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highlandwhackamole · 1 month
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A Grand(ish) Theory of What the Heck
I love the utterly unhinged, super detailed theories about what's going on in Good Omens, especially in season 2. I hope one or more of them turn out to be true, as some kind of glorious puzzle-box-hidden-code monstrosity. And also I think that there has to be a simpler explanation for things, for the people who are at least Somewhat Normal (tm) about this show. (... I assume such people do exist somewhere...) This is what I have been pondering recently.
The thing that started me thinking about this was this post, containing some promotional materials for season 2 that feature main characters with scenes in their heads. Like this:
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Seeing this created a very similar situation in my own head, but with a nice shiny lightbulb.
All the weirdness: the car, the sideburns, the clock, the behavior of the folks of Soho, the vanishing storefront signs. The absence of God. I think this is all because everything we see is in their heads.
I don't mean it's made up. At least not entirely. Memory is already a plot point. Why not explore it on a deeper level? I've read theories emphasizing the minisodes' stories being retold by Aziraphale and Crowley. I think the whole season is like that.
You know that sort of conventional-wisdom-fact-concept that you can only dream faces of people you've seen before (or variations therein), because your brain can't make new faces up? So it just fills in what it thinks is close enough? I think that idea, applied to remembering or recollecting things, could explain so many things that are wonky in this show.
Wonky Things
Crowley parking in an impossible London location? He definitely remembers it was in London, so his brain just stuck some obvious London landmarks in there.
Awkward clattering happening when Crowley throws the stacks of books he's inexplicably carrying around the bookshop? He wouldn't actually throw Aziraphale's books! But he'd like to think he's cool and nonchalant enough to do that, and if he did it would definitely make Some Kind of Noise.
Jim walking toward the bookshop from somewhere mysterious? Maggie and Nina saw him first, and he came from that direction, so he must've walked all that way. They don't know about the elevator in the Donkey.
Aziraphale remembers tartan hills and the Loch Ness monster because he was having a jolly time driving through Scotland, so obviously the scenery must've been whimsical Scottish things.
Nina put the Honolulu roast sign up, so she remembers its presence, but perhaps the occult/ethereal visitors to her shop do not.
Maggie really did text Aziraphale about the rent, but a note through the mail slot is a much more dignified way for a scholarly angel to imagine he received a message.
On the Fallibility of Recall
This season is loaded with unrealistic inclusions. The colors are turned up to 11. Some of the scenes are more caricature than believable interaction. Remembering things never copies or reproduces them with what one might call high fidelity.
Scenes recalled by separate memories will inherently vary. One person's hefty jigger might be another person's dash. Who knows for sure where the sun was that day? You and I might recall an event having different lighting or a different color palette, sort of like viewing something with different lens filters.
According to Neil, Crowley is an unreliable narrator of the story of his Fall. He labels the variations in clock times as a continuity error in a show where Everything Is Meant, but he doesn't say whose continuity error it is. He insists that the Bentley is the same through the whole season; maybe it was the same, but remembered differently. Maybe this is part of why there's more CGI but it's harder to spot.
So What?
Is this all there is to it? I sure hope not. I like my Good Omens with enough layers to put to shame an onion wrapped in a cake and covered in a parfait.
Is this possibly the fancy footwork that's distracting from the real magic trick? I wouldn't put it past Our Gaiman. There are a lot of things one could hide in the narrative of unreliable memory.
Is this going to stop me from rewatching and repondering and remaking theories for the next couple years? Not even at gunpoint.
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aestherin · 1 year
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11: are you my heart?
NOTES Hello! Sorry for the very late update haha this took me way longer than I thought it would?? That's it I have no excuses bahahaha </3 My very first attempt at writing a written chapter (semi?) im so bad at this omg apologies in advance abdhadhaha Anyways, I hope u guys enjoy!! 🤍
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"The heck?" You muttered as you saw Ayato waiting for you silently in the lobby.
Aside from his mask and sunglasses, he was wearing almost exactly the same thing as you. Well, except the bottons on the upper half were open, revealing his turtleneck underneath. Your sightseeing was immediately cut short when he walked towards you.
"Good morning, love," he beamed.
As he reached your spot, he leaned in playfully, bringing his mask down using those slender fingers of his. "Missed me?"
"I think you missed me," you smiled sweetly. Attempted to, at least. "Seeing as how you're bringing your face so close to mine."
If Ayato were to be truthful, he really did. However, the prideful Kamisato (albeit a worshipper of even the mere ground you walk on) does not wish to lose a game he started himself.
"Come now, love. Just admit you missed me just as much, seeing as how you're not pulling away from me, hmm?"
"Using my words against me? That's not fair."
He just chuckled as you finally got to distance yourself away from him. With arms crossed, you gave Ayato the eye, scanning him from head to toe. "Are you sure you weren't trying to copy what I'm wearing?"
"I was already at the lobby when you messaged me about your outfit, [name]," the man grinned. "You're really good at assuming things wrong."
It was embarrassing, really. To have Ayato win every single argument. No matter who starts the banter, it's always him who gets the last laugh.
Therefore, you, who shared that prideful trait with him, swore to one day win at least once against him.
For now, you just ignored Ayato and walked straight towards the entrance of the building, but you suddenly felt him tug on your shirt's fabric. "What?"
"Where do you think you're going?"
"Outside?"
"I parked at the back. Less exposure that way, hun."
"Oh."
"Well, fuck."
The back, was in fact, not deserted. No. Not at all.
Contrary to what your companion thought, it was now swarming with... pests.
"When, how, did the media get to the rear parking lot?" Ayato started rambling, keeping you close next to him as his right arm was placed around your waist and the other trying to protect your face from the continuous flashes.
You rolled your eyes in an attempt to fakely mock him. "I can't believe I agreed to be in a fake relationship with someone dumb. If I knew you'd be bringing your flashy sports car again, I would've just called for a taxi."
"Excuse me? Me? Dumb?" He sighed, backing down. "In my defense, I just wanted to give you the most comfortable experience possible."
"Yeah, running from the paparazzi is real comfortable, love."
You heard him laugh, making you smile too despite the situation at hand. "Well, love, I didn't know they'd follow me here. And for that, I apologize."
"By the way, Ayato. Seriously speaking," you poked his side. "I can manage. Prioritize yourself."
"No." Even through his mask, you can note how his expression slightly changed. His jaw. His jaw freaking clenched so fucking attractiv— No. Stop. Oh my God self.' "You're my priority, [name]."
Oh.
Wow.
At that very moment, you wanted to go to the hospital because you were certain that something was very very wrong with both your stomach and your chest. 'I think there's been a glitch. Is my whole system in error? What the heck?'
"You really have a crush on me," you joked as the two of you were still looking like idiots trying to avoid getting drenched by the rain... when really, you were just trying to get past through the nonstop flickering of lights.
"Oh wow. How did you know? Was it that obvious?"
"Shut up."
"What if I really do?"
"No you don't."
"Are you my heart? How would you know my feelings better than mine?"
"Feelings are processed by the brain."
"So? You're not my brain either. My point still stands."
"God, stop."
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"[Name], this is Hirotatsu. Hirotatsu, this is my lover, [name]," Ayato motioned towards the guard standing near the gate.
Hirotatsu bowed his head to you, even going as far as placing his hand over his chest. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, madam. Sir Ayato has been talking about y-"
"Ahaha," your boyfriend started pulling you away from the well-built man and towards the main frontyard. "I think this introduction's been a little too informative." He then guided you towards an old woman, all while muttering something along the lines of how his security personnel should have 'keeping-mouths-shut lessons', or something like that.
He introduced you to everyone outside the estate, every single person there, including the housekeepers, the guards, his staff, as in everyone.
It was as if you really were his girlfriend that he was bringing home to meet the family.
"What about your p-" Flashbacks of the time you saw the articles about this renown actor (also now your fake lover) being an orphan stopped you. "Hmm?"
"Your power bill? How much is it? Your house is so so huge how do you afford to pay the bill?"
The blue-haired man let out a laugh before smirking at you. Suddenly, you felt a light flick on your forehead. "Hey! What -"
"Well, love, it just so happens that my net worth is also so so huge."
You made a face.
And again, he laughed.
"Would you like to tour the inside now?"
"I'm tired."
"Then let's rest first. Inside."
You groaned.
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Unbeknownst to you, the people previously introduced to you were enjoying the endearing scene playing in front of them. Who knew their young master would ever be so fond of someone to this extent?
Yes, the people of the Kamisato Estate find banters endearing. Don't ask why, don't judge.
"The lady that Sir Ayato has been talking to me nonstop about is very attractive indeed," Granny Furuta stated. "I really do hope they last and end up together."
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privacy — ayato x reader smau
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hikennosabo · 3 months
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#tristampparty day 8, episode 8: our home
okay i was very busy (read: distracted) today so i'm posting this late but LET'S GOOOO
let's start out with some psychic damage targeting me personally 👍 my heart hurts so much already
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thinking about how both young vash and nai relate to food... they have opposite needs, but it must be an isolating experience for both of them. nai is different from vash and rem, vash is different from nai and other plants... they're both in between humans and plants without really belonging to either.
nai specifically, though... he doesn't seem happy that rem made him food, but it might be equally isolating if he was the only one who didn't get served food... so it's awkward either way. rem did the best she could.
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what if i died right now
the geranium on the table... is it... i wonder... if rem put it there for tesla...
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LOOK AT HIM HES SO HAPPY AND HE LOVES HIS MOM SO MUCH :((((((((
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i don't know what it is but something about the footprints is getting to me, man. the way that nai's go on ahead of vash...
is it the composition maybe. nai's footprints leading down to the bottom of the frame... down... fallen angel... etc etc am i just making things up- no i'm right. i'm right.
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brad is the one who noticed vash... even though he acted pretty hostile to him for a while after... he's the one who saved him... i wonder if that's some of the reason for his hostility? like if vash did turn out to be dangerous brad would have been the one responsible... idk
also brad is voiced by junichi suwabe my beloved
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this has gotta be an orange original, right? we never learn how plants are made in the manga...
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"sinners"... i've heard that word before... wait a sec...
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here!! the EoM broadcast right at the start of episode 5!! what does it mean...
why would scientists call themselves Sinners, as like a formal(?) group name(??) is it because they know they're playing god by studying plants? i wonder about the radio program, too. here it could simply be referring to humanity as a whole, but then why the capital S? conrad is the one who ties this all together... the "team leader," huh...
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"plant research," huh...
(insert "she should've been at the club" joke here)
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much to think about. lying about nai being dead yes but. not the only thing he's keeping from them. "just one" more independent?
brad is so mean sometimes, lol... tbh i think they really nailed his personality. his role in the story and his relationship with vash are both very different than in the manga but he's still recognizably brad, and i think that's cool. it shows orange really understands the core of his character.
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it's probably natural that this is the first question she asks, but it's also kind of mean... not on purpose ofc, but it probably hurts a lot for him to be asked that, especially now...
also vash isn't eating again. his unhealthy relationship with food... not eating as a form of self-harm... when we got reminded just at the beginning of this episode that it's something he needs to do. i remember reading a meta post a while back about his relationship with food but idk if i have it in me to try and find it right now...
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once again glad i can watch this in hd so i can notice that vash covers his ears when luida says this hahahahahaha (<- in pain)
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we see the one on the left the most so we need to look at the other family photos for a second. they're so cute what the heck... rem's big smile in the bottom right one... and i see both vash and nai are right-handed... *jots that down*
wasn't there a theory post about vash's number tally on the walls. i don't remember what it said.
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she asked "who did this" so she knew it wasn't something like a computer error. Did She Know.
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ohhh sister i'm so sorry but no they will not be
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this is such a blink-and-you-miss-it, but brad shielding vash from this guy is really sweet. because as we've seen the other residents of the ship haven't exactly been nice to vash. brad's been mean too but he's just... a tsundere, really.
sorry this post lacks substance, there is probably a lot more to say but my brain just isn't working at full capacity and i need to go to bed
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mwah mwah mwah mwah mwah. up until now the only clear, non-obstructed shots of nai's face were from when he was a little kid. he's still young here, and the shot itself is pretty dark, but here he is... the boy...
next episode is going to kill me dead! goodnight
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phlurrii · 11 months
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Alright, ALRIGHT, I’VE ALMOST GOT IT DANGIT I ALMOST *HAVE* IT. So everyone analyzing the edgy Noe animation bust out our notepads and cork boards because I have INFO TO SHARE.
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Okay, so, we’ve already got the first captive of Noe established: Dialga, the Temporal Pokemon.
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The next captive is hard AF to freaking see, but if you zoom in enough you see the anti-matter space worm snake dragon thing known as Giritina, the Remegade Pokemon
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So Noe captures both the god of controlling Time and the personification of antimatter, two of the 3 creation trio.
As for the one he is facing…let me just say…the lack of images of legendary pokémons’ backs made this borderline maddening because I STILL CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN, **BUT** I believe the one whom Noe wishes to be is actually the space Barney known as Palkia, the Spatial Pokemon.
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I ONLY GOT A SIDE VIEW BUT I THINK ITS CLOSE OKAY? It’s not Meau, that’s for sure, and I really don’t think it’s Arceus based on the head shape but it might just be a perspective issue.
Now, the only powers we’ve seen know use are appearing from the shadows and duplicating items (berries and tea), and we know he deals with “errors” (which could mean a lot of things physics-wise) but not ghosts (which are incorporeal and thus lack matter). So, despite their appearance, they may be more connected to Palkia than we may have been lead to believe.
Palkia is known to have powers to warp space, travel to faraway places or other dimensions, connect dimensions through dimensional portals, DESTROY SPACE ITSELF, and even be able create a new universe BY ITSELF or with Dialga. And, unlike a glitchy Noe, it is said that space becomes MORE STABLE with Palkia's every breath.
The implications this holds are wild and not fully understood. Was their role originally like Palkia’s but something went wrong? Did Giritina create Meau as an attempt to make something like Palkia and/or Meau to create and later populate its own universe with its own kind of pokemon but something went terribly wrong? It’s very hard, and might even be too early to say what the source of this identity crisis is for Noe, especially since he isn’t directing it at Meau, but what do y’all think?
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Why did Noe need to take control of time and antimatter? Why Palkia? Where’s Arceus when his kids are fighting like this? I know the truth will be revealed eventually, but I love playing around with the ideas for what it may be.
Roll OUT the red carpet you have NAILED IT.
Noe is indeed holding Dialga on his left and Giratina on his right, while facing down Palkia. Why he is doing it, what he wants from Palkia, what his motivations are, what brought him to this point, where Arceus is, where Meau is, and everything else about this situation will be revealed in Noe’s eventual origin arc! But both you and @givemeuniversalcrossovers guess this correctly! With @mel-the-pirate breaking down that first gate with the Dialga guess! Good job you three ;0! Also everyone else who sent in theories, ya’ll each got tidbits here and there correct, genuinely impressed by it!
Given I purposely doodled that animatic to be misleading as all heck, round of applause and head pats to everyone ;D! As I get closer to moving I’ll probably slow down a lot on the story till everything’s sorted, but we’ll be spending some quality time with Mewtwo and the mews for a bit! Then once I’ve established everything I wanted too, we’ll move on to Noe’s arc and ya’ll will finally get your answers! But I’ll still drop lil animatics of him here and there to feed the flames, as well as continue to sprinkle hints throughout. A lot of Noe’s arc is being sketched on and worked on alongside the current story as otherwise it’d take forever to actually get out lol
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gwenbrightly · 15 days
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Vanny Quest Chapter 2
Vanessa jolts awake to the all too familiar sensation of the room spinning and her ears ringing. She clutches her head as she begins to sit up, trying to prevent the headache she knows is going to hit her like a sledgehammer in the next few seconds. Her vision blurs and she almost passes out again as the pain takes hold. She barely manages to crawl to a garbage bin before throwing up what feels like everything she’s eaten in the past three days. She collapses back onto the floor and tries not to move. Why is it so much worse this time? It’s always been a little hard to function after… well. That. But not to the point that she can’t see straight. Never to the point that it feels like she’s been disemboweled, then stitched back together. (At least, not since the first time.)
Vanessa stares at the ceiling, trying to make sense of it all. How did she get up to the abandoned security office for Fazerblast? The last thing she remembers is coming to in the sewers after her alter ego chased that lost kid - George? Geoffrey? No, Gregory (that might have been his name) - down there. And then making her way back up to the atrium. The rest is all a hazy jumbled mess of memories. There’s no telling how long she’s been out. Or what might have happened while she was.
Vanessa is used to waking up in weird places. Thanks to this possession, this curse, or whatever the heck is wrong with her, it happens all the time. Usually her uniform is stained with substances she’d rather not think about too deeply. The missing person reports often follow. But not always. Sometimes there’s no one looking. She’s not sure which is worse. The hands that don’t stop shaking for days, nausea, and crippling guilt are pretty much the same either way.
She blinks. Did she come up here to plan another hunt tonight? Oh god. Vanessa sits up. What if she already went out again and she just doesn’t remember it? What if she killed that kid?
Panicking, Vanessa looks down at her hands. Clean. And her uniform. No blood this time, but that doesn’t mean anything. She knows better than to hope. She groans as a fresh wave of pain ripples through her. If she really did kill Gregory tonight… she deserves it. Vanessa has tried to quit her job time and time again, but somehow the letter of resignation never gets turned in. Over and over, she returns to the Pizzaplex and more people get hurt because of her.
Vanessa shakily pulls herself to a stand, leaning on the desk for support and glances around the room. It’s even more trashed than usual (Vanny is not a cleanly individual in the slightest). Almost like there’s been a fight of some sort, which is altogether possible. The purple computer chair Vanny stole from somewhere lies on its side in a corner. The blanket from the bed is now crumpled on the floor and she doesn’t see the pillow anywhere. But by far the most surprising thing she notices is that the Princess Quest III arcade machine’s screen is now lit up with a bright red “ERROR” message. Okay. Well, that proves it, then. Someone else has been here. Vanessa doesn’t remember playing the game and there’s no way Vanny would do something that would endanger her master’s plans.
For the first time in a long time, she’s beginning to feel hopeful. This changes everything! Vanessa might finally be free! She has to get out of here. She has to know for sure.
Crossing to the door, a little more quickly than her body is truly ready for (whee, more nausea), Vanessa is surprised to discover that it’s somehow been locked from the outside. Try as she might, the handle won’t budge. She can’t say wouldn’t have done the same; someone probably should have locked her up years ago. That said, the timing couldn’t be any more inconvenient. She peers through the window to see if maybe someone is still nearby. And stares at the scene unfolding as on the other side of the glass.
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“Geez, Freddy,” Gregory says in frustration, “can’t you sit still for five seconds?”
“I am sorry, Superstar. Vanny must have nicked some of my internal wiring,” Freddy tells him regretfully.
Gregory glares at the knife currently sticking out of his friend’s back. Freddy has already attempted to remove it himself, to no avail, which is why he is currently sitting on the floor so his height is not a barrier to Gregory’s assistance.
“That sure sucks,” Gregory mutters.
“It does, but I do not think Vanny will be bothering us anymore.”
“She’d better not. I’m sick of her,”
Freddy twitches again and Gregory cringes.
“We really gotta get that thing out of you before it causes permanent damage,” Gregory comments, giving the knife another tug. It doesn’t budge.
“Perhaps if you shift your position so one of your feet is planted on my back, you will have better leverage,” Freddy suggests. It would be rather helpful if they could remove the knife before moving on.
“O-okay,” Gregory agrees, wondering how on earth Freddy can be so calm about having been stabbed by a homicidal maniac less than fifteen minutes ago. He is still freaking out majorly about the whole thing. Vanny came so close to- No. Let’s not think about that right now. (Or ever). He follows Freddy’s suggestion. With one foot on the floor and one foot on the animatronic’s back, Gregory gingerly gives the knife a tug. It loosens just a teeny bit. He lets out a breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding and tugs again, harder.
“One more time,” Freddy encourages.
In hindsight, Gregory may have pulled a little too hard this time. The knife pulls free from Freddy’s casing and Gregory cartwheels backwards, not expecting it to come out so easily. He lands a few feet away from Vanny’s hideout with an ‘oof’. When he goes to right himself, he notices her watching him. Darn. He’d been hoping she would stay knocked out longer than that!
“Gregory! You-You’re not dead!” She calls through the window sounding way happier than she should.
“No thanks to you, backstabber.” Gregory retorts, giving her his fiercest glare. He’s pretty proud of himself for the comeback.
“Yeahhh… um. Sorry about that?” She says awkwardly, and she must be a good actress, because for a moment, Gregory almost believes that she really does feel bad about what she’s done to him and Freddy.
“Gregory! Are you okay?” Freddy asks, having sufficiently recovered.
“I am,” Gregory replies, “but I wish she wasn’t!”
“Vanny.” Freddy places a paw on Gregory’s shoulder protectively. And gives the woman a dirty look of his own.
“I can’t imagine what I’ve put you through. I’m so, so sorry,” Vanny begins.
Gregory rolls his eyes, not interested in hearing some made up sob story. There are about a million things he’d rather be doing.
“I didn’t want to hurt you - that wasn’t me. I mean, it was me. But it wasn’t! I wasn’t in control… She was! Ugh. This is all so confusing,” Vanny continues, pacing back and forth in front of the window and gesturing wildly.
“Vanny… Officer Vanessa… What are you talking about? Who was in control if you were not?” Freddy asks, curiosity piqued. It’s a dangerous question, he knows, but he can’t help himself. The others have been acting strangely all night and he is quite worried about them even without the damage caused by their various… accidents. Could what Vanessa is telling them be connected?
Vanessa stops pacing. “It started back when I started as a beta tester for the VR game Fazbear entertainment was working on awhile back… somehow the data they scanned in to use as a base was carrying something… Evil. After playing the game for a few days, I started hearing this voice in my head, and I know it sounds crazy, but it started forcing me to do stuff I wouldn’t normally do. Small things at first, then bigger things. I even started having memory problems after awhile. Eventually, the voice introduced itself as Glitchtrap. He claimed to be a digital version of William Afton.”
“Wait. That name sounds familiar,” Freddy muses, trying to remember where he’s heard it before.
“I’m not surprised. Corporate tries to keep it under wraps, but William Afton was one of the original founders of the company. He was also a suspect in the disappearance and murder of quite a few children back in the day, but they never caught him,”
“So, what exactly are you saying? That you’ve been possessed by William Afton’s serial killing ghost?” Gregory asks. The thought is wrong on so many levels… and yet… there’s definitely something deeper going on. He’s seen weird stuff happening in practically every corner of this place. Vanessa (he’ll accept for now that maybe Vanny and Vanessa are different entities) seems to be telling the truth, and he’s usually a pretty good judge of character. He has to be. Otherwise he’d probably be in juvie by now.
“I don’t know, to be honest. But something, a ghost, a virus, got inside my head and took over. Something that made me become Vanny. Something that wanted to follow in Afton’s footsteps or raise him from the dead, maybe? It’s hard to remember everything he told me…”
“That is… worrying,” Freddy says with a frown. This could be much more serious than he thought. “Do you think that the others have been infected with this Glitchtrap virus as well?”
“Definitely. And I’d be willing to bet that they have been for quite awhile,” Vanessa replies, “they’ve all developed some unhealthy habits that weren’t originally part of their programming.”
“Like Chica and her obsession with Monty Mix,” Gregory finishes for her. A robot being so obsessed with food has always felt weird to him.
“Yeah. Stuff like that keeps everyone distracted. They’re so focused on fixing Chica’s eating habits or Monty’s sudden anger issues that they don’t notice the other things that are happening.”
Like kids going missing. No one is brave enough to say that out loud, though.
“It is a relief to know that they have not been consciously trying to kill you, Gregory,” Freddy says, turning to his small charge.
“Yeah…” Gregory tries to smile at him, but he’s suddenly feeling more than a little guilty for going so hard on the other animatronics. Yes, in their current state they kinda deserved it. And yes, he did (most of) it to protect himself. But… What if they were all kind and warm and loyal like Freddy once upon a time? No one has ever cared like Freddy before. And Gregory just trashed all his friends without a second thought.
“I think we’re all free of the virus, at least for now,” Vanessa is saying.
“What do you mean?” Gregory asks her. It would be nice if they didn’t have to worry about being chased around the Pizzaplex anymore.
“There’s something about the Princess Quest games that’s special. She-Vanny kept moving them to different places every time I found one, so I never really had a chance to experiment with them, but I’ve felt different since you played the one in here,” she explains.
“Now that you mention it,” Gregory says thoughtfully, “I thought I saw a weird wave of golden light coming out of the machine when I beat the game.”
“Does that mean we are safe? I do not want any other children to experience what Gregory has tonight.” Freddy comments. He is proud of his Superstar’s bravery and resourcefulness, but that does not justify what Gregory has been through.
Vanessa stares at them through the window sadly for a moment before answering.
“I wish I could say yes, but I don’t think this is over. Vanny and Glitchtrap have been working on something down in the sinkhole. I don’t think any of us will be truly safe until we find out what it is… and destroy it.”
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exoticalmonde · 6 months
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Arknights Chapter XI - Return To Mist
So... Chapter Eleven is at its end and because I am desperate to have enough Originium I need to go through as many chapters in Adverse level as I can so this terrible Clown Fiesta of a skinset coming out tomorrow would be mine.
And conveniently enough, Dr. Kryo is here to help me out.
SPOILERS OF THE STORY AHEAD
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Mandatory Opening video because it's too good to skip. I love re-watching these after I'm done with a chapter.
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Me, frantically: "Kryo, Gummy is gonna be eaten." Kryo: "AH- UH- STALL WITH GRAVEL." Me: Stalls Gravel: *Gets devoured* Pinkie, returning out of nowhere: "I see Gravel has been used. They really took 'Eat dirt' to a next level."
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I have had this woman ever since I started playing, and I have spent all this time almost not reading anything about her. My lass was in Kazimierz, she's here in Victoria with us now, she's a follower of the wendigo, a witch... and I still gape at the mention of her actual relations and experience.
She's a necromancer and a Sarkaz with the funkiest horns ever and just refuses to elaborate, uses her dark arts to heal as a mock of redemption... or something.
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Me: "IS THAT--" Pinkie, amused, sarcastic, smug: "Yeah?" Me: "Now I don't care who it is."
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HOLY HECK IT'S THE --- GOOD GOD OH MY GOODNESS AAAAaa--
Kal'tsit lore, Kal'tsit jumping in front of us to save me, to save Amiya little baby saw so much and she's sobbing limp in my arms after the wall crumbled underneath her tiny little bunny feet!!!
I am so sad oh my golly Mrs. Cat lady you are in the middle of all the drama, you are THE historical event you horrendeous fossil you, all the horrible things that happened happened because of you and now everybody is mad; what does your brain see that we do not, what sort of demons haunt you, whose voice do you hear that guides you, I need to know. ---
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Pinkie: "Oh hey Kal'tsit, what are you doing there?" Me, who already knows: "I don't want to." Kryo: "Are you ready to hear the team comp? Oh, it's pre-set. Tell me when you're ready." Me: "... Let me go through the story first. I feel like I need to learn the context before I witness it." Pinkie: "Yes please." Me and Pinkie: *Reading* Kryo: *Falls asleep* Me: "Alright, we're done now. I'm ready for guidance." Kryo: "..." Me: "Kryo?" Kryo: "..." Pinkie: "Is he gone? I have time. Let's do it." Me: "... Alright." ---
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Me: "I want to save her." Pinkie: "You can't stop a canon event." Me: "I don't want it to be a canon event."
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Pinkie: "O, he's coming." Me: *Sad whimpering*
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Pinkie: "Oh, here it comes." Kal'tsit: *Dies* Pinkie: "Now he's gonna leave. So long, losers. Refuses to elaborate."
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Me: *Pogging* "It's the sword!" Pinkie: "Wow, now we have TWO swords that only work if the one destined and chosen by the sword is wielding it."
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Man... My life in Operation 11-18, am I right?
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Kryo: "Why is he panting in my ear? Dog, chill!" Me: "Thank you for your services... Both Hung's VA and Hung himself."
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Me: "I don't know which one is worse, a level where the enemies are only three 'No Data' boxes, or the levels where there are three rows of them." Pinkie: "Hey, but you get to find out for yourself, right? It's the fun part of it. Trial and error." Me: "I don't want trial and error..." ---
Me: "What was the Steam Knight music called again?" Pinkie: "You don't need to know." Kryo: "Sexy Vampire music." Pinkie: "Damn it... It's Vampire Sex Music." Me: "Reverse-psychologises you into telling us the name because you think we got it wrong and you always need to be right." Pinkie: "... How dare you."
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Me: "So, the Vampire Sex Music." Pinkie: "Yeah." Me: "..." Steam Knight:
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Pinkie: "I wish he was someone we could get as a character one day. Imagine being able to deploy the Steam Knight." Me: "He's gorgeous. Look at that."
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Me: *Squealing* "Look at her! Baba! Look at her tiny ears. Oh my god her teeny tail. I love her." Pinkie: "I remember when people were super surprised to just... see baby Siege out of nowhere."
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Lord, this scene...
Absolutely insane.
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First try, here we go-
OH NO
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EBENHOLZ
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Pinkie: "I think you need a better Hoshiguma." Me: "..." Kryo: "My Hoshiguma was lvl40 E2, I think hers (lvl25 E2) would be fine." Pinkie: "I struggled and mine was lvl60." Me: "Maybe because you didn't have Ebenholz E2 level 90." Pinkie: "WELL! You're right. You'd think that I'm missing the boss-killer on the Boss stage and would do something about him sooner, but I just haven't been able to around all the other things I need to do for this game." ---
Me and Kryo: *Finish the stage on the second try* Us: *Celebrating* Me: "It was so much easier than I expected. I've seen so many elaborate videos that are... Really nothing in comparison." Pinkie: "It seems I am the problem. Skill issue."
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dweam-en-eff · 6 months
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DNF CHICKEN VIDEO LIVEBLOG NOW THAT I CAN WATCH IT WOOO
lmao dream didnt even tell him the premise before starting "BTW I CAN GLIDE" im an idiot i thought he had his hud hidden for a second then realized it was just tiny lmao george went splat |you can tell how long ago this was he still had the crown damn that chimken has a lot of health wait if dream dies but the chicken is fine can he still get back to it. can he just hide it somewhere. actually yeah not having to fight dream is a huge advantage in this situation lmao AND chicken cant wear armor so that's concerning chicken fling inb4 he crits it on instinct while grabbing food dude put him in a hole while ur doing stuff does the chicken regen or does it need seeds like in the pet videos? the fast graphic leaves are annoying me "yeah just like you were bugged ea-" excuse me when they know each others' tells <3 can the chicken breathe underwater. does chimken have gills. ok but the fact that he called it chimken kills me that's a very gen z thing to do the chicken loves his dad (george) boat strats lol ok but without the hand there it genuinely looks like he's f1'd. i no longer feel dumb for thinking he was oh dream's deader than the chicken "it's like the opposite of jaws" 1 hp chicken!! wtf are those noises george lmao "Please he's just a little chicken" 😭 sidenote why tf are emojis rendered like that on notepad just add proper emoji support already jeez music switch hi "im so glad sapnap isnt in this recording im glad we had a falling out" silly silly …lets be real there's probably someone in the comments who'll believe him wholeheartedly damn eating chimken's brother in front of him and chimken got revenge by egging him lmao HE'S JUST A CHIMKEN!!! oh god the fire strats HE GOT BOXED BY A FISH damn that's an old reference ICE BOATS this is chaos lmao wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee throws the chicken at him lol just realized i've been spelling it wrong this whole time it's chimkin not chimken rip i love how we all thought this'd be dnf chicken dads cuteness but nope george just wants this chicken dead he hid the chicken in the house lets go nvm george found him immediately DONT BRING THE CHICEKN IDIOT ok welp that should buy him some time lmao he almost burned the chicken rip fox diamonds having slowfall in the nether is actually gonna be very helpful, he can escape from george pretty easily given all the ledges omg old-timey christmas music this is the only time christmas music in october is acceptable. "i can… fight you i guess 🙄" o i see him does he srsly- HE DIDNT SEE DREAM 0.5 jesus oh wait if it goes down by .5s the chicken actually has 20 hearts/40 hp, damn he is not making that- oh pearl nvm "okay lets get out of here" so casual lmao HOW i've missed "hello dream" <3 chicken's stuck lmao chicken almost just suicided CLUTCH but also why'd he wait so long to leap after it chicken wants a hot tub bath hi george how many blaze rods did he get? i don't think he can leave the foretress yet, can he? if he doesnt have enough yet he kinda just needs to kill george righ- oh there he goes chicken's an escape arCHICKEN'S SUICIDAL JESUS "i clutched that was epic" "i dont care 😒" he yays in lowercase daww sir you are on fire i love him when he's calm and silly mode um acksuallyyyy gliding from holding a chicken is canon in the 2022 april fools update (that's the one block at a time one right) heck i moused over the video on accident and saw how close i am to the finish. rip chimken you arent living long lolwut actually it's probably a rounding error, health is stored in smaller percentages than we realize damn chimken was actually a dragon what a plot twist "that was… anticlimactic dies"
And then i watched the extra scenes and laughed at chicken dragon and awwed at dnf going to get haircuts immediately after but i can't add those parts bc tumblr hates me 😒
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a-canceled-stamp · 7 months
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🦋Summer Fanfic Recommendations🦋
I am still grappling with the fact that summer is, in fact, over. In order to say goodbye to arguably my favorite season of the year, I've decided, completely unprompted, to make a rec list of my fav fanfics I read during (and slightly prior to) the summer of 2023. Cause why the heck not.
(The first time I'm doing one of these, apologies if the format is a bit wonky or if there are any other errors!)
⊱┄┄┄┄𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼 𓋼 𖤣𖥧 𓋼𓍊┄┄┄┄⊰
God of War - 🪓ᛏᚺᛖ ᚲᚤᚲᛚᛖ ᛖᚾᛞᛋ ᚺᛖᚱᛖ🏹
Bear Necessities by rosysoleil Summary: Atreus becomes trapped in his bear form and Sindri reluctantly agrees to help turn him human again. Comment: Set after God of War: Ragnarök which, if you’ve played the game, should tell you all you need to know lol. Am absolutely obsessed with this one, y’all. Characterization on point, intriguing plot, incredible writing. The one God of War fic that refuses to let me go. (WIP)
Malevolent - ⛥⛧this too shall pass⛧🕯️
It would be a long drive home by Croik Summary: Arthur Never Makes the Deal with Kayne AU Comment: *Incoherent noises.* Holy moly, this one is good. Amazing writing, captivating plot, just an overall joy to read. The ending made me crave more.
Lacuna by Calamitatum Summary: After Addison, John gets a body and Crazy Shit Happens (not necessarily in that order) Comment: *increased incoherent noises.* BITCH. This fic broke me. And it ain’t even finished yet. Such excellent content, an absolute must-read. (WIP)
Tuck me in by Croik Summary: After getting his own body, John finds it difficult to adjust to one of the most basic and most anticipated new options for him: sleep. Comment: Cuddles. Solve. EVERYTHING. Am so in love with this fic. I hold it up gently for everyone to see.
formaldehyde (or, The Case of the Missing Lilly) by SupposedToBeWriting Summary: Prohibition with a hint of demons and detective-ing Comment: If you could see my reactions as I was reading this fic you’d understand the hype. Absolutely fantastic piece of art. Just. Aaaaah I love it. Quite long but I barely noticed. Hooks you in and refuses to let go.
Batman (DC) - 🦇we live in a society—🃏
HOPE THE LOVE WE SHARED CAN RESURRECT THE LAST. by orpheusaki Summary: Jason survives Ethiopia and returns home; this is the beginning. Comment: The ending made me cry and demand a refund, but like, in the best of ways. Major Character Death. This one HURT y’all, proceed with caution.
Papa Whiskey Bravo by PsychedelicBumblebee Summary: Dick almost dies while on patrol, and Bruce quietly loses it. Comment: aaaah urgggh this one hurt. A LOT. Which seems to be the ones I end up enjoying the most. Beautifully written. ScaredShitless!Bruce is always a win. Gets you right in the feels.
Don’t hold your breath, I don’t think we have much time left by Chemical_Processes Summary: On a quest to rid Harvey of Two-Face, Duke gets critically injured, forcing Bruce and Harvey to work together to keep him alive. Comment: This ficccccc omg. Absolutely obsessed. Love me some Duke content, and the Bruce & Harvey dynamic is to live for. Protective!Bruce is best Bruce. You might be cautious after what I just said about this author’s other work, but don’t worry! This one sparks joy.
And we’ll be carry each other by FishFromMars Summary: Timmy goes to a safehouse after a mission ends with the death of two of his best friends. Comment: what can I say? Reverse Robins AU is an immediate win in my book. Also Damian being a Good Brother makes me feel stuff, man. Something something poetic cinema something. Really well written as well. Very sad, I love it.
my shoulders are heavy already by a_alene Summary: Damian is not sick. Dick is not having a crisis. Also, freezer pops. Comment: Sickfic, which already tells you it's gonna be some good soup. So incredibly sweet but also very oof. My heart constricted several times while reading this. Damian and Dick’s dynamic and relationship is just so…🥺 I love them, your honor.
The Long Way Home by itsnatalie Summary: Jason and Tim are forced to work together when they’re trapped inside a murderous labyrinth. Things get crazy, y’all. Comment: !!! this. fic. It’s one of those fics that’ll stay with you long after you’ve read it. The longest fic on my list, but oh my god it’s so worth reading. And that’s coming from someone who doesn’t usually read longer fics. Seriously, this shit SLAPS
⊱┄┄┄┄𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼 𓋼 𖤣𖥧 𓋼𓍊┄┄┄┄⊰
And there you have it. This was so fun! I'm thinking of doing one of these at the end of every month, starting in September. But then again consistency ain't a strength of mine so I make no promises :3
I'm always looking for new fics to read (especially ones with a father & son duo and a sprinkle of h/c - emphasis on the comfort part) so if you know of a fic you want to recommend (your own work included) you can leave the details in a comment!
Stay readin' my dudes
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sentheiments · 8 months
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“When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.””
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭9‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬
8-18-2023 ‼️A rant ✨‼️
During the day I have recieve another message that made my heart heavy with anxiety. It was work related and apparently it reminded me I have fallen short on the job I supposed to do way back months ago. To cut the long story short, I was very confident that I did my task right, I have checked it multiple times before I pass. I understand if there are minor errors that may come along the way since I am still groping to do all those things without someone guiding me properly, I resolve to do all of it alone with the help of google of course, since everyone is busy with their own task as well. Since the past month, I have been bombarded with messages like I need to comply this and that and so on when at some point it was not supposedly my job to do since I already quit. I was patient enough afterall it was my job to do all those things even though people are not really coordinating properly which means the task is hardly out of my control.
Today, I recieve another correction again, I dont know if its pride but I work my ass off to finish and comply on time even check minor details just so I am sure it was done close to accurate.
My heart screams "what the heck!" My initial reaction was ofcourse to ask why what happened?!
They responded that I was not able to encode the date properly, there are errors in spelling, there things that are not clear, and the list goes on. When that awesome and kind former co-worker of mine said that she took all the blame because of those error my conscience immediately kicked in. I AM SO FED UP! How am I supposed to response properly on those things when I dont know what went wrong!
Conscience and frustration and anxiety come rushing questioning myself
"Why did I not get it right? Bobo gd ba ako?!"
I was sitting outside my house citing a silent prayer about surrendering my anxiety. My heart is down I cant even get this frustration out of my head. But when I look at the sky, I saw this majestic bow. God spoke to my heart.
'Remember the story of Noah and the flood. Remember my promise that when I sent a bow no matter how sinful humans are, I will never destroy them ever again."
God reminded me of His presence through this rainbow. Strange as it is, it made my heart feel at peace. I feel like God spoke directly to me that He saw my frailty as a human kind prone to mistakes and failures yet this bow gave me the assurance of new beginnings with God's promise of a blessing.
Does this mean I stopped worrying about what happened, the asnwer is NO, Not yet. But I take comfort that the God I serve sees my heart and he knows best for each human kind. 🌈
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ma3-author2 · 1 year
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➷𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚞𝚟𝚊 𝙱𝚘𝚜𝚜 ˣ ᴰᵉᵐᵒⁿ ᴸᵒʳᵈ ᴿᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ
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ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ - 2
Warning: There will be drama and curse words, as well as possessiveness and a slight obsession. 
I mean, who doesn't like drama? Not me, haha. Anyway, expect some English errors.
Again, if you don't like long chapters or drama, don't fucking read it.
This chapter contains 5000+ words, so I hope your eyes and mind are ready to read some juicy chapters!
Previous CH: ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ - 1
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After the contract with that idiotic soul thinking he can do whatever he wants.
One thing that is wrong about it is that, once you become the Demon lord, as you promised yourself, every contract, even though it's not starting yet, gives you more power.
makes you invincible. Heck, you can compare yourself to morningstar himself, but it doesn't mean you don't have a limit.
Every person, angel, or demon, has their own limit.
He said he wanted to rule the earth, or what you like to call the middle part.
He is telling you his plan to make people believe that he is a god and wants to start a cult.
Wanting to make a mess around the middle part, just like the down part. Hearing him say that, you could only chuckle, amused that this fucking soul didn't know a thing about the middle part.
If he doesn't know, it's already chaos, global warming, animals going extinct, markets going up, and many many drugs around.
He was too sick to go around. As of now, he will do what he has long desired: rule the middle part.
Hearing him say that, reminded you of how you met Blitzo, and this reminded you to check on Loona.
You were away for so long that you didn't get a chance to check on Loona. You did check on her every birthday and gave her what she wanted.
But on her next birthday, she asked you to stay in hell for a year, despite the fact that you grew up there and may have missed your hometown; remember, you ran away after breaking that engagement.
You even destroyed half of your hometown, getting sick of the rules, laws, and control of your parents. For what you did, they deserved it, and now they can't even speak in front of you or think of you as a girl who will give birth to their grandchild.
But now, earning the title of Demon lord and almost as powerful as Lucifer, they can't utter another word and have stayed silent, and it is better if they did it sooner.
Even though you're busy with this contract, you're a demon lord who not only fulfills a soul's wish, but sometimes you use your power to make them think that you've already fulfilled their wish.
And it's fun to see them beg for a second chance. Just hearing it makes you angry as it reminds you of Stolas.
To know what happened to you and Stolas? You admit it, it was a teenage fight, but he didn't help you when you needed him the most, and the person you hope to have by your side in worse or better will be Stolas.
But who helps you instead? Blitzo, your ex-husband. He was there supporting you, but Stolas? No, it's the opposite of that. Maybe because he was so good of a son to Paimon, he believed everything that fucker said to him.
He was blaming you for all the faults, making you the villain in the story, not knowing why you did that or how you felt about his words.
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It will be decades before you achieve the title of Demon Lord and are known to other Demon Lords and Lucifer himself.
This is the part where it all started and how you became Blitzo's wife, who is now your ex-husband, and how Stolas betrayed you.
It all started with another gala. You don't see the point as to why your mother and father always held such a boring party with this fucking royalty with their clown title.
All they do is talk about shit and how they are lucky to be born as loyal subjects, unlike that servant, who is an imp, serving them some cocktails.
You wanted to smack the table next to you to that person just hearing them say shit about Blitzo kind.
But for the time being, you must remain calm; after all, Blitzo and Stolas informed you that they had a surprise for you.
(Take note: in this era, you and Blitz are dating with your other form; he doesn't know about that)
'Oh, right.. did I forget, today is my birthday? and my fucking parents held this event for their business?'
"Lady Y/N, you're getting more beautiful every year... I must say, Lady Northern has divine blood. "
"Of course she is, isn't that right, Darling~?" Your mother, coo as if she's the one getting praise.
"Yes, Mother."
"But, wait... doesn't that prince of the Goetia family need to be by your side? What kind of a husband would leave his future wife alone?
" Ask one of the fucking royalty.
"You're right... Maybe they are out there, looking for another "IMP!" to play with." Your mother venously said the imp word.
You did tell her about it when you got home that day, and were hoping for the engagement to be off, but they stayed strong and gave Paimon and Stolas another chance.
Also, you didn't say who the IMP is. As you know, they will kill any IMP that dares to be in the same room as the princess of the northern arc.
As they stated, as lowly as an IMP, they don't have the right to see what you look like, as in their sick mind, once you look at an IMP you will get cursed blood from them.
Or if ever the IMP sees you, without thinking, they will strip you out of your position.
Because, before they became what they are now, IMP was their number one enemy, or what you might call a playmate to them.
Just for the record, they have a torture room, and they didn't dare hide it from you. Just by that, you will know that they are not good parents.
'I mean, who leaves a door open after they finish playing with another demon?'
What is worse is that they showed you when you were starting your teenage life, and it stained your mind for a while, but after that, your father kept pushing you to the room and wanted to lecture you on how you should do it too.
It became normal, to them that is... but after recovering, without their acknowledgement when they bought another playmate, and after their fun.
You sneak into the room and release that demon. Of course, you need to make sure that your mother and father won't see it, so what did you do?
You faked that you accidentally had too much fun that it killed the demon, and they were so proud of what you did.
"Huh, what a fucking joke... if only it wasn't for their fucking title and bloodline, I would have called off the engagement." Isn't that right, Darling~?"
You only nodded back, while the other royalties laughed at your mother's remark.
"Speaking of that bitch... here he comes," Mom mumbles, sipping a cocktail and smiling at Paimon as if what she said earlier never happened.
As for Paimon, he also smiled back at his mother, but in his mind, he wanted to stab this fake bitch in front of him.
But even so, his king and getting late, which had never happened to him at all, and just happened now, because of Stolas, he could only grunt.
"Terrible sorry, Lady Northern... I have some errands to run too. " Paimon bowed. Stolas wouldn't have bowed as well if he hadn't smacked Stolas's head.
"Excuses~ don't treat my palace as an IMP room.. your lucky, that I gave you a chance" By your mother's statement, everyone around her laughs.
Stolas, on the other hand, averts his eyes from you, waving at you.
"Now, here comes my future son-in-law. You look stunning, dear~." Just by your mother's tone, you already know she's lying.
"To you as well, Lady Northern." Stolas then bowed, grabbing her hand and kissing the top of her palm.
"Indeed." Lady Northern then pulled her hand away from Stolas's wing hand, and wiping it with a napkin, put a smile on her face, but inside she looked at Stolas in a disgusting way.
"Then this must be... The prince of the Goetia family? Lady Y/N, future husband? " Ask one of the royalties
He bowed at them, but you stopped him, whispering how he shouldn't bow at them as his position is higher. In a simple word, you saved him from an embarrassing situation.
"Thank you, Y/N," Stolas whispered.
"I must say... for a prince, you sure don't look like it."
"Whatever do you mean?" Coo-d Paimon smiled at them.
"He's right. What kind of prince is late for my gala when I specifically stated... that I despise late comers?" Just think about it, Paimon. Are you really doing your job as a king?"
"Oh wait, you can't even stand as a father figure to him, haha~ " Lady Northern laughs, insulting Paimon and Stolas.
"I assure you, he is a prince... and what gave you the right to question that?" Paimon ask, and was now towering the royalties, in reality his question belongs to Lady northern.
"I... er... sorry about that, you're highness."
"Oh, don't be a fucking kill joy Paimon, were just joking~ take a joke sometimes... will you~"
"Indeed." Paimon returns to his spot, wearing another fake smile.
As for the adults we're talking about, you and Stolas had already left the scene and were now sitting on your bed, waiting for Blitzo.
"Sorry for what my mother said."
"It's alright... we did come in late, and it's disrespectful to what we did. "I'm truly sorry, Lady Y/N."
"You sounded like his highness... relax, and what did I tell you about the title? Y/n is fine. "
"Right... sorry."
You only shake your head. You once told Stolas to apologize once, or if it's necessary, at this point, he's like a broken player.
*Bang bang*
"I'll get it." Knowing who's that, you open your window and there Blitzo carrying a big bag, to his surprise he didn't expect you to open it for him.
"Y-Y/n, why are you here? Woah!" He didn't finish because the bag was too heavy and he almost fell out of the balcony.
It's a good thing you used telekinesis right away to help him get it.
"Because this is my house? and what's that in your bag? " Even though you already know what's inside, you need to act clueless.
Stolas, who was watching, could only clap his mouth with his feathers, forgetting the surprise.
'I forgot we had to surprise Y/n! Oh, Blitzo will be mad at me...' Why, you know, the surprise, Stolas told you.
As for the statement before, how Blitzo also told you that he has a surprise that's on your other form.
He is more excited than you.
"Phew, for a second I thought I was going to fall," Blitz jokingly said, making a gun in his hand, but his eyes were looking at Stolas.
making an eye communication 'What the fuck dude! Didn't I tell you to stall Y/N? so I can prepare the surprise!'
"Sorry Blitzo." Stolas could only shrug his shoulders, apologizing to Blitz.
"You didn't answer my question. What's in the bag?" You ask again.
"Oh, T-this?! This is, uh," For a second, Blitz didn't know what to do. Good thing Stolas jumped right away and was now holding your shoulder.
"That, my friend, is Blitzo's collection of rocks that he carries all the time."
"Y-yeah! You got me there! It's my rock collection... and I carry it with me every time."
"Then why did I just see it today?" You deadpan asked. At this point, you wanted to humor them.
Seeing them struggle with words, you chuckled, making the two looks confused.
"Blitz, you don't have a rock collection, you two can't fool me... but if Stolas said, ketchup. I would believe it. " Knowing Blitz has a variant of ketchup that he likes to play with, making fake blood on his toys.
"R-right... wait, how do you-"
But you cut him off, telling him you and Stolas would walk around the manor so he could prepare. With that, you push Stolas out and exit the room completely, leaving the confused Blitzo.
As for you, you almost forgot that he doesn't know you as F/N. After finally introducing yourself to Blitzo on the second week at the circus, you and he always play in his room.
Then, after a year of getting to know each other, he asks you out. As of now, your relationship is strong.
As for Blitz, he only shrugged his shoulders and began preparing.
As you and Stolas are now walking around the manor, he couldn't help but ask a question.
"Y/n, how do you know that?"
"Know what?" You don't know what Stolas is talking about. It may be a surprise or know what blitzo collection.
"Well, I did tell you the surprise.. but how do you know that he has a ketchup collection?"
You sigh, not seeing the point in hiding it anymore from your best friend.
You told him everything. Stolas gasps. He didn't know that you were a demon like that. Even though you hate your parents, it is still wrong to deceive Blitzo.
He can't help but feel a weight in his chest. He was planning to tell you about his feelings for you after that surprise and was hoping to change your mind about this engagement, that maybe it's not awkward to marry someone who's been there for you the whole time.
But hearing you now and hearing your confession about how you have a secret relationship with Blitzo, he could only stay quiet and clench his fist.
"Does Blitzo know this?"
"No, and I think it's better to stay like this."
"Isn't it better to tell him right now? What if he finds out? What if he doesn't take it lightly? "
"Shouldn't I be the one who's worrying?" You then chuckled, playfully smacking Stolas' shoulder; Stolas could only chuckle, but he was hurting deep down.
"You don't need to worry, someday... I will tell him, and for sure Blitzo won't be angry. I'm planning to confess after my birthday. Do you think he'll accept it? " You then walk away from Stolas, wanting to return to your room, thinking the Blitz is done.
"Yeah..." Stolas trailed the word, sadness in his voice. As of now, he needed to support his friend, ex-fiancé.
*Surprise Box popping sound*
"Surprise! Happy Birthday, Y/N, "Blitzo said, giving you a box of presents that has a lot of tape on it.
When you opened it, you expected to see the feet-less dog doll that you requested for him, but what you saw disappointed you a little bit.
"A book?"
"Yeah! Isn't it cool? Wait, before you say anything, open it. " Seeing Blitzo's excited look, maybe your disappointment will disappear, but it stayed once you opened it.
Inside the book is a paper flower. Holding it, you chuckled "How original... thank you Blitz," putting it next to the other paper flower he gave you every birthday.
"No problemo~ "
'Ah right' You almost forgot that you did request him, but it's the other you.
Stolas, who was busy thinking, didn't notice Y/n and Blitz calling him, only to snap back when you snapped your finger in front of him.
"You okay?"
"Huh? ah, yeah.. oh right, happy birthday "
Looking at Stolas, you were confused. He wasn't like that before. You look at the gift, then open it.
"What is it?! Oh, I know! Is that the doll you always wanted? or the book you always read at the store? " Blitz hops to your shoulder, wanting to see what's inside.
"No, it's a ring? What is this, Stolas? " You were confused for a second, but seeing his flustered look and about to take the box away, you only held it away.
"I think there's an error in my gift. I'll take it and give you your gift tomorrow. " Stolas tries to get the ring back, but you only lift your hand to stop him.
Seeing that there's a note on the box, you then use your power to lift it up to your eye level, reading it, your eyes wide.
Blitz, who was on your shoulder, saw the note. After reading it, his eyes widened as well, and a wide smile appeared on his face.
'I forgot it's today!' Blitz thought, who was now nagging Stolas.
"Wow, Stolas didn't take you for a brave bird, haha"
Stolas wanted to shut Blitz up but couldn't as you were holding him in one place. You did use your power on him once, when he almost fell down the stairs.
In the note, it was written
I accept the engagement. I hope you accept it as well. I like you. Y/N"
-Stolas.
"Let me explain, please."
Sighing, putting down the note and ring, you release Stolas and begin listening to him.
He then told you the truth, but after hearing your confession he wanted to change the gift. As of now, he didn't as his mind was focused on what you said.
He knows you want to break the engagement and run away, but doing what he just did is like it reminded you that you are the only one against it.
"Does his highness know about this?"
Stolas sighed, and then nodded. Seeing this, you clench your fist, knowing Paimon by now, you can't break the engagement.
You wanted to say something, but seeing Blitzo eyeing you two, you then told Stolas that you two could talk later, and so your birthday ended with awkwardness.
Blitz already knew what's inside the box, as Stolas told him about his plan. He was happy to know that his friend would be married, and there wouldn't be a reason that you wouldn't back out of the engagement, as he thought you also liked Stolas.
But seeing your reaction, it's like the opposite of that. Isn't she happy?
Waving goodbye to Blitzo as he still has a show to attend, in reality, today is F/n's birthday and he wanted to celebrate it.
You and Stolas are the only ones left.
"Y/N, I know you wanted to break this engagement... But I was hoping that we could both run away together."
"And what? "You know, I've always despised what my parents wanted... and showing your father the motivation that you want to keep it is like forcing me to."
Stolas rubbed his arm. You weren't wrong. At one point, he was wrong to think you felt the same. He was planning to make you two run away and start your own family.
Without title, rules, or royalties, he didn't expect to receive that confession from you. He indeed wanted to change his gift, but he got lost in thought.
"I'm sorry, okay, what should we do now?"
Thinking of a way, you then look at the ground. "Okay, let's do this."
You then tell Stolas a plan to finally break the engagement and hope it will work, as this is the only thing on your mind right now.
"You want what? Are you out of your mind? " Stolas exclaimed
You already planned this a long time ago. The plan is to gather all the demons in every species at the gala and ruin the party.
Technically, you didn't break the engagement, but it's enough for your parents to think that you were abducted, and there's Stolas in the picture, as he's the one giving you to the kidnapper.
Knowing your parent, they will think Stolas is helping an IMP by taking their precious daughter, giving it like a portion of leftover food, take note the kidnapper is Mister Servant dressed in all black with the help of his family.
You were thankful he helped you.
"If you didn't tell his highness, we can do it the easy way. but no, you fucking did it without thinking how I would feel! " You burst out, slamming your hand on the table.
Stolas was surprised. This was the first time you cursed at him, clenching his fist and releasing it. He couldn't do anything right now, and if he wanted your forgiveness, he nodded back in agreement.
At the party, they are still discussing politics and titles when the door bursts open and demons of all species rush inside, destroying the place and stealing from the wealthy demon.
"WHO LET THIS LOWLIFE DEMON IN?" Lady Northern screamed, using her power to freeze every demon that approached her.
Paimon, who was watching on the side, chuckled. He was going to fetch Stolas to go home as these fucking royalties were pissing him off.
As he was about to knock on your door, he stopped when he heard what you two were talking about, and so after that plan you created
He won't lie, it's a nice plan, but you can do better than that. Even though Stolas told him how he finally accepted the marriage, he was delightful at the same time he wasn't.
He didn't announce it yet to the demoness in front of him. No, he waited to see if Lady Northern would take the last straw, and just as he hoped, she did, and finally, he decided to take the other girl's proposal.
What's better than his own kind?
Stolas and you, seeing this, nodded at each other, as it was time to start the plan. As you took your position, Stolas was about to give you to Mister Servant, but Paimon beat him to it.
"Here, let me assist~," Paimon said, lifting his feather, at Stolas, confusing you.
He then hurled Stolas at the far side of the room, hitting another demon. Looking at him, you shouted, "What the fuck?"
"What a fuck indeed!" You were about to check on Stolas, only to halt when you couldn't feel your whole body, and your other hand was lifted by Paimon using his telekinesis.
At this point, it looks like you're the one who's throwing Stolas at the Demon.
"What did you do, lady Y/N? We may be low, but it does not give you the right to hurt my son! "
Everyone in the room looked at you and Paimon. Seeing this, everyone gasped and whispered.
Continuing how you finally accepted the engagement, but after he turned you down, you got angry and hurt him instead.
You wanted to say something, refuse to accept what Paimon is saying, only for him to continue.
"As the law says, once you do something bad, you will be punished!"
"What? But I didn't do it.-"
"You dare say that to us! You Goetia! " exclaimed your father, walking toward Paimon.
As for your mother, she was now walking toward you, checking if you had an injury or if you really did it.
If you did, she's proud of you "What is wrong with you?"
"Shut it, I know you want to break this engagement." I'm not stupid like you, now just listen! "
"But I'm right, your highness... I saw what she did, and as a king myself, I can't let that go. She hurt my son. "
"What proof do you have that my daughter did that?" asks your father.
"Proof, you say? Then, let's hear it Son~" Paimon then moved away, showing Stolas's injured look.
Stolas was about to tell a lie, but the presence of the Demon made him nervous, so he blurted out what was on his mind.
"Yes, she hurt me..." he wanted to add his feelings but was caught off, when Paimon shielded him.
"See~"
"Is that true?" Looking at you, Father inquires.
Looking at Stolas, who only hid his face, you wanted to curse. Even though the word punishes, this is a chance to break the engagement, and you doubt Mother, father, or even Paimon still want their child to engage with each other.
It's just that, it's not right, as this so-called friend betrayed you by lying that you hurt him physically.
"Yes, Father."
"You heard it, folks." Paimon said, circling around then pointing his feather at you, laughing like he had won something.
After the party and getting the Demon arrested even Mister Servant, you were locked in your room, laying on your bed, pillow on your face.
Stolas wants to go to you and say he was sorry, but Paimon won't let him and only shoved him away to go home. As for your mother and father, they punish you.
The punishment is to lock you in your room, shielded with magic so that only they can enter.
As you wanted, they broke the engagement between you and Stolas. For them, it's not a loss; they can find another spouse for you. Which you don't want to, as it feels like it is circling again.
You tried to break the spell, but it's such a high spell that only a sky magician can do it, and who is that? Stolas
For days, staying at home and only going out when food is served, you're starting to think that all you've done so far has come to waste.
You didn't even get to see Blitzo after the party. Thinking about it, you wonder what Blitzo feels right now. You promise him to meet up on the spot where you can confess everything.
But that didn't happen.
*Tap, Tap*
"What?" Standing up from the bed, you look at the balcony, opening the door. You see, who you were just thinking of.
"Blitz? What are you doing here? "
"I came to see you. Sheesh, you look horrible. Did something happen?" He then jumps, wanting to get to your side, but with the shield, he facepalms on an invisible wall.
With this, he was slipping. Good thing you used your power to lift him up and make him feel like he was sitting on an invisible chair.
"Why is there an invisible wall here?" Blitz asked, banging his hand on the invisible wall.
Chuckling, you've missed Blitz. You wanted to hug him but couldn't
"I'm being punished."
"Punish? What did you do? " Blitz asks, squeaking his eyes, not believing you caused a problem because you are always a goody to shoo.
"I trash out the party... inviting every species," you said, not including the part that you hurt Stolas.
"Party! Why didn't you invite me? I could have bought a big party balloon! "
"But I did... for my party."
"Wait, so does that party belong to your parents? and you trashed it. "Wow, I never knew you had that in you."
"Yeah... maybe I learned from the best." Referring to him.
"Oh gosh~ don't make me blush, now that I'm here, where stolas? Should he be here, as I am, to console you? I mean... he the first one to know if your trouble or not" Blitz shrugged, looking around.
Just hearing Stolas's name makes you silent. When Blitz sees this, he scratches his head. "Did something happen to you and him?"
Seeing this opportunity, and not knowing when this punishment would be over, you wanted to tell Blitz everything. But someone beat you to it.
"We did... and I'm here to ask for Y/N's forgiveness."
"Oh, fucking-you scared the shit out of me." Blitz held his chest, feeling his heart jump. Next to him is a mirror, and Stolas is in there.
"Why are you here?" You ask, annoyed by your tone.
"Look, I'm sorry that I said that... I didn't meant to say it. I got anxious with all their looks. "
"That's your reason? What kind of reason is that? "
"Err... I, should I leave?" Blitz inquired, about to leap to the three branches, but Stolas motioned for him to remain.
"I think Blitzo needs to know."
"Know what?"
Seeing Stolas's expression, you already knew what he was about to say. You banged on the invisible wall, and you exclaimed, "Don't you dare."
"Blitzo, you know how I wanted to surprise Y/N, hoping for the marriage to happen. The good news is that it was cut off thanks to Y/N's plan by trashing the place up. She got what she wanted... "
"bad news to me, *chuckling*, is that I got rejected."
"And?" Blitz asks, thinking if more surprising news will be given to him, yeah, it was sad to hear that Stolas got rejected, but Stolas needs to know that Y/N don't really like this engagement in the first place.
Sometimes he wanted to tell Stolas to accept the fact that Y/N is a person who's serious about her word.
"Stolas, please... don't," you begged, but he only took a deep breath.
"And you told me that you have a girlfriend that you planned to propose to that night? Well, to break it to you, she's that girl. "
At first, Blitz chuckled, thinking Stolas was joking, but seeing both your silent reactions means Stolas is telling the truth.
Hearing Stolas's statement, you don't know if you'll be angry, surprised or happy that Blitzo was planning to propose to you.
"You're not joking?" Blitz, then look at you, both hands on the invisible wall.
"Is this right, Y/N?"
"Blitz, let me explain." But you didn't get to explain when he jumped to the three branches and ran away from you. Seeing this, you banged the wall looking at Stolas.
"See what you did?! I trusted you, yet you betrayed me once again. I thought you were here to ask for my forgiveness... but you only threw me again. What the fuck is wrong with you?! "
"What's the matter with me? Do you hear yourself? "
"You're a princess and going out with an IMP, which your parents don't want to see. Just think, if they caught you going out with Blitz, who's going to suffer? "
"They won't! I won't let them! and what? Are you going to tell them that I'm secretly going out to see Blitz? "
"At this point, I think I will."
You then scoff, amused by Stolas's statement, "What kind of a friend are you? I thought, you're the person who will help me in this situation.. but no, you only make it worse! In the first place, I don't want to be your friend! "
Stolas gasped, finally hearing what you said. Because of your emotions, you didn't mean to say that. You were about to take it back, but Stolas held his hand
"First and foremost, you don't want to engage with me, let alone as a friend...I admit, I also don't want to get engaged, but with all the time we spend... I thought we could make it happen, but I was wrong. "
"Stolas... I didn't mean"
"Enough! What more do you want me to hear? You prefer Blitzo over me, and that he is the one looking out for you, when all those years, I was the one on your side the whole time. "
"Can't you see? I was there! I was there for you... but you only brushed me away, just by refreshing it... which means you don't really like me. "
"Let me speak!" Stolas finally looks at you with tears streaming down his face.
"I like you as a friend, but what you did to me, to blitz telling each other our secrets... don't you see that you are the one destroying us? for what? because of what you feel right now? "
"At this point, you already know that I only see you as a friend. Why can't you see it? In the beginning, I already told you that I would destroy this engagement. I thought you would be happy. Isn't this what we wanted? "
Stolas sniffled, wiping his tears, "At the beginning, yes, this is what we wanted, but as time flies by, everyone changes Y/n... including my feelings for you,"
Maybe you blamed yourself as well. You knew him as a child. He just wanted someone to look out for him. And after doing it for him for a decade, you didn't think about how he would feel.
He's still wrong for what he did. Lie to you, betray you, tell a secret that should be kept secret. It's too much to forgive him.
Maybe Blitz can forgive Stolas, but you can't as he told your parents that you were dating an IMP, and with this, this makes you forbidden to do your plan for a decade.
One thing they're wrong about is that, once you gain their trust, you begin your plan, and by doing a contract with a mortal for over a decade, taking their existence, you become powerful.
Destroying half your home town, showing your parents what they deserve or Paimon, as for Stolas he regret saying that, and suffered the consequences.
As to how you learned that thanks to your grandma, who visited you, she gave you a forbidden book, only one existed.
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A: Stolas Why did you betray MC? Is Paimon so fucking manipulated? Of course he is. Oh, that shitty father of the year!
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lanegrablues · 1 year
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Day Two
I felt like I was drowning but, didn’t. (By His grace)
Already. Only 2 days in.
I desperately want to check my ig. Today without thinking, I opened the app then closed it back quickly. I see the notifications of messages and requests but I am determined to go cold turkey for 30 days. 😬
Today’s Revelations:
1. I procrastinate like heck and that’s a problem.
2. I don’t have everything together and that bothers me because I like to be in control. I “need” to be in control over everything because growing up… I felt like people always told me what to do. I felt like I was never seen and that my voice didn’t matter. My feelings were always overlooked or minimized… so I always feel the need to control the narrative or the outcome.
3. I am tired as all get out. I nap a lot when I have “free time.” (Well… what is free time because I am always supposed to be doing something — smh.. an error in thinking but I feel like I always have something to do..) but, I wake up drained.
4. I am not lost because I know which way to go. I feel like it’s a paradox to know the way and still be lost. So if you know the way, are you truly lost?
5. I am an overthinker! My brain is always going. I am always thinking of something. Sometimes I just want peace and let me state— I am thankful for the ability to think because someone out there can’t grasp reality or form a thought… but, it’s never ending at times.
6. I need to be better with time management. I need to stop spending so much time with “him” and spend more time with Him. Are you catching it? I spend a lot of time with bootleg bae and need to be spending more time with the Father. A harsh but necessary reality. Because, bootleg bae probably won’t be here in about 5 months but God will ALWAYS be here. So … priorities priorities.
This morning when I prayed- I asked for peace and strength.
Tonight, I am praying that I rest in Him and wake up prepared to seize the day. I am asking for peace in the mind, body, and spirit. Any weariness or tiredness must go. I will have energy. I will be motivated. I will not allow my feelings make me feel like I am being overtaken. If that makes sense?
I hope you had a better day today than yesterday.
Rest in His love. Know that today may not have gone as planned but, did His plan go forth?
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mtnkat3 · 2 years
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Do I act like I care about other people's "normal"?
Nope.
I care only what God Almighty thinks, & what my Love.. /s thinks.
Couldn't give a tinker's twirly damn about the rest of the world.
And my friends that have supported me & shown me kindness when I've been so anxious.. they like me just as I am too!!
I'm not normal.
I've never claimed to be.
I am Original.
I've been told my entire life, "t, when God made you He broke the mold & threw away the pieces!"
I usually give a big cheeky grin! 😁😋😏🤷‍♀️
No greater compliment to me than to be told I'm not normal!
Well, except when I've acted incorrectly.
[Paws over face. 🙈🙇‍♀️]
So yeah, I have to..."gourd my loins"/"put my big girl cheekies on" every day & face the world.
Why I say..
I am me.
I am the way God made me to be.
I'm not easy.
I'm not gonna be either.
I know I am complex, insecure, make errors.
But I own them.
I apologize. I pray. I ask for forgiveness.
Then I work on forgiving myself. Hard one.
Then I listen to God to forgive others for hurting me. [Still working on my mom issues. Sigh. I will be working with counselor on that major issue.]
The day I am in my Mate... /s arms forever...
I will let him.. in...
Heck.. maybe You.. already know...? Lip chew.
But my Love... /s ... will know my gut wrenching pain, sobs & tears. And I pray it's not too ugly.. I mean my eyes get almost glow in the dark green, & red & leaky, & my nose.. sigh.🤦‍♀️🙇‍♀️ I don't do the eye dabs. I am messy. And louder than a pillow can muffle..
But.. I am me.
And I will be open with my soul's Mate... /s.
Dontcha see...???
I'm too raw, too real for the rest of the world.
I've been told on several occasions I need a keeper. Hmph!
What I want...
My soul's Mate.../s .
Period.
I love You..
I wait for You.. only.
~True love never dies & true love always waits.~
It is my bond.
It is my vow.
I love You.. faithfully.
I will wait Forever, if that's what God, & You.. deem for me to do.
Humbly.
God, Your trembling kat, shaky, chewing lips daughter,
~Tijgeress kat Phoenix. 🌺
👩🤓💡⚓🙏🙇‍♀️⛓🧰⌚🌂🔗🗝🔱⚜💝♾🕯💋
Fr.9.30.2022 8.34pm est.
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ivyloveheart · 2 years
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Ooo! How about two! 2. This was a mistake
Your eye twitched at what had just been handed to you. You eyed the abomination, staring in unblinking horror.
“You’re serious.”
You couldn’t take your eyes off… whatever this was, but in your upper left peripheral vision you could see just how unwavering his smile was.
“Yeah? Why wouldn’ I be, brah? Yer da one who gave me the idea, anyways. Lawl”
Your expression fell into one of complete despair, and you gave a pathetic groan, letting your head fall forward and hang in regret against the steering wheel.
“What’d he give you??” Error’s bemused voice finally spoke up, his form leaning to your side from the passenger seat, “what could be so bad that it makes you so—oh my god.”
You groaned again, but honestly you couldn’t help from laughing, giggling just a bit at the same time at the hilarity of it all.
“What the [heck!] is that?? Holy [shoes!].”
“Language, brah~”
“No— answer my question—what IS THAT??”
“You don’t know?”
“NO, I don’t know! I’ve never even see—”
You heard Fresh’s voice get close to you, whispering over Error’s blustering, “Error doesn’t know, brah—”
You couldn’t take it anymore, and burst into laughter, your gut already sore as you cast your head back, silencing the both of them with your cackling.
“I am NOT going to eat this again! That was a one time thing, ONLY.” You, still giggling in your delirium, placed the small cup full of ketchup and candy in the cupholder, and gripped the steering wheel, using your other hand to lightheartedly push Fresh’s face out of your side window with your finger. “You’re done with work, right?”
Fresh nodded, still grinning like nothing.
“Then get your wormy back-side in the car right now,” you jerked your hand back, pointing to the back seat with your thumb, “and you eat this nightmare of a concoction, ‘cause I’m not touching it again.”
Fresh giggled, continued to grin, and moved to do what he was told. “Oki-doki~”
With your laughter now finally dying down, you placed your face in your palm and sighed with the remainder of your snickering. “This was a mistake,” you spoke to yourself, shaking your head, “that whole thing was a mistake,” but all of you knew you weren’t really that mad about it.
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kittyymew · 2 years
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Where I Belong
Chapter 3- “The Fallen”
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Hello Lovelies! I am sorry I took forever to come back from my hiatus. A lot of stuff happened in my life and I found myself in a place where I wish no one finds themselves in.
I tried my best to complete this chapter, but I kept getting distracted which might have jeopradised the delivery of this chapter. I apologise for that.
And I thank you all for reading my stuff.
Note: It is not proof read, so there will be a few errors.
WC: 3107
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Link to previous parts- Part 1. Part 2.
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Tobirama’s PoV-
“Please be fine. Please be fine… Please…”
That’s the only phrase that has been playing in my head on loop ever since we got an alert of the Uchiha cornering my baby brother, Itama. He’s too young to die.
Big brother and I were already ambushed by a few of the Uchiha men, taking us longer than expected to reach Itama. I just… hope we’re not too late.
Third PoV-
It feels like you are floating in nothing but darkness and quiet for what seems like an eternity. Is this what there is after you die? Nothing but loneliness and darkness consuming you? Is this it though? Is this as far as you went? Your dreams of achieving peace left behind. Dreams of stopping the war. Well, at least it is peaceful here, devoid of all the war, violence, and bloodshed. Pretty ironic coming from you at this point, because you just slaughtered a lot of people tonight.
“Y/N!?” You hear someone call out your name. Are they trying to shake you awake?
“What the hell happened?!”
You hear the same voice again. It sounded so familiar, yet so foreign. Are you still laying on the battleground? Are you even alive at this point?
You hear your name being called again, and it takes every goddamned fiber in your body to bring yourself to open your eyes. Everything’s so blurry.
“I-Ita-…”
You cannot even form a word. Is Itama even alive?
“Y/N?!”
“Oh,” you think when you realize someone’s almost… trying to shake you awake? You look up, trying to make out who it was. Your blurred vision combined with the darkness of the night was not helping you. Yet, you could almost see the outline of a dark spiky-haired head. Well, at least his eyes are not glowing red. And before you know it, you’re pulled back into the darkness. Well, if this is the end of the road for you, you pray that at least Itama is still alive.
Tobirama’s PoV-
“ITAMA!” I almost yelled out, making a bee-line towards his body. There were bodies and pools of blood I stepped into, I didn’t care. My heart dropped when I saw him covered in blood. God, I hope that he’s still alive.
“Itama!” I quickly kneel beside him, checking his pulse. It was faint, but it was there. He looked pale, probably from all that blood loss. I call out to big brother.
“He’s alive! Hurt, but alive! We need to get help!” I vociferate, looking over my shoulder to see big brother standing a few feet away over a body… I could recognize her anywhere in a heartbeat. He looked… puzzled. Why is he just standing over her? Why isn’t he helping her? What the hell was Y/N doing all the way to the Northside? She was supposed to be down South.
“Big Brother! HELP HER!” I yell at him. I’m usually not the one to lose my calm, but heck, what was he even doing, just standing there, doing nothing.
I quickly hoist Itama's body over my shoulder and walk over to where Y/N was laying.
“Is she alive?!” I ask big brother Hashirama. He seemed to be staring from the spot where Itama was laying.
“What are you looking at?” I turn around, noticing the boulder for the first time, which was clearly cut in half.
“Just… snap out of it and check on Y/N!” I intended to shout, but my voice came out barely over a whisper.
He quickly bends down, checking Y/N’s pulse, sighing in relief as he feels one. I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding in. He picks her up and we quickly make our way back to the base, hoping we’d make it in time.
“Who do you think did that?” big brother says after a few minutes.
I stay silent. There could be a lot of possibilities. But if it was some sort of animal, or perhaps an unknown entity, why were Itama and Y/N still alive? Barely alive, but still.
“You don’t think….” Big brother trails off hesitantly after receiving no response from me.
“Don’t be absurd. Let us just focus on getting both of them the help they need before it’s too late for either of them” I snap at big brother. There is no way Y/N could’ve done that back there.
--Timeskip--
Third PoV-
After the two Senju brothers brought your and Itama’s body to the medical campsite, Butsuma Senju had both of you brought back to the Senju residence instead of the local hospital. The battle had ended two days after it had begun, neither side winning. Your father visited the Senju residence every day, but not once did he ask about you.
You and Itama were still unconscious. While Itama’s condition seemed to be getting worse, your vitals were improving.
Day Three-
It had been three days since they found you and Itama.
“Had I not been so reckless on our mission, the Uchiha never would’ve figured out that someone had infiltrated their base and the attack would’ve never happened,” Tobirama says in a hushed tone. He had cursed himself every day since the attack.
Hashirama tried to tell him that the war and attacks on each other’s bases are inevitable. But, even he failed.
Day Five-
Tobirama and Hashirama are out in the village, helping escort a Feudal Lord when Imachi and Kamura come rushing to where the Senju brothers were. The two brothers glanced at each other at the unexpected appearance.
“It’s Itama…” Imachi says, looking at Hashirama.
“Go… we’ll take over this mission…” Kamura says.
Hashirama gives them a nod, as both he and Tobirama rush home.
Day Eight-
The Senju head family was done carrying out the funeral rituals for Itama, burying his body in their family grave. They were still amidst the war, so they followed the same, short ritual for Itama as the countless other fallen soldiers. Soldiers dying was a given. Still, it hurts when it is someone you know.
Hashirama and Tobirama stayed back at the cemetery after they buried Itama. The two boys were standing over Itama’s grave, the sun was already starting to set.
“Do you think Y/N is going to die too?” Tobirama asked.
“I… don’t know. I hope not. Father said that the doctors said that she seems to be in a better condition than Itama was in.” Hashirama says, placing a hand on his little brother’s shoulder.
“Let’s go home. It’s getting late.” Hashirama says.
Just as the two turn around, they see Butsuma standing at the entrance of the cemetery with his hands folded over his chest.
“What is father doing here?” Hashirama says, surprised to see his father, hours after the ceremony had ended.
“Probably here to scold us for missing out on some practice or something…” Tobirama states, knowing all too well how tough Butsuma is.
“Only one way to find out…” Hashirama says. The two of them walk over to Butsuma.
“Is there something you wanted to talk to us about? It is strange to see you lingering around here” Hashirama says.
“It’s Y/N. She-..” before Butsuma could even finish his sentence, Tobirama disappears as he rushes home as fast as he could.
“Tobirama!” Hashirama yells, quickly apologizing to his father before following Tobirama.
“You didn’t even let father finish his sentence!” Hashirama scolds him.
“I lost Kawarama. I lost Itama. I cannot lose Y/N too.” Tobirama says, not slowing down.
“You’re not the only one who lost Kawaram and Itama. You need to learn to keep a level head. Father didn’t say that Y/N died.” Hashirama says.
“He didn’t say she’s alive either,” Tobirama says, his voice cracking a tiny bit and if it wasn’t Hashirama who was listening to him, it would’ve gone unnoticed.
Hashirama falls silent, scared at the thought of losing yet another person, let alone someone who is like family to him. Silence takes over the two of them as they approach the Senju residence. Both of them prayed that at least you made it out of death’s grasp.
Day Ten-
You were devastated when they broke Itama’s news. All your efforts, everything, all of the bloodshed, only to lose Itama. The two brothers have not left your side ever since you gained consciousness. If you thought they were unbearable before, you were in for a whole nother level of protectiveness. You felt a change in the atmosphere around them. As if they are trying to ask you something but wouldn't. Or maybe it's just them coping.
They did say that they were the ones to rescue you and Itama. That means, the say what kind of distruction your Jutsu did. And they did say that no one was there when they got there. So then, who was the person who was calling out your name? If it was someone you knew, why didn't they try to save you?
Day Twelve-
The village held a memorial for Itama. You were barely able to walk, but you couldn’t, not go. You saw your father at the memorial for the first time since the night of the attack. It hurt knowing that your father didn’t love you. Hell, he probably doesn’t even think you deserve a basic human decency level of respect.
“I am gonna go take a breather” you whisper to Tobirama.
“I am coming with you,” Tobirama announces.
“God, no! You need to stay here. Besides, I want to be alone at the moment.” you say as you rub your temples. You barely had time to recover and you were weak and exhausted at the moment.
Tobirama frowns at your statement and opens his mouth to protest when you raise your hand in front of him.
“Please. I’ll be fine. I’ll be nearby and I’ll be careful. I just need some time… alone.” You say.
Tobirama contemplates for a moment before giving you a weak nod.
“Thank you,” you say, sighing as you turn around and wobble out of the venue and towards the one place where your mind finds peace.
Tobirama is about to take off and follow you when he is stopped with a hand on his shoulder.
“Give her some time to grieve on her own” Hashirama says
“But… If you say so, Big Brother.” Tobirama says as he watches you walk out of sight.
“We still don’t know what exactly happened that night. And I have a hunch that it wasn’t a random entity or an animal…” Hashirama says, almost in a whisper in an attempt to calm Tobirama’s nerves of letting you go alone.
“Even if Y/N is strong enough to do something like that, she is in no condition to fight if she’s attacked” Tobirama protests.
“You need to put in a little more faith in her than that, Little Brother. Now, come. Father was summoning you earlier.” Hashirama says as he pulls Tobirama in the opposite direction.
--Brief Timeskip--
You let out a groan as you finally reach the riverbank, and sit at the edge of the river. You removed your footwear and dipped your toes in the cold water. This was the first time you were truly alone. The first time you started to feel the overwhelming emotions. The first time you let everything; your exhaustion, your emotions; everything, take over, letting out a loud sob.
You could be hit by a thousand blades and that would still feel less painful than what you were feeling right now.
“Come on now. You can’t cry. You’re not weak.” you say to yourself, gasping for air in between sobs as you hastily try to wipe the never-ending stream of tears rolling down your face.
You quickly manage to calm yourself down. “You’re not the only one who lost people, Y/N,” you say to yourself, over and over again in a pathetic attempt to not feel the grief of losing, of hurting.
You pick up a pebble from the ground and toss it in the river.
“It wasn’t just Itama. A lot of people died that night,” you say.
You pick up another pebble and toss it in the river.
“On both sides…”
You say, trying to reason with yourself. Picking up another pebble, you toss it again, with much more force this time.
“Hashirama and Tobirama lost their own brother! Who am I to cry like this? Itama wasn’t my own bro-” you stop mid-sentence, realizing what kind of absurd bs you were about to say.
“Who am I kidding? He was my family too…” you whisper, weakly tossing a pebble in the river.
“Hey” you hear a voice behind you. Your heart drops and you’re ready to get up and attack, just when he continues speaking. “Long time no see…”
You recognize that voice. It was Madara. The boy you met before this war.
“So.. umm…”
“It’s Y/N”
“Y/N. This time you look like someone killed your cat. What happened?”
Madara says in a slightly humorous tone.
“What do you mean? I’m fine!” you say, still facing the river.
“Tch, liar. Wanna talk to me? I’ll listen.”
“It’s nothing,” you say, trying to sound convincing.
“Come on!! Just spill it!” Madara presses you a little.
“No... There isn’t anything..”
“Hey, stop dragging this out! I promise. I’ll listen.” Madara says as he walks to stand beside you and bend down a little.
“It’s nothing at all…” you say, tears streaming down your face again.
As Madara gets beside you, you instinctively move your head to face him while talking, only to reveal your snot-covered nose, wet cheeks, and reddened eyes and nose.
You could swear you heard him shriek before he yells out, “Out with it already!”
“What’s the matter?” he asks, softly this time.
You could see he seemed genuinely concerned.
“My… well, someone I considered as my little brother, died…” you say, wiping your eyes.
“I come to the river because I feel like all the haziness in my heart gets washed away as I stare at the water” you continue.
You hear him shuffle again, his feet against the pebbles. He sighs and sits down beside you.
“So, that’s what happened,” he says, staring at the river too.
“Your name’s Madara, right? Could it be the same for you too?” you ask, turning around to face him. You catch him staring at the river.
“Do you have siblings?” you ask.
Somewhere, deep down, you needed to hear that you aren’t the only one to lose someone. Someone you didn’t know. Perhaps, this is why you’re asking a stranger whether he has lost someone.
“I’m one of five…” Madara speaks up. He picks up a pebble, fiddling with it before continuing, “Well, there used to be five of us…”
You let out a soft gasp, realizing where his story is headed.
“Used to be…?” you ask softly. Even though the logical part of you tried to not ask that, the softer side of you did.
“Yes. Now, there's just my little brother and I. We are Shinobi after all. We never know when we might die.” Madara says, turning his head to look at you.
“If there’s a way where neither side has to die, it’d be where they revealed what’s inside them. Hid nothing. And they’d drink together like they were brothers. But then that’s impossible.” He says, turning around to face the river
“Cause one can’t really look deep inside someone and see who they really are...” He says.
You could hear the anger in his voice. The same kind of anger you had inside you.
“... In reality, they both can be seething inside.” he continues, tossing the pebble in his hand with enough force and the correct technique for it to bounce off the surface of the river and reach the other side.
“It’s impossible… to show what’s inside us to each other…?” you ask, still processing what he just told you.
“I don’t know. But, every time I come here, I make a wish that I’ll find some way to make it happen,” he says.
This time, it was Madara who had a proud grin on his face.
“By the way, look. Seems I finally got it to go in the right direction” Madara says, referring to the pebble he just threw. “It’s not just yours. Mine too reached the other side.”
You look at him, more like, stare at him. Could it be possible that there was someone out there who might have the same dreams as you? Someone who was sick of all the war and the bloodshed too. Someone who believed in peace, someone who wanted a peaceful world?
“If you keep staring, you might convince me that you’ve fallen for me!” Madara yells out to embarrass you.
“WHAT! EW!” You yell, pushing him away as he laughs. You couldn’t help but giggle. This was the first time you felt "good" in days.
You knew the following days are going to be filled with a lot of unpleasant scenarios.
I mean, you still have to confront Hashirama and Tobirama about what really happened that night and you knew it is not going to be easy to tell them. You knew the damage you had done when you used your Jutsu. You could feel both Senju brothers on the edge whenever they were around you. And your gut-feeling told you that they had seen the aftermath of your powerful Jutsu.
But, even with a million things going on in your head, you felt at ease here, with your unnatural acquaintance. You did not feel the need to hide a part of yourself or be worried about other things. It is the one place to let it all go, and he has become the one person you truly felt free and comfortable with.
“You know, maybe one day, we would not have to grieve like this. We would not have to worry about our siblings dying. Our family dying. Or think about strangers losing their life…” you say.
This time, it was Madara staring at you. He was shocked to see someone agreeing and thinking about the same ‘ideal world’ as him. Maybe, it was you who would help him get there. Or maybe, it would be him helping you.
“You told me what you wish for when you come here. I’ll tell you what I wish for whenever I come here,” you say, looking at him with a smile.
“I wish for a world where everyone would understand each other. A world where when someone dies; someone’s father, mother, siblings, cousins, or friends; they would not be considered as ‘The Fallen’....”
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sullengirl416 · 3 years
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things you didn’t know about him
part 1
warnings: none it's just fluff i guess lol and this might not be proofread because im so lazy so I apologize for any grammar errors in advance 🦥
notes: i absolutely love this bc this is what i imagine megumi. also forgive me again. idk if this is called a headcanon or something like that i forgot the word for it 💀 aaand i think about this a lot and it feels rlly nice to write ab it :) anyways hope u enjoy dis :P
We all know 'gumi bear likes to keep to himself and is very private with his life. But before you dated Megumi, you were very good friends with him and his friends Nobara and Yuuji. Y'all would do every thing together and often hang out in each other's houses whenever you plan to. Even though you did your best to make him share to you about his personal life, there were some things you didn't quite know about when you two first started dating. Things like:
-he wears reading glasses
-he only uses them when he's using his laptop or more often when he's reading. his glasses look something like this and boy does he look HANDSOME with them.
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-though he never really wears them in public or outside his home just because and only because when he does he'll find Nobara and Yuuji teasing the heck out of him (pls save dis boi)
-and plus it makes you feel really lucky and happy that you're the only one who can see him like this a lot.
-in the beginning of your relationship, you already know most about him and he thought he didn't need to tell you he wears glasses and you were a SUCKER for pretty boys with glasses.. (I know I am 😏)... but oh my god this man looks so good in them.
-you would very often just stare at him while he reads, watching him as he pushes the bridge of the eyeglasses to prevent it from leaving his nose until he notices your drooliness and he just goes "what are you staring at?" he asked you, smiling. "nothing" you say, and you immediately turn away, covering you face as you thought to yourself "he's so pretty i want to cry". the simple act makes you fall over and over again for this boy, honestly.
-but of course there was always that one time when you first noticed his pretty face become even prettier with his black framed glasses.
"hey, 'gumi?" you spoke up as you watch your boyfriend open the pages of his book while pushing the right rim upward with his knuckle. he hummed in response, slightly shifting his attention to you as he focuses on his book. "I didn't know you wore glasses" you said smilingly to the boy leaning on the headboard of his bed.
he turns to you and sees your smirk while he tries to hide his blushing face but fails miserably. you made your way towards the bed as he stutters "oh- um- well- yes."
you try your best to seductively take the book away from his hands and gently put them on the bed as he watches you sit on his lap.
both of your arms made their way up to his, wrapping them around his neck as you used your other hand to ruffle the hair near his nape. and he just stares at you, obviously blushing but a confused expression is sculpted on his face.
"um-" he starts. you lightly giggle as you bite your lower lip. "what?" confused, as he asks you, your hand still playing with his soft locks. you leaned into his ear, feeling your warm breath near the helix of his ear as you whisper the words
"you're just so pretty with those glasses, it makes me wanna kiss you."
after hearing those words, he combusts.
every ounce of his being now swallowed whole with the feeling of so much blood pooling in the apples of his cheeks. he's was so hyperfixated in blushing so hard his eyes are almost watery.
you pull away and smiled at him softly as you tilt your head playfully. with him avoiding eye contact with you, you gently grabbed his jaw, signaling him to look at you in the eyes.
you closed the gap between the two of you as you closed you eyes as you kissed him softly. you smile in the kiss as you felt him kiss you back then you pull away, hearing him faintly whine from your recent action.
you smile at him again teasingly as you looked at him, kissed his temple, preparing yourself to leave his lap only for him to take his glasses off and pull your arm to kiss you again. deeply this time.
his actions made you squeal and giggle right after, once again wrapping your arms around his neck.
"i guess i should start wearing my glasses more often then" he smirks.
whew I definitely blushed and squealed so many times while writing this um. leave your thoughts in the comments below lmk whatcha think.;) also im sorry idk how to write kissing scenes :/ I'll post a part 2 soon :P
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thera-daydreams · 3 years
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INDAY
± A Trese Fic ±
[Crispin/Basilio/Maliksi/Dominic x Skymaiden!Reader]
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01: Noon at Ngayon (✓)
02: Ang Kambal na Anak ni Datu Talagbusao, Diyos ng Digmaan (Link)
03: Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Tikbalang (Link)
04: Ang Pinuno ng Mga Aswang (Link)
05: (Link) 06: (Link) 07: (Link)
01: Noon at Ngayon
Back then, long before you were born, your mother used to work as a katulong of the Trese Family and was very close to its matriarch, Miranda Trese. Coming from the province, she was no stranger to superstitions—even more so after knowing the work of Miranda's husband Anton Trese, who was actually the Babaylan-Mandirigma of Manila.
Years later, after giving birth to you around the same time Miranda gave birth to her twins (one a stillborn, unfortunately), it was you and Alexandra who became best buddies instead, as different your personalities were. You two had practically grown up together and you yourself heard countless stories of the supernatural from your Tito Anton. It wasn't that hard to believe when he and his sigbin companions would sometimes come home tracking blood prints on the floors (which you'd helped your mother clean up). Heck, you'd even met Señor Armanaz, the Great Stallion himself and the ruling tikbalang of the Armanaz herd. That pretty, white-haired diwata seemed extremely fond of you, too, which was evident when you'd sneak in with Alexandra to Tito Anton's meetings and she would smile (even wave) at you happily.
You had absolutely no idea why the fae-like lady was so nice to you, but you weren't complaining at all!
However, in spite of your experiences with the supernatural, you and your mother always believed that you were normal humans. In actuality, that was who you were for the majority of your childhood. It was only until Miranda herself saw a vision of you—a much older you—fighting the monsters of the Underworld alongside her own daughter. During dinnertime, Miranda told your mother that she saw you blessed by the heavens with powers that would aid in the battle against evil.
It sounded absolutely ridiculous, right? Yeah, your mom thought so, too.
Your mother only laughed it off as she placed a steaming bowl of tinola in front of Alexandra's brothers, who instantly dug in like they haven't been fed in years.
"Boys! Dahan-dahan lang," Anton reprimanded his sons. "Or else you'll choke and the soup will come out of your noses!"
"Okay, Papa."
"Grabe ka naman, Miranda. I doubt that anything like that's going to happen to my daughter," your mom chuckled, watching your little hands try to feed Alexandra with a piece of chicken. "Unlike you guys, our lineage isn't anything special. Ordinaryo lang ang lahi namin."
Miranda sighed, looking at you and her only living daughter enjoying your time being kids, "I guess you're right. Baka panaginip lang talaga 'yun."
Anton glanced at her knowingly. Although he was aware that you and your mom didn't dabble in magic or anything like they did, he knew that whenever Miranda—one of the Seven Seers—had such vivid dreams, it was something of great importance. But he decided to say nothing, understanding how much your mother wanted to let you live as normal of a life possible in this household.
That was when you were seven years old. One year later, Miranda died fighting against a group of aswang who decided to betray Anton. Said man found the eight-year-old Alexandra hiding in a corner behind the waterfalls, scared and holding Sinag close to her heaving chest as she tried to hold her tearful sobs in.
Of course, a few days later, you and your mother attended the funeral with the mourning Trese family. All the brothers had done their best to stay strong, especially for their little sister who didn't fully understand yet what just happened. Little you ran towards Alexandra, holding her hand tightly as her mother's casket was lowered. Around you were various comrades, both human and non-human, paying their respects to their bereaved allies.
That day, as you turned your back to return to your mother's arms, you knew you would never forget the feeling of numerous unearthly eyes following your every movement.
Even they could sense that there was something about you, a so-called regular human child. You smelled human and had the aura of one, but there was something they couldn't place. It was like a tiny rock getting into your shoe, not coming out at all.
Much changed after that, but you and Alexandra remained close together. To your dismay, just after you graduated elementary, you and your mother had to move back to the province to stay with your sick grandparents. The last thing you could remember was kneeling in the back of the car, looking sadly through the rear windscreen as Alexandra and her brothers waved goodbye to you.
More than a decade had passed since then. You used to write letters to Alexandra, but after Hank told you she had to undergo the trials of the Puno ng Balete, you haven't heard from her (although Hank did disclose that she'd managed to come home safely, which was a great relief to you). You didn't blame her; you knew Tito Anton had passed away in the five years she was gone and that she had to take over the title of Lakan, as well as the Babaylan-Mandirigma of Manila. It was a demanding job! You remembered Tito Anton sometimes staying up all night—breakfast would be served and he would still be in his study, going over paperwork. On other days, he would be gone for consecutive nights handling cases all around Manila. You could only pray Alexandra was fine.
Your life had continued on, as well—you took care of your ill grandparents until they died, helped your mother in the province, went to a good highschool, then earned your degree in another prominent city that wasn't Manila.
Your mom actually recommended that you go to school somewhere else, given the constantly rising number of attacks in the capital of the country. And so you did. Life was hard, but normal until then.
The funny thing was that, when you reached the age of twenty-one, you finally understood why those supernatural creatures kept looking at you weirdly as a kid (and why Lady Diwata liked you so much).
What was even funnier was that the dramatic revelation came to you when you weren't in the Philippines. It was after you freshly graduated college, when you were traveling all over Asia to volunteer in charity projects. It was always your dream to one day expand your horizons not only beyond your province, but the Philippines itself, while also doing good in the world.
And here you were, walking that path you dreamt of.
The organization you luckily managed to become a member of provided everything you needed, and every few months, you would move from country to country. Because of that, you'd already been able to travel to so many places. First it was Thailand, then Indonesia, China, South Korea, India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, and currently, you were in Vietnam. Visiting those places was fun and gave you a whole new perspective of the world you lived in; it was a... learning experience, too.
Still, that incident happened when you were in Thailand, when you were the last one in the rented apartment balcony taping up the boxes for the donation drive tomorrow. Yawning, you cut more duct tape and stuck them to the open boxes tightly.
"Inday," someone said from behind you. You didn't bother turning around, thinking it was one of your fellow volunteers looking for you this late at night. Probably your roommate. She was the only one who usually called you by your nickname instead of your real name.
"Hmm?" you hummed, taping up more boxes. "Papasok na ako sa kwarto, Lyn. I just have a few more boxes to close. Alam mong mapapagalitan ako kung may hindi madidistribute bukas."
"Hindi ako si Lyn."
You paused, then slowly turned around, flinching at the sudden bright light that shone right against your eyes. For a moment, akala mo namatay ka na at hinaharap mo si San Pedro.
It was a glowing figure in white whose face you couldn't clearly see, which frightened you even more.
"Ay, mama!" you exclaimed, shielding your eyes and falling to your knees. Then, you gasped loudly, patting your body and panicking with closed lids. "Oh my God, am I dead? Nasa heaven na po ba ako?" Your lips wobbled. "Ngayon pa nga lang ako nakaalis ng Pilipinas... I haven't even done all the things I've wanted to do! Hindi pa ako nakapagpaalam sa nanay ko—aray!"
You'd felt something hit the back of your head. Hard. It was the glowing figure in white, but now you could see their unimpressed face scowling at you.
"Kalma lang, Inday. Hindi ka pa patay, pero makinig ka nang mabuti," they shushed you urgently (you weren't sure if they were male or female). "Do not be afraid. I am a messenger from the heavens, and I bear great news!"
"Great news...?" you trailed off, then your eyes widened excitedly. "Like, nanalo ba ako ng lotto? Isang milyon? Bilyon? Hala! Wait, is this a Mama Mary moment? I'm not ready to be the next immaculate conception!"
They glared at you, making you shut up instantly. "Sorry, I'll shut up now," you apologized with a mumble. This person (thing?) was kind of... strict. Whatever did you do wrong? You were just sleep-deprived and running on energy drinks (as well as kape).
"I have come to tell you that you are the vessel of the last skymaiden," they revealed, arms wide open. The light around them seemed to grow even brighter, making you squint. You felt like you were about the go blind! "Ikaw ang huling biraddali, Y/N L/N."
At ayun, zero brain cells remaining. Tunay na nagloading screen ang brain mo. Nag-error at nagcrash pa nga siguro, eh.
"... Ha? Ano?"
You blinked, completely speechless—as seen by how wide your jaw had dropped open. It wasn't that you were unfamiliar with the biraddali, it was just that you'd only heard of them once when you were just a young child. Your Tita Miranda had mentioned they were long gone from the world of the supernatural.
"Oh no, me? A biraddali? You're joking," you stuttered out, pointing at yourself. "Aren't they extinct or something? And, uh... not human?"
They nodded, "Yes. It is correct that everyone in the mystical world thought that the biraddali were long gone, even before the colonizers came to conquer the native lands. However, before the skymaidens all disappeared, the youngest and most powerful one among the seven sisters sealed her soul away to the rivers of time until the strength of a heavenly being was needed to help purify the evils of the world." The figure floated closer to you. "That last biraddali's soul, along with its corresponding power, traits, and knowledge, had chosen to reside deep within you the moment you were conceived."
Honestly, how were you even supposed to react? Your life was nowhere near ready for something like this. Was this a prank by your friends? Your colleagues? The light around this person seemed too authentic to be fake, though.
You stayed in shock for an entire minute, silent. The being in front of you only waited for a response.
"Ano 'to, Sailor Moon? Winx Club?" you whispered to yourself, before slapping your own cheek and scolding yourself. A stinging red mark was left on your face. "Inday, kakamanhwa mo 'yan! Nasosobraan ka na ata, matulog ka na!"
Sighing heavily, you rubbed your face tiredly, still in disbelief that you—according to this stranger—were apparently some old soul from a species of ethereal beings that were long gone. It sounded like something out of those reincarnation webnovels you got addicted to. What now, you were the MC? Wattpad ka, girl?
"Look, this is a mistake. I still have to wake up early tomorrow to give out the donations," you spoke to the glowing being (or whatever it was), laughing nervously. "I'm sorry, but I think you have the wrong person. Either that or I must be hallucinating from sleep deprivation, because I'm definitely not a divine creature. You're probably just a product of my imagination. Sorry, I'm going to bed."
Bang!
At that moment, the power in the building went out. The only thing you could see was the thing who assumed you were a biraddali (they were so bright they were like a flashlight in the dark for you).
"Brownout?" you blinked. It felt wrong, though. It was eerily silent. "Did a fuse blow up?"
"Nagsimula na ang iyong unang pagsubok, Y/N," they announced seriously. "Creatures of the dark have already begun to take over this building. You may not have noticed, but all throughout your life, you have always been helping and giving. It is your nature as a being descended from the heavens themselves, and now, it is time for you to accept your destiny."
"Hoy, sandali lang! Sandali, sandali!" You were absolutely wide awake now as you heard the sounds of strange whispers around you. It was terrifyingly creepy, much creepier than whatever you'd seen back in the Trese Residence (and you'd seen a lot in that house). You did not want to be a part of a horror movie-like lifestyle. "Don't I have a choice in this?! I—I don't have any training or fighting skills! Hindi ako Alexandra Trese o Babaylan-Mandirigma! I'm not ready for this, holy sh—"
The candescent creature raised a brow at you, "Inday, I just told you that you have the power of a lost mystical being. And tell me, if you had the power to save your companions in this building from the forces of evil, would you save them?"
You were silent, knowing the answer.
"Well?" they prodded.
You bit your lip, "Oo naman. I'm not heartless!" But you were a little impulsive. And apparently, insane.
"That's what I thought. I just need you to believe in yourself," the being encouraged, gentler this time. It transformed into something smaller and rounder—like a ball of light. "Ikaw ang huling biraddali, Y/N, at marami kang kapangyarihan. Isa dito ay ang pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan, lalo na laban sa masasamang nilalang."
Bestie, what had you just gotten into?
You swallowed apprehensively, then nodded in determination, "Sige. So, how do I save the people in the building? Biraddali were said to be able to shapeshift, right? If I remember the tale correctly. Oh my God, I can't believe this is happening to me right now."
"That's just one of your abilities, but I'll teach you. I'm actually your guide," they replied confidently. "With me, you'll be able to master your powers and exceed your capabilities in no time!"
"Wait! Anong pangalan mo?" you asked breathlessly, following them as they speedily flew out of the room. "Grabe, slow down! I'm not athletic! I haven't even exercised this week, goodness."
"... Gabay. Ako si Gabay."
Despite the adrenaline and fear running in your veins, you still grinned up at the ball of light, "Okay. Nice to meet you, Gabay."
This was just the beginning of your supernatural combat training abroad. When you returned to the Philippines three years later, you were stronger, faster, and more powerful than you'd ever felt before. It was crazy.
Oh, that guy who tried to rob you when you came back to Manila was crazy, too. The two identical-looking men in dark suits and white ties—you wondered how they were surviving the heat in that attire—could only watch in awe as you chased down that man who stole your bag while doing acrobatics and parkour.
"Uy, Kuya Crispin, sino kaya 'yun?"
"Ewan ko, Basilio."
"... She's kind of pretty. Type ko. Type mo rin ata."
"The more important question is, paano niya na nahuli ang magnanakaw?"
"Oo nga, no? One in a million chance 'yan dito sa Maynila, haha! Ang astig ni ate!"
(Next Chapter.)
± Author's Notes ±
Ayieee, type daw tayo ng kambal! 😌
How the hell did I write this entirely random thing in one day? 2k+ words? Ano daw? 😃⁉️
You know, this was supposed to just be a Trese one-shot or a bunch of drabbles for the characters I'm currently simping for... but it turned into a full-blown, shameless self-insert slash crackfic. Kakacellphone ko 'yan. 🤦‍♀️
Nagresearch pa ako ng articles about Filipino skymaidens because I wanted something similiar to the Japanese celestial maidens (tennyo). Very random idea but why not? Gusto ko ng badass Y/N na hindi takot lumaban sa mga mumu! 👻
Also, pagbigyan niyo nalang ang matandang 'to kasi ilang taon na akong hindi nagpopost ng mga writings ko. May track record pa naman ako bilang author na hindi nagtatapos ng mga fanfic, hehe. I also haven't read the comics so please forgive me for any inaccuracies and of course, misspellings/errors. Gusto ko lang matapos 'to para makakabalik na ako sa Jujutsu Kaisen. 🥲😗
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