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hitomisuzuya · 3 months
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Don't mind this, everyone. This is just me high typing cause I am lonely. I should probably be typing fluffy Childe smut, but I digress. Bear with me.
I really love the idea of self aware Genshin characters. It's such a Yandere thing. I am gonna include my own experience a little in farming for Scara and using him in game for the sake of flow of whatnot so I can talk about this. The narration may change a bit in some places. I'll change the font style and whatnot, continuing on.
My best friend has this fun little headcanon that Scara came somehow manipulate the game in some way, make it glitch for lack of better word. Like, he would know when you are playing him. He would sense it, mainly being able to feel how you feel through your hands, seeing as how, especially if you are a mobile player like I am, your hands around your phone the whole time.
He could feel when you are happy, and when you get unsure about something. He would notice like dependent habits you have, like if you have him in your party and rotate him out for say like his cool down for his burst or ESkill, or to put up a shield with whatever character (for me, it would be Noelle, my girl🥰), he would feel the unease you feel having to rotate him out for a few moments.
Or if you are fighting and have another character on field, and you freeze in the middle combat whether it be because you hesitated or weren't sure about having this particular character on field, and you rotate him back in and he instantly feels you relax because you can rely on him to carry you (no joke, get that boy up in the air and let his tracking go to work😌).
You depend on him, and that's what validates him. He can feel how you feel about him. It sends him reeling when he realizes that someone could depend on him. Could love him? You loved him despite everything he did, and everything he'd been through. You trust him, love him, and rely on him with every fiber of your being.
You were loyal. He can even hear the affection in your voice when you tell him good morning or good night. He loves that you love him.
Basically, the more he feels you through your hands, the more he comes self aware. This feeling is doubled, especially if you are in a high stress situation like..*twitch*..The Spiral Abyss. My two teams are obvious strike teams built around Scara and Childe.
He always went on somewhat of a power trip whenever you went to the Spiral Abyss. You built one of your teams so carefully around him. He'd felt how much thought you'd given it. If he had it his way, you wouldn't need a second team.
He was the only one you needed. Meandering in the Spiral Abyss was just another way for him to prove that he could take care of you.
You were his.
He is even able to see what you look like, being able to widdle away the barrier between you, him, and the game. Soon, very soon, he would be able to breach the barrier and reach his fingers into your very world.
I'm sure we all remember putting our noses to the grindstone farming for him. We all twitched from the same trauma of farming Rukkhashava Mushrooms, all while still exploring a newly released Sumeru. And the Handguards.
He wondered what it had been like preparing for him. You'd had everything all gathered in a nice neat pile for him. He hated that you'd had to rely on another character even though you were preparing for him (for me it was Xiao).
He couldn't stand that you inevitably do have to be away from your phone (or whatever you use). He has a lot of time on his hands to whatever in Teyvat until you returned, but all he could think about was you.
What were you doing? Who were you talking to? Or who you were with? He wouldn't need to worry about that much longer, he could by now hack into your phone and find out whatever he needed to know.
He has to have you now, especially when he saw just how in love with him you really were. Question is, would he stay here in your world with you, or would he steal you away and take you back with him?
Those two questions echoed in his mind as he looked down at you in the dark of your room while you slept. His precious treasure was now close enough for him to touch, to brush some hair off of your face.
Who the hell is gonna read all this 😂 But, I am going to bed now, I gotta get up early tomorrow. Thank you if you even read this far. Goodnight, everyone.
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cairavende · 5 months
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Worm Arc 11 Interludes thoughts:
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Ok. Just in order I think. Sorry for the chaos.
Started off with puppies. I was happy.
Then the puppies started getting a little more violent than needed. I was less happy.
Then Victoria got clowned on a little and I was little bit more happy.
Then the unkillable naked zebra lady showed up everything kinda went downhill. For everyone.
Bitch do not join the supervillain serial killer group, please and thank you.
Seriously though, The Siberian is a bit scary. Just, completely invincible as far as anyone can tell. And super strong.
Theo is having a bad day. And unless someone takes care of Jack Slash for him he's gonna have a bad few years.
Jack Slash is such a poser oh my god. Dude. Come one. You aren't all that.
Also. Jack. Do not toss a loaded baby! That baby had a full diaper. You toss that baby and you are liable to have a containment breach. Speaking from experience, you do not want a containment breach. (Also just don't throw babies of course.)
I hope Theo gets cool powers and is able to become a super amazing hero like he dreams of. On the plus side, probably gonna be lots of opportunities for trigger events coming up. On the minus side, he didn't trigger when Jack Slash was planning on killing him so I don't know if he's gonna be able to.
They were obviously going to go for Labyrinth. She has such amazing powers for mass terror. Though I guess Burnscar never tried to actually recruit her. I assume that was the plan though.
Also Burnscar needs to stop excusing her actions. Just be evil or don't be evil. You don't get to be evil and say it's not your fault (that sure will come up again in these interludes).
I fucking LOVED the description of how Labyrinths powers work. Just the details of everything. So good!
Fucking Colin. Of course they had to go for you. Why can't you just go away and leave my robot daughter alone?
Mannequin is fucking WILD. Like, god damn. Those are sure choices you made. Helps you be creepy as shit though. And get through air vents.
Mannequin writing out "U ME" to Pocketknife Man by laying keyboard keys down on the table one at a time has cursed meet-cute energy.
In the end, Colin survives cause my robot daughter saves him. And I guess she's gonna tell him the truth about being an AI. Fiiiiiiine. I will be polite to Colin if he comes over to dinner. He still needs to apologize to my other daughter though.
Also I'm sure glad the Slaughterhouse Nine won't have any use for the magic pocketknife that can cut through anything that Mannequin took. No worries at all I'm sure. It won't do jack shit for them. Might as well just slash the idea and toss the knife out.
Cool. Some Nazis died. That's great!
Not enough though. Disappointed in Shatterbird.
But if one good thing can come of this whole Slaughterhouse Nine thing, maybe Hookwolf can die. I'm not holding my breath though.
Shatterbird has a very interesting power set. Being specifically glass focused like that. Definitely can see how she would terrorize a city.
Dinah PoV. DINAH POV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok well first off, I obviously hated Coil for Dinah already. Enough that I don't really know if the Dinah PoV can technically make me hate him more. But that said, I hate him more. WTF.
The description of her power was so NEAT though! Had a minor moment of "oh hey this paragraph of this precog talking about her power works inside her head is an almost perfect description of how my brain works" which was wild. I don't actually get to see the future though, which is a major difference.
She can actually just full blow see a possible future holy shit! Wow. Like it hurts and she hates it but it's still crazy.
Also I guessed that Crawler was going to come for Traveler in a Vault (that is Noelle's cape name until I am told different) after the Bitch interlude. I was very happy I got that right since I really knew almost nothing about either.
So Crawler just basically can't die and gets stronger every time he gets hurt. I wonder how long it will take him to reach Endbringer level power?
And Traveler in a Vault is just a large monster that is always hungry and can be driven to the point of eating people. That sucks a lot for her.
Also Leviathan came after her too huh? Well that's probably fine and won't matter in the future.
Regent's sister is worse than he is. That's impressive! Like, not good impressive. But impressive.
Getting real close to the "can't exist" physic power set. I guess it's not quite it though.
She should keep a better eye on her phone battery.
AMY DALLON! I knew it would be you.
I knew you were destined to be a tragedy from the moment I met you. You were always going to become a villain. So once I knew the Nine were recruiting it was a guarantee that you'd be recruited.
Specifically, that you'd be recruited by Bonesaw. She is an artist and obviously she is obsessed over the art you could make together.
Holy shit though that chapter.
Lets see. FUCK CAROL. Victoria gets some excuses, she's a kid, she's following her mom's example, etc. But FUCK CAROL. You are partially responsible for what Amy is about to become.
Despite being terrified, Amy seemed to have a dark fascination with everything Bonesaw was doing and saying. Really listened as Bonesaw explained things.
The more detailed view of what Amy's power does is crazy. She really can do just about anything to someone.
“Why not fix your dad?” is where Bonesaw won. It's about 3/5 of the way through the chapter. And she won at that point. That was the killing blow. The rest of the chapter, the remaining 3.5k or so words, is watching Amy bleed out to drive the point home. It is Panacea's death monologue. It is beautiful and tragic and amazing.
All that said, since she is losing anyway, is it bad for me to want more of Bonesaw's notes? SHE HAS LORE! GIVE IT TO ME!
Dad at least seems pretty good. He made the perfect response after getting healed. Unfortunately she was already gone.
AND THERE IT IS. THERE IS THE THAT FINAL STEP. Fucking rewire your adopted sisters mind to have romantic feelings for you. No you don't get to say it was an accident! You chose to do it. Holy shit Amy. You are going to be an amazing (terrifying) villain.
Callback to Burnscar and blaming her power for her actions.
If Worm was a Disney movie Amy would end up with the best song, 100%. Hellfire or similar levels.
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reginalusus · 8 months
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I feel like people trying to justifying 'hating' Spamton usually come up with the one of the two excuses: "he's so popular, I'm just sick of him," - which I think is a very silly (albeit innocent) reason, sorry - or "he's not interesting or significant enough in the game to warrant the popularity."
I disagree.
For the record, before I continue, I couldn't give less of a fuck if you don't like him, lmao, you do you, BBG (why are you looking at my blog in the first place? You'll die of vex! I'm a big ol' simp). There are popular characters in other media I also don't like but I don't have the time or energy to go around boasting why I dislike them. Reality is depressing enough, I'd much rather focus on stuff I actually like.
Anyway.
While I do agree that Spamton probably isn't major in terms of the entire canon of Deltarune, I feel like there's so much nuance to him that it's kind of incredible. People seem to forget about the sweepstakes.
I don't need to go into his backstory. We all know about that and it's one of the main draws of him. He's a tragic, relatable, timeless character, and while his popularity will wane while we enjoy the other chapters, I still feel like this fandom will still love and talk about him, much like how the Undertale fandom still loves and fixates on Sans, Papyrus and Mettaton in particular. At least, I will, lol. And this is coming from someone who doesn't get attached to characters easily, at all. Not to this extent.
Anyway, continuing on with the 'nuance, interesting' point:
I've spoken about this before, time and time again, but the fact that Spamton is a direct foil to Kris, knows about souls, knows about how this world works (and is horrified by it) just seems pretty major to me, IDK. That's not even delving into the sweepstakes.
I know the whole interaction between Spamton and Noelle is kind of speculation, so I'm just going off what I've seen and read what other people have discussed in regards to these two here:
The idea that Noelle and Spamton have spoken to one another and have (maybe) discussed Dess (speculatively), is just mind-blowing to me. Dess still has a huge question mark over their head. We don't know anything about them except that they're missing, but the fact that Spamton knows some stuff (speculatively) because of Noelle just... I don't have any words. The fact that Spamton thinks Noelle is the Angel (something we know is important in the lore) is fascinating to me.
Perhaps Spamton is just a stepping stone to what other secret bosses may elaborate on in future chapters. Realistically, that's probably the case.
But Spamton himself and the dynamic between he and Kris will ALWAYS stick with me, no matter how good the other secret bosses are. The Snowgrave Spamton fight has a permanent burn mark in my brain. I will never get the image of Kris being canonically traumatised by this man out of my head.
The fact that Spamton was sort of the first character to reveal the existential horrors that the world of Deltarune entails is remarkable to me. Yes, Jevil sort of did it first, but nowhere near to the extent and depth Spamton did.
Anyway, self-indulgent discussion over. I hope we do see our beloved salesman again (we probably won't, and if we do, it most likely won't be until the end). I know he's just chilling in Kris's pocket right now with Jevil. But I have an image that in Chapter 7, we'll see all the secret bosses again. Maybe.
Maybe we'll get a cutscene sort of like the True Pacifist cutscene at the very end of Undertale, where we see all the monsters enjoying their new lives above ground. Maybe we'll see the secret bosses be happy. Maybe we'll see Jevil reunite with Seam. Maybe we'll see Spamton finally making it as a salesman again, and reconnecting with the Addisons. IDK.
Anyway, can you tell I fucking love Spamton.
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loosesodamarble · 7 months
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Hii Soda, Here I'm sending my best wishes for your well-being 🩷🩷 I might made some mistakes in my text, I hope that you don't mind them. I'm not a native speaker.
I wanted to make a one-shot request for Nacht Faust where the reader (who is also a Black Bull) despises his all-knowing personality, and how he scorns at the members. And she always talks back at him about his remarks about the members. But things escalate, I don't know how I didn't think this far 😭 I'd love to know what you can come up with this, I just want to read some fluff and see him happy 🥹🩷✨️
Hello there Anon~! First off, thank you for the well wishes, I do kinda need them at this moment. And don't worry about writing in your second language. I make tons of mistakes still land English is my first language. 😅
This oneshot turned into something a little on the long side. I couldn't think of how to make a romance between a critical reader and Nacht work without it feeling weird so I did something longer to show how the two grow closer (not quite a slow burn but the fluff isn't immediate either). It's part of why it took a bit to finish your request. It's probably not exactly what you were picturing but hopefully you still like it.
Summary: The progression of your relationship with Nacht is gradual and not very standard. But it still brings you two ever so close together. Genre: romance Word count: ~1800 A/N: This is a female reader, though female pronouns only come up, like, twice.
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“Tch, what a mess…” Nacht groaned after he walked into the base.
The scene he came across was the common area having turned into a war zone. It was a mess of broken furniture and spells being thrown across the room. The usual suspects of Magna, Luck, and Gauche were at play along with Vanessa, Zora, and Noelle. It appeared that there had been an especially nasty disagreement.
“These people really are no better, even after becoming the kingdom’s second ranked squad.”
“Quit giving commentary like anyone here cares about your opinion, vice bastard.”
Nacht turned his head in the direction of the voice. His eyes landed on you, leaning against the wall and glaring at him. Your presence made him tense the slightest bit.
The rest of the squad hesitated to interact with him. But not you. Even if you weren’t friendly with him, the fact that you approached him at all was something he appreciated. But because of your aggression, he was at a loss for how to reply.
Every time. Even now.
“If you really don’t want to bother with us, just quit the squad already,” you remarked before you walked past him and through the chaos, completely unaffected by it.
“Master Nacht… You’re staring at her again…” Plumede whispered in the back of Nacht’s mind.
“Yes. I know,” he said. Nacht felt like an utter fool. Why did his heart race with excitement from your glare? Why did he want to be nearer to you when you clearly resented him?
“Thanks for getting our order,” you said while handing payment over to the shopkeeper. You received the parcel and turned to Nacht.
His arms were full with bags of goods that you two picked up for the rest of the squad so he extended one of the less filled bags for you to slip the package into.
“I never expected you to be okay with being used as a pack mule,” you remarked as the two of you walked away.
“I only agreed to accompany you on the shopping trip. I never said I was okay with this kind of treatment,” Nacht replied.
“Yet you haven’t complained about carrying everything.” You quirked a brow in Nacht’s direction but all you got back from him was the same empty smile that he usually wore. You found it a shame that a pretty face like his didn’t express much emotion. “But now that we’ve picked up everything, we can head back.”
“We came by broom, but how about I transport us back with my Shadow Magic? It’s sure to be quicker,” offered Nacht and you immediately blanched.
“Hell no. I’m not getting sucked into that creepy void of yours,” you retorted.
It wasn’t that you didn’t trust Nacht or his magic. Okay, maybe it was a lack of trust. But after Nacht’s harsh behavior early on, putting your faith in his good will didn’t come easily. Plus, you considered yourself to be Nacht’s biggest critic in the squad. There was no way you were about to be buttered up.
“Alright then. I thought to ask instead of merely whisking you away without permission. And since you’ve declined…” Nacht veered from your side and into the shadows of an alleyway. “I’ll see you at the base then.”
“Huh? Where are you—?”
“Good day.” And Nacht was gone.
You blinked.
A part of you wanted to scream at his abandonment of you. Another part wanted to laugh because of the absurdity. And yet a third part wanted to stop and appreciate how he’d, somewhat clumsily, tried to be polite to you.
“He…” You placed your hands over your face, which felt warmer than usual. “He kinda sucks at being nice.”
Nacht put his signature at the end of a mission report then put it into a file with the rest of the paperwork that would be delivered to the Magic Knight Headquarters later that day.
The door opened and Nacht lifted his head to see who it was.
His heart skipped a beat upon seeing you enter, a tray of food in hand.
“I noticed you weren’t there for lunch,” you said by way of explanation.
“Lunch?” Nacht checked his clock and, indeed, it was long past the usual hour for lunch. “Ah…” He turned back to you. “Thank you for thinking of me.”
“We need to keep you fed and alive if we want any paperwork done around here,” you joked while placing the tray down. Due to your closeness, Nacht was able to make out a faint blush on your cheeks. Your eyes flicked in his direction. “What are you staring at, shadow stalker?”
“You’re hovering quite close,” Nacht coolly answered as he averted his eyes. “I couldn’t help it if you drew my attention.”
“Ha! Like I’d ever go out with you. I have a strict ‘no assholes’ policy when it comes to my dating pool,” you said with a wry grin.
Nacht raised a brow at your reply.
“First off, you realize that everyone has an anus so your pol—”
You smacked Nacht’s shoulder. Though it was clear from your bit back smile that you did find his remark funny.
“Since when did you know how to tell a joke?”
“I’m a man of secrets and surprises,” Nacht replied. “Secondly…” He rose from his seat and walked around his desk to you. “It’s awfully presumptuous to think I was staring at you with romantic intentions.”
“Uhp—!” You choked up and your flush darkened.
Feeling bolder than usual, Nacht placed his hand under your chin and coaxed you into looking up at him.
“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were the one who had an interest in me.”
Nacht’s heart fluttered at the idea of you liking him back. He wasn’t about to get his hopes up, not with the way you still threw insults and sarcasm at him on a daily basis. But he wanted to pretend.
You stayed silent for a moment, staring into Nacht’s eyes. It was cute, the wide-eyed look on your face. But Nacht also worried about what was running through your head. So he prompted you again.
“Well? Have anything to say for yourself?”
“Your cologne smells nice…”
Nacht blinked. “What?”
You blinked. “What?”
“You… pay attention to the way I smell?” Nacht felt his face heat up rapidly.
At that, your own face paled.
“What?! Shut up!” You yelled while stepping away from Nacht. “I’m not some creep! I just—! I just have a good nose! Shut up!”
You hurried out the door and your heavy footsteps were heard fleeing for a while.
Nacht blinked a few more times.
I don’t wear cologne, he thought. Then he grimaced. Oh gods, do I smell of something else? He raised his wrist to his nose. I probably can’t tell if I stink. I’d have to ask someone else.
“She was probably talking about your natural, masculine musk, Master,” Gimodelo said.
“I doubt it.”
Nacht touched a hand to his chest and tried to will his heart to calm down.
The Black Bulls were celebrating a day off, complete with alcohol and games once night had fallen. On Vanessa’s insistence, one of the games was 7 Minutes in Heaven with the choosing method being drawing lots.
You stared at the “1” drawn onto the stick you’d drawn. Meaning you’d be going first along with the person who’d drawn the other “1.”
“Alright, so who did I match with?” you questioned the group while showing your stick.
You scanned the group. Vanessa and Zora were already paired. Luck pumped a fist as he exclaimed how he and Magna had been paired off. Where was your partn—?
The second “1” stick was tapped against yours.
“I believe this means we’ve been paired off.”
Your heart leapt to your throat and you felt lightheaded as all blood rushed to your face.
Why him?! You were still recovering from your conversation in Nacht’s office the other day. And now you were supposed to be locked in a closet with Nacht for seven whole minutes? This is torture!
You shuffled into the closet with Nacht and plopped yourself on the floor without much care. It’s not like you had much dignity to bring into the situation.
After a few seconds, Nacht sat down beside you and you instinctively scooted to give him space.
“Don’t worry, we don’t have to kiss if you don’t want to,” Nacht whispered and you swore he sounded hurt.
The problem is that I actually do want to kiss you! You kept the thought to yourself, unable to think of a way to put it more… normally.
“Since we’re in here though, I’d like to make a confession.”
You dared to glance in Nacht’s direction but immediately looked away when you saw his bright red flush and the faint, relaxed smile on his face. It was an entirely different look to him and you feared your heart might burst because of how handsome he looked.
“I might sound ridiculous but I’ve liked you for a while now. You were critical of me and yet I was okay with it. Because you were right with how… flawed I acted at times. I like how unafraid and upfront you are without being reckless. And I’m glad we’ve grown closer so to speak and joke with each other a bit. It might sound strange but it’s true.”
At that point, you felt a firm thumping in your chest and your head getting light from the many beats your heart had skipped.
It was more than shocking to learn that Nacht had started loving you before you’d learned to go easy on him. Then again, you had started falling for him when he was still being distant and aloof.
Love worked in mysterious ways, you supposed.
You felt Nacht’s hand on your cheek so you faced him. Nacht smiled at you with a genuine grin full of warmth.
“I like you. I hope you’re okay with me saying that.”
“Nacht…” You finally found your voice. “It’s okay. I… like you too…”
The words hung in the air for the longest moment of your life.
You and Nacht… Alone in that small space…
Nacht cupped your other cheek, his hands were cold but soft against your skin, and leaned down closer to you. You fully turned your body toward him and placed your hands on his shoulders.
Then, your lips met Nacht’s.
The kiss was slow and soft. Neither of you were too eager, but neither of you were too afraid.
For a moment, you two were in sync.
And hopefully that one moment would become many more in the future.
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Hey guys! I am so sorry for the super long delayed update to this. I've been super busy, I've been sick, and I've had an injury I'm recovering from. I'm doing better, I just messed up my tailbone a while back. And i've also been super dedicated to getting my book done. But you're not here for that! You're here for the Ghosts that We Knew! Let's gooooo!
Taglist: @stargatenovus @poisonedsultana and @cedar-bees
Tw: none really, maybe a mention of Necrophilia, hinted Spectrophilia but it doesn't go into details. So yeah...
Ghosts That We Knew
Part 14. Spectrophilia
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“Are you and mama mad at each other?” Ellie asked one afternoon as she put aside the doll she was playing with.
Ghost was watching her from a corner in the room, as he always did when the girl was home and playing by herself. She had seemed somewhat somber these days, since you had figured out who he was and what he did. Ellie had felt the tension. She was doing everything her little mind could come up with to try and make them happy again, and it seemed to work to a degree. But there was still a sort of intensity whenever you and Ghost were in the same room. You hadn’t completely stopped talking to him, but you seemed hesitant to say anything.
“No lovey, we aren’t mad at each other” he answered quickly.
“Mama seems upset about something” Ellie pointed out, looking at the ghost who looked so comically big in that small corner.
Ghost sighed a little. “I…did kinda do something”.
“What’d you do?”.
Now to come up with an explanation a little kid would understand. That was the hard part. Ghost wasn’t stupid. He knew kids were smarter than adults usually gave them credit for. However, this wasn’t her fight to sort out. This wasn’t her problem to solve. This was between you and Ghost, whatever this was.
“I kept a secret that I shouldn’t have” he said.
“But I thought that’s the point of secrets?” Ellie cocked her head.
She wasn’t wrong. Thankfully he had a good counter for that.
“Sometimes yes. But serious ones, ones that could hurt people, they need to be told. Not be secrets. Surprises are temporary, secrets aren’t. I kept something from your mum that seriously hurt her feelings. We talked about it and I thought we were doing okay”.
“What was the secret?”
Now that was something he didn’t want to tell her. Not yet. Not to mention it really wasn’t his place to tell her. It was yours, and he wasn’t about to take that from you.
“Your mum will tell you when you’re older, I’m sure”.
“But I wanna know now,” Ellie said, “Please?”
Behind his mask, he couldn’t help but smile. “I appreciate the manners, kiddo, but I can’t tell ya. No matter how much I want to. It’s gonna be alright. I promise. Your mum just needs time and we gotta wait for your little brain to develop a little-”.
Ellie frowned. “You think I’m stupid…”
“What? No! No, never! I could never think that way about you, lovey. You’re a smart kid. It’s just that, problems between adults should stay between adults” he carefully sat down just in front of her on her bed, “What gave you that silly idea?”
Ellie put her hands on her head. “I hate talking about my brain”.
“Why?”
“Makes me feel dumb”.
“Sweetheart, you are anything but dumb. There’s just some things that you don’t understand yet. But I promise you, someday you will. It’ll take a while, but you will. And I’ll be there when your mum wants to tell you. You’re not alone Ellie, and you never will be if I can help it”.
With that, he hugged the little girl as best he could. It was cold, but Ellie didn’t seem to mind it. She was still worried about the situation though, she couldn’t help that.
“Can you and mama be friends again?” she asked.
“I’ll try to talk to her and see what’s going on. I caused this and I think only I can fix it. But seriously, Noelle…Do not for one second think you're dumb, stupid, ugly, or whatever negative thing is in your little head. You are remarkable. You’re sweet, kind, and you have the biggest heart of any kid I know. What or whoever is saying otherwise-”.
“My brain says it…” she admitted with a frown.
Behind his mask, Ghost frowned. Depression in such a young child was hard to swallow. He understood what she meant and that was a sad thing. But at least he knew.
“My brain used to say things like that too” he told her.
“Really?” she asked.
Ghost nodded. “A lot, actually. I…Only I didn’t hear my voice in my head saying things like that”.
Ellie cocked her head. “It wasn’t your voice?”
“Nope. My father was very mean, he’d say terrible things and do terrible things. Whenever my brain said negative things about me, I’d hear him say it”.
“What would you do to make it stop?”.
He couldn’t tell her that in the end, the voice had won over. No, he wouldn’t let her be without hope like he had been. He couldn’t do that to her.
“I’d tell him to shut up. That I was doing the best I could, and if nothing was good enough for him, then I’d give him nothing. Pay him no mind, give him no credence. No attention. Nothing. I would listen to music. Think of things that I liked, things that made me happy. And most of the time, he would stop”.
Ellie looked thoughtful. “Can you tell my brain to shut up?”
Ghost chuckled. “I can do something better. Close your eyes for me”.
The girl did as he asked and he put his hands on either side of her head. Again, his touch was cold, but she didn’t seem to mind at all.
“Hey, Ellie’s brain…be nice” he whispered, “She’s got it rough enough as is. She doesn’t need you makin’ it worse. If you aren’t nicer to her, I’ll come in there, and you’ll be very sorry”.
Ellie laughed and her eyes fluttered open. “Will it help?”.
“Well, when your brain starts saying mean things, I want you to remember that. I want you to hear my voice in your head saying just that. Sometimes our greatest bullies are the ones inside us. But it doesn’t need to be. When that happens, tell me or your mum, and we can make those thoughts go away”.
Ellie nodded in understanding. “Thank you” she wished she could hug him.
She didn’t need to, as Ghost reached his arms out and embraced her in an icy hold. “There isn’t a thing I wouldn’t do for you, sweetheart. Remember that”.
“I’ll try…” she answered.
“That’s all I can ask” he replied letting her go, “I’ll try talking to your mum. I promise you, none of this is your fault or anything. It’s purely mine. I’ll take care of it. I promise. You just worry about being the best dang Ellie there is”.
Ellie smiled widely and nodded. “I’ll try. Thank you!”.
“You got this little one” he stood, “Now to go talk to your mum. Whatever you hear, I promise: It’s not your fault. Alright?”
“Not my fault”.
“Exactly. If you have to, cover your ears and keep saying it”.
“Are you guys gonna yell?”
His eyes softened more at that. “I’ll try not to. But your mum is really upset with me. Not you, me. Everything’s gonna be okay, I promise”
He remembered being that young and being afraid of his parent’s raised voices. He didn’t have anyone to protect him then, and he would be damned if he failed to protect her. It was bad enough the poor dear suffered from depression already. Ghost refused to make it worse if it could be helped.
Now it was time again to face the music, and figure out what exactly was bothering you now…
You were sitting in your room, having just washed up from dinner and now settling into your night routine. You were still looking for a therapist, as you weren’t about to go back on your word with Ghost, despite the new information you had. Soap had messaged you not too long ago, but you weren’t sure if you could talk to any of them without anger. You weren’t even really sure why you were angry at them. Price, Gaz, and Soap hadn’t actually done anything. They were just there the night of your transplant.
It was bad enough your mom and sister were there. You hated that they saw you like that, on the verge of death and needing a transplant. You hated that Ellie saw you like that. A chill passed by you and you set your book down, turning your app back on so you two could communicate somewhat.
You…okay…
“About as good as I can be in these circumstances” you answered.
Angry…me.
“You’re angry?”
No…you. Me.
“I’m still processing everything and I actually learned something else”.
What?
“Your friends were there that night”.
That took him by surprise. The guys were there? Why? Was it time? Were they coming to say goodbye? Did they still think that fondly of him at that point? He didn’t know what to say to that.
“Price called me, he left a message. I thought of calling him back, but I haven’t had the time and I don’t wanna run the risk of screaming at them. It was bad enough that my family saw me in that condition. I didn’t want your friends to be subject to it too”.
He wondered if they were actually there for him. It would make sense…
For…me…not…you.
“It’s possible. I just…I hate thinking of all those people’s eyes on me. I was sick, and I needed help. Not pity”.
You got help.
“I know but…I just have mixed feelings about it”
That didn’t answer his question though. You had been really tense with him as of late, and he wanted to know if perhaps he did something wrong.
Wrong?
“What?”
Something…wrong…I…did.
You sighed. “As I said, I just need time to process everything. I didn’t expect to get so tangled up in the military again. After my partner’s passing I didn’t want anything to do with it anymore. Now I’m caught in it forever. I just feel awkward around you now, it’s weird”.
Awkward?
You sighed and looked over at the end of the bed where you assumed he was sitting. It was now or never, and he had a right to know.
“You…Okay, I don’t want you to feel weird like I do, but I think it’s important” you got up and closed your door, careful to make sure you didn’t make too much noise as Ellie was about ready for bed by now.
With the door shut, you went back to the bed, heart hammering in your ribcage like a bird trying to get free. You weren’t sure how he was going to take this. Hell, YOU didn’t even know how to take this. It was so…bizarre and maybe wrong on some deep moral level. You weren’t sure. You opened your mouth to finally talk.
“When you touched me the other night…my chest and everything…” you were looking at your hands, trying to keep your palms from sweating, stifling the urge to pick at your arms, “You made me feel something. Some kind of way. I…haven’t felt anything like it since before my partner died”.
Uh oh…
Oh god…
No…no…no…
Red flags were going up in Ghost’s head. A voice in his mind, for once not his father’s, was screaming: “Go away, go back to the closet right bloody now and do NOT come out!”. This could not be going where he thought it was going. Even so, he couldn’t move. He wanted to, oh gods he wanted to, but something just held him in place. He was stuck in some kind of nightmare scenario and there was no getting out of it.
When he didn’t reply, you continued.
“Maybe I’m just crazy, or lonely or something…but…I liked it. I liked it…definitely more than I should have. I mean, I totally get it, you didn’t mean it in like a sexual kinda way, but…” your words failed, “Fuck…”.
An awkward silence hung between you. Simon had NO idea what to do or say. You actually liked that he touched you? And he definitely didn’t mean it in that sort of way, but it felt…nice. He hadn’t felt warmth like that in ages, softness in even longer a time. He didn’t find the action to be entirely unpleasant and you definitely didn’t either.
Weird and yet, it felt so right…in a strange way.
Simon snapped back to reality. No, this wasn’t some weird romance novel shit. This was actually happening and it was wrong. He was dead, you were alive. To wish for such things would be black mark on both of you. He would be holding you back. And you, if anyone ever found out, would be ostracized as a…well…was there a term for someone who wanted to sleep with ghosts?
“I’m sorry I shouldn’t have said anything. I feel so damn stupid” You shook your head and kept your gaze still on your hands, “I’m not a necrophiliac I swear…”
I know.
“It’s wrong. It’s so wrong…”.
Feel wrong?
“Feel wrong?”
Did…it…feel…wrong?
“Well no because you asked permission first. All I wanted to do was show you the scar, to show you what you did, in a way” you answered honestly, “And again, I know the intention behind it wasn’t-”
Again?
You stopped, stunned. Hell the question even took Simon off guard. But gods be damned he…he actually wanted to touch you again. As he had said before there were things he missed about being alive, warmth and softness being chief among them. A ghost's afterlife tended to be empty and cold. But you…you made him feel like he actually existed…
You were almost too stunned for words. “I…I think I’d like that…a lot”.
You felt a blast of cold over you as you laid back against the pillows, like he was moving on top of you. It was a heavy feeling, but not exactly physical. It was hard to describe. You felt the same chill softly bristle your cheek, like something was gently touching you. As odd a sensation it was you didn’t find it at all unpleasant. You drowned out the voice in your mind screaming that this was wrong and that you shouldn’t want this. But goddamn…did you ever want something so badly?
You felt both of his hands on your cheeks, your head moving seeming on its own accord. You felt almost hypnotized as the deathly cold traced your cheeks and down your face. Your heart hammered again inside you, your stomach was doing odd flips. You closed your eyes, something taking over you. Your lips felt suddenly cold and you just knew…you just knew.
Ghost was kissing you.
You were being kissed by a dead man.
A dead man whose heart beat in your chest.
Knowing this only seemed to heighten your senses as you felt his icy hands roam over your mostly bare arms. The straps to your simple cami fell to your shoulders as the kiss intensified. You seemed to meet those cold lips with the same intensity, closing your eyes as you felt your stomach go warm…and something further down started to ache. It had been so goddamn long…
When you opened your eyes, he was there, mask half up to reveal his graying skin and violet tinted lips. You weren’t afraid. You had never been afraid. And you sure as hell weren’t now.
“You alright lovey? Is this alright?” he asked, his eyes intense and his voice a little husky.
You let out a few quivering breaths before you answered. “This is fine. I’m okay. I promise”.
“Do you want me to take this off of you?” he asked, eyeing your cami shirt.
You felt your cheeks go warm as he asked, but you could only nod. Ghost took it as silent approval and moved his icy hands to your waist so he could pull the shirt up and over your head. Still ignoring that damn pesky voice, you raised your arms a little to let him pull it off. Your eyes found his as he flung it away and put his head to yours.
“Don’t you worry about a thing tonight love…I’ve got you” Simon kissed your head.
Something in you settled a little and you knew for certain that he was right. This was right…
Sorry guys but I'm not a smut writer, I leave that to the pros cause I sure as hell am not one. Maybe I'm a coward or maybe it's cause I'm on the ace spectrum. Who knows?
Anyway if you guys liked this part please feel free to like, comment, tag, and please reblog. I really appreciate it. I hope yall are having an awesome day and I'll hopefully be back soon ^.^ thank you for your patience!
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acacia-may · 18 hours
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Hi if you're feeling in a mood to comment on some OC ships could you maybe talk about Nozel x Helena and Gabriel x Vanessa?
(the second one I'm still working on developing better, but after Erika's comment I'm determined on them getting a happy ending even years after Paper Hearts)
For platonic relations what about Yami and Finral?
Of course, Lola! Thank you so much for the ask! I would be delighted to ramble about your ships (though I know we have discussed a little before so I apologize in advance if I repeat myself a little bit here). 🥰
Nozel x Helena
I'm sure that you know already, but I absolutely adore this ship. There are a lot of good pairings out there for Nozel (both with canon characters and OCs) but I think I personally vibe with this dynamic for him the most. I think Helena and her sunny personality are just so good for him. The grumpy one x sunshine one trope is my sister's favorite ship dynamic of all time, so even though it's not always my thing, I think that's given me a real appreciation for it. Regardless, it just works so well in this case. Nozel is so serious and so uptight, and Helena is so warm and so kind. I love the fact that she is sunshiny but more reserved about it. In my personal interpretation of Nozel, I think I see him more as a person who would get kind overwhelmed by a big personality, so I love that Helena is just so sweet and gentle with her positivity and kindness. Her big heartedness and her ability to see the good in people is really admirable, and after getting to discuss your work with you and getting to read your post about your inspirations for "Paper Hearts," I came to love and appreciate her even more. (Also, her character design is absolutely gorgeous).
I love that Helena is not just there to be Nozel's love interest but also to encourage to turn over a new leaf and heal his relationships with his family (because, I'm sure it goes without saying, but that's my jam! Next thing I know I'm going to go all in for the dysfunctional Silva Bros too, okay? I'm just waiting for it to inevitably happen lol). Jokes aside though, as soon as I started reading your work, I knew that there was more to this story than just Nozel finding love, and I love that. I'm not the most romantic person, but I do appreciate when love stories are integrated into the bigger context of someone's life. Nozel has been through so much, and it really does warm my heart to think of him turning over this new leaf, being happy, and finding love someday. That said, I am just bonkers about this idea of combining all of that with him rebuilding his relationships with his siblings. JUST YES!! It's everything I ever wanted. I'm not if I've ever talked about this but my favorite Nozel x Canon Character pairing is probably Nozel x Dorothy for this exact reason. I like that she has this bond with Noelle, and we see her kind of encouraging Nozel and Noelle to repair their sibling bond, but I think it is more of a jump to combine the Silva Siblings bonding and the romance in that particular case, so when I found your "Paper Hearts" I'll admit I kind of went a little bit feral over it because those two things are so seamlessly and beautifully integrated together in Nozel and Helena's story. And when you shared with me that that was part of your plan and something you wanted for your work all along, it just all came together and made perfect sense for me. It's so compelling, and I think you've succeeded in that so well. I can't wait to see how everything plays out!
Needless to say, I am all in for this ship. I absolutely adore it, and it's probably my favorite ship for Nozel. I say this even as after I have already paired him off with Dorothy in my Future Problems next gen series, but there's totally a world (probably several worlds) where he marries Helena now. I need it to happen. I really need it. They're just so good!
(Bonus ramblings: I love the title of their story "Paper Hearts!" It's very clever given Helena's magic so I love it for that, but it always makes me think of one of my favorite songs "Paper Hearts" by The Vamps too).
Gabriel x Vanessa
I am so here for this pairing! It has really piqued my interest and is quickly becoming one of my favorite Vanessa ships. I think I mentioned before that I do like or am a least neutral to a lot of Vanessa pairings, but none of them really fit Vanessa's own admission about the kind of person she likes in the Assorted Questions Brigade in the manga, so I love that Gabriel really fits that for her. She deserves a man that's her type (at least in some universe).
I'm sure you also know that I just adore Gabriel as a character (and not just because I'm biased because I also have an OC named Gabriel. Though it is an awesome name, objectively! 😁). I love his relationship with his sister, Helena, and that he is strong while also being empathetic. Even though he is confident, I think he has such a kind heart, and I love that about him too. Gabs is really a sweetheart, and I think his more adventurous side and willingness to explore other points of view (i.e. not just doing things the way they've always been done to keep with traditions) would really endear him to Vanessa. I also really love the idea of them bantering with each other. That's really fun!
Plus, with Helena being so close to her brother and also so close to Vanessa as a friend, I think there could be some really fun interactions there with her (good-naturedly) teasing them a little about their feelings and relationship, and I eat that stuff up (honestly, I think most of my attempts to write romance involve someone's close friend or sibling making those kind of shipping jokes about them. It's a very fun concept to me).
Overall I'm just really excited to see them interact and how their relationship develops! I think it's going to be great!!💖
Yay! Platonic bonds too! Thank you for this! You're the best. I love when people let me ramble about my favorite friendships and family relationships. 🥰
Yami and Finral's Friendship
This friendship really warms my heart. It goes without saying that Finral has serious father issues, so the idea of him having this strong, male role model that believes in him really means a lot to me. I know that when we see them in the series, they're both in their twenties where Yami being older isn't as meaningful, but Yami let Finral onto his squad when he was a young, 15 year old boy who had never really had a father, and even if Yami wasn't intending to step into that paternal role and/or even if Finral saw him more as an older brother than a dad, the end result is the same. For the first time in Finral's life, there is this older male figure who he really looks up to and who believes in him. Yami gives him a chance, gives him the opportunity to join his squad, and sees something special in him and his supposedly "weak" magic that Finral has been told is useless his entire life. And you can really see throughout the series how much this means to Finral and how much it inspires him and allows him the chance to flourish and to learn to believe in himself too. (A/N: On a similar note, I love to imagine William and Langris have a similar bond with each other and that doesn't get talked about enough, so I wanted to do a quick shout of to it here).
I do love that they build this friendship with each other over time, and getting to see Finral kind of being "the responsible one" on the squad is really fun to me. As my sister and I often joked while binging the anime, it's a sad day when you realize that Finral is "the responsible one" out the Black Bulls, but it does make for some really great and really funny moments. Also, I have always had a major fascination with the early Black Bulls when the squad (at the least the members that were around) were just Yami, Finral, Vanessa, & Gordon. It's just such a fun dynamic, and I loved getting to write about their misadventures. ^^
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the-white-soul · 5 days
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Flowey: This doesn't help convince Chara some humans are good! No one here should be getting stabbed. Not Chara or Kara or even Dess!
*Flowey wraps his vines around the wound tightly as they're on the way to get help.* Dess, you live in this world. Do you know the closest place to get medical help? If not we could help Kara ourselves, but this is bad. *Flowey does some magic healing, which does wonders for HP, but little for physical injuries like these.*
Actually, don't know if anyone will take us in... Not after the whole scene I made. I still think that was the right thing to do but still.... They'll remember all our faces. Let's just go to Toriel's house, quickly. I'm sure she'll have some bandages and dressings. Then you can lay down.
(Dess) "Don't worry, I'll get the monster ambulance. Wait, you're not a monster, s***." (Kara) "It's fine. Put the cloth on, and it'll heal itself in time." (Dess) "If that's how your world works." *Dess puts it on his arm, luckily his left arm. They're a right-handed kid.* (Kara) "I can only become a monster with a monster soul and usually are stable for around an hour. Suffice it to say I'm not killing to fix my wound." They look at each other and laugh. (Dess) "Thanks for saying I shouldn't get stabbed, Flowey. That means something to you. Also, can me and Kara be alone for a second? Everyone else went away, but not too far. Kara, it's no secret that you and I should settle our relationship." (Kara) "They nod. I can't in good conscience be with you. I tortured you for a while. I have a seeking feeling you'll always be afraid of me." (Dess) "That's fine. My sister was afraid of everything." (Kara) "Look where that got us." (Dess) "She looked at a clock tower and laughed to herself. You know this was the same time I left your universe. 7 pm. Okay, what's another reason for you not being with me? Noelle wouldn't care and would probably be happy." (Kara) "Flowey has shown me what a good friend should be. Kind, supporting, loving, and kind. You and I both know how mean you can get." (Dess) "So can you! Plus, why do you care so much about that Flower? He seems to be the one mean to you." (Kara) "You take that back! Flowey is my best friend and a much better friend than anyone I've ever been with besides maybe Noelle. You don't get to say he's wrong. Do you think he's mean to me?" (Dess) "Well, yes, of course he is. He's always so condescending." (Kara) "You're one to talk. I might not like Toriel as much as others, but I'm not at your level of rudeness. I can't be a girlfriend to someone like that." (Dess) "Hypocrate." (Kara) "I'm just saying it now. I'm not even sure if we should be friends. I wish your Dad disapproved of us. Your Mom was smarter than you'll ever be." (Dess) "Don't leave me. I have no one left to love like you!" (Kara) "Well, I'm very sorry, FOR THE INCONVINCE OF ME NOT GIVING A FUCK!!!" (John) "Um, we heard some of that." (Kara) "You did?" (John) "Replace some with all, and you've got it." (Kara) "Slaps their head. Alright, fine. Say what you need to say, and then we can say about Chara." Meanwhile
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(Chara) "That's good. I never want to have someone betray me again. Want to know a secret? I'm the Flowey from Clover's dimension. Yep, that was me! I even made one of the monsters impossible to pass without killing them, forcing them into a neutral run. I'm the reason Clover destroyed an entire civilization. And I'd do it all over again if it'd get me a different outcome."
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hazmatmaid · 2 years
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Long post incoming!
If you think about it, Spade King and Cyber Queen have a lot in common with their arcs and goals, though some of their key differences lie in their methods, and the way in which they each handle them:
Lightners (also goals):
Spade King feels wronged by Lightners because they haven't interacted with him or his subjects for what's likely years (and this kind of neglect appears to take a serious toll on Darkners' mental health), so of course he doesn't want his kingdom (his son especially, who has apparently never met one prior to Chapter 1) to experience that same pain. Problem is, said kingdom doesn't appear to care whatsoever about this, and in their eyes he's just forcing more work on them, or replacing them with incompetent morons after he fires or imprisons them (more on this later!).
On the other hand, Cyber Queen seems familiar enough with Lightners to at least try trapping them in a prison of their own interests (if not locked cages and rooms), and she wants to be their savior (though this appears to have some roots in a need to be worshiped herself).
She seems to care about the happiness of Noelle in particular, though for much of Chapter 2, Noelle wants nothing to do with her.
Subjects:
Spade King's subjects don't appear to be huge fans of him, largely because he makes them babysit his son, or he fired or imprisoned (and subsequently replaced) anyone that dared oppose him, so logically, they wouldn't be happy with him as a ruler or boss (not including Rouxls, who still was quick to talk shit about him once he felt like he was going to lose).
If you didn't attack anyone in Chapter 1, you gain the support of every Darkner in the kingdom, simply because you were nice to them. Though on the flipside, deplete the HP of just one, and they'll all be frantically trying to save their King (so they probably don't want him dead).
Cyber Queen's subjects are more of a mixed bag: they either don't know or care what she's doing (the Addisons and most of the enemies, from what I gather), or they know and oppose it (Sweet Cap'n Cakes and that one aspiring rebel trying to join them), or they're in full support of her actions (all of the butlers and a select few others).
I'm not quite sure how much of the in-universe support of her is genuine, and how much is the mind control (or the fear of it).
Methods:
As previously mentioned, Spade King's main method of carrying out his plans throughout Chapter 1 involved firing or imprisoning dissenters (including his fellow kings), which left them more displeased with him than they previously might have been, which obviously did him no favors.
He also sent Lancer after you, who seemed quite determined to stop the heroes until he formed a friendship with them (which Spade King didn't appear to anticipate would derail things).
In her introduction, Cyber Queen mind controls two people/turns them into Werewires right in front of you, and everyone else before them is cowering in fear that they'll be next (although some of them don't appear to be bothered by it, and some that haven't been assimilated even wondering if they're missing out).
As Parents: I'm sure people were anticipating this one.
While Spade King's treatment of Lancer is honestly concerning (to put it lightly), there's some tidbits prior to Chapter 2 that might suggest he's not a complete asshole of a dad.
He always has someone looking after Lancer, whether that's Rouxls "Lesser Dad" Kaard (who seems to be Lancer's favorite if the moniker is any indication), or any other random Darkners he's the boss of. Even then, Lancer still has a sort of capable independence about him.
The fact that he sent Lancer to stop the heroes already might indicate he trusted he would be able to do it, though arguably there wasn't anyone better available (or willing) to take up that mission.
The way Lancer speaks of him suggests his dad wasn't always a tyrant, and he's genuinely concerned that his new friends and his father might kill each other, and he doesn't want to lose either of them that way. I think it was mentioned on the Undertale 6th Anniversary Stream that the Fountain might have been messing with his head, so he likely wasn't in his right mind during Chapter 1 (which Lancer seems to acknowledge as him being "cranky" if you get the "bad ending" of that chapter).
In Chapter 2, Spade King appears to want Lancer to be happy in his absence (as he tells both the heroes and Queen herself to take good care of him and how), which I know is kind of the bare minimum, but it deserves a mention.
Cyber Queen seems to be some sort of all-adopting motherly figure to anyone she deems "Foolish Children," which appears to be....everyone, basically. It kind of makes sense then that she'd want to take the whole world as her own in that sense.
Here's the caveat though: "god i wish that were me" aside, let's explore her intentions with Noelle. Queen's mothering was unwanted by Noelle, who largely wouldn't have minded Cyber World if it wasn't for Queen being overbearing, and insisting that being her peon would be cool & fun. Though ultimately she understood this when Noelle called her out, and backed down almost immediately.
It's sort of an interesting parallel to Spade King telling people to take good care of his son in his absence; both of them are respecting the wishes of their children (or people they treat as such) after learning a hard-taught lesson in parenting.
just some thoughts, really.
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reficu1 · 2 years
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heyy!! how r u today? hopefully well, i hope you dont mind if i request somethin' to you rn, btw your an amazing writer (: but anyways ill just start saying this...
ca you do Aoi Asahina, Sonia Nevermind, miu iruma and maybe Monami with a reader who has a noelle personality from genshin impact??
thank youu and i hope you have an amazing day (:
Aoi Asahina, Sonia Nevermind, Miu Iruma and Monomi with a reader who has a Noelle personality.
I'm embarrassed, I hope your day is good too. Thank you for your inquiry, happy reading.
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Aoi Asahina.
No matter how difficult your name is, the girl will not forget. Because such a cool and sweet person is hard to forget. She and Sakura are always ready to help you. At first, Aoi wanted you not to help so much and especially to some individuals who are "not worthy of it". But Sakura always added "Asahina, it's part of Y/N's personality, we can't tell her."
Aoi is always happy to see you, so she will always take you with her and Sakura. But this does not look like "friendship with the third extra person." You fit in very well. Now this is the most powerful trinity, you understand that?
"Hey! Y/N, can you help me with this assignment because I don't understand this subject at all?" One student complained.
"Oh, you've been asking for far from the fifth time, can you explain and help you understand how, what to do?"
"Uh, I don't have time for this," this student wanted to say and immediately leave, leaving you alone with their task, but there were angry Aoi and Sakura behind your back, but Ogami was more frightening. "What did you say about helping explain? Yes, of course, I had free time, even right now."
But Sakura's gaze was still heavy, and the swimmer approached you, distracting you with sweets that she wanted to share with her friends at recess. "Oh, you know, I think I just figured out how to do my homework, so take it easy, thanks, bye!"
"What was it?"
"A new way to quickly learn, just like frame 25, but even more effective." Sakura joked and she went to the dining room, and you follow her.
Sonia Nevermind.
She is here to take a break from her parents and servants who run after her, watch and teach "how a real princess should behave." And the fact that you are so friendly, but especially helpful. This makes her mentally return to the castle, at a time that was unbearable for Sonya.
"Dear Y/N, please sit back and relax, I admit, no, everyone here recognizes you and your talent." Says Sonya as she pours a second cup of tea for you.
"Oh, thank you very much, I'm glad to try for all of you, but then I have to try even harder so that I don't fail in difficult times and you don't get disappointed." You answer the princess with a smile, thereby refusing her offer.
"Oh, I was hoping for your company." Dramatically, the princess raises her hand to her forehead. This is followed by a tea party for two with cookies and funny stories from both sides.
Yes, she will sometimes say something that sounds like "manipulation" if this statement is true. But Sonya does not want to do anything bad to you. It's just the one way that works for you. At the beginning. But she herself is very ashamed, therefore, in ordinary conversations, Sonya will try to convince you that you do not need to work so much. And when enough time has passed for you to accept that fact a little. These "manipulations" will go away completely. Then Sonya herself will not hate herself for making you feel.
She will do her best to answer you with the same good that you give to everyone. If she finds out that you're in trouble or you just want something. She will find it and bring it to you, even if you refuse.
After all, "Y/N, you are such a wonderful person that this gift is enough for me to express my gratitude."
Miu Iruma.
Your communication from the outside looks very comical. Usually the other classmates look at the two of you and smirk. Especially because of Miu.
"Oh go fuck me suck me hahahaha." Once Miu said this to you in front of the others, when she got tangled in the garden and fell, and you offered your help.
"Suck? Are you hurt? Is there poison? Oh God, wait, please, I'll bring everything!" You almost ran away.
"Okay, that's it, c-that's enough, I was joking, it's okay really, don't worry, look, I'm fine." Miu stood up and twirled in front of you and left quietly.
Usually she does not act vulgarly around you, because you take her literally. And after one incident, she really watches her tongue.
"Help? Help fucking yourself, and then help others, but definitely not me." She said emotionally and immediately regretted it when she saw your expression. "Oh, I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry, wait!"
After this incident, the girl became a friend-mother. She's not trying to change you or anything. Miu only scolds those who ask you too much for help, even if they see that you are already tired. And for you, she is simply trying to improve your vacation or simplify your work.
Bonus.
Monomi.
Rabbit loves you as much as his other classmates. But your kindness makes me shed tears.
"So did you find out anything new? How do we get off this island?" The meeting of classmates began.
"Let's be quiet, otherwise this Monokuma will hear his assistant Monomi." Hinata began to speak, when suddenly a rabbit appeared.
"Guys, I could help you." Monomi says happily, but no one pays attention to her.
"Hey, what do you want to tell us?" You asked good-naturedly, sitting down on the floor at her level. While others were looking at you.
"What are you doing, Y/N? She works with Monokuma, and will you listen to her as well?" Souda asks suspiciously. And in the crowd you can hear Saioji chuckling.
"She was with us before he came, she suffers from his appeal to her, she takes care of us and the local nature. Why are you so callous to her? She tries to help all of us and we are here to save us, but the mastermind was on the move ahead!" You are hugging a white rabbit, who was previously very stiff and constrained due to social awkwardness, and is now ready to cry from such a speech.
Maybe the trick caught some by surprise, but still made someone at least listen and feel sorry especially when the rabbit was no more.
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anantaru · 8 months
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it's ur fav and very tired anon 🤠 hru my cutie I hope ur good ur hydrated eating good food (EXTREMELY important) and enjoying SUMMERRRRRR NAAAAAAHHHHHHHH BC U KNOW IVE BEEN PLAYING GENSHIN FOR THE LONGEST TIME AND TELL ME Y IM ONLY NOW HAVING DREAMS ABT IT I've been deprived and I also might just be a cheater bc u would think that the dream would be abt kaeya. NO. it was abt that sexy fucking bastard kamisato ayato and it was scrumptious icl but I'm going insane over these fictional men 😔✊️ free me from the shackles of delusion fr but ayato looks delicious icl and his mole near his lips is so kissable. If u need me to elaborate on the dream though 😏😉 yk what's so weird these days all I can think about is getting railed i highkey think I might go and speedrun thru ur works on ao3 ALL OVER AGAIN but when I first found you yk I spent 3 days where I just read ur works till night after school ur acc legendary u keep the genshin smut reading community together ILL SAY IT AND ILL SAY IT WITH CHEST ill acc fight anyone who disagrees like I can by u some glasses perhaps to prove my point but maybe if I knock some sense into u that won't be necessary 🤩😝🤡😊 ill be ur bodyguard for free also another thing bc ik ur the biggest heizou lover I finally got him at c3 but I NEED HIM AT C6 SO BADLY LIKE ⁉️ he's so underrated it's acc so painful he's literally one punch man what more do u want ffs 🫠 anyways abt my lvl 90 kaeya build nah bc his build rn is looking a bit shitty icl he's at crit rate 33 and crit damage like 99 (HE COULD HAVE JUST BEEN 100 MAN ) with 2 p gladiators finale and 2 p blizzard strayer but I'm trying to give him 4p blizzard strayer but I've based him heavily on atk and it helps so so much I gave him aquila favonia as well which is rlly good cos of the physical damage bonus but i haven't rlly even had time to build him as much as I would like bc life man and ayato needs to be built too I've been trying to get weapons for the characters I have weapon banner this time is looking great 5 star wise for my team if I get the 5 star catalyst -> heizou and if I get 5 star claymore -> noelle bc she's a tank or maybe beidou anything else I'll still be very happy anyways HAPPY GENSHINING LETS HAVE A GOOD SUMMER MI AMOR AND IM SENDING U HUGE VIRTUAL KISSES AND HUGS ILY HAVE FUNN OKKK ADIOSSSS
BYEJWJQJQJQ I AM LAUGHING SO HARD OMG BAHQHHQHQHQ LOVE I HAVE MISSED YOU 😭😭😭😭😭🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 I CANT THIS MADE MY ENTIRE DAY BETTER 💕💕🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️ you‘re so sweet i‘m so happy to have you here with me and whenever i see you in my askbox i smile 🩷 thank you for being here
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sins-of-the-sea · 1 year
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….. I don’t like the ending to My Brother’s Keeper. It feels like a cheap copout.
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//Can’t please everyone, Anon. It’s not the ending I originally intended, but after some thought and deliberation, no: Phoebus does not deserve a happy ending even WITH encouragement. The mindscrew treatment of the Anons actually felt more in-line with how the Master (and Devil’s Eye story as a whole) would act around people who try to help his thralls.
Initially I was going to give people a taste of how to obtain the better Fates of the Seven, but after some deliberation, I think I was giving it TOO easily on a silver platter. And the reward did not match the difficulty of the journey. In the end, I think It’s significantly better to leave the story more open-ended as to give a recurring subplot for Phoebus to become a better person. And he needs it. Of the Seven, he is the only one without a story at ALL in the Main Verse. I’ll tell you a bit below:
I've stated before in the blog but I can't find it (fuck you Tumblr search engine!), but Guy had problematic writing and Phoebus was just a flat, sadsack prop. In the original RP with CappnRob (our basis of the main plot), GUY was the one who KILLED Phoebus permanently. But in this situation, Guy was written to be evil BECAUSE he was gay and Phoebus just got in the way of righteousness for straightness, or something to that effect. I don't know, I don't remember, it was 2006-7 and I came straight out of my Christian Evangelical Right environment. IT WAS HORRIBLE. And even if you take out the homophobia, it was just bad character writing in general.
I would like to think I am a much better person now 15+ years later, accepting my own queerness instead of making myself to be evil for even liking girls or questioning my gender, recognizing I have much to do in my own path of redemption, and understanding that the concept of 'hating the sin, loving the sinner' is significantly more harmful than it is good. However, I am still in the process of overcoming what is actually a traumatic upbringing rather than a normal, safe one that invites blooming and openness rather than hiding and cowering from the world
I am Phoebus. Phoebus is me. I have never said anything as horrible as Phoebus did to Guy, but I have been in situations where I thought I was being the best sibling I could to family members and friends who were struggling--and ended up being a detriment because of my caustic upbringing and my cowardice. I am nowhere as close to my siblings as I once was despite my efforts in trying to protect and guide them during our traumatic times (my Noelle), and I lost my oldest brother (gay, btw) after a battle with his own conditions in the hospital (my Maman). I've said it already this story was going to be personal and I hope to write it out as my catharsis. I have reached that goal halfway. But looking back at what Phoebus did and the heartache the Master forced Guy to relive:
I don't know if I am deserving of that catharsis just yet.
The encouragement Anons was an effort to be uplifting, but as I sit and look back, it felt like just fishing for undeserved validation. Phoebus didn't deserve that encouragement, and neither do I. And this is not a self-insert story, nor is it wish-fulfillment. I want to prevent inserting myself too much into my characters and their narratives or else it'll affectt he quality of the writing. So the mindscrewy twist to go the other way for a downer end feels more natural, even if folks felt like their efforts of encouragement were yanked under their feet. BUT HEY: THAT IS HOW THE MASTER OPERATES. If my late brother is my Maman and my younger siblings are my Noelle, my intrusive thoughts, guilt, and situational imprisonment is the Master. If I'm going to get words of encouragement, I better damn well deserve it by coming to terms with my cowardice.
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Until then, perhaps Guy glaring at me with a white streak in his red hair and dead eyes is going to be my Mark. I have a lot of work to do to become a better person. I am hopeful my writing will help me build that courage, but I should be mindful to not insert myself too much or else it'll end up like the undeserved encouragement Anons. Phoebus has a lot of work to do. And so do I.
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vergess · 1 year
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NOOO I FORGOT ABOUT F/F FEBRUARY TOO
Fuck it, we ball.
Let's do recs.
2022 was not a bad year for femslash fanfiction.
In particular, 2022 was a surprisingly robust year for femslash. No polyships made it to the top 100, tragically for me. But there was a 10% increase in women of colour!
Which means +5.
But still!!!!! Nice work, everypony!
On a personal note, I focused primarily in 2022 on collecting fics with trans characters, which makes f/f recs that much harder for me to give.
But!! I do have some bangers!
These are listed in order of my bookmarks, not in order of preference.
First up (thus, the most recently bookmarked) is this Yu Gi Oh fanfic featuring Rebecca/Téa(Anzu)
At 4k words, it has a roughly 20 minute read time and is terribly sweet. It's not fluffy, mind you, just heartfelt in a way that little autistic lesbians will relate to. It follows many years of Rebecca's life, from learning about sex, to learning about girls, to learning about the trials of being an adult.
Next up, this Deltarune porno featuring Noelle and Susie.
It's about going into heat as a consequence of HRT as a deer. It's Very Good, if you're into that kind of thing (I am).
This next one is for a fandom I'm not in and will have to copy paste the name of.
Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor, with the ship Wen Kexing/Zhou Zisou
It's breeding kink porn. It's Really Fucking Good breeding kink porn. This is distinct from heat porn, to be clear. These characters are specifically trying to have kids.
Next is Utena fic. I mean is it REALLY femslash February without Utena and Anthy? Is it really?
This is a gore/horror/delirium piece with some truly compelling and hypnotic wound fucking.
Next, let's talk genderbends. Specifically, let's talk this rule 63 by way of transition Harry/Draco piece. Obviously I'm a big believer in violently ripping HP away from JKR and letting fans use the framework to make better things. And this is one of those better things!!
A sweet but emotionally brutal little piece about realizing you like girls in a gay way because you are one. Only, you're an adult and quite a famous one, so it's Very Stressful Actually.
This last one is far and away my personal favourite of the list. It's a Young Justice fic, though because it's from early in the canon and diverges hugely, you really only need basic familiarity with the concept of Superboy as a character. The ship is Supergirl/M'gann(/kind of Kaldur, who is kind of a girl at the time)
God it's so fucking good. It's so good that it literally caused me to start a trans-and-t4t collection on ao3. I want everyone on earth to read this goddamn fic. It's not really focused on the femslash, it's more of a gender fic, but still!! The premise is simple. A magical attack swaps the sexes of everyone on the team. They all experience crippling dysphoria, save the already fluid and alien M'gann, and Superboy, now Supergirl, who for the first time in her miserable life ISN'T dysphoric, but has no words for any of the joy, or the fear of going back.
That's enough recs for now, surely?
Happy Femslash February, everypony!
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amistytown · 1 year
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Good day Noelle ♥️ I hope your day has been treating you well and that you'll be able to rest after work 💕
I just want to share a few pics of Nemo :3
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She sleeps a lot today and I'm a bit worried, but her appetite is still here, so I'm guessing that she sleeps because she wants to 👀
Also, I haven't gave you the picture of my henna yet the other day.
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I helped with the work for the wedding of my mother's friend's eldest son.
In our culture, only the ones closest to the family (relatives mostly) that's going to have the wedding is allowed to have these kind of hennas, so it's a bit embarrassing for me to do one but my mom's friend insisted since I helped a lot with the preparation and she also already considered me as her daughter uwu
It was fun and also a bit touching for us because it feels like my older brother is getting married :') I'm also very happy for them because everything went well during the wedding ceremony ♥️
Makes me wonder how my ceremony will be in the future... Not that I have anyone in mind to marry though 😂 Would be nice if someone like Satan is real :')
Anyway, that's about it! I hope Nemo's sleeping pictures made your day and that you'll be able to relax and enjoy some of your favourite coffees ♥️ Life is hard and we feel like giving up for trying so hard, but I assure you that it will get better in the future. It will.
Just like me and Levi have faith in you, you have to believe in your self potential too. You'll get what you want and what you deserve one day. You can do it, Noelle 🌻
You're my ray of Sunshine ✨
Thank you so much, Han!!! I’m glad I had two days off work, but they went by so fast I feel I barely got anything done! Though my birthday is in a couple weeks weeks, and my mom and sister asked me if I wanted to go out to eat. I haven’t eaten in a restaurant since December 2019! I worked until 11 pm or 1 am depending on the day so I didn’t get many opportunities. Then Covid happened 😔 I can’t decide if I should or not!
Nemo is absolutely adorable!!! I love seeing pictures of her 🥺💕 they always bring a smile to my face! I hope she’s doing okay too. Kittens love to sleep and probably need plenty of rest while they’re growing. She looks so comfortable and happy sleeping on your bed!
That looks amazing!!! And how sweet of them to include you. I’m sure they appreciated you helping out! I hope one day you find your Satan too✨ you deserve all the love in the world, and whoever you marry will be very lucky to have such a wonderful person at their side ♥️♥️♥️
I used to work weddings! It was always interesting to see the decorations.
Aw, thank you so much 😭 you’re going to make me cry with your kind words!!! I never know what to say, but they mean so much to me, and I’m glad I have an amazing friend like you who believes in me. I believe in you too, and am proud of all you’ve accomplished! We can get through this together and achieve our dreams even if it’s at our own pace!
I love you, Han, and I’m always cheering you on and here to support you when you need me ♥️
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versadies · 2 years
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hii it's not to much trouble could I get some advice for genshin , I'm kinda struggling with building characters , making good teams , and picking which artifacts to farm 😅 I'm f2p btw and AR 56 .
I have a hard time focusing on one thing to work on so if I had someone else's opinion for team comps around my 5 stars. it would be a great help for clearing the abyss and just keeping me focused on one thing 😭
I have itto , venti , diluc , xiao , mona , and keqing . and i have all the 4 stars except razor and diona . also noelle and barbara are my only [ poorly ] build healers/shielders .
itto is on a team with ninnguang , gorou , and noelle . this is my best team at the moment but I just feel like I can make it better .
I'm also open to who to pull for in the future to have better teams !
I love your blog btw <3. have a good day / evening :) !
super sorry for the late reply, but heres my recommended team comps :DDD (5* characters as dps will be in bold)
diluc, xingqiu, venti, and bennett (diluc has 4 piece set of crimson witch of flames)
empty diluc’s elemental skills > venti’s elemental burst > bennett’s elemental burst > xingqiu’s elemental burst > diluc’s elemental burst > repeat
xiao, bennett, venti and fischl (xiao has 2 piece set of gladiators and 2 piece set of viridescent) / (xiao has 4 piece set of vermillion hereafter)
ngl, i dont rlly use any team comp for xiao besides him and bennett, but you can def use either use barbara as ur healer /venti as crowd control and fischl as your energy charger for him
venti’s elemental burst > fischl’s elemental burst OR skill > bennett’s elemental burst > xiao’s elemental burst and skills > venti and fischl’s elemental skills to generate energy for xiao > repeat (p.s. you can use barbara’s healing after xiao’s burst if you decide to use her)
mona, sucrose, yanfei, and bennett (mona has 2 piece set of heart of depth and 2 piece set of noblesse)
mona’s elemental burst > sucrose’s elemental skill (once) > bennett’s burst > yanfei’s burst > stand still and wait for mona’s damage to show up > repeat
keqing, bennett, sucrose, mona (keqing has 4 piece set of thundersoother)
sucrose’s elemental skill > bennett’s elemental burst > mona’s elemental burst > keqing’s elemental burst
itto, ningguang, gorou, bennett (your team comp for him is already good but ill recommend another team comp just in case you want it)
ningguang’s elemental skill > gorou’s elemental skill and burst > bennett’s burst > itto going through ningguang’s wall > itto’s burst > repeat
you should pull for kazuha next time for his insane elemental burst, but overall its all up to you <333 if you ever need help grinding domains, id be happy to help you (if youre in asia server) :DDDD
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noelleai · 2 years
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The three of them were assigned to work together on a group project for one of their classes at school. They had to pick an animal from the African plains and create an entire diorama about it that would be displayed in the classroom until the end of the year. Susie had been dreading it since they started the year. She hates working with people - especially when she has to do so with someone as annoying as Berdly, who's always trying to act cool or make jokes even though he knows none of them are funny. It was also her least favorite subject, which just made things worse. Susie had always hated science, animals, and any of that crap. The only thing she liked about science was how she got to dissect rats and stuff like that whenever she could, but that didn't help much because she still had to put up with Berdly's stupid jokes and comments.
"I thought you said we were supposed to do the lion," Susie muttered. She was sitting at her desk, holding onto her head in frustration, while Berdly stood next to her, looking around the room. "You know, the big cat?"
Berdly shrugged. He took off his backpack and set it down on the floor next to him. Then he leaned back against the wall and crossed his arms, stretching his legs out in front of him. "Whatever works."
Susie rolled her eyes. "Seriously? You're not even going to try? You don't care what animal we picked, do you?"
Berdly smirked. "No, I don't. And neither does anyone else. We can do whatever we want." He looked over at Noelle and grinned. "Unless you have a problem with my ideas...?"
Noelle sighed and shook her head. She pulled out her phone and started scrolling through social media, hoping to avoid having to deal with anything related to the project. At least it was Friday, so she wouldn't have to worry about it until Monday. She glanced back at Berdly and noticed that he was staring at her, his grin widening. She turned away and stared at her phone again. "I really wish you'd stop doing that," she mumbled under her breath.
"Doing what?" Berdly asked. His voice was playful and cheerful, like always.
Susie groaned louder this time. "Focusing all your attention on her, that's what. Stop it."
Berdly laughed. "You think I'm focusing on her? What are you talking about?"
Susie rolled her eyes and continued ignoring Berdly. "Yeah, sure, whatever."
Berdly leaned forward. "What did I do?"
Noelle glanced up from her phone and glared at Berdly. "You're acting weird today, Berdly. Why are you so happy?"
"Oh, I dunno..." Berdly shrugged and smiled at her. "Maybe 'cause I get to hang out with two of my favorite people in the whole world!"
Noelle frowned. "Hang out? We're doing a group project together. I don't see how hanging out is a good idea right now."
Berdly chuckled. "Oh, come on. Don't act like it's a bad thing. You're lucky to have me in your life."
Susie sighed. "Whatever. Just try not to annoy us too much, yeah?"
Berdly nodded. "Sure! No problem!"
Noelle and Susie glare at Berdly.
Berdly smiled and hopped down off the desk, then stretched his arms above his head to stretch out his stiff muscles. "And it looks like we've got everything we need, huh?"
Nervously, Noelle nodded. "Y-yeah..."
"Good," Berdly said cheerfully. "Then let's get to work!"
With that, he walked over to the shelf near the window and grabbed a small plastic box. He set it down on the table and opened it up. Inside was a bunch of random objects that looked like they belonged somewhere else. Berdly took one of the objects and placed it on the table before them. "So, uh...what do you think?" he asked nervously.
Noelle narrowed her eyes. "What is this supposed to be? Some sort of-"
Berdly held up a finger. "Hold on. Let me explain first."
He went on to describe the object he'd picked up, explaining that it was supposedly from the African plains, where lions lived. After he finished, Noelle and Susie just stared at him. They had no idea what he was talking about.
"That's a stick," Susie said flatly.
Berdly frowned. "Huh? What's wrong with it?"
Susie pointed to the object he'd picked up. "This is a stick. A piece of wood. Nothing special."
"Well, yeah, but..." Berdly waved his hand dismissively. "They say that sticks can be used for hunting, and sometimes people carry them as a way to defend themselves. That's why I chose it."
Susie snorted. "Yeah, and if I wanted to hunt something, I'd bring a gun instead of a stick. And if I needed protection, I wouldn't use a stick to kill someone either. But hey, if you wanna go ahead and tell everyone that you're bringing a stick to class tomorrow, that's fine by me."
Berdly tilted his head and scratched his chin. "Okay, maybe I'll change it to something else. Maybe I can find something else that's better than a stick. Do you guys have any suggestions?"
Noelle shook her head. "Not really. If you don't care about what animal we choose, then what's the point of doing the project in the first place?"
"But that's exactly why I picked it!" Berdly protested. "It's an easy animal to draw, and-"
"An easy animal to draw...?"
Susie rolled her eyes. "That's what you've been spending all our time looking for? An easy animal to draw?"
Berdly sighed. "Look, it's not that big of a deal! I just thought we could start off with something simple and move on to something harder later, if we need to."
Noelle sighed. "I guess..." She glanced at Susie. "At least we can finally get some real work done."
"Great," Susie muttered sarcastically. "Now you sound like Berdly. Shouldn't you be in the library or something?"
Noelle glared at her friend. "What, is that a question or a statement?"
Susie laughed. "Just making conversation, nothing important."
Noelle sighed, looking away from her nervously. "Okay..."
She looked over at Berdly and he gave her a friendly smile. "Hey, Noelle! How about we go grab something to eat after this? I'm starving!"
"Uh..." Noelle began. "Yeah, sure. I guess that would be nice." She hesitated and bit her lip. "What about you, Susie? Would you like to join us?"
Susie glanced over at Berdly. "No thanks."
Noelle frowned. "Why not?"
"I'm good," Susie replied curtly. "I ate already."
"Are you sure?" Noelle asked. "If you don't feel like going out, maybe we could stay here and-"
Susie cut her off. "I don't want to eat with him. Not a big fan of him, actually. So no thank you."
Berdly frowned. "Huh? Why's that?"
"What?" Susie scoffed. "I told you. I'm not interested. And I don't have to give you a reason, do I?"
Berdly pouted. "But I thought we were friends."
Susie shrugged. "We are. But if you keep trying to force yourself on me, I might decide that I'm not really your friend anymore."
Berdly's expression fell. "I didn't mean to."
Susie rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Right." She shook her head and turned her attention back to Noelle. She was surprised to notice that Noelle seemed unusually upset. "What's wrong? Did I say something to make you angry?"
Noelle cleared her throat. "No, it's not that." She paused and averted her gaze. "It's...just..."
"Just what?" Susie pressed, her voice rising.
Noelle closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Nothing," she said quietly. "It's nothing."
"Is it because of me?" Berdly asked.
Noelle shook her head. "No, it's not you! It's just...it's not going well." She sighed, her ears drooping. "We're arguing and getting nowhere."
"Really?" Berdly frowned. "Because I was thinking it was going pretty good."
Noelle cocked her head. "Really? You sure?"
Berdly nodded. "Yeah, I guess it's just you two that seem to be having problems."
Susie growled and slammed the pencil onto the table. "Don't you dare say that! I'm working hard, too! You're the one that needs to-"
"Susie, stop!" Noelle cried. "You can't win every argument, okay?!"
Susie stopped short and lowered her hands. "I'm sorry."
"Okay," Noelle said softly. "Let's just calm down for a second."
The three friends sat silently for a moment, then Noelle glanced over at Berdly. "...Do you still want to go get something to eat?"
"Yeah, sure," Berdly said quickly. "Sounds great."
Susie rested her elbows on the table and folded her hands, exhaling loudly. This was going to be a long day. { TYPE: Long-form story * M2 }
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luxmaeastra · 18 days
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Viren stalked through the sands, the heating beat down on him. But that wasn't what he focused on. It was the smell of blood and death. His magic awakening to it, restless for the taste.
It had been years since he had let it out. But the peace was making him restless. He looked to his sister, raising an eyebrow at her.
"So you deny Sebastian the outlet but have it yourself Nasha?"
Natalia ignored him, finishing her braid. Her eyes glittered as she took her older brother in.
"He has other outlets, I want one for my own."
She flicked her eyes over his form and leathers.
"I hope you stayed in shape."
He glared at her, rolling his shoulders back.
"If you want to fight me Natalia just ask. I always win but I'm happy to prove that outcome again."
Dawn's fighting pits were hard kept secret. But these fighting pits helped elevate their healing.
Prisoners were allowed this sentence rather than death. It was a way to pay their debt and potentially get out one day.
Viren wasn't surprised some hadn't and entire families had made these gladiatorial fights their lifeblood.
Changelings really did adapt to everything didn't they?
The gates on the other side of the arena opened, showing two of them now. He hadn't bothered to learn their names. He would follow Natalia's need. They may never get along but he had still trained alongside and worked longer to protect her.
He shoved that old age guilt aside. Glancing to her, the knot in his chest eased. The life his sisters lead was better than even his dreams had allowed.
They were loved, they held power, there was nothing else he wished for them.
Viren cracked his neck, shadows rising from the ground to shift through his hands.
"Which one do you want?"
There had been no space in her heart back then to worry about the older brother who had loved and protected them, back then she had been oblivious to his own hardships and had only focused on her own and Noelle. Maybe if things had been different, maybe she would have demanded the same treatment for him.
Yet that was their past, how could they change it? Her hands tightened at her side, her gaze fixed upon the arena before her. If they changed the past would they still have what they had now? She wouldn't want to see Viren lose Sarai, she did not want a life without Sebastian.
Natalia smiled, watching their opponents come into sight. She stretched her powers, allowing the shadows to stretch and come forward. "The smaller one, the bigger ones fall too quickly. I would like a challenge today."
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