#taking care of your horse 101

[darubyprincx]

to the peeps who also struggle with intrusive thoughts that refuse to stop sticking in their brain, my friend reccomended something to me earlier that i found works for me: visualize the thought that's upsetting you as clearly as you can. acknowledge it, give it a physical form whether that be text or a punching bag, and then YEET IT as graphically, violently, and with as much passion as you can muster. earlier i formed mine into a small dark ball, beat the shit out of it with a baseball bat, hefted it up, and then kame-ha'd that motherfucker into the sky so fast i'm pretty sure it disintegrated. the thought came back later and i exploded it. highly reccomend

#ray's tag #taking care of your horse 101

[seafoamdew]

Genuine question about your dragon care 101 au: Isn't it better for the mount to wear a saddle? I thought bareback riding was bad for them in the long run. I don't know much about riding but from what I understand the saddle distributes the weight more evenly throughout the mount's back and protects them from our sitting bones (aka butt bones).

Saddles are usually just for the benefit of the rider, to make sure they don't fall off, to better steer their mount, comfort and all that. I think weight distribution is much more of a concern when it comes to horses rather than dragons since dragons vary in size and shape. A person's weight is hardly a strain on dragons since we've seen them carry objects more than their weight. Most dragons are flexible, and Jack's tribe values the dragon's comfort above all. Anyways, Jack's tribe doesn't use dragons for transport as vigorously as the Riders do, no dodging and looping around Hunters here. They do fasten saddlebags on dragons from time to time and they wear padded riding pants when they take them on long trips. Hope that answers it!

#sea-replies #dragon care 101 au

[kilda]

how to make a xiao notice you 101-part two (headcanons for a xiao x gn! reader)

author's notes: heyy! this is the second post I'm making..I did NOT expect the first one to get so many notes...WHEDJNW *author malfunctioning noises* anyways, I still have exams up-and-coming, but oh well. lowercase is intended!

stuff: some fluff, some slight pining from the reader, mentions of a injury, idk anything else

word count: around 750, i’m pretty sure. i can’t force myself to recount-

extra stuff: this may be the last part, but who knows? i do have exams to study for, but we don't care about the fact that they'll determine whether i live or not while i'm still working on this (i should do fine on them anyways, lol. i'm at the top of my class anyways). and as always, enjoy reading!

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when you very reluctantly woke up the next day, the first thought on your groggy mind was the fine, muscular adeptus.

you (very slowly) managed to get out of your precious, comfy bed and began to get ready for the new day ahead of you.

after you finished, you ate a light breakfast with the adeptus still on your mind. you left the house making sure the door was locked and then set off on your way to get and complete your daily commissions.

once you arrived at the guild, kathleen warmly greeted you with a quick 'good morning, how are you on this fine day?' and then proceeded to tell you your commissions for the day, not letting you respond.

you deadpanned at her, not exactly sure why she would ask you the question if she wasn't going to let you respond, but you shrugged it off. it was typical of kathleen in the mornings, anyways.

after you received a piece of paper with kathleen's neat handwriting stating your commissions for the day on it, you muttered a quick but audible 'alright thanks, i'll see you later, kathleen' to her, you quickly scanned your paper.

you had four commissions today; they were overall fairly easy. you decided to go get the lady in springvale some apples first, since that one was the closest and the perfect way to warm up for the rest of the day.

you finish up the rest of your commissions fairly quickly; in just around 3 or 4 hours, you had so far cleared out a hilichurl camp, gave some apples to a nice lady that owned a bakery that gave you some of her delicious apple pie as her way of saying thanks, and caught a teen’s horse that had apparently ran away. pretty good. you just had one more commission to do before you could go take a break; and that was to clear out another hilichurl camp that was in liyue.

the commission looked pretty hard, since the person who requested it said that they had seen around 10 hilichurls, 2 abyss mages, and 2 mitachurls there. you seriously thought about not doing it and doing a different one instead, but the amount of mora the person was willing to pay for the camp near their house to be cleared was quite a lot- 30,000 mora, to be specific.

and so, since you needed the money to pay off some old bills and you could go shopping later, you decided to accept the commission. i mean, why not? you’re getting paid a good deal for a fight and a around 6 mile walk.

after you fought with the thoughts in your head, you got up to find the trail to liyue.

once you found the trail, you hiked on it for a while until you arrived at the place.

safe to say, by the time you had finished hiking, you were completely exhausted like crap.

however, you still needed to fight a whole dang army, so you took a quick break and ate a quick lunch consisting of a sandwich, water, and a granola bar.

after you finished up, you got back into finding the camp. the paper said that the camp was supposed to be in dihua marsh.

you marched on into dihua marsh and looked around like a madman for the camp.

you did find it!…after an hour of intense running, searching, gliding, jumping, and speed walking when you ran out of breath.

turns out, it was in the middle of the island. you being you decided to search on the sides of the island…

well, whatever. you’ve found the camp now.

you quietly sneaked up on the camp and then threw a grenade into the centre of the camp. (to make this a lot easier, let’s just pretend grenades existed)

the grenade simply went boom, exploded half of the hilichurls, and alerted the rest that an enemy was near.

half of the camp was on fire and more than half of the mob, too.

you then charged in and started slashing, deflecting, and jabbing at the mob like a pro well, you were a pro anyways, but oh well.

you were so focused on blocking and attacking the ones in front of you that you forgot that you’d don’t have eyes on the back of your head..

simply put, you got stabbed in the back.

you groaned in pain, and then you suddenly remembered about the pretty adeptus, xiao.

you called out his name in a whisper, since it kinda hurt to talk at the moment.

he very much poofed out in front of you like the first time and then noticed the amount of monsters around y’all.

xiao just took his primordial jade winged spear out and just killed them in under 2 minutes, not even breaking a sweat.

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a/n: i’m sorry i left y’all like that on this one..i promised myself i’d post a post today and my mom wanted me to get back to studying…but I’ll post edit this tomorrow and add onto it. thanks for reading!

#foryou #foryoupage #fyp #fypシ #genshin impact #genshin #xiao x reader #genshin xiao #xiao genshin impact #genshin impact xiao #xiao #fypツ #fypage #tumblr fyp #fyp2023 #x reader #gn reader #reader insert

[bougiebutchbitch]

I have no horse in this race other than what I've seen on several blogs but huh there are severely fucked up opinions on abuse flying around. I'm sorry you're seeing that. I hope you find some peace outside of akk the noise.

Thank you x it's impossible not to liken all these crappy victim-blaming takes to personal situations from the not-so-distant past. It's a sickening realisation that there are people out there who would genuinely believe I deserved to be hit because I was angry about my then-partner doing shitty things and yelled at him about it.

Hell, I believed that myself, for a very long time. That's why this so-called 'conversation' hits so hard.

But yeah - nothing you say can 'make' him hit you. If he chooses to hit you (or... repeatedly mutilate you and constantly make you live in fear for your life and the lives of people you care about lol) he makes that decision himself. Yes, even if you shouted at him first. Yes, even if you were arguing. Yes, even if you were in the wrong in that argument. Yes, even if he has a Tragic BackstoryTM and mental health issues. This shit shouldn't be controversial.

Thankfully, that shit happened a long time ago. If anything, I'm more annoyed at myself for being less over it than I thought, than at the shitbags sharing their Victim Blaming 101 manifestos on Tumblr? Because like... they shouldn't have that much power over me, if that makes sense. But I guess that's life. Overcoming self-blame is somethng that has to be fought for, viciously, for a very long time. it's very easy to backslide, and I'm determined not to lmaoooo

#personal #abuse tw

[sebsxphia]

Sebbie I know this is super sudden but I was struck with a Rhett thought that's just too perfect to pass up. I had a similar one for Bob a while back but I firmly believe that it works for Rhett too (lol).

Knowing that you guys live on a ranch, you definitely need a dog who's good with the horses so imagine your surprise when one day in the fall, Royal comes home on the one year anniversary of your marriage and there's two Dalmatians, a male and a female in the back of the truck. They're still puppies but you and Rhett are absolutely in love with them from the get-go. Part of it too was because Royal used to watch "101 Dalmatians" with Rhett when Rhett was little and Cecelia would be away to help her mother (lol).

You and Rhett even named them both Pongo and Perdita as a bit of a running joke, but there's no way you could deny that they were excellent with the horses. Anytime you and Rhett had a new arrival at the ranch, Pongo and Perdita were always the first to greet the horses. Once you ended up with two black Irish draught horses that were a little skittish than normal but when you let the dogs into the pen with them, they calmed right down.

When you and Rhett brought Amy home after she was born and the custody paperwork went into effect, the first thing Rhett did was bring her little Winnie the Pooh blanket back to the house and let Pongo and Perdita sniff it just to get familiar with her scent. You were really, really surprised with how gentle the two of them were with her and when your other kids started to put in appearance, they were always playfully pulling them in their blankets or in the rugs, sniffing around the playpen etc. (lol).

But imagine your surprise when on Christmas Eve one year, you, Rhett, Amy, Royal and Cecelia end up coming back to the ranch from the church service. Rhett had no idea where the dogs were and when he went to the barn to check on the animals and bed them down for the night, imagine his surprise when he found Perdita nested on her bed near the woodstove with Pongo beside her, nursing a litter of fifteen newborn pups.

"Darlin I swear, if we end up with a hundred and one, it'll be the death of me!" he laughs.

But regardless the pups are the biggest blessing imaginable because not only do they keep the horses under control, but your equally feral children as well (lol).

I know I can pop in any time Sebbie but I don't wanna blow up the inbox too much. All the same though, thank you so much for taking the time to read these, you're amazing. 🤗🤗🤗🤗

hello my love! no worries at all! i just hope you’re taking care of yourself and hopefully you can have a restful weekend! 🥰

but yes, oh goodness yes please! what i would give to live this life with rhett 🥹 and the second softest thought with rhett and your little one, oh! my heart! he naturally has the gentlest touch when it comes to it, from doing many baptisms, and with your little one, he’s the gentlest out of them all.

thank you so much for these incredibly sweet ideas my love! 💌

#💌you’ve got mail #auroralightsthesky <33 #rhett abbott #preacher!rhett abbott

[walker-extended-universe]

Just For One Night- Liam has a dark secret that no one can ever know. After making a scene at his wedding, he’s closer than ever to revealing it. (1/2) Last Updated 10/20/21

Cry For Help- Cordell knows something is off about how his wife died but he's not quite sure why. He turns to the internet in his time of need and finds an unexpected source of help. (3/?) Last Updated 10/29/21

Dead Weight- Alternative version of Walker s01e11: Freedom and Prodigal Son s02e11: You Can Run. Martin Whitly made it out of the state with Hector but the plan only had enough fuel to get them to Texas. After their forced landing, they come across a couple of teenagers in a summer cabin with a duffle bag full of money. One of these teenagers is Stella Walker, daughter of a Texas Ranger. Martin would be stupid not to take advantage of this opportunity. (1/?) Last Updated 10/30/21

Stay With Me- Cordell takes care of his baby boy after the traumatic events on the Walker ranch. Then, August discovers the real reason Hoyt was at the ranch in the first place and Cordell has to prove how much he really loves him. (1/2) Last Updated 11/01/21

The Proposal- Todd an August have become friends since their escape room funtime. After Ruby comes back and rejects Todd's early prom-posal, August attempts to help Todd feel better. It's what any good friend would do. (1/?) Last Updated 11/18/2021

Save A Horse....- Things have been going really well for our throuple. So well, it may well be time to take the next step. (2/?) Last Updated 12/07/21

Romeo And Juliet: Walker Edition- Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale about two young lovers caught between warring families. If the death and tradgedy of the original are too sad (or perhaos too corny) for your taste, enjoy this verison with a lot less death and the joys of modern technology. (1/?) Last Updated 12/12/21

A Queen and her Knight- A collection of stories regarding the rising Queen of Austin and her second in command (1/?) Last Updated 12/21/21

Foundlings- The driver of the car was long gone as far as he could see, but that wasn’t the most concerning part. Nor was the thick envelope that felt stuffed with paper. No, the most concerning part was the two children left sleeping in the backseat. (1/2) Last Updated 01/12/22

Undercover 101- When Cordell Walker lost his head after Emily's death, Liam had to come back to Texas to handle the family business, putting any and all plans of expansion on hold for now. With Cordell's return, the FBI sees a new opportunity to slip up the Walker family and put someone behind bars. Enter Micki Ramirez and Trey Barnett, a "couple" sent in to observe and deliver intel on the family. How will this affect the family business and, more importantly, how will this affect their current lives? (1/?) Last Updated 02/27/22

#my writing #poll #help me

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Oh OK. May I request Chess knight x an injured reader fluff? For example maybethe reader tripped and seriously injured their leg and chess knight found them and helped by taking care of them

You were well-acquainted with the King's champions in the castle high above Isle IV.

The ladder climb was tiring enough for the average resident, but you were pretty strong, having bested the champions once before. Nowadays you would come back to challenge them and sharpen up your parrying abilities.

Yes, they didn’t make any exceptions to their “no charm or power” rule. Not even for you. But that was fine.

The Pawns in particular were the most mischievous bunch, running around like headless chickens---in a literal sense once you parried them.

Even when you challenged them again, they always liked to catch you off-guard, running in unexpected directions just to mess with your mind and make you falter.

And at one point, you did falter.

But it was purely accidental.

After trying to leave, you tripped over a headless Pawn. Considering how small they are it’s surprising that you haven’t done that at least once. But you fell the wrong way and felt this horrible, awful pain shoot up your leg. It felt like you’ve taken a dozen hits specifically in that limb, but you just gritted your teeth and stood back up.

The Pawns were concerned, though you didn’t wanna look weak in front of them. Besides, you made a promise to Knight that you’d spar with him some more today. You couldn’t disappoint him.

But unfortunately, that’s the moment the horse champion arrived. 

He was always excited to see you and wanted to be 101% sure you were coming to his chamber. Though upon seeing you sitting on the ground and holding your leg, he instantly knew what was wrong. He raised his visor up just to be sure he wasn't imagining things.

Sure enough, he wasn't. From the looks of it, you injured yourself.

He glared at the Pawns, not wanting to hear their excuses as he made them hold his sword and shield before scooping you into his arms. You tried telling him you were fine. That it wasn't a big deal and not their fault.

But he just snorted and stormed off with you.

..........

Turns out, the castle had a infirmary where the champions would come to rest up, get their heads reattached, and polish their armor. So you were just laying in a fancy comfortable bed, your leg in a cast, while Knight guarded the doorway.

You had fallen asleep at one point, and woke back up to see him in the same exact spot, tapping his foot.

“Knight? Were you..here the whole time?”

Perking up at you voice, he turned around and rushed to your bedside, raising his visor. “Of course! It’s a knight’s duty, is it not? How’s your leg?”

“Uh, better..I guess? It’s not hurting anymore.”

“Good. I notified the King so I could watch over you in case any other challengers wanted to visit me.”

“That’s kind of you but..I’m sorry.” You sighed. “I know I promised to spar with you today.. “

“It’s no problem!” He reassured you with his bucktooth grin on his face. “We can do that some other time! If you’re not well-rested, you can’t fight.”

“That’s true. Fighting with an injured leg won’t do me any good..” You relaxed your shoulders, getting more comfortable. “It’s just silly that this is what takes me out. I crashed my plane and barely got a scratch...and yet I trip over a Pawn by accident and can’t move for a few days.”

Knight was stunned you were in a plane accident, and that made him wish he could protect you more--from the dangers below the castle. But alas he had to stay here.

“Oh don’t worry. Even the greatest of champions have their mishaps.”

“Yeah, that’s also true. Could I get some water?”

"Right away!” Knight stood up straight and saluted, the visor slamming back down over his eyes. And he dashed out of the infirmary without giving you time to even say “thanks”.

You smiled. It was nice to have a knight in shining armor who cared so much for you.

#clanask #anonymous #cuphead x reader #cuphead dlc x reader #cuphead delicious last course x reader #chess knight x reader #platonic #injured reader

[kanthonyficrecs]

Masterlist: Modern AU (T)

updated 4/29/24

Take Me Home by Kendal_Lynne Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: “Spend the night with me. One night, no strings. If it’s bad, we never speak of it again” he says, before smiling wickedly, “But it won’t be.” “You’re that confident?” she asks, the words out of her mouth before she can stop them. He merely quirks his eyebrows in response.

take me home, country roads by Moomin_94 Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Kate Sharma was an artist looking to get away from the city and the recklessness that built in her chest until she couldn't avoid it, and the very last person she expected to feel drawn to was the forest ranger next door, who looked at her with a disapproving frown and answered all her questions with a grunt. But there's just something about him that she can't stay away from

take my hand, wreck my plans by emmaswoodhouse Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Kate and Anthony are maid of honour and best man at Edwina's wedding, chaotic feelings ensue.

take my hand, wreck my plans (that's my man) by yetanotheremptypage Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: If two months ago you’d told Kate Sheffield-Sharma that she would be sitting in her flat with Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton, on the couch across from her and a positive pregnancy test sitting on the coffee table in between them, she would’ve told you that you were insane.

Talk It Up by INTPSlytherin_reylove97 Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: The Bridgertons attempt group therapy, only for matters to go from bad to worse.

Tamil Lessons 101 With Kate Sharma by TheViscountessWrites Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: The One Where Kate Insults Anthony in Tamil And Teaches Him How To Speak It After They Start Dating

Tennis Court(Ship) by ramarro Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: “Champagne? Come on, how can you say no to that?” Kate needles him. Tom laughs. “Sure, Kate, let’s get a drink,” he agrees. “Just make sure you have enough money left to pay for the rest of your lessons. I’m not letting you off that easily. Let me grab my stuff.” As he leaves she catches sight of Anthony down the hall. He raises an eyebrow as she walks over to him. (A threesome fic.)

Terrible horrible no good very bad day by Honeybeebunches Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Kate is having an awful day. She meets a man that is both the cause of, and solution to, her grumpy mood. Violet hires Kate to paint a portrait of Anthony, many misunderstandings ensue. Sibling relationships are repaired.

Text Book by WillowPointe Rating: M Status: WIP Summary: Anthony is raising his three younger siblings, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth after a tragic accident left them in his care. After a conversation with his youngest sister, Hyacinth, he decides that it's time for him to settle down. He has his list: dependable, sweet, and good with children. However, what he never expected was to fall in love with Hyacinth’s primary school teacher, Kate Sharma.

thank u, next by Moomin_94 Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Edwina has decided it's time for Kate to get back on the horse, metaphorically and literally, and sets Kate up a tinder profile, a little fish called Anthony gets stuck on the hook

The Affair of a Lifetime by CherriesOnTheCake Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: When he offers Kate his hand she takes it and then as quick as a flash she's writing her number on it. He memorizes it before the ink even dries on his skin.

The Bane of My Existence by the_loosest_moose Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton both have high stress jobs. When friends/family force each of them to attend a week-long silent meditation retreat to relax, neither takes it seriously (or is very happy about it). After a few flirty exchanges between them, things get steamy, and they try to make the most of their otherwise frustrating week.

The Caregiver by WaterlilyRose Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: Kate falls ill at work and, when faced with possibly spending the night in hospital, states that her co-worker (arch-nemesis/naughtiest-dream-come-to-life) can look after her. It's not like she's expecting him to look after her for real. Pity that Anthony Bridgerton is just as stubborn as her.

The Club by RosesAtDawn Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: “‘The official rules for the ‘We Hate Anthony Bridgerton’ club’,” he reads aloud, and Kate’s stomach drops.

The Cluedo Incident of ‘19 by gingerbat Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Or: That time Bridgerton Family Game Night left five of the spouses contemplating the idea of divorce.

The Consultant by lookingforthestars Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: It doesn't matter that he broke up with her ten years ago. They were barely together, after all. He's the best person for the job, and they're both mature enough to keep it professional. Obviously.

the florist who loved me by beautifultropicalfish Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: A look at the various Bridgerton group chats as Anthony meets one Kate Sharma.

The Literature of Love by anonpls Rating: NR Status: WIP Summary: Greg and Hyacinth can't stop raving about their new English teacher. Anthony is suddenly very interested in re-reading his 8th grade literature syllabus.

The man in the window by iwishyouwouldstop Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate is very excited to get home and watch her show. If that show happens to be a very hot neighbour who likes to do nude yoga is that any of your business?

The meeting place by Destroyedrecord Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Anthony doesn’t know what took hold of him. As soon as he set foot in the restaurant, Benedict already waiting for him at their usual table, he knew. At the table facing him, a woman raised her eyes from her dish and smiled softly at him. And Anthony smiled back.

The Metamorphosis by folklauerate Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Anthony wakes up small. A crackfic.

The MILF in 2B by folklauerate Rating: E Status: WIP Summary: She’d hoped her new neighbor would be polite. Willing to water her plants if she paid them. Generally uninterested in her life. By her fifth brownie, it’s clear to her that Anthony is likely to not be that type of neighbor.

The Miseducation of Kathani Sharma by lookingforthestars Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: “You don’t have to be so tense,” she tries. “I’m not going to get you in trouble.” Anthony laughs – a rough, sardonic chuckle that sends a pulse straight to Kate’s core. “It’s not really up to you.”

The Muse by Sarasunshine413 Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: University art professor Benedict brings home his muse, 4th year law student and model Kate, to Aubrey Hall. Kate is stunned to realize that the guy she hooked up with over summer break is Benedict's older brother.

The One with the FaceTime call by LoveIsStrong Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: Anthony receives a call from his family on his birthday

the other man by folklauerate Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: Tom and Kate get married. Kate’s having an affair. Nothing ends well.

The Set Up by folklauerate Rating: E Status: WIP Summary: Kate's an Oscar winning actress with no time to date. But when her new friend, HRH Prince Colin, insists on setting her up on a blind date, she reluctantly says yes. The last person she's expecting to see at dinner is his brother, King Anthony of England.

the story of us by irishseeker Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Five times in their lives Kate Sheffield and Anthony Bridgeton were just friends and one time they were more.

The subtle art of letting go by sharmaandcorgis Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: It takes them 59 minutes to convince Anthony to go. or The Bridgertons realize how much their older brother has done for them and decide it is time he follows his dreams.

The Unicorn by Honeybeebunches Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate becomes a third to a charming, attractive couple. She’s only looking for casual fun, but as their families become more intertwined, can feelings really be left out of sex?

The Universe Laughs at Anthony Bridgerton by TeaBrigadier Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: In a world where the first words your soulmate will say to you appear on your arm, Anthony is horrified by the less than romantic words that appear on his eighteenth birthday. His soulmate is a menace and he has no interest in ever meeting her.

The Viscount Who Fucked Me by tall_wolf_of_tarth Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to find some man who knows how to use his mouth and get the virginity problem out of the way, without dating him.

The Way I Loved You by Stars_of_Kyber Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Kate's new boyfriend is perfectly fine, but she can't help but miss the crazy ride that was her relationship with Anthony Bridgerton.

The Yellow Tulips of Texas by folklauerate Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate runs into a store to get out of the rain, and runs right into a southern gentleman. (or Texas!Anthony and New Yorker!Kate fall in love)

there be fury on the waves by royalwisteria Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Kate means to sail and win the Fastnet Race with her sailing partner, Benedict. Or, if not win, do well. Unfortunately, he comes down with mono the week before, and Anthony volunteers to take his place.

there’s many different ways that you can kill the one you love by folklauerate Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: She doesn't know why she doesn't lie, only that she can't, not to him, so she says--"It doesn't matter what I want." (The Kate POV to "the other man"/Tom and Kate and Anthony cheating oneshot)

They’re My Better Half by Mx Kate B Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: At some point after her marriage she had lost sight of who she was, trying to conform to something she thought her husband had needed, and it was starting to feel like a weight on her back that she dragged with her everywhere she went.

Three Cities by ramarro Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate and Anthony have a holiday fling before she moves to Berlin. It's not the last she sees of him.

Three's Company by folklauerate Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate and Anthony have Simon over for dinner and a movie. They're just being good friends--after all Simon is going through a breakup and who better to be there for him than them.

Through The Window, To Your Heart by NoelleBerry Rating: E Status: WIP Summary: As the recipient of a recent promotion, Anthony finds himself moving away from home at his mother's insistence. What he comes to realize, is that his newfound free time will be spent obsessing over the mysteriously beautiful neighbor. There’s just one problem: she's much, much younger than him.

Ticket to Paradise by folklauerate Rating: E Status: WIP Summary: Edmund Bridgerton is getting married--within a week. Anthony and Kate know they need to stop him, before he makes the biggest mistake of his life--and they've got to team up to do it. The only issue? They're divorced--and they can't stand each other.

till the day i meet my maker by cyclothimic Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Anthony occupies a small position in the government, and Kate makes doing his job so much harder

Time Is Running Out by kateandanthonyaremyparents Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate's leaving to travel the world. Does Anthony find the courage to tell her how he feels before she's gone?

Tipsy and Smitten by ms_eyra Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Anthony Bridgerton aka her boyfriend was drunk and pelting pebbles at her window at freaking 1.00 am in the morning. She might have been amused at the sight any other day, but today with Mary and Eddie staying at her place, it was a disaster. They didn’t know about Anthony or their relationship, hell they didn’t even know that Kate was dating anyone.

To Be of Disservice by magicalmenagerie Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate works at a restaurant. Anthony is a customer. They can’t seem to avoid each other, no matter how hard they try. Or, five times Anthony has to endure shitty Italian food (among other things) in the name of not-love

to breathe such vows as lovers use to swear by ZeGabz Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Kate Sharma inspires Eloise Bridgerton to revisit her own lost love story. Anthony Bridgerton might have something to say about that.

To Knock on the Side of the Hive by tendereye Rating: E Status: WIP Summary: Anthony simply intends on surviving his family holiday, especially after meeting the B&B’s owner, the instantly antagonizing Kate Sharma.

trail magic by juniper5x5 Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Anthony goes backpacking. He meets Kate on top of a mountain.

Two in Tents by PenguinofProse Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: In which Anthony takes the whole firm on a corporate team-building weekend featuring tents, and things get rather out of hand.

Two Little Menaces by Anonymous Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: Miss Wynter finds two particular children entertaining from her very first day at Aubrey nursery.

#masterlist #modern au #modern au t

[rhaenyra-first-of-her-name]

daenerys stans do all that stuff too, everyone who likes any character gets stuff like that. all you fandom stans y'all need to revisit basic human nature 101, take an sns break, do some self care i am begging you because these VITRIOLIC paragraphs for fictional women are unhinged and weird for any well-adjusted grown adult no matter how much genuine joy and passion you get from these things

Which stuff, anon? You would have to be specific and not expect me to magically know whatever it's you are talking about.

I really have no idea what had brought this up.

In case you didn't notice, anon, I am not that active in the fandom nowadays. Hell, I haven't talked to my fandom friends in weeks.

Side effect of my actual life being extra shitty atm.

Back to Dany stans, if you are talking about who I am guessing you are talking about, then nope. I disagree. Next time, come with receipts attached, anon. I sure as hell can provide ones for the all stuff that Dany stans have to put up with if you want and none of it is pretty. And please don't act like this is an equal all situation. It isn't.

You say all you fandom stans and y'all as if you aren't on Tumblr and starting fandom drama yourself, anon. Rich words coming from you.

You might wanna get off that high horse and take your own advice for a change.

You sure as hell are doing a good job of being an judgemental ass. This isn't new but very strange when asoiaf isn't even the main fandom on my blog atm. My blog has been mostly KP from the last few weeks so I would love to know what prompted this. Try harder next time, anon.

You don't get to tell people what to do, anon. The sooner you learn it, the better. Fyi, I don't even use social media so maybe you should go and look into a mirror and stop projecting.

Keep begging, anon.

You are doing a good job of diagnosing other people and giving unsolicited advice but I don't remember asking your opinion.

Again, you are projecting a lot, anon. Go and touch some grass.

Morality isn't as hard as you make it sound, anon. Start from 'don't hurt other people' and go from there. I am sure you will get there.

Knowing how storytelling works is part of the job of being a writer, anon. I would wager I know a thing or two then.

Do you envy the meta writers, anon? Is that it? This is what this whole letter for?

You are literally starting a petty argument here, anon. Too late to act like you are above it then.

Are you from the side of this fandom that has trouble with reading comprehension or do you just have an anti intellectual stance?

Googling the words might yield better results than coming to my inbox like this.

#Asoiaf fandom #fandom wank #Ash got mail

[sailors-fightinginthedancehall]

Season 3, Episode 17! (Sorry I haven't been updating more frequently I've been watching more on my phone)

JOEY'S ON A DATE WITH A GUY JOEY'S ON A DATE WITH A GUY JOEY'S ON A DATE WITH A GUY EXCUSE ME I JUST REALLY LOVE REPRESENTATION 😭😭🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Oh it's glasses guy!

May is bleeding oh shit HYDRA if you existed I would kill everyone in there by myself I don't care how

Joey can count! Good on you Joey!

Jesus Lincoln you scared me there I thought you were some evil guy anyways go Lincoln beat them up! :D

Mack's "What 😃" is so hilarious like I DID NOT CONSENT TO BEING POTENTIALLY BLINDED

Oh hi glasses guy that was extremely rude of you just so you know

Or don't. Because it's Elena!

Who needs walking when you can FLY?!

Wait what is it because they captured Malick? Does Malick have a tracker or something?

Is THAT a tracker?! Why am I so obsessed with trackers?! It could just literally be "inside secret base"

Oh wait Arabians are horses. I thought they meant the song Arabian Nights from Aladdin. Wait is the song from Aladdin about horses?

Oh it's called a Hydra? Original!

Oh he's her boyfriend! Maybe they cleared that up before but still oh he's her boyfriend!

And also Joey wanted to go on a date! Let him go on a date!

Oh Yo-Yo will have her REVENGE? Wait until she learns his full name

Is the one on the inside the GLASSES GUY?! **Dun dun dun**

I think I'm just confused about who is on the inside

And that's all the faith you need!

PARASITE?! It's a good thing Venom is in a different universe or he would be very offended

WAIT SO THE GLASSES GUY HAS A BIT OF THE HIVE IN HIM I'VE FIGURED IT OUT NO APPLAUSE NEEDED I'VE FIGURED IT OUT

You can 100% trust Joey. I love Joey. If Joey turns I am going to ... Do something annoying!

That's a great interrogation 👍

Is no part of Daisy like "why am I not in this meeting? 😭"

Yeah I'm just very scared you can be mind controlled!

I am also Catholic!

Honestly the Devil is kinda a vibe, there's a fantastic song in Blood Brothers about him having your number!

Revenge is a very tricky path and you're really offering Malick?

Thor and Loki are not on the same level as that Hive thank you very much! They're much better!

May doesn't know what's going on? This doesn't feel right

Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Ew Yes Fitz change the subject!

They're also lucky to have you Fitz don't forget that.

That's very rude! ICEing them is very rude!

Yeah they're not going to be happy with the secrets, I'm guessing that was Lincoln?

Oh shit Yo-Yo did you take those?!

... so was that Yo-Yo or am I just saying that because Mack said "those kill"

But anyone can set off a bomb Coulson?

Yeah Lincoln, exactly!

HI JOEY! :D

Accurate translation Yo-Yo!

What does that mean Mack whose stuff is that and what is it?

This feels like an Among Us emergency meeting lmao

Oh shiiiit Lincoln are you just having temper issues or are you mind controlled?

It's okay Daisy, I don't think you expected mind control

I said "trust" and then Mack said "Yo-Yo" and then I realised Mack is right, the most important thing on a team is Yo-Yo

Not the team! 😭

... Will there even be a next time?

One of these days Simmons. One of these days.

Fitzsimmons :)

Pick Up Lines 101 with Fitz! "I've got a picture of space"

Daisy that is a very different attitude than you had a few minutes ago right

DAISY! BAD DAISY!

A bond? Can't you just have friends instead Daisy? Or like relationships?

So Daisy can literally split every cell from your body good to know

Ooohhhhhh relationship issues!!!

We?

Give me back Fitzsimmons I want my fluff

Wait can't they see the cameras? Surely they can see the cameras? Or did she take those out too?

Oh Daisy can fly now? Can she?

Oh no she's just tearing the base down my bad

Okay but that camera shot is stunning good job whoever shot that scene

Skye? Don't you mean Daisy?

#agents of s.h.i.e.l.d. #daisy johnson #Joey I forget his last name I'M SO SORRY JOEY #melinda may #lincoln #Mack #Elena #Gideon Malick #leo fitz #jemma simmons

[darubyprincx]

human skeletons get creaky from rust and disuse if they stay immobile for too long! don't forget to give yours a good shake and a wringing out as if of a towel every so often

#amys' tag #keys' art #taking care of your horse 101

[khalixascorner]

WIP Ask Game

Ok I'm sure everyone has seen it but if you haven't. Every title on your WIP list, no explanations no matter how ridiculous or random. If you ask, I'll tell you what it's about and share a snippet.

Due to the fact that I literally have over 100, it's below the line. Tagging @tell-me-no-again @starkerscoop @monster-cock69 @shivanessa and any other starker out there.

Bound by Darkness

Drop

Finding Home

Guard Your Soul

Indebted

Into the Fire

Patterns in Our Pinions

Run For It

Penny's Multidimensional Adventure

Sanctuary In Your Arms

Shelter from the Storm

Terms of Use

The Price of Royalty

Undying Affections

Warm My Black Heart

You're My Only Hope

Your Eyes Can't Lie

By My Side

Forced Devotion

Keeper

Kept it a Secret but now you know

Take What's Mine

Unexpected Consequences

Unintentional Oversight

Alpha Knows Best

Bind you Tight

Fill You Up

More Than a Breeder

Respectfully, The Iron Queen

Whiskers and Wings

Prove My Worth

Held in Trust

Anything for You

Beloved Daughter

Keep it in the Tower

Only the Best

Safe in My Arms

Teach you Everything

Made From Love Pt 5+

Untitled

A Fresh Start

Consentual Kidnapping

He's Taken

Ours

The Things We Do For Love

Behavior Hacks

To Have and To Hold

Under Your Skin

Beneath the Sakura Tree

Bound Among Stars

Elder's Blessing

Enchanted

First Rites

Flames and Fury

Guilty Pleasures

Iron Butler

Nothing to Lose

Save a Horse

Second Chances

Trapped in your field

Forever

Know What You Need

Rare Bloom

Temptation

Unintentional

Worth It

Dark Temptations

Did We Make It

My Greatest Treasure

Found my Family

Family Ties

Bound by Blood

The Lady Down the Street

Love through the Lens

A Matter of Time

Forever My Peter Pan

Half Life

Acceptable Losses

A Princely Offering

Fins and Fantasies

Harley's Dad (has got it going on)

I Hear You

In Every Universe

Magic of Neverland

That Time I got Summoned to Another World

The Lie in Your Love

Three of a Kind

Unlikely Shelter

Aftercare

Fixed Points

Pretty Pet

What Money Can Buy

Love Languages

Our Definition of Love

Fury Ex Machina

PP Bingo Fic 2

Don't Tell HR

Best in Show

Dragon Kisses

Kittens and Cuddles

The Ugly Duckling

Found my heart in the alley one day

Man's Best Friend

Of Fires and Flames

Babydoll

Better than Fiction

Can't Let you Go

Connections

Daddy's Toy

Rebuilding Home

Written in Code

Abandoned

Fairy's Blessings

How to Raise Your Superhero Child so They Make it To Adulthood

Spidersister V1

Spidersister V2

From the Shadows

Kintsuji Spider

What Makes a Family

Moment of Truth

Supervillain Parenting 101

The Meaning of Legacy

After Dark

Beauty and the SIM

By the Books

Caring For You

Daddy's Boy

Hide My Darkness

Say it with flowers

Take you and Keep you

Ties That Bind

WinterIronSpider

April Fool

I'll Make a Shrine to You

If You Can't Do Crazy

Nothing to Lose

Stand by Your Man

The Fragility of Trust

The Scent of You

Touch you, Feel You

Turned up Tuned in

Ways to Say I Love You

Back for More

Friends in Low Places

Greener on the Other Side

Thinking of You

#writer ask game #khalixa writes

[arcane-ish]

Day to Day Life for Piltover’s Finest

I know a lot of people don’t really like Vi and Cait enforcer stuff and I also know that the Arcane and the various games are not 100% canon to each other, but I thought that Legends of Runeterra was still a really interesting case for how the game tries to visualize and elaborate on what Cait and Vi’s life on the job is like. 

Vi

What I find interesting it that my feeling is that the police cards that were introduced with Vi are slightly more cooky and dorky and jokey with a running gag about Vi destroying equipment and not wanting to do paperwork. 

Chief Mechanist Zevi provides Vi’s gear. She seems to have a caring rapport with Vi (Vi calls her brains, Zevi shows concern for Vi): 

Vi: "Whatcha got for me, brains?" Chief Mechanist Zevi: "Oh, just you wait."

Vi: "Can't say I'll bring your gear back in one piece." Chief Mechanist Zevi: "The gear is replaceable. You aren't."

Personalitywise she seems excited about tech, overworked (”I could use two of me”) and in tight contact with the various investigators who all have very different tech needs. 

As a rule of thumb, most of VI’s support cards seem to have a Sherlock Holmes and/or a British “Bobby” cop vibe. 

Insightful investigator is new on the job ( "First day on the job. The gun is real." ), she’s part of investigative unit six (I assume that implies Vi is on that unit as well?) and inquisitive (” Follow the trail.",  "I've got a lead.",  "The facts fall into place.")

The Patrol Wardens are seen as chasing Jinx, they have a more slapsticky, overexaggerated look and seem a bit out of their depth, more “bumbling cops” style. 

Warden Kepple:"Err... backup?" Warden Mir: "I'm your backup!"

Veteran Investigator:"When crime calls, a reply is proper." Warden Mir: "Argh. Old high horse Harknor."

This card I think does the most for the relative light hearted flavor of Vi’s cards, he’s a Sherlock Holmes style yordle and he has the most interactions with Vi by far. 

As you can see, she makes fun of him and he is slightly condescending towards her. 

It should be noted that he is also part of the investigation 101 short story on universe: 

“Hey, Harknor,” she said to the desk-warden when she reached the cells. “What’s so important Caitlyn has to drag me from an erotic dream about—”

“Ah, ah, stop right there,” said Harknor without looking up from his elevated desk as he ran a finger down the list of prisoners brought in during the night. “I’m not in the mood to hear another of your lurid fantasies.”

IMO even the damage spells have a slightly more dorky vibe to it with the oversized hands and cuffs. 

All of Vi’s Runeterra voicelines and interactions can be found here

(Note: I think this is like 100% of why I actually want Vi to end up as an enforcer, just because I want to see her interacting with a cute furry Yordle Sherlock Holmes sidekick)

Caitlyn

By comparison the cards that got introduced with Caitlyn are a lot more aggressive “swat team” looking. 

Office Squad is the most mean and sinister looking one. It should be noted that Caitlyn does not share any voice lines with him. However it is implied that Cait works with them as she knocks down the Lair of the mysterious “C”

In this context we also have cards like: 

And:

Sting officer and Justice Rider are not quite as bad, but still, it is noteworthy that neither of them really have a fully exposed face: 

Sting officer seems pretty business focused (”Well prepare them a nice welcome”, “Gonna take you in”, “Should pay off nicely”), by comparison Justice Rider is more upbeat and hyper motivated with a pretty fun voice performance (”Just a girl, her motorcycle and justice!”, “Coming through! Solving Crimes!”, “Ready to roll!”)

The sweetest card in Caitlyn’s set is station archivist. 

(it should probably be noted that most people think that she is the same person as the astute academic card, a card with a bookworm theme, so apparently it seems she decided to apply for a job with the Wardens instead)

She gets Caitlyn tea: 

Station Archivist:"Tea and cookies to go with your dossier, sheriff?" Caitlyn: "Black leaf brew, inspector. And they're biscuits."

and cheers her on:

Caitlyn: "The pieces are all here; their identity is right in front of me." Station Archivist: "You'll figure it out. You always do."

Station Archivist: "You seem pensive. What's on your mind, sheriff?" Caitlyn: "Nothing new, I'm afraid. What do you know of 'C'?"

She generally seems sweet natured, cares about solving cases ( "Nothing's more exciting than an unsolved mystery." , "We'll crack this yet!" ,  "What's the motive!?")

All of Caitlyn’s Runeterra card interactions can be found here

#arcane #caitlyn #vi #vi x caitlyn #caitlyn x vi #piltover's finest #legends of runeterra #league of legends

[ladytrist]

Upcoming 2022 Romance Books That Deserve A Lot More Hype and Recognition

Title: FULL FLIGHT

Author: ASHLEY SCHUMACHER (author of Amelia Unabridged)

Release Date: FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Everyone else in the tiny town of Enfield, Texas calls fall football season, but for the forty-three members of the Fighting Enfield Marching Band, it’s contest season. And for new saxophonist Anna James, it’s her first chance to prove herself as the great musician she’s trying hard to be. When she’s assigned a duet with mellophone player Weston Ryan, the boy her small-minded town thinks of as nothing but trouble, she’s equal parts thrilled and intimidated. But as he helps her with the duet, and she sees the smile he seems to save just for her, she can’t help but feel like she’s helping him with something too. After her strict parents find out she’s been secretly seeing him and keep them apart, together they learn what it truly means to fight for something they love. With the marching contest nearing, and the two falling hard for one another, the unthinkable happens, and Anna is left grappling for a way forward without Weston. A heartbreaking novel about finding your first love and what happens when it's over too soon. Ashley Schumacher’s Full Flight is about how first love shapes us—even after it’s gone.

Title: ALWAYS JANE

Author: JENN BENNETT (author of Alex Approximately)

Release Date: MARCH 29, 2022

A chauffer’s daughter finds herself in the middle of a love triangle with the sons of her boss’s wealthy next-door neighbors in this delightfully romantic story. Love—and Fen Sarafian—do not care about your summer plans. Eighteen-year-old chauffeur’s daughter Jane Marlow grew up among the domestic staff of a wealthy LA rock producer, within reach of bands she idolizes, but never a VIP. Every summer, Jane and her father head to the Sierras to work at the producer’s luxury lodge at Lake Condor—a resort town and the site of a major musical festival. The legendary family who runs the festival are the Sarafians, and Jane’s had a longtime crush on their oldest son, Eddie—doltish but sweet. So when a long-distance romance finally sparks between them, she doesn’t hesitate to cross class lines. But Jane’s feelings about Eddie are thrown into question after she returns to the lake and reconnects with his alluringly intense brother, the dark horse of her placid summer plans. A fellow lover of music—and hater of the game—Fen Sarafian has been ousted from the family and is slumming it at a vinyl record shop. He burns for Jane like a house on fire and will do anything to sabotage his older brother, even if it means taking a wrecking ball to a multi-million-dollar music festival. Or Jane’s heart.

Title: SEE YOU YESTERDAY

Author: RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON (author of Today Tonight Tomorrow)

Release Date: MAY 3, 2022

A magical romance in the vein of Groundhog Day about a girl forced to relive her disastrous first day of college—only to discover that her nemesis is stuck in the time loop with her. Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start after a messy high school experience. But when school begins on September 21st, everything goes wrong. She’s humiliated by the know-it-all in her physics class, she botches her interview for the college paper, and at a party that night, she accidentally sets a frat on fire. She panics and flees, and when she realizes her roommate locked her out of their dorm, she falls asleep in the common room. The next morning, Barrett’s perplexed to find herself back in her dorm room bed, no longer smelling of ashes and crushed dreams. It’s September 21st. Again. And after a confrontation with Miles, the guy from Physics 101, she learns she’s not alone—he’s been trapped for months. When her attempts to fix her timeline fail, she agrees to work with Miles to find a way out. Soon they’re exploring the mysterious underbelly of the university and going on wild, romantic adventures. As they start falling for each other, they face the universe’s biggest unanswered question yet: what happens to their relationship if they finally make it to tomorrow?

#books #booksbooksbooks #romance #contemporary romance #author #today tonight tomorrow #enemies to lovers #enemies to friends to lovers #summer romance #academic rivals to lovers #time travel #magic realism #jennifer niven #all the bright places #friends to lovers #best friends to lovers #emily henry #elena armas #colleen hoover #ana huang #goodreads #reading recommendations #jenny han #sarah dessen #to all the boys i've loved before #the summer i turned pretty

[barbarianprncess]

“Forget it, you’re a fucking asshole.” and “Nobody’s seen you in days.” that would be inchresting 👀👀

for mari my beloved, 

(aka @chironshorseass ) 

as you know this sort of got away from me. one second i was writing a drabble of angst, the next I'm on the 16th page with no end in sight. so this maybe isn’t what you were expecting but have 5k of post-botl/pre-tlo pining idiot besties who are in love :). 

(also this hasn’t been beta’d and i'm welcome to volunteers i just finished and got so excited i had to post.)

(dear one anon who asked for 'forget it you're a fucking asshole' too, if you're reading this, don't worry yours is coming too i promise)

(final s/o to @posallys for letting me scream about them)

24 hours

read on ao3

enjoy <3

                                                      ...

Percy is fucking exhasted.

He was supposed to be back at camp four days ago. The deal was he’d spend weekdays at camp to plan and train and weekends at home to relax. But, he kept putting it off, opting to keep the weight on his chest that’d been pushing him down since last summer bearable, and not crushing the way it always was at camp. So, when he gets through the barrier, aside from nodding hello to Beckendorph and Silena, he makes a beeline to his cabin. He manages to keep his eyes down until he’s standing at his porch steps- and that when he sees her.

Annabeth is pacing on his balcony. She’s wearing jean shorts and her camp shirt, but instead of her typical ponytail her hair is in two intricate braids that reach her breastbone. She’s muttering to herself and wringing her hands together and for a moment Percy forgets. He forgets the past year and all the arguing and the bitterness and he sees Annabeth is worried about something and he reaches out as if to hold her. To wrap his arms around her and tell her that everything is going to be alright.  

But then he remembers.

He retracts his hands.

He clears his throat and Annabeth startles. Her grey eyes are as intense as ever and he can almost see her defences come up. He hates that it's because of him. Annabeth is the first to break the silence.

“Hey.” Her voice is small but clear. Not yet vulnerable, but gives Percy the sense that it could be soon.

“What’re you doing here?” He isn’t sure he said it out loud until she ducks her head and flushes.

“Nobody’s seen you in days.” It’s not the accusation he expects. It's also not an answer to his question. Just an observation.

“I’m here now.” He says it like it’s an invitation. He then becomes incredibly aware that he's still looking up at her from the bottom of the steps, so he grabs his duffel, bounds up the stairs, and opens his cabin door. He hesitates and meets her eye with another silent question. She answers by stepping inside.

He drops his bag by his bed and turns on the light. The air is charged with unasked questions and unfinished conversations. He can’t stand it. He’s about to attempt small talk when she says something that nearly knocks down where he stands.

“I miss you.” She’s wringing her hands again and she won’t look him in the eye, but takes his silence as confusion.

“That’s what I came here to say, that I miss you.”

Percy isn’t sure what to say. Percy isn’t sure this conversation is really happening, she’s broken so many of the fragile rules they’d been following all year. He’s 98% sure this is a really vivid daydream to cope with…. well everything.

He decides that on the off chance this is real he should play it safe so, he states the obvious.

“I’m here. We’re here, together. We’re together and-” She cuts him off and begins to ramble.

“Strained and awkward and it's like there’s this chasm between us of all these things from last summer. From our kiss, to you dying, and then you not dying, and Rachel, and Luke, and Luke being Not-Luke, and it’s like we can’t have a conversation anymore and that sucks ‘cause..”

She pauses for the first time to look up at him and her eyes are shining.

“You’re kinda my best friend. And I miss you. Everything sucks and I'm tired of fighting. And I really miss you.”

Percy’s too shocked to say anything. It occurs to him that he should respond but he can’t find the words. All the unspoken rules they had in place and Annabeth had just steamrolled right through them. Percy realizes his mistake in staying silent as Annabeth flushes and turns to leave.

“Forget it, you’re a fucking asshole.” And oh no Annabeth had just swallowed her pride (which he knows better than anyone is no easy feat) to say everything he’d wanted to hear and he can’t let her walk away.

“I miss you too.” The words tumble out of him, clunky and a little awkward but earnest. Annabeth stops and faces him, eyes suspicious in the way that breaks his heart a little bit.

“Really?”

“Yeah. Really.”

Annabeth exhales and shoots him a tremulous smile he hasn’t seen in forever, and oh he’d forgotten what it did to his chest when she did. Before he does something stupid like tell her he thinks her smile is the best this he’s ever seen, he clears his throat.

“So…. this chasm you said, what do you propose we do about it?”

“24 hours. For 24 hours everything that I listed before is a non-issue. After that we can go back to…..whatever it is we’re doing now. One day, where we’re just two friends spending a day at camp together..”

“Best friends.” He corrects without thinking. She rolls her eyes, and he almost giggles because he’d missed her eyerolls too.

She holds out her hand to shake, all business-like and gods he missed her.

“Best friends. 24 hours.”

He takes her hand. Her shake is firm, her palms are warm, her eyes are bright, and she is beautiful.

“Where do we start?”

...

Apparently it starts with homework.

After he asked where they’d begin, Annabeth had flashed him a wicked grin, damn-near dragged him off the porch, and made a beeline to the Big House. Before last summer, Annabeth had been “tutoring” him. Once a week they’d head down to the Big House and spend hours combing through myths and legends, practicing Ancient Greek, and all things Demigod 101. It probably wasn’t ever that useful considering Percy barely remembered any of it, but Annabeth had always insisted. After last summer they’d non-verbally decided to take a break from it (eachother), and they’d never started back up.

Usually he’d halfheartedly complain that it was pointless and say some form of ‘I know enough to not die and that's good enough for me’ every five minutes, but today he nods dutifully along as Annabeth talks animatedly about Orpheus, and Theseus, and all the other -eus’s. He’ll ask a dumb question that they both know he knows the answer to, but she answers him anyway. He watches the wisps of hair that refused to be tied down, and counts the tiny sunspots across her nose and the way she wrinkles her eyebrow when she forgets a name.

It’s not terrible. It’s kinda the opposite. He’d forgotten that she made studying not terrible.

He’s so screwed.

...

The stables are almost empty when they get there.

After 2 hours of studying, (one hour of studying, one hour of laughing and talking and calling it studying) Annabeth declared it was his turn to pick the activity. Tired of sitting still Percy lands on tending to the pegasi. It was one of his favorite things about camp plus he got to teach Annabeth something for once. Annabeth was comfortable enough around them but she never spent anytime with them that she didn’t have to.

When they entered the barn, Blackjack gave him a look and he blushed remembering all the times he’d come to the stables with Beckendorph to vent about how much he missed Annabeth, (He didn’t even know horses could give looks but here we are) and silently told him it was a long story and to be cool. Annabeth had stopped next to one of the cleaning stations and was looking at him expectantly. He cleared his throat and they got to work. He showed her how to brush them and how to get tangles out of their manes, where to scritch them and where not to scratch them. He showed her how to check their feathers and make sure their wings were healthy and how to get them to be still enough to check.

Annabeth was excellent with them, gentle hands and kind eyes. Whenever she approached one she would look them in the eye and talk to them like the intelligent creatures they were. Each time she got started taking care of a new steed she’d gently reach for the muzzle and say in a soothing voice:

“Hi, my name is Annabeth and I'm going to groom you today. Don’t worry, I'm friends with Percy, and he taught me exactly how to take care of you. If I’m doing something wrong, let him know and he’ll tell me how to fix it. I promise I’ll do my best to make sure you feel like a brand new pegasus.”

Frankly, it was fucking adorable.

Pork-pie had taken a special liking to Annabeth, telepathically asking Percy if she could groom him more often. When he told this to Annabeth she’d beamed and enthusiastically agreed to come down whenever she could. Percy had off-handedly suggested that they take them out for a bit and Annabeth immediately started to release Pork-Pie from his stall.

They flew over camp for what could’ve been minutes or hours. He was lucky that Blackjack could fly himself because Percy couldn’t take his eyes off his flying partner. Her braids held firm, but a few rebellious curls were now whipping with the wind. The atmosphere combined with the speed they were flying, made her cheeks red and splotchy. Her smile is brighter than the sun, and eyes- gods her eyes were going to be the death of him. The sun and her mood (he had this theory that her eyes changed color based on her emotions) had made them almost blue, they are full of laughter, and Percy adores her. And when she directs her sunshine-smile at him, Percy can’t help but smile back.

(He doesn’t stop smiling until they land.)

...

As they're putting their pegusi back in their stalls, Blackjack decides to give him some advice.

“I know I don’t understand all of your fragile human emotions, but I know enough. There’s a lot of bad in this world of ours, and from what you’ve told me about this war business it's only gonna get worse. You gotta make the most of the good.”  He tilts his head over to Annabeth who is cooing at a preening Pork-Pie.

“You and ladyboss, you’re good together. And really nothing else matters.”

He doesn’t have time to even think about a response when Annabeth is walking over from Pork-Pie’s stall, and telling him it's time for a picnic.

...

(“What did Blackjack say to you? You looked kinda flustered when I got you.” Percy almost drops the plate he’s piling with food from the buffet. He’s gotten three pointedly confused looks at the sight of him and Annabeth together and not strangling each other and a thumbs-up from Grover. He and Annabeth are getting their food and then they’ll go sit by the beach.

“Oh,” He clears his throat and goes with the first thing he thinks of. “Blackjack calls you ladyboss.” Good that's good, not technically a lie either.

“Huh. Weird.” Annabeth, seemingly satisfied with this, returns her attention to the grapes she is adding to her plate.)

...

“Where do you go?” Annabeth asks. She’s sitting next to him in the sand brushing crumbs off her fingers. They had been eating and watching the ocean in comfortable silence and Percy furrows his eyebrows in confusion. “Lots of days when you’re at camp for lunch and sometimes dinner you just disappear for hours. And I know you aren’t going home because your stuff is still in your cabin. Where do you go?”

It’s not an accusation, just a question. Percy gets the feeling she doesn’t want to know so she can disturb, she just worries. Percy knows her. He knows she’s always planning for the worst and she needs to be able to get to him if there's an emergency.

(It strikes him that she notices when he disappears and he feels guilty but also just a little hopeful. Because she misses him as much as he misses her.)

He stacks their plates and rests them on the blanket they’d been sharing. Percy stands up and holds out his hand, gesturing for Annabeth to do the same.

“C’mon, I’ll show you.”

...

He tells her to close her eyes. She gives him a skeptical look but obliges and holds out her hands, a silent request for him to guide her. It’s almost easier to take her hands in his without those trademark eyes on him. But it’s not any less intense. As soon as their fingers interlock sparks of electricity lick up his arm. Now that her eyes are closed he can look at her face up close without fear. Her curls had gotten more unruly as the day went on, and the ringlets that framed her face blew lightly in the ocean breeze. He leads her slowly towards the ocean, using his powers to dry any spot she walks on. He sees her brows furrow when she notices how far they’ve walked towards the ocean without their feet getting wet, but she doesn’t say anything. He parts the water for her to walk through, and when the water rises above their heads, he forms an air bubble that moves with them, keeping them dry. When they get to a good spot, squeezes her hand signaling for her to stop with him, but tells her to keep her eyes closed. Then he closes his eyes with her and calls out to the ocean's creatures, making himself a beacon.

Here I am, he thinks. The son of Poseidon.

Come to me.

Minutes pass.

“You can open your eyes now.” He whispers.

She does, and lets out a soft gasp, “Oh, Percy.”

He smiles and looks out at the scene before them. He’d come down here after a particularly bad day and just wanted to sit in silence. It was an accident, calling the creatures to him. Subconsciously, he must have sent a message along that he was feeling alone. And all sorts of sea creatures - from greek monsters and to great white sharks to your average cod had flocked to him. And he didn’t feel so alone. So now, whenever he couldn’t take the human world, he’d come down here and talk to the fish.

This time he’d actually concentrated on getting a message out and they did not disappoint. He couldn’t count all the animals that had heeded his call but it was a sight to behold. He had willed some glowing coral from the deeper ocean to stay in that spot, which created a multicolored tint to everything around them.

Normally they come right up close to him, but this time they were hesitant. And as he listened to the creatures and heard more than a few whispers of Athena and stranger, he’s suddenly reminded that she’s the only person he’s ever done this with. It’s his favorite place, and she is the only other person ever to see it.

“It's okay guys, she’s a friend.” He reassures them. When he looked back at Annabeth, her mouth was still hung open and she was staring out at the scene in front of them in wonder. He smiles at her dazed silence and uses the hand he’s still holding to tug her up to the barrier of the bubble. The first creature willing to accept Annabeth is a baby spotted dolphin. He swims towards the clumsily with eager fins and pokes at the barrier with it’s snout. Annabeth's eyes widen in fear and look up at him and it takes a second to realize she isn’t afraid of the animal, but of their bubble popping.

“Don’t worry, the bubble won’t break unless I break it myself, and it’ll last however long I want it to.” He reassures her. He senses her hesitation so he guides her hand up to meet the snout of the baby dolphin who seems fascinated with Annabeth herself. He reaches his snout and head bumps directly into the spot on the bubble where her palm is placed.

Annabeth lets out a laugh, the kind of laugh that sort of bubbles out of you without warning and it’s the best thing Percy’s ever heard. He watches as the shock fades for her features and she pets the infant creature through the sheen of bubble keeping them dry. The animals begin to warm up to Annabeth as well, and as soon as they figure out she’s not some evil Athena agent sent to destroy the ocean, they join in on the fun. Hundreds of ocean creatures of all sizes begin doing tricks, nuzzling up to the flexible barrier, all vying for Annabeth’s attention. Annabeth herself is happy to oblige. Ever consistent, she introduces herself to each creature she meets. She smiles and laughs and reaches out to all the animals she can. Percy is happy simply to watch her and keep the bubble up but then she turns to him, eyebrow drawn together in concern, pointing to a particularly awnry seahorse, and asks what it's saying.

“He says his name is Frank and that he’s ‘too pregnant for this shit.’”

Annabeth stares blankly.

“His words not mine.” Percy offers hands up in surrender.

Then she snorts and then they’re laughing, they’re laughing harder than they have in years, and it's that kind of hysterical laugh where everything around them makes it more funny, and soon Percy’s clutching his stomach and Annabeth is beet red.  As soon as it subsides enough to get words out Annabeth is shaking his arm saying “Do that one! What's he saying? Oh my gods what even is that? Does that one like me? That ones majestic, what's his name? Oh Percy, look!! Look at that one!”

So he translates and they laugh and he teaches her different species and Annabeth nods along like it’s very important stuff. She pets the baby dolphin through the bubble and listens intently to all the animals telling her stories, even though she can’t understand a word until Percy tells her what they said. And when it’s time to go he sees the tears in her eyes and tells Percy to promise the baby that she’ll visit all the time, even though they both know she can’t.

(Apparently the baby dolphins name is Arnold, and according to his mother, he was so enthralled by Annabeth because when he first saw her he thought she was an angel.)

(Percy thinks he’s not too far off.)

...

(“That was incredible Percy. Thank you so much for sharing that with me.” They had been walking in silence as they made their way back to camp using the bubble, enjoying the afterglow of their adventure.

“Yeah, of course.” She smiles at him and looks ahead.

He’s not sure why he does it but without looking at her he reaches out and ever so carefully, and brushes her fingertips with his.

Her breath hitches, but she doesn’t say anything.

Then suddenly, miraculously, her hand tilts and their fingers are interlocked.

And there's no pretense of guiding her somewhere, they’re just….holding hands.

And it's perfect.)

...

Percy thinks if he’s not in love with her, he’s pretty damn close.

Because this feeling, the one he gets in his chest when he looks at her, is what love feels like.  

...

When they resurface, they’re met with twinkling lights and the last three stragglers singing softly at the campfire. It’s almost time for lights out.

Oh.

Oh no.

Annabeth seems to be coming to the same realization, as she clears her throat and lets go of his hand. He misses her fingers immediately.

“So, I guess we should start heading to bed.” She looks at him, hopeful but he’s stuck. Stuck in the feeling of dread at the idea of waking up tomorrow and not having his best friend. Suddenly the idea of leaving her side is so unbearable he can’t speak.

“Goodnight, Percy.” She’s turning around and backing away when the words lodged in his throat come unstuck.

“8 in the morning.” She turns giving him a ‘what are you on about’ look.

“That when you came and got me at 8 in the morning. We agreed on 24 hours. It's only been 12.”

She smiles slow and wide, “You know you're right, that math checks out.”

“We had very clear terms. We even shook on it.”

“Yes we did.”, she nods gravely. “It’s a binding agreement, we can’t just ignore it.”

“So what do we do?”

She flashes a wicked grin. “You aren’t the only one with a secret spot.”

...

Percy arrives in the Big House 20 minutes after curfew was called, exactly as Annabeth had instructed. He felt her presence before she re-materialized in front of him and in a low conspiratorial whisper tells him to follow her.

They sneak down to the basement and Percy is confused when she keeps walking towards the corner. She lifts up a floorboard and starts climbing down a ladder. She beckons him to join her and when he makes it down the ladder, he can’t help the smile that breaks out. It’s a sort of underground attic, complete with a worn dusty couch, blankets and an old TV.

“I found it my first year at camp by accident. I was down doing chores and one of the broom strings got caught under it. I didn’t have many friends except for….” She lets him fill in the blank rather than say the name out loud. “And when he wanted to be with kids his own age, I’d come here. There's only five movies down here and I memorized them.” She looks down at her shoes. “I know it’s not the sea floor but..”

“Are you kidding? It’s awesome. What are the movies?”

They dig around and end up finding two more that apparently seven-year-old Annabeth did not think worth the time. They watch Die Hard first, (“Oh my Gods I can't believe you haven’t watched Die Hard. This is a travesty. It’s a classic Annabeth.”) then Pulp Fiction, ("I can’t believe it, all the shit you gave me for not seeing Die Hard, and you haven’t Pulp Fiction?? You absolute heathen!") and Clueless. ("What? It has to be full of violence and toxic masculinity to be good? It’s a good movie Percy, shut-up.") Before he knows it, it’s 3:54 am shaking with hysterical silent laugher at Annabeth's impression of Dionysus.

“Oh my gods oh-OH! Do you know what we’ve got to do?”

“Uh-oh, what?”

She grins impishly and a little deliriously. “We’ve gotta go to our spot.”

“Ah, of course. Yes, our spot, totally.” He says in a voice he hopes is neutral, in an effort to gage if she’s serious.  

“Oh my gods.” She gasps, offended.

“What.”  

“I can’t believe this.”

“You can’t believe what?”

“You forgot our spot.”

“I’m sorry Annabeth, until four seconds ago I wasn’t aware we had a spot.”

“Oh my gods. I can not believe this-” He can tell she’s messing with him, and not actually mad.

“Annabeth, just tell me where it is.”

“I simply can not believe this, you absolute heathen-”

“Stop calling me a heathen, and tell me where it is.”

She smiles, “I can show you.”

...

“Oh, of course! This is our spot!”

Annabeth chuckles, “I told you.” They’re standing at the edge of the forest at the tallest of the rock clusters to the far left. It's the one they used to go to after their first quest, the place where Annabeth taught him the constellations. The place where he made his first real friend. Not people he hung out with to avoid getting picked on. Not a searcher who happened to like the demigod he found.  His first real best-friend.

They climbed up easily and lay down looking straight up at the sky. Annabeth points up at the floating memorials, and Percy dutifully recites the legends of how they earned their place in the sky. They're shoulder to shoulder and their fingers graze each other for longer than necessary. And slowly they lull into comfortable silence, arms overlapping, at some point Annabeth's head lands on his shoulder. Percy freezes for a while, staying absolutely still as if she’s a wild creature who could bolt at any moment. But then he relaxes, and she relaxes and he’s pretty sure she’s asleep until she takes in a shaky breath and whispers, “Hey, Percy?”

“Yeah?”

“We’re gonna be okay right?” He can tell she's trying to mask the vulnerability in her voice. And he can’t see all of her face from the angle they’re laying, but her nose is on his collarbone, and her hair is tickling his chin.

He closes his eyes, and he thinks. He thinks about Luke and Rachel and how nothings been the same since Percy blew up that mountain.

He thinks about seeing her for the first time, grey eyes wide hair falling off her shoulders and how even after everything he just went through, he felt safe. He thinks about ‘you drool when you sleep’, and the way she looked at him when he was claimed- awestruck and pitiful at the same time. He thinks about rolled eyes, stamped feet, and frustration always just under the surface. He thinks about silent truces, and letting guards down, and shared oreos in the back of a mobile zoo. He thinks about sweaty palms gripping each other in the Underworld, and shaky hands giving him a good luck camp necklace. He thinks about camp fires, stupid jokes, learning about the stars, and how the just fit.

He thinks about postcards and iris-messages, and how she punched Matt Sloane square on the nose. He thinks about how despite the arguing and the confusion about Tyson, she was always there when she needed him. How she didn’t hesitate to sneak out of camp with one of the first species he ever learned to truly fear, because he asked her to. He thinks about her in a dress and how tongue-tied him in guinea pig form. He thinks about her broken sobs and how she clutched at him in their underwater bubble. He thinks about winning a chariot race, the softest of cheek kisses and how in this world of gods and monsters, she’s the only thing he was really sure about.

He thinks about how she was the first girl he ever danced with, and how light everything felt when she was around. He thinks about how it felt strangely familiar when she fell off that cliff, and how only days later realized that it was the same desperation he had when Hades took his mother. He thinks about how gutted it was when he found out she was thinking about joining the Hunters. He thinks about his visit from Aphrodite and how even though she changed form, her hair smelled like lemons the entire time. He thinks about when he saw her on that cliff it was like the sun came out. How he saw her face and it was smudged with dirt and cuts but she was alive and he could breathe again. He thinks about how his throat closed up when he thought Artemis was going to pick her for the Hunt. He remembers how when they danced on Olympus, for a song she was prettier than Aphrodite.

He thinks about planning a movie date, and how he discovered Annabeth doesn’t get any less pretty when she’s mad at him. How she sat right next to him at dinner and how when she fixed his armour, his neck burned wherever she touched him. He thinks about falling in a whole and holding her hand and how they’d done it before but it felt different that time. He thinks about ping pong table meetings and how he became aware of the fact that he’d follow her anywhere. He thinks about the determination in her when she faced the Sphinx, and how the same fire was in them right before she kissed him. He thinks about how she tasted like smoke and salt, and how for the 3.2 seconds that his lips were hers, the first thing he thought was ‘we fit like this too’. He thought he was going to die but it was okay. It was okay that he was going to die, because he had gotten to kiss her. He thinks about Calypso’s Island, and how he dreamt about her every night. How when he crashed his funeral, she held like she couldn’t bear to let go and how that was fine with him. He thinks about the blur that was the labyrinth, full of unshed tears, words that cut, and how despite all the scream fights and the terror, and the barely contained rage, none of it lessened the fierce protectiveness he feels for her. How despite it all, she's still the best thing that's ever fucking happened to him. He thinks about the last line of her prophecy, and how she thought it was about him.

He loves her.

He’s not sure if he’s in love with her because he’s 15 and he hasn’t exactly had time to date around but he knows that for a fact. Knowing Annabeth, loving Annabeth has made him who he is. She is burned into his DNA. Somehow the 12 year old with princess curls and eyes that cut, crawled under his skin. He knows he’s done the same to her, even though they’re both too stubborn to say it out loud. They could never really leave each other, even if they tried.

So Percy shifts so he can see her face in the pale moonlight, brushes a curl out of her face and says,

“Yeah. It’s us Annabeth. We’re gonna be alright.”

She smiles soft and real because she knows him, so she knows he means it. He’s not sure who reaches out this time, but they're holding hands and staring at the sky in a silence that speaks volumes.

They stay like that until it’s sunrise and they have to sneak into their respective cabins. Looking at stars, fighting sleep, and forgetting about the rest of the world.

______________

(They hold hands all the way back to her cabin.)

(He doesn’t stop smiling the whole way back to his own.)

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A Day in the show called Tamarind/Imlie

- Aryan mentally monologues about helping Imlie. Arrey muh khol liya karo, intense eyes se sirf Jaaniya ho sakta hai, not communication. He’s always doing 101 things to not do to get a person out of emotionally controlling relationships. Which Imlie school of psychology is this! (still shivering from the Arpita fire phobia treatment)

- Imlie is miffed and doesn’t get what Aryan is doing cause she ain’t a mind reader and is in horse blinds about the Tripathis and is hell bent of ruining rasams. Barely puts that energy where necessary. Yehi hota hai when people don’t work - take a note bacche, use your brains for college and all, then you won’t be stuck in useless chonchle. Don’t be like our politicians jo ainvayi ghar bethkar, chakhna khaa kar raita phelaate hai.

- Rasams have comedy with Imlie and Aryan bickering (I swear the comedy there is gold and I’d rather just watch these moments than the serious shit)

- New villains pull some serious shit. Acid, kidnapping, verbal abuse - lol who cares? Also this duo is sasta Anu Chaturvedi and Malini Didi. Maybe it is them, plastic surgery karakar aa gaye. (OH BABYDOLL TU PEETAL DI, BABYDOLL TU PEETAL DI). Just side note, isn’t there police in this universe and are people just desensitized to acid, kidnapping and all?

- Aryan saves Imlie (I CAN BE YOUR HERO BABYYY).

- Arylie get intimate. SEXY OR EMOSIONAL JAAANIYAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Arrey dheere dekho yaar, unnecessary tharak jaga rahe ho when we know this is gonna lead to nothing.

- Imlie begs for an answer from who she thought was her best friend and there’s a very bitter argument that leads to more misunderstandings 🤦‍♀️

- Imlie nearly subverts the rasam. (KOI HERO YAHA, KOI ZERO YAHA……… IM THE BEST, IM THE BEST, IM THE BEST)

- Aryan last minute completes the rasam and wins it like Kachra from Lagaan. Also realizes he might have a side career as Rajnikanth ka body double, mehendi waala, background dancer waala. Who knows - office toh jaata nahi aaj kal.

- Bitter argument part II (why do their arguments come like Baahubali films - part 1 and 2?)

- Meanwhile Tripathi’s are begaani shaadi main Abdullah deewana.

- Sundar and Arpita (I AM FREAKING HOOKED TO THIS PAIR, I NEED TO SEE THIS ROMANCE AND WHERE IS THE TERI CHUNARIYAAAAAAAAAA DIL LEGAYIIII - they made a Salmon song amazing for me 😭).

- Bada bindi (yes I stole that from Raghav Rao) insulting someone - mostly Mithi - and then being told her heart ain’t bad. Yeah right.

- Precap that infuriates that excites you at once.

(And the whole thing in a loop for three weeks 👏 👏 👏 👏)

#imlie #itv #indian television #ek hi episode in different variations for three weeks??? #what the what the what the #Aryan #a day in the life of tamarind