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#Hello gaslighting king!!
14dayswithyou · 1 year
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I GOTTA ASK BECAUSE IT WONT LEAVE MY HEAD
What if we escaped after being kidnapped by Ren/[REDACTED]? 👀
✦゜ANSWERED: hehe
"Found ya!" A chilling laugh comes from somewhere in the dark alleyway behind you, startling you and sending you tumbling backwards. "...H-Hey, why are you crying? You got to have a taste of freedom, didn't you? Isn't that what you wanted?"
Familiar blue eyes slowly emerge from the darkness as they stare you down with a hollow gaze. "...What? Were you expecting everyone to show up and celebrate your return? Your friends?"
One single, heavy footstep breaks the silence.
"Your coworkers?"
Then another.
"...Your ex? Angel, they didn't even care that you went missing! I mean c'mon, where are they right now? They're all out celebrating Christmas and the New Year with their own friends and family instead of looking for you! ...They've moved on. Found someone better to replace you."
Another dreaded footfall.
"But I'd never do that to you."
Then silence.
"Nobody noticed you were gone." From within the darkness, a marred hand reaches out to help you stand up, "...But I did."
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Just a little idea
What if when Tim went off to look for Batman when he was lost in time he bumped into Phantom.
They made a Deal
Phantom knowing CW helped him find Bruce and how to get him back safely, Phantom in return for reasons (hurt badly & recovering, or evolving in power) needed someone very ecto-contaminated (Ra's fault) like Tim, to be contained in.
From a magic user point of view, knowing very little of the GZ and how they work, Tim made a very powerful Deal with a powerful death being (High Ghost King Phantom: Hello!) and is now somehow pregnant (not really but they don't know that)
Danny while inside Tim inside his core can still hear the world outside normally and can share his emotions with Tim to communicate. Which looks a lot like Tim is speaking to his belly just like expecting parents do.
This could be angst or crack
or
my personal favourite, different genres for different pov's
Tim's would be happy, just regular getting his life back together being a total BAMF, coming of age type of vibe
The rest of the Batfam and other heroes pov would be angst, paranormal, psychological horror.
Misunderstandings galore
Dick regretting heavily his decisions which caused Tim to run away because he did not believe him and he has many Regrets.
Bruce feeling guilty that Tim felt the need to make such a decision as to make a Deal and end up pregnant just to bring him back.
Meanwhile the magic users have told the other heroes about Tim's situation and now think that he's going to give birth to the child of a very powerful death being and if something happens to Tim to risk the baby it would cause all of their worlds destruction.
so pretty much-
Tim-Girl Boss, Gatekeep, Gaslight
Batfam- Much Angst
Others- *panicked chicken noises*
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Just an Idea
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tanglepelt · 1 year
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Dc x dp idea 13?
Danny just gaslighting the JL and JLD.
They summoned the ghost king obviously Danny shows up cause i love that for him. He’s in human form. He does that on purpose.
Must ppl assume they messed up send him back and leave it at that. Nope not these people.
Constantine is checking the summoning circle again. Just tells Danny he won’t fall for his disguise and that he knows that he’s ghost king. And says he wants to make a deal.
Danny knows this man sells his souls more then his parents claim they want to tear phantom up molecule by molecule and he has no use for a soul anyways. So Danny just says if i was a king i wouldn’t be failing high school. He wouldn’t even go to high school.
Then Danny goes on about how he has a bully so obviously he couldn’t be a king. Not to mention his human non royal parents. They were mad scientist and ghost hunters but that’s as interesting as they got. Also hello he is alive what did Constantine think he was secretly a ghost.
Danny then walks around the circle just pointing at the total correct symbols going are you sure it’s meant to be a crown. What if this king is a queen and has a tiara. Like who are you to assume it’s a king if you’ve never met them.
John isn’t falling for it at all. Now everyone else is doubting him. Batman pulled up Danny on the computer a perfectly normal human child. So Danny is gonna pull out the big guns. Looks at him and goes if i step out will that prove I’m not currently the ghost king.
It’s one of the other JLD members who says he wouldn’t be able to if he was king. It was warded to keep the king in. So Danny who is currently human just steps out.
See he’s totally not the just king. Currently.
Turns out they needed someone to deal with the box ghost. Danny just say oh i got that. He soups him and goes i did say my parents were ghost hunters
Danny failed to realize once he stepped out of the circle they couldn’t send him back that way. So now he is stuck being questioned but hey at least he is in space.
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happy74827 · 1 month
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The Demon With A Heart
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[Crowley x Female!Reader]
Synopsis: When Crowley saves your life, you can't help but think it was a little more than self-interest.
WC: 1858
Category: 99.9% Sexual Tension (lmfao), 0.01% Fluff + Angst? {TW: Mentions of Demons (obvi), Murder}
Crowley is too iconic not to have fics. I said what I said.
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You didn’t know how to react. It was as if your tongue was taken away, and you couldn’t talk, no matter how much you wanted to thank the man.
No, the demon.
You stood there with wide eyes, staring at the King of Hell, Crowley. He looked the same as before: a clean suit, a snarky comment, and a look of disgust on his face. But, instead of being on the opposite side, he was wiping the blood off of the angel blade he used to kill the angel that jumped you.
He just saved you—The King of Hell.
The very man who told Sam and Dean countless times that he doesn't do anything for free and doesn’t help people without getting something out of it. Yet, here he was, standing in front of you, not asking for a single thing.
The thought was a bit unsettling.
"Purely out of self-interest, darling," He says, breaking the silence and putting the stolen blade into his jacket. "Call it a favor that I plan to collect in the future."
He was about to leave, but you couldn’t let him go. Not without a thank you, at least. You didn't want him to think you didn’t appreciate what he did.
"Crowley."
The man turns back around, his hands in his pockets, his expression unreadable.
"Thank you."
The corner of his mouth turned upward, forming a small smirk. He didn’t say anything but rather kept his eyes on you for a second longer. He then disappeared, leaving you in the dark.
And it did leave you in the dark. For days, weeks, months. He never came for that favor, and he never brought up what happened. In fact, he barely talked to you at all. It was always towards the Winchesters.
You began to believe it was nothing but a dream. That Crowley somehow didn't save you. The angel was a fake, and this was all some sick joke. It felt like gaslighting.
But you knew what happened was real. You remembered the blood splatter and the dead corpse. The way his face contorted when he pierced the angel's heart.
It was all too real.
So, why was he ignoring you? Why did he pretend that it never happened? Was he going to hold it over your head? Or was it just the fact that the King of Hell did something nice for a human?
Was it because he… cared?
One night, you got your answer. It was a quiet night filled with books, tea, and soft music. At least, it was before those idiotic brothers decided to tear down the bunker in search of some book.
You couldn’t remember the exact reason they needed it, but you were too tired to argue. So, you stayed in your room and tried to fall asleep.
That is until the lights went out and the emergency lights kicked on. Okay, now you were annoyed. You got up, slipped on your shoes and a coat, and walked out of your room.
"Alright, what did you two-"
You paused mid-sentence, eyes falling onto the figure in the library. The man was facing the opposite way, but you knew exactly who it was. The familiar black suit and hair gave it away.
"Crowley…"
"Hello, Darling,” he replied, turning around and smiling at you. It was almost unnerving. He didn’t have a malicious aura or even an evil one. Just... a smile.
You looked behind him and noticed… well, nothing. You were expecting the Winchesters to be with him, and yet, it was just him.
"Where are the boys?"
"Moose and Squirrel? Ah, they're off somewhere, doing... well, you know. Something heroic, I suppose. Figured I’d stick around… enjoy the scenery."
That’s when you looked up and understood what he meant. He was stuck, quite literally. Those devil traps they put everywhere finally did something good.
You half-expected him to bring up that 'favor' he was talking about or maybe even just demand to get out of there, but he did neither. Instead, he looked at the ground and sighed.
At the moment, the King of Hell looked just like a caged puppy, sad and alone. If he wasn’t such a… demon, you might have even felt bad for him.
But, you left him in there, strolling along to the kitchen to find some kind of light. You were not giving up your two hours of reading due to power loss.
As you shuffled through the cabinets, looking for any form of match or lighter, the lights flickered back on.
So that’s where the Winchesters were.
You shrugged and turned back to your room but stopped at the entrance to the library. Crowley was still there, but this time, his face was twisted. He was clearly pissed.
"Why did you do it?" The burning question you wanted answered for months finally came out. Crowley stopped his little fit and turned towards you, a confused expression on his face.
He looked like he had no idea what you were talking about.
"I do a lot of things, Chipmunk. You'll have to be more specific."
You walked towards him, resting down the candles and book on a nearby table. You didn’t know why, but the need to confront him was growing.
"Save me all those months ago."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
You were getting closer, now only a few feet from him. Crowley, however, didn’t back away. Instead, he watched as you moved, his expression unchanging.
"That angel could’ve killed me, yet you came out of nowhere and stabbed him. I know you don't do anything out of kindness, so why did you do it? What do I offer that no one else does?"
Crowley stayed silent for a while, not giving any indication of answering your questions.
You thought it was just a lost cause until his expression changed. It was subtle, but you caught it. The corner of his mouth turned down, and his eyes widened, then narrowed.
He almost looked ashamed.
"It's just like I said. Self-interest." He spat out, his voice sounding like venom. You almost took a step back. It still sounded like the same old Crowley, but his tone was different.
You decided to call his bluff.
"I don't believe you."
Crowley raised an eyebrow, a smirk coming across his face. He was amused by the sudden attitude, but it didn’t last long.
"And what makes you say that?"
"I saw the way you looked at me after you saved me. Hesitancy, almost. Like you were unsure. As if..."
The King of Hell stared at you, waiting for the last part of your statement. He was eager but not for the answer. No, he knew what you were going to say.
He was just waiting to hear it come out of your mouth.
"You care."
Those words hung in the air, both of you processing it. Crowley continued to stare at you, the smirk disappearing, leaving his face neutral. He had a blank expression.
A silence grew, the atmosphere turning awkward. It wasn't until the demon let out a loud sigh and looked to the side that it was broken.
"You’re really pulling on the heartstrings, Chipmunk,” he muttered, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "If I had one, I'd say it was aching."
"Do you?"
You knew what you were implying. Crowley was the King of Hell, the ruler of the damned. He was the furthest thing from human, yet he could walk among them and, sometimes, be mistaken for one.
Was it possible for him to be human or even have emotions?
Crowley looked at you and frowned, clearly not liking the topic. But he didn't deny it. It was a strange sight—the King of Hell, frowning and silent.
It was almost adorable.
"I'm not asking for anything. I just… want an honest answer."
"Well, I am a demon, love,” He stated, his tone changing to a more playful one. “Honesty isn’t quite in the job description."
"Crowley."
You were starting to get impatient, and it showed. Your voice was firm, and your posture was tense. You wanted an answer, and you were determined to get it.
The demon in question let out another sigh and looked at the ceiling as if praying for a quick escape.
"You're a pain, you know that? It's exhausting." He grumbled, rolling his eyes. "But, I suppose, since you asked nicely..."
The man looked at you, his lips pursed. He was still hesitating, which only made you more curious.
"Yes, I care. About you. Happy?"
You blinked a few times, processing the information. Did the King of Hell, the person known for not giving a shit, just admit he cares?
"I-" You started, not knowing what to say. It was a surprise but not an unwelcome one. Crowley wasn't exactly a bad guy, well, a demon.
"Do you actually mean that?"
"Now that…" Crowley started, his voice low and deep. He leaned towards you, making you back up, but the wall soon prevented you from going any further.
He was inches away, his breath hitting your face. You could see his eyes staring into yours—a pretty brown, like a mocha latte.
"…Is the kind of question that will get you in trouble, love."
You weren’t sure what he was planning, but you didn't care. The way his eyes were looking at you, the smirk on his face, the closeness...
He was probably expecting you to back away, but he was wrong. You were an avid reader, obsessive even. This scene wasn't new, nor was it shocking.
The only shocking part was the fact that you were the one in it. And, well, the fact that you didn’t mind it.
"Unlike you,” you whispered, a small smirk on your face. "I don’t care."
Your response made him pause for a moment, squinting his eyes and giving you a confused look. It only lasted a few seconds, though. Soon, he understood, and a chuckle escaped his lips.
"Touché"
You truly believed you were about to lose your chance with the man upstairs, but loud footsteps interrupted you.
"Crowley, you slimy son of a bitch! If you’re not here, we are going to-"
Dean stopped talking as he rounded the corner, seeing you and Crowley close. His expression was shocked, almost comical.
"The hell is going on here?"
You and Crowley both turned to look at Dean, a look of annoyance on the King of Hell's face. Sam came around the corner as well, sharing the same look of confusion.
Crowley gave you one last glance, a bit of disappointment in his eyes, before taking a step back. His attention moved on to the two hunters, his usual smile returning.
And despite the annoyance in the air and the confusion, the only thing that came across your mind was another question that you were sure would take control of your sleep schedule once again.
"Hello, boys," He purred, his arms moving to his side. He was back to his old self, not showing a single sign of what happened moments ago.
Had the beauty thawed the beast?
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shiny-jr · 1 month
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i know a lot of people dog on submissive, passive, and people pleaser MC but imma be honest. yes i would sit there and take anything they threw at me because hello??? this is riddle, leona, azul, jamil, AND vil we’re talking about. i would never disrespect them smh. don’t get me wrong, i love reading about an MC who is an evil manipulative little shit. like yes baddie, be a menace. you got this! go gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss everyone. but me personally, if azul wanted me to sign my life away? that’s so ironic i have actually always wanted to live in a dark little cave. i hear vil needs a pet, i mean retainer? and jamil needs a vassal? i am suddenly super useful and reliable. i’m actually the best at everything! leona wants me to be a consort? oh wow and riddle needs me to be a king? did you know i am a big of tyrants? yesss i would totally love to watch you mercilessly kill people. like… i’m sat.
That's a funny way to say you're a simp but go off, I guess, anon.
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theyanderespecialist · 7 months
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Yandere Mammon X Listener (Helluva Boss)
Base Yandere Mammon Headcanons: A Greedy Yandere
[YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Hello, My Sexy Muffins! I am back with another chapter. This one will be made into a video as well so keep an eye out for that! Anyway, this one is about Mammon! Please enjoy this chapter!]
(Disclaimer: Mammon is in canon to be the absolute worst! This is canon. What is NOT Canon is him being yandere. Mammon is not yandere in canon. This is just for fun and not to be taken seriously at all! Simping for fictional characters and yanderes is fine. Just do not be illegal or gross about it. Also, remember to separate fiction from reality and headcanon from canon. Yanderes are not ideal partners to have in real life. Thank you!]
(Base Yandere Headcanons With Mammon From Helluva Boss X Gender Neutral Reader)
.Mammon is the absolute worst as a yandere.
.You want a toxic and high-key abusive yandere.
.It is for sure going to be The Sin of greed.
.This man is the most greedy SOB Yandere out there.
. Especially when it comes to you.
.But unlike other yanderes would be, he will probably make sex robots of you to sell.
.Of course, NO ONE Can have the real thing.
.He most likely gets off on the fact that people buy fake versions of you and that he is the ONLY ONE Who gets the real you.
.He is greedy and you need to have your full focus on him.
.You are HIS Daring and HE IS THE KING OF GREED Why would you want to be with anyone else?
.He is also so underhanded and manipulative.
.He knows when he pushes you to far, and will show that he cares to keep you from leaving him or fighting against him.
.This man is the type fo man that will manipulate you into thinking you needed him.
.That without him you are nothing at all.
.Oh SATAN In Tube Top! Is this man toxic.
.He knows damn well that you can do WAY Better than him.
.So He will keep you under his thumb as much as possible so you never realize what a piece of poo he is.
.He is also the most petty and jealous type of yandere.
.Something so small, as you just smiling at someone else can make him pissed off at the person and Jealous of him.
.Again with being the Sin of Greed you should only be his.
.You are for certain seen as a prize and object by him and less like a person.
.You are his treasure.
.He also would spoil you, not because he is willing to pay money, but because he knows if he keeps giving you gifts you will be less likely to leave him.
.He is a spider-like demon so he will have you in his webs.
.It did not take him long to get you trapped in his webs of lies and obsession.
.He would have for sure made it look and seem like he was such a great guy.
.Spoiling you, taking care of you, and just adoring you.
.Once he is certain you will not turn him down he will ask you to be his partner.
.If you say yes, you can expect to not be gaslit and for him to continue to spoil you.
.If you say no he will say all the stuff he has done for you, how he spoiled you.
.He will gaslight you into thinking you were ungrateful and that you were losing out.
.Either way, he is going to get you to agree.
.If you don't well he can always chain you down and keep you and his imprisoned treasure.
.He on some sick level would think to himself that he does care for you.
.He really does feel that he loves you, but his love is very much with him getting what he wants and making sure that he does not lose you, but where he can use you.
.He shows his love no matter how toxic it is by buying gifts for your cause it is the one way he knows he can show how much he adores you.
.So in short he is very manipulative, deadly, toxic, sugar daddy yandere more or less.
.Money and gift-giving being his love language.
.He would also slaughter his rivals.
.No if, and or buts, about it. No one is good enough for you.
.He is the only one good enough for you.
.He also would offer money to his rivals to leave you alone. But they better not get greedy about it, cause they will end up dead for good.
.Side note: Mammon sees himself as Lucifer's best friend and he is a rip-off artist. Making the off-brand loo loo land. (Those were just canon lore for you all!)
.Back to his petty side, it does not take much for him to be petty, and with rivals, he will be even more petty and would get revenge for the littlest of things!
[YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS finally got this done! I hope you all enjoyed it, there might be a scenario on YouTube for audio storytelling! Anyways I hope you all enjoyed and stay sexy, all of my sexy muffins!]
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boxofbonesfic · 5 days
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Title: Tonality [6]
Pairing: Prince!Geralt x Princess!Reader
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Summary: “The white wolf wants you. He’ll have no other.” As you grieve the loss of your father, your mother marries the king. Whilst you struggle to acclimate to your new life, you begin to suspect the interest your new brother has in you is less than familial.
Warnings: 18+ Only, Dark Fantasy, Darkfic, Step-cest, Medieval/GoT inspired AU, Genre Typical Violence, Mild Descriptions of Violence, Slow Burn, (Future)Smut, Dubcon/Noncon, Manipulation, Gaslighting, Obsessive Behavior, Possessive Behavior, MINORS DNI!!
A/N: thank you so much to everyone who continues to read and support my work. i really hope you all enjoy this next installment, please don’t hesitate to drop me a comment or inbox me. reblogs are always golden ❤️
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You are not, and then, all at once you are again. Awareness spreads like  contagion down each limb, and you know them again as it does. With it, though, comes the pain in your belly, sharp and biting like—
Like a blade. 
It fades as you force your eyes open, your clumsy hands searching yourself for the dagger’s handle. You do not find it, but the relief that floods you at its absence is short-lived. The darkness that greets your wide, panicked stare is so deep and unyielding that for a moment you wonder if you have gone blind—but as you raise your trembling hands before your eyes, you can see them clearly. But beyond, there is only darkness.  
No, not darkness—nothing. 
“H-hello?” Your voice is muted, muddy even to your own ears, the syllables thick and sticky like they passed through honey on the way. “Please-!” The hungry nothing swallows nearly everything but a sluggish, dull thump that echoes in your ears—it is the only sound in the resolute silence. You stumble forward with your hands out before you, fingers outstretched as you wait to encounter something, anything. You do not, though. There is nothing. No cool stone beneath your feet nor the caress of wind your skin. Even the sound of your footsteps is absent, stolen. All there is is the drum. 
It must be a drum, you think, because the sound is so deep it reverberates in your bones. Sluggish. Steady. Panic rises in your chest and you force it down with gritted teeth, your nostrils flaring. 
If this is death, I was right to fear it. 
Your dry tongue tastes like ash and earth in your mouth as you gulp down thick, gasping breaths. But there is no relief in the action, nor in the thick void that flows in through your lips, filling your throat with ink. There is only that sound, deep and heavy—thump, thump, thump.
A hand flies to your breast, pressing against the cool skin above your collar—but you feel nothing. There is no answering pulse from your own veins, your chest cold and quiet. A terrified gasp rips from your throat and you stumble, hands tangling in the torn fabric of your dress. Your blood should be racing, your ears thundering with the roar of it in your veins—but there is nothing. Nothing but the silence and the sound—
Thump.
Thump.
Steady like a heartbeat.
Your heartbeat, drumming in the dark, empty nothing. The echo of it is dull in your ears as if through cotton, but it is the only sound, the only thing in the vast absence aside from you. It rumbles in your bones as you stagger blindly forward, your hands outstretched. The void that presses back against your hands is like spiders silk, strands of ephemeral nothing. You fist your hands in it, and for the first time you feel… something. Like ripping apart fragile cloth—only something inside of you tears too. 
The sensation of it makes you gasp, choking on the dark as it rushes past your lips and into your mouth like dry water. You pull at the ragged strips of nothing and they stick to you like wet paper. You push through the ragged hole into the white light beyond—and fall to your knees on hard stone coughing and choking. You draw the back of your hand across your trembling mouth and it comes away stained inky black, the texture like wet sand. 
For a moment, you heave there on the floor, sticky, pulpy blackness forcing its way up out of your throat. The air you gulp down tastes of something so distinctly alive that it nearly brings you to grateful tears. After a few desperate breaths, you force yourself up to your knees, bracing your hands against the wall as you stagger up to your feet. You feel weak, as though the earths pull might drag you back down to your belly at any moment. 
These… these are my chambers. 
You had not thought of this place as home before, but you are relieved to see it now. The siting area is a mess of gauze wrappings, half-mixed poultices and dried herbs scattered across every surface. It looks as though Healer Janna has been hard at work here, you note with a small, grim smile. The sound of rasping, labored breath draws your attention toward the bed. Though the dark, heavy fabric is almost entirely drawn, the soft firelight shining in through the gaps illuminates the shape of a figure beneath the covers. 
You cross the room with slow steps, trembling as you approach. The drumbeat roars in your ears again as your eye adjusts to the gloom. Your own features swim out of the darkness at you, pained and ashen, your lips pressed into a grim line. The shock of it draws a horrified gasp from your throat, and you stumble back, nearly falling over. The feeling it evokes in you is new, a mixture of terror and disgust as you tear your eyes away from the empty vessel laying before you. That’s it, you think to yourself as you slap a hand to your mouth to hide the violent gag. My body is empty. You retch, your hands fisting in the stiff, dirty cloth of  your dress as you fight to remain standing. 
“To see oneself without a soul is quite a sight indeed.” The sight of Geralt is nearly enough to send you to your knees as you stagger against the bedpost. “I think perhaps that is why they drew the curtain.” He stands by the fireplace, his hand resting upon the mantle. His molten eyes seem lit with the fire’s eerie glow. 
“I am glad to see you, Little Doe.” 
“What’s happening to me?”  Your voice is just as dull and muddy as it had been in the other place, the dark place. You shudder to think of it again, gripping the bedpost tightly. Even the sensation of that seems far away, as though your grasping hands merely clutch at the idea of it. Your step-brother’s expression turns concerned. 
“You’ve left your body, Dreamwalker.” The thought of looking back at the shell on the bed turns your stomach. “A living thing cannot be without a soul, my little witch. The body needs a soul.” The fear that twists in your belly at his words is sharper than the Duke’s dagger. Your eyes widen, your mouth trembling as you cling helplessly to the bedframe as Geralt moves toward you. 
“I—I am—I am not—” Your rebuttals fall from your lips unfinished, scurrying over each other in their haste to leave your mouth. You hold out a hand to halt his approach, and he passes through it like smoke. “I am not a witch!” His amused smile is as off-putting as the sensation of his body diffusing yours. 
“Not yet,” he agrees. “But you could be.” You think of the witch, her fingers tipped in purple-black ichor like they had been stained with pitch. “There is power in your blood. The same as mine.” The smile that flits across his lips is grim, and does not reach his golden eyes. “We are more alike than you know.” He moves as if to touch you and then stops, seeming to remember that he cannot. 
The fear coiling in your chest beats wildly against your ribs. He knows. You wonder if this means word has reached your mother—or worse, the King. There are no elves in the city save the Witch—and you. 
“My mother—”
“Knows nothing.” You’ve little idea what has inspired your step-brother to keep your secret, and a pit of iron forms in your belly as you wonder what steep price he will extract from you for the privilege. 
“Why? Why would you not…” The words stick in your throat. “You’ve no reason to lie for me.” Geralt scoffs. 
“It is an unwise King who would lead his people willingly to civil war.” Geralt looks tired, then, far older than the summers he has weathered. “We are not all so ruled by petty superstition as Duke Emhyr.” There is no lie beneath the words that you can tell, but they ring hollow anyway, like you’re missing parts of them. “It would be quite a waste to see you hung in the square.”  You swallow, your lip curling. 
“So I am to be your pawn?” The sneer curls your lips and bares your teeth. “Your grateful servant?” He laughs then—a deep, loud peal of laughter that strikes like lightning. You jerk backward, forcing space between you. 
“If my aim was your servitude there are more apt ways to ensure it.” He seems content to say no more than that, his golden eyes glittering like coins. 
“But there is a price.” You say, and the corners of his lips curl. 
“You think too poorly of your brother,” he purrs. In an instant, he is again the Geralt you are coming to know and despise. “I would ask nothing of you that you could not give.” His lips curl into a deceptively charming smile. “Indeed, nothing you would not want to.” Geralt’s eyes seem to focus on something behind your head, and the smile slips. 
“We might discuss this later. For now, little Doe, you must return to your body.” You cannot hide the repulsed shudder that passes through you at the thought of looking at yourself on the bed again. “You spent too long in the ether.” 
“Ether?” He rolls his eyes, and beneath the mask of his cool charisma, you see true irritation. Strangely, it pleases you. 
“The dark place, the between place.” He sighs. “Lay on the bed.” He pulls aside the curtain, and you swallow the violent retch that builds in your throat. You close your eyes and crawl onto the bed. You feel nothing against your palms but perhaps the slightest pressure. There is abnormal warmth emanating from the body beside you, however haggard your appearance. It is welcoming, even, like a soft embrace. You want to lean into it, so you do—though you doubt you could help it even if you did not. 
The room shifts, warping and twisting like smoke. You do not want to return to the cold, dark nothing, and you fight against it with all you have. Your will, however, seems as incorporeal as your spirit. As you spin back down into your own subconscious, Geralt’s voice seems to come from every crevice of the chamber—
“And do keep your promise this time, little witch.” 
When you wake, there is pain. 
Perhaps it is more apt to say that you wake beacuse there is pain, deep and biting as you force your eyes to open. Your lids feels heavy, like you’ve not abided the task of lifting them in quite some time. Each breath feels strange, rattling in your chest. Sunlight streams in through the parted canopy curtains, and you wince, blinking away the spots trailing across your vision. 
I live.
You feel… weak. Disconnected from your body. It nearly takes more strength than you have to sit up, and you gasp, falling back against the pillows as pain lances through your belly and up your spine. With clumsy fingers, you pull back the covers. You are dressed in one of your loose cotton shifts, and as you tenderly trace the shape of your own body through the fabric, you can feel the thick layers of bandages wrapped tightly around your middle. 
Gingerly, you roll up the hem of your nightdress, your jaw set tight. You follow the edge of the wrappings with your finger. It’s fit snug around your waist, padded thickly with gauze to the left of your navel. It still seems somehow like fantasy, that the duke had stabbed you, that you had felt the cold bite of his steel deep in your belly—
That you had lived. 
“Witch.”
Trembling, you press your hands to your face. Duke Emhyr’s accusations still sting as they echo from your memories, his hatred burning hot like coals behind his eyes. Is he only the first of many? You wonder, wincing sharply as you reach for the goblet of water on the stand by the bed. It’s almost too heavy for you, but you grip it, and bring the edge to your lips. 
The sound of voices begin to echo down the hall, heralding the approach of other people. As quickly as you can, you adjust your dress and draw the covers back up again, waiting for the door to open. 
“—asleep, Your Majesties, when I left to fetch a clean pail of water—”
“And left her alone?” Your mother’s incredulous voice grows louder as the doorknob rattles, and then clicks open. She glides in first, her ornate gown trailing behind her, whispering against the stone. Her eyes narrow as she peers around your chamber in distaste. 
“Have the servants clean up this mess,” she says, the words cool, authoritative. Your mother has always been one for orders, only now there is a smugness to the command, an expectation that the bearer dare not fall short of. Kassandra hurries in behind her, water sloshing in the wooden pail she holds by the handle. She sees you first, nearly dropping the bucket in surprise as her eyes widen. 
“Y-Your Majesty!” She gasps, practically throwing the bucket to the ground as she rushes to your bedside. “Oh thank the Gods!” Your mother gasps at the sight of you, her delicate brows rising. 
“Thank the Gods indeed.” Your mother approaches you, perching herself on the edge of your bed before embracing you. “My daughter… I thought I might never see your eyes open again,” she cups your face affectionately, and though you had not felt the urge to weep before, suddenly your eyes fill with exhausted tears. She is, after all, your mother, staring down at you with concern and relief lining her face. You press your face into the crook of her neck, breathing in the honeysuckle scent of her skin as you sob.  
It’s so much—the Witch, the duke—your mind feels both full to bursting and disjointed with the knowledge of every moment of it all. Elf-kin. Witch. Princess. My lady. Your Grace. Doe. Who are you? What is your name? You know not when last you heard it. You do not know when you became such a meek little thing, so easy to trap in a box to bring a hammer down upon—
But you hate it. 
“You may leave us. I shall call when we need you.”
Your mother hums softly, stroking your hair with gentle passes. She works through the tangled mess as you cry, parting each snare with a motherly diligence that reminds you of summers spent catching fireflies and frogspawn. You cling to her, like a child with a scraped knee. When she has worked her way through every section of your hair, she sighs, massaging your scalp with the tips of her fingers. Finally, when your sobs turn to hiccoughing breaths, your mother sighs, her hand dropping from your head to your bandaged middle. 
“That man is paying for what he’s done to you.” You do not know how her voice manages to be so soft, and yet so hard at the same time. “I will not allow this sin to go unpunished.”
You shiver. “What…what do you mean? Where is Emhyr?” You are glad you cannot see her face, because the smile that drips from her words sounds crueler than anything. 
“The place he’s going to die.” Your mother sounds almost joyful. After a moment more, she releases you, dabbing at your tear-stained cheeks with the soft, flowing fabric of her sleeve before stroking the pad of her thumb over the curve of it. 
“Why did you leave the castle?” Your mother’s face looms before you, her brows knitted together with concern. There’s something else, though, something beneath that. You don’t know how you see it—by rights, she’s given nothing away, and yet you see it still. 
Suspicion. 
Why would your own mother be suspicious of you? You hang your head. 
“I—I just wanted to see the city.” You make the words sound like an admission. “Without a guard.” 
“And look what your stupidity has wrought!” She hisses, gesturing at your belly. “You’re lucky Geralt noticed your absence when he did—did that little, the—” Your mother purses her perfect lips in frustration as she attempts to recall your only lady-in-waiting’s name. “Katherine? Did she help you with this idiocy?” As far as you can tell, she has swallowed your lie whole. You hope it does not work its way up out of her throat to bite you later.
“No, no, I… I just snuck out while the guards were changing, Kassandra knew nothing of it.” You are more glad than ever that you had ordered her to stay behind, the thought of what might’ve happened to her had she come along makes you shiver. The duke did not seem to be much in the mood to deal with stray ladies. The mention of Geralt makes you press your teeth against the inside of your cheek.  Your mother sighs, shaking her head as she pinches the bridge of her nose.
“You are too important to lose.” She regards you with serious, dark eyes. “Do you understand me? You are my only daughter—I can have no more children, you know this. Nor could I replace you if I tried, my love.”
“Yes, mother.” You place your hand over hers. “I understand.” You can find no sign in the relieved cast of your mother’s features that betrays any heritage other than the one you know, and your father is too long in the ground to ask yourself. “I’m sorry I scared you.” You had never been particularly good at lying, the words sticking together and jumbling on your tongue as you tried to string them into something coherent. Now, however, you deliver one after another, your hands steady as stone. 
I’ve more to lose now than I did stealing biscuits from the kitchens.
“I won’t do anything like that again.” She smiles at you, and it is like sunlight, warmth washing over your skin. You do not know how she does that, make her approval something to crave and bask in, even when you cannot trust her. She makes you want to. 
“Thank the Gods.” She presses a kiss to your forehead. “Then all is forgiven.” 
You have slept for nearly a full week, you find, as Kassandra helps you bathe and dress. Your mother excuses herself to attend to other matters, and you breathe a sigh of relief at her absence. After all, your head still reels with the truths that you’ve had little time to untangle yourself. You revel in the quiet as Kassandra helps you peel off your old nightgown and step into the copper tub. The water smells vaguely of cloves, and you know this is by order of the closest thing to a witch Rivian faith will abide within the castle walls. 
Healer Janna’s meager magics have kept your body on this side of the abyss, even as your soul has wandered. What little she is allowed she has done, and you are grateful for it, though you suspect the Witch in the lower city might’ve done a better job. 
As Kassandra assists you in unwinding the soiled bandage around your waist, you grimace at the sight of your wound in the mirror. On your side, practically parallel with your belly button if you traced a straight line around. It is not particularly long, but you know by the ache inside that the damage is far deeper than the external cut you see. 
“Tis a miracle he missed anything important,” she says, applying ointment to the wound with gentle fingers. “Damnable man.” She winds fresh, clean bandages around you, and you grit your teeth against the pain. You are growing used to it, though. Your mother has laid out another Rivian dress for you, but you do not even consider it, grimacing as you return it, unworn, to the wardrobe. Winter is coming, and you know the light, flowing dresses of your home are ill-suited for the biting chill that already permeates the castle halls, but you reach for one of them anyway. 
You reason that the tight corsetry your more local garments might irritate your healing wound, and Kassandra makes no mention of it as she helps drape you in the comfortable and familiar dress you choose. A small part of you, though, knows this act for what it truly is and revels in it—defiance. 
“I was so worried,” Kassandra says, sweeping aside your curls to pin a swath of gold colored fabric across your shoulders to create the illusion of sleeves. She has gotten quite good at it, and you wonder if she has been practicing. “When you didn’t come back, and then the prince—” She shakes her head. “I never should have let you go!”
“I shall not have you claim responsibility for my actions,” you reply. “Nor those of the duke.” 
“Did you… Did you meed the Witch?” She asks, her eyes wide. For a moment you consider your answer, and then you nod.
“She… She was not what I expected.” Kassandra has proven herself more than trustworthy, she has been loyal—and not just to the crown, but to you. And even so, you hesitate to tell her what it is you know now, the thing that changes everything and nothing all at the same time. Less elf blood in you than I could hold in my hand, but aye, kin we are, still. You have had so little control since you arrived on these shores, so little choice. One stands before you now, a forking path toward ends you cannot see.
“She told me things about myself I had no way of knowing, but that I feel in my marrow to be true.” You swallow. The last person who heard your name and the word elf in conversation drove a dagger into your belly, and the instinct to hide, to coil yourself up like a snake and be unseen, but you forge ahead anyway.
“What? What did she tell you, my Lady?” 
“She… she told me I was elf-kind.” You watch Kassandra’s face, waiting for her to run for the guard—but she remains seated, earnest concern still gracing her features. She seems to take it in, her brows scrunching before she nods. 
“You are still my Lady, Princess of Rivia. This does not change that.”
You practically sob with relief. Your mother’s coronation had done more than tie you to this strange, new city—it has made you enemies. Scores of them, actually. You suppose you should not feel something akin to joy at the knowledge that Kassandra is not among them, but it blooms in your chest as a grateful smile spreads across your face. 
“I know not from whom this lineage comes,” you say. “But the duke…” You grimace. “He knew, though how I can only guess. He said he could see it in my features—he could tell their favor simply by looking at me. Can you?” To your surprise, Kassandra scoffs. 
“As winter feeds spring, so does suspicion feed doubt. His theories needed little proof, I’m sure. If I might be blunt, Majesty, I have observed you many times, and never once have I wondered if you might be anything other than human.” She finishes pinning your dress, stepping away to admire her handiwork. It’s almost as good as when Madge did it, but there was a distinct Rivian quality to the neckline she has created with the flowing, loose fabric.
“May I be blunt myself, Lady Kassandra?” You ask, turning to face her. She nods. “I am grateful for your loyalty, do not think I question it’s truth. You have been a true friend to me, even when the very Queen has demanded otherwise of you. Why?”
She thinks for a good few moments, her brows furrowed. She seems to choose her words carefully, ordering them all together before she answers. 
“The Queen does not even know my name, Majesty, despite my father sitting upon her very own husband’s council.” She replies. “Your mother knows her allies, and she knows her enemies; and I suppose that leaves little space for those who belong in neither camp. Loyalty is not given, Lady, it is earned. Any that is acquired easier than that should not be trusted.”
The jewelry you are required to decorate yourself with feels especially heavy and overly ornate today, the crown weighing heavily on your brow. You know it would be near scandal to be seen without it, though, and so you remain good and still as Kassandra pins it in place. Now, at last, you may finally leave your chambers, aided in part by Kassandra’s steady arm. Walking is an arduous task, and you find yourself tired and panting by the time you reach the end of the hall. You have no destination in mind, but staying in your chambers feels claustrophobic. 
“And here I thought I would find you resting.” Geralt’s voice spreads out over the silence like honey. “I suppose I should have known you would not stay abed longer than it took to open your eyes.” He stands at the curve in the stair, his hand resting on the bannister. His silver-white hair is pulled back away from his face, and the silver wolf pendant at his throat peeks through the unbuttoned neckline of his shirt. 
“I am pleased to see you on your feet again.” The insinuation behind his words makes your cheeks warm. You have not forgotten the closeness of him, the safety of being pressed against his chest. 
“After a week, I fear I have slept long enough.” You reply with a wry smile. “Thank you.” 
“Were you going down?” He ascends the last few steps and offers you his arm, and after a moment of brief consideration you accept. After all, Geralt is much sturdier than Kassandra. Quickly—so quickly you almost do not notice it yourself—he softly sweeps his thumb over your knuckles as he settles you on his arm. It’s an overtly affectionate gesture, one that makes your stomach churn and flutter. 
“Thank you.” 
Geralt holds you steady, patiently waiting for you to situate yourself on one stair before lowering yourself to the next. Patient was not a quality you associated with the prince, but he demonstrates it now, taking the staircase step by halting step. His hand is warm on the small of your back, and it does not wander. After a moment, you feel the rumble of his voice begin in his chest just before he speaks again, turning back toward Kassandra, just behind you on the stair. 
“Ah, I did almost forget, my Lady, your mother did bid you join her at your earliest convenience. I do believe she mentioned a Lord Arasmus?” Kassandra’s pale cheeks instantly go cherry red as she stares down at her clasped hands. The corners of her lips, though, curl upward into a small, but telling smile. You feel a mirroring one growing on your own features as you chuckle. 
“Why Lady Kassandra, you did not inform me of your impending engagement.” You tease, and she huffs, her entire face turning scarlet as she glares at you. 
“Tis nothing of the sort, Highness. His Lordship is quite a skilled botanist, a-and p-provided my expertise in the gardens—” She stammers out a parchment thin explanation that you fight not to poke holes through as you nod seriously. “I m-might assist with the selection. A-and the planting, maybe.” Her eyes flick up to yours. “Might I be excused, my Lady?”
“Of course.” Kassandra skirts around the two of you, glancing back.
“Thank you, Majesty.” She bows her head politely before she disappears around the curve in the staircase and is gone. Her footsteps fade too, and as the silence settles, you realize you are well and truly alone with the prince. He helps you down another few stairs before breaking the pregnant silence. 
“You choose interesting allies, Princess.” He’s so close you can smell his skin pine and sun and earth. “But that one I think you have chosen especially well.”
“Have you only come to complement me?” You ask, hoping fleetingly that you look as unaffected as you sound. He sees too much, you decide stoutly, stomping down the butterflies filling your belly. Even when you don’t think he sees anything at all.
“And if I had?” Your own reply turns to cotton in your dry mouth. For a moment, Geralt’s golden eyes go hot and hungry like they had that night in the corridor. Your skin pebbles with the awareness of him, his size, his proximity. His breath ghosts over the curve of your cheek.
“Then I suppose it is lucky for you that I come with more than one purpose.”
“And that purpose would be?”
“Clarity, Princess,” he helps you down the last few steps to the landing. “Clarity.” The hall is dotted with servants, and stray lords and ladies whose names and exact stations all escape you, but you accept each gracious bow and earnestly delivered platitude with as genuine a smile as you can manage.
“Oh Your Majesty! How good to see you up again, I do trust your mother gave you my condolences.” 
“You poor thing! Princess please, you must rest!”
“Highness you look wonderful, I do love Redanian fashion so.”
“That vile, treasonous man! How awful, I trust you have kept well?”
You are grateful when you’ve finished wading through them, their cloying perfumes and grasping hands are almost overwhelming to bear. As you clear the crush of lower nobility crowding the outer hall, Geralt steers you toward the throne room. 
“What do you know of the Hunt, Princess?”
The Hunt. You know what everyone knows, you suppose. “The Witcher-Kings of old led them first, to cleanse the land of monstrosities.” You had learned this fact as surely as you had learned your letters. “I know the last one was before I was born.” Geralt scowls at this, his brows furrowing. 
“My father has not led a hunt in over sixty years.” You cannot stop your shocked gasp. From what you’d thought, they were led every fifteen years like clockwork. There were always monsters, things born of chaos and flesh, and there always would be, so long as chaos remained tangled in the realms of man—that was what you had been taught, at least. But to hear one had not been lead in over sixty years… You shook your head with disbelief. 
“In the days of old, there were many Witchers, Princess.” There is no emotion in his voice nor on his face, but somehow, you can taste the sorrow beneath his words, heavy and cloying. 
“And now?” 
“There is only one.” Geralt brings his free hand to the wolf pendant. He does not lead you into the throne room proper, instead steering you past the massive carved doors. “My father called a hunt two nights ago, while you still slept.” Your brows furrow. Why now? Why after all this time?
“Why?” 
“I aim to find out.” 
Geralt casts a swift look down the empty corridor, and pulls aside a heavy woven tapestry, one of many lining the hall. Instead of stone behind it there is a narrow door, one with no knob or handle—only a keyhole. Geralt produces a slim silver key from his pocket, pressing it silently into the lock. You have to step sideways to make it through the doorway, but once you do, you find yourself in a cramped, dark hallway. You start at the feel of Geralt’s hand on your shoulder. 
“Forward, Princess.” With one hand dragging along the wall, you take a few cautious steps into the dark. 
“Where are you taking me?”
“To learn the answers to both of our questions.” The ground slopes upward beneath your feet, and behind you, Geralt urges you forward. You are reminded uncomfortably of your time in the dark place—the prince had called it the ether—the crushing weight of the silence and the vast emptiness of it all…You shiver. Finally, there is light ahead, and you feel your shoulders sag with relief to see it.
The tiny circular room is perhaps no wider than an arm’s length, light filtering in from the gold mesh that runs around it in a tight band. You realize you are in one of the pillars of the throne room, and you stand on the tips of your toes to peer down through the thin braided metal to observe the scene below. You do not recognize every person in attendance, circled around the stone table behind King Vesemir’s throne, but you can place enough of their faces to understand—the council is gathered here, and they are gathered because of you.
“—is Treason. It cannot be argued.” Lord Jakoby is perhaps the youngest member of the council, aside from Kassandra’s own father. “And it cannot stand.”
“No one argues that Duke Emhyr has committed a grave offense—”
Your mother’s cool voice silences every other in the room. “Conspiring to murder the Princess is more than a grave offense.”  You watch her tilt her head, threading her fingers together beneath her chin. “Would you have us send him back to Nilfgaard to gather his armies with a spanking, then?” There is an uncomfortable murmur that passes around the table. 
“No, my Queen, I would not.” He holds his hands up placatingly. “I simply suggest there might be other ways to punish him that do not result in civil war.” Lord Thay combs his fingers through his thinning hair. “The Nilfgaardian army is not a light threat, your Highness. They protect our westernmost provinces, which, need I remind you, produce most of the kingdom’s wheat and grain! Duke Emhyr is no backwater lord with a horse a cart and an unwed daughter to his name, he is Regent of Nilfgaard! We cannot simply behead him in the square!”
Vesemir holds up a hand, and you watch your as your mother presses her lips into a displeased line. 
“I have heard from Lords Thay and Jakoby, Duke Rhone and mine own Queen. Lord Lightfoot, I would hear your thoughts as well.” Kassandra’s father was not a man of many words—he had barely said hello and goodbye at your own mother’s coronation—and he had thus far proved your impressions correct as he sat at the end of the table, utterly silent. And for another few moments, he remains so. 
“Duke Emhyr’s treason cannot be tolerated—but the North must be treated with care.”
“What do you suggest?”
“Her Majesty is right. Duke Emhyr’s treason cannot stand, regardless of his position. There will be strife, Majesty, it cannot be avoided.” He bows his head. “But perhaps it might be mitigated. You must use this hunt as an opportunity to remind the people of your strength. Of the futility of standing against you, my King.” Vesemir is silent, as if weighing the value of each word. 
“And should it come to war?”
Lord Lightwood grimaces. “The beetle is a fearsome foe to the ant, Highness. But it may still be crushed beneath a boot.” 
to be continued…
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Snake kings bride 5
The Date(s) part 1 Lu Lu land
Back to touchy pervy Lucifer! The floodgates have been opened and he is a touch starved whore. Warning F Bombs! Lots of them.
The next morning you woke up to something soft wrapped around you and something poking you from behind. 
"Lilith please don't go." You heard him mumble. "Charlie needs you, the people need you, I need you."
You opened your eyes and were brought back to the reality of the situation. The Devil from Da Bible had kidnapped you, made a lot of innuendos towards you, hugged you almost everyday without your consent, and to top it all of he tried to gaslight you last night into thinking that the reason you were uncomfortable with this situation was because you weren't giving him a chance.
"What in the Apollo and Daphne?"
This man threatened your family and had the Gaul to say YOU were the problem.
(A/n: Lu Lu world more like delulu world. If you can't tell I think I'm funny.)
"Lily please." Lucifer's pathetic whines snapped you out of your thoughts. He had his arms wrapped tightly around your arms and torso, while his big white and red wings were laying over you like a cage
"I'm sorry I married her, but you were gone for seven years. I needed help running hell. You should know that better than anyone. I'm a mess, Lil. I was broken when you left." With every word his arms tightened around you.
You don't know whether or not you should interrupt this. He clearly still loves her, so maybe you should let him have this moment even if it’s not real.
"If you loved me as you claimed you’d let her go." You snarked.
"Don't say that Lilith… 's not fair. You left me. I should get to be happy."
Okay this is getting too weird. "LUCIFER!!"
"AH!" He gasped, letting you go.
"Is that how you see me? As a replacement for her?" You turned 
"What?" He asked rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"When I said you don't love me you thought I was Lilith."
He slowly blinked one eye after another "When did you-"
"Just now when you were sleeping."
"That was you?"
"Yes. And I mean both that and the inverse. If you still love Lilith you should let me go, I don't want to be a replacement for her."
"Does that mean that you want to marry me?"
"No." you deadpanned. "It's called basic self respect." You turned to get out of bed and he pulled you back down into bed.
"Stay~" He whined. "Don't you want to hear about the dream I had last night?"
"No."
"It was our wedding night. Things were getting steamy~"
"Well that explains… that…"
"You wanna help me get rid of it?"
"No."
"Aw c'mon~ I think you’d look pretty with a round belly on our wedding day~"
You felt you face heat. "So we fucked then Lilith walked in and called you a whore?" You changed the subject.
"Basically. Let's forget about that part though. C'mere, I want a morning kiss."
"Wait, don't kiss me! I have really bad morning breath."
"I don't care." He grabbed your chin and kissed you. "You taste hellishly good. I wonder if the rest of you tastes this good~"
You shuddered. "Your highness! The queen is-" Pluto burst in with Nina behind her.
...
"Missing?" Pluto asked as the two stood staring at you two.
"OH MY GOODNESS WE ARE SO SORRY!! BUT ALSO HAVE YOU NO SHAME? YOU TWO AREN'T MARRIED YET AND YET YOU'RE PARTAKING SUCH SCANDALOUS ACTIVITIES!!" Nina freaked out. 'She's so adorable.' You thought.
"Did you find her?" Renesmee came running. "Hello my lady. Oh uh... your highness you've got a problem there. Shall I start a cold shower for you?"
You bury your head under the covers. "No need! I've got my wife for that." 
The ladies and Styx who has joined them in the doorway here a muffled. "HEY!"
"See I told you all that she hadn't ran away. His Majesty would tear through every ring of hell to find her and if he couldn't he'd raise hell on earth till she was returned to him."
"I'm going back to my room to take a shower and get dressed." You Say and wrap one of his comforters around him and leave.
"I’ll iron the outfit you chose my lady."
"Thank you Renesmee." You walk away with her and Nina in toe.
After your shower you sneak back into Lucifer's room. "If there isn't one book about the living world in the library then there has to some in either be in his room, or in his study. He's the Devil, it's not like he can just not stay up to date on the news of earth. Great, now I'm talking to myself."
His room was filled with pictures of Charlie. There were some family photos of him Charlie and a blond woman with horns.The walls were once again… red. White trim laced the top and bottom of the walls with gold apple decals. Ducks littered buckets in each corner of the room. The double doors were stripped a bright red and a burgundy red.
"If he loves me as much as he says he does I'm redesigning this whole room and I don't want to hear shit from him!"
His bed was exactly like your own. With the exception that his comforters were Long. You didn’t realize how big his bed was. 
"Who needs a bed this big? What was he so much of a freak with his wife that they had to roll around so much?"
"STOP FIGHTING!" You hear a deep scary voice from the hallway. You look around the room and decide to duck under the bed. It was kind of crowded under there but the comforters reached all the way to the floor so it was the safest option.
"Mammon for all of our sakes and sanity stop trying to steal our shit! You took practically my entire brand, you've stolen Levi's thing, and Ozzie wants more control over the Fizz robots your selling."
You held your breathe as Lucifer walked through his room. Several voices were talking over each other! "All of you shut UP!"
...
"I'm looking through my paperwork, right now Levi."
...
"Ozzie, please focus."
...
"Bee! Stop encouraging him! We're in a meeting."
...
"Fine! You two want to know so badly, My bride is fine. Here they are, finally found the paperwork."
While Lucifer was talking on what you can assume to be his phone you turned to look at what was under his bed and why it was so cramped. It was mostly ducks, shoes, random pieces of clothing that you assumed to be Lilith's (Seeing as how they were sparkly dresses (Though no hate if he wants to dress in drag)); but what caught your attention the most were polaroid photos. They were all of you. Some were of you sleeping; some were you Renesmee and Nina with the latter twos faces scribbled, burned, or cut out; some were of you looking through books in the library; and luckily there were none of you in the bathroom (So he's not THAT much of a creepy stalker.) And in the very back there were some books.
'The Ars Goetia.'
It chronicled the history of… a bunch of bird demons? And their various duties and trips to the…
'Mortal realm'
This was it! This was your ticket out of here!
"No Belphy I don't think I'm moving to fast! If I don't tie her down she'll leave me." Lucifer spoke.
"Oh hardy har har, Mam! Laugh it up that my wife left. And no, I don't have abandonment issues!"
He finally left and you made a mad dash for the exit.
You spent the rest of the day pondering on what you could do to try and get in contact with one of these "Ars Goetia".
You looked through the entire library once more.
"No offense princess but do you do anything other than read? You have the hell wide web and you're spending all your time reading."
"Nina she's the future queen. Please be nice." Renesmee begged.
"No offense was taken even if intended. And for your information, web searches can be traced and tracked. I also would rather not give that prick the satisfaction of using his bribes."
"Not even gonna sugarcoat it." Nina rolled her eyes.
"I'm pretty sure everyone in Luci's inner circle knows what I am. Or at least his daughter, her girlfriend, and his servants do. And most people can assume what happened to me."
"Has anyone actually ever correctly guessed that you were kidnapped?" Nina snarked.
"Well… no. But I'm hopeful!"
"You'd have to be insane to have hope in a place like this."
"I think I found something my Lady!" Renesmee called. You slid down the ladder and she pointed out where she was reading.
"Most Goetia are Loyal to the king that presides over their circle of the pride ring.”
"Wait what? Circle? Like Dante's inferno?"
"Yeah. Dead souls can only be in the pride ring, while there are six other rings stacked on top of each other like a cake." Renesmee explained.
"Like a cake?" You giggled. "Are you hungry?"
"Kinda. I skipped breakfast because Pluto called in telling us that you'd gone missing." Renesmee confessed bashfully.
"I'm sorry. I didn't have any say in whether or not I stayed with him."
"I'll go get you a snack, Love." Nina kissed Renesmee on the cheek and left.
"You two are so cute."
"Thanks. Now anyway, there are nine kings for the nine circle. Lucifer presides over them all, and they all have various degrees of loyalty to him."
"Why does this make so much sense with Dante's inferno. Like how did he know? Because if he's dead then he'd only be able to see the pride ring so he'd think that there was only nine rings. But if that's the case how did he publish the book? Hallucinations of the other side?"
"Apparently only one Goetia has ever rebelled against Lucifer and the system at large. His name was Apollyon and he was once a knight in the Ars Goetia. He left to pursue a relationship with an imp woman, they fled from the pride ring and were never seen again. It says he was the guardian to the gates of hell."
'He might be my way out, but how am I going to find him?'
"I'm going to my room. You and Nina have a break okay?" The rest of the day you spent reading.
The next morning you felt a tight grip around your waist.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"
"Sleeping with my wife. What does it look like I'm doing?" Lucifer replied.
"I'm not your wife!"
"Not yet, but you will be."
"Get out of my room fucker!" You tried to push him off the bed.
"Noooo..." He whined. 
"I'm leaving and I'm burning these sheets."
"Stay Doll." He pulled you to lay in bed with him.
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This went on for a few weeks. He either snuck into your bed or you ended up in his by morning without your knowledge.
One day you finally snapped and had enough.
"Stop! Stop touching me! Don't you see how fucked up this is? I don't know you. You don't know me."
"I want to. Please just give me a chance."
A light flickered on in your brain. "One chance, and on one condition. You let me go anywhere I want today. ON. MY. OWN."
"Okay... don't wear yourself out today! Because tomorrow we're going to Lu Lu world! Oh and here!" He pulls out a briefcase of money. "I won't follow you but please take the succubus."
"I'll take Nina. And I'm not going to ask what Lu Lu world is. Thanks for the money." You take the briefcase.
"I'm just so glad that you're finally seeing things my way."
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It was the day after your outing and You had to get ready for a date with the devil.
"I think I'm actually going to be sick, Renesmee." She was brushing out your hair as you wore a pastel yellow romper and some matching platform tennis shoes.
"You'll be fine My Lady." She finished off by tying a bow in your hair and pushing you towards the door.
"Wow... you look like a giant duckie. I'm falling even more in love with you than before." Lucifer said as he stood outside your door holding up a bouquet of your favorite flowers. "Hey this isn't fair. Why do you get to wear platforms when you're already taller than me? It's going to be even harder to kiss you now." He teased.
"Thanks for the flowers I guess. How did you know I liked these flowers?"
"I talked to that old coworker of yours, and she mentioned you had a roommate and so I paid her a visit. I promised her that if she filled me in on all of your likes, dislikes, and interests that I'd put her in your contacts."
"Lilian? Did... did you tell her that you're... what you are?"
"Lily...?"
"Do you want to get going?" You asked.
He nodded and you took the limo to a big theme park. He wrapped a wristband around your wrist and took your hand as the two of you exited the limo; you in the regular disguise of course.
There were several different attractions. A tower of babble drop, a great flood water ride, and lots of other bible themes attractions. In the front there was a big map. According to that there was a far off cafe that was called Eden's eats. Along the right there were some game booths where you can win various prizes.
"Where do you want to go first? We have fast passes to anywhere in the park. Perks of being the owner."
"Owner? OH! That makes so much more sense. Lu Lu World, Lucifer. I feel so dumb. Are there any food carts I didn't get breakfast."
"Hmm I think the golden apple food cart should be in the upper left corner at this time. Cmere I'll teleport us there. Their candy apples are the best thing in the park." He opens a portal and you two step through to find a man cowering in fear at the short man next to you. "Hello my good man! We'll take two of your ripest candy apples." 
The man gives you each a candy apple and you smiled and thank the man. He sighed as soon as Lucifer took you hand and lead you away.
He Took you on several rides. Once he figured out that you'd cling onto him on the higher, faster rides he'd take you on exclusively those. After a while you ended up regurgitating that candy apple and he took you to some of the game booths to try and calm you down.
"Pick a duck to win a duck?" You questioned.
"I'm pretty good at this one. You want the big plushie? Oh what am I saying of course you do! If I can't get you the biggest and best plushie, what king of Husband would I be?"
"Wait let me guess. You're simple one Hell of a husband." (A/n: To those of you who get this I love you.)
"Yes actually. I'm also the embodiment of pride though so I kinda need to get you the absolute best of the best."
He ends up winning the game with a high score and you two get the biggest duck plushie they had and a small matching plushy for him. He teleports them home and you two keep walking around.
After a while you two had lunch. Then you won matching apple keychains for you and him. He bought you one of those long white snake plushies they sell at zoos. And at the end of the day you two rode up to the top of the Farris wheel and watched the firework display. 
This was honestly one of the least unpleasant dates you've been on. If you were being honest this was probably one of the least unpleasant days you've spent with him. He spent the day cracking jokes and being a dork. He made you one of those origami fortune teller things earlier. He talked all about how and why Lu Lu world was built, and he even got a bit into his first date with Lilith here. 
But now as you sat in front of the fireworks display, his arm around you, you felt scared. Scared because you felt warm and safe.
'NO! This man threatened my entire family. He knows where Lilian Lives now. He could use her against me.'
"Hey Darling?" He turned you to face him. "I love you."
You gulped down the insults you wanted to throw at him.
"Thank you for today."
He cupped your chin and forced a kiss from you.
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Hello there fellow Disney fans, here's another update onto my "The Wishing Kingdom" rewrite, so here I created a little poster for a bit of promotion and just to get you an idea of what it is going to be: from the poster alone, my version is going to be about the REAL origin story of the famous wishing star with some scrapped elements included like the villain couple, a star boy, the idea of writing your wish on a tree, the village where people ran away from the villains and many more, and with this rewrite, I want to celebrate 100 years of Disney by showing you why it has made such a big impact on all of our lives!
Originally I wanted this to be half animated, half animatic but for some reason this is now going to be half written, half animated which means that in some sections I'll post some chapters with some sections of animation like the musical numbers and in some chapters, the scenes would be fully animated, so I'm looking forward to putting my foot forward into this!
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During that time, it was taken to rewrite and redesign the main villain couple, King Magnifico and Queen Amaya, in the movie, I noticed that he had a tragic backstory which wasn't needed in terms of how far Disney villains go, but with a villain couple, they have a completely different story.
All Magnifico and Amaya wanted as their motivation is power, this was because they made a wish to become sorcerors who held all sorts of magic, but the stars rejected it as they feared that their magic would release the dark void which was used to suck all the power from the stars leaving them to slowly dissapear in the darkness, in response to this anger, they went to a cabin where they learnt incantations from a book, but there was one that gave them the power to become the sorcerors they always wanted to be, and with that power, they used it to create the kingdom of Rosas and anytime a few people came to the kingdom, they're immediately brainwashed into thinking that the couple's magic could be useful to grant their own wishes, for better and for worse.
During the story, they don't start off as powerful at first since when they are fostering Princess Asha, they keep their powers a secret by telling her the same story as to how they grant wishes for their people, kinda like they are gaslighting her in a way into believing that they can make other people's wishes come true, but as it progresses we get to see their true colours as to why they were hiding this power in the first place, it was a case of revenge from the star kingdom as they couldn't grant their own wish, with this, it kinda ties with the theme of despite having your wish come true being positive and happy, there is a dark side to it as well, and no matter what happens, you should have faith in yourself to make it come true.
Also, their villain song "This Is The Thanks I Get" will undergo 2 versions, the rewritten version and the rewritten reprise, I feel like the reason for this is because I want to try and give the essence of a true tribute to the villains of the past and the present, the title should be "Our Command" and the context shall be revealed in a few days once I get to it.
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Hello. I know that team Black blames the Greens over why Rhaenyra's reign as queen was awful, however even in a AU world where Viserys never re-marries and Alicent doesn't exist.
Rhaenyra would have stil been a terrible queen.
Viserys never taught Rhaenyra how to rule. He should have been raising her in preparation for a leadership role by having her in the small concil, teaching her the art of politics and what she needed to do to maintain peace in the kingdom. Whoever Rhaenyra would marry would have to agree to live in King's Landing. So. Rhaenyra could remain by her father's side and learn her role as his heir.
2. Rhaenyra never took her role seriously. She believes firmly in the divine right of kings and that she as a Targaryen is claim enough for her to take the crown, despite her knowing that her cousin Rhaenys was denied and she would have been a more effective ruler then Viserys.
3. Rhaenyra's recklessness contributes to her downfall. She does whatever she likes and doesn't care about the consequences. She heavily relies upon her father and later Daemon to bail her out then not accept any personal responsibility for her getting herself into this meses.
4. All of Rhaenyra's children are illegitimate. Her eldest by Harwin Strong even by Daemon, because her first husband isn't dead. The real reason she sequestered herself on Dragonstone was to hide her children away because she cannot handle any criticism. Her answer to it is violence. That always ends well. LOL.. looking at you Maegor.
She has isolated herself political. Not trying to expand or gain influence outside of her very limited family circle. No allies means no help when she needs it.
People in the realm may not have been thrilled with the idea of a female ruler but they would rather have Rhaenyra as queen then see Daemon as king. His violent reputation was known to all. So. What does she do? Marry the very person the realm was against and make him consort.
5. Rhaenyra's ego and her vanity was her downfall. She never thought about her position from an idealistic standpoint. What she could do to improve the country and make the people's lives better. usher in a golden age. She wanted power for power's sake.
Rhaenyra's rule was always destined to end badly but with Daemon by her side, being her enabler and corrupting her with his nature. It is no wonder centuries after her death she was still despised in the country.
To me Aegon’s “I tRy sO haRD” attitude to being the kings firstborn son is the equivalent of Rhaenyra’s “ I learned that I have to earn my inheritance” mentality towards being the named heir.
I hate what the writers did with Aegon’s character (TGC is the only saving grace) but I fundamentally disagree with the common notion that show Aegon and Rhaenyra are polar opposites of each other because they are both equally unsuited for the role of the heir and share a equally unserious attitude towards the job. (At least Aegon is able to admit he’s ill suited while Rhaenyra gaslights the shit out of herself “earned my inheritance” my ass, you did nothing.) I agree 100% with all your points, I even made posts about some of them but this sums it up perfectly. Neither Aegon or Rhaenyra are aware of the responsibilities of their position (Nyra might have been in the first few episodes but got bored pretty quickly when she realized she’d actually have to stuff and make sacrifices for the realm), they don’t form good alliances (although at least Aegon did his duty in marrying Helaena and having legitimate heirs which Rhaenyra doesn’t have a single one of) or try to endear themselves to the people they will one day rule.
The advantage Aegon has is that he has advisors around him (Otto and Alicent and most of Viserys’ small council) that have ruled the realm peacefully for years in Viserys stead while Rhaenyra’s only source of political inspiration is Nepobaby Daemon who couldn’t hold any small council position for the life of him and who firmly believes that having a dragon and “being the blood of the dragon” is all it takes to rule.
About Viserys, there’s this really interesting post that explains how Viserys tied both fractions to him by never finalizing his decision of naming Nyra heir and always keeping his decision vague.
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Hello! I'm not sure if your open for requests or not but recently I just watched Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(I'm pissed at myself for not watching that movie sooner it was amazing)
And I was wondering if I can request a MC who somehow befriends a wild horse that was put in the equestrian club and now they basically have a bodyguard that follows them around
(Horse girlbosses, gaslights, and gatekeeps)
And what would the dorm leaders (or if it's not too much everyone's) reaction to MC's new body guard?
(Btw i love your writing btw 😩👌🏼)
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Spirit Stallion Guardian vs Yandere Twisted Wonderland 
Mysteriously coming home with a beautiful stallion in tow the only way Crowley will let him stay is if he stays in the stables. He and everyone soon realizes that latches and chains are no barrier to being by your side. Oddly enough you don’t ride your horse friend as much as your friends would expect, but everyone will soon know that you two are practically inseparable. What should be a wonderful thing for the non-magical prefect proves to be quite troublesome for some, especially the dorm leaders of Night Raven: 
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Riddle Rosehearts
“Grrr this stupid mule is utterly untamed! He should be put down!” 
Riddle has a short fuse 
But he’s especially patient when dealing with horses
So it takes a lot before riddle is sure that this horse has it out for him
Kicks his shins
Practically running over him when you come to the stable
Eating his ties 
or grabbing his crown and throwing it a distance away
Crashing his unbirthday parties even when you are not in attendance
But eventually, he snaps, and somehow its in front of you
Perfect for him to be scolded by you for wanting to bring harm to your stallion-friend
He gets really fired up at the mention of your dear Spirit
“Do. Not. Mention that…hazard on four legs! He’s just playing off your tainted view of him I’msojealous”
He gathers the only way to win you is to finally tame this beast
He’s the prodigy of prodigies this will be a small task 
But should he have trouble…taming your guardian 
Well it wouldn’t be bizarre if he left large amounts of chocolate out before your guardian came to trot on his unbirthday party
“That donkey is getting in my way! Off with his head!
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Leona Kingscholar
“Seriously? Do you have an actual herbivore to follow you around?! Might as well stick with me if you're going to stoop so low.”
Cheap tricks are done, similar to how Spirit treats Riddle
But Leona is a predator and while he may not be a hunter he can wait long enough
But your dear Spirit is just as smart
Aware of the carnivore’s threat level he ups the ante
Somehow releasing all the other horses from the stable to stampede into the botanical garden…where Leona is sleeping 
But he gets accusing glares/questions when he’s caught trying to use King’s Roar on the horse 
“It was asking for it…but if you feel so inclined to deter me from ever trying this again I could use a living pillow"
When he ultimately gets the true prize of you snuggling up to him 
He still ejects his claws to pierce into the stallion’s behind before getting away
When you do find it, you chalk it up to an injury created in his many escapes
“Man, that is one clumsy herbivore…I say you should get a deadbolt for his stable.”
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Azul Ashengrotto
“Oh…it came too.”
He’s not particularly fond or familiar with horses
All he knows is that it's a land animal that's much more powerful than him in this form
Thus he is an obstacle in his love for you
Contracts goading the strongest students and those  with the best access to the stables are flying out of his office
He can’t attack head-on 
Not here anyway
“This really would be so much easier if we were back in the coral sea…wait that gives me an idea!”
Because he can tell when the horse puffs with pride when you leave the Monstro Lounge
Or dismissing yourself to brush the stallion instead of talking to him
He gets your attention in a better way
“It’s a shame your horse can’t come with you to visit our Coral Sea location. So let’s have enough fun for him, shall we?”
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Kalim Al-Asim
“That’s so cool! Do you think he can fit on the magic carpet?”
He cannot but Kalim doesn’t mind
He’s plenty friendly and willing to entertain a horse
Especially when it has you smiling like it does
In fact, you’ll come over more if your horse is here right?
So maybe getting your stallion guardian hooked on Jamil’s cooking is a good thing
“Here you are Spirit, have all you want!”
“Kalim! Don’t give him too much sugar!”
“I’m sure it's okay! My pet elephant loves these sugar cubes.”
He doesn’t do much with ill-intent
He loves you more than ever and your pet is just an extension of that
He could never fathom being rivals with such a cute pet
“(Y/n) can we ride on Spirit together? I want to be close to you!” 
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Vil Schoenheit
“An equestrian’s wild dream. Perhaps for perfume commercials, maybe even movie-worthy.”
He wants him out 
Maybe it's his flowing locks
Or the majesty that has everyone’s jaws drop when he trots towards you
So he can’t help but compare
“(Y/n). Come. I saw how you brush hair on the stallion, I’ll show you how to do this properly.”
When he feels like ultimately he can’t compete he tries a different method
He’s aware of this horse’s mind and awareness
So he uses that protective instinct against him 
He knows the right people to work with a horse like that
All he has to do is sell the…hay if he would call it that
“Don’t you want to help them..Spirit? Help them raise money for their hovel?”
By the time he’s done, you will be left with him to comfort and your beloved Spirit will be the next show pony
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Idia Shroud
“I’ve seen a movie like this somewhere before.”
This is no different than having your bigger extrovert roadblocks friends blocking his way
But he’s also interested because of his favorite movies centered around taming wild horses
He’s smitten anyway with the sight of you in that position
He only really gets annoyed when Spirit takes a direct attempts to stop him
“Uhm S-spirit c-can you move…Please!?”
He gets irritated real quick when he finds that the times he’s courageous enough to face yourimmaculateperfect you is being thwarted by the horse
Don’t stop him 
When Ortho starts up with a horse tranquilizer 
Idia’s not all that keen to stop him 
Even going so far as to purposely word out his desire before conveniently leaving his AI brother to make the decision 
“Hishishishi, to think you thought you could get in the way of me and my love interest! Ha, now you’re going to be pulling some wagon or maybe becoming an experiment!...(Y/n) is mine. I have enough normies leeching off of them, already.”
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Malleus Draconia
“Your stead is awfully valiant and especially brave to guard you against me.”
The way he says it makes it sound like one of those weird comments he just says
But he’s genuinely upset
He already feels like he doesn’t get to spend time with you enough 
And now he has to share with a spoiled horse you don’t even invite him to ride on
“You don’t ride it? What good is it if it doesn’t have a use? I could give you a ride and so much more…”
This is one of the only times he wishes this animal was scared off by him 
To see you out late at night with this beast instead of him
It’ll be a shame when a random thunderstorm is burning the Night Raven stables
Specifically, the one that your dear Spirit is in
“My condolences for your stead; shall I accompany you in your grieving process. I will no doubt be more than enough than that thing could ever have been.”
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LMK with an affectionate S/O
Sun Wukong, Macaque, Red Son x Gn! reader (separate)
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Notes: Hello! This is my first time writing for LMK as I just started watching the show four days ago and binged it soooo,,,, kinda hyper fixated lol
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Sun Wukong~
Wukong LOVES how affectionate you are and is just as touchy as you are!
One of his favourite things to do is cuddle on the couch with you, your hands playing with his fur and his tail wrapped snugly around your waist as you two watch one of his cheesy TV shows
Will constantly literally crawl all over you, perching on your shoulders, all that good stuff
He is not shy whatsoever with PDA
Will hold your hand, kiss you, hug you, fuck you
If your more of a private touchy, he will tone it down to wrapping his tail around your waist or wrist as you walk together
Speaking of,,,
His tail is VERY sensitive, especially near the tip
If you play with it, petting it gently while you cuddle he will absolutely melt in your grasp
And purr
He purrs a lot
First time it happened he was embarrassed as fuck, tried to gaslight you into thinking you farted or sumthin
And while he is not opposed to kissing you anytime of the day no matter where you are, if you kiss him out of the blue he is going to be a lot more flustered
He will SWOON, BITCH
SWOON
All tension leaves him, he has a lovesick smile on his face, his tail shapes a heart, the whole shabang
He may love it if you're touchy, but he will not like it if you're clingy.
He’s the Monkey king! Great sage equal to heaven! He’s got important stuff to do!
Not saying that you aren't important to him, but
Y’know
Immortal monkey king stuff
There are some things he cannot and will not involve you, or anyone he cares about, in. It’s just much too dangerous
But!
When he comes back from these dangerous adventures, you can hold him until you both fall asleep
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Wukong sighs happily, laying with his head on your chest, your hand buried in his hair and scratching his scalp absentmindedly as you keep your gaze on the TV. His tail whips back and forth lazily and he traces random shapes into your side with his short claws. He snickers when you shiver beneath him. He smirks into your neck and quickly moves his tail up to your face, flicking it gently under your nose before you can register it there.
“A-ah! Wukong!” You bat his tail away as you sneeze, he giggles into your neck and squeezes your waist. “What the hell?” You snatch his tail out of the air and start to fiddle with it as you go back to the TV show. Wukong stills above you before he absolutely melts into your arms. He almost falls between you and the back of the couch as his eyes slip closed.
You glance down at him when a soft purring meets your ears. You can feel his chest rumble against you. Your eyes narrow as you take in his blissed out expression, then the tail sitting innocently in your hands.
Revenge was in your hands.
You tug playfully at his tail and relish the shrill ‘eep!’ he yelped out. He sat up away from you, zipping to the other side of the couch before you could blink, a playful glare lighting up his face. He cradled his tail in his hands, petting the tip gently. “What was that for?!”
“You did it to me!” You laugh.
“You pulled my tail!” Wukong whines, still holding his tail.
“Pssshh. You’ve been thrown through mountains before.” You roll your eyes fondly at his dramatics. You turn back to the TV and pat the cushion next to you. “C’mon, oh Great Sage.”
You heard him let out a ‘hmph!’ and you turn back to him only to see his arms are crossed and he’s facing away from you. But, at the angle you were sitting, you could see a ghost of a smile pushing his cheeks up.
You smile fondly before reaching over your side of the couch and into an overnight bag you had brought along. Pulling out a fluffy blanket and a (hopefully not crushed) bag of Peach Chips. You spotted Wukong’s ears perk up at the crinkling of the snack bag. You crawl over the small distance between the two of you and curl up beside him, resting your head on his shoulder and pulling the blanket around both of you.
You saw his nose twitch as you handed him the snack, a sly smile on your lips.
“Hm, I guess I forgive you.” He snatches the bag from you and rips it open practically before he finishes talking.
“Love you, too.” You mutter quietly as you cuddle into his side. You smile again when a fluffy tan blur enters your vision, gently rubbing your cheek before settling around your shoulders.
Macaque~
Does not like affection
But is touch starved and craves it
Don't tell anybody
Tries to convince both you and himself that he hates it
But you know the truth
The way he sighs happily when scratch behind his ears, how he almost doesn't notice when he grabs your hand when your cold, tucking both his and yours into his pocket, the way he always touches you even when it's not necessary
He doesn't often stay in one place for long so it's always a long time between your meetings
Most of the time he arrives in the night, shifting through the shadows into your room, crawling into bed next to you and drifting off to sleep with his tail wrapped around you
When you two first slept in the same bed it was a wild ride
No not like that
Macaque is.. Traumatized to say the very least, but likes to act like nothing bothers him
But it becomes obvious when he can't sleep unless his back is facing a wall, he curls up with his arms wrapped protectively around himself, the works
It honestly makes you sad, but his tail around your waist assures you he’s okay, and him, you
He’s very subtle with his affection and in turn expects the same from you
The most he will allow in public is hand holding, but considering he can teleport or travel quickly through shadows you usually don't have the chance for people to see you anyway
Macaque is very insecure about his own self worth, and he constantly wonders if your affections are genuine
Do you really love him? Him? Why would you love him when you are so so so perfect and could have anyone you want? Someone who isn't broken?
Its my personal headcanon that he doesn't have a lot of body fur left, most of it unable to grow due to excess amount of scars and burns from,,, well from hell
It takes a while, but when you do eventually get intimate you MUST praise and reassure him
And that is not a problem for you, you happily do so
Will honestly tear up a little if your cuddling in a quiet moment between the two of you and you trace his scars, kiss them, tell him he’s pretty
AAHHH I LOVE THIS SAD EMO MONKEY
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Rain pitter pattered against your bedroom window, it was briefly blocked when Macaque emerged from his shadow, looking into your bedroom. He held his hands up to the window around his eyes as he peered inside. A small smile graced his feature as he spotted you, his lovely s/o, sleeping soundly under your covers. He placed his hand against the wall and a shadow portal appeared, he quickly walked through it, appearing inside of your room soundlessly.
Carefully avoiding all the nicknacks and clothes littering your floor he made his way to your bed where you lay. He pauses beside you, gently reaching a hand down to brush the hair out of your face. You were sleeping in your usual place on the outer side from where your bed was placed against the wall. He knew you slept there, never by the wall, all in hopes he would come back to you in the night and you would wake up beside him. 
Macaque leaned down and gently kissed your head, his tail caressing your bare arm. He fell into the shadow beneath him without a sound and emerged through the wall above the bed, bouncing slightly as he landed atop the covers beside you. He lifted the fluffy duvet and silently slipped under, pausing when you shifted in your sleep. He laid down, pressing his back to the wall as you turned over, a sleepy smile gracing your beautiful face.
“Hey, Mac….” You reached a hand forward and he met it halfway with his tail, the furry appendage curling gently between your fingers. You brought it to your mouth and kissed it gently. Macaque was suddenly very glad the dark cover of night hid the extra red adorning his cheeks. “G’night..” You slurred moments before you slipped back into unconsciousness.
Macaque stayed awake for a few moments longer, looking at you, taking in your features, committing them to memory like this would be the last time he would be with you. He smiled again, a rare genuine smile that felt forein to wear as he curled up under the warmth of the covers, pulling his knees to his chest.
“Good night, Princess.”
Red Son~
Gasp
What is this?
Normal, healthy, love and affection???
It can't be!
Gets really flustered any time you show him an OUNCE of affection he is done for
He gets so flustered and when he gets flustered he gets angry
Not at you tho
Er kinda
Anyway
You’ll have to be very, very selective when you give him affection
If your in front of his parents, he’ll get flustered and defensive
If you're in public around strangers, he gets weirdly jealous?
If your around his, f-f-f *casually throws up* f-frIeNdSss, he’ll be so humiliated he can never face any of them again. He’s a demon, the son of The Demon Bull King for goodness sake!
But, if you're in private, he’ll accept your advances without much more than getting huffy.
Red Son is not one for very touchy feely moments, he likes more quiet, subtle, domestic affection.
One situation you find yourself in constantly is sitting beside him as he tinkers in his workshop. The quiet peace between the two of you is never awkward or dull either.
He’s preoccupied fiddling with his nerd things and is comforted by the fact that your just,,, there
There with him
Kind of off topic but he was STRESSED when you first met his parents, their approval means a lot to him
The mere thought of them not liking you is both absurd and horrifying
Okay back on topic
When you first got together you didn’t exactly realize how he embarrassed he could get
In hindsight it seems pretty obvious but oh well
You grabbed his hand once out of the blue and his hair set fire
He gets SOOO cocky if you think his fire is cool
It really just gives you more ammunition to cuddle with
Oh, it's cold today? NOT FOR LONG
He’ll reluctantly let you drag him to his bed and climb under the covers with you, focusing on his power so he can heat you up and hopefully not set you on fire
That would probably not be good
He would be a lot more willing to go along with, and return your affectionate gestures if you could keep up with him on the daily
He teases you, you tease him, he does something amazing, you praise him, ect.
There are a few times when he will initiate 
Usually quiet moments, or when your feeling down, or when your mad at him and he tries to apologize
It never fails to make you feel better when he slides in beside you and slips his hand in yours and let you lean against him
All in all, I 1000% recommend angry fire boy to cuddle with. Very toasty
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“Could you hand me that screwdriver?” Red Son's voice breaks the peaceful silence between the both of you. You look up from the book in your hands to see one of his extended out to you, his head buried in his current project.
Looking over to the tray of tools beside you, you grab a small black and yellow one with a flat tip and place it in his awaiting palm. “This one?”
“Yea- wait, no, the green one.”
“Oohh.” you quickly switch the tools, handing him the right one this time. He mutters what you think is a ‘thanks’ and dives back into tinkering. You gently close your book and set it on the table. You lean forward, resting your head on his shoulder as you peered at the scrap metal in his lap. “Watcha making?”
“Well, at first it was going to be an extension to that car over there,” he jabs a finger over to the right, you follow it to see a sleek red car he had just completed the week before. It's too bad they get destroyed most of the time, all of his mechs were really pretty. “But now I think it’s…” He trails off, spinning the contraption in his hands, trying to find an angle that made it look like something recognizable.
“..A waffle maker.?” You offer. Sure, the waffles would be a misshapen ball, but a waffle nonetheless. 
He turns to you confused as you slip into the seat beside him. “What the hell is a waffle?”
“Ah, a popular western breakfast food.”
“Huh. Sounds stupid.”
You roll your eyes, hand trailing upwards to play with his red hair. “Well, whatever it turns out to be, I’m sure it’ll be perfect, Red.”
His chest puffs up and he turns to you with a cocky smirk, “well, of course it will! It was made by me!”
“Sure, sure, whatever you say, Red.” You wrap your arms around his and lay your head on his shoulder again. You realize quickly that clinging to his arm would hinder his ability to work so you go to let go, only to be stopped by Red Son resting his head atop yours. He really didn't seem to mind the slow pace.
You leaned up quickly to kiss his cheek before settling back into place, snuggling into him further when his body heat suddenly ramped up. Not that you minded, of course, for a castle with lava as decor, it could get surprisingly cold down there.
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hello! i love your writing and i don’t think it’s cringe-y at all :) i was wondering if i could request a yandere!peter pevensie x reader where it’s an arranged marriage, or he really wants to marry her or something. you can write whatever you feel comfortable with! i also think it’s very cool that you’re mormon, i have some mormon cousins! have a great evening <3
mentions of an older sibling(not given a gender) and I used she/her pronouns. I also wrote the reader as kind of stubborn but also gullible, and she wears dresses nothing else ebcause she is a “proper princess”
I may make a part 2((with multiple endings)) because this made me really hapoy
mentions of; braid-able hair, drugging of a drink, gaslighting, love bombing, check tags for more
“Mother! I find it unfair that I’m marrying a man I just met!” Y/n groaned, “Nor do I like him! He’s a lunatic! He’s killed so many kingdoms just so he could rule! I’m not marrying him, he just wants this one!”
“You will marry him whether you like it or not! Your older sibling is going to rule this kingdom, meaning you will need somewhere to go. Stop complaining and let me braid your hair!” Her mother cried, “I don’t care what you think! I will say where you go! The ball is tonight and I expect you behave and are sweet to him. Or you are in serious trouble!”
“Yeah, whatever, just hurry up!” She whined.
•••
Y/n walked into the ball, not knowing she was going to the first girl there.
“Y/n!” Peter grinned, running up the stairs to her side.
“How are you, love?” He asked.
“I’m well,” she said, trying to walk past him.
“Darling, where are you going?” He acted calm, but was quite furious.
“I was going to get a drink,” She really wanted one of those cookies, they looked delicious.
“Oh, here, follow me, I’ll get you something in a second,” He grinned at her, then winked at the guards.
The guards shut the doors, no one else in there but them.
He had her sat on his throne.
“I find this unprofessional-“
“We’re going to be husband and wife, why should we be professional?” He laughed, kissing her.
He got her a drink and a plate of cookies, right next to her, standing.
She tried to act offended, but she was so glad.
“Do you want anything?” She asked, kindly.
“I’m alright,” he chuckled, “I ate before.”
She took a sip, then split it on her dress.
“Oh..” she seemed said.
“It’s alright, I’ll get you a new one, would you like a jacket.”
“A new dress? Oh, it’s alright. They are so expensive-“ She blinked, her head blanking for a second, then taking another sip of the punch, “This tastes so good.”
“Nothings to expensive for you,” He kissed her forehead, she smiled, then fainted into his arms, he took the drink from her.
He lifted her up into his arms, taking her out of the ballroom and into his bedroom, laying her onto the bed.
•••
Y/n woke up, groaning.
Peter sat at her side, she turned her head to him.
“Are you alright?” He asked.
“What?! Why am I in here?!” She got up, still dizzy, but ready to fight.
“You fainted, I brought you in here, do you feel okay?” He asked.
“I fainted? From what?” She got up, glaring at him, in her underdress.
“Don’t be rash, you’ll get hurt.” Peter said.
“I’m not being rash! I’m trying to save myself from you! You’re a psycho aren’t you?” She was at the door, he grabbed her, hand over her mouth.
“A psycho?” He held her, she was fighting.
“I’m the HIGH king of Narnia, my love. We get married tonight, aren’t you excited?” He squished her cheeks, grinning, she was terrified.
totally just noticed mistakes lol, updated 4/21/24
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nudgeling · 7 months
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I've had a resurgence of listening to First Aid Kit recently so I decided to pair up a bunch of their songs and lyrics to traffic characters and ships. I'm surprised they’re not more popular in fandom spaces since they’re pretty similar genre-wise to both Crane Wives and the Oh Hellos, so consider this is my community pitch (+ commentary cuz i wanna)
Fleeting one - BigB
"My love is a fleeting one / My man could be anyone / And our love is a setting sun / My life is fleeting one / My work is just a web I've spun / Oh, my life is a setting sun / Baffled by the lives we were lent / We met the end too soon / I was honest when I told you / We're as cryptic as the moon"
BigB has a bit of a history with wavy loyalties. The secret soulmates with Grian, betraying Cleo, and most recently tricking Skizz (I know that was resolved but a pattern is a pattern my man). And well, not that I have any clue what the man's up with all the cryptic gaslighting but I feel like that applies as well.
The lyrics outside the chorus seem to be about a couple falling out of love, but I like to apply it to him and Cleo, which still fits fairly well. Angst galore ofc.
Wolf - Pearl
"When I run through the deep dark forest long after this begun / Where the sun would set, the trees were dead, and the rivers were none / And I hope for a trace to lead me back home from this place / But there was no sound there was only me and my disgrace"
Scratch this being the most Pearl-like FAK song, this is the most Pearl song ever. It's basically what started this whole project. All the lyrics and all the vibes just screams DL Pearl. The song is also a bop, one of my personal favs, if I were to recommend just one of these to listen to then this is a strong contender.
Josefin - Martyn
"You go home with feet bare in the snow / You raise up your head to the dead / You seek of such magical things / And nobody knows where you've been"
This smells of watcher lore guys. Don’t have much more commentary than that, it’s just watcher lore straight up.
King of the World - Lizzie
"I keep running around / Trying to find the ground / But my head is in the stars / And my feet are in the sky / Well I'm nobody's baby / I'm everybody's girl / I'm the queen of nothing / I'm the king of the world"
The lyrics is giving Last Life Lizzie, but it’s also one of the more whimsical-sounding songs on the list which feels very Lizzie in general.
I'll admit the rest of the lyrics isn’t particularly easy to tie into the life series since there’s a bunch of specific modern references like going to the airport and traveling through states, but I love the song way too much not to include it. Might be the personal favourite.
Rebel heart - Desert duo
"You told me once I have a rebel heart / I don't know if that's true / But I believe you saw something in me that lives inside you too / Now I all I hear is the wind / There’s a storm coming through / Did I misplace or forsake my love now that I gave it to you?"
Picking just one lyric section from this song was difficult. Every single word, top to bottom, fits Scarian like a glove. It also slams in a "But I know you truly saw me / Even if just for a while" which just MMMM. Makes me wanna bite someone.
I Found a Way - Treebark
"We play the game with skillful hands / And so I asked for your demands / "Give me your love, give me your gun" / And you traced us back to where we begun"
Tbh this song could apply to a lot of traffic dynamics but it had a lot of loyalty themes which is why I put it at Treebark specifically. That being said: man. It works so well. Specifically Martyn POV. The gun in the lyric above would ofc be the beheading, plus the song later mentions the protagonist having a lot of guilt and being prone to running. It's got C!Martyn all over it.
My Silver Lining - Skizz
"I try not to hold on to what is gone / I try to do right what is wrong / I try to keep on keeping on / Yeah I just keep on keeping on / I hear a voice calling / Calling out for me / These shackles I've made in an attempt to be free / Be it for reason, be it for love / I won't take the easy road"
This is another one where it just is Skizz. He’s probably been the most consistantly loyal and good-natured person in the series, doing anything and everything for his team. I feel this especially with how he was in Limited Life, being determined to spread some light into the world despite the game they found themselves in. When making this list I found that most of these songs could fit multiple dynamics/characters, but this is his song, full stop.
Stay Gold - Flower Husbands
"The sun shone high those few summer days / Left us in a soft, wide-eyed haze / It shone like gold / It shone like gold / But just as the moon, it shall stray / So dawn goes down today / No gold can stay / No gold can stay"
👏ANGST👏GALORE
Another one where I just want to quote the whole song. The song is all about grieving time periods and memories you can’t get back, to which I'm thinking late-game 3rd life, post-3rd life divorce or s1 empires characters having weird nostalgia. I go feral for all of it.
Bonus empires:
Heavy storm - Sausage
"I saw, I saw, I saw, I saw an old photograph / And the picture that appeared / Well, it took me back to the times / When she was around / She used to play that old mandolin / And the moon and the sea invited her in / I wish that I had told her by then / What she knew deep down / That she only wished that time would come back"
S1 Sausage angst my beloved. Or s2, could work either way, but I'm partial to s1. "She" could be either Pearl or Gem, however there is a "he" in the first chorus which is very much Fhwip. Like Stay Gold it’s all about grieving old times, so I like to imagine a post S1 Sausage grieving his old family :D
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~♡* How best to be kind to oneself *♡~
Hello, Saplings! 🌱 A new PAC today that I hope you enjoy, take a deep breath, and choose whatever images resonate with your soul and heart, Happy reading! ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
It seems to be a common occurrence in modernity to not appreciate yourself, instead we are pushed to always seek ways to improve ourselves and put down if we seem to love our self. We sometimes end up not feeling worthy enough to be kind to ourselves. While it is all well and good to improve ourselves physically, mentally and spirituality I think is time for you to take a break and think to yourself, what is it that I should be kinder to myself about? Perhaps this pick a card will help you discover what! 
I would love to hear if the message you received resonated with you, so don’t feel afraid to comment, for it makes me so happy to connect with you all! 💕
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Pile 1
[ Cards: Five of Cups, Two of Cups, Queen of Wands,  The Star ]
Dear Pile one,
Just because of mistakes you made in the past doesn't mean you don't deserve happiness, to have a dream or ambition to achieve. The same goes if someone hurt you in the past don't make the mistake of closing yourself off from opportunities or relationships, be they platonic or romantic. Allow your heart to be curious and give your brain a rest. This is how you can be kinder to yourself.
Oracle: Hansel - Survival 
When the moon came they set out, but they found no crumbs, for many thousands of birds that fly about the woods and fields had picked them up. Hansel said to Gretel, "We shall soon find our way" This tale is one that lodges in our minds and stays with us our whole life. These children are not lost nor do they accidentally come across hardship, they are most deliberately abandoned by their father and stepmother...everything that takes place within this tale is horrifying, and yet everything is met with equal measures of teamwork, truth & fear...the tale shows you that you too must find a clever way to outwit those who would harm you at the moment. you have to develop courage and the situation you find yourself within gives you the opportunity to truly be better
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Pile 2 
[ Cards: Justice, Three of Swords, Nine of Cups and The Emperor ]
Dear Pile Two,
You really need to give yourself a chance, don't put yourself down we know you are wiser than you let on. Your soul knows what it wants, what it deserves so please stop letting others use & abuse you. We know you have a caring heart, you wish to see others happy but what about your own happiness? Our advice to you is to put yourself first, be the Queen/King you already are on the inside but bring it to your outer world. If anyone tries to shame or gaslight you for finally putting your needs first don't engage for they only want to bring you down.
Oracle: Snow-White & Rose-Red - Sister Love
This beautiful tale is about sisterhood, love, and family, and the love and trust people who have been raised well, and nurtured tenderly can give. It is a testament to nature and the trust that the sisters have between them.  Their family, which could be bitter, for they are not rich is small, close, and full of love. They have been taught to share everything and they do so, and in that sharing greater goodness can be created. When this card comes to you, know that it is time to do good turns (for yourself). To appreciate the small fortunes you have and to know that whatever blessing you have, it can expand and grow richer, deeper, and more lasting when we place our attention upon the blessing. so know at this time, it is important to appreciate what you have been gifted, love the friendship and family who have been good to you, and find every gem in the dirt, every star in the darkness. Make this your habit, and the rewards  will be peace, and joy, and contentment.
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Pile 3
[ You are one, Ace of Wands, Nine of Swords, Queen of Pentacles ]
Dearest Pile Three
You need not be afraid of showing one's true self to the world. Those who love, & appreciate your truth will come and that is all you should focus upon. Your energy is that of a deer - peaceful, graceful, and full of compassion, a guiding light that can at the very least help one other soul in this lost world, so be brave and be authentic. Our advice to you is to show yourself some empathy at this current time. Acknowledge the unkind whispers that slither into your mind as untrue, planted by broken souls afraid of the light they see in you. Don't let it smother the light like overgrown weeds for there is so much potential you've yet to unleash
Oracle: The Wild Swans - Dedication
This is a tale of suffering in order to save family or people we care for, from a fate that is not their choosing. It is a tale of sacrifice - and of sacrifice that must be done without recognition. In this tale, a young woman's brothers are enchanted into the form of swans and she is told there is only one way to free them and that is through spinning magical cloaks made from flax of stinging nettles. Not a word can be spoken during this task so for years this woman has hands that are disfigured from the burning and the pain, feet that can barely tread upon the earth, and she must do this all in silence. Her dedication to this bizarre task and her silence in the face of demands for explanations creates mistrust all around her - but the truth is she cannot speak she must keep to her task - so the message of this card is your own dedication may be perceived as madness but it will result in healing, creativity, and great breakthroughs
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Thank you to all who have read this far! I hope you found comfort, peace and/or wisdom through this pick a card. Every like and reblog is appreciated greatly by me and helps me so much, so thank you to all you lovely souls who find my work and like it! It Fills me so much joy! 
- Love, Fae 🔮🧚‍♀️
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hello my name is Sebastian Nothwell and i have written queer romance books. learn all about them under the readmore.
you can find more info on my AUTHOR SITE.
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Mr Warren’s Profession - mm Victorian romance; a wealthy baronet falls for a clerk in a textile mill; aristocrat x commoner, hurt/comfort, angst, lavender marriage, engineering.
Throw His Heart Over - equestrian sequel to Mr Warren’s Profession; hurt/comfort and horses.
Hold Fast - mm Victorian whaling romance; a harpooner inherits a baronetcy and falls for the estate agent tasked with turning him into a gentleman; hunting, angst, dance lessons, Pygmalion, hurt/comfort.
The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall - ff Gothic romance; sapphic yearning, lavender marriage, haunted house, ghosts or gaslighting?
Oak King Holly King - mm Victorian fae romance; fae warrior fated to die x mortal clerk destined to save him; hurt/comfort, fae x mortal, antlers, homoerotic duels.
Tales from Blackthorn Briar - sequel to Oak King Holly King; polyamory, creative anatomy, fae x mortal, hurt/comfort.
Fiorenzo - mm fantasy-of-manners romance; hurt/comfort, royal x commoner, masquerade, homoerotic duels, dance lessons, creative anatomy, fantasy!Venice.
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