#hacked prompt contest

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A Bionicle Advent Calendar: December 23rd (Day 23)

The Prompt: Show your characters in a long-running competition or rivalry.

“Ahkmou? You’re going to award the contract to that hack?” Onewa seethed at brokerage merchant in front of him.

“His work is quite exceptional,” said the broker. “It’s the consistency: every piece is consistent with the others.”

~*~*~*~

Another year, another carving contest. No one could deny absolute brilliance of Onewa’s piece: the Rahi portrayed practically leap from the stone: he had carved it so that the striation of its layers played into the motion and lines of the sculpture.  And yet, had it been awarded first place?

No, that trophy was sitting next to Ahkmou’s piece: the most traditional, hide-bound carving of a Matoran head that Onewa had ever seen. Was it perfectly executed? Yes—Ahkmou hadn’t taken a single flawed chip off the stone. But it was utterly unoriginal. Still, they had given it first place.

~*~*~*~

Again and again, Ahkmou and Onewa would compete: for customers, for awards, for recognition, and if you asked those qualified to judge, most would tell you that Onewa could soar to far higher heights: his works were brilliant, often dramatic, but only rarely was he preferred in the public eye to Ahkmou, who had technical skills to rival him and tended to make things better tailored to the widest audience. It drove Onewa to frequent irritation, affronting his sense of justice: surely the “best” at anything should always be decided by skill, never by popular demand.

~*~*~*~

Of course Teridax would have suggested Ahkmou to the mind of Lhikan as the best Matoran to become Toa of Stone. If you wanted a rival to Onewa, there was no Po-Matoran better suited to stand against the brilliance—and the iconoclasm—of Onewa. Akhmou was solid where Onewa was daring, cunning where Onewa was hot-headed. Each of the six Matoran would have made a duller, less heroic hero than the Matoran Lhikan eventually chose, but it was easy to see how one might pick Ahkmou over Onewa: from a distance, he appeared less histrionic, more the solid presence a Toa of Stone should provide.

~*~*~*~

Betrayed. Left behind. Forgotten. Matoran look to their Turaga and Toa for guidance instinctively, and though he did not remember it, Ahkmou’s last thoughts, wondering where the Toa were, why they had not saved him, must have still lingered in his mind when the Makuta appeared and filled his mind with a twisted narrative of abandonment and betrayal: beneath those lies were a legitimate grievance: a Matoran left behind.

Ahkmou didn’t know this. Neither did Onewa, when he divined some of what the amnesiac Po-Matoran knew, but Onewa felt shame of his own that they had left Ahkmou behind—as though his personal history with Ahkmou had led to the inadvertent encounter. He couldn’t bring himself to let them return to their old ways: even though Po-Koro was to be as much the home of carvers and Po-Metru had been, he never gave Ahkmou the chisel or suggested that he was skilled with it. Ahkmou became a trading merchant, and Onewa tried to pretend that his feelings of guilt had nothing to do with their entwined history as rivals.

~*~*~*~

After the return to Metru Nui, Akhmou went to see the things he had carved, not fully believing he had spent so many years as a master sculptor. Few of the sculptures still stood in Po-Metru as they had before the Visorak attack, but there were still some monoliths to be found with small monograms deftly hidden: Onewa. Ahkmou. Hafu.

Of course he felt betrayed by the reveal of their history by the Turaga: he had felt betrayed by the Turaga since the Makuta had told him his distorted version of Metru Nui and its fall. Ahkmou had always had reservations about that tale, but none that had erased the clear lies of the Turaga. And now to learn that Onewa had been a rival of his? That he might have been just as good as him once? That but for a quick decision by Toa Lhikan, he, Ahkmou, might have been a Toa?

He felt cheated—cheated by the Turaga they called “the Referee!”

~*~*~*~

So when Teridax became the Great Spirit and made Akhmou the “Turaga” of Metru Nui, of course he was willing to try. This was not how they should have been tested, in the end, but Onewa had long since robbed him of his talent, robbed him of his place in the Po-Matoran community, robbed him of the Toa and Turaga he might have been, so this was only a small part of that being returned to him in recompense. He had no love for Teridax, who he knew full well had used him in his grand schemes, but if the Makuta could use him, he could use the opportunity the Makuta had given.

~*~*~*~

The Fall of the Makuta robot was the end of Ahkmou’s short reign. No one blamed him out loud—he hadn’t been able to do much as “Turaga” anyway: the Matoran had not obeyed him much and there were still plenty of living enemies of far greater powers and malice to be concerned about. Ahkmou was allowed to slink back into the general Matoran population yet again, as they trickled out into the reformed Spherus Magna. This was the third time—that he could remember—having to find a home in a new world. What would he be this time? A trader? A traitor?

Near the site where the Metru Nuian Matoran made their first temporary Koro, were great stone cliffs, not so different from Po-Wahi of his most distant memories, and Akhmou looked at them longingly their first morning, and he did not notice when Turaga Onewa approached, with a hammer and chisel.

“Time to get back to work,” said Onewa. “We have to do it all over again: build ourselves a home.”

Ahkmou turned his head just a little, side-eyeing the Turaga. Onewa held out the hammer and chisel.

“I think you should be a part of it, this time,” he said. “Your hands will find their way, once you have been. You’re a Po-Matoran; it’s in your soul.”

“What should I carve?” asked Ahkmou, completely stunned.

“Whatever you want,” said Onewa. “That’s what I always did. Although…”

The tall Turaga paused and stared away into memories.

“Although maybe, right now, what we really need is someone who can carve in the most traditional way possible. We need to hold onto our memories.”

#Bionicle #Bionicle Advent Calendar #Ahkmou #Onewa #One more day! I can't believe I haven't missed a day! #I suppose there's still one more chance...

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LANGUAGE GUIDE FOR LOVE ISLAND - ISLANDERS VOCABULARY (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1276992159-language-guide-for-love-island-islanders?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ArtAngel8&wp_originator=qKm00Ms6fXXWv9Jgo2Jc7umNAe%2FIP0BUkXp32uZypONFS9hDlG1jzf304GOMw0dneD%2BQlA3gqROjtQ24Ef82vFTubk8YVG5r5v0pPz%2Bo84177epuErHonXUFJvz6GoSI 

I hope this DICTIONARY is HELPFUL! I've complied this dictionary from all 9 seasons of Love Island TV show (UK).  I remember watching the first few seasons of UK TV series and like wtf on what the Islanders are saying! Then scouring the internet for the meaning. This basically prompted me to compile as comprehensive list as I could from so so many sources.

If there are any words to add, please don't hesitate to let me know! I am sure I will be adding more words when the 2023 UK summer season ends. Especially the sex lingo. Every summer it seems the Islanders try to come up with their own LINGO.

                         LANGUAGE GUIDE FOR LOVE ISLAND

The Islanders have a very specific language while on Love Island. The words and phrases used by the Islanders have specific meanings within the context of the show. 

                                ��   ISLANDERS VOCABULARY

AGGY. Contestants will use this word to refer to islanders that are angry, agitated, or aggravated. You could say, "She's so aggy today".

BANTER/BANTZ.  The act of teasing or kidding, ‘Banter,’ is the existence of high-level rapport between two people. Banter is the hottest commodity in the villa on a show like Love Island, where fit birds and geezers are a dime a dozen. Some islanders pride themselves on their bants (jokes). This is especially popular when trying to graft on with someone. 

While banter can be fun, witty chat, the islanders refer to it as the ‘playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.’ Islanders either have banter or they don't, and this can be the key difference between whether or not two contestants get flirty with each other and become romantically involved.

BELLEND. A derogatory word.

BELTER. Someone who is really gifted in the looks department.

BEVY/BEV. This new word has been introduced for the 2019 season. Used to describe a hot guy. If he's your boyfriend, he's your bevy, but if he's not your boyfriend, he's a bev.

BIRD. Girls are often called birds.

BISH. BOSH. BASH. Indicating the completion of a task with efficiency.

BODY POPPING: The art of dancing like Drake. 

BOMBSHELL. A contestant who enters Love Island after the initial group.

BREADCRUMBING. This term is used when an Islander is talking about being lured by someone. Leading someone on, or playing mind games.

BRUV. Brother, for short, not referring to a blood relative but a friend. Typically used between male islanders.

BUDGIE-SMUGGLERS. Reference to a man's tight-fitting swimming bottoms or swimsuit.

BUNDA. Means a good bum

BUZZIN’. Happy or excited about something, extremely thrilled. (i.e., "We are completely cracking on and having a great time, and bruv, I’m honestly buzzin’. I’m proper buzzin'.")   

CAPPING. Means lying. If an Islander says "no cap", that means they're not lying.

CASA AMOR. Definition (from Series 3 on): The second villa either the girls or the boys go to about halfway through every series. New people come to both villas, and it's all about whether you stay with your original person.

CHALLENGE. An official setup game the contestants play that almost never has any substantial consequences. Usually a challenge starts with them running to the little challenge area in slow motion.

CHEEKY. It means fun, brash and cute.

CHIRPSE. To flirt or chat someone up.

CHIVED. To be hacked off or peeved.

CONNECTION. A way of saying you like someone romantically in a deep and meaningful way.

COUPLE. The two-person team contestants are in. A couple shares a bed, competes in challenges as a unit, and can be up for elimination together. Love Island is won by a couple.

CRINGE. It is used to describe the peak awkwardness of a person or situation.

CWTSH. To have a cuddle

DAY DOT. Day one.

DEAD. A word used to add emphasis, such as, "That man is dead fit".

DEAD TING. The term islanders use to describe someone who isn’t attractive or good looking. Can also be used to describe something as boring or dull. 

DEFFO. A shortening of the word ‘definitely’.

DICKSAND. Like quicksand, 'dicksand' is what you get caught in when you're totally obsessed with a guy and can't get him out of your head.

DMC. An abbreviation for Deep Meaningful Conversation, often necessary on Love Island whenever one feels insecure, in love, or has fallen into dicksand.

DOGHEAD. A derogatory word for an ugly person.

EXCLUSIVE. When two islanders go 'exclusive' it means that they're only dating each other but still don't have the girlfriend/boyfriend label. It's the stage before going official with each other.

EXTRA. When you take something too far and are overly dramatic about something, over-the-top. (i.e., "Why are you getting so extra about it?")

FANCY. To have a crush or be attracted to someone.

FIT. Good-looking, in ways beyond physical fitness, ‘hot’. (i.e., "That new islander is fit, bruv.")

FLAMES: Very hot.

FISHING. 'Fishing for compliments' when trying to win over your love interest.

FUCKBOY. A male who treats females like garbage. Used in a sentence: “Chris is NOT a fuckboy.”

FUMING. Super angry or really pissed off.

G. Means girlfriend.

GAFF. House (i.e., "My head's all over the gaff.")

GASSED. This means that your excited. According to Urban Dictionary, ‘gassed’ is when one is overwhelmed or cannot hold in the excitement any longer’.

GEEZER. A term of endearment used to refer to a male friend; can also be shortened as ‘geez’.

GIRL CODE. Although girl code is not exclusive to Love Island, it is a term which is regularly used by female contestants. It is used to describe a special female pact/code that should not be broken, even for an attractive man. Hoes before bros, as they say.

GRAFT/GRAFTING. Simply put, grafting means an islander is working hard at getting another islander to like them. If an islander is not putting in the work to find love in the villa, then they won't make it far on Love Island. Grafting, therefore, is essential to the show.

GROWER. In the Love Island villa, a grower refers to someone who can slowly become more confident and outgoing as the series goes on. But it can also refer to a love interest who "grows" on you.

GUTTED. When an islander is gutted, they are emotionally devastated, usually because the person they were seeing has cracked on with someone else.

HIDEAWAY. The room where the contestants are sometimes allowed to go, almost always as a couple, for the purpose of getting away from everyone else. There are still cameras in there. People can do lots of bits.

HUN. Now this one all depends on the tone of voice used when saying it. Although potentially an endearing term of friendship, it can also carry LOTS of sarcasm. After all, ‘I’m not your hun, hun’, went down as one of the best one-liners of the show in 2018 when Eyal hit back at Hayley.

ICK. Simply put, 'the ick' occurs when someone becomes creeped out by the person they're seeing, making it difficult to continue dating them.

INNIT. A word you must often say when you end your sentences, innit.

KNOBHEAD/KNOB. An insult like bellend or dickhead

LIKE. A word used to punctuate sentences. Used in a sentence: “Like, I really am into him, but, like, I’m just not sure if I’m, like, really into him. Like, we get on, but, like, do we really, like, get on? Know what I mean?”

LING. 2022 Social media users reckon it's another way of saying something's 'leng', which is to say, incredibly attractive. Used in a sentence: 'Wow, this villa is ling.'

LIPSING. A new one for 2022. Lipsing is a slang term for kissing. If an Islander says they want to lips someone, it means they want to kiss them.“Have you been lipsing him? Or was there any lipsing?” is a question you'll often hear being asked by the Islanders after dates and each morning.

LIT. A term used to describe when something is amazing.

LOYAL. Describes someone who stays true to their Love Island partnership and friendships. Reassure others that their 'head won't turn' and that they'll stay true to their partner.

MARJ. Marj is slang for mum. 

MATE. How every guy will refer to every other guy in the villa. 

MELT. A person who is soppy and so into someone else that it's an embarrassing flaw.

MINGING/MINGER. An unsightly, unpleasant, or smelly person or thing. It comes from the word "ming," meaning smelly.

MINT. As in ‘mint condition’, a term used to describe a person, place, or things, superb superficial appearance.

MOVING MAD. This is basically when someone starts to move out of character in the villa. 

MUGGY. Like you're trying to play someone or dump them. Go behind their back, or act sneaky, disloyal.

OBVS. A shortening of the word ‘obviously’.

OG. Used to simply mean that something or someone is 'original'—meaning, the first of its kind.

Oi Oi.  A way for a large group of men to greet another person they've never seen before.

PENG SORT.  Very hot. (Synonyms: Fire, flames, proper fit.)

PIED/PIED OFF. The act of being dumped or ditched without warning. Reject someone. Every islander's worst nightmare is to be pied off on national telly in front of everyone from their nan to their boss. If an islander has been pied off, it means they've been unceremoniously dumped.

PRANGY. A term used for feeling anxious, paranoid, or scared—particularly at the prospect of someone new entering the Love Island villa.

PUNCHING. A shortened version of ‘punching up,’ it is the act of dating out of one's league.

RANTIN’. Engaging in a fierce debate with another islander or just having a good moan about something or someone.

RECOUPLE. One of the biggest causes of stress and constant topics of conversation revolves around ‘recoupling’. Recoupling is where the contestants find out if they will be picked by a fellow contestant or if they will be kicked off the show. The viewing public may be asked to vote on their favourite couples.

ROW. An argument or fight

SALTY. To behave unfavourably towards someone. Used it in a sentence, ‘Why are you being so salty with me?’

SALMON. A way to jump into the pool where you shake your body like a fish.

SAUCE. Your personality, character, and what makes you, well, you, or sex appeal.

SHADE. To throw shade is to make a public show of contempt for someone or something, often in a subtle or non-verbal way.

SITUATIONSHIP.  Love Island is full of uncertain romances, where the boundaries are not clearly drawn. ‘Situationship’ is the perfect word to describe this kind of entanglement where there are no labels yet, but it might be assumed to be exclusive.

SLAG. A disgraceful, derogatory term akin to a slut. The Love Island villa is a place of acceptance, forward thinking, and sexual freedom, and thus, slag is one of the worst words one can utter while on the show.

SNAKE/SNAKEY. When someone’s being sneaky, deceitful, or sly behind your back Or right in your face. In the villa, someone is 'snakey' if they make romantic advances towards a coupled up islander.

SNOG. To make out, often with some heavy petting.

SORT. If you’re the right sort, consider yourself lucky. In the land of Love Island, a sort is someone that is considered to be extremely attractive, and therefore, is a compliment of the highest order. (i.e. ‘He’s a right sort’.) If you think someone is a sort they’re probably also your type on paper and you’ll want to graft them after pulling them for a chat and finding out the vibes.

SWIPE RIGHT. Derived from the Tinder function. Refers to the idea that you approve of someone based on their looks.

TING. Someone who you aren't necessarily dating, but someone to have fun with while you are single.

TOSSER. Somehow a little bit more acceptable than wanker, despite the two words having exactly the same meaning.

VIBE. Islanders recount how they're 'vibing with each other' i.e., they're each other's type on paper.

WANKER. An insult. (Synonyms: Dickhead, bellend, or knobhead).

WAVEY. Wavey is just another word to describe someone as good looking. 2019 Casa Amor has new slogans on the walls, including 'wavey', 'catch feelings' and 'buff'.

WEAPON. The use of the word doesn't relate to an illegal firearm, but more of a way of saying someone is the full package. (e.g., "I'm chatting to the new girl in the villa, she's an absolute weapon.")

WIFEY. The term the guys will use to refer to their girlfriend.

                           ISLANDERS CATCH PHRASES

100% MY TYPE ON PAPER. Phrase used to describe someone who possesses qualities that you initially find aesthetically or otherwise pleasing.  Variation: A bit of me. 

A BIT OF ME. Someone you're attracted to. The object of one’s affections. 'A bit of me' is a phrase used by Islanders to indicate interest in a fellow Islander, most often soon after a new contestant has entered the villa. Someone tends to announce "He is a bit of me" or "she's a bit of me".

A SORT. A term to describe someone a person finds physically attractive.

AT THE END OF THE DAY. A phrase meaning ‘ultimately’.

BACK YOURSELF. To ‘back yourself’ is to have self-belief or self-confidence. The boys this year seem to like saying ‘you’ve gotta back yourself’ to one another, which is basically them telling each other to believe in themselves. Cute, really.

BYE FELICIA. The term is used by people who don’t care when someone is leaving. The ‘Bye Felicia’ neon sign is aptly placed by the front door of the villa.

CAN I PULL YOU FOR A CHAT. When an islander wants to speak with someone for a private, often more serious conversation, or simply to try and ‘graft’ someone, they’ll say something like "Can I pull you for a chat?" On Love Island, we hear this phrase a lot. (i.e., "I just wanted to go for a chat and see where your head's at").

CAN’T BE ARSED. A state of uncaring, ‘couldn’t care less’; When islanders say they ‘can't be arsed,’ the truth is that they could very well be arsed.

CATCH FEELINGS. Refers to falling in love when you weren't supposed to or starting to like who you were matched with too soon.

CHEESE TOASTIE. A grilled cheese

COULD BE HAPPIER. The type of happiness that's not big enough to stop you from ending things with who you're with in order to get with someone else.

COUPLE UP. Become (or remain in) a couple with someone during a Love Island recoupling

CRACK ON. For two people to pursue each other romantically. The whole point of the show is to crack on with someone. The most compatible couples on Love Island are usually those who have cracked on really well, meaning they've developed quite a romantic relationship.

DBS AKA DO BITS SOCIETY. The Do Bits Society or DBS as it became known later, was a secret members’ club for islanders who had successfully taken part in sexual activities in the villa.

DEAD IT. Means to end something. This could be used when referring to a romance or an argument. 2023 viewers will have seen Kai recently trying to dead his feud with Olivia, although she's refusing to let drop the issue.

DECLARATIONS OF LOVE. The speeches the final four couples’ say to each other at the Love Island prom.

DEEPING IT. You’ve probably heard one or two of 2023 Islanders say ‘I’m not deeping it”. Think of the phrase ‘it’s not that deep’ and it starts to make sense. If an Islander says they’re ‘not deeping it', then they’re not thinking too deeply about something. Nah, too easy.

DIGGING ME OUT. The act of having a dig at someone. Or, if you're reading what 'digging out' means on Urban Dictionary it is MUCH ruder… Used in a sentence: "Why you digging me out forrrrrrrrrrr?

DOING BITS. To fool around in a sexual manner, more than kissing and less than the full shebang.

DOING MY HEAD IN. Somebody or something is bothering/upsetting you and/or giving you a headache.

DROP ME OUT.  Essex slang for "Oh My God!" - an expression of disbelief or shock.

DUMPED FROM THE ISLAND. Get eliminated.

EARLY DAYS. It is too soon for you to be completely sure about something

EGGS IN ONE BASKET. The term refers to the act of going all-in on something. Within a Love Island context, this is when a contestant decides to give all your attention to just one other Islander.

END OF THE DAY. An expression signalling that the declarative statement that follows will be a total summation of the matter at hand. A phrase meaning 'ultimately' that shouldn't be used nearly as much as it is.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. Islanders are actually bringing back an old classic this year: 'everything happens for a reason'. This one's pretty self-explanatory, right?

FACTOR 50. Really, really, really try to woo a person.

FANNY FLUTTERS. A tingling or aching sensation that women feel when she is aroused or when they get excited. (When someone has turned you on.)

GET THE HUMP. To become annoyed, perhaps unreasonably so, about one’s current state of affairs.

GET TO KNOW. Talk to someone with an intention of sussing out potential romance. (i.e., "Yeah, I'm very interested in getting to know you. Like, very.")

GOOD CHAT. Phrase used to summarise someone's conversational ability, used like banter (i.e., "He's got good chat")

GOOD CONNECTION. A nice romantic vibe and/or dynamic.

HAVE A CUDDLE. To cuddle, usually with one islander as the big spoon and the other as the baby spoon. Since couples sleep in the same bed, islanders will wonder in the morning whether other islanders ‘had a cuddle’.

IS WHAT IT IS. Expression of defeat when something, usually a relationship, does not go the way you’d want it to, so it must be accepted even if it is undesirable. (i.e., “There's nothing you can do about it”, “It is what it is, innit”). Basically, English for ’c’est la vie.’

I’VE GOT A TEXT! What would Love Island be without this! A saying sure to put the fear in the Islanders, whoever’s been unlucky enough to hear the ping of their phone shouts this out. The common reaction to receiving a text message from the producers, shouted when done correctly, instructing them to do something. Most stick with the classic ‘I’ve got a text’ but former Islander Ovie Soko introduced the shorter and quite honestly refreshing shout of ‘message!’.

I’VE LOST MY HEAD. A way to describe how you are feeling. You've lost control of a situation, you could be a little confused and upset. (i.e., "I've lost my head since he dumped me.")

Je ne c’est quoi. Bringing a bit of European flair to the villa's lingo. If you see someone and they’re your type and you click, and they’ve got that je ne sais quoi.

KEEP HIM/HER/THEM ON THEIR TOES. Keep the relationship in a kind of guessing, fun, non-boring vibe?

KEEPING MY OPTIONS OPEN. This phrase is used when the islanders don't want to commit. If they want to see what happens in the series they will 'keep their options open'.

KICK OFF. Get rowdy through clear anger.

LAY IT ON THICK. Try reeeaaalllyyy hard to graft someone. He has no idea you fancy him; you've got to lay it on thick tonight.

MUGGED OFF. Someone who's been disrespected, deceived, or made to look like a fool for being played. (i.e., "Now I look like an absolute mug".) Being mugged off is a rite of passage on Love Island , but being labelled as muggy is deeply frowned upon. On Love Island, this is typically done by selecting a new partner with little regard for their former one. Most islanders feel mugged off when a presumed friend chats up someone they're interested in. This disloyal friend is then deemed muggy, and their reputation is thus tarnished.

MY HEADS GONE. A phrase said by someone who is struggling to think straight after catching the eye of someone else in the villa and being unsure as to which romantic interest they should couple up with.

MY HEAD’S BEEN TURNED. All of your emotional attachment and attention shifts from the person you may have liked to another, usually a newer islander. This phrase is something no happily coupled islander wants to hear.

MY HEAD IS SCRAMBLED. When Islanders say, "My head is scrambled," they mean that they're confused or not sure what to do. This is usually a result of a new bombshell entering the villa and turning their heads.

MY TYPE ON PAPER. A way of describing a person’s type. The kind of person you're usually attracted to physically. But usually followed by a ‘but’…  

NOT BEING FUNNY BUT. A great way to start a sentence when you’re about to be incredibly rude about someone. (i.e., "Not being funny, but… you’re a prick.")

NOT GONNA LIE. A phrase to indicate you're not lying, often filler. (Synonym: If I'm being honest. E.g., “I…not gonna lie, I expected more from this conversation.”)

OH MY DAYS. An exclamation of shock that apparently everyone's agreed to say a lot.

OH MY GOD. A way of showing that a person is excited by something. Used in a sentence: “Oh my god! Can you believe we’re really here?”

ON JOB. 2023. This year’s lot are all about putting in the hours. The boys especially love saying they’re ‘on job’, or telling each other to ‘get on job’; this refers to putting in the hours and grafting to form stronger connections. In other words, they’ve got one job to do – get the girl or boy – so they better get to work.

PRANGING OUT. To behave erratically. (e.g., "I just feel like everyone's pranging out. I'll make some nettle tea.")

PROPER FIT. It’s often used to quantify the level of attractiveness, anger, or horniness. (i.e., "That new islander, is proper fit, bruv.")

PUT IT ON. Flirting. The phrase "put it on" is commonly heard in The Beach Hut confessions or chats between close friends. Typically, an islander will announce they need to put it on as a way of grafting and, ultimately, cracking on with them.

PUT ME IN MY PLACE. Match me in terms of dominance, and give banter back to me equally. 

SHOOT YOUR SHOT. Taking the opportunity to tell someone that you are interested in them. (i.e., "You should shoot your shot with him. What's the worst that could happen?").

SQUASH IT. Similar to 'dead it', 'squash it' is normally used when the Islanders are try to end a feud or argument.

STEP ON TOES. Try to get with someone who someone else is already with or likes.

STICK IT ON. Variations: Put it On, Crack On. To graft or make a move on someone an Islander finds physically attractive, either by flirting or by attempting to kiss. 

SWIPE RIGHT. Derived from the Tinder function. Refers to the idea that you approve of someone based on their looks.

THE MATH IS NOT MATHING. You may have heard the expression "the math is not mathing" being used in the villa. This means that something is not adding up or doesn't make sense.

THIS IS NOT FRIEND ISLAND. Specifically, what Love Island is not. This phrase is Love Island's version of ‘not here to make friends’.

TO BE FAIR. A common phrase meaning, "I'm about to point out something," or, "I just pointed out something."

TRUE TO MYSELF. Often found in the same sentence of ‘shooting your shot’, if you’re staying true to yourself you’re following your feelings. It should be noted that when an Islander says they have to ‘stay true to myself’ and ‘shoot my shot’, then drama is very likely to be on the way.

WAVEY. Another word to describe someone as good looking.

WE GET ON. Shortened way to say we get on together (i.e., "I get on with her/him.")

WHAT HE/SHE BRINGS TO THE VILLA. The ultimate sign of respect from other islanders. It means the other islanders actually like you and recognize that your personality adds something of value to their cohort. In recouplings and other voting scenarios among Islanders, if you ‘bring a lot to the Villa,’ your chances of staying in the Villa are higher. 

WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT. The go-to phrase for any islanders wanting to know where someone’s romantic interest is at.

WINDING ME UP. To wind someone up is to annoy someone, usually in a joking or teasing manner. It is often used on the show as, "I was just winding you up" or "You're winding me up."

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. To ask if somebody understands what you are talking about. But most of the time, it’s used as a way to end a sentence. 

LAY IT ON THICK. Try really hard to graft someone.

OH MY DAYS. An exclamation of shock. In a moment of exasperation, a much more fun, much more charming way to basically say ‘Oh my god’.

PLAYING THE GAME. Is seen as slimy and as low as it can get. Despite the cash prize and fame at stake, one of the best parts of the show is that the contestants rarely mention the potential windfall.

PRANGING OUT. To behave erratically.

STICK IT ON HIM/HER. To make a move on someone (graft), flirt.

TAKE THE PISS/TAKING THE PISS. To rile, mock, or be a jerk to another person, joking or being serious. Can be used like, "Are you joking?" or "Are you taking the piss?"

WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT. You are asking someone, often in a slightly annoyed way, what they mean.

                                 BEDROOM CODE- SEX LINGO

LACING UP MY BOOTS- which could mean that a guy is ready to have sex with his partner. If you hear the guys saying “1-0” it could mean that they’re talking about a sex act performed on one person and not the other.

2018 DBS (AKA DO BITS SOCIETY). The Do Bits Society or DBS as it became known later, was a secret members’ club for islanders who had successfully taken part in sexual activities in the villa.

2018 THE DRY HUMP SOCIETY. Love Island girls created a society for people who don't do bits. The codes are: Level one- ******* and chat. Level two- normal dry hump. Level three- cock-up the leg.

2020 FOOD CODE. Boys. Avocado- giving oral; Avocada - getting oral; Tomato - giving hands stuff / Tomatah - receiving hands stuff; Toast- meant the full monty aka SEX.

2021 FOOTBALL CODE. The Love Island 2021 boys decided to use football terms as a code for sex in the villa. The codes are: One nil- an act performed on only one person; Handball- Hand stuff; Header- oral/head; and Streaker on the pitch- full on nudity. 

2021 NVQ LEVEL. The Love Island 2021 girls decided to use NVQ levels (aka National Vocational Qualification levels) as their code for sex in the villa. The codes are: Entry-level NVQ- a kiss; NVQ1- hand stuff; NVQ2- oral; and NVQ3- Full sex.

2022 BEAUTY SALON. The UK 2022 girls have thought of their very own beauty-themed sex code. This is in a state of opening up for business or closed- if the salon is open, a couple has engaged in sexual acts together. If it’s closed, there has been no under-the-sheets action between them. Beauty salon 2022 code consists of: 

Acrylics- Possibly full-on sex. 

Blow dry- Oral sex.

The phrase 'blow dry' has been used a fair few times when discussing treatments in the, ahem, salon. 

Manicure- A hand-play, hand-job or fingering, depending on which person is giving the manicure. Manicure with mouth- oral.

Pedicure- Possible foot stuff? This may sound outlandish, but considering some islanders (Bobby), apparent propensity for feet it’s entirely possible. 

French tips- Normally we'd only refer to our french tips when we're getting a new set of acrylics, but getting french tips in the villa means some sexy time involving your fingers.

Full set- The Islanders might think they're being subtle with their euphemisms but the meanings aren't too hard to work out. As you can imagine, getting a full set means going all the way. 

Window shopping- You might've heard some of the Islanders talk about 'window shopping' before they open the salon. In other words, they mean checking out the goods and possibly getting a little bit touchy feely before they commit to a full treatment.

The 2022 boys have had their own scientific code as follows: Pipette: Penis. This can be referred to as either full or empty depending on whether certain, um, acts were completed or not. Bunsen burner: Also penis. Flask: Vagina.

2023- Football warm up. For the 2023 winter season it seems the girls have decided to go going for footie references.Tanya kicked things off (see, we can do sporty references as well) when she told the girls there had been a 'football warm-up' between herself and Shaq in January and before their night in the hideaway happened. One of the girls then asked 'are you ready to start the game' to which Tanya replied: 'I'm not ready to start the game... but I'm liking what it's looking from where I am standing - how the pitch is looking where I'm standing.'

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I have finally got all the palace rulers named and mostly ready. I will go on more about them prompted or not.

The first ruler is Kamado Rowan. He is the Principal at Seiun Academy. He wants to keep the school perfect and will not settle for less. He will do anything, mental abuse and manipulation. He pushes students and teachers alike extremely hard. Any student or teacher who dares to speak out against him, will be punished and/or "exiled." Anything to keep the school perfect. He used to have a reasonand his palace reflects this fact. His constant want to improve the school's image led him to taking Rei into the school.

The second palace is that of Alexander Van Doren (one of two ocs on this list.) He is a famous half American actor. He was born to a rich family. From a young age he knew how to command emotions in a scene and his parents quickly got him into acting. He acted on stage and film. After some time of acting he eventually got hired as the host of a famous game show skyrocketing his popularity. He had everything.

But somewhere he started feeling a sort of lust for a feeling. The feeling one gets from destroying another's life. In his youth, he blamed an action of his on another young actor. The kid was fired and his career ruined. AVD kept going he started to take on apprenticeships. Most of these were, however, Contestants to play a sick game for his own entertainment. At some point he stopped seeing others as fully human. He lost all remorse for his victims. Some versions of his game couldn't go on. Because of them he is under blackmail to target some specific people. More details when I talk about the palaces themselves.

The third palace belongs to Bagin. Not much to say here other than he replaces Kaneshiro. Bagin is a codename he uses. He's in the drug dealing business and a major headache to class President Cyllene.

The fourth palace rulers are Ingo and Emmet Treywn. They couldn't bring themselves to leave their room, in Drayden's house, after their parents death. Both sides of their family hate them. They find Ingo's constant frown unnerving and his loud voice annoying. They find Emmet's smile and monotone voice unnerving as well, and his verbal tics extremely annoying. They make no real attempts to hide that fact to the twins. That they will only take in the twins because of their inheritance. Drayden a close friend of the twins parents, takes them in to his house. They love the Pokemon games the 5th gen being their favorite. (This will be important.) They of course still love trains. They also have learned to hack.

The 5th palace ruler is Lester Parukan. He is the second of the 2 OC's. He is Irida's father. He works in the Real Estate and Construction businesses. His main project is that of renting out places. He specifically targets poor, vulnerable or inexperienced people in the housing market. Promising affordable housing with stuff already inside. He puts hidden cameras and listening devices all over the houses he rents out. He waits until a tenant slips up, when they break the contract he will know. He will use this to extort his victims for money and favors (all non-sexual).

He is also a member of a cult. (The same one manipulating everything.) Before Volo got his fancy powers, Lester did the killing just more quietly. He buried the bodies on his properties. Irida doesn't know about this part.

The 6th palace ruler is Cyrus Alluvia. He is a prosecutor. Cyrus already doesn't express emotions well and he's started to repress them because of his job. (We all know this can't be good.) The only emotion that really shows is anger. All other times he shows only a void.

The 7th ruler is Cogita. Not much is known about her. She's a leader of a very influential cult. She's extremely manipulative making others bend to her will. (I don't have much for her)

Again I will try to go back and detail them more upon request or when I feel like it. I still have so much left to do before I can even start writing this au.

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21 Hacks for Effective Social Media Marketing for Restaurants

In today's digital age, having a strong presence on social media is crucial for any restaurant looking to thrive. From showcasing mouthwatering dishes to engaging with customers, social media platforms offer endless opportunities for restaurants to connect with their audience. To help you make the most of your social media marketing efforts, here are 21 hacks to elevate your restaurant's online presence:

Define Your Goals: Before diving into social media, outline your objectives. Whether it's increasing foot traffic, boosting online orders, or enhancing brand awareness, clear goals will guide your strategy.

Know Your Audience: Understand who your target customers are and tailor your content to resonate with them. Are they young professionals, families, or food enthusiasts? Customize your messaging accordingly.

Create Mouthwatering Content: Invest in high-quality photos and videos of your food and ambiance. Visuals play a significant role in attracting customers, so make sure your content is visually appealing and drool-worthy.

Leverage User-Generated Content: Encourage customers to share their dining experiences on social media using a branded hashtag. Repost user-generated content to showcase authentic testimonials and build trust with your audience.

Engage Consistently: Stay active on social media by regularly posting updates, responding to comments, and engaging with your followers. Building a rapport with your audience fosters loyalty and encourages repeat visits.

Utilize Local Hashtags: Incorporate popular local hashtags in your posts to increase visibility within your community. This helps attract local customers and promotes your restaurant as a neighborhood favorite.

Run Contests and Giveaways: Organize fun contests or giveaways to incentivize engagement and reward your loyal followers. It's a great way to generate buzz and attract new customers to your restaurant.

Partner with Influencers: Collaborate with local influencers or food bloggers to reach a wider audience and tap into their followers' networks. Their endorsement can boost credibility and attract new patrons.

Optimize Your Profiles: Ensure your social media profiles are complete and consistent across all platforms. Include relevant information such as your location, opening hours, menu, and contact details to make it easy for customers to find you.

Share Behind-the-Scenes Content: Give your audience a glimpse behind the scenes by sharing stories about your chefs, kitchen staff, and the journey of your dishes from farm to table. Authentic storytelling humanizes your brand and fosters a connection with your audience.

Encourage Reviews and Feedback: Prompt satisfied customers to leave reviews on platforms like Google, Yelp, and Zomato. Positive reviews act as social proof and influence potential diners' decision-making process.

Capitalize on Seasonal Trends: Stay current by capitalizing on seasonal trends and holidays. Create themed promotions, special menus, or festive offers to entice customers and keep them coming back for more.

Host Virtual Events: In the era of social distancing, host virtual events such as cooking demos, live Q&A sessions with chefs, or virtual wine tastings. It's a creative way to engage with your audience and showcase your expertise.

Cross-Promote with Local Businesses: Partner with nearby businesses such as breweries, wineries, or local artisans to cross-promote each other's offerings. Collaborative efforts amplify your reach and attract diverse customer segments.

Monitor Trends and Insights: Stay informed about social media trends and analytics to refine your strategy. Analyze metrics like reach, engagement, and click-through rates to gauge the effectiveness of your campaigns.

Invest in Social Media Advertising: Allocate a budget for social media advertising to target specific demographics, promote seasonal offers, or highlight new menu items. Paid ads can help amplify your reach and drive conversions.

Create Interactive Polls and Quizzes: Increase engagement by creating interactive polls, quizzes, or surveys related to food preferences, dining experiences, or future menu ideas. It encourages participation and provides valuable insights.

Respond to Feedback Promptly: Address both positive and negative feedback promptly and professionally. Show appreciation for positive comments and resolve issues raised by dissatisfied customers with empathy and a willingness to make amends.

Optimize for Mobile: With a growing number of users accessing social media on mobile devices, ensure your content is optimized for mobile viewing. Use concise captions, high-resolution images, and mobile-friendly formats to enhance user experience.

Stay Authentic and Transparent: Build trust with your audience by staying authentic and transparent in your communications. Be genuine, admit mistakes if any, and always strive to deliver on your promises.

Track and Evaluate Performance: Regularly monitor your social media performance using analytics tools to track key metrics and evaluate the success of your campaigns. Use insights gained to refine your strategy and make data-driven decisions.

Incorporating these hacks into your social media marketing strategy can help your restaurant stand out in a crowded digital landscape, attract more customers, and foster lasting relationships with your audience.

Note from PIXL CEO Bharath Gupta:

"At PIXL, we understand the importance of effective social media marketing for restaurants. Our web design services are tailored to help businesses like yours maximize their online presence and reach their marketing goals. With a focus on creativity, innovation, and results, we're dedicated to helping your restaurant thrive in the digital realm."

For personalized web design solutions that align with your restaurant's unique needs, contact PIXL today at [phone] or visit our website at pixl.in.

Start transforming your restaurant's online presence and watch your business flourish with PIXL by your side.

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Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter victim of Instagram death hoax

Statement on former reality star’s Instagram was revealed to be result of a hack, echoing social media rapper Lil Tay’s recent ordeal The former Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter has said a death statement posted to Instagram and reported by several media sites was a hoax and the result of an account hack – a turn of events which, on the heels of a similar hoax regarding the alleged death of the social media personality Lil Tay, has prompted another round of caution at taking social media statements at face value. On Monday, a post on Seiter’s Instagram account, attributed to his family, announced the death of the reality TV alum, who appeared during Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season in 2015 and has since worked as a model and adult film actor. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/29/josh-seiter-death-hoax-bachelorette-contestant-instagram?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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The Unnoticeable Enemy: Tarkov Hacks and the Battle for Fair Play

Presentation: Break from Tarkov (EFT) has acquired a reliable following for its vivid and testing interactivity. Nonetheless, the presence of EFT hacks has turned into a developing worry inside the gaming local area. In this article, we dive into the universe of EFT hacks, analyzing their effect on the game, the players, and the continuous endeavors to battle this issue.

Understanding EFT Hacks: EFT hacks are unapproved programming or changes that exploit weaknesses inside the game, allowing uncalled for benefits to the people who use them. These hacks envelop different cheats, including aimbots, wallhacks, ESP (Extra Tangible Insight), and plunder hacks. Aimbots furnish players with improved pointing and shooting capacities, taking into consideration exact and computerized kills. Wallhacks empower players to see through walls and articles, uncovering foe positions. ESP hacks give extra data, like the area of players and plunder. Plunder hacks control the game’s plunder framework, giving players an uncalled for advantage in obtaining important things.

Effect and Countermeasures: EFT hacks adversely affect the game’s uprightness and the general player experience. They make an imbalanced battleground, compromise fair contest, and lessen the fulfillment of genuine players. Experiencing programmers can prompt dissatisfaction, as the interactivity becomes corrupted by unreasonable benefits and compromised difficulties.

To battle EFT hacks, the game’s engineers, Battlestate Games, have carried out a few countermeasures. They utilize an enemy of cheat framework that effectively screens ongoing interaction, distinguishes dubious exercises, and issues punishments, including long-lasting boycotts, to guilty parties. Ordinary updates and security patches are delivered to address weaknesses and fortify the game’s protections. Battlestate Games likewise depends on player reports to recognize and make a move against thought programmers, cultivating a cooperative exertion in keeping up with fair ongoing interaction.

The Continuous Fight: The fight against EFT hacks is a continuous battle, as programmers constantly adjust their procedures to avoid identification. Battlestate Games stays focused on fighting these hacks by upgrading their enemy of cheat framework, teaming up with security specialists, and putting resources into cutting edge innovations. They effectively break down ongoing interaction information, direct examinations, and work intimately with the player local area to assemble knowledge and further develop their enemy of cheat measures.

End: While EFT tarkov hacks a tireless test, the faithful endeavors of Battlestate Games plan to maintain fair play and protect the respectability of the EFT gaming experience.

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The Tried And True Methodology For Bank In Step By Step Detail

It wasn't that long ago that making a deposit or withdrawing money from your checking account meant physically going to the bank and talking with a teller. Some banking apps also allow you to deposit checks remotely. When prompted, you enter the deposit amount, then take a picture of each sides of the endorsed check. Extra common on PCs, these harmful packages have the potential to disrupt a pc's operation, gather a user's private info, or take possession of a computer's assets to send spam or perform other hostile tasks. Use that data to reap the benefits of the victims. Whereas smartphones are equally convenient, their small screens can make navigation more tedious and data more durable to read. Different decisions embrace the Boxee field and Apple Television, and small flash drive sized HDMI sticks equivalent to the Google Chromecast and the Roku Streaming Stick. Gartner. "Gartner Says Apple Will have a Free Run in Pill Market Holiday Season as Opponents Proceed to Lag." Sept. Annually, the CanSecWest safety conference contains a contest known as Pwn2Own in which experts try and crack the defenses of each Apple and Windows computers. Think about participating in an online conference designed to pitch your product to overseas buyers.

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That means that online banking builders are focusing most of their vitality on apps for Apple's iOS working system instead of the less common Android, Blackberry Tablet OS and Home windows 7 platforms. Given the comfort, increased features, and improved safety offered by on-line banking -- notably on gadgets like the iPad 2 -- extra people are sure to trade of their teller for a tablet in the coming years. Managing your finances with the iPad 2 clearly represents a significant advancement over traditional banking. The protocol that allows real-time faxing over the Internet is the T.38 protocol. You can even share it with mates and household over email and social media, or use it to create fun projects like scrapbooks, slideshows and refrigerator magnets. If you are online lots, you your self may send a dozen or extra emails each day without even interested by it. For way more on credit and how to enhance your rating, explore the hyperlinks on the subsequent page. Credit card companies who send you solicitations typically accomplish that after conducting one of those inquiries on you. Nature Stroll Connect. "How Inquiries Have an effect on Your Credit score Score." Nature Stroll Connect.

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Prompt (?) / Contest of Champions

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Sesshomaru|| SFW Alphabet

A/N: Heheh he seggsy ft. a gender neutral reader

Word Count: 2140

A: Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Sesshomaru shows affection by cutting off the heads of those that would dare threaten you and overall ensuring your safety. He also lets you lay on him, whether in human form or demon form, the fact that he lets you lay on him, let alone be near him when he’s so vulnerable speaks volumes of your bond.

B: Best Friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

Sesshomaru doesn’t really do best friends, if he’s interested in you, he’ll make it known when he feels is most appropriate but otherwise you’re likely in his mind at least a subordinate or acquaintance at most.

C: Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

As stated before, Sesshomaru is a secret cuddler, even more surprising is the fact that he’s good at it. Sesshomaru’s cuddles are warm and fluffy and his arm wrapped tight around your waist makes you feel safe and secure. When he’s cuddling you, he’ll also bury his head into the junction between your neck and shoulder, to him this is where your scent is strongest and he loves to be reminded of it as the rest of your scent slowly blends into his.

D: Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

Settling down for Sesshomaru is kind of a weird term, it takes a lot of explaining and even then he’s still confused. When you ask him about it though, he informs you that you’re more than welcome to stay at his castle, but part of his duty is patrolling his land. He can’t settle down but he swears to you that you’ll never want for anything so long as you allow him to stand by your side.

E: Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

To be honest, Sesshomaru would probably just drop you off at the nearest human settlement/demon settlement (if it’s a really bad breakup he’ll just leave you to fend for yourself). If Rin is particularly attached to you, he may feel bad internally but in his mind, she’ll have to understand that the two of you just weren’t meant to last.

F: Fiance(e) (How would they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

Sesshomaru is kind of already engaged to you once you accept his courting offer. While he won’t be pushy about it, he does want to marry you as soon as possible. The moment you agree to marry him is the happiest day of his long life, and the whole affair is a week long festivity followed by a month long honeymoon.

G: Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

Sesshomaru is by no means gentle. Maybe if pushed to the brink of desperation to where your life was in danger, he’d crack just a little bit, the aftermath of which he’d make some excuse to always be holding or carrying you. Overall though, he’s not really gentle but he doesn’t need to be, he more than makes up for it because he treats you like you’re a gift from the heavens and a grace to all living things.

H: Hugs( Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

He doesn’t initiate hugs, ever. He lets Rin hug him and you but that’s about it. If anyone else tried to hug him, he’d cut their arms off and if anyone aside from Jaken or Ah-Un saw him receiving a hug they’d better start running.

I: I love you (How fast do they say the L-word)

Like with settling down, it takes some convincing and a lot of explanation on your part for him to understand how three words convey to you the depth of his devotion. The way he says ‘i love you’ isn’t through words (although he eventually does say so to make you happy) it’s through the way his gaze melts just a little bit when he sees you, it’s in the smile he gives no one but you, it’s in the way he’s willing to give up everything, just for you.

J: Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous)

When Sesshomaru gets jealous, it’s actually kind of serious. He doesn’t get jealous as he has no need to but seeing how Mukotsu stole you away from him and hearing how one of the thunder brothers tried to marry you made his blood boil with rage. If he hadn’t already disposed of Mukotsu he’d have made him die a slow death by Sesshomaru’s poison. Also, the fact that Inuyasha killed the thunder brothers is one of the few things he doesn’t begrudge his brother for.

K: Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

Sesshomaru’s kisses are rough and demanding, even when he’s trying to be soft with you. Something in his nature that wants to assert dominance even in the tamest expressions of love. It’s not like you mind though, his kisses always leave you breathless and wanting more.

L: Little ones (How are they around children)

As evidenced by Rin (and kind of Kohaku), Sesshomaru is really good with kids. He’s just firm and uncaring enough to keep kids in line while still letting them play and explore. And deep, deep, deep down, he enjoys kids because of the almost naive outlook they have on the world, but he’d never admit that.

M: Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Mornings with Sesshomaru are really nice and pleasant...until you have to pee. At which point it becomes an almost wrestling contest against a clingy cuddly demon who still wants to be pressed against his mate until time forces you both to wake up. It doesn’t help either that you’re likely sore from the night before.

N: Night (How are nights spent with them?)

The SFW version of a night with Sesshomaru usually consists of you telling Rin (and a bitter Jaken) stories around the fire. Rin will probably help you put your hair up before you go to sleep and when the little ball of energy finally collapses, you tuck her in and kiss her forehead. Sesshomaru in the meanwhile, would watch all of this from a distance, his superior senses negating any need to be close anyways; plus he prefers to watch over all of you from afar before sneaking under the covers next to you while you’re asleep.

O: Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

Sesshomaru doesn’t necessarily mean to shut you out he just reveals information on a need to know basis. In addition to that, most of his thoughts are carefully revealed through small subconscious reactions or expressions that take you a while to even pick up on, much less interpret. Eventually though, he does become open with you, you become the only person in the world that he trusts with the full breadth of his secrets and vulnerability.

P: Patience (How easily angered are they?)

He’s a 50/50 split. He can be patient when he wants to, but sometimes people are moving too slow for his liking and he starts to feel his hand twitch with the urge to use his claws. To get him angry to the point of it being visible on his face or even to the point that he shifts into his demon form is something few (namely Inuyasha and Kagome) are capable of. With you though, he does get a little impatient, especially at the beginning when you didn’t understand his grunting, but never fully enraged to the point of transforming.

Q: Quizzes (How much would they remember about you?  Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

Sesshomaru remembers things about you like your scent, what makes you happy, what makes you mad, etc., all very basic information for him. He doesn’t really bother to remember things like anniversaries or birthdays just for the simple fact that his concept of time is completely different to yours. He doesn’t see the point in celebrating anniversaries (he manages by noticing the changes in your scent when yalls anniversary is approaching) and he finds it amusing that you celebrate his birthday, he hates celebrating yours though because it just reminds him that you’re human and each year is closer and closer to an eternity he’ll have to inevitably spend without you.

R: Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

Sesshomaru’s  favorite moment in your relationship was when Rin accidently likened you to a parental figure one day. You managed to keep it together, but the moment she got distracted you turned to him and just sobbed into the fluff of his tail. The memory still makes him laugh but you swore him to secrecy, and he fears ever so slightly what you’d do if he broke that vow.

S: Security (How protective are they? How would they like to be protected?)

Sesshomaru does all the physical protection in your relationship. He can sense danger better even when far away and has skills and senses that you really can’t compare to. Although, Sesshomaru never sees you as inferior to him, as long as you rub his head and shoo away Kagome whenever she tries to be too sisterly with him, he’s all good.

T: Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

As mentioned earlier, Sesshomaru, while he doesn’t care for anniversaries, definitely makes a big event out of showing his love to you. Although the two of you aren’t dating, you’re courting (or married), he still manages to make you feel like the most beautiful person on Earth when he takes you out. If your date isn’t a private personal affair, he’s making a big show of it. Everyone in the land will know that you are his and that you are incredible in every way (basically multiple feasts/parties held in your honor).

U: Ugly (What are some bad habits of theirs? (I’m gonna add arguments here because they aren’t on the prompt list I found))

A bad habit of Sesshomaru’s is his impatience. He can be patient, but it’s mostly a façade, one in place to maintain his cool, unbothered persona. Truth is, many things bother him and he tends to just bottle it up and let it build until it boils over. Now, he may snap at you, but it’s most likely that he’ll walk away to go hack at a tree and not speak to you for a while. This leads to his second bad habit, his aloofness. While Sesshomaru is always aloof, it’s not usually a bad thing. But if he gets into one of his moods and you push and push and push, it will cause an argument.

V: Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

Sesshomaru isn’t concerned with his looks, he always looks flawless. 

W: Worry (changed bcus I don’t like how the original frames relationships)

Sesshomaru does worry about you a lot. He tries not to say anything or let it bother him but it seems like every second he’s reminded of your human fragility. One day for trip over a tree root, the next you poke your finger sewing Rin’s clothes, and just one after another until your damned birthday comes around again and he’s reminded of the fact that you’ll get old much faster than he will. Needless to say, he worries about you a lot.

X: (E)xes (Any previous relationship experience. How does that factor into your current relationship?)

He has some previous relationship experience, mostly from matches his mom set up or random hookups. You’re most likely his first and only serious relationship.

Y: Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner)

He thinks people who seek to gain power/get ahead through frivolous means to be some of the most distasteful scum of the Earth. Aside from that he doesn’t really dislike anyone, aside from humans, or half-demons, or other demons, or anyone weaker than him, or... we could be here all day, but he pretty much only likes you, Ah-Un, Rin, Kohaku, and sometimes Jaken

Z: Zzz (What is a sleep habit of theirs?)

Sesshomaru has never really had to sleep in a bed proper before you so he can just kinda fall asleep anywhere and be perfectly fine. His other skills include sleeping while standing and sleeping with his eyes open.

#sesshomaru x reader #sesshomaru imagines #inuyasha imagines #inuyasha x reader #x black reader #black!reader #sfw alpahbet #sesshomaru imagine #idontblushsrry

[captainkurosolaire]

Prompt #30 ~ Give Up, Butterfly

(C.F) Prompt #10 Parley of Oceans - ♫Kodama♫

You can effortlessly turn something pure in-nature, a character; a flower to be corrupted. Upon nurturing something bred twisted, deformed, unnatural. To become even decent is a contested battle. So close, when someone wicked attempts to be understanding reach balance. They're met with a catastrophe in which, breaks the wheels of the vehicle... Derailing the destination. Challenges formulate upon all acts of life. On the precipice of a new tinted-view. The smell of aromatherapy of nature coursing in the Seeker. Peace was so terribly close, so narrowing, his ownership. Rejoined with a tranquil walk into the Shrouds. His splintered side required regrowth. He confronted his future and made vows his steadied courses, were committed and reclaimed more than just a Crew, his purpose, promises. Thinking of the dread, named Past. It no-longer ached. He felt unprecedentedly brave enough to anti-steer, conqueror them. Two-eyes, held those focus. His hands were filled in the ample consideration of that. But in doing so... One necessary thing was forgotten, abstracted and taken away. He wasn't looking at the Present. His stride march gave a pause in the meadows, he felt watched. Scanning around. Something felt unnervingly wrong; instinct attempted a hook. --He misunderstood, when he took up a challenger in a new youth, a formidable pirate nonetheless. Hungriness came and it'd do anything to make a statement.

Masked eyelids camouflaged into the trees opened suddenly and a stealth man on a mission lobbed a nasty ambush on the Seeker. A trip to the leg's sending him down and elbow to the back of the head, lifting him up with dominant display and hurling him and every time resistance was attempted, he was lobbed into a series of brass knuckles butchering and busting up flesh. A new lion was here to eat the old. His name was Sinbad, and he wouldn't be ignored, or allow snarky comments. Letting out an animistic outcry. The Seeker raked the eyes before attempting a leg lock and although pushed back the Highlander he dropped a formidable knee crusher onto the ankle. Snapping it like a twig. Did he ever think someone like him was capable of keeping solace, in the world of chaos? The sea's rumbled skies followed in mimicker. Whilst this Seeker reflected on all those other things, learning to be decent. He was brought down by the hammer of indecent. What it means to own raw tenacity. He read up on his opponent, tricked scents, followed and did what any would do to claim victory. He targeted the most fragile thing, hope. Breaking that kept the bad man insane. It made good kneel and run tears to their fellows and brought down everyone in association. Captain tried to fight back but wasn't any match for a surprise onslaught. This was carnage incarnate. Leaving him blurred in a heap of his own inadequate mess. The Seeker found barely any air. Before his highlander opposition pinned his arm and then picked up a sizable gravel almost nearly a boulder and brought it crushing down. A scream echoed agony throughout the forest brought bird's to shake out and flock from the gruesome foe. Message couldn't be louder. "You're a nobody, a hack and as I said, bad decisions... Your time in this sun has sailed. I'd like to see you even try showing up in Seven Sun's to our showdown. This isn't even a fraction of the brutality I'm capable of administering." He'd provoke and taunt the rubbish. Before ripping off his link-pearl, and communing with one, he recalled before their battle Judas his First Crewmate carried an identical, in an uncanny declaration. "You've got trash to pick-up." Not only sending the signal to one, but the whole Crew on notice. He savagely spoke the coordinates before throwing the communication device in the continent. This would be taken seriously. This wasn't a showdown between honorables. This was securing his survival. Because under the tribunal and barbaric battle they had scheduled, things wouldn't remain ever the same. It'd all be flipped up-side down. Heaving his lung's depleted, wheezing. Left trying to catch up with evolution, cruelty's world, attempting to turn back all the progression-made. He was about to become outright, to mean a fate crueler than death, to be poisoned by doubt. So close. Although so terribly, far away. This wasn't a world, where a-nobody could prevail in, he wasn't chosen, not blessed by light, not a herald of anyone remotely important. Where someone like him could rise in. This all came back to just not being born with it. Bastardized, orphaned, he was being reminded of the cuffs, and restraints on him. How he paraded and offered liberation, but was the most imprisoned, of them all. Crushed figuratively, literally. He attempted to get his arm out of the rubble, but was caught, and broken. Tear's from the cloud's wept down on him, cause he couldn't, do it. He wanted that fix under the moment. All succumb too often; above even lust. To give up, not be involved with it. And that brought opening to the door, which always presents the great flood dubbed, doubt. It's so incredibly hard to swim against that once it takes hold. Then a soft miraculous thing came over top of him, or well, crashed onto his chest. The spiritual-guide and butterfly of shared representation. Its wing was clipped, almost identically. It struggled, was trying to flutter, take off, levitate, loom but was unable. It looked so pathetic, trying... But there was the 'guide'. Sure, it couldn't fly. Didn't function, was a

butterfly still one, after clipped wings? Captain let out rage, pent-up anger, not yet came to grips with. At-least this butterfly tried! If an insect can... Then why can't he do the same?! Gritting fanged-teeth he hurled over the boulder crushing his damaged arm and found a removal of a shackle. This was all the means to a story of learning to fly; stand again as tallest. Wobble, crawl pathetically like an insect, do whatever it takes, but he'd see-through to his course. Gnarling back he wouldn't surrender, not again. Scenario were different, if he allowed it, then the whole ship goes under, and his Crew too suffer. Unmistakable his last-chance.

Under break-through, a fellow bolt of lightning broke throughout nearly blinding him from worming with his chin, dirtied, bloodied, violated and beaten, unable to get up on his own. A towering presence of a silhouette gave forth over his declension. What did the rain pour now...

#Prompt - Abstracted #tw:violence #FFxivWrite2021 #ffxivwrite2021 #FFxivWrite #Creative Writing #Tales of the Goldbrand #-Captain Kuro Solaire #Sinbad #Budokai 3 #Young vs Old #Against the Chain #Prelude. #Perish #Sha Dragonheart #Sinbad the Young

[blackacre13]

Hello!! Would you consider a prompt slightly based on Twelfth Night, like Lou has to disguise herself as a young man to be a soldier or Knight, meeting Debbie who hasn't shown interest in any man, and her dad wants to marry her to some rich man. But they fall in love.

I was a bit tempted to do a whole Viola/Sebastian as Deb/Danny, but there’s so many intricacies and such chaos to it all that I’m just gonna pull out the Lou in disguise portion for ya because that will give us the Loubbie portions we really want anyway. Hope you enjoy!!

“I won’t do it,” the brunette hissed, throwing down her fork as she glared at her father.

“Dennis, make her see sense,” Darlene sighed, rolling her eyes at her daughter. “Darling, he’s handsome and well off. He’s perfectly suited for you.”

“He’s the absolute scum of the earth,” Debbie sighed.

“Deborah!” Dennis yelled, banging his fist on the table. “You’ve always known what’s expected of you and your future. And Sir Becker is—“

“Wretched,” Debbie wrinkled her nose. “A pig. A selfish, perverted, gruesome pig.”

“That’s quite enough, Deborah,” her father groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“You’ll court Claude Becker,” Darlene glared. “And that’s final. What your father says, goes.”

“Mother, I know Debbie is being a bit crass about it. But Claude isn’t the best—“

“Daniel, don’t you start,” his mother hissed, gripping her wine glass tightly.

“There’s nothing more to discuss,” Dennis announced, pushing back his chair as one of the footmen rushed to take his napkin before it fell. “Deborah will court Sir Becker with the intent that the two will marry in the spring.”

“But father!” Debbie exclaimed, pushing back her chair. “I don’t get any say in this at all?”

“You know,” Danny cleared his throat, brushing his shoe against Debbie’s ankle, hinting that he was on her side. “Say Debbie courts Sir Becker. How do we know he’s the most deserving bachelor out there for us? For her?”

Darlene’s eyes flashed towards Debbie and then up to her husband, who seemed to actually be considering Danny’s words.

“You think we should have a tournament?” Dennis asked.

“Winner take all,” Danny grinned, returning to his food.

“All as in my heart,” Debbie grumbled. She looked up to her father. “It’s not enough that just the best woodsman or shooter or whoever wins. I want to meet them. Get to know their personalities.”

“Debbie, I don’t know if—“ her father sighed.

“You can throw Claude in there if it makes you feel better,” Debbie rolled her eyes. “But if I’m to take a husband, I want it to be a man I can at least be friends with. Don’t I at least deserve that?”

“She’s right you know,” Darlene whispered.

“Of course you are, my sweet,” Dennis sighed. “Alright, Deborah. We’ll host a ball where you can meet these men and then we’ll host a tournament. You can choose from the ones who perform the best and you’ll already know their personalities and who you fancy.”

“Great,” Debbie sighed, watching her father walk away. Something tugged at her heart strings.

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“Lou, this is insane,” Tammy frowned. “In case you haven’t realized, you’re a woman.”

“So,” the blonde shrugged, hacking at a piece of her hair with a blade. “My brother was a knight. Without him, there’s no one to enter the contest and have a chance at winning gold. Or this maiden’s heart.” She wiggled her eyebrows.

“The gold I get,” Tammy nodded. “But what happens if she does take an interest in you.”

“Well, Tammy, I know this isn’t your territory, but it’s not so far off from her having a crush on a man.” Lou sighed.

“You know what I mean,” Tammy exhaled. She ran her finger along one of the swords on the table and shuddered. “You could get hurt in competition. But you could also get outed. What if she likes you as a friend or companion and she realizes you’re a woman?”

“Haven’t you ever thought that’s exactly the solution?” Lou grinned, putting the blade down as she admired her short hair as she caught her reflection.

Tammy’s eyes looked tearful as she took in the long, blonde locks scattered around the floor of the barn.

“Deborah has never been interested in any suitor,” Lou hummed. “Maybe she’s like me.”

“Maybe she’s just a picky, high maintenance broad.”

“I don’t think so,” Lou smiled, her eyes sparkling. “I think she just wants the chance to fall in love. Isn’t that all any of us want? Shouldn’t we all get that chance?”

“I suppose you’re right,” Tammy smiled. “But I still worry about you. Especially when you throw yourself into danger like this, Louise.”

“I’m definitely right,” the blonde smirked. “And it’s Lou, Tam. Especially now more than ever.”

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“How many are left?” Debbie groaned, pleading Amita for help with only her eyes.

“Fifty more it seems,” the younger woman sighed. “But I brought you some cake.”

“Thanks, Mita,” Debbie smiled softly.

“If it’s any consolation, you look beautiful, Debs.”

Debbie blushed slightly and thanked her before waving the next man forward, trying not to roll her eyes at his horrid stubble and poor breath.

Finally, there only seemed to be about ten left and Debbie wanted to get through them as quickly as possible. She waved the next one forward.

“Nice suit of armor,” Debbie snorted, taking in the next suitor who had decided to apparently arrive ready for battle instead of dancing.

“Matches my eyes,” a sultry voice answered that made Debbie look up. In fact, all she could see were eyes and they were a sight to behold, ocean blue popping against slate and metal.

“What’s your name?” Debbie asked, trying to distract herself from getting lost in the sea of blue.

“Sir Miller,” the knight murmured, the tone dropping a decibel in a delicious way that made Debbie’s stomach twist.

“Miller,” Debbie nodded. “And you wish to fight for a chance to court me?”

“If you’d have me,” the knight whispered. “I do hope this gets to be a choice of your heart’s and not your father’s. Though I think you’ll like the skill that you see from me.”

“You’re good with a sword?” Debbie smirked, wishing she could see more of the knight’s face.

“A sword, yes,” the voice chuckled. “Bow and arrow, axe, dagger, you name it. I like a challenge.

“You sound pretty cocky,” Debbie laughed.

“But I have the skills to back it up,” the knight chuckled. Debbie could’ve sworn she felt Sir Miller smirk behind his mask. “I see my time is almost up. Might I have permission to kiss your hand, your majesty?”

“You may,” Debbie blushed, feeling soft lips brush gently against the back of her hand that left it tingling. It was the first time she found herself wishing that she could remove the knight’s mask and kiss his lips to see if her lips would tingle like that.

The knight shifted, making to leave and Debbie reached out her hand.

“I hope you win,” Debbie whispered. “I’d like to get a chance to really get to know you, Sir Miller.”

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Lou took a deep breath and knocked on the chamber door, trying not to get ahead of herself with her excitement.

Sure, she had won. And sure, she had even scored ahead of Sir Becker. But Debbie still had three knights to choose between and Lou wasn’t sure that she was feeling as confident as she had been before she had gotten herself tangled up in this plan. She couldn’t stay disguised as her fallen brother for long. Debbie would obviously want to see her face and Lou wanted to show it to her, even if it ruined everything.

One of Debbie’s lady maids opened the door and waved Lou inside, the blonde finding Debbie turning away from her vanity and smiling up at her before standing.

“Amita,” Debbie spoke softly. “Will you give us some time alone?”

“But your father—“

“Alone, please,” Debbie whispered, more urgently before the woman scurried out a different door, closing the door tightly behind her.

“Your majesty—“

Debbie held her hands up. “Your helmet, Sir Miller.”

“But—“

“Your helmet,” Debbie repeated, whispering this time.

Lou could have sworn she heard both of their hearts hammering in their chests. Each one trying to thrum louder than the other.

She removed the helmet slowly and placed it down, shaking her head out of habit to let loose the hair that was no longer there. But she knew the haircut wouldn’t help hide her like this. Her jawline and features were androgynous, sure, but she knew they were too feminine to be a knight.

She fumbled with her chainmail, trying to look down at the ground, but Debbie’s hands were on her chin in an instant as she gasped softly.

Lou cinched her eyes shut, holding her breath as she waited for the woman to explode or call for her lady maid or even her father.

“I knew there was something special about you,” Debbie whispered instead, surprising them both. “What’s your name?”

“It’s Sir M—“

Debbie looked at her pointedly.

“It’s Lou,” the blonde smiled. “Louise Miller. But call me Lou.”

“Sir Miller is actually…”

“He was my brother,” Lou smiled sadly. “Lost in battle two years ago.”

“You fought exceptionally well,” Debbie smiled, nodding her head. “He would be immensely proud.”

“I told you my cockiness could be proven,” Lou smirked. She watched Debbie’s eyes light up as they followed her lips slipping into the smirk.

“Do you feel what I feel?” Debbie whispered.

“What is it you feel?” Lou asked softly, brushing Debbie’s hair off her shoulder.

“That yours are the first eyes I’ve ever seen that I want to see every day.”

“But you’ve met hundreds of men,” Lou whispered.

“And yet, you’re the only lips I’ve ever wanted to kiss,” Debbie smiled. “The only hand I’ve ever wanted to hold.”

“I do,” Lou nodded. “I do feel the same. But I don’t know what I was thinking. Your father would still want you to choose Sir Becker. I mean, you probably don’t even want to really be with me when it’s so new and dangerous and—“

“Kiss me,” Debbie whispered.

“Debbie, I—Fuck, sorry. I mean, your majesty, it’s just—“

“Lou,” Debbie grinned, shaking her head. “Kiss me, please.”

“But Debbie—“

“You’ve won my heart, Lou,” Debbie smiled. “And now I’d like to take the chance at trying to win yours.”

#queue #my writing #blackacre13 #ask #ask me #ask me things #oceans eight #ocean's 8 #oceans 8 #ocean's eight #lou miller #Debbie ocean #lou x debbie #loubbie #Debbie x lou #Lou Miller x Debbie ocean #lou and debbie #deblou #heist wives #heist girlfriends #writing ask #prompt ask #writing request #prompt request #answered #answered prompts #answered anonymous #answered ask #prompt asks

[lancermylove]

Gamers (HC)

Fandom: BSTS, Obey Me, Twisted Wonderland

Pairing: None

Warning: None

Requested by: Anon

Prompt: Henlo~ HCs for how a meeting between Idia, Levi, and Taiga would go down? 👀 Assuming you can get them out and in one place ... lol. I wonder who the better gamer is

A/N: Omg that would be hard to find out who would be the better gamer. Well, Taiga could cheat and hack lol. This turned more into a friendship HC than a versus. 😆

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The three men were teleported to an unknown room and were shocked to see the unfamiliar surroundings. They stared at each other for quite a while in silence until Taiga mumbled, "I am going to play games..." 

"Y-You're a g-gamer too?" Idia and Levi asked in unison. 

Once again awkward silence filled the room as they stared at each other in disbelief. 

"Y-You...look like a n-normie," Levi muttered while looking at Taiga, then shifted his gaze to Idia, "you...wo-woah, is your h-hair on fire!?" 

Taiga raised his eyebrow and cautiously walked closer to the blue-haired man, causing Idia to shrink into a corner. 

"It definitely looks like fire, and the movement is also similar...," Taiga smiled, "that's pretty cool." 

"S-So, where a-are we...and h-how do we get out?" Levi questioned as he looked around the small, simple room. 

"W-What's th-that?" Idia pointed towards a small button on the opposite side of the room. 

Levi nervously pressed the button, causing the room to shake for a few seconds before revealing a door. 

Taiga twisted the doorknob and stepped into a room that looked like a high-tech gaming facility. "This room looks like every gamer's dream."

"Y-Yeah," Levi nodded, "w-why are there t-three computers?" 

The three men assumed to return to their world, they would have to compete with each other.   

"I'll win no matter what," they whispered in sync. 

The three looked at each other shocked and yet again they had an awkward staring contest.

For a while, Taiga, Levi, and Idia tried to compete but in vain. They each had their specialty and were stuck in an endless “tied game” cycle.

"Hm...you two aren't bad at all," Taiga lazily said with a smirk. 

"Y-Yeah..." Levi agreed while Idia wordlessly glanced at the two out of the corners of his eyes.

"Why don't we try working together? Maybe we can come up with a way out of here faster." 

Taiga's words shocked both men, and they looked at him with wide eyes and open mouths. 

"W-Work..t-together?" The blue-haired man asked, "y-you wa-want to work w-with me?" 

"And..m-me?" Levi asked, tilting his head to one side. 

"Yeah, why not? I mean I am used to working in a team, and it'll benefit all of us if we put our brains together," Taiga smiled and rubbed the back of his head. 

"L-Like f-friends?" Idia questioned still in shock. 

"I guess..." 

"O-Okay," Levi smiled and gave Taiga a firm nod. 

While Levi toyed with the game, Taiga hacked into the mainframe, and Idia examined and made modifications to the machines.

It took a few hours, but when they finished, a message flashed on the computer screens, "You win! Portal access unlocked. Please wait for the portals to appears." 

"YAHOO, we did it!" Taiga's loud voice startled the other two men. 

Idia looked around the room and slowly raised his hand, mumbling, "Yahoo."

Levi smiled and threw one of his hands up in the air, "Yahoo." 

"Well, friends, we did it. Looks like we just have to wait," Taiga chuckled and plopped onto one of the chairs. 

"F-Friends?" The other two asked in harmony.��

"Yeah," the purpled-haired man smiled, "nice to meet you guys. My name is Taiga, I'm 25 years old and am a performer. I like to play games, know how to hack, and have an older brother...who is missing. When I'm not on stage or playing games, I'm looking for him." 

"P-Performer? Stage?" Levi blinked rapidly and covered his mouth with one hand, "Y-You're an idol?" 

"Um...not exactly...I work at a show restaurant. I am in a team with 5 members, and one of us sings while the others act and dance..." 

"But that st-still makes you an i-idol...you have fans, right?" The corners of Levi's lips curled up as he asked eagerly. 

"Yeah, I do.”

"You...stand on s-stage in f-front of people...?" Idia mumbled as a shiver ran down his spine. Just the thought of having all those eyes on him made him want to hide under his bed. 

"Yeah, I get nervous sometimes, but it's fun," Taiga replied, "especially when the fans chant my name." 

"I should introduce myself too. H-Hi, I am Leviathan. I like anime, idols, games, TSL, and Ruri-chan. Um, I have 6 brothers...," Levi glanced at Taiga, "I hope you find your brother soon. I also live in Devildom...and am a d-demon." 

"Thanks, Le- wait, what? You're a....demon? Like the ones with horns and wings?" The purpled-haired man asked in utter shock as Idia backed away from Levi. 

"Y-Yeah....want to see?" The demon unleashed his demonic form, causing the other men to grow fearful for a moment. Taiga slowly got closer to Levi and reached for his horns while Idia touched the tail. 

"You know...there's a myth in my world that has a sea serpent name Leviathan," Taiga said, "oddly enough, you have a serpent-like tail...and scales."

"T-That's...a-amazing...," Idia showed a toothy grin, "I am I-Idia Shroud. I have a yo-younger brother, Ortho, and I like g-gaming. I d-don't like to leave m-my room. N-Nice to me-meet you...I guess..." 

Just as the fire-haired man finished introducing himself, three portals opened, one behind each of the men. 

"Um...so it's t-time to go?" Levi asked, studying the three color-coded portals. 

"Yeah...but I wonder why we were brought here, and who was responsible," Taiga mumbled, resting his hands on his hips. 

"I-Is it o-okay to g-go through t-these po-portals?" Idia asked, rubbing his left hand on his right upper arm. 

"We won't know until we try," Taiga sighed, "it was nice meeting you two. You guys are pretty cool..." 

"T-Thanks." Idia's lips slowly curled upwards, revealing his sharp teeth. 

"You are c-cool too," Levi mumbled and blushed. "Will...we be able to meet each other again?" 

"Maybe, if we get called here again...or by some miracle. Um, I know the two of you will not be able to come, but here." Taiga handed the two men tickets to Team W's performance," My team has a show coming up soon..." 

"G-Good luck," Levi smiled and accepted the black ticket with red writing. 

"T-Thanks." Idia graciously took the laminated paper.

The three men waved to each other before walking towards the portals closest to them in hopes that they will meet again someday. 

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➣ BSTS Masterlist ➣ Obey Me Masterlist ➣ Twisted Wonderland Masterlist ➣ Buy me a Ko-fi or Commission?

#twisted wonderland #twst #blackstar theater starless #bsts #obey me #idia shroud #twst idia #obey me levi #bsts taiga

[cactusnymph]

Prompt fill #3 for @dimension20alphabet:

Cooking

“Are we really sure that this is necessary?”

 “Don’t be such a baby about it!”

 “I’m not being a baby, I just don’t see how this would ever be relevant to my life—“

 “May I remind you that your dear mother tried to heat up a whole cantaloupe in a pan in an attempt to make it ‘pop’ when I went on a short vacation, Master Fabian?”, Cathilda interrupts Adaine’s and Fabian’s argument.

 Fabian opens his mouth to speak, then shuts it again before crossing his arms over his chest. Cathilda regards him fondly and pats him on the shoulder.

 “Master Fabian, there might as well come a time where you will have no one to take care of your food, so I have to agree with Mistress Adaine. A little bit of independence never hurt anyone”, she says and watches as Adaine smiles triumphantly.

 “And I do not want to risk you or your mother hurting yourself over such a simple thing as a cantaloupe.”

 “Okay, maybe the cantaloupe was a bit of a disaster, but I feel like we can put it aside now”, Fabian says only for Adaine to mouth “A whole cantaloupe. In a pan!” at him. Cathilda pretends that she doesn’t notice and steps closer to the kitchen counter.

 “So, Master Fabian, are you ready for a new challenge?”, she asks with a smile and feels accomplished when she sees Fabian’s eyes spark. He’s still his father’s darling boy and backing down from a challenge was nothing that Bill ever did.

 “Well. I guess. Let’s make some pasta.”

 Adaine has requested to learn how to make pasta with red sauce and meatballs.

 “Why the hell did you even want to learn cooking?”, Fabian asks Adaine while he’s trying very hard not to cry over an onion. Adaine stands next to him, carefully cutting tomatoes while Cathilda takes care of the garlic. Fabian looks like he’s trying to murder the onion, but aside from that he’s not doing a bad job.

 “I talked to the others and all of them knew how to make at least one thing. Even Riz. And he mostly consumes coffee and cereal. Apparently him and Sklonda have this meatloaf they make for Riz’ birthday... Anyway. I thought about how it would be, living on my own. And then I got kind of scared that I’d just burn the whole house down. And it’s always nice to learn new things.”

 She shrugs and looks a little embarrassed so Cathilda points to the heated up pan on the stove for Adaine to put the tomatoes in.

 “Well, I don’t see why I wouldn’t have a maid doing these things for me—“

 “Do you want me to bring up the cantaloupe again?”

 “Oh, come on!”

 “Master Fabian, can you hand me the sugar, please?”

 Fabian blinks in confusion as he turns around to look at her.

 “Sugar?”

 “Yes, Master Fabian.”

 “But it’s meatballs.”

 “That is very right, Master Fabian, but there always needs to be a spoonful of sugar in everything you make with tomatoes.”

 “That sounds... wild.”

 “Well, there is quite a bit of acidity in tomatoes and to balance that out it’s good to put some sugar into it”, Cathilda explains patiently.

 “Oh! It’s basically science!”, Adaine says and sounds excited.

 “God, you’re such a nerd.”

 “You say that like it’s a bad thing, as if you weren’t head over heels for—“

 Fabian almost throws all of his cut onions onto the floor as he lunges himself at Adaine to put his hand over her mouth. Cathilda chuckles as Adaine wrinkles her nose as Fabian’s hand touches her face—most likely because it smells a lot like onions.

 Cathilda pretends, very politely, to not pay any attention to the two of them as she stirs the tomatoes that have started losing a lot of water inside the pan.

 “You don’t know what you’re talking about”, Fabian hisses and Adaine snorts against his palm.

 “It’s quite alright, Master Fabian. I won’t tell anyone”, Cathilda offers kindly and she watches out of the corner of her eye how Fabian’s face turns a bright red as he pulls his hand away from Adaine’s mouth.

 “I have no idea what you two are talking about”, he growls and goes back to hacking the onions. Cathilda gently takes the knife from him.

 “Those look very nicely chopped, Master Fabian. Well done. We can start frying them with the garlic now”, Cathilda says to ease the tension. She watches the two of them form meatballs—Fabian seems to be under the impression that this is some kind of contest, while Adaine nervously tries to make all of them exactly the same size.

 Cathilda feels an immense feeling of pride well up in her chest as she looks as Fabian and Adaine watching over the meatballs slowly browning in the pen, bickering about how to best turn them over to fry them evenly.

 “This might be the first time we’re spending time together without the others”, Adaine says at some point.

 “Old money squad”, Fabian answers with a grin and holds out his fist for Adaine to bump.

 “Maybe we can find any other squad name?”, she asks, her voice full of exasperation, but she still raises her fist for Fabian to bump his against.

 “You say that like coming from old money is a bad thing.”

 “Well, I don’t mean it that way. But I’m not exactly proud of it.”

 “I won’t be calling us the meatball squad, Adaine.”

 “Dad-killer squad?”

 “Oh, that sounds badass. I like it!”

 “Dad-killer squad it is.”

 “Oh, to be young again”, Cathilda sighs amused as she turns down the heat of the stove and starts explaining how to pick the best kind of pasta for the recipe. Adaine starts taking notes, Fabian laughs at her for it. At some point Adaine conjures a magical hand, grabs some of the tomato paste and presses it into Fabian’s face.

 Cathilda decides, since the sauce is still simmering gently and these children deserve to have normal, teenager-appropriate fun, to leave them to it for a while. She listens to the shouting from the living room while folding laundry.

 It’s certainly good to know that the kids are going to be alright.

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[megatontiddies]

Your fallout OC as a companion taken from @goovat ask meme except I'm using it as a writing prompt/ oc development? I guess? because I think it's cool and I'm bored and want to write it all anyways

Anywhompst this is for Alwine and since it's pretty long (like really long you've been warned) I'll throw 'er under the cut

What perk would they give the player?

Occam's Laser

While Alwine is an active companion the player gets +40% damage with laser weapons and +25% headshot accuracy in VATS with scoped laser weapons. One shot kills produce 2X the XP.

How do you recruit them? are there multiple methods?

After the player levels past level 10, or alternatively, upon finding Paladin Danses Recon team Alwine will be found as a new recruit for the BOS. Once the player does the first two repeat quests by Haylen and Rhys and The Lost Patrol quest begins she is available to assist the player in the mission. After the mission is complete she may offer to follow the player as a companion if the player has chosen the more diplomatic speech options with Brandis and Danse. If the player chose the more aggressive/ rude options while speaking with the two then it will require a small speech check in order to be a companion.

What raises and lowers their affinity?

Raises: Minutemen/ Helping Settlement quests, Stealing from wealthy NPCs, BOS quests up until BB, Helping Anyone, Honorable Actions, Amicable Dialogue Choices (for the most part)

Lowers: Murdering innocents, Stealing From Settlers/ Not Well Off NPCs, Unnecessarily Rude Dialogue Options

How do they react to certain things? what do they say? (eg. lockpicking, grabbing junk, killing?)

Lockpicking:

(nostalgic/ thinking to self out loud/ amused) " Really coulda used a trick like that when I got locked outta my house that one time..."

(humorous/ surprised) " And here I was ready to blow 'er open"

(thinking to self out loud/ amused) " Hell o' a lot quieter than kickn' er open"

Grabbing Junk:

(blanket statement/ flatly) "it's amazing what you can build outta junk"

(enthusiastic/ bubbly) "It might be radioactive but if ya render it down with a bit ah castor oil it makes a great paint for glow sights"

(humorous/ matter of factly) "I'd rather carry 40 pounds ah junk than fork up an arm and a leg to buy the same shit later from Crazy Myrna"

Player Overencumbered:

(genuine concern) "If ya keep pickin' shit up you'll slip a disc"

(teasing/ amused/ worried) "Jeeesus look at yah! You look like a pack brahmin!"

(teasing/ amused) "With yer pack so stuffed if ya fall on yer face you'll never get up again"

Murder:

[Alwine Hated That]

(angry/ surprised) "What the fuck is wrong with you!?"

(angry/ confrontationally) "You better spit out a good reason for that and fast"

(angry/ bewildered) "Are you for real?"

notes: Alwines reaction to murder is exclusive to people she genuinely feels are innocent. She's comfortable with deaths she deems necessary (or if the person made themselves known as a pretty awful person).

Cannibalism:

[Alwine Disliked That]

(disgusted/ shocked) "oh? OH. Great, like there wasn't enough nightmare fuel out here"

(disgusted/ worried) "In't there, like, a brainworm or sumn' you can get from doin that?"

(disgusted but still attempting to be light hearted/ humorous) "Like it blue eh? I prefer mine rare... a lil less peopley too..."

Stealing in general:

[Alwine Disliked That]

(irritated) "Hope that wasn't somethin important"

(irritated) "Should I be sleeping with one eye open round you?"

(irritated) "Like people don't have enough shit to worry 'bout out here..."

Stealing/Pick Pocketing (but from wealthy/etc NPCs):

[Alwine Liked That]

(approving) "Lord knows they have more than nuff' to share"

(approving) "Doubt they'll even notice it's missing"

(approving/ musing aloud) "The unyielding greed and ignorance of the wealthy was the catalyst of Armageddon"

Pick Pocketing:

[Alwine Disliked That]

(surprised/irritated) "Why don't you spit in his eye while you're at it"

(irritated/ humorous) "I feel like I should put a cat bell on ya"

(irritated) ~audible scoff~ The player is likely being glowered at

Enemies Found:

(Shocked/ Excitably) "Y' ello!"

(loudly/ warning) "On yer flank!"

(loudly/ shocked) [weirdish sound presumably before lashing out a punch of hit of some form] " GWEHHK!"

Enemies Lost:

(quietly/ nervous) " shit... where'd you go you bastard"

(quietly/ nervous) " Lost 'em"

(quietly/ to self/ nervous) " I swear to lord if ya jump out at me..."

Enemies Killed:

(satisfied/ calmly) "good riddance to bad rubbish"

(loudly/ excitable) "Bingo!"

(quietly/ almost a whisper/ to self) [only if player is sneaking] "...bingo bango bongo..."

Player stops talking mid conversation:

(sympathetic/ lighthearted) "Sometimes I loose track of my thoughts too"

(genuine worry) "Ya good? Take yer time."

(humorous/ teasing) "Not a thought between those eyes is there?"

Player removes all garb:

(shocked but also amused/ between light laughs) "oh?"

(mindless banter/ avoidance) " This would probably be a good stun tactic if y'aint fraid of gettin yer tidbits shot"

(humorous/ almost scolding) "Y'aint invisible... just so ya know"

Player loots a corpse:

(plainly) "Any ammo?"

(joking/ light hearted) "Guess they won't be needing that anymore"

(statement/ plainly) "Grim business but you can find some good stuff sometimes."

Player starts swimming:

(plainly/ matter o factly) "Ain't no way I'm going in there"

(humorous but fear is present in voice) "If a big fish decides you look like lunch I ain't gonna be able to help ya"

(almost nostalgic/ sarcastic) "Yeah me and the brick tied for the swimming contest back in 63... I'll just stay on the shore"

Player jumps from high place:

(genuine concern) "ouch! you good?"

(soft yell/ concerned/ as if watching player fall) "aaAAaaa!?"

(oblivious to the player falling) "Where'd ya go?"

Do they periodically give the player items? what kind of items?

Bowls of various soups if player interacts between 5 and 9 PM. Every other time she'll give the player Fusion Cells.

Would they be able to do specialized task? (eg. repairs, hacking)

Not necessarily a task but if the player was to put various junk/ weapons in her inventory then she will periodically/ randomly mod them.

Would they be romancable?

Yeah probably? I think? In my AU she romances Paladin Danse but that would probably not be something that could happen as an NPC in Fallout 4 so??

If it were something like Mass Effect it would probably be like a Garrus/ Tali situation where if the player never romanced either characters then they would form a romance.

Do they have a unique outfit or weapon?

Alwine wears a black BOS jumpsuit for the first half of the game up until BB. After that she'll wear military fatigues. She'll wear the same over armor (BOS heavy armor) for both but after BB the BOS symbols are sanded off. It would be a unique unremovable armor set.

What would be their personal quest, if they have one?

This one is a bit weird since the player would be taking the role of the Sole Survivor. That being said I've always found that one empty cryo-chamber at the end of the vault hall interesting. There probably is a reason for that (like it just wasn't occupied or the occupant died before vault scientists had their spit) but for the sake of this AU/ prompt we'll say that she had a similar entrance to the vault as the sosu, bringing her babe into the vault and getting frozen with Kellogg snatchin both their children (this is lazy writing I know but I don't know how to write this without fundamentally changing her character). The only difference is that somehow maybe Alwine was released/ thawed earlier and got a bit of a head start. Because Alwine is no longer the sosu she wouldn't of encountered Preston at Concord and Codsworth likely either wouldn't of recognized her or simply acted like it was prewar and spoke to her only as if that was the same narrative giving her no sense to what was happening or how much time has elapsed. Alwine would of wandered out on her own and then stumbled onto Paladin Danses recon team and eventually got inducted in hopes of finding her child.

For her personal quest it would likely be trying to find evidence on what happened to her child. The quest would start with the player character going into the institute, and since companions can't follow the player there (minus X6), she would request that they find out what happened. After some digging the player will discover that Alwines child was killed in experimentation over 60 years ago in trials to make experimentation safer for 'father'. The player can bring this information back and Alwine will be devastated but grateful for the player finding this out for her. Despite being fairly amicable with the player she insists she needs time to grieve and that following the player is a cold reminder of the pain. Regardless of what the player says she parts ways with the player and goes back to the Prydwen and will idle there until the Liberty Reprimed quest where she will disappear from the map. Alwine will remain missing from the map until Blind Betrayal where she will be standing outside the bunker blocking Elder Maxon, as well as arguing with him, from entering the building. The player's choices will affect how Alwine responds.

- If the player executed Paladin Danse within the bunker then Alwine will become immediately hostile to the player. She will be forced to be killed by either the player or Maxon.

- If the player spares Danse then chooses to execute him when confronted by Maxon then Alwine will make it clear that she will not hesitate to become hostile to defend her friend. With a red speech check the player can convince her to stand down but she will be remorseful and refuse to follow the player afterwards and disappear off the map. Her body surrounded by a myriad of dead raiders will then be a random encounter while wandering the commonwealth. If the speech check is failed she will become hostile forcing the player, or Maxon, to execute her.

- If the player spares Danse then convinces Maxon to spare him then Alwine will express gratitude and her perk will become available. Unfortunately for Alwine her disobedience and willingness to become hostile towards the elder causes him to kick her out of the brotherhood. She will remain at the bunker with Danse until the player completes the quest and then upon the player returning Danse will disclose that she has gone to the Castle in order to join the Minutemen where she can be reobtained as a companion.

What are their opinions on certain factions? (eg. brotherhood, NCR)

Minutemen:

Genuinely believes that they have the best interests for the Commonwealth. Worries that they lack the men and firepower to take on the Institute or any other large faction that could pose a threat. This Worry is dissuaded after The Nuclear Option and her affirmation towards them only increases. With time, resources, and good leadership, Alwine believes they could become a major player even outside of the Commonwealth.

BOS:

At first is amazed by their technological advancements and firepower especially compared to the rest of the Commonwealth. The comradery is nostalgic and comforting for Alwine as it reminds her of her days in the US Military as a Power Armor Mechanic. After some time she realizes that they're a bit lost for direction grasping at straws for purpose and that their idea of "freeing the Commonwealth" might be misinformed well intention fueled by fear and dogma. When she was new to the commonwealth and didn't understand much about anything really the fearmongering and racism towards ghouls and synths were more tolerable (but still uncomfortable) it eventually become almost intolerable the longer she stayed and the more informed she became about the natures of both.

Railroad:

At first is weary of them. Alwine is careful around people who keep secrets and after spending so much time in the Brotherhood interacting with the Railroad pushes her hackles up. She does like how they work to help the synths, especially after BB, despite being mostly associated with the BOS. She becomes more comfortable after becoming more educated about synths, between the Railroad themselves informing her and the data collected by the player at the Institute itself, and eventually embraces the Railroad as a necessity after BB.

Gunners:

Heavily dislikes them. To her they're essentially just militarized raiders.

Institute:

Has a hate towards them that just strengthens over time. Their ignorance and misuse of technology is both a tragedy and crime. For the most part she pities them but strongly believes that their destruction is absolutely necessary.

Nuka World:

They're raiders so Alwine is pretty hostile towards them. Despite this their organization and brutality makes Alwine careful about making them enemies. If possible she would work to keep them out of the Commonwealth as much as possible or at the very least work to create some kind of truce of sorts to prevent a major confrontation (which would likely be devastating to both sides).

Atom Cats:

They remind her a lot of her friends prewar with the way they talk and their fondness for power armor. She likes them.

Children of Atom:

Alwine believes in freedom of belief as long as said belief does not infringe on the beliefs and freedoms of others. As long as they are respectful of herself and others she will act the same. Alwine is also a bit curious about them she would likely ask a bunch of questions if they allowed it. Other than that she would keep her distance, mostly due to the rads.

General voice lines? (in reaction to companion wheel selections)

Talk:

(friendly/ bubbly) "What's crackalacin"

(friendly/ inquisitive) "You okay?"

(spacy/ broken out of thought) "Hmm?"

Trade:

(friendly/ bubbly) "What's mine is yours"

(joking/ teasing) "finally got tired of carrying that junk eh?"

(joking within a genuine question) "Hey maybe I can carry the big guns instead of the junk for once....no? maybe?"

Follow:

(plain/ firm statement) "Got it"

(bubbly) "Comin!"

(bubbly/ softly) "Oke Doke"

Wait:

(plainly) "alrighty"

(plainly/ softly) "I'll just sit tight"

(masking nervousness through humor) "Don't leave me here too long... might forget what I'm waitin' for and wander off"

Where would you find them in the world?

She would be located at the Cambridge Police Station. Then later at the Castle.

Which game would they be from?

Fallout 4

Miscellaneous facts?

If the player puts alcohol in her inventory and the player gets 'drunk' she will match the player for drinks and her basic dialogue will be slurred for a short time after

Alwine will loot the entirety of corpses, clothes and all, when asked to loot bodies.

Alwine will periodically build weapon and armor mods which can be taken out of her inventory by the player

Alwine refuses to go in water and a hit box specifically for her prevents her from entering. This results in a glitch that has Alwine swimming in the air several feet above the water while the player is swimming.

If the player uses console commands to force Alwine into the water she will sink to the bottom similar to if she were wearing power armor. Note: This does not affect her health she will just idle at the waterbed.

#alwine #good lord this took forever #read at your own risk #might post the perk on it's own I'm proud of that one lol #fallout #fallout 4 #fallout oc #my oc

[pixldigitalsolutions]

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[basilone]

lol so i did the random generator prompt and this was too good to pass: "Are you ok? You sound like you’ve been gargling glass.” i think Liebgott or Talbert would bee :chefkiss: for thiss one, but your call my friend!

Haha, thank you very much, what a lovely prompt! 💖 You said Liebgott or Talbert, but uhh.. you’re getting two for the price of one, here. It’s kinda lowkey shippy if you squint so I hope you don’t mind that! Things happened, shenanigans were had, foxhole affection is a thing now. 😂

He’s never going to be warm again. He’s never, ever, not in this lifetime, going to be warm again. He’s going to be the best version of a human-shaped ice statue this world’s ever seen. (He thinks there must be ice statues out there, somewhere, in lands where winter survives longer than it should and there is nothing but white and palest blue as far as eyes can see.)

Floyd stares balefully at the walls of his foxhole. He’s taken to glaring at the tree root that had poked him in the back all night because Chuck is the world’s most solid sleeper and had not responded to any attempts to be moved around. Chuck’s gone now, running some errand all the way to D Company’s line because Nixon thought Chuck’s the only one who could survive a stare-down with lieutenant Speirs, and all Floyd’s got to show for this time alone is that he’s frozen fucking solid and hating a tree root more than he probably should.

He rasps out a breath. Feels it turn to pricks of needles in his throat that are even sharper than the pine needles that litter the earth. Coughs, rasps, hacks out half a lung, then coughs again.

“Fl-flash.”

He stutters the password out as he hears footsteps between the coughs that he can’t fully place. His hands are nowhere near his gun. If it’s an enemy, he’s probably in trouble.

“Thunder,” sounds a familiar voice, then, and he groans out recognition. He doesn’t need to glance up from his staring contest with the tree root to see the concern written all over that face. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah.” He’s not, but this isn’t really fixable. “Why?”

Joe Liebgott all but crashes into the foxhole. Feet first, sinking down beside him in a fluid sliding motion, jostling against him carelessly as he goes. He can smell the bubblegum on Joe’s breath now that the man sticks his face so close to Floyd’s that he thinks he can count the man’s eyelashes if he was the kind of man who could have that as a pastime.

“You ruined” – he coughs again, shielding his mouth with his sleeve – “my staring contest.”

“You’ll live.” Joe’s all throwaway gestures and furrowed brow. He doesn’t even ask what the hell Floyd was staring at, which is unfortunate because the concern in Joe’s face is the kind that needs a distraction. Dark eyes peer into his face in search of something Floyd isn’t sure he wants to learn more about. “Are you sure you’re okay? You sound like you’ve been gargling glass.”

“I’ve been gargling fucking snow and dirt,” he spits out, irate, “and my throat’s on fucking fire. How do you think I’m doing?”

“Yeah. Well.” Joe blinks. “At least your throat’s not cold?”

“Fuck off.”

There’s no fight in him. His rebuke sounds weak even to his own tongue. It’s too hoarse, too raspy, too much of something to pity rather than a command to be listened to. And while he might outrank Joe, might be able to boss him around on any other day, he’s likely not going to succeed in dislodging the man from his foxhole any time soon.

“Did ya talk to Roe?”

“Joe.” He glares at the Californian best he can. “Have you seen Roe, lately? Or Spina, for that matter?”

The Bois Jacques forest is tough on all of them. Toughest, he thinks, on medics who’re dealing with a company of mishaps and increasingly depleting supplies. Roe looks like he hasn’t slept in a fortnight. Spina has turned more and more Philadelphian in speech, which earned him the moniker Third Philly Musketeer and makes Floyd distrust every second word that spills from the man’s mouth.

“Okay, yeah, sure,” acquiesces Joe, “let’s ignore the fact that you need medical attention.”

“Thank you.”

He huffs out an annoyed, short, painful breath when Joe shifts beside him and then drops his entire weight straight onto Floyd’s thighs. A dull ache spreads through his chest at the familiarity of the feeling. Floyd recalls the time he got himself skewered by a bayonet – lying there just like this, blood pouring out of his body, with Joe’s weight the only thing to anchor him and annoy him at the same time. Joe’s never learned the concept of personal space with him, always getting up in his face in much the same way Chuck does. He wonders, sometimes, if this is some fucking Californian code for hello you and I are friends now that he, being from Indiana, utterly fails to recognize.

“You gotta get better if you don’t wanna be taken off the line, Tab,” murmurs Joe while he places an icy hand against Floyd’s throat. “Gotta keep warm and stuff.”

He leans into the touch of Joe’s hand, even when it chills him to the bone. Swallows pins and needles. Shivers and burrows closer to the warmth Joe exudes, as though the man absorbed a little of the Californian sunshine and is bringing it forth in the middle of a Belgian forest.

“You’re warm,” he says, and tries to keep the need out of his voice. He blinks up at Joe. “I don’t wanna go off the line.”

Joe’s face turns unreadable, but his eyes burn as much as his memories of sunshine do. Floyd huffs out another breath. Rasps out a mumble and a cough. Closes his eyes just so he doesn’t need to see Joe’s brow furrow into concern over him.

“Don’t look at me like that,” he whispers, all the same, because he knows Joe. Knows he’s prone to motherhenning people worse than Lipton and Martin combined, even if Joe’ll never admit to it. “I’m gonna be f-fine.”

Joe’s head lands on his shoulder, then, with merely a soft nudge of his face against Floyd’s collarbone and a shift of motion atop him. Joe’s hand doesn’t leave his throat. Floyd wraps an arm around the man once he figures out how moving his limbs works again. Tangles his fingers into the webbing, folds his hands into the warmest creases of fabric he can find, pulls Joe close and tries to focus on all the warmth he can feel right now. Tries to focus on anything but the press of Joe’s body against his own, the hand on his throat that’s more comfort than agony even if he’ll never admit it, the breaths Joe exhales against his bare skin just beneath his ear.

“Joe,” he says, “we can’t stay like this.”

“Yeah, we can. You’re sick.”

He cracks an eye open. Tries and fails to glare at him. “Could be contagious.”

“Fuck off, Tab, I’m indestructible.”

“I really fucking hate you,” he says, staring up at the darkening sky overhead. “I hope you know that.”

“I’ll note it on the same paper that says you can’t live without me.”

“You don’t have a paper like that.”

“Tab.” A huff of breath, sharp and rather annoyed-sounding. His name sounds like need. “Floyd.”

He squeezes affection into Joe’s lanky, warm frame best he can. Burrows his face into the crook of the man’s neck and swallows back all the things that hurt about existing in this world. He doesn’t have words for this.

Sometimes, he thinks he never will.

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