between Audrey and Mal, then before you know it, Audrey is dragging Ben away. You start to leave as well, reaching into your bag for your journal to check where you’re supposed to be right now. 

“Bunny!” Ben calls, and you turn your head. “This way.” 

You turn and scurry a few steps to catch up with him and Audrey. As Doug leads them to their dorms, Evie looks back, her gaze lingering on Ben’s hand resting on your back. Something he’s done very casually a few times in the short while they’ve been here in Auradon, but never once to his actual girlfriend. Evie might be a pretty face, but she’s definitely not stupid when it comes to love. She sighs, and crosses Ben off her mental list of potential princes. One girl she can easily compete with, but two other girls fighting for his attention means he’s just not worth her time. Besides, if Audrey doesn’t stand a chance against you - which she sure doesn’t seem to in Evie’s opinion - she’s sure it won’t be easy for anyone else, even someone as gorgeous as her. 

Across the great hall, Audrey stares straight ahead. She refuses to look at you, rolling her eyes and forcing a smile before turning specifically to look at Ben. 

“But Bennyboo,” She says patiently, “We’re supposed to have dinner tonight, remember?”

Ben’s brow furrows for a moment before he remembers the plans they had made.

“Oh, right.” He wonders how he could have forgotten that, but chalks it up to the very busy, very important day. 

“So we should probably get going,” she says to you, insincerely sweet. “Let’s catch up later, ‘kay?”

She begins to drag Ben away from you, but he hesitates for a moment. Suddenly he remembers why he hadn’t been thinking about dinner with her yet. 

“Actually, Audrey, we’re uh,” he looks at you before turning back to her. “We’re having dinner later. After the council stuff this evening.”

Finally, her mood drops in a way that no amount of chipper facades and tropical punch energy drinks can disguise. 

“...Right.” She says slowly, watching Ben take another step closer to you. 

“We actually need to…” He says, trailing off as you hold out your pocket watch for him to look at. The hands are a little too close to the word Late! for his comfort. 

“Oh god.” He mutters quietly. Audrey huffs and he turns back to her, really needing to wrap this up. 

“You’re welcome to join us, if you want.” He offers, kindly telling her that either way, you two need to leave right now. Her forced smile grows stale at the idea of having to sit through even more boring meetings, especially unnecessary ones. 

“I have a thing.” She says quickly, “I really need to go over the cheer routines we’re doing for the next tourney match. I cannot let Jane be an embarrassment to the squad again.” 

“Okay, so dinner later.” Ben confirms. He walks over to give her a chaste peck on the cheek before dragging you away to the next meeting you’re almost late for. She watches the way his hand stays on your back, even when you must clearly know where you’re going. She watches the way you talk to each other as you leave, animatedly and closely in a way that feels too intimate for her liking. 

You and Ben are always on the same page, you always have been. She knew what she was getting into when she started dating Ben, she knew about the busy schedule and all the meetings and how close you two are, but she just figured… She hoped that he would have started to like her more than you by now. There’s still time, she reminds herself. She can wrap her Bennyboo so tight around her finger that he forgets all about his little best friend. 

#curiosity is a wonderful thing #descendants #descendants x reader #ben florian #ben florian x reader #liddell!reader #im sick btw #flu game by fall out boy starts playing #but yeah #in a writey tippy tappy mood #hope yall enjoy

[allamericansbitch]

Hi everyone! Here’s the newest addition to my Creator Shoutout Series (april 21 - april 28)! I want to appreciate editors and their creations that i love from the past week. To track this series or look at previous shoutouts, please check out the tag on my blog *creatorshoutouts.

fallout: the ghoul gifset by @acecroft

paramore: sanity graphic by @whatsurdesign

florance and the machine gifset by @phoebesbridgers

taylor swift: clara bow edit by @fortnightthere

fallout: lucy maclean 1x04 gifset by @thesoldiersminute

legally blonde: elle woods gifset by @gloriapritchetts

yellowjackets: taissa and shauna gifset by @rosamundpkes

chappell roan fan art by @trilliem-kattywhampus

fallout: lucy maclean 1x01 gifset by @emziess

gracie abrams: rockland nod gifset by @gracieabrarns

monkey man gifset by @lousolversons

chappell roan: choreography gifset by @madeline-kahn

fallout: lucy maclean 1x03 gifset by @sersi

joe keery: birthday gifset by @buckysbarnes

narcos: 1x08 gifset by @pedrorascal

saltburn gifset by @sangwoochos

monkey man gifset by @avadaniels

fallout: 1x07 gifset by @taiturner

chappell roan: pink pony club gifset by @chappelroans

samia: honey graphic by @dykehayleywilliams

the bear: sydney adamu gifset by @trueloveistreacherous

monkey man: trivia gifset by @arabellas

taylor swift: tourtured poets department patch edit by @reputayswift

gilmore girls: jess and rory gifset by @limitedseries

yellowjackets: 1x03 music gifset by @devilmns

chappell roan: the rise and fall of a midwest princess gifset by @neverstheless

the good place: eleanor and chidi gifset by @jeremyknoxs

monkey man gifset by @celine-song

the nanny: cc babcock + season 5 outfits gifset by @elssbethtascioni

chappell roan: coachella weekend 2 gifset by @dance-fevers

normal people: 1x03 gifset by @pavlmescal

heartstopper: charlie spring gifset by @birthdaysentiment

daisy jones & the six gifset by @ben--solos

taylor swift: i hate it here graphic by @cellphonehippie

#*creatorshoutouts

[nantucketupsnott]

URL Song Tag

Big thank you @kevinvoncrastenburg for tagging me! :D

N- Never Be the Same Again - Melanie C

A- Applause - Lady Gaga

N- New York - St. Vincent

T- Trick Me - Kelis

U- Untouchable - Girls Aloud

C- Chained to the Rythm - Katy Perry

K- King - Florance and the Machine

E- Electric Chapel - Lady Gaga

T- Three Cigarettes In an Ashtray - Pasty Cline

U- U + Ur Hand - P!nk

P- Paid My Dues - Anastacia

S- Sweer Dreams- Beyoncé

N- Need You Now - Lady A

O- Out of Touch - Daryl Hall & John Oates

T- The Way I Are - Timbaland

T- Torn - Ava Max

I Would like to tag @autumnsaladsims @samkat10423 @technicallyswagpizza

It's not a must but it's fun. :D

#nonsims #url song game #have a nice day

[thehollowone16]

Getting to know you: ask game!

Thank you @mugsdontlie for the tag!

Three ships: Chishiya/Arisu from Alice in Borderland because I've written it a lot,Naruto/Sasuke cuz I have eyes, and Adora/Catra for the lap scene.

First ship: Falkner/Morty, from pokemon heartgold. Legendary bird guy and bird guy!

Last Song: Make Up Your Mind by Florance and the Machine.

Last Movie: UHHHHHHH I forget the name but I think it had a scary nun? Or maybe it was the shark movie with the vortex? Idk it was campy and horror.

Currently Reading: Rereading a lot of Naruto these days for fic. Slowly working my way through "How to stand up to a Dictator" by Maria Ressa. Also want yo read "Gideon the Ninth" by Tamsyn Muir.

Currently Watching: Nothing really, assorted Naruto scenes sometimes to try and remember how characters fight maybe? I've been told I should watch live action One Piece but haven't gotten around to it. I watch scary story vids all the time on youtube if that counts.

Last thing I wrote: Last edited Loyalty's Price; Interlude, last scene was Kabuto and Anko talking and last chapter was ch3.

Currently writing: Editing a scene of Loyalty's Price; Interlude rn. It has Kabuto investigating the Uchiha massacre so going slow. Needs to be done right.

Tagging @aceon-ice @gloivy @vitaminpops if any of you wanna do it. Hopefully haven't accidentally tagged someone who's done the ask already! Again 😅.

[emjayeingray]

This was SO FUN, thanks so much for tagging me @imsiriuslyreading 🫶 idk why but I actually spent a lot of time picking these out lol

Pick a song that starts with the first letter of each of the letters in your URL and then tag as many people as there are letters!

E - Ends of the Earth by Lord Huron

M - Motel 6 by River Whyless

J - Jackie and Wilson by Hozier

A - Astrovan by Mt. Joy

Y - You've Got The Love by Florance + The machine

E - Evergreen by Richy Monty and The Coal Miners

I - I Bet on Losing Dogs by Mitski

N - Night Shift by Lucy Dacus

G - Ghost by Josiah and the Bonnevilles

R - Rivers and Roads by The Head and the Heart

A - August by flipturn

Y - Your needs, My needs by Noah Kahan

Can't wait to see everyone else's!!

@multiimoments @libertuune @lyrabriddle @waxingrunes @cauldroncakesandwine @eniaos @dreamland-ivy-reads @the-noblehouseofblack @kat-m-toast @tigrrliily @mochafrappiccinolatte @cancerravenclaw

Apologies if you got double tagged, this is a small fandom lmao, just means you're extra loved ;)

#username game? #some good ass songs #this was way too much fun

[2minutes2midnight]

Shuffle your on repeat playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people.

I was tagged by wonderful @valentinaonthemoon and @agentofship 💖

1. Another Love - Tom Odell

2. End of the Youth - Ed Sheeran

3. Dream - Imagine Dragons

4. Tolerate it - Taylor Swift

5. Jesień- Tańcuj - L.U.C, Kayah, Laboratorium Pieśni i inni

6. Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift

7. Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift

8. All too well (10 min version) - Taylor Swift

9. Mr. Brightside - The Killers

10. Mermaids - Florance + the machine

So who guessed I’m going to the Eras Tour this year? 😅😂

I’m tagging: @libbyweasley , @besidemethewholedamntime , @springmagpies and everyone who wants to do it!

#tagged #music #mine

[scribbledquillz]

Character Playlist

I saw a bunch of cool folks doing this and thought I'd hop on the bandwagon. Plus I'm in love with the playlist I have going for Revka and wanted to share. @heniareth I'm gonna claim you tagged me so thanks for that. :3

I'm not sure who else has already been tagged, but let's say @siriskulksnerding, @icy-warden, @wild-houseplant, @mocha-writes, @lazysupernova and anyone else who wants in. Tag me, babes. <3

Seven Devils - Florance + the Machine

Holy water Cannot help you now See, I've come to burn Your kingdom down And no rivers and no lakes Can put the fire out I'm gonna raise the stakes I'm gonna smoke you out

Arsonist's Lullabye - Hozier

All you have is your fire And the place you need to reach Don't you ever tame your demons But always keep them on a leash

Towards the Sun - Rihanna

Turn your face towards the sun Let the shadows fall behind you Don't look back, just carry on And the shadows will never find you

And for some Revka x Zevran bonus points:

Raise Hell - Brandi Carlile

I dug a hole inside my heart To put you in your grave At this point it was you or me And mama didn't raise no slave You took my face in both your hands And looked me in the eye And I went down with such a force That in your grave I lie

Killer + the Sound - Phoebe Bridgers and Noah Gundersen

Can the killer in me Tame the fire in you? I know there's something waiting for us I am sick of the chase But I'm stupid in love And there's nothing I can do

Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift

Don't you dare look out your window Darling, everything's on fire The war outside our door keeps raging on Hold on to this lullaby Even when the music's gone Gone Just close your eyes The sun is going down You'll be alright No one can hurt you now Come morning light You and I'll be safe and sound

#revka tabris #zevran arainai #your fire burns in my veins #zevka #my ocs

[obsessedwithegos]

Florance, Crowbar has been teaching you cats how to curse

"I can't say I'm surprised. I'm sure Felicity would swear at me every time she gets touched while she's eating, even if it's for medicine." Florances says with a laugh. "I'll talk to him about it though."

general: @emmettverse @blackberry-nightingale

#owe answers #anonymous #florance tag #crowbar tag

[muzdiir]

oooh thanks @waxscissors

Get to know a mutual better!!

LAST SONG - What Kind of Man by Florance + the Machine

FAVORITE COLOR - green. specifically like yellowy green

CURRENTLY WATCHING - One Piece anime. it is an Endeavor.

LAST MOVIE - Marry My Dead Body (a ghost bride retelling that is...not great, do not recommend lmao)

CURRENTLY READING - mostly trigun fic lmao. the last book i was reading was Trolled by Lindsay Buroker

SWEET/SAVORY/SPICY - god all of them. together. just when you start to get overwhelmed by one, another kicks in & SIGH delicious. but mostly savory lmao

LAST THING GOOGLED - US mortgage rates in the 1950s to today. a disappointing roller coaster.

CURRENT OBSESSION - trigun. maybe a little one piece next but WE'LL SEE.

CURRENTLY WORKING ON - trying to decide between getting a job, getting a 2nd bachelor's, or going back & retrying getting my masters in archaeology

i'm tagging @vagrantclown, @faindri, & @monweneehutjr

#tag game

[wintercosmickillsx]

𝐓𝐀𝐆 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑!

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑(𝐒): black + every single color lol

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑(𝐒): gimme all the flavors.

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂: classic rock n roll, techno, whatever genre you'd put florance + the machine. I love GnR like a lot lol

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄(𝐒): Wayne's World, LoTR, The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, I have too many, it depends on my mood too

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒: Again I have too many. One's I can rewatch and have more than twice; Star Trek TOS, The X-Files, Parks & Recs, The Venture Bros, Falcon and the Winter Soldier (shush). Currently watching; Fellow Travelers, Monarch.

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆: Bad Guy, Billie Eilish.

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒: Bob's Burgers.

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄: Escape From New York

𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆: A Rolling Stones biography

𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆: depends on the day of the week lol

𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍: trying to stay awake.

tagged by @themckaytriarchy

tagging: whoever, everyone, just steal this

#I don't really know any of you so like everyone lol

[colepaldi-in-the-tardis]

5 songs I currently listen to:

So @alicestrange98 tagged me. And I haven't been in something like this for years also. But always in for it!

So, here it goes;

1. Where it Stays by Charlotte OC

(great lyrics, makes me want to write FF about it!)

2. Running up that hill by DARWAN

(perfect cover, sad touch)

3. Innocent and Sadness by Dermot Kennedy

(the lyrics man, the lyrics!)

4. King by Florence + The Machine

(I mean it's Florance... Don't even argue)

5. Heile Welt by Florian Paul & Die Kapelle der letzten Hoffnung

(meaningful German song, great lyrics, great rhythm)

Tagging: @staypee @anotheruserwithnoname @pepaldi @langernameohnebedeutung @randomthunk

#Song challenge #Tagging people seemingly Familiar #Personal #Songs I write fanfiction to #Spotify #dermot kennedy #florence and the machine #Darwan #Florian Paul #charlotte oc

[fbfh]

curiosity is a wonderful thing - chapter 2

wc: 3.3k

genre: politics, slice of life, slow burn, best friends to lovers

pairing: audrey x ben, belle x adam (aka beast), eventual ben x reader

warnings: politics, audrey suuuuuucks, the isle has bad living conditions, adam yells (not at ben he's just fired up)

summary: ben is ready to announce his first proclamation to his parents. It's risky, and he knows he needs to rely on the support of his friends and girlfriend. but mostly support from you.

song recs: descendants score suite - descendants score, queen of peace - florance and the machine

a/n: thinking thoughts about ben lol. as always fangs to cici for beta reading <3

tags @yesv01 @magcon7280 @dustyinkpages @demirunner @strawberry-cake1 @kiara7777 @hopefullhearts @thatawkwardlittlefangirl @sunshineangel-reads

“Your first proclamation, huh?” Ben’s dad asks with a deep chuckle. “What have you got?”

Facing your parents is nerve wracking for anyone, but it’s especially intimidating when your mom is regarded as hands down one of the smartest people in the country, and your dad can turn into a hulking 10 foot tall razor toothed beast. Ben has been training to be a good politician and a good king for his whole life. Every single day he’s been praised for listening, not going against the grain, for having a level head and coming to the same conclusions as his parents. Up until now, it’s been a very good thing, his parents have been such great rulers, and he’s grateful to have such experienced footsteps to follow in and learn from. His parents taught him to listen to his heart, to form his own opinions and do good even when it’s hard. He takes in a deep breath, steadying himself for this, for the first time he’s going to stand up for something his parents might not be behind. As much as he doesn’t want to admit it, it’s terrifying. 

As quickly as the feeling arises, he thinks of you. He thinks about when he first found out that when they were rounding up villains for the isle, there was a lot of debate on if they should put Wonderlandians there as well. They were described as volatile and chaotic. Ben has never, ever thought of you as either of those things. It made him feel sick then - and makes him feel sick now - that if no one had advocated for Wonderland, if no one had advocated for your mom and for you, that he would never have met the best person he’s ever had the honor of knowing. Ben gets to know you, Ben gets the honor and privilege of having you in his life because someone advocated for you, and stood up for the underdog. All of his nerves suddenly stand strong and tall, forming an armor of determination that wraps around him. 

“I want to bring four children from the Isle of the Lost over to Auradon, to give them a second chance.” 

Ben’s heart pounds, but his gaze is unwavering. He’s not going to have to lay awake at night any longer, worrying about the kids on the Isle and not being able to do anything about it. He’s doing what he always promised himself he’d do - use his power to make good changes for people who can’t make changes for themselves. He almost loses his conviction when he sees how angry his dad is becoming at the very thought of bringing children from the Isle to Auradon. Ben knows why he’s getting like this. He thinks Ben hasn’t thought this through, that he’s putting public safety at risk. Before that little nagging voice of self doubt starts to get the better of him, Ben thinks back to you, and he feels his fear become replaced with conviction. 

“Every time I look out at the Isle, I feel like they’ve been abandoned.” 

All of the work you helped him put into this proclamation, all the practice and talking points circle his head like the guiding beam of a lighthouse. He finds himself right back on track, and he meets his father’s gaze with what he hopes comes off as confident self assurance. He takes in a small breath, steadying himself. He’s not just defending his ideas, his arguments, he’s defending the rights of every innocent child born into the isle. 

Belle looks shocked. All she can think about is the pain and terror she and many of her good friends - and countless other people, to varying extents - endured at the hands of the people who were sequestered off to the Isle. Adam doesn’t even need to look at his wife to know exactly what’s going through her mind, and he feels a lot of the protective and defensive feelings over her coming back. He hasn’t felt this way since before he got rid of that piece of shit Gaston, and ensured he couldn’t hurt his wife or his people again. 

“The children of our sworn enemies?” He asks, stepping forward, “Living among us?” 

He wonders for a moment if Ben has somehow magically forgotten what it was like before. The sense of fear knowing that villains were out there, in hiding or in far away lairs, that they could come back and wreak havoc at any moment. Adam stares down his son, but Ben refuses to waver under his gaze. Of course he hasn’t forgotten. But Adam had never asked to be treated like a monster all those years, and if things had gone differently, maybe it would be him and Ben on the Isle. The children shouldn’t have to suffer for their parents’ choices. 

“Not all of them, just a few at first. To start out.” Ben says, hoping it will clarify that he doesn’t intend to turn Auradon into a state of anarchy and chaos, “The ones who need our help the most.”

Belle takes a breath and nods at her son’s words. She’s trying to keep an open mind about all this, not rush to judgment and jump to conclusions like the people in her village would when she was growing up. She waits for Ben to continue. He locks eyes with his mom for a moment, and even under the current circumstances, he can still feel her unwavering support. A brief wave of love and gratitude for her wash over him, but he knows now isn’t the time to get sappy. Feeling a renewed sense of belief in him from his mom, he smiles a little as he looks back at his dad.

“I’ve already chosen them.” He states. 

His dad can smell fear - literally. Being able to smell nervous systems and pheromones are one of the many bizarre abilities you gain after being magically transformed into a beast - so Ben uses all his strength to stay calm and confident. If he can pull this off, if he can really sell this confidently, the potential good it could bring to innocent people trapped on the Isle would be immeasurable. Adam doesn’t say anything for a moment, waiting to see if Ben wavers under his gaze. When he finally speaks, his voice is tense.

“Have you?”

Ben is fighting with his life to stay composed. Belle looks between them for a moment, then places her hand on Adam’s arm. He rests his hand on hers, acknowledging her, but doesn’t break eye contact with his son. Belle knows that all her son wants is to do good. He’s the best parts of both of them. Maybe their generation wouldn’t have been ready for this, but Ben is paving the way to a new era. It’s his time to step up, and trust his instincts. Although the thought terrifies her, Belle would be lying if she said she couldn’t see any merit to his plan. 

“I gave you a second chance.” She says softly. Ben knew this was going to be hard, he was expecting opposition, but he’s infinitely grateful that his mom is on his side. If she’s on board, eventually his dad will come around too. Her support always means the world to him, but there’s something extra special there today. It’s the same way that you support him, and as his thoughts turn from his mother's support to yours, he finds himself full of renewed strength and determination. 

"Who are their parents?" Belle asks. Ben takes in a breath, deciding to work his way up. 

"Cruella…"

Belle takes in a small breath at the mention of her name, and Adam's shoulders tense. It's only going to get worse from here, so Ben bites the bullet and continues. After being hunted like an animal by an angry mob, Adam can't stand cruelty to animals even more than he had before. 

"Jafar…"

Belle takes in a sharp breath at the mention of his name. After the technological boom that resulted in Auradon creating an alliance with Atlantis, magic is mostly antiquated. However, that won't stop someone as power hungry as Jafar from seeking out any artifacts he can, no matter the cost. 

"The Evil Queen…"

Adam clenches his jaw, trying his hardest to remain calm. It's taken years to repair the damage to the Winter's Keep agriculture, even the mention of a poison apple will have them importing all their produce. The very idea of having the child of the Evil Queen in Auradon could send the agricultural industry spiraling. 

"And…" before Ben can announce the last one, a wave of nerves manages to get past the wall of confidence he’s been so carefully building. His dad can sense it, Ben’s sure. He knows the only way to handle this is to keep going before he gets even more nervous. 

“Maleficent.” 

A chill passes through the room, and you’d think Ben had declared the last refugee to be the spawn of Hades himself. 

“Maleficent?!” Adam barks. Behind them, Lumier gasps, dropping his pins. He gathers his sewing supplies and exits quickly. Ben is unsure if Lumier’s shaking hands are from his father’s outburst, or the mention of the evil fairy’s name. 

“Dad-”

“She’s the most dangerous, volatile villain in the land!”

Ben had expected this kind of reaction. Fairies becoming evil is incredibly rare. Most mainland fairies originate deep in the enchanted forests of Schwartzvald, and as seasons change, they can migrate to other forests. There’s a certain type of magic that’s unique to fairies, it’s very powerful and impossible to recreate by non fairies. When a fairy corrupts itself with dark magic, another incredibly powerful and corrosive source of power, the consequences are cataclysmic. Maleficent is living proof of that. 

“Just, hear me out dad-” 

“Absolutely not!” Adam barks, “I won’t hear of it!”

“Dad-”

“She is guilty of unspeakable crimes!” 

“And her child?!” 

His question hangs in the air between them. 

“All of the children, are they guilty too? Their only crime is living.” 

Sixteen years ago, Adam never would have entertained the thought. But now, being a parent himself… 

“The children are innocent.” Ben continues, and Adam can hear the passion, the desire to fight for those kids on the Isle in his voice, “They deserve a chance.” 

Belle is moved by Ben’s argument, and in spite of his hesitance, Adam is too. A small flurry of pride rushes through him at the sight of how strong and well spoken his son is becoming. They sit in the space between Ben’s words for a moment, but it feels like an eternity. Belle gives Adam’s arm a squeeze, silently encouraging him. After a moment, he speaks. 

“I suppose… the children are innocent.”

Adam turns around, pinching the bridge of his nose, and Belle walks up to Ben, adjusting the collar of his shirt.

“Good job.” She says, so softly he would have missed it if not for the glimmer of pride in her eyes. She pats his chest affectionately before walking back over to Adam, taking his arm as they leave. She’ll talk to him about all this later, Ben knows she will. If anyone can get his dad to be on board with this, it’s going to be his mom. 

Ben gazes down at his signet ring, remembering the promise he made to himself when he first received it. He hasn’t taken it off since. He is going to be a good king. He looks out at the Isle, wishing he could do something about it right now. He wishes he could just take Fairy Godmother’s wand and fix everything, but real change takes time. Sustainable change takes time. Ben is going to be a good king, who makes real, sustainable change. He’s going to be a good chapter in the history books - the ones written in Auradon, and on the Isle. 

With a deep sigh, he carefully takes off the suit jacket Lumier had been tailoring and makes a mental note to reschedule the rest of his fitting from today. He begins to run through his schedule for the day, but his thoughts keep getting pulled back to you. He's so excited to tell you everything. You were both prepared for a much bigger fight to get his parents' support on this, and he didn't end up having to use a fraction of his talking points. He exits into the hallway, elated at how it went, and heads toward his room. He's not even ten steps down the hall when he almost trips over a pair of legs. 

He looks down, surprised to see you. You had been so engrossed in what you were doing that you entirely lost track of time. Your face lights up when you see him. 

"Ben!" You exclaim happily, shoving your things back into your tea pot bag. "How did it go?"

You study his face for some kind of indication, but all you see is surprise. And warmth. You had told him you'd wait outside for him, but he hadn't actually expected that of you. Wonderlandians have a distorted sense of time, so hours can feel like minutes, or minutes can feel like an eternity. You explained to him what it's like all those years ago, and he's always been very understanding and done his best to make sure you're accommodated. Most importantly, he's never asked you to push yourself, and he's always covered for you when you need to slip away for a little while. All thoughts of the meeting with his parents are gone as he looks down at you, how you'd been waiting for him. 

"You… you waited out here for me instead of going to Wonderland?" He asks, his voice soft. 

"Of course," you say matter of factly, still waiting to hear about how it went. Ben’s chest flutters with appreciation for you, for having you in his life. Wonderland is your favorite place in the entire world, there's nowhere and nothing that makes you happier. But you still waited out here for him. You chose him. He snaps out of his train of thought, realizing you're still waiting on an answer. 

"It went well." He states. Your face lights up, and he can't help but smile. 

"It did?" You ask, and Ben realizes that you're just as invested in this as he is. He laughs a little, nodding. 

"Yeah. I- I need to rearrange some things, we have to plan for their arrival, and call a press-"

His words are cut off by the celebratory laugh that bubbles out of you. You throw your arms around his neck, hugging him tight. Your body is warm against him, and you smell like tea and pastries and… something familiar. 

“I knew you could do it!” You exclaim. He lets out a hesitant laugh, and holds you back. He's done a lot today, so he lets himself indulge in your embrace. When you finally pull away, he holds your arms, rubbing them gently as you ramble. 

"So, what next?" You ask, still beaming up at him. 

“Uh…” He starts, still processing everything. “We need to go over the agenda, make sure their arrival is smooth. A press conference, definitely,” he adds, and you nod, agreeing.

He suddenly remembers he was supposed to meet up with Audrey today. He pauses, hating to have to cancel on her again. 

“...And Audrey.” He pulls out his phone to call her. You prepare yourself to comfort him, to reassure him that he’s not being a bad boyfriend, he’s being a good politician. You don’t know why Audrey insists on giving him such a hard time. You would think that she’d know what to expect of having a boyfriend in politics at this point, much less a boyfriend in the royal family. You listen to Ben’s conversation after she picks up. 

“Hey, Audrey, hi. So, about my first proclamation pitch,” Ben says, excitement bubbling out of him. Through the speaker of his phone, you can hear Audrey’s voice.

“Right, right. When is that supposed to happen again? Cause you promised you’d take me to Camelot Heights this weekend, Bennyboo…” 

You don’t understand how anyone could be so apathetic towards something as monumental as a first proclamation. You can tell Ben feels the same. He’s thrown, but he’s trying not to show it.

“Uh… today. It- it happened today. Just now.”

“Oh, so you’re finally done with all that stuff?” 

There’s a moment of silence that hangs between the two of you before Ben answers. 

“Uh…” he chuckles again, “done preparing for the pitch, yes. Remember when we went over the agenda? Pitch, then timeline and planning, then press meetings…” He says, trying to jog her memory.

“Uh-huh.” 

You can almost see her now, filing her nails before cheerleading practice. 

“Right, so now we need to plan everything out, make sure it’s practical to follow through with the pitch.” 

She doesn’t say anything, waiting for him to get to the point.

“I know we had plans tonight, but I’m going to be in and out of meetings all day, probably all weekend, then it’s going to be a media frenzy…” he says, mentally trying to fit everything into his already jam-packed schedule. 

Sitting out on the tourney field before cheer practice, Audrey pauses. A media frenzy? That’s going to give her a lot of face time, and publicity with Bennyboo. 

“I totally understand,” she starts, suddenly engaged in their conversation. Ben pauses, looking mildly confused.

“You do?”

“Of course, Bennyboo. You have fun at your meetings. Let me know the day before we start all that press so I can get a hair appointment.” She looks down at her nails, setting aside her file. “And my cuticles need some serious work…” 

“Uh…” Ben chuckles. You can tell he’s disappointed by her reaction. You are too, you just expected she’d do something like this. Ben has been trying to connect with Audrey about politics since they started dating, she said she cared about helping the people of Auradon just as much as he did, but she only said that to get closer to him, to win him over. Ben wishes she would engage with the people more, wishes he could get her to care like he does. But he knows it’s not worth a fight with her, not on a day as important as today. 

“Right, right. I’ll, uh,” He pulls out his planner, scribbling something down, “I’ll make sure you get that hair appointment…”

“And nails.” Audrey adds. 

“Right.” Ben states. You watch them say goodbye and hang up, and you can sense how unsatisfied Ben feels with that whole exchange. He needs a pick me up, he needs to be reminded about what a success today has been. You smile at him, trying to contain your excitement. One look at you and he already finds himself smiling again, thinking about what’s important. 

“So, what’s first? A meeting with Fairy Godmother, surely.” You say, seeming to read his mind. 

“Yeah,” he nods. You follow him down the hall as he begins to ramble. “We’ll need to discuss security, too. And accommodations.”

His dissatisfaction with Audrey, with her apathy towards politics fades away as he rambles to you. You agree with his plan, adding in a few vital things he hadn’t thought of. Ben feels a renewed sense of strength as you accompany him to the million proclamation meetings he has for the rest of the day. You really are his right hand man, his best friend, and he’s so grateful that you’re here for him through all of this. He knows as sure as anything that he could never do it without you. 

#curiosity is a wonderful thing #descendants #descendants x reader #ben florian #ben florian x reader #daughter of alice!reader

[twisted-tales-told]

on repeat tag: tagged by @messrsage

(these lil games are giving me life right now as I am so bored) 

1. Tell Me You Love Me by sufjan stevens

2. Two Slow Dancers by Mitski

3. Free by Florance + The Machine

4. Sweet Nothing by Taylor Swift

5. Blossoms by The Amazing Devil

This is heavily inspired by me writing Vows Made In Wine and editing WYWM for Yaz so much recently

Tagging: @little-shit-soph (cuz I love ur taste in music and ur playlist skills are strong)