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gotticalavera · 2 months

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Hey, everybody~! This post will have several headcanons that I have about Aang, Zuko and the ZukAang (or those that I can remember). I would also like to add some Au's and previous posts (can also include links to fanfics I wrote... the fanfics are in Spanish).

The Air Nomads are the tallest of the four nations, which is why Aang ended up taller than Zuko.

Zuko feels more relaxed when he's in Aang's company.

Aang doesn't like spicy food, but he accompanies Zuko to eat super spicy noodles or curry because he knows he loves it.

Zuko is more tolerant of alcohol than Aang.

Aang is the kind of drunk who gets into dancing and flirting, but he's also too prone to causing a lot of disasters (it's better to have the Avatar sober).

Zuko is the kind of drunk who gets sentimental and clingy.

In the world of ATLA they communicate through a common language and each nation has its own language. Aang is the only native who speaks Air Language.

Aang is a polyglot.

Aang, due to the way he speaks, expresses himself and uses certain words, speaks as an old man in all languages, except the Water Language, due to his coexistence with Katara and Sokka.

The first time Zuko heard Aang speak Fire Language, he was so surprised that Aang's voice could be heard so good~.

Zuko has tried to learn Air Language to surprise Aang, but it's very difficult, especially because Air Language sounds like whistling.

Zuko once tried to pay Aang a compliment in Air Language, ended up saying something else and Aang was laughing until he fell off his chair.

Aang is quite skilled at playing Pai Sho, much more so than Iroh.

Zuko is not a beginner, but he is not very good at playing Pai Sho either.

The only people who have beaten Aang in pai shou are: Gyatso and Zuko, but because Zuko knows how to unfocus him to cheat.

Aang suffers from insomnia when he is stressed, and even more so during stormy season. He is still a little afraid of sleeping and waking up at another time.

Aang often helps Zuko with paperwork when he can't sleep.

Zuko and Aang share dreams, literally, interacting between dreams when they are away from each other.

Zuko knows when something is stressing or making Aang anxious in dreams, because Aang appears with hair in dreams [& fanfic]

Zuko has an agreement with Appa, and it's to feign fatigue around the Fire Nation so Aang can take a break.

When Zuko is the one who is stressed/tired, Aang pets his head and combs his hair. He sometimes helps him with work, but Zuko prefers Aang to have his full attention on him.

There are two notable characteristics within the Fire Nation royal family; golden eyes and the canine teeth are quite noticeable, which look like dragon fangs. Zuko has these two characteristics.

Zuko doesn't usually smile with his teeth because he is embarrassed to show his fangs due to comments that Azula, Ozai, and others have said about them. He very rarely smiles with his teeth.

Aang upon learning about Zuko's fangs, began trying to make him laugh out loud to see them. He likes his fangs.

The palace councilors were scandalized the first time they saw Avatar Aang playing and combing the Fire Lord Zuko's hair [reaction]

Aang sings very well, but in his own language he is out of tune. He likes more playing instruments and is an excellent dancer.

In his education as a prince, Zuko learned various arts: he loved learning to draw, paint, and play. The arts that involve music are not his strong suit, unless they are applied with theater.

Zuko was banished before having a society presentation. So Aang was the first person to ask him to dance.

Aang always asks Zuko to dance when they are at a party.

The palace servants had become accustomed to finding Fire Lord Zuko and Avatar Aang sleeping together with various documents in front of them.

Aang and Zuko have escaped from the palace to go to the festival disguised as Kuzon and Lee.

Zuko has drawings of Aang in his notebook, including a drawing where Aang fell asleep under the tree where the pond is and the duck-turtles started playing on top of him.

Aang very rarely cries.

Aang is the only foreign Avatar with symbolic representation in the Fire Nation.

Zuko, Aang and rainbow fire.

Aang has pet names for Zuko.

Zuko prefers silver over gold, because it reminds him of Aang's eyes.

This part is from several AUs (especially Modern and High School), What if…? and other ideas. [I may also mention other ships in some posts, but because I like to shipping Aang a lot]

Modern/HighSchool

Aang moved from his village to the city when he was 12 years old. He lives with the daughter of a friend of Gyatso; her name is Kyoshi and she lives together with her partner, Rangi.

To make documentation easier, Aang adopted the Rangi's last name.

Rangi saw potential in Aang, so Aang knows differents martial arts.

Aang met Katara and Sokka on one of his explorations around the city (he got lost).

Aang has few of his own clothes, the rest of his wardrobe was clothes that Gyatso and his friends wore when they were young and lived for a while in the city, so he has different styles of clothing from the 70's and 80's.

Aang has been to the police station so many times that he knows every cop in the station.

The last time he got into big trouble, Rangi punished him and transferred him to an academy with Fire Nation-style discipline.

Zuko at age 11 and the following years experienced difficult situations, from the death of a cousin, Uncle Iroh distancing himself from the family, his parents' divorce and Ozai taking custody.

Zuko has an accident and ends up with a burn on his face.

Due to the accident, the issue of custody is reopened, but since Ursa doesn't have the necessary resources to keep Zuko and Azula, Iroh offers to keep them for a while in what has better stability.

Azula refuses this agreement, shortly after ending up at her aunts' house. Zuko and Azula spend the weekend with different parents, Zuko with Ursa and Azula with Ozai.

Although his situation is more stable, the scar is a reminder of problems, so Zuko became a more isolated person.

When Ursa managed to achieve financial stability, Zuko decided to continue living in his uncle's house.

Zuko works part time at his uncle's tea shop.

Zuko and Azula continue to maintain contact, especially when they have to spend a few weeks together with one of their parents.

Zuko and Aang had had short encounters before Aang transferred to Zuko's school.

Despite being the only Air Temple boy, Aang quickly won over most of the students.

For school reasons, Aang has to wear long sleeves and a bandana to cover his tattoos.

Zuko thinks Aang is the typical airheaded popular guy.

Due to some situations, they end up living together more and little by little they get to know each other better.

Aang is in the dance club and Zuko is in the drama club. Zuko asks Aang for help with his play.

Aang, Zuko and bonfire.

Valentine's Day

Ozai is still a terrible father, but...

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Fan x Ex-Actor!AU

Student Council!AU

Tattoo-Artist!Aang

Teacher!Aang

Aang, Zuko and the hot air

Age-Swap!ZukAang [1] [2]

Demon Spirit!AU

Zuko x Fem!Aang

Fem!Aang & Bumi II

#Isn't it so noticeable that I get tired of describing?#I don't think it looks like a masterpost...#And I feel like I was missing several hc's and au's #But that will be all for this post...#zukaang #zuko x aang #aang x zuko #aanglove #aang love #avatar the last airbender #avatar aang #fire lord zuko

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mugentakeda · 2 months

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hi i wanted to say i love ur blog and that ur one of the only zuko enjoyers who really get him and wanted to ask if u had any fic recs that focus on him? especially lesser known ones ty <33

THIS IS LIT SUCH AN HONOR OKAY WTF THANK U ANON... I always wonder if how I perceive zuko is in line with his canon self. This pleases me greatly. As for fics recs that focus on him. That is a very general statement because I read ship fics and gen fics and I like a lot of tropes So . I'm literally just gonna go thru my bookmarks and share my favorites with reckless abandon. Everything I'll Never Say by thesometimes warrior (zuko and iroh) -this one is literally so important to my fn royal family hcs. Like the idea that there are things you cant say in the palace so it leaves a lot of room for misunderstanding and drama lol. thesometimeswarrior is one of my favorites and I'd highly recommend their other stuff their iroh pov is REALLY good midnight snack by jammingkambing (iroh and zuko) -features one of my fav headcanons (that zuko likes cooking).... its so quiet and subtle and sad and dear to me... winter solstice: an addendum by parsnipit (zukka + zuko and the b1 gaang) -a zuko joins the gaang early fic!! its what inspired my sketches about the au a couple days ago. its got some zukka slowburn if you're into that. its zuko centric but it's got a very good focus and balance of the whole b1 gaang and their relationships with each other (not just zukos relationships with each of them) and the pacing is well done. the different povs are also sooo well written too. its unfinished and idk if its ever gonna be continued sadly but it does leave off at a pretty good place (b1 finale) so it still satisfies me whenever I reread it Cheating at Pai Sho by MuffinLance (zuko and the b1 gaang) -this one isn't particularly zuko-centric but it is a zuko joins the gaang early fic (???) (kind of.). I recommend it regardless because it is literally so funny. It's ongoing too I'd recommend wayyy more but while I read a pretty fair amount of fic I am actually very picky about ones that I like in their entirety and the ones I like in their entirety are the only ones I bookmark and then rec to people. scratches head

#I hope you haven't read these yet lovely anon.#asks

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grahambaham · 2 months

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GAANG JOINS ZUKO

Cheating at Pai Sho

MuffinLance

Summary:

"You said you were the Avatar!" "...I lied?" Aang doesn't get rescued from Zuko's ship, and no one's seen him go glowy yet... so he starts bluffing. Hard. Or: The Avatar joins Zuko's quest to find the Avatar. In which Zuko doesn't join the Gaang, the Gaang joins Zuko.

The funniest shit I've ever read. Also so fucking adorable, I can't stop smiling for both reasons. It's not finished but so worth it anyway!

#fanfiction #fanfic recommendation #ao3 fanfic #ao3 #fanfic rec #avatar the last airbender #atla #zuko #aang #katara #sokka #iroh

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shochansstuff · 2 years

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✰𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲, 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲✰

Liyue Version • Mondstadt Version. •Inazuma version part1

->Summary: Liyue boys are jealous ;)

->Characters: Childe Jealous of Zhongli | Zhongli Jealous of Xiao | Chongyun jealous of Xiao |

->Reader: Gender Neutral 😐

->Warnings: Some agnsty, mention of blood, some fluff.

->Sho/Author's Notes: I'm working at the Inazuma version rn now, but HERE IT IS THE LIYUE VERSION! Enjoy<3 I am not very proud of this, but I'll work on this a little more one day. (And thank a lot for all the likes in the last post<3 i love you all)

1. Childe Jealous of Zhongli. (agnsty)

"Ohh The other day me and zhongli ..."

"Zhongli told me that ..."

"But you know that Zhongli asked me ..."

...

-Zhongli this Zhongli that ... could they just stop talking about Zhongli for a second ...? -

He said to himself, as the both of you walked through Liyue Harbor.

This should have been a romantic date between you two. He would have wanted to whisper sweet words in your ear, kiss those lips of yours, hold you in his arms, provoke you in public and see that defiant look in your beautiful eyes that drives him crazy.

Childe wasn't a possessive man, but the only name that had to come out of your pretty mouth so many times, was his.

"What do uou think about it Bae? Baby? .. Childe! Are you even listening?"

You two were in a fairly busy area, near the Wanmin restaurant. You just asked Childe if he wanted to eat something, because you were hungry (and you wanted to pay this time). But he wasn't listening.

"Mhm? Did you say something?"

The ginger said.

"Yes idiot, i was asking if you wanted to eat something, and maybe we can buy some food for takeaway for Zhongli-- ..mH?!"

Suddenly you found yourself squeezed between the wall and your boyfriend's chest making you flinch for a second.

"W-What ...?"

No answer.

"Childe... "

He wasn't talking, but his eyes, were screaming more than a hundred words.

" Did I say something wrong?"

You said, as you got lost in the immensity of your boyfriend's blue eyes. Those beautiful eyes, blue as the sea, engulfed you in their depths every time you looked at them. But as a famous Italian poet said, "and sweet shipwreck me in this sea"

For you, it was the same.

Childe, looked down. "I'm jealous ..." he replied

"j-jealous? And of whom?" You said

"Holy shit ... how can you not understand it? You constantly talk about Zhongli, seriously you don't talk about anything else! I'm fed up. You have to choose. If you want this relationship to work you have to choose, and if you really care about him so much, go and take him. I don’t care.”

He said raising his voice.

You had never felt so serious towards you ... maybe ... he didn't ...

"You are jealous of Zhongli...”

He doesn't...

“so you think I want to go with him ..."

...

"Answer me childe. Do you think I want to cheat on you ?!"

...

your vision was beginning to blur from the tears that were filling your eyes.

You pushed his body away from yours.

He doesn't... trust you...

"You don't trust me don't you!"

You said, raising your voice.

"I never said something like that. Stop acting like a victim"

You wined your eyes?

"t-the victim..?"

Childe rolled his eyes.

"Omg, you don't hear me? Stop acting like a kid. Sometimes you are so annoying, and it piss me off"

Soon you had salty tears running down your soft rosy cheeks, narrowed eyes, tight pines.

" Now you are crying, go and cry into Zhongli's arms- Agh!"

You slapped his face. He was exaggerating.

"Fine. if our relationship was so important for you to say those things. Then there are no points for being together."

He posed a hands on his red cheek. Your words were like swords injuring him all over his body. And the pain, made him realize what he had just said.

Childe began to regret everything he had said.

"Hey, I'm sorry, I was so angry I didn't mean to say things like that-"

"Oh yes ?! You didn't mean to say something like that? But you did so. Besides. You don't trust me because if you had trusted me, you would not have told me those things. If you had trusted me, you would not think that I want to betray you ... I would not do it for the world."

you looked down as you tried to hold back the tears between a few sobs.

Childe realized what he had done.

But it was too late.

He took a step towards you.

But you, stretching your arm between you two, imposing a distance to be respected, looked again at those beautiful eyes.

"I'm disappointed... Maybe you are right. Zhongli is better than you."

Childe began to panic.

"Please..." he said, one step away from bursting into tears.

"You are just selfish. You are constantly out to quench your stupid lust for blood and battle, never telling me where you are or what you are doing. And you always come back with serious injuries, and even if you know it, I care until death for you. , you keep following this obsession of yours. Not to mention how you behave around other girls/boys. Seems like you are single. In the meantime, Zhongli was there for me while you were spending your time fighting, Zhongli gave me reassurance when I haven't seen you for days, weeks. Zhongli made my suspicions about you vanish. And now you are telling me that I'm the childish one? I'm sick and tired of this, Childe. "

I started to leave when the ginger grabbed your wrist to stop me.

"You're right, I'm sorry ... I-"

You freed yourself from Childe's grasp.

"Don't touch me. Goodbye Childe. And.. I'm moving to Zhongli's for some time."

You left, first walking, then running with tears in your eyes, leaving your now ex-boyfriend standing there petrified.

"Please ... somebody tell me it's just a dream"

"... fuck"

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2. Zhongli is Jealous of Xiao

That was what happened to you and you dearest friend Xiao, two adeptus who defended what was now known as the Liyue Harbor for the past millennia.

You, like Xiao, remembered the vivid days of the Archon War, where you stood side by side with the god of contract and dust, defending the innocent civilians from the monsters and demons.

You two took pride in your service, to serve the gods faithfully and protect the Geo Archon's position. A warrior in shining armor, sheen with bronze and gold.

Your pyro-imbued weapon would glint in the sun as you'd slash the enemies that dared cross your path. While Your friend Xiao, was smashing all the other monster. You both where there for each other, if one of you was injured the other one would have done whatever it takes to protect the injured one.

That was the reason why you managed to create a contract with Rex Lapis in the first place. Or at least, that's what you thought.

Soon, years went by. When the decades stretched into centuries, you hadn't realized how much time had passed till 2000 years of bloodshed finally ended the Archon War. While you were victorious, it didn't come without loss.

You had lost Guizhong, the god of dust. Your fellow comrades and adepti were lathered in their own blood and flesh, everyone but Xiao.

It took you a while to realize that the prize of victory hardly felt worth all the sacrifice. However, as a loyal adeptus, all that mattered was that the geo archon survived. He did well in his part. With his overflowing river of knowledge and tactics, he managed to protect the people of Liyue and created the Liyue Harbor. He slew various gods and monsters with his stone pillars that shook the earth. All that was left was to defeat the remaining demons that rampaged the land. And for Rex Lapis, you were prepared to do your part.

"Alatus, you need some help with that wound?" You said, with a concerned look on your face. "you are loosing a lot of blood, i don't want you to feel too bad."

"I can take care about my wounds by myself." He said.

As you watch him get up with difficulty, leaning on his polearm.

He did not even have time to take two steps forward that a groan of pain escaped his lips.

"Let me help ..."

You said, and with sweet hands still stained with demon blood, you helped Xiao to sit down.

"Tks .."

You rolled your eyes, and in response you smiled softly at him as you bandaged the wound on his belly.

He didn't deign to look at you, he insisted on looking elsewhere, he avoided eye contact with you. 'But why on earth' you wondered.

Slowly, you stopped the bleeding from the wound, and gently squeezed the bandage to make sure it wouldn't come off.

"is it too tight like that?" You asked, expecting an answer from Xiao, who just shook his head.

"Okay I'm done, as good as new!" You said.

Despite being a cold-blooded killer, you were an incredibly kind creature.

And Xiao loved this side of you. Actually he loved all of you but he couldn't tell you. He couldn't allow himself to have you all to himself because... he knew there was another man infatuated by you... And he knew exactly who that man was.

You helped the Yaksha to stand up, taking him by the hand and pulling him onto you using your weight.

You started to let go of your partner's hand, but he held it tight.

"I love you.." he whispered, but his voice was so low that you didn't heard him ... someone else, however, heard that statement loud and clear.

"What did you say, Alatus?" You asked him, turning completely towards him.

"That we have to go." He said, in fact you had to join your remaining companions.

"Oh, you are right let's go-"

"Not you. You're needed elsewhere." A voice spoke from behind your back.

The god of contract, Morax, was standing there. Naturally, you turned and both instantly kneeled to his words.

"Where must be dispatched? What is my task?"

"Here, by my side. You are to stand by and aid me when I require it."

What? You were perplexed by this. He had dispatched so many yakshas, even Alatus, who's now known as Xiao, to cleanse the land from evil. You were much more than capable to help them, yet you're staying behind? Even though Rex Lapis was more than capable of defending himself in his own abode?

"I don't think I am quite suited for this kind of work. I am sure that there are other adepti who would guard you much better than me." You spoke humbly. Giving a look at Xiao.

"Besides, I prefer to stay with my fellows and help them, I am not one who likes to stay behind guarded walls. I belong in the front line."

"I don't think I've made myself clear." Looking up, you saw the Rex Lapis walking towards you. His molten gold irises that pierced straight to your soul, you couldn't help but feel a shiver go down your spine. He bent down towards your smaller frame, and rested his index finger beneath your chin. Despite the calm look on his face, his intense gaze made you cower with fear. "You are to stay with me. My word is order, as the contract states."

"You can leave us Alone. Alatus."

You turn your face to look at Xiao. He was looking at Morax.

He was looking at him with a cold gaze, he seemed calm on the outside, but deep inside, he wanted to stand up, and cut the hand of the Archon that was touching your skin.

He wanted to claim you as his, he wanted you to be his... he wanted he to be yours.

Somehow, you saw all the anger in his eyes, so you gently smiled at him, softly giving him a gaze that clearly said 'No need to worry for me... and you please be careful...'

Xiao looked at his feet, and disappeared.

You promised yourself that you both will met again, in fact, you though that Rex Lapis wanted you to stay by his side only for war matter ... But soon you realised that you were completely wrong...

That day, was the last time you saw the charming eyes of Xiao, and when centuries of hell began.

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3. Chongyun is jealous of Xiao (Chongyun gives up on you)

To one side, there is Xiao. He doesn't know much about human relationships.

For millennials, Xiao has been alone. He was one of the Yakshas, a group of assassins, who fought under the command of Rex Lapis during the Archon war. They were real war machines. Cold-blooded assassins cut off lives without mercy. Endowed with incredible strength, almost on a par with a god, they were able to face any type of demon. But of course this came at a price. The Karmic Debt. Xiao's companions, one by one, have succumbed under the weight of such a burden.

Xiao was the only one who still resists.

But he has to do it alone. Because he refuses to get any closer to humans, in fact, the aura of his karmic debt can hurt mortals.

But one day, you came into his life.

You are the most beautiful thing he has seen in his whole life. You were strong and determined, yet so fragile.

And from the first moment xiao's eyes landed on your figure, he immediately felt drawn to you. You were extraordinarily sweet and helpful, but at the same time, merciless in battle. Those hands of yours, which created flower necklaces with such delicacy, were the same ones who wielded the sword with incredible skill. Xiao was undoubtedly intrigued by you.

This led him to follow you. He justified himself by saying "I am only following them because they are outlanders. It's my duty to protect Liyue, and i don't know if they are good or not. I have no interest in mortals like them." But soon, his curiosity grew, turning from simple curiosity to real interest, perhaps...obsession. You were so perfect. So perfect for him and only him. So he decided, that he would show himself to you, and claim you as his, but there was someone standing in his way. A popular Exorcist.

To the other side there was Chongyun. He was a really nice and sweet guy. The exorcist, was a really close friends of yours. He always helps you out with your commission, and you help him with the exorcism as well.

Chongyun was born into a renowned family of exorcist, and has possessed a natural ability to drive away evil spirits from a young age due to his pure-yang spirit. His power of exorcism are far beyond norm: his mere presence is sufficient to scatter evil spirits.

You always found this ability of his really amazing, and with the time passing Chongyun found himself with having a soft spot for you.

However, he never tried to hide it.

He bought you flowers, he shares his popsicles with you, he walk you home when it's too late, he act always so sweet around you...

You cared a lot about him, but not in the same way he did.

One day, were out for you commission alone. Chongyun had offered to accompany you, but you refused, telling him that was an easy commission, and it would have took you just two hours.

But... it didn't go like you planned.

It was a full moon night. You were walking the Qingyun Peak trails. You had just been ambushed by the treasure horders on your way back to Liyue. And although you managed to beat them, you didn't get out unscathed.

You walked slowly, slowed down by the wound that didn't stop bleeding. Hoping that the black cloak of the night could make you go unnoticed. You kept walking, using the sword to stand, using your left hand to plug the wound.

You fell for the pain. A wail of pain escaped your lips. You didn't stop bleeding, and it was night. You didn't have a chance to meet any adventurers at that hour. You got up with difficulty, a cave would have been enough for you to spend the night in safety, but you didn't even know if the next time you fell, you would be able to get up.

Was it really the end? were you really going to die ...? And when you thought things couldn't get worse, two Geovishap Hatchlings appeared in front of you from underground. 'fuck ..' you said, trying to get in position to fight. They had smelled your blood and now, you had just turned into their succulent dinner.

You raised your sword, but fell under its weight. You tried to get up again, but your knees couldn't hold anymore. Suddenly you felt your strength abandon you, so you too abandoned your hopes. You surrendered to your fate. "h-help ..." you said with the last strength you had left. Suddenly, a beam of green light struck the two Geovishaps.

w-what...

"Evil Conquering !!" Large spikes of anemo energy sticking out of the ground brutally hit the two beings. "Disappear." Your eyelids started to get heavy. Your enemies had been literally disgraced. You felt cold, but suddenly two strong arms gently grabbed your body lifting it off the ground.

"H-hey little one.... no don't close your eyes stay with me. You're safe now." You found a warm chest to rest your head, and a heartbeat the was calming you down.

You opened your eyes better, to see who your savior was. Two gold eyes were looking at you worried. Two beautiful golden eyes...

Then dark.

You woke up in a warm bed. 'Where I am?' you though to yourself. You tried to sit up on the bed, but at the slightest movement a sharp pain went through your whole body. Resigning yourself, move your head to try to better understand where you were, and to the right of your bed was your dear friend Chongyun asleep sitting on a wooden chair. You smiled sweetly. 'how sweet' you thought.

He must have fallen asleep while making sure you were okay... But how did you get there... Wait, your savior- "Y/n...! You're awake! What a relief..Verr Goldet! Come on, they're awake!" Chongyun had bright eyes, you were also happy to see him again and yet ... The door swung open.

"Chongyun, thank you for calling me!" A woman dressed in red approached you. "Y / n? Do you recognize me? Can you speak?" Of course you remembered it. She is Verr Goldet, the secretary of the Wangshu Inn. "Y-yes I'm fine.."

"Great! What a relief. Chongyun could you please give her these pain-killing pills and change the gauze on her wound?" He nodded. Verr Goldet left quickly, apparently you woke up in a bad moment. "Y / n you don't know how scared I was. Seeing you like this made me terrible.. I brought you your favorite food, to eat before taking the pills, and then I'll change your wrapping-" "Chongyun.. who saved me?" Chongyun lowered his head, as if it saddened him. "Now it doesn't matter, eat first, you must feel very weak after losing all that blood..." While the exorcist helped you sit on the bed and help you eat, your mind tried to remember as much as it could about your savior.

"Y / n... you still look a lot disoriented... I think I'll let you rest a little longer." He said standing up. As soon as he left the room, you started thinking and rethinking...

You sensed a presence at the door, looked up to see if it was Chongyun, but found a figure leaning against the door jamb with two golden eyes staring at you. Two beautiful golden eyes...

"Hey you. How... do you feel?" He said. "i-it was you who saved me, aren't you? ... t-thank you so much" You said. He clicks his tongue. "It was nothing special." "Rather, you should be more careful. It is dangerous to turn injured at night." He said in a mocking tone. You smiled. "o-okay I'll pay more attention .."

Suddenly, you gave a strong cough, and the figure quickly approached you. Handing you the glass you had on the nightstand near the bed to make you drink As you took the glass of crystal clear water, your fingers touched. Your eyes at the physical contact met again, chaining each other. For some reason, your cheeks blushed from a gesture as simple as it was innocent. "W-what are you waiting for. Drink." He said, looking away. "Yeah...sorry." You say. While you were drinking, you took a look at the boy's face. Light skin, golden eyes, sweet but sculpted features. The messy, dark hair that slightly covered his face... "you are really pretty.." You said unconsciously. "W-what!?" He said, taken aback by your sweet and genuine statement, as his face was on fire. "Never say such a thing again. You don't have any respect for the adepti. Do i made myself clear.. ?" He said. You nod smiling. But beware, how cute you two are. Like two teenagers struggling with their first crush..

You were happy, that's for sure.. but like any adolescent love story, there is always someone suffering. And this someone is the second choice. This is exactly how Chongyun felt as he looked at you from the door, without being seen. He ran to you because he heard you cough, but now he understands that you are in better hands. Even tho he feel jealous... he leave you in the hands of the one who saved you when he was unable.

"Now rest. You are still too weak. " The boy said, while standing up. "Please can you stay until I fall asleep...?" You asked him. He sighted. "Fine. But I have duties to attend to, so fall asleep fast."

And while you were slowly falling asleep, the adeptus caressed your cheek giving you a small forehead kiss.. "And... i want you to know that.. if you awake with a knife at your throat, if monster dig their claws into you, if death comes knocking at your door ... Call out my name ... I will be there for you ... when you call... " He said before leaving.

Turning away, Chongyun for the first time, even if he was under the hot sun, he didn't need a popsicle to cool himself down. Because his heart now was colder than the ice.

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The end..<3

#genshin impact x reader #xiao x reader #genshin angst #genshin impact fluff #zhongli x reader #chongyun #genshin childe

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Netflix Avatar the Last Airbender S1E5: Spirited Away Review [SPOILERS]

Overall, a strong and creepy episode. With its titular callback to Miyazaki, this one had a very different sensibility from the prior episodes, but I liked it. I wasn't so sure about bringing Katara and Sokka into the spirit world, but we got some really important scenes there.

THE GOOD

Katara and Sokka flashbacks in the Spirit World: I was initially skeptical when Katara and Sokka went along with the spirit world journey. But there was a strong emotional character-building payoff with seeing both of those painful flashbacks. The trauma of Katara witnessing her mother's death, and the emotional pain of Sokka's barely passed ice dodging trials -- a new memory of Hakoda that added something to Sokka's character.

Koh the Face Stealer/Fog of Lost Souls: Man, Koh was creepy. The Fog was creepy.

Better placed fan service: The callbacks to the cartoon in this episode were much more organically placed than "my cabbages" and the minstrels from earlier episodes. Sokka referencing Pippin Paddleopsicopolis. The men in the tavern talking about the canyon crawlers ("Great Divide") or battling the volcano ("Fortuneteller"). They were little easter eggs that didn't draw too much attention to themselves. Even the Knowledge Owl ("The Library") had a story-driven purpose, more or less.

THE I-APPRECIATED-WHAT-THEY-WERE-DOING-BUT-NOT-SURE-THEY-PULLED-IT-OFF

Gyatso in the Spirit World: I wanted to like the concept of Aang finding Gyatso in the Spirit World. I liked Gyatso "cheating" at Pai Sho and the warmth that showed. I even kind of liked Gyatso's slightly awful "we do it for the ones you love" exposition speech at the end of the episode, corny as it was. But I felt cheated out of that warmth in the Episode One, when that would have made a difference in emotional heft when Aang discovered his body. Now it just seems... cheap? Because he's back? And it undercuts the weight of the Aang's loss of his entire nation and people.

The thinness of the spirit world barrier: Ultimately, the show had to get these characters into the spirit world, so I don't fault the show for pulling a little "oh I can just feel it" Jedi Knight/Avatar once-over on the audience. On the one hand, this show keeps telling us (not showing us) that Aang 'doesn't know what he's doing.' And then on the other hand, it dumps spirit world mumbo jumbo exposition on us through Aang clearly kind of knowing what he's doing by referencing what "the monks told me." It's kind of jarring. It at once makes him seem wise while undercutting the message they're trying to convey about him not knowing what he's doing.

THE BAD

Clunky dialogue continues: "I also need to help these people..." "The avatar has to do the impossible..." Every time Aang talks about how he should have been there, should have protected the forest, needing to help people, it just feels so forced. Just show him helping people. You don't need to have him announce that he wants to help people.

Talking exposition fox: What the heck?

THE UNKNOWN

Narratively tying Aang, Zuko, and Azula together/Azula: The close of this episode, narrated by Gyatso in corny fashion, drew explicit parallels between the stories of Aang, Zuko, and, surprisingly, Azula. I am not sure whether this is going to pay off yet, as Azula's arc in this show has yet to be fully realized, but it does seem they are taking her in a different direction from the prodigal, "born lucky" daughter from the show. It shows her vulnerable, desperate for her father's approval. I am interested in this take -- and in how Ozai masterfully plays his children against one another -- and want to see more of where it goes.

#avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar: the last airbender #netflix atla #netflix avatar #live action avatar #live action atla #natla #spoilers

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She looking at me and I’m looking at her~

Adult! Denki kaminari x reader imagines

Summary: just to play it safe for my first try on tumblr imma make a scenario of our pikachu falling in love with our lovely reader

Reader identifies as a girl (I’m sorry to the gender neutral ppl T^T) Pls enjoy <33

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Kaminari:

- Denki has always been a player like have you seen this guy flirt? Even as one of the top twenty ranking heros in Japan mans does not stop playing the game and he may not be successful but hey- the dude is trying

- Mina and you have already been friends since both of your 3rd year internships but have only started publicly hanging out when the two of you became official heros

- She Introduced you to the group during one of the many get togethers the squad has

- And as expected the group was extremely welcoming of you especially boom boom boy himself (he didn’t pay attention to you at all)

- But denki? The moment you walked into the room he could’ve sworn he felt an arrow pierce through his heart if not his soul

- And I’m not talking about a tiny crush like he usually had no- MANS WAS DEEPLY INTO YOU

- He knew his normal pick up lines wouldn’t work on you, he could not mess this one up so he got an idea

- Did you think it would be a smart one? He’s a human charger ffs 🤦‍♀️

- Kami thought that if he drank just enough alcohol to give him the confidence (and the chance to forget whatever stupid choice he made) he would be able to talk to you

- Did it work? Yes and no

- After a couple rounds of drinking (I’m being earnest) he found the courage to talk to you hoping to impress you with a small but cute introduction

- What he didn’t know was that you didn’t need an introduction bc you knew the spark plug from the start I mean cmon he’s a hero just like you are

-He also didn’t know that you’d been crushing on him since the moment Mina had talked about him (Mina loves her boys even if they are a tiny bit chaotic)

- So when he had introduced himself, you had to keep your cool because your crush had started talking to you

- “are you a cheat sheet? Cause you’re the answer to all my problems”

- yeah.. he had too much to drink even for the scale, however, a certain pinky just found it too cute to let go and suggested that you watch over the guy while she calls Shinsou to take him back home

- flustered but determined you promise her he’ll be with you safe and secure (somewhat) but after the many complaints of being “too heavy” he decided to take a tiny nap on your lap

- you’re burning inside but damn girl I gotta give you pointers for your poker face

- after registering that he’s currently laying in your lap and thinks that you’re gonna rant to Mina how of an annoying person he is (bby needs a break) he feels guilty and I think he’s even close to crying

- “I’m.. ssorry for making you uncomfortable if I did, I ffound you sho frickin cute and I dint wanna embarrass myself but it turns out I didn’t need to try.. I apologize.. for my behaviour.. cutie”

- he says slurring a little bit with pink hues on his adorable cheeks

- your felt your heart flip inside of your rib cage and even felt a tiny ache even when you didn’t mind his attempts at flirting with you- hell, you found it the sweetest thing ever

- you chuckle and look down at his sweet adoring eyes that shimmer in the disco light, “it’s okay kami-san I don’t mind it at all.. in fact I loved it” you become shy saying the last part but he still managed to hear you

- Denki thinks he’s dreaming no fuck that he decided that he was so drunk he probably hit his head somewhere and started hallucinating because there is no way this hell of an embarrassment actually worked

- you continue, “I’ve actually liked you for a while now so.. it’s really flattering to see my favourite hero.. find me attractive hehe” you giggle

- he has also decided that your laugh is the most beautiful sound on this planet and that he might wanna record it to just listen to it again

- he sits up straight to look at you in the eyes and yours widen at the close proximity, Denki takes your beauty in and sighs at how lucky he is just by being close to you, breathing the same oxygen as you; but then he registers what you said a minute before

- “wait.. you.. liked..me?” He mutters in syllables trying to fathom the sentence. You laugh at his expression and say yes despite the red burning on your cheeks

- once he finally processed what you said (it took him about 42 seconds) he suddenly stood up and went on his knees in front of your lap, you stay still on the seat in confusion and in shock

- “w-what? Um kami-san what are you-“ he stops you, “once I’m sober can I take you out to dinner?” He says in a determined manner, eyes sparkling with hope

- you think you died at some point and your body is just denying it, you don’t even feel the seat you’re sitting on

- having processed what was asked, you reply with a huge smile despite your blazing red face that could even be compared to Kirishima’s hair

- even when shinsou had taken him home grumbling about how he needs to hold back with the drinks.. denki kaminari couldn’t wait to wake up (with a major hangover but he could really care less) and go on a date with his cutie

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I Hope you enjoyed! And pls let me know if there are any suggestions you guys would make about my writing style or maybe even suggest who I will write about next! Next time lovelies

MWAH <333

#fluff #mha #bakusquad #denki x reader #mina ashido

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hai bestie!

let’s feed into some delusional, shall we?

what do you think the members would be like if they hung out with armys individually on an off day? if that were you, how do u think u would feel? :}

babe... u had me at delusional <33333 let's DO IT

i think joon would be sooooo cool about it like he loves meeting new people and doing things and bc he knows you're a fan it really would be like hanging out with an old friend like you'd probably meet up around noon hit up a brunch spot chat over eggs and coffee and then ya know i don't think you'd end up at a museum bc that's his interest and he loves it soooo much that he would not be focusing on you so i think he'd do something more neutral like a bike ride or something and then sit and talk under a tree at some point get some ice cream or something and just walk around and talk and then get dinner like really the whole day would just be eating and talking tbh bc he the type that got something to say about everything and tbh i do too <333 so that'd be my ideal day we'd 100% be besties by the end of it and i'd probably be in love with him or something or maybe not if our core principles are diametrically opposed but bffs fo sho

hanging out with seokjin would NOT be an all day affair unless you convinced him to play games with you or let you watch him play games which would be hard to do he'd probably say it was boring for you and that y'all should do something more exciting and so i think if you was to hang out with seokjin you could like do a cooking class with him like he'd get chef baek or one of his other celeb chef friends to teach him a recipe and y'all could cook together and then eat and drink together it'd be cute bc he'd be rambling the whole time bc he get nervous like mouf moving a mile a minute talking nonsense until he gets comfortable with u and then his mouf would be moving two miles a minute either way i think it'd be really fun like you know he silly and got all the jokes and he'd be so caring worrying over you while you chopping telling you to be careful bc you the one that pay his bills it's true he just wants you to be safe so you can continue cutting his checks <\3

i have no idea what hanging out with yoongi would look like like what are his interests besides music LOL OH HE LIKES SPORTS but i'm not bout to sit and watch a game with him like i'm only willing to go so far for a man i mean if it was like an in person one with him maybe that'd be cool but i'd probably annoy him by asking the rules like don't get me wrong i know the basics of basketball bc of my dad and brother but all the fouls and this and that idk how that works SO THAT'S AN IDEA but tbh i'd probably just be drinks like it'd be fun to drink with him won't get drunk bc then i'd just be sleepy but have a enough so that my head gets that floaty feeling yes i'd be all rowdy and i know yoongi is good for conversation like suchwita a hit fr it'd be something lowkey like that drinks and food and he got that kinda dry sense of humor and he opinionated just like me my twin flame fr i wanna have some whiskey with him now

do i have to spend only a day with hobi? i can't marry him?? this has nothing to do with anything but i would marry hobi even if he didn't love me like i would be in a loveless marriage with him bc you know even if he didn't love me he would still care about me like we may not sleep in the same bed but he would still cook me breakfast in the morning we may not go on dates but we would still hang out and probably like watch tv together some nights we may not kiss but i know he'd give the best hugs when i wanted or need it and you may say why not just be his friend then and the answer is bc i'm toxic just bc he not mine doesn't mean i want him to be anyone else's 🥰 and you know i'm not sure what circumstances would lead to him marrying someone he doesn't love but i know he wouldn't cheat on me like ion think he got it in him BUT ANYWAY BACK ON TOPIC LOL i wanna go shopping with hobi so bad like not even necessarily for myself like even if i don't plan on buying anything or relying on him to pick up the check i just wanna walk into a fancy louis v store or prada store and be serviced like tbh i just wanna live the rich life with him for a day bc one thing about hobi is he is BOUJEE LOL like he is one of the most humble down to earth people ever but he obviously takes advantage of his wealth and i can't blame him for it bc i would too so i just wanna be rich and catered alongside him skskskssl i wanna go with him to one of them boujee restaurants and get a plate that got 3 ounces of food sitting in the middle of it wit some sauce circling it that cost like $40 and then we'll be in the middle of the joint cutting up bc hobi loud and then you get me riled up and i'm loud and all the other stuffy people gonna be annoyed that we rich and happy yeah <3

jimin <333 my babycakes my bias wrecker the current object of my affections i think as shown by his most recent lives that he’s good with us as long as he’s using his hands but at that same time he’s most likely to go along with whatever you wanted to do like frfr tbh thinking back looking at the data i’m like 87% sure that jimin has some kind of humiliation kink but that is NOT what we’re talking about so um anyway fortunately for him i like crafts so we’d probably build a couple lego sets together like i’d make him spring for them expensive ones like he gon spend some time with me that day mhm we gon be sitting there looking at the instructions with squinted eyes tryna figure out which part go where yessirrrr it’d be really fun and you know how our relationship with jimin is like we gon make sure each other is hydrated and fed so lots of snacks and stuff and he’d probably order a dinner in too and it’d just be a real nice meet cute situation the room would be filled with giggles

taehyung is so trusting that this man would let you into his home like if you’re army and you’ve been vetted by the company and allowed to spend some time with him you not gonna do nothing bad to him in his mind so he definitely talking you back to the crib like i can see him letting you in and introducing you to tannie and of course tannie’s gonna look at you like you’re something he stepped in and then walk away and tae gonna lie and say he like you even tho you know he doesn’t then he’s just gonna hand you a headset and walk you to his pc room and start playing some game and you’re gonna be like 🎧🧑‍💻👁️👄👁️ bc it’s gon be something you’re either bad at or never played before and you gonna be playing AGAINST him bc he not gon let you mess up his rank and then you’re gonna be yelling bc omg how could he just shoot you like that when you trying to figure out your controls like he’s soooo dirty for that and once he’s had his phone beating you y’all are gonna end up having a nice lil conversation about why you like bts and he gon hit up your bias (if it ain’t him) and force you to talk to him it’ll be embarrassing and then somehow y’all gonna end up like watching music videos and dance practices and dear lord don’t let you be handy with the footwork or good with the lyrics bc he’s gonna get so hyped up he’s gonna record you and dance and sing with you and just know that by the end of the day you finna end up in the group chat

it’d be a real classic time with jk like you’re gonna start off at a bbq restaurant gorging yourselves on samgyeopsal and galbi or whatever kinda meat he’s in the mood for and either beer or soju probably both tbh like y’all definitely leaving the establishment at least a lil inebriated and then y’all are headed straight for a noraebang room bc one thing about jk is he love a karaoke session like i feel like he’ll start off with some nice lil ballads so he can show off as if you don’t know that he’s one of this generation’s best vocalists and you just gonna sit there in awe for a bit hearing his voice so close in person and then me personally i can show off a bit too and so i’d do that but then also one thing about us is we looove to get hyped so it’d transform from nice lil slow songs to like pop kpop and rap anthems us jumping up and down around the room getting hyped and after a couple hours we gon be too tired to keep it going but the vibes gon be too good to end the night there and jungkook gon be like OJO i gotta feed bam and boom you ending up at his house too meeting the dog this one’s considerably nicer than tannie a lil weary of you bc you too chummy wit his daddy but at least you won’t feel like a street rat in comparison anyway so y’all would probably end up playing with bam he will have worked off whatever y’all ate at the beginning and order some chicken and get ramen going on the stove and then y’all will spend the rest of the night scrolling through tiktok

all in all good days me thinks 🥰

#ask of interest #i’m sorry this took so long #brain just be uncooperative #bts fanfiction #bts headcanons #bts x reader

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luverofralts · 1 year

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Arkhelios University

2 Years Later...

Ironman looked at his son with mixed emotions. The only time he saw Nikolai these days was when they exchanged the children for visitation. Obviously leaving him at the altar while he had an existential crisis about his new body had been a step too far for Nikolai. The former servo needed to “find out who he was now”, or so Nikolai had screamed at him the last time Ironman had tried to bring up their relationship. It was a fair point, even if it made all the emotions he’d never been able to process before build up in his chest until he felt like he was about to burst. Who was Ironman now? How did he navigate as a human in a world he’d thought he understood?

The twins were Ironman’s only joy now, aside from the members of the Helios family who had come to rely on his guidance in life. Roman and the kids came over often to bake with him, and as much as Elaine denied it, she’d been making excuses to stay home with the former servo when he was upset. She insisted that she needed that time to go over her investments, but Ironman knew the truth. Even if he didn’t have Nikolai, he still had a family.

The Rivales family was slowly beginning to heal and move past the shadow of Kamalani. Roman insisted that she would never return and the bewildered family took him at his word. There had been no explanation of the call they’d felt towards Kamalani that night or why it had summoned people they barely knew. Emilia had shrugged and chalked it up to a supernatural mystery that they didn’t have the relevant pieces to understand and no one challenged that interpretation. The less they thought about potential demons running around in their family tree, the better. It had taken months after Kamalani’s demise for Roman to get in the proper headspace to acknowledge his half-sister, and despite their previous bad blood, Theo and Keiki appeared to have settled on a sense of mutual dislike for each other. They weren’t friends, but they weren’t enemies and it was a compromise Roman was happy with. The two of them had been through trauma together and been forced to acknowledge what the other was capable of. Theo felt bad about her mother and Keiki felt bad that because of his power, Theo was frequently placed into dangerous situations.

Roman was still working on his feelings towards Keiki’s father, who had spent countless hours with him without even mentioning once that he had been in love with Roman’s mother. That he had been a large part of why she had abandoned Roman. While he felt bad that his mother had manipulated and abandoned Osbert too, Roman wasn’t sure if he could ever forgive the man who had had an affair with his mother for years without a second thought for her son or the husband she hated.

Keiki had really hit it off with Juliet, Oriana’s unconventionally featured daughter. Both girls were misunderstood and teased at school and they had formed a friendship because of it.Oriana didn’t pay much attention to her daughter, who she had pushed nearly every law of science to create only to get bored of her when a new experiment popped up. Benvolio was an attentive father and he tried to spend every waking moment with his daughter as he was living on borrowed time. Both he and Oriana could die at any time, leaving their daughter in the hands of the greater Helios family, so he tried to make up for it by seizing every day to be a good father. Oriana did try, though she had the exact same relationship with Nicholas as well. Science could only get her so far in life and demons didn’t often make a deal with the same person twice.

Already she could feel the time slipping through her fingers. Her energy had to be shared with Benvolio and some days she was barely able to get out of bed and dressed for the day. She had unfortunately lost the pregnancy she had started when Benvolio was resurrected because of this drain on her body. She had cheated death for a time, but there had been a price to pay. she would have a shorter life and be incapable of sharing her energy to make new life. As someone who didn’t care for parenting, this was a fine trade; as a mad scientist looking to push the boundaries on life and death, it had stung. Having this one avenue of study taken away from her only made her more determined to collect data from other beings who had been resurrected, much to the irritation of Adrian Siew.

“Naethan is crying because of you!”

“No, he’s crying because his father is never around which means he doesn’t know who you are!” Kaeileen snapped angrily. “You can’t just show up with a toy and expect your son to be comfortable around you. I told you last week that he had a doctor’s appointment, but you’re just ‘so busy’. Busy doing what exactly? Why won’t you just take your son to the park once a week? Spend some time with him before he leaves for college!”

Nathan rolled his eyes, looking as irritated as the day Kaeileen had told him she was pregnant.

“Gareth and I are planning a wedding. I can’t just drop everything and run off to take Naethan to the park. Maybe if someone still wanted to marry you, you’d understand.”

Kaeileen fumed internally, but tried her best to hide her reaction. Nathan was just trying to rile her up and she refused to play his games. The few times he visited with Naethan, he was positive and playful with their son. It had to be Kaeileen specifically that he insisted on being a jackass to, so Kaeileen followed his own mother’s example and tried her best to ignore that Nathan was in her life, save for the child support he had been forced to pay her.

Saturnia was a happy toddler, easily fitting in with the kids of Arkhelios. She wasn’t as moody as Theo or as excitable as her sisters, endearing her to her already delighted grandmother. Elaine spent enough time with Saturnia to mark her as her clear favourite, though the other kids really didn’t mind. Grandma Elaine going on about proper financial planning was an experience that most of the Helios grandchildren could do without.

“Fiolett! How are you doing? Excited for dinner?”

Roman appeared out of the Helios kitchen just in time to catch the newest member of the Siew family. He made a silly face and the toddler and her father laughed.

“She’s extremely excited,” Adrian replied with a tired smile. “Finally a decently cooked meal. Between her teething and Evren fighting off morning sickness, we’ve been living off soup and ginger ale for the past week.”

The toddler smiled back at Roman, making his heart melt. Who knew that your ex-husband could be your best friend and that seeing him with another man’s child was rewarding instead of causing jealousy? He would never have imagined that Adrian would have anything in common with Wanda’s involuntary witch recruit, but the two of them really seemed to be good for each other. Having Evren around had done wonders for Theo’s grades as well. The man swore that he wasn’t a talented witch or teacher, but Theo’s report card said differently.

Fiolett had been a happy accident, just like Luciana and Adrienne, but the instant she was born, her parents had committed to having more children together. Since Adrian had a legitimate heir and a spare to his title, he and Evren weren’t rushing to the altar despite their kids. Roman had no doubt that they would get married in time, but unlike his ex-husband, Adrian wasn’t planning to rush into another marriage.

Mikel, Elaine’s newest and least adored grandchild, had also been a surprise to the family. From his yellow eyes and soft blond hair, it wasn’t difficult to identify his father. The only thing Elaine hated more than Lucy’s constant relationship drama was the proof that Lucy had no respect for her workplace. Having your boss’ demon child was a sin Elaine couldn’t forgive, even though her expectations for her children were already extremely low.

As Elaine’s heir once more, Lucy knew that her mother had impossible dreams for her and she couldn’t care less about them. She had Noelle to inherit the estate one day, so Mikel’s father shouldn’t matter to her mother. Were they going to keep dating? Lucy couldn’t think of a reason to stop seeing Michael unless management stepped in and that didn’t seem to be happening any time soon. Until then, Lucy would do whatever she wanted.

“Evren! I’m surprised to see you. I thought you’d be resting. Fiolett is doing just fine with Adrian.”

Abe smiled at the warlock, who still looked a little pale if he was being honest. Abe could certainly relate to pregnancy discomfort. Between his difficult pregnancy with Theo, and the twins and Saturnia’s emergency births, Abe wasn’t planning on having any more children. Hopefully Evren would have a calm, normal pregnancy like he had with Fiolett.

“Wanda brewed me up something that helped,” Evren replied, pausing when Theo came running down the hall at the sound of his voice.

“Evren!” The little demon hybrid clung to the warlock, excited to see him there when he hadn’t been expected. “I practiced my homework like you showed me and the butterflies appeared just like you said they would! My teacher gave me an A-, which was higher than my friend Medora got. Adam said that he could summon fireflies and that he was going to show me at his mom’s house on the weekend. His mom said we could order pizza if we want, so we’re going to get the biggest pizza and split it with his sister. Can Luciana and Adrienne come? Please? Adam’s mom said it was okay!”

Evren smiled and ruffled Theo’s hair playfully.

“That sounds like fun; make sure you check with your stepdad first though. You know all the activities your sisters are signed up for on the weekends.”

Evren wasn’t lying. Even Abe, who had been raised by Elaine with her insane expectations, thought the amount of extracurricular activities that Adrian had signed the twins up for was excessive. Some activities were helpful to keep the kids out of trouble though. Abe made sure that Theo and Saturnia accompanied their siblings to dance, skating and piano lessons and even allowed them to stay over occasionally at their stepdads’ house.

Stepdads. Despite Roman being assured by lawyers that his marriage to Adrian had been dissolved upon Adrian’s death, the strangely blended family still referred to Adrian and Evren as the stepdads of Abe’s children. Despite everything, Adrian wanted to be a part of Theo and Saturnia’s lives. Despite everything, Abe found himself grateful for that fact.

It had been a long, terrible journey, but the Bellamy family would survive. After everything, the adversity they endured had only made them stronger. For the first time in a long time, Abe felt optimistic about where his life was going. He had a husband and children who loved him, a house to live in and his mother's attention was once more on Lucy and not him. The Bellamy family was going to be just fine.

The End

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muffinlance · 5 months

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Cheating at Pai Sho progress: Oh hey I had an entire chapter fully outlined? Apparently for a year or two? Well that makes this significantly easier to get back to writing. Going to plug in some headphones, put up winter cages around my bushes, and relisten to what I've already written to refresh myself on the recurring jokes. I'll just leave you with this preview:

And so it was that Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe was the first in Prince Zuko’s bed.

#I have been waiting to use that line for So Long #this predates the Zukka era guys #sometimes Apollo's gift of prophecy is a ball lightly tossed in a net that goes swish in a really satisfying way #all the way to Zuko's bed #Cheating at Pai Sho #avatar the last airbender #atla #Zuko #Sokka

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craftycoola · 10 months

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tag game time!

tagged by @disgruntled-lifeform

currently reading: ok so I'm not actually much of a published fiction reader, tumblr don't kill me, but:

I just discovered that the library system my Professional Dwelling is in carries Hitomi Shida's Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible, so I'm digging into that with great enthusiasm. (That book has like a total of 10 words, you might be saying, and you'd be right. Oops.)

On an Avatar: The Last Airbender kick, so I'm reading a few fics. The kintsugi series by @discordiansamba and Cheating at Pai Sho by @muffinlance are two WIPs I love.

For non-fiction with Actual Words, I'm reading 5000 Years of Chinese Costumes.

favourite colour: BLUE. i also love purples and pinks.

last song: "In the Embers" (Sleeping at Last)

last movie: i'm also not a big movie watcher... but i have watched my mean girls musical slime tutorial recently

sweet/spicy/savory: sweet > savory > spicy (academically i love spice, but in practice i Cannot)

currently working on: spinning my wool of the andes sweater quantity for tour de fleece

no pressure tags: @aknittersrefuge @watcherofthevoide @comfortabletextiles

#tag game

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csmeaner · 2 years

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my own cs list

in no particular order nor reason

wyngrow: lmao . owner is a narcissist who thinks everything bad happening isn’t her fault. clear favoritism. p2p mechanics. tracing without permission, still using ex-mod’s artwork, the list goes on there’s a comprehensive blog for it

milqilins: lmao lmaox2 big tiddy cow species you’d think would be simple but somehow riddled with problems. constant accounts of racism, favoritism, loli/sho pedophilia, and people cheating to get another myo ticket. they all look the same but turning one into a subspecies cost 500$

griffia: enough drama to end up on reddit boring. keep changing and redesigning mechanics that didn’t need to be fixed while offering less and less rewards. idk what’s happening but i know novinaut things haven’t gotten any lore in 4 years

grems: the same as above but i still hope densy gets hit by a truck. too expensive, somehow thinks their magic blood is special. no lore or arpg despite promising it. just shit out on-base adopts for 300 dollars each. has the most prolific hoarders like digimitsu and soyu-k. i remember a whole fiasco with users asking for changes a few months and idk how that’s going

scarfox: original owner kakiwa let an offbrander turn their illegal scarfox into a legal one for free. lots of people butthurt since before it’s been really hard to get one. kakiwa gives species to darci. darci proceeds to beat her cash cow to death and pretend she created the species. shits out the ugliest adopts with her asskissers enarista and benaberry and tanks scarfox value. often sucks money from community to pay for expensive adopts. somehow thinks she’s a business owner. makes controversial changes without running them by users or even staff and gets defensive when there’s backlash. the current face of how not to run a species.

kebanzu: idk about them but they’re dogs and you need to pay to give them scars or missing limbs

worcimex: idk again but i think the owner left everyone high and dry for a while with no explanation

browbirds: expensive af with people thinking it’s worth and arm and a leg for an ugly furry. probably most unfair arpg grind i’ve seen so far with high exclusivity. owner basically uses it as a circlejerk with friends only

tomoyokis: boring. literally humans with container parts. the poorman’s dainties

dainties: humanoids with deer legs and socks. somehow the most successful business model. most of the mods can’t design though and they only thing to do is trade fodder for better things because people will give their firstborn for a CB slot

grabuki: they’re ugly as fuck and nothing happens from what i’ve read

impims: they’re also ugly and kunmao’s a lazy piece of shit so expect anything to take weeks. no trait restrictions at least but then it comes down to whoever can get the pop designs

chimereons: the one i hate the most. full of kids and greedy assholes. rampant “full resale+swaps/multiples” for a cham with no traits. incredibly hard to break into and only defining ‘feature’ is their nose horns and curled tails. which means shit like this is considered perfectly valid. also insanely expensive with an owner whose too busy drawing furry porn. mods also don’t do their jobs at all

annies: slavery lore. owner yamio doesn’t do anything. insane costs and fanbase for what boils down to anime girls. i have no idea what an annie even if and I want them to burn

esks: mods can be hostile i’ve heard. forced positivity. easy to make but people cream themselves trying to get an owner-made one. they’re uh undead nature dogs i guess if that’s your cup of tea

baobears: these cost hundreds of dollars

midveilers: i stopped playing but people only care about collecting owner-made designs. there’s also bunch of other artists who aren’t as good but still try to sell for the same price so a bunch of designs don’t get sold because no one’s stupid enough to pay 250 dollars for something a highschooler drew. also apparent huge problem with candygore and community full of minors

cccats/skire: no arpg and cost too much for eye-straining on-base adopts. traits of having an extra set of antennae can be 200 dollars alone. bought a small species that immediately turned them from 30$ adopts to 300$ adopts overnight. thinks spending 2 hrs making 10 on-base flat colored adopts is considered a job and too much work

stygian: overly designed deer that i legit have no idea what they do but have a website. way too many traits and nitpickiness on how they look. way too expensive if you wanna buy an official one. like legit they are overly designed to the point it’s always hard to tell what’s what

popunmytimiiwhatever: ripoff of every other humanoid species with hard-to-type weeb name.

packimps: same as above with ugly designs. people only get them to try and uptrade for dainties

im out for now but feel free to drop other ones i’ve probably heard about them if they’ve been around

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