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youdgetbored · 7 months
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Last day for @merlintarotfest !yikes. (6 pages I think)
Rating: general
Summary: merthur hurt/comfort
Title: Always
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Justice 
King of pentacles 
Ace of wands
Arthur was always making a decision. He sits at a wooden table, arms clasped in front of him. A choice must be made, today no different from any other.
As a prince he hardly thought about the balance of the world. Then the day came when he was king.
Every life in the kingdom rested on his shoulders. Each threat of war, of strife, of disaster, it was up to the king to ensure the safety of those who could not fend for themselves. With the crown laid against his brow, Arthur made no decision lightly. But had he ever truly? Sure, jousts and tournaments didn’t weigh on his mind. His fathers temper was a different story. Growing up alongside Morgana's rebellious spirit meant at the drop of a hat, he had to be at her side. As a son who had experienced Uther’s rage firsthand, he knew it was nothing to be trifled with.
So when was the responsibility truly his? Nearly his whole life decided for him before he could walk, when was the gavel placed in his hands? Arthur could not say. The day his eyes opened to it was a different story.
A story that began in his sleep.
Groggy eyed, covered in webs with the rest of the dining room guests, a dagger flew to his chest. To pierce his beating heart, stop him dead.
When the physician's ward threw himself in front of the weapon.
The boy he had bullied, thrown in jail. He’d nearly taken his head off with a mace, yet Arthur lived because of him. 
The two had become an unusual pair. Camelot knights say they saw the change immediately. Arthur openly siding with a servant over a royal, based only on their word. He risked death to find a cure for a poisoned cup. He disobeyed the law to save a young boy, something only the Druids knew. The qualities of a king were always in him. Decisions made of necessity and fairness, of what was deserved. Death or disgrace was never something he ever feared. Yes, he awoke that day in the dining hall. But it would be later that he found himself to be the judge and the accused in one verdict.
When he found himself on the shore sat across from his servant.
Sat across from Merlin.
Merlin, who he had told to stay home, away from trouble. The pesky servant who didn’t know how to polish armor, who struggled to lift a sword. The boy who had saved his life. Arthur owed him a life debt. To pay it, was only just.
Merlin sits across from him now. It was only hours ago that Gaius was faced with tending to both of their injuries in this very room. Lanterns flicker in their silence, illuminating his shadowed eyes. For a brief moment, Arthur pictures the ember dragon Merlin had conjured the night before. He lets out a deep sigh, a life debt.
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Gaius has always been a caretaker. Working under King Uther took patience. Gaius did not miss those days, and thank the old gods, Arthur was nothing like his father. 
The day that Arthur learned the truth about Merlin's magic, Gaius hoped he would not see Uthers eyes in his king.
Arthur's sword swung viciously at the raiders. Camelot had been attacked, and the enemy was unrelenting. The knights pressed on, determined to fight. Gaius tended to the wounded in a makeshift hospital, the Citadel already overrun. Gwen stood close by, defending him and his patients. He risked a glance outside to see Arthur take down another enemy. The king fought through his injuries, but Gaius had practically raised Arthur. It was obvious his energy waned. 
Merlin's shout drew both of their attentions. Arthurs head whipped to the side in time to see a soldier with blonde hair shove Merlin to the ground. His head collided with a wooden barrel, the sword he held clattering out of his grasp. He rolled to the side. Had his reaction time been any slower, the spear that came down on his shoulder would have been an injury that Gaius couldn’t cure.
An agonizing cry split through the air. Gaius moved forward without thinking, leaving Gwen behind. He stayed close to the buildings as he ran. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Arthur abandon his current fight, his only concern for Merlin. They ran, Arthur much faster than Gaius’s old bones, decades of labor slowing him down. He had a clear sight of Merlin now, still on the ground but fighting. His attacker wrenched the spear out of his shoulder causing another howl. Merlin kicked with all his might, and the man let out his own yell before falling to one knee.
Gaius was almost there, huffing and sore and almost there. He readied a spell in his mind. Without practice there was no certainty it would work, there were witnesses that he couldn't prevent. The king himself was running towards the same goal. But this was Merlin, and as he saw a second enemy round the corner towards his boy, he had to do something. 
He felt the explosion before he heard it. On Gaius’s left a force pushed him off his feet, his collision with the ground unstoppable. A ringing overtook his ears while he blinked back tears. He tried to pry himself off the gravel with no luck, and he felt the gold in his eyes fade. There would be no magic from him today. Prying his eyes off the ground he found Merlin, and thank the old religion, Arthur had made it to his side.
Merlin was still injured, his right hand pressed firmly against his left shoulder. The man who stabbed him lay limp at his feet. Arthur was in a frenzy, one hand planted firmly on Merlin's good arm with the other clearing a path with his sword. The enemies kept coming though, and while Gaius tried again to clear his head, he saw the soldier catch Arthur off guard.
A pained scream filled the air, immediately followed by a roar. Arthurs knees buckled. His grip on Merlin slipped, his eyes clenched shut. Before he had time to hit the ground, Merlin let off a burst. Of what, it wasn’t clear. Maybe it was the blood rushing to Gaius’s head, or the chaos of battle. One second, Merlin was injured and slow. The next, the air around him turned to static. Gaius didn’t need to see Merlin's eyes to know what they glowed with.
A wave of nausea overtook Gaius, he was not used to this kind of exertion. His gaze was wrenched from his boys as he took deep breaths. Eventually the buzzing in his head stopped. With the battle still raging around him, he pushed himself to his feet. Arthur was still on his knees, his sword stuck into the ground as a crutch. Merlin stood by his side, they had barely moved from their places. Enemies littered the ground around them. The two were untouched, apart from their previous injuries.
Arthur was looking up at Merlin. Though it was more than that. Injuries clouded his expression, Gaius knew Arthur only had a few minutes before he fell unconscious. Gaius followed Arthur's gaze to Merlin's hand, extended out in front of him. The remnants of his spellcasting like a blaze of flame, still at his fingertips. Arthur was not just looking at Merlin.
Arthur was seeing Merlin.
Gaius brings tea to the table they now sit at. He sets it down, stealing a glance towards Arthur. The king's eyes remain locked on Merlin. His expression is unreadable, apart from what Gaius knows is betrayal. It makes sense of course. A lifetime of trust in Gaius, almost a decade in Merlin, all the while witnessing the destruction sorcery can cause. 
Not wanting to disturb them further, Gaius heads towards the door. The brass knob is cold in his hand. He gives a tug, the old wood resonating a loud creak through the room. As he walks through the doorway, he hopes only that his boys can find patience and understanding within each other.
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Merlin is never free. His mornings begin before sunrise, with breakfast and laundry and cleaning. To be at Arthurs side is never dull, and jokes aside, it's work that Merlin enjoys. When he is not by Arthurs side he often finds himself with Gaius. The skills of a trained physician live within Merlin after years of healing injuries. Most days, it is rare to have a moment to sit with his thoughts. Which sometimes comes as a relief.
Sorcery remains outlawed in most parts of the land, why wouldn’t it? The hunt for dragons was successful. Magic can cause great harm, the absence of it should surely be the fix. But magic isn’t something simply conjured, it is intertwined in the world itself. It hums with life. Merlin was born with the power of a sun. He has learned to keep it in his palms, unseen.
Arthur sits across from him. He wears a scarlet tunic, faded from use. His eyebrows are knit with indecision as they have been for the past couple minutes. Merlin glances down at the two cups of tea between them, steam coming off the tops. He cannot think of something to say, to make up for the lies. At the beginning they were out of necessity, Uther would've never stood for a sorcerer in the court. When Arthur became king though, the circumstances changed. Was there a better time? A moment Merlin could’ve told him by his own choice. Merlin is pulled from his thoughts as Arthur reaches for one of the cups. 
“The whole time?” Arthur's voice is not harsh, but Merlin is still struck by the suddenness of it. Does he mean the whole time they’ve known each other? The whole time he’s been king? He’s had magic his whole life, is he asking from the beginning? Merlin doesn’t know where to start. He doesn’t break the king's gaze.
“Yes.”
Arthur expects him to go on, or maybe he too doesn’t know what to say, because another silence fills the air. Merlin knows his expression must be sorrowful, though he can’t seem to rid himself of it. 
Arthur turns the cup slowly on the table. “How much of it was a lie?” 
If Merlin was not already shattered, this would have broken the glass. Pinpricks form behind his eyes and he stifles them. He rolls his left shoulder back, letting the pain from the night before wash over him.
“I’m still your friend, that was always real.” Merlin can barely say the words. No explanation feels good enough for why he’s waited this long. He has no ulterior motive, nor was it something Arthur did wrong. Even through his arrogance he's had a soft soul. How can Merlin explain-
“You didn’t trust me.” 
The hurt in Arthur's voice is overwhelming. When Merlin brings his eyes up to meet his kings, he is struck by how much yearning lies in them. Here he sits, faced with an impossible choice, and he wants.
Merlin holds Arthurs gaze, “I do trust you.” It seems too simple. Thoughts swarm in his head, jumbling his words. 
Arthur adjusts his cup again, still having not taken a sip from it. His eyes drop to the worn wooden table. He places his cup to his side and winces, one of many injuries flaring up. 
“Is it your arm?” Merlin leans forward. 
“You don’t have to do that,” Arthur sighs, but his look of concentration doesn’t break. 
Merlin cocks his head. He tends to be the jumpier of the two of them, but Arthur hasn’t moved much at all today. 
“I can get Gaius if you’d like,” Merlin stands from his chair, “You shouldn’t let those cuts go unchecked.”
Arthur reaches out a hand to stop him, “Merlin, just leave it.” He shuts his eyes with the movement.
The injuries should be healing by now. Merlin makes his way past him to grab a tonic for the pain when he catches a glimpse Arthurs lower shirt. A dark patch has formed near his ribcage.
“Are you bleeding?” Merlin kneels at his side.
Arthur shakes his head, “I opened it this morning, it’s fine.”
“Arthur-”
“Merlin.” Arthur's eyes meet his again, this time wet with grief. Merlin stays there, hands frozen in the air between them. He looks up at his king, his friend, his other half. He is met with only warmth. 
Arthur places a hand on Merlin's injured shoulder. He thinks of yesterday's battle, of the chaos and franticness and fear. He replays the fight in his head. Of the collision with the ground, his pierced shoulder. They all fell away when he saw the sword find Arthur. Only a day ago the two of them were flipped. Arthur knelt, looking up at Merlin in awe. Merlin thinks of the aftermath, the rapid explanations, the dragon of embers he had conjured as he lay in bed, Arthur at his side. The choice has never felt like it was his. He wondered if Arthur felt the same way.
Merlin says something he’s already said the previous night.
“I'm sorry.”
Arthur draws his eyebrows together, “I know,” With his free hand, he takes Merlins, “I am too.” 
They stay that way for minutes. Merlin doesn’t know where he would begin, and Arthur doesn’t seem to think it matters. All the years they’ve spent together, a prince and his servant. A knight of camelot and his healer. The king and the sorcerer. Arthur, and Merlin. The longer he holds Arthur's hand, Merlin wonders what could ever change that.
Arthur raises an eyebrow, “If what you said last night is true, I imagine I owe you more than one life debt.”
This is what it comes down to. No matter how much love he holds for Merlin, Arthur is the king. He has to make a ruling that's just, and fair. 
“Then for the crime of sorcerey?” Merlin's stomach twists at calling sorcery a crime, “What have you decided?” The lantern on their right dims, its oil running out. He drops his head, letting his face brush against the hand still on his shoulder.
Arthur's voice is gentle, “That was never a decision I had to think about.”
Merlin snaps his head back up, confusion knit in his own brow. Magic is who Merlin is. It’s more than incantations, more than old scrolls. Magic binds the universe, Arthur himself was born of it. Sorcery has been outlawed for decades in Camelot, usually at the penalty of death. Yet for Merlin, Arthur didn’t consider such an outcome.
Arthur stands, hoisting Merlin up to him, “Come on, help me patch this cut up will you.” He lets himself be guided to the cot. As they sit, Merlin feels a spark inside him. He can’t pull his eyes away from Arthur.
“While you’re at it, why don’t you tell me how to make a poultice for that shoulder.” Arthur laughs under his breath, “Since I’ve got to do everything around here.” He lifts up his shirt, revealing the open gash. Merlin takes no time to get the supplies. 
“You know,” Merlin says, sitting next to him, “You really should’ve told Gaius about this sooner.” Merlin begins to treat Arthurs wound, hands working swiftly and soft. The air around them settles, an unasked question between the two answered. At least for now. When Arthur is bandaged up, he drops his shirt.
“I mean really,” Merlin smirks, “We can’t have the king collapsing from blood loss.”
“Merlin?”
“Yes?”
“Shut up.” A hand grips Merlin's shirt collar and tugs him forward.
The kiss is an eruption. It ignites the embers in Merlin, sets loose a flood, burns down the castles and walls, shakes all the trees in the forest. First a kiss, then a hand on his face, his own hand against Arthurs chest. Then there is only Arthur. From the day he arrived in Camelot, there was only ever Arthur.
When they break apart, Arthur’s eyes are full of love, same as always. He points to a lantern on Merlin's left.
“Show me again.”
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asscrasher · 2 months
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Tony Tony Chopper is the Knight of Pentacles
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Tarot: Mirror of the Soul
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scorchrend · 4 months
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i have to wonder how the game npcs recognize me all the time
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b4kuch1n · 1 year
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the king shunned, the lion dead, the knight lost, the princess absent. but the wizard lives.
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lesuccube · 6 months
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➚ 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐊 𝐃 : ᴀᴜ-ᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ — ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ , ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ
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𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒 — a treat for you and your lover .
𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 — fluff infection
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 — not beta'd , constructive criticism is welcomed . reblogs and comments are appreciated .
𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 — 0.5k
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baker!steven who loves making you treats and sneaks them into your lunch bag without you knowing.
baker!steven who makes the most of his goodies gluten free but will occasionally (read: every time you ask for baked treats) indulge your request to make them sugary and sweet.
baker!steven who would spend sleepless nights in the kitchen concocting new recipes.
baker!steven who, with enough encouragement from you, opens up a shop after his sudden unemployment from the museum.
baker!steven who cried upon hearing that you had used up most of your lifesavings to get him a quaint spot downtown with a busy enough street that guarantees him a steady flow of customers.
baker!steven who promised to pay you back for your investment and won't take no for an answer which in the end resulted into agreeing to open a joint account so his 'debt' would be put to other uses like your shared responsibilities like rent, groceries and for emergencies.
baker!steven who absolutely adores his shop, making sure to keep his customers saitisfied with quality food (he has two menus, separating gluten free items for the vegan options).
baker!steven who makes friends with his regulars, chatting up with the old ladies that come in for afternoon tea and crumpets, helping college students to the best he can but absolutely enjoys it when they ask help for history subjects and entertains little children with ancient egyptian trivias and gives them tiny trinkets for free.
baker!steven who refused to serve donna when she came in for coffee after the horrible treatment she had given him when he used to work at the museum.
baker!steven who closed shop for a few hours to call you up looking for comfort because seeing donna so suddenly after finally recovering from what he had endured from her before shook him.
baker!steven who would most definitely close the bakery after lunch rush to personally visit you at work to hand you a basket full of extra baked goods to share with your co-workers.
baker!steven who loves when fall arrives because he gets to decorate the shop in fall amd halloween themes and gets to experiment baking with different pans and cookie cutters.
baker!steven who eventually experiments with learning how to make drinks so the equipment you had gotten him will be put to good use until he learns the hard way that brewing coffee is not good for his autistic brain.
baker!steven who would hire a barista instead to make the drinks and gets along with them, gives them free treats during lunch break and gives them leftovers from the day's batch.
baker!steven who eventually joins the farmers market after getting enough recognition from customers in his street and encouragement from aunties from the neighborhood.
baker!steven who had to close his stall after just a few hours because he had sold out all of his baked batches for the day.
baker!steven who 100% loves his new career path.
baker!steven who would drop by the street act he used to talk to after work hours from the museum to give him a goodie bag and a big tip just because.
baker!steven who waits for you before closing up for the day so he can dance with you between counters and tables, murmuring sweet, sweet love to your ears in between laughter and feeds you a small fresh batch of your favorite cookies before walking back to his place hand in hand with you.
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silvermoon424 · 4 months
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I always think I'm so tech savvy until I have to ask for help on something specific from the internet and it's like they're speaking a different language lmao
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simplyghosting · 9 months
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Text-based games are underrated and deserve more love send post
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passwordispassword · 2 years
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Gayasses...
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doesnotloveyou · 2 years
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marvel has gotten bloated, but it's still succeeding where star wars and jurassic park are failing---it's bringing in fresh voices, fresh faces, female main characters, poc main characters, disabled main characters, directors who actually know their material, etc. It's still a mess. But they're going to hold on as long as they keep supporting---not "acknowledging" not "allowing" but actually supporting---fresh perspectives.
Plus, like, if they crash next year? Dude, they brought us Black Panther and Moon Knight and tfatws and Wandavision and Ms Marvel and a stack of other films that actually mattered to people, that actually told stories that deserve to be told to people who have been waiting to hear them.
the fact that star wars and jurassic park even tried again after failing so hard at the beginning of the century....just, the audacity. but they made bank so they don't care
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phantasieandmirare · 2 years
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My computer has been acting up since last night and I’ve been desperately trying to fix the problem and avoid doing a factory reset all day long and then I finally got home and showed my dad what was happening to try to figure out the problem and it IMMEDIATELY functions perfectly again.
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bonny-kookoo · 2 months
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PLEASE.
LO King Yoongi, what happens after the first kiss?
Please.
I know what you are
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He must've tricked you. There's no way he needed any form of 'demonstration' at all- he seems very much aware of what he's got to do to make your head spin already.
He's giving you a short second to breathe after a second or two, face still close to yours as he watches you, face devoid of much emotion but eyes full of curiosity. "You really are so fragile." He almost mocks you, and you simply nod, admitting to it- and it earns you a reaction you've not yet witnessed before.
He chuckles, clearly amused.
"I am." You answer. "S-so maybe you should be a bit more.. gentle?" You ask, and he simply leans his head to the side a little bit, still up close to you, leaning halfway over you at this point.
"Am I not gentle right now?" He questions you. "Have I not been gentle with you the entire time since I've taken you as my partner?" He asks further, reaching out to tuck some hair behind your ear. "Physically you are no match for me. If I so desired, I could've taken whatever I wanted from you by force."
"But you wouldn't." You say, and at that, his lips turn into a slight smile.
"I indeed would never." He confirms. "Like I said; you are physically no match for me." The king repeats himself. "But you have something I want. And I am willing to... devote myself to you in order to get it."
"I.. what is that?" You wonder, not sure what he's talking about. You don't really have anything- you have no strength, you're not talented in anything particular, you're not outstanding at all compared to what he could have in any other Temian woman-
"Have you ever taken a life?"
The question cuts off your thoughts, like the needle on a record player falling off the disk, music stopping abruptly. You don't have to think for long before you shake your head- no, you've never killed someone.
"Have you ever wielded a weapon?" He questions further, and again, you deny that.
"I've.. cleaned them. But they're.. too heavy, and I'm not strong enough to ever be accepted as a knight anyways." You explain.
"That is what I crave." He offers you. "You are what I want to, but cannot ever be." Yoongi explains, and you realize suddenly what he's talking about.
The fact that he even considered surrendering. How it's known that he himself is a quiet king just so he doesn't put any interest on him to be challenged. How he is said to be always rather lenient when it comes to punishment, way less aggressive than the other kings or the kings before him.
Yoongi doesn't like violence.
"You can." You offer him, and his eyes narrow in question. "When.. you know. When it's just us, you can be what you want to be." You tell him. "I'll accept you as, you know, King and.. partner all the same, even if you're gentle and kind." You tell him, his eyes opening wider as he watches you with this distinctive look of curiosity again.
"The more I speak to you.. and get to know you.." He offers, leaning closer again. "The more glad I am that I have taken you in." The king explains to you. "As my partner, that is."
"I.. okay?" You say, shy from the close proximity.
"Maybe the fact that you were given to me by chance and not someone else.." He hums towards you. "..might just be fate. Don't you think?"
"M-maybe?" You stammer, his lips only a breath from yours.
"Maybe, huh." He chuckles. "I guess.. we will have to see how compatible we really are." The king smirks. "See if you will actually bloom."
"I- what?" You want to ask, but he just shuts you up with another kiss-
a gesture of affection he's clearly more than fond of.
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yermes · 12 days
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PAC: why you should invest in yourself 🍷
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I don’t know how some of these fundies get off. The fact that they can be stay at home wives in a “safe” way is due to feminism. We should all be investing in our skill sets, knowledge, personal freedoms, and self happiness. Because at the end of the day when it all goes to shit no one can take away your self love, your wisdom, your knowledge, your beauty inside and out. The crime it is to assume someones worth by an arbitrary title or connection. The fact that you live in the tender nature of the divine is worthy enough
Heres a reminder
Disclaimer: please take what I say with a grain of salt and not as the gospel. I just want to share some ideas of practicing and giving advice using the medium as often as I can with school, work, and my own personal studies and practice. But I am working on sharing my notes soon so that will be exciting! Liking and sharing does a lot 🥰
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Chariot 🦤
Mars associated with Mercury, Mars with Sun, Cancer, Binah to Geburah, water
You are a bitch with some real big and really glorified goals (not always a bad thing) to achieve these goals you must stay connected to the root of these goals and not to let your ego transcend the actual and original purpose. Keep your head and yourself stable in the pursuit of excellence.
Knight of disks ⭐️
21° Leo to 20° Virgo, Earth of Assiah, Chokmah
You are a strong enduring mother fucker. TAKE CARE OF YOUR VESSLE! Eat food that makes you happy, do small material things for yourself. Get a treat, get a tattoo get many! You have a lot of worldly and material goals. You need to take care of yourself and invest in yourself so you are able to invest in greater pursuits
The Empress 🪼
Venus in Taurus, Chokmah and Binah, Earth
You love. LIKE A LOT! It’s important to acknowledge that amazing and multidimensional skill and you can use that skill to leverage other skills. But while you do give a mom vibe. You are no ones mommy. Don’t give so much you neglect yourself and your pursuit. You Have an abundance of creative energy, please foster and take care of it.
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My new hoodie came in! New ear drip come tmrw
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lesuccube · 5 months
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➚ 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐊 𝐃 : ᴀᴜ-ᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ — ᴍɪɴᴇ
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𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒 — he's gotten awfully close , thank god you didn't know much better . at least , that was good news to him .
𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 — dark trojan [ read at your own risk ! ]
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 — not beta'd, constructive criticism is welcomed . comments and reblogs are appreciated .
𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 — 0.7k
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you've been working with steven at the museum for quite a while now. him, still a gift shop-ist and you a new guide for the greek exhibit. at first steven was jealous how they easily gave away the position of tour guide but when he passed by your group during your first month when donna made him do inventory, he was hooked.
you were smart and passionate, fun and easygoing. plenty of the people you guided had questions to ask that you readily answered, both from adults and children. usually the former are quiet, uninterested in the old history but you had a way to charm people, steven was no exception.
so he made the effort to befriend you. approaching you more until it was you who would seek him out during lunch. on days you were able to leave early, you'd join steven doing inventory because donna got mad at him again for being late. as per usual.
"you don't have to stick around f'me love, i'm used to it." earthy browns would look at yours through curly bangs, sheepish at having held you back from going home early. "i know i don't... but i want to."
and that was when he had truly fallen in love with you. if you can even call that love. steven was obsessed, he was obsessed with your kindness, with your knowledge. he wanted that all to himself. how can he not when you readily give it when he comes by to ask for your time. you were so nice, so good, so beautiful... he hopes you like what he has planned for you.
he began following you in and out of work, uncaring he loses sleep. not that he gets that many hours in anyways. he followed you for months until he has learned your routine outside your house, after that he learned how to break into your place and get to know you even better in the comforts of your home. he steals a few things, a spoon you used that day, a shirt buried underneath your laundry, a pair of panties from your freshly folded ones... some he returns and others, well let's just say they became a permanent part of his collection of you.
he worships the things you own, treats them like fine china. most of the time that is. he uses them to his pleasure other times, unable to hold back. your smell would linger on the items he'd steal and he'd sniff it until it disappears, replaced by his own. then he'll clean them up (he bought the same laundry detergent just for this case) and return them. most of them.
nearly a year into your friendship, steven asked you out for a simple hang out at the park, saying he found a nice spot for a picnic just you and him. unaware of his true intentions, you had agreed.
at first it had gone well, you and steven chatted and chatted, eating the sandwiches you had prepared until he handed you a glass of lemonade did it start going downhill. half an hour after your brunch you started feeling sluggish, your mind hazy and muddled. you don't notice steven grinning in joy, knowing that his plans were finally coming into fruition. he had drugged your drink, enough to weaken your muscles for you to go down without a fight and then... light's out.
oh how long did he wait for this moment.
"oh love, i've wanted you for so long... ever since i passed by your first tour i've been madly in love with you d'you know that? of course you didn't silly me." he circles your weakening body, struggling to stay awake, struggling to hear him. "w-why?" was the only thing your lips were able to get out in your fight to stay conscious, alarm bells ringing in your head at steven's approaching figure.
he grins a cruel, wicked grin when you're finally unable to hold yourself up, lying limply on the blanket he had all but spread out and you looked like a masterpiece to him at that moment. like a fallen angel in your pretty white dress, hair spread out before you like a beautiful halo. like a painting, like art had come to life, you were so, so beautiful. you were gorgeous in his eyes and you always will be.
"why? well... i can't stop thinking how perfect we would be together."
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“Hello, I’m the friendly wizard _____. My name got taken by a fey prince but it hasn’t really hampered my life. Anyways I am new to this wider wizard community and would like to get along. I have a magic book, a cart, and a friend. His name is Jerry, he is a fungus colony that has taken over my magic book and acts sort of as my patron. He…is a little weird but great fun.”
*sound of an explosion in the background, a book flys by being chased by goblin shamans casting fire ball*
“He is…”
“He is fine.”
“Anyways, I am here to sell goods and make a small profit. If you need something I’ll see what I can do : ) ”
“Also apparently I helped smuggle an amnesiac @fattocatto-wizard out of the city in my wagon. That was a shock, though he was just a cat.
Character Cheat sheet
( 3 currency to 16 silver crowns and 2 copper crowns)
(Current balance 77,033.750001 currency, one penny, 23 meat pucks, 14 pounds, 2 gold coins one with Julius Cesar on it, 3 naturally-grown mana stones, 2 highly enchant able metal pieces, and one bar, 1 special bug corpse, 675 gold, silver 13, 70 aus, 5kg silver, magic dirt house size. 24 counterfeit currency. Moss/lichen-coded bio stone. An inverse cold torch. 99 BG silver. EMERALD LINCOLN, GOLDEN CARROT, 200 SALTED MEAT DISKS, 200 POLISHED ROCKS, 82 FIGET SPINNERS!, A FULLY EQUIPPED LICH'S DUNGEON, and a cardboard box (magic black marble).” Invisibility stone, a bundle of drake feathers, quantum locked rock, raw gold. 9 Gold coming from the green goblin empire, 50 mushrooms, 92 secret society emblem. 5 trans enchanted gold coins, 2 skull coin, ancient lost civilization fragment, 5 glistening green metallic coin, 31 writhing bugs of gold, jade coin. Pile of gold coins and gold coin bugs)
(Currently holding baby frost dragon.)
(Jerry’s balance 13 gold, a fancy rock, 1 coin, flower petals (snacks for later), harpy eyes, feathers, vocal cords, and talons)
(Warlocks of Jerry @fungal-boy-witch-yay @ignisuadaroleplay @life-is-okay-rn2 I think that is who it was…)
(Possessions - wealth stone, Antidote stone)
Owner of membership cards
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@the-final-knight-2
@confused-sorcerer
@bi-gender-sorcerer
@the-mighty-dalob
@detectivewizzard
@goblin-wizard-in-the-making
@serious-tabaxi
@weltreths-wanderings
@ignisuadaroleplay (will)
@shittest-wizard-ever
@wizard-wylin-wylerian
@akronus-and-associates (the primordials)
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@hallowed-the-silver-gun
@jormungand-seas-champion
@crow-natures-wrath
@antros-ember-of-fear
@akronus-the-redeemed
@clockwork-time-watcher
@aldira-born-anew
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@wizard-ghost
@yeast-wizard
@crickled-thorn-thug
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Perks
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5% off all purchases
Special requested items
More favorable bartering
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Oh Sidon... Sidon. He couldn't hold his excitement.😂
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We wonder why?
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I made this crossover comic since early fall for fun but didn't post it so I decided to do it as a celebration for indigo disk coming out this week!
This is my first time drawing Sidon as an adult and I hope he doesn't look off. I'm sorry if he does. Hope it doesn't ruin your enjoyment of this mini comic.
Also for those who are wondering why Sidon is so desperate for wanting a Dratini and why it took him 100 years well I tell you!
Before the calamity happens when Sidon is a child he saw one of the hylian knights having a Dragonite and was amazed by the heroic tales and history about dragonite make it become one of Sidon's dream pokemon.
The reasons it took him 100 years, Sidon did search for one before the calamity happens but sadly Dratini are pretty rare and mostly live in quiet waters also him being a Prince he couldn't travel outside the domain for long or without escort since Mipha is busy with preparing for Calamity Ganon.
And the sad thing is after calamity the habitat lakes where Dratini were known to spawn were lost to the monsters and some of the lakes turn to muddy water.
Dratini was never seen after calamity making people think they went extinct but Sidon with his optimistic beliefs they're not and still search for one in his free time. He's right it's just like Eevee, Dratini became extremely timid and scared off by any small noise thanks to the monsters.
Plus with Sidon... You know our beloved Zora Prince can't be a quiet swimmer and with a big bright personality that even makes the sun jealous, scared of the Dratini without noticing it. 😅
Funny thing is that Link spotted Dratini in lake Floria many times during his journey but was nonchalant about it thinking they're common while he still having amnesia.
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What (Not) To Do When You're Stuck in a Doomed Timeline After Killing the Love of Your Life: a Guide by Terezi Pyrope
Do not jump to conclusions.
Do not frame the defense. Do not kill the witness. Do not lie to the court.
Do not lead him on. Do not hurt him. You love him, but not like this. You don't need him.
Do not take their deaths lightly. They are your friends. When the game is over, you will end up alone.
Do not jump to conclusions.
Do not scratch the disk, do not doom the timeline, do not believe him.
Do not kill her.
Do not go up to the roof, do not flip the coin, do not let her go away, do not believe him, do not wield your blade, do not stab her in the back.
Do not look away from her body.
Do not hug the Knight. Do not watch as the few survivors gather.
Do not look at the other Knight. Do not think about spending the next 3 years with him.
Do not feel relieved when her body disappears somewhere within the meteor.
Do not grow accustomed. Do not joke around. Do not put your arms around him, and do not reject him later. Do not lead them both on. Do not feel nothing for them. You may as well love when you can. When the game is over, you will end up alone.
Do not drink the bottle, even out of curiosity. Do not finish it. Do not talk to your ancestors. Do not feel inadequate.
Do not shut them out. Do not hide in your block for days at a time. Do not open another bottle.
Do not let the Bard into your room. He is bad omens and sugar highs. Do not share a bottle. Do not scratch across his scars left by the friend he killed. Do not feel guilty since you killed, too.
Do not grab him by the throat. Do not feel something special in the rush of it all, the most you have felt since cerulean blood and murder mysteries.
Do not kiss him. It does not matter that he does so with lips and fingers and you with teeth and fists. The end result is still the same.
Do not reach for another bottle when he leaves. Do not feel accomplished looking at the scratches on your arms.
Do not listen to her advice. She is idealistic stories and uncomfortably wide smiles of razor sharp teeth. Do not think about her similarities to someone you knew.
Do not fall into routine. Do not fade further and further away. Do not break up with him over text. Do not feel a twinge of jealousy when the two of them get along better than they ever did with you.
Do not invite the one who smells like grape soda back into your block. Do not sob when he mocks you. Do not knock his teeth out. When he reaches out, pull away. When he kisses you, do not kiss back.
Do not feel broken. Do not consider something you will regret.
Do not accept her offer. Do not vomit when you wake up. Do not be disgusted when your senses feel wrong. Do not consider gouging your eyes out. Do not cry when you realize you have erased your reminder of her.
Do not feel hungry. Do not crave more: another bottle, another story, another kiss, another way to forget.
Do not forget about the final day. Do not be discovered, half naked, surrounded by bottles, by an old friend when the fateful day comes. Do not tell him everything.
Do not pretend you are prepared for the final battle.
Do not squander your final moments with the fellow Seer, who you never really knew. Do not lament your failures. Tie the scarf around your eyes, but-
-Do not go clown hunting.
Do not cry. Do not keep attacking. Do not forget about your two friends who are still alive. Do not apologize. Do not let him keep hurting you.
Do not let him kill your friends.
Do not watch everyone else die. Do not get deja vu. Do not be angry. You thought this was the alpha timeline. You can’t fix this, but someone can. Stay alive, and-
-Find the heir.
Tell him to fix this.
Do not fuck up. Do not doubt your Seer powers. Do not give up.
Let yourself feel hope.
Do not let him know you are scared. Do not let your hands shake when you write his instructions. Pick his favorite color.
Give him your last encouraging words before dying. Do not worry anymore. You can See it now.
Everything will be okay.
You sink into the dirt, or, your body does. Feel yourself wake up in a dark place. Feel your senses get quieter. Feel relaxed for the first time since a burning forest and a dead dragon and a game you could never win.
Watch the timeline shatter into pieces. Watch the streaks of white light against darkness. Know you don't have much time left. Know you will disappear forever.
Walk along the path. See a familiar face.
Watch recognition in both of your eyes.
Run towards her. Converge.
Cry in relief. Pull her close and never let go. Whisper her name like a prayer. Do not apologize, for she already forgives. Do not confess love, for she already knows. Just hold her. Whisper.
“Vriska.”
Rest.
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