Hello Oak!!
I’m writing to you because like many others I absolutely DEVOURED the existing parts of The Cardinal’s Bride last night. I loved it so so much and I’m very excited to read The Morningstar as well. Your construction of the Wild West world, diff. dynamics between Ghouls, the buildup for the reader and The Cardinal - ETHEL AND HAROLD??? Etc spark so much imagination and joy.
I wanted to really show my appreciation in some way, bc I have craved good escapism and this really helped me out amid weird moods and stuff irl… so these are my fav line(s)/moment(s) from every Chapter (spoilers) w/ my silly lil reactions …..
-// < 33 @copium-copia
Chapter One: Heading West
“You snuck a peak back at the two women and glanced briefly out to the street before pulling the poster off the window. It seemed such a silly thing to do, but you figured if you were being forced to marry a boring bank owner like Mr. Saltarian you should allow yourself a small thrill. Something to look at when lying alone in the dark in your new home.”
Omg omg omg yess I’m keeping the poster !! this surely won’t lead to consequences : )))
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Chapter Two: La Principessa
“She should be scared, she’s marrying fucking Saltarian.”
Ooo storm’s brewing !!! Anyone else get a lil hot under the collar at Cardi Copia’s mere mention of Saltarian this way ??
Satan’s Dick !
Hehehe Ciaooo Cardinal🥰….. “Mi scusi Principessa, are you looking to collect the bounty?”
YES READER GET HIS ASS/NOSE
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Chapter Three: Promises
“But…you have been whispering for me at night” ummmmmmm - /pos
“She’s not fucking riding with you Swiss.” ummmmmmmmm !!!! no I’m not hehe you’re so right, Cardinal
SUNSHINE MOMENT + Sunshine’s perspective on CHOICE YES PLEASE
“Clearly it meant a lot to you, so I wanted to replace it.” my face 🤭!
Okie dokie!!!
Brizio my beloved
“Faster, eh? Good idea, Principessa!” - what if I swoon -
His hands agh his hands, p leas ,e
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Chapter Four: There’s Something about Mary
YESSSS I love to justify my hatred and apathy for Saltarian yess
“There are plenty of pretty girls in the world, Mr. Goore, I don’t plan on wasting my time mourning this one.” cold as fuck ??? /pos
“You pregnant, Sweet Cheeks?” // “Excuse me?” Your indignant question was nearly drowned out by The Cardinal’s sudden laughter. You shoved your elbow back into his gut and he groaned before muttering ‘sorry’ into your ear. hehehe
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Chapter Five: Copia
Aether & Sunshine bickering hehe
“Sunshine, stop giving her knives!” 😂
GET THEIR ASS READERRRRRR
Copia/Reader Reunion 🥲
“We’ll have to find some time for that, eh?” gahhhh
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Chapter Six: The Newlywed Game
“Si, si fine. You’re very dangerous. Now pay attention.” 😊
“I’m helping love blossom here, Mountain. Take some notes.” SUNSHINE I LOVE YOU
“Cowboys were strange.” :))
“Oh you are trouble, Mr. Emeritus.” !!!!
He was blushing. YESSS BOYYYY
“Maybe you start dreaming about me, eh? Maybe your hands start wandering…” shhhhhhh
“Copia had snuck up right behind you so when you turned around you nearly smacked into his chest.” Ooooooooooooooooooo
Copia didn’t say a word, he just moved his hands to your waist and then lifted you onto the dresser. STAYFUCKINGCALM.jpg
“I have a reputation to uphold Principessa.” ✨
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Chapter Seven: The Ministry
tumblr user @ramblingoak you are simply too damn CLEVER
I just. This is… my favorite chapter? They’re all my favorite chapter. But the whole concept is so cohesive and the characterization is so specific and I can see the scenes in my mind??
“I do and if you could bring yourself to give a shit about anything but getting your dick wet you should too.” it’s funny, it’s in-character, it crystallizes this relationship, I’m ??
Copia kissed with his whole body. Ehehehe…
“Copia! These are clean sheets keep him away.” / “Ai, Brizio is clean.” Cope is not here for the #BrizioDisrespect
More hair was hanging down and you couldn't help but hesitantly reach out to brush it back just like he did to your own hair. / “Go to sleep, Principessa.” / You jumped at the sound of his voice, jerking your arm back and shoving it under the covers.
Before he could answer the door to his office burst open, Mist quickly striding in. The look on her face was one Secondo hadn’t seen for nearly 10 years. OH SHIT OH FUCK
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Chapter Eight: Playing House
Th.e.. The whole chapter. .
Dewdrop flinched when Ethel pushed the end of the barrel closer to him./ “Nothing! Unholy shit, your barn is fine!” / hehehe
The ROSARY WHAT IF I SOB
“Do you remember this morning, Principessa? When you said I could touch you?”
“I’ve been thinking about touching you here all day.” OAAAAAKK
“Because it’s getting harder for me to stop.” BOY
“Did you rub your clit like this? Is this what you like?” gaaaaaaaaaa
Every time you tried to reach for him he’d gently press you back down into the bed. “Soon, Principessa. Soon, I promise you.”
“So this is what you do when I leave, eh?” oop. Maybe .😳
“Ciao, Principessa.” Copia turned towards you and gave you a lazy grin. “Cat got your tongue?” king shit
“Mr. Emeritus put a shirt on!” HEHE
The doggy hair shake so cute I SWOON
“Tsk, so many buttons. I’m not sure I like this skirt.”
“What can I…Copia what should I do?” / “Just touch me, it won’t take much.” GAH
Copia twitched and hissed when you lightly nipped the skin under his jaw. “Ok, ok fine. You’re developing some bad habits, Principessa.” PLEASE why isn’t he REAL
You squealed and kissed Copia on the cheek, blushing a bit when you realized you’d done that in front of the others. Ehehehe yayyy
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I really hope this is amusing for you rather than annoying ---- thanku so much for putting so much time and effort into this fic. It's been not-so-easy being human lately, and you made my night much brighter !!
um again I'm @copium-copia if you wanna be ghesties or anything
It's not annoying at all!! Oh my gosh, you are so sweet 😭
I appreciate you taking the time to find your favorite parts. I appreciate you taking the time to READ my story to begin with. I'm so glad you are enjoying it and I hope you continue to do so! You're the best, thank you sooooo much 💙
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I cannot believe that season. truly just. there was not a single episode I didn't sit down to without a genuine conviction that *this* would be the episode where they spit all over everything I loved about the show. I braced constantly throughout the episodes as they kept setting themselves up for Very Stupid story choices only to pull the rug and go "HAHA surprise, idiot!!! We've given you exactly what you wanted <3". until the final episode which was NOT what I wanted and also exponentially better storytelling and character development than any of the ideal scenarios I'd constructed.
something deeply meta about it all. truly a chaos season for the chaos god, where the most chaotic, unexpected, transformative thing they can do is to be good.
Spent the day processing my love for this season only to have your message sum my thoughts and feelings up perfectly, thank you so very much for sending it 💖
Same as you, not for a second did I go in truly expecting anything from s2. Owen and Mobius have my heart, always will, so primarily the show was a vehicle to provide whatever crumbs of his scenes and chemistry with Tom I could get and with the start of every episode I braced for the moment that would get ruined in some way, only to be continually hit with everything I've ever wanted in a show or pairing right up until the finale. Which, while not what I would've chosen, was beautifully crafted and an almost Shakespearean tragic romance that will haunt me for the rest of my days and is still infinitely better than the nightmare scenarios I'd been floating around in my mind so at least there's that and it's impossible not to be thankful for eps 1-5 for giving content anyone could dream of and more 😅
Besides the obvious ending, I'm mostly crushed our Loki and Mobius didn't get a proper goodbye but honestly believe Loki decided to seek out s1 Mobius instead knowing s2 Mobius loved him too much to ever let his sacrifice happen and it would've been too much to bear, so having made his mind up already he at least tried to visit a version most likely to validate his choice. Just wish the Mobius now waiting until the end of time had at least a similar opportunity, but I'm just thankful he didn't lose his memories and could make his own decision that his faith in Loki is what's carried him before and will continue to do so now.
The flip of their characterization from order or chaos is exactly what has me convinced Lokius will reunite because how can they not with such an open ended future?? Even in separation they revolve around each other and they're the only ones left wanting. Mobius and his life are in ruins with nothing but the passage of time and possibility of some spent with Loki ahead while Loki's surely going to find a way to meet halfway when the choice of order has not only made him potentially the most powerful being in existence but one who spends eternity looking at the only person who ever saw him back.
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The main cookie idea I've had on my mind!! Meet Báirín Breac Cookie, or, to put it simpler, Barmbrack Cookie!
Oh, and "Cad é an scéal?" is the Irish for "What's the story?"- I just felt like her saying that-
More info:
Báirín breac (pronounced baw-reen brack) is an Irish sweet bread with raisins, sultanas and spices. They also usually contain a ring inside of the bread- whoever gets it receives it receives good luck or marriage within a year. Traditionally, there were other items in the bread which represented different fortunes as well: a cloth rag (being poor or unfortunate), a pea (you wouldn't marry in a year), a stick (an unhappy marriage) and the coin (being rich, good fortune). In modern times however, you buy them with just the rings. They are usually eaten around Halloween, otherwise known as Samhain (pronounced sow(rhyming with chow)-win).
BUT WAIT! THAT'S NOT ALL!
The main reason I went with an Irish food was not only because it'd be less likely that other people have done it before, but to also base this cookie off of a famous Irish pirate, Gráinne/Grace O' Malley, nicknamed The Pirate Queen. Just to make her fully Irish-inspo >:)
There are limited sources of information about her, so I can't guarantee or prove that everything is completely accurate.
She was born around 1530 and was from what is now known as Mayo. Her father was the chief of Clan Ó Máille and they owned many fleets of ships and had quite a good bit of power.
One fact about her which I kinda made a reference to in her design was her short hair- it was said that when Gráinne was younger, she wanted to go on a voyage with her father but wasn't allowed to because of her long hair being able to get tangled with the ropes. In response, she cut off most of her hair.
And as described by Anne Chambers, an novelist and historian, said she was:
"A fearless leader, by land and by sea, a political pragmatist and politician, a ruthless plunderer, a mercenary, a rebel, a shrewd and able negotiator, the protective matriarch of her family and tribe, a genuine inheritor of the Mother Goddess and Warrior Queen attributes of her remote ancestors. Above all else, she emerges as a woman who broke the mould and thereby played a unique role in history."
I just wanted to include that since it sounded cool.
Here's some pretty good sources of information for her:
Grace O' Malley | Irish female pirate | Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk)
Grace O'MALLEY: the story of Ireland’s FAMOUS PIRATE queen (irelandbeforeyoudie.com)
If you managed to read down to here, I hope you have a wonderful day/evening! :D
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