#phinny writes

[nolita-fairytale]

Carmy as your Baby Daddy | Social Media AU & Headcanon Series | part seven

a/n: may write a 'carmy & you as parents' headcanon. may also add another cute graphic/social post, however, for now... this is it, folks! enjoy our darling dearest baby daddy au which is pretty much just leaked dms between me and @carmensberzattos.

part six | masterlist

your life with carmy and baby bear:

first, baby bear has so many different cutie little nicknames: jo, joey, joey-bear, phinnie, and richie's personal favorite: toni-bear.

since you have the privilege of going on maternity leave, you do a lot of the day to day heavy lifting while carmy is at the restaurant. while he's pulled back a little at the restaurant, you know that carmy needs a little chaos in his life to feel at ease.

you parents decide to come to chicago to help with the baby for a few weeks. while baby bear's nursery is all set up, you don't exactly have a guest room. you're in tears over changing the nursery into a guest room last minute, so carmy enlists both richie, fak, and pete to do the job so that you don't have to. sugar and syd decide to take you out for a girls' day at the spa, and when you come home, you can't believe those four idiots managed to pull it off. (do i need to write this oneshot because i think i need to write this oneshot)

the proverbial 'they' say it takes a village, and it sure as hell does. you feel so incredibly lucky to have a village that shows up: marcus organizes a meal train and is one of the first to come over and spend time with his goddaughter; sydney is more than happy to pop back into shifts at the bear every now and then, just to give carmy so reprieve; and tina is ALWAYS down to babysit if she's got the time.

ava, richie's daughter is obsessed with baby bear, and is so excited that she finally has some cousins to play with. "boys are gross" -- ava, about baby michael and why she likes baby bear more lmao.

some nights, when baby bear wakes up in the middle of the night, it's not technically his 'turn' but carmy insists on getting up to put baby bear back to sleep. one restless night of sleep, you wake up to the sound of him watching anthony bourdain's no reservations. when you bring it up later that morning, carmy confesses to you that it's the only thing that will get her back down because he used to turn it on when you fell asleep, instead of the classical music you insisted was better for the baby while you were pregnant with her. while you pretend to be upset, you usually thank carmy for getting up when it's 'not his turn' with morning head that you're more than happy to give him before he goes off to work.

you always have a go-to table when you and baby bear go visit daddy at the bear, and no matter what, he always makes it a point to come out and say hello to the both of you.

while the first few months you and carmy both survive on nothing but takeout, meal trains, and stuff carmy's brought home for the restaurant, he diligently meal preps week after week for baby bear by making her homemade baby food packs. "you sure you don't mind? we can always pick something up from the store, babe?" you ask him. "no, it's just like a puree. i got this."

on the days that you're purely exhausted and at your wit's end, you and sugar commiserate via text and sometimes facetime, because you're not sure how she's doing life with a new baby AND another baby on the way.

the night before you go back to work, you spend most of the evening sobbing because you're simultaneously ready and exhausted, while you can't imagine being away from baby bear either. but you go back on a hybrid schedule, two days in office, three at home, so it helps, even though it's still a huge adjustment.

on the days that you are in office, carmy takes those days off, wanting to pull his weight as you guys go through this transition.

carmy is an amazing dad, something he wasn't sure he could be, considering he barely grew up with one. he's surprisingly patient and he's totally in love with baby bear. like the day she was born it broke his heart into pieces because it broke open an entirely different kind of love that he wasn't sure he was capable of.

even though it's hard work, you and carmy both agree that this is the best decision you've ever made together and carmy can't get over the idea of trying for another soon. "let me take a nap first, and then we can talk. unlike you, the rest of us can't survive on 30 mins of sleep, babe," you tease him.

okay hear me out: when baby bear is a toddler, the two of you love spending saturday mornings either going to the farmer's market, or picking up mochi donuts (think: the cute kinds with little animal faces) to bring back to the restaurant and share with daddy, even though he's slammed with brunch service. baby bear comes running into the restaurant on the sweetest, chubby little legs and richie, fully in his suit picks up her and spins her around while greeting her with her signature nickname: toni bear!

eventually, you and carmy move out of the apartment and start renting a house that you plan on renting for the long term. you're not entirely sure either of you want to be home owners yet, but you're anxious to get baby bear into the garden with you as soon as possible. baby bear spends the early spring planting fruits and veggies with mom, and the late spring/summer when they're ready to harvest in the kitchen with dad. neither of you have strong feelings about baby bear becoming a chef, but you do want her to understand the ritual and special place that food plays in your lives.

hosting big outdoor dinner parties for the whole framily. when she gets a little older, baby bear and baby michael run around while ava goes through her 'too cool for school' phase. any and everyone is invited, and for once, for both carmy and nat, it feels like being a berzatto isn't such a curse.

#carmen berzatto x you #carmy berzatto #carmy x oc #the bear hulu #the bear fx #jeremy allen white #carmen 'carmy' berzatto #carmy berzatto x reader #carmen berzatto x reader #carmen berzatto #carmy berzatto headcanon #the bear headcanon #carmy berzatto imagines #carmy berzatto fluff #comfort and chaos #still into you #make my heart surrender #Carmy as your baby daddy #social media au

[ithseem]

Drawing Henna Tattoos On the Consorts' Hands (Royals and Headmaster edition)

"Why are you writing this?" Because no one else will. And because it's fucking fun

Saligia is full of wack flora and fauna, and since you've finally found something resembling a henna plant that can actually leave a stain and doesn't make you hallucinate or some other odd shit, you decided to crush some of the leaves up and make a batch. There was an upcoming festival in a few days, so this is a good opportunity to put those skills to use

Warnings: none

Sherry

What a fascinating and beautiful custom! She'd love if you'd draw one for her. And since there's an upcoming festival, she'd love to wear a design made by you

She made sure her hands were extra clean and hydrated. Her excitement was that palpable.

You saw the look of sheer curiosity and fascination on her face as you drew your design in your peripheral vision, and you couldn't help but smile.

She couldn't help it. You looked so cute while you're so focused.

Several hours later, she was looking at the stain pattern at nigh every angle, really taking in the beauty of your work.

And since the paste has been cleaned off the hand, she can now hug you.

Lance

You're gonna need to do a lot of puppy-eyeing before he'd cave and let you draw something.

There was an upcoming festival, so why not?

He can sit down for an hour for you to do your work.

He can't say he doesn't like the sight of you so focused.

I hope you're prepared for him to tease you when you lift the tube from his hand.

Let's be real, he just wants an excuse to spend as much time with you as possible. And he would not be upset at all if you flirted back.

Several hours later: "Not a bad design at all"

The design:

Dia

He has to admit, this is a fascinating custom, and he would not object to letting you do a design for him.

His hands and forearms are clean and hydrated, and he is ready for you to work your magic.

Dia will definitely tease you once you lift the tube of henna from his hand. What can he say? He finds your expression changing from focused to flustered is cute.

And if you flirt back? He would be so happy.

And this is an excuse to spend time with you, so this is an absolute win on his part, and yours.

He must admit: he likes the design

Aquia

It's no secret that this boy loves his plants, and using crushed leaves to make tattoo designs is an idea he can get behind.

And since he also enjoys art, he'd be more than happy to see you make something with a medium he likely never used before.

After he finished washing his hands and moisturizing them, you got to work on the design.

You did catch a couple glances of his eyes sparkling with awe and wonder at your skills. He finds you and your work that captivating.

If tease him once you finish your work, he'll get a bit flustered before he regains his composure and flirts back.

Fast forward several hours and the stain looks like this:

Lou

A temporary tattoo with crushed leaves? Count him in.

Phinny and Nix correctly assessed that skin has to be clean and hydrated before you can draw with the henna.

Wearing your artistry to the festival is a great honour to him.

He wore some of his old clothes instead of his robes so the henna doesn't stain them.

He couldn't help but smile as he watched you draw on his hand

Several hours later the henna(?) dried and the stain pattern made him smile

"This is gorgeous, thank you"

#court of darkness #ithseem writes #court of darkness headcanons #court of darkness voltage #sherry invidia #lance ira #dia akedia #aquia avari #sherry invidia x reader #lance ira x reader #dia akedia x reader #aquia avari x reader #cod lou #headmaster lou

[snowmortesimps]

Need prompt ideas...

I have a 10 hr shift at work today, my depression is kicking my ass, and I am in need of some inspiration...

Give me a scenario/prompt for Court of Darkness, and I'll try to make it come to life.

-Consort x mc (Can have more than one consort in the scene)

-Fluff 👍

-Smut 👍

-Only rule: I will not write anything NSFW involving Christoph, Robin, Phinny/Nix, etc.

I'm lacking in the *Fluff* cuteness category and would love ideas!

Thanks lovelies!

#court of darkness #court of darkness fanfiction #fanfiction #guy avari #toa qelsum #fenn luxure #lynt akedia #and the rest of the guys

[start-or-begin]

Eaten Archives: Names and Minor Roles. Not the ones we're concerned with. Still will be excerpted

Aunhild, The Armorer: A combination of two languages, Helper and War. She's our armor and weaponsmith. She's pretty good, 'specially for a half-Flor. Not like two of us are half-Flor. Maybe more. They get everywhere.

Gunhild, The Swimmer: Meaning War Battle. No surprise the full Flor, and Aun's half-sister, is the one who heads our underwater defenses. She's so much faster at swimming than/ (The paper has been ripped here)

Prosephina: I don't actually know what or where this name come from. She's also a mystery. She lives in the mines, and we swear that she eats rocks. Two mouths are also weird, but we don't judge. She's our doctor. She's nice. We call her Phinny for short.

Merlot: (Note, water got to this one, and we can't read it any more.)

Iron Maiden, The Archivist: (Yo, that's me!) Name comes from a hero of the Jaan-aur-mrty, and yes, they're both my first names. I go by Mai for short. I run these very archives, and yeah, I'm getting bored. See you soon!

Taika, The Magician: Taika means magic. Taika can and will make you disappear and reappear under a rock face. He's got a bit of a mean streak, but she can wow you with those street magic tricks.

Nalia, The Lioness: She's a lioness, as her title states, and she's one of the most fierce among us. She would willingly fistfight a bear without regard, if her sister was in trouble. Jo is the one who would just straight up punch a bear.

Nakato, The Pheasant: Nalia's younger sister, and the one who's a little meeker. She would also punch a bear for her sister, bit she would more prefer to trip it up. She often works undercover for [REDACTED], as servants.

Hilda, The Blossom: Hilda's just a mild mannered woman who likes her plants. Mess with them, and you'll end up with garden shears tearing you in half. She doesn't do much. She's one of the ones who stayed away from the Crypt.

Kisha, The Master: Kisha might look like a sweet lady, as there's too many of us, but she's so damn good at pretty much every martial art known to everyone.

Bashet, The Demon: Bash is the one who keeps track of / (The rest of these papers have been overrun with red)

Hanga, The Silence: Hagna's unique for her voice, also her lack of arms, but never mind that, but she's the one who can just... steal people's voices. Don't let her hum. She'll... probably give you a curse that you can only just swear.

Leahart, The Powderkeg: A play on the name Leohart. She's brash as shit, and will gladly blow people up. She's probably courting all of the people I wrote on her already. Besides Merlot. Basically Jo's younger, shorter sister.

Alex, The Newbie: Yeah, as of writing this, she just barely joined.

Narche, The Fighter: Basically your goody-two-shoes of the group. She's also the token cis/het. Somehow having blue hair and pronouns too. Great with ranged weapons. Only like one piece of armor though.

#worldbuilding #yeah these guys are cool #two in a row am i insane #answer is yes #start i beg of you

[cheritzteam]

[MM] Notice on Rika’s Birthday Event and In-Game Updates

Hello, this is Cheritz.

October is already reaching its end, and November is coming soon.

We have prepared two events so you could fully enjoy the rest of October and welcome November!

<1. Rika’s Birthday Event Announcement>

The upcoming 3rd of November is Rika's birthday, the founding representative and party coordinator of the RFA!

She gathered current members of the RFA and invited many guests to her party as if she were casting a magic spell on them. If it weren't for Rika, the RFA wouldn't exist.

In fact, Rika had some secret stories she never revealed in the chat room.

And now, she would like to secretly share with you seven questions she had in mind on her Twitter during her birthday week!

What would be her innermost thoughts hidden in her heart? This may be a chance to learn new facts about Rika!

During the event, you can log on to Twitter to read Rika's questions and answer them with your genuine heart.

Feel free to write down the story you wanted to tell her!

For the 15 winners, we will send you "Rika’s Gift Pack" featuring beautiful items that those who believed and followed Rika coveted so much!

For detailed images, please refer to the Cheritz Market page! (Link)

<2. Game Access Event Announcement>

We will be running new intro chats for this year’s birthday event as well! This year, we're celebrating Halloween and Rika's birthday together!

Since Halloween is a good day to unleash people's new looks, it would be a perfect day for Rika, who has many unique aspects as a person.

Please check out the story of RFA members attempting to change in many ways in celebration of Halloween and sincerely remembering and congratulating Rika on her birthday during 31st of October - 3rd of November, 2019 (KST). *The starting time of the event might differ depending on the country you reside in.

The update of new intro chats was possible thanks to you and your fellow MC’s from around the world who participated in the event with creative writings full of love towards MM!

Once again, we would like to thank you for your interest in the intro chat event.

[Winner Announcement: Intro Chats for V & Jumin]

Phinny Vikkit Angie Darinka Hernández Maldonado 린코 쪼니쪼니 Sara Yuki StarCola 혜인 joshi Sylv Emma Dhina toast

*Please refer to the following announcement to find out more about the <Making My Very Own Game Intro Chats!> event! [MM] <Making My Very Own Game Intro Chats!> : (Link) *Please check your inboxes for Winner Announcement emails if you’re one of the winners.

We hope you’d feel increasingly richer at heart as you enjoy Halloween and Rika's birthday event during the coming week! ♥

Thank you!

Best, Cheritz

#mm #mysme #cheritz #mysticmessenger

[sortofcaffeinateddoodles]

WHO WANTS TO SEE A SUPER CRINGE-Y AU I CAME UP WITH WHEN I WAS LIKE 13/14 BUT WAS TOO SHY ABOUT MY NON-EXISTENT ARTIST ABILITIES TO POST ANYTHING ABOUT?? well to bad you're gonna see it anyway  : P I was going though some old notebooks, trying to figure out what to keep and toss, because my closest was becoming a maze and I found doodles about this AU. So I decided I should try and redraw it all. But this is more of a "reboot" to the original version.

Perry

Species:

Platypus

Special talent:

No But Seriously Shapeshifting, Multilingual, pretty much immortal i'll talk more about that at a later date

Occupation: Former Bounty Hunter, but does more "legal" odd jobs now

Nickname Perry's too boring for those, but he does let his friends get away with calling him a dumb ass from time to time

Personality:e(s) Stubborn, Reserved, worrywart, softie for his kid

Relationships: He has no romantic relation, but Perry does look after Phineas, with the a little help from his other animal companions. He has an odd relationship with Doof though! Kinda like how they act in the show, but with less fist fighting and more bickering. Will fight Peter the Panda on sight. Don't test him.

Special Facts: Hates when anyone else sings around him, but never complains when Phineas or Doof get into musical numbers. Constantly stealing sweets, and dumb magazines from Doof. But usually replaces it with something of equal or more value. One time he raided the poor mans fridge, and the next day Doof found an gold necklace thrown lazily near one his flowerpots. Doof didn't want it, but Vanessa loved wearing it. When he wants to get out of a conversation, Perry will shapeshift into another animal and just leave. "sorry can't talk doof, i'm a horse now" "perry the platypus are you serious right now? You cant just leave in the midd-" "ah ah ah! i'm a horse."

Phineas

Species: Alary

Special talent: Singing and Dancing. Can fixing almost anything. Toaster always catch on fire for some reason. Loves exploring, and always finds something new. But please for the love of god, watch him. He will climb a tree and get stuck. Heights scare him to much.

Nickname Phinny, Phin, Cheerio and Puggle

Personality:e(s) Optimistic, curious, hyper Relationships: Phineas has had Perry taking care of him since he was baby. He was too young to remember what his parents look like, all he knows is that Perry found him in the Enchanted Woods one day.

Special Facts: This Phineas is a bit more shy around kids his own age. Having grown up around talking animals will mess up a kids social skills. Phineas has never met another Alary in his life, but has always secretly wanted too. Doesn't know how to fly, but he's trying his best!

Ferbs "Ferb" Fletcher

Species: Beast

Special talent: Can fix up anything you put in front of him. Likes to read, and secretly writes his own short stories.   Nickname None. But Buford calls him "skinny jeans" when he's trying to get a reaction out of him

Personality:e(s) Quiet, short tempered when annoyed, blunt, can be patient with younger kids

Relationships: Doesn't have many friends, but he hangs out with Buford the most. Also has a crush on Vanessa, but due to the age difference doesn't act on it.

Special: Ferb lives with his father and grandparents. His cousins live in the same neighborhood as him, their family having moved to Danville when he was a baby. Only reason Ferb acts so serious is because when he isn't hanging around Buford he's with Vanessa and her friends. Who all fit into the mean teenager stereotype.

Isabella Garcia-Shapiro

Species: Alary

Special talent: Since Isabella doesn't grow up with Phineas and Ferb, her summer days are spent at the Fireside cabin. Isabella has earned every patch there is to offer, and now is skilled in almost anything. It's honestly kinda scary.

Occupation:   Does a bit of baby sitting. Helps at her family restaurant Nickname Isa, Pinkie(Buford), heart-string

Personality:e(s) Sweet, Assertive, Romantic Relationships: Isabella spends most of her free time around the other Fireside Girls, but also spends her days hanging out with her next door neighbor. Baljeet. The two are close having grown up together, and she even considers him to be like a little brother.

Special Fact: Isabella may have been able to gain every patch there is to offer, but if there is one thing she struggles with, its magic. Isabella is considered a sweet girl, but every Saturday night she sneaks out to the town square to listen to the people playing music and dancing. Though since she can't risk getting caught, she never joins in on the dancing, even if there are other kids out to.

Baljeet Tjinder

Species: Alary

Special talent: Can finish reading any book in an hour, no matter the size. Has photogenic memory, and will bring up old crap from 6 months ago so don't try and get on his bad side.

Occupation:   Helps tutor kids at school for extra credit.

Nickname Nerd, but only Buford call him that.

Personality:e(s) Nervous, shy, prideful

Relationships: Only friend he has is Isabella. Him and Buford don't really interact outside of school.

Special Fact: Specializes in water type magic, but Baleet hopes to master fire type magic. Bajeet just really wants to specialize in all types of magic.

Buford Van Stoorm

Species: Beast

Special talent: Buford likes playing the drums at the Saturday Festivals.

Nickname No nicknames for The Buf'. he'll hurt you.

Personality:e(s) This version is 10x more violent than cannon Buford. He used to just make you cry, but now he'll make your momma cry, yo daddy cry, yo grandma, even your dog. Nothings off limit.

Relationships: Buford hangs around other sketchy kids. The only person who he enjoys spending time with is Ferb. Special Fact: Loves graffiti art, and has been caught a million times spray painting walls.

Canadace Flynn Garcia-Shapiro

Species: Alary

Special talent: Singing, can master almost any instrument in a day.

Occupation:   Studying to become a music teacher, but helps at her families restaurant.

Nickname Candy

Personality:e(s) Focused, cynical

Relationships: Candace is still friends with Stacy, and his dating Jeremy. Was adopted into the Garcia-Shapiro household at 9/10 years old. Any special facts about Candace would be too spoiler y

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to the sketch Version Here goes the colored version to my AU. I'm not too happy with Isabella's color palette so I might be changing it later, but for now deal with the pink okay. Originally Candace had a type of mesh robe, and she still does! But for simplicity I'll just be drawing her base outfit, Her robe is too complicated anyway, it is supposed to be covered in red roses. Also tell me if I should keep Phineas' hair curly. My sister looked over at what I was doing and straight up said it looked ugly. So yeah, I need an honest second opinion. The bio's are super basic because I really don't want to give away too much of the story. And most of the story revolves around how the kids think and act. AU (c) Me

#phineas and ferb #phineas flynn #ferb fletcher #Isabella Garcia Shapiro #baljeet tjinder #buford van stomm #canadce flynn #perry the platypus #au #fanart #sortofcaffeinateddoodles

[apprenticeofcups]

A glossy golden envelope, slid under the door an hour or so after the regular mail delivery, because several long-stemmed white apology-roses are stuffed into and blocking the mail slot.

Love Letter Ko-Fi Commission for @jivestation ! [click for best quality; full text is under the cut]

From: Lucio To: Phineas Prompt: I’m sorry 💔

commissions are closed, but you can still buy me a coffee! ☕

Dear Phinny,

I know it’s weird to write to you instead of coming in person, but I’m about to be out of town for a week, and you’re going to find out sooner or later, so you might as well hear it from me. Your pendulum is missing because I was playing with it when I was drunk, and the chain got all knotted and bunched-up, and I panicked decided to throw it in the fountain. I tried to go get it the next day, but it wasn’t there anymore. I don’t know. And Asra gave me some stupid line about how I can’t buy you a new one because you have to feel its energy or something. Anyway, I’m sorry. When I get back to Vesuvia, I’ll take you shopping for a new one. I guess you could go get one yourself and just send me the bill…but I still want to go shopping with you when I get back.

I really am sorry, though. Maybe you don’t even care, and you hated that pendulum anyway, but I still feel bad. I shouldn’t have even been drinking. I was by myself and missing you, and I’m not supposed to combine those with wine.

I wish I left town on a better note, too. I hate trips I can’t bring you along on. I like traveling with you, showing you new places, making memories. Without you it just feels like a chore. Ew.

I’ll see you as soon as I can, and I’ll make it up to you then. I promise.

Love,

LUCIO

#the arcana #the arcana game #the arcana game commission #the arcana commission #lucio the arcana #the arcana lucio #lucio the arcana game #the arcana game lucio #lucio morgasson #count lucio #lucio x mc #mc x lucio #lucio x apprentice #apprentice x lucio #lucio x reader #the arcana x reader #the arcana game x reader #the arcana fic #the arcana game fic #love letters 2019 #prompt: sorry #mod cups

[lunawolflight]

Yey I have something to post!

You have no idea how much happy this image makes me so happy, I admit that I've make really few draws of happy Mike since, well, he had to go through really heavy stuffs, but then remember the reason that gives him happiness; the boy x3

There would be A LOT to talk about them, (precisely about three-four stories eheh) I'm ashamed that I don't make much draws with these two and so write more about their relationship, but as I promised I'll share more stuffs about my story and so about them, so be prepared x3

Oh well, about this, I wanted to avoid for once the angst that is the center of the story and the situation they're in, so in theory Phineas shall be pretty physically damaged and wounded but I wanted to focus on the calm and soft moment. Sure there's the scar anyway, sorry I like to draw it and also it's important for the start of their relationship so who cares x,P

Maybe Mike's hair are too fluffy? Idk I got so involved into the warm mood of the draw and I let myself get caught in his beautiful hair soooo x3

For Phineas, I fought pretty much with his size, also for Mike since he's pretty high, like, a lot, but still the proportions are pretty accurate. Of course the hands were the worst parts to do, jesus especially the Mike's right hand and also the legs are nice, but idk, I NEVER DRAW FULL BODIES SORRYYYYY X,)

Well well, what else, I added freckles to Phinny but they're not really noticeable and, fun fact, Mike is REALLY shy and is not really used to demonstrations of affection, so this moment makes him slightly unconformable and surprised in the same time, but since it's Phineas the one who's hugging him ... nuuuuu no spoilers, just know that he's unsure in what to do but still is warmed by this act of affection x3

For this draw I've been HUGELY INSPIRED by the song "Be Somebody" by Thousand Foot Krutch, that song is basically a description of their relationship and every time I listen to it I'm like AHEHRHEJDNDJEJND X33

Gosh I write a lot any time I'm into them, which is rare but still, I'm pretty proud of the way this came out, I hope you'll like it as well! ^_^

#phineas and ferb #phineas flynn #mike #oc #story #art #artwork #draw #drawing #be somebody #cutesy moment #hug #finally something that isn't angst yeey

[brooklyn-1918]

So after writing my third chapter of Desert Rose, I decided that I needed to create one of the desserts that I had mentioned in the chapter.

Low and behold,

Grandma Phinnie’s Jello Mold.

#not marvel #dessert #holly shit this tastes amazing

[lilachobbit]

is anyone interested in writing a short thread with my phinny over on my RP blog???

[madphantom]

The Sound of Life - Chapter 24

"Winslow, what happened?" Phoenix rushed to his side when he stumbled in. "Where have you been?"

"Lilson lost his mind." Winslow was breathing heavily and leaned against the wall.

"What?" Phoenix was shocked.

"He lost it. He went apeshit. Emmy and I found him. We wanted to talk to him about Rock Night...Emmy called the ambulance."

"Why are you so calm about this?", Phoenix whispered. "Why are you so calm?!!", she suddenly screamed at Winslow. "Are you happy? Are you secretly rejoycing because the last thing that reminded you of Swan is gone?! I'll tell you something, Winslow: Melody was not a thing. Melody was a person. And Melody was not Swan."

"I never thought so Phoenix and you know."

"Then where are your tears?! Winslow, all you think of is that accursed cantata you're writing!", Phoenix shouted. "You bastard only see and hear music! I'm telling you something: If you didn't love my child, you won't love your child either."

"What?"

She looked at him. "I'm pregnant, Winslow. But you don't deserve this child. I'm taking it with me, to a better life, without you and your music."

She grabbed her rucksack and started to stuff it with clothes.

"Phoenix, what are you doing?"

"I'm leaving." She glared at him. "And I'm not coming back until you burn that bewitched score."

"Phinny...!"

"Bye, Winslow. Have fun composing." She slammed the door shut.

He leafed through the pages. Six hundred sixty-six sheets of music. Wonderful music. Fueled by rage and grief. By far the best thing he had ever composed. Lucifer was finished and it was grand.

But at what cost?

Winslow looked into the candle flame. For a split second he thought he could see a distant smile in it. A malevolent smile.

The cat - Siri - slipped into the room. She meowed at him. What a bad father her yellow eyes seemed to say.

Suddenly Winslow made a decision. He got up, picked up the candle and walked over to the bedroom. The cat followed.

There he sat down in front of the mirror. "I know you're watching me," he whispered, looking his reflection in the eye. "I know who you are. I've seen you in Swan's recording. I signed a contract, you know. Time to talk about it."

Suddenly his reflection smiled and bowed it's head. "Well, if you insist, Winslow Leach."

"I do insist."

The smile widened. "Then let's talk."

Suddenly Winslow found himself in a red room, similar to the backstage of the Paradise. He shuddered when he realized that he was in hell.

A mirror was hanging on the wall. Winslow walked over to it and looked at his reflection.

What he saw shocked him.

His scars were gone. His skin was of a ghostly translucent white. Eight immense black wings grew out of his back. The white of his eyes was black.

"Welcome, your majesty," a voice said and Winslow turned around.

A shadow was leaning against the wall. It was literally just a shadow, a concentrated spot of darkness among the red.

"I guess you're supposed to be the devil."

"I go by many names."

"Are you mocking me?", Winslow asked.

The shadow laughed. "I would never. No, I'm just welcoming you in hell. You've come a long way."

"What is this?" Winslow gesticulated at the wings.

"Your hell prince form. You're lucky, Winslow. There will only be seven princes of hell. This century is a good one. Three of my hell princes came from it." The shadow chuckled. "Follow me."

Suddenly Winslow found himself in a circular red room. Seven thrones surrounded him. Two were empty.

The blue one and the red one.

The shadow next to him sighed. "Too bad. Loki was going to be a wonderful hell prince. But sadly his love for Melody was stronger."

Winslow frowned. "What do you mean?"

"He terminated his own contract." The shadow chuckled again.

"We have been expecting you," the hell prince on the white throne said. He had long fair hair, golden eyes and eight white wings. Swan. He smiled and presented pointy teeth.

"Hi Swan. Last time I saw you I stabbed you, didn't I?"

"That is correct. It was difficult indeed to persuade the master of shadows to grant me my rank. But now - here I am." He opened a pair of his wings.

"I offer you a deal, Winslow" the shadow whispered. "Give me Phoenix. Give me a hell princess." The red throne suddenly turned emerald green, the colour of Phoenix' eyes. "Give me her soul and you will have an immortal queen by your side - rulers of hell forever."

The shadow suddenly turned into a green sillhouette. The sillhouette of a woman with curly long hair and eight wings. She laughed.

Winslow took a look around, wondering whether he'd recognize any of the other hell princes. He immediately did. On the copper throne sat a prince whose eyes were completely copper, without any whites, and whose eight wings were of the same shimmering reddish brown. His long hair was slick and as black as coal. It was a little surprising to see him without his trademark moustache, but it was obvious who this man was:

Adolf Hitler.

He smirked a little when he saw the shock in Winslow's eyes.

On his left was a grey throne. The man on it had a narrow cruel face, grey wings and blank white eyes. Winslow didn't recognize him at first, but then he spotted dozens of dark silver stains on his toga and realized it was Caesar.

Next to him, on a purple throne, sat a hell prince with long dark hair and cold purple eyes. Vlad the Impaler. And on the last throne, which was of a dark orange, was Stalin. Josef fucking Stalin.

"I don't want to," Winslow suddenly said.

The green sillhouette turned back into the shadow. "What?"

"I don't want to be some kind of hell prince. I don't want to. I don't want Phoenix to be some kind of hell princess. And she wouldn't want it either."

"You're making a mistake."

"You're lining me up with Hitler...Vlad the Impaler...Swan here. I'm not a good person, and I made many mistakes, but I certainly won't make the mistake of ruling hell with...monsters!" Winslow looked at the shadow and then, to prove his point, pulled his knife out of his pocket.

"What are you doing?!", the shadow stuttered.

Winslow grabbed one of his wings and with a yell of pain cut it off. The pain was so strong he saw his life flashing before his eyes. His childhood. Playing in the woods of Dunphy. Bullies pushing him on the floor. His sisters protecting him. Emmy, sitting on the bed and listening while he played his music for her.

The second one followed. Winslow vividly saw the moment when he'd found out about his tutor's death. He saw himself, packing his clothes and saying goodbye, leaving, to head to New York, to find his luck in the wide world.

The third wing. Winslow in a tiny hotel. Winslow, losing his way in the city. Winslow playing in an empty concert hall, just another lost soul in a city of apathy. Winslow meeting Philbin. Winslow coming to Death Records. Winslow sneaking into Swanage. Phoenix.

The fourth wing. He thought he could taste the blood in his mouth as he was taken back to the policemen, back to Sing Sing, back to his teeth being pulled and his hair being cut. He screamed when the record press closed in around him and cut off...

...the fifth wing. A wave of fear swept over him. He felt pain, he felt sorrow, the absolute insanity from his time as the Phantom, he felt the claustrophobic feeling of the helmet around his head, and he saw Phoenix and reached out to her, but a hundred knives seemed to separate them and she turned to Swan...

The sixth wing. A hospital. A Winter's day in the park. Phoenix, laughing, smiling with him. Happiness. Relief. The Fruits recording with them. Survival.

The seventh wing. He felt the overwhelming joy of holding his child. He felt happiness at the sight of his success. He laughed with William and Brian. He danced with Phoenix at the Winter's Ball. He spotted Antoine in the crowd, but he was no longer malevolent.

The wings turned to ashes as soon as they were no longer connected to him.

"What are you doing?!", the shadow screeched while the hell princes sat in silent shock.

With a final scream Winslow cut off his last wing. The world around him started to twirl. He fell on his knees.

The eighth wing hit him with all it's might. He felt like he was falling or flying. He saw Melody on the rainy road, her pale face reflected by hundreds of water drops - or tear drops? He wasn't too sure. He heard a scream of sorrow. He felt darkness trying to consume him, but there, at the end of the tunnel, there was light and a smaragdine bird rose from the ashes.

"Phoenix," he whispered.

When he looked up he was back in front of the mirror in the bedroom.

#ANYWAY #you can find the other chapters under the tag sound of life on my blog #sound of life #we're almost done btw

[ofvisitorsthefairest]

I'm going to write the first ever snippet of Moonstruck tomorrow, which means I need to settle on a name for the cat.

I've had fun with names in this one. From oldest to youngest, the sisters are Seraphina, Delphinia (Phinny), and Iota.

#seraphina #phinny #iota #my OCs #my wips #moonstruck

[phinnys-library]

key tags to find certain fics:

#phinny writes hjp

#phinny writes dlm

#phinny writes tmr

#phinny writes jfp

#phinny writes ag

#phinny writes an original

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THIS LIST WILL GROW AS I WRITE FOR MORE CHARACTERS

#phinnys nav

[awriteratcsssa]

Day 2 - 10:24 pm

Today marked the first day of actual classes at CSSSA. I got up at around 7:30 and headed to breakfast a little after 8, where I had some hash browns, fruit, and lukewarm ice tea (forgot to put ice in the cup, whoops!) A group of us wanted to hang out at the coffee shop before class, but we found out that it didn’t open until 10:00. So instead, we headed back down to the sublevels and talked for almost an hour. It’s crazy to think that we’ve only known each other for a day.

At 10:00, the creative writing department had an orientation meeting at the Coffee House Theatre. We all introduced ourselves, and then the four instructors briefly talked about their classes and expectations. At the meeting, we got to choose our focus class - fiction, poetry, writing for stage/screen, or nonfiction. While we get to rotate through all four disciplines in our month at CSSSA, our focus class allows us to delve deeper into a particular genre. After hearing the class descriptions, I ended up listing nonfiction, fiction, and stage/screen as my first, second, and third choices, respectively. 

After the orientation, it was time for lunch. I got some pepperoni and mushroom pizza and a cup of vegan soup. Afterwards, we met back up in the theatre and split up into our core class groups. My name was called in the first group, which meant that I get to take writing for stage/screen as my first class. Our instructor, Phinny, led us to our new classroom. We started off with a game of two truths and one lie as a kind of icebreaker. There were certainly some strange truths and lies, and I was pleased that only one person managed to guess mine correctly. Then, we were given our first writing exercise. The prompt was to write a scene with minimal stage directions that featured two characters talking in a bathroom. I ended up writing a dialogue between two strangers who happen to be named Angelica and Eliza, with only one of them understanding the relevance. I was not expecting to have to share it out loud, or I probably would’ve written something a little less fanfiction-y. Nevertheless, people laughed, so it wasn’t too mortifying of an experience. I was amazed by the diversity of ideas and concepts that arose from the prompt, and I cannot wait to read more from everyone in my group. Once everyone had read their piece, we had some time to ask Phinny some questions. Thankfully, we weren’t assigned any homework for the first night. Overall, I really enjoyed my first official class and I’m excited to see what the rest of the week has in store.

After class, I headed back to my dorm quickly and decided that I wanted to go to the 2.5 hour interdisciplinary class being offered on musical comedy in film. One of my suitemates also wanted to come, so the two of us went to the theatre (called the Bijou) and ended up finding some other creative writing students that we knew. The class was less of a class and more of a film viewing, which I really enjoyed. Essentially, the host/instructor, Tom Boghossian, had compiled a series of clips of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, two of the most famous Hollywood dancers. Having never really watched movie musicals but coming from a little bit of a dance background, I loved watching both men. Throughout the viewing, Tom spoke over the clips to give us background information and interesting tidbits. His knowledge of filmic history was clear, and it helped me to better understand and contextualize the content. 

I had a pretty quick dinner afterwards consisting of chicken and tofu tacos (I’ll admit the beans were a little susp). I wound up deciding to attend the second of the optional events that night, an animation panorama. I figured that since I would likely not have another night without homework for a while, I better make the most of it. I’m so glad I went, because the animated shorts were delightful. While I didn’t really (or, in some cases, remotely) understand the films, I could appreciate the artistic talent and vision it took to create. The audience was laughing along for most of the night, which made for a really lively atmosphere. 

At around 9, I finally headed back to my dorm. I had to discuss some decisions for a school club of which I’m an officer, but other than that I haven’t done all that much. Another long day has come to an end, and I wouldn’t have spent it any differently.

#csssa #csssa creative writing #csssa cw #csssa 2017 #mine

[csssaconfessions2016]

I had a dream about CSSSA and I had to just sit there and cry a bit. I miss all of you guys so much. Even though I'm taking a CW class at my school, it's nowhere close to Phinny's humour and the script writing process, discussions of short stories in Chris' class or the way Hilary nurtured people's poems. For anyone thinking of applying for CW and thinking your writing is shit, you should still apply. Here's the secret: you're better than you give yourself credit for.

#anonymous

[csssa-stuff]

Mon, 7/16/18

     Hello! it was a good day today. It was my first day of core and elective with Alex, and he gives a lot of work.... it’s fine though, because he’s just so invested in each of his students. He’s convinced me to almost entirely rid my voice of adverbs, which is impressive, considering my nut is gothic stuff (the writing, not modern goth culture, which is still pretty cool).

     I started the day by getting a reasonable amount of sleep (7 whole hours!! nice!), but I was still so tired from yesterday that I was almost falling asleep in core. We had dept photos today, but at the ‘make a funny face’ part I did two peace signs... rip. My friend Alex says they just turn around each time, which is really smart. I’m gonna steal that.

     Core was alright, although I feel like Alex has all these weird expectations for me (and Amberly, another girl who’s in elective and core). It makes me feel strange, because I don’t exactly like all the work I turn in for his class. I thought my screenwriting stuff was a lot stronger, and he hasn’t even read my good prose for my memoir. Perhaps he remembers my memoir from my app (unlikely), has been talking to Phinny, or my writing is actually good. Hmmmmm.

     I thought a bit about “Psycho” today, more so than I did my boyfriend. So I guess “Psycho” is pretty good. You should watch it, but get spoilers first so you can watch out for em, and watch. with. a. friend, for the reasons that you can scream at Norman Bates and lust after Norman Bates together. Antony Perkins transcends sexuality. Wow, what a tangent.

     I was not a fan of the food today. Oh well. It really be like that sometimes. The breakfast was pretty good but I got to breakfast too late to actually finish eating it,  which was sad. The highlight was watching this girl preform a song from “Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,” which made almost everyone cry. It was so touching.

     Elective went well, and I contributed a lot. Perhaps I’m earning everyone’s respect. Although the funny thing about CSSSA is that everyone respects you initially, and they’re already inclined to like you, so y’all become friends real quick. It’s great. Also, the drama instructors????? They exude so much BDE; I think it’s a theme among the CSSSA staff. They’re all way too powerful. I was actually productive as it’s only 10PM but I was showered and everything by like 9:30. We love it. Goodnight, and I’m gonna get to my work!  : )