#luka's last winter
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i've been thinking about the soul riders in lukas' campervan (i remembered what they're called lmao) like i briefly talked about a little while ago. i was going to draw it but i'm currently stuck in a super fun art block /s, so i wrote about the roadtrip image in my head instead :)
i love including maya as part of the friendship group shenanigans so she's here as well (probably will be in most of my sso writing of the soul riders) :>
i hope you enjoy if you read!
Lukas honked his van's horn. "Ride is here, folks! Homeward bound."
The effect was instant. Alex sprinted for the van, but Lisa shoved her and yanked open the back door, tumbling in. She blocked Alex's way with a foot, kicking threateningly. Linda shooed them out of the way and climbed in after Lisa. Alex tried to squeeze into the third seat but Lisa beat her to it, claiming the entire seat with her guitar case.
Pouting, Alex sulked all the way to the end of the van and opened the doors there. Letting her girlfriend in first, she bowed for Maya, who curtsied graciously in response before tripping on the lip of the van.
"Hurry up, lovebirds," Anne jibed from her place next to Lukas in the passenger seat, having strolled over while the others scuffled. Alex stuck her tongue out at her as Maya rebalanced, but she'd already turned back around.
Everyone strapped in, Lukas started the van forward onto the road.
Immediately, Anne was reaching for dials to blast cold air. Wracked by shivers, Lisa tried to block airflow with her guitar case until Linda shrugged off her cardigan and offered it. Maneuvering around her seatbelt, Alex was tugging her hoodie over her head, shirt underneath hiking up. Maya yelped when she got elbowed, losing her drink out an open window. Lukas fought the urge to release the steering wheel and let them fend for themselves.
Hours later, darkness blanketing Jorvik save for the van's headlights and twinkling stars, things had settled. Songs played softly over the radio; an hour ago they were being raucously recited at full volume.
Tucked away in the back, Maya and Alex were hunched together over a phone, soft blue light pulsating across their faces. Linda was reading while Lisa slept on her shoulder, draped in her knitted cardigan. Lukas glanced over at Anne. She stared at the road ahead (or maybe into middle distance, lost in thought), green eyes half-lidded.
"You can sleep, if you like. I don't need a backseat driver," Lukas said lightly, eyes on the road again.
Anne turned her head to face them. "I'm in a front seat." She said, but her eyes fluttered closed.
It was almost dawn when they reached Valedale. Elizabeth was there in her nightgown and a shawl when Lukas pulled onto her drive. She greeted a zombie-like Alex with a kiss on both cheeks, then accepted Lisa's hug and Maya's shy handshake.
Anne stirred when the engine powered down. She rubbed her eyes. "Did I fall asleep?" She asked, voice soft from lack of use.
"We're here," Lukas said, climbing out to gather his bags from overhead storage.
Following suit, Anne stumbled out of the van. Elizabeth rubbed her arms and smiled, then took a duffle bag from her.
"Come, let's get you inside and into bed."
In the entryway, Lukas toed off their shoes, then stretched and yawned. Elizabeth laid a hand on his shoulder. "Difficult drive?"
Lukas shook their head. "No, just long. And the druids of Northern Jorvik have worked us ragged over the past week. For as much as we learned, we were all eager to come home." A beat passed. "The others could sleep during the drive over, but..."
Elizabeth hummed sagely. "A rest is well deserved. You feel better prepared now, I hope?"
Yawning again, Lukas nodded. "Garnok won't stand a chance," he murmured.
Elizabeth patted their cheek. "Go to bed. Jorvik will be here for you in the morning."
Sighing deeply, Lukas traipsed deeper into the house.
#ssoblr#star stable#star stable online#sso#sso fanfic#soul riders#sso fanfiction#my writing#lukas crowsong#sso oc#this is nowhere near as long as the last fic i posted#more than 4k less words actually 🙈#kept this focused on the characters rather than describing much setting because knowing me atm i would've made it wintry#i don't know why my brain is so focused on winter when it's august...#lisa peterson's guitar#lisa peterson#linda chanda#anne von blyssen#alex cloudmill#maya dew#mayalex#alex x maya#alex cloudmill x maya dew
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the fact that this is probably the last world cup for most big players of our generation and nothing about it feels right. sickening.
#not talking about cronald#the human rights violations the fact that it's winter fifa's corruption at all time high levels i fucking hate it here#football#if this is luka's last world cup and i miss it i'm suing infantino's bald ass#nefeli watches football#mundial 22
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merry smutmas series
hi besties!! since I'm skipping out on kinktober this year, I figured I wouldn’t be fair for me to leave you guys without some sort of holiday treat so here we go again.
I won’t be able to fit everyone into this series cause with would have taken me forever so between classes and other fics, I’ve been working on this since august lmao. I hope y’all enjoy these as much as I enjoyed writing it <33 // massive thank you to @oconso for the banners and to @themandaloriansdiaries for all the help plotting and for listening to my complaining <3
running from: November 1st to December 31st - every Tuesday, Thursday and on the weekends
tagged under: merry smutmas xoxo
November 1st: Sebastian Vettel - Sticky Fingers
Your husband spends his first Christmas at home since his retirement and he went a little.. a lot over board.
November 4th: Trent Alexander Arnold - As Red As My Stockings
Trent’s crush on the pretty physio is well known amongst the players. They make sure to help him fulfil one last Christmas wish before you all head home for the holidays.
November 5th: Pato O’Ward - Snow Storms
Your boyfriend insists the roads are fine to drive despite the massive incoming snow storm; as someone who grew up in cold weather, you knew better. yet, there you were stuck on the side of the road with him in the snow.
November 7th: Ruben Dias - Miss Me, Miss Me
Your brother holds his annual Christmas party and you’re forced to spend the afternoon with the one person you had been avoiding all season but tis’ the season you guess. (stones!reader)
November 9th: Pierre Gasly - Cocoa
You have your boyfriend drive all around the city until you find the one thing you were looking for. When you finally find it, you decide you want something else.
November 11th: Ben Chilwell - Snowflakes On The Glass
Ben insists on having a snowball fight when he wakes up to the massive snowfall but you want nothing more than to stay in bed.
November 12th: Kimi Raikkonen - Only The Best For You
Kimi spends the holidays with his old friends. He doesn’t forget you; bringing you exactly what you had been wishing for and you make sure to thank him.. properly. (dad’s best friend!kimi)
November 14th: Lucas Paquetá - Spin Me Around
Lucas busts out the champagne and the streamers to celebrate the new years in your new place.
November 16th: Yuki Tsunoda - Sous Chef
Yuki finds himself more fascinated by the woman cooking than the food on his plate for once. (chef!reader)
November 18th: Erling Haaland - Christmas On The Farm
Erling takes you home to spend the holidays at the Haaland Family Farm and you two end up being the only ones there.
November 19th: Lance Stroll - Old Friends
Lance gets an invitation to an old teammate’s place to ring in the new year but he finds himself too distracted by someone in particular to care about the ball dropping (vettel!reader)
November 21st: Jude Bellingham - Ugliest Sweater Wins
Jude is invited to Luka’s Christmas party, an ugly Christmas sweater party to be exact. It took a bit of convincing but you got him to go.
November 23rd: Daniel Ricciardo - The Flash Of The Camera
You enlist Daniel to help you with your Christmas gift for him.
November 25th: John Stones - Black Out
Your boyfriend blows a fuse with the Christmas lights and you’re stuck in the dark, but you find a way to make the best of it.
November 26th: Fernando Alonso - Your Pick
Fernando enlists the help of a certain someone to get his Christmas shopping done but the list is oddly familiar (pr officer!reader)
November 28th: Kostas Tsimikas - The Smell Of The Holidays
You over baked for your niece’s holiday bake sale so you do the neighbourly thing and share with your neighbour, Kostas and his two puppies.
November 30th: Toto Wolff - Winter Wonderland
Your husband skips out on Christmas every year due to work but this year, he ends up in London. You make it your mission to introduce him to some holiday fun.
December 2nd: Christian Pulisic - Ho Ho Hoe
You find a pair of Christmas boxers in Christian’s drawers and decide to tease him about it.
December 3rd: Mick Schumacher - Merry Ruff-mas
Angie goes missing the day before Christmas and Mick finds her at the neighbouring ranch, wrapped up with ribbon and bows.
December 5th: Jordan Henderson - Shivers
Jordan comes in after shovelling the driveway and keeps trying to love on you. You tell him that you can feel how cold he is but he makes sure to show you what cold really feels like.
December 7th: Lewis Hamilton - Tis’ The Season
An old friend finds his way to you front door and no matter how much you try to get rid of him, you can’t.
December 9th: Dominik Szoboszlai - Come Home
The two of you are separated over the holidays and you’re missing each other a little too much to keep this going.
December 10th: Charles Leclerc - The Night Before Christmas
A massive snow storm delays Charles’ flight home for the holidays and you both begin to give up hope but a Christmas miracle occurs.
December 12th: Virgil Van Dijk - Holiday Greetings
You send your old friend a Christmas card every year and when he sees that a certain someone was no longer in the picture, he pays you a long overdue visit.
December 14th: Mark Webber - A New Term
You send your professor an email over the winter break and the man wonders why you’re still working, urging you to come out and relax like everyone else. (Professor!Webber)
December 16th: Thiago Alcantara - Bubbles
You find yourself aching from all the holiday prep and your husband being the good man that he was, makes sure you’re feeling okay after a long day.
December 17th: Jenson Button - A Sandy Christmas
Jenson takes you on a dream vacation over the holidays but still makes sure you’ve got a gift to open come Christmas morning. (Sugar Daddy!Jenson)
December 19th: Kylian Mbappe - Family’s Growing
Kylian finds himself swooning over how good you are with his niece and nephew, the thought of having a family with you spins around his head.
December 21st: Carlos Sainz Jr - Traditions
Coming back from Christmas with your family, the two of you return to Spain to celebrate new years with his family and all their traditions.
December 23rd: Andy Robertson - Mistletoe Means Kisses
The overpowering smell of mistletoe hits you when you walk into he house, your husband came up with his own plan while you were out.
December 24th: George Russell - A New Tradition
You and George spend your first Christmas together and you mash together the traditions from both of your families.
December 26th: Jack Grealish - Always Around
A wild new years night out leaves you bumping the same person over and over again.
December 28th: Esteban Ocon - The Gift Of Giving
Esteban takes a liking to the barista that works at the cafe near his place. He finally works up the courage to ask her out in time for the holidays.
December 30th: Sergio Ramos - Secret Santa
The players and the staff play secret Santa every year; they write a letter, toss in a box and everyone picks. Sergio some how lands on the person he’s always had a soft spot for.
December 31st: Max Verstappen - Time Is Running Out
Max wasn’t one for resolutions but as the clock counts down the hours to new years, he finds himself running to resolve the biggest resolution on his list; you.
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So continues my attempt to not be aaaaapanic by actually posting stuff haha and feed the Lukadrien tag, my true motive
Another older doodle when I was still figuring out Luka's hair, from Zombie!AU I have all the ideas but no time to do the comic for. Ahh, the endless struggle...
Premise (completely spoiled lol) under the cut.
tw: body horror, parasites/bugs, usual zombie stuff, talk of mercy killing a bitten
On a particularly warm day in April, a sudden outbreak sweeps through Paris. People turn wildly aggressive, biting and killing others - who then get back up to do the same hours later. The dead are controlled by a parasite that pupates and hatches from the face of it's host into a stunning, shimmering purple moth. It's wings extend over the face, like when Shadowmoth controls the akumas.
When the host makes a kill, the moth detaches to lay eggs in the new body and die, leaving a shambling biter with other larvae (potentially) still to hatch. However, rarely some stay in rooted to the host brain and become more intelligent, more dangerous zombie variants (like the really mushroomy clickers in Last of Us).
Luka gets seperated from Juleka and Rose on a supply run into the city, the Liberty a safe haven on the water with a small community of other boats. Has a chance run in with Adrien's group when Adrien saves him from one of the first of the more dangerous variants. Everyone is strangers in this AU, besides Luka, Juleka and Rose (and Anarka!), and Adrien, Alya, Nino and Marinette. There are other survivors, but small main group.
In the group, Kagami carries a bow and insists she doesn't view the infected as human anymore. Marinette is their medic, Nino is the defender and they're trying to find Alya (who is with Chloe, driving eachother insane). I was also considering Weyham or Max or someone, make it more of a mixed group.
Luka is a very reluctant zombie slayer, which is what nearly gets him killed when he first meets Adrien. He has an axe because I'm hilarious. Juleka carries a baseball bat with nails and Rose a can of mace and bugspray (which ends up being suprisingly effective). Rose the alchemist surprise-making a flamethrower, please.
So, Luka joins Adrien's group and tells them there's a safe place on the Liberty, but they need to get to it and signal from shore without drawing attention. Because of the cluster of survivors on the river, the banks of the Seine are swarming with zombies, but the moths won't go in the water.
A sneak-through a building goes wrong and Luka gets bit. Marinette patches him up despite his protest about using the supplies, because he 'still shouldn't be in pain'. Kagami reminds them what a bite means, but finally softens when he jokingly tells her to look after the kids (they bond as the two most emotionally mature). The group have to say goodbye, and still in denial and shock, Adrien offers to be the one to 'take care of it'.
At first, it's assumed the bite is what turns you, as no moths have hatched and the first people killed turned after 18-24hrs. Adrien has to come to terms with leaving the guy he's falling in love with in a locked room to turn into a monster, or put him out of his misery.
But Luka doesn't turn (come on as if I'd turn favourite bluebell into a zombie and do that to Adrien) and over summer the hoardes thin as the bodies start to rot. They just need to make it to winter.
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I know you said you're not doing time travel-related episodes in the SLau, but I was wondering where they'd fit into the timeline? Like, which seasons/which episode numbers they'd be using your organisation? Purely out of curiosity, since you're not doing the rabbit miraculous/time travel, and there's no pressure for an answer, just wondering where you'd place them in the timeline
Alright, you asked for it. This is an alternate universe where the Pandemic didn't happen btw, for my own sanity:
September 2019:
Origins part 1: Mon, Sept 2 (First Day of School)
Origins part 2: Tues, Sept 3
Stormy Weather: Sat, Sept 14
Bubbler: Mon, Sept 16 (SL Adrien's Bday!) and Tues, Sept 17
Lady Wifi: Thurs, Sept 26-Sat, Sept 28 (all 3 days)
October 2019:
Copycat: Wed, Oct 2 and Thursday, Oct 3
Mr. Pigeon: Mon, Oct 7
The Pharaoh: Fri, Oct 16
Horrificator: Sat, Oct 26 and Sun, Oct 27 (over "Fall Break")
November 2019:
Rogercop: Fri, Nov 4 (after "Fall Break" ends)
Darkblade: Tues, Nov 11 and Wed, Nov 12 (biggest inaccuracy since this isn't when mayoral elections would take place)
Gamer: Thurs, Nov 14 and Fri, Nov 15
Reflekta: Mon, Nov 25
December 2019 (Where I start keeping a physical planner because my digital one kept deleting notes):
Timebreaker: Sat, Dec 7 (SL Alix's Bday!)
Simon Says: Sun, Dec 8 and the next Sun, Dec 15
Volpina: Wed, Dec 18
Collector: Wed, Dec 18, Thurs, Dec 19, and Fri, Dec 20
Befana: Fri, Dec 20 and Tues, Dec 24 (SL Marinette's Bday!) (During "Christmas Winter Break")
January 2020:
Kung Food: Fri, Jan 3 (End "Christmas Winter Break")
Evillustrator: Mon, Jan 6 (SL Nathaniel's Bday!), Tues, Jan 7
Vanisher: Mon, Jan 13 - Wed, Jan 15 (all 3 days)
Riposte: Fri, Jan 17 and Mon, Jan 20
Captain Hardrock: Sat, Jan 25
February 2020:
Syren: Sat, Feb 1
Dark Cupid: Fri, Feb 14
Interlude 1: Mon, Feb 17
Animan: Fri, Feb 21, and Sat, Feb 22
Puppeteer: Mon, Feb 24, and Tues, Feb 25 (during "Winter Break")
March 2020:
Pixelator: Fri, March 13
Guitar Villain: Sat, March 14-Mon, March 16 (all 3 days)
Princess Fragrance: Fri, March 27
Despair Bear: Mon, March 30
April 2020 (Things get weird here thanks to reordering some episodes):
Sapotis: Fri, April 3 and Sat, April 4
Anansi: Mon, April 20 (during "Spring Break")
Troublemaker: Sat, April 25-Mon, April 27 (technically "spring break" should still be going but we'll pretend it's done)
[Silencer Montague Sequence starts from Fri, April 17, since the contest is for the bands to make something in 2 weeks]
May 2020:
Silencer (the main episode): Fri, May 1 and Sat, May 2
Desperada: Sun, May 3
Ikari Gozen: Fri, May 15 and Sat, May 16
Crocoduel: Thrus, May 21 and Sat, May 23 (SL Luka and Juleka's Bday!)
Robostus: Mon, May 25
Prime Queen: Fri, May 29
June 2020:
Zombizou: Tues, June 2 (SL Caline's Bday!), and Wed, June 3
The Mime: Fri, June 5
Gorizilla: Sat, June 6
Sandboy: Mon, June 8
Reverser: Tues, June 9 - Fri, June 12 (all 4 days)
Party Crasher (all dates after this point are loose guesses): Sat, June 13
Frozer: Between Mon, June 15-Friday, June 19
Frightningale: Sat, June 20
Malediktator: Fri, June 26
Style Queen: Sat, June 27
Queen Wasp: Sat, June 27 and Sun, June 28
July 2020:
Catalyst/Mayura: Fri, July 3 (Last Day of School)
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Snowflake
Little Lukanette fic! Inspired by the ‘snow’ from @lukacouffaineappreciation 7daysofLuka for Christmas!!! 🎅 I had a lot of fun writing this :)
Marinette is feeling stress from her everyday life of being ladybug, and with the stress of the holidays coming up she seeks out some comfort from a certain blue haired boy
Bittersweet Luka x Mari ~ post breakup
Why had she agreed to do it? She had enough to deal with right now. As if being Ladybug and secretly saving the city every other night wasn’t enough, she’d promised to bake Christmas macarons for her schools bake sale. Then she had promised Alya she would take her little sisters so see Santa tomorrow so she could see the last movie showing with Nino. On top of all of that she’d now promised Rose she would design and make an elaborate, angelic dress for the upcoming winter dance. It was a lot.
She was an overly helpful person, she’d always been this way. Saying yes was just a second nature for her, and she wasn’t very good at disappointing people. Her plate was always full, then once she’d eaten away at some of the responsibilities and the plate seemed a little easier to eat, it just kept overflowing.
Christmas was only seven days away and in typical Marinette fashion she hadn’t got a single present for anyone, well other then Adrien but she had his next 30 christmases sorted. They were just friends now, good friends too, Marinette never thought her feelings for Adrien could be platonic but here she was. Maybe she could regift some of the old Adrien gifts? After all she had still to buy a gift for her parents, a gift for Alya, as well as the secret Santa she was doing with her friends! Master Fu! Tikki!?
Marinette sank down on the stone cold bench by the river, shivering a bit as she did so. Paris seemed colder this winter than it had been any other. The cold air was thick, and glittery with frost, even with all the layers of clothing Marinette had on it was still freezing. Her thoughts outweighed the cold though, she was too busy worrying about everything to notice how red her nose and cheeks had become. Her eyes were too busy swirling with anxiety she hadn’t noticed the light frost falling on her eyelashes. Her mind wondered to him, and how much regret she had for the way things ended between them. She missed Luka, and with all her heart she still loved him, but she couldn’t bear the extra responsibility of loving him, it was too dangerous for them both. She was so deep in thought she hadn’t even noticed when someone sat down on the bench next to her.
“Hello Marinette.”
His voice took her by surprise, she jumped back startled, which caused him to cover his mouth, stifling a giggle.
“Luka! Sorry I didn’t even notice you. I was just ….”
“Overthinking?” Luka said smiling, shuffling a little closer to Marinette.
“Was it that obvious?” Marinette looked down, trying to hide her eyes, knowing full well Luka could read them like a book
“Your Marinette, you’re always worrying. You can talk to me about it you know.”
Marinette looked away, she always told Luka her problems, it seemed like a regular thing now to the point she was starting to feel guilty. Every time she went on crazy and rambling Luka just sat there, supportively listening and taking in her each and every word.
“Don’t feel bad about it, you’re my friend Marinette, one of my most dear friends. I’ll always listen to you.”
Marinette signed, knowing Luka genuinely wanted to hear her worries, “ I’m just getting so tired of it all Luka. Every second of my time is accounted for, and I can’t catch a break. There’s things that I have to do and things I’ve promised to do, and they’re all combining into one giant time consuming lump and I feel breathless. I think sitting on this bench is the first moment I’ve had to myself for weeks.”
“You’re a busy girl Marinette, you always seem to be rushing off to do something…important.” Marinette sunk down the bench, feeling guilty remembering all the times she’d made excuses during the dates she and Luka had been on, all of times she had to transform to ladybug and abandon her friends on liberty. After all she was the reason they’d broken up, and had make Luka so sad. “You have to take time for yourself, the holidays are stressful enough time for anyone. You’re an amazing girl Marinette, and you shouldn’t overwork yourself. You need to find the right balance, you can’t press every piano key down at once, it’s impossible, you’ve got to select what notes to play at the right time, and don’t play too fast or your fingers will ache.”
She giggled at his musical euphemism “Thank you Luka. You always cheer me up.”
“Anytime Marinette, I’ll always be here for you, even if it’s just as friends.”
Marinette paused, wondering if she should say what she wanted too, “I…I‘m still really sorry about that Luka, how things ended up. I didn’t want things to be that way, I don’t even think I wanted things to end at all. It was just all too much.”
She looked at his eyes, they were showing nothing but calmness and compassion for her. Luka was good at reading people but he was even better at hiding his own emotions. Marinette knew how much pain Luka hid, and she knew that pain was inflicted by herself. Luka put a reassuring hand on her shoulder, resting it on top of her pink, knitted scarf.
“I understand Marinette, and it’s okay.”
“No Luka it’s not okay! I didn’t want -!” Her voice trailed off and she could feel cold tears prickling in her eyes, the icy wind making it harder for the tears to stay dormant. Her hands instinctively covered her face, and she turned away in embarrassment.
“Marinette you don’t have to hide yourself, you’re beautiful even when you cry.” Luka whispered, slinking his fingers between hers and pulling them from her face before pulling her into a hug. “I’m here for you always, and I’ll put your feelings before my own because I know you need it. You’ve made it perfectly clear that I can’t know the truth, and as much as I want to know I respect that you can’t tell me. The little things that pile up on top though, they’re okay to tell me aren’t they?”
Marinette sniffled, throwing her arms around Luka returning the hug, “I’m always using you for advice and I can give you nothing in return.”
“But you do give me something Marinette, you give me your smile.” Marinette’s blueberry eyes met Luka’s, she had to admit his sweet words did bring a smile to her face, she didn’t consider it payment for all he did for her, but she still couldn’t stop her lips from spreading at his words. “It’s getting cold out, do you want me to walk you home?”
“What about you?”
“I’ll be fine, it’s not a far walk, but I think my dad said he can pick me up in his tour bus”
Marinette nodded and stood from the bench, and Luka followed suit. The glazed over path made Marinette stumble back, she was about to fall to the floor when a warm pair of arms grabbed her from behind, and set her back to her feet. “Thank you Luka, I didn’t realise how slippery it had gotten.”
“No problem Marinette, it’s just a shame it’s only icy and there’s been no snow.”
“Yeah I agree. Even though it’s the coldest winter we’ve had for years there’s still been no snow, Christmas doesn’t feel right without it.”
“Yeah, even when it does snow it doesn’t last long.”
“It’s honestly so pretty when it snows, I love how beautiful the city looks in snowfall I wish it would last forever.”
“That’s a nice wish Marinette, I don’t think it can snow forever but if I could wish for anything this Christmas I’d hope for some snow this winter for you, if it would make you happy.”
“That’s really sweet Luka.” She smiled at him.
“Actually I think I’m being a little selfish with it too…” Marinette cocked her head confused by what he meant. How could Luka ever be selfish? “I’m wishing for snow to see you smile, but mostly I think I’d like to see how radiant you look as the snowflakes float down behind you.”
Marinette just laughed, Luka always seeming so perfect. The two walked slowly through the slippy streets, looking at the twinkling decorations that lit up Paris. After a couple of more close falls from Marinette slipping, Luka took her hand firmly, arching his own arm as a support beam. Marinette blushed but said nothing, stealing glances at Luka when he wasn’t looking.
He looked so handsome in the crisp night, his soft, fluffy hair looked like a galaxy against the night. His eyes so brilliant blue, so full of the Christmas wonder. She hated being a superhero sometimes, she just wanted to be a normal girl who could have a normal boyfriend and do normal couple things.
“You’re overthinking again Mari.” Luka smirked, side eyeing her
“Sorry aha, I was kinda just trailing off from the world again.”
“Talk to me.”
“I just wish I was normal..”
“You’re not normal though, and that’s what’s so special about you. You have a tune that no one else can play. Everything about you is extraordinary. You’re like a beautiful, winter snowflake, each snowflake that falls is different yet every one is individually beautiful , and the more layers that form the more stunning you become.”
“You always know what to say Luka.” Marinettes cheeked turned crimson, now matching with her frozen cheeks and Rudolph nose. “Do…do you really think I’m as beautiful as a snowflake?”
Luka’s eyes darted up to the blackening sky and he smiled softly, turning his gaze to meet Marinette’s. “As beautiful as the ones falling from the sky.”
“What do-“ she started, before Luka span her round to see the first snow fall. Majestic white droplets dancing down to the ground, swirling around the landscape of the city, each droplet of snow that fell complimented the dazzling lights that decorated Paris.
“Looks like you got your wish.” Luka said smiling
“It’s so beautiful!” Marinette exclaimed running out towards the snow covered grass in the park, twirling about in the snow fall. Snow fell on her bluebell hair, and covered her shoulders.
“I got my wish too.” Marinette turned to look at him. He was stood watching her intently with such a loving gaze in his eyes, just pure adoration. Watching her excitement prancing about the snowy night, it was the highlight of his whole year.
“Merry Christmas Luka.” Marinette said pulling him into a snow covered hug.
Luka pulled her in deeper, planting a light kiss of her forehead. “Merry Christmas, Marinette.”
#Luka’schristmas23#luka couffaine#miraculous ladybug#mlb#tales of ladybug and cat noir#lukacouffaine#lukanette#marinette dupain cheng#marinette x luka#luka x marinette#lukaschristmas23#Luka’sChristmas23#Luka’s Christmas 23#Luka'sChristmas23#pro lukamari
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i sorry i have to link images because i can't send them with anon
while we know 25nj!kaito is the last vocaloid added its implied in a way he mightve been in the empty sekai for way longer and no one else was aware of it or had a reason to even comment on it. this is possible as apparently VBS!luka was in the street sekai for a while and no one just knew and MMJ!kaito's introduction is literally all of the virtual singers only NOW realizing he's been there helping them all this time since probably the sekai's start.
kaito has a line that's been here since the start of the game saying "Someone told me that eating ice cream by the heater is their favorite thing about winter."
mizuki just so happens to have a line mentioning doing that very thing https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectSekai/comments/10w1ppp/game_crashed_and_i_got_stuck_in_an_infinite/
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Yeah KAITO being in the SEKAI for longer than he's been known makes a lot of sense actually. If you consider how repressed Mafuyu's emotions are he probably showed up a long time ago and didn't make himself known until things started happening that Mafuyu should be angry about. I don't know if these voicelines are just some crazy coincidence but that's some seriously good foreshadowing if it wasn't.
I think Luka's first appearance was in a Virtual Live (An's birthday iirc). She showed up, performed drop pop candy and then dipped until Same Dreams, Same Colors. She said she was exploring the SEKAI and lost track of time (Luka, 5 months is a lot of time).
It's the same with WxS Rin and Len as well. Rin first showed up in the release celebration Virtual Live to perform Sweet Magic and then didn't show up again until Resounding Twilight Parade months later, while Len at least got a card, was immediately added to area conversations and showed up in It's On! Wonder Halloween (apparently he spawned just after the main story, presumably with Rin).
MMJ!KAITO is such a weird introduction honestly. Like they really just did:
> Shows up out of nowhere
> Heavily implied he's been here for a very long time
> Says 3 lines
> Refuses to elaborate
> Leaves
It's not like his side story gives much insight aside from confirming that yeah he's been here for ages and just somehow has never run into any of MMJ.
I think that's all the Virtual Singers who were implied to be there for longer than they have been making story appearances. I can't remember if VBS!KAITO performed Ifuudoudou in a Virtual Live before STRAY BAD DOG but other than that I think I covered them all.
#lore#project sekai#mod talks#there's more loreposts coming btw. there's one on queue for tomorrow and one for june plus i've had one submitted that i need to queue#asks
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don't mind me, just coming up with Sekais and image colours for my unit shuffle
Ariel's Music Box (Kanade, Saki, Ichika, Nene):
"Sea Sekai" is an underwater Sekai that's set in the Little Mermaid's palace courtyard which is scattered with music boxes. the Sekai was formed by Nene's feelings and is revealed to them after she joins the group, being the last one to do so. upon first entering their Sekai, each girl is given a key on a necklace that unlocks a special music box for each of them. Kanade's plays a song that her dad made her, and the twirling figures are a couple (her parents) dancing together. Saki's does not work and the figures seem to be broken off, much to their confusion. Ichika's has four children holding hands in a circle and the song is the one their old childhood band played when little. Nene's music box plays a soundtrack from the show she and Rui watched when little, the figures being a pair of children in costumes from that very performance, the girl dressed up as Ariel and the boy Ursula. the initial Virtual Singer is Luka who appears as a mermaid (as will the others when they come afterwards)
EMPEROR (An, Akito, Haruka, Shiho)
hardly different to canon, "Street Sekai" was formed by An and Akito's feelings. a colourful street that's lined with music and instrument shops. however, there are also a couple of nods to the idol industry, through posters and an abandoned stage that is more like the ones idols perform on rather than street musicians. the initial Virtual Singer is Meiko, who does still run a café. the VS that appear after her run some of the other shops
Suit Every Wonder (Emu, Rui, Mizuki, Airi)
"Storybook Sekai" is a cosy funfair that is themed after a different tale each day, "the page turning," yet the narrator, the initial Virtual Singer Kaito, always remains to guide the group. this Sekai was formed by Emu and Rui. rather than a gift shop, the funfair contains a small seamstress's atelier filled with outfits from children's books. one peculiar thing about the place is that although it is usually set during sunsets, the sky being a lovely pink, on some random occasions, the time seems to get later and the sky shifts to bluer hues as night suddenly falls. it is only Rui who is eventually able to work out the reason why- it is a reflection of Mizuki and/or Airi's feelings when dysphoric and he is the only one who knows both of their secrets
Vergifteter Apfel (Honami, Mafuyu, Kohane, Toya):
"Forest Sekai" is a Sekai set in the middle of fairytale-like woods, permanently evening and quite eerie, the sounds of wolves occasionally heard in the distance. it is unclear whose feelings formed it. the trees grow poisonous apples and there is a small cottage that they cannot enter for now. the initial Virtual Singers are Rin and Len, with Hansel and Gretel vibes, claiming to have been lost in the forest as long as they can remember
Wings from Fairyland (Shizuku, Ena, Tsukasa, Minori)
formed by Tsukasa and Minori's feelings, set in a mystical queendom above the clouds, "Fae Sekai" is based upon the European myths of fairies, ruled by its own Fairy Queen, Miku, the initial Virtual Singer of this Sekai. the concept of Seelie and Unseelie Courts are also present here. the first three VS that appear, during spring and summer, are of the former type, incredibly helpful, a little mischievous but otherwise pleasant (Miku, Kaito, Meiko) however, on Halloween, the initial three fairies disappear as the Unseelie Court takes over to rule during autumn and winter (Luka, Rin, Len) these fae being quite a bit more tricky...
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#i sure wonder which unit i care about the most#ace's random thoughts :)#project sekai#pjsk#pjsk unit shuffle au
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Sorry it took so long I’ve been busy but I finally got the list together
Best Goth Submissions List
If there are any characters you think do not qualify let me know so we can do a vote on it to avoid people complaining during the competition
Also tell me if any names are misspelled or characters are on there twice
And finally I think some of you should learn the difference between goth, emo, and vampire (the vampire part is not a call out on all vampire submissions especially since I don’t know most of them so don’t yell at me for saying that)
Anyway here’s the list:
Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family or Wednesday depending on the preliminary)
Kirara Hazama (Assassination Classroom)
Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
Karlach (Baldur's Gate 3)
Astarion (Baldur's Gate 3)
Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate 3)
Lydia Deetz (Beetlejuice)
Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler)
Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Thatch (Casper's Scare School)
Slither (Casper's Scare School)
Adrian ‘Alucard’ Tepes (Castlevania)
Carmilla (Castlevania)
Dracula (Castlevania)
Prudence Blackwood (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
Sabrina Spellman (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
Ashton Greymoore (Critical Role)
Caduceus Clay (Critical Role)
Jamie Wrenly (Critical role)
Delilah Briarwood (Critical Role)
Essek Thelyss (Critical Role)
Kingsley Tealeaf (Critical Role)
Laudna (Critical Role)
Percival de Rolo (Critical Role)
Vax'ildan (Critical Role)
Yasha Nydoorin (Critical Role)
Sam Manson (Danny Phanthom)
Ember McLain (Danny phantom)
Misa Amane (Death Note)
Morrigan (Dragon Age)
Lily (Duolingo)
Elvira (Elvira's Movie Macabre)
Crowley (Good omens)
Alucard (Hellsing Unlimited)
Mavis Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter x Hunter)
Gazlene 'Gaz' Membrane (Invader Zim)
Ashe Winters (Just Roll With It: Prime Defenders)
William Wisp (Just Roll With It: Prime Defenders)
Queen (Just Roll With It)
Shego (Kim Possible)
Rowan Fielding (Mayfair Witches)
Juleka Couffaine(Miraculous)
Luka Couffaine (Miraculous)
Claire (Monster High)
Elissabat (Monster High)
Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way (My Immortal)
Inky Rose (My Little Pony)
Goth Boy (MySims)
Osaki Nana (Nana)
Uchiha Itachi (Naruto)
Abby Sciuto (NCIS)
Jack Skellington (Nightmare Before Christmas)
Nosferatu (Nosferatu the Vampyre (1922))
Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)
Perona (One Piece)
Roronoa Zoro (One piece)
Trafalgar Law (One Piece)
Blackbeard (Our Flag Means Death)
Ruby Gloom (Ruby Gloom)
Nico Minoru (Runaways)
Dusk (Scooby-Doo)
Luna (Scooby-Doo)
Thorn (Scooby-Doo)
Sibella Dracula (Scooby-Doo)
Kirishiki Sunako (Shiki)
Shimizu Megumi (Shiki)
Goth kids (South park)
Darth Maul (Star Wars)
Trilla Sudari (Star Wars)
Abigail (Stardew Valley)
Sebastian (Stardew Valley)
Raven (Teen Titans)
Count Von Krolock (The Fearless Vampire Killers)
Herbert Von Krolock (The Fearless Vampire Killers)
Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)
Gerard ‘Gerry’ Keay (The Magnus Archives)
Death (The Sandman)
Crimson (Total drama$
Ennui (Total drama)
Gwen (Total Drama)
Akasha (Vampire Chronicles)
Claudia (Vampire Chronicles)
Gabrielle de Lioncourt (Vampire Chronicles)
Lestat de Lioncourt (Vampire Chronicles)
Louis de Pointe du Lac (Vampire Chronicles)
Nicolas de Lenfent (Vampire Chronicles)
The Vampire Armand (Vampire Chronicles)
Black Hat (Villainous)
Keith (Voltron)
Leslie ‘Laszlo’ Cravensworth (What We Do in the Shadows)
Nadja of Antipaxos (What We Do in the Shadows)
Nandor the Relentless (What We Do in the Shadows)
Darcy (Winx club)
Icy (Winx club)
Stormy (Winx club)
Anna ‘Rogue’ Marie (X-Men)
Terry ‘Scary’ Marlowe (Dungeons and Daddies)
Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House)
Maddie Flour (Amphibia)
Mermista (She Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Mai (Avatar the Last Airbender)
Zuko (Avatar the Last Airbender)
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I feel like my Vienna itinerary is going to be. even more normalperson than last time xD Because I keep finding out things ajfjgjgj and somehow they're all death-related 💀 Like, last time I went to actual big tourist attractions that also happened to be part of my Rudolf grand tour, but now it's all just... interesting...
If anyone has additional recommendations btw I am Interested!!
Last time I didn't go to the graveyard but I realised Lucheni('s... head...) is buried there so I will now! Also considering the Jewish cemetery because I have an obscure historical blorbo and while I have no idea where he is buried (I mean I know the city but they have an incomplete registry...), I know his parents and siblings are in Vienna
The Imperial Carriage Museum (because my hearseposting has made me sooo curious)
The natural history museum (... expensive but they're displaying stuffed birds shot by Rudolf in 1889...)
Schönbrunn gardens, esp Kronprinzengarten (last time I went in winter and they were closed)
Letting lukas perman personally rob me at gunpoint (AHDHFJGJG ok he didn't, i gave him way too much money willingly, but it'll be interesting for sure) (Also I've never seen Marjan live in anything and I love her as an actress so I'm excited!!)
Visiting Rudolf ofc (sacred duty) (ajsdhfjgjgj)
I'm considering the Möbelmuseum a little bit because they have Rudolf's "oriental room" stuff but I've already seen pictures and it's a big place so idk... Also I need to buy a sisi nail file because those are so morbid and cringe, I love it xD
Also I've just found out that the Bundesdenkmalamt technically hosts open events sometimes... But I won't be there at an opportune time to go... (It's the government office operating out of Rudolf's former Hofburg apartments. One day I will get in there, mark my words!!!)
edit: no see I desperately want to go in his teenage dining room,,,,,,,,,, there's an open event there every autumn,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if only.... omg no wonder he was miserable who could chill in a room like that SHDJJG
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The Cruel King
02. Rewind of Past
Nordic 5 x Male Reader
Fandom -> Hetalia
Masterlist | Previous / Next
-> Warning; Mention of toxic relationship, Attempted Suicide, Abuse, Neglect and Sexual assault
»Älskling.«
Berwald whispered one word of encouragement reassurances and endearment after another. Doing his best to calm you down, to stop your heart wrenching sobbing as you tried to free yourself from Berwalds strong hold.
You wanted so desperately to scratch your neck, which felt so suffocating tight—like your chest whenever you took a breath—and wired together, bloody and bone deep raw. Freeing yourself from this sensation of gnawing pain. From the drowning choking.
You couldn't. Berwalds hold around you too strong—he did promise when Tino, him and you vowed the traditional vows of marriage and love to one another, that he would be strong when one of you two is at their deepest point.
»Älskling.«
Berwald tried again, shushing you ever so gently, every now and then, when a pained gaps ripped over your lips.
Three days now since you had collapsed into a feverish state of nightmares and reality loss—saying words in old tongues and pleading, begging even, for something you didn't need—forgiveness.
Your breathing had even out, eyes—once wide with absolute fear in them—shutting close now. You had worn yourself out, body going sluggish in Berwalds arms as sleep overtook you.
A peaceful sleep you won't have, would only last for a few hours, before another round of panicking screams erupt from you.
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December. 1150 - Kopenhagen, Denmark
The icy hands of winter—the actual one which would last till mid-april—spiked with frost, completely in full swing covered the lands with a whiteness of something so graceful and yet so terrific.
Cold winds swept harshly across. Slapping the bare skins, which are left in the open and hadn't the favouritism of being covered in the thick fur, into a biting redness till skin was numb of feeling.
You shuddered out a breath—the warm puff visible in the cold—rubbing your hands together in hope of giving them a bit of warmth.
A warmth you wouldn't get no matter how much you tried. Only being dressed in a slight thicker nightgown—no real difference to the normal ones, as the one you wear had only a bit more wool in it—brings only so much.
»[Name]? Why are you sitting out here in the cold?«
You looked up from your spot, having yourself huddled up against a corner of the building. Legs drawn together as close as possible—the nightgown rising up, not long enough to cover your bare bottom and everything below the knees.
Snow had begun to fall, looking owlish up at Lukas—who you hadn't notice walking towards you.
»I–I I'm here–« you shuddered a breath, body suddenly twitching into a tremendous trembling.
Lukas crouched down to you, putting the extra fur-coat—he had brought along—over you. Taking your hands in his.
»[Name], how long have you been out here?« Lukas asked another question, narrowing his eyes at you. He knows you were probably hours of hours out here in the coldness, he just wanted your clarification.
»I heb gemocht a schlocht sach. Mei Kön'g is wüntend un' entäucht. Mei strefa i mu moch.«
Lukas raised a brow, needing a moment to translate Schurlisch—your native language—into his own. Hadn't it heard in a long while.
Your eyes going wide, realisation hitting you of what you just had spoke. Ripping your hands away from Lukas you gripped your hair—sinking your head down, curling more into your self—rocking forth and back and muttering, in a chanting repeat, apologies after another—all of them in pure old danish.
Aah, so that was the problem here. Lukas thought, pursuing his lips into a frown. Matthias had never liked it when you spoke in your own language—voiced his strong dislike and disgust about it and forbid you to ever speak such barbaric, inhuman words in his household ever again.
He pickes you up and saw, with the last remaining rays of the today's sinking sun, how blue your body had begun to colour itself.
Lukas brought you back inside, going into your private room—not the one you shared with Matthias—and laying you down on the bed. Covering you with much blankets as he could found, ordering one of your servants to bring some hot water and herbal tea.
Lukas had half a mind to go to Matthias and telling him off—wanting to know what right he had to punish you for something so trivial.
He didn't. Rather staying with you and ebbing your panic away.
July. 1545 - Kopenhagen, Denmark
How long has it been since you had been imprisoned down here? Chained to the walls with a steady change of cold water coming and going for a few hours—engulfing your body all the way towards your neck—and the warmth humid air which settles afterwards and leaving you in a mix of sweaty goosebumps and shivers.
Too long it seems as you have lost count of the hours and days. Without the sun, no chance of guessing.
You hummed an old tune, syllables hushing over your lips with ease, staining your hoarse voice even more—it was your only enjoyment.
It was entirely your fault and so you deserved to be in punishment—deserved this harsh treatment. A reminder not stand up against the higher ups—to bow and kneel obediently down at your King.
You shouldn't have disagreed with Matthias, your Husband—your only true King to serve—shouldn't have voiced an opinion of unnecessarily in matters at hands—insulting him with your humble, naively manner.
You—the destined husband to the great King—was a sole disappointment in existence.
Berwald and Tino stepping down the stairs to the cellar of imprisonment. They were worried about you, they all are, so they both decided to check up on you.
They know how cruel Matthias has been towards you over the past decades of centuries. Having been witness to such abuse more than often than they liked, though they—even if they wanted to—could never do something about it. Though Berwald coiled more than once with Matthias about the way he treats you—which ended mostly in a violent confrontation of fist- and sword fights.
»You think he will come with us?«
»The chance is slim, but perhaps he does.«
They both had decided to leave Matthias, had enough of his tyranny and wanting to get away. Be free.
Tino opened the heavy wooden door. A disturbing smell of everything unpleasant waved through their nose.
»[Name]«
Upon hearing Tino's soft voice, which sounded like a whisper in your blood rushed ears, you glanced at him and Berwald.
Visitors? At such......late hours? Why are your friends here? Had your punishment been lessened? No, no, that couldn't been.
»You shouldn't......shouldn't be here....« your voice cracked hoarsely with every word you attempted to say, haven't spoken in so long your voice was a mere rust now.
»Berwald and I talked, with Lukas and Emil too and we came to the decision that it's time for us to go. Away from here, from Matthias. We wanting to ask you if you want to join us,«
Tino, while explaining their idea of decision and conclusion, hoped that you would agree.
»The offer you gave I appreciate to its core Tino, but I humbly have to decline your offer. As I can not come with you.«
Tino visible deflated at your answer, nodding anyways and whispering; Why?
»Weil I ihn lieb, Tino. Er is mei ehemaa un' i bi seins. Mei Kön'g er is un i ewi'e loyalität hab schwor.«
»Still, if you ever feel like wanting to go away, into freedom, don't fret to come to us. We're always gonna welcome you with open arms.«
»Danke.«
10th of May. 1885 - Berlin, Prussia
Gilbert had become a great friend and alley of yours. You always enjoyed his company. He made you laugh with his jokes and silly faces. Tea time with him was pleasant to do, a tranquility and peace you haven't felt in so long.
You looked forward with delight to every diplomatic visit you had to do in Schurland—because that also means a visit to Berlin, where Gilbert is.
Schurland—its personification you are—was your country; an astray island of nation, located near Prussia—in between the sea of Stralsund and Sjælland—you originally had belonged to the Germans and Prussians, though with the conquer Denmark had done to you, you officially—for all its remaining history—you belong now to the Dane's.
The works in Schurland you would always finish eagerly in two days. Rest of the week you would spend with Gilbert.
Gilbert who treats you with respect and kindness, a contrast to how Matthias treats you. Gilbert you tells you with full encouragement and confidence, that he should reconquers you—freeing you from the evil clutches of Denmark—as you after all belonged to him or more like, you fit much better to Prussian Kingdom.
And you, who listen to Gilberts sincere honey coated words of hope, agreed to what he said. Deciding to make a decision on your own, for once.
Even when the thoughts—you so shamefully started to have, about a seeking freedom you never believed you so desperately wanted to feel—brought a jolt of jitter to your knees, bringing them down into a buckling—making your head dizzy—you did a mental grip onto your heart and will tell Matthias, with a confidence you begun to build up—thanks to Gilberts help—that you no longer wished to stay with him.
A divorce of independence or a sign over to Prussia is what you wanted.
But every hope comes with a price.
Today, your second last day of your visit—before you had to wait another whole month to visit again—was gonna be beautiful. Filling you with a thrilling joy.
With a full swing of happiness you waltzed through your room, singing Heinrich Heine's Lorelei with all your heart.
Gilbert was taking you out for dinner, a walk in the park before, then he would take you to the Opera—where a new releasing will be performed—Roderich will join the two of you.
Still waltzing through the room in slow steps, dressed in the nightgown—which still felt so astonishing soft, what did Gilbert said it was made out of? Wollseide? Yes, Wollseide. Prussians had such nice and pretty things, it makes you jealous.
Holding the suit, which Gilbert had brought you for this occasion, against your body—you dreamily looked at yourself in the mirror, ignoring for a moment your scarred skin and imperfections, to simply bask in this short bliss of endearing love you felt.
You had only closed your eyes for a moment of silence and in the next spinning seconds, someone grabbed your arm and spun you around in a flash.
#male reader#x male reader#anime#manga#fanfiction#malereader#oneshot#hetalia#nordic 5#nordic 5 x male reader#hetalia x male reader
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MiracOlympus HC’s
Here’s some HC’s for the Godly kids of MiracOlympus! Enjoy! @artzychic27 @imsparky2002
Kim, Nathaniel and Adrien set aside an hour every week to go down to Tartarus and just troll the heck out of their dad.
As the goddess of marriage and family, Marinette often attends mortal weddings. If the ceremony brings her to tears, it’s said the marriage will be a lasting and loving one.
Lila has an enchanted golden apple that she uses to cause trouble amongst mortals and immortals alike. It’s so beautiful that most can’t help wanting it.
The festival that gets held every year to celebrate Rose is basically Ancient Greek Pride. People of all romantic, sexual and gender identities are welcome and celebrate together. Rose herself makes an appearance every year in her powered-down goddess form.
Let’s get one thing straight. Nathaniel did NOT kidnap Marc. He went to the Underworld entirely of his own free will, and the only reason Mylene freaked out was because Lila intercepted the letter Marc sent his sister about his whereabouts. Got it? Good.
The muses put on a weekly performance for the other gods and attendance is pretty much mandatory. They put so much work into it.
Nathaniel, Anthony and Staci are called the ‘Gloom Squad’ due to residing in the Underworld. They have entire conversations just comprising of them saying morbid and ominous shit.
Luka and Juleka have a special mental link that allows them to find one another at any time when they recite a certain incantation.
Whenever a new deity is born, they are presented before the Fates (Bustier, Mendeliev, and Winters), who announce them and determine what domain they will rule over.
Some of the godly kids were born in WEIRD ways. For example, Rose came out of the sea in a shell, and Max burst out of his mom’s head!
Nino was kidnapped by mortal pirates once, and escaped through the power of sheer prank genius.
Many of the god-kids have animal companions that are very dear to them. To name a few, Adrien has his eagle, Liiri, and Marinette has her peacock, Duusu. Juleka has the deer that pull her chariot, and Max has Markov, his faithful owl. Marc and Nath have Baark, the three-headed guard dog of the Underworld.
As benevolent as they generally are, it’s still a BAD idea for mortals to insult the gods. They are still the rulers of the world and you’ll treat them with respect if you know what’s good for you. Some mortals have learned that the hard way, like the woman Max turned into a spider for insulting his engineering skills, or the queen whose children were turned into woodland animals by Juleka and Luka because she had dared say she was a better mother than Anarka because she had more kids.
Ivan often feels a bit insecure about not being as conventionally attractive as the other deities, with his hulking size, bad eye (forge accident, he wears a patch), crippled knee (he uses a brace), and surly features, but Mylene and the others are quick to reassure him that he’s beautiful inside and out, just like everything he makes is.
For the life of him, Kim cannot stop misplacing his trident. Seriously, someone put a tracker on that thing.
Marinette, Ondine and Marc have regular meet-ups for tea where they just exchange gossip and be fabulous immortal queens.
Juleka’s arrows are enchanted so they cause no pain to the animals she shoots with them, and she never kills any more than she needs to. She cares immensely for creatures of the forest.
Eclipses happen when Chloe and Zoe have a particularly intense argument.
Brecken can understand the languages of all animals, and regularly mediates disagreements between the other gods and their pets.
Lucien and Emani are no longer welcome on Olympus. I’ll let you guess the reasons for that.
All of the gods regularly have meetups on Olympus for lunch. It’s like a big crazy family reunion.
Eri scares the crap out of everyone but they generally know she means no harm. The only ones who aren’t scared of her are the Gloom Squad and Juleka.
Alix gets like half an hour of sleep because she’s always trying to get things done and the other gods are always on her ass about this.
Ismael is an absolute menace on April 1st. No one is safe from his reign of terror. No one.
He also bleats when he's upset.
Leave your thoughts in the comments and belongs!
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Hongice week 2024 || Day 5
Chapter 5: Figure skating
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Human AU
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It was a year and five months since Li and Emil last saw each other, both of them were sophomores in high school, but in different schools. As months passed since they last spoke, Emil felt embarrassed to talk to Li again, wondering if he was no longer interested in continuing their relationship.
It was Friday night; Lukas wanted to see his brother before bed, but was surprised to find him sad.
“What's the matter?” Lukas asked, “You should be happy, the winter holidays have started”
“Do you think Li still wants to talk to me? Do you think he still remembers me?”
“Don't torment yourself thinking about it, try to sleep”
“I don't think I'll be able to sleep until I know if Li still remembers me”
“...boyfriends come and go, but your family will always be by your side," Lukas said as he hugged Emil, who was crying.
“I miss him so much”
To calm his brother down, Lukas sang Alvedansen by Christine Guldbrandsen, a song both brothers liked very much. With that, Emil fell asleep and Lukas put him to bed.
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Emil opened his eyes and realised that he was at a skating rink, wearing an extravagant purple shirt and black trousers, which surprised him as he doesn't normally wear fancy clothes, he always preferred to wear lopapeysas. He noticed that his family was by his side, and decided to ask:
“Why did we come here, weren't we supposed to stay at home today?”
“We are in the qualifiers of the World Ice Skating Championship, don't you remember?” said Lukas.
“Get ready son, it's your turn after the next one” said his father.
“What? Am I going to skate?”
His parents and brother looked at him strangely, until they heard a voice calling the next skater who was Li, to Emil's surprise.
“What is Li doing here?”
Suddenly Keung To's 黑月 started playing and Li started skating. Emil was surprised that Li can do figure skating.
“When did Li learned to do figure skating?”
“You’ve have been rivals since you were kids, don't be afraid," said Lukas.
“How?" Emil was surprised.
“Just don't let him take away your chance to get into the championship.
At the conclusion of his routine, the jury revealed Li’s scores, and they were quite good, so he secured a place in the championship.
“Remember Emil, you have to score equal or better to qualify for the Winter Olympics," said his mother.
“You'll do well, we've been practising the routine for months," said his father.
Emil was about to run away, but his name was called, it was his turn, so his family pushed him out to the rink. Emil was nervous because he didn't remember his routine, until his song, Hear them calling by Greta Salome, started playing. As the song started, Emil moved fluidly, as if he knew the routine. He himself was surprised to notice that he could perform pirouettes such as a twizzle or a triple Axel.
At the end of his routine, his scores were revealed, which were similar to Li's, securing him a place in the Winter Olympics with Li.
……………………………………………….
During the preparation time for the championship, Emil realised the reality he was now:
He and Lukas are figure skaters and both are representing Iceland in the World Ice Skating Championship.
His parents were also figure skaters but are now retired and are their coaches.
Li's family are their strongest rivals.
This time they will compete against Li and Yong Soo who are representing Hong Kong in the championship.
The good side was that his parents were fair to him, they didn't over-exploit him, let him choose the song and let him have a voice in the routine. The bad side was that there was a lot of pressure to win and do better than Li's family. Emil still loved Li and didn't want to compete with him, but he wondered if Li loved him back. Unfortunately, the thought distracted Emil while training so he fell more than once.
“Emil, maybe you should rest," said his mother.
“OK”
“Lukas, let's practice your routine”
“Yes dad," said Lukas as he walked out to the rink.
………………………………………………
The day came; the World Ice Skating Championship were taking place. There was a big turnout, which made Emil feel even more nervous.
“You'll do well," said Lukas trying to encourage his brother.
Normally Emil tries to look confident in front of his brother, but at that moment he was scared and sad, so he hugged him tightly. Lukas hugged him back.
Suddenly, a voice rang out calling Lukas because it was his turn. Gate's Ulveham started playing and Lukas started his routine. To Emil, Lukas skated with great agility and finesse. Emil asked himself "Why am I competing? Lukas is very good; I even feel he is better than me".
When the scores were revealed, Lukas rejoiced, as his score was the highest so far. Emil came over and congratulated him:
“Congratulations Lukas, you did very well”
“You will do well too”
Then it was the turn of Yong Soo, who was doing his routine with IDOL by BTS. Emil was surprised to see Yong Soo skating. As far as Emil knew, Yong Soo was not very disciplined, but watching him skate showed the effort and dedication he had put into his routine.
Emil panicked and ran to the restroom before Yong Soo's routine was over. He was washing his face until he heard a familiar voice.
“Hello Emil”
“Li?” Emil was surprised that Li was talking to him, as the tension between the two families was palpable from the moment they entered the rink.
“Yeah, how are you?”
“Sad, I don't feel like competing”
“Me neither”
“Really?”
“If I have to compete against you I don't want to”
“...” Emil was surprised to hear that, “I think the same”.
“Why compete with each other, it's our parents' rivalry, not ours”
“Right, that's what I thought... Li, there's something I want to ask you...” said Emil nervously, “do you love me?”
“How did you notice? Is it because of the way I look at you?”
“No, it's just that... I love you too”
“You don't know how glad I am to hear that," Li hugged Emil tightly.
After being silent for a while, Emil spoke:
“Don't you think that being separated because of our parents is unfair?”
“Yes, and I can't stand it anymore... What would you think if we retired?”
“What? We can't do that”
“Sure we can, to give a message to our parents”
“Right, they shouldn't separate us, it's not like we're a bad influence on each other”
“That's the spirit... by the way Emil, would you like to be my boyfriend?”
“More than anything in the world”
Saying this, they hugged and kissed each other. Afterwards, they approached Li's parents, holding hands to tell them:
“Mum, Dad, Emil and I have decided to leave”
“You can't leave!” said Li's dad, "Was it his idea?”
“No! It was my idea. I don't want to compete if it's against Emil”
“But Li..." said his mother, upset.
Ignoring their parents' claims, Li and Emil walked away, heading to where Emil's parents were.
“Dad, Mom. I don't want to keep competing if it's against Li”
“But Emil, we worked so hard," said his father.
“It's not right that we have to compete with each other just because you and Li's parents have a rivalry. Besides, Li and I love each other”
“Emil..." said his mother, "wake up”
“What? I don't understand”
“Wake up son” now his father is the one who spoke.
“What?”
**********************
Emil opened his eyes and found himself in his bed and his parents were talking to him to wake him up.
“Get up son, it's 8:00 and breakfast is ready," said his mother.
“What? Was it all a dream?”
“Come on son, Lukas is waiting for us in the kitchen”
……………………………………….
During breakfast, Emil pondered about the end of his dream and wondered if questioning Li's parents would be okay, while his family noticed that he was distracted.
“Emil, Mathias and I are meeting some friends, would you like to come?” Lukas said, trying to cheer his brother up.
“I'm not in the mood to go out”
“You should go,” his mother intervened in the conversation, “it would be good for you to go for a walk”
“I don't know, I don't think I'd enjoy it, plus I think I'd be in the way”
“Mathias and his friends don't mind your presence, you know that”
“...fine, but only if you buy me liquorice on the way”
“...OK”
To be continued...
Note: The World Ice Skating Championship isn't real, it was invented by me
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Bayonetta 3: Viola Rewrite
(Just me screaming into the void on how I would fix Viola)
Part 1: Viola, but better
Long, long ago, there was nothing. Then there was Omne. Out of nothingness, she crafted around her a universe of Light, and the shadow of Darkness surrounding that light. She created every plant, animal, and angel. Such a grand act of creation was taxing, which lead to her eternal slumber. Without her divine will, the highest angels grew prideful and chose to rebel against her will. This rebellion lead to the first Armageddon, forever separating the world of Light from the World of Darkness. From the fires of that battle also came the World of Chaos, ruled by a feeble imitation of Omne's divine will called Æsir. The angels stayed in the Light, the humans were severed from reality in the profound World of Chaos, and the demons fell to Darkness... but not all of them. Half of the fallen ones clung to the World of Chaos. It was in the gaps of Æsir's order that these Fairies created worlds Twilight for themselves. And so it was that the Universe was split between the Trinity of Realities: Paradiso (Light), Inferno (Darkness), Purgatorio (Twilight), and Chaos.
Within every reality of the World of Chaos exists a prophecy that the union of Light and Dark would bring calamity to the World... but this is only the incomplete version of the true prophecy: the union of Light, Dark, and Twilight would signal the beginning of the end for the whole of existence...
(TLDR: Bayonetta having kids with Luka condemned the entire multiverse to destruction)
Ok so, Singularity is now Cernunnos, the King of the Winter Fairies and all of the Homunculi are called Unseelie now because they are all fairies now. Cern really wanted to take over the World of Chaos but Æsir stopped him from doing that... then main universe Bayonetta killed Æsir.
Seeing his chance, Cern rallied his his Fairies to wipe out the human race and take over. During his take over, Cern realized he could exponentially increase his power by killing and absorbing Bayonetta (who is still the Arch Eve in every universe). He also killed a lot of Lukas (who is still the Arch Adam in every universe) but didn't absorb his power because there was literally no need to (Luka is weak lol).
Cern comes across Viola's universe where he A) kills Jeanne, B) kills Luka, and C) kills Bayonetta in front of Viola. Instead of simply being unable to catch her, Cern allows Viola to run away because he sees her as simple "junk data" (In this version, Cern is still technologically advanced while still being a magical fairy).
Viola runs into main universe Bayo, and the two of them along with Jeanne set out to stop the Winter King. Along the way, Viola meets with Fortitudio and forms a "pact" with him in order to stop Cern from destroying Paradiso and Chaos (Fortitudio just wants to manipulate Viola lol).
After that the stuff with Strider happens and this causes to transform into her fairy form, but this time her fairy form has a Angel Wing and a Demon Wing. After the fight, Viola realizes that there must be more to herself and she wants to figure out what that is.
Viola then fights Strider for the last time in France and she ends up in Avalon Forest (the domain of the Spring Fairies). In the forest, Viola meets... Queen Mab! Instead of that stupid "conversation" with Lukaon, Queen Mab reveals to Viola that she is not only the princess of Purgatorio, but also the "Arch Seth Origin": a being that signals the beginning of the end of all things. This conversation bumbs Viola out a bit, so Queen Mab gives Viola Mab Dachi (Viola's starting Weapon is Shuraba now because I said so) and she makes a pact with Viola so they can fight the Winter King togather and save the multiverse.
The final boss fight with Singularity is basically the same as before, but instead of "Dark Eve" Viola fights "Dark Cernunnos" which is literally the same as Singularity but with a dark filter.
At the end of the game, Viola becomes Violetta and not Bayonetta because that's not who she is :)
Game play changes
Weapons: Shuraba > Mab Dachi (After French Chapters). Bull's Kiss is replaced by Pistols (the same thing as the shoot buttons pistols)
Demons: Cheshire <> Fortitudio (After Chinese chapters) <> Queen Mab (After the French chapters)
*Dodge button now functions the same way as Rodin's shield, activates witch time.
Part 2: My version of Viola
This version is a Bayojeanne kid because F you
Forget literally all of that old lore because it's gone now, Fairies don't exist. Luka is not the reincarnation of a magic fairy prince and he's not Arch Adam Origin. Strider is not real, he can't hurt you. Also in this version Luka is the one that goes on spy missions to rescue Sigurd which kills him.
This version of Viola is more like a fusion of Jeanne and Bayonetta (but leaning on Jeanne's side) personalities and appearances. In her universe, the war against Singularity happened years earlier and claimed Jeanne's life when she was a little girl. The Bayonetta from that universe wanted to keep Viola as far away from the fighting as possible, but Viola went against her orders and made a pact with Alrune so she could become a Umbra Witch.
From that point onward, the plot is still really samey: Singularity kills Viola's mom, so Viola escapes to the main universe and goes on a quest with our Bayonetta. This time around, Jeanne is adventuring along with them.
Instead of the Strider boss fights, Viola spars with Jeanne to prove that she is ready to be an Umbra Witch.
At the end of the game, Singularity stabs Luka in the back. Then he stabs Jeanne in the back. Then Bayo beats him up like three times. Then at the last second Jeanne swoops down and Bayo, Jeanne, and Viola all team up together to take down Singularity and Singularity calls the three of them "Arch Maiden, Mother, and Crone Origin".
Bayo summons that one demon that keeps killing everyone and it kills Bayo. Jeanne willingly goes into Inferno along with Bayo while leaving Viola behind.
Viola then fights Dark Eve, and claims the name Bayonetta!
Game play changes
Weapon: Alruna (Viola can also use all weapons in the game)
Demon: Alrune (Chesire is written out. Viola can control Alrune)
*Viola activates witch time by dodging she can only dodge two times in a row.
*She also has beast within (Cheetah/Raven/no bat within equivalent)
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Court of Miracles - Chapter 1 - Nightmare
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A freezing gust blew by Juleka. She shuddered as it chilled her through her heavy winter gear. She shook off the chill with a deep sigh. A smile tugged at her lips seeing her puff of breath. It was a novelty she should be used to, but it always got to her. That deep down, it was something she shouldn’t be allowed to experience. The same went for the wonderland around her.
Juleka walked the cleared paths on campus. She glanced around at the pristine emptiness. The students had all returned home for holiday save for the ones like her that waited until the last minute. It made her nervous at the thought of returning home, even if it was for a couple of weeks.
Juleka stopped and stared up at the leafless trees overhead. She didn’t want to return home. She didn’t want to endure the ridicule and indifference she always had from them. To see the harsh, bizarre disappointment in her mother’s eyes and the distance in her twin’s eyes. A knife cut her deep at the thought of Luka, her twin. They had been close once, but one day, that changed. Whenever she tried to reach out, he always pulled away and she never knew why. She wished she did but knew it didn’t matter.
Juleka let out another deep breath. The puff of air made her smile and forget her family, even if for a moment. She continued her walk until a strong gale knocked into her. She gasped at the extreme cold that sunk deep to her bones. She hurried back to her dorm as the wind refused to relent. She made it to her room just as snow dumped from the sky.
Juleka moved to remove her winter gear, but stopped at the immense chill that overcame her. She put it back together, gathered every blanket she could find, and curled up. She stared out the window and watched the snow fall. She loved the cold, but lately it didn’t like her. She couldn’t enjoy the same walks she used to without feeling frostbitten through her gear. She silently cursed the snow and cold as she warmed up.
Juleka dozed on and off while she regained some warmth. She moved out of her blanket pile once the initial chill had left her body. She cleaned up her mess before she stopped and stared at her suitcase. She sighed and considered. She had a few days still before she had to leave. She could wait a little longer, right? There was no harm in waiting until the day of. She didn’t have much to pack anyway. Not like she had anything valuable except her clothes. Even that wasn’t much for the bargain bin, thrift store collection she had.
Juleka’s stomach growled. She groaned and looked between the door and window. She could head out for dinner, but the storm had become a full blizzard with white-out conditions. She groaned and searched her dorm. She found her dormmates stash of hidden snacks for late-night study sessions. She grabbed a few granola bars and watched the blizzard before she turned on the TV.
Juleka mindlessly flipped through the channels. She stopped on a news channel when her phone buzzed. She checked the caller ID and sneered when she saw it was her mother. She declined the call, turned off her phone, and chucked it into the trash. She’d fish it out in the morning. She grabbed the remote to continue when the newscast caught her attention.
Juleka listened to the news. There were whispers of war between several nations that could escalate into a potential World War III. Terror consumed her at the notion. She didn’t like the idea of war, never had. It was a selfish act that destroyed everything. People, places, the environment, everything. As she’s always heard the warmongers say: “all’s fair in love and war.” The notion made her want to vomit. How could all be fair? How could one justify the countless lives lost? The utter destruction of life and the unnecessary, early deaths. How was any of it fair?
Juleka prepared to click off the channel when the feed changed. It showed a pair of handsome men with fair skin, blonde slicked back hair, and matching black suits. She froze in place as utter disgust and fury consumed her. The news continued, but all words fell on deaf ears as she glared at the men. Her mind empty except for the thought of what vile, repulsive creatures those were.
Juleka snapped out of her episode as the news feed changed again. She shut off the TV and chucked the remote into the trash with her phone. She grabbed several blankets and curled up near the window. She put on some instrumental music as she watched the storm. She let out a sigh and fell asleep.
Juleka stood in a vast empty, snowy wonderland. She strolled in the untouched fields of snow as her footprints disappeared behind her. The cold blew around and embraced her, but she didn’t feel it. She smiled and let out a sigh, but there was no puff. Tears stung her eyes as her body became heavy. She fought to stand but crumbled under the weight of herself. She plummeted.
Juleka crashed through the snow and fell through a black void. She slammed into the dark ground. She shook herself off as a warm glow lit up in the distance. She staggered to her feet and stumbled through the dark, but green forest that surrounded her. Her strength returned as she sprinted through the forest to the glow. She stopped dead at the sight before her.
Juleka’s jaw dropped at the utter destruction. Trees burned to charred twigs, buildings obliterated, burnt corpses that wasted away to ash in the wind, and the night sky filled with horrific smoke and ash clouds. She screamed and threw herself into the blaze. She desperately searched for survivors as she witnessed the life essence evaporate all around her. She choked, not on the smoke, but her own despair and fear.
Footsteps crunched the charred debris behind Juleka. She turned to face a shadowy man. Rage and repulsion tore through her as she attacked the man. She hissed every insult and slight until the man grabbed her throat. She clawed at his hand as her hands turned black and crumbled to ash. She screamed as she was consumed and reduced to ash.
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Chapter 1 of my original novel
Straight from the presses!
1,5k words.
Yakutsk is a city that's too lazy to pursue you. It's defined by its winter that lasts from October to April, the coldest winter that you can experience while living in a settlement called "a city". Yakutsk won't swallow you whole, it has nothing to entice you with. All it does is gradually chip away at your humanity, slowly freezing you whole, making sure that one day you will just lie down in the snow and give yourself away.
All people can do in Yakutsk is build walls. Add more and more layers, separate themselves from the outside world with stones and furs. They decorate their shelters, create spaces that feel alive even when nothing outside can survive. Each home is like an airtight cell decorated with fairy lights and fake flowers.
But if the walls aren't strong enough, the cold will get to you. A broken gas heater will kill you. A feeling of unease in winter will freeze you from the inside.
Our story isn't about Yakutsk in winter, it's about avoiding it.
***
Comfortable. That's what her life was. She had a small apartment with one bedroom, a kitchen, and a living room that she turned into a library full of books in Russian and English, and DVDs in the same languages.
It was the library where she spent most of her days now. Both her work and her hobbies took their places in it. She didn't mind, she even preferred working at home, it was easy to get used to. She wasn't looking forward to needing to go outside daily once the quarantine got lifted, dirty roads with uneven pavements and cold dry air didn't entice her. However, she missed seeing her students in the flesh, it was hard reading lectures via zoom and even giving them exams online. Them possibly cheating didn't bother her much, but she thought that a lot was missed because she couldn't see their full emotions and they couldn't see hers.
Being an English literature university professor in 2020 was both a challenge and a relief for her.
Now it was June and she was used to working from home. She wished she could go for a walk, the weather was amazing as it usually was in early June, but she didn't want to risk running into someone she knew, so she only went out to visit a nearby shop or the post office where she received new books every month. She'd order them after getting her salary. Not too many books these days, their prices grew each year and her salary didn't.
Marfa Alekseyevna, as most people called her, was 35. She had short black hair and wore black rimmed glasses. Her clothes were usually black or dark, she only wore skirts when she was required to. People found her unapproachable and she liked it that way. The only connections she fostered were with her favourite authors, mostly dead, and with her colleagues from various universities who she spoke to on Facebook and Twitter.
She was checking everything before tomorrow's exam when she heard her doorbell ring. Leaving her work and an unfinished cup of tea with cinnamon, she rushed towards the door and put on a mask.
"Who's there?" she asked without sounding very friendly.
"Hi! Marfa, it's me, Luka!" the voice from behind the door answered.
"Luka? Aren't you in Moscow?"
"Obviously, not! Open the door already!"
She opened the door. Her younger brother, a 27 year old tall Yakut man, was standing behind it, but he wasn't alone. Next to him was standing a young woman, seemingly Russian, with light hair and sad eyes that she was trying to hide behind a polite smile. She wasn't tall, there was nothing very special about her. Just a girl. And a guy next to her. Almost a perfect couple in how unremarkable they were.
"This is Vera, my fiancee! Vera, meet Marfa, one of my favourite people in the world! Almost a favourite sister of mine!" introduced them Luka in his usual tongue-in-cheek manner.
Vera nodded with an even politer smile and said:
"Nice to meet you."
Marfa wasn't smiling, she was doing her best not to frown.
"Likewise. Sorry, what? What do you mean, fiancee?"
"Didn't you study linguistics in university?" retorted Luka.
"This isn't funny. What do you think you're doing showing up here, without telling me you'd come, bringing a fiancee you never even told me about? I thought you were in Moscow! Why aren't you two even wearing masks?"
"Marfa! Let us in already!" Luka went inside and took Vera with him. "Won't you even give us some tea? I haven't seen you in ages!" he pulled Marfa towards him and hugged her.
"I didn't want to take off my mask, but--" Vera started.
"Look, we're not gonna give you covid, okay?"
Marfa sighed. She was glad to see Luka and wanted to know what it all meant, but talking on the threshold wasn't a good idea.
"Okay. Put on these slippers and go wash your hands. I'll put a kettle on."
Five minutes later Luka brought an office chair to the kitchen and sat down beside Vera. The kitchen only had two chairs, everything in the apartment screamed that guests weren't frequent here.
Marfa poured them all some tea and sat down at her normal place, the one that had a place-mat and condiments that were lined in front of it.
"So, what is going on?" she asked.
"We're getting married in August, so we came here, to do it with the family present, as it should be, and I'm going to live with our parents, but Vera has nowhere to stay, could you please let her stay here?"
"Excuse me? What?"
"I'd take her with me, but I need to prepare them to meet her, and she needs to self isolate for a couple of weeks, and you have a plenty of space, so it works!"
"Are you out of your mind? Do parents know about it? And what do you mean--"
"I told them I was coming home for summer, yeah! I missed our house, it's so nice in the summer. But I told you, I need to prepare them. It will take some time."
"Okay, Luka, I see that you're out of your mind. You're mad. What even is happening? Why are you here?"
"I told you! Vera will live with you for a couple of weeks!"
"Are there no hotels in Yakutsk? Was there a projectile meteor strike while I wasn't looking?"
"Are you mad this time? There's a quarantine! Living in a hotel is bloody miserable! She wouldn't be able to go outside and stuff! Besides, I'm trying to save money for the wedding, I don't wanna splurge thousands on a hotel. I mean, have you seen the prices for all-inclusive?"
"Does my home look like an all-inclusive hotel?"
"No, but I'd pay you! So, surely, you could arrange some bed and breakfast here. How does a thousand per day sound?"
Marfa thought for a second.
"Alright. And how long will she be here?"
"A couple of weeks at least. Maybe a bit more. Depends on how our parents will take it."
"Luka… I know that you're the youngest one. But you should at least try thinking sometimes. This isn't how things are done." Marfa shook her head. "Vera. Are you okay with that?"
Vera, who was looking at her cup and slowly eating a dry cookie, flinched a bit.
"Me? Yes, yes, it's absolutely fine by me."
"But you don't even know me, are you okay with living with me for at least two weeks?"
"Well, knowing your brother, I think we'll get on just fine!" her smile was almost convincingly hopeful.
"I… Hm… Luka, will you still pay me if she runs away?"
"Oh, she won't!" Luka laughed.
"I won't run away!" Vera also laughed.
"Don't you scare her away, alright, Marfa?" Luka said wagging his finger.
"I don't think it will be necessary…" said Marfa thinking that whatever their relationship was, it would never work. She found Vera more and more suspicious because of how subdued her reactions to everything were.
"I won't run away," repeated Vera without any particular emotion.
"Okay, will you send me a selfie from here with a news site front-page every morning?" asked Luka and kissed her on the cheek. He tried to pass it off as a joke, but something was off.
"I will!"
"And that's when I'll send you another crisp one, deal, Marfa?"
"I wish I was dealing with adults…" Marfa couldn't find a reason to refuse them. They already broke her quarantine and a thousand a day sounded very well. Maybe she'd have a chance to get to know Vera better and see if their relationship really was something substantial. If it wasn't, well, there was a chance to end the entire charade. "Okay. Deal."
"I'll go fetch her bags and some groceries I got for you two!" said Luka while shaking Marfa's hand, and then he left.
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