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epitomees · 25 days
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WHAT TAROT CARD ARE YOU?
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The Empress
You are only independent insofar as you have others to care for. This makes you dependent in your independence. They want your knowledge, your skills, your talents, your affection. What can they give in return? “Teeth” is not an acceptable answer, nor is “keeping the shadows to the corners”, nor is “glory”, nor is “love”. There is no acceptable answer, no gift of a magnitude which can match the thing you know, which is that they are taking from you. They are stealing from you. You should stop them from doing that, darling. You only have so much to give. You are not infinite, and when they have taken their last they will remind you of that. My advice is this: give enough to keep them at bay, but be careful. Their teeth can turn on you too. There is no easier way to make an animal dangerous than by feeding it.
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The Hermit
It’s a skill, to look inside yourself, one you have mastered. The endless corridors and shifting thoughts are mapped to very carefully. This all takes time, of course. And those twisting hallways are so very difficult to map. It would be so easy to get lost. You know this space so well. Wouldn’t it be a lovely place to stay? So well-known and comforting. Why go back? How nice, how easy, to dissolve, to hide from the rest of the world and all the people in it. Why bother, when you are so good at looking inside yourself. Like enlightenment, the self. Retreating this far inwards is like retreating just as far out, into the vast ether. So comforting. The thing that was you looks at the thing that was the old woman. There is no you anymore. Goodbye.
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Justice
What would you do to ensure justice? You know full well I don’t speak of lofty ideals and courts and magistrates, dearest. What would you do to those that hurt you? If I dropped them in your lap, what would you do? What kind of pain could you possibly inflict upon them? You are right to do so. You are right to want to do so. Ignore the screaming, dearest, you are the hand of justice now, and they hurt you. Do not look too closely at their faces, dearest. You are within your rights. You spell out your own rights, now. Are you happy about it? Are you certain that this is the right person you hold by the hair? Does your anger hurt less now?
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katyahina · 1 year
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Paleblood Hunter could be Laurence’s reincarnation?
Or how things look different if you use cut content!
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I received an ask from @marchioness-of-the-flowers-blog on my other blog that made me dive into a small bit of cute dialogue.. and then dive into an ABYSS of potential because I am unhinged fdshfhd Okay, so I presumed that you was referring to this cut dialogue:
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There are different ways to go about it, yeah! The simplest way to interpret it is him 'speaking with a person that isn't here' thing - so he doesn't really call US Laurence, but just clings to the memory of him. Like, you know, same vein as the guy accomplishing something and casting arms to the sky all like 'Father I did this, do you see???' meanwhile 'father' is many years ago dead. You get the point!
But, heck, the version that he does start to confuse us for Laurence (whether because of going insane, or us looking similar, or both) is more interesting! I doubt that intention was within appearance because Souls-like games feature custom playable character in their trademark style! Sekiro is more 'a From's game' than it is 'a Souls-like game' after all.  So it is probably Gehrman's mind just falling apart!
However, there is another possibility. It could be that the paleblood hunter is a reincarnation of Laurence, or at least was intended to be such in beta version!
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We can conclude that the Paleblood Hunter arrived in Yharnam already being aware of 'paleblood' - and even of the risk of losing their memory after blood transfusion! The bit about the very first note being written in your own handwriting is lost in translation so as always I am using excerpts from the lifesaving Last Protagonist's document ( x ).
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Also, interestingly, with the context it seems like the Hunter chosen to arrive in the hood intentionally - as if knowing in advance that Yharnam would be hostile to foreigners from somewhere already. For one reason or another, Hunter was informed of what to expect and what they were looking for - be it some divine omens, dreams, them reading about it somewhere, some other character informing them, etc. Arriving in the city to potentially seek the red moon deity behind the Hunt and the Dream is... already very interesting. And very risky task because as gameplay choices show us - without memory it is easy to fail the quest. Not enough cords, not choosing to fight Gehrman...
But also, a detail often missed is that Paleblood Hunter is already not as simple! Here is the invitation in Cainhurst that you can find after imposter doctor invades Iosefka's clinic and takes her place, if you sneak from the secret cave through the woods. It is found in the exact same room where you start the game and where that first note about 'Seek paleblood to transcend the hunt' is!
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Easily, she brought it! She, or Iosefka herself right after we left the room - they are most likely twins because devs aren't even subtle about them looking the same.
I talked more about the theory of Laurence having roots in Cainhurst in this ( x ) post, but the key point -  a portrait on the Cainhurst has both gold pendant and a necklace Church Servants wear. Can't imagine a more FAT hint, haha. Laurence was the one responsible for creating Hunter's Dream and associating with the paleblood / moon presence, and in that cut dialogue with Gehrman you see he mentions - "The way we've always said we'd end it, you recall".
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So, perhaps Laurence could vaguely (or fully) predict what was to come - his impending early death included. Iosefka and the imposter are both in the Healing Church (and very likely both with Cainhurst roots as well - don't forget that Imposter Doctor can prepare the Numbing Mists that are "secret recipe from Cainhurst" and comments on us having scent 'of the moon' - with the only other character saying the same being Annalise). It is a possibility he entrusted one or both of them with the letter. Maybe name of Paleblood Hunter was known many years prior, or maybe they were instructed to write the invitation as soon as they spot a suspicious person seeking paleblood without being a Yharnamite... because that person WILL be important.
Alternatively - maybe the note written in Hunter’s handwriting was not written BY them, but their handwriting matches Laurence’s, so it seems like their! And the note was by Laurence as he knew where the future self would awaken. Then, maybe rather than one of the doctors bringing Cainhurst invitation, it was something along the lines of imposter Iosefka just fumbling around the place, finding this letter tucked somewhere and discarding it - letter he left? And maybe the reason him being reborn was apparent because of strange Cainhurst heritage transcending death as concept - or him having one favour from the Moon Presece for giving her a surrogate child (old man)? There are so many interpretations that choosing only one is already a hassle!
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Laurence also lays idly as a beast, yet for some reason his human skull happens to exist in the Nightmare realm, but can't return his memories. So like... If you follow the reincarnation idea - would not that explain why his reaction upon receiving the skull he so desperately wanted is to turn hostile and attack us? Yeah, in the final game most likely he goes erratic when it doesn't help. But if it just so happens that Laurence is full beast, without any 'human but corrupted' sentiment left to him... would not that make sense why he attacks us? Because his actual soul is within HUNTER and now he realizes, and the way to actually return THE Laurence is to kill and consume the hunter.
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And on the brink of the end of the night of the hunt, Gehrman just knows. He just can sense that even reborn as new person - this is merely Laurence's next reincarnation, and speaks hoping this part within the Hunter just... understands.
How is this interpretation?
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Yeah, this is possible that it is a bit of a stretch, but that would explain some things. Especially the mystery of Cainhurst invitation and why the hunter specifically arrives to solve mystery of paleblood. Such a long time passed that Laurence found Gehrman again as a reincarnation - but he still arrived to at least free him.
Heh... worth a notice that in the cut dialogue, Gehrman sounds like the burning of the Hunter's Dream will destroy it for good, as opposed to the actual game where it seems to be merely a reset. Anyway, thank you for the ask, this was really fun to think about!
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void-botanist · 4 months
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Thinking about the world that starts to take shape around Tirias's refusal to travel outside of majority-rooted areas. There's an implication that she has been there and got burned so bad that she'll never go back. She can hear but she can't speak and communicates primarily through sign language. Despite the fact that most other species do learn Osbok sign language in school, there's a much stronger culture of sign language usage in rooted areas than beyond them. You travel through the Forests, you know you'll be taken care of and taken seriously. You step outside of them, who knows what'll happen. Humans are already intimidated by her height, and asking them to use their half-remembered SOSL is apparently a step too far.
Oh, to be Ysa, even more intimidating but somehow able to put people at ease with just thons voice.
Which makes me wonder: is there a fear among human societies that the culture of the Forests - which itself is not homogenous - will take over the rest of the world? There must be on some level but it has to be harder for it to coalesce because there's an enormous population of roots that live outside of the forests, and have for pretty much ever, and nothing has happened to "human" cultures except that a lot of them also have roots participating in them, not to mention nawwenn. Some people think they're playing the long game - they live twice as long as humans, you know - but I would suspect your average human knows enough roots to reject that particular conspiracy.
So then, out of all the other species in Winchester, why has Dez only met humans?
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noes-pillow · 10 months
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When Ruthven talks to Noé in the cafe, he mentions how he used to teach students until they were all killed. Then he touches his eyepatch. Probably bc whatever injured him also killed his students.
Well, in gevaudan we see Ruthven go from two eyes to one over the course of his visits to Chloé. Whatever happened in those years, likely the human/vampire war, was what killed NOT ONLY his students, but also his ability to empathize with humanity (and the reason he bites noé later)
Ruthven what HAPPENED to you!?
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sergeantjessi · 10 months
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I have found out with what colours I associate you with :D
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They're all grayish blueish I'm not sure why but also...... tumblr blue..... aksvdjdh
OOOHHHH very interesting [eyes emoji eyes emoji eyes emoji] :DDD (And even the exact shades aaahhh ily <3)
Honestly a super nice choice, blue & purple & cold tones my beloveds <3333 Absolutely loving those colours!!!! aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAA
(Also the tumblr blue is so fucking funny for some reason??? You're not wrong at all, I love this shade, but also. I've just been assigned the tumblr blue vibe(tm) ASDFGHJKL)
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hiredassault · 1 year
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go through a morning routine and i’ll tell you what kind of npc you are  
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the pcs really need your help but god at what cost
also known as the character that is instrumental for one reason or another but the pcs want to kill after 10 seconds of talking to. you have great purpose but that is often dwarfed by the fact that for one reason or another, something you've said or done along the way has led to the group you're working with wanting to suplex you into the dirt. this could range from being just a simple misunderstanding to you intentionally and willfully being an asshole. but it is also very likely that you will go through a period of growth or be given a moment of redemption that will later ultimately win everyone over and you'll have a rival-friends kind of relationship by the end of your time together. you've just got to be willing to take those steps. it will just be a hell of a road getting there with a lot of jokes being made on your behalf all along the way, but you've got this. so best of luck, buddy.
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raspberrysmoon · 29 days
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If you wanna do the dnd campaign after all…
youre convincing me 😭
ive gotta get into dnd somehow right. maybe i do want to do the dnd campaign
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paimonial-rage · 5 months
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@ anon who wasn't technically an anon, your question is actually really interesting because like... the easy answer would be: hurt **** in some way. But even then, I don't think that'd necessarily put the person in the state that you described. While I don't know of a possible trigger yet, my gut tells me that it is possible.
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nyssasorbit · 6 months
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Out of all of the angels, which ones do you think obeys fumus because theyre scared of him and wish to avoid further abuse vs which ones do it because they genueknly love him despite or because of the abuse?
OH MAN okay...hmmmm
If I had to list them from "love" to "fear", I think I'd order them:
Love's Fumus
Taffy
Inga
Engetsu
Yuu
Youran
Fiore
Aes
Lei
Tsurugigozen
Zero
Fears Fumus
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iridescentgleam · 1 year
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So I saw that you've been reading, and experiencing, and I know by now everyone has informed you of the details, but I just want to assure you that yes, in Those Moments of the FS manga, what is happening is exactly whatever you think is happening, at all times
Yes, a lot of people were saying similar things, but it never hurts to hear another confirmation lmao! :D
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bestworstcase · 23 days
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HI HELLOE HAVE YOU SEEN THE RWBY BEYOND EPISODE???? BELIEVE ME YOU KNOW WHAT BIT IM ASKING ABOUT
I HAVE
grhrksg i’m actually not sure what bit you’re asking about because there were like three things that made me go hm. hmmmmm
sun referring to oscar as “ozpin” and being repeatedly corrected is very. hoo boy between that and the violence the curse begins to inflict on both oscar and oz once ozma starts to fight it… can you hear the cannons being loaded
very interested in raven being around, because she isn’t in the 9.11 animatic—either she arrived on the refugee ship from vale and has been working with the coalition since, or plans for her got shuffled around because of whatever had to be cut from v9. both very juicy possibilities
huge side eye at mystery girl. the obvious answer is summer maiden; raven and winter being known as maidens even to outsiders like sun says mystery girl has hitherto not been around, which might indicate that mystery girl is someone they just identified and are bringing into the circle. or it might mean she isn’t the summer maiden YET, but she’s the candidate they’ve picked out to receive the powers, which in turn would suggest the current maiden is either incapacitated a la fria or an enemy. either way the possibility that vacuo might be round three of team oz trying to anoint a maiden is very exciting. especially with raven involved!
i lied. secret fourth thing. ren and nora are excluded from this meeting—which might just mean they’re busy, we do see them involved in meetings in the 9.11 animatic, but. oscar/ozpin, theodore, qrow, two maidens plus one either maiden or maiden candidate. sun and neptune get bodily thrown out when they’re caught eavesdropping—compare “you should always get friends involved” in v2, which became team rwby’s guiding philosophy. where are ren and nora and robyn and the ace ops? the ‘inner circle’ expanded dramatically from v4 to v8; now team rwby is gone, and we’re glimpsing secretive headmasters-maidens-and-spies (oh my!) meetings again. old habits die hard?
thoughts still need a while to cook. but some delicious crumbs
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solargeist · 2 months
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Hello again.
I don't know if this has been answered before, but I do have a question: what do the watchers in your AU think of Scar? Do Grian and Scar have A Thing in your AU? Do they approve or dissaprove?
The more I think about it..... Hmmmmm. Ok. Hear me out. If Watchers feed on negative emotions and stuff like that, then Grian would probably gravitate towards Scar as he is pretty Gullible, but also doesn't hold much of a grudge for all the stupid little pranks Grian pulls on him. Do you think Grian would become anxious about taking advantage of Scar for his own feeding or even question his own perceived feelings due to this dynamic?
Hoiiiiiii 👋
Since 3rd life is canon, yeah Scar and Grian sorta had a thing, short lived and indescribable, but there was something between them that haunts Grian.
The Watchers view Scar, at the time, as just another player in the games, but I think they see promise in him though and it’s why he was sponsored for the game in the first place.
Grian doesn’t really find out abt Watcher Hunger until after 3rd life, so he didn’t seek Scar out for any reason, but that is interesting, it’s possible he feels guilt abt it after, thinking he used Scar, especially since he killed him. The Watchers don’t get why he’s hung up on this guy though, he shouldn’t be messing with guys anyway he’s a nun-
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animentality · 2 months
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the idea of gortash making a gamefaqs guide on how to romance a bhaalspawn is very funny if you think durge was also smitten, but just as bad if not worse at showing it. like gortash compliments them and it makes durge feel all warm and fuzzy inside which is a new and scary feeling for them, so they just reply "say that again and i'll rip your intestines out and eat them in front of you." and gortash goes back and writes "???????" next to "try complimenting them" on his board bc he cant tell if that was the bhaalspawn equivalent of flirting or not. also durge bringing him dead things like a feral cat and he's like "ARE THESE THREATS OR GIFTS ARE YOU WOOING ME OR PLOTTING MY DEATH" (the answer is yes)
asdfghjkll hmmmmm ok but that IS hilarious
gortash is like, "I slaughtered and mutilated this man in a Bhaalist sort of fashion to show you that I care about your interests-"
and the dark urge is immediately flustered and blown away because no one's ever done that for them before, but they can't say that, they don't even have the language to say it, so they just say, very flatly: "that is an insult to my father."
and then they go home and clutch a pillow to their chest and maybe write some gay poetry in their gay little notebook.
meanwhile gortash goes back to the white board and furiously scribbles in his notes:
"does not like bhaalist expressions of love. next try: banite."
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ellatoone7 · 1 year
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Clumsy (Alessia Russo x Reader)
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"You know, I think this turned out quite well." You roll your eyes playfully, "Of course you do." You look down at your conjoined hands smiling gently as your girlfriend scoffs.
It had been an eventful day, Alessia had to get up and go to training at an ungodly hour so you decided after a well earned sleep in you'd make her breakfast.
Ella had come home with her which you had prepared for as you watched the two footballers hound down their food.
The rest of the day went by slowly with Ella going home leaving you and Alessia up to your own devices. Deciding finally to watch a movie you both began to settle down before Alessia got up to get snacks.
"Coffee or Tea?" You hear from the kitchen but before you can answer you hear a loud crash. You'd be worried if this didn't happen often but it did. Alessia was the clumsiest person you had ever met, not a day went by where Alessia didn't fall over or break something.
You question how someone that clumsy could be so talented on the pitch but Alessia makes it work even if she does face plant in every single game. You slowly get of the couch and lean against the kitchen door.
"Need some help?" You chuckle out as you look down at your soaked girlfriend who sheepishly looked up at you.
"The sink is broken." You laugh loudly as you help her up,"What am I gonna do with you?" She smiles cheekily at you before gently kissing your nose.
That's how you found yourself walking to your favourite cafe, the sun was just setting making a beautiful sunset. "Hold on.' Alessia pulls you back gently before guiding you to a stand by the railing.
Pulling her phone out, she pulled you closer until your back was pressed to her front. You feel her breath on your neck as she gently leans in to kiss the skin there.
She snaps a few pictures of the two of you before taking ones of you on your own, the blush on your face still prominent as Alessia holds the cafe door for you. Chuckling gently when you hear a soft grunt from Alessia banging her head off the door.
"What are you laughing at?" She grumbled while smiling softly, wrapping an arm securely around your waist. Alessia always had to have some sort of physical contact when she was around you, the girl could not keep her hands to herself.
"Right…Coffee or Tea?" You laugh softly once again at the same question that got you here, thinking about it for a moment you gently cup her face, Hmmmmm... you know, I'm not really in the mood for one anymore." Alessia's face dropped, "Wait, really?"
"No, Less! Not really. Get me a hot chocolate." Alessia playfully glared at you before kissing your cheek gently, "You're a child." You give her a sideway glance,
"That would put you in a very illegal position considering what we did last night..." A hand covered your mouth shielding your giggling as Alessia gives you a stern look.
"Shush, you." She says before giving you a quick kiss and hurrying off to order your drinks while bumping into most tables on the way. You watch as the barista's face lights up when she sees your girlfriend, you knew Alessia was well known especially in Manchester.
The barista continues to openly flirt with your girlfriend, you were nearly positive she had seen Alessia kiss you but it didn't seem like she cared as she bat her eyelashes dumbly at her.
Alesia kind as ever flashes her that charming smile while taking the cups out of her hand, you watch the barista blush as their hands brush.
Alessia's eyes widen when she turns to you, quickly walking over before slumping down in the chair opposite you with a sigh of relief. She wastes no time in grabbing your hand before placing a soft kiss against your knuckles.
"Seemed like an interesting conversation you had there." Alessia grumbles before scooting her chair closer to yours, "She clearly saw me kiss you.?" You laugh lovingly before connecting your lips once again, determined to make it clear that she was yours.
"You've nothing to worry about, darling." It's a mumble against your lips as Alessia pulls you into her lap, "I wasn't worried." She chuckled at your cocky response, "That's my girl."
"I got them for free, if that makes it any better." You glance at her in shock, "Why didn't you start with that? Please can you flirt with someone at ticket master, maybe they'Il give us free Taylor Swift tickets!" Alessia shakes her head in find disbelief before kissing your temple.
The walk home was peaceful as you warm your hands up with the takeaway cup and Alessia's hand. You lean against the railing by the lake, smiling softly as you feel two arms wrap around you from behind and a chin rest on your shoulder.
"It's so pretty. You whisper not wanting to disturb the peace as you look at the colours the sunset is producing, you feel eyes on you as you continue to look out,
"You're so pretty." You knew it was coming but it didn't stop your heart fluttering as you feel warm lips against your cheek. You knock your head against hers gently before shutting your eyes in bliss. 20 years have passed since you met in play school and yet she still makes you feel like a lovesick teenager. You know no one will ever be able to make you feel the way Alessia makes you feel.
"I love you?"
"Even when I break the kitchen sink?" You giggle softly before nudging her playfully,
"Hmmmm..." An offended scoff breaks you out of your bliss as her hands busy themselves with tickling your sides.
You crane your neck to look at her, breath hitching when you realise how close your faces were, with one small movement your lips were attached to hers as she softly kisses you.
"I love you, too." Alessia's heart was so full as she mumbled the words against your lips, ever since she met you on the yard her heart had been full. You had been to every single match and bought all her jerseys even though you despised Man United, you had moved countries just so you could be with her after she found out she got into UNC.
You had put your whole life into loving her and she did the exact same. When you booked small concerts with your band she showed up to every one of them, she helped you with your classes and supported you with all your dreams of being a musician.
As much as Alessia loved football, it would never come close to you. If she had to make a decision between football and you she would choose you every time no hesitation. No matter if it's a training or a World Cup final she would drop it all if you needed her.
Not that you would ever make her do that, you adored her on the pitch and off the pitch. You both knew how much you meant to each other and that's why you worked so well.
From the age of 5 to now being 23, Alessia a European Champion and no doubt heading for the World champion title and you a breakthrough musician who little do either of you know will break millions of records with your little band.
You were both still those two little girls who had big dreams and had no clue about what the future holds, all you did know was that you had each other and that was enough. It would always be enough.
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signoraviolettavalery · 5 months
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What moment made you see Bojan ❤️ Kris ? You can list as many as you want (the evidence is in abundance, I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner) Also, them two together is honestly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen thank you very much I’m gonna go cry my eyes out in a corner bye
you know, the funny thing is, idk if there was 'evidence' so much as, there were fanfics on my dash (probably by @reserved-fruit ) and they made me start thinking about how they've been best friends for more than a decade and wouldn't it be poetic and beautiful if Kris had been secretly in love for years and pining but hiding it and then I was like "hmm interesting concept" and read more fics and *then* I went into the tag and saw all the posts and was like "you know what you have a point"
which is probably not the answer you were looking for
but if I had to point to memorable moments that like, "convinced" me even though kris is outwardly a hater most of the time, it's that pre-eurovision interview where Bojan confessed that he was scared he'd sing it badly and Kris knew exactly what to say to him: "well have you ever sung it badly before? no. so you won't at eurovision." He was the support Bojan needed when it was important.
and then I saw some of the concert videos from after the Thailand trip (was it in Croatia? Vienna? I can't keep track anymore) where they were Like That (you know what I mean) and my brain went "ok hmmmmm"
and then I saw a post that was like "Kris might be a hater but then he literally just casually drops bombs like, I learned to play guitar because of Bojan and I dropped my old band to join him because I saw what he could be" and just, like, Kris honey I see why you have to call him the douchebag from TikTok because if you didn't your mouth would accidentally let bombshells like this fall constantly
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chickenparm · 10 months
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Hmmmmm i would like to request reader proposing to kaveh from kavehs point if view pwitty pwease 😘
ha ha okay i got a little goofy with it, enjoy. thanks for the request! :^)
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Kaveh/gn!Reader 885 Words - SFW
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Though it's Kaveh whose fingertips trace along your skin, he is the one with goosebumps. It's not from any chilliness in the air - it's the dog days of Summer in Sumeru - nor is it from any sensation he is experiencing physically.
Though, it wouldn't be the first time that he's felt every one of his nerves tingling at the feeling of you in his arms.
But this time, it's simply a feeling in the air itself. A quiet sort of contemplation that emanates from you as the two of you finally regain your breath and lay in one another's arms, skin against skin. Rather than nuzzle your face into his neck as per usual, your eyes are instead trained toward the ceiling in a vacant expression indicating your distraction.
At the beginning of things, when his relationship with you was fresh and new, Kaveh might have tried to pry. A few questions to try and get you to voice your thoughts before they were ready. But time has tempered his patience when it comes to your stream of consciousness, and Kaveh has come to understand that given enough time, you'll tell him what he needs to know.
Rolling a bit to prop his head on his hand, elbow against the pillows, he looks down at you. Not expectantly or anything of the sort - it's simply admiration. The line of your throat bobs, your eyelashes brush against your cheeks as you blink, your lips swollen from his kisses that may have been a little too amorous today. At his movement, your eyes snap from the ceiling above to his own visage, and your distraction is melted away with a little smile and an inhale before you speak.
"What are you doing tomorrow?"
It's a silly question, and Kaveh hesitates for a moment, wondering if it's a joke. Tomorrow is your anniversary, and you're well aware that the two of you planned on spending it at home doing absolutely nothing at all together. Either a nice dinner cooked here, or some takeout, nothing concrete. But ultimately, it's a busy day with you.
When Kaveh doesn't answer right away, you take that as an answer in itself, and continue, "I've got a fun idea, if you're interested."
"I'm always interested." Kaveh answers on instinct. As if he wouldn't follow you to the ends of Teyvat. Like he isn't completely wrapped around your finger, entirely willing.
Your eyes turn to the ceiling, your cheek shifting as you chew on it. Indecision, he recognizes, and once more he draws on patience to let you work through whatever it is that's going on in your head. Maybe you think he won't like it, or he'll say no, or perhaps it's something so ridiculous that you're just now embarrassed to-
"Let's go to the Akademiya tomorrow and file some paperwork."
"Paperwork? And risk seeing Alhaitham on my day off? Sorry, darling, I'm not sure that's something I want to subject myself to, even for you."
Mirroring his position, you roll onto your side and prop yourself on your elbow, an unreadable expression on your face. Or, he notes it as false confidence, but the root cause is a mystery... for only a moment.
"Even if it's marriage paperwork?"
"What?"
Kaveh knows what that means at its base level, of course. Paperwork to apply for a marriage license, to legally unite two people. One summer, he did a short stint in the legal archives of the House of Daena and took on the task of reorganizing such files for some extracurricular credits. But what purpose could any of that serve, unless... "You want to get married? To me?"
"No, to Tighnari. Yes, to you, silly man. If you want to, of course. No pressure or anything, if that's not something you want, it's not like I'll hold it against you-"
"Okay, I'm offended you think I'd say no." Kaveh gripes, blowing out a breath to push a strand of hair from his face before sitting up completely. "Secondly, I'm upset that you mentioned it before I could. I had this whole plan laid out, I even convinced Alhaitham to help. Alhaitham. Do you know what I had to bargain just to get him to even listen, much less participate?"
"Wait, seriously?"
"Yes! Alhaitham was supposed to come by tomorrow with this convoluted request for us and it would derail our whole day until the end when I would-... Ugh, never mind. He'll just be happy he doesn't have to do it anymore." Kaveh pinches the bridge of his nose just for a moment to gather his thoughts, and continues in a softer tone, "So, I take it you would have said yes? If things went how I planned?"
"I'm offended you think I'd say no." You parrot back, and barely a beat goes by before Kaveh's fingers are curled a little too tightly around the back of your neck to hold you still as he descends upon your lips with far more ardor than he's ever shown before.
A flash of copper blooms on your tongue for a moment at the force of it, but all you can do is laugh as he pulls back, then gives you another and another to drown you in kisses between his words. "Yes... we'll... go... tomorrow!"
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