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moonchildxoxx · 10 months

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hiii!! Can i request a ao'nung fluff? Maybe a bit of angst, where the Sully kids have a human cousin and trying to introduce her to ao'nung? Tsireya and reader are instant besties, but ao'nung thinks all humans are demons and doesn't trust her but slowly does?? If it's too specific you can skip me!!

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Demon but Na’vi soul

A/N: okay so I think I got everything and I hope you enjoy it oh and a few side notes

- the reader is adopted by Tsu’tey

-spider is adopted by the sullys

-both reader and spider don’t need mask to breathe they can breathe the air like the Navi

Pairing: Ao’nung x Reader , sully children x human cousin! Reader and Tsu’tey x human daughter!Reader

Word count:2546

[ Request are open ]

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You held onto your father as you flew on his ikran. You were flying to the reefs of the Metkayina. Word had reached the Omatikaya of the hunting of the Tulkun and the battle of the demon ship including the shooting of your cousin . The reef came into view and a horn was blown sending a warning out to the people below. Tsu’tey hold on you had tighten “ when we land stay close ma yawntutsyìp” you nodded, squeezing his hand that was holding you letting him know you heard him.

His ikran cireled the beach before landing . Tsu’tey climbed down from his mount helping you down. He walked forward to the forming crowd of Metkayaina, arms out showing he meant no harm. You made quick and large steps to keep up with him. The crowed broke apart letting thought two figures one male and the other female. You immediately knew that it was the Olo’eyktan and the Tsahik. Tsu’tey gave the “ I see you” gesture to the Olo’eyktan. “ I see you Tonowari '' he then turned to the female and did the same thing “ I see you , Tsahik Ronal '' .

well they greeted each other. Something had caught your attention, a young Metkayaina male who had pushed his way through the crowded beach and stood a few steps away from the Olo’eyktan and the Tsahik. You put two and two together and gathered this was their son. When he noticed you were looking at him, he hissed at you. You immediately stepped back frightened, knocking into your fathers leg . Tsu’tey absentmindedly grabbed onto your shoulder pulling you to stand in front of him faceing Tonowari and Ronal.

You gave the “ I see you” gesture to both of them. Tonowari greets you back but Ronal hissed at you. Your father's grip tightened. ” How dare you bring a sky demon to our shores? '' she hissed at your father. “ I did not, I brought my daughter along to come see our family” . The Tsahik went to argue but was cut off by Tonowari. “ It is decided Olo’eyktan Tsu’tey and his daughter are our guests , treat them as our brother and sister”. At the Olo’eyktan’s words the group of Metkayaina dispersed.

As they left you saw your cousins and Jake make their way towards you. You all greeted each other before Jake was telling your cousins to help with your things and to show you to the pod as he and Tsu’tey walked off. As your cousins led the way to their home you found yourself having trouble keeping up right as the walkways were not as solid . When you got to the pod you quickly placed your things down and greeted your aunt. along with Neteyam and spider who were both bangaged and seemed to have just woken up from resting. After talking with your family for a while you unpacked your things. The rest of the night went quickly. You had helped with the evening meal before everyone sat down to eat together . where everyone caught up and your cousins told you they wanted you to meet some of their friends. Before you knew it you were turning in for the night curled up in a sleep pile with your cousins just like old times.

The first morning rays of lights hit you in the face, waking you up. You slowly stretched out looking around you, seeing your family was still asleep. You slowly dislodged yourself from between your cousins and got ready for the day. You quietly made your way to cook fire and started to prepare morning meal. By the time you had placed the last leaf of food on the small table, everyone was in a different stage of waking. You made your way back to the sleeping area, waking your cousins fully so they would come eat. You all sat around eating, waiting for the adults to join you all to see what the day's plans were. Eventually everyone was at the table, you were told by Jake that your cousins would be showing you the ropes so you could keep up. After the morning meal everyone goes their own ways, your father leaving with your uncle and you leaving with your cousins.

As you followed them you noticed they were taking you to the beach where you saw 3 young Metkayaina one of them was the boy who had hissed at you. Lo’ak pulled you into his side introducing you to them. “ guys this is our cousin (Y/N) , this is Tsireya, Ao'nung and Rotxo ''. You smile and greet them by giving them the i see you gesture. the others greet you back but Ao’nung simply crosses his arms and stares at you. You quickly look down , Lo’ak started talking again” our father said to show her the ropes so we'll be here for most of the day ” he said looking at the 3 Metkayaina.

Ao'nung looked at him “ cuz I'm thinking you're forgetting you're supposed to be going with the hunting party today” he told Lo’ak. Lo’ak grabbed at his breads huffing looking torn between fooling his father orders and wanting to go hunting. You cut in before he could even answer “ it’s ok Lo’ak I can just hang back with Tuk and i’m sure i’ll pick up a few thing. He looks at you with some relief. He and the 2 Metkayaina males take off leaving you with the girls.

Tsireya clapped her hands together, getting all of you’s attention, “ good now we can get straight to lessons,” she said, looking at you. You simply nodded having no idea what she was talking about but you’d go along with anything not wanting any shame on your family. She started to walk off, you followed her towards a cluster of rocks where the 4 of you sat. She started teaching how to breathe so that you could swim and stay under the water for long spans of time. Eventually Tuk got bored and went off to collect shells Kiri followed after her. After a while Tsireya had you try what you had learned in the water. As the sky got dark Eventually everyone came to meet at the rocks and your cousins headed back to their pod, following afterthem.

As the eclipse began you all gathered together for evening meal. you sat quietly eating your meal as everyone around you talked. Tsu’tey noticed how quiet you were being and learned down close to you gently speaking to you. “ what's wrong ma’ite” he asked you placing his hand on your back. “ I’m fine sempu just tired” you mumbled to him. You rushed to finish your food you just watching as everyone kept eating you had started to drift off with sleep, Tus’tey seeing this gently pulled you to his side letting you rest against him. You moved as close as possible enjoying your fathers warm as you were still cold from the water. The next thing you remember was waking up from hearing something outside. You came to realize you must have fallen asleep during dinner since it was pitch black outside the pod and you were tucked between Neteyam and tuk. You slightly stretched, pulling your blanket up to your chin and going back to sleep with the others.

When morning light hit the pod you once again woke up, had morning meal and headed off with your cousins to your lessons once again.

For the next 2 weeks this was your routine waking, eating,lesson eating again and going to sleep. In that time you had become fast friends with Tsireya. You both bonded over healing as you were both studying under the Tsahik of your clans. The only one that seemed to have a problem with you still was Ao'nung anywhere you went and he was around you could feel his eyes burning a hole in you and each time you ignored it. You were currently sitting on the beach with Tsireya helping her make different salves for the Tsahik. And once again you could feel Ao'nung watching you.

Ao'nung watched you as you helped his sister. He was in the water with the sully boys just messing around on their ilu. Lo’ak road up beside him “ you know if you went up to her and talked to her she'd probably like you back “ Lo’ak teased him. He quickly turned to look at him hissing at him.” i’d never be interested in a vrrtep” Lo’aks joking matter stopped and immediately hissed back at Ao'nung” watch it fish lips for ill beat you again thats my tsmuke and nobody calls her that. Ao'nung rolled his eyes “ I Thought you said she was your cousin” he answer Lo’ak. “ same difference “ Lo’ak answered and swam off with his ilu. Ao'nung decd to go deep fishing by himself not wanting to deal with this any longer.

Looking back on that now was a dumb idea as he had gotten his legs stuck and had a large and deep cut on his leg. making it hard for him to even get off his ilu never mind even walk to the shore. You had been on the beach watching tuk play with other children when you notice Ao'nung and the dark red water around him the more he moved . you had immediately shot up going into the water to help him to shore. Sitting him on the sand . you quickly saw what was wrong. You called out to tuk to keep watch on him running to the family pod grabbing your healing bag since it was closer than the Tsahik healing pod. As you darted in and then right back out both scaring and leaving the adults confused. You came back to Ao'nung working quickly to wash and clean the open wound adding a salve to numb it before wrapping it in some leaf bandages. This whole time Aonang Watched you with wide eyes, shocked at how you just shot up, not taking a second guess to help him. When you had finished you looked up at him getting worried as he was just watching you with wide eyes not saying a single word.” Tuk!, go get your sempu quickly, we need to get him to the Tsahik and I can't carry him”. She rushed off to get jake who came quickly and took him to the Tsahik healing pod.

By the time Ao'nung had come to and realized that you had helped him he was non longer in the sand but sitting in his mothers healing pod well she fused over him. He told her that he was fine that you had already helped him. For the next 3 days he didn’t get even a clumps of you until the fourth day you had come to bring some supplies for his mother. Who he had been stuck with for the past 3 days. helping her in the healing pod as he could not put any weight on his injured leg. You greet both the Tsahik and Ao'nung with the Isee you gesture before placing the basket next to the Tsahik. She in turn greets you “ ah thank you sweet child, are you busy right now? '' Ronal aske you . you shook your head no '' perfect I need to deliver a few thing around the village, but will not have enough time to do so and return in time to change Ao'nung bandages can you stay and do that for me?” you nodded gently, “ of course Tsahik '' she gave you a small smile, taking her things and leaving the pod. Leaving you and Ao'nung alone in the pod. After a few awkward moments you decided to be useful and started separating the basket of plants you had brought in. After a while Ao'nung finally spoke “ why “ asked you. You turned to him unsure what to answer him. He spoke again, this time louser “ why ?... Why help me? ''.

You opened your mouth to speak but closed it till you could gather your word. “ why wouldn't I? Your friends with my family, i’m friends with your sister “ you trill off. “ Actually forget that even if we did not have that connection why wouldn’t I help another Na’vi, if i had gone to get the Tsahik or made you get there on your own you could have easily made your wound worse and possibly bleed out” you finished you small rant before turning to keep sorting. It was quiet for a while before he asked you another question” were you really born here?”. You sighed softly before stopping what you were doing and went to sit beside him. “ Yes, I was born here just like the other human boy. I've also been raised in the Omatikaya clan my whole life by Tsu’tey since I was a few weeks old” you tell him before he can even ask you more. Ao'nung rubbed the back of his neck nervously “ thank you for helping me …” he trailed off again. You nodded gently before he asked you something that shocked you a bit “ could we start over again?” he asked you, looking into your eyes. You just looked at him wide eyed for a moment before swallowing harshly and nodding “ y-yes we can”. He smiled back at you “ I see you (Y/N)” he made the gesture as well and you returned it '' I see you Ao'nung”.

Over the next few weeks you got to know each other then started the gifts between you. Ao'nung was the one that had started by giving you some shells to bread into your hair.which Tsireya helped you put them in before you left to get ready for the feast. Tonight was the feast celebrating the battle won against the demon ship now that all the warriors were healed and the time for mourning was over.

As you walked into the family pod nobody had noticed your new hair style until Tuk loudly spoke about it. “ (Y/N)! You look so pretty with the shells Ao'nung got you!” you turned bright red and quickly looked down. your whole family had different reactions the boys weren’t to happy knowing what it meant because they were there when Ao'nung collected the shells, well kiri was trying to hold her laughs in because of her brothers reaction well your Neytiri simply smiled at you well Jake and Tsu'tey looked like deer cot in the headlights. “ i’m … just gonna get my clothes and help Tsireya set up the feast ….. “ you quickly got your clothes and ran back out yelling out a quick “ bye “ as you left.

Later that night at the feast. Both of your families were sat around a fire eating together when you brought over a bowl of Ao'nung favorite fruit for him handing it to him as you sat next to him. He blushes at this, making both Neytiri and Ronal coo at what they saw. This continues on for a while giving each other small gifts or simple gestures of bring each other food, and maybe a bit of showing off on Ao'nung part when he catches a partly large animal showing it to you proudly. Ao'nung had finally built up the courage to present you with a courting gift ( the necklace in the title)

#tsu'tey x reader #avatar 2009 #avatar 2009 x reader #avatar movie #tsu'tey x y/n #Tsu’tey x daughter!reader #ao’nung #ao’nung x female reader #ao’nung x sully!reader #Ao’nungx human!reader #jake sully x reader #neteyam x reader

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beestalesofarcadia · 3 months

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Could I request some reactions from Draal, Blinky and Aargh on a teen human(gender neutral reader pls!) Who has the same personality as Marcy from Amphibia, showing them a bunch of video games they love please? Especially some being more gruesome then others, would love to read it! :D

Heck yeah dude!! I absolutely love Marcy <3 BTW this started off simple but I went off the rails completely lmao so sorry about that TwT

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

You are a close friend of Jim and Toby, having grown up with them on the same block. You became a trio: inseparable. You were with Jim as he picked up the amulet, you were running beside Toby as Bular hunted you three down, and you were beside the two as you graced the grounds of Trollmarket. Your mind is completely blown by it. You were already off running around: taking notes in your math notebook of what you saw, the types of trolls that were around, facts Blinky spewed out, and even that big blue grumpy one that threatened Jim in front of you!

While your intellect proves to be insightful on the battlefield, your clumsiness also poses a potential threat to yourself and others. Regardless, you’re a valued member of the Trollhunters and have garnered respect from most of Trollmarket (and even Vendel himself). You have helped countless times, and even put your life on the line for others. Now… here are the thoughts of some specific residents of Trollmarket! >:]

Draal

Before the duel with Jim, your optimism confuses him, if not annoys him. He legit just threatened to kill your best friend, and all you can do is stare at him with stars in your eyes. Great to have admirers, he supposes. Even if they are some imposter, wannabe Trollhunter’s ally. As you walk away with the group, he can’t help but guffaw as you trip over your feet. If these were the Trollhunter’s allies- the supposed saviors of man and trollkind- then the world truly was doomed.

After getting humbled by Jim, his attitude begins to shift more. Yes, there are moments of annoyance (especially when you ask to measure his horns or teeth and ramble about things he doesn’t understand), but overall you’re strange, and it’s amusing. You are easily impressed by nearby anything he does, and that’s fine. It’ll start to fuel his ego again.

You start to hang around Jim’s more often than not and Draal enjoys having you around. The majority of the time you’re taking notes, and when you’re not, you’re geeking out about some vampire books and other fixations. He tells you he’s met a few, and when you ask if they’re anything like in the shows you watch (attractive, seductive), he hits you with a hard “no” and laughs at your disappointment. Human’s obsession with vampires was so strange.

Draal teases you a lot, and even if it’s mean-spirited you just go along with it the majority of the time. If you do mention something, he’ll back down from it. But it doesn’t stop him from occasionally knocking that new novel you got from the library out of your hand.

Video games are rather confusing to him. Not that he hates them of course! But he doesn’t quite enjoy them as much as Arrrgh does. Of course, he’ll play the more violent games you have, but he doesn’t care for the shooters. He’d much rather tear them apart with his bare hands, thank you very much. There was one time when you had to beg Draal to not destroy your TV the first time you introduced him to Skyrim.

Table-top games on the other hand? Absolutely! He loves playing DnD with you. He likes having more interaction and freedom with the choices he makes when compared to video games where you have to follow the plot. Blinky or Toby often narrates when you have game nights with the group. Out of everyone, you and Draal are the most competitive. You two both get into character and often come up with strategies. Sometimes a little too much for everyone’s liking. The table often gets crushed, and there have been times when you both were at each other’s throats.

You’re now his little sibling. No questions asked. You jokingly mention something along the lines of a “found-family” trope, and after a brief explanation of it, he just subtly agrees with that being your relationship with him. Prepare for a protective big brother, even if you know your way around trouble.

Arrrgh

You both are automatically besties. That’s it, I don’t make the rules. There’s no doubt about it that you’re all over him when you first get to meet Arrrgh. While Jim is stressed about trolls in his home and Toby is freaking out, you’re bombarding the giant, green ball of moss with millions of questions. He thinks it's adorable and while slightly overwhelmed, he doesn’t mind responding to them. His answers are short and vague though, and Blinky ends up intervening and answers with more detail.

It honestly doesn’t take a lot for him to grow attached to you. He finds your energy very endearing, and you manage to light up the room with it even during the most hopeless times. You surprisingly don’t get as overwhelmed compared to everyone else in the group, though it doesn’t stop Arrrgh from checking up on you. You might wanna write down how much of a good comfort buddy he is.

Speaking of which! If you are down, he won’t hesitate to do what he can to comfort you. If you need to vent, he is all ears. He isn’t much of a talker, but by God, he is a good listener. His advice is short and simple: usually straight to the point. Regardless, it doesn’t undermine how sweet and thoughtful his words are. Most of the time you talk about how overwhelming your parents are, and often he assures you that only wants the best for you but doesn’t know how to show it. A part of you thinks otherwise, but you know that they do mean well.

When you visit Toby’s house, the three of you have movie nights. A pillow fort is made in Toby’s room and you both bring all the movies you can. There’s finally the night when you manage to convince the two (mainly Toby) to binge-watch Twilight. You get so giddy it was hard not to laugh at your reaction for Arrrgh. He doesn’t understand the plot, but he’s interested in it. As much as Toby wanted to hate it, he couldn’t help but rant about Bella’s decisions with you and listening how she could’ve bettered herself. Arrrgh just nods, having been seated between the two of you and not able to escape the conversation.

This troll is pretty protective of you. You’re very capable of yourself, there’s no doubt about it. But again, your clumsiness is what gets you into trouble the majority of the time. There have been instances where you indirectly killed a goblin leader. Taking them head-on during their frenzied state is near impossible, but for Arrrgh, he’s more than willing to take it as a means of defending you. Thankfully, you are pretty witty, so you do find ways to drive them away from you.

As seen in the show, Arrrgh does love video games! You have a considerable amount of video games, ranging from violent ones like Mortal Combat to non-violent ones like Animal Crossing (one of Arrrgh’s favs). Knowing his past, you tend to stray away from the more mature games and settle for the “kiddie” stuff. Arrrgh loves Cooking Mama and Little Friends. Just remind him to be gentle with your switch- sometimes he forgets his strength.

Blinky:

Blinky would not hesitate to admit it, but it’s nice having someone who shares the same enthusiasm as he does! Especially when it comes to learning. While the troll cares deeply for Jim, he can admit that when it comes to their lessons, his less than enthusiastic attitude towards it can be drab. If not, a bit discouraging. With you, however, it’s a complete 180. He always sees you taking notes, commenting on their cultures with genuine intellect, and your analysis is always endearing to listen to. Although you still have much to learn, you are on the right track.

Besides that, you’re always a delight to be around with! He can’t help but admire your charming nature, even if at times you are ditzy. He knows you always mean well, so he can’t hold it against you. He’s most definitely “Marcy-proofed” his library; AKA, he’s put his more “delicate” items in safer places, and the potentially dangerous ones are hidden away.

While Blinky teaches you all the ropes of troll culture, you return the favor by explaining human culture to him. It’s honestly a mix of easy, and difficult. It’s not that Blinky’s dumb (no, far from that actually) or that you’re a bad teacher, it’s just the fact that he’s misinterpreted human customs and inventions for so many years.

When he turns human, you are most definitely the one teaching him how to drive… which was, all in all, a terrible idea. You knew how to drive. You had just gotten your permit for Pete’s sake! Blinky on the other hand? He’s a wild rider. You lost track of how many times you both almost crashed into a divider just because he assumed you were able to drive on it, or how many times you prayed he wouldn’t take the yellow light. When he finally stopped driving, you insisted you could both walk home.

Video games aren't his forte. The concept of them is interesting, especially with how much they are able to fit into a small disk! But alas, they are but treats to the normal troll. Although it doesn't stop him from being interested in what you have to show. The gruesome games intrigue him. Do humans really like violence that much? It doesn't really shock him that much. They haven't changed much even after centuries, have they?

Like Arrrgh, he’s a good listener. His advice is genuine too, especially when you run away to Trollmarket when things aren’t going well at home. You’ve come there an alarming amount of times to a point the conditions of your home were concerning him. Especially when you break in front of him, wailing about the pressures and stress you feel from your parents and the potential of moving out of Arcadia. At home, you feel unloved if you don’t achieve your parents' goals. They have given you so much, yet you feel you give so little in return. You love your parents, but being with them is draining.

Although Troll's culture is different when it comes to humans, he knows the burdens of expectations are all the same. That pressure of knowing that your best isn’t enough… he’s felt that. He assures you that you are doing your best, more than others could. He assures you that your tears are not a sign of weakness, but a glimpse of your strength. He assures you that you are enough. It surprises him when you suddenly hug him, though it doesn’t stop him from embracing you as well.

#trollhunters x reader #trollhunters #tales of arcadia #blinky #draal #arrrgh #platonic #blinky x reader #draal x reader #arrrgh x reader

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marymary-diva17 · 2 months

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We are happy you are back

Jake x Tsu'tey x neytiri x reader + sully kids, spider, and others

After so many months apart from your family and clan, you will finally be able to see them again. During this time away everyone on both sides had changed over the months of being apart, adapting to life changes and seeing what the great mother has to offer them. Now everyone is overjoyed that the reunion everyone had been waiting for was now, going to happen. Couples will be finally reunited together after so long apart, children seeing their parents once again after missing then so much. All the children get to see spider a friend after not being able to have him around. There was no longer anything that can keep these families and clan apart anymore.

Max “ well we have everything settled here”

Y/n “ that good to hear” the group had arrived at area that was given to them by the orders of tonowari. They had arrived at dawn and had spent some time stepping up some of their homes and stations.

Y/n “ is everyone and everything okay I know the travel has been long for us, but I wanted to know if everybody okay” everyone had noted their heads, everyone was exited to finally see their families and the clan again.

y/n " we are also not that far from the village as well"

norm " yes and with us so well hidden we will not be found by the RDA as well"

y/n " good we don't need to bring any trouble to anyone as the RDA will stop, at nothing to ruin as many lives as they can"

spider " can I show everyone my new avatar body or no"

y/n " well it will be good and you will be given a chance to get use to your new body"

norm " it safe rage as well so there no need to worry about anything bad happening"

spider " cool"

max " well we have everything from here we can deal with everything else, you can go see the other as they will waiting to see you"

y/n " are you sure about that"

norm " yes we are sure we can see them later let us handle the human stuff from here"

y/n " okay call us if you need any help and we will tell you if anyone comes to see this place"

max " deal"

y/n " well everyone who coming with me and spider to see everyone, please get ready" it didn't take everyone that long until they are ready to head out towards the village, where their families had seemed refuge from the rda.

y/n " spider you are with me as your dad will be staying here"

spider " why don't I go on my ikran it will be amazing to show everyone my skills"

norm " as long as you obey your aunts rules and orders and don't do anything stupid"

spider " I will I promises"

y/n " well we will see you all later" you had lead the small group towards, the village which was one distant but soon overcome had seen the village. it didn't take them that long to be spotted by some reef navi were by the tide pools and saw the group coming, towards the village and soon a horn had blown. You had landed your ikran first as everyone else had followed.

y/n " hello"a crowd was forming as they are looking at the new arrivals that had come.

Y/n " we have come here to see the omatacayia clan"

???? " hello you most be y/n the mate of Jake sully, Tsu'tey, and neytiri"

y/n " yes I'm"

ronal " Im ronal they have told me so much you and your group"

y/n " thank you and I see you ronal"

ronali " I see you y/n it seems like your mates are ...." before ronal could finish her sentence she was cut off when, someone runs past her and hugged you.

???? " ma y/n you are finally here"

y/n " hello neytiri I have missed you" neytiri soon let you go and looked at you placing a warm hand on your right check, she had smiled brightly seeing you.

neytiri " you are here you are all here and well"

y/n " yes we are all here but I feel bad being the only one having ..." you had been cut off when you some navi rushing pass you to go hug, the other behind you.

y/n " well it seems like that solves my worry"

????? " y/n" you soon looked away from neytiri and saw Jake and Tsu'tey standing there, even before you could speak both man had embraces you in a hug.

Tsu'tey " my yawne we have missed you dearly"

y/n " I have missed you three as well"

Jake " honey you are finally back with us"

y/n " happy to be back"

tonowari " you are the y/n we have been told alot about you"

y/n " hello and I see you tonowari"

tonowari " i see you y/n"

Jake " may I say you are even more beautiful then the last time we saw you"

y/n " aww you are so sweet" you soon kissed Jake check making him smile.

Tsu'tey " not to sound like a jealous child but what about us we are your mates as well" you soon laughed and kissed Tsu'tey and neytiri happy to be with your mates again.

y/n " where are the children"

Jake " oh yes they went off with some new friends they made around here I think ..."

????? " mama" you soon looked up to see tuk standing there she smiled brightly.

tuk " neteyam, kiri, loak mama is here she really here mama " tuk ran to you and nearly tackled you into the sand as she hugged you, but Jake had supported you two.

y/n " hey abby girl oh I have missed you so much look how much you grown"

tuk " mama I missed you so much I'm happy you are here"

????? " mama" your three other kids had ran towards you and soon hugged, you happy to have you home.

lo'ak " mama you are really here we are not dreaming right" other children soon rushed happy to see their parents after being away from them so long.

y/n " I'm really here and so is everyone else"

kiri " it good you are here mama is hasn't been the same with out"

neteyam " we missed having you around with the family we were down a sully"

y/n " well I'm here now and so is everyone else the whole clan back together"

mo'at " y/n welcome back you and everyone else have been dearly missed"

y/n " hello mo'at"

neteyam " hey mama we will love you to meet our friends" three teens soon stepped up.

neteyam " this is aonung, rotxo, and tsireya"

y/n " hello children"

tsireya " hello it nice to meet you lo'ak speaks highly of you"

y/n " oh those he"

tsireya " yes"

rotxo " there are so many of you here I didn't know your clan was this cool"

kiri " wait until you see them as human and other human ... wait mama where is spider did he have to stay we have to go see him"

tuk " yes we want to see our cousin"

y/n " clam down everyone just wait ... spider" you soon looked up at the sky as ikran had flown by getting attention, the ikran soon landed on the sandy ground.

Jake " y/n"

y/n " wait"

spider " guess who blue and navi now your good friend spider" spider soon got off his ikran but he didn't get that much steps until, he was rinsed by kiri and lo'ak.

kiri " wait you have an avatar body .. why didn't you tell us when did this happen how did it happen"

lo'ak " yeah bro tell us was it cool when you got your avatar body, and what have you done so far"

spider " hello kiri and lo'ak"

y/n " clam down both of you and let him collect himself and speak"

neytiri " it seems like we have missed a wonderful moment and you have a mighty ikran"

spider " thank you aunt neytiri"

Tsu'tey " you all most tell us what we have missed when we were gone"

y/n " sure"

mo'at " today bring good news to the clan as we are all back together and now spider can walk among us" Everyone was happy to finally be reunited with each other, the metkayan clan had become happy to have the avatars and humans with them. The time being apart in the forest was over but that didnt mean the fight was over, with the RDA the war was still on but now they will fight together and not apart.

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assistantquail · 1 year

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Well damn... (Adults) 2/2

Male reader is left with no choice but to use a female avatar, not that he minds using it on the first place, to save their best friend's life.

Characters: Tonowari, Ronal, Quaritch

Pronouns: They/Them

Warnings: Cursing, injury, mentions of blood, simps, everyone is bi >:3, gender is a social construct, idk a thing about injuries or fighting, ooc

This is obviously an au, so be warned

Tonowari and Ronal are siblings

Quaritch is going through character development

Why? Because, I said so

(None of the ff images/gifs are mine)

Tonowari

This will be a hard and gruesome battle against the sky people. It is war, the moment they attacked their spirit brothers and sister. This is a serious period for the clan and he was focused on avenging those they have lost. But he never expected to be enamored by one of them, realizing this person is “the backup” the Toruk Makto mentioned.

The moment you appeared, on the back of an ikran he is whipped.

“I see you” You gestured towards him and his sister Ronal. You were not surprised by Ronal's wariness with you, you are used to the treatment and stares. A light smile graced your lips, raising both of your hands up just like what the Sullys did when they first arrived.

“Y/N brother, I'm so glad to see you” Jake went to your side, and both of your hands meet each other which resulted in a clap.

“You cannot get rid of me, that easily Sully” Your lips widened, showing off your fangs as you threw a grin.

Brother? You are clearly a female though? The poor man was confused but he chose to formally greet you, throwing the question to the back of his mind. He made eye contact with you, as you returned your attention to them.

“Greetings, I am Y/N L/N, I understand that this is no time and place for warming up to each other...” You held your head up high, never looking away from him as “But I would like to thank you for taking in my brother and his family, I owe you one”

Tonowari's brain just stopped functioning correctly when he heard your voice, so he was not able to process your words and just nodded dumbly (in Ronal's perspective).

“It is a pleasure that you will aid us in this battle”

“The pleasure is all mine, to be able to fight along with the mighty Olo'eyktan and people of the Metkayina” Ronal noticed how the tail of her brother kept swishing around in delight, as he listens to your words. She rolled her eyes at this, attempting to break you both apart before Tonowari does something stupid.

“We have no time for this, we must prepare now” She gestured for you to follow her, and you nodded at the Olo'eyktan before catching up to Ronal. Jake also nodded to Tonowari,

“We shall discuss strategies in a while, yes?” His body turned to face Jake but his eyes were kept on your back as you walked away, “Of course”

Jake noticed how his full attention was not on the conversation but he suspected it might be because of the stress. “Do not think too deeply about this matter, we will be able to have a higher chance of winning with my brother here”

There it is again with you being called brother, is this some sort of nickname? He did not want to ask unless he is certain that this is a comfortable topic to be asked with you in person.

“The tulkuns have been warned by the people, now we will reassess the situation to prevent anyone from losing” Tonowari regained his ability to think clearly again, taking this situation seriously.

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Tonowari was not able to have another glimpse of you until the battle horn was blown.

It was time, all the warriors gathered with their skimwings. That is when he saw you on your ikran, you had no time to bond with any of the creatures in the reef so you had to make do with what you had.

Your eyes were focused on the ships ahead, void of any emotions that were present when you first arrived. Your mouth was moving but he was not sure what you were saying as you pressed something on your neck.

You were wearing your visor, a chest plate out of bones with sky blue paint on your face. In your hand was a bunch of weapons. You also had a gun at bay, but it did not worry him.

What worried him was you and the people's safety.

The horn sounded again and you were immediately flying through the sky. The wind did not bother you a bit, as you heard from Jake that your nieces and nephews were missing in action. This ignited something in you, nobody messes with your family, not while you are still breathing.

Explosions and gunshots resounded as you threw grenades at the incoming fleets, you easily took down 3 ships in a short moment as you evaded their guns. Skillfully navigating through the air as your one-man army terrorizes the invaders.

You cursed as you did not see any sign of your loved ones, pressing the communicator on your neck to give Jake an update.

“Jake, the kids are not here, they must be on that ship at 3 o’clock”

“Roger that, once you’re done there, proceed to that ship” Jake was very worried, you can hear it in his voice as he tries to steel himself.

“I’ll be there in a heartbeat, cross my heart”

You shot down a few more boats as the army of the Metaykina arrived to see the damage you caused, it was messy to describe it nicely. Tonowari watched as you shot someone with an arrow, making them fall of the ship.

The rest of the warriors marveled at the sight, some of them fell in love with your bravery and skill. You noticed that they stopped for a while making you raise an eyebrow.

“Well, they are all yours brothers and sisters” Your voice woke them up from their thoughts, and charged at the ships.

Tonowari used his spear to eliminate the survivors who managed to escape from the flaming ships that are sinking. He noticed how someone was aiming for you and immediately impaled the man from fury, how dare he try to hurt you.

He turned back to you, your face wore a smirk while looking back at him. This made him gulp as Ao’nung looked at his uncle in bewilderment. Oh, this is great material, wait till Tsireya hears about this-

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You flew towards the ship where the kids were being kept, thankfully you were able to shoot down the enemies before they shot at the boys.

“Uncle Y/N!”

Neteyam called out to you with a relieved smile, they knew that you were strong and you will protect them.

“Thank Eywa, you skxawngs are alive”

You informed Jake that you found the three boys and girl are safe. The five of you went to the shore, once you got off your ikran you pulled them into a hug.

After this heartfelt moment, you hit them all at the back of their heads, except the Metaykina girl.

“Seriously, you leave your parents’ sight for a few minutes and you almost got yourself killed! What were you all thinking!?”

You proceeded to scold them for five minutes while the girl which you now know as Tsireya watched. They feel ashamed of what they did, but they also know that you just care about them and what they did could have easily killed anyone.

Thankfully everyone was safe and no one died. Jake and Neytiri proceeded to do the same thing as you, hug the and scold them enough to never forget.

Neytiri gasped when she saw your leg, “Y/N your leg! Let us treat it immediately”

“Oh shit, uncle Y/N” The kids started to fuss over you, which made you confused.

“Huh?” You look down to see blood soaking the sand underneath you then you felt the pain. “Yeah, maybe I should not have looked-”

Suddenly your feet were not touching the ground and you were met with a teal blue chest. Ocean eyes were staring into your golden ones, masked with worry.

“Olo'eyktan, what a surprise! But you need not carry me, I can walk by myself”

“No, you are injured, you must not take this situation lightly” The Sullys and Tsireya watched this interaction, they all had wide eyes while Lo’ak almost laughed at how grave Tonawari’s expression is. Jake is trying to not laugh out loud at your bewildered expression, he knows that your pride is at stake”

“This is not the first time I was shot nor a helpless girl, so please calm down”

“Absolutely not, this is not a request but an order as the Olo’eyktan”

“But I am not part of this-”

“No buts”

Oh, this will be a great show, they thought. They wondered how he will react once he finds out that you are actually a man.

(I will probably continue this story along with Tsu’tey’s? Should I? AYO)

Ronal

She despises your kind with all her heart but she also tries to treat you in a neutral manner with the urging of her brother and niece. She should find you annoying but she is aware of how you are trying your best to not be seen by her, this is how the walls around her heart crumble little by little. She does not know how an avatar works so imagine her reaction to finding out that you have been severely injured.

Ronal is a smart and badass woman, that's your first impression of her and you respect her attitude. In fact, you welcomed it with open arms. With this fact and attitude, she was deeply annoyed with you. A demon, you were always called, yet you remain unbothered with what surrounds you.

Despite your kind being small and fragile, they have caused so much irreparable damage to Pandora. A stain that must be removed at all costs.

You can easily be trampled on by their kind yet the half-bloods insist on sticking by your side. It must be because of your dirty blood inside them, which makes them protective over you.

As a sky person, you have always believed that you should not be with the Sullys even though you are Jake’s best friend. But they see you as family, heck even Neytiri cares for you! You know that you are not worthy of such compassion after what your kind has done.

Everyone begs to differ with your belief, they know that you are different from the ones that wreak havoc. So you put your utmost effort into fixing and improving the state of Pandora to correct the wrongdoings of what the others have done.

When the Sullys had to leave the clan for their safety, they offered to bring you with them and you immediately tried to shake your head. “I am not certain that they will welcome someone like me, my avatar has not even healed since the unexpected raid”

“It does not matter, you are family to us, if they do not accept you then we will look for another clan” Jake and Neytiri placed their hand in your shoulder. It was already a big deal that they were leaving a place full of memories, yet they could not bear to make you separate from them.

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So that is how you arrived at this point. When Kiri almost drowned near the spirit tree, you were just as panicked as her parents and they called for Norm and the others. You know that the Tsahik will not like this, she will be furious at the sight of the machines being brought to the marui.

You were right with your theory, regrettably enough. She was furious at the sight of all these unknown objects placed around and attached to Kiri. Ronal flipped out, wearing a more stressed expression than what you usually see.

You were worried that she is having too many things on her plate and it is affecting her health, you prefer not seeing her get worked up. The reason why? It is unknown to you but it may be related to how similar she is to your little sister.

They both have their own ways to deal with things and the strong personality is nostalgic to you. But for some reason she shows hostility against you the most, she did not acknowledge Norm or the others even if they are unfamiliar.

When nothing was happening to your niece as she was still unconscious, Neytiri also burst out. She yelled at almost everyone to take the machines away as she pleaded to Ronal, for her daughter.

“Take those vile things away, I do not want to see any sky people or their crafts in front of me” Ronal seethed, you were scared but thankful that she will heal Kiri.

“Let us get these things out of here”

You made it your responsibility to speed up the process of taking all the machines back to the ship.

You decided to leave her sight so that she will not have other problems to deal with, a Tsahik is already a big enough responsibility. As you thought about her hardships, you decided to make some of her favorite snacks.

You have a very understanding personality, which is why almost everybody has no problem with sharing their problems with you. It is almost like an unconscious routine of yours, you will be observing a person that piques your interest and do small actions to lighten their responsibilities. It is not the first time you have done such a thing for Ronal.

“She must be busy at this time, I shall give her some snacks”

In fact, she knew that you are the one who leaves meals in the front of her marui when she is having a busy day. Without you knowing, she observes you as well, to make sure that you are no threat to her people. Every day, since you cannot join the others for the lessons, the reason is obvious.

You aid the rest of the Metaykina clan through sharing your knowledge and helping with the physical work. In the beginning, they are all wary of you and avoided you at all costs. Now, they are beginning to warm up to you because of your deeds.

Even Tonowari gives you invites to join them in a variety of activities, whether it be hunting or other things. But you would always excuse yourself, telling them that you will just slow them down and take away the fun while wearing that stupid smile of yours.

“Y/N I have heard stories from Jake Sully about your ingenious works, it would be an educational experience if you could join us in our hunt” “It is an honor of mine to be invited, but regretfully we might have to reschedule on another time” You made eye contact with her for a few seconds before returning your attention to her brother.

“My physique and skills cannot possibly be able to amount even 1/10th of your strength” You held your small hand to your chest in mock defeat.

When she found out that you actually spend time with her brother when she is not present, she felt annoyed calling you a coward in her head. Were you really that scared of her or did you just dislike her?

Ronal knows that it is none of the two, but she cannot help but think that way. Both of you would have never spoken to each other unless you passed by one another, though it is only you that greets her as she just looks at you.

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Those small actions of yours, she started to look forward to them. Tonowari even teased her about how she is having special treatment so that she can accept you. But she knows your personality despite not being close, so she smacked Tonowari's arm in annoyance.

“Good morning Tonowari and Tsahik!” You chirped

You treat everyone the same way.

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You were bleeding profusely, as your body gets washed up on the shore, Ronal's spirit sister was the one who brought you there and she felt dread creep in her stomach. She wanted to come near you but the sight of the Sullys immediately hovering around you made her freeze on her feet.

The people gathered around you so she went to her spirit sister and asked what happened.

“Ugh the RDA... They're here” She heard you choke out, you are in pain yet you still gave them a calming smile. Your arm is clutched around your injured leg as you tried to even out your breathing.

Her spirit sister told her all the events that took place, how she was almost shot by a ship but you took the bullet for her.

You were at the ocean because Lo'ak invited you to meet Payakan and so happened to also see what happened. She was thankful for what you have done but this meant war...

She watched as you were brought somewhere, Jake Sully told them to warn the others before any of their spirit sisters and brothers get hurt. Since her sister is already safe and sound, she decided to look for you before she heads out for the fight.

On the other side, you are currently surviving off painkillers as you trudged out of the marui while being scolded by Kiri.

“I have to help them my Kiri, I know how those demons work” You placed your hand on her head to ease her worries, “I mean I am a demon myself so I can handle myself”

When Ronal heard what you said, she felt some guilt for how you used humor to downplay the insults. But before she can get near you, a metal compartment was pulled out by the familiar dream walkers from before.

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She was you again during the battle, but you looked different. Your form is similar to the Omatikaya clan but instead of a male, your form is a female. She did not even have the chance to fully admire your features for the first time, since you both barely faced each other properly, because you have been shot again.

This time she did not show her usual attitude of indifference and scorn, but genuinely cared for you.

“Quickly, bring Y/N to the marui!”

Your avatar is bleeding quickly and you are already pale from the blood loss. Your eyes weakly looked at her teary ones, her expression hurt you. Ronal was too busy trying to calm herself down that she only noticed that you were looking at her when she felt your hand shakily wipe her tears away.

“Do not be sad, I will be fine”

“You should swear, I hate liars”

“I swear, Ronal, I will be fine”

This is the first time she heard her name come from your mouth and it brought her a sweet feeling, she sniffled as you finally arrived at her marui.

Needless to say, you were really fine. When you passed out in your avatar form, you came back in your human form with that same stupid smile. And Ronal wanted to be pissed at the fact she cried for you but love overpowered her as she finally accepted how she sees you.

Quaritch

He is a new man and he is going through the journey of accepting his new body and new life. But there will always be his past trying to get him. At least you are there though, the co-parent of his human son and his closest acquaintance... Oh, Eywa please help him keep his thing down before you notice. And why does his boy keep staring at him with that smug look?

The man has done a lot of evil things, everyone knows that which is why despite losing his memories, most of the Omaticaya clan avoids him like a disease.

“He is one of those who destroyed the Hometree...”

“Stay away from him at all costs, you do not know when you will be endangered...”

But not you, not Jake, not the kids, Neytiri is still wary but there has been some progress. All of you have an understanding that this takes time, not everyone has healed from the past.

For some reason, Quaritch seems to stick around you most of the time. But you guessed that it might be because you are human, which seems less of a threat than the Navis.

You and Quaritch do not speak to each other much if the teasing is not counted. You are busy with whatever you need to do while the man just sticks by your side whenever he finishes his lessons.

“Spider was right, you do speak as a 3-year-old” You commented at his Navi, trying not to laugh but your shoulders were betraying you.

He looked at you, with an offended expression. Trying to look angry as he towered over you.

“I can literally throw you with ease, mister”

The man may never admit it but he had some fragments of human Quaritch about you, half of the time is how much he wants to kill you and the rest is about how he wishes you do not get yourself killed. Those are very conflicting feelings that confuse him, he seems to be developing something.

“Whatever you say, old man”

Seeing you take care of Spider, the child of human him makes him imagine something with you. It will only be a flash though before it gets thrown to the back of his head.

It took a lot of convincing... And bribes... And some threatening before the people finally started warming up to his presence.

“People say, find good people and leave the bad ones...

But I say, find the good in people and ignore the bad in them...

Because no one is perfect”

That is what you always like to say.

Which makes him wonder how you are so positive after all the crazy things that happened.

Things were finally looking up for Quaritch and you are proud of what he has achieved. He is now really one of the people, a new life has been given to him.

Until the RDA came back for revenge. They were hunting down him and Jake, it was a mess all over again. Spider was almost taken and if it was not for your appearance near the site.

They also knew about you, as Grace's prodigy who will be in charge of the project after her. So you had to come with them for the safety of the clan.

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You were all leaving tomorrow morning and there are approximately 18 hours left before the trip. With Jake and Neytiri, you decided to use your avatar again for the journey.

You have only used it a couple of times (during the battle where Jake became the Toruk Makto, when Neteyam, Lo'ak, Kiri and Tuk were born to babysit them) before deciding that you are better off with your human body for Spider who you treated as a son.

The group will head to Awa'atlu and seek Uturu there, the distance is huge so you will not be found so easily. Once the plan has been made, you exited their house first to excuse yourself and walk around one last time in your human body.

Your shoulders slumped as you disappeared from the two's sight, you knew that you were being overdramatic since you have only lived here for almost two decades while the others lived here their whole lives. They are surely the ones who are being hit the most by this news.

Quaritch noticed you when you walked past him with a dazed expression without saying anything. Without saying anything he followed you, walking behind you in silence.

He just watched as your legs brought you to a familiar site, looking around this is where you brought him before.

This place is secluded in the area and only you tend to be a usual inhabitant of this place, not considering the wildlife. You told him before that this is a great place to rest whenever you or he wants to just be alone and away from whatever is troubling you both.

You did not know how your feet brought you to this place, heck you did not even notice that you were unconsciously walking if you did not almost smack your face on a tree. A familiar tail wrapped around your waist preventing you from an accident.

“Woah there, if you just wanted me to touch you, you could have just asked” He purred, pulling you closer with his tail, “There is no need to play these mind games”

As you regained your senses, you sighed in relief when you saw that Quaritch saved you from possibly breaking your mask.

“That scared me, thank you for the save”

The corners of your lips perked up as you great fully nodded at him. You gently untangled yourself from his tail before slumping onto the ground. You did not notice how his whole body tensed because you were facing the ground.

Quaritch felt his whole body want to shiver when you touched him and he took deep breaths to relax his body before placing all his attention on you.

“You know, you can go do your thing now”

Your finger drew circles on the ground beside you as you held your knees to your chest, mumbling with a dry laugh.

“I am fine here, no wild animals will come out of nowhere if you are afraid that I will get myself killed”

Quaritch knows that he is no good at comforting others or being uplifting, but he can listen. So wearing his usual smirk, he sat beside you.

“Yeah right and for your information, my thing is annoying you

”You looked at him with a raised brow that says "really?” and finally showed him a small but real smile.

“I swear, you are like a tail sometimes”

“I am the best tail that ever existed then”

There is the hint of human Quaritch that you are familiar with, that confident mindset, and how he holds himself.

You let out an amused huff before looking at the grass again, drawing random shapes. Silence enveloped the area, it was a comfortable one, to be honest.

Quaritch kept his eyes on you, enjoying the sound of nature as you both sat close to each other. He could feel the heat radiating from your body.

“An ikran for your thoughts?”

“Well...”

You ended up telling him about the plan of leaving the clan, you were expecting him to react negatively to this news because everything was finally great until now.

Hesitantly, you took a peak at his expression to see how he is looking straight into you, there is no emotion on his face that is negative. In fact, he looks relaxed like you just told him about your day.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Did you expect me to react like a child?”

He was met with silence making him open his mouth in shock.

“Really!?”

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This was the morning when the group will be leaving the clan, Quaritch woke up earlier than expected. He did not get out of his bed and just stared at the ceiling, thinking of how you hung out yesterday.

You told him about your thoughts and how you feel guilty about the whole thing. It was unreasonable since nobody would have thought that this will happen.

A shuffle sounded at the doorway and there stood the little human, human him made. The two of them have a friendly relationship, almost acting like a father and son but they have not reached that part of reconciliation yet, in your words.

“Thinking about a special someone, Quaritch?”

Spider grinned at him, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned on the door frame.

“Who let you in here? I'm pretty sure this is a crime”

The man rolled his eyes as he sat up, not throwing the subject away which Spider noticed but decided not to comment on that.

“Oh calm yourself old man, I came here since you were not getting out at your usual time. We gotta go soon”

Since Spider cannot bind with an ikran since his avatar body is still in the construction phase, he will be flying with Lo'ak. You with him, Tuk with Jake, and the rest on their own.

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To this day, Quaritch cannot help but laugh at the fact Jake named his ikran “Bob" out of the billions of names available.

Everyone gathered at the meeting place except you and Lo'ak, it was almost time but no one except Quaritch is wondering where you are.

He tried to distract himself by tending to his Ikran, making sure that he is ready for the long flight. His ears twitched at the faint but familiar footsteps tapping from afar.

“There they are, took you long enough” Jake's voice has a hint of laughter but Quaritch still didn't turn around.

“Sorry about that, it took me a while to get a hang of this body again” An unfamiliar female voice came from the direction where you are supposed to come from. He whipped his head in your direction and it took his strength to not open his mouth in shock.

“Y/N?”

From the corner of his eyes, he saw Spider nudge Kiri with that same smirk of his. You told him before that Spider's smirk is really similar to his, you will never tell him how that smirk makes you feel inside though.

“Cat got your tongue, Miles?” Your hand is placed on your hip, above your small waist insinuating your curves as you threw him a smirk.

His voice got caught in his throat, making him look like a fish as he opened and closed his mouth.

At this sight, the family on the side who has been forgotten in this two-person world are whispering bets.

“I bet a whole month of chores that he's falling in love” - Lo'ak

“That is not possible because he already is in love. Have you been blind?” - Kiri

“I also suspect that Quaritch may be blind at his feelings, so is Y/N” - Neteyam

“Now kids, you should not be discussing this behind their backs” Neytiri went on between her children with a smile, at least the is something positive blooming in this trip “But I bet that Quaritch wants to mate with them more, now”

“Neytiri?!” Jake looked at his wife in disbelief, this was something he did not expect of her.

Back to your side.

“Just kidding, no need to take that seriously”

Extra:

Quaritch felt like hell, your arms are wrapped around him and he can feel your chest on his back. This was a test of self-control, you got worried with how tense he is.

"Are you feeling okay? Do you want me to ride with Neteyam instead? That is alright with me" Your breath hit his neck and he took a sharp inhale.

"No way, you are stuck with me the whole journey"

I will be posting the female reader version of this part tomorrow

Up next: Oh my Eywa- (Teens) ft. Neteyam, Lo’ak, and Kiri [1/2]

Previous work/s:

Well damn... (Adults) 1/2 ft. Jake, Neytiri, and Tsu’tey [Male reader ver.]

Well damn... (Adults) 1/2 ft. Jake, Neytiri, and Tsu’tey [Female reader ver.]

#avatar #avatar: twow #avatar: the way of water #avatar x male reader #avatar x reader #tonowari #tonowari x reader #ronal #ronal x reader #na'vi quaritch #quaritch #quaritch x reader

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tiyawnyana · 1 year

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Skxawng

For @igotyg by request, I had a lot of fun writing this and I hope that you enjoy it! I can picture them as the duo that bickers and picks on eachother as they grow up, unable to express their actual feelings so they do so this way

Thank you again for this request ♡

Ao'nung x Neteyam

Warnings: none really besides smooching

"Come, forest boy," Ao'nung chuckles and drags him to the main beach, getting hungry in the later hours of the afternoon.

"Yes, yes," Neteyam laughs lightly, following the metkayinans lead,"And shush, I am more metkayina than you by now."

They arrive, and Ao'nung whines out just slightly,"my ilu threw me off one time!"

They both chuckle before grabbing food and settling down. Soon enough, Kiri and Tuk are sitting besides Neteyam and they giggle as they listen to the two boys bicker back and forth.

Kiri spots the lingered looks on both ends, just when Ao'nung knows Neteyam won't notice. The corners of his eyes crinkle as he smiles so gently, only to quickly look away before he's caught by the object of his affections.

Tuk leans her head on Neteyams arm, yawning a little bit, she nuzzles her face into his shoulder before he grins, pulling her onto his lap. Her face falls into the crook of his neck as they talk about the day and the fish they'd managed to catch earlier. Tuk smiles sleepily as she tells how her ilu helped her chase down a huge fish and Kiri is giggling. Lo'ak comes to sit with them, Tsireya not far behind and she's backing Tuk up, telling everyone how well she has done with her ilu as of late.

Ao'nung pokes fun at Neteyam as Tuk dozes off completely, before helping him up and they walk off to the marui where Jake and Neytiri are settling in.

Ao'nung grins as he watches Neteyam settle his sister in next to their mother, to which Neytiri pulls him in to press a soft kiss to his temple.

"Mama's boy," he jokes, poking Neteyams hip as he closes the pod.

"Hey, I see how you have to hug Ronal every morning before you go, shush."

They giggle and push each other lightly back and forth before they're hanging out for the rest of the evening; Lo'ak ends up instigating and gets chased by Ao'nung with a non cooked fish, and the night goes by in a flash.

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Neteyam sighs, his tail flicking in agitation and he paces back and forth.

Lo'ak and Ao'nung, along with Roxto and a few other of the young Metkayina adults had gone out fishing earlier. They were supposed to be back by now, and Neteyams worry grew. It was nearing eclipse by now, the sun slowly starting to get covered when soon the horn is blown, and he dashes to where it's heard.

He arrives at the beach where he spots Roxto and Lo'ak helping Ao'nung walk out of the waters. Neteyam gasps before running to them, fear pooling in his gut.

"What happened?"

Lo'ak winces, holding his other hand to his ribs,"bad current, Ao'nung got swept back and was hit into a rock."

Ao'nung groans as one of the other fishers comes to help him, walking him to his mother. He flashes a weak grin to Neteyam and whispers out,"I'm alright," before he's walked off.

"And you? What happened?" He's turning his brother around, making sure he's alright.

"I'm fine, really, I got swept back too but Ao'nung uh," his ears flick back,"he took the brunt of it."

"What do you mean?"

Lo'ak sighs, and Roxto is slipping away in their peripheral,"He was able to stop me from slamming into the rock, by taking the brunt of it."

Neteyam sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose,"Eywa, give me strength." He mutters before dragging Lo'ak off to Ronal as well.

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He's patched up not too long after, some minor cuts and bruises thankfully but Neteyam is upset, his tail once again showing his emotions. He sits not far from Ao'nungs resting form, his feet dangling just above the water.

"Teyam?"

His ears flick back and he turns quickly,"Yes? Ao'nung?"

He coughs as he tries to sit up and Neteyam is pushing him to lay back down, grabbing a vase of water and helping him drink.

"Are you dumb?"

Ao'nung grins weakly, his eyes fluttering shut.

Not far from them, Neytiri is approaching, wanting to thank Ronal for her help. She pauses as she peaks on the interaction between her son and Ronals.

"You had me worried here sick, what if this were worse?"

"But it isn't."

"But what if? Ao'nung, you and my brother were out there, what if something had bad happened."

"But it didn't." He's slightly annoyed, Ao'nungs ears flicking back as he winces, twisting his arm wrong.

"Ao'nung." Neteyams voice nearly shakes,"where did you all go?"

He turns his face away, before muttering,"three brothers rocks."

"Outside the reef? Ao'nung!"

"We are all adults, Neteyam, it is allowed now," He's flabbergasted,"Lo'ak had proved himself months ago with his tsurak, we all wanted to go, what's the big deal?"

"What's the big deal? Really?" He hisses out,"What happened the last time you all had gone out there?"

Ao'nung grumbles in response, and Neteyam sighs at that.

"Ao'nung, you could have gotten seriously hurt, Lo'ak as well."

"Well he didn't, did he? I made sure he didn't get hurt, that's the last thing I want to happen."

Neteyam curses before standing up, storming out of the marui and fails to notice Neytiri on his way out. She glances back to Ao'nung, watching as he presses his hands to his face and sighs. She decides to thank Ronal in the morning, following after her son to their marui.

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Neteyam is sloppily chopping at the fish provided for them, cursing under his breath. The other sully kids are nearly holding their breath, more specifically so Lo'ak. He watches as his brother slices the fish open, skins alongside the meat and throws the partially finished food into the basket next to him. Neytiri sees this too, before she ushers the other children out of the pod and beckoning Jake over.

"My child, what is wrong?" She tries to coax gently.

"Nothing is wrong, why would anything be wrong?"

Jake watches the visible frustration fall off his son's shoulders,"Neteyam, you are obviously upset-" he starts, before his mate shuts him up with her hands to his lips.

"My baby, it is about Ao'nung, is it not?"

Neteyam huffs, pausing his movements. He's silent for a moment, struggling to find the right words,"he could've gotten seriously hurt."

Neytiri gently moves the pile of fish, basket and knife to the side, before sitting beside him and curling her arm around his torso,"but thankfully, Eywa was watching over them."

"But he's acting so careless about it!"

Jake doesn't say anything but provides his undivided attention.

"My dear, Eywa protected him and your brother, along with the other boys, is that not a blessing?"

"No, no it is, I just," Neteyam shoots up, pacing away back and forth from his parents,"He just, he has no fear. But he's stupid, so, so stupid."

Neytiri finds herself covering her mouth, not wanting her giggles to be known.

"It's times like this that he's so stupid and ignorant, he's behaving like a child!"

Jake's eyebrows shoot up, glancing over at his mate, his mouth slightly agape. She grins under her fingers, nodding at him.

"I was so, so worried for them and it just feels like he's brushing it off as if it were nothing!"

His shoulders are bunched up, he's huffing in frustration and his tail flicks wildly behind him, and soon enough Neytiri gets up, walking to him and gently grips his shoulders.

Jake laughs a bit loud, his mate and his son looking to him,"Sorry, my love," he stands and walks to them, cupping the back of his sons head,"my son, you in so many ways remind me of me, but at the same time you are more so like your uncle Tommy. You're headstrong, a natural leader whether with or without the title of Olektan, but right now you remind me of your mother all those years ago when she found me."

She smiles gently at him, glancing back to their son,"I had said the exact same thing to your father, my baby."

Neteyam listens, but turns his gaze to face away as he feels his cheeks warm in embarrassment.

"Ao'nung was reckless, but he was strong in his heart by protecting Lo'ak," his mother cups his cheek, urging him to look at her. When he does, she smiles so soft at him,"just promise me, do not be so upset with him for long? He is a good man now. Keep your heart open."

Neteyam huffs and sighs, nodding and she pulls him down to press a kiss to his forehead.

"Now, let's fix the fish and make dinner, alright?"

•••

Neteyam is pacing back and forth along the beach a few days later, his anger has simmered by now thankfully but it still lingers.

He hears the crunch of sand not far from him and he turns to the noise, tail flicking as he spots Ao'nung walking towards him. He freezes, his hands lifting in mock surrender.

"Hey, uh," he sheepishly says.

"Ao'nung," Neteyam responds flatly.

He huffs back,"You're not still mad, are you?"

"Oh no, of course not mad how my friends and my brother could've gotten seriously hurt and are now playing it off as nothing." He turns to walk off but is stopped as a hand wraps gently around his wrist.

"Seriously, we're all fine now. Why are you dragging this out?"

He feels his shoulders bunch up again, turning around,"dragging this out? Really?" He seethes.

"Yes, Neteyam, you're dragging this out and making this a bigger deal than it has to be."

"Oh, eywa forbid I was beyond worried about you, and you keep brushing it off!"

"Neteyam, we are all adults, we were just fishing, seriously," He's growing more annoyed.

"Ao'nung, I do not care that we're all adults, you were nearly careless!"

Their voices are raised, and Neteyam steps an inch closer to Ao'nung, pressing his pointer finger into the center of his chest.

"I was worried about you and you don't seem to care."

"I do care! But you're acting like someone lost a limb!" He goes on for another minute, and Neteyam finds himself thinking back to the conversation with his parents the other day. His eyes soften only slightly, gazing up at Ao'nung and tracing over his features. His belly erupts as if a million kenten spawned there, and he's grabbing Ao'nung by the back of his neck, just underneath his braid and dragging him down slightly into a searing kiss.

He's on his tip toes, clings his other hand to Ao'nungs arm and soon enough he's pulling back.

He huffs out a deep breath, heart in his throat,"I was so worried something terrible had happened, I," he swallows thickly,"I don't want to lose you."

Ao'nung is frozen, gazing down at him with wide eyes and Neteyam internally panics.

He backs up an inch,"Sorry, um, I'll just go," but he's stopped and dragged back and his head is tilted back as a rougher kiss is pressed to his lips.

Ao'nung grips his hip in one big hand and circles his other around his waist, dragging his torso into his own. The kiss is full of want and frustration and led by Ao'nung, and unfortunately he pulls back, pressing his forehead to Neteyams.

"My eywa, you're a pain," he breathes out, chuckling.

"Bold coming from you."

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paranormalactivity5 · 7 months

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the swimsuit situation

eddie munson x chubby!fem!reader

a/n: AHHHHH FIRST FIC. please feel free to give feedback and constructive criticism!

you can still remember exactly how you met it was the year 1978, you were in 7th grade. you saw a boy who you knew from always goofing off in your english class being picked on by some girls you also knew to be well.... bitches, in plain terms. you can't quite remember exactly what they picked on him for but that didn't matter, what mattered was that you chose to stand up for that boy and that decision changed your life for the better. Since that day you and the boy you came to know as Eddie Munson have been attached at the hip.

However, in 8th grade, there were small changes, barely noticeable if you weren't looking for them hoping they mean what you think they mean. It was small things like, walking together when your hands brush and you both look at the ground in nervousness, someone asking if you're dating and you both look to the other to see how they react before saying no, usually the question was the annoying part but lately the answer became the problem.

Now, it was the summer of 86' and things had changed, you were less awkward, and Eddie had to redo senior year twice but he had finally graduated. Steve had decided to throw a pool party for the group as Nancy and Robin were graduating as well. So here you were putting your swimsuit on, it was a dark red two piece with black stars on it and it fit just right, still showing some of your chest and bottom while also not being too revealing, it hit that sweet spot perfectly. You looked in the mirror one last time, you saw the round of your stomach, the stretch marks littering your body, the bumps and dents in your thighs and felt...happy. Over the years as your body changed you grew to resent it for doing so, hiding it with baggy clothes and always wearing shorts and a shirt when swimming but you had recently come to the realization that bodies are supposed to change and look different and that this is what a real body looks like, you and your body are beautiful and anybody who disagress can fuck right off.

You heard the familiar sound of Eddie's van horn honking outside your house and quickly threw on a loose DIO shirt as a coverup and grabbed your beach bag containing towels, sunscreen, and all the pool essentials and walked out to Eddie's van. Opening the door, setting your stuff down and being hit with the smell of weed and cigarettes which seems to never leave the van. "why Hello there sugar" oh yeah, eddie had taken to calling you every pet name in the book, almost never failing to make your heart skip a beat. "hey eds" you replied, using a nickname you had called him since you were young. "so, what are we feeling today?" he asked blowing cigarette smoke out if his mouth as he speaks "Lets ride the mother fucking lightning!" he lets out a small whoop of excitement from your choice as he pops the cassette tape in the player.

You arrive at Steve's house and walk through the house to the back where you're greeted by the rest of the group and begin chatting with everyone. About 10 minutes later Nancy and Mike arrived. Nancy gave Mike oversleeping as a reason for being late but you quickly walked over to hug her and give your congratulations to her on her graduation, knowing how hard she worked for this. A few moments later robin loudly asked "come on, are we gunna swim or what?" and that triggered everyone to remove their covers and pile into the pool. You remove the loose shirt from your body and get in without having any idea what you've just done.

Steve sees Eddie visibly malfunction, eyes blown wide, and face red at the sight of you and pulls him away. "You gotta get your shit together man" steve tells him "w-what" eddie replies clear nervousness in his voice "oh come on eddie stop the bullshit, the way you look at her, the way you're looking at her now, its plain as day you're in love with her and, Eddie, she looks at you the same" eddie mouth feels dry, his face bright red "you really think so?" he asks making sure Steve isnt fucking with him "I know it, but heres the thing, other people see how amazing y/n is as well and i know of a couple people who have been waiting to get the chance to ask her out and if you dont do it she'll get tired of waiting on you and go out with one of them." Oh shit, he's right. He can't blame them, he believes you are damn near perfect and somehow it didn't occur to him that other people would take notice of that too. Fuck, he has to do this soon.

The day had since calmed down but Eddie hadn't, thankfully you had put your cover up back on before his body had the chance to betray him in front of you. You were all sitting around the fire pit in the Harringtons backyard, everyone who was old enough to drink was doing so, letting the younger ones sneak small sips every now and then. Jhonathan had then decided that you needed more beer so you stood up and began walking to get more, Steve looks at Eddie and nods his head in your direction, Eddie got the hint and got up to follow you.

Eddie has been in his head so much that you didn't even notice him until you got to the fridge "Jesus christ Eddie! You scared the shit out of me!" you exclaim as you bring your hand up to your chest trying to steady your breath. "sorry…" "It's fine..so..why are you being all creepy following me around silently?" you say in a joking tone with a slight awkward laugh, you were put off by his nervous demeanor; he was never like that, especially with you. You had been trying to keep your distance from him today because he just looked so fine, black swim trunks, shirt off, tattoos on display and now with the same trunks but now a cropped metallica shirt with cut off sleeves and half dried hair pulled into a loose pony, safe to say he looked drool worthy.

"i think i'm about to do something really fucking risky" he says, his voice shaky "wha-" then he does it, halfway through your sentence he fucking does it, the thing you have been waiting on for years. He kisses you nervously, hands slightly clenching and unclenching at his sides. He feels like heaven, you put your hands in his hair, as soon as he realizes that you're enjoying this all the nervousness leaves his body and he becomes the teasing, cocky Eddie you know. One of his hands rests on the side of your head, the other kneading the plush of your hip. Your lips moving together like they were maybe to do so, hell, maybe they were. His tongue swipes your bottom lip asking for permission, which you grant, your tongues fight for dominance but he quickly wins. The only reason you pull away is because of the need for oxygen, when you do pull away you're both gasping for breath with dopey smiles on your faces. "Oh my god" Eddie says in a low tone "so just so we're clear, you like me?" you ask. Eddie laughs. Fuck. Your nerves are quickly relived when he says "Shit sugar, how much more clear could i be? I fucking love you….y/n." His tone becomes more serious towards the end. "well I fucking love you too Eddie Munson" you say with the most love drunk grin on your face. He pulls you in for a hug and the two of you just sit there basking in the moment. Robin busts the door open "hey where the hell is the beer-oh, well finally" and shuts the door again, you both burst out laughing, and grab the beer. Hearing a series of "ouuuuuuu"s from the group as you rejoin, hand and hand with your boy.

#eddie munson x reader #eddie munson fluff #stranger things #fanfic #paranormalactivity5

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ladylovegood-69 · 1 year

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"The Sun and the Moon"

Part1

Backround about you:

Y/n té'fiti

(beautiful art made by Eana Unil)

You are the oldest child of Ronal and Tonowari being 16 years old. You are a worrior. You are taller then most female navi your age (same high as Aonung). You have a more toughter body bc of all the swimming and treining. You have tattos of all the things you achived in your journy to become a worrior. You are a serious person, get annoyed and angry pretty easy and your very protective of your family and peaple you love.

Your relationship with Roxto:

You are the man in the relationship. You are taller, older and biger then Roxto. His here to calm you down when you get annoyed or angry, but he also alweys drags you around with get you a little annoyed but you let him cz he is your sunshine(witch is also your nickname for him and he gets pretty flusterd when you call him that but he enjoys it). You are strong on phisical touch, its a way to show your love since your not much of a person to show emotion espect for anger and annoyenc, witch Roxto is used to but he still loves you. And he loves every contact you have with him.

(let the story begin)

You where on a hunt with your father and a few other hunters to gather food for the clan,when you all hear a horn being blown signaling that something or someone is coming.

"Come on lets see what this is all about." said your father witch you all nodded and started your way back to the shore on your tsurak.

When you get closer to the shore your saw your peaple gadering around darker navi peaple witch got you confused, what are forest peaple doing here. You looked at you father alarmed, but he only nodded at you saying to calm down but you only frowned. You dont like this.

Roxto and Aonung where messing with the darker navis about there tails, Tsireya noticing you coming immediately went and told them to stop. She knew you would get mad.

Once you and you father arived to shore peaple made path for you to meet the darker navi peaple. All eyes where on you both.

"I see you Tonowari.""Jakesully" your father and Jakesully gretted eachother as you did the same gesture of i see you to Jakesully and his wife Neytiri and they both did the same.

You turned around and cought the eyes of two boys that looked around the same age as you. They both did the sighs of i see you and you did one back. They where supprised i mean you where taller then most girls they seen, stronger and you did look bit intemedated, but you where very beautiful.

Then your mother came, you knew you mother was way stricter and more harder on peaple she didnt know, to outsiders, but you where to, not as much as her tho, you where a mix of both your perents.

"I see you Ronal, tsahik of Metkayina." gretted Jakesully " I see you Ronal." followed Neytiri.

"Why you come to us Jakesully." asked father. "We seek uturu." responded Jakesully.

"Uturu?" mother said in disbelieve, i was shoked. "Yes, a refuge for my family." Jakesully said. I decided to speak up "We are reef peaple, your forest peaple. Your skills mean nothing here."" We will learn your ways. Am i right?" Jakesully asked his wife desperet. "Yes."

You mother started looking at the forest peaple touching there arms, tails. "There arms are thin. There tails are weak. Your be slow in water." mother told, i agree what are they doing here there just ganna end up dead.

Mother then holds up a girls hand showing that there are five fingers insted of four. "These children are not even true navi." "They have demon blood." mother shouted. Everyone gasped, i hissed, demons how dare they show up here. I was getting annoyed.

"Look. Look. I was born with the sky peaple, and now i am navi. Alright? We can adapt. We will adapt. Okey?" Jakesully said trying to work with the peaple to let them stay. "My husband was Toruk Makto. He led the clans to victory against the sky peaple." Neytiri said getting mad. She looked at my father who looked awey, then she looked at me but i didnt looked away i held my chin high staring down at her with narrowed eyes. She was right he did win, but why run awey then, why hide. "You call this victory? Hiding among strangers?" i asked hissing, Neytiri looked down not knowing what to say. "It seem Eywa has tern her back on you. Chosen one." mother said witch angerd Neytiri who hissed at her and my mother hissed back.

I prayed my mother awey from Neytiri not wanting things to get ugly. I was starting to get really tired from all this. I held her by her shoulder and one hand on her stomack to calm her down. Jakesully did the same getting infront of his wife apolagizing fro her behavior. I just glared at both of them.

You looked at your father seeing that he is uncomfortable about the situacion, so you decided to speak "Toruk Makto was a gread leader. All navi peaple know his story. But we Metkayina are not at war. We cannot let you bring the war here."you told Jakesully getting frastueted, you dont want youre peaple to die or get hurt just bc of them, you dont want war.

"I dont want war. Okey? I just want to keep my family safe." Jakesully responded desperet, looking at you then your perents.

You perents and you looked at eachother.

"Uturu has been asked." said Neytiri.

You werent sure, what if they do bring war here, you dont want that you want your peaple safe, your family, your loved ones.

Your mother still didnt like the idea, but your father had a strong heart. Yor mother looked at you , you nodded slowly, if that what your father think is right then let it be. It was decited. "Toruk Makto and his family will stay with us, treet them as our brothers and sisters. They do not know the sea. So they will be like babies taking there first breath. Teach them our ways so they do not suffer the shame of being useless." father said looking at the family.

The Jakesully family thanked us.

"My son Aonung, my daughter Tsireya will show your children what to do." father said. Aonung wasnt very pleased with this "Father why-""It is decited. And my oldest daughter will teach you Jakesully and Neytiri." father countinude, i wasnt pleased eather, annoyed to say, that i had to teach them. It is easy to teach babies, kids they learn faster, but with adults it will be harder, but you did not say anything it is your father desision and you must listen.

"Come me and my sister Tsireya will show you our village." you said gesturing to Tsireya to folow you witch she happely did.

"This is for you.Your new home." you said standing infront of ther merui. "Yeah, this works. This is great.Its nice right." Jakesully responded.

(later)

As me and Tsireya went back to our merui i was stopped by non other then my sunshine Roxto.

"Ma Y/n i missed you." said Roxto hugging me from behind. "Sunshine." i responded tiredly, i just wanted to sleep now. I turned around and kissed his head.

He blushed and giggled "You seem frastureted, come walk with me. Maybe it will clear your mind" said Roxto pulling me with him. I grunted, i am tired, but seeing how happy Roxto is now i just let him drag me where ever he wants.

We stoped somewhere sitted down and just sat next to eachother, his hean on my shoulder and my arm around his weist. "I have something for you." said Roxto as he pulled out a beautiful makeshift bracelet. " I made it my self." countinude Roxto as he blushed and put the braclet around my wrist. I looked at the gift, it had pearls and pretty shels it was a very beautiful gift.

I smiled and looked down at Roxto pulling his face close to mine and kissed him. It was a passionet kiss, full of love. Then i pulled awey and started kissing his neck going down to his colorbone leaving heckeys, marking him mine.

"A-ah~" Roxto moaned. No matter how many times you and him madeout it was like first time for him. He felt so good when you to are thogether like this.

It was getting darker so you pulled awey and just looked at him and he was looking at you with a huge blush on his face and a little breathless. What a pretty sigh. You held his face "I see you Sunshine." i said. Your eyes where half lidded, you looked tired but he saw all the love you have for him. He blushe even more "I see you ma Y/n." his big eyes showing the same amont of love he has for you.

"Come now i need to take you home its almost eclipse." you said pulling him up and puting you arm around his weist and started walking him home.

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Thats is for part one of "The Sun and the Moon"

hopped you enjoyed.

Also to apolagize if there is writing mistakes, english is not my first language.

This is the first time writing something like this so please no hate.

#avatar #avatar x reader #avatar the way of water #avatar 2 #roxto x reader #roxto #sunshine #sunny(him) x grumpy(you)

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spacesurfing · 2 years

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Our Little Spot

Mountain Ghoul x Reader Fluff

Summary: There was a single moment you both got lost in each other's eyes. But who was lost first?

Warnings: fluffffff, obsessive Mountain (but that's a personal headcanon of mine)

A/n: This is my first ever fanfiction for Ghost!

GIF NOT MINE!!

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You flattened out your skirt, looking around the polished door that you were always afraid of. Ever since you moved into the ministry, you'd heard horror stories of females disappearing after walking too close to the door when the timing was worst, siblings hearing terrible noises. Especially at night, a full moon and hungry growls echoing through the halls.

They were ghouls, of course they would be scary. But as time lead on, it seemed that Copia only excused you working closer to him, paperwork and letters sent between him and Sister Imperator never failed to keep your feet running. And he only picked you. He and Sister Imperator would wait day and night to send those letters till you could be the one exchanging them.

And you started to catch on to the way his drummer was near in those times he handed sheets of inked-up paper back and forth. And said drummer was always looking at you. And during the later hours, when he was to head to the dining hall or excuse himself to bed, he's follow you.

It had come a long time to get him to ask you out. Copia had given him the starting point and your soft smiles gave him the push.

Now here you were, having asked permission to disobey normal attire at such late hours. Though it was only to leave the church completely. A loose sweater over a thin turtleneck kept the chill mostly out, black boots and tights keeping your legs warm.

And there he was. Living up to his name.

Mountain opened the door softly, barely hearing the whisper of it opening. And he towered over you as per usual before cracking a smile from under his mask.

"Mountain.." you muttered with adoration, and his heart only throbbed in his chest.

He didn't even bother to peak behind himself before he closed the door and stepped closer to you. It didn't matter what your height could've ever been, what only mattered was the fact that even if you decided heels were your go-to for a date, he would still be taller than you.

Chin tilted upwards, you watched him fumble with his hands while so clearly avoiding your eyes. You hadn't expected to see his face, to be completely honest, it was weird thinking about it. But sometimes you lie in bed, thinking about what the shape of his real horns looked like, what his face could be, if not the image of pure beauty. And his hair? You would bet your whole life savings that it was the softest thing you'd ever feel.

Mountain has asked you out for a date days before now, the blush on his face only visible on the tip if his nose, but you could practically feel the heat of it in your own face.

Of course you had said yes.

Now here you grabbed his hand in your smaller ones, smiling softly up at where his eyes were barely showing and pulled him towards you as you backed a bit.

And the moment you got moving, he took the lead. He'd promised to show you something nobody else had ever seen from him. Something that would make you openly special to him.

The stars were like the spotlights he was used to, but Lucifer, they all shined on you instead of him. If you'd even be allowed on a stage, the crowd would faint to see you practically glowing. Mountain had remembered why he went for you, the moment he saw you his senses had gone crazy, like his nose would close if he didn't get to scent you.

He itched to touch you for weeks.

So now, as he lead you to his favorite spot ever, he gripped your hand like you'd slip away and be blown into the wind. Though, to him, you were delicate enough to pull something like that off.

Deep in a valley, where the grass was the tallests and tickled your knees, barely running along his own, he found a patch of grass where the tall blades became smaller and flowers spotted the land. Yellow and pink, green stems richer than any plants in the land. He tended to this patch much more - after he found out your interest in him was the same.

You walked before him, the moment he dreaded coming when your soft hand slipped from his own and to your side. He watched you look around, eyes wide and gorgeous.

"They're so small," he muttered into your ear, leaning down to be closer to your scent. You tilted your head in his direction, his next words making you melt, "Like you. You're my flower."

You giggled softly at his words, "Yours? Already Mounty?"

He coughed and straightened himself out again, caught red handed in his words. Fuck, he shouldn't have said that, should he? That was a bad idea, he should've just called you pretty, as it was the only thought that drifted through his talented mind before those words slipped out.

"I meant- well I meant that-"

You turned to him with a wide grin, wrapping yours arms around the arm that now bended for him to pick at his nails in front of himself. Your fingers dug softly into the black fabric of the sleeves, looking up at him with the same eyes he saw when your scent grew stronger. Whenever you looked up at him with so much love in your eyes he swore he'd loved you for years.

Fuck, even if you weren't his now, to him you would always be his. And you were always his.

"Shh, just please, let's sit down," you whispered, kissing his bicep in a soft way that made him oblige in an instance.

Crossing your legs, you sat down in front of him, and he fell to the ground with you, copying the way you sat even though you knew his favorite sitting position was with his legs spread out. You couldn't have imagined what it would be like ever sleeping in a bed with him sprawled that wide. But there would always be room in the middle of his legs.

"I've never shown anyone this. Not even Papa," Mountain said, the fiddling of hands in his lap coming back, "But he knew. And he told me- he told me you'd love it."

Your lips curled a bit wider than they had already been and reached over to disassemble his hands and slip your fingers into the middle of each of his. You held both of his hands, moving so your knees knocked against his with every little movement. This made him nervous, way more than you could tell, but he was so excited to have you like this.

"It took some thinking, I didn't want you to dislike it. But you're different," Mountain squeezed your hands a bit tighter, "You're a special human."

You smirked, "I thought I was a flower?"

Mountain grunted at your teasing and leaned in a little closer, "You're a special human, but you're my flower."

You tilted your head up at him, looking down at his dark lips, teeth peaking from the part of them. He knew what you wanted the moment your eyes shot back up to his.

Though it was a bit awkward due to his mask, he leaned into the space between your mouths and kissed you with passion. Passion enough to make your mind foggy enough to forget the bulky leather pressing against your cheek.

You had pinned after Mountain first though. And he'd never know about the day you poured your heart out to Cardinal Copia in the confessional. The day your chores turned from helping out the Sisters in the kitchen to being a messenger.

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Big Masterlist ~ Ghost Masterlist

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avatar-obsessed-girl · 3 months

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For The Best | Miles Quaritch

This story will eventually contain smut and violence MDNI (18+)

Chapter 1

Word count: 2.4k

Multiple part series —> [ 1 ]

Visual of Kxani

Ikran screeched echoing through the forest along with the beat of their wings. You were flying next to Neteyum and Lo’ak behind Jake and Neytiri. It was surprising to say the least the boys were joining this attack mission. Jake had always not trusted their abilities, it was only till you and Jake got into an argument about it he let them join. It wasn’t uncommon for you two to fight, you were both strong willed and warrior just with two different perspectives.

With your bow in hand and visor on you looked over and yiped to the two boys. Lo’ak smiled and raised his bow in return but Neteyum showed nothing. You flicked your Ikran wing over to him which brought a smile. You always knew how to get to him. To the children you were the cool aunt that wasn’t really an aunt. After the battle between the sky people you decided to stay with the Omatikaya and it didn’t take long to become close with the Sullies.

“Ground team go” you heard Jake say through your ear piece

The next thing you knew the train exploded off course and neytiri already took out one aircraft. The other one was left to you. You summoned your Ikran to bite and throw the person through the middle, leaving time for you to jump aboard and bust through the door to the pilot. Giving them a stab, only to run back off and jump out the side getting caught by your Ikran. You searched the air for the boys only to find them on the ground. Something told you it was Lo’aks doing.

You cursed looking ahead to see another aircraft launching a missed right at the boys. You swooped down to see Jake had found Lo’ak and told him to run. You didn’t let him get far before you picked him up from the claws of your Ikran.

“Kxani let me go!” He yelled over the wind

“When you quit being a skxawng I will!” You yelled back

It wasn’t until his Ikran was below you you dropped him so he could fly by himself.

“I hope your ready for the ass whipping” you said only to receive an eye roll

The flight back was anxious and awkward; you could practically feel Jake’s anger. As you approached high camp the familiar arrival horn got blown and echoed through the caves. It felt good to be home when you landed next to Neytiri. Tuk immediately hugged her mom then you. You picked her up and set her on your hip. She began to mess with your tooth necklace.

“Your brothers are in trouble” I whispered setting her down

You walked over to Spider and ruffled his hair. Over the years you and Spider grow close. He even called you his parental figure sometimes. You took great joy in these words when he expressed them, you never had a mate or love interest. Even though he was different he was yours and you always looked after him. Putting an arm on his shoulder you lead him away from Lo’ak who was visibly pissed after getting yelled at.

“How was it while I was gone?” You asked in English

“Meh didn’t do anything” he responded

From the tone of his voice you could tell he was disappointed he couldn’t go. Then again he would never be able to, his sadness laid stones in your heart.

“How about we go exploring tomorrow?” You noticed how he perked up at your words

“Can we bring Kiri?” He asked

It was obvious the way the boy had a crush on Kiri. The way he stared at her when she wasn’t looking or when she helped him apply his blue stripes. You thought it was cute.

“Of course” you smiled “maybe even Lo’ak so he feels better”

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Lo’ak and Spider whooped and yelled as they jumped from vine to vine, leading the group. It was you, Kiri, Tuk, Lo’ak, and Spider. More than you wanted to bring but you couldn’t say no to her cute pouty face. Spider and Lo’ak carried a bow with arrows while you only stuck to your knife. As the group ran along a big branch Tuk got distracted by a plant and got yelled at by Lo’ak.

“Tuk keep up!” He yelled

“Bro why did you even bring her anyways” Spider laughed

You flicked him in the head for his tone

“She’s such a cry baby” he said “your not allowed on the battlefield, I’ll tell mom if you don’t let me come!” Lo’ak mocked

“Don't pick on her” Kiri scolded the two for laughing

“You're just jealous she’s cuter than both of you” you chuckled hoping down onto the ground as a bone caught your eyes.

“Do you really need more teeth aunt Kxani?” Lo’ak sighed

“You can never have enough!” You looked over to see Tuk beside you also inspecting the tooth. It was a baby nantang tooth that one must have dropped. You handed it to her “This one's for you Tuk” you smiled putting into her hand.

The girl ran off to find her sister as the boys inspected a fallen helicopter. Unfortunately your gathering was cut short by the search for Kiri. She must have wandered off again like she always did. Spider was the one to find her in the end. On the way back Lo’ak stopped to look at tracts.

“Bro what is it?” Spider asked

“way to big for a human” Lo’ak paused “avatars but definitely not ours”

“What are you doing?” Kiri asked in a sharp tone

”shhh tracking” he retorted causing kiri tail to flick in irritation

Your heart raced the further you went, there were many tracts meaning it was a group. The sounds of talking reached your ears. You slowly unsheathed your knife, soon a group of bodies came into view.

“We need to leave now” you hissed

”bro we have got to check this out” Lo’ak smirked as he and spider moved forward

Tuk urged to go forward but you held her back, she pouted but stayed and hugged Kiri’s arm. It wasn't long before the two were back. You touched your fingers to your neck.

“Devil dog, devil dog this is echo wave over” you say

“echo wave send your traffic” jake replies

“we got eyes of some avatars, there’s six of them, over” you reply

”What's your position?” He asked

You glare at Lo’ak and sigh “we’re at the old shack”

”Who’s we?” He asked annoyance thick in his voice

“Me Spider, Lo’ak, Kiri” you paused “and Tuk”

”You listen to me very carefully Kxani, get out of there”

"See i told you!" Kiri said, rubbing it in his face

"Kiri stop" he hissed

"It almost eclipse come on-" Tuk started to say before she got grabbed by a avatar

Within moments you were all surrounded by these invaders. All of them yelling to put the weapons down. You threw your knife down on the ground.

"Put them down now" you said in Navi to the spider who thought he could fight back because his bow was still in the air.

As soon as he laid it down everyone got grabbed by their queues and pushed down onto their knees. Tuk cries made your heart ache, you hated hearing her like that. Fortunately Kiri got her to calm down the best she could.

The leader went around looking at everyone's fingers. He inspected yours only to see that I had 3. You hissed at him and bared your teeth. As a warning only for it to be met by a tug on your queue. He went over to loak next.

"Show me your fingers" the leader demanded in a low voice

Lo'ak being the smart ass he is raised his middle fingers up which only cause the leader to laugh at him "you his aren't you"

Lo'ak hissed at the invader

He grabbed him from the other invader. "Where is your father" he asked with a snarl

"Sorry I don't speak english to assholes" Lo'ak responded in Navi

"Where is your father" the leader responded back in Navi

As the leader pulled a nice out at him and tears went down your cheek as the male pointed his knife at kiri. Spider thrashed and yelled though it being nothing compared to the strength of an avatar. You whimpered at his struggle.

“What’s your name kid” the male asked

“Spider” he paused “Socorro”

The man gazed at him unbelievably because kneeling down to his level “miles?” He asked

“nobody calls me that” Spider spat

”well i thought they sent you back to earth” the male

“you can put babies is cryo dipshit” Spider said

It wasn't until then that you knew this avatar was Spider's father. Anger swelled inside you. This man had led the humans into war and abandoned his son. His son in which you cared about very much.

“You are a pathetic excuse of an avatar” you hissed out bringing the attention to yourself.

The mane got up and walked over to you. Looking you deeply into the eyes, before turning away again and speaking into his ear piece. They then dragged everyone to the shack and placed handcuffs on your wrist. You stared at the bright orange bands and could already feel the circulation in your wrists slowing. You looked over to see the tall man watching a video on a screen. It plays a video of the battle between him and Jake. You watched with a smirk as the last scene played, with Neytiri shooting him with 2 arrows to the chest. The man picked up his old skull crushing in between his fingers.

“Destroying the evidence does not destroy the burden” you said

“So she does speak English” he smiled dusting off his hand

You said nothing in response and only turned the other way. You felt awkward under his eyes, his intimidating gaze pierced through your back. After an hour the day transformed to night and it began to rain. You were forced to your feet and held close by your queue by one of the avatars. Every tug sent a sting down your spine. Though the pain was quickly ignored by a whoop in the distance. Neytiri was close, she and Jake were coming to save them. Your ears flicked with every call. And soon all hell broke loose.

An arrow hit an avatar next to Kiri and Spider. Killing them instantly, Lo'ak did something to make green gas disburse everywhere. As Kiri and Spider began to run away another avatar grabbed her. Only to be shot by another one and Neytiri's arrows. Lo'ak and Tuk bit their way to freedom and ran. You threw your head back and slammed it into the avatar behind you, causing his grip to faulted and you to escape. You caught up with Kiri and Spider. You looked up.

“Go! Climb!” You yelled

As the three of you quickly escalated into the trees, explosions went on around you. One knocked Spider out of the tree. Neytiri appeared next to you trying to drag Kiri and you away.

“Im sorry sister” you told her before jumping from branch to branch to get closer to spider, who was already surrounded

You jumped down on one man, knocking him to the ground before punching another in the face the best you could with your conjoined hands. It wasn't long before you were restrained once again. Spider was slung across the leader's shoulder and the same was done to you as you thrashed, screamed, bite, and punched. But it was no luck, you had gotten captured. As you got into the ship a ship sting went into your arm causing you to grow more tired by the second. Soon the world went dark.

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You woke up to blinding lights streaming into your face. You tried to cover your eyes but found your arms and legs were locked into place.

“Ah good morning sweetheart” a voice said

You knew it from somewhere, but you couldn’t place who it was. With your vision still not working and your memory foggy you didn't form a response.

The man chuckled “where’s that sharp tongue now?”

Then it all came back like a hammer hitting your head. You hissed and thrashed against your restraints.

“Let go of me, demon!” You screamed

To your surprise it worked, your restraints unhooked and you got to your feet setting yourself into a low crouched position. While baring your teeth the man only chuckled and slowly walked towards you. The clicks of the teeth hanging from your tail echoed into the room. You lunged, only to get caught and pushed up against the wall with the man holding you arms above your head by your sensitive wrists. You yelled in frustration.

“So feisty” the man said “ i like it”

he then yanked you off the wall and led you out of the room. You saw Spider being dragged away to his cell passing you.

“My son!” You yelled “let him go”

it wasn't until later you realized you called him your son. You have never called him that before. You thrashed against the avatars. But no matter how hard you tried, your strength was nothing compared to theirs. They drug you along like nothing. Soon you were strapped to a vertical table. Your head was locked in place as she looked around and hissed at every human around you.

Only the vibrations of the machine cause you to stop. Soon a green light flashed and swirled around you. It stung your eyes causing them to water. If this is what they did to Spider, you understood why he looked the way he did. You shut your eyes tightly and gritted your teeth. You heard a woman speak to you but you paid no mind to her.

Soon you started to scream in pain. Your eyes felt like they were being pulled from your skull. Your body shook frantically from your muscles tensing for so long. Finally they removed you, your screaming must have annoyed them too much. The last face you saw before you passed out was the leaders that you still didn’t know the name of.

“You scream like a banshee, sweetheart” he said

This was the last thing you heard before you passed out.

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Thank you for reading! <3

#recom quaritch #avatar #avatar 2 #miles quaritch #colonel quaritch #quaritch x reader #no use of y/n

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ariel-seagull-wings · 5 months

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THE CRYSTAL COFFIN

@tamisdava2

@adarkrainbow @princesssarisa @angelixgutz @inevitablemoment @professorlehnsherr-almashy @themousefromfantasyland @softlytowardthesun @grimoireoffolkloreandfairytales @thealmightyemprex @makingboneboy @amalthea9

(German folktale collected by the Brothers Grimm, translated by Andrew Lang for his Green Faerie Book)

NOW let no one say that a poor tailor can’t get on in the world, and, indeed, even attain to very high honour. Nothing is required but to set the right way to work, but of course the really important thing is to succeed.

A very bright active young tailor once set off on his travels, which led him into a wood, and as he did not know the way he soon lost himself. Night came on, and there seemed to be nothing for it but to seek out the best resting-place he could find. He could have made himself quite comfortable with a bed of soft moss, but the fear of wild beasts disturbed his mind, and at last he determined to spend the night in a tree.

He sought out a tall oak tree, climbed up to the top, and felt devoutly thankful that his big smoothing-iron was in his pocket, for the wind in the tree-tops was so high that he might easily have been blown away altogether.

After passing some hours of the night, not without considerable fear and trembling, he noticed a light shining at a little distance, and hoping it might proceed from some house where he could find a better shelter than in the top of the tree, he cautiously descended and went towards the light. It led him to a little hut all woven together of reeds and rushes. He knocked bravely at the door, which opened, and by the hight which shone from within he saw an old grey-haired man dressed in a coat made of bright-coloured patches. ‘Who are you, and what do you want?’ asked the old man roughly.

‘I am a poor tailor,’ replied the youth. ‘I have been benighted in the forest, and I entreat you to let me take shelter in your hut till morning.’

‘Go your way,’ said the old man in a sulky tone, ‘I’ll have nothing to do with tramps. You must just go elsewhere.’

With these words he tried to slip back into his house, but the tailor laid hold of his coat-tails, and begged so hard to be allowed to stay that the old fellow, who was by no means as cross as he appeared, was at length touched by his entreaties, let him come in, and after giving him some food, showed him quite a nice bed in one corner of the room. The weary tailor required no rocking to rest, but slept sound till early morning, when he was roused from his slumbers by a tremendous noise. Loud screams and shouts pierced the thin walls of the little hut. The tailor, with new-born courage, sprang up, threw on his clothes with all speed and hurried out. There he saw a huge black bull engaged in a terrible fight with a fine large stag. They rushed at each other with such fury that the ground seemed to tremble under them and the whole air to be filled with their cries. For some time it appeared quite uncertain which would be the victor, but at length the stag drove his antlers with such force into his opponent’s body that the bull fell to the ground with a terrific roar, and a few more strokes finished him.

The tailor, who had been watching the fight with amazement, was still standing motionless when the stag bounded up to him, and before he had time to escape forked him up with its great antlers, and set off at full gallop over hedges and ditches, hill and dale, through wood and water. The tailor could do nothing but hold on tight with both hands to the stag’s horns and resign himself to his fate. He felt as if he were flying along. At length the stag paused before a steep rock and gently let the tailor down to the ground.

Feeling more dead than alive, he paused for a while to collect his scattered senses, but when he seemed somewhat restored the stag struck such a blow on a door in the rock that it flew open. Flames of fire rushed forth, and such clouds of steam followed that the stag had to avert its eyes. The tailor could not think what to do or which way to turn to get away from this awful wilderness, and to find his way back amongst human beings once more.

As he stood hesitating, a voice from the rock cried to him:

‘Step in without fear, no harm shall befall you.’

He still lingered, but some mysterious power seemed to impel him, and passing through the door he found himself in a spacious hall, whose ceiling, walls, and floor were covered with polished tiles carved all over with unknown figures. He gazed about, full of wonder, and was just preparing to walk out again when the same voice bade him:

‘Tread on the stone in the middle of the hall, and good luck will attend you.’

By this time he had grown so courageous that he did not hesitate to obey the order, and hardly had he stepped on the stone than it began to sink gently with him into the depths below. On reaching firm ground he found himself in a hall of much the same size as the upper one, but with much more in it to wonder at and admire. Round the walls were several niches, in each of which stood glass vessels filled with some bright-coloured spirit or bluish smoke. On the floor stood two large crystal boxes opposite each other, and these attracted his curiosity at once.

Stepping up to one of them, he saw within it what looked like a model in miniature of a fine castle surrounded by farms, barns, stables, and a number of other buildings. Everything was quite tiny, but so beautifully and carefully finished that it might have been the work of an accomplished artist. He would have continued gazing much longer at this remarkable curiosity had not the voice desired him to turn round and look at the crystal coffin which stood opposite.

What was his amazement at seeing a girl of surpassing loveliness lying in it! She lay as though sleeping, and her long, fair hair seemed to wrap her round like some costly mantle. Her eyes were closed, but the bright colour in her face, and the movement of a ribbon, which rose and fell with her breath, left no doubt as to her being alive.

As the tailor stood gazing at her with a beating heart, the maiden suddenly opened her eyes, and started with delighted surprise.

‘Great heavens!’ she cried, ‘my deliverance approaches! Quick, quick, help me out of my prison; only push back the bolt of this coffin and I am free.’

The tailor promptly obeyed, when she quickly pushed back the erystal lid, stepped out of the coffin and hurried to a corner of the hall, when she proceeded to wrap herself in a large cloak. Then she sat down on a stone, desired the young man to come near, and, giving him an affectionate kiss, she said, ‘My long-hoped-for deliverer, kind heaven has led you to me, and has at length put an end to all my sufferings. You are my destined husband, and, beloved by me, and endowed with every kind of riches and power, you shall spend the remainder of your life in peace and happiness. Now sit down and hear my story. I am the daughter of a wealthy nobleman. My parents died when I was very young, and they left me to the care of my eldest brother, by whom I was carefully educated. We loved each other so tenderly, and our tastes and interests were so much alike that we determined never to marry, but to spend our entire lives together. There was no lack of society at our home. Friends and neighbours paid us frequent visits, and we kept open house for all. Thus it happened that one evening a stranger rode up to the castle and asked for hospitality, as he could not reach the nearest town that night. We granted his request with ready courtesy, and during supper he entertained us with most agreeable conversation, mingled with amusing anecdotes. My brother took such a fancy to him that he pressed him to spend a couple of days with us, which, after a little hesitation, the stranger consented to do. We rose late from table, and whilst my brother was showing our guest to his room I hurried to mine, for I was very tired and longed to get to bed. I had hardly dropped off to sleep when I was roused by the sound of some soft and charming music. Wondering whence it could come, I was about to call to my maid who slept in the room next mine, when, to my surprise, I felt as if some heavy weight on my chest had taken all power from me, and I lay there unable to utter the slightest sound. Meantime, by the light of the night lamp, I saw the stranger enter my room, though the double doors had been securely locked. He drew near and told me that through the power of his magic arts he had caused the soft music to waken me, and had made his way through bolts and bars to offer me his hand and heart. My repugnance to his magic was so great that I would not condescend to give any answer. He waited motionless for some time, hoping no doubt for a favourable reply, but as I continued silent he angrily declared that he would find means to punish my pride, and therewith he left the room in a rage.

‘I spent the night in the greatest agitation, and only fell into a doze towards morning. As soon as I awoke I jumped up, and hurried to tell my brother all that had happened, but he had left his room, and his servant told me that he had gone out at daybreak to hunt with the stranger.

‘My mind misgave me. I dressed in all haste, had my palfrey saddled, and rode of at full gallop towards the forest, attended by one servant only. I pushed on without pausing, and ere long I saw the stranger coming towards me, and leading a fine stag. I asked him where he had left my brother, and how he had got the stag, whose great eyes were overflowing with tears. Instead of answering he began to laugh, and I flew into such a rage that I drew a pistol and fired at him; but the bullet rebounded from his breast | and struck my horse in the forehead. I fell to the ground, and the stranger muttered some words, which robbed me of my senses.

‘When I came to myself I was lying in a crystal coffin in this subterranean vault. The Magician appeared again, and told me that he had transformed my brother into a stag, had reduced our castle and all its defences to miniature and locked them up in a glass box, and after turning all our household into different vapours had banished them into glass phials. If I would only yield to his wishes he could easily open these vessels, and all would then resume their former shapes.

‘I would not say a word more than I had done previously, and he vanished, leaving me in my prison, where a deep sleep soon fell on me. Amongst the many dreams which floated through my brain was a cheering one of a young man who was to come and release me, and to-day, when I opened my eyes, I recognised you and saw that my dream was fulfilled. Now help me to carry out the rest of my vision. The first thing is to place the glass box which contains my castle on this large stone.’

As soon as this was done the stone gently rose through the air and transported them into the upper hall, whence they easily carried the box into the outer air. The lady then removed the lid, and it was marvellous to watch the castle, houses, and farmyards begin to grow and spread themselves till they had regained their proper size. Then the young couple returned by means of the movable stone, and brought up all the glass vessels filled with smoke. No sooner were they uncorked than the blue vapours poured out and became transformed to living people, in whom the lady joyfully recognised her many servants and attendants.

Her delight was complete when her brother (who had killed the Magician under the form of a bull) was seen coming from the forest in his proper shape, and that very day, according to her promise, she gave her hand in marriage to the happy young tailor.

#fantasy #folklore #fairy tales #literature #character inspiration #inspiration station #brothers grimm #andrew lang

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channieandhisgoonsquad · 1 year

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Winter Blunderland (Part Three)

Word Count: 2632

Warnings: Alcohol consumption, some dirty thoughts mentioned, embarrassment.

Comments: I was thinking on what I wanted to say in this part for a long time. It's not much but something is better than nothing. @lyramundana here's another part! :)

Summary: Isn't it such an unfortunate thing when you are stuck somewhere you don't want to be? Like a fucking airport. :(

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4

What you had thought was bubbly, your word for champagne or sparkling wine, was actually vodka. It was a shot of straight vodka that this man had poured you. But you were still in the dark on that fact.

When you were lifting the glass to try it you looked through your eyelashes to see he had taken the whole drink as a shot. Maybe that was a customary thing from where he’s from? Or maybe he was just eager for more. Regardless, you took a sip, and boy were you surprised.

You coughed so hard at the strong burning sip, feeling like you were lied to, but you had just assumed he wouldn’t have grabbed and poured you both actual liquor to share. The surprise was so impactful that you felt like you had been punched in the gut and lost all air in your lungs. As you sat there dying, Minho let out a full blown laugh, the first you had heard from your mysterious new friend. You started trying to laugh too. His laugh was so contagious and, despite being startled, you knew that it was your own stupid mistake and just enjoyed doing something dumb with someone that made you feel comfortable being weird in your skin.

After the failed sip of the shot, you downed the rest, knowing the drill. This wasn’t your first shot, and if the dark bottle sitting on the empty chair between you and your friend was any indication, it wasn’t your last of the night.

“Can you hold your liquor?” Minho questioned, catching his breath from laughing so hard at how dumb you had just acted. He reached for a bag of chips on the makeshift table between the two of you with a teasing look in his eye.

“No! I mean, yes! That’s not the problem here, SIR.” You defensively answered with a pout at his guess, “I didn’t think it was actual vodka. Are you trying to get us drunk??” You laughed at his innocent face he made.

Hand on his chest as he clutched his designer shirt, “I am getting drunk. You don’t have to if you cannot keep up.” His smirk was pure EVIL.

Challenge accepted.

You poured a second shot for both of you in your designated cups and lifted your own to your lips without hesitation. In one gulp, and with eye contact held with the handsome man, you finished it and set your plastic cup back down on the “table”.

Now it was your time to smirk. But he still held steady his expression as he smoothly lifted his soft lips to his own cup. The burning sensation made you feel hot in all the right places and you couldn’t stop thinking about what his lips would feel like latched to your neck.

It’s torturous being so close to such a gorgeous creature. You’re used to social media showing you what you can’t have, but did the world really have to mock you so much to put one of those imaginary men in front of you?

The way his loose jeans still manage to hug his thighs while he sits? Based off the way his biceps look in his t-shirt, and the large veins cover the back of his arm and wrist, this mans works out. His thighs must look so good without fabric constricting them.

His purple mane has a gorgeous wave to it and barely touches his nape. My gods, you could see yourself grabbing those ends when you finally managed to slide your arms around his slender neck-

“Y/n?” Minho waved in front of you, fully aware of you zoning out. Was he aware of you literally taking in his pleasing physique? The universe wouldn’t be that cruel, would it?

With your vision focusing back on Minho and that smug little grin had you thinking otherwise. You could feel yourself getting queasy at the thought of being caught being a horn dog and took evasive action to change the subject.

“Where are you from, Minho?” You decided getting to know a little more about him would help you do a one-eighty.

“Seoul. And you?” He beamed at the direction this was going. Y/n was fully unaware of who he was, and it was so refreshing to have a normal conversation with someone that didn’t involve his band. To be asked questions in such a casual manner was making y/n even more attractive in his eyes.

He already found her look and her demeanor gorgeous, but to be treated like a human being and not just an idol is the icing on the cake. He’s always sought out deeper conversations with individuals but being that his face is recognized in nearly every corner of South Korea, it makes it extremely difficult.

“I’m from a small city called y/c. It’s nothing special.” She brushed off the idea that anything could be important about her, she is dead wrong. His fascination only grew with her mystery.

“What do you do for work? And why are you going to Phoenix?”

This is where it could get tricky. He contemplated the best answer without seeming obvious or full of himself. “I dance.”

You were surprised to find that out about him. Although, you had just been speculating he was a model the past half hour or so, so it’s not the most surprising. He already seemed like he worked out, so the pieces were coming together. Of course, a dancer would have thick thighs.

As you nodded your head at his answer, he was trying to interpret your thoughts, “I am not special. Everyone in Korea does it,” he jests at himself, “what about you?”

The thought that you would have to talk about yourself had escaped your mind while you were trying to take in this image of Minho in your mind. Not the dirty image of what’s underneath the jeans, but who he is at his home. But now, you can’t seem to get that thought out of your mind too. Those shots were already hitting you since you hadn’t eaten since before the airport.

How would you explain yourself; you don’t really have a career choice as concrete as him. You just tend to go where the wind blows you next. “Right now, I am a secretary at a tech company. Just answer emails and phone calls.” You shrugged off the seemingly blah-ness of your life compared to him.

He nodded understandingly at how you felt about your job. In seeing that you weren’t very excited about the change in direction of the conversation, he reached back into the plastic bag for the final treasures.

“There’s more in that bag? Minho, you didn’t have to buy so much.” You tried to speak to the man, but he seemed too focused on his task.

“My treat. For using your charger.” He says sincerely with the softest smile as he pulls out two black bowls with lids. You sighed when you saw the size of them, but your curiosity was still piqued.

As he handed you one of the bowls, you softly thanked him and opened the lid to see what was inside. “Ramyeon?! Are you crazy? You spent way too much money on me for just a charger!” You were shocked at the delicious meal that was now in your face, the aromas kicking your growling stomach into full gear.

Minho just snickered when he heard your happy guts response. You were surprised but he swore he saw your mouth water too. You were a sight to behold. The bewilderment and joy made you look ten years younger. He just hoped that you liked it.

“You eat.”

You nodded back at him as you sniffed the food fully. You love ramyeon so much. But usually only got the quick stuff at home. Seeing the pork, egg, and the crunchy seaweed on top looked so decadent. And expensive.

Minho handed you some chopsticks and you looked spooked, “I’m so bad at chopsticks.” You pulled your lower lip out into the most dramatic sad face you could. Maybe he had a fork hiding in there.

“Here” is all the man said before he reached for the bowl, but you didn’t want to set it down. He was adamant so you let him set the bowl on your makeshift table. He reached over to you but you were too far away. He scurried off his seat onto the floor and patted the seat next to you.

Being a little tipsy, you didn’t think about the dirty floor. Just how he beckoned you to sit close to him with yourselves facing the seat where your food and drinks sat. He grabbed your right hand and placed the chopsticks accordingly. His grip was soft, but his hands were so strong and warm.

You wanted to watch how he put your hold on the pieces of wood, but you were more drawn to the concentration on his face as he tried to teach you something he’s probably done since he could walk. His nose was too perfect; angled sharply and downward. And his full upper lip was tucked away into his lower in an attempt to focus. He took a second to look up while he thought of how he normally holds his. Even his eyelashes were perfect.

He caught you staring and smirked at you. “Focus.” He sternly nodded at his deft hands making your fingers function in an odd way from what you're used to. His ears were red, and you felt hot at the fact you were caught in the act, so you tried your darndest to watch his hands work.

They were so detailed with every movement he made your own do. The veins in his hands moved with every attempt he had at getting them perfect. He sighed once he had them where he wanted them. He grabbed his own chopsticks and held them next to your own hand, leaning into you to get your right hands close together. His head was practically on your shoulder when he showed you how to open and close them.

You imitated him, but you were back to thinking about his lips on your neck. He was so close to just doing it. You would gladly let it happen, even if this setting was not private at all. You were obviously still bad at moving the wooden sticks open and close, but he was still proud at his handy work as he whispered an almost sensual “perfect” in your ear and pulled away to start eating his food.

You felt so stupid for still trying to use these new utensils, but you didn’t want to let him down. So, as you dropped and splashed broth on yourself, Minho slurped his own, almost choking when he saw you do something really funny.

You were so God damn hungry you just wanted to food to make its way into your mouth on its own. After getting a few good bites and stabbing one chopstick through the entire egg to eat it, he pulled out a fork.

You huffed as he howled at your defeated face. “But you look so cute struggling.” He smirked at your pouty face.

“You might look cute with a chopstick in your eye. “he was back to howling but you were less than amused at his torment as you squinted at the evil grape in front of you.

You noticed over his shoulder that one of the high-top tables freed up and you set your bowl down to run and claim it. He was surprised by your sudden movements, but quickly got the memo that this meal was about to be consumed more properly. The two of you gathered all of your belongings as you got comfortable at an actual table. Without noticing, you placed yourself in the seat right now to Minho, leaving only half a foot between you two.

You returned to munching at a much faster rate when you took the fork from him. The two of you were silently chewing for a few minutes on the delicious noodles.

You mixed one of the drinks he got with the liquor to just help finish off the bottle. Looking over to Minho you raised your eyebrows in a question. He understood and shook his head as you silently offered him the same mix drink.

The atmosphere was light as you continued asking each other dumb questions about each other. He stared intensely whenever you started talking about something you were passionate about. He may not have understood every word that you were spewing, but you were sparkling and gleaming and that was the best part of it all.

While you were ranting about jobs not being accepting of colorful hair in your hometown, two younger women approached the two of you from behind. They were giggling and seemed nervous as they interrupted your thought with their proximity.

“Hi! You’re Lee Know, right? We just wanted to ask if we could get a signature and photo with you?” She stuttered dramatically as she tried to hold eye contact with your handsome friend. You quirked an eyebrow at Minho, who looked back at you blushing profusely.

“Yeah, sure.” He said quickly as he got into a selfie with the two of them and pulled up a peace sign. Then signed what looked like those girls’ passports and they apologized for interrupting and left quickly.

“Well, that was unexpected.” You again smirked and laughed at the embarrassed man that hid his face in his arms on the table. You could still see how red his ears were and you just grabbed the top and giggled. ``Lee Know, huh?”

“It’s my stage name.” He said quickly. “Lee Minho is my name.”

“I didn’t know dancers were so popular that they’d get recognized in random airports.” You guffawed at the strangeness that just keeps getting more unusual. “I won’t pry if you don’t want to talk about your career, but I am impressed. I feel like I’m talking to someone famous.”

He looked back up at you and had a death glare. The last thing he wanted was for you to start treating him differently because of his popularity back home. “I can tell you if you want.”

“Oh no! I love the whole anonymity.”

“Y/n…”

“Oh shit. The mystery.” You simplified your English to make sure you weren’t misunderstood. He nodded and returned his head to the dark inside his arms to hide his still crimson face.

“I thought you were dope before we were interrupted by your fans.” You made fun of his groan, and you shook his shoulder as you made fun of the situation light heartedly. Before long, your hand that had been tugging him around had gone to rubbing his upper back. He seemed quite embarrassed and didn’t want to remove himself from his hidey-hole.

“Hey, it’s not that bad. Let’s just get back to drinks and dumb questions, yeah?” The red-faced gorgeous human finally came out from hiding and looked directly at you, looking for confirmation that everything was fine and that you still wanted to stay with him. And the warmth of your dorky grin made him fully aware that you were, indeed, being honest.

He grabbed his drink and chugged it, pulling another astonished look from you, but also a guttural laugh as he seemed to have a tad reaction from the alcohol. The look in his eyes seemed to be telling you everything he wanted to say, but also saying too many things as he flipped through so many emotions with just his eyes. “Ok, y/n. What do you think of me?”

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monster design origins - kirin

hi so thought about making a post or two about design origins of various monsters throughout monster hunter since my hyperfixated ass needs to talk about them, and what better way than to start off with the hard to destroy horsie?

seriously though some of the history behind designs is fascinating and kirin has always stood out to me. disregarding it’s mythological origins, it’s definitely unique amongst other elder dragons in appearance alone. so here’s an overly long post about kirin!

note: the design origins of this mon may have been confirmed in an interview but it would be pretty boring to just go “oh this is what someone said” and more fun to look into how the influences are reflected by the monster itself, even if they’re unintentional!

as some of you may be aware, kirin was one of the first elder dragons ever introduced and is a pretty iconic one. but kind of like fatalis, it stands out more due to how simple the design is (and lore) than most. and no, it’s not just because it’s a horse.

the overall design scheme for each of the elder dragons introduced in mh1 take after a lot of more european/western mythological creatures, although this doesn’t mean it only draws from them, lao-shan lung being an example.

the most european of the three is definitely fatalis, being based on traditional western dragons, lao is a lot more like a drake due to its lack of wings, and kirin takes a lot after a unicorn.

it’s important to note that regardless of place on earth, a lot of dragons take varying forms, most often showing reptilian features. serpentine bodies are more often associated with eastern dragons.

so why is kirin an elder dragon? couldn’t it just be a large monster but the decision to make it an elder dragon was done to keep up with the theming? (yeah that’s likely part of it.)

well… what if i told you kirin isn’t entirely original? rather, it’s existed for a pretty long time.

this is qilin, a chinese mythological creature that also became adapted into japanese mythology, it’s name being translated to kirin. it’s also technically a unicorn, albeit a bit less horsey. if you’ve watched mlp you probably know about them. not only are they a lot more lavish than your typical unicorn, they also are often depicted as having features resembling chinese dragons.

in japan, though, kirin are more often depicted as deer-shaped dragons as opposed to just horses with dragon-like features. the singular horn is definitely a western influence, as there are depictions of it having a singular antler or just a horn.

the thunder aspect is a bit iffy on where it came from. traditionally, both qilin and kirin are said to breathe holy fire. this may be for the sake of elemental diversity, but i’ve also seen a few depictions of it in other media where it summons lightning. closest i can think of is how it’s said to not trample grass, can walk on water, and is often depicted as walking on clouds (hence why kirin in monhun sometimes appears to not be walking on the ground and rather some lightning mist thing, but that seems to only really happen when fighting on grassy terrain).

it’s elusiveness can also be chocked up to more than just the scarcity of unicorns or its status as an elder dragon. qilin are said to walk alongside sages albeit making themselves hidden. and heck the fact that kirin’s fur is prized may also be a reflection of how qilin supposedly bring good luck, which can potentially manifest itself in wealth i assume.

also really wanted to talk about oroshi kirin as, knowing qilin breathe (and are sometimes depicted as being surrounded by) fire, it’s kinda weird that the only subspecies uses ice.

oroshi means “down wind,” referring to wind blown down mountains. mountains are cold and have snow sometimes. yeah. kirin in japanese mythology is treated as sacred and one of the highest beings, so using the orochi term can also be a double meaning, as you’re technically figuratively lower than it. while a bit of a stretch, it may also somewhat relate to yamata-no-orochi, an eight headed serpent of japanese myth that appeared at mount torikama, and since snakes are reptiles and dragons are typically reptilian, yeah x2.

again a lot of stretching as i can’t find much behind why this is. potentially a fire subspecies could happen maybe??? idk it’s pretty interesting to think about.

#shantien rambles #monster hunter #this was long sorry

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Chapter 3.

To Wander in One’s Grave

XVI. Wind continued to rush along. His golden strands of hair Kept being blown ‘cross his morose face. Tears only now streaming Down his dejected cheeks. The pain could be seen in his gleaming Eyes as the moonlight shone upon them. He held his wife’s fair And cold hands, clutching, clutching to them. All these memories Now swept through the youth’s mind as she watched the anemones That dotted her mother’s burial mound. A tombstone which read a prayer Stood afore and above a willow tree the grove ensnared.

XVII. The passing of her mother’s soul was a long-fought tragedy. Though, she had now been buried for twelve months, given to Sky To be shepherded in the meadows; her end was a sigh Of relief. This cursed affliction of the Flow’s abnormality Holds barely a remark in all the lost lore of bygone, Departed moons, through which her tribe had endured till dawn. Continuing to stand there, a hand reached onto her untactfully. She turned to see who’d come to bother her so callously!

XVIII. In fury’s grasp, her father grabbed her by the coat’s Vandyke And pulled her up onto his brown stallion without a spoken word. She thrashed around to no avail, as her cry showed she’d been stirred From her daydream. “Thou shouldn’t resist, and much to thy dislike; Never return!” Roared on the chieftain in his battle attire. “I beg thee, for Eleanore’s sake, before you make me all but tire Out on this forsaken day! We must make ways before the ghostlike And cursed shadows; escape south!” Then gave his steed’s sides a heel strike.

XIX. The world suddenly began filling with the sounds of turmoil That had been there all along. Noises from the burning dwellings, Shapes moving in the shadows. Smoke rising from the surrounding Hills, from which calling horns bellowed and footsteps shook the soil Itself as soldiers mustered. The exodus had begun. As the two passed through the broken-down city gates, they both were stunned At the sight of the dying city of Wir Byhor. It had been despoiled Of joy and of flow, and all that was left was in war embroiled.

XX. The crackling of other hooves began to draw nearer and nearer, And though hard to make out from the commotion, Ríona could see The man approaching them from the side would clearly be Her father’s second, his right-hand man. In gloom was the bearer Of horrid news. But in that moment, the voice she heard so often From within, came forth from the echoing in an attempt to soften The heavy toll of panic that she had endured in this horror. She closed her eyes, focused herself onto it and heard clearer.

XXI. “There lies sorrow in thy heart, friend; but thou must worry not, Moreover, thou should’st give into my calming murmuring. Trust me as I speak – these words that hold much truth; thy heart forbearing: For now, thine only strength. Now, gather thy grit, be not by dread fraught And gaze into the Lion’s maw – and gaze towards the valley In which thy people’s best last stand will be: their grand finale! Only then wilt thou understand and know it wasn’t for naught! And finally, when grow’st thee strong, thou wilt stop the cruel onslaught!”

XXII. With passion did Aurianne beseech her host of vigour. Attempting to pierce through the cacophonous cries of helpless Souls who were still trapped inside crumbling buildings. Though restless, Ríona was not afraid; and others might’ve perceived her rigor As shock. Even the Goddess would fail when trying to predict How the child would react to her surroundings. Instead, a conflict Inside her mind grew from the echoes, an anger that could trigger Further destruction, and the Queen her words would reconsider.

XXIII. But then, not soon enough, her father – the chief had jolted His horses’ sides again, and it answered with a dash. Every one of her previous thoughts now muddled and mashed, And her rage that had built up dissipated as if it had moulted Away like old feathers. The other rider would only follow For a while longer, resuming down the valley with no bravado, But a still air about him, as he joined up with his men devoted. Then the steed rushed up the crest of the hill as if it floated.

XXIV. It didn’t take long till they were approaching the summit’s peak And a grand vista opened afore: A valley brimming With figures both foul and pure. The Byhoran last stand was forming. A champion then rode before their ranks and chose to speak. The chief pointed t’wards him and cast an ethereal plea: “One day thou shalt stand in those heavy boots and victorious be!” He ran his fingers through her golden hair with a touch so meek, “As for him… As for them…” his voice trailed off into a murmur weak.

XXV. His gaze locked on his troops. “Forever as heroes that they are, By our people recalled!” Melancholy brimmed eyes spoke thousand a word. Raising his hand, and rolling his sleeves to uncover notches begird Along his arms. He pulled out a dirk and began to carve scars, And cut in a few notches alongside half-a-hundred more. “This our tradition be; child, it’s how we live!” he swore, Then showed his bleeding cuts to Ríona. “For every one mar A man was lost today, each: a hero – lost thus far!”

XXVI. His sacrificial lamb waited in the mouth of the valley As shambling figures gathered from the hillsides surrounding, The chief grimaced: “Southward we embark, escape this abounding Damnation that hunts us; and upon reaching those shores – we rally!” “To honour our Tribe Mothers, glory to thy names!” he shouted As a tear began to rush down his cheek. Their sacrifice showed undoubted Valour, which he himself could not partake in. He would carry The burden’s heavy toll to his death, e’er marked by his tally!

XXVII. With a jerking motion, Audar turned his stallion and the two Joined up with a caravan of souls lost, scattered, and afraid. Beginning their harsh journey t’wards the south, the Chieftain prayed For their safe passage. Then Ríona felt a firmness grew On her shoulder, as her father’s hand pressed down onto it As if a form of punishment: “For thee it would befit To listen to my words and listen well, or thou may rue The day when I am gone.” She felt a scolding would ensue.

XXVIII. “My heart sunk deep into my chest when I thought I had thee lost! To disappear, so quick, without a trace, without a hitch, And hide so deftly beneath the stars; concerns me of that Witch Sharing thy flesh. What foolish rebellious thoughts has she tossed Into thy mind? I spent hours and hours on end In search of thee, all while I could not my people defend! A nightmare eked out my mind’s depth, a fear that brought in frost, A thought of losing thee, by Gods! A line which shan’t be crossed!”

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Ghost and Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott on ‘Spillways’ collab: “It was this big love-in”

Ghost frontman Tobias Forge and Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott have spoken to NME about working together on their collaboration ‘Spillways’, as well as their morning spent together in an Irish pub and why Måneskin are proof that the rock revival is real.

‘Spillways’ originally featured on Ghost’s 2022 album ‘Impera’ but earlier this year the theatrical rockers released a reworked version featuring the Def Leppard icon. Speaking to NME, Elliott described it as “this big love-in.”

He has been a fan of Ghost since the release of 2015’s ‘Meliora’ after being introduced to them by band Phil Collen and really loved ‘Impera’. “I played the shit out of Ghost’s music on my [Planet Rock] radio show, and then we saw that they had been bigging us up in the press,” said Elliott.

Forge then revealed that a lot of ‘Impera’ was actually inspired by Def Leppard.

“I’ve always been a fan but with this album, I really looked at their songwriting,” he said. “I have always been in awe of several Def Leppard records, but especially the big ones like ‘Pyromania’ and ‘Hysteria’. Not only are they great, but they achieved such commercial success that they’ve become a great example of how a lot of arguments in the pop world are wrong.”

Forge continued: “We’re constantly told we need to get to the chorus quickly, that songs need to be short and to the point but Def Leppard songs are often the complete opposite of that. I wanted to do something similar with ‘Impera’.”

With a lot of very public, very mutual respect, Ghost and Def Leppard’s respective teams started talking about possible collabs. “Out of nowhere, I got word Joe would love to collaborate,” said Forge.

However, those conversations were happening while Ghost were in the middle of an ambitious headline tour and while Def Leppard were playing sold-out stadiums with Mötley Crüe.

“I heard that it was on, but we kept missing each other because of how busy we both were,” said Elliott. “So I grabbed the bull by the horns and just went and sang the fucking thing. By the time we finally got to speak, I had already recorded ‘Spillways’ because I was chomping at the bit.”

Elliott continued: “I love that song so much. The keyboard intro blew me away the first time I heard it – with a band like Ghost having the balls to do something so unexpected like recording a hybrid of ‘Jane’ by Jefferson Starship and ‘Hold The Line’ by Toto. I really took a shine to it. It was the flagship moment for me, on what is a fantastic album. As soon as I knew a collab was probably going to happen, I just got on with it.”

Forge described to NME how he was “blown away” he first heard Elliott’s vocal on the reworked track.

“I instantly thought it was amazing and Joe’s vocals really add another layer to the song,” he said. “What he put on it was so different from what I had, but it still gelled. I was surprised by how similar we sounded though.”

Elliott agreed: “I think we do sound similar. I’m from Yorkshire but I don’t sound like it because [singing in that accent] wasn’t cool until Arctic Monkeys came along. Certain people have said they can’t tell Tobias and I apart – but I take that as a compliment. ’Spillways’ was never broken to begin with, so I wasn’t going to come in and change what he had originally done.

“If I was going to sing ‘Blackbird’ by The Beatles, I wouldn’t be changing the melody because it’s already perfect. Same with ‘Spillways’. It didn’t need fixing.”

The recording was done, but the first phone call between Forge and Elliott still lasted nearly three hours. “We realised we had a lot of common ground,” explained Elliott. “So when Tobias pitched the idea of making a video, of course I said yes but I couldn’t actually go anywhere because I was looking after my kids. So he compromised, bless him.

Elliott added: “He came over to Dublin and we went to my local which is about a mile and a half from my house. Luckily the landlord knows me, so they were more than happy to accommodate, and Tobais directed it like Steven fucking Spielberg.”

The result replaces Ghost’s typically numbered webisodes with ‘Meanwhile In Dublin’.

“The fact we’ve got this great song and then we ham it up with a bit of karaoke was just hilarious,” said Elliott of the video. “We were there for about four hours but we were only filming for maybe an hour. The rest of the time, we were just hanging out and talking.”

“Everything for me is about vibing,” continued Forge. “You cannot just point at one beautiful boy and one beautiful girl and say, ‘You two should totally fuck’ to create a love child. It’s about meeting and hanging out. What happened with this is luck.”

Elliott agreed that the move to work with Ghost was “never a career thing”.

“It wasn’t about either of our bands needing a lift because there’s certainly nothing wrong with either of our careers right now,” he said. “This was two fans getting together and working on a song for the love of it. That’s always been my favourite kind of project.”

So, can fans expect more collaborations between Tobias Forge and Joe Elliott?

“It has come up in the last while, and I’d be more than happy to,” replied Elliott. “Next time though, when we’ve both got some time off, I want us to actually find some neutral place where we can get together in a room with a little recorder, a couple of guitars, pen, paper, our brains, a bottle of wine and see what we come up with.”

He went on: “I would love to sit down and write a song with the guy because it would be fun. That’s our morning word, ‘Fun’. I don’t want to do it for a job, I just want to write together to see what we’d get. I want to play around and see where it goes.”

Later this year, Ghost are set to head out on a mammoth US headline tour after a high-profile slot at Download festival while Def Leppard’s Stadium Tour finally arrives in the UK. At the same time, bands like Metallica and Bring Me The Horizon are blowing up on TikTok while newer acts like Spiritbox, Code Orange and Nova Twins are speaking to a fresh generation of fans. How do the pair feel about a so-called rock resurgence?

“I’m in Mexico City where Def Leppard just played to 56,000 people,” said Elliott. “Ghost are playing to huge crowds as well. Metal, pop rock, soft rock, hard rock, whatever-the-fuck-rock has never really gone away in the eyes of the fans. It comes and goes though. It wasn’t big in the ‘80s until us and Bon Jovi came along and kicked it up the arse. Then it went underground again, before it turned into grunge, then emo. Who knows what’s coming next.”

Comparing it the film world, Forge explained how “hard rock has always been similar to horror, but especially nowadays”.

“You have these blockbuster horror films that would never, ever be considered for an Oscar because it’s a horror film, so it’s automatically seen as not that good,” he said. “That might change in time, but that is the stigma that metal and rock still has. It’s seen as not being as sophisticated as other things. You can’t have an argument against that, but you can still sell records, you can become big on streaming, you can sell tickets. You don’t have to be on daytime radio to be successful.”

Forge continued: “Look at a band like Måneskin. That’s a sign people don’t shy away from organic music. When we speak about the well-being of rock, there’s a common misunderstanding that if there’s going to be a resurgence, the classic bands are going to come back around. I’m counting on bands we don’t know leading the way.”

“In the early 2000s, I was completely estranged from a lot of popular music until bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes and The Hives made it feel interesting again. That’s what we have ahead of us I think – a whole slew of 18-year-olds listening to [‘Spillways’] and feeling like they should go out and play music.”

Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe’s 2023 UK and Ireland tour kicks off in May. Visit here for tickets and information. Ghost meanwhile, perform alongside the likes of Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, Metallica, Placebo, Disturbed and Architects at Download 2023 this June. Visit here for tickets and more information.

NME

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jeremy , vicki , & parties , a drabble . two times jeremy went to the falls and the one time he went home . alternatively called ' jeremy's great gatsby arc . '

it's been four hours without her and you feel like any longer will be the death of both of you . you don't want to admit you were wrong , so instead of calling and saying that you're sorry , you put your headphones on and make your music loud enough to ignore the tapping on the window . she's crying , mascara dripping down her now hollowed cheeks from the amount of weight she's been losing , and she's begging for you to open the window and let her in . you don't . instead , you close your eyes , and turn the other way .

you get news that she's gone missing and didn't go home the next day and you feel slightly responsible . vicki's brother puts up missing posters and calls everyone in town , but you know that she'd show up wherever there was dope and bad tasting beer . so you arrive at the falls , cigarette between your fingers and tapping anxiously on your knees until you were certain there was bruise there . you move from your knees to scratching at your hands , they're calloused and beaten , but now you're biting them until you break skin. it's after three in the morning , and you're still waiting until she comes twirling in through the trees . you end up waiting until the sun comes up before your sister is honking the horn of your ( now dead ) parents' car with the windows still broken . you get into the passenger seat and stare out the window, hoping that maybe you're just over looking it . you're not , and your sister won't stop telling you how broken you are from the passenger seat .

a week goes by and you're high more than you're sober . your sister is too busy helping her friends to notice that the life is being sucked out of your cheeks and you have blown your savings from working at the grill on cheap weed and jewelry to apologize to your girl when she comes back home . there's another party at the falls and you show up on time with the drugs and her jacket that you took from her house . she must be cold , she must be hungry , she must be scared -- but you know that she could never miss a party especially at tyler lockwood's where she always did look at him with a sparkle in her eye that she never gave you . you try not to be bitter when tyler has other girls on his arm , but you're still looking for her . you're always going to look for her .

you get into a fist fight with tyler lockwood because of how he writes off vicki's disappearance . you know that vicki is more than the trailer park druggie that tyler keeps referring to her as . you punch and punch until you're unsure of who's blood is stained on your knuckles . if vicki were to see you now , she'd be unhappy , but at least she'd know that you were there waiting for her while tyler was busy bending over aimee bradley and not thinking twice about her . vicki can handle her own, but you want to handle vicki , even around her roughest edges .

she still doesn't show up and you're down six beers . her jacket is placed over your beat up knees and you're starting to give up . elena doesn't come honking this time , this time it's your aunt jenna who looked just as tired as you do . she doesn't say anything , just revs up the engine and takes you home . you start to cry and pick at the skin on your hands again . this becomes an ongoing habit .

you think you saw her in a dream . your bright green light at the end of the tunnel . her face is beat up and bloody, but you touch her cheeks and they're still familiar . shes still vicki even when she looks like she's about to topple over , and she's the most beautiful woman you've ever seen . she's turning purple under your touch , so you put her jacket over her shoulders so she can get warm . she doesn't , still icy to the tips of your fingers . jere , i'm going to kill you . her voice sounds like a warning , and you think to yourself that maybe she already has . jeremy , get away from me . you don't , you just hug her tightly until she disappears like a gust of wind through your arms .

you've been showing up to every party with no vicki in sight . you've shown her picture that was printed on the missing poster . you've called her phone , stayed perched outside of her home for hours , and checked every hospital within a 50 mile radius . you begin to lose hope , as well as your motivation to do anything but yearn for her return . your studies that you paid for out of pocket are put on the back burner . everything seems so pointless . but you sit around the campfire and hum to the sound of duke from duke university singing some song out of key and you wish that vicki could be there to hear it and laugh . you laugh instead . you laugh and you laugh until you start to cry . the tears are uncontrollable as you're still laughing , hand flinging up to wipe at the tears that don't stop falling . everyone's looking at you like you've got a third eye , and you're quick to your feet as you wander back towards the falls and perch yourself on a tree to try to regain your breath .

the water is quick to fall down the rocks , and you try to ground yourself by falling to your knees and splashing water on your face . you can't . instead you're splashing yourself so much that any more water would make you drown. not that it would matter anyway, it's how you lost your parents. it's how you almost lost your sister until she was saved by some kind of miracle. you're ugly sobbing at a party and tyler lockwood has his tongue down a random girl's throat not too far away from your heaving body when the girl you were both trying to impress is probably dead in a ditch somewhere .

everything feels so fucking heavy . it's heavy, and it's out of your hands which makes it weigh more on your chest . you could've saved vicki , just like you could've saved your parents , and you could've saved yourself the trouble of feeling like the world was on your shoulders by not coming to this party at all . you pound at your chest to try to get the pain to stop swirling , twisting the material of your jacket thinking that will help but it doesn't . there's ringing in your ears that sounds like screaming , and for a second you think you see her before you dunk your head fully into the river , letting a loud scream out just as you did in your bathtub the night before . you let yourself struggle under the water under you're being pulled out by some random who watches you gasp for breath and storm your way down the street instead of saying anything .

you don't wait for your sister or your aunt jenna , you just take off running . instead of finding yourself at abandoned houses or climbing up a tree , you arrive at the doorstep to the home you've been living in all your life . you forgot your house key, so you're banging on the front door to be let in. elena opens the door and you fall into your twin sister's arms, sobbing uncontrollably until your aunt jenna had to help carry you to bed where both of them had to hold your shaking body until you calmed down .

you don't show up to the next party . or the one after that . but you think you see her in trees on your walk home from the movies , and you know that you'll love her even if it is just the wind .

#this is really dark #also tried my hand at second person and it's kinda a flop but i finished it to have it #he also talks very negatively about tyler here #addiction tw #drugs tw #alcohol mention tw #anxiety attack tw #drowning tw #parental death mention tw #altered reality tw #attempted drowning tw #?#house in nebraska . ⋆· ˚ ༘ * ( dynamic : ft. vicki donovan . )#envy . ⋆· ˚ ༘ * ( dynamic : ft. tyler lockwood . )

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