#which. genuinely do not feel bad but like. okay? š
@anon if you see this I'm reluctant to answer your ask bc I Don't Have Anything To Say and I am Confused by the fact that you went it twice š
but for the record it's not really the adhd meds I'm worried about lmao
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Okay so youāre one of the only ones Iāve seen mention AJ recently so I wanted to come to you with this thought. You know the āwrite a prisonerā website it went around tiktok for a little? Well I was thinking, in a universe where his ending is different (no spoilers just in case your other followers havenāt watched it) reader finds him on the write a prisoner site and they become penpals. Youāre able to develop a genuine connection with one another and heās able to talk and vent to you about everything thatās gone wrong/right in his life and youāre able to do the same thing. He ends up writing you sappy little poems and love notes eventually cause he realizes you are more than just a penpal to him. At some point you end up surprising him with an actual visit and it just solidifies his feelings being able to finally see you in person. If weāre going off of the mafia!au for him, then maybe he ends up having some of his men on the outside start to keep tabs on you..solely for protection purposes of course not because he wants to make sure heās the only guy youāre talking to. Thereās a couple videos I saw where the girls were still able to be surprised with flowers on the doorstep somehow by their penpal and I definitely feel like heād do the same thing. Thereād be a line in one of his notes afterwards of like āDid you get my little surprise, sweetheart? Just wait till you see how much I can really spoil you once Iām out of here.ā Ahhh maybe itās just me that gets all giggly at this idea. Idk just a little thought š
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OMG STOP I LOVE THIS SM!!
okay so ima break this up a bit because itās easier for my brain to focus š will start with looking at it from Ajās character and then from if it was Mafia!Ani
(iād also like to state idk how the āwrite a prisonerā website works exactly but i feel like itās pretty self explanatory so ima just roll with how it works in my mind)
Aj: becoming pen pals with a prisoner and bonding is a lot easier then you went into the website thinking, you only really go in with the fact youāll be speaking with a criminal. once you see his photo your interest is peaked (i mean how could it not look at him)
anyway you guys start off with simple topics when messaging like favorite hobbies and Aj mentions to you that he has a love for playing the piano- (idk about you guys but thereās nothing hotter then a man who can play an instrument and play it well) maybe he even makes a promise to you that when he gets out heāll play for you.
and Aj is such a sweetheart he so would write you poems maybe he starts off with something simple and sweet that can be interpreted in a friend way because for as confident as a guy he is you make him nervous. he only started writing you poems once you two where close enough for him to feel safe and be open with his thoughts and how he got into this situation. and honestly you donāt think heās to bad of guy after all he never went out of his way to kill anyone during a heist and he always made sure to donate a percentage to charity organizations, so youāre able to push the fact heās a criminal aside.
as your relationship with him progresses and his friendly poems slowly turn into something more you realize how badly you want to visit him. to see his pretty face in person (even if it is behind a glass frame) and to hear the voice youād been imagining in your head. so with all the courage you can muster you do some digging and make plans to surprise him. Oh boy are you grateful you went through with it- seeing him in person was almost surreal. somehow he was more handsome in person and furthermore his gravely voice was definitely hotter then you ever could of imagined. heās a smooth talker, seemingly more bold in person then he was through a screen (which shocked you since with most people itād be the opposite). oh and when he sees youā¦ sees your smile- the way you flutter your lashes when listening to him speak- he knows heās done for, knows that thereās no one else he wants more in his life and even more importantly he cannot wait for his release date.
you make the effort to visit him as often as you canā¦
Mafia!Anakin: we all collectively agree Ani is a possessive man- even if he doesnāt always show it but Mafia Ani, oh that man isnāt afraid to show heās possessive in fact as far as heās concerned he owns you. so to no oneās surprise he 100% has men on the outside looking after you. making sure youāre safe, single unbothered by those around you.
Anakin has connections everywhere, i mean heās the top boss. so if he wants to surprise you with something he will, and heās got the money for it so honestly whatās stopping him?
waking up and getting ready to start your day only to here your doorbell go off, opening your front door to see a huge bouquet of flowers. it really confuses you at first- i mean you donāt really talk to other guys (probably because every time you did they suspiciously disappeared- if you had their number and messaged them all theyād say is they moved away) so who are they from. taking them inside and seeing a note on the ground that must of fallen out of the bouquet your question is answered.
āHope you like them Pretty girlā
itās not even signed but you know exactly who itās from. of course you confront him at your next visit, and once you do all he does is give you a sly little smile through the glass as you both hold the phone next to your ears.
ājust wait till you see how much i can really spoil you once iām out of hereā
ugh that resonantes with me sm š© he 100% would say that and then swiftly move the conversation along as you blush silently, something about how he said it or maybe itās the look in his eyes that leaves you flustered.
i think i ranted a bit to much about this š my apologies huns š but anyways youāre so real for this and thank you for dropping it in my asks š«¶š¼
youāre actually my first ask too so š¤š¤ thank you for the absolute serotonin boost this gave me Xx <3
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I was gonna ask a question but i honestly forgot it š
so just tell me something you want to rant about
If you do happen to remember what you were gonna ask feel free to do so, do not worry about spamming my inbox bc I live for that shit.
As for the rant
Transformers Rescue Bots had some of the best, kindest, and most respectful representation of neurodivergence I have ever seen in media and I'm tired of pretending it didn't.
While there are obvious complaints to be made about neurodivergent traits (especially autistic traits) usually being portrayed in media by inhuman characters like aliens or robots, this being a case of both, I feel like thats a pretty negligible sin given just how human the show makes the robots feel. (Also it was like 2011 and we were STRUGGLING for any scraps of rep anyway)
But like. The behaviors all these robots exhibit are all shit that I do that was always deemed unacceptable when I was a kid and seeing it portrayed with the level of kindness and gentleness they do in that show has me fuckin crying a little man. I wish I had actually watched it when I was younger and it was first airing because maybe if I did I would've had an easier time explaining what the hell was going on with my brain a LOT sooner.
Blades being anxious, overly sensitive, and WHOLEHEARTEDLY queer (which they had the absolute unparalleled balls to just casually confirm by having him swoon over "hunky vampires" in one episode and NOBODY commented on it. Fucking iconic) and getting so so deeply invested in the shows and movies he loves that he acts out the roles with enough passion to steel his nerves and completely flourish.
Boulder getting really confused at concepts that are basic and intuitive for most people, but still being so fucking intelligent, and never being made to feel stupid for the mix-ups, as well as just being so wholely, unabashedly in love with the planet he's found himself on, even if he doesn't understand all of it (Also apologizing to inanimate objects when he knocks them over š)
Chase being obsessed with rules and law because he NEEDS the structure to not fall apart at the seams, even feeling the need to fabricate a minor crime to justify using the emergency line to get a hold of the firehouse when he can't find the other bots. As well as just fully not understanding comedy (BUT TRYING HIS DAMNEDEST), taking things super literally, and having a lot of trouble with tone and expressions (even though you know just how deeply he feels All The Time).
Heatwave being desperate for attention and recognition, but completely allergic to asking for it. And honestly allergic to showing any genuine emotional responses other than aggression. The constant sarcasm and sass and defensiveness that he POORLY maintains because everyone knows that underneath that tough guy front is the loneliest robot on earth that wants to be loved SO bad but would rather jump into unicron's mouth than voice it because if he lets his guard down who knows what will happen to him or the people he cares about.
Just. All of it man. Seeing them exhibiting all these behaviors and quirks that all too often get met with poor reactions from people who don't want to deal with what they don't really get, but here they're met with patience and understanding?? It's got me fucked up. They get to be functional adults that struggle with what they have going on but still push through. They get to have unconditionally loving relationships with people that treat them with respect. And that's the kind of shit that gives me a lot of hope for folks like me because maybe some neurotypical kids that watched it picked up on what's helpful when their friend who acts like one of the bots is going through it. And maybe some neurodivergent kids watched it too and for the first time they just felt SEEN.
Okay rant over, I'm gonna go cry over some plastic robots š
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i hope you take this as the genuine question it is and not someone trolling or trying to be obtuse. i think i just spent about an hour writing this! š
i am fat, i first learned about and ābecame a part ofā so to speak the body positive/fat liberation community my senior year in high school (8 years ago now). i cannot stress enough how much this question is coming from a well meaning place i just am curious your thoughts on it.
(re:girl dinner)
when we talk about body positivity, itās understood your health is not determined by your size, no one can look at you and determine how healthy you are. your health, as well as the amount of food you eat, also has no bearing on your moral character. eating a conventially unhealthy amount of food doesnāt give anyone the right to try and shame or silence you, no matter their personal feelings or discomfort for various reasons (āyouāre glorifying an unhealthy lifestyle!!ā etc).
these principles are not even a question, so why do they not apply to people eating smaller quantities of food? why is the knee jerk reaction to call out how unhealthy it is and how theyāre glorifying an unhealthy lifestyle and encouraging others to do the same, especially when thatās what fat people have been accused of forever? it seems so, so disconnected from and counter productive to the entire point of liberation from societal body/diet standards.
if itās purely concern for the possible encouraging or egging on of harmful eating behaviors, even that could be said to go both ways. i struggle with binge eating disorder and have horrendous troubles with impulse control. to the point that concepts like intuitive eating would leave somebody like me lying in pain on the floor after a triggered binge. i know i personally have to be careful with what i eat because trigger foods could end with me sick. yet how downright inappropriate would it be to make that the problem of someone just enjoying a larger meal? someone who goes about their diet in a different way and has different limits than me? or god forbid even just also struggling with binging!? i mean, underlying eating disorder or not, whether they eat that way frequently or not, none of these things really make it okay regardless to comment on how much someoneās eating or propose that showing the amount of food they eat is not okay.
something i personally have had struggles with in my journey of self acceptance and navigating life in a marginalized body is having to unpack the aspects, and what i believed to be values, of my body positivity that i clung to for reasons that werenāt truly in line with fat liberation. so much of my activism was just me serving my insecurities because i hadnāt truly worked through them yet. just remember to check in on yourself sometimes and really dig into the root of some of the values you hold and make sure theyāre coming from a place thatās beneficial.
tldr; someone showing off their small meal is fundamentally and healthwise no different from someone showing off their large meal. neither is inherently bad nor good, it just is. so why do we show double standards(on an across the board principle)?
I cannot stress enough just how flawed your comparison of fat people existing to people promoting two almonds and some water as "girl" dinner is not the same thing. yes, fat people are ACCUSED of glorifying disordered eating, but they are not actually doing that. people who use the term "girl" dinner are actively linking the act of eating small amounts of food or no food at all with being a girl, that's the major takeaway from this discussion. this isn't about shaming big meals vs small meals, either. this is about calling out actually actively advocating for eating nothing for dinner and going to bed. nobody is looking at the thin people promoting girl dinner and calling them out for being unhealthily skinny, we're calling them out for promoting not eating, which is something your body needs to do to function or your brain will shrivel up and you'll die. "girl dinner" is a depression meal, it's food when you can't afford groceries, it's a snack between something more substantial. also, how can you actually come to me and think that defending the slippery slope into eating disorders is a logical thing to do? tiktok is full of teenagers, dude, somebody needs to tell them that it's not fucking healthy to eat a slice of cheese and nothing else for dinner. this also isn't about shaming people at home living their personal lives and eating what they can to get by, this is about people actively posting to thousands of young impressionable followers that it's cool and fun to eat nothing, and in some cases it's literally being used to justify weight loss and being skinny. I would legitimately be just as critical about this if it was fat people eating piles of donuts and calling it lard dinner. but ultimately none of this even matters to either of us, I'm not going on tiktok and telling the teenagers that they're learning dumb shit, I'm not going and personally calling out the women responsible for corrupting a harmless trend, I'm just here sitting on my couch giving my opinion on my blog, and while you might not be on your couch you are certainly here giving your opinion in my ask box, at the end of the day we are just two clowns honking around š¤”
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Heya! In which of the boys route do you think Yui was broken/hurt the most?
I always wanted to know which would be the worst scenario (route) for like.. an avarage girl irl . I know most girls would not survive thereš
but just wanted to know your opinion which of those 6 doors you would never open. Or 13 if we count all the characters.
// Since it's an otome game, it goes without saying that there will be a lot of plot armor and that the love interests can't really harm the heroine seriously throughout the route, regardless of what she does, because the plot would go nowhere like that. Most characters are jerks but not really that hard to handle, since they were known for scaring Yui rather than letting her get genuinely hurt. However there were certain Diaboys who were very scary, as it felt like they had no feelings of remorse or empathy.
Laito:
Canāt say that his HDB route is the worst thing Rejet has ever written (because itās definitely not) but it baffled me how he was so okay with Yui breaking like that to the point where she lost all her will to live and only wanted to be set free from him. I mean, she literally tried to commit and he was just there not even intending to stop her bleeding veins despite being the one who cut them?? Itās true that in the Vampire Ending she doesnāt turn out that bad but after all, this is just because itās fiction.
Kanato:
He was easier to understand than Laito because at least you were able to know that he had a soft spot for sweets and Teddy. Nevertheless, it was a bit too much how he kept stabbing Yui with the fork and a few chapters later, Iām pretty sure he stabbed Yui with a knife in more places as well. Still, itās surprising how she turned out worse in his route, considering the fact that in the afterstory she kills innocent peopleā
Kou:
I love Kou but he was a literal demon in MB. I really hated how he made his fans bully Yui JUST FOR FUN. It wasnāt even any sort of punishment, he merely wanted to make her suffer. Another thing I couldnāt stand was how he kept putting Yuiās life in danger, only to make her prove her love. I understand wanting to test someone but it would have been way better if he actually saved Yui after seeing her do something dangerous. That way it would have proved that he cared for her yet he continued to watch her get hurt for him over and over again, without feeling any empathy. He was sorta redeemed at the end but yeah, most of his route was big yikes, especially since you wouldnāt have expected a cheerful and friendly idol like him to be such a wicked person.
Carla:
I like the Tsukinami family's desire to preserve their lineage but sorry, I must say that I find it repulsive that a 17-year-old would be forced to become pregnant out of the blue with strangers. I understand that Yui was partially to blame for Carla's anger and subsequent dungeon scene but that moment grossed me out sooo bad. She lost her will to live but Carla literally jumped on a depressed girl and was on the verge of rapā¬ing her, if his Endzeit didnāt kick in. He gets gradually better throughout his route but this scene left a sore taste in my mouth.
Kino:
Look, Kino is a great villain and a lot of fun, but his LE route was trash. Kino killed a child, mistreated Yui, abducted both Yui and Ayato, planned to sell Ayato to the church for execution, manipulated Yui and tortured Ayato. The pain he caused them both was immense and although I appreciated Yui calling him out, it's so sad that she was brainwashed. While it's true that Kino can be quite cute when he wants to, their romance was so rushed and forced because they didn't give us any reason why Yui would fall for him other than manipulation when Ayato, who was seen to care more about her than for himself, was right there. I wish they developed Kinoās feelings better, given that he straight up blackmailed Yui to become his, otherwise Ayato would had been killed, therefore Yui had no other choice but accept the situation. Thatās why his CL route is way better.
I only mentioned 5 instead of 6 but thatās mostly because no other character came closer to them in terms of bad scenario. The rest of them felt decent in their routes for a game called Diabolik Lovers, lol.
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My gender is 4 years old
...and four days, as of April 15th. This post is a bit late. š
Four years ago, all the confusing little puzzle pieces I'd been collecting came together in a genuine eureka! moment and I realized I was transgender. It was exhilarating and terrifying and it undeniably changed my life for the better.
The last few years have felt pretty damn slow and I've had to scramble over a few frustrating obstacles (never changing my name AGAIN, lmao, that was annoying as fuck) but it's all been worth it and now it feels like I'm really making headway.
I started testosterone this past year! I did that! I'm almost 7 months on T now! Currently on a dose of two pumps of gel, which I have only missed applying once in all that time because I was literally sick. The changes are gradual but they are real and they have already brought me so much joy and made me so much happier in my humble flesh prison. š
The most anticipated change for me (and for a lot of transmasc folks, I imagine) is my voice, and BOY (heh) am I happy to share this data comparison with you:
[ LEFT: A screenshot from the Voice Pitch Analyzer app, dated November 3rd, 2021. It shows that OP's voice registers fully within the female voice range. RIGHT: Another screenshot from the app, dated April 12th, 2024. This one shows that OP's voice registers mostly between the Androgynous and Male voice ranges. ]
My voice is so different now. It sounds different, it feels different, and in just the last week or so I swear it has gotten a little rougher and raspier and I am LIVING. I could not be happier!!!
...okay, fine, I could be happier lmao.
I'm adjusting to my deeper voice and still learning how to use it in a way I like & that feels best to me, so I'm starting to do some casual at-home voice training again after basically forgetting about the concept completely since 2021. (Whoops.) But I am already so much happier and more content with my voice than I have ever been in my life, so it's only getting better from here, lads. <3
I've also had to go to a lot of appointments and answer a ton of phone calls about said appts recently because I kinda fucked up my eyeball (it's better now, don't worry! and be gentle to your eyes, they are delicate and eye drops are so fucking annoying when you're doing them seven times a day, jfc) and my voice has reached a point where I was a lot more comfortable interacting with strangers and I also didn't notice any surprise or confusion when I introduced myself with a male name! It was kind of amazing.
Also singing is even more fun now. I love love LOVE singing along with a male vocalist and feeling the way my voice kinda rumbles through my chest. 10/10 sensory experience.
Other changes aren't nearly as exciting or obvious as my voice, but here's a quick (?) rundown, for those who are curious:
Mood ā Gotta be honest, I don't think I've really noticed any significant change in my day-to-day mood, though I may not be the best judge for this because I have trouble figuring out what/how I'm feeling in general, tbh. But I think I have certainly gotten more comfortable and content with myself and I'd even go so far as to say I feel a little more confident these days. It's nice, I appreciate it.
Acne ā I definitely noticed a change in how my acne presents itself on my face. I wouldn't say it's worse than before (I've had very bad acne since I was a young teenager and only got medication for it like, last year which has helped immensely) but I think it's different. More little red spots and roughness than the unpleasant and painful pimples I'm used to. I don't even mind it, really. Oddly affirming.
Facial Hair ā I've got facial hair. I really do!!! Not clickbait!!! It's not much, not enough for me to be brave and take my dad up on his offer of shaving lessons quite yet, but it has grown in enough that I don't feel silly including it in self portraits! š¤š§š» Got a little bit of a mustache happening, a little bit at the sides of my face, some fuzz on my chin (with one LONG hair that I can only assume has been greedy and stealing his brothers' growth), and a frankly surprising lil patch of hair under my jaw. On a semi-related note, not sure if my brows have gotten much darker/thicker. They might have? idk.
my new discord icon, hehe... šššŖ
Body Hair ā I have gotten a little more hair on my forearms, and it may have gotten a little darker too! I have a tattoo on my arm just below my left wrist and it's been surprisingly helpful for measuring arm hair growth because for years my tattoo was not covered by hair at all but the left side of it's a little fuzzy now... š I've gotten more noticeable hair growth on my upper arms, which were basically hairless before (free gender euphoria every time I put on my T) and on my thighs. Don't think my lower legs have gotten much hairier, and I'm a little impatient about it lmao. I want to get hairy enough to rival my brother.
Energy/Appetite ā Can't say I've really noticed any differences here? I am not a very active person and I already struggled with appetite and getting myself to eat before I started T (thank you adhd & poor eating habits š„²š), so I can't quite tell if I'm ignoring more hunger signals than usual. š
I am hoping to get more active and start doing more physical activity now that it's starting to get warmer outside again, so hopefully that will help me see these sorts of changes and also get me into some better eating habits as I expend more energy and work up a proper appetite! (Also, since we're on the topic... a reminder for all of us that taking care of yourself and feeding the body you live in is a million times more important than aesthetics and numbers on a scale. ā¤)
Menstruation ā I am still getting my period right on schedule, but I am happy to say it is considerably lighter than it was before I started testosterone! My period has begun getting shorter, too. It lasted for roughly 7ā9 days before, but I was bleeding for exactly 7 days last month, and only 6 days this month. I'm not sure if this trend will continue at such a dramatic rate, but if my next round is only 5 days I will be very excited about it, lol. My uterus can retire any day now, please...
Bottom Growth ā if any of my friends read this part, don't speak to me about it lmao ā Yeah... there's a little bit of something happening down there. Not a lot, and I haven't really noticed any pain or sensitivity, but there's a Difference. Aaaaand I like it. š I am looking forward to any and all future developments. ššš»šš»
Okay! I think that's it, really.
I know I haven't been super active on this blog for quite a while now (I have really gotten into fandom blogging on my main lmao, and also discord is my favorite thing right now, it's where 90% of my friends live) so I hope this nice, long, ramble-y post makes up for that a little bit. <3
Not gonna make any promises that I'll post here more often, but y'know. I might. It could happen. Definitely not leaving this blog to sit and gather dust, that's for sure. I'll still be reblogging stuff semi-frequently, even if I'm not writing up my own posts.
So goodbye for now, and thanks for tuning in! šš»š»ššāØļø
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did nobody ask you for red letter day? absurd! *I* wanna know about red letter day!
hello captain and friend anon!!! I KNOW I HAVEN'T UPDATED THIS IN SIX MILLION YEARS SO THANK YOU FOR THESE ASKS <333
okay SO the first thing is, you have to understand, my list of documents for this fic looks like this:
anyway i do love this fic even though it FIGHTS ME; it's supposed to have both Fights and Mysteries and both are hard to write š
anyway hmmm i'm going to cheat by including a Dick POV section that I am probably gonna end up cutting, because i like it but i also worry that it slows down the dialogue?
excerpt below the cut! the only context that you need is that Dick and Tim have been having the "should Tim call if there's danger in Gotham" argument again (Tim's position is "no"), partly because they both have genuine positions on this argument, but also because it enables them to sublimate an emotional conflict into a work conflict and thus avoid talking or thinking about their feelings, which is a shared pathology goal:
Dick would bet Tim never mouthed off to Bruce like this.Ā One of the many things that suck about being the knock-off Batman is that none of Dickās orders really stick.Ā All of the responsibility without the authority to back it up.Ā At least when Dick was leading the Titans, they did what he freaking told them.
ā¦Mostly.
ā¦Okay, sometimes.
The awful truth isāand he tries not to dwell on it because itās pointless and doesnāt achieve anything, butāeverything with Tim, sometimes it reminds him of the worst times with the Titans.Ā The same uneasy feeling of dread, like heās grabbing for someone whoās slipping through his fingers.Ā Royās crossed arms.Ā The clock creeping toward midnight, staring at the champagne, knowing in his heart that Kory wasnāt coming.Ā After Tartarus: watching Roy walk out of the room, watching Donna follow him, staring at Vicās back, Koryās back, all of them walking out, and no one left but the newcomers.Ā When the personal is so fucked up that all you can do is double-down on the professional, and even that doesnāt help, and thenā
(Get a grip, Grayson.)
And anyway, this isnāt like the Titans, is it?Ā Dick was out-of-line, there, in retrospect. Heās never been good at losing people gracefully.Ā Pushing Kory for marriage when she was already pulling away, trying to cling to her instead of letting her go.Ā Giving ultimatums after Tartarus, when he knew the team already resented his orders.Ā Making decisions behind Vicās back, trying to force him to stay.Ā Itās an ugly bad habit, picked up from Bruce: things are slipping, and your people are mad at you, so you get scared, and then you get authoritative and controlling so you can hang onto them, except you canāt control them, so then they get even angrier and you lose them anyway.Ā Ā
Itās easy to see in Bruce, hard to see in himself, but he knows itās there.Ā He barely managed to catch himself in time, with the Titans.Ā Ā
Is he doing the same thing to Tim?Ā Does he need to back off?
But Gotham is risky.Ā Timās always been capable, obviously, butā¦itās okay to be a bit authoritative, isnāt it?Ā Tim should call if thereās someone who looks unusually dangerous.Ā Thatās just common sense.Ā Dickās not asking for miracles, here.
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Heeeyyy this is my first request ever so im a bit nervous- and English is not my native language so if i say something wrong (or stupid idk) im sorry š
okay i saw the peppermint mocha event and god i loved it! so i was wondering if i could order a peppermint mocha with lee!dazai and ler! chuuya (i saw the lee chuuya one..it's my favorite oh and also i noticed that you get requests about bsd so much so i hope im not being annoying by ordering another one-)
About my request idea.. maybe it could be a snowy day and chuuya wants to go outside and walk idk but dazai wants to stay inside because he hates cold, so chuuya decides to have his fun by tickling his partner! (maybe dazai can take a revenge after this who knowsš«¢š«¢)
āļø Peppermint Mocha Special Order āļø
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Chuuya was always frowning.
Well, okay, notĀ alwaysĀ ā but often enough that getting a smile from him was a rare occurrence. It was so hard to get him to grin at something let alone laugh that when it did happen, Dazai cherished every moment.
Like now, when Chuuyaās eyes were bright and his lips turned upward in the barest hint of a smile as he gazed outside. It had been gloomy and snowy the last couple of days, but today it had finally let up, allowing the sun to light the city and warm up the streets with its rays.
āLetās go for a walk,ā Chuuya said now, turning to face his partner, schooling his features back into their usual indifference. āWeāve been stuck inside the last couple of days.ā
āAnd thatās a bad thing?ā Dazai yawned, stretching out on the couch, getting comfortable. āI donāt want to go outside. Itās cold.ā The truth was he wouldnāt mind going out with his partner; he just wanted to see that adorable look of frustration that would inevitably cross Chuuyaās face when he didnāt cave immediately.
It appeared seconds later, just as predicted. āSeriously? Iāve spent the last couple of days getting dragged into whatever you wanted to do to pass the time, but now you canāt go on a walk with me? What, are you too good for exercise now, detective?ā
Dazai winced a little at the title. Chuuya only called him ādetectiveā when he was upset. Whoops.
āFine, fine,ā the brunette relented with an exaggerated sigh. āBut I might need a bit more convincing.ā
The redhead glowered at him, then marched over to where he lay on the couch and plopped himself in Dazaiās lap, making his partner let out an āoomph!ā of surprise. Then he used his two pointer fingers to jab into his ribs ā not moving, not actually tickling, just sitting there threateninglyļæ½ļæ½ļæ½or perhaps promisingly.
āCome on a walk with me,ā Chuuya said, smirking down at Dazaiās reddening cheeks and widening eyes, enjoying the wobbly smile that threatened to slip free already just at the tiniest hint of what was to come. āAnd when we get back, Iāll wreck you into next Sunday if thatās what you want.ā
Dazai couldnāt help how flushed heād suddenly become; it had been too long since the last time Chuuya had really destroyed him with tickles, and heād missed it. Badly. āR-Really?ā
Chuuya grinned one of his genuine grins and wiggled his two fingers, making Dazai choke on eager giggles and shoot his hands down reflexively. The redhead pulled away and winked when his partner pouted at him. āOnly if you come with me.ā
The brunette hesitated, but not for the reason Chuuya was probably thinking. āCan youā¦give me more now? Just a minute, I swear. Then Iāll go with you if you promise to wreck me when we get back.ā
Chuuya blinked, then smirked, then burst into laughter, which both warmed Dazaiās heart and made him feel a tad embarrassed. But he didnāt have time to dwell on it, as the redhead was pinching and squeezing his sides within the next second, and Dazai gasped and giggled happily at the feeling.
āYou want it bad, huh? All right,ā Chuuya teased. āBut you only get a minute of this until you get your ass off the couch and take a walk with me."
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Hello! Just read your Clumsy fic with Leon x Reader. It was very good and very true to my daily lifeš
I was wondering if you do any angst? Like severely injured and the other person(in this case Leon or the Reader) is extremely worried and trying to save them. Ultimately you can choose if they die or not, but I just love the comfort when the other is dying or bleeding out.
Keep up the amazing work! And also may I draw a scene if you end up writing it? Please and thank youš„°š„°š
Live to see another day - Leon Kennedy x fem!Reader
notes: ok so remember when RE4 was still relevant like two months ago and I said "hey guys, I've got this fic that'll be finished by friday!" and now its july???? Im so sorry and tysm for the request aussie,,, I loved writing this sm!!!!!!
Summary: You get shot, but Leon is trained in first aid by Saint John's Ambulance (I will write a summary when I'm less tired <3)
warnings: descriptions of injury, blood, guns - nothing too bad, all just average RE stuff, mentions of alcohol
This was not the kind of Thursday you had expected. Pulling a bandage from your kit you tried to remember your first aid training, but cold seemed to make your mind sluggish. The snow fell heavier; the clouds overhead and fields blending into a grey-white mass.Ā
This was supposed to be a simple mission; a quick in-and-out job. You and Leon had been sent to talk to some locals in a remote mountain town - just gather some information about the hiker disappearances. They had all been friendly and happy to share what they knew; it was odd talking to people who genuinely had no interest in hurting you, but you welcomed the surprise. Yet - as always seemed to be the way - not everyone was friendly. Especially not the man who shot you. Yeah, he wasnāt very nice at all actually.
Apply pressure
Yeah, alright. Apply pressure - okay.
Inhaling deeply, you surveyed the damage on your leg. Your black trousers were soaked in - what you could only imagine to be - blood and clung to your leg. From where you sat you could now see back the way you came. Your stomach dropped. A trail of blood - your blood - cut through pristine white snow. You glanced back down at your leg again; the fabric sticking to your skin. Shakily, you lifted your hands onto the wound. This was going to hurt.Ā
You pressed down on the gaping wound in your leg. A hiss escaped your mouth, followed by a string of curses. Blinking quickly you tried to focus on breathing steadily as stars danced before your eyes.Ā
Fucking hell, ouch. Fuck.
Leon, where are you?
Squeezing your eyes shut you remembered the young blonde-haired Leon's boyish grin. He used to be so naĆÆeve and keen. The day he'd asked you out he had practically skipped away afterwards - turning back twice to smile at you and awkwardly offering a little wave before he finally turned the corner.
He had grown a lot since then; you both had. Even so, he never lost his playful nature - something you were glad for. It wasnāt quite the same - since as Leon grew more confident, he also realised how nervous he could make you - which meant that he now knew exactly how to tease you and make you blush. His newfound cockiness just attracted you to him all the more.
Flurries of snow had begun to settle in your hair. It was really cold. Your feet hurt from the cold; your face stung.
I need to get up.
I can't stay here.
With a surge or determination you hauled yourself up into a crouch - then a stand. Pain clawed up your thigh as your muscles cramped and sent you reeling into a nearby tree. Setting your jaw you huffed out a breath.
I'm not fucking dying here.
You took one step, pausing to let the agony rising in your chest settle again - still half-leaning on the tree. Setting off, you made it a few more steps before you faltered. Feeling a stab of pain through your leg, you sucked in the freezing air. As you tried to hobble onwards, one misstep became two and then became five, before you lost your balance entirely. Veering towards the ground, you shot out your hands. At the cost of grazing your hands across the jagged rocks, you were just able to catch yourself. Pausing for a moment, you let the shock of the impact with the hard surface pass, taking deep breaths.
The skin on your hands was raw. It stung in the frigid air. Despite the cold that seemed to overcome the rest of your body, your leg had this burning ache - as if someone was driving a hot poker straight into your bone.Ā Ā
Something about the eerie silence and monochrome surroundings seemed to undermine time. The signal on your radio had gone dead long ago - something strange about this remote mountain village frying the circuits. To your numb body, struggling through the pain of walking didnāt seem worthwhile. Instead you lay, curled up - as best you could with the state of your leg - in the snow.Ā
Iām going to die, arenāt I?
I donāt want to die.
Iām so cold.
Then there came a far off sound. The crunching of footfall in the snow.
"Y/N?"
You froze.Ā
"Y/N?" His voice came again, this time sharper; louder.Ā
"Leon?" You said, your voice small and hoarse, you tried to push yourself up off the ground, which was not a good idea as it dragged your leg across the gravel. A string of curses leapt from your mouth.Ā
āWoah, woah-ā He knelt at your side, pulling you up into a sitting position with a hand under each of your arms.Ā "Shit, what happened? You're freezing."
Leaning into his side, you struggled to form words - instead fisting your hands in his coat as you tried to think. The sudden brightness of the white snow made your head buzz, a dull ache running through it.
"I dunno." You grumbled. "Got shot, I guess."
"You guess?" Leon echoed. Although his tone was snarky, you knew he was just trying to keep you calm and focused. He fumbled with his radio in his free hand. "Hunnigan? We're going to need that helicopter after all."Ā
The sharp pain now spanned the whole of your leg - as though it were resonating up and down the bone. In a single, swift motion, Leon reached over, pressing his palm down onto the wound. You gasped, unintentionally jerking your leg.
āEasy,ā He spoke softly, as though to a small, frightened animal - which you supposed was appropriate. āEasy there, deep breaths,ā
Remaining firm, he kept his hand in place; you couldnāt help but admire his unwavering confidence. Any kind of hesitation or mistake would have just caused you more pain,Ā
You grit your teeth, inhaling as he said. Out of the corner of your eye you could see his grimace; the way his nose wrinkled up at the sight of your leg. You couldnāt blame him, the dried blood gave off a sickening metallic smell. You gagged.
āHey, Y/N?ā His tone was playful - maybe a little more upbeat than he intended - an overcompensation to hide the anxious undertone.Ā
āHm?ā You replied - not necessarily disinterested, but more focused on breathing normally.
"Do you remember when we met?"
You furrowed your brow. Inhale, exhale. "What?"Ā
"Don't you remember? That time at the party? I vomited in your car."
The memory flooded back.Ā
The base was loud enough that you felt it buzzing in your feet more than you could hear it clearly. The twenty - maybe thirty? - people throughout the darkened apartment didnāt really seem to care. Or notice, for that matter.Ā
Despite being a party consisting almost entirely of trainee officers - there was an awful lot of ādrunk and disorderlyā going on. Not to mention a fair amount of āIndecent exposureā and without a doubt āpossessionā of some substances. But, hey, you werenāt going to ruin their vibe.Ā
This definitely wasnāt really your scene.Ā
You hovered in beside the doorway to the kitchen - unsure of what to do with yourself. It felt wrong to leave so early, but your friends had long since abandoned you and it wasnāt as though theyād miss you anyway. A girl you knew stumbled past you - her blonde hair recognisable anywhere - and for a moment you thought about saying hi. Then you noticed the boy she had in tow, who seemed to be getting awfully handsy.Ā Ā
Yeah, Iāll just leave them to it.
Abandoning your cup of - letās be real - who-knows-what, you awkwardly squeezed through the crowd towards the front door. A few boys whistled at you as you tried to slip past them and out into the bleakly lit hallway. Although it was slightly easier to ignore as they were all drunk out their minds - it still made you wrinkle up your nose in disgust.
The door clicked shut behind you, muffling the noise of the party. Letting out a sigh, you stared blankly down the corridor, allowing your eyes to adjust to the brightness.
āThose guys are dicks.āĀ
You whipped your head around comically fast, confused as to who had spoken.Ā
āDown here,ā He added and you turned, seeing him sat neatly beside the door, just at your feet. He didnāt look at you, instead staring at the wall across from him. Even if you hadnāt been able to smell the beer, you could tell from the way he loosely gripped the bottle that he was smashed.
āOh - uh, yeah.ā you replied.Ā
āI donāt even like parties.ā He said, looking up at you. āI have no idea why Iām here.ā
As you held his gaze, shrugging sympathetically - you suddenly were able to place his face. He sat next to you in one of your lectures - it must have been a dull one, because you also remembered (making your face heat up a little) that you had spent a considerable amount of time thinking how cute he was.Ā
What was his name?
Somehow he looked completely different here - instead of being so tightly strung and nervous that he looked as though he might just collapse if anyone so much as looked at him, he seemed freer; calmer. His hair was messier too, you noticed, as he pushed it back out of his eyes - setting off butterflies in your stomach.
Leon. That was it.
āIf it helps, itās not really my scene either. Iām headed home,ā you offered with a small smile.Ā
"I don't know if you've noticed," He said, matter-of-factly. "But I'm quite drunk, actually."
You stifled a giggle - he was much more fun to talk to like this, rather than his up-tight one word responses. If you were honest, you stopped trying with him within the first few classes, as he never seemed that interested in what you had to say and the moment class ended he suddenly became some kind of record sprinter to leave the lecture theatre.
"I could tell,"Ā
He raised his eyebrows, nodding seriously. "Smart girl,"
For a slightly too long moment he paused and you watched as he searched for his words. It was unbearably cute to see the blonde-haired boy furrowing his brow, clearly thinking as hard as his intoxicated mind would allow.Ā
"I'd like to go home, but I canāt drive,ā He said and then suddenly looked deeply dejected, as though the weight of his words just hit him. He let out a huff and ran his hand through his hair again. āI hate parties.āĀ
On any other occasion, you would have left the strange drunk guy in the corridor, where he belonged - no matter how cute he was.
Yet here you were, at two am with a very smashed Leon Kennedy in the passenger seat. It was lucky that you hadnāt touched your cup of mysterious liquid at the party, because driving with a passenger who has just vomited into a plastic bag four (maybe five?) times was surprisingly difficult. He was weirdly apologetic about the whole thing, groaning and holding his head.
āI promise Iām not normally this bad.ā He gagged again. āGod, Iām sorry.ā
You tried to sound reassuring as you spoke, but the vile smell was enough to make you gag as well. Although driving quickly would have gotten you out of the rancid car sooner, every time you turned a corner or hit a pothole - the poor boy beside you grew paler.
āItās ok!ā you said, perhaps sounding a little too reassuring, your voice rising several octaves. Although it was possible that he wasnāt used to drinking - you thought, glancing over at Leon, whose knuckles had gone white holding the plastic bag - this was more likely to be something worse. āNot much further now,ā
It was lucky the road was empty - as it neared twelve fifty - because you braked much more suddenly than you meant to, lurching both of you forwards slightly. Leon swore and threw a hand over his mouth. You swallowed, trying your best to ignore the retching coming from the seat beside you.
āWow,ā Leon said, his voice raspy. āThis is a great way to impress girls.ā
That made you laugh. Though you felt a little mean thinking it, you really got the idea that this guy didnāt get around as much as you first thought. He was attractive, sure, in a sort of pretty way - but he gave this overwhelming feeling of lameness; he was constantly sheepish.Ā
Exactly my type.Ā
āOh, yeah - I bet all the ladies love this.ā you grinned. āRemind me to arrange our second date once Iāve gotten the smell of sick out of my car.ā
He actually laughed, sounding considerably more sober than when he got in. Although you wouldnāt want to admit it, the sound made your heart skip a beat.Ā
āWait, so in this hypothetical scenario - I convinced you to come on a date with me?ā he said. You could feel him looking at you. āHypothetical me must be a real charmer.ā
Okay, so he definitely was not as sober as you had thought. Heat rushed into your face as you desperately tried to remind yourself that he was drunk. He probably just flirts with everyone when heās drunk.Ā
He continued. "Y'know, when I see you in class, I'm normally too scared to even talk to you."
You risked a glance over at him, finding him now staring out of the window into the dark. "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah, you're like," He paused. "Way out of my league"
Leon was clearly not sober, but spoke with such openness that it was difficult to not take what he said seriously. You focused on the road ahead of you, stopping at a red light - even though the junction was empty. The quiet in the car was by no means uncomfortable, perhaps the knowledge that he wasnāt going to remember this took most of the pressure away. His presence was so unobtrusive - calming, even - that it felt as though you had been friends for years. Although he may not have noticed it, you felt a distinct shift in the air between you. He'd started something; laid the groundwork for something to be built between the two of you. Heād given you a glimpse of who the two of you could be. And once he was sober again, in your next 09.00 AM lecture - he would feel the shift too.
Within a few minutes you pulled up outside his flat - this time doing your best to roll to a stop gradually. He thanked you, a little awkwardly, and apologised for the vomit smell. You smiled and insisted it was no problem. And that was it; he waited outside the door, speaking into the intercom and then disappeared into the flat a moment later.
It was a strange memory. Somehow, with only a few words, he had caught your attention. The whole way home you had thought about him; waiting anxiously for your next lecture.Ā
Leon adjusted his grip on your leg, which left you hissing in pain - grabbing onto his upper arm. Each breath of icy air stung at your lungs, leaving your head spinning even more violently.Ā
āYeah, I remember.ā You said. āWhat about it?ā
Leon tipped his head in place of a shrug - avoiding putting you in any more pain - and grinned. āI have absolutely no clue what happened that night.ā
That was new. You felt sure youād heard him talk about it before: to friends - or even family, occasionally - when they asked how you met. As you considered it, he did tend to stay quiet, letting you tell the story - only chipping in with the odd comment. After all, he was practically off his head that night.
Letting out a breathy laugh, you half-grinned; half-grimaced. āI never knew that.ā You tilted your head to look up at him, continuing with eager curiosity. āSo - wait - did you just think that I just randomly started to talk to you, after like a year of us mutually sitting in silence?ā
He laughed. āSomething like that.ā
Mildly bemused, you snorted. āOh my God, Leon - if you told me that back then I would have just about died.āĀ
It was true. Even though, as you got older, your self confidence seemed to grow - back then you were no more than a gangly twenty year-old, who would have crumpled at the first sign of rejection. Embarrassed may as well have been your middle name, since you spent so much time convinced that everyone else thought you were an idiot.
āHey, I wasnāt complaining,ā He said. āWhen the prettiest girl youāve ever seen starts chatting to you like youāve been friends forever - you donāt question it!ā
Even after nearly a decade - he still made you blush.Ā
āPrettiest?ā
āMhm.ā
As you struggled to find an answer that wouldnāt make you sound like either a disgustingly soppy romantic or socially inept teenage girl, your attention came back to your surroundings. With Leon there and the shock subsiding, you felt substantially warmer; your pulse was no longer thundering in your ears and while the pain was still by no means bearable, Leon had successfully kept your mind off of it.Ā
āDāyou know how long until someone will get here?ā You asked after a moment.
āNot long now, " he said, glancing off into the sky, perhaps waiting to hear the hum of a helicopter in the thick cloud. āItāll be fine, Y/N.ā
And after another seven minutes, you would see that he was right; it would be fine. Youād be operated on by one of the best doctors that the government could muster up and - without too much more hassle, you lived to see another day.
AN: how do you finish fics?????? I just run out of plot and end it like a terrible sitcom?????
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hii! I'd like to request for gen, ryusui, and senku (senku only if it's too much š
i didn't see anything for a max amount of characters in the rules, so i apologize if it is) with an s/o that gets dizzy/headaches a lot? like wether it'd be from standing up too quickly or doing a bit too much physical activity, thank you nd have a nice day!
hi anon! thank you for your request! this was entertaining to write as someone who gets dizzy frequently haha (some are more directed for pre stone world, hope thats okay!).
Senku:Ā
Heās conflicted on how to feel about your frequent dizziness and headaches.
There are times when you catch him off guard complaining about being dizzy, such as when you get up from your seat and waver for a second, having to steady yourself, and heāll peel his eyes away from his work for a brief second to look up at you in confusion. āYou alright?ā
When you give him a thumbs up and sigh, his lips turn slightly upward upon realizing you had just stood up too fast. The slightly clumsy walk you make out the door is just a tad bit amusing.
But there are times where heās genuinely concerned, such as when the pounding in your head is so severe that you can barely move your head.Ā
When your headaches are especially hard to deal with, heāll bring you a tall glass of water with some pain relief medicine and try to create as peaceful an atmosphere as he can.Ā
Heāll tell you to try some massages and show you some pressure points that help lessen the pain.
Buuut for the most part, he knows you can deal with your more minor headaches quite well, and he knows you have a habit of dramatizing how bad they are, which just annoys him.
Youāll groan about how much pain youāre in and heāll roll his eyes and brush you off, knowing that youāre capable of taking care of yourself but also not wanting to intensify any of the pain.Ā
Something he can definitely relate to, however, is getting dizzy/headaches over doing any sort of physical activity.Ā
Though it takes you overexerting yourself to get a headache, HE is weak as a flea, and so give him like fifteen minutes and heās done.Ā
Then the both of you are stumbling and trying to ease the raging pain in your heads.
Gen:Ā
Dude actually gets stressed quite a lot.
Itās really easy for you to amuse yourself by over exaggerating your headache pains because he falls for it so easily.
Once he sees you smirking and suppressing your laughter though, he quickly loses any sympathy he had for you, turning around and walking away which only makes you laugh harder.
But when you arenāt faking, heās genuinely doing his best to help you out.
As a former magician who probably did tons of dramatic performances with lots of lights and cheering, he definitely has experience with severe headaches.
Like Senku, Gen probably teaches you a bunch of massages and pressure points that are helpful to alleviate the pain.
Heās more than happy to do some form of relaxing meditation with you! Beneficial for the both of you and you get to spend some time together. He especially likes to do this as a form of winding down after doing some physical activity.Ā
Heāll let you lean your head against his arm or on his shoulder, sometimes heāll gently move your head into his lap so youāre laying down and does the massages for you.
If you find yourself getting dizzy on hot days while moving around and doing some tasks, Genāll invite you to sit beside him under a tree or on a log where heāll use his overcoat to help shield you from the sun.Ā
(he smirks proudly when you cuddle close to him when he does so).Ā
Ryusui:Ā
A bit more formal with his remedies.
Provides you with a variety of different essential oils (rubs and rollers for when youāre dizzy, a whole DIFFUSER for headaches).
Might suggest acupuncture and would get Francois to do it for you if you were willing to give it a try.
Gets you a ton of vitamin supplements to try to reduce how frequently you get your headaches, but accidentally goes a bit overboard when showing them all to you (you take one or two though.)
Makes you a bunch of different teas and provides lots of water.
When your headaches or dizziness are especially awful, such as after doing some physical activity, heāll run a rag under hot/cold water and place it on your forehead, moving it around your face and down to your neck after an amount of time.
Also the type to suggest you try yoga or some guided meditation, even going so far as to set up a space for you to do it with a mat, dimmed lights and non-scented candles.Ā
I mean hey, he grew up living a luxurious lifestyle, thereās a good chance he had assistants that used to treat his headaches this way.Ā
Heās pretty much grown immune to seasickness, but if you find yourself dizzy or getting headaches while traveling on board the Perseus, heāll set up a little space for you to relax and does his best to steer clear of any unnecessary obstacles that might make your dizziness worse.Ā
Overall just really considerate and mindful of how youāre prone to dizziness and headaches.
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From the excerpt ask game, could you answer 15, 16, and 17? š
Aww thank you so much, Erika! I'd love to answer your questions and share some excerpts as part of the ask game! š„°
15. An excerpt from an old piece that I like
After reading your awesome Fairy Tail thoughts (thank you again for sharing those by the way!), I wanted to choose an excerpt from one of my Fairy Tail fics for you. I don't have any Jerza, but I do have some Mystwalker (Edo Jerza) and hope that'll do š
This excerpt is from "More Than My Life" which was my very first Fairy Tail fanfiction and is over a year old (so I'd consider it an old piece, especially since I never really talk about it) ^^
"Iāve failed in my duty to protect you, Your Majesty.āĀ
Erza Knightwalker hung her head but could hear King Jellal hum thoughtfully. āI suppose that is one way of looking at it.āĀ
āWith all due respect, Your Majesty, what other way is there?ā she questioned, glancing up at him again with a slight tilt of her head.Ā
The corners of his mouth twitched just barely with that thoughtful, almost imperceptible smile she had come to recognize after years as his most trusted bodyguard. In many ways it seemed saved only for her and those moments when she was far more frank with him than a servant should be with their king. āThat I succeeded inĀ myĀ duty to protectĀ you.āĀ
āYour Majesty, if you are the one protecting me, I have no right to call myself your bodyguard. It is almost nonsensical. When your subjects learn I have allowed you to be injured in my place, they will insist I be stripped of my rank of Captain in your Royal Army and perhaps even imprisoned or banished for treason.āĀ
As something almost affectionate passed over his eyes, King Jellal tilted his head. āI think they will understand.ā
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āYour Majesty, your people are not as forgiving as you.ā Erza sighed. āThough they are good people, they are also reasonable ones. They will never understand why their king would risk his life to protect his bodyguard.āĀ
āPerhaps,ā King Jellal admitted quietly; however, his expression softened. āBut I can only hope they will understand why their king would risk his life to protect the woman he loves.āĀ Ā
16. An excerpt from a recent piece i want to brag about
You are too kind to me, Erika! I feel bad I don't have any recent pieces from our shared fandoms, but if you will indulge me, I would love to ramble about "Under The Weather," to you specifically because this relationship is my "finding love again when it didn't seem possible" oc x cc pairing (ala your Nacsele, and you know how I passionately I feel about that kind of love story). Again, I apologize for choosing an excerpt from a fandom you're not in, but I just wrote this story for my birthday back in February and am so proud of it and this scene in particular because I think it means my romance writing is getting better...maybe? (I mean it's still one of those, "wow I can't believe I wrote this" things and they'd both swear they're just friends here...so it's ambiguously romantic(?) (I guess?) but it's an extremely slow burn so I feel like it's appropriate to be subtle). Anyways, I hope you'd have an appreciation for the vibes at least, and I chose from a portion of the story with no specific spoilers for OMORI or anything. ^^
āLorraine has nothing but nice things to say about you,ā he admitted with a slight smile. āSheās always telling me how smart, driven, and beautiful you are. How youāre strong and honest but so kind, so much softer than you want people to know. She says youād make a great girlfriend.ā Hero blushed. That last part had just slipped outāhe probably wouldnāt have said it, if he wasnāt so feverish, but Zoey just laughed.
āMy sister said that to you?ā She sighed, rolling her eyes somewhat affectionately but the look in them was genuinely guilty. āSorry. Iāll talk to her.ā
As he coughed, Hero shook his head. āNo, itāsā¦itās okay. Sheās rightā¦ā His voice trailed, distant and breathy, but he couldnāt stop the words that tumbled out of his mouth, āYou are all of those things, and if you did ever want to date someone, that person would be very luckyā¦ā
āNot nearly as lucky as the person who gets your heart, Mr. Prince.ā
Even though Hero was sure she was only teasing him, his face flushed anywayāburning to the tips of his ears. He pursed his lips together, then stared down at his hands on the duvet. āItās pretty brokenā¦Iām not sure itās much of a prize anymore,ā he mumbled, trying his best to play along despite the sadness that crept into his words.
He bit his lip, but he felt her warm, gentle hand reach out to take his. He couldnāt look at her face, but he felt her squeeze his hand, heard her voiceāquiet but sincere. āI donāt think thatās true.ā
As he took a long, shallow breath, Hero shivered, but he wasnāt sure it was from the fever.
17. An excerpt from an unpublished WIP
This is an excerpt from "Something...Happened..." which is a Black Clover WIP I never finished. Noelle is the POV character, and the story takes place when the Black Bulls are combing through Gordon's observation diaries trying to find any information that might help Asta when he is put on trial after the Elf Arc only for silly shenanigans to ensue. It was fun to write, but I think I got distracted by other projects before I finished it...š
Here's a snippet though ^^
Noelle began to skim looking for anything interesting but it was just the same old, same old. Shopping. Visiting with the vendors. Nothing new or exciting and certainly nothing that is remotely relevant to Asta. After about 4 more pages at the market, Gordon finally returned back to the Hideout.
When I returned from the market with our groceries, Vanessa was busy setting the table. Captain Yami decided that we were going to have a special dinner to celebrate our very first mission where we caused no accidental casualties and didnāt earn a negative star.
Noelle paused. So they were earning negative stars even back then, huh? No wonder the squad was in such bad shape when she had joined.
Captain Yami bought some nice bottles of wine for the occasion, and he is even going to let Finral have some. Captain Yami said that since Finral recently turned eighteen, he should be responsible enough to drink in moderation. Vanessa is particularly curious since she wasnāt allowed to drink in the Forest of Witches, even though she says Her Majesty the Queen of Witches is very fond of red wine. She says she is very excited to finally get to have some.
Noelle snorted. She bet she wasāconsidering how fond she was of drinking these days. It was almost comforting somehow to see that her squad mates hadnāt changed much over the years. She had almost expected them to be a little bit different since she was given such an old observation diary. But no, Gordon was still awkward. Vanessa was still friendly. Finral was still a flirt, and Captain Yami still didnāt put up with anyoneās nonsense. It didnāt make for as interesting reading as one would think though.
We all sat down for dinnerāwas the last sentence on this page, but when Noelle turned to the next her brow furrowed. This couldnāt be rightā¦
I managed to trap the goat in the bathroom. Then, I gently tied a rope around its collar and led it down to the basement where Captain Yami keeps his magical beasts. The goat seemed scared but there was another cage down there that would keep her safe.
Noelle blinked. What?
She flipped back to the previous page. Boring dinner. She flipped forward. Goat drama. It didnāt make senseāat least until she noticed the remnants of some pages that appeared to be ripped out.
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i won't go so far as to say they annoy me, because everyone has their own opinions, but i just CANNOT agree with any takes saying that their entire relationship has been dysfunctional or built on solely on false premises or etc. anything else in that vein. i know we've been dissecting the issues a lot to explain the breakup, but i'm going to go out on a limb and say that as a whole there's way more love than problems and there's way more good than bad. and that doesn't erase the problems or the bad or make them any less in need of fixing, i'm just saying overall the love in their relationship and the good parts of it definitely win out. plus, PLEASE cut them a bit of slack for the constraints the Heaven&Hell rigmarole put on their relationship. and i don't mean in a trauma way, i mean in a physical threat, having to do everything secretly kinda way.
further asks and response under the cut:
hi anon!!!āØ okay won't lie, the first ask made my blood pressure rocket through the ceiling š
but you're good, thanks for coming back to clarify, i really appreciate it - bc tbh idk if i would have had the acuity to have answered this today otherwise!!!āØ
i hear you - speaking more personally for a sec (i will actually address what you're saying in a mo!), i hope you don't mind, it is slightly exhausting when some read my ask responses or metas, and genuinely believe that im purposefully trying to find negativity in the story or the characters, especially crowley. im not at all; i truly just find the dozens of layers to them both (and the storyline - the ethics, philosophy, psychology!) really, really interesting, and i find it fun to examine. i don't take any joy in pointing out flaws or dysfunctions for the sake of it, but more that, for me, it makes the whole relationship so much more relatable, and compelling. here are two creatures that are literally as non-human as it can get, and they're making mistakes, or miscommunicating, or have 'issues' the same as a lot of us do? that's really comforting to me - to look at two characters that i treasure acutely, and be able to recognise the ways in which they're not perfect. their story, in that respect, suddenly doesn't feel inaccessible.
but braindump-that-you-didnt-ask-for over!!!āØ
i agree that their relationship is ultimately rooted in love. i think that that love has taken in many incarnations over the course of their narrative, emerging from general attraction/fascination, to acquaintances, to uniquely-relatable-to-each-other-and-only-each-other colleagues, to friends, to best friends, to deeply-pining crushes, to being unrequited love interests, to being full-throttle in love with each other, to being each other's family and sanctuary... all of these at the same time, and some evolving and merging into others. i don't personally hold the belief that romantic love has been there since the beginning (but fully respect where people do see it that way!) but romantic love isn't the only love that aziraphale and crowley are built on.
there have been problems and misunderstandings amongst all of that, times where they possibly don't know each other as much as they like to think they do, where they've not been kind or gentle to each other, but that doesn't mean that none of it isn't all interwoven, in every fibre, with love (whatever form that takes). they may not be human, but they are navigating something uniquely human, and that isn't always going to be perfect.
add to that, just as you say, the literal threat that hangs over both of them where they're not allowed to acknowledge a single part of any of the above; to do so not only puts themselves at risk, but the other at risk moreso. that fear - that sword of damocles, as others way more poetically-minded than me have put it - is borne out of love, of concern, of respect, and friendship. it's not a question, again as you say (because i wholeheartedly agree with you!), of one loving the other more than the vice versa, and one always having to bend to the other until they break whilst the other doesn't get a look-in. the way i see it, sometimes you do have to bend to each other in relationships, friendships etc., but that's a mark of trust, respect, and love in and of itself; that you can feel that you can look to the other for support when you need it, feel comfortable in being vulnerable enough to do so, and be so deeply loved in return as to be the one to support when the other needs it themselves.
there are times in the narrative where one lets the other down, or hurts them, sure - but that doesn't mean that that's the nail in the coffin. it's not going to ruin them, or end them, or drive them apart irrevocably; it's causing/caused issues that they simply need to work to mend... and tbh, they're probably not even aware that some of those cracks are there! once again, i think it's fair to say that this happens in most relationships, and usually - usually - most problems such as the more human-like ones they're facing now (especially the ones borne out of wanting to protect one another!) are fixable with patience, communication, kindness, time, and continuous love!
i do think s3 is really going to upend this, though, and put it to that aforementioned breaking point; i think there is going to be stuff revealed which leaves each other completely bare for the other to see - no secrets, no smokescreen, no glamour - and prove to be the true test of that love. but let's face it (because it will happen); they will choose to love each other anyway. perhaps even because of what s3 will reveal. i don't think ive ever seen their love for each other as unconditional - like i said, i think such a 'condition'/test will be put to them both in s3 and turn their view of each other on its head - but their love for each other in, all its guise, is strong, deep, and profound enough that it will be what they choose every timeāØ
if you would like to come back off anon, that is entirely up to you and i'll leave that for you to decide - or message privately? - i don't mind!!! but again thank you for clarifying the tone, i find tone hard to read sometimes and i appreciate the follow-up asks!!!š
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Tell me more about your horse, please?
Ooohh boy never ask someone about their horse or they wonāt shut up. Okay. I have no idea how much you know about horses, so Iāll try to keep the horse terms to a minimum.
Getting her is a bit of a funny story really. And kind of relevant. But background info: Us mere mortals canāt afford horses competing at the higher levels. Your only chance is basically to buy a promising youngster, train them yourself and hope that the stars align and that in a few years you can compete at the level you wanted. But most of those horses are quite expensive as well. Everybody wants those with good blood for a reason (blood = lineage, breed, how reactive yada yada).
I wasnāt even gonna buy a horse back then because I knew I would be moving abroad a year later, and I already had my pony. (Whom I had considered selling to afford a horse but whatever). Anyways, I helped my trainer break in her youngsters, they got an extended summer break after, and come winter she called me and asked if I wanted C. Because they didnāt get along. She had been aā¦ special cookieā¦ to break in, but an incredibly fun one. So yeah. I got a good horse real cheap because sheās crazy.
Sheāsā¦ well, sheās a brat. A stubborn, explosive bitch thatās too damn smart for her own good and the biggest goddamn drama queen the world has ever seen. Sheās also one of the most hardworking, powerful and talented horses Iāve ever ridden. Her teenage years were eventful to say the least, and it has been a lot of work to teach her some proper manners. I could probably fill a book with all the stupid stunts sheās pulled over the years. But at the same time, thatās kind of the charm. You never have a boring day with her.
Despite her attitude and the drama, sheās genuinely very kind. She just doesnāt show it if she doesnāt have toš
But she never wants to drop her rider, Iāve only fallen off because we stumbled over an xc-jump and she almost did a somersault. And while she usually is too impatient to stand still, whenever thereās small kids around she wonāt move a leg, but you can see her literally twitching because that is tiny human. Must not move. Tiny human fragile, stepping on will injure. She was also the one who accompanied youngsters on their first forest hacks at my old job, because, while hacking out usually is a rollercoaster ride of jumping away from invisible monsters hiding behind stones (thoroughbreds in my heart<3), when the kiddos came with, she was super cool and they could even run into her and she didnāt even bat an eye. Because they are her adopted siblings now and Ohana means family.
So yeah. She has quite the personality but this is already getting long. And when it comes to riding, well, attempting to avoid using technical terms, you can teach just about any horse to move fancy, but riding a horse that does it naturally is just something else. She does everything with such ease and such power. And she loves to learn new stuff, which to me is the most important part. Iād rather ride an eager horse with zero talent than an unmotivated one. Because having to force them to workā¦ nope.
Generally with horses, if you have a bad day, itās 50/50 whether youāll have one of the nicest rides of your life because the horse notices that youāre not at your best, or youāll have what feels like the worst one ever because nothing works and the horse decides that if youāre not gonna try your best, they wonāt either. 9/10 times, sheās the first type (and considering that we sometimes can spend the entire warmup discussing whether the chair in the corner will eat us or not, thatās saying something)
Thatās also kind of why Iām selling her. I donāt have the time to ride her everyday. So when I do, sheās super duper happy and energetic and it makes me feel all guilty that I canāt ride her more. And it breaks my heart every time she comes running towards me in the field all eager, only for me to give her a pat and a carrot then leave (makes me feel like a parent that doesnāt have time for their kid so they spoil them with toys insteadš
). I usually give her a kiss on the nose as a goodbye, but lately she refuses to let me do it unless I have ridden her first. And no, thatās not an exaggeration.
Tl;dr: Sheās a bitch, sheās amazing, she drives me crazy and sheās my best friend. Being allowed to ride her is an honour. (and unfortunately sheās aware of thatš)
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Hi, i was wondering if you have any advice for a first time smut writer? Especially when the writer doesn't even have experience kissing?
I've had an idea for a bonus nsfw chapter for my long term GO wip, and over the months, I have created a detailed account of what will happen with dialogue in my head. But I'm worried that only reading NSFW fics will not be enough to help write it well.
I would ask in a discord server, but may end up gifting it to a friend, and they're in all my servers š
Getting advice there might ruin the whole "surprise! I've written a sexy fic!" if I do end up gifting it.
Hi!! Oh man, I donāt know how much help Iām going to be, but Iāll sure try!
I think the biggest thing I can say, and I genuinely canāt stress this enough: youāre going to feel awkward as hell the first time you write smut. To this day I still feel super awkward when I write smut, like I need to look over my shoulder in case someone is looking at my computer screen or this happens to be the moment Iām finally proven right that mind-readers exist and one is reading the smut straight from my brain. So if you feel that way when you write it, donāt panic! Itās not a sign that you arenāt meant to be writing it or that youāre doing a bad job writing it!
My second biggest piece of advice is to remember that this is part of a larger fic. And I hope this makes sense when I say this! Itās not just smut that youāre writing, itās a natural progression of the dynamic that youāve been building up for all those chapters. By now you have the character voices and personalities in your headā trust those! Lean into it a little, let them take the lead a bit. If you donāt end up liking how something is written, you can always rewrite it! (Though I will always advocate for simply pasting what youāre getting rid of in another doc instead of outright deleting it just to be safe!)
Third: remember that theyāre people. Whether itās an au where theyāre human or theyāre still celestial beings, the boys are disastrous idiots at the best of times (thatās why we love them). So donāt be afraid to let it be awkward or uncoordinated sometimes. If you feel like one of them doesnāt know what theyāre doing, okay! A lot of us donāt!! And depending on the scenario youāve put them in, maybe one of them hasnāt ever kissed before either, which allows you to lean into it a little and hopefully make it more comfortable! The point is, nothing is ever perfect. Itās messy, itās full of emotions, and itās usually clumsy and heartfelt and itās okay to write it that way!
If you donāt have a deadline or need to post/send to your friend right away, I recommend taking a few days away from it and reading it again. Itās hard to look at anything you write objectively when youāve been so close to it for so long. Taking a step away and coming back gives you a better chance of seeing the story the way your readers willā and I guarantee you that youāll think itās even better than you remember it being. Even if you thought it was the best thing you ever wrote, youāll love it more when you are able to look at it a little more objectively! If you canāt take the time away, totally fair. Find someone you trust, someone who knows the rest of your fic so they have the whole story, and ask them to read it.
If you get stuck, and you have someone you trust enough, you can do what I do with my writing friends which is playing Questions! You talk a little about where youāre stuck at in the plot and they just ask you any question that comes to mind. Not always huge, plot-relevant questions, but questions about how a character feels, or how an outside character would respond, etc. and in working out the answers to those questions, I think youāll find the bits of plot that youāre looking for! Itās always been a huge help to me, and itās tons of fun!
Oh, and lastlyā I think itās absolutely phenomenal that you wrote an outline of everything! Iāve never been great at plotting or outlines so Iām jealous. But remember not to hold yourself too rigidly to the outline. If you forget something or veer off of where you intended to go for a bit but you like the outcome, donāt beat yourself up over it! Like I said before, you can always rewrite something you donāt like.
So I guess my biggest piece of advice is donāt take it too seriously and donāt put too much pressure on yourself. Itās still writing and itās a natural progression of a story youāve already spent all this time telling. You know how the story goes, you know how the characters act, you got this!!!
I donāt know if this ended up being helpful at all, but I hope it is! Itās lovely that youāre doing this for your friend and Iām sure theyāre going to adore it!!!
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Talk about your moots; what do you like most about them (could be a paragraph or a single sentence, spread the love!!)
p sure i did this just a few days ago but everyone knows i adore my moots so i dont mind doing it again :)
itās kinda long! (took me a literal hour and a half to write) and i tried to get everyone i talk to on a tri-weekly basis at least š
@ncteez i know you said to pick what i like most abt my moots, but i love everything about hon from the way she looks (sheās literally the most gorgeous person everā she still owes me a selfie now that im thinking abt it) right down to her core. š„¹ the only mark stan who has ever walked the planet actually,,, i love hearing about her sex dreams and i love the way that she gives the best advice bc she only wants the best for me and ļæ¼how genuine she is. I LOVE HER & she makes me a better person every day, seriously āļø i <3 my wife
@jeonghantis š©µ there are about a million and three things that i can write for keir but i think the thing i love most about them is thatā¦ i can just be sar with them, i never have to worry about being judged for the things i like bc 9 times out of 10, keir feels the same way. like who else am i gonna talk about [redacted] with chan with ??? or [ censored beeping for 10 minutes straight ] with sangyeon ?? my jeonghannie, my bff, my ride or die <3 (they also hate everyone that i hate and watch my instagram lives even tho im super annoying which means i am going to die for them)
@onlyseokmins literally just love elvās personality. she has this infectious positivity and it makes me so happy to be alive like dhahdh,,, every time i see her on the dash reblogging the silliest things or cute pics or even talking to other people, it makes me smile so hard like idk sheās so bright PLUS sheās resident dk lover on tumblr like there is no one else. tumblr user onlyseokmins is quite literally the only dk stan alive
@lovelyhan ok two things i love the most ā one: kaiās writing will always get me out of a reading slump. i re-read their fics an ungodly amount of times, like i actually need to be blocked by them ( i definitely didnāt re-read inflection point again TODAY on my lunch break, nope! i didnāt! šā¦ā¦) TWO: kai is literally so sweet and funny and we donāt really talk much, but from what i know, theyāre a really great person and anyone would be lucky to have them as a moot! ^^
@agustdiv1ne ash and i are actually moving to alaska and weāre gonna be neighbors /srs,,, srsly tho, i told her this already, but sheās an amazing listener and she puts up with my shitty texting and i seriously cant appreciate that more š¢ sheās so wonderful and lovely and my favorite yoongi stan to ever exist and i will shield her from the heat. donāt worry, ash, š šššš ššššššš ššš.
@soonigiri MELODY <333 the soonyoung to my cheol!! sheās also someone i enjoy seeing on my dash sm!! sheās literally an angel and itās so endearing to see her in her engene era. like i look forward to seeing jungwon on my dash every day /srs ā OKAY ACTUALLY, ik im an awkward freak but i would love to talk to you more bc i think we have a lot in common T-T
@etherealyoungk SKYE i know we interact like every 3 weeks but each of them do really mean a lot to me <33 i think sheās really kind-hearted and i get really happy when i see her jn my inbox from time to time!! itās like a nice little surprise which i love š„¹š itās like finding a rice krispie at the bottom of my lunch box (if you donāt know the feeling, think immense joy)
@rubyreduji JJ THE COOLEST GUY EVER. heās such a joy to talk to and i love that heās lowkey my hypeman. every time i run a concept or idea by him, he makes me feel really good about it and i adore that. heās so supportive i love him and i need to hug him so bad actually š„¹ (i give good bear hugs jj, pls let me hug u) also jj doesnt care that im a weirdo awkward freak and i have to commend him for that too āŗļø
@toruro mikalicious always know what to say which is what i love the absolute most abt them now. when im in a shit mood, she knows exactly how to make me feel better and always helps me take my mind off of it. sheās so cute and wonderful inside and out and i really am so eternally grateful to have her as a mutual and a friend <33 also, mika, this is my formal apology for being the worldās worst texter š
@gyuswhore EM THE COOLEST PERSON EVER. i love her so much actually. she and i just started talking and i have to say, she is just so,,,, amazing? idk, i dont have the words for it. she was so kind to me when reading my wonu fic and she just read over my new cheol wip and she has given me such great feedback and im so appreciative of her!! + sending pics is lowkey my love language and she lets me send her the most random shit (my pc collection, my room, etc.) i love her š
@hwanghyunjinenthusiast MY FAV JOKSTER dbehdh talking to rj is seriously a breath of fresh air lol I LOVE her humor and she understands my humor. ALSOā¦.. something about rjās writing also does something to meā¦ like i remember i was super depressed while i had strep and on a brief tumblr hiatus and i came onto the app for just a second and saw that sheād posted ā¦ mean dom!chanā¦ i remember reading it and crying bc she GETS IT. no one gets me like rj (i forgot to rb now that im thinking abt it but im gonna get on that) my fave dinonara <3
@heesbaby TUMBLR USER HEESBABY SINGLE HANDEDLY GOT ME BACK INTO ENHYPEN. i never thought id see the day, but bc of her smauās and writing, iām back in my engene eraā¦ i love how much of an angel cinna is like,,, we talk every once in awhile but she makes me the happiest girl ever when she replies to my asks or i find her in my inbox. iāll actually fight jay for cinna
@hyuk4ngel RESIDENT MINGYU STAN,, fay has been here with me since what feels like the fucking beginning and i seriously canāt thank her enough. sheās really encouraging and amazing and she has the best ideas ever. i swear half of my writing discography is thanks to her (just my mingyu fics which is lowekey half my writing discography begsgs) she also is always checking in and i just love her for that and many other things š„¹
@baeksbyunny / @baekhyunnybyun (youāll have to remind me which acct im supposed to tag) BEX MY BELOVED!!! THE LOVE I HAVE FOR HER IS SERIOUSLY INDESCRIBABLE!!! sheās the nicest person to me. like iāll never forget when i was anxious before my txt concert and she was so reassuring like i felt a weight lift off my shoulders. INSTANT (sar)otonin boost every time we talk, idk what it is. probably the fact that she has the most comforting presence. i love her, you honor. i rest my case.
@majestyjun mills was like the first moot iād ever talked to,,, but i remember i was so intimidated the first time we did bc millie is literally so fucking cool like,,, i have always thought this and when she said //I// was cool and i was genuinely so honored likeā¦. idk >< ALSO HER WRITING IS SOHSHSBS OUT OF THIS WORLD ā¦ the concepts the description,,, sheās a genius!!!
@sunnylovespickles even tho we just became moots, i thought it was really sweet that she dropped off pics of pink!cheol for me š„¹ my day was really bad and that brightened it so much <33 i hope to have more interactions with her in the future bc she seems so nice!!
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*kicks in the door in an attempt to make a dramatic entrance but just ends up stubbing my toe really bad*
CROWWWW!
I demand you tell me all about your ocs so that ours can have a tea party together *shakes fist menacingly*
BIM ARE YOU OKAY??
Heccin hell. That looked bad! Here take some shiny pills from my crow-collection!
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Ok, yes now back the question, ahem! So, I donāt have a whole lot of OCs outside of my super secret original works, because Iām pretty sure I poured all my energy into developing weird, nameless NPCS in Soulsborne games in particular xD
I dunno, itās addicting! But anyway, I do have some in āChristened in Bloodā that will become/already are relevant, and even though they are mostly lore tie-ins, I did confirm with Katy and Fantomette that they ācountedā as OCs š
Iāll be sharing about them in that case, and fair warning, some of these peeps are genuinely awful, so Emori and Hollise and the girls should absolutely feel free to kick their asses š¤ (Fantomette, your OCs as well, hehe).
Ok umā¦where to start? Maybe with the Cainhurst OCs??
(Gonna cut for space because it gets long! Sincerest apologies ;-;).
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Lord Dominic, father of Lady Maria
Alright, Cainhurst OCs it is! Hereās Dominic!
You know him already of course, since he insisted on being terrible right from the start of my fic, but believe it or not, he leaves more of an impact on the story than some of the others, so I canāt leave him out!
Basically he was the captain of the royal guard during the reign of Annaliseās mother, and before that he had been an executioner for the royal family. He and the queen were a pair of scheming devils that wanted to remake Cainhurst in a new image, which was essentially the Vileblood revolution. They rebelled against the old ways of the kingdom which basically glorified the Pthumerian rituals and traditions that were thought to bring about godhood.
Dominic and the Queen were like; Letās cut out the middle man and just straight up use the blood to become more Pthumerian-like right away. Thatās what they did, and when the queen took her throne, she kept Dominic by her side for defense.
In all truth, yes. He was an absolute bastard. He married a lesser noble from the Cainhurst-Hemwick bloodline, and fathered Maria and Bloody Crow/Luther. He was cruel and abusive towards his wife and children, usually by way of controlling everything they did. He wanted his wife to avoid āweakeningā his children, and wanted Maria, his eldest, to be his trophy child successor. They were like tools to him in a grander political game, and needless to say, they all hated and feared him.
Hell, most people in the kingdom hated and feared him because he still acted as the queenās executioner that would snuff out entire families if they rebelled or even spoke of treason. He was a terrifying, ruthless warrior and he truly believed everything he was doing was right. The only one that adored him was the queen, and he happily served her out of twisted admiration and loyalty. They were just heartless and Machiavellian enough for each other.
But to the majority, Dominic was fiery, proud, cold, zealous, bad-tempered, and stubborn. He was eloquent and manipulative as well, often intimidating to others due to his unpredictable nature.
Now, I wonāt spoil much, but while Maria spent much of her life trying to erase Dominicās memory and influence, Crow/Luther actually discovered another side to the man that changed how he saw him. Yes, he was still always an asshole, but weirdly enough, he had a very specific purpose for it. I actually enjoyed adding another layer to this character past just the abusive father figure.
PLEASE DO NOT INVITE HIM TO A TEA PARTY HE WILL KILL MULTIPLE PEOPLE LMAO
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Lady Clarice, mother of Lady Maria
Oh wow! Itās Mariaās mom! Hope nothing bad happens to hā*COUGH*
Lady Clarice was a noble scion of a smaller family of Cainhurst aristocrats, and was pressured to marry Dominic, a high-born directly related to the queen, by her family in order to elevate their house. While she had grown up in Hemwick during its better days, she would eventually up and leave to live in the snowy, mountain-top castle across the great lake. This new life made her miserable, and her marriage with Dominic was loveless. She never actually understood why he had decided to wed her, especially when it seemed clear that his affections were turned towards the queen.
She did, however, love her children. Particularly Luther. Sadly, while she did cherish Maria, she often looked to her daughter as more of a āsaviorā instead of a child in need of love and care. Clarice tended to put more pressure on Maria to watch over her brother and defend them both against Dominic, becauseā¦wellā¦Maria was strong. Maria was bolder and more confidant than her paranoid mother, and though there was love between them, there was possibly also resentment.
Clarice was, after all, just another lost child that was sold away by her family and forced into a life she did not want. She missed Hemwick, and the farms, the mills, the people. She missed her simple life and the friends she had made thereā¦and after sinking into heavy depression, she made some critical mistakes that led to her downfall. The mark she left on Maria was life-altering, but unfortunately for Luther, his memories of her were only so extensive.
In her life she was known to be a docile, quiet woman with a love of flowers, astronomy, and old folktales/stories. She was also an artist and carried books full of colorful, floral scribbles wherever she went. Despite her cold life, there were many who loved her. Also one random fact, she was known for wearing the scents of lavender and rosemary on her clothes, which were both considered to be crude plants in Cainhurst, as they were usually associated with wandering plague doctors. However, Clarice had been surrounded by the scents in Hemwick and harbored them out of bittersweet nostalgia.
Sheād enjoy the chill vibe of a good olā tea session I think!
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Queen Claudia, mother of Annalise
Look, Iām not saying Annalise was some wonderful and pure person or anything, but compared to her mother, she was a saint. Claudia may be one of the most devious characters I have ever come up with for a fic, and when you combine her and Dominic, you have a very bad combo.
Claudia was the younger daughter of Queen Zofia (the name I gave to Annaliseās grandmother), and sister to Lady Evelyn, who Iāll talk about later. There was something very devilish about Claudia from the start, because she was basically one of the first people to get her hands on forbidden blood before the whole thing with the scholar even happened. She straight up consumed that blood smoothie, and then gave birth to her first child, Annalise. Fun fact! Annalise was born immortal, and Claudia discovered this when she saw Anna immediately regenerate from a wound when she was a young child.
After that, Claudia basically usurped her elder sisterās throne by claiming that she had more of a right to it because she was the one with the immortal heir. Evelynās children were not āspecialā by any means. And after spreading her āweāre going to produce an immortal line of rulers and give this divine life to our peopleā propaganda, Claudia won the favor of the kingdomās citizens and nearly incited a rebellion when the former queen resisted the claim.
In the end, through extreme manipulation and theatrics, Claudia won and inherited the throne. She took a consort, raised her daughter to be the public golden child, and encouraged a more Bacchanalian culture in Cainhurst. She wanted her people to revel, feast, lust, and drink, and to become drunk on blood. Itās how she controlled them. Yes, this also is what gave Cainhurst a bad reputation and image for the rest of the world. They became known as drunken, careless nobles that craved bloodSport. Claudia relished in this.
She was a callous, dangerous, cutthroat, and manipulative queen. She wore many faces depending on her audience, and was a narcissistic, arrogant, and cruel person overall. She used people like pawns, including her own children, and did whatever it took to keep her line on the throne. That included side-lining her own sister, encouraging abuse towards her sisterās children, and keeping Dominic by her side, who she trusted completely and could unleash on anyone that opposed her. I donāt even want to get into what she did to Annalise because the fic will cover that and it might be a little too much for a simple OC post lmao. (Fantomette can confirm).
There had never really been a queen like her before, since most were benevolent and decent, but Claudia was just genuinely evil-hearted.
So, fair warning, you do NOT want this lady at a tea party lol. Sheās probably the only Cainhurst noble besides Dominic that actually earned the āVilebloodā name xD
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Lady Evelyn, aunt of Queen Annalise, mentor to Lady Maria
If Claudia was the ābadā sister, then Evelyn was the āgoodā sister. Even though she looks scarier, hehe. Yes, I did come up with this character because of the gun, but it just made sense to me that they would name the weapon after the commander of the beast-hunting knightās calvary. In my eyes, the previous armies were not as well equipped for beast hunting because the plague hadnāt been very prevalent then. When it got worse, and after Evelyn had been cast aside in favor of her sisterās rule, she founded a new league of knights.
Evelyn was calm, rational, and intelligent. She carefully analyzed Gehrman from afar and the way in which he modified weapons before proceeding to imitate him and garner extra knowledge from Eastern weapon-smiths. She modified and commissioned the Evelyn pistol, the Chikage, the Reiterpallasch, and even the Rakuyo upon Mariaās request. Sometimes she made the weapons herself, sometimes she simply told the weapon-smiths how to design them, but every time she would end up with something brilliant.
Her knights loved her, and she was their strict, formal commander and trainer. She also taught Lady Maria how to fight, and how to adapt to using standard weapons instead of blood-blades. Mariaās dualistic skills began with Evelyn and continued with Gehrman, both of whom she admired.
Evelyn found that her focus on beast-hunting and leading her knights was the best way to avoid Claudia and the strife within their shared home. She did her best to not provoke her sister and remained silent even after the usurpation, but inevitably there was a deep resentment brewing. In secret, Evelyn prepared her son (Leo) to one day reclaim the throne. This quiet treason was the foundation for much of the tension between the descendants of both sisters.
Regardless, Evelynās plans were understandable, and while she may have been quite bitter and aloof, she at least loved her children, her knights, and her remaining family, often holding back her own desires for their sakes. It was her graceful daughter that led the knights during the time of Logariusās attack, and Leo, who was very similar to his mother if only a bit more volatile, loyally fought in his motherās name for many years of his life.
Evelyn would be very stern and formal at a tea party, so maybe not the most exciting person to invite, but she would be able to tell some great stories, and at least sheād hold back from fighting anyone lol.
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Lord Theodore, brother of Queen Annalise
(Itās funny using this portrait because Fantomette has a whole different OC based off of it who is so sweet, but now I gotta share my totally different one kjsjs).
I donāt have a whole lot to say about this pompous loser, but basically, he was Annalise younger brother and was usually pretty satisfied to just do whatever his sister asked if he was able to live a luxurious, unbothered life in return.
As a child, he was a spoiled brat and endlessly bullied his cousins (Evelynās children) because uhhā¦he thought it was funny? I guess? Basically he took after his mother, but without the cunning and frightening intelligence. He was a somewhat decent captain of the guard after Dominic, but his battle skills were really not too impressive or anything. He usually just sent out his underlings to do most of the dirty work when he could.
Needless to say, he wasnāt exactly popular among his own soldiers for that, but he was quite popular with the kingdomās people. He looked like some dreamy, romantic hero, and so they all put him on a pedestal for it. He loved the attention and praise from them, becauseā¦well, it was what fueled him to keep doing his job. He was a spoiled, smug individual, and just wanted to eat, drink, be merry, and enjoy long life, which he received from his sisterās blood.
He did have some mild resentment towards Annalise because as adults, she treated him as somewhat of a pawn or a public trophy to win her peopleās affections, but her compensation for his work was usually so lavish that he just ignored his issues with Annalise. He didnāt consider them worth losing his luxuries.
Heād be an overly-proud and selfish person to have at a tea party, but hey, heād be kinda fun to bully because thereās no way this guy can take what he dishes out sjhskkskj. Heās rude as hell to people he doesnāt like, but you could probably get him to cry if you insulted his hair xD
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Ok, finally Iām away from Cainhurst, thank Kos. I do have more background characters developed, but they arenāt active enough in the story to mention, and again, theyāre usually just family/lore tie-ins.
Anyway, letās look at a couple more characters that actually influence the story in CIB.
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Felix, The Hinterlands Scarecrow and predecessor to Eileen
Imagine Eileen but with a scarecrow cap, a creepy scarecrow mask, a blue-beaded bell charm, and slightly blue-splattered feathers with blue/gold thread subtly woven in. That was Felix, the Blue Crow, the Scarecrow, whatever you wanna call him. He came from the āHinterlandsā aka ātotally-not-Tibetā where the first hunter-hunters came from.
In my canon, Eileen was born in ātotally-not-Nepalā which is geographically, (and accurately so irl), right next to ātotally-not-Tibet.ā So, she and Felix crossed paths as youths and knew each other for years. Felix was the nephew to the first hunter of hunters, and had hoped to succeed her as the next to carry the mantle. However, his aunt skipped over him and chose another lad to carry the crow mantle for a few years. Yes, Felix was young at the time and therefore a bit immature. He was jealous of the successor, Brandon, for years, but wouldnāt ya know it, they finally met and Felix realized the bastard was actually pretty cool.
Fast forward a few years, Felix is Brandonās soon-to-be successor, and the two are likeā¦best friends. They were like Anakin and Obi-Wan in The Clone Wars fr. Absolute bros.
They even went to fight on the frontlines of a distant war together, and spent a lot of time hunting down crazed members of the League who were losing their minds. Obviously Brandon was the mercy-killer, but Felix learned how to become a dangerous warrior along the way.
Then BAM! Brandon goes whack in the head after some rough turns in the road and Felix has to be his mercy-killer in order to finally embrace his crow-mantle. What was once a young boyās dream of glorious achievement was now a bitter and grim affair. Felix very reluctantly took down Brandon and became pretty withdrawn, cynical, and stoic afterwards. Thatās when he found Eileen again and started training her.
Felix was a crow for a long time, and his reputation for having killed one of his own ākinā earned him the moniker of āThe scarecrow among his own.ā After all, what is a scarecrow if not the terror of even the ominous crows? Felix would kill one of his own if necessary. While he was highly emotive, wild, and strong-willed as a youth, older Felix was closed-off, disciplinarian, traditional, cold, and pessimistic. Only Eileen knew him for who he really was, and the two had an unspoken bond like a brother-sister pair. Felix discouraged any emotional ties, but yes, he did care for Eileen, and vice-versa.
Really, the only strife that arose between them was when Eileenās apprentice became the Bloody Crow, because uhhh, you can imagine Felixās PTSD with crow-hunters teetering on the edge of madness and all that. Heh.
Overall, Felix would be fine at a tea party, but he might be too strict or sharp-tongued, thereby killing the mood a bit. How dare anyone have fun and be relaxed in his presence š (Heās actually a good guy tho, plz donāt judge him too hard </3)
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Hugo, Logariusās second-in-command.
I donāt know what it is with me and making awful characters, but I guess I need them for the plot lmao. Hugo is genuinely despicable, and honestly on the same level as Claudia/Dominic. At first, you might just think heās a bully, but his undying loyalty to Logarius of all people suggests that heās worse.
Hugo was originally the son of one of Gehrmanās hunting captains, and grew up in the hunterās culture around Byrgenwerth. He was ambitious and aggressive as a hunter, usually overly-mutilating beasts, getting into fights with his peers, and causing trouble. Most suspected that he just had a violent home life, but nobody could really confirm what the problem was.
Nevertheless, Hugo hated humanity and found āthe huntā to be a way to unleash all his vicious loathing. He very loudly preached against the idea that beasts were human, and he didnāt believe that Pthumerians, Vilebloods, or any other humanoid type beings were human either. This is essentially what Logarius taught, and even though they all knew it was BS, they had to justify their actions somehow.
Hugo tortured and butchered countless people over the years when he followed Logarius into the Church and became an Executioner (Logariusās right-hand man). Anyone with even the slightest signs of bestial infection were targets for Hugo, and there were rumors that he had cannibalistic tendencies when dispatching his victims because he ādidnāt see their flesh as human flesh.ā (Another lie to satisfy his lust for destruction of his fellow man of course). The other Executioners always helped cover up his crimes because they were scared of him too. Everyone knew that he was a perverse and disgusting individual.
So, yeahā¦do NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT INVITE THIS SADISTIC BASTARD TO YOUR TEA PARTY PLEASE OMG. If you donāt hate him now, you will when I post the next few chapters because uhhhā¦uhhā¦uhhhā¦.ANYWAY!
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Johann and Pavel, the Yharnam Clockmaker
Alright, this one is a bit complicated because I know itās two names here, but itās only one character, and not in a Dr. Jekyll type of way. Basically this old guy, Johann, was a clockmaker in Yharnam and was one of the people to help design the Astral Clocktower itself.
Johann lived alone in his old age, but had what was likely schizophrenia and constantly hallucinated the presence of his long lost son, Pavel. Pavel had died as a child, but to Johann, he was his small, tag-a-long apprentice in the old clock-shop. During the years when Bloody Crow/Luther was in Yharnam, he befriended the grizzled clockmaker and formed somewhat of an odd friendship with him.
Luther was always coming in to commission him for pocket watches or water clocksā¦.because Luther had a specific interest in collecting and learning how to craft the ornaments. He employed their designs in things like little smoke and powder bombs as well, and Johann was the go-to āparts guy.ā
So, Johann spent many hours chatting away with Luther as they worked on these little trinkets, and the latter got used to seeing the aged man call out and speak to his deceased son like it was nothing. Just another sad story of Yharnam madness, eh?
You could invite this fellow to a tea party for sure. Heās nice, and just a bit eccentric is all. Yes, he talks to someone you canāt see, but thereās nothing wrong with that! Bloke deserves some free cake tbh.
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Ok! Iām pretty sure those are the main OCs for CIB, and even though I developed the hell out of Vileblood Drifter Leo (Heās Evelynās son in this story), those two Research Hall doctor-hunters (Gladys and Ursula), and the previous crow-hunters, those are all either non-original characters already or characters that are only mentioned by name in the fic. I do plan to make a big post for my headcanons on the previous crow-hunters sometime, but theyāre mostly for background lore purposes. Iām not sure if Iāll ever actually write all their stories.
In the mean time, this is gonna be one hell of a tea partyā¦are you ready Bim?? XD
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