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heraldofcrow · 2 months

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(brain damage warning) WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF Micolash, Laurence, Aldrich, Shabriri, Aldia and Allant shared a chat? Who would become friends? Who would b so cringe even all these other guys are uncomfortable now? Etc?

(Also shut your chicken beak before you accused me of skill issue for failing to identify That Guy in DS1, you saw the process of me trying and crashing, go complain to Val about it (I say go and not fly because chicken can't fly NYEHEHE))

*A deranged scholar, a self-righteous vicar, a right and proper cleric with a habit of devouring men, a blind stan of 19th century Russian nihilism with a penchant for eye trauma, a burning glitched-out tree, and an evil Colonel Sanders walk into a bar*

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Micolash: ….anyone in this squad smoke weed?

Allant: I have clinical depression.

Micolash: …

Aldia: Does anyone really, truly, deeply understand the meaning of the existence of weed? Can we honestly say that such a substance is worth consideration, when all it merely seeks to achieve is idle distraction from the cruelty of our lives in this dreadfully ruined world?

Micolash: I see you do, in fact, smoke weed and are currently high.

Laurence: No, he is just like that.

Aldrich: He has a point though. Weed offers release from the horrors of this dawning age. It is simply a form of nepenthe for those who cannot see the truth.

Laurence: And what “truth” is that?

Aldrich: Figures the discount Catholic vicar wouldn’t know.

Laurence: BITCH? You are LITERALLY called a saint and cleric by your harem of gelatinous blobs.

Aldrich: And yet I still have more of a faithful following than you :)

Micolash, raising his hand: Can confirm! I ditched Laurence back in middle school. ALSO FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

Shabriri, observing the olive in his martini: I wonder if I could get them to replace this with an eyeball…

Aldrich: So true bestie

Shabriri: I’m being serious.

Aldrich: So am I?

Shabriri: Fr? Slay? How do you feel about cataclysmic destruction to bring about world’s end and the rebirth of a new one from flames?

Aldrich: Replace “flames” with “flood” and you have my attention!

Shabriri: Ohmygod, Webster’s dictionary is saying that the primary meaning of “cataclysm” IS flood! We are already twinning!

Aldrich: HELLO?

*Aldrich and Shabriri squealing together like schoolgirls*

Allant:….wait…what if the cataclysm were fog-based?

Aldrich: Fog is just tangible water!!!

Allant, sobbing: At last I have found my people and can outlive the guilt over the numerous lives my sins have claimed in my demonic madness!

Laurence: Look, I may not be the most effective vicar…

*everyone turns to stare at him*

Laurence, sweating:….but I am fairly certain you don’t feel that much guilt, Allant…

Aldia: But alas, who can truly say what guilt is when all we are bound to is this mere—

Everyone: SHUT UP ALDIA

Laurence: Finally, at least we all agree that his inane ramblings are annoying!

*crickets*

Aldia: Fuck you, Laurence.

*Laurence gasps in offense and everyone else is dying laughing*

*at the end of the night, Allant and Aldia have fallen asleep*

Aldrich: Well, well…does anyone in this squad like to eat orphans?

Micolash: OOO, I ALMOST DID ONCE! They said NOT to eat the placenta but I may have snuck a few bites…hehe…

Shabriri: Sounds fun, Aldrich. I’d like to try it. I can start with Laurence, right?

Laurence: I literally despise all of you.

#DFHGSJHJAK THERE #ENTERTAINED?#ALL YOUR BLORBOS IN ONE BALL PIT LOL #god help me #laurence the first vicar #micolash host of the nightmare #shabriri #aldia dark souls 2 #king allant #aldrich devourer of gods #soulsborne #bloodborne #dark souls #demon’s souls #mutuals #asks #silly post

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mjjune · 1 year

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Find The Word Tag

Tagged by @isabellebissonrouthier!!! (did you pick crimson on purpose? 👀 bc you know there's a crimson in my book lmao)

My Words: Vague, Glass, Crimson, Jolt, Ice

Tagging: @perasperaadastrawriting @regalserpent @sentfromwolves @verba-writing @writingforevren

Your Words: march, carry, cloth, jumble, finger

See below! All of these are from my paranormal fantasy avof!

Vague - nothing??? i'm shook

Glass

Danny opens his refrigerator and pulls out the last of his blood bags, remembering that he never restocked after the distraction last night. But a pint won’t do anything except take the edge off of his fatigue. He pours some into a glass and holds it up to Aldrich in silent offering.

Crimson

Tonight, he’s owner, manager, and bartender. That means more vampires are visiting because he makes the best blood drinks. Two sit beside each other in silence at the bar, both drinking Crimson’s signature blood martini. It’s a regular martini, except instead of olives, it’s plasma cubes.

Jolt [cw gun violence]

A gunshot echoes and his body jolts, struck in the ribs. Then comes a burning, even worse than the hunger and his nerves trying to heal, that stretches out across his body from its point of impact, and he collapses.

Ice

“No.” Lara’s stomach twists with ice. She wants to look back at Jackie for comfort, but she can’t risk it.

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grimmmedic · 11 months

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CHARACTER STUDY: TRAITS & CHARACTERISTICS

Muse: Aldrich Grimm

#OOC #Out of Patien(ts)ce #I still live

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afaimsarrowverse · 11 months

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250(ish) Favorite Arrowverse Episodes: Part 10: 25-1

Picked from „Arrow“, „Black Lightning“, „Supergirl“, „Legends of Tomorrow“, „The Flash“, „Barwoman“ Season 1+2 and „Superman & Lois“ Season 1+2. I did consider kicking „Superman & Lois“ of this list, but since it pretended to be part of the Arrowverse for its first two seasons I left it on here.

25. Haunted (Arrow 4x5)

74, Written by: Brian Ford Sullivan, Oscar Balderrama, Directed by: John Badham

"Your sister requires a restitution, the restoration of her soul to her body."

24. Kapiushon (Arrow 5x17)

109, Written By: Brian Ford Sullivan, Emilo Ortega Aldrich,Directed By: Kevin Tancharoen

"Confess, Oliver. You don't kill because you have to. So why? Why do you do it?" "Because I wanted to." "What?" "I wanted to. I WANTED TO! AND I LIKED IT!" "How's it feel knowing that I saw the one thing you couldn't admit to yourself?"

23. WVRDR_Error_100 Not Found (Legends of Tomorrow 7x3)

100, Written by: Phil Klemmer, Matthew Maala, Directed by: Caity Lotz

"I got to say, Gideon, you run a tight ship." "Oh, that's Captain Hunter's job. I'm not in charge here." "Guy's got his work cut out for him. I don't know why you choose to captain a team like this."

22. The Bottle Episode (Supergirl 5x10)

97, Written by: Derek Simon, Directed by: Tawnia McKiernan

"I know you lost your whole world, your friends, your home. I miss what I had, too. I know what you're going through. How responsible you must feel."

"You don't know anything!" "But I know everything because I am you. I feel the darkness, too. You've made some bad choices, but they don't have to define you."

21. Welcome to Earth-2 / Escape from Earth-2 (The Flash 2x13/14)

36-37, 36: Written By: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Katherine Walczak, Directed By: Millicent Shelton, 37: Written By: Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing, David Kob, Directed By: J. J. Makaro

"So, which one of you lounge lizards is in the wrong universe?"

"I know you're here, Harrison Wells, and you did not come alone. You can try to hide... but I'm the fastest man alive. I will scour this city until I hunt you down. And when I do, all of you will feel my wrath."

20. Out of Time (The Flash 1x15)

15, Written By: Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing, Directed By: Thor Freudenthal

"Do you know how hard it has been to keep all of this from you, especially from you? Because the truth is, I've grown quite fond of you. And in many ways, you have shown me what it's like to have a son. Forgive me, but to me, you've been dead for centuries."

19. Bizarros in a Bizarro World (Superman & Lois 2x10)

25, Written by: Brent Fletcher, Todd Helbing, Directed by: Louis Milito

“People are not halves.”

18. Starling City (Arrow 8x1)

161, Written by: Beth Schwartz, Marc Guggenheim, Directed by: James Bamford

"And Chase?" "He's one of the good guys, literally." "And you're helping him in Star City." "Starling City. And he's helping me. We make a pretty good team, actually. Not that kind of a team. So how much small talk do I have to endure before you tell me what it is exactly you're doing on my Earth?"

17. Flash VS Arrow (The Flash 1x8)

8, Written By: Ben Sokoloswki,m Brooke Eikmeier, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Directed By: Glen Winter

"There is a difference, Barry, between having powers and having precision."

16. Worlds Finest (Supergirl 1x18)

18, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Michael Grassi, Directed by: Nick Gomez

"Think you can keep up, Girl of Steel?"

"Just you watch, Scarlet Speedster."

15. Myriad / Better Angles (Supergirl 1.19-20)

19/20, Written By: Yahling Chang, Caitlin Parrish; Ali Adler, Andrew Kreisberg, Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller Directed By: Adam Kane; Larry Teng

"Thanks to Myriad, there are no more racial divisions, no Republicans, no Democrats. Only one people, working with one purpose towards one goal: To save the world."

"Your attacker has sought to take your free will. Your individuality. Your spirit, everything that makes you who you are. When facing an attack like this, it's easy to feel hopeless. We retreat, we lose our strength, we lose ourselves. I know. I lost everything when I was young. When I first landed on this planet, I was sad and alone. But I found out that there is so much love in this world, out there for the taking. And you, the people of National City, you helped me. You let me be who I'm meant to be. You gave me back to myself. You made me stronger than I ever thought possible, and I love you for that. Now, in each and every one of you, there is a light, a spirit that cannot be snuffed out. That won't give up. I need your help again. I need you to hope. Hope... that you will remember that you can all be heroes. Hope... that when faced with an enemy determined to destroy your spirit, you will fight back and thrive. Hope... that those who once may have shunned you will, in a moment of crisis, come to your aid. Hope... that you will see again the faces of those you love. And perhaps even those you've lost."

14. Camelot / 3000 (Legends of Tomorrow 2x12)

28, Written by: Anderson Mackenzie, Directed by: Antonio Negret

"All of these men are willing to die on the battlefield-- not for some Spear, but for an idea. And I get it now. Camelot isn't about history. It's not even about some dusty old books that got a lonely kid through childhood. It's about one noble idea-- that we can all stand up for what's right, no matter what. And I can't walk away from that."

13. Meet the Legends (Legends of Tomorrow 5x1)

69, Written by: Grainne Godfree, James Eagan, Directed by: Kevin Mock

"So you're shooting a documentary about the Legends?"

12. Invasion! (Arrow 5x8)

100, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Wendy Mericle, Directed by: James Bamford

„There's Flash and—and Supergirl and—and people with actual powers now. Whatever needs to be done, they can handle it. We... we finally have a chance to be happy. I mean, why... why can't you just for a second accept that maybe this is your reward for all of the sacrifices you have made?"

"I didn't make those sacrifices for a reward, Thea. I did what I did because I thought it was right. And seeing all of this, it has just—it has shown me that there is still so much more to do, so please... I'm begging you to come with me because I cannot do it alone."

11. Raiders of the Lost Art (Legends of Tomorrow 2x9)

25, Written by: Keto Shimizu, Chris Fedak, Directed by: Dermott Downs

"Look, George, I don't care about movies, but guys like them? They do. So before you get in that car and drive back to Modesto, just think about them, okay? Them, and all the millions of other people that your stories will someday inspire. The future of the entire world is at stake. And you're our only hope."

10. Beebo the God of War (Legends of Tomorrow 3x9)

42, Written by: Grainne Goodfree, James Eagan, Directed by: Kevin Mock

"Beebo hungry."

"And your god hungers for battle!"

9. Elseworlds 1-3

Part 1: The Flash Episode 5.9/101, Written By: Eric Wallace, Sam Chalsen, Directed By: Kevin Tancharoen, Tom Cavanagh, Part 2: Arrow Episode 7.9/147, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Caroline Dries, Directed by: James Bamford, Part 3: Supergirl Episode 4.9/74, Written by: Mac Guggenheim, Derek Simon und Rob Rovner, Directed by: Jesse Warn

"Just focus for just a second and take this seriously, because the world thinks that you're Oliver Queen and I'm Barry Allen, and I would really like to know why! Is that cool?"

"If Gotham can handle the Batman, they can handle the Green Arrow."

"You were struck by lightning, I was given the Book. By a higher power. Both random acts of chance. This... this is my destiny. So much more than becoming the Flash was ever yours."

"But people don't become heroes because of circumstance. They become heroes in spite of circumstance." "You're just a cheap knock-off."

8. Legends of To-Meow-Meow (Legends of Tomorrow 4x8)

59, Written by: James Eagan, Ray Utarnachitt, Directed by: Ben Bray

"Listen, destroying history for personal gain, it's happened to almost everyone here. Rite of passage."

7. The Scientist / Three Ghosts (Arrow 2x8-9)

31/32 Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns, Ben Sokolowski, Directed by: Michael Schultz, John Behring

"One night... something just came into our house, like a tornado. A blur. Somewhere inside the blur, I saw a person. My dad went to fight it. I tried to get 'em when suddenly... I was 20 blocks away from our house. Nobody believed me. They thought I was trying to cover for my father. But what I saw that night was real. As real as the man that ripped down that metal door with his bare hands. That's why I look into cases like this. The ones nobody believes are possible. Maybe if I can just make sense of one, I might be able to find out who really killed my mother. And free my dad. I am sorry I lied to you. Better find another plus one." "He did lie about who he really was." "And what do we do every day?"

"I know I called you a murderer, but you are not. You are a hero. You beat the island. You beat my father. So fight, Oliver. Get up and fight back."

6. Resist / Nevertheless, she Persisted (Supergirl 2.21/22)

41/42, Written by: Derek Simon, Jessica Queller, Andrew Kreisberg, Robert Rovner, Caitlin Parrish, Directed by: Milicent Shelton, Glen Winter

"Good evening National City, it's Cat Grant. Yes, I've been away for a while but I'm back. Now I can imagine that you're feeling afraid and feeling like your world is spinning out of control but, believe me, you have power and right now you have a job to do: resist. Resist these invaders with everything you've got. They come with empty promises and closed fists. They promise to make our world great again and yet they know nothing about the people that make this world great. They think they can con us and if that doesn't work, what, they're going to beat us into submission? They have no idea what they're up against. Aliens and humans, we need to band together and we need to stand up and fight back. Everyone needs to be a superhero. Everyone needs to get up and say, 'Not in my house.' Let's prove to these thugs that we're strong and we're united and we're not going to be conquered. And Tiara Woman, if you and your minions happen to be listening, you have come to the wrong town. Yeah, I'm Cat Grant, not going anywhere."

"Now see, the thing that make women strong is that we have the guts to be vulnerable. We have the ability to feel the depths of our emotion and we know that we will walk through it to the other side. And by the way, you have accomplished great things this year. Your articles: 'Slaver's Moon', 'Alien Registry', 'Alien Fight Club'. I mean, it's all very powerful. And your prose, your prose is not bad. I mean it's not great, but it's not bad."

5. Reset (Arrow 8x6)

166, Written by: Onalee Hunter Hughes, Maya Houston, Directed by: David Ramsey

"Oliver, I've seen one daughter die and come back to life twice. I've seen another come from some other Earth. I've seen a guy in red run so fast he can reverse time. This is not exactly outside the norm, is it? Also, I'm done learning my lesson about doubting you because that always bites me in the ass."

4. Fast Enough (The Flash 1x23)

23, Written By: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Gabrielle Stanton, Directed By: Dermott Downs

"You will have a father - your real father. Wells has messed with our lives long enough. This is why you became The Flash, Barry. To put things right. You saved a lot of people's lives this past year. Now it's time to save yours."

3. The Faithful (Supergirl 3x4)

46, Written By: Paula Yoo, Katie Rose Rogers, Directed by: Jesse Warn

"I can fight so many things but I don't know how to fight someone with belief. He's blinded by faith."

"Let me ask you, what makes somebody blind just because they believe?"

2. Duet (The Flash 3x17)

63, Written By: Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing, Greg Berlani, Andrew Kreisberg, Directed By: Dermott Daniels Downs

"Everything is better in song. When you speak, it's just words. But when you sing, you open up your soul and let who you really are shine through."

1. The One Where We‘re trapped on TV (Legends of Tomorrow 5x13)

81, Written by: Grainne Godfree, James Eagan, Directed by: Marc Guggenheim

"Wait, just accept your fates! Don't walk out that door..."

"On the other hand... why not?"

#arrowverse #favorite episodes #Arrow #The Flash #supergirl #legends of tomorrow #Superman & Lois

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thebridgehqs · 1 year

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lustrous-aim · 1 year

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l🐝ambrosiabee🐝l’s Greek Book Quotes Collection

Theories

[28] 🚨THEORY #28🚨

(LO EpX&X) In the “Homeric Hymn to Demeter”, it is stated that when Persephone was abducted by Hades, nobody heard her cries for help. // Except for Hecate and Helios. // Will this be retold as them being the only beings (besides Hermes) who witnessed her AOW? [🐝: He was riding on a chariot drawn by immortal horses. The son of Kronos. The one known by many names. He seized her against her will, put her on his golden chariot... ...drove away as she wept. She cried with a piercing voice, calling upon her father [Zeus], the son of Kronos, the highest and the best. But not one of the immortal ones, or of human mortals, heard her voice. Not even the olive trees which bear their splendid harvest. Except for the daughter of Persaios, the one who keeps in mind the vigor of nature. 25 She heard it from her cave. She is Hekatê, with the splendid headband. And the Lord Helios [Sun] heard it too, the magnificent son of Hyperion.]

Fun Facts

[18] 🕵️‍♀️FUN FACT #18🕵️‍♀️

(LO EpX) “Zeus honoured Hecate above all others: he gave her splendid gifts - to have a share of the earth and of the barren sea, and from the starry sky as well she has a share in honour, and is honoured most of all by the immortal gods.” - Hesiod, Theogony 411-420

[19] 🕵️‍♀️FUN FACT #19🕵️‍♀️

(LO EpX) "Hades fell in love with Persephone, and with Zeus' help secretly kidnapped her.” - Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 29 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.)

[20] 🕵️‍♀️FUN FACT #20🕵️‍♀️

(LO EpX) “...but the wide-pathed earth yawned there in the plain of Nysa, and the lord, Polydegmon (Host of Many) [Haides], with his immortal horses sprang out upon her...” - Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter

[102] 🕵️‍♀️FUN FACT #102🕵️‍♀️

(LO EpX) “Zeus and the Gods buried the Titans beneath the wide-pathed earth, and bound them in bitter chains when they had conquered them by their strength for all their great spirit, as far beneath the earth to Tartarus.” - Hesiod, Theogony 617

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vedaxomaj · 2 years

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whyhellosims · 3 years

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For all their good days together, there are a few that bring more tears than smiles. Among them is the day Oliver gets very tired and decides it’s time to rest. He knows the house will likely fall to rack and ruin in his absence, but he’s done all his little paws could manage and he’s looking forward to his next adventure. The family is devastated, but they know remembering the good times is the best way to honor all of his hard work, even if those memories are hard to reach right now.

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#isaac's simple life #ISL #miranda redmond #miranda by micrathene-W #isaac aldrich #jory sigworth #jacqueline sigworth #oliver aldrich

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letterboxd-loggd · 3 years

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My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937) George B. Seitz

August 27th 2021

#my dear miss aldrich #1937 #george b. seitz #maureen o'sullivan #edna may oliver #walter pidgeon #janet beecher #paul harvey #roger converse #charles waldron #robert greig #guinn williams #j. farrell macdonald #walter kingsford

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talknerdywithus · 5 years

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150th episode of 'Arrow' to feature Kelsey Grammer and a documentary style

150th episode of ‘Arrow’ to feature Kelsey Grammer and a documentary style

The 150th episode of Arrow is going to be very special and they are pulling out all the stops.

The landmark episode will air on February 4th and will feature a documentary-style show called The Hood and the Rise of Vigilantes. Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) and Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) will start in the “documentary” special and it will be narrated by Kelsey Grammer as well as feature…

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#Arrow #Arrow 150th Episode #Emilio Ortega Aldrich #Emily Bett Rickards #Felicity Smoak #Glen Winter #Jack Moore #kelsey grammer #Marc Guggenheim #oliver queen #Stephen Amell #The CW

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kayxleeee · 3 years

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Tony Stark: Are We Fighting?(Tony x Reader)

Warning: Sexual implying if you squint. Tony being cute and you being mad at him for a second.

A/N: Y’all this is my favorite, I love Tony fluff.

Summary: Tony’s in deep water after you notice the “head of security” watching your every move for an entire week straight. The only problem is, it’s date night, and can you really stay mad at someone with that face?

Word Count: 2k+

*NOT MY GIF* Don’t copy my work !

The aroma of tomato sauce and Italian herbs wafted the air around you immediately as you swung the large front door open, walking in. Tonight was date night, you were starving, but you had a serious bone to pick with the conniving genius. You kick your heels off and make your way through the foyer greeted by dimmed lights, a candle lit living room, soft romantic music playing, and an excessive amount of rose peddles leading up the grand staircase.

Nice touch Stark.

You look at it all in awe, but try to snap out of it, because you meant business tonight.

“Tony?!” You call out wondering where he was.

“In here.” He says peaking his head through the kitchen entry way, wiping his hands dry on a dish towel. “You look ravishing.” He says as he makes his way over to you, wrapping an arm around your waist giving you a quick hug and kiss on your forehead. “This isn’t too much is it?”

This was probably the best one yet. You were delighted at his efforts to make date nights memorable, especially since you hardly saw him. He had either been busy being an avenger or down in his lab working his life away. You were also very busy yourself running Stark Industries. Between the meetings and work related calls, it was a very rare occasion when you and Tony could just enjoy each others company. So this was when weekly date nights were born; Just a time to catch up and be together and have unadulterated quality time. You sigh taking it all in. Tony always does them well, especially when he is trying to make up for something. The dimmed lights, roses, music, candles, even his cologne— god, did his cologne smell good, intoxicating even. You could swoon right then and there the atmosphere was the definition of romantic and relaxing and here you are ready to uproar it all.

Damn, right.

“Told you date night would be extraordinary tonight.” He smirks taking your silence as a sign that you were pleased, while wiggling his eyebrows up and down. “Be back in a sec, get comfy.” He says giving you a wink before turning away.

He makes his way back into the kitchen to finish up whatever he had been doing previous and you follow him. He turns around and gives you a weird look, scrunching his face as he sees you following behind him. Those dazzling brown eyes weren’t going to get you this time, you were still mad— Maybe not as mad as you were before coming through that front door, but still upset enough to confront the issue right now.

“So something interesting happened to me today.” You say setting your purse on the kitchen counter as Tony strategically plates the pasta he made.

“Oh yeah?” He says maneuvering through the kitchen. “And what might that be kitten?” After he’s done, he turns to you popping an olive into his mouth, as he leans against the counter behind, ready listen attentively.

“Well I was ya know working my little ass off, minding my business… Ya know as I do every single day. When I noticed a very attentive Happy Hogan, watching my every move.” You say eyeing him suspiciously as he smiled innocently. “I thought to myself, now I’ve been seeing Happy in all sorts of wacky places this week, why would he do something like that?”

“I donno, why babe?” He says dusting his hands together for no particular reason looking everywhere else, but your face.

“Mmmh- maybe he’s just being his old paranoid, overbearing self this week. Watching my every move for no apparent reason.” You say testily, you already know Stark put him up to it.

“Happy is very dedicated to his new position. Didn’t you hear? He’s head of security, babe. He’s gotta be eyes and ears.” He sighs, now moving from his leaning position to begin pouring two glasses of bubbly. “That’s our Happy for ya."

Of course you heard, and of course Tony was the one who appointed him, and of course Stark Industries did not need that.

“Oh jeez golly! Eyes and ears on little ol me?” You say in a fake sarcastic souther bell accent.

He raises his eyebrows, and gives you a well justified laugh, because that accent was horrendous.

“Did you send happy to spy on me or what Tony?” You say getting to the point.

“No.” He says shaking his head from side to side frantically like a child who’s just got caught stealing from the cookie jar. “Nope, I don’t recall.”

“You don’t recall?” You scoff. “It’s a very simple thing to remember doing Tony. Did you say oh Happy please spy on my faithful, loyal, beautiful, loving, girlfriend?”

“Um— are we fighting?” We're not fighting are we?” He sighs genuinely unsure.

You didn’t want to fight or argue either, but he was getting on your nerves beating around the bush. You already knew he did it, you just needed to know why.

“Sure, we aren’t fighting Tony.” You say annoyance booming through, hoping he would just come out with it. He was definitely pushing your buttons. “Now did you send him?”

“ I don’t recall.” He says again now putting on a fake ‘thinking’ face.

“You don’t recall asking him?! Okay, well I am sure if we give him a call that might jog your little memory.” You grab your phone out of your purse quickly dialing his number. “Mmmh I think you’ve been hit on the head entirely way too many times, ya know since you can’t recall events.”

Before you can press the dial button to call Happy, Tony swiftly reaches over the counter where you are standing and snatches the phone from your grip, ending the call before it’s made.

“Okay, listen baby, I think we’re fighting, and I don’t want to fight tonight.” He says with pleading eyes putting his hands up in defense.

“Tony!” You yell at him going to where he is standing in the spacious kitchen. “You're not answering my question and you should have thought about that before asking Happy to spy on me!” Which I’m not understanding what for! Just say you don’t trust me and leave it at that, why play all these games?!”

His face flattened.

“Okay, kitten, listen it wasn’t like that. I do too trust you.”

So he did put Happy up to it— of course he did.

“You better explain or I’m Leaving Tony.”

He sighs heavily, shame settling on his features.

“Happy brought up this guy? Aldrich Killian, said you dated him a while back?" “Oh my go- you don’t trust me!” You exhaust throwing your hands up and turning on the heels of your feet ready to retreat out of the kitchen.

“No!” Tony quickly follows behind you. Come on babe, let’s talk about this!” He says grabbing you by your shoulder gently spinning you around.

“Tony you’re doing a lot of the talking, and only digging yourself in a deeper hole.” You say crossing your arms.

“Okay, let’s back track, I trust you, with everything I own, my life even. I’ve just been overwhelmed and overthinking recently. I can’t say what I did was right, but in the moment I didn’t feel it was exactly wrong either.”

“In the moment Tony really? What moment did you realize I needed to be spied on like some convict? What moment did you realize you didn’t trust me alone at work with some guy, I hardly ever dated by the way!”

“Okay, okay! I did not send him to spy on you, I sent him to keep an eye on you.”

“Same shit Sherlock and I don’t appreciate it ! You say you trust me but tis is definitely not how it’s coming off.” You huff in annoyance, trying to grab your phone from him again, in which he manages to keep it away from you snacking his free arm around you. “Give it back now, I’m leaving Tony!”

“Would you stop getting mad?!” He huffs. “Just- it’s not a trust thing baby. It’s a safety thing.”

“I wouldn’t be getting mad if you’d just tell me the truth and stop beating around the damn bush. I’m over it anyways, I’m going to be leaving now, so give me my phone and let me go.” He rolls his eyes and pulls you into him closer. “No you’re not leaving , stop being dramatic.” He says holding onto you tight, still holding the phone away from your grasp with his other hand. You scrunch up your face about to say something, about his remark, but he quickly says. “And don’t be mad that I think you’re being dramatic about this.” He says to ensure he digs himself out of being in trouble over that stupid comment.

He continues, “You already know I trust you so don’t give me that. I did all of this because I love you.” He says holding you close and swaying the two of you slightly to the music that is still playing softly in the background.

“Not the because I love you speech.” You say rolling your eyes, hands resting on his chest trying to create distance between the two of you, but he just pulls you back into him. “You are so annoying.” You comment on the action, surrendering to his grasp.

“No it’s not like that, I just needed to make sure you were safe. No malicious thought behind it or intent, I swear. I just wanted to make name you are safe at all times.” He says softly with a sigh as he feels that you’ve calmed down.

“Why wouldn’t I be safe at work?” You say looking up at him. He now sets your phone down on the near by counter and places the hand to your face, caressing your cheek.

“Anyone can be in danger anywhere honey, I’ve learned that the hard way— and if I were to loose you? Well let’s just say for my sake and peace of mind, I might of let fear cloud my judgment and asked Happy to keep an eye on you. No spying, just an eye. You know how he gets.” He looks deeply into your eyes and you could tell he was telling the truth. “I’m sorry, okay?” He leans into you just enough to rub his nose against yours playfully. “Do you accept my apology?” He says in a child like voice, giving you puppy dogs eyes.

He was so cute.

“Okay fine, I’m hearing you.” You say caving in. “But you’ve gotta stop him from following my every move— if I’m going to the bathroom, I don’t need him right out the door.” You huff.

“Done, you got it, Happy is officially barred off of bathroom duties. Can we kiss and make up now?” He says this as his lips ghost over yours and you happily lean into the kiss, knowing full well it was long overdue after how hard he worked to impress you tonight. This kiss was sweet and sincere, while also deep and romantic.

“I love you.” He says after breaking the kiss.

“You're a pain, but I love you too.” You both laugh before you give him another kiss.

“Now are we still fighting?” He smirks after pulling away a second time. “Just wanna double check before I invest.”

“You're so annoying.” You laugh rolling your eyes playfully. “No we aren’t.”

“Good because our spaghetti is getting cold and our chardonnay is getting flat.” He says intertwining your fingers and spinning you around to walk into the living room. “And you look entirely too good to keep this on all night.” He says referring to your outfit. “I can’t believe you were going to call Happy.”

“Well how about next time, you don’t play with me.” You laugh ready to enjoy your dinner.

“Oh, but honey, playing with you is my favorite thing to do. I especially love it when you scream my name.” He smirks giving you a wink.

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Today in Christian History

Today is Tuesday, December 14th, the 348th day of 2021. There are 17 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

1417: Sir John Oldcastle, a Lollard leader, is suspended from a gallows in London and roasted to death for his Wycliffian religious views.

1642: Lady Deborah Moody and and others are summoned before the Quarterly Court of Salem for their opposition to infant baptism. Rather than change her opinion, she will move to the New Netherlands (New York) where she will be influential in introducing Baptist teachings.

1655: Oliver Cromwell determines that Jews will be allowed back into England centuries after their expulsion.

1710: Death of Henry Aldrich, dean of Christ Church, Oxford. A church of England clergyman, his talent shone in many directions, including architecture (he designed All Saints Church, Oxford), music (he set English words to the music of famed Italian composers and wrote many church anthems), and philosophy (his introduction to logic went through many editions).

1715: Death in London of influential Anglican Archbishop Thomas Tenison, who had been one of the founders of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

1861: Near midnight, the bells of St. Paul's Cathedral toll the death at Windsor Castle of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. A Lutheran, Albert had striven to restore the moral tone of the British monarchy, and had introduced reforms into England to improve science, technology, education, military organization, and the lot of the working classes.

1906: Death of Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, an African-American educator and founder of South Carolina’s Denmark Industrial School (later renamed Voorhees Industrial School and now Voorhees College). She had suffered great opposition for her efforts to educate African-Americans, and will be honored in the Episcopal Church calendar.

1924: Lutheran theologian and author Walter Maier starts the radio station KFUO, “The Gospel Voice,” at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri.

1943: Death in Battle Creek, Michigan, of John Harvey Kellogg, who had been a doctor at a sanitarium in Battle Creek and a prominent figure among the early Seventh-day Adventists. His theories and experiments led him to develop prepackaged health foods and cereals, which were well received, and led to the formation of the breakfast-cereal industry.

1993: Twelve Croatian and Bosnian Christians in Algeria are murdered by Muslims in the Tamezguida region.

2002: David Olawale Olaniyi retires from the full-time pastoral ministry. He had been a notable Baptist evangelist, pastor, educator, and church planter in Nigeria.

#Today in Christian History #December 14 #Sir John Oldcastle martyred #Oliver Cromwell lifts law preventing Jews from living in England #death of John Harvey Kellogg #Death of Elizabeth Evelyn Wright #death of Prince Albert (consort of Queen Victoria)#death of Anglican Archbishop Thomas Tenison #Twelve Croatian and Bosnian Christians murdered by Muslims in Algeria

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250 Favorite Arrowverse-Episodes: Part 2: 225-201

Picked from Arrow, Supergirl, Black Lighting, The Flash E1.1-8.5, Legends of Tomorrow E1.1-7.7, Batwoman S1 and Superman & Lois S1. Shows and Seasons that are not in here were either never seen by me or are not considered part of the Arrowverse but rather the DC-TV-Multiverse.

225. Ship Broken (Legends of Tomorrow 5x10)

78, Written by: James Eagan, Mark Bruner, Directed by: Andi Armaganian

Gary has a dog from Hell on Board while Lita is visiting.

224. Welcome to the Jungle (Legends of Tomorrow 3x7)

40, Written by: Ray Utarnachitt, Tyron B. Carter, Directed by: Mairzee Almas

It’s Vietnam Time with Grodd and Mick’s Dad.

223. Nip/Stuck (Legends of Tomorrow 4x14)

65, Written by: Ray Utarnachitt, Matthew Maala, Directed by: David Geddes

John meets his ancestor while the Waverider is stuck in a snow avalanche.

222. Bratva (Arrow 5x12)

104, Written by: Oscar Balderrama, Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Directed by: Ben Bray

Oliver and his friends return to Russia and Susan finds out the truth.

221. Terms of Service (Legends of Tomorrow 4x15)

66, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Ubah Mohamed, Dircted by: April Mullen

In which John has to choose and Gary bullies the Legends.

220. Distant Sun (Supergirl 2x17)

37, Written by: Gabriel Llanas, Anna Musky-Goldwyn, Directed by: Kevin Smith

In which Mon-El has issues with his parents and everyone else has them with their ships.

219. The Promise (Arrow 2x15)

38, Written by: Jake Coburn, Ben Sokowoski, Directed by: Glen Winter

In which we learn what Slade promised Oliver and why.

218. Power Outage (The Flash 1x7)

7, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Alison Schapker, Directed by: Larry Shaw

Barry looses his powers while Clock King takes hostages in the CCPD.

217. Code of Silence (Arrow 4x14)

83, Written by: Wendy Mercile, Oscar Balderrama, Directed by: James Bamford

In which Damien und Ruve change gears.

216. Return of the Mack (Legends of Tomorrow 3x5)

38, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Morgan Faus, Directed by: Alexandra LaRoche

Vampires in London.

215. Egg MacGuffin (Legends of Tomorrow 4x13)

64, Written by: James Eagan, Tyron B. Carter, Directed by: Chris Tammaro

The Steelhacker Date did go kind of south, didn’t it?

214. Second Chances (Arrow 5x11)

103, Written by: Speed Weed, Sarah Tarkoff, Directed by: Mark Bunting

We meet Dinah Drake.

213. Hell No, Dolly (Legends of Tomorrow 4x7)

58, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Morgan Faust, Directed by: April Mullen

Stabby Murder Puppet, Beware!

212. Exodus (Supergirl 2x15)

35, Written by: Paula Yoo, Eric Carrasco, Directed by: Michael Allowitz

Cadmus plans to export all Aliens back to space and Alex is not having it.

211. Streets of Fire (Arrow 2x22)

45, Written by: Jake Coburn, Ben Sokolowski, Directed by: Nick Copus

Slade’s Army attacks.

210. The Trap (The Flash 1x20)

20, Written by: Alison Schapker, Brooke Elkmeier, Directed by: Steve Shill

Team Flash turns on Wells, but he gets the better of them.

209. There Will be Blood (The Flash 6x4)

118, Written by: Lauren Certo, Sterling Gates, Directed by: Marcus Stokes

Cisco wants to save Barry’s life, who wants to save Ramsey’s instead.

208. Leap of Faith (Arrow 8x3)

163, Written by: Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Elizabeth Kim, Directed by: Katie Cassidy

Oliver und Thea team up one last time while John and Lyla have issues.

207. Tender is the Nate (Legends of Tomorrow 4x6)

57, Written by: Phil Klemmer, Matthew Maala, Directed by: Dean Choe

Hank joins the Legends during a mission, while Mona fucks up.

206. Through the Looking Glass (Batwoman 1x16)

16, Written by: Nancy Kiu, Directed by: Sudz Sutherland

Alice needs Kate’s help to save Mouse but the sisterly bonding does not go as planned.

205. Homecoming (Supergirl 2x14)

34, Written by: Caitlin Parrish, Derek Simon, Directed by: Larry Teng

Jeremiah returns to his family.

204. City of Blood (Arrow 2x21)

44, Written by: Holly Harold, Directed by: Michael Schultz

Oliver plans to give himself to Slade, Dig and Felicity take extreme measures.

203. Grodd Lives (The Flash 1x21)

21, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Kai Yu Wu, Directed by: Dermott Downs

Meet Gorilla Grodd.

202. The Justice Society of America (Legends of Tomorrow 2x2)

18, Written by: Chris Fedak, Sarah Nicole Jones, Directed by: Michael Grossman

The Legends meet a real Superhero Team, oh boy.

201. What We Leave Behind (Arrow 5x9)

101, Written by: Wendy Mercile, Beth Schwartz, Directed by: Antionio Negret

Prometheus makes it personal and we find out why.

#Arrowverse #Favorite Episodes #Arrow #The Flash #Supergirl #legends of tomorrow #Batwoman #225-201

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Pluto

Greek god of death; King of the Underworld

Pluto (also Pluton or Hades) is the king of the Greek Underworld (which is called Hades) and is the lord of death. He presides over funeral rites and defends the right of the dead to their due burial. Pluto is also the god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil which nourishes the seed-grain, to the mined wealth of gold, silver, and other metals. One of the gods who works alongside him is Thanatos, who holds power over gentle deaths (while Pluto is death in general). In one myth, Pluto was said to have brought a plague to inflict Thebes after the king refused to give proper burials to warriors, which depicts Pluto’s harsher aspect of delivering death and justice. Pluto was also usually regarded as an infertile god, for a god of death should, by his very nature, be incapable of siring any children.

Pluto was depicted as a dark-bearded, regal god. He was depicted as either enthroned in Hades, holding a bird-tipped sceptre, or as the giver of wealth, pouring fertility from a cornucopia. The Romans named him Dis, or Pluto, the Latin form of his Greek title Plouton, "the Lord of Riches."

Myths: According to Hesiod, Pluto’s parentage is said to be of Kronos (god of time) and Rhea (goddess of earth and motherhood). He was said to have been devoured by Kronos along with four of his siblings while the infant Zeus was secretly hidden away by Rhea after his birth. When Zeus later returned and fought Kronos, his siblings were spat out and together they drove the titan gods from the heavens and locked them away in the pit of Tartaros. When the three victorious brothers then drew lots for the division of the cosmos, Hades received the third portion, the dark gloomy realm of the Underworld, as his domain. However, in another version of Pluto’s parentage, it is said by the Orphics that he is actually the son of Nyx (goddess of night) and Olethros (god of doom). In my workings with Pluto and Nyx, they have said the latter myth to be the true version, which makes Pluto the half-brother of deities such as Eris (strife), Philotes (unity), Hemera (daylight), Aether (god of the aether and upper light), etc.

In another myth, Pluto had desired a bride and petitioned Zeus to grant him one of his daughters. The god offered him the young Persephone, the daughter of Demeter. However, knowing that Persephone would resist the marriage, he assented to the forceful abduction of the girl and carried her away on his chariot as she cried out for help. When Demeter learned of this, she was furious and in great despair, causing a great dearth to fall upon the Earth until her daughter was safely returned. Zeus was eventually forced to concede lest mankind perish, and the girl was fetched forth from the Underworld. However, since she had eaten the pomegranate seed after being deceived by Pluto, she was forced to return to him for a portion of each year.

Apollodorus in the following passage summarizes the contents of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter (quoted here in the following section). Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 29-33 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.):

“Plouton [Haides] fell in love with Persephone, and with Zeus' help secretly kidnapped her. I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter Semne Thea (Reverend goddess) - of her and her trim-ankled daughter [Persephone] whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. Apart from Demeter Lady of the golden sword (khrysaoros), Giver of glorious fruits (aglaokarpos), she was playing with the deep-bosomed daughters of Okeanos and gathering flowers over a soft meadow, roses and crocuses and beautiful violets, irises also and hyacinths and the narcissus, which Ge (Earth) made to grow at the will of Zeus and to please the Host of Many [Haides], to be a snare for the bloom-like girl...The girl was amazed and reached out with both hands to take the lovely toy; but the wide-pathed earth yawned there in the Nysion plain, and the lord, Host of Many, with his immortal horses sprang out upon her...

He caught her up reluctant on his golden car and bare her away lamenting. Then she cried out shrilly with her voice, calling upon her father, the Son of Kronos [Zeus], who is most high and excellent. But no one, either of the deathless gods or of mortal men, heard her voice, nor yet the olive-trees bearing rich fruit: only tender-hearted Hekate, bright-coiffed, the daughter of Persaios, heard the girl from her cave, and the lord Helios (the Sun), Hyperion's bright son, as she cried to her father, the Son of Kronos [Zeus]. But he was sitting aloof, apart from the gods, in his temple where many pray, and receiving sweet offerings from mortal men. So he, that Son of Kronos [Haides], of many names...was bearing her away by leave of Zeus on his immortal chariot--his own brother's child and all unwilling. And so long as she, the goddess, yet beheld earth and starry heaven and the strong flowing sea, and still hoped to see her dear mother [Demeter] and the tribes of the eternal gods, so long hope calmed her great heart for all her trouble; and the heights of the mountains and the depths of the sea rang with her immortal voice: and her queenly mother heard her.”

Appearance: A man in his 40’s with tanned skin, black hair, a short black beard, and black eyes (only the irises). He wears a black toga and often has a solemn expression.

Personality: Pluto is very solitary, withdrawn, just, fair, serious, aloof, brooding, and compassionate. He requires his followers to respect the resting places of the dead, to show humility, and to overcome their toxic ways. He is one who understands that we all must go through the depths of suffering if we wish to gain wisdom and become better people. Yet this is something very difficult to do, so he is glad to assist along this path if one politely requests him to do so. Pluto is also a healer, but only in regards to mental sufferings due to loss and regrets; other things are not specialties of his. Pluto is a highly respectable deity and will be the guardian of many of us once we die (unless we enter a different kingdom). One should not speak cruelly of him or disrespect him due to his role as a divine king, lest they seek to invoke his wrath.

Personal experiences: Pluto embodies a feeling of immense loneliness, and had even bound himself to the Underworld as he felt that he could belong nowhere else. But in doing this, he is unable to leave this realm for very long and has made it very difficult for him to find a companion. So, in an act of desperation, he kidnapped Persephone when he saw her in a meadow one day and carried her off to his realm as she raged against him. He pleaded with her to listen and be understanding, but of course, someone who has been kidnapped does not respond well to this. So Pluto kept her locked up in his palace hoping that she would eventually calm down and come to want to understand him, but instead, Persephone became angrier and even more desperate to escape. This soon led Pluto to force himself upon her, and he continued this for ages. After a very long time of being kept prisoner, Persephone finally managed to be rescued by other deities, but she was not the same and had lost her connection to flowers due to her stay in the Underworld. She has been traumatized ever since and harbours great anger towards Pluto and any who change the myths about what had occurred. Pluto, however, is not the same as he was before and is repenting for his actions.

Nowadays, Pluto is a better version of his old self but still pains over his solitude. However, he does receive some company from some visiting family members such as Nyx and a few of his siblings, like Philotes. However, one is not advised to enter the Underworld through astral travel unless they are highly experienced and are granted permission to enter since this realm is not a pleasant place and some areas can even cause insanity. Despite this dark, abysmal domain, Pluto is a very understanding and patient god who is not quick to judge others and helps us to overcome our past evils in order to be reborn. Pluto also has a very strong understanding of pain and solitude, and what these emotions can turn a person into, so he can assist in healing these burdening emotions from our hearts.

He has explained that Pluto is his true name while Hades is simply the name of the portion of the Underworld which he rules over (as the Underworld is immensely vast and has multiple kingdoms such as Kur, Duat, Helheim, etc). His role as king of Hades is to watch over the spirits of the dead who enter his domain; where they are then tormented in order to overcome their wrong-doings, negative habits/emotions, and harmful obsessions. It is not like Hell, since only evil spirits go there and they are tortured for eternity in far worse ways; the Underworld is moreso a place of harsh lessons and rebirth before one is allowed entrance to Elysium. The torments of the Underworld are also all symbolic and assist the spirit in realizing what they must change about themselves before they can become anew, yet this process usually takes many years (sometimes decades or centuries). Pluto also has power over death itself (since he embodies it) and has explained that the god Thanatos is an aspect of himself, representing a small portion of his own power. Pluto also has the power of illusion, which makes him able to cause spirits and humans alike to see whatever he wants them to see (even able to manipulate one’s astral senses).

Some of Pluto’s Epithets:

Adámastos (Unconquerable)

Adesius (The Grave)

Agelastus (Melancholic)

Aidis (The Unseen)

Amænthis (The One who Gives and Receives)

Ánax (King)

Eubulius (The Consoler of Sorrow)

Feralis Deus (The Dismal God)

Larthy Tytiral (Sovereign of Tartaros)

Moiragetes (Guide of the Fates)

Nekrôn Sôtêr (Saviour of the Dead)

Opertus (The Concealed)

Polydegmôn (Host of Many)

Pluton (Lord of Riches)

Offerings: ginger ale, spiced rum, well water, ginger root, plums, mushrooms, eggplant, beetroot, parsnips, black peppercorns, bones, ash, scorpions, vipers, clay pots, black candles, styrax incense, chalk powder, black or grey rags, sceptres, scythes, black or dark purple cloaks, ebony wood, black leather moccasins, moleskin, old silver coins, bronze, silver, ivory, rust, obsidian, onyx, jet, charcoal

The Underworld

#pluto #pluton #hades #the underworld #greek gods #hellenic polytheism #hellenism #deity work

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gentle hands | Perseus/Bell

TW: night terrors, brief descriptions of decaying flesh (there's context I swear).

“Bell,” you shuddered at the way he rolled that name. Heated breath brushed against the skin of your neck at his words. A haze of the smell of nicotine, blood, and decaying flesh filled your senses.

You kept your eyes tightly shut. You knew better. No matter what, you shouldn’t open your eyes.

Yet he always tried to make you open your eyes and see him.

Large gloved hands trailed down your neck almost affectionately, lingering over the scars he marked on you. You fought the urge to twitch at the feeling of cool leather brushing over one particular lengthy scar running down your neck.

“Do you really think Perseus is going to let you live?” he asked almost amusedly. The same kind of tone he used all those nights ago in the safehouse- Have you ever been attacked by a tiger, Bell?-

You flinched underneath him. Your hands grasped the sheets underneath you. Yet you couldn’t bring yourself to move and throw him off of you-

A feeling of primal fear gripped you.

Like a rabbit frozen in the jaws of a wolf, you thought numbly.

“You’ve ruined so many things for him, kid,” he sighed. You could almost see the image of him shaking his head down at you with exasperation. Those pair of ever-present shades hiding the look of disappointment, “Volkov, Aldrich, Rudnik...You were being so good for us until Duga.”

His hands grasped your neck firmly. Yet soon, his grip tightened and tightened until blood rushing around your ears and heat burn your throat and chest in desperation-

“Perseus will kill you,” he whispered, his breath caressing your ear, “How will he do it? Poison? He always liked you enjoying a bottle of vodka with him in his study.” he mused out loud. You finally brought yourself to claw at the hands around your neck. Flesh raked and peeled under your nails, soft and decaying from all those days rotting in Duga.

But he didn’t stop there.

“But maybe, maybe he’ll make an example out of you. Drink that customary shot of vodka at the meeting and collapsed onto the floor, grasping your neck desperately. And everyone will just watch as you die writhing on the floor.”

The sickly sweet smell of decaying flesh grew stronger in the air. You nearly gagged at the scent reaching your mouth. Your legs kicked underneath him. Yet he was hopelessly larger than you, pinning you down on the sheets.

You could nearly see him smile above you, “You’ll die like the pathetic traitor you are. Really you couldn’t choose a side you hadn’t screwed over, Bell? Too fucked up for Perseus, too ruined for the Americans-”

“Любимая.”

Your eyes shot open.

His weight was still on top of you with hands pinning you to the bed. Hot streaks of pain throbbed at your neck. A scream escaped your throat. No, no, no, he couldn’t possibly be here -

“Стоп!”

You stilled at the command.

Finally looking up, you found yourself staring at Perseus himself, his usually brushed back salt and pepper hair tousled and disheveled. Cerulean eyes stared down at you with their usual focused intent. Yet there was something wilder, desperate in his eyes.

“Sir?” you instinctively asked breathlessly. His expression darkened slightly at your words.

Ah , you thought with an internal wince. It was an American honorific.

You glanced down only to notice how your hands tightly grasped the lapels of his olive-green Soviet military coat. Flinching immediately, you jerked back your hands, recoiling from him with a quiet apology already falling off your lips.

Perseus sighed, staring down at you before the look in his eyes softened ever so slightly. He released your hands and pulled back from you, moving to sit on the side of the bed instead.

You pulled yourself up as well, leaning against the wooden headboard. The presence of it was a comforting one- no attacks from behind -yet you couldn’t help the inescapable feeling that you were cornered and alone.

“Forgive me,” he said gently in his thickly accented voice, “You were hurting yourself, comrade.” You distantly brought a hand to your throat while looking at the vanity mirror right across from the bed. Angry red scratch marks marred your throat.

You stared down at your hands.

You did that to yourself.

“I was worried your wounds would reopen,” he continued on. Your hands trembled in your lap. You bit your lip worriedly. Why, why did he have to say all of those words so gently?

You ruined so many things for him.

Just like Adler said. So why-

“Just kill me,” you finally said those words weighing on your mind ever since you followed him in Duga, “I don’t have anything to give you.” You closed your eyes, relief flooding your chest.

You told him the truth.

All that you had to offer...you gave to him in Duga.

And really, that was just getting rid of the nuisance Adler and his team posed to his operations.

That was it.

There was no other reason to keep you around.

“Oh, Любимая,” Perseus said tenderly, his large calloused hand cupping your face, “I could never kill you.”

You blinked. You couldn’t help the laughter that escaped your chest. It came out as more of a sob really. Heat pricked at your eyes as your chest tightened. The little golden sickle and star pin on the lapels of his coat blurred in front of you.

The affection was so clear and evident in his voice. Yet you couldn’t help but be in disbelief of it. No matter what your past with him was-closer than a subordinate was all you could guess-you were still nothing but a liability.

And you knew how Perseus dealt with liabilities.

All those past files in the safehouse were records of compromised assets Perseus disposed of with calculating ruthlessness. Ever since Duga, you always thought you would be one of those files the CIA would eventually put in there.

Sometimes, you wished he wasn’t so gentle with you.

Because ultimately-

....his gentleness broke you more than MK Ultra ever did.

“And,” he continued on gently, “You did not ruin everything. We have ushered in a new chapter for the Soviet Era, a better one. Despite what they did to you, you broke through and ensured that.”

“I could not be prouder.”

You glanced down at the praise as your chest tightened even more inexplicably. You blinked. A tear escaped your eye, falling down your cheek in a heated trail.

“H-he told me,” you started with your voice ragged and hoarse, “-That you’re going to kill me. M-maybe poison? You’d have me drink it in a shot of vodka during a meeting. M-make an example out of me,” you couldn’t help the stutter in your words. Your voice trembled and shook from the silent sobs wracking your chest.

Suddenly, he tilted your head up.

“Who told you this?” Perseus asked, his voice low and deathly calm. Yet his darkened cerulean eyes betrayed his true emotions.

Rage.

You couldn’t look away, even when you said his name.

“Adler,” you confessed quietly, the name falling off your lips so easily. You had said it so many times, both in the safehouse and in your sleep. The clutches of the nightmares haunting you forced the name out of your lips. Although, truth be told, sometimes other figures pinned your paralyzed self to the bed, whispering and hissing all those words into your ear.

Adler, Arash, Volkov, Rudnik-

The voices of the dead haunted you.

You waited for Perseus to say something, anything to your quiet confession.

Yet he remained silent, staring down at you with something in his eyes.

Slowly, like one not wanting to spook a frightened animal, he grasped your shoulders with one arm and gently pulled you towards him. You froze momentarily, your hands dangling uselessly at your sides. The memory of hands grasping at you while words were hissed into your ear in a terrible yet intimate manner haunted you -

But you let yourself be pulled into his arms.

You blinked, finding your head resting against his shoulder on the olive-green fabric of his coat. You felt so small and vulnerable against him in that moment. He could easily bring up a hand to snap your neck without you even knowing. Yet you couldn’t bring yourself to panic.

Yes, you thought distantly, something tired and drained inside of you, I trust him.

Only after several quiet passing moments in his arms did you realize something.

You had been trembling.

A few tremors still wracked your body, your shoulders shuddering ever so often with the occasional instinctive sob escaping you. But everything was suddenly more still .

For once, you could just breathe.

Hesitantly, you brought your arms up from your sides and brought them around him, awkwardly hugging Perseus back. You felt some of the tension leave his shoulders with a muted sigh escaping him.

He leaned down, resting his head on your shoulder as his arms held you against him. Heat rushed to your cheeks, the intimacy of it all so familiar yet flustering at the same time.

“Прости меня. Я должен был защитить тебя,” Perseus confessed against your shoulder, something raw in his deep voice. In that moment, you wished you remembered Russian. That last MK Ultra injection Adler forced you through had damaged your memory in certain ways, taking away your fluency in Russian.

You couldn’t bring yourself to say anything. Any words you had remained stuck in your throat. And so you simply rested your head against his shoulder, noting the smell of cognac and ink clinging to his coat. You breathed, one inhale and exhale after another until your eyes began to droop.

“You should rest,” Perseus said, beginning to pull away from you almost reluctantly. You clutched the lapels of his coat with a hesitant yet pleading look in your eyes.

“Please,” you began, knowing you were asking for too much, “Stay.”

His eyes softened.

He cupped your face, wiping a stray tear away before finally speaking up. Perseus finally nodded before he smiled down at you with an almost mournful yet determined look in his eyes.

“Позволь мне защитить тебя сейчас.”

For some reason, the solemn determination in his words felt like an oath.

It was only moments later that you processed your own words.

Stay, you thought with your face somehow heating up even more. You resisted the urge to kick yourself in that very moment. Flustered, you quickly put several pillows in the middle of the bed, building a pillow wall.

“H-here!” you pointed with a sheepish smile, “I’ll take one side and you can, uh, take the other side.”

Perseus stared down at the makeshift pillow wall with amusement dancing in his eyes. He nodded complacently, “The rules have been set, comrade.” he said.

Although, you couldn’t help but get the feeling he was teasing you.

“G-good!” you said. You laid down on the bed and pulled the sheets over you, the makeshift pillow wall a comforting presence against your back. You felt the sheets rustle as your companion laid down on the bed as well.

After silence settled in the room, you couldn’t help but stare up at the white ceiling. The surrealness of it all caught up to you.

Did you really just ask your commanding officer to sleep in the same bed as you?

Suspected past with him or not, that was still-

You shook your head. You didn’t want to bother him with any finicky decision-making. You were just going to sleep and put this all behind you by avoiding him for the next week…

Still restless, you risked a glance towards him across the pillow wall. His broad back was facing you with the olive green coat still on him, maintaining an awkward sense of professionalism amidst this entire situation.

And to think, this all started from yet another one of your night terrors.

Next time, you swore to yourself, I’ll cover my mouth.

You wouldn’t bother anyone if they couldn’t hear your screams and night terrors.

Eventually, amidst your racing thoughts, your breathing began to slow as the draining events of the past hour crept onto you. With an inexplicable feeling that you were safe no matter what-

-You fell asleep.

The voices of the dead haunted you no more that night.

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Author’s Note: I'm gifting this to FrimReaper on ao3 since their awesome Perseus/Bell works really inspired me to write for another Perseus/Bell fic again with Soft Perseus. It's really great to see Perseus/Bell fics on ao3 that aren't something I wrote for once. And they're all so well-written. I also put this fic as inspired by one of their Perseus/Bell fics, Rainy Day, since that fic really inspired me to write this one out.

Anyways, hopefully this one-shot didn't come out as too cringey. I'm not used to writing such physical affection and my writing has been off and kinda bad recently so apologies if this came out like something written out of a poorly written harlequin novel.

Also...would anyone be interested in seeing a sequel of sorts for this where a flustered Bell tries to avoid Perseus in the days after that night?

Well, I hope this didn't come out too bad. Thanks for reading!

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