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fogwitchoftheevermore · 9 months
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thinking about nature wives in the blaseball au. im gonna have soooo much fun with them.
also did you guys know there’s a tag limit cause i decided to scramble my thoughts down in the tags so i would remember and that’s what i learned today.
#space rambles#mcyt blaseball au#vision for this is that shelby’s got a bit of a crush on katherine before she dies but she doesn’t really do anything about it#and then she gets to spend a couple decades ruminating on all the shit she never did in the hall#and so when she comes back she’s knocking all this stuff off her bucket list and one of those things is asking katherine out#however. problem with that.#one. it’s been a Fucking While since they last saw each other#two. joey’s here now and has been obsessively pining after her and she’s so fucking tired of romance right now#third. there’s so much happening All The Time Forever she has no idea if she can actually deal with a romantic relationship#within the context of blaseball#like she knows other people do it. so many people do. she just doesn’t know if SHE can. especially because shelby is uh.#actively banishing people to the shadow realm right now#(she’s not judging her for it but like. shelby maybe should be dealing with her own shit rn.)#and katherine tells her as such and shelby is cool about it of course#and also. she’s right shelby has So Much Shit happening right now#so shelby spends two seasons sending people to the shadow realm#and maybe she hits katherine once. whoops. (KATHERINE DOES NOT GET REDACTED.)#(ACTUALLY HM THINKING ABOUT IT. MAYBE SHE DOES BUT SHE GETS BETTER.)#(WE’LL REVIST THIS)#but at the end of season 15 (i fucked up it’s one season)#her debt gets rerolled#and then she goes to therapy for a while cause holy shit she needs it#and then like season 17 or 18 shelby’s at a party in new york and katherine pulls her aside#and shelby’s terrified that she’s gonna be really mad about the shadow realm thing and never want to speak to her again#but that is NOT what happens NOPE BABY#katherine’s like ‘hey i know it’s been a couple years since then but i’ve been thinking about what we talked about when you first came back’#‘and i think i am in a spot where i can handle a relationship alongside blaseball and i think i want to’#‘but also i entirely get it if you’ve moved on-‘#and shelby doesn’t know what to do with THAT ONE so she just kisses her#and they’re both like laughing when they pull away and then shelby asks her out for coffee :)
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moral-terpitude · 2 years
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Gif at the top is from @nofckingfighting
I’m trying to work on another chapter of The Dead Rabbit. I really am. For anyone wondering. However, if you’re wondering why, in the 11th Part the outfit Grace wears is noted is because of the hallucinations Tommy has of her in the series.
“He didn’t move until he heard her take a deep breath, turning to see his Connemara girl behind the bar. The white blouse with the cape collar and red skirt had been so deeply etched in his recollection of her, so much so that of course that’s what she wore.”
Of course being a reference to calling Grace “Lady Sara of Connemara”, as well as The Connemara Girl painting.
If you haven’t read The Dead Rabbit, please do, if you don’t mind a modern Tommy story that is. I try to put lots of reasoning and effort in to each chapter which is why I’ve changed the posting schedule to once a month, but it’s also far from complete.
So when I don’t post a chapter I’ll try and post a little fun fact about it because I’ve put too much work in to it the last few months to quit writing it now!
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ask-the-kitty-crew · 1 year
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Based on @rainbow-neko-artblog s au:
Ex souls Shelby:
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@minusgangtime
(Basically her back story is like this:
In a fit of rage,daddy dearest murders all three of the boyfriends,like in the original AU GF had planned to absorb thier souls so they could still be with her,but her father held her back,seeing only one option Shelby reached out and absorbed the souls of her brothers before they faded..
Shelby hardly eats or sleeps,most of the time having to listen to the boyfriends bicker with each other and complain,they usually have to point out that she needs rest and food to live,she still gets along with pico and GF and still takes care of her kittys but is mostly perfered to be alone,thinking she has to do everything alone,and that she can’t relay on anyone.)
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mellohimelody · 11 months
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tiefling ranger s2 empires!shubble is real in my heart of hearts
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teddy06writes · 2 months
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Win Win
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Alfie Solomons x autistic!gn!reader
Warnings: none other than this was written on mobile
Premise: None of Alfies many, boring meetings with Tommy could ever be as important as you
{I just know this man would be the best to info dump to. Ten points to whoever gets what book reader is talking about}
{Much Ado AU is incoming, hopefully within the next week}
Alfie sat behind his desk, chin propped in his hand as you rambled on about the book you'd just finished, seemingly unaware of the meeting you had interrupted.
From where he sat on the other side of the desk, Tommy looked between the two of you; Alfie with a soft, adoring look on his face as he watched you, rocking back and forth on your heels, fingers tracing the edge of the cover of the book you carried, over and over.
Tommy signed, catching Alfie's eye and raising his eyebrows. He glanced at you, silently asking, or maybe judging.
Alfie fixed him with a death stare for a long moment, shaking his head, before his gaze shifted back to you, softening instantly.
"And then he said that he was proposing against his better judgement and-" You cut yourself off, finally seeming to notice Tommy, "Oh! Mr Shelby! I'm so sorry, I didn't realize I was interrupting..."
Tommy opened his mouth to speak, but Alfie was quicker, beckoning you closer as he spoke, "That's alright petal, we were just about done, weren't we Tommy Boy?"
At the second death glare in two minutes, Tommy sighed, starting to get up, "Right. I'll be in contact, if anything else comes up."
Alfie nodded dismissively, already focused back on you as he pulled you down into his lap, "Right, yeah, sure, bye mate."
As Tommy disappeared, you grinned down at your husband, and he chuckled, "You did that on purpose, didn't you, you cheeky thing."
"Ollie said you looked bored...." You reached forward to gently set your book on his desk.
"And you were all excited about your little story," Alfie added, gently poking at your sides.
You grinned again, taking one of his calloused hands in yours and tracing the lines of his palms gently, "It was a win win."
Alfie smiled up at you fondly, squeezing your waist with his free hand, "So, Mr what's his face proposed but he insulted her while he did it?"
"Yes! And was a huge ass about it- but he redeemed himself later- don't worry...."
You launched back into talking about the book as though you'd never been interrupted, and Alfie listened happily, occasionally asking questions that prompted another burst of excitement every time it seemed like you might stop.
With Alfie, you never had to worry about boring him, or taking up his time, anytime you wanted to talk about something you enjoyed. He was always there to listen.
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soleilceirinen · 25 days
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The Portrait | modern!Tommy Shelby x Reader
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Summary: Thomas Shelby is your History professor at the university. One day he wants to meet you at his office and it scares you a bit. Definitely, you are not expecting to see what's waiting for you there. Modern AU.
Warnings: nothing.
A/N: this is short and maybe makes no sense but I just wanted to write something after not writing anything in months. Also, it's inspired by a real teacher I had, who kept a huge self portrait in his university office. It was horrible and funny at the same time.
Sorry for the English, it isn't my first language. There are probably a lot of mistakes but I don't feel like proofreading it more. Thanks for reading it!
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In the three years that you had been studying at the university, you had never been in professor Shelby’s office. Not even once. But there were rumours, each of them crazier than the next one. They said that one of the walls was covered by a bookshelf which actually was a secret door to access professor Solomon’s office, who some people believed were his secret lover. But that was nothing compared to other things you had heard, such as not going alone to his office if you were a young woman, just in case. 
Of course, you didn’t believe any of this. Unfortunately, you had learned the hard way that sometimes people were mean and they would talk shit about others just out of jealousy, or self discontent. Some people had very sad and empty lifes. 
It didn’t make sense to you because Thomas Shelby never messed with anyone. The man taught his classes and left, unlike other teachers who tried really hard to be friends with their students, he knew where to set the limits. He was serious and a good professor, one of the best you had ever had. 
His lectures were focused on the first half of 20th Century History. Sometimes, Thomas would talk about World War I in a way that made you feel like he had been there, as if he were telling you all his memories. 
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On Monday you got an email from him. Your heart skipped a beat, he wanted to meet you at his office. The message was brief and concise, it just said that he wanted to talk to you, along with the appointment’s date. Now you were a nervous wreck. What did he want to talk about with you? You couldn’t know, maybe your last essay was so horrible that he wanted to say it to your face and see your reaction.
Taking a deep breath, you tried to push away all those thoughts. Maybe it wasn’t a big deal and you were creating a mountain out of a grain of sand. Besides, it made no sense to dwell on the suffering if you didn’t even know the reason why he wanted to meet.
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It had been five minutes since you arrived at Mr. Shelby’s office. The only problem was that you couldn’t find the strength to knock on the closed door. You just wanted to put off the moment as long as possible.
"You can do it. Tommy doesn't bite, you know?"
The sudden presence of someone behind you made you turn around in surprise. You thought you were alone in the empty hallway but clearly you were wrong because Mr. Solomons was standing next to you, seemingly amused. After all, his office was the one next to Thomas's. 
He was your professor too, although his lectures didn’t captivate you as much as those of Mr. Shelby. It wasn’t because they weren’t interesting, he specialised on Jewish History and cultural heritage, but the way he rambled was certainly disconcerting. Some days after leaving his class you weren’t even able to determine what he had been talking about since  he liked to spill ideas that in theory had some kind of connection with each other.
“I know, thanks for the encouragement,” you replied quietly. He placed one of his large hands on your shoulder and gave you a friendly squeeze before walking past you, as he headed towards his own office. 
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Mr. Shelby's deep voice invited you in from the other side of the door. You entered slowly, fixing your gaze on the floor. He waited, sitting on the other side of the desk as he watched you with interest. 
“How are you, Y/N?”
The answer died in your throat the moment you gathered enough courage to look up in order to meet his blue eyes. Mr. Shelby stared at you expectantly, one eyebrow raised. You covered your mouth with your hand, the last thing you wanted to do now was bursting into laughter but you couldn’t take your eyes away from the painting.
Right behind him, almost covering the whole surfice of the wall, hung a huge portrait. It wasn’t a photograph, it looked like an oil painting on canvas. In it appeared Mr. Shelby, who was wearing the kind of clothes that men would probably wear back in the 1920’s, standing next to a majestic white horse. Slowly, your eyes moved from the painting to the man in front of you. 
Who in his right mind has a painting like that in their university office? It was the tackiest thing you had seen in a long time. Definitely, not what you were expecting to find there. 
“Y/N?”
Mr. Shelby's soft voice brought you back to reality. To the here and now. "Yes, good. And you?"
"Not bad. You'll wonder why I summoned you today," he said, as he rummaged through the piles of papers and books that littered his desk. You made a small noise of confirmation, so he continued speaking. "I really liked your last essay about the role of women in society during World War I. Have you ever been to France?"
You tilted your head to the side, for a moment nothing made sense. What did one thing have to do with the other? You kept looking at the portrait, as if the answer was painted somewhere there. "France?" 
At your bewildered face, Mr. Shelby laughed softly. It sounded as if he were letting out a gust of air. His eyes shined gently, he seemed to be in a good mood. “Yes, the country. The university’s History department has been offered a student exchange with a French university. It’s only a week but in five days you can do many things. I was talking to Mr. Solomons and we agreed that you are one of our most promising students, it might be interesting for you to go.”
"Really? I don't know what to say..." you mumbled, your cheeks turning red and warm. You wanted to cry, or laugh, or both. "I've never been to France, I don't even speak French."
Mr. Shelby found what he was looking for. He placed a form in front of you and pointed his finger at it. "Think about it. If you decide to go, fill this out and bring it to me in a couple of days. It's a great opportunity," he added.
Nodding, you took the form and put it carefully between your notes so it wouldn’t get all wrinkled. “Thank you so much for considering me,” you finally said, truly grateful. 
You looked one last time at the painted version of Thomas. His cold eyes returned an icy stare from above, with an almost cruel expression. He seemed so distant, like someone who no longer has anything to lose. It made you wonder, in the first place, the history behind the painting. Did he commission it? Why? Anyway, he could have hung it at his house, not there. 
Before stepping out of the office, you looked over your shoulder and smiled at him. What you weren’t expecting was Thomas returning the smile back at you, but he did and for a brief moment, his face lit up. That face couldn’t be further away from the hard features of his painted version. 
As you walked down the hallway you shook your head. So many nerves for nothing. It also infuriated you a little bit to think about all the shit people said about him behind his back, all rumours, since nobody ever mentioned the painting. 
However, you had something clear. Despite the bad reputation that preceded him, you kind of liked Thomas Shelby. He had the most incredible pair of blue eyes and the worst taste when it came to decoration, but nobody is perfect.
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zablife · 1 year
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Hi Lee! Hope you’re well! ☺️
Sooo….seeing your moodboard got me thinking about the lovely new John x Solomons!sister pairing and I was thinking………
I love their friendship and the bond that they’ve built off of banter but I wonder if there was ever a moment where things slipped into something more?? Like they were on a tough mission, or things got a little too close for comfort where one was almost hurt and they acted on the more promiscuous feelings that they’ve been otherwise teasingly (maybe they’re not teasing in nature, who knows) throwing around — like there’s so much emotion circulating between them because they’re so close with each other that they just slip … ??
And it could be a one off thing that they then dance around because they were caught in the heat of them moment, or it could be what tilts them into that realm — I’d be intrigued to read either way because I just love them.
Anyways…sorry for rambling…I hope what I’ve said makes sense! 😊
Shots Fired (Partners in Crime AU)
John Shelby x Y/n Solomons
Author's Note: Read previous parts Afternoon Tea and Co-Workers.
“Barney, wait!” you shouted, stumbling from the pub where you’d been celebrating Tommy’s win at the races. John had disappeared some time ago and you’d been looking for him ever since, hoping to win more of his money at darts.
“Y/n, is that you screeching like a bloody alley cat?” John asked, turning toward the sound of your voice.
Only the glowing end of his cigar was visible through the evening fog as you pawed for him to hold yourself upright. 
Grasping his coat sleeve you nearly toppled over as you giggled, “Would you look at that, I went lookin’ for trouble and I found him!” 
“You’re drunk,” John observed, pulling you to your feet.
“Your ma’s drunk!” you retorted with a snort. 
“Alright, I’m taking you home,” John said, steering you toward his car by your elbow. God only knew what you’d get up to if he left you by yourself in Sabini’s territory and he’d be the one Alfie blamed if something happened.
“Not if I escape,” you whispered loudly, and quite obnoxiously, into his ear. Then you broke free of his grasp and ran in the opposite direction as quickly as your wobbly legs would allow.
“Y/n! M not chasing you,” John warned, clenching his cigar in his teeth and shoving his hands in his pockets. As he lost sight of you he growled in frustration, kicking the pavement. “Fuckin hell,” he cursed under his breath as he tossed his cigar aside, knowing he would have to break his promise. 
He set out in long strides, looking out from under his cap with a scowl at the thought of playing hide and seek. Occasionally he heard the click of your heels or a peel of laughter echoing down an alley and he knew he was getting close. As he was about to call to you for the second time, gunshots rang out and his heart clenched in his chest.
Pulling his revolver from under his jacket, he pressed himself against the side of the building where he stood and cautiously made his way toward the noise. Tires squealed as a coupe raced away into the night and John broke into a run, a sick feeling of dread washing over him.
His suspicions were confirmed as he approached you, lying in a pool of blood under a street lamp. “Shit! Y/n!” He called out, sliding next to you to see where you’d been hurt. When you didn’t respond, he began removing your coat, hands roaming over your body for the source of your injury. 
When his eyes came to rest at the crimson stain blooming over your chest he began to panic, clawing at your beaded dress to assess the damage. He pressed his ear to your mouth to listen for your breath, but only heard his own frantic heartbeat jumping into his throat at the thought of losing you. 
At that moment your eyes fluttered opened and you gasped for air, sputtering, “You grabbin’ my tit?”
John fell backward from shock, landing on his ass. “What the fuck, Y/n? I thought you were dead!” he gulped, running a shaky hand through his hair.
You let out a strangled laugh, followed by a groan of pain as you attempted to roll over. “Jesus Christ!” you yelled.
John winced as he exclaimed, “Do you know you’ve got the loudest voice of any human being I’ve ever met?” 
“Happy to know my lungs work though, ain’t ya?” you asked with a weak smile. 
“What are callin’ him for anyway?” he mumbled, placing pressure on your shoulder as soon as he realized that’s where the bullet had entered. 
You wanted to say something clever in return, but the loss of blood was making you woozy, giving the world around you a dreamlike quality. The lamplight made a halo above John’s head and you blinked to right your blurry vision. “You’re an angel,” you remarked at your delusion, focusing on the fading glow surrounding him.
“Now I know we’re fucked,” he joked. “That’s the only nice thing you’ve ever said to me.”
Watching the edges of John’s face darken forebodingly, fear gnawed at you and you briefly wondered if you might die. Your fingers reached for him, needing comfort, but your arm stubbornly refused to move. “Might be the last,” you warned him before you passed out in his arms.
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When you came to you were in a hospital bed, John’s profile staring ahead as his hands twisted his cap nervously. Your arm throbbed with pain as you rolled toward him and he startled, offering hushed apologies. “I’m sorry, Y/n. I shouldn’t have let you go off alone like that. If anyone should’ve taken a bullet, it’s me,” he said, looking at you with red, watery eyes. The guilt had been eating at him as he sat waiting for you to wake, hoping you’d forgive him for not protecting you.
“No, I’m glad it was me,” you choked out.
“Hey, hey, don’t say that,” John hushed you, pushing the hair from your face. “You didn’t deserve any of this.”
You tried to sit up, looking at him incredulously. “I didn’t mean I deserved it!” you exclaimed, scrunching your nose in disapproval. “I meant cos you’re a fucking candy ass,” you chuckled at him. 
Irritated by the suggestion, John’s voice rose defensively, “You think you took a bullet better than me?”
“I know I did and I won’t be whinging about how it looks either.” Lowering your voice to imitate his low timber you continued, “Oh, me face! If it hadn’t been for that shrapnel in France…” 
Your chat was interrupted when the door to your room opened with a quick push and a nurse peeked in to check on you, her bright smile widening at the sight of John.
“You should fuck her,” you said a bit too loudly, the after effects of the morphine still clouding your judgment. “I ain’t his trouble, love! You fancy him?” you called to her, oblivious to the fact that the poor woman was now turning a deep shade of red.
“Alright, that’s enough,” John said, pushing you back against the pillows.
“He doesn’t have the clap….anymore,” you shouted as the nurse scurried away. John dragged a hand down his face. 
“That’s how you thank me for saving your life?” he asked wearily, raising his eyebrows at you.
“Pffft, can’t kill me,” you said dismissively. “You’re such a dramatic little cunt, Shelby” you added with a roll of your eyes.
John huffed out a laugh. “Good to see you're feeling like yourself again. Last night I was your angel, remember?”
“Well I was dying, weren’t I?” you said innocently, pulling your blankets to your chin.
“For fuck sake,” John muttered.
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call-sign-shark · 11 months
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The Blue Hurricane and the Mustache Man|| Modern! Arthur Shelby x Reader
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Summary:  Arthur almost regretted his decision to accommodate you that time he was shaving and you decided to mess with him... MASTERLIST.
general context: He's a former soldier and a drug addict trying to get better. You are an unhinged punk girl living in the streets. You weren't supposed to meet... And now Arthur's fate and yours are forever entangled.
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TW: Mention of drug use and craving, PTSD but otherwise it's funny and cute
Notes: This work is related to Pop Goes the Rat, which explains how Arthur and Reader met, as well as the whole context behind this Modern AU. However, you can read the two-part separately.
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1 # The Mustache Man
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“Hey old dog! Where are the ice cubes?”
You yelled from the kitchen, standing in front of the open fridge as you looked for the ingredients to make a fresh homemade lemonade. The fact remained that no one answered you. No reply. You closed the fridge and walked to the corridor, “Arthur?” You reiterated, louder, but only silence answered your call. Now you were sincerely pissed — why couldn’t he answer? After all, he was shaving in the bathroom at the end of the corridor, not in the garden or something. That was how you decided to burst the bathroom door open with one kick. Arthur jumped at the sudden loud noise, causing his razor to slip and cut his cheeks.
“Aouchhhh.” He hissed through gritted teeth.
“Hey fucker, care to reply?” You attacked him, your tiny fists on your hips, a cherry lollipop between your teeth, and the most angry pout you could make etched on your juvenile face. The soldier turned around and glared at you. He had still a bit of shaving cream from here and there on his face.
“Can‘t leave me alone for ten fookin’ minutes eh?!” 
“Where are the ice cubes?” You asked, teeth bared.
“In the bloody fridge, ye stupid brat! And, God! How many times should I tell ye to put some fookin’ clothes on?!” Arthur grunted, noticing you were only wearing an oversized t-shirt and black panties. Nothing else. 
“Hey. It’s not my fault if the temperatures are intense! Even my freakin’ vagina is sweating!” You exclaimed.
Arthur looked at you with a half-confused and half-desperate look on his face before shaking his head.  Okay, you were definitely bonkers. Straight out of the local mental hospital, he thought. Then, he noticed a second detail that made him frown,  “Wait. Is that me t-shirt?” 
“… Eeeeh. No?” 
“You stole one of me shirts.” He stated, “You live in me house for free and you steal me clothes… I swear I’m within an inch of kicking you rat ass.”  He growled, before focusing back on shaving his beard all the while mumbling and cursing you, “Fookin’ kid who annoys me the hell out… Should have let ye sleep outside,  should have never welcomed ye here I swear you’re such a pain in the ass, running half naked, stealing shits, and sleeping in me bloody bed.”  He stopped rambling when he realized you were still here, staring at him with your eyes squinted and your blue-haired head slightly tilted on the side, “What’s wrong with ye, stinky rat? Wanna fight?!” He barked, a bit more aggressively than he attended. 
“You’re forgetting plenty of hairs. And you're holding it wrong — see? You’ve plenty of small cuts on your ugly-ass face.” You said, your tone quieter than it was one minute ago. 
“Can’t you mind your own business, eh?”  
“Tsss! Lemme do it.” You did not let him have the time to react nor to truly understand your suggestion — and you did not care. What you did though was to grab him by the arm and force him to sit on the toilet lids. 
“What are ye doing?!” 
“Ah! Shut up Arthur! Shut the fuck up and stay still.” You scolded him. At first, he wanted to push you and tell you to go screw yourself, but words choked in his tight throat the moment you sat on his lap and straddled him, the weight of your small body pressing against his. Before he could even realize what was happening, you snatched the razor from him with one hand and grabbed him by the chin with the other. Arthur’s wide-opened eyes finally met yours, “There.” You finally said with a surprisingly soft voice he did not expect to hear from your foul mouth. You started to shave him, not minding the astounded expression on his face.
Surprisingly enough, the way the blade slid on his skin was so smooth he didn’t feel anything. Arthur relaxed a little bit. His brows frowned slightly as he observed you from that close. His steel-blue irises, hardened by the war and one suicide attempt, captured every tiny detail of your broken-doll face: the shape of your eyes, the juicy flesh of your lips as well as the black stains of your slightly runny makeup... Arthur sighed, his blazing breath caressing your skin. At one point, you almost lose your balance, though.
“Hey careful! Yer not a fookin’ Peaky Blinders! Don’t cut me face with blade nor slit me bloody throat!”
"Oopsie?"
"She almost sliced me and she says "hihi oopsie", tsss..."
It was how the soldier came to the conclusion that holding your hips to keep you stable was a good idea.  A weird wave of warmth blossomed in your stomach when his large and strong hands grabbed you firmly, but still, you decided to ignore it.
“Okay, I’m almost done.” You put the razor in the sink and grabbed a towel to clean Arthur’s face. Once everything was done, you pressed an annoying kiss on his cheek —he growled in response— and stood up. Somehow, he was a bit disappointed when your body left his. Still, you took two steps back to admire your masterpiece with the biggest and sharkiest smile plastered on your bratty face, “Hey Arthur. Nice mustache.”  You blurted out.
“What? OH! DON’T TELL ME YE DID THIS!” Arthur almost jumped from the toilet lid to check his face in the mirror. With one panicked hand, he started to pat his cheek while his piercing steel blue eyes looked at the horrible thing you had left under his nose, “WHAT THE FOOK.” 
You burst into a crazy ass laughter, delighted by the way he reacted to his new style. 
“Shave it off! Shave this awful mustache off! Look at me face?!” He turned to you and grabbed you by the shoulder a bit too fiercely, "I look like a fookin' grandpa!"  
“Okay okay, calm down fucker! Imma shave it. You’re so boring!” You complained, rolling your eyes and stomping the floor with your bare feet to show your discontent, "So boooring!" You reiterated. Looking forward to getting rid of the mustache, he sat a second time and let you straddle him but this time, his arms locked around your waist so strongly you could not help but yelp in surprise, “The hell you’re doing?!”
“Ain’t gonna let you go as long as you don’t shave the mustache.” The gravel in his voice was highlighted with genuine military authority, "So hurry the fuck up before I smash yer head against the wall."
“Alright, no need to be so mean.” Resigning yourself, you grabbed the razor for a second time. You were about to shave him when you stopped in the middle of your motion to look him right in the eyes though. With your brows slightly frowned, you brought your face so close to his that the top of your noses bumped together. Arthur, stunned, stopped breathing. He wanted to say something but the thing is he could not — his words didn’t want to leave his throat, petrified by the proximity between you. And, somehow, his soul didn’t want you to back off.
 Silence fell above the bathroom as your little and cold fingers grazed his upper lips. 
Boom. Boom. 
The beating of his heart quickened for each time your skin brushed his, he would feel a surge of electricity running his whole body. Had her perfume always been so sweet? He thought. Arthur gathered all his strength to focus on something else but he could not  — his steel blue irises inevitably fell on your slightly parted lips, between which he could see your tongue playing with the lollipop. A shaky breath escaped from his mouth. Gosh… How bad he wanted to kiss you. To taste the sugar of the candy straight from your flesh. 
“You should keep it.” Your voice snatched him from his thoughts.
“Eh?” Arthur said, blinking several times to get a grip on himself.
“You should really keep the ‘stache.” 
“Go fook yourself baby doll, I ain’t keeping it!” He grunted, showing his teeth like a wounded wolf. Baby doll — it had escaped from his mouth before he could even realize it 
“But it suits you well! I mean, I did it as a joke but it looks really good on you!!”
“You kid me right?” He raised a brow, “No way.” 
“Ohhhh please!! Pretty please Arthur, pleasepleaseplease!” You begged, suddenly bouncing on his lap, “pleaaaase! I'll be super nice and quiet for a whole day if you keep it just a lil' while!”
Another surge. Arthur's jaw clenched, the movements of your body making erotic thoughts dawn in his mind. “STOP THAT, EH.”  He tightened his grip on your hips to keep you from moving, his cheeks burning all of sudden for blood had rushed to his face. The soldier let out an angry sigh and looked at you, sighing. To be true, he had tried to send you off — he had really tried his best, but there was something in your adorable pout and your big shiny smile that got him on his knees, and it frustrated him even more. As annoying as you were,  he couldn’t refuse you anything because he ultimately liked the way your beautiful eyes lightened up when you smiled — or the melody of your bratty laugh, “Alright…”
“So you’re keeping it?! Really??”
“Just for the week-end. Off the 'stache goes after this delay. Got it?" He grunted, one brow raised.
"Got it. I'll obey your orders" You whispered, your fingers losing themselves in his slicked-back hair, " You know why?"
"Hm?"
"Because you're fookin' Peaky Blinders." You teased.
"... Get fucked."
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madame-wilsonn · 2 years
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At Last
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MASTERLIST
Summary: “At last, my love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song”
A/N: this is in honor of @zablife’s wonderful celebration! Congratulations again, darling! I hope you enjoy this! Also huge thank you to my silly little friend @sunrisepoets for helping me out with this!!! This fic is set in the modern!au (i wrote two other stories in this au which you can find here & here)
I apologize for any mistakes or typos, I’m literally writing this on my phone! I really hope you enjoy this nonetheless 💗
Warnings: Tommy being hopelessly in love with his wife; a lot of books; death of an ice cream
Word count: ≈ 1,800 words
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The sun was almost setting when Tommy parked his Bentley in the driveway. It had been an awfully long week, having to fix issues after issues. But he was home.
At last.
Tommy entered the mansion’s hall, slightly disappointed to see Frances grab his suitcase instead of you. She greeted him politely and, sensing the question bubbling in her boss’ chest, added “Mrs. Shelby is in the garden, taking care of the roses.”
After dismissing the maid, Tommy ran outside to find you. He had not seen you all week, leaving early for London on Tuesday. To say he was excited to be back was an understatement. Your absence turned your apartment dull and Tommy’s few hours there cold and lonely. Even trying to busy himself with studying documents didn’t work. To the point where he found himself calling you late at night, talking to you until you fell asleep. But the horrendous week was finally over.
A smile made its way on your husband’s face as soon as you appeared in front of him. You knelt on a small cushion, watering beds of colorful flowers. You hadn’t noticed him yet, the music playing in your ears loud enough even he could hear it. Tommy leaned in and grabbed your shoulders with a mischievous grin.
You jumped, a terrified yelp leaving your lips. Your husband, very proud of his little joke, chuckled at your wide opened eyes, your hand on your chest. He pulled you in, embracing you.
“I hate you, Tommy,” you mumbled against him. “I should get a divorce just for that.”
Nonetheless, you wrapped your arms around him, inhaling his scent.
“I’m so sorry, love but you know I had to,” he was still laughing at your reaction.
“You’re just very lucky I missed you enough to not kick your butt.”
“I missed you, too,” he caressed your hair, kissing your temple. “And I got you something. Close your eyes.”
Tommy reached for the box in his pocket, carefully taking out the piece of jewelry. You couldn’t help the excitement growing in your belly, turning you into a fidgety little mess. You knew your husband was taking his sweet time just to torture you, asking you if your eyes were really closed at least twice. Finally, you felt his fingers grazing your neck, pushing your hair away.
A familiar cold sensation tickled your skin and you were allowed to glance at a gorgeous golden locket. You gently took it in your hand, admiring the delicate engraving.
“Do you like it?” Tommy murmured in your ear. “I passed by that antique store you love and I found this. I thought it would look good on you.”
You turned around, beaming at your darling husband. It was an adorable habit of his: to buy you a gift any time he left for too long. He was aware it didn’t make up for his absence but he enjoyed showing you that, although he was far away, you didn’t leave his thoughts once.
“I love it, thank you,” you kissed his cheek, leaving a stain where your coloured lips had touched him.
“I was thinking, do you have plans tomorrow?” Tommy asked as you tried to erase the red on his skin.
“No, not really. I thought you would want to rest.”
“What about we go to the bookstore and-”
“Yes!” you exclaimed “Yes, let’s go to the bookstore!”
You began rambling about some pretty edition you saw and the newest book of your favorite author coming out. Tommy chuckled at your reaction, bringing you close.
Oh, how he missed you.
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Skipping into the bookstore, you inhaled the familiar smell of paper. Tommy almost had to run after you, fearing he might lose you in the large building. Taking you to any kind of place with books was the same thing as taking any of John’s kids in a toy store. There was no other way to describe it. You had a tendency to get a rush of energy, jumping from one section to the other, speaking impossibly fast. All a very lovely scene but slightly hard to follow.
“Oh! There it is!” you almost screamed, grabbing a book with a train on it. You happily showed it to Tommy. He remembered the previous story very clearly. You hadn’t been able to let go of the book and finished it in the middle of the night, staring blankly at the wall for half an hour afterwards. “My goodness, it sounds amazing! But wait…”
Tommy observed you as you turned the book around, opening the last page.
“What are you doing?”
“Reading the last sentence,” you answered very simply.
Your husband shook his head, confused. “But why would you…”
“Shhh!” you placed a finger on his lips, letting out a squeal as you closed the book again.
“What’s going on?” Tommy asked, trying to understand the expression on your face.
“The…Okay, do you remember those books with the Norwegian detective?”
He nodded as you went on, explaining how the detective from the previous series somehow appeared in this new one. He couldn’t grasp why this information was enough to make your hands shake but you seemed very excited to find out more. You handed the book to Tommy before running away to another section.
Another squeal alerted your husband as you pointed towards a gorgeous cover.
“Look! It’s the collection I told you about!” you showed him a new edition of Emma. Even he had to agree it was splendid.
Tommy was pretty sure you already had those books at home but it didn’t matter. Not when this “new collection” turned you into a cheerful, giggly mess.
He took the heavy pile and found a small bench near you. He watched you, the way you seemed so focused to find the one. Every time, you would come back and add a new book to the growing stack. Tommy had one job: check the book off the list you made —which he gladly did.
“Alright, what’s this one…The Bell jar,” he read over the titles, until pinpointing the right one. “Done.”
“Thank you,” you whispered in a sunny tone, warming Tommy’s heart. “...Can I get one more? The last one, I promise!” Your husband nodded even though you had chosen “the last one” about five books ago. You squealed, leaving a light kiss on his cheek and you disappeared again, making him chuckle.
You stayed in the bookstore for about an hour, running back and forth between each section. Every single time, you would swear you were done.
Until you discovered a new little treasure you couldn’t resist.
Tommy pretended he needed to think about it before giving in, just to make the chase a bit funnier. And also because you would kiss him as soon as he said yes—which was an opportunity he couldn’t miss.
“Okay, that’s it! I am done!” Tommy raised an eyebrow at you. “For real this time, I have everything.”
“Well you did take everything. We walked into a bookstore and we’re going to leave empty Ikea shelves!”
You pursed your lips, trying to resist the grin stretching your lips.
“That’s very funny, Mr. Shelby. You should probably consider a career in a circus with that much humor!”
Tommy laughed sarcastically, grabbing the stack of books in his arms. You realized just how much you had actually taken with you when your husband’s face disappeared behind The Great Gatsby and Musso’s new novel.
“You know what? Maybe I did go too far…I should just take some of those and I’ll buy the rest later,” you mumbled, internally cursing your extravagance.
Tommy put the books on a table nearby and took your hand.
“You could have bought the entire bookstore— literally and I would still carry all those books for you, yeah?” he kissed your forehead tenderly. “Now come on, I’m buying us some ice cream. All this book hunting starved me ”
Your eyes gleamed with that precious, childish spark and Tommy knew he was as earnest as ever. He would buy you the entire universe if it meant making you smile as a reward. Any struggle seemed ludicrous next to your radiant, beaming face.
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With a delicious cone of cookie dough and brownie ice cream in hand, you strolled through the busy streets. Tommy walked beside you, one arm around your shoulder while the other held his ice cream cone. He was wearing a simple black tee-shirt with some jeans and his signature raybans on his eyes.
It was almost funny how different he looked when he was not working. His cheeks were slightly flushed with the heat, his freckles more obvious because of the sun. Even though you found your husband handsome all the time, you had to admit having a slight preference for “laid back Tommy”.
Completely lost in your thoughts, you missed the small hole in the pavement and tripped. Tommy’s arm tightened on you, saving you in extremis from a terrible fall.
Your ice cream was not as lucky.
A desolated sigh escaped your lips as you realized your fresh, sweet treat was now melting on the concrete.
Before you could think about mourning for your poor ice-cream, Tommy stepped in front of you.
“Here, take mine.”
You considered his proposal for a second but turned it down. It wasn’t his fault you weren’t attentive enough.
But of course, your very stubborn husband insisted. He managed to negotiate one bite each with a very serious “come on, we’re married! For richer, for poorer, remember?”
Which you had countered rather easily: “I don’t think it applies to ice cream, Tom.”
“Of course it does! And you don’t want to hurt my feelings by not tasting this delicious ice cream, do you?”
So you kept walking, sharing the tiny pink spoon. He carefully listened to your extremely passionate speech about your detective’s character development along the books. It made him wonder how many hours you actually spent thinking about this, managing to quote psychology researches and articles.
It was almost marvelous. The contrast between your serious words and you, happily munching on the ice cream cone.
After each bite, you cut a piece and fed it to Tommy. The same way you would do with a small bird you found in the park.
Concluding on your rant, you handed the last of the cone but your husband refused.
“Oh no, it’s fine. Just take it.”
“Thanks,” you grumbled, your mouth half full.
“Was it good at least?”
You nodded frantically. “It was so good! Thank you for sharing your ice cream with me, darling,” you rested your hand against his shoulder, squeezing his waist.
“Anytime,” he hummed, his voice getting lost in your hair.
It was all worth it.
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tinapaysmp · 6 months
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@mcyt-yuri-week day 5: rarepair
I mean, it's already a rarepair to begin with even by s2. But this is like a personal rarepair week for me and my purpose is to try and spread my propaganda.
More ramblings under the cut:
Now, full disclaimer: I don't actually ship their s2 counterparts. Because:
I headcanon s2 e!Kath to be an aroace lesbian who couldn't even tell if someone is flirting with her. And I actually couldn't picture her ending up with anyone weirdly enough. Not even with Shelby.
Gem's canon this season just doesn't make me ship her with anyone. She has another life in Hermitcraft and the empires server is just very different for her.
But, that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the princess alliance. Heck, I jumped on the ship to be romantic the moment I watch them become business partners. Because, come on, they're both princesses. One of them's a monster slayer, the other one's not allowed to fight and couldn't defend herself. Like, hello??? Princess Katherine here to rescue Princess Gem? Hell Yeah!
But, but, but, I couldn't remember when but there was an incident in Joey's Skyblock series where people were discussing the possibilty of Kath being AroAce. I watched the clip and I was on board. I loved the idea of AroAce Katherine. (Other people's reaction to Aro!Kath I wasn't fond of tho but I shouldn't put that here.) And I found the premise of two people being attracted to her (Joey and Shelby) while her not being attracted to either of them funny.
But at the same time, I also like her being a lesbian or bi. So, it ended up with her being AroAce Lesbian.
Now, this was before I started shipping KathGem. So, what's the issue? Kath's an AroAce Lesbian and Gem's Bisexual. Nothing wrong with putting them in a relationship, right? True.
But, here's the thing. Through the duration of the season, I personally can't see them get together.
With Katherine, she was too focused on curing her kingdom's curse to even think about dating. And by the time she got her lands cured, Gem......left. Meanwhile, Gem didn't wanted to get too attached. She knew she was leaving for good ones she's done. Maybe she did had a thing for Katherine but decided not to do anything about it.
Now she's back in Hermitcraft, never to look back in the world where she met the princess who was cursed from the day she was born.
And that too is yuri
So, yeah.
But, maybe one day I could explore different AUs regarding s2. Especially with some KathGem if I could.
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Nature wives au where Katherine is a princess running away from an arranged marriage and Shelby is the witch accused of kidnapping her when in actuality she’s helping Katherine escape. It sounds like Tangled but I promise it’s not
Rambles under the cut
- Katherine is the kind but mysterious princess of a powerful kingdom who mainly exports in the form of fabrics and tailoring materials
- She’s not mysterious on purpose, it’s just that her parents are protective and don’t let her get out much
- She knows a lot about tailoring and actually quite enjoys it, finding it freeing
- She also likes snooping in on the knights and blacksmiths at work
- Her parents arranged her to be married to a far off sailor prince named Joe
- Katherine doesn’t want to marry some guy she doesn’t know, so she runs away
- Shelby is a witch who journeyed to the kingdom to try and find someone to make her a witch hat
- Unfortunately, this kingdom is not super witch friendly. Ergo, she’s generally shunned and kicked out of any towns she enters
- She tries not to get discouraged and makes it to the castle town, renowned for its tailors, hoping it’s the witch hate is a small town thing
- It’s not
- As soon as she’s spotted by a guard, she’s chased down
- She gets away on broomstick, but not before offering the girl she saw also running from guards a ride
- Katherine takes the ride and whoops, Shelby accidentally kidnapped the princess
- Once safe, they talk a bit and get to know each other, learning of each other’s plights
- Katherine offers to make Shelby a witch hat if Shelby gets her out of the kingdom
- Now Shelby normally wouldn’t get involved in something so dangerous just for a hat, but she did embark on this solo quest for a hat from a kingdom notorious for its tailors. Plus, everyone back home expects her to fail
- Motivated by spite, desperation and her quickly developing crush on this cute princess, Shelby agrees
- Now they’re on this gay magic road trip/mad escape from the kingdom
- Shelby has two familiars. Tortoise the toad, who was a gift from her grandmother, and Nimbus the crow, who showed up around when her magic turned weather-wise and is closer attuned to her elemental magic
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fogwitchoftheevermore · 9 months
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thinking about empires blaseball au again. did you know i put great witch shelby on the magic for multiple reasons but one of them was so she and xornoth could be friends. and her false could be starting to be friends before she dies and false has her shit rocked again. and then when she comes back they’re both in such wildly different places because shelby’s been stagnent and dead for like 30 years and false has watched gods rise and fall and changed teams and come to terms with a Lot of shit and she’s been physically stagnant too but at least she’s been alive the whole time. shelby was trying to get false out of her shell, help her loosen the reigns her paranoia had on her, and then she died, and now false has healed and shelby is suddenly alive and only half in control of herself and their positions have totally switched.
false and shelby are both so paranoid and fucked during s2 that the fact that they didn’t get to be friends about it makes me SO sad so them getting to be friends about in the blaseball au is so important to me you understand.
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tev-the-random · 1 year
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So I may have come up with a whole Villain Jimmy AU...
Listen. I have way too many feelings about the events of Jimmy's Empires S2 Episode 31 and the immediate following stream. I also have way, way too many feelings about whatever the hell is happening in Sausage's and Shubble's lore and whatever is to come in Lizzie's, so I decided to only indulge one brainrot at a time and came up with... an interesting concept? I dunno, I'm easily entertained—
(There's a TLDR at the end if you don't want to read my insane and incessant ramblings o3o)
Ok so, after Walmart WRA kills Jimmy on the bridge for the kicks and giggles, Jimmy really starts questioning just what respect is and who his friends actually are. The conclusion? Dude has absolutely zero friends. Sure, he has this truce going on with Joel, and Katherine has been somewhat trustworthy so far. But actual friends? Nada. Closest thing he had were Scar and Tango, but they're gone now and he didn't even get a proper goodbye. His town is empty. He's alone.
Jimmy may be quick to anger, but this might be the first time he actually allows himself to be sad about it. There's something much more painful than rage crawling inside of him; be it guilt, self-hatred, loneliness, betrayal, there's just so much he's been burying under all the fighting that he can barely breathe through it all now. But once it's over, Jimmy's left with a strange feeling of clarity. This cold bitterness and complicated self-awareness that would turn into something far more sinister in the future.
The next day is really what decides his next course of action, though. He's touring the Old Sheriff around the server, kind of holding onto the last hope that someone might want him to stay after all. But then Fwhip comes along and decides that no, he doesn't get to have this, so they start bickering like the old divorced couple they are, like nothing's changed. Somehow, Fwhip manages to charm his way into the Old Sheriff's good books despite everything that Jimmy has said about his ex-deputy.
Martyn (that's what I'm calling him, he doesn't get his own name now) laughs at his jokes, makes little comments that... sound so familiar to Jimmy. This is how it all started: little comments — and this is how it's going to end. Maybe the Old Sheriff has good intentions. Maybe he does have the intention to stick with Jimmy and be a friend/mentor to him. But Jimmy, still raw from his most recent disillusionment, can't bear the thought of befriending someone only to have the rug pulled from under him again.
So Jimmy leaves Tumble Town in the dead of night.
Now, his first objective is to bring himself back to normal. He had to admit, no matter how hard he tried, it was hard to gather any respect from others when he was trapped in the body of a literal toy. He had already asked Joel to reverse this nonsense, but the god only offhandedly mentioned that this was Jimmy's true form and that it was how he was meant to look — which Jimmy took as "I have no idea how to, my name is Joel and I'm irresponsible with my powers and incompetent and also really short". So his next destination is the Witch Academy.
He had heard about the them from Shelby. She was a nice witch — or, well, nice enough. She was clearly going through some stuff at the moment, which is why he thought it would be better not to ask her for help to begin with — and was clearly able to change people's bodies, whether intentionally or not. So surely the people who taught her magic would be able to help him, right?
Little did Jimmy know that most witches do not, in fact, give a damn about helping other people. After travelling far and wide, he explained his curse to them, and all they did was close the door on his face.
Well, he's not having it! If the witches won't help him, he'll find someone else who will! This is when Jimmy starts travelling around in search of someone, anyone who could undo his curse so he may start his life anew. Through all the ensuing shenanigans, he gathers some... interesting allies.
It's not that he wants to ally himself with undead pirates; he may not be a sheriff anymore, but that doesn't mean he's about to become a criminal! But alas, when the boat he's travelling with is captured, it's not like he can do much else.
Jimmy is spared due to his... interesting predicament. Well, surely this tiny tiny man could be useful! Besides, didn't he use to live close to Pirate Joe? So in exchange for some information on Skeletron's rival and helping them get some treasure for a little while, Jimmy is dropped off at the next port with directions to a shady wizard who might be able to solve his problem.
When he gets to said wizard, they are already expecting him. You see, this is the same wizard who gave Scott his magic eye, and although I'm sure we'll get some actual canon explanation to it eventually, this is an AU in which the wizard may have some... ulterior motives. And they may or may not have been spying on a certain god who lives very close to Chromia. But that's a story for another time!
Jimmy wakes up the next day his normal-sized, human self again! It's almost overwhelming, how much he loves his own body right now. His chest quite literally aches... and that's when he notices a heart-shaped scar on it.
The wizard is still around. They explain to him that, to deal with the curse, they had to remove his heart. Literally. They stored it in this lamp, which emits a blinding red glow — an indicative of how strong it is, how much it feels. The farther away he is from it, the more detached he will be from his feelings. Although that would mean he should probably carry it close at all times, he should not forget that it is still his actual heart; you better keep it safe, kid.
Now that the deed is done, the only thing that the wizard asks for is a front row view when Stratos falls. Jimmy carries a lot of grief, clearly, and if they know anything about him — which they shouldn't, but they strangely do, — he is going to get back at the people who made him miserable for so long. It just so happens that the wizard also has a beef with Joel, so really, they both win in the end!
After some not-so-subtle persuasion and reminders of all the horrible things Jimmy had to endure in the past, the wizard manages to convince our ex-sheriff into going back to the empires to truly bring an end to this story of pain. He's never going to be able to start anew unless he gets rid of all traces of his weak past self, right? His enemies deserve to reap the hate they've sown fashioned in cold blood, right?
And so Jimmy concocts a plan, gathers resources and new (purely professional and with no emotional attachment, never again) allies, and returns to Tumble Town a new man with a new name. In the day, he's a charming and friendly traveller sneaking his way into the emperors' hearts. At night, he's a dangerous bandit carrying a lamp of dwindling red light, playing a game of metaphorical chess with the authorities to bring the pieces of his plan closer together.
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TL;DR Jimmy leaves the empires bitter with his friends, searches for a way to turn back into a regular human and finds a wizard who does so in exchange for being able to watch the world burn. To reverse the curse, he had to lose his heart, which he now carries in a red lantern closely tied to his feelings. He goes back home for revenge.
Calling this one the Red Light Bandit AU òwó
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pacificwaternymph · 1 year
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I am too tired to think thoughts however can you tell me more of the actor au I love it
The actors who play Gem and Fwhip are twins. Their characters were not originally supposed to be related in the script but the fans started theorizing since the actors looked so similar and the writers realized “shit yeah that doesn’t make much sense does it-“ so they just… wrote the whole sibling thing in there. It was kind of a last minute addition but since it was such a popular theory/headcanon already no one really noticed how it just kinda got shoved in there.
Joel and Lizzie are like Jimmy and Scott: obnoxious about how absolutely in love they are. Too many times they’ve had to redo Joel’s scenes because something someone did or said reminded him of something Lizzie did the other day, and he just started off on this rambling story that goes on for twenty minutes.
Jimmy is terrible about spoilers. He’s no longer allowed to do interviews on his own because he always ends up spoiling something about the upcoming episodes. No one trusts him to keep his mouth shut.
Joey and Xornoth’s actors cannot stand one another lmao. In every interview when asked about one another, they just descend into a tirade of all the annoying things they hate about one another. The other actors try their best to keep them apart whenever they don’t need to be together in a scene because otherwise it just devolves into petty bickering.
Ironically, they are both BEST FRIENDS with Shubble. Xornoth and Scott knew Shubble before filming, since Scott worked with her a couple times before. But Joey and Shelby really hit it off during the filming of Empires.
This is Xornoth’s first film appearance. They’ve only done stage plays up until this point. But they needed someone to play Scott’s surprise twin brother villain and Scott was like “guys… you’re never gonna believe this…”
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sandjosieph · 2 years
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Empires S2 Hybrid Hunter AU Concept Thingie
In which Katherine, in an effort to appease her people, goes a little too far in one direction and creates the Hybrid Hunters. But rather than have the typical "she only realizes how bad the idea is because she gets betrayed by the other hunters" she slowly comes to the realization on her own and eventually decides to work behind the scenes to help change the attitudes of her people. But by the time she gets to this point Katherine has caused so much damage can the others forgive her?
It’s a slow burn style of story since interactions, like those with the rather unhinged mayor of Critter City, don’t do much to help improve the opinions on hybrids.
Other interactions include…
fWhip is a skrunkly goblin man who keeps stealing and trying to scam Katherine.
Gem is a monarch butterfly hybrid whose naivete just baffles her.
Sausage is a normal human who provides sanctuary towards all hybrids.
Joey is a normal human but causes problems since he’s trying to win her over and thinks hunting and capturing hybrids is the key to her heart.
Jimmy is an armor stand hybrid, a concept which just weirds her out.
False is an avian hybrid whose wet cat persona makes normal interactions difficult.
Joel has a child he created with Sausage out of an armor stand. Something she doesn’t find out until long after she’s befriended Hermes.
Oli, whose constant ramblings about being from a hybrid realm make him sound like a lunatic.
Pix is a dungeon hybrid (think Dungeon Man from Earthbound) who helps Katherine learn the history of hybrids.
and Shelby is the local witch hybrid who is the one who helps start to change Katherine’s opinion because she captures the princess’s heart.
This is an open concept and anyone is free to make use of it or add to it since I have no idea what I’m going to do with it.
I have decided to expand on the idea a bit more: https://sandjosieph.tumblr.com/post/692991361484521472/more-on-the-hybrid-huntress-katherine-au
Post where I asked for help on the first chapter: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/sandjosieph/693901844564541440?source=share
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apple--white · 1 year
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Empires Magical Girl Au: The Beginning of my rambles because I can’t stop thinking about it.
I don't have everything figured out. Though I should also say I'm quite an indecisive person so anything could be put up for change. But things I don't have figured out I'll put *pending* in its place.
To start off the "type" of magical girl I'm mostly inspired by is Madoka Magica. Or the concept of a girl making a wish and becoming a magical girl but also gaining a special ability/feature based on their wish. In this case they would gain a special power. So with that,
Introducing the Heros of the story -
Katherine
Hero Name: Queen of Night
Powers: Heightened Physical Abilities & *pending*
Weapon: Great Axe
Pearl
Hero Name: Guilded Knight
Powers: Heightened Physical Abilities & *pending*
Weapon: Gilded Spear
Lizzy
Hero Name: The Chariot, Rosie - Finch
Powers: Heightened Physical Abilities & Shape Shifting
Weapon: Herself/Clawed Hands & Sharp Teeth
Gem
Hero Name: Twilight Prestress
Powers: Heightened Physical Abilities & Crystal Light Healing Thing... Name Light Stitching
Weapon: Bow made of Crystal
False
Hero Name: *pending*
Powers: Heightened Physical Abilities & Time Bubble
Weapon: Sword that looks like the Hand of a Clock
Shelby
Hero Name: *pending*
Powers: Heightened Physical Abilities & *pending*
Weapon: Scythe
That's all the girls! I'm also toying with the idea of adding Stress, but she would be a later addition. As for all the Pending things...
Shelby's, Pearl's, and Katherine's Powers, I don't really know what to do for them. I wanted the powers to emulate their empire characters but Pearl and Katherine kind of have similar characters. Both having flower aesthetics that love to fight, so I got a little stuck on them. As for Shelby I've been tossing around ideas, but I haven't figured out anything that i love yet so I left that open.
As for False's and Shelby's hero names. I've been struggling to think of something for False that's on theme and related to time. For Shelby I've been waiting to figure out her power first and well you know how that's going.
Anyway I'll leave my rambling for today there. Next time I'll talk about the villains or side characters next. Don't fully know. And if you read this far thanks, and let me know what you think! Have a nice rest of your day. <3
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