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#we all know she’s powerful af no matter what
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Azriel: I’m sleeping with several daggers under my pillow
Rhysand: Weak, I’m sleeping with swords
Cassian: You’re both pathetic
Azriel: What are you sleeping with?
Cassian: Nesta
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percyluvr · 2 months
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hiii could i request a percy x daughter of zeus hcs? 🫶🏼 but my request would be that even though reader is crazy powerful she’s not at all what people would perceive as a “zeus kid” and is honestly laid back and just like percy
percy jackson x daughter of zeus!reader summary: hcs about percy with a gf who's a daughter of zeus
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when you first got to camp, percy was definitely thinking "not a daughter of zeus, that guy sucks ass"
yes he judges people he doesn't know, we all do
at first, the two of you could not get along with each other
constantly arguing
you definitely "accidentally" zapped him and he "accidentally" soaked you with water
you both had dish duty for a month and you got to know each other more
he was pleasantly surprised to find that you were nothing like your dad at all
like you were chill af and he was down w that
i think you two definitely still had your arguments because as children of the big three you were very impatient and easily angered, as we saw with thalia and percy
but you got through it (usually after having a duel)
always keeping each other on their toes
if there was another war, you two would be a force you wouldn't want to anger
camp halfblood now has scary dog privileges x2
the two of you train together all the time, but sometimes you get carried away
like, you'll be summoning big storms and shit and he'll like accidentally create a tsunami bc y'all are trynna strengthen your powers
you got yelled at and put back on dish duties for almost ruining the camp
if percy was feeling sad, you would take him by the water and create lightning in the sky in the shape of a heart
immediately makes him smile and he gets all happy and makes a heart in the water
you two are ALWAYS sleeping in each other's cabins
bc like
it gets lonely being strong and sexy and you just wanna feel each other's warmth through the night
i think because you two are children of the big three and you've been through so much, ur nightmares are so much worse
and sleeping in each other's cabins helps you two calm each other down
that's the only reason mr d and chiron let you do it
also, because they couldn't get you to stop no matter how many times they put you on cooking or dish duty
everyone at chb is scared of y'all....
like in heroes of olympus when the other povs show just how scary percy and jason are, i think it would also apply to you as a child of the big three
your dad does NOT approve of him
but neither of you care
poseidon likes you tho, hes a supportive king
you can fly but you're scared to take him with you because you think your dad will zap him right out of the sky
but he always takes you underwater
you guys go to his dad's palace underwater and you meet his tyson
tyson LOVES you more than anything
maybe even more than he loves percy
which is a LOT
you guys are always on quests together, but its fine nobody is really worried
they were when you guys first went on a quest together bc u two still didn't get along then
but now you do
so they know the quest will get done with EASE
y'all work together SO WELL now that you like each other
bc on ur first quest... oh lord..
we won't talk about that tho bc its CRAZY what y'all were doing to each other
but yeah, u guys work together so well and all the quests at camp get done with ease as long as you guys go together
in conclusion, y'all are just a power couple
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evilminji · 1 month
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You know what's my JAM?
Extremes being treated as the Serious Dangers they ARE, even when they aren't "oooh its a spooky Grey morality and BADness!" Extreme.
Like? No, people. ALL of them are bad. They are ALL face melting dangerous. The void may crush your soul, but look upon the Face Of GOD? Not gonna be having a fun time! Doesn't MATTER if he's a cool dude! Face melting!
We are creatures of BALANCE. Tiny, fragile, little motes of dust. That can only exsist in the careful, blended, dances of territories and powers that be. We squishy.
Ghosts? Less squishy.
Poor impulse control, too. Especially ones with Fenton genetics. ABSOLUTELY ones with Fenton genetics and a trauma based aversion to therapy. That one? Pretty hardy. Made pretty tough, what with being Fates third favorite chew toy. But? Still gets the Sads, you know? The slightly longer then just seasonal depression.
Would medicine and some therapy help? Oh like a dream!
If medicine WORKED on his Ectoplasmicly contaminated ass. And he TRUSTED therapists.
But... surely, Danny thinks, as he sits grossly in his Depression sweatpants and eats suspect pizza on the floor of his moldering shoebox of an apartment, there must be SOME way to address his Depression? He should... he should DO something about it. Take a break maybe. Look up some ghost doctors or something.
.....
Oooooooooor..... >.>
He could break out that OMENIOUS af, bound in suspect leather, Big Book Of Forbidden Knowledge(TM) that he got from Pariah's.... what, fourth? Fifth? Library? Fuck that Lair is huge. He's STILL cleaning it out and it's been over half a decade. He swears it spawns more floors just to mock him. Bastard. Don't know HOW a building can be a Bastard, but it sure found A WAY.
Anyway!
Book it is! *horrifying Eldritch light as he opens it* huh. Neat. Comes with its own visual effects. *another bite of suspect pizza* Funky.
And so! Danny, the depressed King Of The Zone... fucks of to go cheer himself up in the Fields Of Bliss(TM), an area of Absolute Bliss. Which! Sounds GREAT in theory, now don't it? Lovely even.
Remember that little comment about extremes?
You can ENTER those fields. But no one leaves. No one CAN. The deeper you go? The more doomed you become. Less will to do anything at all. Eat, talk, move. So much as think. Like ALL extreme "Goods", it sounds lovely, but the reality is no gentle little thing.
It's a glue trap.
But how could Danny have known? Honestly, who would have TAUGHT him? Textbooks can only go so far, after all. And placing blame will not rescue the young monarch.
I imagine it's one of his helpers that pieces together what's happened. Come for further clarification on WHERE exactly he wants certain statues moved. Only? Your Majesty? Your Majesty...? Where ever could he BE? Oh? He's left out some of his books. Well, I'll just assist by putting them away for-.....
Oh.
OH ANCIENTS, NO.
But! What can the poor man DO? Ghosts are Beings of Will, Emotion, and Obsession. Were it some sort of Holy Blade or Sentient Tree, you know, something INDIVIDUAL with a will they could FIGHT? Oh no problem. But an area of effect? Especially an EMOTIONAL area of effect!? Ooooooh, this is bad. The Zone can't AFFORD to lose ANOTHER King!
We JUST GOT THIS ONE!!!
Wait. He's heard that there's an organization for this! That loudly cursing fellow who got violently thrown back into the Zone. "Ruined his fun" and all that! Perfect! He'll just hire THEM!
Smashcut? To a nice, peaceful, everybody's screaming Justice League Meeting. John's cursing life, extremely hungover. Zatana still has three cracked ribs. Wonder Woman is enjoying the new sword she... liberated... mid battle. Truely stunning craftsmanship. When?
Knock Knock!
Heads swivel. There... is a glowing green... accountant? Dandy? Dandy accountant. With an equally radioactive day glow green Actual Pirate's Chest Of Treasures, floating next to him. In the void of space; Just beyond the glass. What, the, fuuuuuu-
He seems to be under the impression they are some sort of Heroic mercenaries. And has come to request the retrieve-
"NNNNNOPE! Pariah can SHOVE it!" Snarls a suddenly very awake John Constantine, sitting up straight for the first time in hours. The rest of Dark grimly nod in agreement. Let the fucker rot. It's a kinder fate then he deserves.
No, no, NO! King PHANTOM! Pariah's SUCCESSOR by right of combat! They are not, and were never, allied in any way!
Well, all right then. Road trip to save a young idiot then.
@the-witchhunter @hdgnj @hypewinter @lolottes @mutable-manifestation @nerdpoe
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spaghettiposts · 2 months
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Spaghettiposts - Masterlist
just your friendly neighborhood noodle with a pen
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- Request status: Open
Characters I write for:
Wanda Maximoff
Tara Carpenter
Wednesday Addams
Cairo Sweet
Natasha Romanoff
More coming soon…
| Wanda Maximoff
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Language Barriers | Fluff
Summary: In which you can't help but try to figure out what Wanda's been calling you in sokovian
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Snowmen & Kisses | Fluff, winter special
Summary: Making a snowman with Wanda leads to her mouth on yours.
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Through Thick and Thin | Sick fic, fluff, clingy witch, requested
Summary: “any chance of a fic where Y/N comes home to find Wanda sat on the sofa surrounded by tissues, shes all sniffly and is sneezing like 24/7. Y/N realise she has a pretty bad cold and takes care of her? Lots of fluff?”
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Secrets Out | Established Relationship, fluff, a hint of spice, Requested
Summary: “Hi do fick like wanda (16/17 years) invites his girlfriend (reader) to komleksu avengers in the absence of the team but are caught (Avengers do not know that wanda has someone and ask for Clint in the role of slightly overprotective older brother / dad)”
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All Me | Tooth rotting fluff, sleepy cuddly gf Wanda supremacy, author fav fic
Summary: sharing a cute moment with wanda under the sheets
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Unspoken Truths | Unspoken Desires | Pregnancy fic, slight angst, fluff, friends to lovers, no powers au
Summary: You and Wanda have been friends for years, but never once has she showed up at your doorstep in this state. Pregnant, alone, and hurt. You take her in and you both dive into the difficulties of pregnancy, and hiding feelings.
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An Outlaws Christmas | Cowboy au, established relationship, fluff, holiday special, many kisses.
Summary: Wanda’s father has never liked you, but that won’t stop you from delivering a special gift this season.
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Devotion | Kinda dark Wanda? sorta established relationship, hurt/comfort, slight themes of possessiveness, she ties you to a chair.
Summary: You could never escape Wanda, much less the Scarlet Witch. Even bound to a chair, you couldn’t help but fall into her again. Your precious witch.
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Window Crashin' | Fluff, WandaNat, Oblivious reader, seriously you're dense af, tooth-rotting fluff.
Summary: Crashing into the wrong window at night proves to be the best mistake you’ve ever made.
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A Fools Love | Ghostface!Tara, murder, slight mentions of gore, fucked up but we love her still, fluff, hurt/comfort
Summary: You're a fool who falls in love with Tara Carpenter, a fool who's hopelessly devoted to her. No matter what.
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To Be Loved | Soft slow fluff, mentions of ghostface/attacks, injured arm, hurt/comfort, sweet love confessions, softness all around, established relationship, author fav fic
Summary: You’ve never known love, until Tara.
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Video Games | Fluff, established relationship, slightly ooc wednesday, mentions of death yk the usual.
Summary: Video games are a waste of time in Wednesdays opinion, being with you however is not.
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Picture to Burn | Angst, drinking, slight sexual content, friends to what the hell are we.
Summary: You should've known better than to fall for Cairo, your friend who seemed to have no interest in you, but it only takes one drink to mess things up and get you into her bed.
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Window Crashin' | Fluff, WandaNat, Oblivious reader, seriously you're dense af, tooth-rotting fluff.
Summary: Crashing into the wrong window at night proves to be the best mistake you’ve ever made.
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sunnybyler · 17 days
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i’ve been sitting on my thoughts for so long but i just have to get this off my chest. i don’t like to yuck ppls yum so if you like e/riel pls scroll away nd keep having your fun it’s not my problem. however some of y’all can get mean as HELL and as an elucien i have to get this off my chest. (also warning for gwynriels i’m with y’all i defend y’all here however i do go in a bit on az in this so fair warning). i truly have no idea why e/riels cling so hard to the azriel bonus chapter in acosf because that chapter, more than literally anything else in the series, proved to me that e/riel is absolutely NOT going to be endgame. let me explain:
1. it is explicitly stated that azriel did not think of his relationship with elain outside of a sexual nature. i think some ppl get kinda annoyingly puritanical when trying to make this point when it’s like 100% certain lucien had sexual thoughts of elain too. the point isn’t the thoughts themselves. the difference here is the explicit mention that he didn’t consider anything with her outside of that.
2. the point above ^ is further exacerbated by the fact that az did not give a flying fuck if he killed elain’s MATE. even if elain hasn’t accepted the bond, it would still be extremely painful for her based on what we’ve seen with rhys, feyre, and even rhys’s parents (who weren’t good for each other, yet we saw how rhys’s dad lost it when she died). now of course us lucien lovers know damn well he would never in a million years call a blood duel to try to claim elain (and fuck u rhys for saying that, i usually have your back but come ON you are not the only male who can respect their mate’s autonomy). but az doesn’t know that!? in fact seems to agree with rhys that he could. ppl argue on who would win that fight — my opinion hinges 100% on if powers are fully unleashed but that’s not the point at all. no matter WHO wins, elain is going to feel responsible for someone’s death. of course it wouldn’t be her fault if men decided to be fucking stupid, but with the little we know about elain shows that she would feel so guilty if that happened. but azriel doesn’t seem to give af that anyone fighting to the death over her is the last thing she would ever want. not only did az not think of elain outside his fantasies and therefore not fully care for her, but he doesn’t seem to even KNOW elain in this chapter. now, i could go in on this in acosf as a whole. but i’m keeping it to this chapter alone.
3. and further on THAT point, az doesn’t really give any reasoning on his interest in elain outside of this insane “three brothers/three sisters” thing he fully pulled out of his ass. tbh i almost thing this is sjm’s way of addressing the fan theories on that. now i get it to some extent from az’s pov — seeing his brothers happy with these sisters must fuck with your head after you’d all been bachelors together for 500 years. especially considering how he’s felt unworthy of love his whole life and this seems to support that insecurity of his. i get that it makes him feel ostracized from them, and that he’s now an outlier not being with an archeron. i get that. i do. i sympathize with him here. however that does not change the fact that he isn’t speaking of elain like she’s her own individual here — hell he fully calls her “the other”. i think part of this conversation was him being frazzled, i give him a bit more grace than some do (tho he pissed me off BAD in this scene), but we were fully in this man’s head. did he give us a full reason why he liked elain besides his brother’s mates and his sexual thoughts?? they would’ve at least crossed his mind when rhys was grilling them if sjm was trying to set up her next romance here. as it is, we have literally nothing to imply azriel actually likes elain herself and not the idea of being closer with his brothers.
4. az has kinda a habit of ignoring the reality of the women he’s attracted to in some way. he has his own version of them in his head that he puts on a pedestal. now i could do a whole psych eval on this man and how he thinks he’s unworthy of love and therefore only allows himself to have feelings for women he knows/thinks he can’t have. but to focus on this chapter alone, my points above ^ about how he doesn’t really think of elain outside his fantasies/bringing him closer to his brothers and not really understanding her pretty much wraps it up there. i mean he even talks about how he thinks his scarred hands don’t belong on her because she’s so perfect in his eyes. that’s not love, that’s obsession and it’s unhealthy. he clearly thinks himself below elain and ignores that she has her own flaws too.
5. aaaand i saved the biggest for (almost) last….. GWYN. this is a genuine GENUINE question. why in the fucking hell. would sjm make half the chapter focusing on az & gwyn if she was teasing e/riel. like that makes no sense. not to be annoying and mention chekhov's gun but that idea applies to relationships too. i’m sorry but she couldn’t be more explicit about her future romances. you could argue “oh well it’s because there’s gonna be a love triangle”. y’all. elain has. elain has a mate. there already IS a love triangle. there was absolutely no reason for her to bring gwyn into this chapter other than her preparing us for a future relationship, literally none. especially with all the romantic subtext (hell not even subtext, just TEXT). gwyn getting him to talk about himself so easily when he’s so quiet usually, him taking the idea of making her happy and he “buried the image down deep, where it GLOWED QUIETLY” (which SCREAMS mating bond to me but even if it’s not it’s clearly something he cherishes deeply), the SHADOWSINGERS SHADOWS SANG FOR HER!?
6. the fucking necklace regifting. oh it’s bad. OHHH ITS BAD. when the girls realize it’s gonna be SO messy but im hoping sjm doesn’t go the stupid cat fight route bc neither of them did anything wrong. az did. i’m sorry i’m dunking on him so much in this post i rlly don’t hate him i just think he needs like decades of therapy (which tbf don’t we all) which i unfortunately don’t think sjm is going to give him before giving him his romance. but even the biggest azriel lovers have to admit that this was insanity. a few points on it here. first, if it’s so easily regiftable then it couldn’t have been that well thought out in regards to elain. say what you will about lucien’s gifts, even argue that he gave her jewelry too. but elain was actually shown wearing pearls. az’s gift seemed shallow to me — it was something pretty, and elain’s pretty, and it had a flower, and elain gardens. it’s clear lucien put SO much more thought into his gifts, whether he succeeded or not (which i need to remind y’all — we still don’t know. maybe she liked the gifts maybe she didn’t, but regardless she acted the way she did bc of her feelings about the bond, not the gift). and azriel has spent so much more time with elain than lucien has. if that necklace really felt like elain to him, he could’ve kept it or returned it. but nope. buddy gave it to a whole other girl bc he could easily associate it with someone else. he clearly felt some special pull towards gwyn too, going out of his way to give it to her. he had ONE meaningful conversation with her. i already discussed the quote earlier that makes me think mating bond personally. but no matter what, him giving her the same gift he gave someone he was pursuing romantically is a clear sign of what’s to come (and probably a setup for some sort of drama that i don’t think im mentally ready for).
so there we have it! why i think that the bonus chapter thoroughly proves that e/riel is not going to be endgame. i honestly think it’s possible they might be a thing for a minute (tho i could also see this being the closing of that chapter), but i don’t think it’s going to last. sjm just gave us too many blatant hints that elain and az would NOT work together long term, and that azriel in particular is more suited for someone else. i might’ve missed some points bc there is SO much that goes down in this tiny chapter so lmk if there’s other stuff you picked up on!
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imakemywings · 6 months
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So Maeglin apparently was handsome af, popular, charismatic, and a close confidant of Turgon during his time in Gondolin. In fact, he was a lord and was close to Turgon's ear so he was heard more than Idril. I just wanna know why the fandom loves to portray him as this kid who was hated by everyone (he was not), whom Turgon hated (didn't Turgon love that kid so much?), and whose love for Idril was seen in a good light (when in fact, he was willing to kill earendil just to get Idril). I was honestly shocked when it was such a popular narrative that he was being abused and hated pretty much by everyone in Gondolin and he didn't mean to cause the fall of Gondolin because he was a poor mew mew when the real poor mew mew was Turgon for listening to him in the first place. Lmao I was just genuinely shocked when it was the other way around. I like his character, he's interesting and complex but it kinda takes away the complexity of his character when he is being woobify but that's just me. What do you think?
Anon, idk if you looked at my blog and could tell I would be receptive to these takes, or if you just happen to keep landing on things I agree with XD
But yeah, I have thoughts on Maeglin's reception by the fandom and it's mostly in agreement with what you said.
With Maeglin, he is sympathetic in a lot of ways, which makes you want to root for him. He did have a difficult childhood--Eol was a shithead spouse so it's not hard to imagine he was not a great father either. Maeglin grew up almost totally isolated from anyone but his mom and dad, who did not have a good relationship, thanks to his dad's abuse. When he and Aredhel make a run for it, we want them to succeed! We want good things for them (we've been rooting for Aredhel since the beginning of the chapter)! When Maeglin witnesses his father kill his mother in an effort to kill him, we want him to find peace and security in Gondolin.
The thing is--Maeglin grows well past his difficult childhood. As you noted, Maeglin does very well for himself in Gondolin. At the end of the chapter Of Maeglin, it is described how he "grew great among the Gondolindrim" and there are various indications he was generally trusted and well-liked.
"Thus all seemed well with the fortunes of Maeglin, who had risen to be mighty among the princes of the Noldor..." ("Of Maeglin," The Silmarillion)
At this point, this is we want for him! We like the idea that he's shrugged off his past, that he's doing well, and that he's not like his creepy bride-abducting father.
We don't get much in Silm about what Maeglin's relationship with Turgon is like, but I talked here about why I can't buy that Turgon neglected or abused Maeglin.
"Then the King listened with wonder to all that Aredhel had to tell; and he looked with liking upon Maeglin his sister-son, seeing in him one worthy to be accounted among the princes of the Noldor. 'I rejoice indeed that Ar-Feiniel has returned to Gondolin,' he said, 'and now more fair again shall my city seem than in the days when I deemed her lost. And Maeglin shall have the highest honor in my realm.'" ("Of Maeglin," The Silmarillion)
The only fly in that pudding is that he and Idril get off to a bad start which never improves. He's into her, she's not into him, but he can't let it go. He lets it fester and generate anger, jealousy, and hatred, and in this way, he's like so many creepy guys who can't take rejection.
"But as the years passed, still Maeglin watched Idril, and waited, and his love turned to darkness in his heart. And he sought the more to have his will in other matters, shirking no toil or burden, if he might thereby have power." ("Of Maeglin," The Silmarillion)
But even so, Maeglin is trusted by Turgon! He's popular! He has his own craft and people who admire and follow his ideas! In almost every way, Maeglin should be happy. But he cannot stop obsessing over Idril, and he lets that spoil everything else that he's achieved, to the point where he's wiling to betray the entire city to possess her.
I think there's also a disconnect between those who've read The Fall of Gondolin and those who haven't, because TFOG expands on a lot of things only really hinted at in Silm proper. For instance, the attempted murder of Earendil (who, it should be noted, is seven years old during the sack of Gondolin). In Silm, we get this:
"Tuor sought to rescue Idril from the sack of the city, but Maeglin had laid hands on her, and on Earendil; and Tuor fought with Maeglin on the walls, and cast him far out..." ("Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin," The Silmarillion)
In The Fall of Gondolin, we get a much more detailed account:
"Messengers by great stealth he had dispatched to Melko[r] to set a guard about the outer issue of that Way when the assault was made; but he himself thought now to take Earendil and cast him into the fire beneath the walls, and seizing Idril he would constrain her to guide him to the secrets of the passage, that he might win out of this terror of fire and slaughter and drag her withal along with him to the lands of Melko[r]... Now then M[a]eglin had Idril by the hair and sought to drag her to the battlements out of cruelty of heart, that she might see the fall of Earendil to the flames...When M[a]eglin saw [Tuor] he would stab Earendil with a short knife he had...the mail of the small coat turned the blade aside; and thereupon Tuor was upon him and his wrath was terrible to see." ("The Original Tale," The Fall of Gondolin)
In TFOG, Maeglin's malice is even more apparent as we get a blow-by-blow account of his effort to force Idril to watch him kill her child and then drag her to Angband, but even looking exclusively at canon Silm, Maeglin clearly swings into the villain path. I don't like to criticize him too much for caving under Melkor's threats, because being threatened with torture by Melkor would be fucking terrifying and I don't think any of us can say for certain how we would respond in that kind of situation. Tolkien even tells us Maeglin wasn't a coward, but Melkor is Melkor. Not everyone can be Hurin "Noted Badass and Snarkmaster" Thalion. What I am happy to criticize him relentlessly on is that he allows Melkor's plan to move forward.
"But Morgoth sent him [Maeglin] back to Gondolin, lest any should suspect the betrayal, and so that Maeglin should aid the assault from within, when the hour came; and he abode in the halls of the King with smiling face and evil heart..." ("Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin," The Silmarillion)
He never warns the Gondolindrim of what's coming, and in fact he encourages Turgon to refuse Ulmo's advice and stay in the city (where Melkor expects them to be). In TFOG, when Melkor does invade, Maeglin and his house fight on Melkor's side.
Maeglin fucked up by selling the city out, no argument. But it's more than that--he could have tried to fix it. But he doesn't. Because? Because he doesn't want his treachery revealed, and because Melkor promised him possession of Idril if he helped.
"Great indeed was the joy of Morgoth, and to Maeglin he promised the lordship of Gondolin as his vassal, and the possession of Idril Celebrindal, when the city should be taken; and indeed desire for Idril and hatred for Tuor led Maeglin the easier to his treachery, most infamous in all the histories of the Elder Days." ( "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin," The Silmarillion)
People resist the narrative of Maeglin the villain I think because they are still in phase 1 where we want good things for Maeglin and for him to overcome his past. And he does...but then he chooses his own shitty path and throws away all the things he gained because he can't be content without everything that he wants, which includes Idril. Making all Maeglin's bad choices someone else's fault--Idril's for rejecting his advances, Aredhel or Eol for parenting him wrong, Turgon for not understanding him, Tuor for who knows--means not having to acknowledge Maeglin chose to become the person who betrayed Gondolin and tried to murder his family.
"Then the heart of Idril was turned towards [Tuor], and his to hear; and Maeglin's secret hatred grew ever greater, for he desired above all things to possess her, the only heir to the King of Gondolin." ("Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin," The Silmarillion)
Maeglin's story is a tragedy of someone consumed with their own malcontent, someone who had so much opportunity to be happy but chose to perserverate on the things he couldn't have, who became so obsessed with his own desires that he was willing to hurt everyone around him to get what he wanted. Maeglin's story is of a man who could not handle rejection by a woman he wanted, so he decided to ruin her life and kill her family. Maeglin begins the story as someone we are meant to sympathize with--but he doesn't end it that way.
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beanghostprincess · 3 months
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Roger really DOES have mad girldad energy and I am feral.
Welcome to my walls btw, it's hot af in Florida, so lmk if you need a popsicle/hj
Just. Omfg imagine Toki and Buggy bonding SO MUCH and Toki is the one who helps Buggy find Her Style and Her Confidence. Oden also has Big Himbo Dad Emergy too, so I bet he'd just be like ":000 a GIRL! WONDERFUL!!! I shall have TWO daughters!"
Roger ofc takes big offense to that and it becomes a shipwide brawl over who gets to be her dad, and Buggy is just laughing, crying, pickpocketing everyone. Only like. Three fellas even have the driving NEED to call her their daughter, they just love the chaos. Shanks is just left GAPING bc ofc he loves Buggy, he always has, always will, but the way she was smiling, the way she's just beaming at the acceptance, no matter how dramatic it is - by Davy Jones, it steals his breath away.
Whatever you do tho, don't imagine Toki dressing Buggy up in traditional Wano attire. Don't imagine Toki taking on the role of aunt or big sister and sharing this culture with Buggy. Teaching her the ways of warriors from her homeland, the codes and dress and recipes. Don't imagine Toki telling Buggy "family secrets" like recipes, fighting styles, etc. Don't imagine Toki just easily saying that of course Buggy needs to know these things! Blood is but the fluid of life, and love is what makes a family - and Buggy has so much love to give, so much to receive, and Toki calls her a child of Wano in heart and soul, in all the ways that matter should Buggy want that.
And Buggy, who has only ever wanted to BELONG, oh she accepts without hesitation.
Leaving Toki behind was hard, but she gifts Buggy an heirloom of sorts, a hair piece that she keeps either tucked under her beanie or safe in a chest, anchored to the floor of her room ((or hidden carefully with Devil Fruit powers)).
The day Toki manages to make/get a suitably sized kimono for Buggy, maybe for a party on the ship, maybe a birthday celebration ((and here I insert my Wano Culture Headcanons, that there's a birthday where children transition to young adults, and it's similar to a quinceñera but different, partially because it's done at 13, and then a second one at 18, a five year period of growth, life compared to butterflies, and so Toki convinces the crew to do these for the Cabin Kids-))
Buggy comes out, hair done, kimono flawless and bright and bold and so very her, a quiet joy on her face, and the crew is FLABBERGASTED.
Roger is sobbing.
Rayleigh has suddenly aged 20 years because oh shit oh gods she's going to be beautiful as an adult, oh damn it all he's gonna have to beat men off of her-
Shanks is caught between swooning, wanting to tackle her, and remembering just how the heck breathing works.
((Roger, Rayleigh, Crocus and Oden do rock paper scissors to get the first dance with her, and it dissolves into a fist fight somehow. Shanks gets involved and bites them. Toki takes the first dance.))
I have. So many emotions about transfem Buggy, bestie, send help it's all my brain can think about.
It's okay, I miss hot weather because here in Spain I am freezing and I am a spring child. My spiritual flower is a sunflower. I need the SUN. I NEED TO GO INTO THE FLAMES. So I'll stay there happily.
Please, Toki would so adopt Buggy. And Oden would be THRILLED. He'll see them getting along and he'd instantly say they look like mother and daughter. Buggy would be shy about it but Toki would probably laugh and say "Oh! Do we really? What do you think, Bugs?" and it's just,, So sweet,, Oden loves her a lot and he can't wait to see his Hiyori grow up too. Roger would be FURIOUS when he hears that because he "found her first" which, you know, true, but it's a weird way of saying that's his daughter. Anyway- Rayleigh would be so fucking done with everything. They'd fight about it and Buggy would actually have the time of her life because she feels important and flashy for once in a long time, and she'd laugh oh so beautifully at them when talking with Shanks about it in their room. Like she'd just laugh at the situation and Shanks is still not getting used to his very very not platonic feelings for his best friend. But he'd enjoy his time with her. He's just going a bit insane.
I can't stop thinking now about Buggy finally finding a place to belong. She's been lost for so long,, Feeling left out. And now Toki has gifted her with the most precious treasure there is: A home. Belonging. And I am so so emotional right now. Toki would be so proud of her and Buggy would just be so thankful. If Buggy called her 'mom' at some point, she'd feel embarrassed right away, but Toki would probably fight the tears and hug her close. Going crazy, really. All the men in Buggy's life fighting for her first dance,, Rayleigh just knows he'll have to fight all the men that hurt his precious star. And Shanks is starting to think about that too and the thought of Buggy dating somebody else makes him sick, so perhaps he needs to start with a plan to confess finally (he's so asking Toki about it. I'm gonna cry). Roger crying because he wants to enjoy every second he has left with her... It kills me.
I just know that to this day, Buggy still thinks about Toki as her mom. She never mentions it to anybody, but she feels such a strong connection to Wano and she's dying to go there finally someday. She might have not been born there, but her soul belongs there. And it's just so sweet. I am sobbing, thank you. Every time she does her hair, she feels Toki's hands instead of hers and she remembers everything she taught her,,,
Now I have on my mind a very silly Shuggy thought about Shanks trying to flirt with Buggy but failing miserably (because he's a kid and he only knows how to tease her or follow Roger's advice which are, um, not good) and Buggy just being so done and exhausted. She can't stand him! He's so annoying! Sometimes she doesn't know if she wants to punch him or kiss him! And she doesn't even know if Shanks likes her back because he keeps acting stupid. And she goes to Toki for advice and she's like "oh, darling... Men are stupid. Do you know why you felt smarter than them when you were unaware of being a girl? Well, one of the reasons is that Shanks is a kid. He's dumb. But he loves you and cares so much for you... He's just having a hard time trying to make his way to your heart" / "But he-! He's so damn- Ugh. He's such an idiot. He already did, and he just doesn't know because he can't see it and I can't stand him-" / "Well, maybe you should be the one telling him, huh?" / "What?! No! And give him the satisfaction of thinking I fell first?! I'd rather die. No. He has to make the first move". And now Toki is involved (like the rest of the crew because Shuggy is a whole teen drama) in their love story because Buggy keeps complaining about men being stupid and Shanks keeps saying he doesn't get how Buggy can't see he's in love with her.
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arcanacenturia · 8 months
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GOOD OMENS 2 SPOILERS
Something's so not right in S2 though.
The only time we "see" God is whenever she talks to Job and just blabbers stuff at him because she's bored af and doesn't have anybody to speak with except maybe the Metatron.
When Aziraphale tries to talk directly to God in S1, the Metatron tells him "Speaking to me is speaking to God" and categorically refuses to listen to Aziraphale's request.
That's weird. That's so weird.
We have no proof that he's actually relaying all this information to God. She hasn't appeared to anyone in centuries. He's also aware of Aziraphale's will to stop the arma-fucking-geddon.
He's aware of Azi's relation to Crowley.
As I've seen stated somewhere on Tumblr earlier, he's aware that just by trying to perform a teeny tiny miracle together they performed a huge ass one that triggered alarms in Heaven and succeeded in separating the two, because he's aware, and could be scared, of their combined powers.
Okay but why would he need to separate them?
A second too late, he told Aziraphale about The Second Coming, which is most likely linked to a new Armageddon again.
Related to that, we never heard God herself about the destruction of earth. Anything said about it is told by other characters. Note to myself: list up who talked about it.
The Metatron seems to be hiding something. Unlike the other (arch-)angels he's not naïve, he wears a black coat, he doesn't sugarcoat his speech to humans (and my synesthesia says he speaks Spiky, and not a good spiky).
I think it's also noteworthy that Crowley & Aziraphale don't communicate, not with words, Crowley never told Aziraphale about what Gabriel told him but he also never told Aziraphale what he found out about Gabriel in S2. He never told Aziraphale that his bosses were planning to restart Armageddon until Gabriel went Nah, that it's the reason the Metatron demoted him. He demoted the current Prince of Heaven for stopping it, then promoted Aziraphale, who is a lot more tame and also has been a cause of Armagenope to fail, to lead it.
I don't think Crowley fell because he asked questions to God. I think he sauntered vaguely downwards because he asked too many questions to the Metatron, that would put his plan in danger.
This bitch is SHADY AS FUCK and I'm honestly so eager, so curious to see what he (and season 3) is going to bring us. I wonder if he's lived among the humans, too. Besides, I feel like he's going to try (and maybe manage) and use Azi as his marionnette for whatever stuff he's preparing.
And I feel whatever he's preparing is really against God.
Thank you Neil Gaiman for this ending because even if it HURTS it's so interesting. There are so many things that could be going on behind the heartbreak. I could be going on about how Crowley probably even found out part of what happened. I've seen people speculate with good arguments that Crowley lost part of his memory after falling, and if it is the case that could be another thing done to prevent Crowley from stopping the Metatron.
There is SO MUCH that could be, so much that WILL be, and so little that we can know.
No matter in what form, I'm so excited to see how this will develop in the future.
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you know i’ve gotta ask about zukki hcs
YES okay LISTEN
Zuko is the Fire Lord, Sokka is the Water Tribe Ambassador, Suki came with the Kyoshi warriors to guard Zuko against assassins blablabla but all that drama is pretty much over, why are they still here??? Nobody Knows (suki does)
Sokka and Sukki are dating and obnoxious af about it. It’s cute. It’s whatever. Zuko tries to ignore it. Good for Sokka.
Anyway in the middle of all of this Sokka and Zuko DO start exploring/figuring out this Weird Thing between them. Like they both become very open to the idea of—
OH NO SOKKA HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED (or gone missing or something equally tragic)
Suki is a WRECK but also like super strong super powerful but she sees that Zuko is a wreck too but why??? Omg Suki helps Zuko realize he’s in love with Sokka
It should be awkward right but they’re both so worried that they start spending a ton of time together and crying together and sleeping together totally platonically for comfort
When they find Sokka, Suki and Zuko are so relieved that they…. Kiss? And Suki is like “Aw fuck oops but I’m with Sokka” and Zuko is like “aw fuck sorry but I’m gay and also very in love with Sokka” but actually it’s… not a bad kiss???
Things just kind of fall into place with the three of them after that.
But it’s the biggest secret at first because it would be just really confusing to certain people but ALSO it’s really fun to fuck w the people who can’t figure out what’s going on lolol
Anyway eventually people find out and the other Kyoshi warriors like make sure everyone’s cool with it lol
But yeah so they live happily ever after and also THEY HAVE IZUMI TOGETHER (Suki carried her and nobody really knows or cares who made her tbh. I mean we find out it was Zuko lol bc she can firebend but it hardly matters to her parents)
Anyway omg I swear I intended this to beast a collection of fun loose headcanons but uh here’s an entire narrative I guess lol
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fxtalitygod · 7 months
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what if during the time sukuna was abt to get getoed by the sorcerers, LIKE he was strong af and was abt to defeat them but then he sees little flower n her kids running away like CAUSE ITS THEIR CHANCE YK but before he could even do anything, his last memory of them was getting stopped by those sorcerers and so he’s thinking worse case scenarios. also rip to those beautiful angels, esp. the kid that threw up blood :((
AND THEN timeskip to when he was in yuuji, he sees his little flower reincarnated as a single mom to their child LIKEEEEEE no matter who’s the baby daddy, the children’s red strings are with her 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Hehehehehehehhe, I like your thinking Anon.
Sukuna gets to reflect on that last moment with them until he dies and becomes a mere cursed object. I like to imagine that during his time as a cursed object, he would sit in whatever void he was in, thinking about it, letting it eat at him. When he thinks about it, Sukuna grows irritated with himself, knowing that Little Flower and the twins slipped away so effortlessly. When Sukuna is reincarnated into Yuji, he just gets to remember it all over again when he sees her and the twins.
Honestly, if he were to see Little Flower bear another man's children would just be repulsive to him. Sukuna is very possessive of her, and even if it isn't exactly his Little Flower, he would still be irritated that "his kids" aren't his kids. They are still laced in another man's blood and carry a different man's features other than his own, though he can somewhat rest easy with the fact that Little Flower had raised them the same way she did in her previous life.
HOWEVER! If Sukuna found that Little Flower was married and had no child, he would be even more aggravated. How could someone marry her and not give her a powerful family, to not put her talents to use? It's messed up how he thinks about it, but regardless, he would be upset.
Well, as much as this is a look into one of the many possibilities for Sukuna, Little Flower, and the twins... we will just have to wait for the next chapter to see what is in store for them. (¬‿¬)
P.S. RIP to the children who didn't pass the inspection ceremony (Chapter VIII coming soon)
P.S.P.S Make sure you've had some water today! ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝)
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"Have you ever thought about children ?" huh 🌚 that was a lil freaky of you gojo but honestly i feel like reader doesn't necessarily dislike kids ( except the bratty n disrespectful ones ) and she wouldn't mind having them either even tho she's not very enthusiastic about having kids but author-chan we deserve a smut continuation of this you can't just leave us or gojo being needy af hanging like that 🥺
I don't love him, but I want to be with him 4
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A/n: I wrote this yesterday, but I want to go sleep, sorry. Don't be angry if you wait for this long.
Words: over 2k
Warnings: smut (masturbation, sex toys, porn watching, breeding)
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"Have you ever thought about children?"
Yes…
You started thinking about it…
He is your husband after all…
Even if the baby might be the result of love or chance, you thought about it.
So the fact that you will have children will not be a coincidence.
Because you already thought about it…
And it is also not possible that your children, if you ever have them, will be the result of your love.
You don't love him…
You're happy with him, but you don't love him…
Even if he said he fell in love with you…
You still have the feeling that one day your happiness with him may end…
So all you thought about was that if you had a family with him, maybe your happiness would last a lot longer.
If he asked about children, maybe you have a chance that when you have a child with him, you can smile a lot longer.
You don't want him to replace you. That's why you're desperate not to be lonely. You liked him and life with him. And even though it's the mafia, you liked his behavior which is more childish…
If you had had a child with him, you would have had him as your husband for much longer…
As you walked down the sidewalk with your small shopping bag, you looked around.
And it happened everything that often happens in movies or books…
You turned your head to see a baby shop…
Out of curiosity, you went inside.
Maybe you can convince yourself of this…
You saw a few people inside.
Pregnant woman with a man browsing strollers and cots.
And also another couple, but already with a pram who are looking at baby clothes.
You went in there with no baby either in the stroller or inside you.
You've seen those tiny clothes and stuff. It looked lovely.
Maybe a baby would be a good idea after all…
You don't have to worry about whether you can live. Satoru runs a powerful mafia. His money is so much that you could have it all.
You will also get support from Him… All you would have to do is go to bed with him (even though you do it anyway, sometimes more and sometimes less).
In order for you to have a child, all you have to do is get pregnant.
And you don't have to worry about anything.
Looking at the things in the store for a while, you left and headed home. Ijichi took you where you wanted.
You wanted to talk to Satoru…
You want to have a child to make your happiness last much longer…
You adjusted your skirt as you got out of the black car. Standing on the sidewalk in the square in front of the house, you thanked him and went home.
You didn't have to open the heavy front door with a key, which means Satoru is home.
Maybe he had some house meeting or something.
He would often come home early if he had such matters.
Maybe now too?
Especially since you know he had to go somewhere today. You don't know exactly where, but it was probably important anyway.
Most likely something related to your father and brother's company.
You silently walked into the kitchen, which is connected by a walkway to the dining room, and placed your bag on the kitchen island.
You wanted to surprise Satoru, and you bought something for him.
You couldn't get crepe to take it to the car and not get anything dirty, so you bought him a custard pie.
Your husband will eat anything.
At the sight of what looks delicious, he always drools.
You put a plastic box on the counter, and thought any noise would lure it in. At least that's what you hoped.
But he didn't show up.
And since there was no one in the living room, maybe he had gone to sleep?
Or takes a shower.
You walked quietly to your bedroom.
He wasn't there.
The bed was made.
That was weird…
Since he wasn't at the fridge or in the living room, his ass should be in the bedroom and sleeping.
Yeah… Your husband is like a cat…
The last place he could have visited was the bathroom.
Or he went down to the basement where like everyone who's rich there's a pool table…
Even if he doesn't play often, he will go there with Suguru sometimes. When they're bored.
Since they don't go to clubs, he's become a homebody.
So Geto began to be glad that he didn't have to follow him and watch women running around them…
They are both homeowners.
You shuffled your house flip flops to the bathroom.
You listened, and you didn't hear the water running from the shower.
And also when you grabbed the handle, the door was open.
You knocked briefly. You hoped he'd answer, if he's there…
He might as well be sitting on the toilet…
No response.
So maybe he wasn't there.
You pushed the door open and stepped inside, looking around the large bathroom.
Her eyes widened at what you saw in the shower.
You walked closer and opened the glass door, which steamed slightly. Even though there was no hot water coming from the ceiling. There was no water at all.
It was steaming from his breath.
Eyes directed forward, slightly narrowed. As he stared at a small black screen that could be attached to the wall with suction cups.
Wireless headphones in his ears.
Mouth open, sweat running down his face. Wet white hair, combed back.
Even if you were standing there, he didn't notice you. He continued what he was doing.
You looked at the screen on the glass pane.
He was watching porn while masturbating…
And not just any porn…
This is something that any rich man who is a pervert and has nothing to do with money would do.
This is a recording from your bedroom when he fucked you…
Didn't even know there were cameras…
The image was close, and you wondered how much professional cameras that would record in such high resolution must have cost. Still close.
He was really bored and set up cameras in the house to have porn videos of you guys fucking.
You noticed another video was playing.
Wondering how much he has…
You heard him moan as he closed his eyes.
You looked at his sweaty body.
His right hand clenched into a fist while his left was placed on the toy between his legs.
His thumb clicked some button on it as he moaned again.
Who would have thought your husband would watch porn and put his cock in a toy that spins around his length and sucks him.
You don't mind him because he's literally watching you fuck.
Looking at this scene in front of you, here you felt yourself starting to get wet.
Hearing his next moans, you saw his back arch slightly and his muscles begin to tremble slightly.
You knew he was coming soon.
Your eyes widened as you heard him say your name.
You walked over to him and suddenly pulled one earphone out of his ear.
He opened his eyes and looked in your direction.
His eyes widened as he turned off the toy quickly, but for me to cover his hard cock with something, he left it inside.
He was panting with a slight blush, and his thigh muscles sometimes quivered as he began to speak.
"(y/n-n)… W-what are you doing here? How long have you been home?" He asked.
"I just got back. I was looking for you. I didn't expect that when I enter the bathroom, I will see a toy sucking your dick. Am I supposed to be jelaous?" You asked ironically.
"…" he turned his head.
He was a bit ashamed.
But the thought of you catching him turned him on a bit…
"I can't see that as a bad thing since you're watching porn with us…" you muttered crossing your arms over your chest.
You tried to ignore the feeling of wetness between your legs.
"How many of these videos do you have?"
"… well…Enough to spend a lot of time masturbating…" he laughed.
"Do you record all our sex?"
"Nope… I set up the cam two weeks ago…" The smile remained on his face. "I'm sorry… But I really want to cum…"
"Are those my panties?" You asked pointing to the underwear lying on the floor next to his leg…
"Yup."
Suddenly you saw his thumb pressing a button on the toy, and the center began to slowly swirl around its shaft.
"I wanted to shoot it with cum…" he laughed biting his lip. "Don't be angry okay? I would never betray you… And if you like to watch me masturbate… Haah… I won't stop my wife from doing it…"
You took off your slippers and stepped into the shower, reaching for your underwear.
You took it away, making him grunt that sounded like he was asking "why?".
Suddenly you grabbed a toy on his cock and clicked the same button as him. Turning off the toy.
He let out a dissatisfied moan, but only because he wanted to come already. You could have done it. He's frustrated, but he's not pissed at you for it.
"(y/n)… I want to cum…" he purred looking at you with puppy eyes. For you to just turn on the toy and let him come.
It was more of a joke because he won't beg. Even though he wants to cum, he thought there was a chance that you would find him cute and let the toy milk his cock.
Contrary to his plan, you pulled his hard, throbbing cock from inside and put the toy on the bench next to you.
(Hell yeah, he has a comfy bench in the shower where he can sit with those long legs)
He looked at you questioningly, and suddenly you took your panties off, sitting on his lap.
You grabbed its base, directing the quivering tip into your hole.
The moisture that covered his entire length through lube and your wetness allowed him to slide inside with a wet sound.
You pulled it out for a moment to adjust yourself, and collapsed on top of it again, biting your lip as it filled you.
You sat fully on top of him and rocked your hips a few times.
"Fuck yeah… Your pussy is so much better than any toy…" he cursed as he pushed his hips towards yours, as his sensitive cock was surrounded by hot, soft walls that sucked him in.
You jumped on top of him a few times with little grunts as your hand began to massage his balls.
Until suddenly you felt the heat melting inside of you.
"Aaaaaah…." he moaned long, keeping your hips on him. "Yeah… I'll buy you a pill, okay?"
He closed his eyes, feeling his cum swim around his cock between your tight walls.
"You don't have to."
"Huh?"
He looked at you questioningly.
"You don't have to buy me pills. What happens, it will happens…"
"So you want to be pregnant?"
"I can be… I wouldn't mind… To finally have a child with you…" You turned your head to the side.
"Fine~." he grunted happily, and suddenly pulled you off his cock.
As you stood next to him, you grabbed your panties that were lying next to you.
And he suddenly grabbed your skirt and pulled it down, completely off your legs.
He also grabbed your top clothes and underwear, and within minutes you were standing in front of him, naked.
You were pulled onto his lap, this time with your back to his chest.
"Wha-?"
"It may not be long, but I can fuck you. If I can pack my sperm inside you, I want to do it at least one more time." He said pressing his tip into you again. You know he's about to be fully hard again. "Also, this week's video of me fucking my cum in your pussy started."
He turned off his headphones and put it down, turning up the volume.
The first thing you heard was moans.
You looked at the screen blushing to see the full picture of your body with your pussy covered in cum from top to bottom.
So that's why he put the blindfold on you at that moment…
So you don't see him walking around with a cam…
As you watched as the camera lowered to direct the footage between your legs, you felt his entire length twitch inside you.
You saw on the screen how his tip enters your filled hole and starts fucking you.
There were grunts and moans throughout the bathroom, as well as the sound of wet skin slapping against skin, in the recording.
It wasn't long before the live sounds joined in as his hips began to hit you fast.
His fingers found their way to your clitoris, and you felt your fluids drain out of you, soaking your entire ass.
Your thighs trembled as he tightened on his post-orgasmic length. As your body trembled against him, he began to fill you with cum again.
Until suddenly he grabbed his base, and he pulled himself out of you.
He lifted your hips quickly, and using his cum on your skin, pushed the tip into your ass, allowing himself to listen to your surprised moans. Especially when your ass was filled with hot liquid that spread over every inch of your insides.
Rubbing the tip of it against your thigh, he headed inside you, preventing his seed from getting out of your vagina.
When he panted on his chest, you don't focus on the screen in front of you.
You focused more on his hand that was placed on your lower abdomen as he spoke.
"My baby will be here soon ~."
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peony-pearl · 1 year
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yeah I’ll say it again: there was no reason for Azula to be put in an asylum for a year and still be going through it that bad all for a breakdown that took, what, less than a month? If we take Zuko’s betrayal, then Mai and Ty Lee swapping sides(? we never really see them “turning good” they just prevent Azula from hurting Zuko and the Gaang but that’s a different discussion) and then her father’s denial of her joining him to the Earth Kingdom (then feeling like she’s being treated like Zuko - thus she’s suddenly lesser in his eyes) followed by Zuko defeating her (which, in her mind, is a whole new failure and she probably feels like she failed her Nation)... yeah that’s stuff that, if given proper therapy, she could have just stayed in a hospital, and within a year, possibly even be living back in the palace with a whole new outlook on life. The writers make it sound like Zuko just wanted her out of his hair which is not how you want to write your hero whose arc is based around growth and wanting acceptance and is forgiven by a family elder after he hurts him. Yes he’s a new Fire Lord and he’s got a lot on his plate, but to just handwave his sister away after he knows the pain of being denied by his family is... bleh (also you all know how much I hate Iroh's canonical endgame)
And I know that there were talks of a fourth season in which she got her healing arc (which would have been really great to see); but it’s such a mess that the comics just kind of decided ‘nahh let the teenager who’s been locked up for a year keep her antagonist role, that’s fresh right?’ Not the girl who was put on a pedestal until suddenly everything she did was wrong (which... yeah, she WAS doing wrong; but she’s been raised to believe everything she was doing was for a greater good for HER nation and the world. She believes she’s a hero because she’s doing what she was raised to do, and to them she IS a hero. She has daddy’s ‘love’ so long as she’s perfect and amazing - and then suddenly all of that gets absolutely obliterated right in front of her one at a time as she realizes everything she’s been doing to maintain her power is also driving people away. Being 'the good kid' until suddenly you aren'twill unravel you.). Zuko knows how that feels, to feel like everything he did was wrong. He knows how it feels to have to break away from realizing he’s been hurting people; to learn from that and how he needs to change his ways.
And not only that but the way they write Azula as a villain in The Search is just AWFUL like it’s boring af. They recycle the same beats over and over and no one gets the bright idea to stop the cycle it’s AWFUL everyone in that comic is a raging idiot.
idk I could keep going in circles and we already know the comics are awful but there’s my extra 2 cents on the matter. They took a character that was already entertaining and fascinating and denied her a really great potential arc to make her one of the best allies the Gaang could have (and Zuko could have some FAMILY) but nope. Let's retread the show but instead let's make it bad.
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invisible-pink-toast · 3 months
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thinking about how mari is obsessed with heirarchy and making sure she's near the top
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early season 1 when jackie is the captain, popular and stepping into a leader role, mari is always trying to get her attention.
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trying to be helpful and close and always backing jackie up, wanting to be her no.2 (and stepping in the second there's tension between jackie and shauna)
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but after they've been out there for a few weeks, things start to shift. there's no soccer team so jackie being captain doesn't matter. she's not stepping up as a leader because that involves living off the land and jackie has no clue what to do there. and the only popularity is within their group - and jackie not pulling her weight means she's no longer popular.
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i don't think at this point mari singles out jackie to make an enemy out of her, they still have some friendly moments. but we all know mari's favourite thing is being a hater and that just comes out. she's treating jackie like they're equals - and in this situation, they now are.
besides, someone else is starting to step up as leader
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and when tai leaves on her mission to find help, mari is in the small group that goes. it's worth mentioning that jackie also gave her support in the escape attempt. both leader-figures are in favour, so mari is too.
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but tai's stint as leader doesn't exactly go as planned...
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their group is attacked in the night when tai was supposed to be on watch. tai fell asleep, the fire went down, and "other tai" slept-walked her up a tree. and while when tai comes to she joins the fight (and kills a wolf with an axe damn), i think that would've broken mari's trust in her as a leader.
the other person who is being set up as a leader, whether she likes it or not, is lottie. before their attempt to leave the woods (after the seance / possession, when everyone is freaked by lottie and only really van is starting to believe her) mari is openly making fun of her.
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but after van is more vocal about believing in lottie, and laura lee is advocating for lottie too, there's a shift.
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it's not entirely clear whether mari just starts to believe in The Wilderness and lottie's connection to it, or she see's the others starting to believe and agrees to be in the majority. i think it's a combination of the two.
and by doomcoming, lottie is starting to stand out as a leader.
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and (especially once the shrooms and booze kicks in) mari is happy to follow along
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lottie says they should find jackie and travis, and all the girls follow her into the woods. and guess who's the first one through the door, the first one to go after jackie? mari.
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and when they find jackie and travis, they all follow lottie's lead there too - ganging up on jackie, locking her up, and that whatever-orgy-hunt thing with travis. once again, lottie is the one ordering them to go after someone, and they all willingly - eagerly - comply.
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and when they have travis on the alter, lottie in her antler queen glory, who's the one standing beside her? who's the one forcing travis' mouth open for lottie to shove the pinecone into? who's grinning like a predator while doing it?
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how even after the hunt is over and the shrooms have worn off she's still ready to antagonise jackie, who's setting herself up as an outsider
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jackie doesn't believe in the wilderness, or lottie (even after a bear bowed to her and she killed it! metal af! oh and she predicted it!), she didn't eat the stew and go on a non-consensual mindfuck journey like the rest of them. now that lottie is being put on top, and jackie has been alienated from the group, the dynamics have all changed.
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jackie orders shauna out, but she doesn't have that power anymore. and while ben and tai try to keep jackie inside, lottie tells ben to stay out of it, and mari is the one who mocks jackie - and further ostracises her from the group.
throughout s2 mari is firmly in team lottie with most of the others. always supporting lottie, going to her morning meetings, participating in the rituals, helping her when she's nearly comatose. so when the starvation and fear and determination to survive wins out, and the group decides to kill one of them in order to save the group, it's agreed it can't be lottie.
but they draw from a deck of cards. whoever gets the queen is the sacrifice. it's random, they're all equals. everyone has to draw a card.
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and given that we've seen the first card-drawing-wilderness-choosing session, and the last (so far) in 2021, and they're pretty much the same, we can assume that this is the way it's done all through the rest of those 19 months too.
sure possibly there was cheating, rigging, people trying to save themselves or who they love most. but at this point we don't know.
all we know is that next winter a girl, that is most likely either mari or gen, is hunted down in a ritualistic way before being killed, butchered and eaten.
and as far as mari's character arc goes, it makes so much sense for it to be her.
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that she's put all her effort into being in the majority, in being useful and following the leader no matter who they are, so that she can be on top.
only for it not to matter at all. because 'the wilderness chose'
it would be a cruel end for her character (for anyone but specifically) but the show is portraying just how cruel survival and the wild can be. jackie just wants to be loved. she dies alone in the snow. javi wants to help. he dies in nat's place. mari wants to be on top? she dies in a pit.
mari threw jackie aside because she no longer served a purpose for mari, and mari dies wearing jackie's necklace.
it also makes sense because of her constant antagonism of misty - because mari perceives her as being on the bottom, and as long as misty is then mari should be safe. mari is the cook, and after the shrooms incident, she refuses to let misty anywhere near the food
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and yet... after pit girl has been turned into food... it's misty that brings the plate forwards. something mari never would have let her do. they all have their roles - for instance, shauna is the butcher, and we know it was her who bled out pit girl (shauna has flashbacks to it when attacking adam). so shauna's role has stayed consistent, if mari was still in the group why would misty be the one bringing the food out? maybe because mari is the food...
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and each character has something different going on - lottie has visions, tai sleepwalks, akilah hallucinates a dead mouse as being alive, etc. well mari hears dripping. constant dripping she can't find a source for. until she sees buckets of blood oozing through the walls
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"Oh my god! Oh my god! They're dead! They're dead, they're dead, they're dead! They were! No, their blood was dripping on the floor."
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Doesn't bode well for her.
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To My First
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Summary: You write your final goodbye to the first man you ever loved.
Warning: Heartbreak, break up, unrequited love, lovers to strangers, just a lot of pain really, angsty af
Word Count: 955
A/N: Another day, another fic where Janelle projects her feelings into her writing. Also I experimented with writing it as a letter so let me know how you guys feel about it! Inspired by “To My First” by NCT Dream so highly recommend listening to it while you read this!
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Dear Christian,
I remember that first day at Stamford Bridge. I was just someone in the crowd wanting to see my favorite team. And somehow within thousands of people, that day you saw me. I'm not really sure what I did to get your attention. But I'm glad that I did. Because out of that encounter came the most special moments of my life.
You were the light of my life. I could never really picture the future, or at least it wasn't something I dreamed about like other people did. But I could picture you. I wasn't entirely sure where life would take me, but I knew I wanted you in it. I wanted all of you: the good, the bad, and everything in between. Regardless of anything that came our way, we could face it together because that's how we worked. We were a team and we were unstoppable.
But life doesn't always work out the way we want to. Somehow, we drifted apart. And I realized that there was no longer a place for me in your life the way there used to be. You moved on while I was still holding onto the idea that maybe we could still fix us. That maybe there was still a chance for us. But I look at you now and realize I was so wrong. You don't need me anymore. Or at least not the way that I need you.
I can't help but wonder what I could've done differently to make you stay. Was I too clingy? Did I not do enough for you? Why wasn't I enough for you? Do you think about me too? Do you think about how I'm doing, how I'm feeling? Do I ever cross your mind? Does your brain spiral wondering where we went wrong? I do.
Ask me to do anything and I would do it in a heartbeat. I would fight all the powers that could ever exist if you asked me to. I would wait for the rest of my life if it meant keeping you with me.
But you're gone now. And I don't think you're looking back. You weren't my past, but you were my present and my future. But I can't say the same for you. I'm just a part of your past, never again to be in your present and certainly not in your future.
Is she worth it? I hope so. I hope she takes care of you better than I ever could. I thought I did everything I could, but I guess not. Maybe she's what you need. Maybe I was never what you needed.
Sometimes I get angry with myself. How could I have let such a thing happen? Why did I let myself fall in love knowing it could very well break me? And Christian, it has broken me. But that's okay. It was an honor to have my heart broken by you. I wouldn't ask for anyone else to do such a thing. All of the magical times spent with you has been worth the crying, the begging, the feeling of my soul ripping itself apart. Things didn't end the way we wanted them to. But that's okay because in the end, I still had you no matter how short of a time it may have been.
I know there's nothing I can do or say to change your mind at this point. We're just too different now. It's silly to think that I could've held onto you forever. But God, I would do anything if it meant being in your arms one last time. If it meant that I got to call myself yours just one more time.
I probably shouldn't, but I really fucking miss you. God I miss you. I miss how you made me feel. I miss the sparks and the butterflies and everything that came with it. I miss the late night drives around the city. I miss the early morning talks where we could be open and vulnerable with one another. I miss the matching outfits and spontaneous trips to the grocery store. I miss being in love where nothing mattered except for us. I just really miss everything about you.
I won't ever truly recover from this. A part of me will always be in love with you. It doesn't matter how much time passes or how I move on from this point forward. But I will always be in love with you because I can't go back to a time where I didn't.
I made you a promise way back when. Do you remember? I promised that no matter what, I would always love you. That I would stay by your side regardless of what life sent our way. Technically, you made that promise too. Maybe you are keeping your promise, just not in the way I'd hoped. But it doesn't matter where we end up from this point forward. I intend on keeping that promise.
You deserve nothing but all the love and happiness this world has to offer. Even if we're strangers once more, I hope you know you're the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. I don't care what anyone else says or what my friends think about you. You're truly the best thing that's ever happened to me. I can't speak on your behalf and how you feel about us, but I wouldn't trade you for anyone or anything else in this world.
Maybe in a different life we were meant to be. I guess we just aren't in this one. And I'll learn to live with that one day.
I love you Christian Pulisic forever and always. Goodbye.
Love,
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Consequences Possessed Bai He/Lady Bone Demon
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Alright here we go
So the thing about about the lady bone demon in this Au is that her story is different here than in cannon. Consequences Au uses the canon story as an outline in a way. the episodic conflicts still happen but their result is different,
So in Consequences the lady bone demon has a lot of my personal HC's implemented.
She wasn't always a demon, she was just a mere spirit determined to make the world a better place. She consistently disguised herself as a human to help guide the world to become and kinder and safer place. But no matter what she did or how many people she helped for 100's of hundreds, nothing truly changed. Pain and suffering still flourished in the mortal realm.
But she didn't want to give up. She would never give up. She knows there is a way to truly end all the pain and suffering of the world and she will find it. She just has to be patient.
Then one day she died.
She did not die as a martyr.
She did not die doing some great deed.
She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
perhaps a battlefield, or an evil demon, (idk yet) but she died without ever being able to be the change she wanted to see in this world.
Thrown into Diyu to continue the cycle of reincarnation.
Except she was not going to allow it to end this way
She was meant to make a difference.
She would bring forth a new and greater world.
It is her birthright.
Her fate
Her DESTINY
So with nothing but the burns on her hands and a cold spiteful heart she dragged herself out of Diyu and by doing this transformed into something new. The power of Diyu along with her cold heart merged and turned her into a demon of Ice and Death.
By earning a portion of DIyu, hidden away from even the great kings eyes, a place she can control. Where her court lies. A court of consumed souls of countless beings across the realm. The more souls she collects and drags into her portion of Diyu the more powerful she becomes.
She can even summon blue chains that were once dark red and use them to confine and trap beings within her void. all she needs to do is land a fatal blow with her crystals. One that would heal with her magic but once that fatal blow is done she can easily drag them into Diyu where she can keep them in an empty void and manipulate them or just keep them there.
her mist is the court of souls she's collected.
Mayor is a whole 'nother story. Her Demon chief. Ill get to him later.
I still have stuff to develop about her but in Consequences Au sh comes in ALOT sooner than in cannon.
Like she's not trapped away for a whole season soon.
There's more to her but that's spoilers ;)
BAI HE
There's not much I can say about her without giving spoilers
She is possessed a lot sooner than in cannon
She is also aware of every little thing the lady bone demon does
...well somewhat
Bai he is trapped within her own mind, she cant do anything other then sleep or watch
when she is released that blue on her arms and the white markings on her hand stays. A couple of white streaks in her hair too.
She has been possessed for a VERY long time
the lady bone demon has been using her magic to keep her body and mind in the same state that it is what when she found the child
out of every host she found Bai He was the first to ever be able to fully withstand her power
With so much exposure to the lady bone demons magic for so long Bai he is no longer a human girl
When she is released her body transforms to accommodate what it has lost with the lady bone demon gone.
so now she is also an Ice and bone demon (ill design that later)
she's 15 during the main story.
shes pale af bc of the ice magic shit just macking her VERY pale
Ofc there's more to it all but HEY that's spoilers
despite the fact that there's a lot I have planned or facts that I have not mentioned for spoiler's sake feel free to ask me questions and ill see how best I can answer them without spoiling anything
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The mating bond is trash. You’d have think that with true mates they’d have some similar interests besides like very bare minimum. But then again Rhysand said so himself, it’s just putting the two physically fit matches to create better and stronger fae. What if Feyre never got all the abilities she got???? Would she still be the best mate choice for Rhys? Some eugenics shit SJM writes and it doesn’t help that she is a white lady. Ick
you're so right anon the mating bond is SO BAD
like??? it's so questionable lmao. think about it too hard, and it really does read like magical eugenics. the two main mating bonds we have from this series (nessian and feysand) have both proven to be incredibly toxic relationships, and the men in these relationships probably never would've given af about the women in them without that bond leading them around.
the thing that probably bothers me the most about these bonds in particular is that there's like this innate attraction to it on the men's end so it ends up being really icky like idk man. it's fucking gross how these things are created lmao.
it is JUST survival of the fittest, and the fae fall for it hook line and sinker 😞
the entire thing with the fae just reeks of eugenics and who’s better bullshit. you can just tell from how it’s worded, yk?
and the way the mating bonds are portrayed doesn’t help matters. out of every example we have in the acotar universe, there is all of ONE healthy, official relationship between mates — and even then, vivienne and kallias barely count since we know like nothing about them lmao. every other example — feysand, tamlin’s parents, rhysand’s parents, nessian, etc. — are all terrible, particularly to the women involved. even a lot of the theory mating pairs are toxic asf lmao, like even the fandom has the unconscious realization that these bonds tend not to be healthy.
it’s just… *waves hands maniacally* bad, anon. that’s all i can really say abt it. it’s such an icky thing to think about, really. imagine forcing two random strangers into such a bond, and then artificially crafting a near-obsessive attraction on the male’s side. and for what? for some shallow wish fulfillment? yk what, there’s nothing wrong with a wish fulfillment book, but please market said book as such instead of being the holier-than-thou gospel of modern feminism. i mean, ffs.
if y'all ever wanna read how bad i am at answering asks, just check out the first draft of this response 🙃
yeah, that was such an icky line to put in the books — "sometimes the bond is just shoving together the ones that'd make the best offspring". like??
okay, in fairness, a dichotomy of a near-sentient magic with a mindset of survival of the fitness facing off against a faerie society that's evolved past that could be so interesting. but that's a convo for another day.
There's definitely this underlying level of gross implications to it. You'd think it'd be like the people who can help each other become the best versions of themselves. and maybe that could tie into fate and how these mating bonds significantly impact the lives of these pairs and how they later go on to impact the world as a whole. that'd be interesting. if the mating bonds were rare and considered to be like an omen promising great change. actually, wait, that's cool. i like that idea lmao.
i'm getting so side-tracked in this ask im sorry anon lol.
ANYWAY, since it's NOT that, instead it's based off, like you said, what is essentially magical eugenics. there's actually something so dystopian about it. like, even rhysand who is the most powerful high lord is the son of a mated pair. the fact that faeries aren't discriminated based on whether they're a child of a mated pair or not, with the comment rhysand made in mind, is pretty interesting. (it's also probably just a side effect of poor worldbuilding but yk).
going back to what you said about what'd happen if feyre hadn't gotten the high lord powers. i think, if we go in universe and try to make sense of it, it depends on the way the mating bonds work and how much sway they have over fate, etc. if feyre didn't get those powers, would the mating bond use other methods to make her powerful enough to be "worthy" of ending up with rhys? because the bond's already snapped in place at this point lmao so what then? is a genuine concern.
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