#he wears full eye makeup as a granny and kills doing it

[turtleblogatlast]

I honestly love the clothing styles of each of the turtles in this show and I love how these styles really incorporate their personalities as well.

Like, obviously Donnie has the best sense of style, yeah? Think that’s something pretty agreed upon here. Everything we see him put together is very meticulously crafted and clean. That goes with his personality because Donnie is a very meticulous person in general, and he knows what he likes very, very well, and knows how to flaunt it in turn. Him commenting on colors he enjoys or disapproving of outfits that the others see no problem with also shows how he just generally has an eye for this kind of thing. He doesn’t just know what looks good on himself, but also what looks good on others - and I think this ties into his love of gift giving too. Donnie also has a flair for making sure that his things have his “mark” on them, and his clothing is no exception. All that he wears and how he wears them screams “Donnie.”

Mikey is really fun because his styles are honestly a pendulum between super simplistic and incredibly out there. And often, you’re going to see a lot of color or patterns to both. And in my opinion I think that all reflects really well on Mikey’s character - he’s got a colorful personality but even more than that he’s incredible sure of who he himself is. Mikey’s style, I feel, is less what looks good as clothes and more what sparks joy in Mikey himself. His bright stickers he wears are a testament of that! He’s comfortable in his own skin and his style reflects this perfectly, whether he goes for a more out-there look or a more toned down one.

Now, for Leo. Okay, I think I’m actually in the minority here I feel because Leo’s style isn’t really that bad? Hear me out- if you actually look at what he wears, try taking out, like, one accessory. Suddenly, that outfit works! He even manages to put together many good outfits in the series, but his “bad” ones are the ones that tend to stand out, alas (just like how his mistakes tend to be big ones oop-) Basically, my personal look at him is not that he’s inept at styling at all, but that he has a “too much” gene. And like everyone else, this sense of style is completely like him, too. Going too far to impress when all he needed to do was slow it down some to think things through. (And funnily enough, a lot of his outfits take random aspects from his brothers too - “nothing without them” huh?)

For Raph, I feel bad for him since pretty much all of his clothes are inevitably going to be ripped, but he makes them work pretty much each time. Like Leo, Raph tends to go more sporty with his looks, but I also noticed that his stuff often goes in that in between of comfy, cool, and cute. His pajama suit in particular comes to mind in terms of “cute” as it’s more something you’d see younger children in rather than older kids, and I think it can be a subtle nod to the fact that for all Raph tries to seem older, he’s still just a kid too.

I could probably go on, but these are just all off the top of my head - I love how the boys’ personality’s come out in so many different ways.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #rise donnie #rise leo #rise mikey #rise raph #I love fashion actually #if you’re wondering where this came from it came from me watching hours of outfit creation vids #but yeah! I honestly could probably go more into it #but I’m going off my memory for the most part rip #Leo in particular makes me sad because I disagree with like 99% of the fandom about his fashion sense LOL #I don’t think it’s bad but it’s def not close to Donnie level #Donnie is his own category #Leo though he’s not just jerseys and ripped sleeves #he wears full eye makeup as a granny and kills doing it #his pirate costume was very well put together imo #even his regular weird frog like disguise is perfectly fine when you get rid of the goggles #I ALSO don’t think Raph’s style is bad either #my boy has more difficulty with clothes since he’s limited to the stretchier stuff but like #he’s got good style!! #I’m def looking more into this all than necessary but #watch me come back to this and change it like fifty times #if you’re wondering what I mean about Leo’s outfits taking from his brothers #look at Raph’s standard disguise (the one they go out to play basketball with) #ripped sleeves and a backward cap #one of Leo’s main outfits in The Clothes Don’t Fit the Turtle? #ripped sleeves and backwards cap #incedentally these borrowed aspects actually hinder his overall look! #his outfit without them is more HIM y’know? which says a lot about allll their individual styles

[canary3d-obsessed]

Restless Rewatch: The Untamed Episode 06 part two

(Masterpost)

Warning: Spoilers for All 50 Episodes!

Bathing Boy Beauties

So, now we and Wei Wuxian get to see Lan Wangji with his shirt off. Eventually Lan Wangji will realize that his brother set this up, and will think of some way to get back at him, possibly by spending three years being stubborn in a cave or maybe by chopping an arm off of someone his brother cares about. 

This is A+ Yibo fanservice but it's also a male-male version of a trope that's ubiquitous in c-drama, in which the male lead takes a bath and the female lead sees him. The purpose of the scene is almost always so a woman can look a man’s body over and decide, not to put too fine a point on it, whether she wants to fuck him. 

Examples:

The Pillow Book - “Which part of Shen Ye is better than me?”

Women’s sexual agency is not often at the forefront in c-dramas, but the bathtub scenes are an acknowledgement of the female gaze, and of male objects of desire being subject to evaluation & approval.

Tientsin Mystic is a show with a lot of muscley swimming in it, In case you’re looking for your next Netflix show. 

As a CGI artist I have to mention that water does not reflect or refract 100% of light. If you look at a naked dingle-having person in a bathtub full of clear water you will definitely be able to see their dingle. But C-drama water is magic and nothing is visible below the waterline, to the point that Bai Yu is modestly covering his thoracic surgery scar chest in Detective L while leaving his lower half uncovered.

Note: that caption isn’t fake; she is really saying this on her way out the door, after having a long chat with him in the bathroom. You can find the whole series on YouTube.

Seen in this context, The Untamed’s two bathing scenes are saying quite a lot. Wei Wuxian, being a boy, doesn’t display any female-encoded shyness or modesty, but he and his sword pause for a moment of admiration.

(more after the cut!)

16 years later, Lan Wangji will sit quietly in this pool and let Wei Wuxian examine his wet body thoroughly from multiple angles, in a more prolonged invocation of this C-drama mating ritual.

Carrying on - was Xiao Zhan supposed to kick his boot in the water like that? Because if not, he rolls with it like a champ.

Wei Wuxian starts trying to be direct with Lan Wangji, giving him the worst, most neg-filled compliment ever, bless his heart.  

Then he says that there are benefits to being his friend, and starts taking off his clothes.

Wei Wuxian here takes his first step into the bold new world of respecting Lan Wangji’s boundaries, asking Lan Wangji to stay and saying he will keep his clothes on. 

Lan Wangji actually does stay, so he's apparently not too angry with Wei Wuxian about the drinking. Wei Wuxian invites him to visit Lotus Pier sometime (see my gifset here), but the promise of lotus pods doesn’t impress him. Then Wei Wuxian tries to tell him that the Yunmeng chicks really knock me out, they leave the rest behind. This also doesn’t impress him. 

You could read this macking-on-ladies talk as a sign that Wei Wuxian is oblivious to LWJ's feelings for him. But I read it as a bisexual boy being horny on main with a boy he likes, not  understanding yet that some boys don’t share all of his turn-ons.

Lan Wangji is sort of mildly startled when Wei Wuxian disappears under the water. His eye makeup is good here, isn’t it?.

Ice Cave

They end up in an ice cave and both spend the rest of the episode showing how good they look with wet hair. 

When the guqin starts attacking, Lan Wangji is only mildly perturbed about Wei Wuxian getting his shit rocked over and over.

Eventually he sends Bichen to protect his very bedraggled date. Lan Wangji’s sword is faster than the speed of a very slow sound wave.

Beauty's where you find it not just where you bump and grind it 

Gusuship Down

I feel like there are a couple of things in this show that are so problematic the fandom has silently agreed to never discuss them. Well, I’m here to talk about this one:

There are rabbits in this ice cave and they are wearing headbands. HEADbands. On RABBits.  

EXCELLENT FUCKING QUESTION, LAN WANGJI

*deep breath*

Are these rabbits lineal Lan descendants? Who makes the headbands? How do they stay on because “headband” here means “glowing cloud on forehead” without any actual band.  When rabbit babies are born, how do they stay safe while they’re waiting for someone to make them baby-sized headbands? Do these rabbits adhere to the other 3499 Lan Clan principles or just the headband one? Is any ol' rabbit allowed to touch a rabbit’s headband or is it limited to parents and significant others and is that even relevant when presumably these bunnies are all fucking each other like...bunnies?

The characters are like “oh, the rabbits are wearing headbands; killer guqin problem solved.” And then they move right the fuck along with their lives and the rabbit headbands are never seen or discussed again and I just want a hit of whatever the author or creative team was smoking when they came up with this whole idea.

Headband Sharing

When Wei Wuxian tells Lan Wangji to hand over his headband, Lan Wangji understands his entire rabbit-based thought process without asking

Gen-X Joke Alert

Wei Wuxian is awfully impressed by this sword-recall trick, considering that he did it himself when they went to the lake.

I see you know your way around a sheath

Killer Guqin

When they approach the guqin I hope that the subtitles are mistranslated, because Wei Wuxian keeps promising not to touch it and then says he can't look at it without touching it. I'm not going to touch it, I just need to touch it. 

Lan Wangji is going to teach Wei Wuxian some goddamn boundaries no matter how many times he has to make him fondle his sword.

Nothing suggestive here

Lan Wangji sits down to play the guqin and immediately goes off into the ether where there are seagull noises and plenty of fans. This is either a state of pure bliss, or he just really likes seagulls.

Did Lan Wangji just have a stealth orgasm?

Speaking of getting off, get your ass off of my desk

The Yin Iron

Lan Wangji does some spirit whispering, and suddenly the cave starts yelling at them. A bunch of clans are chanting in unison about a plan, which is the cultivator version of a battle cry.

Lancestor Lan Yi shows up. She is elegant and has a combination of sweetness and gravity that is similar to Lan Xichen’s. And none of Lan Qiren’s douchiness.

Search Party

Lan Qiren is worried and Lan Xichen is worried and they have sent people to look for the boys. It's really too bad nobody around here knows magic.

All these powerful cultivators search for missing people by running around outdoors yelling for them. 

Yanli is excused from PE class because she’s not feeling well, so she sits on a rock in the woods instead of, you know, staying home in the first place. She gets bored sitting down and unwisely decides to walk two or three steps. Xuan Lu, seen here competing in a gymnastics event, gamely pretends she can’t climb a small rock. 

Yanli falls into Jin Zixuan's arms and they gaze at each other for a long heterosexual moment. 

No homosexual explanation possible

This means two things: 1. he isn't looking very hard for her brother if he's hanging out here catching wobbly girls 2. soulful longing looks from him ain't shit, because he's going to dump her in the next episode.

Lanny Granny

Lan Wangji intros himself to Lan Yi and does a full prostrate bow. Wei Wuxian does a standing bow since he's not a descendant, just a future in-law.

No I mean come on, HEADBANDS

Lan Gran explains the entire history of the yin iron. It's bad, it's full of resentful energy, no-one should use it. She’s going to dump it on a couple of 16 year old boys, one of whom has a woody for using resentful energy, because it’s destiny and her battery is about to run out. 

Props to the Prop Department; this thing does look pretty cool

Xue Chonghai was the most problematic cultivator back in the old days. He killed a lot of dudes and fed their resentment to...a turtle? To the disk? I don’t know; I literally am unable to pay attention when anyone is explaining the intricacies of the unobtanium Yin Iron. 

Anyway there’s a disk and it’s soaked up a lot of resentment.  

Using it makes people evil. Well except..clearly this dude started off evil, yeah? If he was feeding people to his turtle.

Side effects may include: being fucking crazy

Here Wei Wuxian brings out his "resentful energy is awesome" theory and has an experienced grown-up grand master tell him that she also thought this, and has spent 100 years locked in a cave with headband-wearing rabbits because she was super fucking wrong. Does this deter him? ...nope

Baoshan Sanren

Now she name checks Baoshan Sanren, and Wei Wuxian has a big reaction and Lan Wangji has a big noticing of Wei Wuxian’s reaction. He’s very attuned to Wei Wuxian’s emotional state, in the moments where WWX lets his actual feelings show through the sass and swagger.  

Lan Gran talks about her search for the Yin iron, and Lan Wangji wisely says, if you can't neutralize it, why look for it? And she says, I was filled with hubris just like ya boi Wei Wuxian.  Lan Wangji points out the exact same shit he will later point out to Wei Wuxian.

So now we have a parallel in which Lan Yi is just like Wei Wuxian and Baoshan Sanren is just like Lan Wangji, yeah? Which is kind of sweet; it shows how these types are drawn together and how your clan doesn't determine your personality. Also it shows how the Lan clan has room for an unorthodox clan leader. Also it shows how the Yin Iron causes some really bad breakups. 

These boys are standing on snow barefoot which has got to take a pretty high cultivation level. Look how short Lan Wangji is without his stilettos, aww.

Flashback to Baoshan Sanren, just long enough to appreciate how beautiful she is.

Did OP give up on recoloring that flashback-blue-hazed image and just start fucking around with random filters? Yes she did. 

We also get to see that Lan Yi and Lan Wangji have more common than just guqin, because they both like to solve problems by kicking them.  

So after breaking up with her girlfriend, Lan Gran became invisible in this cave for 100 years while trying to contain the Yin iron and put headbands on rabbits. 

Soundtrack: Vogue by Madonna Writing prompt: Watership Down rabbits meet Lan rabbits

Bonus extended bath clip:

Bai Yu, Detective L

#fytheuntamed #the untamed #wangxian #the untamed gifs #the untamed meta #the untamed stills #chen qing ling #restless rewatch the untamed #canary3d-original #my gifs #cdrama #tw:cussing #more cussing than usual #that is #this is so long I can no longer edit it to fix my typos #even in html editor it won't save #good lord #must have fewer thoughts from now on #if you make it to the end there's a bonus bath gif

[captainseabeans]

All 1-50 for Cas since I had to do it for Micha.

RDANTE YOU MONSTER1. What’s their full name? Why was that chosen? Does it mean anything?

His full name would be Francois Castiel Larose. But he just uses Castiel since he prefers others not knowing his real first name. His last name (Larose) comes from a Noble line of vampires that has been long forgotten. He has changed his name quite a few times to keep his true identity hidden.

2. Do they have any titles? How did they get them?

Oh boy let me think… He was the god of destruction’s right hand man and was given the title “Deathknight”. Timeskip to a few hundred years later and he doesn’t have one since he keeps changing his identity. 

3. Did they have a good childhood? What are fond memories they have of it? What’s a bad memory? 

I can’t say that it was the best. His father always concealed the fact that he married not only a human, but a commoner as well. It did not affect his daily life for the most part. What did affect him was the empire’s laws against vampires, which lead to mass genocide after a short amount of time. After the death of his parents, him and his sister were adopted by a human named Wilfred, who also had children of his own and one adoptive son.

4. What is their relationship with their parents? What’s a good and bad memory with them? Did they know both parents? 

He did! His relationship with his blood-related parents was not too bad. His father was an extremely caring man who taught him how to play the piano. His mother was a hard working young women who could be strict at times, but was very kind. Castiel’s relationship to his adoptive father was more of a teacher/student bond. Although he cared about him very much, he did not see him as a father. 

5. Do they have any siblings? What’s their names? What is their relationship with them? Has their relationship changed since they were kids to adults?THIS IS GOING TO BE A PAIN

His little sister named Eris. Wherever he would go, Eris would be there as well. They both cared for each other very much but he was pretty overprotective of her. Their relationship changed quite significantly after a hundred years. With Eris being a vessel for the god of destruction, Castiel now works under her command, hoping to free her from the seal that binds her from the mortal realm.He had three other siblings when him and Eris were adopted. Parker, Daryll,and Serah. Though they all considered each other more as friends than siblings. Him and the other boys worked as scientists/alchemists under Wilfred’s watchful eye. Serah meant very much to him but she passed away before reaching adulthood. After she passed away, things got a lot more tense and matters got worse when Eris and Parker had suddenly disappeared. Daryll technically killed himself after that. Parker returned many years later, but not with Eris. He was told that they both ran away so Eris could avoid being the test subject of a cruel alchemist that worked with them. Nonetheless, Castiel still felt anger towards Parker and their bond was gone for good.

6. What were they like at school? Did they enjoy it? Did they finish? What level of higher education did they reach? What subjects did they enjoy? Which did they hate?

Castiel was home schooled for his whole childhood. His favorite subjects were alchemy and history. After being adopted by Wilfred, he continued to pursue in alchemy along with his two other brothers.

7. Did they have lots of friends as a child? Did they keep any of their childhood friends into adulthood? 

He didn’t have friends in his early childhood but Parker, Daryll, and Serah were considered friends in his teen years.

8. Did they have pets as a child? Do they have pets as an adult? Do they like animals? No and no. 

9. Do animals like them? Do they get on well with animals?

Not exactly. He’s extremely destructive.  

10. Do they like children? Do children like them? Do they have or want any children? What would they be like as a parent? Or as a godparent/babysitter/ect?

He murders and torments families for a living so that should be pretty self explanatory. EDIT: “He is a good parent when he isn't being a destructive little tiny hoe”

- @b4dluckch4arm, talking about the AU’s

11. Do they have any special diet requirements? Are they a vegetarian? Vegan? Have any allergies?

He’s able to eat human food but it does not give him any nutriments. In order to stay healthy, he needs to drink blood.

12. What is their favourite food? He has a sweet tooth so probably turnovers and other sweet pastries.13. What is their least favourite food?Not really food but he hates the taste of rotting flesh or anything that tastes foul.14. Do they have any specific memories of food/a restaurant/meal?

Pastries that both Eris and Serah use to make. Him and the others would all eat them together under a tree. 15. Are they good at cooking? Do they enjoy it? What do others think of their cooking?

He isn’t bad at it but he often doesn’t feel the need to cook so he’s out of practice.

16. Do they collect anything? What do they do with it? Where do they keep it? Fragments of soul energy to get break the seal that prevents Eris from leaving the void.

17. Do they like to take photos? What do they like to take photos of? Selfies? What do they do with their photos?In a modern setting he wouldn’t really care to take photos nor take selfies. 18. What’s their favourite genre of: books, music, tv shows, films, video games and anything else

Classical music would probably be his favorite type of music. Any books about alchemy or something that could aid him in his plans would obviously interest him. 

19. What’s their least favourite genres?Romance20. Do they like musicals? Music in general? What do they do when they’re favourite song comes?Castiel adores music and will play the piano when he has the free time to do so. Most of his favorite songs have been long forgotten but he still hums them every once and a while. 21. Do they have a temper? Are they patient? What are they like when they do lose their temper?His facade may make him seem like he doesn’t have a temper. But he does. And if you’re able to break that facade and get under his skin, you’ll be met with cruel comments and possibly a death sentence. 22. What are their favourite insults to use? What do they insult people for? Or do they prefer to bitch behind someone’s back?

He will get to know someone and use their insecurities against them. Castiel will not hesitate to bring up someone’s traumatic memories and crush them down if that means getting his way.

23. Do they have a good memory? Short term or long term? Are they good with names? Or faces?Castiel never forgives and he never forgets. 24. What is their sleeping pattern like? Do they snore? What do they like to sleep on? A soft or hard mattress?Sleep is almost nonexistent for Castiel unless he needs to recharge his energy. Even then it never makes him feel well rested. 25. What do they find funny? Do they have a good sense of humour? Are they funny themselves?He finds irony at the expense of others funny. Castiel is pretty sadistic so he usually likes dark humor. 26. How do they act when they’re happy? Do they sing? Dance? Hum? Or do they hide their emotions? Cas never usually shows when he’s genuinely happy to avoid becoming attached to others. The most he’ll give is a light smile.27. What makes them sad? Do they cry regularly? Do they cry openly or hide it? What are they like they are sad?There isn’t much that gets under his skin. At times he does feel guilty for the horrible things that he did but drowns it out by committing more atrocities. When he can’t hide his sadness, usually he numbs it out and seems almost like a soulless vessel on the outside.  28. What is their biggest fear? What in general scares them? How do they act when they’re scared?Castiel is terrified of becoming attached to someone. Once he realizes that he feels that way, he will cut them out from his life or ruin it completely. He also doesn’t want people to see him as his past self since he was seen as “weak”. All he wants is for people to see him as a monster and nothing else.

29. What do they do when they find out someone else’s fear? Do they tease them? Or get very over protective? He’ll try to learn more about it and use it against them when the time arises. 30. Do they exercise? Regularly? Or only when forced? What do they act like pre-work out and post-work out?Not really but he’s still in good shape. 31. Do they drink? What are they like drunk? What are they like hungover? How do they act when other people are drunk or hungover? Kind or teasing?Castiel doesn’t regularly drink because he’s a lightweight. But when he does get drunk, he will act more outgoing and SOMETIMES more provocative. Hungover Cas is usually kinda grouchy and embarrassed. 32. What do they dress like? What sorta shops do they buy clothes from? Do they wear the fashion that they like? What do they wear to sleep? Do they wear makeup? What’s their hair like?Despite his family nobility being forgotten, he still dresses the way he would if he was.  33. What underwear do they wear? Boxers or briefs? Lacey? Comfy granny panties?Boxers. Unless….34. What is their body type? How tall are they? Do they like their body?Castiel is pretty slim and around 5″11. He doesn’t mind his body all that much but he thinks the scars on it are kinda ugly.35. What’s their guilty pleasure? What is their totally unguilty pleasure? ”If his one guilty pleasure is fucking destroying lives and families I’ll actually walk up to [REDACTED] and fucking beat you up”

- @b4dluckch4rm

36. What are they good at? What hobbies do they like? Can they sing?Destroying lives and burning shit down   playing the piano.37. Do they like to read? Are they a fast or slow reader? Do they like poetry? Fictional or non fiction?He’s a very fast reader and usually only reads scriptures or books that have to do with his goals.38. What do they admire in others? What talents do they wish they had?Nothing because he thinks that he’s the best. Not really actually 39. Do they like letters? Or prefer emails/messaging? He isn’t the kind to really send you messages through anything.40. Do they like energy drinks? Coffee? Sugary food? Or can they naturally stay awake and alert?He can usually stay awake without anything but if he can’t, tea will usually help out a bit.41. What’s their sexuality? What do they find attractive? Physically and mentally? What do they like/need in a relationship?A distinguished bisexual that likes his partners like he likes his vases: Broken 42. What are their goals? What would they sacrifice anything for? What is their secret ambition?All he wants is to break the seal that’s keeping his sister from ruining the world. Even if it kills him. He wants the world to pay for everything that it’s done and finally watch it all burn.43. Are they religious? What do they think of religion? What do they think of religious people? What do they think of non religious people?He doesn’t really care for religion and thinks extremely religious people are dumb. 44. What is their favourite season? Type of weather? Are they good in the cold or the heat? What weather do they complain in the most? Winter and stormy weather are his thing. He pretends to hate the rain but truly hates hot sunny days.45. How do other people see them? Is it similar to how they see themselves? Due to his multiple facades, it’s hard to pinpoint how people see him. But if I had to, many would see him as a professional young man that knows what he’s doing.46. Do they make a good first impression? Does their first impression reflect them accurately? How do they introduce themselves?He’s great at first impressions. After all, he’s had a few hundred years to prefect it. But he never shows himself to be as cruel as he actually is. 47. How do they act in a formal occasion? What do they think of black tie wear? Do they enjoy fancy parties and love to chit chat or loathe the whole event?Castiel is pretty good when it comes to formal occasions. He knows how to dress and interact with others. But usually the only reason why he would go to such parties would be to gather information from others. And if that doesn’t happen, he’ll get bored and loathe the occasion.48. Do they enjoy any parties? If so what kind? Do they organise the party or just turn up? How do they act? What if they didn’t want to go but were dragged along by a friend? He’ll show up to the occasion if he’s invited but isn’t really a party planner himself.  49. What is their most valued object? Are they sentimental? Is there something they have to take everywhere with them?Nothing has much sentimental value to him anymore since he’s either lost it or destroyed it himself. But if he ever lost his sister again, he would be devastated. And maybe a certain soldier50. If they could only take one bag of stuff somewhere with them: what would they pack? What do they consider their essentials?Castiel is use to losing things and making due with what he has. But his scythe always follows him. 

#oc #GO FUCK YOURSELF DAN #I hope y'all like my piece of shit trash man

[pojkflata]

all of them for embla!

I’m skipping questions that aren’t applicable

1. What’s their full name? Why was that chosen? Does it mean anything?

Embla Blomqvist. Embla means elm tree, and it’s also the name of the first woman in Norse mythology. It might not have an apparent meaning at the surface, but who knows? Maybe it’ll be significant at some point?

Blomqvist means flower-twig, continuing the plant theme. And with such a strong plant theme in her name, her personality and the fact that she’s a changeling, you’d think she’d be a log changeling, but she is in fact a troll changeling with a somewhat ironic name. Part of why I chose it was because rhytmically, it flows pretty well because of the two ‘bl’-sounds, at least if u ask me

3. Did they have a good childhood? What are fond memories they have of it? What’s a bad memory? 

Her childhood was… decent. She grew up somewhat detached from people, and not always by choice, but she also didn’t have anything to compare with, so she didn’t actively suffer either. Things got better when she met Berri, tho

4. What is their relationship with their parents? What’s a good and bad memory with them? Did they know both parents? 

This is where things get… complicated. Berri kind of acts like a parental figure, but aside from him, the closest thing Embla has to a parent is her adoptive mother who is not ideal. The mother is married to her job and constantly overachieves even though money is not an issue at all, so she usually leaves Embla to her own devices and has done so on a regular basis from a very young age.

Embla never met her biological parents and they are kind of an enigma. It’s hard for even me to pin them down, so let’s just say they’re kind of all over the place morally speaking

6. What were they like at school? Did they enjoy it? Did they finish? What level of higher education did they reach? What subjects did they enjoy? Which did they hate?

During the events of TFTF, Embla has just graduated 8th grade. Again, she’s not super good unfortunately. She does pick up a lot of facts and trivia, but she’s bad at contextualizing it in a lot of situations, meaning her school performance suffers. Her grades hover around Es and Ds depending on the subject, maybe a few Cs sometimes. Not sure what her fave subject is but she dislikes math and science in particular

7. Did they have lots of friends as a child? Did they keep any of their childhood friends into adulthood? 

She doesn’t have a lot of friends but she likes it that way. She’s kind of a loner and people around her respect that without ignoring her (god I wish that were me). But at the beginning of TFTF, she has two close friends in Aminah and Berri, and she befriends more in the Faelands.

8. Did they have pets as a child? Do they have pets as an adult? Do they like animals? 

It probably doesn’t count but with some good will, you can consider Berri to be a pet. She does like animals, dogs in particular.

9. Do animals like them? Do they get on well with animals? 

It’s a 50/50 thing. Some animals like her, but some are frightened by her.

10. Do they like children? Do children like them? Do they have or want any children? What would they be like as a parent? Or as a godparent/babysitter/ect?

She’s not super fond of infants, but she definitely likes older kids and she’d probably like to have kids in the future!

12. What is their favourite food? 

Okay so under normal circumstances, Embla usually eats very simple foods that somebody her age can easily cook, she is fond of anything fancy since those foods are kinda rare in her life

14. Do they have any specific memories of food/a restaurant/meal?

When Embla first met Tristan, one of the first things he did was offer her a freshly killed rabbit bc well, Tristan’s quirky like that. Embla initially declined but then reluctantly accepted the rabbit

15. Are they good at cooking? Do they enjoy it? What do others think of their cooking?

She’s decent, as I said she cooks on a regular basis. She doesn’t really cook for others, tho

18. What’s their favourite genre of: books, music, tv shows, films, video games and anything else

She likes anything that’s engaging honestly, no matter the genre

20. Do they like musicals? Music in general? What do they do when they’re favourite song comes?

If she’s in the mood, yeah? But since she’s rather stoic, she doesn’t do much more than just bob her head to a song she likes

21. Do they have a temper? Are they patient? What are they like when they do lose their temper?

She’s p patient, but if she’s pushed enough, her usual reaction involves rambling and yelling

22. What are their favourite insults to use? What do they insult people for? Or do they prefer to bitch behind someone’s back?

Embla is p feisty actually! If you annoy her or do something she doesn’t think makes sense, she will make jokes at your expense and snark at u

23. Do they have a good memory? Short term or long term? Are they good with names? Or faces?

Her memory is okay in most ways except faces, she can be awful at faces.

24. What is their sleeping pattern like? Do they snore? What do they like to sleep on? A soft or hard mattress?

She’s average I guess, she doesn’t usually remember her dreams, she doesn’t snore and she prefers soft mattresses

25. What do they find funny? Do they have a good sense of humour? Are they funny themselves?

She thinks it’s fun to make fun of ppl, not in a malicious way, but when she thinks they need to be taken down a notch. So some think her humor is a lil mean spirited

26. How do they act when they’re happy? Do they sing? Dance? Hum? Or do they hide their emotions? 

She might hum sometimes, but as I said before, she’s p stoic. Not that she hides emotion, but she just doesn’t show clear signs of emotion all the time

27. What makes them sad? Do they cry regularly? Do they cry openly or hide it? What are they like they are sad?

She’ll usually just stay quiet when she’s particularily sad

28. What is their biggest fear? What in general scares them? How do they act when they’re scared?

She was initially pretty scared of the idea of going to the Faelands because yeah, her life may not be perfect, but she didn’t know what’d await her in the Faelands and she didn’t like the idea of giving up everything she’d known and stuff

She doesn’t really fear a lot after coming over it though

She gets kinda shaky and talks fast if she’s scared

29. What do they do when they find out someone else’s fear? Do they tease them? Or get very over protective? 

Okay that kinda depends

Tristan is scared of corvids because valravn are a thing in the Faelands. Embla understands why somebody would be wary of murder ravens, but when Tristan’s fear gets the best of him and he jumps at the slightest sign of corvid activity with no way to prove it’s caused by valravn, Embla will tease him

30. Do they exercise? Regularly? Or only when forced? What do they act like pre-work out and post-work out?

She might take a stroll sometimes, and that’s so light of an exercise that she doesn’t have any special preparations or aftercare for it

31. Do they drink? What are they like drunk? What are they like hungover? How do they act when other people are drunk or hungover? Kind or teasing?

She’s a minor, so nah

32. What do they dress like? What sorta shops do they buy clothes from? Do they wear the fashion that they like? What do they wear to sleep? Do they wear makeup? What’s their hair like?

She wears p casual, plain clothing, usually in muted dull colors since bright colors tend to hurt her eyes.

She usually just wears her underwear to bed, she doesn’t wear makeup except on special occasions. Her hair is elbow-length and she usually doesn’t do anything special with it

33. What underwear do they wear? Boxers or briefs? Lacey? Comfy granny panties?

Lacey, most of the time. Also sport bras

34. What is their body type? How tall are they? Do they like their body?

She’s 173cm/5′8′’ and kind of average body type wise. She does have a soft tum though! Her self image fluctuates but it’s not bad, she might be a little insecure over her tum from time to time but she usually recovers quickly

36. What are they good at? What hobbies do they like? Can they sing?

She’s like. Real good physically speaking. Not that she’s athletic or anything, but in the Faelands she has to take some punches and she takes them alright, and learns to dish some out as well

Her hobbies involve the kinda stuff you’d see a contemporary teen enjoy, stuff like movies and video games, sometimes she likes casually enjoying nature.

She can sing, she’s average, she doesn’t really enjoy singing a lot.

37. Do they like to read? Are they a fast or slow reader? Do they like poetry? Fictional or non fiction?

She’s a p slow reader, and she is inclined to fictional stuff.

38. What do they admire in others? What talents do they wish they had?

She absolutely admires Aminah’s intelligence and she wishes she were closer to her level.

39. Do they like letters? Or prefer emails/messaging? 

She prefers emails and IMs

40. Do they like energy drinks? Coffee? Sugary food? Or can they naturally stay awake and alert?

She’ll usually just go for a soda for her caffeine fix.

41. What’s their sexuality? What do they find attractive? Physically and mentally? What do they like/need in a relationship?

Embla is bi. She doesn’t have any real preferences physically, but she does like people with soft fluffy hair. Mentally, she’s attracted to kind, brave people, and she 100% needs a partner who makes her feel loved and cared for that poor baby girl

42. What are their goals? What would they sacrifice anything for? What is their secret ambition?

Her main goal is to find Aminah, since she’s gotten lost in the Faelands. She does get involved with helping others reach their goals too. She’s super loyal and her devotion to her friends can reach shonen protagonist levels sometimes

43. Are they religious? What do they think of religion? What do they think of religious people? What do they think of non religious people?

She’s not religious per se, and her opinions on religion boil down to “one of my best friends is a talking winged cat-dragon, this world can be so fucking weird that I can see why somebody would want to contextualize it with faith, you do you”

44. What is their favourite season? Type of weather? Are they good in the cold or the heat? What weather do they complain in the most? 

She doesn’t have any strong preferences, as long as it’s not sunny she’s happy. Sunlight doesn’t hurt her per se, but she gets sunburns p easily and it can make her somewhat sluggish.

45. How do other people see them? Is it similar to how they see themselves? 

People will usually see Embla as a loner, sometimes they think of her as hostile due to her wit, but she believes herself to just be an average joe

46. Do they make a good first impression? Does their first impression reflect them accurately? How do they introduce themselves?

Again, her wit might leave a bad taste in some people’s mouths, that or they might think of her as a stick in the mud. Yeah, those impressions aren’t too accurate

47. How do they act in a formal occasion? What do they think of black tie wear? Do they enjoy fancy parties and love to chit chat or loathe the whole event?

God she avoids formal stuff like the plague

48. Do they enjoy any parties? If so what kind? Do they organise the party or just turn up? How do they act? What if they didn’t want to go but were dragged along by a friend? 

If she’s in the mood, yeah she might, but she’s still an introvert at heart and might just hang out on the sides with friends she already knows, and that still applies if she was forced to tag along.

50. If they could only take one bag of stuff somewhere with them: what would they pack? What do they consider their essentials?

She did this in canon! She packed clothes, basic hygiene equipment, a water bottle and a knife

#sorry this took so long lol #oc stuff #tftf #long post - #nboy

[goandsavemyunicorn]

Soulmates (Dean x Reader)

Soulmate AU where you have a timer on your wrist counting down to when you meet your soulmate. It’s not Sirens, but I wanted to write it and pounded it out in like two hours on my phone. Dean x Reader

I glance at my wrist for the thousandth time this week, chewing on my lip. The timer is now under three days, making me more nervous than ever. I’m in the middle of getting my hair done, something my older sister, Rosie, insisted upon when I showed her my timer. 

Two days, sixteen hours, forty-two minutes and seven seconds. That’s how long I have to meet my soulmate, how long I have before my life changes forever. My hair is already four inches shorter, which isn’t much considering it was elbow length. My sister is chattering about something I don’t care about while the stylist rinses my hair, finally rid of the brightly colored streaks I put in last month. 

“Y/n. Are you paying attention?”

“Nope. What did you say, Rosie?” She sighs and stands up, holding a magazine. 

“I think you should do this dark brown color. It’s close to your natural color, but it’ll add dimension. And cover the bleach streaks.”

“Fine. I just don’t know why I can’t meet my soulmate looking like I usually look.”

“Because he would take one look at your hair and run away.” She says, sitting back down with her magazine and glass of sparkling water. The stylist starts combing in the new color, chatting with Rosie about wedding dresses and flowers. We finally finish my hair a few hours later, and Rosie pays the stylist before dragging me out to lunch with her husband, Ben, who she soulmated with three years ago. 

“So, y/n, I hear you’ve passed the three day mark. How are you feeling?” Ben asks, patting my shaky hand. 

“She’s nervous. Ooh, I can’t believe my baby sister is finally going to meet her soulmate!” Rosie gushes, clapping excitedly. Her blonde curls bounce as she claps, the light catching her shiny highlights. 

“Rosie. Chill.” I mutter, taking a big gulp of my drink. The liquor stings my throat, but I don’t care. Rosie pouts a little, leaning on Ben’s shoulder. Ben grins sheepishly, rubbing her back. 

“Anyway. Who wants food?” He waves at the waiter, who hurries over with a notepad. – Three hours, thirty-seven minutes, eight seconds. Rosie’s spent the last two days with me, cleaning my apartment obsessively, getting it and me ready for my soulmate. She even picked out a outfit for tonight, a little black dress and heeled ankle boots. My hair is in loose waves, old movie style, my makeup is done, and I even let her paint my nails for the first time in three years. 

“Y/n, sweetie, you’ve got to leave the apartment to meet the guy!” She pushes me out the door, shoving my keys and purse into my hands. I roll my eyes and walk down the hall to the elevator, wobbling a bit in my boots. Rosie is right alongside me, telling Ben she’ll see him at dinner in ten minutes. 

We part ways on the sidewalk, her climbing into a taxi and riding away as I walk the opposite direction, towards the club down the street. I cross the main road and step around a puddle, bumping into a huge, terrifying man. 

“Shit, I’m sorry.” He turns slowly, glaring down at me. Even in heels, he towers over me. 

“You will be.” I reach into my purse, digging for my phone to dial 911. Before I can push the final button, everything goes black as a sharp pain spreads across the side of my head. 

I open my eyes and groan, looking around a dark room. A basement, looks like. My hands are tied behind my back, my dress is torn, and I’m pretty sure my head is bleeding. The guy I bumped into earlier is standing in front of me with a gun and a wicked grin on his face. 

“Why am I here?” 

“You have half an hour to meet your soulmate. I’ve been keeping track, and there’s three possibilities in the world. The only one in this city happens to be an enemy of mine. The kind I want dead.” He chuckles and wipes a drop of blood off my forehead, then licks it off his thumb.

“That’s unsanitary.” I mumble, feeling a little dizzy.

“Shut up.” He smacks my cheek, then walks around to peer at my wrist. “Thirty-seven minutes.”

“You’re a terrible person.”

“Not a person, sweetheart. I’m a monster. Now shut up.” He stuffs a rag in my mouth, effectively silencing me. 

Half an hour later, there’s a loud, metallic thud somewhere upstairs, like a screen door being shot open. The big guy sneers and stands up, cocking his gun. 

“Looks like he’s early. Let’s see what happens next, shall we?” He ties a new rag around my face, blindfolding me. I hear him walk away, up some wooden stairs. I start screaming through the gag, only a small bit of noise sneaking out. There’s a scuffle upstairs, and my timer beeps softly, three times. Three minutes. More fighting noises, more beeping. Finally there’s a loud thump, and I hear feet rushing down the stairs. 

Beep. Five.

Beep. Four. 

Beep. Three. 

Beep. Two. 

Beep. One. 

The blindfold is ripped away, followed by the gag. Standing in front of me is a bow-legged man with eyes the color of Granny Smith apples, perfectly kissable lips, and a spattering of freckles across his cheeks and nose. 

“Hey there, soulmate. I’m Dean.” 

“Y/n.” 

“That’s a pretty name, sweetheart. Let’s get you out of here, okay? Your head is bleeding pretty bad.” He unties me gently, lifting me into his arms. There’s a giant at the top of the stairs, holding my purse. He has too-long hair and puppy eyes, accompanied by some blood spattered on his clothes. 

“Is that her?” Dean nods, pulling me close against his chest. 

“Sammy, this is Y/n. Y/n, this is Sam, my little brother.” I look Sam up and down, thoroughly confused. 

“He doesn’t look so little to me, Dean.” Both men laugh, then rush me out to a big black car and set me down in the backseat. Dean drives to a hospital, pulling up to the emergency room doors and jumping out to carry me in. 

“She needs a doctor, pronto.” He says to the girl at the desk. She starts typing rapidly, asking for my information and his. 

“What is your relationship to her?”

“Soulmate.”

“Since when, sir? Her emergency contact is a…Rosie?”

“Rosie’s my sister.” I mumble, feeling sleepy now. 

“Call her, then.” Dean says, setting me on the gurney a nurse walks up to us with. The desk girl nods and starts dialing, watching as I’m wheeled through the swinging double doors. Dean follows closely, squeezing my hand. 

“We’re gonna do an MRI, then we’ll stitch you up, okay?” The doctor says softly, shining a little light at my pupils. I nod slightly and look at Dean, who’s pale and nervous. 

“Sir, you’re welcome to wait in the hallway.” They wheel me into the MRI lab, and get me strapped in for the scan. It goes quickly, makes some strange noises, but nothing too scary. 

“Looks like it’s just a concussion. You’re gonna be fine.” The doctor pats my shoulder, then we go back into the hallway and into a different room. Dean sits beside the bed, holding my hand while the doctor starts stitching up my head. They put a tube in my arm with fluids and some kind of pain medication that makes me sleepier, then leave the room. Fifteen minutes later, Rosie comes bursting into the room. 

“Oh my god, sweetie, are you alright?!” She frowns, staring at the bandage on my head. 

“I’m peachy, Rosie. Now shhhhhh.” I mumble, squeezing Dean’s hand.

“I was so worried!” 

“Rosie. Shush. You’re too loud. Also, this is Dean. He’s my soulmate.” Dean waves at Rosie, who squeals excitedly and reaches out to shake his free hand.

“Pleasure to meet you.” He says, shaking her hand. She squeals again, then pulls out her phone. 

“I’m calling dad, Y/n. Go back to sleep.” She leaves the room, already chatting to our father. 

“Yeah, we may want to blow town before she calls anyone else. My family is insane and they’ve been waiting for this ‘too long’, which means they’ll all be here tomorrow morning. With balloons and flowers.” I say, matching up my fingertips with Dean’s. 

“I can handle that. As long as nobody hears that I killed a monster for you, we’re cool.” He chuckles, kissing my forehead. I smile and drift off, the morphine doing its magic. 

The next morning, I wake up to a room full of people, mostly my family. My father is standing on my left side, glaring across the bed at Dean. Rosie is beside my father, with an excited look on her face. Sam is sitting in a chair by the window, and there’s a man with blue eyes wearing a trench coat standing next to him. Two more people walk in, a girl with long red hair and a nerdy t-shirt on, and my brother, Rob.

Rob takes up a space behind my father, the same glare occupying his face. The redhead goes and stands beside Dean, grinning. She’s holding a battered copy of Lord of the Rings. 

“So, introductions, before someone glares a hole in my soulmate’s face.” I poke my dad’s arm, frowning at him.

“Everyone, this is Dean, my soulmate. Rob, my brother, Rosie, my sister, and Mitch, my father.” I point at each person as I say their names, trying to kill the tension in the room. 

“My brother, Sam. Charlie, family nerd, and Cas, my best friend.” Dean says, squeezing my hand. My father scowls and outstretches one hand, which Dean shakes. 

“Firm handshake. I hate you a little less.” My father mutters, placing a hand on my shoulder. 

“Dad. Be nice.” I sit up a little, tugging at my pillow. 

“I brought you flowers! And shook this kid’s hand!” He says, gesturing at a large vase full of white daisies, lilies, and carnations.

“Thanks for the flowers. Be nice to him, he is my soulmate.” I grin up at my father, whose face softens a little. Rob steps forward and squeezes my shoulder gently, grinning. 

“Hey, kiddo.”

“Hey, Rob.” 

“I was gonna bring flowers, but figured a teddy bear might be better.” He reveals a fluffy bear from behind his back, dressed in a little leather jacket. 

“He’s adorable, Rob. Thank you.” I set the bear on the bed next to me, then look up at Dean. 

“The doctor said they might release you later today. Then we can all go grab lunch, okay?” 

“Sounds great. Nothing too fancy, right?”

“Italian, or American?”

“Mmm, American.” I grin, ignoring my father’s eyeroll. 

Three hours later, I sign the release paperwork and the doctor waves me off. The eight of us head down the road to a Tex-Mex place, grouped in two cars. Rob rides with Dean in his car, forcing me and Dean’s friend Cas into my father’s truck. 

At the restaurant, Dean helps me out of the truck and leads us all inside, resting his hand on my waist. Lunch goes by pretty easily, without any death threats or serious arguments. 

Dean and I finally escape back to my apartment, and I immediately start packing. The entire building is supposed to be short-term living for those who haven’t met their soulmate yet, and when they do, they have to skedaddle. My meager belongings all fit into a single large suitcase and two cardboard file boxes, all of which Dean refuses to let me carry on my own. 

In the world we live in, soulmates spend the first year after they meet getting to know each other in a secured location, usually owned by one of the parties involved. They are occasionally visited by family and friends. Then there’s engagement, which can last from six months to a year, depending on how long planning the wedding takes. 

–

“Guess what, baby.” Dean kisses my shoulder, wrapping his arms around my waist.

“What?” I grin, kissing his cheek. 

“We’re going out tonight. It’s been a year.” The two of us have been staying in this bunker, getting to know each other, since the day after we left my apartment. 

“I’ll make sure to wear something special.” He grins down at me, green eyes sparkling. 

“I’ll let you get ready, then. Charlie is dropping by later with the stuff you asked for, she said she’ll be here in an hour.”

“Sweet! I had a couple things delivered to her place for tonight.” I run off to take a shower, stopping in my room to grab my towel and my favorite soap.

“Hey girl! I brought your things!” Charlie yells through my door. 

“Come on in. I’m just doing my hair.” I yell back, turning off the hair dryer. She walks in and sets the bag on my bed, grinning.

“You’re going to look so good! I totally peeked, by the way. Love the color.” I giggle and look in he bag, pulling out a lacy, strappy bra and matching panties. They’re dark green, and somehow even sexy not on a person. 

“Thanks, Charlie!” I hug her tightly, then go back to my mirror to start curling my hair the way it was when I met Dean, minus the head wound and blood. She leaves quietly, closing the door behind her. 

At exactly five o'clock, I wander down the hall to the bunker’s library, wearing a flowy black dress with long sleeves. My heels click on the cement floor with each step, echoing around the hallway. Dean looks up as I walk in, and his jaw drops. 

“Holy… you look amazing.” 

“You look pretty good yourself.” I grin, noting the color of his tie. Dark green. The same color as my lingerie. He picks a long velvet box up off the table, grinning back at me. 

“This is for you.” He opens it, revealing a silver necklace with a pendant of tiny emeralds surrounding a diamond.

“It’s beautiful, Dean. I love it.” I kiss his cheek and lift my hair up, letting him clasp it around my neck. He leads me out to the garage, where his Impala has been deep cleaned recently, evidenced by the damp floor and shiny exterior. We drive to a fancy restaurant and stop at the valet stand, where Dean rushes around the front of the car to help me out. We’re ushered to a back table, decorated with candles. 

Dinner passes quickly, and the two of us leave in a sleepy haze. Back at the bunker, we walk in to all the lights off. Dean lights a few candles, humming softly, then turns to face me. 

“Y/n.” 

“Yes?” Dean pulls a tiny velvet box from his pocket, and drops to one knee in front of me. 

“Marry me?” I grin and lean down to kiss him. 

“Yes,” I whisper against his lips, running my fingers through his hair. A cheer erupts through the bunker, making me jump. The lights turn on, and I finally see that the room is full of our friends and family. 

“Did you plan this, Winchester?” I giggle and kiss him again as he slips the ring onto my finger. It matches the necklace he gave me earlier, to a tee. 

“Sure did.”

“I love you, Dean.”

“I love you too, sweetheart.”

-fin-

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#dean x reader #dean/reader #dean winchester #spn fic #supernatural one shot #fluffy fluff fluff #I might write more if y'all like this one

[friendshipcampaign]

Session Recap 8/20/17

Before the party put their plans into action that afternoon, Rose asked to speak with Erwyn. Despite the challenge of getting the ring onto a dragon’s claw, it was accomplished, and she apologized to him for killing him. She also wanted to know how it was that he was hit instead of Voski, worried that there might be dragon powers that she didn’t know about, but Erwyn assured her it was more workings of the fae that caused it to happen.

The party then set about disguising Rooster using Voski’s disguise kit, which while really designed for dragonborns, had some makeup that could be used to hide her scars. It was also decided that they would use Erwyn’s glasses to further change her appearance. Voski and Ditto worked together to create the disguise, and deemed their handiwork enough to make the attempt to infiltrate the castle.

Rooster and Ditto, accompanied by Tavra, got into the castle as planned, with Ditto hiding in Rooster’s backpack. When asked about her identity, Rooster claimed to be a lumberjack named “Martha” who was looking for work. Seeing they’d got inside, Tavra then headed back to the rest of her band and the others to work on the rest of the plan. 

Rooster started stacking peat around the tower in the center of the courtyard like the rest of the workers were doing and struck up a conversation with one named Augury to see if she could learn more about the ritual being planned. But Sister Calma, who was overseeing everything with a significant degree of perfectionism, came over to scold her for not stacking everything just right. She seemed suspicious of “Martha” and Ditto cast Minor Illusion to make it sound like something had broken in another part of the courtyard and distract her. With Sister Calma drawn away, Rooster explained to Augury that she was going to the kitchens for a drink of water, and slipped away.

In the kitchens, Rooster asked the staff for some wood to bring up to Bramble’s room, saying that she had heard the fire up there was running low. She gave a guard stationed upstairs the same excuse, and he escorted her to Bramble’s room, but insisted he was going to bring the wood in himself. Hearing a commotion outside, Daisy opened the door to shush them. Ditto cast Message to tell Daisy not to react visibly, but that she wanted to talk to her. Daisy jumped, but told the guard that she’d seen a mouse -- and that she would keep an eye on “Martha” herself.

Inside Bramble’s room, Daisy told Ditto that she recognized her voice and that she wanted to know what she was doing there. Ditto explained that they were still trying to help Bramble, and asked if Daisy knew anything about Lady Coila’s whereabouts. Daisy told her that there had been a quilt sent up recently that she was told was made by Lady Coila and that Bramble had said “they had to see it.” She took it down from where she’d hung it in the window as a result, and let Ditto and Rooster have a closer look at it. They saw what appeared to be a secret message embroidered in white, separate from the main flower pattern -- showing two girls, two different flowers, and a dragon, along with two mysterious figures.

As they continued talking, it was suggested that it might be better for Bramble to be outside of the castle. A plan was hatched between them to take her out, with Ditto taking her place in bed and casting Minor Illusion to make it look like she was Bramble, still there, and Rooster sneaking Bramble out of the castle in her pack. Daisy agreed to help with this plan, and it was put into action.

Rooster got out of the room and into the courtyard without incident, but once there, Sister Calma confronted her. She still seemed suspicious of the disguise, and held up her censer to her face and wiped off some of the makeup. Realizing the truth of what was going on, Sister Calma shouted for guards. Rooster took the axe that she’d borrowed from the mercenaries to complete her disguise and slashed at Sister Calma once before dropping it and running for the gate. Her Chromatic Orb failed to ignite the wood, but Sister Calma fired Burning Hands at her and that did the trick. Hearing a commotion inside, the guards outside opened the gate and Rooster ran through, headed straight towards the mountains with Bramble safely in her pack.

While all this was happening, the others -- the rest of the party, and the mercenaries -- were executing the other part of the plan, which was to sneak into the castle via the tunnel that Rose had mentioned to them earlier. Rose flew over the hut where the tunnel began and caused there to be fog and light snow in the area, while Granny levitated overhead and pretended to be the “dragon” herself, firing freezing spells at the ground near the guards. Two of them, at Tavra’s urging, chased her, along with most of the rest of the mercenaries. Amaranth drew out the other two in the hut by casting Thaumatergy to make the sound of an explosion nearby. Everyone else snuck into the hut after her, where Amaranth quickly found a secret passage in the floor. The drow and goblin from Tavra’s band that had accompanied them promised to shut the trapdoor behind them, and Amaranth, Voski, and Kriv (who was still wearing the ring of mindshielding and as a result bring Erwyn along too) descended into the tunnel.

It was pitch black inside so Amaranth, with her darkvision, lead the way. Though the tunnel started out having nice stonework, it became rocky and twisting partway through. Amaranth and Erwyn (the two members of the party that could actually see anything) noticed some plants on the ground and coming out of the walls that were dead and rotting, which Erwyn was able to tell were two separate kinds, but there was no explanation as to how they’d previously been able to grown underground, in the dark.

Eventually they came to a grate blocking a door, the former of which was covered in witch-knots which seemed hastily applied. Amaranth was able to wriggle through the grate enough to pick the lock on both it and the door, and everyone passed through without incident.

They made their way to another door, which planted them inside a food storage chamber in the castle’s basement. A servant came in and gave them a brief scare, nearly spotting Amaranth and Voski (Kriv had snuck back behind the door when she came in), but they managed to remain unnoticed and passed into the next corridor. It had five doors in it, and wall full of plaster-filled holes that contained still more witch-knots. On investigating the doors, they found rooms in ruins and covered in more of the dead plants from earlier, as well as some charcoal sigils all over the walls.

At the end of the corridor, Voski, Kriv, and Amaranth started arguing what to do next and accidentally attracted the attention of a guard on patrol. Kriv attempted to overpower him, but failed, causing Voski to grab the guard and cover his mouth. Amaranth hit him with the butt of her sword and he fell unconscious, leading the party to tie him up and gag him, leaving him in one of the rooms they’d just investigated. Searching him, Voski found a set of keys, and they all pressed forward.

The next corridor proved to be the dungeons, where they found Stelly and a human woman who identified herself as Edie, Bramble and Rose’s former guardian. Amaranth volunteered to take Stelly and Edie back to the tunnel they’d come through while Voski and Kriv (and as a result, Erwyn) pushed forward, because Edie confirmed that she’d recently been moved out of the oubliette under the guard tower, supporting the group’s suspicion that Lady Coila was being held there.

With Amaranth taking the other two back, the party pressed forward to a door where they heard someone telling a long-winded story. Voski tossed a pice of paper under the door, which lead the someone on the other side to investigate, and she motioned for Kriv to slam the door inwards on him. Kriv obliged, after some moral hesitation, and they found a stunned guard on the other side, who Kriv quickly restrained. After Kriv and Voski talked to him for a little while, however, the guard -- who told them his name was Howkin -- was revealed to feel somewhat hesitant about his job guarding his prisoner. He also confirmed that it was Lady Coila in the oubliette, and after convincing him that they were trying to help her, he gave Kriv the keys to the trapdoor and they dropped a rope down to help her out. Once they had the lady with them, they ran back towards the secret tunnel they’d come in.

#session recap