#will finish up the last couple this week

[inhuman-obey-me]

🕶 with Barbatos please??👀 also yes on MC! (sorry for being specific, you can ignore it if you want but can it be directed at mc i'm not normal about Barb)

"I saw a little thing I didn't like you tried to hide." - Barbatos/MC

content warning: blood, reference to torture/gore

Barbatos has a reputation.

It is one that you remind yourself of at times, when you get lost in his sweet words and even sweeter treats. Those soft smiles, his ever-readiness to serve, his meticulous attention to detail so that things were always perfect for you – he would insist you had him wrapped around your finger, but sometimes you wonder if it truly isn’t the other way around.

After all, while you loved that side of him – one that few had the privilege to witness – you could not help but be intrigued by the part of him that reigned in the shadows. 

The part of him that delighted in the slow torture of a traitor. The part of him that could use a knife to cut up a bleeding-heart artichoke just as deftly as an actual bleeding heart. The part of him that could drive someone mad just by warping the space around him, damning them to experience eternity in a matter of seconds. 

Perhaps you were a bit too intrigued, your morbid curiosity having led you now to wander the dark halls of the Demon Lord’s Castle in search of him. He was supposed to meet you at the foyer earlier, but when the ever-punctual demon was nowhere to be found, you decided to take matters into your own hands. You wanted to see if you could catch the consistently composed butler off-guard, unprepared. 

A fool’s quest.

You pass an archway and stop in your tracks, swearing you heard a faint scream from down below. A metallic scent pervades, your stomach churning as you take a step, and then another, and yet another – slowly descending the stairs, unsure of what you’ll find at the bottom. 

It’s dimly lit, torches along the walls flickering with magic flames. Your eyes adjust, and your heart nearly skips a beat as you see Barbatos in the distance. You dive behind a wall, peering around the corner to observe. 

He seems to be talking to someone, though you can’t see who. A cell, you think, as you notice the iron bars gating certain areas. The light catches on an object in his hand, something silver, and you realize he’s cleaning it off with cloth. Your own hands fish out your D.D.D., opening the camera function to zoom in and get a clearer look.

Oh.

He’s splattered with blood, standing in a pool of it. It’s a sight to behold, and you’re unable to tear your gaze away from him. Slowly, your finger goes to the capture button, taking a photo of the scene. You duck back into the passage, checking to see how the shot turned out – and chills run down your spine as Barbatos seems to be looking straight into the lens. 

“Tsk, tsk.” Gloved fingers tightly wrap around your wrist, forcing you to turn around to meet a dark gaze that you knew all too well. “I saw a little thing I didn’t like you tried to hide.” 

“B-Barbatos!” His name leaves your lips in a squeak. You don’t know how he got to you so fast, but you do know it’s better not to question it. “I-I’m sorry, you didn’t show up earlier and I got curious and wanted to look for you so I ended up down here and then I found you but I didn’t want to disturb you and –” 

He puts a halt to your rapid explanation with a single finger against your lips, his gaze softening. “I’m sorry, my dear. It’s not like me to forget or lose track of the time. I must make this up to you immediately.” He lets go of your wrist, examining you once over before taking a step back. “But first, I need to freshen up. Shall we go upstairs?” 

With a nod, you follow him back up to the brighter hallways of the castle, though he pauses once you’re at the landing. “...And what are you going to do with that photo?”

“Oh.” You can feel the warmth rush to your cheeks. “I, uh … just kind of wanted it for myself.”

“Is that so?” You can hear the amusement in his voice, see the way his lips twist into a smirk.  “Well, if that’s the case, I suppose I can let your little reconnaissance slide. Next time, however,” he leans in close, breath ghosting your ear. “Just ask.”

#SORRY this is late #wrapping these up for real now #will finish up the last couple this week #but yes we're also not normal about barb totally understand #obey me #obey me! #obey me swd #obey me shall we date #omswd #obey me barbatos #obey me barbatos x mc #obey me barbatos x reader #om! barbatos #obey me nightbringer #obey me fic #obey me drabble #writings #4000 follower celebration #the all encompassing [mod] cosmos

[todayisafridaynight]

#rgg #ryu ga gotoku #ryu ga gotoku 7 #yakuza series #yakuza like a dragon #yakuza 7 #masumi arakawa #snap sketches #i underutilize drawing arakawa as the prettiest girl ever and i will go to prison to atone for my crimes for this #Awful i thought of a fic while making sketches LMAOOOO lets see if i do it cause i still have another one cooking #i also have a teeny goofy comic but idk if im gonna finish it #if i do im gonna revise it first since i dont like its pacing and whatnot rn but anyways bye #im gonna stare at google docs #shout to my Not-Kayla friend because i bumped into her during dinner tonight #and i told her i needed to pick up rice so we hop to the store and i ALMOST missed the last two bags. i almost did. #wouldve had to go a week without rice... unthinkable. #i mean the bags wont get me through the week but they'll be enough for a couple days LMAO #ok bye now heres to hoping i can write

[buglaur]

thank you for tagging me @wistfulpoltergeist, we're hair twins 😌

i tag you 🫵🏻 picrew link

#love a good picrew #haven't been around here properly in what feels like months 😔 #my wisdom teeth are growing in #and i've lost all hearing in my left ear #wish i could pop my head off my shoulders and leave it home for the week #at least i haven't the flu anymore #i'm off next week thank fuck #and i'm going to dublin for the first time in like a decade 🥳 #just for a couple hours #hotels are too expensive up there so i'll just get the last bus back #anyways enough spewing into the tags i've got assignments to reluctantly finish #bye ❤️

[coccoart]

sketches of the shirts (1, 2) i gave my sister on xmas since the actual ones didn't come in time xD;; (tbh, i did order them kinda late in the month but hey, she got a good laugh out of them).

#she got me a dante one from the same etsy which printed very dark tho the print of her two shirts came out great #also a bit late on posting these as i was busy finishing off some friend's gifts last week ;;; #just as a heads up #dmc #devil may cry #dmc vergil #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion ancunin #sketches #will it be the only time i draw these two? idk... #also kinda annoyed how easily i was able to draw vergil this time when compared to a couple years ago.. #when i was trying to draw him for this painting idea i had for him and dante u_u (siiigh)

[forallineed]

Camilip week Day 5 - Baby/Babies

Hear me out: Belos created Vee, and in most stories that would make him her father. Camila adopted Vee, becoming her mother. Therefore Vee is canonically their daughter.

#belmila #belomila #camilip #camilos #philmila #Camilip Week #Crack #-totally not Vicissitude spoilers btw #Speaking of my goal has been to have chapter 7 ready for Christmas and i'm close to finishing #but I've also been sick the last couple of days and if this doesn't clear up I may not get it done on time

[cuz-reasons]

What if I exploded? What then?

#this has been my mood for like two weeks now #well actually the las couple months if were being honest #but esp these last couple weeks #im just tired and stressed and anxious as fuck #and now i got a 7pm 3hr exam tonight #AND work tmr cuz LITTERALY no one else was available #so i get to go do poorly on this exam cuz im tired from work this morning and its right through my normal dinner time #and im not able to really eat now cuz im too anxious and i gotta catch the bus in like 15mins #and then come home and basically go straight to bed #so i can work an 8hr shift tmr #aauaaugghhggg #AND i got another exam ill prolly do WORSE on on the 19th #but that ones at 9 so like not much better but id rather that than the 7pm one #and that class has a group project too thats due the same day cuz it was the last day it can be handed in #i also HATE that class so much #im just like fuckim burnt out i think #straight up considering dropping out if i fail again i dont even care anymore #or at least taking a SOLID YEAR off before finishing #cuz christ alive i need a proper fuckin break #anyways i kinda went off here #oopsies! #oh well

[a9saga]

i mentioned this but my grandfather passed away last week. he was 95. my grandmother died in february of 2021 and it's really something that he made it that long without her at his age. they were married 69 years and had 7 children and 21 grandchildren, as well as 11 great grandchildren now with two more on the way. his wake was wednesday night and the memorial mass and burial were yesterday.

my auntie cindy married my dad's oldest brother i believe 50 years ago now. they were high school sweethearts. she knew my grandparents since she was a child, so did the rest of her family for that matter. my grandmother or sometimes my father used to mention a boy in the neighborhood who had unfortunately died very young of a drug overdose. no one outright told me this but i put together when i got older that that was cindy's brother. this is to say of all the in laws that cindy was well acquainted with my family for the longest time, and my family with hers as well.

some months after my grandmother's death, that spring or early summer, cindy had sent out a letter to everyone recalling growing up around my grandmother and marrying into the family, maintaining that relationship for decades. she mentioned something her brother used to say that my grandmother would often quote when cindy wasn't around. she closed the letter with, "i just wanted you to know that i loved your mother like she was my own," which i think was always very evident. cindy's own mother had passed away somewhere over a decade earlier. 4 or 5 years ago diana and i were over her house with our mother, cindy referred to a picture of her mother in the kitchen and said "i talk to her all the time." she's not religious, if that makes it any different. she and everyone else in my family were raised catholic but if you ever get on the topic with her, she thinks the bible and christianity and everything are a load of bullshit. but regardless she does speak to a picture of her mother, which i think is pretty interesting. but i digress.

at the wake, there was a line to the coffin with my grandfather in it. cindy's a sociable person. i got in line behind someone i didn't know. a lot of family friends showed up. cindy came and started chatting her up and she introduced me, and then she told me she'd gotten in line about 6 times but shied away from actually paying her final respects. i was like, wanna do it with me? and she did. so we kneeled before the coffin and she caressed the rosary in his hands, and when we got up i mentioned how much i appreciated her letter in 2021, and it took her by surprise. she said she had wanted to read it as a eulogy at her mother-in-law's funeral but she and my other aunt ended up in a bad argument around it. neither of them are perfect, to be clear. that's not why i'm making this post and i don't plan to elaborate on that.

but anyway, after the burial yesterday everyone went to lunch. i could tell all of my dad's siblings appreciated having each other after both of their parents have died. last weekend my dad and his brother that he's closest to went out to lunch because both my mom and aunt thought they needed it, i know first hand my dad has been very down in the dumps about everything. but anyway, after lunch yesterday when cindy was saying goodbye to me, she rubbed my chin and said "thank you, that was so sweet of you to bring up the letter about connie last night. do you know you had me crying on the way home?"--i don't think i have ever seen cindy cry.

#under a break bc it's just long as hell #i miss both of my grandparents #i am all right tho #also established at the wake/funeral i have long overdue hanging out with my cousin in boston to do #after everything i think everyone is at peace #i got my grandfather a '365 things to appreciate about being irish' calendar last christmas #i didn't anticipate he would remember to flip the pages every day #but i did have fun reading him weeks at a time when i visited him #i am not surprised he did not live to finish it but i kind of anticipated that nd that is okay #what a long couple of weeks #i was just numb and out of character since last monday but i finally got some overdue tears out yesterday #going that long without being ready to cry was scary and somewhat guilt inducing #shut up kaily

[deus-ex-mona]

kawareeeeeeeeeee~~~~~~~~~

#(aka me when my acid burns randomly start throbbin’ when i bend over :( it’s very inconvenient) #in other news ​this week absolutely s u c k s can i trade it in for a better one— #first there was that acid spill. which. like. ouch???? but the mark is still there and is apparently very obvious. which sucks #then the day after the acid attack™️ meself and one other guy were called out under the assumption that we were doing unnecessary overtime #with the ‘unnecessary’ part running off the basis that there’s a low sample volume bc one single monday had fewer samples than usual #and we were singled out j u s t because our taxi claims for last month were through the roof due to the fact that we live across the country #like??? hellooo????? why are you treating it like it’s my fault that i have to pay upwards of $24 (at least) to get home??? #and??? excuse????? why are you extrapolating the previous day’s sample volume to the previous month’s workload as a whole???? #but. m a n. the way the mildly higher up lady abruptly shouted at me for asking a question just. pissed me off. for some reason. #she was talking in circles regarding the future of our taxi claims #so i asked if we (now) had to submit a second claims form for the transport company dudes to compensate us #and she yelled at me to stop talking before i could finish :( sadded and annoyed tbh #though i get the feeling that she hasn’t liked me ever since i left some results she asked for between her desk and some other guy’s desk #and someone else had placed their notebook or sth atop it so she couldn’t find it. and she blamed me for it. ha. #that was a few weeks ago though. so. hm. i wonder if she’s still mad about that… #either way. i applied for a couple of jobs that are closer to my place bc screw travelling across the country for an hour every day #s c r e w hour-long train rides i’d rather sleep #i prolly won’t even get the other jobs but. oh well. that’s life ig

[eifri]

i wonder where all these notifications are coming f-

#ooc. #tbd // #logs off of my multi after complaining about bots only to see this bs #ok. im normal #anyway repeating the sentiment here i'm off meds and very stressed/sensitive but i should be getting my puppy in under a week on my birthda #sdfsf might also start replaying xvi on new game plus today #im just trying to finish doing everything i can do for my apartment first #and finish ordering all the things i need :whyy: #i tried drilling a hole with a screwdriver and it's so bad i ordered hole filler #that is how my life is goingr n JKFHD #returning a drill i bought secondhand because it isn't working and ordered a new one #but im going to ask if the people assembling the last couple of my furniture things on the 5th can put the anti tip things in my wall #when they are here anyway #i'll need to tidy some more stuff up but just trying to chill and finish ordering stuff for now #i will hopefully be able to write again soon #i keep choking up whenever i think about xvi still

[vaguelydefinedshapes]

Word of the day is "malaise"

#i forgot my meds #and all my joints are #well they certainly are #im definitely aware that they are #plus ive still got some cramps from 🦈 week #and i finished my last monster in the first couple hours of my shift bc i didnt realize it was my last one #;-; #blehck #im so tired im barely keeping up w coworker conversations #much less customer interactions where they have a PROBLEM i need to SOLVE

[coldflasher]

me staring at my word doc, where the next chapter of dndb is ready to go apart from a handful of word swaps i need to make for repetitive language and then like 3 concluding sentences: go brain go (in the voice of tobey maguire saying "go web go")

brain: brttttz *vague static sounds*

#pls. this is maddening #i mean tbf it's insane i've got this chapter so close to being ready to go with like a 2-week turnaround when the last one took me 4 months #but still. in fairness i've been excited about this chapter for so long i did the first couple of editing passes 9 months ago #in a hotel in washington dc. this one's been a long time coming #i'd have finished it by now if it weren't for these meddling invoices and council tax bills slurping up every last iota of my energy >:( #dndb updates

[mejomonster]

To get good at telling stories... writing stories... one must... practice by writing stories ;-;

#rant #i tell u what i think id have functioned well in a wrbnovel publishing format. but i dont think #any good sites for that exist in english as of yet? (i think theres one but its contract is Yikes i heard) #but just like. the idea of publishing chapter ever 1-2 weeks until youre done. maybe 20 chapters maube 2000. maybr you never finish. #most of the chapters free and maybe idk you make some advertizing money on ads viewed on your chapter page. or make the last couple extras #paid only idk. but the big thing? the point im getting to - sorry i got lost in the sauce - #my point is: you probably DO write shit at first. or write fine with some SHIT ARCS or rushed chapters to hit ur weekly updates #and 5 years from then youll look back and wanna overhaul some of those fucking stories (weve seen many a jjwxc writer revise later). #but wow will you have practiced writing a LOT. #youll have 100k 500k 1 million 5 million words worth of writing under your belt in a few years #and youll probably be a hell of a lot better at knowing how to make more chaptwrs on average interezsting and Building Consistently to your #main plot and arcs. you'll probably get much bettwr at raw scheduling of wriitng and pre-planning that works for you and structure mapping #youll have a much better idea of your personal strengths whrn you need to lean on them for a rough month when your story's turned #into a mess. youll value your own writing more (i hope) cause LOOK how much you fucking accomplished. #like. npss? dmbjs author? idk about others but i can definitely see the improvement in wriitng skill #between dmbj book 1 and the recent heihua book and mountain village book #(in terms of style in word choice. and goals for the story set out to be told) #i look at priest and newer novels by priest are as impressive as any literary novel ive ever analysed #(and older ones while i also love i do see their slightly rougher word choice and how some were executed a bit #more up and down/not as tightly) #i just. agh. i am :c feeling that ill probably write 200k words this year #and none of it will be as good as i want. but i NEED to write these first 200k #because the only way i get better. get to the way i want to write. is to make the progress of improvement with this first 200k. #ToT fun fact i wrote 170k words this year. WOW. and maybe 400k words of fanfic in the 4 years prior (so 100k words on average) #i know i am imptoving. i just gotta keep at it. #also? annoying i cant focus my attention lmao. 160k words is mkre than enough to finish a 1st draft novel #but me? i split those among like 20 projects this year. so the novel most written so far is still only at 40k #and im probably going to need 60k more words to finish it

[writingwife-83]

Here’s the thing. I don’t read a book often, but when I do I’m not doing much else. If I was reading on the regular, the number of works of mine on AO3 would probably be about a third of what it currently is. 😆

#ww83 reads #and this is why I suddenly stopped writing lol #I was caught up in a couple books the last week or so #one I didn’t love #but the one I just finished #it was exactly what a good book should be #highly recommend Where the Crawdads Sing

[collectivecloseness]

I need to write some big fruity four angst, like I am just absolutely foaming at the mouth for some good f4 angst, and I wanna write it with a hunger. Please fill my inbox with fruity four angst I need to talk about it with everyone so bad

#sorry events got a little rough this week + #I ended up burning myself out doing 3 full fics in 3 days and not rly getting any feedback after a month/2 hiatus which is on me for doing #too much lol #I’m gonna finish up those last couple of Spotify rqs and I need to talk abt f4angst too like I’m dying #imagine I’m Robin Hood shaking my little cup begging for f4 angst thots to discuss bc that is me atm 💕 #cc chats