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Tails ~
What I like about them
Tails fits the definition of a classical antihero. While nowadays we think of antiheroes as brooding types who are willing to do less-than-heroic things to get the job done, in classical literature an antihero was a character who, while heroic, displayed personality traits that weren't often associated with heroes. For instance, a classical antihero might be wrangle with self-doubt where a classical hero is confident. A classical antihero may be physically weak where a classical hero is physically strong, so on and so forth. Frodo Baggins is an example of a classical antihero, and so, too, is Tails. And I like this because it gives us interesting avenues to explore his character from. Sonic is great, but as a traditional hero he doesn't wrangle with things like self-doubt or anxiety. What you see is what you get with him: just a guy who loves adventure. But perhaps in part due to being a literal genius, Tails is a lot more cerebral and there's a lot more introspection with him, particularly given his shortcomings and weaknesses. Exploring the ways he grows and learns to work with his anxieties and traumas, rather than against them, makes his character really interesting.
Also, he is so fucking cute oh my god.
What I dislike about them
His character writing has been, to put it politely, inconsistent over the years. He went through all that growth in the Adventure games just to have it completely ripped the fuck away from him in later ones (particularly Forces). It's not great and most days I pretend I do not see it.
Favourite moment
In the games: Either the moment he threw hands with Eggman when he thought Eggman had killed Sonic in Adventure 2, or the acknowledgement of his issues and his whole arc in Frontiers rolled up into one.
In animation: Either saying that Sonic was his "mom, dad, and picket fence" in AoStH, or the episode in AoStH where Sonic was turned to stone and so Tails spent the whole episode trolling Scratch and Grounder Home Alone style. Again, he is so fucking cute oh my god.
In the IDW comics: Either catching Sonic with the Tornado in the middle of the Angel Island arc, or crashing the airship into Neo Metal at the end of that arc, or when he said goodbye to the Cyclone because he had to sacrifice her during the Metal Virus arc, or when he figured out how to take down Surge in their fight against her in the city, or defending Sonic from Kit, or immediately building guns to go save Sonic in the Scrapnik Island mini series, or . . .
Least favourite moment
Forces 🙃All of Forces. I hate it so fucking much.
Also not a fan of how they made him fight Sonic in the Archie comics. Really, any situation which pits those two against each other is an automatic Nope.gif in my books. I will smack that back button so fast, don't test me.
A situation with this character that I want to see explored more
How he's developing his technology to utilize clean energy! We see that he's using hydro power to fuel the Mystic Ruins workshop in the IDW comics; I want more exploration on how Tails' development of technology is not only not detrimental to the planet, but actually works to reverse the damage that Eggman does. Technology doesn't have to destroy the planet; it can be a clean force for good, too!
An interesting AU for this character
Can I promote my own fic Beyond Oblivion? Because that's an interesting AU to me!
A crossover
I'm still very much in love with my Night in the Woods crossover, where Tails spends an autumn in Possum Springs during his solo journeys. All anthro stories take place in the same universe and this one happens in my head and in my heart even if Sega thinks it could never work in canon. Sega doesn't pay me, they can't dictate what I do.
OTP (or OT3+ etc…. just… favourite ship)
None. In fact, adaptations that have tried to give Tails romances (Archie, Sonic X, Boom) are off-putting to me because they try to give Tails romances. He doesn't need a romance for his story to be interesting! In fact, I think a romance arc for him is far more boring than the alternatives like exploring how he overcomes his inner demons or focusing on the clean energy alternatives he creates to improve the world. And even if you want to explore him with other characters, platonic relationships and platonic love stories are a thing! Tails' brotherly relationship with Sonic, his friendships with Amy and Knuckles—these are interesting stories and romance isn't a part of them. Destroy the heterosexual notion that every character must be paired off for a story to be good.
Other ships?
Nope.
BROTP
His big bro Sonic, of course! Like I said above, platonic love stories are a thing, and the platonic love story in Sonic and Tails finding a family in each other when they were both orphaned has been one of my favorites since I was four years old. I don't think that's going to change any time soon.
NOTP
I wish people who ship Sonic with Tails romantically a very do not ever interact with me, ever, in any capacity. Thank you.
An assortment of headcanons!
I have a lot! You can read some here, and here, and here :)
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For the fandom ask, you were probably expecting this at some point… The Batman 2004. 😆
Absolutely was fully expecting it and HERE WE GO!
The first character I first fell in love with: Joker obviously. Absolutely adore this clown and have done since I was about 12-13 😅 he’s my most long-standing fictional obsession and he’s still very much present all these years later.
The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Ellen Yin. It’s not that I ever disliked her, but my appreciation for her has certainly increased over the years. She’s awesome.
The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Again not that I ever disliked him but for some reason tumblr decided that this version of Penguin is going to be the Onceler of their fandom. Both Twitter and I are very confused.
The character I love that everyone else hates: They don’t hate her per se, but this version of Ivy gets slept on a lot cuz how dare a version of Ivy not be oversexuslised and/or grovelling behind Harley? Which, coincidentally, is why I like her so much.
The character I used to love but don’t any longer: I truly don’t think I have anybody these for this fandom. I appreciate every character in one way or another and that hasn’t really lessened for any particular reason.
The character I would totally smooch: Yin. I feel like she’d break my arm afterwards but it’d be worth it.
The character I’d want to be like: Alfred. Alfred is a badass. What more needs to be said?
The character I’d slap: I don’t think I’d dare slap anyone from this version. Everyone can throw hands. Maybe Hugo Strange cuz he’s a creep.
A pairing that I love: BATJOKES ALL DAY EVERY DAY BAYBEE. This version of Batjokes was not only my first introduction to the ship as a whole, it was my first gay OTP, my first OTP in general and a part of my queer awakening. Also this version of Jarley is chefs kiss. This may be also the one version of BatCat that doesn’t make me eye roll into oblivion. Speaking of Catwoman, this is yet another version where the chemistry between her and Penguin is amazing.
A pairing that I despise: I don’t think there’s any truly despicable pairings from this show, except of course for Bruce Timm’s puppet accounts who still insist that Batgirl and Batman are meant to be. Why, we’ll never know.
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I just want it on the record that reyja and Julian invented romance and tenderness thank you
you are absolutely right and you should say it.
also 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
#so glad other people support me and my husband#we are cute together you're correct#thank you anon <3#otp: over and over again into oblivion#rey answers people
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for the ask game… omega ?
OKAY NOW for the horrible child. doing α-omega because that’s what i assume you meant. if you want omεga or doc’s o’malley ask again and i’ll do that
Why I like them incredibly angry protector who presents themself as big scary and evil so no one fucks with them. unbelievably ineffectual villain. hilarious lines.
Why I don’t this is a weird question like. there are very few characters we don’t like? and if we didn’t i probably wouldn’t be doing this ask game for them
Favorite episode oh i don’t know. i guess headcannon was pretty good. validated us
Favorite season gotta be when he and doc were at zanzibar, that’ll be 3???
Favorite line “you will all taste oblivion! which tastes like redbull! which is DISGUSTING!”
Favorite outfit he looks best in black!! the black hologram for life. like his projection changing to be purple in headcannon is nice but nah, black all the way
human outfit would probably be like. either a black hoodie and beanie or weird cyberpunk bs. okay i spent a very long time looking for pictures to reference and i’ve determined i know fucking nothing about the names of alt fashion. just like... all black with like belts and zippers and techwear and maybe some wires and glowy stuff. cybergoth-ish but not so bright? and like why is cybergoth just filled with white ppl mimicking dreads. bizarre.
OTP idk if i have one? like domalley is good don’t get me wrong but there’s definitely some like. consent issues. oh maybe o’mαlley/doc!omalley. that’s fun right
Brotp doc! and gary
Head Canon
-likes to garden. grows rose bushes
-is actually split from beta, not alpha
-transgender
-gay and ace
-relatively immature for an ai
-kins mal from descendants do Not question me
Unpopular opinion he isn’t evil at all (okay a little) he just takes on the anger of whoever’s head he’s in and tries to them and himself the only way he knows how by fueling that anger. when he was in doc’s head all those thoughts were 100% doc’s heavily repressed anger. after though he was like “yeah maybe taking over the universe would be the best way to protect the people i care about” except he’s not that self aware so he’s just like “i’m evil”
A wish uh not really for him but i wish for canon to never treat doc’s osdd badly ever again
An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen please do not have any more stuff with omalley as the “evil alter ego” we have evolved past the need for evil alter tropes
5 words to best describe them
dark, mobile, angry, protector, evil
My nickname for them mal or meg
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If you're up to date with my posts, then you know what's about to happen.
I've read the books, WE'VE ALL READ THE BOOKS, but this is a somewhat fun switch-a-roo.
Expect a BUNCH of changes that I'll try justifying, especially painful ones, so bear with me🙏
OTP SWAP PART 1: THE CRUEL PRINCE!!!!
I'm starting with the first book for obvious reasons
Like before, we start in the mortal world with Ashley Duarte(yes, human!Cardan's last name is Duarte, but like I said, bear with me) making tacos in the kitchen while one of the MANY dogs and other animals wait for her to drop some food. Baby boy Cardan and his older half-sister Rhyia are watching some human stuff, maybe Looney Tunes or old Mickey Mouse cartoons, when the door is knocked on, which alerts the animals and wakes a half asleep Cardan; Rhyia does not wake up.
Cardan answers it and finds a cloaked Madoc at the door. Rather than ask who he is or call for his mother, he stares at this man, who kneels and asks as evenly as possible if his mother is home.
Cardan slams the door in his face, which prompts Ashley to ask why he did so.
Madoc BANGS on the door and shouts, "Asha!" and Ashley pales as she realizes who is at the door.
She demands Cardan to go upstairs as Madoc kicks the door open and walks inside, giving the same speech as the original, that Balekin told him she'd ran away with his daughter, that she killed a woman who was just as pregnant as her, that she ran away and married some lowly farm hand and blacksmith. He thought it was a lie, but nope. Here she stands.
Asha(which is her real name) is deeply ashamed at his words, and tries to pull Cardan away; an angry Madoc is an unstable Madoc.
Like before, Justin rushes in to save his family, but ends up getting kebabbed with his wife.
Rhyia does wake up to see both and Madoc spills the tea that she's his and needs to pack her bags because they're leaving, and Cardan's coming with.
Cardan, despite being seven, is outraged and tries to kick Madoc into oblivion with no avail. Rhyia, however, swears that she'll never love a monster like Madoc, who simply scoffs and tells her to wrangle the human and gather her things in half an hour, because they're leaving for Faerie.
Reluctantly, they do and they never see the mortal world again for a very long time.
Jump to the present day as Cardan, a now seventeen year old human heart throb, is getting prim and proper for a revel. His hair is getting styled nice, he's in a nice suit, he's wearing a cool belt that makes him look like he has a tail, and has ear cuffs that make his ears look pointed like a faerie.
He also has rowan berries on his wrist, because he doesn't want the necklace to be easy to see as a lot of his shirts show his chest.
He's dolled up and meets Locke, his brother that came around when Madoc married Oriana and had Oak. The two did not get along, at first, but they began to tolerate each ither as they realized they were the only humans in Faerie that were gentry kids.
Locke is more of a bard or a poet, always seen with a little book, and doesn't wear the same stuff Cardan does, so no pointed ear cuffs for him. He's also more accustomed to Faerie, being good with half truths and minor deception. He's on good terms with both Madoc and Oriana.
Cardan, however, is not on good terms with either of them, as he has tried multiple times to leave Faerie, with and without Rhyia with him, and every time ended with Madoc outside scowling at him and leading him back to his room. Still has that 'no kill' rule, but he's better with sneaking and a sword, having been able to lighten his steps so he could sneak past Madoc and his guards whenever he tried to leave. He's not bad with a sword, but he still has a lot to learn, being 17 and all. When he doesn't have a sword in his hands, he has an animal in them, i.e. a foal, a dog, or, at one point, a skunk that was calm enough to not spray him. Yeah, animal lover that can hold his own.
The two exchange banter and Locke shows show rare excitement for this revel, saying the two will have the time of their lives. Locke, who isn't as close with her, wonders where Rhyia is, but Cardan reveals she's not attending, instead going to visit some friends in the mortal world.
Her funeral as the boys saddle up with Oriana amd Madic and go to the revel.
Similar events occur, like Oriana telling the boys to be careful, Madoc talking to Dain and Balekin, and Locke leading Cardan through the revel so they can have a good time.
IT GOES DOWNHILL WHEN THE GREENBRIAR TWINS AND THEIR FRIENDS ARRIVE. Jude, her older sister Taryn, and their friends, Edir, a bard that can sing and play anyone under the table, Valerian, who's a sadist, and Nicasia, the princess of the Undersea.
Jude and Taryn may have the same face and body, but don't be fooled, Jude has horns, always wears a sword, and will slap you in a dress and then set it on fire without a second’s hesitation. Taryn, however, always has a bunch of flowers in her hair, always wears a dress, and uses words as her weapon. Did you know that she broke on of the most boisterous men in Faerie qith nothing but her words? True story. Edir is the guy that keeps them both in check, an order of Balekin's, which we'll learn later. He is also more of Jude's friend and Taryn's bed buddy, in SFW terms. Nicasia is Jude's friend, like FRIEND, and Valerian is the same, really, just more of an ass now that he has more even targets.
Everyone bows to these guys, even Cardan and a smirking Locke. That smirk vanishes when Taryn winks at Cardan, who Jude GLARES AT.
Locke feels the same way, cinfused and angry, but no time to think in it because Valerian storms toward a confused Cardan and grabs him by the collar, snarling that he can play dress up and make believe all he wants because it won't hide his plain hair or round ears or barn dog smell, so he shouldn't even bother.
Valerian throws him back and Locke rounds on Cardan, asking him what the hell that was between him and Taryn. Cardan brushes him off, as it was just a wink, not a lap dance. Before they can REALLY go at it, crying draws their attention and see that Jude just pincushioned someone who didn't bow, said someone nkw having a hole in their stomach and a slash across their torso. Taryn is annoyed, Nicasia and Valerian are trying not to laugh, and Edir, who's embarassed, is scolding Jude for losing it at a revel.
Jump to after the revel and the day of school. The boys do indeed get dirt kicked on their food, but instead of 'make me,' Cardan snaps, 'TRY me,' because Nicasia asks if he's as filthy as other human boys. Locke talks him down, but Valerian, kicking more dirt and even throwing some IN Cardan's face, asks if the two qould like them for friends.
Locke apologizes for Cardan, but Jude commands he prove it by dropping out of the tournament, it'll be less embarrassing than getting his ass beaten in front of everyone.
Nicasia spots one of the ear cuffs and pulls it off, asking if he stole it. Big mistake because the cuff burns her hand, as it is iron and iron hurts Faeries.
Cardan smirks and the group leaves, Locke scolding him for being stupid.
Later, at dinnner, after talk of Dain's coronation, Cardan, despite some minor objection from Rhyia, asks Madoc a question: May he please have a green sash for the tournament? Why? He would like to be a knight, please and thank you. Madoc chikes on his wine, Locke coughs to hide a laugh, Rhyia winces, and Oriana os shicked into silence.
Madoc gives it to him straight: he's not bad with a sword, he's good on his feet,and he's the best damned rider that anyone's ever seen, but no. He cannot compete for knighthood, on the count of being the furthest thing from a killer imaginable and just being in over his head.
Cardan protests that he can do just fine, but Madoc warns him to stop before he gets himself thrown in a dungeon instead if his room until the coronation of prince Dain.
Cardan relinquishes and we get the salt prank like before, except Locke is pissed beyond all reason at his foster brother. Cardan doesn't mind until he's grabbed by Edir and Valerian, Locke being pulled by the hair by Jude and both are thrown in the river, which has Nixies in it.
Thier supplies get yeeted, Locke gets pulled out by Valerian and is made to kiss Jude on the lips and both her horns, but, when asked, Cardan does not give up, vowing that he will never give up, which makes Jude laugh and the group leave.
Locke and Cardan walk home, get some baths, and go to bed, except they go to the mortal world with Rhyia and meet her friends Vivienne and Heather at the mall. Vivienne apologizes for Jude's behavior, and we learn that Rhyia is planning to leave Faerie, and is probably going alone.
The boys return and endure a lesson, but Jude pushes Locke's buttons, so Cardan pushes her into a tree. Challenge accepted.
TOURNAMENT TIME!! Cardan fairs wellin that Valerian is lazy, Edir is out of shape, and Jude got cocky, so he wins.
Jude fumes at him, later grabbing him by the tail on his belt amd demanding he beg for her forgiveness. He does... NOT! And spits in her face that she may push him down, but he'll pull her down with him, and it will hurt her like hell.
Taryn approaches him and expresses interest in him, saying that she once took both Edir and Nicasia from Jude because people just like a sensitive girl.
She leaves and the tournament eventually ends, which leads Cardan to return hime and meet Dain, who requested one of Madoc's people to tell Cardan one of Eldred's children had come for a visit.
Dain and Cardan get talking and Dain offers him something that isn't knighthood: spying. Plus one wish.
Cardan knows what he wants: to not be controled.
Granted, but Dain can still control him and the fruits of Faerie will still effect him.
Screwy, but deal, he's a spy now
STAY TUNED FOR PART 2!!!!!
#the cruel prince#the cruel prince trilogy#folk of the air#cardan greenbriar#jude duarte#locke#taryn duarte#otp swap#jude x cardan#jurdan
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for the character thingie:
your boy from novoland (sorry i keep forgetting his name), liu yuning's character in the long ballad, and the lady from rebirth for you!!
have fun with it 💖
i have already told this to you but i love you for all of these characters you gave me, you are an absolute treasure my dear kiddo ♥ so i am trying to put my love for them into words, here goes
(placing under a cut bc this will be a lot)
by "your boy from novoland" i expect you to mean zhou youdu (played by huang junjie) so let's talk about him first!
Favourite thing about them:
his sweetness and understanding! he is very soft despite obviously carrying some type of weight upon his shoulders. he's the 14th son of a marquis, compared to the most legendary general of the emperor, and still he has remained humble and sweet. he has so much pressure upon himself but also it feels like his family never cared about him that much. he has his freedom but it also means he has never been treated as something special (even when it comes to haishi, he is never "seen"). and this could make him twisted when it comes to love but he is not. he is very innocent and only wishes for his loved ones to be happy, and if that means giving up his love (and breaking his own heart), then he will do it
Least favourite thing about them:
tbh i don't know if there's anything. he is perfect throughout all those six episodes i was allowed to enjoy his presence haha
Favourite line:
youdu to jianming about haishi: "have you ever considered what she truly wants? you push her away because you might not live long but to her, if she could be with you for only one day, that'd be enough."
(this whole moment is very dear to me but hearing youdu say this and him making jianming think about his actions and what haishi wants for once is wonderful. jiangming ruins everything despite these words but youdu tried his best upon leaving.)
BrOTP:
him and haishi's brother, zhuoying! i wish i could've seen more of them and not just youdu pining over haishi. those two deserved to have some moments of pure shenanigans! i wanted to see why they became friends
OTP:
him in a threesome with haishi and lord qinghai/fang jianming. they just work if i think about it. i could also just put him with haishi alone bc am still pissed at jianming for being like that
NOTP:
uuhh he doesn't really have that much interaction with any of the other characters so i would only be curious about him with everyone before judging
Random headcanon:
bc of being compared to lord qinghai throughout his life, youdu also develops a lowkey crush on this faceless man in his mind. after he sees a glimpse of fang jianming for real tho, his crush slowly fades before coming out again once he meets the man properly through haishi
Unpopular opinion:
he deserved to have a couple of fighting scenes even if he's not big on fighting. also i wanted to know why he was holding a secret knife at one point, who was he going to stab 👀
Favourite picture of them:
this one bc it gives me so many thoughts! in this scene youdu is in a tavern with haishi and haishi is drinking herself into oblivion after being rejected by jianming. while haishi drinks, youdu witnesses jianming standing outside the tavern, holding an umbrella. this look youdu gives to jianming and then haishi made me have many feelings about them as an ot3 where youdu doesn't feel like he belongs but gets accepted in anyway
also this one bc he's so in love with haishi it hurts me and he looks So Pretty. these two deserved to be happy. i was glad that youdu managed to offer haishi at least a tiny moment of laughter and happiness while he was there ♥
then moving on to "liu yuning's character in the long ballad" aka my best big bad wolf hao du! whom i love to the moon and back!
Favourite thing about them:
the way he isn't actually cold-hearted but a huge softie. he has been taught by his adoptive father to be emotionless and he has crafted some type of shell of that around himself but underneath, he feels a lot. he is a sweet, caring person who has always been terrified of appearing as a monster
Least favourite thing about them:
the way he at first gets obsessed about catching and killing changge. i know that is part of his character and his character arc bc that is his duty but cmon man, think for yourself!! allow your braincells to work for one second!!! you have the right to be independent
Favourite line:
oh jeez, i cannot really recall any of his lines? i love some of his talks with wei shuyu tho bc they get very bitchy about stuff but he also just. want leyan to be happy and tells shuyu to be a man about it
BrOTP:
him and ashile sun tbh :'D this might partly be bc of me loving the thought of lyn and leo wu goofing around haha
OTP:
him and leyan but you also know how i feel about hao du/leyan/wei shuyu threesome so them ♥
NOTP:
him with anyone else tbh. idk if he gets shipped for anyone other than leyan but i'd hade to see him with changge for example like,,, that would just feel wrong
Random headcanon:
after he marries leyan and becomes. the commandery prince? idk, something like that. after that happens, him and leyan will just travel together and do a lot of charity work around all the cities. he will become less scary and ppl will adore him and he will be amazing with kids. he loves kids tbh. him and leyan get at least five
Unpopular opinion:
his treatment of leyan at the beginning was uncool :/ even if it was driving me insane. intimidation is not a romancing mechanism my dear sir, tho i guess he was not thinking about love at that point and once he was, he never did anything like that again
Favourite picture of them:
a confused little puppy!
a fool in love making changge feel like a third wheel!!
basically just every moment where he smiles at leyan all lovingly bc he's so gone ugh, i adore he 😭
and then to the last one aka "the lady from rebirth for you" which i take meant our main lady aka jiang baoning :'D oh boy this is gonna be fun...
Favourite thing about them:
she's very smart! and very passionate about the things she loves, be it crafts or her grandma (or li qian lol). also i love it how carefree she is as a princess, she just keeps going around and being like a wild kid, it somehow suits her a lot
Least favourite thing about them:
how despite all of her smartness, she doesn't really get to use all of it sigh. it's like the drama forgot that she was supposed to be smart and gave her all of this bullshit instead
Favourite line:
i honestly don't know if she had any lines i considered worth remembering? me suffering through the ending of this whole drama wiped my memory clean so am sorry
BrOTP:
her with li qian's little sister dongdong (li dongzhi), the merchant lady she meets when they're in bingzhou, and then her closest friend in the palace shushu! i think she had very lovely friendships with all of them :')
OTP:
ot3 with li qian and zhao xiao IF both of those guys weren't assholes like that and just. annoying hhhhh
NOTP:
her with the canon version of zhao xiao D: that guy was a fucking creep yikes. also her with the yongqing prince who tried to forcibly marry her and lowkey kidnapped her hhh that man can go rot
Random headcanon:
jiang baoning continues to see shiqi (the yongqing commander who works as her "master" while she's undercover and trying to save li qian) even after everything gets sorted bc he's like a collective godfather/dad to all of them, even more so once dongzhi marries to yongqing. that man is just very cool and baoning respects his knowledge and guidance and shiqi values baoning's smartness and ability with crafts and designing different devices (they might also get into random shenanigans together but shhh)
Unpopular opinion:
idk if i have anything, i think me treating rebirth for you as trash (with some potential) is already unpopular enough
Favourite picture of them:
i guess you can judge from all those screenshots i sent to you while i was still watching this that it's basically all the pictures of her :'D i love ju jingyi's face and her styling bc am obsessed with the dangly headpieces even if they're very impractical. she just looks so lovely. her outfits were great and interesting. i wish i could try them on. also am too lazy to go get pictures of her am sorry
oh there were gifs of my fave outfit on her ;; this one just looks so cool with the little vest/harness thing!
she's so beautiful ugh, at least i got that 😭
thank you so much for all of these! i hope you liked reading this :'D
#what do i tag this with??#novoland: pearl eclipse#the long ballad#rebirth for you#idk am just rambling so much#sorry these are my two braincells for you now
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Firewhiskey
Chapter XVII
“Alcohol is not a solution,” Snape reminded you as you both entered his office.
“I know,” you sighed, placing a large bottle on his desk. “I’m just so tired, Severus…” You took your regular place in the armchair, where a wool plaid blanket was folded a little sloppily – the way you left it here the last time. So he didn’t even bother putting it away anymore? Although Snape just lit the fireplace and its heat didn’t yet reach you, you felt so warm like never before.
“Yes. You are,” he agreed, focused on uncorking the bottle. “Why would you have firewhiskey in your possession?”
“I don’t know,” you smiled apologetically. “Bought it the day you refused to go to Hogsmeade with us.”
“Is it a vivid example why I should’ve agreed?” he smirked now pouring the spirit into two glasses and you laughed.
There hardly was a place in the whole world which offered you this kind of comfort and consolation, but this cold room with the dark figure of a man smoothly pacing around. Wrapped yourself into the blanket, you relaxed in the softness of the cushions.
“Quidditch Through the Ages,” you leisurely read the title as you noticed the book on a side table. “So now everything comes together!”
“What exactly?” Snape handed you the glass and sat across from you.
“You were to be heard in the Entrance Hall,” you giggled. “Why did you take it from Potter?”
“Well, I wasn’t in a mood,” he said apathetically, wobbling his glass and watching the liquid rotating inside. You couldn’t discern if he was joking or not – it was so likely of him to consider it a fair reason to do so – anyway, his answer amused you, same as his serious look.
“Have you ever been?” you teased, and he answered with a displeased curve of his lips.
“So?” Snape leaned a little forward.
“I’m drinking for you,” you declared, not a trace of your former gaiety remained. “I’m so happy I met you, Severus. You can’t even imagine…”
“Slow down,” he smiled softly. “Too early for confessions.”
“You know I mean it!” you insisted. “I’m telling it before I take the first sip, and I will tell it after taking the last!”
“I know,” his voice so quiet yet so deep. “And you do know I feel the same, don’t you?” The words being extremely alien to Snape’s enclosed character, the words he never dared to say aloud, struggled their way out. He’d prefer to keep them to himself, but he couldn’t leave your sudden ingenuous impulse without an answer.
Your heart skipped a beat each time he acknowledged his reciprocity towards you, although he never said it directly. You nodded, blissful to be ascertained of his fellow feeling again, and reached out for the man.
Mild sonorous clinking broke the silence once your glasses struck against each other.
“How did you get here?” you asked randomly, intending to divert depressive thoughts by some neutral topic, but Snape – unlike what you’ve expected – now looked gloomier than before.
“Dumbledore offered me a job,” he answered with a sigh after emptying his glass.
“Is that what you wanted to be at the age of…”
“Twenty-one,” he finished, filling his glass anew. You tossed yours closer to him to be refreshed with a drink. “All I wanted at the age of twenty-one was being dead.”
“Not much has changed since then, huh?” you smiled sympathetically, and he snickered. Yet again you managed to liven him up.
Another shot followed. Having no crumb in your stomach since lunch, you felt alcohol quickly take over your body, spreading fatigue through your limbs, while your mind still strained to preserve the clarity of thought.
“Did you know each other before?”
“I was studying here. So, apparently, we did.”
“You should’ve really loved it here to return inside the walls of your alma mater?” Recalling your time at school you dreaded the thought of stepping on its threshold ever again.
Snape lowered his head, peering at the brownish fluid in his hand. “It’s complicated.”
“Yeah. I’ve guessed there’s a mystery behind all this.” You felt so terribly sorry for him all at once. There clearly was something he couldn’t tell you, but he did his best to be as honest with you as the circumstances allowed, or his obligations, or whatever else it might be. What the hell it might be?! The thing gave him no peace, torturing his heart, it was evident – judging by his rare bitter remarks; and you felt so helpless not knowing how to ease his mental torments. “Don’t worry, mysterious Professor Snape,” you reassured him in barely a whisper. “I won’t ask questions.”
“I wish I could tell you...” he hopelessly shook his head, afraid you might turn away from him sooner or later – no one would tolerate reticence for long.
“We don’t have that much firewhiskey, do we?” you smiled kindly slowly draining your glass.
“You should be prepared better for the next time,” thankful for your patience and understanding, he gave a short, half-suppressed snigger, and you laughed loving the idea.
“Oh, I will! You know me!”
“I don’t even doubt that!”
“Wanna know what I wanted to be after school?” guilt-driven for involuntary making him feel uncomfortable, you changed the subject, hoping to put some spirit into the man, yet your glance gained a spacey glint. “Hats designer!”
“Hats designer?” Snape chuckled, a slight haze enveloping his head.
“Yep. But somehow ended up being a scientist.”
“What a loss for the fashion world,” he said deliberately unimpressed, but a sly narrow of his eyes betrayed he was ribbing you.
“Heey, don’t you dare question my artistic talents!”
“Or what?” he provoked you further.
“Or I’ll tell Minerva you assumed no one would notice if she replaced the hat she usually wears with an old Hagrid’s shoe!”
“You can’t blackmail me with a commonly known fact,” he replied in a bored tone, which made you burst into laughter.
“Aw, Snape, you’re such a bastard!”
“I’ll take it as a compliment,” with a smug grin, he raised his glass and polished it off.
Snape rested beside you. All of his troubles seemed to step aside when you came around. He wasn’t expecting any kind of cunning, deceitful tricks from your side and could fully relax in the solace your presence comprised. Alcohol helped him loosen up even more, but he still had things under control. You, on the other hand, let frivolity take the lead.
“I was young and naive,” you tilted your head on the backrest, reflecting on a girl you used to be. “Ah, where are those days?”
“You’re still very young,” Snape smiled softly, admiring your features, which he found so alluringly attractive. But it wasn’t appearance that captivated him – something much deeper than physical perception forcefully drew him to you.
“It’s not the point,” you sighed. “Our bodies are aging, but we never actually grow old.” You gulped the rest of firewhiskey left in your glass and looked closely on its empty bottom. “Somewhere deep inside there sticks a child inside each of us. A child with a flaming hope, still believing all of the most fantastic dreams will jolly well come true... Add me some?” you stretched out your hand to receive a new portion of drink.
Snape unhurriedly provided you with another shot.
“Do you regret becoming what you are?” he let the question slip off his tongue.
“And you?” you gave him a pitiful glance, already knowing what he would say.
“Isn’t it obvious?”
“But it’s not too late for changes, is it?” you asked uncertainly, mainly, not to cheer him up – which, nevertheless, was also your intention – but hoping he would agree, so that you too could regain confidence there still was a chance, but Snape silently finished his glass instead.
“The Dark Lord might return any time soon. This is currently my main concern.”
“You’re right. Forgive me, I’m just saying whatever comes to my mind,” you smiled weakly. “My tongue works faster than my brain.” The setting of the room started slowly swaying around, causing a sick feeling in your stomach. You seemed to run out of the last bits of energy – another few minutes, and you’d find yourself balancing on the edge of oblivion.
“Do not apologize,” Snape leaned forward, took the glass out of your hand and put it aside. “What is it you were dreaming of? Will you be willing to tell me?” he asked quietly, his voice so pleasant to your ears.
“I’m dreaming of a small house on the mountain side,” you closed your eyes, “surrounded by a forest…”
“And a lake somewhere nearby,” Snape continued pensively, “its waters clear as crystal…”
“Yes. There will be flowers everywhere…”
“Grown all by yourself?” he smiled, taking in your every breath.
“I have seeds of some rare species,” you agreed serenely.
Each word you said found response in Snape’s heart. For a moment he seemed to be carried away – far from his cruel reality – right in the middle of your little paradise.
“We’ll set off for lengthy strolls along nature paths early in the morning with a basket of sandwiches,” you mumbled sleepily, “to gather herbs and berries…”
“…and return home right before the sun falls…” he whispered, “…tired, but so happy…” Snape’s words faded into silence, as he watched you drift off in a peaceful slumber, leaving him with a feeling of a vague regretful longing.
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FAIRY TAIL NEXT GEN CHILDREN-NALU EDITION
DISCLAIMER:
1-I know there is now a cannon child for edo Nalu and edo Gruvia with names and everything. I also know that Gajeel and Levy have twins and Levy is currently pregnant in 100 Years Quest. I love it and their names and everything about those precious babies-but I’ve had these ideas and characters and backstories growing and developing in my head for years so I’m being the stubborn Taurus that I am and sticking with it.
-Also please forgive any misspellings and grammar mistakes as I am dyslexic and my school failed us at teaching spelling and grammar. I did my best.
Hello my lovelies! I am back with the Fairy Tail post and starting with a bang!
I’m working on my next gen story and am determined to make it work this time... so I’m making very detailed profiles for my OC’s that are going to show up and it was so much fun I thought I’d share them with you!
Because of how unwieldly the document was getting I’m going to break it up by pairing staring with Nalu!!!
God I love them...
RANDOM FACTS:
-After the less than stable childhoods the members of the guild had, when they started to have children, they decided to give them as normal a life as possible.
That means the following:
-Many of those who have kids choose to stop taking the longer and dangerous jobs-or at least don’t do nearly as many of them. This is so they can be there for their children and not reduce the risk of not coming home. That doesn’t mean there still aren’t adventures and that these dangerous missions don’t happen, but many of them are weary of the risk. Except for Natsu and Erza… they are always the exception.
-Naturally, the kids are members of the guild from the moment of their conception. However since they live much more stable lives and don’t need to work and take on jobs as children they don’t become official guilds until 13.
-Most of them start taking on summer jobs or small jobs during the school year with their parents starting then and as they get older-like with in a year or two-they start going on solo jobs.
-And yes I said school year because they make their children go to school like normal kids and get the education that most of them never got. (Please note if I mention anything in particular about school or schooling system it is going to be heavily based on the American school system as I went through that system and somehow came out the other side, so that’s what I’m familiar with)
-All of the children suffer from the same illness the Ultear did as child to varying degrees of severity because of how strong their parents. I say varying degrees of severity because some were able to handle it better than others, but none actually died (obviously
THE DRAGNEELS: (NATSU X LUCY)
Lila Dragneel:
Birthday: January 17th, 797
Magic type: Fifth Generation Fire Dragon Slayer; a dragon slayer who was taught and trained by first or second generation dragon slayers
Appearance:
-Height: 5’4 (about the same as Lucy)
-Hair color: Strawberry blonde-or more specifically Lucy’s blonde mixed with Natus’s pink
-Eyes: Exact carbon copy of Natsu’s-large and black.
-Has Natsu’s smile and more of athletic build but she is still uh… gifted
-Otherwise is Lucy’s clone
IMPORTANT FACTS:
-She got the name the name Lila because it’s close to Layla, and for whatever reason I like to think Layla would have liked Lilacs so it’s from the flower too.
-She fell victim to the same illness Ultear did. Because she’s been so strong from the beginning, she handled it relatively smoothly.
-She’s known for her physical strength
Personality:
-Warm and bubbly
-A little whiny
-Loyal to a fault
-Stubborn
-Blunt like her father
-Very childlike and innocent like her father
-Very intelligent like her mother, but can be naïve and dense like Natsu
-She loves books and reading like her mother but is no writer.
-Unlike her father she is not the type to go out and seek fights… However… as Marie from the Aristicats said;
-She was always a good student-particularly excelling in Literature and languages and anything physical (AKA she dominates PE and dodge ball is terrifying with her)
-Though not one to start a fight she does have a tempter and has gotten a number of detentions and at least one suspension for her reckless and destructive tendencies.
-Though if you ask her it’s never her fault because someone kept bugging her until she snapped and they deserved it.
Relationships:
-Extremely close with her mother
-Super close with her father and just seems to click with him more than Lucy. She’s a bit of daddy’s girl and will proudly admit it.
-Also close with her brother. They get along but he more than anyone else can push her buttons. They can fight and because they are Natus’s children it gets physical fast. But they’re still close and love each other.
-Her best friends include: Hazel Redfox and Eliza Fullbuster.
-And Happy. Always Happy
-She tried to be friends with the older and therefore seemingly cooler Aurora Dryer but stopped said friendship after a nasty incident with Aurora and little Eliza.
-Her closest friend is Nick Fullbuster.
-They have somewhat of banter like Natsu and Gray in the sense they’re competitive with each other
An example of a banter:
“Spicy pink head!”
“Ice fairy princess!”
“Destructor!”
“Stripper!”
“Whiny pants!!”
“Pretty Boy!”
“Oh so you think I’m pretty huh?”
“SHUT UP!!”
It’s all-in good fun though.
-It’s also obvious that especially as they get older there is a HEAVY amount of romantic/sexual tension in this banter.
-Everyone but Lila is aware of this. It doesn’t become clear to her until it more less it’s her in the face.
Jude Ingeel Drangeel- Nickname Iggy
Birthday: September 3rd, 802
Magic type: Celestial Magic.
Appearance:
-Height-5’7 (same height as Natsu)
-Hair: Spikey like his Natsu’s but blonde like Lucy’s
-Eyes: Natsu’s Eye Shape and Lucy’s color
-Same build as his father
-More or less a clone of his father with a few differences
-IMPORTANT FACTS
-His name is Jude Ingeel because both Natsu and Lucy agreed that Ingeel Drangeel was a little too much.
-He’s named after both grandfathers, because even though Jude Heartfillia was an ass hat to Lucy they left each other on a positive note and I like to think had she been able to she would have reconciled with him.
-He got the nick name Iggy because his sister thought Jude was stupid and boring and just started calling him Iggy and it stuck.
-Also known for his physical strength
-Also got the same illness Ultear had and like his sister got through it with relative ease
Personality:
-Loud
-Boisterous
-Loyal to a fault
-Protective to a fault
-Scary energetic
-Extremely warm and kind
-Stubborn
-Blunt
-Loves reading and writes like his mother.
-More willing to start a fight than sister, not as bad as his father. He knows there’s a time and place… most of the time
-Most of the fights he starts are with his older sister and Eliza (the later being with words)
-Extremely intelligent and not as dense and naïve as his father or sister.
-He only did okay in school because he was bored most of the time and just didn’t really try... he was also a familiar face at detention.
-He excelled at anything physical (again dodge ball is terrifying with this kid), anything involving writing and oddly music. No one knows where on earth he got it from.
Relationships
-He considers everyone in Fairy Tail his friend
-Very close with his mother, has been called a mama’s boy on occasion but swears he’s not
( *cough cough* he is *cough cough*)
-Considers his father one his best friends
-Close with his sister but he does enjoy pushing her button a little too much which causes a lot of arguments that more than not escalate into physical fights.
-He also likes just tossing her over his shoulder to piss her off and because he can.
-He’s friends with Nick Fullbuster and Simon Scarlet by association but… they’re more like the annoying older brother’s he never asked for.
-His best friend in the whole world (besides his father and Happy) is Eliza… though their relationships can take on more of the trappings of the rivalry of their parents. It doesn’t turn physical because he knows better and doesn’t want to turn into a human popsicle, but it’s a little more heated than Nick and Lila.
-Everything jokes they’re going to end up together like they’re older siblings and to that Iggy said;
“Listen I love Eliza, she’s like my sister. Heck I like her more than my sister sometimes! But I would never, ever, ever never ever ever ever ever… EVER date her.”
-He then proceeded to get blasted into oblivion by a jet of water
-He does however have a bit of a crush on Rose Scarlet.
And there you have it! Hope you like it! Next up is my personal favorite and OTP-Gruvia!!
#fairy tail#fairy tail next generation#natsu dragneel#lucy heartfilia#natsu x lucy#Nalu#Headcanon#ocs#super long#this is gonna take forever#god help me
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003 | Klaus Hargreeves!
ryah!!! thank you!!! ooooo man, idk tho. I think I may have some.......unpopular opinions
003 | Give me a character & I will tell you
How I feel about this character:
this may sound weird but.....I miss Klaus tbh. I think they really watered down his character in s2 because what was so interesting about Klaus was not necessarily his bombastic personality or his peculiar slightly goth, slightly fem style of dress and ornamentation (though I enjoyed those aspects of his character) it was how vulnerable he was. Klaus is a character whose personal traumas had left him gutted, led him to addiction, destitution, and isolation. Sheehan mentioned that Klaus is also entirely self-serving and selfish and it isn’t until he falls in love for the first time that he does something that isn’t for himself. I don’t think its strange or “bad” that Klaus is incredibly selfish and self-serving. If you look at his life and his history, I think most ppl would say that he’d have to be that way to survive but the idea that love, perhaps one of the most vulnerable acts that someone can engage in, is what compels him to act outside of his selfish norm.....there’s something very beautiful about that. A character who had suffered so much from his vulnerability, his openness (I see his powers in the show as a representation of an inability to close/hold boundaries, being an open sore) and to have such a beautiful, affirming experience as the result of vulnerability......idk there was something there that had a lot of resonance.....really wish they had taken it a little more seriously and explored it more rather than making everything about him into a joke ahahahaha
All the people I ship romantically with this character:
hmmmmmmm Ben, Diego, and Dave
My non-romantic OTP for this character:
Klaus & Allison, the two extroverts of the family but also I think they have a lot in common in terms of how they’ve chosen to deal with their trauma and they are kind of inversions of one another
My unpopular opinion about this character:
I think the fandom largely woobifies and babies him. Klaus is a nearly 30 year old man in canon, probably old after the time jumps. While I sympathize his plight and I feel for him, I still think he is an adult who, in canon, makes his choices good and bad and that he often doesn’t consider how his actions affect others around him. He is very selfish and self-centered, he can be incredibly mean (see; how he kept Ben from the rest of his siblings). He’s fucked up. He’s just as gnarled and nasty as the rest of the Hargreeves and I think that the sibs have every right to doubt him even when we the audience knows he’s right.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:
oh gosh, the same thing I wish they had done with ALL THE CHARACTERS IN S2. I wish they had given Klaus the opportunity to grow and deal with shit ON SCREEN. Like...okay Dallas is a veeeeery sparse arc in the comics so I understand the show’s need to find a way to populate it to fill a whole season but instead of weird, confusing, and ultimately useless plot shit and romances, I wish they had used the time to have all the characters really come to terms with the last season ON SCREEN. yeah yeah, you can make the argument that they did the development during the time skips but ultimately, that’s development that they DIDN’T FUCKING WRITE and that they DIDN’T FUCKING SHOW US. I actually HATE the adage of “show don’t tell” but in the case of s2, THEY SHOULD HAVE SHOWN US THE DEVELOPMENT. And instead of all the sibs basically getting better and developing while apart (which ultimately defeats the purpose of s1 which tried to posit that the sibs are better together), they should have had all the sibs be together for majority of the season with it ENDING on them getting separate, maybe by being placed in Hotel Oblivion by Reginald in the new timeline, maybe by being split up by time travel bullshit. It was TOO SOON to split the sibs up again and I felt that it showed just how poor and lazy the writing team is that their only avenue for conflict is just splitting up the sibs and resulting miscommunication.
my het ship:
hmmmmmm hard to say just cuz I don’t think he has much romantic tension with any female character on the show tbh. this may be a crack pairing but....maybe Patch/Klaus ahahahah
my fem/slash ship:
horrance, kliego, and klave
my OTP:
Ben/Klaus, goooooooooood!!!!! I wish they had developed that relationship more. Like....especially if they had expanded how Klaus could use ghosts for information? If, instead of having the sublimation of his power just be more physical fighting, that it would be having familiars who could travel from him and enter into places and situations and gather vital information???? like Ben being Klaus’ familiar is........very good for me ahahahah
my OT3:
ben/klaus/diego there’s not a lot i liked from s2 but that tender hug that diego and ben shared is definitely one of them
my cross over ship:
uuuuuuuuuhhhhhhh Klaus/Thomas from Odd Thomas ahahahahaha!!!!!
my kink:
mean!Klaus. I wish they would let him be cattier ahahahah
a head cannon fact:
he’s an excellent driver but pretends not to be for the drama of it all
my gender bend:
hmmmmmm I think it Klaus would largely remain the same ahahahahah!!!! but if I were the choose and actress to play a genderbent!Klaus maybe someone like Krysten Ritter??
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NaNoWriMo 2020 Declaration
While I did mention my intended Nano Novel for this year in another post, I think it’s worth giving it its own post.
My 2020, and 18th, Nano will be:
A re-write of the Oblivion Main Quest, as a Modern Alternative Universe
Since I am once again attempting to complete my Nano in 5 days I figured I should probably actually do some kind of outline and planning. Even thought this is a “fun” year (ie, do whatever I fancy with no intent on publishing), I still need some kind of structure. More specifically, I need to know ahead of time how some of the more “airy-fairy” TES lore converts over to IRL Modern-day effects, because I believe this is going to be the biggest challenge.
Q. Am you going to publish this Nano anywhere?
Yes. If I do manage to finish 50k in 5 days, I’ll spend the remainder of the month tidying it enough for publishing to AO3 (with h u g e caveats for quality).
Q. 50,000 words in 5 days is crazy
Yes. Yes, it is. Your wishes of good luck and healthy wrists are appreciated 🧡
Please note, this micro-NaNo challenge is not for everyone. As stated, this is my 18th Nano. I attempted to do 50k in 7 days 5 years ago because I was winning too easily. It’s been reduced to 5 days because I’m crazy 🤣
I do not recommend you try this unless you’ve at least 7 nanos under your belt.
I can only do this because I take time off work to write ~14 hours a day, meal-prep before hand, and do not interact with anyone.
FYI RE Radio Silence
This also means that there’ll be a lot of radio silence from me, especially during the first ~8 days of November. Feel free to check I’m still alive, but don’t be insulted if you get one word answers from me; I barely talk to the Gentleman Friend or my Housemate during this time either.
Q. Thank you for writing my OTP. I love you.
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Matchup for @lirulee
Hi!! First of all, congrats on the milestone!!!✨ And thx for taking the time to read and answer to all this! (I hope it’s not too much) My match up i want it to be for One Piece!😍
I’m a 30 y/o straight fem! I’m a taurus and an ENFJ! I’m short and curvy, blue/green eyes with pale skin and freckles and dark blonde hair. I dress a mix of classy and girly (flower patterns, etc) but always comfortable. I’m a musician, mainly a singer, but i also play the piano and guitar, i also love anything artistic or crafty (eventhough i’m not very good at it). I love to cook (and eat), boardgames and videogames, dnd… I’m a nerd, basically. I’m very social (eventhough i can be awkward and shy at first) so i love to just hang out with some friends driking tea and chatting all afternoon. I also studied psychology.
A fun thing about myself could be that sometimes i make up a blatant lie but i make it sound very plausible, and i push it as far as i can to see how far they believe me (and see the expression on their faces while they process what i’m saying), but i always tell it’s a lie right after cos i can’t stand the idea of lying, i’d feel terrible. Also, it’s always mundane things, never anything serious, and it never affects that person, they’re more like made up facts. I’m not mean, i promise 😭
I’m insecure about my body and my social skills, i’m a worrier too and i tend to doubt myself but i’m also very determined. I’m also a bit of a control freak but i’m learning to be more chill. I guess my biggest fear is feeling apathy for life again, i’m very very lively and cheerful and for a few years i felt apathy and it was killing me, so i fear falling into that again, but that makes me work more against it so i won’t 💪✨
Favourites: i’m a vegetarian so even if i love some kind of food i no longer eat it, that aside i really really love tomatos, a lot. I also really like salads? I know it can be quite basic, but there’s so many options with them… Also popcorn!! 😍
Favourite colors are pink and teal, but i feel bad for the other colors if i choose a favourite 🤣 I love sloths and any kind of felines, i also really like lizards! I don’t have a favourite music genre, i can go from metal to britney spears in a sec.
My dream is to be a great singer, i don’t care about fame, but i’d like to be able to sing as much as i want and the hardest songs. I’d love to make the world a better place and help others with my music, i’m a bit of an idealist and a dreamer 🤣
Well, thanks again for reading aaaaaall that, i feel like an awful person tbh but i didn’t know what to cut (😓),and thanks for my match up! I will love it 🥰
I slipped and this one became quite long actually! I hope you enjoy this one Liru, I match you with....
OTP: Bartolomeo
Barto’s enthusiasm, your pranks and just your general bubbly attitudes that are not afraid to mess with people make you a dynamic duo that is absolutely feared and loved everywhere. Whenever people see you walking up to them they already know that they’re either going to have a great afternoon, or going to be left in embarrassment.
When it comes to being an artist, Barto is not necessarily very musically inclined, but you can bet that he’s your absolute biggest fan! He will admire everything you do and even if you miss a note, he’s already on the floor with heart eyes and tears streaming over his face cause he cannot believe such a sweet angel is his partner!
Having such a fanboy as a boyfriend, putting you on a pedestal every single day, for everything that you do, means wonders for your confidence. Even on bad days, Barto is full of admiration, and after a while you cannot help but believe all the positive things he says with his puppy eyes and genuine tones.
Barto likes taking you outside to experience life, to make sure you never revert back into that apathy. He wants you to feel the sun on your face, smell flowers and the salt of the sea, feel rain on your skin, shiver in the cold as you walk through fresh snow crisp beneath your feet. Barto wants to show you every date just how beautiful the world is, and how his world is even better with you in it!
His love language is words of affirmation, but he’ll also bring you gifts from travels whenever you cannot come along. Usually they’re quite obscure but cute things that only the two of you can understand the significance of.
Finally, you two have different things to geek out over, but you can spend hours listening to the other gush over their hobbies. You two are two nerds that are just as happy with an elaborate date night where everyone in the restaurant shoots you strange looks because of the conversation topics, as with a movie night indoors with your favorite snacks and all kinds of nerd-theories to share as well as cuddles!
Runner up: Shanks
Another extrovert who will put you on a pedestal and make you feel like the queen you are! Shanks is another one who will compliment all your insecurities into oblivion, nowhere to be seen anymore. Your social skills help you find a perfect place in his crew.
Shanks is your biggest fan when it comes to all your creative outlets, showering you in compliments and loving every single thing you create. He likes staying indoor with you as you are busy with your hobbies and just admire the view.
Why he’s not your #1 match: Shanks unfortunately cannot spend as much time with you as Barto would and while you would go on similar adventures, they would just not be as frequent and they would include more potential danger. You need to be out and about and experiencing things, not be on edge the entire time that people will come for either of your heads.
BrOTP: Brook
Two master-musicians together, of course! You bond over all your instruments, songs and often perform and practise together. Brook is more than willing to join you in some of your pranks so you can pretend to have found a skeleton or something else similar, just to spook other people.
Brook is a great uplifting friend! He is interested in all your nerdy hobbies and you can spend hours putting interesting new twists on the games you already play. Brook knows a way to make everything exciting, so even when you’re feeling a little down and apathic, he’ll just grab you by the hand and get you involved.
There is never a boring day in your life with this tall skeleton friend! And with his age, he also has plenty of wisdom to share whenever you need advice on anything!
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Snowbaz 24- Chance Encounters
Otp Prompt #25: Baz lost his sibling Mordelia in an IKEA, and an employee named Simon is the only one willing to help him look for her. (Non-magic AU)
~ Enjoy, my loves! ~
*Simon’s POV*
There’s a very handsome stranger looking very lost in the middle of our store. (Store’s a bit of a stretch- more like a bloody mansion, really. Even I get lost sometimes, still.) He’s got slick black hair, stony grey eyes, and cheekbones that would put Edward Cullen to shame.
“Mordelia?” He calls out as he looks in bins and under beds. “Mordelia you insufferable little witch…” He hasn’t noticed my staring at him, but Penny has. I look over and she’s got one eyebrow cocked with an annoying little smirk. (She gave me this same look when I had fawned over Agatha back in secondary school. Then I realized I was a right pouf in eighth year, and she gave me the same look then, too.)
“Well, Si? Are you going to go see what that lovely customer over there wants? Or are you going to keep staring like a begging pup?” I shift on my feet as I feel my blood rush to my face in a flood of heat. Is it really that bloody obvious?
“I, er- well he doesn’t really look like he nee-”
She rolls her eyes at me. (Bloody prat, she is.) “Well then, I suppose I’ll have to go help the handsome stranger,” She starts walking off toward him (he’s still blissfully unaware of my gay panic at the moment) with a bounce in her step. But before she can get too far, I huff and tug on her sleeve.
“Fine, bloody tit, trying to bloody pimp me out…” I mutter to myself as I walk away from her and toward Edward Cullen 2.0. I toss a furtive glance back behind my shoulder and see Penny flipping me off, putting her gaudy purple ring on display. (We were at the market when she got it- I told her it was an ugly hunk of junk. She insisted it was magic. Right crackers, she was.)
I put on my best customer service face (hiding my please-do-bad-things-to-me one) and walk up, tapping him on the shoulder. He spins around, looking as though he’s trying to hide how frantic he is. (He’s even better looking close up.) (Penny calls me a gay disaster. I never thought much of it ‘til now.) “Excuse me,” (He’s looking at me like it’s the only thing he’s focusing on.) “Can I help you? You look a little, um- lost.” At first he looks taken aback, but then he looks around, tugs at his hair (his gorgeous fucking hair that I want to tug right out of his skull), and then looks hopelessly back at me.
“Yeah, that’d be a right help, mate. My bloody sister… she’s run off and I can’t find her in this god forsaken mansion you call a store.” He’s sarcastic, but maybe it’s just because he’s worried about his sister. (Mordelia.)
“Right, well… what’s your name?” I extend my hand, but he doesn’t take it. Instead he looks at me with a sneer (a villainous sneer- I didn’t know that was a real thing) and crosses his arms.
“Tyrannus Basilton Grimm-Pitch.” My head hurts just from the syllables alone.
“T-t-tyr-tyrannu-” He rolls his eyes. (It’s bloody hard to pronounce his name- ‘specially when I never was good at English.)
“Basilton is fine-” I shake my head and give him a toothy grin.
“How ‘bout Baz?” He furrows his brow like he’s trying it out in his mind. He sighs and nods his head (I think I see a smile- maybe he likes it!)
“Well. What’s your name, then?” (It’s a bit odd exchanging pleasantries when his sister’s missing, but he doesn’t seem to mind, so I don’t, either.) I cock my head to the side and point to my nametag, but he shakes his head. “No- your full name.” I grin again (I know I don’t know him, but he seems to make me grin a bit, even though he does seem like a bit of an arse.)
“Simon Snow Salisbury.”
“Alright, Snow. Help me find my sister, yeah?” Snow Snow Snow. I love love love it. “Her name is-”
“Mordelia,” I finish. He looks at me - thinking - for a moment, and then shakes his head and turns on his heel to keep looking for Mordelia. When I look back over my shoulder, Penny is giving me an enthusiastic thumbs up; so I hurry away, taking Baz with me. (May be a weird name, but oddly enough, it seems to fit him.)
We look everywhere- which is bloody hard in a store like this. In and under bins, cupboards and large drawers, appliances, etc. Finally, we’ve nearly given up all hope, but we’re still going to the bed section to look for her. Every now and then one of us will call out her name, but we’ve reached the general consensus that it’s not likely to help, anyway. I decide - while we’re looking in this huge section of the huge store - to make a bit of chat.
“So… what brings you to our store?” He casts a glance with a raised eyebrow quickly to me, and then looks back away, pulling covers from a bed.
“Buying a new oven for our mum- we were baking sour cherry scones and salt and vinegar crisps when it caught fire. She’s a baker, so she was devastated. It’s near Christmas, so our father sent us out to buy a new one for her.”
“Sour cherry scones?” I can’t help but stop in my tracks and salivate at the thought. I haven’t had any for a time, but I still remember having them every day before Uni. Flaky and warm and oh so delicious. Beside me, Baz chuckles. (A downright lovely thing.)
“My whole story about my oven catching fire and that’s what you take from it?” I feel myself blush sheepishly and decide to stop talking. (Maybe forever. Haven’t decided yet.) He casts a sidelong glance at me and I see that he’s smiling, so maybe I didn’t make a complete arse of myself just yet.
…
We find Mordelia hiding under a bed just under twenty minutes later, giggling herself into oblivion. Baz gave her a long talk before turning to me and nodding once, firmly and then going about his business again. And just like that, my encounter with the handsome stranger ended as quickly as it had begun.
*Baz’s POV*
Sometimes I could absolutely bite myself for being as bloody desperate as I am. But after a meeting with the bloody drop dead gorgeous guy Simon (I don’t even know if he’s gay), who wouldn’t be desperate? So nearly as soon as I had left him standing in the bed section, I kicked myself for doing so. By god, Mordelia and I are going to leave the store without an oven for now, but will be damned if I leave without saying goodbye to him.
So I promptly drag Mordelia around and settle on a lamp that would look just fine on my bedside table; gargoyle and all. I spend five minutes wandering like a lust pup around the store, looking for him to check me out. (In more way than one.) When I finally find him and saddle into his line, looking cooler than I feel, Mordelia is throwing a tantrum about leaving. (This store has become somewhat of a playground for her, as of yet.) She keeps hitting me and wrinkling my jumper. But she can hit me as much as she’d like- this isn’t my favorite shirt.
And besides, as I approach Simon steadily and meet his gaze, his eyes light up for a fraction of a second. He stares at me (or so it seems) for a few more seconds before returning back to his current customer.
I finally get to the front of the line with ‘Delia in tow and place the lamp on his counter. He smiles up at me, as bright as the goddamn sun itself. “Thought you were just looking for an oven?” He says as he scans the lamp, still looking up at me with his downright sinful eyes.
“Right, well…” I taper out, not knowing what to say. (Which is odd, because I’m usually quite eloquent.) We finish the transaction all too quickly.
“Receipt in the bag or with you?”
“With me is fine,” He hands it to me, smiling brightly all the while. “Thank you… Simon.” He looks like he’s won the lottery. (I wonder for a moment if I can find an excuse to come back tomorrow. And the next day… and the next…)
We’re leaving the store just as quickly as we had entered, and I can feel my heart sink. But when I look down at the receipt in my hand…
I’ll be bloody damned. It’s his phone number.
#Carry on#wayward son#carry on fanfic#snowbaz fanfic#snowbaz#snowbaz fic#non magic#baz#baz pitch#baz grimm pitch#baz grimm-pitch#simon#simon snow#penny#penelope bunce#ikea#fanfiction#fanfic#mlm#gay#rainbow rowell#magic#mordelia
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Wipe his blood from your mouth with mine
(Otp shenanigans based on what could have happened between Armand and Daniel post hunting together in the warm rain - in last chapter of Prince Lestat - {Hope that’s okay not a blood communion fan and Daniels not in it…} Lestat and Louis are nosey, helpful spectators/advisors In that order. A little nsfw, soppy and an essay of angst. Hope you like It! Merry Christmas 🤗)
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From: @auburnandamberangel
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A few nights had passed since their reunion, they’d hunted together in the warm rain - eyes had acknowledged them slipping out together but no interference, this felt more solid then previous meetings. A certain Roman not such a prominent Father hen presence. Familiarity was steadfast, much left unsaid between but in the spirit of having survived this latest blip in immortality pushed down to be revived at a later time. Negotiating simply being in each others company was rollercoaster enough. Small glances, heated snatched stares. Measuring the changes in eachother, coveting the lack of them.
The huge cinema room, a ridiculous term as he’d paid good dollars to watch a flick in smaller venues, the latest safe space to catch up. A do not disturb sign hooked on the double doors, a lock across them. Not that this meant much to telekinetic mentalists amongst them. But a polite notice to leave them in privacy. Daniel was eyeing Armands form, at least what he could see beneath the knitted Sweaters neckline. No tanning or change in tone to porcelain perfect flesh. The theory of their healing abilities known, but never tried into practice by himself just yet. Not that he hadn’t had the impulse - Marius ha immolation was beneath him, always made sure his charge was safe and sound come sunrise.
Armand noted changes too, still flushed as marked his age in the blood. But more strength coiled than should have accumulated in the decades since their parting. His blood then, nursing his fledgling. Practicality was one thing, necessity another, but his passionate possessive side said hang being reasonable - the implications of the to and fro between his beloved and his maker. Aside from Louis’ attack post interview only his fangs had tasted Daniels blood, only his fangs had parted flesh in his necks favourite crook. Louis had understood his hesitancy to bring the subject up, close companions coming together in a time of mutual vulnerability. Many happy years spent in New York. Trinity Gate their slice of peace. "It's not as if I’ve ever asked Lestat to compare me to David. Though it doesn’t mean I’ve never thought it. Never ask a question you mightnt like the answer to.“ His response had been succinct. "But Cher they were definitely lovers. This situation is less clear cut.“ Louis had smiled then, shrugged meaning everything and nothing. "Things concerning Marius rarely are, are they."Preaching to this choir had been his reply.
Daniel was recalling his own pep talk with Lestat, not so much a pep talk as the brat Prince not so subtly inquiring as to his intentions towards his blood brother. More being spoken at. "I feel responsible for his last brush with oblivion. I’d rather not stand idle at this potential catalyst to my blood brothers well being.”
Feeling peeved and rather touched all at once, he’d nodded. “Lestat you’re many things but thinking of you as my uncle and I your nephew is too, too much to want to comprehend!" Thankfully the mercurial anointed leader took his words in good humour. Always had quite liked him fortunately, could once upon a time have run away on adventures together. Though whose heart that particular fancy was meant to wound more Louis or Armand - Daniel had never quite fathomed. Hands up in a sign of peace he’d added. "Rest assured I’ve always broken my own heart over him, I’d rather that than breaking his ever again. I was off my noodle for way too long. I have alot to catch up on.”
A strange look had passed over Lioncourts face. “I said something similar to him you know. …‘You break my heart you little fool, you always have…’ I think i prefer your sentiment.” Shudder as if someone had walked over his grave. Memnoch related Daniel had assumed.
“Can I ask a favour. Could you make sure Marius doesn’t try to help us in what no doubt will be a charged, embarrassing and classically devil and minion problematic fest." Brow quirked at this request Lestat had smirked, a twinkle in those famed blue eyes. "Run interference as they say. It’ll be a pleasure." Making to turn heel and leave. Pausing. "You know I can’t decide if you smell different or not… Never mind." With that winking and walking away before Daniel could comment what he’d meant.
Back in the room, Daniel edged nearer, leaning across the plush seat between them to better see Armands face. Rewarded with a wistful tug of lips.
"Of all the vampires in Trinity I have your full attention still. Im flattered.” Eyes warmed in a way they hadn’t been in quite sometime. Flitting to Daniel equally captivated violet ones.
“Always will have it too.” Moving almost to sit on the arm of aforementioned middle seat.
“Its…complicated. Or whatever the get out clause for a relationship not happening is these days…online.” He’d tried to keep up to date with modern jargon. Not as much fun as learning with his minion in the eighties, but he couldn’t wouldn’t allow himself to atrophy again.
“There it is breathtaking in every way yet simultaneously so stupid!” Daniel hitting the seats cushion in a burst of frustration. The seat rocked. Oops.
Armand laughed despite himself. “There’s that sassy mouth I’m fond of coming out to play.” Glancing down at the seat, it had been bent. Ah.
“Give my mouth something else to do. Kiss me. I promise I’m same as I ever was.” Just a plain simple kiss, though usually desire took over and wham they were engaging in full on blood sharing in a blink.
“Let’s not rush into things…” Playing with a stray curl, rapidly teasing it out. At this rate he’d have straightened his locks from the sheer tension of it all.
“I’m not waiting six years again for a snog. The chase ended. We’re way passed third base now don’t you think?!” Edge of something darker in his tone. Lestats words echoing in his mind now.
“We hunted together.. Be- Daniel.” Slip of the tongue he’d nearly uttered beloved. “That was alot.” No lies there. He hunted alone as a rule, Daniel was the only immortal he’d shared with.
“I know we shared the kill. Shared the blood. It was great, lovely. But Im not going to lie I wanted to be responsible for your heart racing…” Wow his throat was dry. Blurting all this oit, no holding back or hiding behind word play. “Is it because I smell different.”
“Smell? What do you mean?” Nose prickling as he’d wondered hadn’t he, a moment before about infusions from a twice millennial source. Did he hesitate because on a base level Daniels blood smelt different because it was…
“Lestat said something about me smelling different. Is it because I smell more like him. Like Marius?”
Deep breath. Right to the jugular of the situation. Flush of pride who the hell else spoke to him like this, no one.
“We were parted whatever happened between you is none of my business. It would only be natural for you to seek comfort in his arms… He’s very persuasive.” The words were coming out, but he knew his heart wasn’t so forgiving or clear cut.
“Well fuck! Your going to quote we were on a break. Really! This isn’t Friends. I doubt either of us matches Ross or Rachel.” Daniel realising bow improbable it was for Armand to be up to date with 90s pop culture. “It wasn’t like that. It was feeding not flirting. I wasn’t exactly following a balanced diet. I don’t want him, it’s you it always has been!” Last hit to the seat and it screeched it’s last. “Shit! I’m sorry.” Staring at his hands like he’d just seen them.
Armands eyes widened. There was that strength again. Not more thsn his own but a progression. Lestats mind voice in his head. *Do I need to come in and break you guys up? Or is this good rough?* That famous timing…*No. He’s broken my furniture, no harm to me. And it’s always good rough between us for the record.* Satisfaction at the too much information wince on Lestats part. *Don’t make me tell on you to Louis, you know he hates you being a voyeur.* Quirk of a brow inside and out. *Its been a while we’re out of practice.* Pleasing ringing of laughter as the brat Prince took the hint. Opening his eyes from a protracted blink to Daniels face and form kneeling right infront of him. Unforgivable this oversight, to allow himself to be this surprised. Hadn’t even seen him move. No threat from this vampire though, no need for high alert physically, only emotionally. Always his heart that needed protection. Minute frown appearing. The urge to reach out and run fingers through Daniels hair almost over powering. Hands death gripping the plush arm rests, clawing into the material and stuffing as well as the metal frame below.
“Don’t you want me anymore. Is that it - Really?” Once he’d thought he’d never get to touch those rosy lips again. Stroke hands through deep russet flaming curls. Hear his voice and those special noises he only made for him. Cold shower for Mr Molloy. “The bloodworks just a primal excuse. The usual vampiric urges BS.” All this aside he wouldn’t force himself on Armand. Never. A time machine to kill any who had. He’d thought him dust to the wind. Well he could feel himself ready to blub. Filled to the brim with so many feelings.
Armand could smell the start of those tears. He could lick them away, like they used to. Drink the pain away. Curled up together after a fight. Entwined. Love through the blood. Strength and stay through that intimacy. “I could never not, beloved.” Time for his own tears, that affectionate term opening his own flood gates. “I don’t think I can love you how you need to be loved, is more the point. What if I make you relapse. I’d never forgive myself…” Nails now through his own palms. Chair two in ruins. His own blood scent filling the air. “My beautiful boy…”
There it was, the spicy scent he could only taste as a mortal, fully appreciating the body of it after crossing over. The aroma. Fearful words sinking in. Shaking his head. “None of that was your fault. It was just our luck to be the tortured star crossed lovers. I’m better, was well on the way to better when I knew you weren’t gone. Not dead. I left, that was on me.. I left you alone, I swore I wouldn’t in our garden but I did. I neber meant to not come back. The rot had set in, nothing made sense. But here you are whole and perfect and as maddening self introspective as ever. Don’t you get it. That was my job as your minion, to save you from yourself. To save my devil from whatever tested you. And I wasn’t there. I’ll be Damned if I ever make that mistake aga-” Words cut off as bloody yet healed hands reached for him, pulling Daniel bodily into his lap. Not an easy task sized as they were.
Armand couldn’t bear him saying one more heart wrenching thing. Broke that physical truce and kissed him as requested. Lips breaking away from his only to lap away falling tears. Poised staring into violet orbs he’d been lost in the moment they’d met, truth be told. Breathy. Quite the achievement for beings who didn’t need respiration. “Mine, you taste like my better heart. With added vintage. Wipe his blood off your lips with mine.” A single bead of blood for Daniels tasting. Hand teasing his lovers skirt buttons, to touch skin on skin.
Years were stripped away and here they were like nothing had happened battle scarred yet together. That’s all the mattered. Familiar elixir warming him in ways he never expected. Picking him up to better remove clothing, they had to map each others bodies like old times.
Sometime later.
Laying on the plush carpeted floor, clothes strewn around them. Not a stitch left on them. A third seat broken on its hinges. Armand was happily listening to Daniels heartbeat. “I think I may need to redecorate.” Glancing around the mess they’d made. Stretching like a cat.
“Agreed perhaps we should make a passion room. But hey we’re super rich so why spoil the fun. At least in this cinema there’s no popcorn stuck in odd places like that time we got romantic in Palm Springs.” Kissing his makers forehead. Basking in after glow. “I’m pretty sure we’ve thoroughly infused each others blood counts.”
“One can never be too careful. We need to hunt. I don’t want you getting peeky as I was so enthusiastic.”
“Agreed, and I don’t mind at all. Drain me I’m your love muffin.”
Armand wrinkled his nose. “Love muffin. Wash your mouth out! We do need to lock this room up tight upon leaving. In case Cupid Lioncourt takes photos.”
Daniel laughed. “He does have a nose in most situations I admit. In this case it’s just as well. How long do you think it would have taken to jump each others bones, without his ear worm about smell?”
Armand laughed at the phrasing, a throaty chuckle sending vibrations down Daniels chest. “Not too long, possibly quicker if I’d gotten that particular ear worm and we’d gone the route of territorial angry me, with your oh so smart mouth baiting. Then we’d have made up, like old times.”
Daniel snorted. “Are we that predictable?”
“Perhaps…Now how he kept a certain others nose out of this… robust reunion is the story I want to hear…” Smiling into Daniels matching grin.
“Now that story can wait.” Winking and gathering Armand closer again. “Round three?”
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sheriarty oooooobviously
( Brutally Honest Ship Meme ) - ^^ Thank you! Sorry this took forever to put into words. I could not shut up. LOL Have 830 words of me rambling about two nerds.
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-quietly but with feeling- OTP! OTP! Okay, seriouslythough: I have Thoughts™. But overall: yes, love them, always fav.
This ship is fascinating to me for so many reasons that are difficult to put into words. I love the constant theme of respect, fascination, and sameness across all ‘verses. That both of them, despite being on different sides, both go from being outsiders that don’t really belong to finding someone who matches them, who stimulates their intellect and who actually understands them, who they can just be themselves around when they’re together. There’s something beautiful in the thought of finding someone who is, to paraphrase, “made for you”. Tragic, yes, considering all iterations of Holmes and Moriarty are doomed to destroy each other through the same means that earned them their reverence. Additionally tragic because of how enthusiastically they both approach that end—and yet I suppose they both consider it an honour in a way? What’s more meaningful than destruction at the hands of your foil? Couldn’t leave that to just any person on the street.
I feel like this is one of those ships you could really do anything with and it’s kind of a shame to me that they’re restricted to angst and tragedy usually when they’re allowed to be together. I know the angst is an integral part of them, but gods, the wonder of being understood! The terror of someone knowing you in your entirety and accepting you! That relief of finally not being alone, especially for a Moriarty! The kinds of stories we could tell if we focused on those feelings instead of the Game and their mutual destruction! And yet…at the same time, that destructiveness is also a big part of who they are. And as beautiful as all these rare, wonderful feelings are, there’s also beauty in breaking and decay and the end of all things. They have this potential to span an entire spectrum of emotions and situations (the span of all that makes us human) and I really hope, in time, people come to utilise that spectrum more.
(On a slightly related note, it kinda bothers me that we only seem to get canon Sheriarty in media where only one of them has been genderswapped—this isn’t a dig at Elementary, which I remember enjoying, I’ve seen this in a few other derivatives and it frustrated me there, too. I don’t really understand this trend? Is there something so terrifying at the thought of them being the same gender? Especially if they’re both said to consider their bodies as transport in some ‘verses? Why does the ship have to fall into “mainstream appeal” when neither character is the type to embrace that concept?)
Of course that self-destructiveness also implies a level of unhealthiness—there is something twisted and off putting and occasionally frightening about them. But it all circles around again to the respect thing. Moriartys never initiate that final game until their Holmes pushes forward and essentially agrees to the Game; Holmes always waits for Moriarty to make the first move after that. No one forcibly drags the other into anything—after that point it becomes a mutual give and take towards oblivion. And the amount of regard it takes to both wait and to not fuck over the other person unfairly is staggering to me. Especially for two people who don’t seem to care about social conventions most of the time and who both don’t seem to mind just how dark their relationship can, occasionally, be.
‘Verse specific, but I’ve always enjoyed the almost sapiosexual feel that seems most apparent in ACD’s canon, especially with Holmes—I feel like this was kinda missing in Ritchie’s films but came back in both Elementary and BBC’s versions. Though I also feel like Elementary and BBC heightened one important aspect of their relationship and added another in a way that I think builds a very interesting layer to them—aestheticism and and need. Though every version always remarks on the mastery of both Holmes and Moriarty’s abilities in the other’s mind, the building of that aestheticism seems to have built up their opinions of each other in a way that feels more like someone regarding a work of art than another person. And the need…the barely repressed tension in BBC, the lingering craving in Elementary…so good, so painful, and I adore the different facets that adds to them both as a whole.
So, I suppose, in summation: my opinion of them is that they’re complex and fascinating for it. They’re like…a garden: when allowed to just be, they’ll grow wild and barely restrained by normal means. But there’s just as much a chance of them growing into something beautiful and flourishing until the winter as there is a chance of their plants canibalising themselves and destroying everything. But, whatever happens, I feel like they always are right where they intend to be with each other and there’s something nice in that, regardless of the outcome.
#ask Rae stuff#thanks for the ask!#ship ask#Sheriarty#Jimlock#really long post#that said#this ship always has chaotic dumb@ss energy; two people who collectively share one braincell only when they're face-to-face#whoever's talking is usually the one getting to use the braincell#evidence:#ACDHolmes: 'I felt an attraction. He has to die. -yeets-'#see 90% of Jim and BBClock's discussions#KurlandHolmes: -spends an hour trying to convince everyone Moriarty's up to something only to give in 30sec after James says anything-#RitchieHolmes: 'haha sure am glad you're leaving Watson out of this; have an insult to change your mind'#Elementary gets a pass cuz I don't remember specifics but I'm sure one of you can provide evidence of something#they're so ridiculous and I love them#I'll probably think of more actually meaningful stuff to say later but -shrug emoji-#sorry mobile users#weweremadeforeachothersherlock
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My Favorite Sora and Riku BroTP Moments
First off, I don’t ship Soriku. Sorry, but I just don’t. I have never gotten a romantic vibe from them EVER and I really enjoy how they interact and work together like a pair of brothers. There are plenty of other tumblrs that post Soriku, and I assure you they’re not hard to find.
Riku is sexy and important and Sora is a literal drop of sunshine, and I love both these boys so much. I really enjoy how much Riku’s character arc reminds me of Zuko from ATLA and how he embodies the “protective big brother” cliche which can be seen in a lot of animes. Likewise, Sora is a wonderful protagonist and the way he adores and actually listens to Riku makes me want to give Riku a thumbs up:
Good job, Riku, on somewhat-raising Sora. He’s wonderful in a million amazing ways~
I know Sora has parents alright, im just messing around~
And so, as I write this, I will be viewing Sora and Riku in a very platonic manner. These two are close to the point of being real brother’s, and since Kairi does play a part in their relationship, she will be mentioned here and there.
Just know that even if you ship SoRiku and I ship SoKai, doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy this list! This is a BroTP post, not an OTP post, but you may find one of the reasons you ship SoRiku on here even if I have a different understanding of the moment in question.
I will be leaving comments open, with one request: you may say whatever you like in response to this post so as long as you are respectful about it. So please, no character bashing, no ship bashing, and definitely no harassment or bullying. I will block any guilty party and/or close the comments for this post.
10) Encounter in the Land of Dragons
Sora spends the majority of KH2 looking for Riku, and eventually, Kairi. By the time he makes his second trip to “The Land of Dragons” (I’m super tempted to write China, here) Sora has still yet to encounter Riku despite all the extra behind-the-scenes help Riku keeps giving him.
They finally run into each other here, but Sora assumes its a member of Org XIII given what he seems to be doing and what he is wearing. Riku casually warns Sora to watch his back by pointing at the heartless, which Sora then takes out. After the fight, Riku makes this hilarious gesture, like he’s saying “well, look at that. You’ve become so dependable,” then runs off. Sora gives chase until losing sight of him at which point he wonders aloud:
“That guy...”
“No...! Why... Would he...?”
Sora thinks that it’s Riku he just met, and kinda reaches for him as he calls his name. He says “Riku?” in a way that doesn’t hide how cautiously hopeful he is, and is overjoyed later when he hears from the emperor that the guy in the black coat “was kinda rude.”
Sora, YOU’RE a little rude.
9) Riku demands to know what Diz wants (with Sora)
Diz is a pretty suspicious character, and Riku trusts him about as far as he can throw him. Unfortunately, the only people Riku trusts implicitly are comatose, absent, or far away. He can’t wake Sora up on his own, so he begrudgingly accepts Diz’s help.
Near the end of Sora’s reconstruction, Diz expresses his thoughts over Sora waking up in a way that’s... mildly creepy.
Diz doesn’t really care for Sora as a person. He’s a means to an end. Riku isn’t stupid--he can tell. His priority is doing everything he can to help Sora wake up. But the minute Diz says Sora’s name--in a tone that makes it abundantly clear he is being used, like Roxas is--Riku takes a seat like “Don’t you f***ing dare. What do you want with us, anyway?” And says the polite version of that.
8) Riku visits Namine
I’m not sure whether Riku knew to go see Namine on his own, or if he was summoned there by Diz. But either way, Sora’s awakening is taking way too long.
After leaving Castle Oblivion, Riku began investigating the Organization since they literally forced Sora into an indefinite, comatose state. Namine promised to look after Sora, and when they meet again, Riku, gently, but firmly, reminds her of this, as if to ask “What’s taking so long?”
There can’t be a good reason, so he needs to know. That way, he can help.
Unfortunately, the situation is that some of Sora’s memories currently reside in two different people. Namine carefully explains that there is no way to help Sora without harming them, and if they try to do that anyway, Sora will wake up only to realize no one remembers him.
Here, the camera shifts from Namine to Riku while keeping that one line on the screen, making it clear that’s not an option for them. Sora cannot wake up to find out he’s been forgotten--they are not willing to risk that.
This leaves just the worst possible option, and that is to kill two people.
A role which Riku now resigns himself to.
This might have been higher on the list if not for how SAD it is... For everyone involved.
7) Sora remembers how they grew up together
KH1′s ending broke a lot of hearts (cough not as much as III cough) and final mix’s version just twisted the knife with this little scene. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I do not remember seeing this little Sora-flashback first time around.
The door has been shut and locked, leaving Riku and Mickey stranded in the Dark Realm. Sora looks on as he recalls his childhood spent growing up alongside Riku, how they laughed and ran together, and this scene couldn’t possibly be more heart wrenching--
Hears Project Destatis D.B. themes and variations playing in the background~
👏Thank👏you👏Everglow👏
You, too @projectdestati
6) Sora and Riku fight the final battle together
I love all the little scenes in this fight.
You get a lot of these two protecting/supporting each other here.
At one point, Sora is nabbed by Xemnas and is having his HP drained, and you get to fight as Riku in order to free him.
When Xemnas starts firing those light-rods or whatever they’re called at Sora and Riku, the boys stand back to back as they deflect them.
This leaves them so drained that Xemnas is able to kick Riku back and attack Sora, but Riku pulls Sora out of the way AND TAKES THE HIT HIMSELF.
Sora and Riku use their combined strength to shoot Xemnas out of the sky.
And on top of all that, you get this:
SORA AND RIKU STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT TO FIST BUMP!!!! This is canon. THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED!!!
It’s as if they’re each telling the other:
“No worries! I’m here.”
5) Riku meets Xion (twice)
For the sake of keeping this list to my top ten, I’m including Riku’s first and second meetings with Xion as one reason. I know, I know, I’m kind of cheating, but I really can’t choose between these two.
While investigating Org XIII, Riku must wear their coat. It allows him to move about without detection. Ironically, this also gets their attention since he’s Riku, he’s not one of their members, and he’s clearly opposed to them. They send Xion to take him out, but he defeats her and is both disturbed and concerned by her appearance.
Xion demands to know why Riku is dressed as one of them, and he answers:
“To make sure my best friend... Sleeps in peace.”
Riku is determined to protect Sora, who is vulnerable in his sleeping state, no matter what Riku is forced to wear, or who he transforms into. This may partly be due to the fact that:
Riku was the one who opened the DTD and destroyed the islands.
Riku is the reason Kairi’s heart was separated from her body and went into Sora’s for shelter.
And Sora ultimately had to stab himself through the heart to free her and complete the keyhole in Hollow Bastion.
And all of this led to the creation of Roxas, Sora’s Nobody, being born. Sora wouldn’t even be in this mess if it weren’t for Riku’s actions. Heck, without Riku, Sora never would’ve gotten the keyblade, which has made Sora a huge target for Org XIII. Riku carries that guilt with him everywhere he goes throughout Days, as he struggles to help Namine complete Sora’s reconstruction.
The next time Riku meets Xion, she’s run off from the Organization because she learned what she really was. She tries to ask Riku where Sora is and he outright tells her:
“That secret stays with me.”
Riku says this in a way that makes it clear he would die before he handed Sora over to the enemy, and isn’t willing to risk Sora’s safety for anything.
Riku, buddy, you’re a priority, too.
He never blamed Xion or Roxas for the Organization’s actions, though, because just like Sora, these two were being used. So when Xion asks “Do you hate me for taking your friend away from you?” Riku’s answer is:
“Nah... I guess I’m just sad.”
Me:
Xion is the reason Sora cannot wake up! On top of that, because Xion exists, Riku must see to it that both she and Roxas meet their ends if he ever wants to see Sora again. And despite all that, Riku doesn’t hate her.
5) “Don’t be so reckless. Do you want to end up like Riku?”
Halfway through KH2, Saix implies that Riku has ended up in a dire situation, causing Sora to react with alarm. As far as Saix knows, Riku was taken out by Roxas, and he’s more than happy to let that slip to Sora who has been searching everywhere for him.
With or without his memories of C.O., Sora’s last real memory of Riku is watching him be trapped in the Dark Realm when they closed the door together.
The Dark Realm is basically the KH version of Hell, and it’s not the place for hearts of light residing within still-living individuals. From what Sora’s seen of the Dark Realm, it is crawling with dark sides, and even if there is a light within the darkness, the Dark Realm is not a safe place to be.
So hearing Saix say “Do you want to end up like Riku?” has a pretty powerful impact on him. Aside from his own firm belief in Riku’s strength, Sora has been given every reason to believe Riku is dead. There’s no sign of him anywhere, no word of him from anyone, and the last place he was seen in is a relatively fatal environment.
And now he has even less reason to hope Riku is still alive.
4) Riku rescues Sora in 3D
Say what you will about 3D, but the bro feels are HEAVY in this game.
Once again, Sora is lured into one of the Organizations traps.
And again Riku attempts to protect him from this trap.
Again, he failed to reach Sora in time. It is only with the help of Donald, Goofy, Mickey, and Axel that he is able to retrieve Sora before it is too late.
Sora’s heart was trapped in darkest abyss, leaving Sora’s empty body in a sleeping state, similar to what Ven suffered through for over a decade. Yen Sid theorizes that Riku, who unlocked the seven sleeping keyholes within Sora’s dreams, now has the ability to retrieve Sora’s heart and wake him from his sleep.
Come to think, maybe this has something to do with why we see Riku looking for Sora in the KH3 secret movie instead of Kairi?
It’s insanely dangerous to venture into the abyss, but Riku goes anyway and is successful in rescuing Sora.
3) Did I mention that Sora called for Riku when YMX nabbed him?
Sora’s afraid! He’s steeming in darkness and he’s struggling to keep his eyes open because he knows there’s a chance this will be the last thing he sees! He’s aware that if his body is turned into a vessel, he’ll be used to hurt Riku, Kairi, and everyone else he loves.
So what does he do? He calls for Riku!
Riku has been taking the exam with him, and if there’s anyone who can pull him out of this mess its Riku, the same person who has almost always come to his rescue.
And Riku does that just that.
I actually really enjoyed 3D just because it was fairly dark, and heroes can’t succeed all the time. Plus, Riku got to play the role of the one who has Sora’s back no matter what and was rewarded with the title of Keyblade Master for his trouble.
Sora deserves to be Master, too--
2) Kairi reunites Sora and Riku in TWTNW
This scene has me in tears, even now.
As mentioned before, Sora has been given every reason to believe Riku is dead.
He saw someone in the Land of Dragons who was using Riku's keyblade, and was kind of acting like Riku. But was that really him? Or just another member of Org XIII messing with him?
What did Saix mean when he warned Sora not to be reckless like Riku was?
King Mickey made a promise to Riku, but what sort of promise? And why won’t he say anything about Riku?
What happened?
Where is he?
Thanks to Kairi, Sora is able to reunite with Riku properly. Riku wasn’t even going to say anything to Sora--he still feels ashamed of himself for betraying Sora, and for looking the way he does. But Kairi takes both boys hands and has Sora close his eyes, and Sora is able to finally figure it out:
Riku was always close by, helping him. He just looks a little different.
Sora raises his head, and his eyes first widen then scrunch up as the tears come.
He takes Riku’s hand and falls to his knees.
Once he’s down there, he can’t hold himself together anymore and just starts weeping.
This is part of the reason people ship SoRiku at all, and heck, I might have too if not for SoKai and the fact that Sora is a super affectionate person.
Also, it’s pretty clear by how relieved and tearful Sora is that he more-or-less believed Riku was gone. He looked for him, but couldn’t find him anywhere. The organization loves to mess with him--maybe that guy who was behaving like Riku in the Land of Dragon’s killed him and stole his sword. Maybe the reason Mickey won’t say anything is because the truth is too much.
I have best friends that I’ve grown up with, too. If they were to vanish like Riku did, and I went from country to country in search of them, and then if I finally found them after being told everywhere I went that they were gone... Well, I’d be more of a mess than Sora because I’m not as strong as him.
Sora manages to choke out that he looked ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE for Riku. To which Riku answers:
This earns a shocked little gasp from Sora, because it’s kind of a slap in the face to Sora’s efforts to locate Riku.
Not that Riku is trying to be cruel here. Sora doesn’t understand yet that Riku only pushed him away in order to protect him. And when Sora demands, “Why didn’t you let me know you were okay?” Riku calmly explains that he couldn’t stand for Sora and Kairi to see him like this, with Heartless Ansem’s face. The face of the man that possessed him and nearly killed Sora and Kairi.
But they don’t care what he looks like, because it’s still Riku on the inside.
1) Riku protects Sora in KH3
Gosh, this was such a heavy moment.
Sora and Riku were just forced to watch as all their friends were whisked away into the Demon Tide. The last person to go was Kairi, and once she’s gone, Sora falls to his knees lets out a scream that destroyed me physically, emotionally, and mentally.
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We have never seen this side of Sora before, and neither has Riku. Just after Kairi is taken away, Riku is standing nearby, staring out at the demon tide, apparently in shock. We can’t see his face, but Riku grew up with Kairi, too, and he’s clearly distressed by what just happened.
But Sora screams his heart out and Riku immediately rushes to his side. He kneels and listens as Sora gives up and claims he is worthless without the others. Riku’s expression is soft at first but slowly hardens, and after Sora cries over his failure, Riku quietly gets up and tells him:
“Sora, you don’t believe that.”
“I know you don’t.”
Riku then walks forward without another word, and singlehandedly keeps the demon tide at bay.
Sora cannot find the strength to get up and help, but Riku doesn’t yield. He screams in defiance as the shadows overtake him, determined to protect Sora until the end.
Overall, I just really like how Riku has Sora’s back no matter what and how Sora quietly acknowledges that in KH3 when comparing Riku and himself to Anna and Elsa:
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These two are bros for life.
#Sora#Riku#Kairi#Elsa#Anna#Kingdom Hearts#video game series#brotp#bros for life#i love these boys#riku is sexy and important#sora is literal susnhine
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11 Questions Meme
Rules: answer the questions of the person who tagged you, come up with 11 new ones, and tag 11 new people.
Tagged by @alyssalenko and @starsandskies ♥ Thank you so much, babes!
I’m gonna follow Lúa’s advice and put the questions under the cut:
What’s what you value most in a person?
Your fave viddy game ever?
What’s what makes you fall in love with a person?
Do you have any regrets?
What would be your dream job?
How you come up with ideas for the things you do: art, writing, creating your ocs?
Your dreamed trip? Where and why?
Have you ever fall in love?
Your favourite ship ever?
What videogame character you relate a lot with?
How many languages do you speak and how did you learn them?
And I tag @cyberpunk-keanu @deputyash @ethanseed @deputyoneill @outranks @seedsplease @johnathot-seed @josephseeds-rosary @seedlingsinner @fluttyseed @deputyhope @wrath-of-eden @theknifegame @inholywater @spicyinsanity but only if you guys wanna do this!
1. What are the lyrics that made your favorite song your favorite song?
Walking side-by-side with death
The devil mocks their every step, ooh
The snow drives back the foot that's slow
The dogs of doom are howling more
It’s No Quarter by Led Zeppelin and the general lyrics didn’t actually meant a lot to me at the time, but it was linked with some very very rough times I went through years ago.
2. Three things in nature you find most beautiful?
Baby animals because i can’t get over how adorable they are, forests in general and the ocean.
3. If someone were to make a movie about your life who would you want to play you? alskdjalkds i have absolutely no idea.
4. Do you believe in ghosts? As of now? no.
5. What is your perfect day like? To be left alone watching a movie and eating something greasy I’d like, with my hubs.
6. At the beach, do you play in the sand or the water? Water!
7. Last thing you bought? A whole steak with fries?
8. Favorite fairy tale? The Firebird actually!
9. If you could have any animal as a pet what would it be? Cats. More than the ones I already have.
10. What is one thing that’s guaranteed to make you smile? a lot of things actually. Seeing my friends happy, good food, good music.
11. And I know this is a tough one, but what is your OTP to end all OTPs?
It’s hard!!!! SO damn Hard!!! But I’d say: (art by @starsandskies)
1. How are you? I’m pretty good actually, just a bit busy as always.
2. What’s that videogame you could play again and again without getting tired? Mass Effect OT and TES IV: Oblivion.
3. What’s the first thing you notice in others? How they treat people when there’s no interest in the exchange.
4. Your favorite movie ever: Willow (1989)
5. If you could change anything about your life, what would it be? I don’t think I’d change anything. I’m pretty happy with my life as it is right now.
6. What’s your favorite food? That’s easy! Spaghetti Alfredo.
7. Do you have plans for this summer? In my case would be winter because hemispheres XD and yeah! I have an archaeological survey planned.
8. What’s your worst fear or phobia? To be buried alive.
9. Your favorite OC? It’s though! Maybe Jane Shepard but also Becca or Sam? Idk!!!
10. Tell me something, whatever you want, about that OC.
kajsdhadjk Once I figure out which one is, I promise!
11. Your favorite ice-cream flavor: Chocolate as in everything, because I’m boring.
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