#thirteen nocturnes

[infiniteradius]

#oliver sheppard #thirteen nocturnes #dark literature

[funeral]

NOCTURNE No. 2

Night was my vigil; I sat it alone, A nighttime of years never-ending, Years by myself where light was unknown, The darkness severe and unbending. I came upon means in my decades-long fight To only but briefly relieve it, And in certain moments I thought I'd found light But I was a fool to believe it.

Oliver Sheppard, Thirteen Nocturnes

#oliver sheppard #thirteen nocturnes #poetry #p

[todayontumblr]

Thursday April 13th.

ffs neil will you stop banging out those damn tunes. it's the morning, for pete's sake

We won't ask you again, Neil—we have work first thing tomorrow and it is a big day at the office: we are presenting a keynote pointpower slideshow for the big cheese over at HQ to increase optimum brand synergy across all departments ahead of this upcoming 5th annual quarter in review, and we are getting pretty sick and tired you and that f*cking keyboard playing Clair de Lune (badly) on what you have apparently decided to be your very own live IRL ten-hour loop from early evening through the night until the break of day, because you are a rat, and rats are, of course, nocturnal!! 

*

It all began on April 13th, 2006. Neil's alarm went off at around 7:30pm, just as the human world was winding down for the day. He sat on the edge of his bed, yawned, stttrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetcchhed, cracked his fingers, and got to work. He tucked his tail beneath him and took his place at his grand, multi-colored piano, and began to play. And my goodness did he play. As if possessed by the spirits of the maestros of old, Neil's claws flowed up and down the keys in a manner not dissimilar to the ebb and flow of the oceans themselves. No one could believe their ears on that day, almost 20 years ago: after so much early promise, so much self-destruction, torment, and pain, Neil finally accomplished what so many knew he could do if only he could find it in himself to achieve it: he began banging out the tunes.

Only this was something of a pandora's box. It is, as we saw, nearly 20 years later—and Neil continues to bang them out with a vengeance, regardless of whether we have to be up early for work in the morning.  

*

It is April 13th, 2009. Neil continues to play, enraptured by the majesty of the melody expressed by the delicate touch of claw on key in primary-colored plastic. As Neil reaches the end of the day's performance, a young man stands in his bedroom. It just so happens that this is the young man's birthday. Though it was thirteen years ago he was given life, it is, inexplicably, only today he will be given a name.

His name is John. As was previously mentioned it is his BIRTHDAY. A number of CAKES are scattered about his room. He has a variety of INTERESTS. He has a passion for REALLY TERRIBLE MOVIES. He likes to program computers but he is NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. He has a fondness for PARANORMAL LORE, and is an aspiring AMATEUR MAGICIAN. He also likes to play GAMES sometimes. 

As day dawns, Neil closes the fallboard upon the keys of his instrument for another year. John goes to retrieve his arms. And the rest, as they say, is history.

*

It's April 13th, folks. You know what that means: it's time for #homestuck and #neil banging out the tunes.  

Go bananas x

#today on tumblr #homestuck #neil banging out the tunes #john egbert #neil #the perfect team #piano maestro #tunes #endless tunes #4/13 #413 #homestuck 413 #neil 413 #its finally here #the big day

[spoopdeedoop]

hi i have some disorganized thoughts/hcs abt the found family human doctor au

(one of the thoughts being i should really give it a better name. another being YES this is only the nuwho doctors atm bc that's the only series i've watched so far apologies. if i ever get around to watching classic who i will add them trust)

BEHOLD my random, not at all in-depth headcanons

nine is the only one with a car out of all of them. they all keep bugging him to drive/pick them up from places -- he has mixed feelings about being the assigned taxi driver

both twelve and eleven are teachers -- college professor and preschool teacher respectively. twelve's students love them because he will say the most stupid, hilarious shit with a straight face without even knowing and eleven's students love him because he is the only teacher at the school that will dance with them during musical chairs (he doesn't even play the game. he just dances)

i want to make one of them an actual doctor but i don't think any of them could handle it unfortunately

they all share an an apartment flat on the same level -- nine, twelve and fifteen live in one room, ten, eleven and thirteen live in the one across from them. of course there are other people in the building too but they're all used to the strange loud hyperactivity of that particular flat. i think i'm using the right terminology here. yall know what im talking about

(i'm so tempted to make some companions be their neighbors)

nine and ten are the most insomniac of all of them, so they're used to bumping each other in the dead of night on their way to raid each other's respective fridges or something. very rarely thirteen will join them and they're like "WELL FANCY SEEING YOU HERE"

twelve does sleep, but like. he's nocturnal

eleven and ten hate each other in a sibling kind of way (see: day of the doctor). they are constantly sending each other death threats or tripping each other over. everyone is sick of it

sometimes when they're out shopping you'll hear ten yell "GET OUT OF THE FROZEN FOOD YOU NUMPTY WE ARE NOT BUYING FISH FINGERS" over the aisles and you'll hear eleven whine "WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH" back

(if you're lucky you'll be able to catch fifteen mumble "why did we put them in the same apartment. are we asking for an eviction notice")

eventually eleven will pick a random stray cat off the side of the road, take her home, and name her bowtie, which is a stupid name, so everyone just defaults to calling her kitty

kitty's favourite person is twelve, to eleven's absolute despair

(my original idea for this was to initially have ten hate the idea of living with a cat, since he's stated full on in the show that he doesn't like cats, but apparently there is some very obscure doctor who comic run in which he falls into a depressive spiral and adopts a cat whom he names rose-the-cat, so he might actually like cats idk?)

anyway ten hates her until he doesn't lmao. he vents to her when there's no one else home and she will Stare at him back and it is a very nice friendship

kitty and nine watch shitty romcom together

they have a joint groupchat together -- half of it is just thirteen and fifteen assigning everyone outfits they find on pinterest and the other half is eleven asking where everyone went (he keeps getting lost when they go out)

nine doesn't know how to download pictures off the internet and so resorts to manually editing memes together to send to the groupchat and everyone's like "girl that's so much more effort........."

(yes he doesn't know how to press save image to camera roll but he knows how to use a photo editor flawlessly. such is the logic of the idiocy of the doctors)

eleven and thirteen get along very well i think. they're the only two of the group to play video games and so they bond over that. they also have ridiculously similar clothing taste

sometimes they'll succeed in getting fifteen to play pokemon with them and then they'll proceed to not see him until the next day when he comes out of his room and goes "you didn't tell me plusle couldn't evolve i've been levelling it up all fucking night"

friday is assigned movie night (it's always big hero 6)

eleven is the only one to actively seek out physical affection, usually really abruptly like clinging to thirteen's back as she passes him in the hall or bapping ten with the palm of his hand until he sighs and gives him a hug. he does expect a platonic kiss on the forehead from anyone before he goes to bed and will complain if he doesn't get one

anyway thats it i'm sick in the head and really sad. if this keeps up i may be forced to actually write a fic

#doctor who #spoop speaks #if anyone has a name for this au i'm OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS #if anyone wants to write fic/draw art for this au YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO ASK. IM ACTIVELY BEGGING. PLEASE #might delete this post if i get too self conscious it is. just. words. ew

[shadow-pixelle]

Tim was pretty sure the lack of caffeine was to blame for this situation.

Sure, he hadn’t slept for something like sixty hours- sixty three hours thirteen minutes but who was counting- but he’d been planning on having another cup of coffee before heading out on patrol, because that way none of the Bats could corner him about what he was drinking and start interrogating him on when he’d slept last. Except when he’d gotten back to the Nest to start suiting up he’d gotten an email about some of the stuff he was working on for W.E., so he’d stopped to look at that, and then suddenly it was time to patrol and stopping for coffee would mean he was late, and that meant that he’d get interrogated anyway, so Tim had just suited up and gotten moving.

And then he’d gotten jumped by a cult, of all things.

--

Tim Drake-Wayne was slowly drowning.

Somehow, being sacrificed to a god-monster-ghost was the thing that saves him.

(Nocturn would really like to know who was failing to take care of this child.)

-x-

Event fic posted!

This fic was written for the 2024 Insert Title Here event, where you handed out fic titles, got three of your own back, and wrote fics based on them! This is the first of my two fills, a Danny PhantomxDC crossover fic with multiple chapters!

I'm not sure when I'll be writing the rest of the fic, since I am pretty busy and full of fics, but this is chapter one and I hope you enjoy it enough to wait around a bit!

#writing #my writing #fic writing #dcxdp #dpxdc #tim drake #nocturn danny phantom #frostbite danny phantom #danny phantom #danny fenton #ghost king danny phantom

[moth--blood]

embracing my neurodivergence and assigning Obey Me characters sharks!! you cannot change my mind im right

[ ft the brothers, dia, barb, luke, simeon, solomon, thirteen ]

Lucifer

is a mix of a Lemon shark and a Great White.

they're both surprisingly chill animals who just look really scary; Great Whites have been known to swim in small pacts of their own species for hours, just hanging out. Lemon sharks have EXCELLENT memories and frequently befriend the divers who study them! they like being touched on the nose and are very protective of their diver friends.

Mammon

is a mix of a Thresher shark and a Spinner shark.

Both are relatively docile, and quick swimmers. he's more Spinner than Thresher, as Spinner's are faster and much nicer!

Levi

is a Thresher, Horn, and Grey Tip Reef shark mix.

Thresher sharks, as stated above, are relatively chill. they also constantly look nervous which i think is cute. Horn sharks are the most familial of sharks i could find, being some of the only (if the only) sharks who temporarily care for their pups. they've been known to immediately flee when humans get close, they're very skidish. Grey Tip Reef sharks are the most aggressive of the reef sharks, just barely, though they're only aggressive if provoked.

also i think all of them are cute and i think levi would like these three........

Satan

is a Salmon Shark / Great White mix.

both look really scary, but they can be really chill! Salmon sharks specifically have been known to be very aggressive in the ocean, but they almost never attack humans. Great Whites, as mentioned with Lucifer, are also pretty chill when un-provoked :)

Asmo

listen. listen i think they're both very cute. asmo is either a cookie cutter or a leopard shark.

Cookie Cutter sharks are kind of like Facultative parasites, and I think that fits asmo specifically for the reminder that, no matter how cute he is, he isn't harmless. he's still an Avatar of Sin. Leopard sharks, alternatively, are absolute sweethearts and are very docile towards humans

Beel

was the easiest to assign, almost no thought necessary, he is carpet shark <3 specifically, whale shark or a horn shark.

whale sharks are gentle giants, and absolute babies. they eat a LOT, they're kind, they're the most active of carpet sharks. they are built like busses and i woukd love to pat one on its big ass nose <3

horn sharks, as aforementioned with levi, are the most familial. and i think they fit beel because hes so family centered, is a little cute

Belphie

like his twin, is only carpet shark. specifically, a tasseled wobbegong and a nurse shark.

tasseled wobbegongs are stationary ambush predators. they're relatively chill, but they have been known to jump out and attack divers and swimmers who get too close. Nurse sharks are special, being some of the only sharks who are able to sit on the ocean floor for long periods of time because their gills evolved to filter water without having to move. while nurse sharks dont sleep, per se, Wobbegongs do! they're nocturnal!! sleepy stationary sharks for the sleepy boy

Diavolo

is a great white.

as previously mentioned, looks scary, but is a babie

Barbatos

lemon shark;

also as previously mentioned with Lucifer, looks scary, but is very nice and protective of those he's fond of.

Luke & Simeon

both are Angel sharks, but luke is also a lantern shark because he litol

for the angel shark case, Angel's are. SO chill. they're not giant fans of humans but sometimes they'll let divers pick them up n stuff!

if i am to go off of vibes specifically:

Lucifer, Satan, and Diavolo are all great whites. scary looking.

Asmo is a baby salmon shark. cutie.

Mammon is a spinner shark. speedy cutie.

Beel is a whale shark. babie.

Belphie is a bull shark. pretty, asshole.

Levi and Solomon are reef sharks. skidish, pretty, can be an asshole.

Barbatos is a lemon shark. scary, pretty.

Luke is a lantern shark. little.

Simeon is an angel shark. angel.

Thirteen is a chain catshark. pretty.

#obey me #lucifer obey me #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor #obey me diavolo #obey me barbatos #luke obey me #obey me simeon #shark #sharks #moth writes

[ashspecter]

Phic Phight 2024 Master Post;

I participated in Phic Phight this year on Team Ghost!

Please see the links to all my fics below.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you click on a fic, please read the tags! Some themes may not be suitable for some. Trigger Warnings are provided.

Total Words: 62k+

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ONE

@pennerjones's prompt: Clockwork tends Pariah Dark’s wounds after a hard battle.

All We Wanted (CW patches up PD's wounds) || Tumblr; Ao3

TW: needles, wounds, etc.

TWO

@ashesoriley & @underforeversgrace's prompts: A look through Mr lancers eyes as he tries to figure out what's up with the Fenton kid (&) Lancer notices Something is up with the Fenton kid and intervenes.

Didn't You Know (Mr. Lancer Helps Danny) || Tumblr; Ao3

THREE

@lavendarlily's prompt: Who knew Danny Fenton was so agile? Paulina makes it her personal mission to get him on the cheer squad.

Gonna Make You a Star (Cheer AU) || Tumblr; Ao3

FOUR

@aggressivelyclueless's prompt: Backstory: pick your favorite ghost and flesh out their history a little. How did they die? What do they miss most about being alive?

All Boxed Up (Crack fic about BG's death) || Tumblr

TW: character death

FIVE

@greatbigolhampuckjustforme and @bellsandmischief's prompts: Danny is a merperson who has always been fascinated by humans (&) Danny, but make it Disney prince/princess.

The Little Phintom (Mer AU) || Tumblr; Ao3

TW: Dark Magic, Body "Horror" (Danny gets legs), Body Modification

SIX

@duchi-nesten's prompt: Danny’s been enjoying spending time with Nocturn lately, even with the unfortunate side effect of his skin being replaced by stars. That’s… probably fine, right?

Becoming (Mentor Nocturn AU) || Tumblr; Ao3

TW: Body Horror, Body Modification

SEVEN

@fangirlwriting-stories, @xscarletsakurax, @summerssixecho, @46-reasonable-hamsters, & @ikiracake prompts (I'm not going to post the prompts here lol):

I'll Be Your Hero (No One Knows Except Dash AU) || Tumblr; Ao3

EIGHT

@greatbigolhampuckjustforme and @bellsandmischief's prompts: Danny is a merperson who has always been fascinated by humans (&) Danny, but make it Disney prince/princess.

J.O.Y. (Just One Yesterday) (Vlad Time Travels) || Tumblr; Ao3

TW: False Hope

NINE

@currentlylurking & @duchi-nesten's prompt: Nobody really knew anything about how the Ghost King was determined, but that didn’t change how sure they were that Danny Phantom would be the next king. It didn’t change how wrong they were, either. (&) Who knew being the ghost king included having to hold a tea party for all the still-existing, previous ghost kings? Surely not Danny.

Peace of Mind (Ghost King Danny) || Tumblr; Ao3

TEN

@jackdraw-spwrite & @ave-aria's prompts: There are more rooms in Clockwork's lair, Danny thinks, than he could find in a week of looking. So he opens doors, flies through windows. Explores. Clockwork lets him, and that means he can't get in too much trouble doing it, right? (&) "Someone once told me you can bring a person back to life just by remembering them."

A Haunting Melody (CW has a painful secret) || Ao3

TW: Implied Child Loss

ELEVEN

Chrysanthemum, @sidewalkgloom, @scarletsaphire, @hannahmanderr, @ghostlyhabato's prompts (I'm not going to post the prompts here either lol):

Boundaries & Baggage (CW has a curious past with PD) || Ao3

TWELVE

Dekalkomania, @kinglazrus, Saphir, @raaorqtpbpdy, @TourettesDog, @littlebadger, @fangirlwriting-stories, Lumi, @fentoaster, Ghxstkids, & @Anguished-Lurker's prompts (not posting prompts here):

Lightning In a Bottle (Danny is dying slowly) || Ao3

TW: Heavy Angst, Anxiety, Trauma, Abandonment, Character Death

THIRTEEN

@aggressivelyClueless & @bloggerspam's prompts: "Backstory: pick your favorite ghost and flesh out their history a little. How did they die? What do they miss most about being alive?" (&) Danny and Ellie Parent Trap a Fighting/Divorced Johnny and Kitty:

Fate Deals In Bad Luck || Tumblr; Ao3

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If links are broken or incorrect, please let me know! I'll fix them right away!

#phic phight #phic phight 2024 #team ghost #phandom events #phandom #dp fanfiction #ao3 #ao3 link #fic writing #fanfics #ashseadreamer #writers on tumblr #writeblr #writing #danny phantom #dp #danny phantom fanfic #danny phantom fanfiction #danny fenton #jazz fenton #jack fenton #maddie fenton #clockwork #mr lancer #vlad masters #box ghost #johnny 13 #kitty #disabled au #disabled danny

[mishwanders]

The Devil’s Teeth Series Masterlist

Pairing: Albert Wesker x GN!Cannibal Reader

Summary: You're the Umbrella experiment who's been released into the care of Albert Wesker under the guise of having you adapt to the real world. Too bad you're the one who craves flesh and blood, the one with The Devil's Teeth.

Warnings: This fic is going to have a lot of adult content, blood, dead bodies, cannibalism, drugs, smut, villains, etc. Readers discretion is advised. Warnings will be listed at the top of each chapter so you know what’s included. Also, I am in no way condoning cannibalism. I am using it as a literary device in this work of fiction to explain the differences of the characters, power struggles, disabilities, and emotional issues they face. Don’t eat people, that’s fucked up.

Playlist [ The Devil’s Teeth ]

The Devil's Teeth

Key symbols:

Smut - (❦)

Chapter List - Complete

Chapter One [No.031]: Bad Drugs

Chapter Two [Wesker]: Desire

Chapter Three [No.031]: Animal Impulses

Chapter Four [Wesker]: You've Created A Monster

Chapter Five [No.031]: Causality

Chapter Six [Wesker]: Ce N'est Rein

Chapter Seven [No.031]: Sensitive

Chapter Eight [Wesker]: The Devil Inside

Chapter Nine [No.031]: Honey

Chapter Ten [Wesker]: Live Another Day

Chapter Eleven [No.031]: Bloodlust

Chapter Twelve [Wesker]: It Tore Your Heart Out

Chapter Thirteen [No.031]: Hide N Seek

Chapter Fourteen [Wesker]: KILLING TIME

Chapter Fifteen [No.031]: Blood // Water

Chapter Sixteen [Wesker]: Mx. Sinister

Chapter Seventeen [No.031]: LOVE ADDICT (❦)

Chapter Eighteen [Wesker]: Bound

Chapter Nineteen [No.031]: Gimme a Minute

Chapter Twenty [Wesker]: Dirty Little Animals

Chapter Twenty One [No.031]: When You Say My Name (❦)

Chapter Twenty Two [Wesker]: Moral Panic

Chapter Twenty Three [No.031]: Massacre

Chapter Twenty Four [Wesker]: Dirty

Chapter Twenty Five [No.031]: Superbeast

Chapter Twenty Six [Wesker]: Psycho Killer

Chapter Twenty Seven [No.031]: Human

Chapter Twenty Eight [Wesker]: This Feels Like The End

Chapter Twenty Nine [No.031]: Pieces

Chapter Thirty [Wesker]: Free If We Want It

Chapter Thirty One [No.031]: Suicide Romantics (❦)

Regards from the Author

One Shot - The Devil's Teeth: With Teeth (Role Reversal)

The Devil's Teeth: Back For Blood

Chapter One [No.031]: MURDER ON MY MIND

Chapter Two [Wesker]: VOID WHISPERS

Chapter Three [No.031]: Limbo

Chapter Four [Wesker]: vendetta!

Chapter Five [No.031]: fuK u lol

Chapter Six [Wesker]: What It Cost

Chapter Seven [No.031]: Disaster

Chapter Eight [Wesker]: Ego Death

Chapter Nine [No.031]: Can You Afford To Be An Individual

Chapter Ten [Wesker]: Lights Out

Chapter Eleven [No.031]: Animal I Have Become

Chapter Twelve [Wesker]: Calamity

Chapter Thirteen [No.031]: Dead Weight

Chapter Fourteen [Wesker]: Feasting.On.The.Guts.Of.Angels.

Chapter Fifteen [No.031]: The Summoning (❦)

Chapter Sixteen [Wesker]: DIE.

Chapter Seventeen [No.031]: I Am an Animal Cannibal

Chapter Eighteen [Wesker]: Seize the Power

Chapter Nineteen [No.031]: White Lie

Chapter Twenty [Wesker]: TRRST

Chapter Twenty One [No.031]: Ain't Killed Me Yet

Chapter Twenty Two [Wesker]: Aqua Regia (❦)

One shot - AMERICAN HORROR SHOW (❦)

The Devil's Teeth: A Deal With Death

Chapter One [No.031]: Nightmare In Paradise

Chapter Two [Wesker]: Family Tree

Chapter Three [No.031]: What It Costs

Chapter Four [Wesker]: Holy Water

Chapter Five [No.031]: Mary On A Cross

Chapter Six [Wesker]: Mummy Dust

Chapter Seven [No.031]: SACRILEGIOUS (❦)

Chapter Eight [Wesker]: Playing God

Chapter Nine [No.031]: Darkness At The Heart Of My Love

Chapter Ten [Wesker]: Missionary Man

Chapter Eleven [No.031]: .intoodeep.

Chapter Twelve [Wesker]: GOTTASADAE

Chapter Thirteen [No.031]: Ritual

Chapter Fourteen [Wesker]: DANSE MACABRE

Chapter Fifteen [No.031]: Stand By Him

Chapter Sixteen [Wesker]: Red Cold River

Chapter Seventeen [No.031]: Vore

Chapter Eighteen [Wesker]: Nocturnal Me (❦)

Chapter Nineteen [No.031]: Chokehold (❦)

Chapter Twenty [Wesker]: God Complex (❦)

Chapter Twenty One [No.031]: Body And Blood (❦)

Chapter Twenty Two [Wesker]: Deus in Absentia

Chapter Twenty Three [No.031]: Absolution

Chapter Twenty Four [Wesker]: Like A Villain

Chapter Twenty Five [No.031]: Griftwood

Chapter Twenty Six [Wesker]: Why Why Why

Chapter Twenty Seven [No.031]: Witch Image

Chapter Twenty Eight [Wesker]: The Red

Chapter Twenty Nine [No.031]: Ptolemaea

Chapter Thirty [Wesker] : Afterlife

Chapter Thirty One [No.031]: This Is Our Life (❦)

Final regards from the author

#resident evil fic #resident evil fanfiction #albert wesker #resident evil fandom #dead by daylight wesker #albert wesker x reader #stars wesker #dbd wesker #re wesker #albert wesker x you #wesker #wesker x reader #the devils teeth #series: the devils teeth #updated masterlist #resident evil x you #resident evil x reader

[talonabraxas]

Mother inexhaustible and incorruptible,Creatures, born the first, engendered by thyself and by thyself conceived,Issue of thyself alone and seeking joy within thyself, Astarte! Oh!Perpetually fertilized, virgin and nurse of all that is,Chaste and lascivious, pure and revelling, ineffable, nocturnal, sweet,Breather of fire, foam of the sea!Thou who accordest grace in secret,Thou who unitest,Thou who lovest,Thou who seizest with furious desire the multiplied races of savage beastsAnd couplest the sexes in the wood.Oh, irresistible Astarte!Hear me, take me, possess me, oh, Moon!And thirteen times each year draw from my womb the sweet libation of my blood!In modern NeoPaganism, Astarte has been included in a Wiccan chant that is used to raise energy, calling upon “Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna.” Astarte midjourneyart/P.S Talon Abraxas

[purgemarchlockdown]

The reason that cats are seen as yōkai in Japanese mythology is attributed to many of their characteristics: for example, the pupils of their eyes change shape depending on the time of day, their fur can seem to cause sparks when they are petted (due to static electricity), they sometimes lick blood, they can walk without making a sound, their wild nature that remains despite the gentleness they can show, they are difficult to control (unlike dogs), their sharp claws and teeth, nocturnal habits, and their speed and agility.

However, cats figure in a great number of tales and superstitions because they live with humans yet retain their wild essence and air of mystery.

There are tales of cats that became bakeneko after being raised for twelve years in Ibaraki Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture, and for thirteen years in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture. Depending on the area, there are stories in which cats that were brutally killed by humans would become bakeneko and curse that human. Bakeneko stories are not only about aged cats, but also sometimes about revenge against cruel humans.

(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko)

walks away

Yeah!!! I actually looked into cat yokai way back when Purge March Came Out (and had…mixed results, I google translated so much Japanese only to end up with more questions-) but I do remember this!

Additionally, iirc, it was believed that if they grew older they would become this (or the other cat yokai- I would get its name rn but im a bit busy.) which is another reason why they were killed, to prevent them from becoming one which…*stares at all the times Amane has almost died*

Fun fact: Again can’t remember if it was the bakeneko or the other cat yokai but one of them has two tails! This is the other reason why Es Quest has two tails.

#asks

[enddaysengine]

Shinigami (Paths Beyond)

When the cycle of life and death is disrupted, relentless and towering outsiders seek out the cause and drag offenders back to their proper fates. Old Planescape hands can be forgiven for thinking I’m talking about the marut, but today’s topic is shinigami.

There is a point to that intro, too. While the 2e marut stats still exist, they will be casualties of the OGL/ORC transition from here on out. While losing such a classic monster is a bummer, shinigami can admirably fill their niche. Maruts were beloved for being implacable and terrifying. While their aesthetic is very different, shinigami check off both boxes. Next time the PCs try to become immortal, they may be pursued by a small death god instead of a ruthless onyx statue. 

It is worth noting that while shinigami don’t have much in the way of elemental resistances in 2e, their fast healing 40 is high enough that they can tank the damage from moderate environmental hazards. The majority of the Plane of Fire deals moderate environmental damage. Sure, it probably will hurt like hell (literally), and it is worth protecting themselves if they know they are headed for the inner sphere. If push comes to shove, a shinigami can stride through the most hostile planes and be fine.

Who needs frightful presence when that’s scary enough as it is? (Although shinigami have a frightful presence as well, so they are bloody terrifying in every sense. Good luck. Fighting that.)

The party wakes one day to find a shinigami sitting cross-legged in the town center, watching people go about their lives. If questioned, Togusa the Judicator responds simply that he is gathering evidence and refuses to elaborate further. Over the next few days, the party gets the distinct impression he is watching them specifically. Worse, the shinigami somehow lurks at the edge of their dreams, keeping them under 24/7 surveillance. Following the monitor into its nocturnal mindscape reveals each party member is the reincarnation of an infamous historical figure who wasn’t supposed to be reincarnated. 

Æown Coppereye has terrorized the Five Kings Mountains for thirteen generations with his ruthless brand of justice. While not as renowned as the Whispering Tyrant or Arazni, the dwarven lich is still dangerous and frequently used as a bogeyman in children’s tales. While the psychopomps would love to see him join Purgatory’s ranks, he is clad in a robe of shinigami bones he stole from the Boneyard. It allows him to flit between dimensions and hides him from all of death’s agents, regardless of which god they serve. Mortal heroes must chase him across the planes if he is to be stopped.

Corruption in the Boneyard is a strange thing. Pharasma does not condone priests who spread cruelty and malice, but Eshi Ōko delights in such acts. The shinigami arranges for powerful artifacts to wind up in mortal hands, then watches the fallout as power goes to their heads. While Lord Eshi’s antics often lead to significant pain and suffering, he is careful not to disrupt the River of Souls or the cycle of life and death. Eshi has a network of adventures and criminals willing to assist his schemes or compromise their morals in exchange for access to the afterlife. Still, he is merciless to those who violate the cycle of souls or deal with oni and nindoru. 

#Monitor #Outsider #Boneyard #Shinigami #Pathfinder #Pathfinder 2e #Pathfinder Remaster #RPG #ttrpg #Planescape #Plothooks #world building

[ache-of-saint-vick]

Since I'm building up to run a Ravenloft campaign using Shadowdark rules at some point this year, I wrote up a setting-appropriate Rumors table; this reflects 3e-era lore because the Arthaus era fucks and 5e sucks. Without further ado,

Rumors of the Mists:

01. The Count of Barovia is sick, and there's fear of a succession crisis if he dies without an heir

02-03. A new island has been sighted in the Sea of Sorrows, and it appears to be uninhabited

04-05. The prettiest girl in the last town you visited is starting to grow horns from her forehead

06-07. Gravediggers have found a chained coffin buried lid down in an unmarked grave

08-09. The fearsome dragon of the Mountains of Misery was sighted silhouetted against the moon

10-11. The Vistani dragged some poor fool back to Barovia for a "family reunion" at Castle Ravenloft

12-13. Captain Ysmault has been lost at sea; his poor wife is being hounded by creditors

14-15. Falkovnian chain gangs are being used to forage for bat guano and saltpeter; is war coming?

16-17. Foul horrors of undeath are swimming out of the Necropolis to terrorize the living

18-19. The Ba'al Verzi have been hired to kill someone who looks exactly like one of you

20-21. Gundarakite rebels are spending lots of money. Where did they get it? What's their plan?

22-23. Captain Ysmault has returned! He says his ship somehow ran aground in a landlocked desert

24-25. Omens suggest the inhuman El-Koth are stirring in the hinterlands of Hazlan

26-27. One crypt in the cemetery doesn't belong to any family, and has treasure buried inside

28-29. Someone in the next town wants to run away but can't subdue a Mist Ferryman alone

30-31. Baroness Lyssa is hosting a party in Zeidenburg, but needs guests willing to travel there

32-33. A new Mistway opened on the Nocturnal Sea; nobody wants to risk a ship to explore it

34-35. The Dilisnya family is summoning younger members to a meeting; what are they planning?

36-37. A Zhakatan temple has been unearthed, and the ancient dead enshrined in it are angry

38-39. The Wild Hunt Club of Vechor has lost one of its guides and is looking for a replacement

40-41. Someone is sending abhorrent love letters to the Vistani camped around Tser Pool

42-43. Two women on the mainland are feuding to be the bride of Blaustein's pirate king

44-45. Werewolves are attacking Captain Snowmane's riverboat as it sails the Musarde

46-47. Bodies are being found in the river in Lekar, completely drained of blood

48-49. Only thirteen years remain until the Time of Unparalleled Darkness is upon us

50-51. A windmill in Barovia is grinding the bones of everyone who's gone inside to investigate it

52-53. Captain Ysmault is setting forth again

54-55. The Darkonian Church of Ezra has ordered its faithful to stockpile nonperishable foods

56-57. A gambler won the deed to the House on Gryphon Hill playing Thieves and Wizards (yes I know it's called Wizards and Thieves, but Thieves and Wizards flows better)

58-59. Someone is kidnapping men and replacing them with cursed dolls

60-61. The druids of Immol will enchant a blade for whoever leads a raid into the Forlorn Vale

62-63. A boatload of immigrants has arrived from famished Paridon... with impostors among them

64-65. Rats and ratcatchers in Pont-a-Museau are contracting a disease that drives them mad

66-67. A swordsman from Rokushima has claimed a bridge and demands to duel any who cross it

68-69. The Boritsi family is offering a reward for the return of a holy relic from their chapel

70-71. The tyrant of Invidia's troops have raided Zeidenburg; the Count of Barovia is threatening war

72-73. Elf children are having nightmares about a white tower looming over a mysterious city

74-75. Someone is poisoning unopened Borcan wine; this could be the next Andraal 735 fiasco

76-77. A hideous man with half his body melted has been sighted in the seamy slums of Kantora

78-79. The mayor is being very evasive about where they were during the last two full moons

80-81. Outlanders seek a sword Rudolph Van Richten brought back from Barovia as a trophy

82-83. The moon over Vechor turned blood red and lightning flashes are visible on it at night

84-85. Have you heard the new Harkon Lukas song? It's a wonder the composer hasn't come forward

86-87. A power struggle is brewing between two high-ranking leaders of the Kargat

88-89. A mad monk has been caught in the act of burglary and refuses to explain why

90-91. For the first time in years, the Carnival is headed back down the Old Svalich Road

92-93. The prettiest girl in the next town is sleepwalking and waking up on Old Craven's grave

94-95. The Tepestani Inquisition warns that a vile fey of darkness has escaped and roams the land

96-97. Honest Igor was just here the other day, but left in a hurry when he heard you were coming

98-99. A freestanding staircase with a door at the top has been sighted in the forest nearby

00. Azalin Rex has hired someone to explore the furthest corners of the Mists for unclear reasons

#Ravenloft #Shadowdark #Curse of Strahd #if Curse of Strahd was your intro to Ravenloft you're in for so many treats

[envihellbender]

Gerry and his awkward vampire boyfriend Michael. Gerry steals blood bags for Michael and in return Michael scares the shit out of people til they drop whatever Leitner is about to ruin their life

Characters: Gerard “Gerry” Keay, Michael Shelley (The Magnus Archives)

Verse: Vampire Michael AU

Content: very much fluff despite the content, I’m removing vampires are nocturnal from this lore because it’s inconvenient and I can, also there’s blood.

Michael didn’t like eating directly from people - not for any moral reason exactly it just felt strange and uncomfortable to him. Gerry sort of saw the logic, if you were perfectly fine with eating the meat that comes from animals then collecting it from humans is essentially the same thing. This is particularly true when you consider that Michael was not human. So, filling a large freezer box with blood bags he stole from some private hospital (the kind you need a fancy townhouse in London’s zone one and a loan from mummy and daddy to afford) felt the same as when he went to McDonalds to get a cheeseburger for his ex-boyfriend. Exposure to the Flesh at a young age did that to him, he’d been a staunch vegan from the age of thirteen - although he didn’t have a word for it for a few years.

It was surprisingly easy to steal blood, all you needed to have was good experience in climbing and breaking into buildings. If you go for the most common blood types, like O and A, most of the time they won’t even notice. Or so Gerry assumed. He always switched up between the fancy hospitals anyway. He whistled as he shoved it into the boot of the second hand (probably more like third hand) car he only used for pick ups. He’d grown so used to doing this he was oddly cheery, whistling as he got into the car and started playing Celtic Frost’s album Monotheist from the beginning. He couldn’t wait to see Michael’s cute, pale belly swell and glow red from how much blood he drank. It caused a smile to spread across Gerry’s lips.

The drive was uneventful, it always was. The first couple of trips Gerry was paranoid, constantly checking his rear view mirror, and stiffened every time he saw a cop car or an ambulance. Now however, he was used to the process. He knew the drill. The most annoying part came when he returned home. He parked up, and carried the much heavier freezer box into the flat building’s lobby. He always thought “lobby” was a bit rich, it was a room with a reception desk that was always empty, spray painted walls, the smell of urine and vending machines with out of date snacks that hadn’t worked in the entire time Gerry had lived there. Thankfully the lift was working for once, he thought as he sighed, entering and putting the box down. He pulled out his phone as he pressed ‘3’, and smiled as he saw a text message from Michael.

I have a surprise for you, the small letters said. Gerry grinned and slipped his phone back into his pocket. He’d be home soon, no need to reply. When he opened the door Michael immediately ran to greet him like an excited puppy.

“Gerry! Hi! You’ll never guess what I got!” Michael said, practically bouncing in front of Gerry, which made him seem even taller than the half a foot he already was than Gerry. He grinned in response, he loved seeing Michael excited. His smile accentuated his pointed teeth, poking out from his ruby red lips.

“What? What’s got you excited,” Gerry asked. Michael looked as if he suddenly remembered why Gerry had been late home in the first place.

“Oh! Right. Dinner. I erm. Yeah-” He’d never quite gotten used to having Gerry provide his meals for him. “How much did you-”

“I dunno, a lot. Filled the whole box so.”

“Wow that’s- thank you.” Michael’s voice became strained and unsure, Gerry didn’t want to pry so slipped off his shoes and hoodie and wandered into the living room.

“So, what’s this news you’re so excited about?” Gerry asked, letting his body fall down into an armchair as he sighed letting all the tiredness take over his body. It was then he noticed the strange feeling in the room, the oppressive energy of pure fear. There was the smell of ozone, sickly fairground donuts, and the docks. “Leitner. You’ve got… wait, that can’t be- is that just one?”

“Not just one,” Michael called as he went to grab something. “Close your eyes.” Gerry chuckled and followed instructions.

“Okay, two?” Gerry asked hearing Michael scurrying around.

“Nope.”

“Holy shit, three?”

“Nope. Do you give up?”

“Yeah, guess so.”

“Okay, open,” Michael said finally. Gerry did so to find two piles of Leitners on the coffee table, one had five books and the other had four and three leaflets. Gerry let out an amazed, shocked laugh, blinking and staring at the pile. The presence of all of them merged together seemed to lessen their power strangely but Gerry could still feel it. He wondered if the different entities were too contrasting to work together.

“Michael, you’re amazing,” he said quietly still staring. “How did you even- I don’t- there’s twelves Leitners here. How-”

“I found the first one, which led me to a little collector out in Croydon,” Michael interrupted excitedly.

“Holy shit. Well. Wanna give me the details over a bonfire?”

“I’d love to.”

#envi writes #the Magnus archives #vampire au #doorkeay #gerard keay #Michael Shelley

[ragsweas]

My fandoms: (active/semi-active)

The Hobbit (obvi)

Lord of the Rings (duh)

9-1-1 tv show (in case ma header wasnt clear enough)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (and everhthing Uncle Rick writes)

BTS (bangatn Sonyendan boys)

Moonlight Chicken (thai bl)

Not me (thai bl)

2gether (thai bl)

Bad Buddy (thai bl)

A tale of thousand stars (thai bl) (if you have seen this we already besties idc)

Marry my Husband (ongoing) (k-drama)

Twinkling watermelon (k-drama) (when I say I cried)

Castlevania (yet to see Nocturne dont come at me)

Perks of being a wallflower

Good omens (i havent dared watch season 2 DO NOT COME AT ME)

Doctor Who (modern who and I appreciate them all plis) (nine and thirteen are my favs tho bye)

The Umbrella Academy

Avatar: the Last Airbender (idk how to feel about the live action yet)

Fandoms I used to be a part of (dead/inactive/not like anymore

Harry Potter (fuck the terf) (though if you wanna talk queer marauders I am always here)

MCU (destroyed post Endgame)

Once Upon a Time (fond old memories)

Arrowverse (arrow was good...and so was flash...until they fucked it up)

I am sure i am forgetting sth.

What do I do?

Write. First novel out soon! (Queer desi fantasy romance) (fanfictions on hiatus cause of this not cause I have forgotten)

Listen to music (R&B and Pop though its not set in stone)

Study (history and academics are my true loves)

Talk politics and theory (but I have been told I am very hopefu???)

Share vibes

Okay then! Have fun!

#rags rants #the hobbit #hobbit #lord of the rings #911 #percy jackon and the olympians #army bts #moonlight chicken #bad buddy #marry my husband #twinkling watermelon #good omens #doctor who #avatar the last airbender #the umbrella academy #not me #academics

[cozza-frenzy]

Update on the Fusion Situation

Well, like Caddy I think posted a few days ago, we just underwent a huge fusion phase. We're half-jokingly referring to it as Fuse-A-Palooza because it's one of those "if you didn't laugh you'd cry" kind of things. There's a sense that things might have stopped for now, so now we're left picking up the pieces. None of our front triggers are working, and our internal logic for how things connect together is still currently broken. If you look out of a window there's nothing but a black void; if you go through a door that's supposed to take you into an adjacent area, it dumps you somewhere completely random. So most everyone is just sheltering in place where they are, and that's left most of us stranded and unable to front until it repairs itself.

But, let's get to the point. Our headcount has gone way down since this started; a lot of us have fused or have undergone drastic shifts. We've gone from 39 to I think 28 as of my last count. Don't get me wrong, this is a good thing - this is what healing with Dissociative Identity Disorder can look like, and chances are we were never supposed to have so many fragments in the first place. Having 30 years of unresolved trauma meant we ended up with multiple superfluous splits; so this was our brain finally making the necessary connections between them, and "tidying up". That doesn't mean we won't miss them, though. Limited personality or not, they meant a lot to us while they were here - they were our friends, our lovers, our siblings, our children. Even those of us that escaped fusion won't escape the mixed feelings that come with alters being different, or ceasing to exist as individuals. There's a list of who fused under the cut, and we'll be slowly updating our alter list to reflect any new, fused alters, and changes in pronouns where applicable. Ironically, it might take some time to recover from this major step in our recovery; but we'll make it through somehow, as we always do. Four of us are working as hard as we can to keep lines of communication open and re-establish connections, so we'll soon find our new normal. Thanks for the well-wishes. We love and appreciate our friends, family, and allies in the Mad Community. - Terry & Nathan

Nocturne + Lucille -> Amadeus (It/Dark/Claw) "Thirteen" + Fox -> Fox was absorbed, retained identity of "Thirteen" (She/He) Terry + Rocky -> Rocky was absorbed, retained identity of Terry (Toon/They/Fin) Anarchy + Roxanne -> Riot (She/They/Bun/Paint) Chaos + Treacher + Gadget -> Treacher and Gadget were absorbed, retained identity of Chaos (It/Twist/Spin) Ari + Hyi -> Astera (It/She) Caddy + "Skull" (+ Treacher + Ari's "remnants") -> Gerry (He/It/They) Andy + Jackie -> "Alex" (He/She) (Possible Placeholder Name) Velocity + Radeon -> "Jazz" (She/They) (Possible Placeholder Name) Vimes (He/Him) -> Seems to have "elaborated" and is no longer a fragment Bitter (He/Him) -> Seems to have "elaborated" and is no longer a fragment

#Shit Terry Says #Turn Your Gaze #Adventures in OSDD #The Magbox Idiot Box #Dissociative Identity Disorder #Putting this in the tag because I feel like we owe it to the community to share our experience #Fusion can be a scary and stressful thing while it's happening even if it's ultimately for the good of the system #Just don't be weird or mean about this or anon is going OFF #Endos and Endo Supporters DNI

[myladym0rgue]

Burn With Me | GHOST AU

Papa Emeritus III x F!Reader

Cardinal Copia x F!Reader

MINORS DO NOT INTERACT

WARNINGS: Religious symbolism, arranged marriage if you squint, allusions to sex, some chapters contain NSFW content but will be stated in warnings of said chapter. VERY slow paced and dialogue heavy.

DISCLAIMER: This loosely follows the lore of Ghost and is mostly just a story using Ghost characters. Characters written in a sexual nature are 18 years old and over. I have no ties to Ghost in any way and am writing this for fun. Enjoy! :)

Chapter Thirteen

Terzo takes his time walking down to the garden, making sure to explain every painting and crack in the linoleum along the floor. “How do you know all this?” You ask, looking up at him as he pushes his semi-long raven hair out of his eyes. “I’ve been roaming these halls since I could crawl, Tesoro. I know every hidden spot there is.” He smiles to himself, remembering back when things were simpler. He approaches the entrance to the garden, and you see Papa Emeritus the Second attending to the marigolds once again. “Still tending to those plants, eh?” Terzo teases him, looking over at you and rolling his eyes while smiling. “What do you want now-” he starts, but cuts himself off, seeing you standing there with Terzo. “Good evening, miss.” His voice softens, and he seems to smile a bit. “Good evening,” you do a little bow, trying to keep it more casual. “Could you head inside, Secondo? My Emprex and I could appreciate some time alone,” Terzo awkwardly asks. “Yeah, yeah.” Secondo places the small trowel in his hands down, pulling his dirty gloves off and placing them down on the vacant table next to you.

The table you and Cardinal would always find yourselves.

The sight of it makes you almost wilt like the flowers around you. Despite his harsh words to you earlier tonight, you still miss him terribly. You miss how it felt to be safe in his arms. How it felt to kiss him. You frown, and have no choice but to shake it out of your mind. “Goodnight, miss,” Secondo lets the words linger purposefully. He bows and heads inside, leaving just you and Terzo under the stars. Terzo, blissfully unaware pulls you from your spiraling train of thought, smoothly speaks, overcoming the faint sound of grasshoppers and other nocturnal creatures rising. “Isn’t it beautiful?” He asks, taking your hands in his. “Yes, I’ve never seen it at night.” You look around, noticing how the accent lights are turned on, softly illuminating the pathway. “You only make it look more beautiful, cara mia.” He pushes a lock of your hair out of your face, and you blush and look down.

“Can I ask you a question?” You quietly ask, glancing up into his eyes. “Of course, anything.” He rubs his thumb over your knuckles, and you notice this is his move to try to calm your anxiety. “Why me?” You bluntly ask, immediately feeling like you’ve overstepped a boundary. “What do you mean?” He wraps his arms around your waist, quickly feeling comfortable with close contact. You let loose, your thoughts spilling out, "I mean- you had Emilie picked for so long, everyone knew. She would attend dinners and was basically being trained to be Emprex like she was already chosen. But, you changed your mind seemingly." You pause only for a moment, asking next with genuine curiosity. "Why is that?” Quickly you continue, feeling embarrassed from rambling you can’t stop from speaking the thoughts that have plagued your mind as well as the rest of the clergy these past 24 hours. “I’m not old enough to make any executive decisions, an Emprex has to be 21. I’m only 18. I serve no purpose to be standing here right now.” You risk a look at his expression, somewhat different from the casual look he holds. Hard. You break the silence between you, wishing he would say something first but instinctively add a small, “I’m sorry.” You look at the ground, feeling almost humiliated. “No need, Tesoro. I understand.” He chimes in softly, his gloved finger hooking under your chin to meet his eyes. Terzo offers a small smile, relaxing you. "Please, allow me to explain." He adds, offering you a seat at the table beside you. You look at the seat for a moment, envisioning Cardinal picking you a flower to tuck behind your ear, genuinely laughing, a sound rarely heard by anyone but you, or anxiously playing with the edge of his glove as you conversed earlier in the day. A small wave of pain rips through you as you remember his cruel outburst, making your throat burn. You push down the feeling, regaining consciousness in the presence of papa, Terzo. He extends his hand, gesturing you to sit in your chair as if somehow he knew it belonged to you. You take your seat and watch as he sits across from you, clearing his throat as he takes your hand once again. "Emilie is a wonderful girl, yes. Probably would’ve served very well as Emprex. But then, I saw you. I saw the way you behaved and interacted with others. And I had at that point thought that Emilie would become my Emprex. But I couldn't get you out of my mind, tesoro." He adds reassuringly before continuing, "there’s something about you I couldn’t shake. Was Sister upset by my decision? Yes. But the feeling I have is way too strong to shake off like it’s nothing. There’s something special about you,” he stares into your eyes, as if he can see into your soul. “Sometimes you have to take risks in order to get what you truly want, yes?” He asks, implying you’ve done something similar. You nod, assuming he’s implying Cardinal. “I know it was wrong, I’m sorry.” You regretfully say, and he shakes his head. “No need to dwell on this subject, yes?” He brushes off his white gloves and stands up. “Shall I see you to your room now?” He holds out his hand, offering to help you up. “Thank you.” You stand up, adjusting your crooked dress to sit correctly on your legs.

You’re both walking to where your new bedroom is located, across the hall from his room. “Welcome home, for now.” He opens the door for you to step in. “Wow, it’s beautiful in here,” you softly say, looking around at all the details. “It is the room Emprexes are kept in since the beginning of the church. You are part of an important tradition!” He says to reassure you, but it only puts you on edge and reminds you of how much pressure is on you now. You hear a soft knock on the doorframe, and you both turn to see Cardinal standing there, slightly hunched over. “Yes?” Terzo flatly says, almost rolling his eyes. “I’m just doing my final rounds for the night, is anything needed, miss?” Terzo turns to you, expecting an answer. You shrug and shake your head, avoiding eye contact. “I think our Emprex would like some towels, Cardinal.” Terzo fake smiles to him, and basically sends him off. “Yes, Papa.” He slightly bows, making his way down the hall defeatedly. Terzo turns back to you. “Towels?” You ask. “I think a warm shower will do you good.” You don’t look at him, suddenly feeling extremely tired. “The showers aren’t open at night,” Terzo smirks at your response, and he shakes his head. “No, Tesoro. You have your own shower now. You can shower whenever you want!” He walks over and opens the door to your left, revealing a large bathroom similar to the one in his room. “I have my own bathroom?” You approach the door, having a quick look in. “All to yourself, fiore mio.” You step back, turning to him. “I guess a shower couldn’t hurt,” you shrug slightly. He nods once, closing the distance between you.“I’ll leave you to it, then.” He lifts his hand to the back of your head, gently tilting it down to place a soft kiss to your forehead. You close your eyes and release the tension you had been holding in your shoulders the entire evening, though opening them as you hear a soft chuckle escape his lips, glancing at your head. “What?” you ask gingerly, not wanting to disrupt the softness of the atmosphere. “It seems I have left a mark.” He moves his hand to your face, attempting to wipe away the small black line he’d left. “I apologize,” He says, letting his hand fall. “It's alright, nothing a shower won't fix, hm?” You reply. Terzo smiles, bowing slightly while his gaze never leaving yours, “Goodnight, tesoro.” You curtsey slightly with a giggle as you add, “Goodnight, Terzo.” He stands upright once more and swiftly makes his way to the door, you following now close behind. You lean against the door frame, watching him open his own door before turning over his shoulder to see you one last time. You lift your hand minimally, waving to him before he closes his door, leaving the only source of light seeping into the hallway from behind you. You reach for the edge of the door, stepping back into your room without a thought.

Just as you push the door into the latch, you are pushed back met face to face with Cardinal, his eyes already pleading your forgiveness. “What are you doing?” You ask a little too loud, and he shushes you and puts his hand over your mouth, pushing you further into the room. You rip his hand away, gawking in disbelief. “Stop it! What is your problem?” Cardinal places the fresh white towel down on the table against the wall. “I’m sorry for the way I acted earlier-” he starts to ramble, and you cut him off. “Cardinal, I don’t want to hear this right now.” His confident and adrenaline rushed demeanor soon fades, and his posture noticeably shifts. “Do you realize how dangerous this is?” you start quietly, though the volume of your voice only rises with anger. “We can both be exiled, you know this!” He motions for you to quiet down, and you cross your arms. “I know- I just- I can’t have you going to sleep thinking I’m upset with you I-” You scoff at his reasoning, almost laughing. “Oh so you just assumed that’s what I am thinking about right now?” He steps back slightly at this sudden attitude from you, almost stunned. “This is not appropriate, Cardinal. Please leave,” you point towards the door, slightly turning your head away to avoid eye contact with him. “But, my love, I-” he stutters. “You heard her.” The bass of Terzo’s voice rings through your chest, leaving you frozen while Cardinal backs away from you in a panic. “Papa, I- I’m sorry-” “She is our new Emprex, yes? Who are you to go against her wishes like that?” Terzo slowly steps into the room emerging from the shadow, hands interlocked behind his back. “I’m sure Sister wouldn’t be happy to hear you went against orders, now would she?” He starts walking towards Cardinal, you too stunned to do anything but look on. Terzo’s mere presence pushes Cardinal to stumble out of his way, allowing him to step beside you with ease. “I’m sorry, Papa. I don’t want any trouble. I’ll be on my way out.” He quickly leaves out the door and paces down the hall, and he’s gone as quickly as he arrived. “I’m sorry Terzo, I didn’t know he would do that.” You start to tremble as you wrap your arms around yourself, terrified that Cardinal just sealed your fate. “Did he hurt you?” He asks, dismissing your statement completely. “No, he didn’t.” You look up at him, scared of what he will do next. “Good.” He pulls his arms out from behind his back, adjusting his pristine white gloves he seemingly didn’t have a chance to take off. “You should get some rest.” He says, barely looking your way. You sheepishly nod, feeling defeated. He slowly walks towards the door, before stopping in the doorway. “Goodnight.” He says quickly before stepping into the hallway, closing the door behind him gently. You exhale the breath you were unknowingly holding, quickly trying to shake off the slight tremble of your hands. You reach down, picking up the white towel before heading into the bathroom, shutting the door behind you.

Author’s Note: ok i’m so sorry this chapter took FOREVER but i got MAJOR writers block and was struggling to finish it but my gf @tobussyfork helped me write this chapter so thanks ily. also we were gonna leave out this one part that involves a pregnancy bc i know they’re not popular but like ugh the baby is important to the plot it has literally nothing to do with the pregnancy and will barely be brought up. idk i don’t want y’all to hate me so i cut it out when i started putting this out for people to read.

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#cardinal copia #ghost the band #papa emeritus #papa emeritus iii #papa emeritus lll #terzo emeritus #the band ghost #ghost #terzo #ghost bc #papa emeritus iv #sister imperator #papa emeritus x reader #cardinal copia x reader #terzo x reader