#souls of the broken warrens

[soulsfthebrokenwarrens]

Working on an animatic/pmv type thing. I have not forgotten about this project I prommy

Music: Esthie - Cotton Candy Skies

#souls of the broken warrens

[starmeadowsystem]

I've had a game idea bouncing in my head for a while but i don't have the skills to make it and probably won't for the foreseeable future, so instead I want to make it a collaborative comment-driven roleplaying project.

Content Warnings include, but will not be limited to: fascism, genocide, intense violence, fear-based imagery, (possible?) sexual content, major character death, torture, and strong language.

The story is an adult dark fantasy horror where you play as a mysterious winged rabbit in the nation of Veldant, a country currently in the process of exterminating its rabbit population. Your task will be to survive, take care of your kin, and (by extension, hopefully) stop the genocide against your kind. Along your journey you will encounter horrors and mysteries alike, as well as a bunch of survivors who you can form ties with.

You will run, you will fight, and maybe, just maybe, you will be able to thrive.

So what does everyone think of this? It'll probably still be a little while before I figure out everything, so this may take a short while.

-Stella

#cw genocide #cw fascism #cw violence #cw fear #cw torture #cw sexuality #cyoa #rpg #horror #dark fantasy #starmeadowsystem #souls of the broken warrens #sotbw #as a writer #it's my responsibility to handle these things with care #so I promise to do so

[hawkeyeslaughter]

a comprehensive list of songs and lyrics that remind me of hawkeye pierce ( either about him / his perspective ) ( will be updated )

angst / sad

— johnny cash , hurt — “ what have i become / my sweetest friend / everyone i know / goes away in the end “

— jason isbell , white elephant — “ there’s one thing that’s real clear to me / no one dies with dignity / we just try to ignore the elephants of now “

— todd snider , too soon to tell — “ and dear lord if you’re up there / you sure got some nerve / seems like even the wicked / they get worse than they deserve “

— warren zevon , hasten down the wind — “ she’s so many women / he can’t find the one who was his friend / so he’s hangin’ on to half her heart / he can’t have the restless part / so he tells her to hasten down the wind “

— boy genius , afraid of heights — “ when the black water ate you up / like a sugar cube in a teacup / i got the point you were making / when i held my breath ‘ till you came up “

— surf curse , freaks — “ i am just a freak / my head is filled with parasites / i dream of you almost every night / hopefully i won’t wake up this time “

— dandelion hands , i could have sworn you were dead — “ i could have sworn you were dead / but i saw you in a dream last night / there were flowers growing out of your head / and it made me smile “

— todd snider , carla — “ leaving me was one thing carla / why’d you have to leave so slow / i didn’t mind you walking away / what hurt was how you walked so slow “

— willie nelson , angel flying too close to the ground — “ and i patched up your broken wing / and hung around awhile / trying to keep your spirits up / and your fever down “

fun

— bruce springsteen , born to run — “ together wendy we can live with the sadness / i’ll love you with all of the madness in my soul “

— todd snider , ballad of the devil’s backbone tavern — “ life’s too short to hurry / life’s too long to wait / too short not to love everybody / life’s too long to hate “

— hozier , someone new — “ i fall in love just a little oh , little bit / every day with someone new “

— mgmt , me and michael — “ in every scene , it’s me and michael / imaginary bombs raining down from the clouds / so it seems / the danger will never let the feelings die “

— billy joel , only the good die young — “ we might be laughing a bit too loud / oh , but that never hurt no one “

— alanis morissette , hand in my pocket — “ i’m sad , but i’m laughing / i’m brave , but i’m chicken shit / i’m sick , but i’m pretty , baby “

— aha , take on me — “ take on me ( take on me ) / take me on ( take on me ) / i’ll be gone / in a day or two “

— crosby , stills , & nash , love the one you’re with — “ well there’s a rose / in the fisted glove / and eagle flies / with the dove / and if you can’t be / with the one you love / honey , love the one you’re with “

love songs

— r.e.m , at my most beautiful — “ i found a way to make you / i found a way / a way to make you smile “

— john prine , iris dement , in spite of ourselves — “ in spite of ourselves / we’ll end up sitting on a rainbow / against all odds / honey , we’re the front door prize “

— arctic monkeys , baby i’m yours — “ baby i’m yours ( baby i’m yours ) / and i’ll be yours / until two and two is three “

—the cults , always forever — “ you and me / always forever “

— coldplay , sparks ��� “ and i know i was wrong / but i won’t let you down / oh , yeah , yeah , yeah i will / yes i will “

old songs

— etta james , one for my baby — “ i could tell you a lot / but i know you got to remain / true to your code / just make it one for my baby / and one more for the road “

— elvis presley , love me — “ treat me like a fool / treat me mean and cruel / but love me “

— frank sinatra , i get a kick out of you — “ some , they go for cocaine / i’m sure that if i took even one sniff / that would bore me terrifically , too / but i get a kick out of you “

— dooley wilson , as time goes by — “ you must remember this / a kiss is just a kiss / a sigh is just a sigh / the fundamental things apply / as time goes by “

— frank sinatra , in the wee small hours of the morning — “ when your lonely heart has learned its lesson / you’d be her’s , if only she would call / in the wee small hours in the morning / that’s the time you miss her most of all “

i have no explanation for these i honestly can just imagine him liking them . or singing them . obnoxiously .

— the gourds , fossil contender — “ well , how would you feel / if i dug up your head ? / well i wouldn’t want to be answerin’ any of your / loaded questions , no “

— counting crows , mr . jones and me — “ mr . jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky / when everybody loves you / oh son , that’s just about as funky as you can be “

— don mclean , vincent — “ and when no hope was left inside on that starry , starry night / you took your life , as lovers often do / but i could have told you , vincent / that this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you “

— warren zevon , werewolves of london — “ you hear them howlin’ around your kitchen door / better not let ‘em in / little old lady got mutilated late last night / werewolves of london again “

— queen , bohemian rhapsody — “ mama , ooh / i don’t wanna die / sometimes wish i’d never been born at all “ ( i’m sorry but you guys know he’d fucking love this song . idk what to tell you . )

— weezer , buddy holly — “ whoo - wee i look just like buddy holly / oh , oh and you’re mary tyler moore “ ( sorry . again . but we know it’s true )

unfortunately i am under the opinion that hawkeye would know all of the pitch perfect songs . there is nothing you can do to sway me from this opinion .

#ignore that there’s a disproportionate amount of folk songs on here #everything remind me of him . actually #this isn’t even close to being a complete list . lnfoab #mash #m*a*s*h #mashposting #mash 4077 #mashblr #hawkeye pierce #hawkeye

[pzyii]

Refrence sheet (aka an excuse to talk about details and scars)

all the details are under cut (tw for small self harm mention)

First just short. Yes she’s a lesbian, Idc that if btvs was made today they would’ve written her as bi, that’s not how it is, she’s written as a lesbian, she’s just comphet.

Secondly, I hc her as enby because well I want to, she likes using the trans flag too cause she thinks it’s pretty. (Tara’s a trans woman btw. And Dawn is transfeminine, a hc I can talk about a lot too if prompted. They are a family of trans lesbians)

And she goes by she/they/it with no special preferences cause I say so, tho I only used she in these rants for simplicity.

And yeah she's autistic but we all already knew that.

gonna go by detail by detail for these closeups

Chest scar: so personally I headcanon that Willow (without thinking) took Tara’s pain as she died. Partly because of how she describes being shot to Warren so- personally. And just cause historically she haven’t been the best at controlling her powers. So that combined with everything that happened during her Dark Willow arc combined and I guess manifested a scar. It partly represents just how shattered and broken her heart became when Tara died.

Stomach scar: pretty self explanatory, she got it from the Gnarl in Same Time, Same Place. Because I think when you heal something using nature-healthy magic it leaves a scar cause it’s really just a sped up version of the natural process. This is especially true for when Willow heals herself cause of guilt that is always in her head trying to convince her to not heal. Also just like- she had strips of her skin eaten, that’s bound to leave a scar. And just the whole episode is so great and everything about it is so important so I think she needs a reminder of it.

Thin scars: a few are scratches she’s gotten over the years but most are sh scars. There’s not much to elaborate with that for now, I just think it’s something she did/does.

Big forearm scars: these are from when she resurrected Buffy. She has 2 alike ones on her other forearm. Another headcanon I have is that when wounds are caused by like really dark magicks, like the ones Willow used, scars don’t tend to heal normally, so they took a lot longer to heal than normal wounds their size, and also left clearer scars. Also yknow more scars that work as reminders for her guilt.

Rings: she’s gotten them from a bunch of different people, I don’t have the specifics for that, but the one with green is one is Buffys (in Who Are You? Willow is wearing one of Buffys rings that she and Tara uses for the spell)

Braclets: there’s nothing special about the beige one but the blue one is one of those braided friendship braclets. Dawn made it for her.

Burn scar: it is what I just said. She got it in Gingerbread (she screams like “Buffy I’m on fire!” During it). Not only is Gingerbread one of my favrouite MOTW episodes but it’s really important in understanding Willows character because of her relationship with her mom. So I thought if I had the opportunity to give her a physical scar to remind her of the time her mom tried to kill her i just had to take it. In my personal headcanon of the show she walked with crutches in Helpless (since that only takes place one week after Gingerbread). (Also funfact, in my mlp au i haven’t posted here(if anyones interested send an ask) the burn caused chronic pain and she uses a pony-wheelchair)

Hair: her hair used to be fully the same mid ginger colour but after Dark Willow it was permanently darkened at her roots.

Eyes: her eyes used to be green but turned pink because of the Buffy resurrection spell. And this is very much partly cause I’m an artist who just wants to have fun with my design. But it’s also the complementary hue to the one I use for Buffys eyes. Plus to me when you resurrect someone your soul and essence is kinda torn apart cause you need to kinda go to the afterlife to get them back in a way. So yeah her physical body was put through trials but so was just her psyche and well soul i guess, and because of that her soul is weirdly connected to Buffys, which also was torn apart and put back together. So complimentary!!! (Buffy didn’t notice the the change in colour until their conversation on the curb in Gone, she thinks they’re pretty)

Scars under eyes: these are also partly cause of stylistic choice (to be fair all are). But my design of Dark Willow has veins under her eyes, like tears. So they left scars, scars that also in theory looks like tears.

#i dont have much to say in the comments for once #prett long post to be fair #anyways anything youre wondering about just send me an ask!!! #willow rosenberg #btvs #buffy the vampire slayer #willow Rosenberg fanart #btvs fanart #also yeah i took the hair from the comics cause its more fun than s7 #cause its more fun to draw than s7 #plus semi hippie outfit all day every day #buffy art #buffy fandom #headcanons #buffy the vampire slayer fanart #pzyii arts #refrence sheet

[marcusrobertobaq]

I made it for myself cuz i didn't find a spreadsheet but idk, maybe mfs want a list too.

BLUE for Connor

ORANGE for Markus

GREEN for Kara

PURPLE for multiple "main" characters

-> AUG 15TH, 2038

08:29 PM || THE HOSTAGE - CONNOR

-> NOV 5TH, 2038

09:38 AM || SHADES OF COLOR - MARKUS

09:58 AM || THE PAINTER - MARKUS

03:24 PM || THE OPENING - KARA

04:53 PM || A NEW HOME - KARA

09:14 PM || STORMY NIGHT - KARA

09:42 PM || BROKEN - MARKUS

10:58 PM || FUGITIVES - KARA

11:21 PM || PARTNERS - CONNOR

-> NOV 6TH, 2038

12:41 AM || THE INTERROGATION - CONNOR

03:34 AM || FROM THE DEAD - MARKUS

09:56 AM || WAITING FOR HANK… - CONNOR

10:25 AM || ON THE RUN - KARA

03:02 PM || THE NEST - CONNOR

04:30 PM || JERICHO - MARKUS

05:13 PM || TIME TO DECIDE - MARKUS

07:45 PM || ZLATKO - KARA

07:51 PM || RUSSIAN ROULETTE - CONNOR

08:01 PM || SPARE PARTS - MARKUS

08:17 PM || THE EDEN CLUB - CONNOR

-> NOV 7TH, 2038

01:02 AM || THE PIRATE'S COVE - KARA

01:19 AM || THE BRIDGE - CONNOR

09:24 AM || THE STRATFORD TOWER (pt. 1) - MARKUS

-> NOV 8TH, 2038

01:30 PM || THE STRATFORD TOWER (pt. 2) - MARKUS

04:06 PM || PUBLIC ENEMY - CONNOR

05:10 PM || MIDNIGHT TRAIN - KARA

-> NOV 9TH, 2038

01:51 AM || CAPITOL PARK - MARKUS

11:17 AM || MEET KAMSKI - CONNOR

12:04 PM || FREEDOM MARCH - MARKUS

04:13 PM || LAST CHANCE, CONNOR

09:34 PM || CROSSROADS - MARKUS, KARA, CONNOR

-> NOV 10TH, 2038

04:17 PM || NIGHT OF THE SOUL: PAY RESPECTS - MARKUS

07:31 PM || NIGHT OF THE SOUL: WELCOME HOME - MARKUS

09:24 PM || WARREN'S PRESS CONFERENCE

AA:AA PM || NIGHT OF THE SOUL: SACRED GROUND - MARKUS, NORTH, CONNOR

AA:AA PM || NIGHT OF THE SOUL: AMONG THE PEOPLE - MARKUS, NORTH

AA:XX PM || NIGHT OF THE SOUL: HANK'S HOUSE - CONNOR

-> NOV 11TH, 2038

10:48 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CYBERLIFE TOWER - CONNOR

10:51 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: WEST SIDE INDUSTRIAL - KARA

10:56 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: DEMONSTRATION ON WOODWARD AVENUE - MARKUS

10:56 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: REVOLUTION ON WOODWARD AVENUE - MARKUS

11:01 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CYBERLIFE TOWER FLOOR -49 - CONNOR

11:01 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: ROOFTOP AT HART PLAZA - CONNOR

11:01 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: REVOLUTION LAUNCHES ATTACK - MARKUS

11:02 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: BUS TERMINAL - KARA

11:02 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: RECALL CENTER NO. 5 - KARA

11:06 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: IN THE LINE - KARA

11:07 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CONNOR VS CONNOR

11:07 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: FINAL ASSAULT - MARKUS

11:08 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: BARRICADE - MARKUS

11:08 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: RECYCLING MACHINE - KARA

11:15 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: LATE FOR BUS - KARA

11:16 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: ATTACK ON THE BARRICADE - MARKUS

11:26 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: THE ANDROIDS SURRENDER - MARKUS

11:26 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: DETROIT RIVER - KARA

11:30 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CANADIAN BORDER - KARA

11:36 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: IN CANADA (BORDER CHECKPOINT) - KARA

11:57 PM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: IN CANADA (RIVER) - KARA

-> NOV 12TH, 2038

12:01 AM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: THE SPEECH - MARKUS, CONNOR

12:01 AM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CONNOR CONFIRMS IF MARKUS IS DEAD

07:37 AM || BATTLE FOR DETROIT: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL - KARA

EE:EE AM || CONNOR AND HANK MEET AGAIN

EE:EE AM || RK900

EE:YY AM || MARKUS REJECTED

EE:HH ?? || KARA REJECTED ALICE

EE:HH ?? || KARA REMAINED RESET (FROM ZLATKO)

I got a small request 👉🏾👈🏾 if anybody can plz make a video for me with side by side chapters (Markus Demonstration+Connor with the army section) using a timer to see if there's a way of gettin' a aprox. event start time, for example:

Start BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CYBERLIFE TOWER, (wasting around 12 minutes til BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CYBERLIFE TOWER FLOOR -49) count 8 min and start BATTLE FOR DETROIT: DEMONSTRATION ON WOODWARD AVENUE (another 12 minutes til BATTLE FOR DETROIT: BARRICADE - MARKUS) then start BATTLE FOR DETROIT: CONNOR VS CONNOR after around 11 minutes. I mean, the itself game ain't time sensitive here, doesn't work in a realistic way but i guess y'all got what i'm trynna say.

#i would do shit myself if i had an editor and the game. #if there's something missing let me know #dbh #detroit become human #markus rk200 #connor rk800 #kara ax400 #dbh kara #dbh connor #dbh markus #dbh observation list

[sunshiline-writes]

Chocolatería

I made a fluffy fanfic for Az @demondamage so he can feel better after surgery!! It includes Hot Chocolate and Az's Ocs! Warren and Aziphem. Its serious just comfort and fluff. Anyway! Hope this made Az feel better! __

The little demon was shaking next to the fire. As if the cold had bore into his very soul. Did.. people  (creatures?) like him have souls? Warren wrote in his notebook yet another question to ask Aziphem when he felt like talking. Would the question be answered? Probably not. Warren sighed, this was not something that he signed up for. But looking at Azzie sitting there by the fire, still shaking like a leaf, he couldn’t help but feel his heart wrench for him. It had taken him forever to just get him into the house, let alone accept a blanket or two from him. Warren wanted to give him at least a little bit of peace. Just a second where the demon felt safe. Genuinely safe. One thing at a time though. First things first, he had to get Azzie warm. The blankets and the fire wasn’t enough and the little thing was too damn stubborn to admit it. Warren thought for a moment before he thought of something. Then Warren was in the kitchen with a pot on the stove, pouring milk, pulling out a few packets of hot chocolate mix. Warren was smiling to himself, as he waited for the milk to heat up. 

“What are you doing, human?” Aziphems' voice rang out, quiet, a blanket curled over his shoulders, wrapping him up effectively. His dark eyes, even the third one on his forehead, watched him cautiously. There seemed to be a bit of fear in them, wariness. God what happened to him before Warren had found him broken outside in the forest. 

“I’m making you hot chocolate, to help you warm up,” Warren said slowly, he had planned for it to be a surprise but Aziphem had other plans. Aziphem stepped backwards, bearing his teeth at Warren. 

“I don’t need anything from you,” he said, growling. 

“I know that,” came the automatic, tired response. 

This seemed to be surprising to Aziphem, who frowned. Pursing his lips. “You.. You say you know, but then you continue giving me things,” he said, confused. “Remember our conversation about why I'm helping you? That I don’t have an ulterior motive? That I can’t take things from you because you’re so much stronger than me, and faster, and, you can totally rip me apart and-” 

Aziphem had a ghost of a smile on his face. 

“Ah you can smile. It’s cute,” he said, not really thinking about what he had said. 

There was a silence in the room as Warren blushed and turned back to the warm milk on the stove, throwing the mix into the pot and stirring it. He was so.. Stupid. Why did he just say that? 

“You’re blushing,” Aziphem helpfully pointed out, smirking. Warren rubbed his face with his hand, as if that would rub the blush from his skin. He sighed and grabbed two mugs from the cabinet. “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Warren said, smiling at Azzi, trying to let him know that it was all in good fun. Gentle teasing. 

“Right, of course not,” Azzie played along, watching Warren tip the hot chocolate in the mugs, watching it steam. Azzie immediately went to snatch the mug and Warren stopped him with a whine. 

“Hold on Azzie! I haven’t even put in the best part!” Aziphem pouted and Warren smiled, going to look for the marshmallows. “I promise you’ll love it.” He cursed lightly in Spanish as he dug through the pantry. “I swear I have them.” Aziphem watched, slightly amused at the dumb human looking like he was going through an existential crisis about marshmallows. Then the man made an excited noise and raised his head, banging it on the top of the pantry with a low groan. “Ayyy,” he grumbled, one hand rubbing his head and the other clutching the marshmallows like his life depended on it. “Hey, hey! Don’t laugh, that hurt,” Warren said pouting. 

Azzie stayed quiet but there was still a smile on his face as he watched Warren grumpily make his way to the mugs, tearing open the bag and grabbing a handful. Placing that handful on the counter, then grabbing another handful of marshmallows splitting it in the chocolatey drink. Aziphem grabbed the handful of marshmallows and stuffed them in his mouth, chewing as Warren grabbed his own mug, leaning against the counter. 

He watched as Aziphem grabbed the other mug, holding it close to his chest as he peered into it. Whispering a quiet, “Thank you,” as he took a sip. 

How long had it been since he was shown kindness without expecting anything in return? The question burned in Warren's head as he took another sip of the hot chocolate. 

“There’s a word for this in Spanish you know,” Warren spoke, wanting for a second to fill the silence. Just for a moment. Aziphem looked up, eyes bright with the question. “It’s like when a group of people get together and have hot chocolate,” Warren paused and grinned, “Chocolatería.” 

“Choco..” Aziphem trailed off, the word hard on his tongue. 

“Latería,” Warren finished gently. 

“I’ll let you speak the Spanish here,” Aziphem said with a roll of his eyes, taking another sip of the chocolate. He had long ago stopped shaking. But he took the drink anyway. 

“Yeah, I think that’s best,” Warren said with a laugh. “Want to watch a movie?” “Sure.”

“Come on then Azzie.” 

They sat that night on the same couch, it was a step in the right direction. There was a stillness in the air that was comfortable and quiet. Warren couldn’t get Aziphems smile out of his head. He even went to bed thinking about it. Maybe he could help a little more than he thought. Little by little, step by step. 

Little by little, step by step. 

#Warren Vale #Aziphem #Sunny's gifts for friends #whumpblr #comfort #demon whumpee #human caretaker #whump blog

[littlemochix17]

Next-gen Era

Teddy Lupin

James Sirius Potter

Albus Severus Potter

Hugo Weasley

Fred Weasley ll

Louis Weasley

Scorpius Malfoy

Lorcan Scamander

Lysander Scamander

Frank Longbottom

Male Lily Luna Potter

Male Alice Longbottom

Male Agusta Longbottom

Male Rose Weasley

Male Lucy Weasley

Male Molly Weasley ll

Male Victorie Weasley

Male Dominique Weasley

Male Roxanne Weasley

Lighting Era

Harry Potter

Checkmate (year 1)

The Caged Snake (year 2) Coming Soon

Full Moon's Fall (year 3) Coming Soon

Broken Champ (year 4) Coming Soon

The Royal Blacks (year 5) Coming Soon

The Lost Soul (year 6) Coming Soon

Heir's Fight (year 7) Coming Soon

Ron Weasley

Draco Malfoy

His Flower (1-4) Coming Soon

Kiss Dreams (5-7) Coming Soon

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Theodore Nott

Blaise Zabini

Mattheo Riddle

Male Hermione Granger

Male Ginny Weasley

Male Luna Lovegood

Male Cho Chang

Male Nymphadora Tonks

Male Fleur Delacour

Male Angelina Johnson

Male Lavender Brown

Marauders Era

James Potter

Sirius Black

Remus Lupin

Peter Pettigrew

Regulus Black

Severus Snape

Bartemius Crouch Jr

Lucius Malfoy

Arthur Weasley

Caius Avery ll

Ted Tonks

Fabian Prewett

Gideon Prewett

Male Lily Evans

Male Narcissa Black

Male Bellatrix Black

Male Andromeda Black

Male Alice Fortescue

Male Molly prewett

Riddle Era

Tom Riddle ll

Abraxas Malfoy

Orion Black

Lyall Lupin

Caius Avery

Rodolphus Lestrange

Rabastan Lestrange

Fleamont Potter

Tobias Snape

Male Minerva McGonagall

Male Myrtle Warren

Male Walbugra Black

Grindelwald Era

Newt Scamander

Theseus Scamander

Gellert Grindelwald

Albus Dumbledore

Credence Barebone

Male Leta Lastrange

Male Porpentina Goldstein

Male Queenie Goldstein

Founders Era

Godric Gryffindor

Salazar Slytherin

Male Rowena Ravenclaw

Male Helga Hufflepuff

#harry potter #fanfic #draco malfoy #ron weasley #fred weasley #george weasley #masterlist #Spotify

[practically-an-x-man]

Your OCs wake up in the middle of the night to something crashing through their front door. It's Onnie, who's experiencing temporal displacement due to her powers glitching up. They don't seem to be aware of reality or their own surroundings, since their consciousness keeps hopping between timelines and universes, and it's pretty obvious that she's going to hurt herself or someone else if someone doesn't do something. What do they do?

Oooooh, interesting! I like it!

Rae: Unfortunately, she's done more than her share of dealing with people who aren't quite tethered to themselves before. She manages to get a shield up to protect herself and the room around them, gets Onnie sat down and tries to ground them, at least until Warren can pop in and teach them a few of his own grounding techniques that he picked up from his time recovering from being the Horseman of Death

Robin: Also tries to get Onnie sat down, then sends Peter to grab Charles or Jean or anyone else who might be able to steady Onnie's mind

Madison: Shouts for Charles, but doesn't do a whole lot herself. She definitely doesn't have the power set to go toe-to-toe with an eldritch being, especially since Onnie isn't exactly stable right now, and she needs to keep her sisters and Bravo safe.

Ophelia: Gets Onnie into her lab (where it's a little more difficult to break things, or god forbid hurt her cat) and tinkers with her multiverse-portal device until she has something that can (at least temporarily) correct Onnie's temporal displacement

Jasper: Tries to use their empathic sense to quiet the turmoil in Onnie's mind - they can only really tap into their emotions, but if they're calm then it might be easier to get their consciousness in order. Jasper also offers any physical medical help they can, but after a while Onnie's confusion and disorientation from being time-displaced starts to reflect on Jasper and they end up being totally useless if the issue isn't resolved quickly

Kestrel: Offers Onnie a charm that should steady their mind - it's weak, but should work long enough to get them back into their proper universe and to someone who can actually help - and bribes the brownies to fix the broken door.

Katherine: Calls on Tawaret to try and steady Onnie's soul, since... that's close enough, right? And if it doesn't work, well, that just sucks, since she used all her energy on that first godly prayer and doesn't have anything left to try something else.

Quinn: Probably screams and throws something at them - there's no magic or superpowers in her world, so she was not expecting an eldritch metahuman in their apartment. If she can get over the initial shock, she might try to help Onnie ground themself, since she deals with her own hallucinations and knows how it feels to be a little disconnected from reality sometimes.

Eris: Let's be real - Onnie's just broken into their home, with strange metahuman abilities, and is acting completely erratic. Eris' reaction is going to be... less than helpful.

Nikoletta: She's got a power dampener in the back of a closet somewhere (sometimes it's worth just not dealing with their powers for a while) and she puts that on Onnie so they can at least be steady enough to get to some real help

#my friends!!! #answered asks #my ocs #jasper wilson #ophelia octavius #madison douglas #oc quinn/aces #oc kestrel #rae mckinney #robin cassidy #oc katherine johnson #oc eris #nikoletta bordeaux

[starlit-hopes-and-dreams]

Word find tag

Stealing @winterandwords open tag, bc the words are just too good to pass up :D

My words: space, lost, dark, and pain

Your words: tension, ledge, crowd, and instinct

Going to leave this an Open tag <3

I'm gonna pull from Shattered Soul, bc I just love that wip so freaking much and I really need to finish it before someone kills me for posting all these teasers and not giving them a book :')

Space

Maybe it was because he was young. Kadin hadn't even reached his second century; he hadn't lived for millennium after millennium as his parents had. Perhaps past experiences had hardened their hearts, and they no longer had space left in them to give solace to others. To truly empathize with others' plights.

Perhaps Kadin would become that way as well. He shuddered at the thought. He didn't relish the idea of spending eternity that way. So, he would check on his friend, and he would hope that Fyel's human was still alive. If she was, he would be friends with her too, and fuck how short her human lifespan was.

Because he might as well fade out now if he was expected to live life with no attachments.

Lost

She had kicked them all out, and Darian hadn't fought with her. Alaia had made her feelings clear, withdrawing from or refusing contact with him multiple times. Denying they were mates. Horrified that they were mates.

He tried to match Aleix's breathing, to take deep breaths, but it was next to impossible. His mate had been bound forcibly to another man. Had been in love with and lost another, recently, if the strength of her emotions had anything to do with it. Had been in trouble all throughout the last year, based on the signals his mage senses and instincts had been giving him.

He should have tried harder to find her. He should have known.

Dark

"I was. It was a deal I was forced to make, to save my lover's life. But they killed him anyway." Her chest felt too tight as Serin's face flashed over Darian's, mocking her.

One light, one dark. The gods had taken him, only to throw someone else her way immediately after. How dare they? Alaia yanked her hands out of Darian's hold. His face closed off as Serin's image faded, but she could still feel him, even without using her magic.

The fragile block she had placed over those memories splintered, leaking snippets of Serin laughing, Serin touching her face reverently, Serin claiming her lips. Serin telling her he loved her, finally saying those words only to leave her right after.

She sobbed, covering her face with her hands. Her grief leaked from her, and she couldn't hold it back, couldn't stop the channel from forming.

Pain

Lyre raised her hand to his cheek, swiping away a tear that escaped despite his best efforts. "That's why you're here. You must've loved her, to risk being sent here."

"Yes," Serin whispered.

Gods, how he loved her. What had happened to Alaia was a throbbing wound in his heart, a never-ending pain that surfaced with each memory, with every thought of her. It made what he had to do here even worse. Malachiah would have such fun with this one.

Golden curls tumbled over Lyre's bare shoulder as she tilted her head. "Are the rumors we've heard about Warren true?"

He gave a broken laugh. "The reality is probably worse than the rumors." He was grateful when she nodded, accepting what he said without pressing for more. That was a rarity when it came to Lyre, he'd learned.

#180 occurrences of pain #whoops #😅 #find the word tag #starlit plays tag games #i managed to get each POV character holy shit #shattered soul

[soulsfthebrokenwarrens]

>?????

You stand in the middle of a wasteland, covered in ash. Around you are numerous rabbit skeletons and sparse blades of grass.

what do you do?

#sotbw update #souls of the broken warrens #cw implied death

[starmeadowsystem]

I think its fitting for me, who despises fascism more than anything else if I'm being honest, that a strong contender for the most evil character I've ever written is essentially fascism personified

(this post is about sotbw which i plan to start on friday maybe hopefully)

-Stella

#souls of the broken warrens #starmeadowsystem

[recurring-polynya]

(Inspired by your recent post on Haineko and also that fic you wrote about Hinamori getting the hogyoku) I bet Matsumoto and Hinamori could get an epic combo move, I read somewhere that if you tried to get too close to a volcanic eruption you'd get encased in volcanic ash and die inside the solid shell it'd form. Which feels somewhat thematic for them based on vibes alone.

yeah YEAH!

Rangiku and Momo are two characters I would love to see hang out more. It's clear that they already have a good relationship prior to Aizen's defection--we see them conspiring to do something for Hitsugaya on his birthday in the fireworks flashback, and Rangiku is the one who brings Aizen's letter to Momo when she's in prison, even though it's technically evidence or something.

It's actually a little weird that we know absolutely nothing about Rangiku and Gin's relationship once they left the Rukon. I kinda get the feeling that Gin blew her off completely, but maybe there was a period where they had a relationship again. I get the definite sense that they are estranged at the time of the defection. My point in this is: did Rangiku have any sense that Aizen was not what he seemed to be? I feel like out of all the people in Soul Society, Rangiku is the one who might look at Aizen and, in particular, his relationship and actions toward Gin, and say, "wow, there is definitely something about this dude that does not add up." In other words, I also don't know if she had any sense of Momo being gaslit by Aizen while it was happening. That being said, I am at the age where, a couple of times now, a friend tells me they are getting a divorce and it feels like it's coming out of nowhere, but at the same time it doesn't. It's a really complicated feeling of "I should have seen this" but also not, because hiding the broken parts of a relationship are often part of what makes it so broken. All of this is to say that I think that Rangiku would have really been there for Momo in the aftermath, partly as an exercise in dealing with her own lingering Gin-feels, and I love they idea of them working some of this out through developing some sick moves.

I do not know a lot about volcanos, but I know that they exist in one of those batshit regimes of physics where temperatures are so high that you run into all kinds of nonlinear effects dealing with the compressibility of air and ionization effects. If you wander through the rabbit warren of volcano-related horrible-things-that-will-kill-you-but-have-really-cool-names, it's all stuff like "oh, this happens when pyroclastic debris hits running water and accelerates to insane speeds" or "if the eruption column can't entrain enough air, it will collapse and rains molten material down on everything"

In other words, I think Tobiume and Haineko are two great tastes that would go even better together. Rangiku could embed Haineko into one of Momo's lava jets and use it to make a controlled lahar to throw in people's face. Momo could create a pyroclastic surge with Haineko, and sandblast the landscape, gaining the sort of +2 spiritual damage you get from hitting things with a zanpakutou. The possibilities are endless. It's not even just a case of being able to do unique things, but just taking advantages of each other's strengths. Maybe it's easy for Momo to create magma, but hard to move it around, but Rangiku can do that easily. Releasing Haineko in an area where Tobiume is going off is going to add auto-fire damage, that's a freebie.

This would take so much practice and be so much fun and Hitsugaya would be in favor of it in theory, except that he's sitting in his office with an ice pack on his head, doing all of Rangiku's paperwork because he knows she's going to be "too tired" later. That is, until Momo comes running in with the latest research journal she got Lisa to import from the Living World for her, because it turns out that with a combination of hot gas, ash and ice particles you can make volcanic lightning.

#rangiku matsumoto #momo hinamori #haineko #tobiume #they should have let me write that episode of the zanpakuto spirits arc #it would have been sick as hell and probably everyone would have died but again. sick as hell #if hitsugaya refuses to learn the lightning thing rukia would DEFINITELY be up for it #the ENTRANCE POTENTIAL #imagine getting wasted by these two fiery volcano friends and all of the sudden there's this huge crack of lighting and RUKIA IS THERE #renji off to one side doing the will smith 'behold my wife (and her friends) gesture with the giant so-oh zabimaru skeletal arm #i would just leave immediately

[giftedeath]

ok been putting this off for some time now but it needs to be said. some divergences under the cut

big thing is bangel, i don't really believe that she ever gave him 'hope' in season 7, cookie dough analogy aside, that they'd ever be anything other than what they had been for the last 4 years which was basically just exes who talked about saving the world sometimes. i think that they're just really so much cuter and so much funnier as friends and exes and two people who know that they fundamentally do not belong together, and that's ok. angel was so important to her, changed her, their relationship effected her years down the line ( riley too ) but he's the boyfriend she was in love with when she was a child. and i think apart of buffy growing and learning, is that she's never really going to be able to love him the same way she once did because she's not that girl anymore. and that's ok !! idk what the comics do with them, idrc, i just do know that their breakup/and the staying broken up is really essential to the way i write buffy. also think my beloved cordelia was much better suited for angel than buffy ever was. david fury said something about angel needing a "big smile" and he was right.

ok now the thing i've kinda been dreading lol spikey ... lets talk about spuffy yeah!! so... given all that we know, these 20+ years later, i think im just going to get to the point which is i don't acknowledge the writers' decision to make him an attempted rapist, don't care for it, i pretend like that scene in seeing red never happened. and there's layers to why, but basically, i just think it was unnecessary. the writers' way of punishing not only the audience for making a "soulless" vampire the fan favorite/forcing wh*don to keep him around, but also punishing buffy herself for having sex with him and enjoying it !! there's a lot of implications in that scene, i could go on forever but it was very cheap of them to do it, and basically in my head, spike doesn't need this scene to prompt him into getting the soul back because season six had already been a really good set up for that ie. when warren kills katrina / frames buffy and spike attempts to help her by getting rid of the body etc. it's the "why can't you understand why this is killing me?" and "i dont know why don't you try explaining it" im paraphrasing but that right there is enough for me and most of the audience to understand exactly why he would have gone to get his soul for her. also the "i know im not a man but u make me feel like one." but also just spike's general im not a man im not a demon then what am i ? arc !!! like its right there. i dont need to see my favorite character almost get sa'd by my other favorite character for that point to get across. it was definitely a condescending moment from the writers' room, we see it time and time again. ( most recently we saw it with aegon ii in house of the dragon ) "how do we make a character so evil how do we make the audience hate him ? ah yes rapist !" and im just not going to play into that <3 ( but there is also the subtext and very meaningful metaphor of spike being buffy's shadow self in s5/s6, he is empty w/out the soul - she is empty after being brought back/coming back wrong. he regains his soul in s7, and she is able to heal & love herself etc. etc. )

that's how i feel about that but also !!! i am a lesbian and this relationship has always spoken to me in a very queer way this post explains it so well. i rly suggest everyone read bc thats like . my mind

#about angel and spike #i make a mockery of death and a spectacle of survival › hc. #kinda #why are you full of rage ? / because you are full of grief › meta. #sa mention / #assault mention / #grooming mention / #rape mention /

[walkswithmyfather]

“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” —Romans 8:28 (NIV)

“God Wants to Make the Bitter in Your Life Better” By Rick Warren:

“We’re all broken people. We’re all imperfect. Sometimes we hurt each other intentionally or unintentionally. Life isn’t fair. Innocent people suffer. Everyone has experienced unfair or prejudicial treatment in some way.

How do you respond to it? If you start dwelling on it and stewing, spewing, and worrying, your soul takes a hit. Grudges over what others have done to you will hurt your soul, impairing your thoughts, emotions, and decisions. Resentment, bitterness, retaliation, and revenge will damage you.

The Bible actually says that God’s going to even the score. Judgment is coming one day. People who were mistreated, misjudged, or treated unfairly will receive justice. But it is not your job to avenge yourself: “Never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God, for he has said that he will repay those who deserve it” (Romans 12:19 TLB).

Unaddressed grudges blind you to how much good God has done in your life. You become blind to the truth. You become blind to the needs of people around you. Your soul will not be restored until you let it go. That’s what Jesus wants to help you do. God wants to restore your soul, taking the bitter things in your life and turning them into better things.

Romans 8:28 says, “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (NIV).

Of course, we know that not everything that happens to you is good. But can God take the bad things people do to you and use them for good? Yes. Can God take your sins and mistakes and bring good out of them? Yes. Can God take your own weaknesses and your damaged will and work good even then? Yes. Anybody can bring good out of good, but God specializes in bringing good out of bad.

God turns your hurts into holiness. He turns your wounds into wisdom. He uses offenses to remove your pretences.

When you believe that God can bring good things out of very bad things, he will begin to rebuild your soul—your broken thoughts, your broken emotions, and your broken will.

Talk It Over:

• What people or situations are eating you up inside because of something they have done to you or didn’t do for you?

• What’s the cost to keep mulling over that offense (or those offenses)?

• When we pray for others and tune in to God’s heart for them, it’s impossible to hang on to a grudge. Write down each person’s name from the first question and a blessing for each of them.”

#bible #christian blog #god #belief in god #faith in god #romans 8:28 #jesus #belief in jesus #faith in jesus #biblequotes #bibletranslations #encouragement #christian devotionals #rick warren #pastor rick's daily hope #christian life #christian faith #christianity #christian inspiration #christians #christian living #christian motivation #bible verses #bible scripture #bible study #keep the faith #make him known

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, June 3rd

SENATOR: The vampire with a soul will play a pivotal role in the apocalypse. VAIL: And as a reward, will become human. SEBASSIS: A paranoid person might think you're trying to manipulate us in an attempt to fulfill this prophecy. ANGEL: I have no desire to become human. SEBASSIS: Oh, good. Then you won't mind signing that pesky future away. Through that document, the prophecy can be undone. Your signature there will remove any opportunity that you will ever earn your once-precious humanity. Will you sign it? ANGEL: Of course.

~~Not Fade Away~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

First Turn in the Spiral by Gabriel_Is_My_Guardian_Angel89 (Angel/Spike, E)

Guardian of the Night by Loki_Dokie_Okie (Xander/reader, G)

Sweet dreams are made of this by Bl4ckHunter (Warren, The Sandman crossover, T)

Flower in the Desert by InMyOwnHeadItGoesLikeThis (Willow/Tara, T)

Accidental Slumber by lokidokieokie (Giles/reader, not rated)

Guardian of the Night by lokidokieokie (Xander/reader, not rated)

Get Well by way2geeky (Spike/reader, not rated)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Dress My Body All in Flowers White, Chapter 28 by othellia (Buffy/Spike, M)

sunnydale anonymous, Chapter 16 by bodytoflame (Buffy/Faith, T)

Divide & Conquer, Chapter 37 by Removes_and_Cleans_Glasses_00 (Buffy/Giles, E)

The Wedding, Chapter 6 by Alwaysandforevermylove (Buffy/Faith, E)

Just Married, Chapter 3 (complete!) by AJ Fields (myfanfiction) (Xander/Anya, T)

Held Together, Chapter 7 by MadeInGold (Angel/Spike, M)

Moments that Make You: The Hero and The Princess, Chapter 5 by myheadsgonenumb (Cordelia/Doyle, T)

objects in the mirror are not as they appear, Chapter 2 (complete!) by BeatriceEveryTuesday (Giles/Jenny, T)

A Family Room at the Heartbreak Hotel, Chapter 5 by Julikobold (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Twice Broken, Thrice Burnt, Chapter 7 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Neighbor's Point of View, Chapter 16 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, PG)

Sparks, Chapter 6 by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Saviour and the Slayer, Chapter 1 by OUATBuffyFanHere (OC Summers sister, Once Upon a Time crossover, FR13)

A Family Room at the Heartbreak Hotel, Chapter 5 by Julikobold (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Twice Broken, Thrice Burnt, Chapter 7 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Float, Chapter 7 by Grief Counseling (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Tattoo: the slayer Scythe by Lonely-Wasabi-305

Artwork: Spike "Every day I save you" by absentfather (worksafe)

Artwork: anya and giles study by williamprattz (worksafe)

Artwork: Faith and Sasha Waybright by tales-of-lellu (worksafe)

Icons: Willow/Tara by buffyversefans (worksafe)

Special effects: Angel S4 Spider Monster part 1 by Christopher Burdett

Special effects: Angel S4 Spider Monster part 2 by Christopher Burdett

Special effects: "No Face" ghost from Hellbound by Christopher Burdett

Artwork/sewing: Buffy hoodie by rattusrattus3 (worksafe)

Playlist: Buffy x Faith by super-rangers

Fanvid: If I Can’t Love Her - Roy Mustang/Spike/Kaz Brekker/Mr Darcy by Lauren Rogers

Fanvid: Buffy the vampire slayer crashed Melrose Place (opening) by Soaps4Life

Fanvid: Spike and Klaus- My Way (Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious cover) by Bobblehead89

Fanvid: buffy vs Dracula 4K (Gods & Monsters) by Moon Child

Fanvid: BTVS | Help, i'm alive by WeCan Try

Music: Slayer - Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Cyberpunk Dystopia

[Reviews & Recaps]

angel "you're welcome" by elliebartlets

Conversations with Dead People by spikes-left-eyebrow

Video: Into the Buffyverse 1:1 Hellmouth by Biffs Werewolf World

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[Search]

Fic search: looking for a BtVS Willow/Tara fic that was originally posted on the old Kittenboard by keliana856 via ao3fics-lost-and-found

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[Fandom Discussions]

Is Willow a bad person for getting with somebody like Kennedy? by Girl4Music

the state of buffy media makes me so insane by helpfulbug

Bangel v. Spuffy v. Fuffy in terms of episodes where they have scenes together by juanabaloo

Buffy Season 2, Episode 17 Passion Thoughts by linkspooky

any time i see art from the btvs comics by louisandjade

Angel signing letters with “A” instead of his name by oveliagirlhaditright

Buffy can always tell when it’s Angel or not by oveliagirlhaditright

the few times that Buffy and Willow really fight in BTVS, you feel it and it usually has such devastating consequences by oveliagirlhaditright

the mutiny scene [in Empty Places] by tuiyla

[About the Kennedy dislike] by tuiyla

when Buffy goes to kill Faith in Graduation Day, she changes into an outfit in Faith’s color palette first by witchothewest

angel’s photographic memory by angel-thoughts-dum

How is Spike, even with the posthypnotic trigger, more dangerous than Willow? by hero-adjacent

Giles likely got $52,000 ($1k a week) a year working for the Watcher’s Council by hero-adjacent

[What is Buffy doing during Angel S4?] by mayorsquid

Was Fred’s death unnecessarily cruel? by vampmogs

The Darla and Drusilla Season 2 Storyline should have been more developed by Billboard_1183

Anyone else hated that Angel was ready to die for Darla? by Sutech2301

Dawson's Creek references in Buffy could hint at how the Spike/Angel/Buffy triangle could eventually turn out by APixelPrincess

Why doesn’t The Initiative care about LA? by Eagles56

Xander [looking too old] by Speed-Zealousideal

Season 4 was The Worst. Season 3 was The Best by Billboard_1183

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How could Angel have come back after being killed by Buffy? by RansieTheWitch

Do you believe there was ever a way Warren could have been redeemed? by mbene913

Out of all the characters, who has the best wardrobe? by DistastefulSideboob_

"I could smack ya so hard, your eyeballs'll switch sockets" by kipcarson37

Why does the master say 'my soul is your soul' when he's doing that ritual? by Boble123pop

Naive Buffy by moshmoshhh

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[artdecosupernova-writing]

OC Kiss Week Day 5: Yearning

WIP: Darkspace Portent series Pairing: Thrive x Warren Timeline: probably in an AU situation during Eternal. lmao "probably," "maybe," girl I don't know who wrote this. it's set during the rococo era around the time of the blitz. y'know, when seersucker bellbottoms were really in. CW: mature content, I wanted to be really raw and real about this one cuz I felt it Rating: M Words: 1,187

***

The silhou, surprisingly, had gotten dancing down to a science. Warren witnessed it with his own eyes, participated as he taught eager students of the art, and experienced it first-hand at the showcase he'd put together to reveal to the entire Node everything he'd already found out himself about their talents.

He stood at the back of a packed house, watching a beautiful routine performed by a real couple full to bursting with passion for both the dance and each other. The sweeping music and fluid movements seemed to climb the balconies and seep into the bones of the entire audience, seizing Warren's chest in particular and sending him into another world altogether.

On stage, she caressed her partner, held him close, glided with him, conveyed with her body and soul that she was only a half on her own. He carried her, swayed with her, protected and boasted her, making it very clear that he was the strongest he'd ever be because of her.

Warren glanced around at the audience a few times to note misty eyes and rapt attention. He caught sight of—for the second time that night—Thrive tucked in the shadows of the dark room, a far corner where only someone looking for him would see him. He'd been focused on the show the whole time he'd been there with such concentration, mystifying seriousness for a lovely exhibition.

Almost as if he'd heard the thought, Thrive's eyes found Warren over the top of dozens of heads. Warren broke eye contact to watch his dancers for a moment before he realized that somewhere in the back of his head, he'd wished he could dance like that with Thrive.

When he looked back, Thrive's gaze was still locked on him. Warmth bloomed within his chest and it was all he could do not to crawl over every single person between them to reach him.

"I must say," Thrive told him after the show and they reunited in Warren's temporary dressing room, long after Thrive congratulated the dancers, "I'm consistently blown away by your ability to do something like this."

Warren was exhausted though he had been a part of just one routine, a higher-energy choreography with the younger students he'd been teaching, performed toward the end of the show. He rubbed a towel through his hair and over his face despite not sweating all that much. "It's pretty second nature at this point."

He smelled Thrive, stronger the closer he got. They'd been separated for almost three months by then, and the ache for him reached critical in a tenth of a second as soon as his olfactory recall kicked in. He lowered the towel from his face.

"It never ceases to fascinate," Thrive said. "The dance between the couple was especially provocative."

"Really?" Warren tossed the towel onto the vanity beside him. He started to unbutton his green flannel with the intent to cool down but noticed with interest how Thrive's attention sank to the black tank top he'd worn underneath as part of his stage costume. "...Provocative how?"

"Evocative," Thrive clarified.

Warren dropped himself onto the chaise of the modular couch. "They worked hard on it. I'm proud of them."

The manner in which Thrive stared at him sent a bolt of electricity straight into his groin by way of his heart.

"You seem to be doing well," Thrive said at length.

Warren stretched out, leaning back rather pointedly on his elbows. "I mean...as well as I can be doing when we're technically broken up, huh?"

Thrive stepped around the coffee table to the couch. His movements as he unclasped the tall gold ring of his cape collar and removed it from around his throat remained poised and graceful, though there was a veil of obscenity to the gesture that was unique to him. He folded the fabric and set it on the table's glass surface.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Warren demanded, directly contradicting himself within the next second as he fully allowed Thrive to kneel on the couch, shifting his thighs beneath Warren's and grasping his wrists, pinning them above his head and him to the cushion.

Warren rushed upward, meeting Thrive in a fevered kiss, parting his lips without hesitation to grant Thrive access and further opening his mind for him. Thrive met his tongue with enthusiasm and his brain with familiarity and urgency, rendering him breathless and shivering.

Thrive released Warren's wrists and laid his full weight onto him, settling between his legs to run his fingers through Warren's hair, to grip the side of his face, to curl around his throat, to trail down the center of his chest, to smooth over his ribs. Warren thought he'd pass out from the myriad of sensations coursing through his body, and he surrendered himself to Thrive's taste and his scent and his heaviness.

He let out a gasp as Thrive ground into him and lavished the side of his throat with gentle suckling. His eyelids fluttered shut and a swirl of stars and sunbeams began to crackle into his consciousness, melting him into his strengthening mental connection to Thrive.

"God," Warren breathed, hands trembling as he gathered a fistful of Thrive's hair, "I want you so bad..."

Immediately he heard the sound of the lock mechanism on the dressing room door kicking on, and he worked faster than he'd ever done in his entire life to rid himself of his clothes, gripping the couch cushion beneath them once Thrive took complete control of him with hand and mouth. Thrive summoned arcing electricity within him three times consecutively, and then...slow, peaceful descent.

When Warren's pulse resumed its normal rhythm, a snap of cold hit him hard enough to induce a violent shudder. He draped an arm over his eyes. "This doesn't change anything, so you know."

"I expect nothing more from you than whatever you're willing to give me," Thrive murmured into Warren's thigh, ghosting his lips and the tip of his nose across the sensitive skin. "Though I'd like to talk through our predicament at a time that better suits you."

That was more than Warren thought he would say. He peered down at him, surprised. "Really?"

"Th'saiya," Thrive said, sprouting chills. "...I yearn for you to return to me with every fiber of my being, and I will stop at nothing to make sure we're in a place where I'm able to get what I desire."

"Holy fuck." Warren let the back of his head hit the cushion again and he released a deep exhale around the flames still ignited in his belly. "Yeah, okay. If you're still on the Node tomorrow, we'll talk."

They spent the next several minutes in silence, Thrive resting his cheek against Warren's thigh and dancing the tips of his fingers over the flesh of Warren's hip and stomach. Warren nearly fell asleep, but the sudden recollection of having things to do roused him.

He pulled himself together, his clothes on, and embraced Thrive at the door for a solid minute before they parted ways one more time before the following day.

#ockiss23 #Darkspace Portent #pair: Sun & Moon #hey that's rated R #I need to come up with a better tag for that lmao