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inlocusmads · 20 days

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Post-Retirement Plans ~ Killian, Kade (Blades of Light and Shadow)

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Summary: Kade has a new hobby. Killian's eager for a business venture.

A/N: Big thanks to @choicesmc for the prompts - "time's up" & "mushrooms"! Tagging @choicesaprilchallenge24

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“In the beginning of cultivating blistertongue flax mushrooms, it is important for the Keepers to take turns watering it every twenty five minutes for the roots to absorb most of it during its period of growth. Twenty five minutes is an average duration but one may take anywhere between twenty to thirty minutes. Note that blistertongue flax mushrooms are not from the family of fungi rather related to a subset of flowering plants.”

Kade closed his book - On Beginning Your Own Herbal Garden - a copy he’d gotten from the Whitetower library. He’d thought he might pick up a decent hobby for a change. The book was however, severely outdated. Kade had required equipment from the First Age to even think about growing Glad’ine; a supposed medicinal plant whose leaves could cure even the toughest of wounds. However he was happy to settle for some blistertongue flax mushrooms as he’d studied at length about their preservative properties used extensively to prevent contamination. It was instructed to be rubbed like salt around the lids of a pot to seal fermented vegetables inside or melted from their granules into liquid to coat metals - although that process was rather exhausting.

Kade decided he could go for a long-term fermentation project.

“I am not watching a plant for twenty minutes, whatever may be the reason.”

“Killian, you have the patience of a grobtar. It is the easiest thing!”

“It’s - it’s like — your hobby, Kade. Your thing.”

“So? Nowhere in the law does it say I can’t get any help.”

“Do I get anything out of it?”

“Good — food?” Kade guessed. “You could also use it for preserving mead - so— that too. Besides, you aren’t going to accomplish anything in twenty minutes.”

“I do have things to do.”

“Yes, scraps of metal to glue it together to create — a useless piece of something. Right. Yes. That hobby of yours. Or is it going to be whittling?”

Kade gave his sister an exasperated sigh and handed her a brass pitcher of water and a sandclock as carefully as he could.

“This is the least you can do for me. I almost died. Remember - twenty minutes and I promise it will be over before you come back yelling ‘Time’s up!’. Don’t pour water in excess; ensure it is all diverted to the roots. This is the distilled one, all right? Precious stuff. And ensure you monitor the sandclock.” - Kade pointed at it as the granules of sand slowly descended - gathering in a small heap in the bottom. “The moment the sandclock stops running, you turn it upside down, pour in the water. Not the other way around! Upside down and the water, all right?”

“Yes, yes - you have repeated yourself enough like a singing witch who wouldn’t stop singing - thank you very much.”

“Also no magic. Something about it disrupts the natural ecosystem.”

“Yeah yeah - okay-”

“No magic, Killian, I mean it.”

Kade had his concerns about his sister readjusting to a normal life after adventuring for far too long. Something about the hard and fast life was pulled back to a fierce stop when Killian came back home and getting used to what life was like before, was a bit of an uphill climb. She’d written herself plenty of notes - telling herself to “take it easy” (Kade was more surprised at how she’d picked up so many different ways of speech so quickly. He’d caught her writing in Dwarven in a sleep-induced spree, before switching over to Common Elvish - what they spoke in the markets in Undermount.) when in reality she was chipping her life away.

It didn’t surprise Kade all that much when he saw his sister spring up a thread of magic while watering the box of plants.

“Seriously?”

“It’s not magic, I swear.”

“Yeah, no of course. The sun’s shining, the birds are singing and that is definitely not magic.”

“It’s - not as life-draining as you think. Besides, Elves have a longer lifespan.”

“I cannot believe it took you this long to come to that conclusion.”

“Kade, I’ll live.”

“I would much prefer the plant to live, honestly.” Kade sat down on the cobblestoned floor, watching as Killian withdrew her magic to do a more honest job.

“Why can’t I use magic though? You said something about it being disruptive?”

“It’s funny that way. Right? You would expect vegetation from the Shadow Realm to coil due to Light, but this one - this species of plant is actually from the Light Realm. Light deflecting Light. Prolonged exposure to Light magic causes it to decay.” Kade recited from his findings. “It renders it completely useless. In fact, it spoils it. Almost as if the blistertongue flax mushroom turns into poison under the mere presence of Light.”

“I hope I haven’t ruined this completely.”

“Depends on the exposure. It’s so hard to find a good place to grow it. You’re — surrounded by Light magic everywhere. The priests from the Temple walk these streets, carrying the Light with them.” Kade shrugged. “This is just a test. If this batch doesn’t come out spoiled, I might be encouraged to give it a second chance.”

“Fascinating, honestly.” Killian set the pitcher down, staring at the sandclock. “It’s got a -- like a-- mage’s consciousness trapped inside it or something. Too much Light renders it useless.”

“I would say it is a lot less like a mage and lot more like - an ordinary flowering plant. Probably why people cared so much for it. You require very less tools, but a lot of time and commitment to ensure it grows properly. Kind of like - potatoes. Things we eat, probably. I find its simplicity very comforting.” he admitted, nonchalantly. “It’s - like — there seems to be so much travesty, people with big words, big spellcasting abilities and — bloodlust alike - you find a plant that is so repulsed to grow under the Light, you just feel better it shares the same sentiment as you do.”

“Are you repulsed to "grow" under the Light?”

“Yeah - it’s - it’s the worst, honestly. All just a war of words and who sheds the most blood, with important things getting caught in the crossfire; makes no sense to me. Is it all right if it doesn’t make sense?”

“I don’t get it either.” Killian shrugged. “They were wrong to call me - a hero. They just needed someone, I guess, to fill up a chair.”

“Oh absolutely.” Kade agreed. “A lousy job isn’t taken, it’s given. Made that up on the spot. Y’know I’ll use it for a story somewhere.”

“To hell with the Light.”

“You know - I am forced to agree. As much as it — uh — physically wounds me to say.”

“Come on. If we were at a pub, we’d be drinking, agreeing and complaining solidly about the state of affairs. Only difference is we’re inhaling a ton of — whatever this is—”

“It isn’t the psychadelic kind. At least that neither requires nor disregards the need for Light. Grows everywhere, which is a little interesting, right? Maybe that’s why the grobtars or the drakna or - whatever that is populating the Deadwood, has this sleepless, bloodshot energy to it.”

“What do we do with the mushrooms after?”

“They are not mushrooms or part of the fungus family--"

"Yeah, yeah right but what do you do with them?"

"Powder them, as the instructions say."

“Right.”

“Why — why is that, why are you saying it like th— no, we actually powder them.”

“Yes. Okay. Whatever gets this green thumb of a hobby of yours moving, Kade.”

“Not the psychadelic kind, for the last time. We make it into a powder and coat it around the pot or pan or whatever cutlery we’re using for preservation- and then we light it - not enough to catch fire, but - burn, like incense. Smoke, right?”

Before Killian could speak, Kade inhaled sharply.

“Don’t.”

“Sure. It’s a preservative agent.”

“Knock it off.”

“You know what this is? We might actually have — grown — psychadelics in our backyard. It’s really good business opportunity.”

“The Hero of Morella deals psychadelic substances. Good business opportunity. You’re ending up dead in a swamp in two days.” Kade searched through his copy of On Beginning Your Own Herbal Garden to see if he’d somehow accidentally missed a fact about the blistertongue flax mushrooms being psychotropic. It was a kind of placebo that messed with Kade’s mind. The more Killian repeated a fact in a variety of convincing tones, the more he was convinced he might have missed something royally vital.

“Hero of Morella and Co. It’s more honourable than ‘eternal servitude for the Light’, I’ll say that.” Killian mocked. “No - it’s - it’s - Clawthorne and Co would fit, right? Kade - hey, Kade, we have actual gold here - you know market conditions and all that.”

“What do you **know about market conditions?” he asked, still turning the pages furiously.

“Everything in uh — one convenient box of powder.”

“It says nothing about the mushrooms having any other properties. I suppose the market has to look someplace else.” Kade shut his book. “Just because you don’t have a hobby doesn’t mean you can just — take mine.”

“I’m not taking anything. You asked me to help, by the way. Also - the blistertongue? It’s a flowering plant. Right?”

“Right. Okay. What about it?”

“Pollen.” Killian answered, as matter-of-factly. “Pollen. Powder. Pollen’s powdery. Therefore-?”

“I don’t know if you are messing with me.”

“I am of course —” Killian took a deep breath, fighting the urge to break into laughter. “Not messing with you. Listen to this, pollen is powdery, right? And-”

“No. I am done. You can take your business ideas elsewhere. Go fill up a chair.”

Kade dragged his sister by the arm, knowing she might retaliate with magic - knowing she had Elven perception and could forestall attacks, knowing it through and through and yet he gathered a phenomenal strength and pushed her backwards into the street.

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A/N: This was inspired by an episode of the sitcom, The Middle where one of the main characters and his brother end up opening a barbecue sauce business only for it to flop horribly. I found it funnier to lead Killian and Kade to think they might have been growing drugs in their backyard all this time lmao. Still probably a lot better than getting meddled up in Light/Shadow politics.

I wrote this in a sleep-deprived frenzy. Please forgive any mistakes (and the premise and the plot and the everything lmao; and also I fucked up Kade's pronouns a bit so if you spot a 'her sister' somewhere.. no you didn't)

Tagging:

Perma: @stars-are-within-me @quixoticdreamer16 @thosehallowedhalls @tessa-liam @dutifullynuttywitch

Blades only: @starlight-starfury @trappedinfanfiction @noesapphic

#choices april challenge #killian clawthorne #blades kade #blades of light and shadow #w: inlocusmads

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kellykswift · 21 days

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But Daddy I love him - analysis and why I think Taylor reveals the real WB in it.

*Disclaimer: This is only my personal opinion. I respect the Native American culture and my intend is not to offend anyone when linking Taylor to Lakota.

If you wanna skip to the part about WB, scorll to the end ;=)

Something that stood out for me was the shape / design of the lyrics of BUT DADDY I LOVE HIM

The lyrics are placed inside a triangle shape, which could represent the Lakota symbol. (it could also be a sandclock and 2 triangles but lets go with the lakota)

Its the Lakota symbol for Sun-Earth Connection. The inverted triangle on top symbolizes the stars and/or the Sun. The triangle on the bottom symbolizes earth sites. The Lakota strongly believe that there is a powerful connection between the Sun and the Earth.

It’s also believed that there are still earth and star maps, but they’re kept secret and rarely shown to others that don’t belong to the tribe. This is because these maps mark some of the Lakota people’s most sacred sites in the Black Hills.

The question is: Why Lakota, whats the connection? I get that Karlie is the sun but since when does Taylor have connections to Native American tribes? Well I googled Taylor + Lakota found something else from 2018:

Taylor Swift Denim Shorts by Madewell | POPSUGAR Fashion

Taylor wore an Elizabeth and James Lakota-T-Shirt in 2018 in London, before her REP concert.

So we got the FIRST Betty / James connection here. Karlie is Betty. Taylor is James.

This is form 2018. It’s a pride shirt. But we didnt know that Taylor was James back in 2018 .

But lets get back to the lyrics of BDILH. I think the first part is a conversation she is having with TS the brand.

I forget how the West was won

Well If you believe this is a reference to history then the answer is: a combination of exploration, settlement, conquest, and economic development (the discovery of gold for example). In conclusion: the west was won (taken) by white men. So Taylor makes it very clear in the first sentence. This is a song about power and money regarding TS the brand.

Too high a horse for a simple girl to rise above it

The phrase also implies a sense of determination or resilience, as it suggests that despite the challenges or obstacles. Taylor (the person, not the brand) is still striving to overcome them and rise above the situation.

They slammed the door on my whole world

The one thing I wanted

So white men, Sarahs and Hannahs (the heteronormative environment, also known as hetlors) forced Taylor to stay in the closet, because a queer Taylor woulnt make as much money as the straight Taylor Swift brand. Nice. I would be pissed as well.

Now I'm running with my dress unbuttoned

Running with a dress unbuttoned could symbolize feeling exposed or unprepared, as if one's defenses or usual barriers are down. I guess what she tries to say is that she never learned to speak for herself but something has changed (she met Karlie / or wanted to come out) and all of a sudden she needs to find a way.

Screaming "But Daddy I love him!"

I don’t think this has anything to do with her asking her dad for approval. I mean sure, maybe Scott didn’t accept her but I think she tried to point to Ariel – where this quote is from. The theme of love's power to overcome obstacles and the courage required to follow one's heart.

I'm having his baby

This could be a metaphor for : I am coming out

No, I'm not, but you should see your faces

Exactly what she said.

I'm telling him to floor it through the fences

But she wants to take action - maybe an agreement between her and her management?

No, I'm not coming to my senses

This is not a phase

I know he's crazy but he's the one I want

I am not gonna change. I love her.

So the next verse is interesting. I think she is having a flashback to an earlier situation, where she fell in love with a girl (maybe Emily?) and she didnt do anything because she was too young, too much of a good girl or simply scared.

Dutiful daughter, all my plans were laid Tendrils tucked into a woven braid Growing up precocious sometimes means not growing up at all He was chaos, he was revelry Bedroom eyes like a remedy Soon enough the elders had convened Down at the city hall "Stay away from her" The saboteurs protested too much Lord knows the words we never heard Just screeching tires and true love

Now she is back in the present and she is not scared anymore. So if she cant be with this person (Karlie) she will be the one who will take actions:

I'll tell you something right now I'd rather burn my whole life down Than listen to one more second of all this griping and moaning I'll tell you something about my good name It's mine alone to disgrace I don't cater to all these vipers dressed in empath's clothing

Uhh girlie is pissed about how they treated her back than. As she should! Fuck white old men.

There's a lot of people in town that I Bestow upon my fakest smiles Scandal does funny things to pride But brings lovers closer We came back when the heat died down Went to my parents and they came around All the wine moms are still holding out But it's over.

But also fuck her fans who defend her straighness like its the only thing that matters about Taylor. WTF. Anyways, she said it herself. Scandal does funny things to pride and brings lovers closer! Maybe so close, they write songs together and start a family?

Now I'm dancing in my dress in the sun and even my daddy just loves him

So the dress is not unbuttoned anymore, she is living a private live with her love (and the sun is Karlie), and eventually her team (dad) got around.

I'm his lady, and oh my God You should see your faces

Yes I wanna see those hetlor faces when she reveals that they are married with kids :P

Time, doesn't it give some perspective No, you can't come to the wedding I know he's crazy but he's the one I want

So this is basically giving hetlors the boot. They had so many chances accepting her and catching on. Instead they shipped her with men and defended her straightness.

I'll tell you something right now you ain't gotta pray for me

Oh.. and don’t forget to pray away the gay.

OKKK. so now the interesting part about WB.

Me and my wild boy and all of this wild joy

She uses wild twice. Pretty uncommon for her. But Wild boy could be WB. the real Willam Bowery.

He was chaos, he was revelry If all you want is gray for me Then it's just white noise, and it's my choice

This could be about her beards and how her fans only want her with men.

The gray part is the opposite from colors - screaming colors - rainbow colors.

But I guess she doesnt care anymore and she does whats right for her and Karlie (and their family).

anyways, I am usually not doing analysis and maybe this is 100% incorrect but I' ve tried :P

#taylor swift #william bo #kaylor #there is a 2018 betty and james connection #but daddy I love him #tt #ts ttpd

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kankuroplease · 4 months

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Do Uchiha brothers agree to have multiple wives or concubines🎎? They are the sons of the head of the Uchiha clan after all.

I think that would depend, because while it makes sense to how we know our world history, it’s also pretty well known in the Narutoverse that they valued love greatly. More so than other clans in the series.

So I think they would take on another spouse if it’s a polycule of a triad, sandclock, or quad. Everyone would have to love and be in a relationship with everyone or face triggering the curse of hate and in fighting for their time/affection.

Or their additional spouse can accept their place as nothing more than a broodmare because that love would be going to the spouse they actually love and the children. Which is more historically accurate anyways 🤷‍♀️

#ask #kpz thoughts 💭#kpz naruto founder au #kpz firestorm 🔥

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sugashook · 2 months

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why is there a sandclock there

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ninjagoplatonicgroupnames · 8 months

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Sandclock Duo for krux and cole? :D

all this stuff and more is on the "ninjago sandclock duo" tag

its called that since cole is the master of earth (sand), and krux is the master of time (clock). krux also carries around an hourglass/sandclock

Alright then I"ll add it! -mod artz

#mod artz #krux ninjago #cole brookestone #cole brookstone #asks

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snowtrova · 1 year

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Masterlist

Jade/Josie Saltzman(Legacies)

Oneshots

Even witches get sick sometimes

Thank the bonfire

Multichapter

To Kai, too late

A whole lotta sandclock

Vamp match

I remember when I lost my mind (writing)

Hope Mikaelson/Lizzie Saltzman(Legacies)

Hizzie childhood friends

Rosita Bustillos/Waverly Earp(Wynonna Earp)

Still friends

Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught(Wynonna Earp)

Wayhaught break-in

Taylor Bloom/Franki Murray(Love Classified)

Another hike

#masterlist #fanfiction #jasie #legacies #hizzie #wynonna earp #wayhaught #love classified #legacies jade #justrealisedmymasterlistisverymuchnotstraight

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crustys-superduper-adventure · 1 year

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Artifact Set: Shields Estranged (2pc, 4pc)

The equipment of the Millelith of the olden days. In the days of war, these relics kept the soldiers who stood on the line alive, and has helped countless of Liyue's citizens.

2-Piece: Shield Strength +30% 4-Piece: This character gains Shield Strength +5% and 10% increased DMG when shielded. Stacking shields will stack this effect. A maximum of 4 shields can stack this effect together.

Flower: Jewel Of Endurance Feather: Monolith's Crest Headpiece: Tiller Of Protection Timepiece: Chronographic Sandial Goblet: Chalice Of The Undefeatable

Artifact Set: Treasure Of Najililuc Temple (1pc, 3pc, 5pc)

The ancient utensils used by an ancient king who lived isolated from society, buried in a mirage of sand and rock. Buried in the sand, were these artifacts found, together with a book of mysterious runals.

1-Piece: All Elemental DMG Bonus +15% 3-Piece: Physical DMG Bonus +15% 5-Piece: Elemental Skills triggers the Vjeil's Bounty effect, increasing All Elemental DMG Bonus by a further 2% every second for 5s, lasting 10s. If the current character's corresponding Elemental DMG Bonus is higher or equal to 50% after the boost, CRIT. Rate is increased by 15% and CRIT. DMG is increased by 30% for 8s.

Flower: Nyllah's Blessing Feather: Oversteaple Headpiece: Club Of Emeralds Timepiece: Embroided Glasspiece Goblet: Glass Of Perservation

Artifact Set: Leviathan's Haze (2pc, 4pc)

A rare set of antique tools used by an ancient monarch that lived in Natlan. It was said that a set of these utensils were cursed by a forbidden mage who sent anyone who touched them into a heat haze.

1-Piece: Stamina Consumption -15% 3-Piece: Max. Stamina +40 5-Piece: When the wearer of this artifact set is a Bow-wielding or Catalyst-wielding character, Charged Attack DMG is increased by 30% for both and Bow-wielding characters have their ''fully-charged arrow'' charging time reduced by 0.3s. In some special cases, this buff will be changed or removed. If the wearer of this artifact set is Sword, Polearm or Claymore, Stamina Consumption is reduced by an additional 15% and Charged ATK SPD is increased by 20% Flower: Heat-Ridden Floret Feather: Hazardous Pen Headpiece: Lavastrider's Circlet Timepiece: Alaviated Sandclock Goblet: Magmatic Coupe

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edgyval-archive · 2 years

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╱╱╱╱╱╱ mega neopronouns + names

+ coining the term megadric

requested by literally nobody (again)

names and pronouns based on the glitch hop/vaporwave album mega by blank banshee

╱╱╱ song-title themed names

bios (bios)

malachi (my machine)

froze / freeze / froth (frozen flame)

shot (gunshots)

flora (megaflora)

ecco (ecco chamber)

holo / graff (holograffiti)

xenos (xenos)

sandy / tempus (sandclock)

ghost (hungry ghost)

web (web ring)

comet / blade (meteor blade)

june / junko (juno)

ceru (cerulean)

exos (exos)

╱╱╱ song title-themed pronouns

fro/fros/froself

fla/flame/flameself

flo/flor/florself

ec/ecs/ecself

ecco/eccos/eccosepf

holo/holos/holoself

graff/graffs/graffself

xe/xem/xemself

san/sans/sanself

clo/clos/cloself

gho/ghos/ghoself

ri/rem/remself

web/webs/webself

ring/rings/ringself

ju/jun/junself

juno/junos/junoself

ru/rus/ruself

ce/cers/cerself

xo/xos/xoself

ex/exs/exself

╱╱╱ emoji pronouns

ok these all follow the basic form of like 🐬/🐬s/🐬self so imma just group em all together to avoid repetition (+ explanations)

☄️📂🤖🐬👻🌐✨

☄️ - album artwork

📂 - files

🤖 - song "my machine"

🐬 - retro game "ecco the dolphin"

👻 - song "hungry ghost'

🌐 - web

✨ - f a n c y

+ here's an identity and flag for these pronouns, if it needs a name or anything i call it megadric. name comes from mega + driscoll (blank banshee's irl last name)

megadric refers to a gender that is connected to the album, and the aesthetics surrounding it.

⚠️ the colors here are color picked from mega's album artwork. i deliberately tried NOT to make it look like the map flag by using green and dark purple instead of yellow and white. please DO NOT compare this to the map flag!

⚠️ while the pronouns and names are not exclusive to neurodivs, the identity is. personally i am on the autism spectrum and have trouble understanding my gender because of it, and i think that my various interests help me understand it better. thanks for understanding.

dni banner by miaulogy

transcript - do not interact: zoophiles, pedos, transphobes, homophobes, hardcore stans, cringe culture, nsfw agere/petre, dsmp fans

#☄️☄️#♐♐

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