#Marcus doesn't know what it takes to kill a Demon and doesn't want to figure it out any time soon so he frets a little

[kittensartswriting]

Bear Castle Chronicles 2.0

(actually there has been at least 4 different versions but let's not go there...)

I have officially un-shelved BCC (reintro here) after almost 2 years of hiatus. At the time I was very frustrated with it and felt like I didn't know anymore what I wanted and what was it's point. Now I have rediscovered a passion for it. With more distance to the story, I can more easily see the darlings that need to be killed and where I want to take this story. I will be rewriting some of the worldbuilding and restructuring the plot. Hopefully I get back to drafting it soon.

I drew some of the most central characters as I was thinking about the fashion. There's no big departures from my previous ideas, but I have much clearer image about the fashion in my mind now, so mission succeeded. I will use this as an opportunity to do a little re-intro to the characters. There is some changes to them, some older (which I never publicly introduced) some I have done since I un-shelved this WIP.

Valeri cor Mantgamia (left)

he/him

Second youngest main sibling (25)

Accidentally becomes a spy but oops is the worst liar on the planet

Biromantic demisexual

Is in cavalry and there has all the homoromantic tension a man could ask for but is unfortunately the most repressed man

Is in for an existential crisis and unreasonable amounts of maiming (because he's my poor little meow meow)

Fiolev cor Mantgamia (right)

he/they

Youngest main sibling (19)

So in a much earlier iteration of the story he was a girl, but the character wasn't working out and I kinda made a whole different character, a boy, but I've still struggled figuring him out. You could say I transed his gender, so now he is transmasc

Valeri made him dress as a boy when they were kids and homeless, and while he doesn't see himself as a boy, he definitely doesn't see himself as a girl either and rather presents as a boy

Uses his ability to turn into a girl to con people though

Accidentally cons his way to being possessed by a demon and being part of a plot to start a civil war

Aroace

Faerathos cor Mantgamia (bottom)

he/him

Oldest main sibling (28)

He was supposed to be the one tragically cishet sibling... They were all cishet at first....

He is bi of course he is bi I'm incapable of not making my characters bi

Accidentally commits high treason by (accidentally of course) having an affair with the empress

Also commits high bi disaster by accidentally having a thing with the emperor too, his long time homoerotic friend

Agrippa noé Moireau (top left)

she/her

Tragically straight

Groomed to be The Long Lost Rightful Heir and The Chosen One

Is actually a tool of imperial control

Valeri's love interest

Cassia cor Mantgamia (top right)

she/her

Second oldest main sibling (27)

Plotting murder literally every waking moment

Spying for the enemy with the goal of overthrowing the government and murdering the imperial family

Targets Julie, who is partroned by an imperial prince, but accidentally catches feelings but oops she is bad at feelings (the whole family is very accident-prone)

Collected on the outside, disaster bi on the inside

Julie noé Maupin (bottom left)

she/her

Opera singer master duelist lesbian casanova occasional novelist

Has a dark secret

Does NOT want to get involved with any political shenanigas (gets involved with political shenanigans)

Cateline (bottom right)

she/her

Assassin to a criminal organization Fiolew gets entangled with

One-sidedly in love with their leader who has ambitions of power

Mute and communicates with writing

Bi

Marcus K'irhinzaham (left)

he/him

The commander of Mantgamia house guard, which now only consists of him, and (according to popular (and his) knowledge) Faerathos is the only one left to guard anyway

Widely recognized as the greatest swordsman of his time

Short king (169 cm)

Bi

Cúén "Fechín" cor Faélci (right)

he/him

Previously named Conan cor Faélin, the last name changed a bit because I did some changes to his language and his first name didn't really fit the language either

Known in the army as Fechín, because he is imposing as his dead cousin to spy for the Cabalusian independence army

Gay trans man (which makes his cover solid, people think there's only daughter his age in his aristocratic family)

An asshole especially to Valeri but oops they have to secretly work together now

Gid'alon Child of Stars (bottom)

they/any

Vašáin, Ahinian third gender, in their case it means they are intersex and non-binary

In exile after doing a little bit of heresy

Just wants to do their research on the spiritrealm but oops one of the demons they studied possessed Fiolew

It's been such a long time since I used the tag list, so if you were tagged, let me know if you want to be continued to be tagged and I'll add you to the new tag list! If you weren't tagged, but would liked to be in future, also let me know! Tag list under the cut.

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(I forgot to add the taglist at first, I hope it still works even if I edited it in)

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[myckicade]

Mayans M.C. - 05x03

Hey! I didn't mind this one!

Minimal bitching ahead, but prepare for many a random thought.

First off, right out of the gate, I am doubling-down on the idea that Angel and Marcus are not making it out of this season alive. Angel is coming around to the same formula as Early Jax. He has his boy. He's re-evaluating his choices. Every time I think of how much development his character is (finally) receiving, I cringe, because that just isn't a good thing...

NOW. How awesome was it to see and hear Marcus laugh, huh? That was so sweet. I know it comes on the heels of watching his relationship with his family take a tumble (and good on his little girl for voicing it), but... The man is clearly battling some demons, maybe even depression. He hasn't done anything so terrible (family-wise) that he can't turn it around.

Unless, y'know, he gets shot.

On that note, a pre-emptive 'Fuck you, EZ'.

It's nice to see Dana Delany on a show I watch, again. (I don't think it's happened since Desperate Housewives, to be perfectly honest). She brings a certain grace and strength to the screen, someone who I think could actually tangle with Potter and come out victorious. I'm intrigued. Very intrigued.

I'm glad Felipe brought the letters to Miguel. If nothing else, he can verify the truth, even if he chooses to ignore it. This is either going to lead to him swearing EZ and Angel off as pure enemies (again), or he's going to fuck himself over trying to keep them safe. In his own way. (This is my favorite storyline in the entire show, and I spend entirely too much time thinking about how this could all go so very, very wrong for all those involved).

Oooh. Miguel and Angel together to stop Baby Brother would be what I'd want, more than anything. (It won't happen, but let a broad dream, 'uh?). It's that picture of the two of them, and baby Maverick together. It's getting to me, dudes.

Yeah. Fuck you, EZ.

Speaking of. I hope Emily gets out. As in, out of my face. I know she's a mother, but the idea of her being able to get away with her kid is... laughable, certainly after what became of her sister. So. The sooner she goes - be it by her own choice(s), or not - the happier this chick will be.

I feel no sympathy for her. No apologies.

There was something that made me laugh during the episode, and I'll be damned if I can remember what it was now. -_-. As usual...

Bishop about broke my heart. I was kind of surprised when he spilled his guts, instead of telling Angel to 'Fuck Off' at the very beginning of the question. Pleased, but surprised. It's encouraging to think that maybe, just maybe, he doesn't want another father making the same mistakes he feels he did, himself. *whimpers*. I'm telling you, I've been trying to write Bottom of the Bottle, Pt. 2 for over a year now, and I had a breakthrough with something that was said in this episode.

Speaking of whimpers... Yup. Isaac is making grown men cry. Way to go, dude. >XD.

And. Well. Fucking Butterfly. Now, I can figure how Thelma and Louise Letty and Hope are (potentially) going to go out. I'm rooting for them, though. All the way. ALL the way. Hope is right. They are fucked six ways to Sunday, but... Omigosh... The happy squees when SHE DIDN'T LEAVE LETTY. My heart. MY HEART.

And, if I haven't said it already, FUCK YOU, EZ. You're going to get everyone killed, at this freaking rate. Everyone, their families, their (Forbid, Please) pets... It just won't be pretty. Dragging Angel along on a beg job negotiation after the motherfucker they're visiting already threatened murder?! I've had it with this douchebag motherfucker.

*ahems*

Oh, yeah. Creeper. That poor bastard, left to hold his own against a whole fucking prison. Uh-huh. I'm glad it was Hank that he called, for whatever reason, even if he's just the one in charge of fielding calls from prison. I'm glad it was Hank, because Hank is about as pure as they come. All heart. No bullshit. He'll weed it out, one way or another. I have that faith. (I fucking love Hank).

Dude. I wish I could remember why I was laughing last night. Sheesh.

All said, while a touch boring, 05x03 was a pretty decent episode.

P.S. This heroin thing is going to blow up in their faces. Terrible pun intended.

#Mayans MC #Mayans MC Spoilers #Mycki Rambles #Mayans M.C. #Mayans M.C. Spoilers

[khaleesiofalicante]

“That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.” — Deb Caletti

Omg I started this chapter yesterday but fell asleep reaaaally early bc I think I was super tired but I also slept more than 10 hours!!! That's literally more than I have slept three days combined of this week😂

It was the coolest shit ever. The kind of cool shit Max loved.

But right now, he couldn’t care less about the stupid nine-point circle or the lame spells.

He has to have the opportunity to meet them and talk to them when all of this is over or I will riot 😭

“Ah,” Max said, tracing a finger on the ground and keeping his hands busy. “Bapak got the hot ones.” They are all hot and you know it!!!

Luca is here!!!! I am love him already jdhdkdbdj

It seemed like a cruel joke. David was everywhere and nowhere. 😭😭😭😭💙

Poor Luca and Max😂 but you can't blame Alec babes!! I can only imagine how Magnus looks...

No wait!! I also want to know his superpower!!!

Max just wanted to set something on fire.

*Me whispering* please do Mallory, please do Mallory, please do Mal-

“You do,” Nicolas grinned widely. “When I see your future, I see too much. It’s almost blinding.”

“Pun intended?”

“Of course.”

Should I be scared or excited or??? Yeah, Imma be both ;)

“You worry too much about the future,” Nicolas told him.

“It’s a warlock thing.”

“It’s a you thing,” Nicolas chuckled. “But it’s not a bad thing. I taught you for a reason, Maxwell. You must use it wisely.”

He knows something I ignore and I am getting frustrated and that ending was really cryptic😭😭 I need answers!!! Please!!!

Clary Fairchild being a bad bitch I'd honestly the only reason I'm surviving this...

“People do awful things because they often think they are doing it for the right reasons,” the woman told her. “And most often, the reason is love. Love of something. Love for someone.” Don't mind me, I just cracked some main plotline of my story bc of this😂

Gabrielina>>>>>>

Them getting into Marcus brain and figuring out the logo like the power couple the are😎

But also, I'm always forgetting that shadowhunters don't have that much education in lots of subjects like maths or astronomy or mundane things in general and it's kinda funny 😂

She looked at Gabriel. “I want to talk to Claire Devlin.” Is that a good idea? Idk. Am I excited nevertheless?? ✨yes✨

Istg, this scenes are taking years of my life😭 I can't even read it twice as I normally do!!! That's how scared I am!!!

He doesn't remember about Edom 😭😭😭 or the time they went to London's shadow market!!!

After we give David his gift, I will make sure you join your brother,” Mallory said. “Okay?” I don't even feel bad about this one :)) don't say David didn't warn you...

All of this just so his parents believe him... bitch just go to therapy and move on like the rest!!

David, who was breathing raggedly, stared at her. “If you touch him, I will kill you.” He doesn't have half his memories, and he still will kill you if you touch him. Take that!! 🥰

Not the first time they meet!!!! NO NO THAT ONE!!! PLEASE!!! WHY DO I ALWAY END UP CRYING AFTER A CHAPTER NOW??? 😭😭😭

I thought I knew hate, but then I met the Devlins and I understood I knew nothing 🔪🙂

Last POV... WTF????

First of all, Gigi and Lexi are the best babes ever. My beautiful parabatai 😍

And also all the other parabatai paired with a Super Babe!! The power!! The potential!! I want to thank you for the parabatai content we got 💙💙

Her father had taught her that the biggest mistake a fighter can do was to deny their own fear.

Don’t deny it. Don’t dismiss it. Feel it. Use it.

Jace as a father will never not make me emo🥺

Nevermind, I understood why no one likes Evan lmao

And why did Nico request to be escorted by Gigi and Lexi??? And go to Paris???? And left his cane??? To NY Institute??

Shadow demons are going to show up. I just feel it!

Lexi fighting Mallory is totally awesome. But maybe we can fast forward to the part she kills her or something?? 🥺 Also Mallory fighting with Pressure??? THE AUDACITY OF THIS BITCH!!!

Why did Nico said the suggenes thing??? Why did he protected her like that???

What did Nico saw on Logan's future??? Who will come for both of them?? Lucifer?? Max?? The Prince of Darkness????

“You are about to change the fate of the shadow world,” Nicolas said. I AM CONFUSION AND SADNESS 🔪😭

“Warlocks might forgive. But they don’t forget,” Nicolas told her. “He will remember.” And I damn hope he will burn everything down

Will Max make another spell??? Now that Nico taught him some warlock math??? Who is other Max???? What is he talking about?? 😭😭😭

Nicolas smiled.

The most beautiful smile.

The smile of a little boy with big dreams.

“Good,” Nicolas smiled. “I can finally grow up.”

I. I have no words. I'm still processing. WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK?? I realized half of the last POV was me just asking questions I won't get the answer to until later 😭😭

I'm still missing some chores for this week to finally be over, but now I'm going to do them thinking about that ending:))

THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS HERE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY OTHER THAN SORRY SKJNCVJKS

but wait i can answer one of them.

Nico lied about the suggenes thing because he wanted to protect Lexi. Otherwise Mallory would have killed her.

PS- mallory fighting with Pressure reminds me of that time when Zara fought with Cortana 🤢

okay ily bye

#lbaf

[casimania]

Maze/Lucifer/Pierce (Mazicainifer??) has the perfect setup for some demon blade knife play lol

#Talking Tag #Luciblogging #Stab stab stabbity stab #Maze takes some offense when Marcus implies they gotta be careful with her #He's still slightly obsessed/terrified by ppl around him dying so to him Maze is like made of porcelain sometimes #He's the squishest of them all but the one that bounces back from accidental deaths faster #Lucifer can fly back up from Hell but there's always the worry he'll get attacked/sealed there #But Maze. She'd just pop out of existence and Marcus frets like crazy #With no soul there's nothing for Lucifer to even go grab or something like that #Marcus doesn't know what it takes to kill a Demon and doesn't want to figure it out any time soon so he frets a little #Cause Lucifer and Maze still sort of act on a Hell level on some stuff and tend to get overboard #And so Marcus makes a comment about being careful about Maze and she's LIVID #For weeks she makes a point to show him just how squishy and puny his human ass is compared to her #He wants a can of beer and she grabs it and crushes it in a hand. He takes a fork to eat and she grabs it and bends it with two fingers. #She has to walk past him in the kitchen and just picks him up and sets him on the kitchen table to move him out of the way #One morning he has to ask Lucifer for help because she just won't let him get out of bed #He tries every single trick but she just grabs him and throws him back on the bed like a sack of potatoes. But Lucifer just laughs and looks #Lucifer probably takes mercy on Marcus after a while and tells him just to beat the shit out of each other #So Maze knows she respects her and her strenght. So he does that and of course he gives as good as he gets but she wipes the floor with him #And then Lucifer gets them all a Linda session to address Marcus' existential dread over their death and losing loved ones #And Maze issues with hating feeling weak or incapable of protecting the ones she cares about #Cause for once Lucifer is the well adjusted one with a sensible answer #Not that he didn't enjoy seeing Maze torment and distressed Marcus for a whild for putting his foot in his mouth. #But anyway. They get to have a talk and then set down some rules for some safer knife play during sexy times

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

Legitimate question, how sentient /is/ Bella's gift? It can make clear choices as to what gifts are good to read her and which are not, its capable of using coherent speech as per Hallucination!Ed, So it's clearly capable of some semblance of thought and so. Would it be capable of piloting a body on it's own? Would it want to? Does it have opinions on Bella as a person?= If BD!Gift were to get its own body and sent to the past, what exactly would occur? What if it got launched into Twilight!Ed?

Thoughts on Bella's gift.

Is it Sentient?

Well, we don't know.

Remember that so far as Edward and Bella figure, their idea of Bella's gift is informed by Eleazar's conclusions. Bella is a mental shield who is able to protect against non-physical gifts... except Renesmee... and Marcus... for reasons. Bella never realizes the hallucinations might be a part of her gift (which I posit they are) or that her strange dreams are anything other than strange dreams which sometimes give her very convenient information.

So, we're going way out of left field for this.

What I will say is sentient is a big word.

It does seem to know what Bella absolutely needs protection from (Edward, Aro, Chelsea) versus what she doesn't (Renesmee, Jasper, Alice, Marcus, etc.) which does, as you point out, imply decision making that is not intuitive (why should Marcus get a pass when he's a member of the Volturi?)

And we do see Edward talk to her though the conversations are... a bit odd and personalityless. Edward doesn't say much, the most verbose he gets is in the meadow with Laurent when he instructs her to lie.

If it Can Pilot Bella's Body

But if it can pilot the body on its own...

I'm going to say no. As it would take Bella right back to Phoenix after having met Edward. Edward may come after her, but it's less risky than her having stayed in Forks. It similarly would not allow Bella to go to the meadow where Edward was extremely likely to eat her.

Bella makes so many dumbass decisions that it has to make a hallucination to say "No, bad Bella" like with a spray bottle and a cat. Unfortunately, it made the spray bottle too sexy and now the cat keeps knocking over vases for that sweet catnip thrill of spray bottle.

And I think it would want to as Bella keeps almost getting themselves killed. I imagine it'd make Bella say "YES VAMPIRE SERVANT" to Aro in New Moon, because it's better than being with Edward. Certainly, Bella would find herself swimming back to Rio before the honeymoon could take place.

So, I don't think it can.

What Does the Gift Think of Bella?

If the gift has a personality/opinions of its own I imagine it thinks Bella is a dumbass. Here it's working its ass off, all the time, doing miracles and she takes it for granted and puts them in more danger.

It probably sits in Bella's brain and cries, just cries, because now Bella wants to have sex with the blood sucking demon.

I JUST WANT A VACATION, it screams.

If Bella's Gift Post Breaking Dawn Became Corporeal, Was Presumably Sentient, and Sent to the Past

Well, I imagine it'd be quite stunned because this... is new. I imagine it has quite the existential crisis but at least for the first while dedicates itself to Bella Swan's protection, as that is the entire reason for its existence.

The way to do that?

Seduce teenage Bella Swan.

The week Edward is away, the Gift shows up in Forks' high school, somehow convincing them it is indeed a student and in high school. Somehow, I call bullshit telepathy.

Regardless, it arrives and it makes sure that it is as sexy as possible and Bella's type. To us normal folks, this means it looks like a marble demon lathered in perfume. To Bella, it is a crystalline god among mortals and an out of this world person.

It becomes immediately obsessive over Bella Swan, much like Edward, making her feel special. Bella, within a day, is head over heels. Oh, Gift McGift is just so intelligent, and special, and hot and he looks at her like she's the most important person in the world.

By the time Edward gets back, ready to face Edward and his demons, the family informs him that a new.... something has appeared.

They don't think it's a vampire.

And it... appears to not care about them at all.

And it's really, really, really into Bella Swan.

I imagine this alarms Edward, who was already on edge about not being able to read Bella's thoughts. Now she's being seduced by a not-vampire who looks oddly like a vampire.

Even his seat in Biology has somehow been stolen by Gift McGift!

And every time he even tries to get near Bella Swan he finds himself thrown out a window or ending up in a parking lot with no memory of how it happened.

The Cullen family drama ensues despite the lack of van incident (Gift McGift isn't letting that happen, thank you very much). Eventually, they badger Carlisle into reaching out to Gift McGift and Carlisle has the weirdest day of his life.

Gift McGift wants him to turn Bella into a vampire. Yesterday. Anything could kill her right now. Anything.

Carlisle learns that Gift McGift is Bella's gift from the future made... sentient by something. He also realizes that this means that Bella Swan is unwittingly engaging in narcissism.

Carlisle probably phones Aro to ask if he's ever heard of it.

Aro has never heard of this, but he is intrigued.

Gift McGift and Bella end up joining the Volturi and get married, as Aro at least actually turns Bella. FUCKING CARLISLE.

The Cullens have the weirdest two weeks of their lives and afterwards Carlisle votes they should leave Forks.

Like Camelot, it is a silly place.

What if Gift Got Put into Twilight!Edward

I imagine it curses the gods. This is just ridiculous and terrible, it has become the bane of its very own existence. Goddammit.

Well.

Nothing for it.

On the one hand it could leave and never run into Bella but that doesn't exactly protect her from danger forever. Bella's bound to get into some peril that requires intervention (all the fucking time).

On the other hand, it now has the tools to fix this problem.

Bella arrives in Forks, Gift!Edward stops breathing. When Bella exits school it drags her out into the woods and turns her. It brings her home to the stunned Cullen household (which has been a mess as Edward has been acting weird for days now) and announces, "I HAVE TURNED MYSELF A BRIDE! HER NAME IS BELLA!"

And I imagine they all.... stare.

Slowly, Carlisle decides this isn't too different than what happened with Rosalie and Emmett. He, uh, guesses.

Esme is over the moon, "CONGRATULATIONS, EDWARD!"

No one else has any idea what to say about this. Except Emmett, who asks, "Her?"

Bella--decides to roll with this. A hot boy has just made her his goddess, this is the start of a great relationship. She's happily in love!

The Cullens stay in Forks so it doesn't look like they murdered Bella. As soon as they can they then move and prevent Bella from eating anyone (even though she has disturbingly good control as a newborn).

Everyone tries to welcome Bella to the family which is awkward as none of them know her at all and she doesn't know any of them.

"So, we're vampires?"

"Yes, yes... It's a thing. You like the Beatles?"

"Yeah, I like the Beatles."

"That's great... Edward hates the Beatles."

(Gift!Edward, for the record, doesn't give a flying fuck about the Beatles or any other musician.)

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