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katya-goncharov · 1 year
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i've got such a dilemna, because i really want to include a non-binary character in my creative writing project for uni, but also my lecturers were going on about how we shouldn't write from perspectives of identities that aren't ours, and i really want the character to be one of the pov characters in my story, but now i don't know if i should since i'm not non-binary myself...
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be-missed · 4 months
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Smut with Cairo Sweet x Dom!femReader?
Option 1.
The plot would be like Cairo is making someone else jealous with R, (maybe Winnie) and she doesn't know R has feelings for her.
Or
Option 2.
Cairo is just teasing R cause she knows R has feelings for her.
Then
It's makes R hurt/upset + angry. But how Cairo treating her also makes R hot and frustrated (like Cairo teasing R in the classroom or smt)
And the ending would be good? Like they are gonna be a couple. Yeah.
- I know it's a shitty idea, I just wanted to help you.. lmao<3 Thank you for writing, I always enjoy reading your works! Sorry for the long ass request! <33
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Cairo Sweet X Dom!Fem Reader
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Summary: Cairo tries to make you jealous using Winnie and you got angry. SMUT
Warning/s: explicit scene, explicit language, voyeurism, exhibitionism, strap, curse words. MDNI!
A/N: probably my most explicit story. I don't know if this is how a dom works, I apologise.
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You followed Cairo in to the bathroom, and as you open the door, there she was standing in front of the mirror fixing her hair. "What the fuck was that?" You yelled at her as you stormed in.
Cairo ignored you as she tried to reapply her red lipstick that she used to mark Winnie's cheek. You get frustrated at this act so you went towards her and yanked her arm "I'm asking you a question, Cairo. What the fuck was that?" Cairo stared into your eyes with a devilish smirk, acting stupid she asked "What was what Y/N?"
You know that Cairo was acting stupidly so that she can push your buttons more. "You know what I fucking meant" You said as your eyes widen trying to warn Cairo. The other girl shaked her head no and said "I don't know what you're talking Y/N" and chuckled.
This infuriated you, "Oh, you want to play this game? Okay, fine" you then smirked as Cairo raised her eyebrow, waiting for your next move. You pushed her into the sink, you trapped her body as you leaned in to her ear and whispered "As much as I want you dumb, I need you to explain the things that you do with that girl."
"What girl Y/N?" Cairo said as she starts to caress your forearm that's holding her in her place between you and the sink, "Oh, you mean Winnie?" She said with a smirk and you answered "I don't care about her damn name, tell me what're you doing with her?"
Cairo lets out a chuckle and said "Oh is that jealousy I smell?" trying to tease you. You smirked at her "I can't be jealous over a nerd who thinks she can pull you" which Cairo then laughed at. "Oh, she don't need to pull me if I'm the one who's pushing myself into her, hmm?" Cairo said with a raised eyebrow.
This made you angry as she admitted how she is trying to push herself at Winnie. "So you're replacing me with someone who I bet can't even make you cum?" You said chuckling. You then leave slow wet kisses on her neck as your other hand caress the inside of her thigh, playing with the hem of her short.
You can feel Cairo's breathing gets shallow. "Can she make your sweet little pussy drip, hmm?" Cairo bit her lip as she tries to suppress a moan as you unbuttoned her short. You were waiting for a response from Cairo, but as you slightly pulled away from kissing her neck, you can see her eyes are closed, with her biting her lips, breathing getting shallow, as she gripped the the end of the sink. This is where you want her, desperate, in need, and dripping.
You smirked at Cairo's state and you insert your hand inside her underwear, your pointer and middle finger started to work on slow circles on her clit. This action earned you a breathy moan from the other girl. "Look at me Cairo" you demanded as you started to tease her dripping hole.
Cairo whimpered as she looked at you, "Can that girl make you feel like this?" You asked taunting her, but Cairo is much more of a teaser than you are, she thinks "Winnie, her name is Winnie" she said with a smirk.
"I don't fucking care about her name. I'm asking you a question. Can she touch you like this, hmm?" You asked Cairo as you dipped a finger inside her clenching hole and it made her whine even more. "Answer me, Cairo" you said as you only push the tip of your finger teasing her. "Just put it in" Cairo said trying to grind on your hand.
"Answer the question, can she make you feel good?" You asked as Cairo shaked her head no and said "No, just ngh... please" Cairo sounded desperate as she tries so hard to grind on your hand. "See, it's not that hard to fucking answer my question, right?" You then insert your pointer finger inside her making her roll her head back as she closed her eyes.
Cairo grinded into your hand while you started to kiss her neck again, now leaving tiny marks. You heard the door open, but you ignored it, but Cairo frozen up. You heard a voice that called Cairo's name and you whispered into her ear "You better answer that" and you put another finger inside her. Cairo bit her lip to stop herself from moaning. You moved her fingers inside her, massaging her velvet walls.
"Cairo are you in here? I saw you enter the bathroom earli—" Winnie was cut off when she saw what's happening in the sink. Cairo's mouth shaped like an O, with her breathy moans, with her heavy breathing. Your back was facing her, your face deep in Cairo's neck leaving wet kisses.
You know who it was, but you still continue to push your finger inside of Cairo. "What... do you... need?" Cairo said to Winnie as she starts to feel your hands getting faster. Winnie on the other hand was stunned with what she's seeing. She don't need any explanation on what you're doing to Cairo.
"I..." Winnie was speechless, but before she gets out of the bathroom, you looked at her through the mirror and you smirked. "Can you make her feel this good?" You asked as you started to fasten your phase into Cairo's dripping hole that earned a moan from the other girl, "Come on, I'm asking you..." you then kissed the side of Cairo's face as she was grinding into your hand and gripping your back.
Cairo lets out a loud moan as you started to massage her clit with your thumb. Winnie was watching the scene in awe as she shaked her head no. You smirked at her and said "Good. Now, do you know who she belongs to?" You said as you sucked a big mark on Cairo's neck, still looking at Winnie through the mirror, while Cairo moans loudly with the pain and pleasure she felt from the kiss.
"Yo..you" Winnie said stammering and she gulped with how Cairo looked so hot. "Good, now you know your limits. I better not see you near her again, understood?" You said to Winnie as she nodded, understanding what you said. "Now scramble, I don't want to see you near her again" That was the last words that Winnie heard before she ran outside the bathroom.
You whispered to Cairo who's now fighting for her life as she grinds herself into your hand, "Heard what she said? She can't make you feel this good. Only me, do you understand?" You said as you add another finger into Cairo's core, which earned a loud moan and a nod. You can now see a tear falling down into Cairo's face as you feel her hole getting tighter and wetter.
"Do you know what happens when a good girl has three knuckles deep into her cunt?" You asked Cairo as she say weakly "cum..." You teased her and asked her again "What sweetheart? I didn't hear you" through gritted teeth, Cairo said "Good girls... cum"
And you nodded, approving what she said "That's right, good girls get to cum" after you said that, you fasten your phase and giving it to Cairo harder. You can feel her clenching getting more often as you hear her whisper that she's close.
But before she gets to her release, you pulled away. "UGH, FUCK! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?" You hear Cairo cursed, looking like a mess, with her unbuttoned shorts, wet underwear, her neck full of your marks. "You said it yourself, good girls get to cum. But you aren't a good girl sweetheart." You said with a smirk and put your three fingers inside your mouth, trying to suck Cairo's juices.
Cairo looked at you angrily trying to button up her shorts "What the fuck are you into?" You smirked at Cairo and said "Tonigh, your house, your bed, and you on your dress" you walked closer to Cairo and kissed her cheek "See you later" and you walked out for the bathroom.
Cairo was so angry at you, but she knows she needs to follow your order for her to get her release. Cairo was fixing herself and when she looked at the mirror, she saw her neck, full of your marks which only means that it's either she wear a scarf, cover it with makeup, or just go home.
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You bent Cairo down in her own matress, both arms are crossed on her back with you holding to it, while your other hand starts to caress her ass. Cairo struggled to move as you pin her down. "Stop moving, we both know you can't do shit in this position." You said as you trail your fingers through the inside if her thigh, until you reached her soaked core.
You dance your fingers through her wet slit, teasing clit and her drenched hole. "Aren't you a little excited?" You teased as you grab the end of the strap that you're wearing and nudged the tip of it to Cairo's aching clit. Cairo whimpered with the action and tried to grind down, but to no avail, you just pinned her even more that made her grunt.
"Now now, be a good girl Cairo" you said as you leaned down to her and kissed her exposed shoulders. Cairo bits her lips and said "I don't think it'll fit", she was worried knowing that this is the first time that you'll use your new bought strap. Your kisses travels to her shoulder, through the side of her neck and to her ear which you bit her lobe and said "Don't worry darling, I'll make it fit."
You straighten your body as you squirt a fair amount of lube to your strap, even if Cairo is wet, a little bit of help wouldn't hurt, after all, you didn't want to hurt Cairo. Because even though you don't admit it to her, you know for yourself that this set up that you two have does not only end as a fuck body, but as every time you spent with her, you fall for her charm and her as a person. So you wanted to give Cairo the best experience she'll ever have.
"Y/N please..." you hear Cairo pleaded with a needy voice and you answered "Of course baby, I'm just preparing you, I don't want to hurt you" and you leaned down kissing Cairo's spine that leaves goosebumps on her skin.
As you teased her drenching cunt with the tip of your strap, Cairo grinded down. You slowly insert the tip of your strap as you play with her clit, Cairo moaned with the intrusion and tries to push her hips to meet you.
"Is this okay?" You asked, making sure that Cairo don't feel any pain which she answered with a laboured breath "S'big..." which is followed by a whimper as you still push half of the length. "You're doing good, just a little bit more" You said as you let go of her hands and you massaged her lower back, trying to give her comfort.
By the time that the strap was fully inside of Cairo, you looked down at where your hips meet and you cursed to yourself, looking at how Cairo's cunt is stretched, with her juices leaking down, wetting her thighs and yours.
"Y/N move, please..." Cairo plead as she gripped the bed sheets crumpling it. You started with a slow motion, only leaving the half of the strap inside and pushing it back with a little pressure. In each thrust you give, Cairo lets out little throaty moans that turns you on more.
"Let go... I need you... rough" Cairo said after a few minutes for getting used with the length and girth of the strap. With that request, you fasten your phase, as you grip her hair forming a pony tail for more leverage. Cairo moaned at the sudden pull of her hair and the sudden thrust you gave her.
"You like this, huh? You like being my little fuck toy?" You said as you thrusting into Cairo hard enough to hear skin slapping. Cairo tried to nod while she can't control herself from moaning out and strings of curse words can be heard.
"Are you dumb enough to not know how so speak?" You teased Cairo as you pulled her up, holding her through her chin as her back is now pressed to your front. This position hits another level of deep into Cairo's cunt, this earned you a loud moan as she clings to your arm for support. You know fasten your phase as your other hand snaked through Cairo's front to play with her clit, drawing tight circles into it.
You csn hear Cairo panting and chanting your name as you know you're fucking her dumb. Cairo's cunt gets a little tighter and release more of her juices, signs of Cairo getting close to her release. You leaned in to deposit wet kisses to her neck as you whisper sweet nothings in her ear.
"I'm.. close" Cairo let's out as she puts her hand on top of yours that was massging her clit. You knew that this means that she needs your hand ok a different place like her nipples. Which you obliged, you put your fingers into your mouth and wet it with your saliva, after wetting it, you toyed Cairo's right nipple that was protruding and asking for attention. As Cairo replaced your hand with her own fingers that was massaging her clit.
All of these actions was now pushing Cairo for her release, "Please baby... want to... cum" Cairo said with gritted teeth and closed ayes as she chases her release. With you fastening your phase and giving it to Cairo harder, you counted on your mind.
Three... Cairo was now gripping your arm marking it with her nails...
Two... She arched her back getting ready for the outburst that she'll experience...
One... Cairo shouted your name as she grinded down to your strap and reached her high...
Cairo cummed, soaking your strap with her juices, some even dripped om her thighs and yours, also wetting the bed sheet that was under her. You can feel Cairo's laboured breathing. You gently put her down to bed with her laying on her stomach as you continue to move your strap slowly to help her ride out her high.
You know at this stage, Cairo will be unresponsive as she is currently bathing in her post-cum self. You stroke her hair to the side as you murmured how good of a girl she was for cumming and soaking your strap. You followed it with lines of kisses through her back.
Pulling away from Cairo, you looked at her now swollen cunt pulsating and still clenching. You lightly massage her lower back to help her relax and to help her regain her consciousness.
After a minute or so, you feel a light breathing from the other girl, knowing that she fell asleep, you slowly pulled the strap out of her that made her whine, as you put her under the sheets and you lay down beside her. Even in her sleep, she wants to be close to you so she cuddled into you.
Stroking her hair, watching her sleep, gives you peace as you whispered "I love you" hoping she can't hear it in her sleeping state. As you closed the lamp from your side and get comfortable, Cairo shifted a little anyone heard her whisper "About time you say you love me"
This comment made you freeze, because you thought Cairo was asleep. "I thought you're sleeping?" You said nervously which Cairo chuckled and replied "No, I wasn't, I was resting." This earned you a confused face and told her "Aren't those the same?" And Cairo answered you with "I don't think so, I just closed my eyes, but you moved me so I let you"
Even in the dark you can feel Cairo smirking. "But I thought you're tired" you said and Cairo answered you "I was... the strap was big, but you made it fit. I can feel my pussy pulsing because its swollen" which you then smirked but you quickly said "I'm sorry, I..." but Cairo cut you off "Don't be, I like it. Every time I walk or sit down it reminds me of you fucking me"
This comment made you blush as you quickly dismissed Cairo "Stop with the teasing..."
A few minutes of silence has gone by, until Cairo broke the silence and asked "Is it true? Do you love me?" The moon light was now brithher than it was as your eye adjust to the darkness. You looked at Cairo who is now staring at you as you said " Yes, I'm afraid so... I love you... I'm falling for you. I think that was the reason why I hate it when you flirt wth other people and to that Minnie girl"
Cairo chuckled at your response and said "Don't be scared, because I ove you too. And if making you jealous would be the reason to make you admit your feelings then I should've done it earlier."
The both of you chuckled at the comment as you pulled Cairo closer and she nuzzled her face into your neck.
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A/N: Any thoughts?
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selfloverrrrrr · 9 days
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Stalker gojo pls 🙏🏼
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Stalker ~
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Warnings : smut , heavy smut, unprotected sex, Noncon, Kidnapping, physically and emotional abuse, biting, size difference, Yandere Gojo, stalking, protective, jealous, obsessive, manipulative....
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( All characters are aged up/18+)
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I work in a cafe. I live alone in my apartment. My apartment was in an empty area. That's because that's the only appartment I got in my range. I don't have too much money to afford a good apartment .
Gojo Satoru was famous person in Tokyo. Everyone knows him. But nobody knows what he does. Is a good person or a bad person? Nobody knows. But everyone knows that he's a dengerous person. I also know his name. But never seen him. So how can I know he's stalking me...?
All of this started from the cafe. I was working. Suddenly the bell rang. I looked at the door. A tall handsome man entered. His eyes were blue, white hair. He was wearing a sunglass. His outfit was black. He came in and took a sit.
I went to his table and bow down."what would you like to have sir..?" I asked. "Nothing much... just a latte please " he replied with a charming smile. "Ok sir " I said and took his order. "And what's your name?" I asked. "Hmm?" He raised his eyebrows. "Your name....to write on the cup" I said. "Ohh... yeah.... it's Gojo Satoru " he replied. A beat skipped my heart as head his name. "Ok" I said and quickly went out of there.
I went in the maid counter. My hands were shaking. Did I just met and talked with Tokyo's most famous man?! Fuck I've heard that guy is scary... I shouldn't get too close to him. I thought. Then I bring him his order. "Here's your order sir" I said. "Oh... thanks" he replied with a smile.
That was the first time I saw him. Since then he was almost a regular coustomer. He came in the cafe almost two or three times in a week. He knew my name now. But I don't even try to get too close. I just do my work. Cause I don't want to get in any kind of trouble.
After few days... It was a normal day. Gojo came in cafe again. And he never ordered anything else... just latte. That was he's regular. So I don't even have to ask him his order. I bring him his order then went back to the counter. After finishing his latte he he went to pay the bill. "Here's the money" he said and handed me. " Thank you sir... please do come again" I said. "Umm...y/n... can I talk to you please?" He asked. "Sure" I replied. "I think you're really cute... can I have your number?" He asked with a smile. My heart skipped a beat. " I-i.... actually sir... I'm not interested... I'm s-sorry " I replied with shaking voice. His smile faded away. "Do you have any boyfriend?" He asked in serious tone. "N-No... it's not about having boy-" I was saying "do you like someone?" He cut me off with again his serious tone. "N-No " I replied. Suddenly his smile came back on his face. "It's okey...see you soon.... bye " he said. 'fuck I almost thought that he's gonna kill me' I thought. "B-bye sir"I replied.
Gojo's POV
I was walking on the road. I saw a cafe. I've never went to the cafe. I don't know what came in my mind I went in the cafe. I went to a empty table. A maid came to me. When I looked at her....GODDDDD!!!! IS SHE A FUCKING ANGEL?! She asked my name. She looked scared when she heard my name. I smirked at myself. Is she scared of me like those other peoples...? Well you don't have to be scared darling. I like you. I have fallen in love with you.... and when I tell myself something as mine... I make that mine...In. Any. Cost.
I have a great obsession with her. But never let anyone know that. Not anyone. I always stalk her everywhere.
I went to my room. I grabbed the door knob and opened it. I opened the door and went inside. I smirked at the view infront of me. That room's wall was full with y/n's pictures. Her pictures that I took every time I stalked her. I love her and I want her. I looked at the table in that room. I went to the laptop and opened it. I started playing all the footage of those cameras I set all over y/n's house. She's in her bathroom. I've seen her body so many times before. But God! I never get tired. "soon gonna feel that body, darling" I whispered.
A few days later. I went to the cafe again. Today I asked her for her number. But she rejected?! I asked her if she had a boyfriend or if likes someone. I know she doesn't but still I asked. She said no. I smiled. 'so she wants the hard way,huh?.... Fine!' I told myself and leave the cafe.
Y/n's POV
I just closed the cafe. It was dark at night and there was no one around to be seen. I was walking quietly when suddenly someone spoke. "I think its not good for a beautiful girl like you walk all alone at this hour. would you like me to take you home?" The voice said. When I looked beside me. It was Gojo.
He Smiled creepily at me as I notice a shadow of a knife on his hip. "Im a very gentleman person... you know and you don't need to be scared of me. Im just trying to help you get home." He said. My heart was pounding. I know he's a dengerous man... and I really don't want any trouble. "T-T-Thank you.....but I don't n-need your help" I said as I tried to walk first.
He starts to approach me. "So you rather choose walking alone than come with me? Dont you think you will be a easy target for someone to attack?" He said. I looked at the knife in his pocket. "Oh the knife..? Are you scared of that???" He said as he pulled out the knife from his pocket and threw it on the road. " I don't need any knife to have you " he said. And I looked at him confusedly. He suddenly put a cloth on my mouth and dragged me in his car.
When my eyes open again I was in my bedroom. But there wasn't any clothes on me. I started panicking. I looked beside me then I saw Gojo infront of me. He was taking off his clothes. I was about to get off the bed when Gojo grabbed my hand and pulled me harshly towards him. My back was on the bed and he climbed on top of me. " Where do you think you are going....huh??? " He said with a smirk. his hand slowly reaching up from my inner thigh. " Why don't you just relax darling..." he said and his hand reached my core. He pushed his middle and ring finger inside and started thursting in and out. "G-gojo stop" I moaned loudly. "Oh... You liked that?" He smirked at me.
He started thursting his finger in and out harshly. Looking at me and smiling like a psycho which make me froze in fear. "You like getting fucked by me right???? That's why you are squeezing my fingers like that!" He whispered in my ear. "S-stop....p-please.." I begged. He looked at me again. He paused his fingers. "Why did you rejected me huh? Do you know how much I love you? I stalked you everywhere you go.... I've cameras all over your house...I loveed you these much and you rejected me???...If I got you pragnent then you can't resist me right???!!!!" He said in a low voice.
"N-no.... n-no.... I don't want that... please" I begged him. He didn't even listen to me. I tried to push his chest but nothing. Gojo started licking on my nipple. He was being a tease. I moaned. He continued his teasing licking and sucking on my nipple. With his one hand he grabbed my other boob and squeezed it roughly. I scremed so loudly.
I tried to get off from the bed but he grabbed my leg and pulled me again in that place. He grabbed his dick stroked it two or three times then line it with my entrence. I began to panic. "Gojo Gojo .... please no .... G-gojo please no... Don't do this again please!!!" I begged him and tears started falling from my eyes but he didn't listen. "Call me Satoru.... You should call me by the first name, baby" he said kissing my cheeks.
Gojo pushed his whole length in one slide and I scremed with pain. He didn't even give me time to adjust his size and started thursting in and out roughly. I was screming loudly. His huge dick was giving me too much pain. He started giving me hickeys on my neck and chest. His thursting getting faster and harder. "This .... This is mine.... I wouldn't.... I wouldn't let anyone take it from me!!!!" He said between moans. My whole body was shaking. He was moaning too. The way his dick was touching my g-spot make my back arch. It didn't take much time and I came. As I came that smirk again played on his lips.
He was still thursting roughly. I felt his cock pulsing inside me. I tried to push him away with all of my strength." Ughh...no no no no...ahhhhhh...no please no....ahhhhhh..... n-not ahhhh.....not inside... please" I begged him. He grabbed my throat and chocked me down to the bed. Within a minute he came inside me I could feel his seed inside me. He pulled out and whispered in my ear with a smirk "I'm sure.... you'll be carrying my child". He whispered and fall beside me taking deep breaths.
" You are mine and just fucking mine. Don't ever dare to think of anyone else for a moment. Or else you know damn well what I'm gonna do." He whispered in my ear.
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1. How many works do you have on AO3? just hit 100 last month!
2. What's your total AO3 word count? 479,814
3. What fandoms do you write for? I've dabbled in quite a few over the years, but the ones I've written the most fics for are doctor who (eleven/amy) teen wolf (sterek) and the owl house (huntlow)
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Error 404: Brain Cell Not Found (teen wolf | sterek) You Always Want What You're Running From (sleepy hollow | ichabbie) What To Do When Your Emotionally Constipated Werewolf Boyfriend Gets Cursed By A Witch: A Guide (teen wolf | sterek) Gold Rush (the owl house | huntlow) Lovesick (the owl house | huntlow) 5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I do! Every kind comment means so much to me, so I always take the time to respond to all of them (though I'm not always great at getting to them on time.)
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Hmm probably The Courtesan and the Writer (doctor who | eleven/amy) I used to dabble in angst a bit more when I first started writing fic, but these days all my fics are pretty much guaranteed to have a happy ending, because real life is hard enough lol
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Pretty much all my fics have happy endings, but one of the happiest I wrote would probably be my huntlow college AU Until You Meet Someone Who Makes The Fall Feel Like Flying
8. Do you get hate on fics?
I wouldn't call it outright hate, but I have gotten a handful of rude comments over the years (complaining that I don't post often enough, telling me my headcanons are wrong, telling me how they think my story should have ended — one time someone yelled at me in all caps because I said that a character chilled red wine lol that one was wild)
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I do! Smut is fun. Mine is typically more focused on the emotional aspect than the physical, is usually the result of a long tension-fueled slow burn buildup, and is usually tooth-rottingly fluffy, soft, and sweet.
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
I have! Back in the days where superwholock plagued tumblr, I wrote one of the silliest cross-overs imaginable, combining doctor who, torchwood, bbc sherlock, supernatural, the avengers, and sleepy hollow: Lords, Gods, and Madmen
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Yup 🙃
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes!
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
I have! But most of them never saw the light of day 😂 one that did is called An Eggcellent Morning For Cooking Lessons co-written with @ash-mcj @tails89 and @nutellarghh
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
I think my top three ships are reflected in who I've written the most fic for: huntlow, sterek, and the eleventh doctor/amy pond
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
Luckily, everything that's posted to AO3 is finished, but at this point I'm thinking I'll probably never get around to writing the little nightmares, reylo, and captain swan WIPs I've had sitting in my drafts since 2019
16. What are your writing strengths?
I've been told I capture the characters really well, which means a lot to me. I've also been told that my writing is cozy and comforting and fills people with warm fuzzy feelings, which is always nice to hear 🥰
17. What are your writing weaknesses? I will sit there and agonize over the same paragraph trying to make it sound perfect instead of just letting the writing flow, so sometimes a fic will be in the works for a very long time until it's finally ready to be posted (by which time I'm probably sick of it and never want to look at it again 😂)
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I've dabbled in this a little bit, but it's usually been plot-relevant, like a character learning to speak the language (i.e. when Hunter tried to learn Spanish in Being Human.) When I do write in another language, I always do my best to research and try to get the translations as accurate as possible, and I always include the English translation either in the fic itself or as an author's note so readers don't have to break away from my fic to google anything. (And also so that they know what my intention was, on the off-chance I translated something wrong and accidentally wrote something offensive.) 19. First fandom you wrote for?
Does anyone remember that vampire show that came out back in like 2009? Moonlight? Yeah, that one lol
20. Favourite fic you've ever written? God, that's like asking me to pick my favorite child. Okay fine, it's Until You Meet Someone Who Makes The Fall Feel Like Flying
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Okay so I fucked up with the original post as it wouldn’t let me edit it from drafts after putting a video in there, so I had to start from scratch. So this was the ask, thank you @practically-an-x-man !
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Oh wow this is quite a lot to get through! Alrighty let's get going.
Alexander Summers:
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First impression:
l'm just going to talk about movie Alex, because I have other thoughts on comic Alex. I knew Lucas Till from other things like Hannah Montana and the YBWM music video, and also because after the drama with Ezra Miller everyone wanted LT to play the new movie flash, so I remember recognising this face when I first watched FC and thinking "oh yeah he's cute", and I liked his whole broody demeanour, but like, that was it. He became an honorary fave just because I knew he was around the mansion when Peter would've been young, so he was in a lot of the 'Cherik raise Peter' fics.
Impression now:
Jamie will tell you that I always develop a love for the more 'obscure’ characters in media, the smaller amount of screen time, the more likely I am to become obsessed. And so when I went back to rewatch the movies I was just pulled in when it came to Alex. I thought he was so interesting with soooo much potential, his dark but almost juvenile demeanour was like a hook, and I loooove his relationship with Charles. It's also amazing to get to experience a movie you love with a new found appreciation for a certain character because you notice so many new things. Every acting choice LT made for this role l've picked up on now, not to sound dramatic but every little detail helps fuel how I see Alex as a character/person, which is someone with so much complexity and depth.
Favourite moment:
Pretty much all of his scenes in Apocalypse, except his death. Even though I prefer FC, I love seeing how much he's grown and how much he's improved just in general. It's so lovely. But also this one specific deleted scene from FC that gives me all the feels,
Idea for a story:
I have a lot of ideas for Alex in the works, they're mainly on hold just because I went to uni this past September so l've been taking a fanfiction writing/reading break. My current main fic that l'm working on (that Jamie will be happy about), is Alex meeting and bonding with six/seven year old Scott after Vietnam. You'll know because you've read my fic but I picture Alex's relationship to be very strained with his parents, but he's making an effort because he's like, 89% sure Scott's going to be a mutant and he doesn't want him to have to deal with the same reactions he got all by himself.
I also have ideas around an OC of mine but I don't tend to talk about my OCs very much.
Unpopular opinion:
Hmm. The Alex fandom is very small so I don't think there are many 'unpopular' opinions. If we circle back to comic Alex, l'm not really a big fan of any of his romantic relationships. I like the characters respectively, I just don't tend to like them together.
Also I just prefer Alex to Scott, which isn't unpopular but it'll piss Jamie juice off :)
Favourite relationship:
Love love love looooove his platonic mentor-student relationship with Charles.
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Favourite Headcanon:
Love the idea of Alex picking up on Charles’ British slang while living at the mansion between FC and DoFP. He wouldn’t say them in a British accent, but he’d say things like jacket potato, not baked potato (the second chapter of that fic will be dropping soon), and football instead of soccer, and I feel like Charles would really appreciate it because it would be something Raven used to do. Although I see her doing it in more of a teasing way compared to Alex, Alex is just adapting to his surroundings.
Hank McCoy:
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First impression:
I remember quite liking Hank when I first watched FC, I don’t think I had a huge opinion on him but I did enjoy his presence. I liked his bashful relationship with Raven and I think Nicholas Hoult played the character well. He was like in between Alex and then Cherik and Peter for me, I cared about his presence because he was often involved with my top three, but he wasn’t obscure enough for me to develop a proper obsession with.
Impression now:
Kind of the same to be honest, if anything I think I may have gone off him a little bit. Not because of anything huge, but the way he is with Raven in that one scene in FC irks me a little. I do understand his reasoning, as someone with a physical ‘deformity’, I’d do anything to fix it, but I’m also like dude don’t tell this girl she’s not naturally gorgeous-. But overall I do still like him, and I did like his ending in DP too. (Even though I don’t like DP.)
Favourite moment:
Either when he and Logan are fighting in the foyer in DoFP or just his involvement with the montage in FC. Him being like “am I still a bozo?” to Alex, like bro what do you think the obnoxious little blond is gonna say-.
Idea for a story:
I like the idea of potentially writing a small oneshot about Alex and Hank having a conversation, maybe just before Alex leaves for Vietnam. I feel like it’s the only time they’d ever have a vulnerably emotional moment together. Alex wouldn’t admit to Charles he’s worried about going, and Hank would’ve picked up on enough of Alex’s social behaviours to realise it.
Unpopular opinion:
Not sure if this is unpopular but I don’t really ship him endgame with Raven. I ship them as a midgame, but if she had lived in the new timeline I don’t think they would’ve lasted, I think they’re a classic case of right person, wrong time. They were at totally different stages of life.
Favourite relationship:
Love his annoying brotherly relationship with Alex, and his mentor relationship with Charles.
Favourite headcanon:
Sean was the one who got Hank to smoke his first joint, and Hank was so concerned about what it would do to his brain/mutation that he caved and told Charles, as if they aren’t all adults who can make their own informed decisions. I don’t like reducing characters to a caricature, but the idea of Hank shyly telling Charles he’s stoned and has some minor concerns is so funny to me.
Patricia Thornton:
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First impression:
In typical Summer fashion, Thornton wasn’t a favourite when I started MacGyver, that was solely Mac and Jack. I just thought she was pretty and badass, and I really enjoyed her banter with Jack. That was kind of all I thought on her.
Impression now:
I. Love. Her. Literally she is such an icon. I came to appreciate her pretty quickly because I binged a lot of MacGyver while I was recovering from my hip surgery, and then when I found out about the traitor storyline I was devastated. I love her snark, her facial expressions, how much of an amazing spy she actually was? I still love her relationship with Jack but I’ve also come to appreciate how she was with Mac and Riley. She wasn’t a helicopter boss/parent, but it’s so clear that beneath the sternness and consistent annoyance, she loved those brats so much.
Favourite moment:
During the Christmas episode, at the end, she’s talking to Mac by the Christmas tree and it’s a clear moment of how she wasn’t just the boss of this team, she was also a friend. She kisses Jack’s cheek, she lets Bozer touch her, she and Mac talk about Christmas gifts, I love it. (I also love her in the fourth episode of season one where she’s beating the shit out of people.
Idea for a story:
I want to write more of her and Mac, I like the idea of her going to see him in the hospital after the incident in S1E1, but he’s at a generic hospital in Italy, and when she and Jack arrive the doctors are like “are you guys family to the patient? 🤔” and they’re like “uh…”. And Jack is like “oh yeah, we’re his aunt and uncle, this is my wife” on a whim and Thornton looks at him like she’s going to take off her shoe and shove the heel up his nose.
Unpopular opinion:
She’s better than Matty. That’s ragingly unpopular but to me she just is, I prefer her dynamic with everyone compared Matty’s character to dynamic with them. And there’s no problem with Matty, I just haven’t warmed to her, like at all. I don’t find banter in her sternness, whereas with Thornton it was more of an exasperation.
Favourite relationship:
I love all of her relationships with the main team, Mac’s is probably my favourite, but I do love how she is with Riley, and Bozer. They’re like her exhausting children and she’s just DONE. And of course her love-hate relationship with Jack is top notch.
Favourite headcanon:
I’ve never talked about this before but I have this deep rooted lore idea that Thornton had a lung transplant as a child. There’s even more lore behind why but I won’t bore you with that, but anyways I have this hc that while on a mission with Jack when they’re first working together, he finds her immunosuppressants in her backpack, and because she hasn’t declared them to anyone on the team, except Oversight ofc, as nobody knows about her lungs, Jack’s first thought is “…she’s dealing drugs.” And confronts her about it, and she’s just like “😒”.
After that, only Jack knows about it, and I like to think that while she’s in prison, he goes to see her and even though he’s mad because he thinks she’s a traitor, he’s still like “they’re giving you your pills for your lungs right?”
Warren Worthington III:
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First impression:
I don’t really remember my first impression of Warren. I remember in TLS, when we see him trying to cut out his wings, my first thought was “WOAH IM UNCOMFY”, but overall I think for me he was just sort of…there?
Impression now:
I like him a lot more in TLS than I do in Apocalypse, in Apocalypse I find him a bit obnoxious, but I like the complexities of his situation in TLS, as much as I don’t like the movie itself. I think it’s really interesting to see his development throughout that movie considering he has such little screen time.
Favourite moment:
I do actually quite like the scene where he flies away from his father before he’s forced to have the mutation cure. Very powerful and I think the actor did a nice job.
Idea for a story:
I don’t have one off the top of my head but I like the idea of something to do with he and Alex talking, for my universe they both have somewhat ‘unsupportive’ parents, so that could be an interesting exploration.
Unpopular opinion:
I can’t say I have one because I don’t know the character well enough. Maybe that he kind of annoyed me in Apocalypse? Like I get why he was the way he was, I just didn’t feel emotionally connected to him. I wish they could’ve fleshed it out a little bit more.
Favourite relationship:
I have no idea.
Favourite headcanon:
Again, not really any idea cause I don’t know enough about him, but I’d love to hear a few of yours sometime.
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tobiasdrake · 4 months
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So, if I know my Mesa Island geography, we should be getting pretty close to Songshroom Marsh. Wonder if Yoyo's still hanging around here?
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That's, uh... that's... not an ominous name or anything....
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This place... doesn't seem quite as fun as Luana made it sound.
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Okay, full disclosure, I was actually trying to drown myself in the mire because I want to tell Quarble about all the cool stuff I did.
But this is cool too. I guess the moral of the story is that sometimes attempted suicide comes with neat prizes. If they ever write a fable about all the things I learned on my travels, I'll be sure to include that.
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Holy shit, the Magic Seashell? The one from Watcher Island that lets you breathe underwater?
Wait, no, I can already do that for some reason. Plus, it doesn't really look that cute. Luana said it was a cute pink clamshell thing. She was very excited about it. But this more resembles a slug.
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That does sound like it relates to the magic Docarri shells, though. Hmm....
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Yeah. Uh. What the hell happened to this place? Luana didn't like it very much but what she described pales in comparison to how tortured and gross the marsh is.
Also, she called it Songshroom but the sign at the entrance said Quillshroom. So. Obviously some changes have taken place.
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Oh, is it the cool magic seashell I found? 'Cause I found it. You can't have it back. It's mine now, as laid down in the Mine Now, Fucko bylaw.
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Primal Fear... fuck, I know that name. It's... somewhere. Maybe one of Teaks's stories? I don't know. I've heard it before. I know I've heard it before.
No, wait! It was one of the volumes of prophecy that Yoyo kept in her cabin. She had a book on Primal Fear. That's where I know the name from.
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Is. That. Where the living mushrooms come from?
...Luana wrote about them singing. The ones I've seen have not been singing. I don't think they're enjoying their fungal lives anymore.
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With gusto.
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I can't believe you told me to fight it! Do you have any idea how humiliated I was!? That was the most embarrassing moment of my goddamn life.
And I once screwed up Cloudstep practice so hard I ended up dangling from a tree branch by my pants around my ankles. I met Quarble on a return trip through a challenge I'd already solved. So the competition is steep.
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How many times have you sent members of my order to their graves to pick a fight with a harmless glowball minding his fucking business!?
FUCK. No wonder Luana called probably-you an assclown!
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WHAT. NO. I don't really see much relevance or importance in your stories - I think the pear tree one might have been about Yoyo maybe? - but I've been enjoying them nonetheless.
I'll stop touching your cabinet if you keep sharing stories with me. ._. Pweese?
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Oh, there's the singing mushrooms. Okay, so they are still here.
They. Uh. They don't look very cheerful, though. Luana said they were cheerful.
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Gotta say, not a fan of the titular quillshrooms. Their quills are incredibly difficult to dodge, especially when they fire while I'm in midair. What total assholes.
As a botanophobe, I can't be surprised by this, but fungus is far more dangerous than turtles.
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...how stupid do I feel like being today?
I am... passably competent at the Cloudstep. I think I could--
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Okay, I want it on record that I actually made it, but was killed by a Quillshroom afterwards. After being thoroughly tenderized by spikes in the process of making it but that's beside the point. The point is I'm awesome and this is definitely going down as a W in my book.
Not important. What's important is HEY BESTIE, check out where we are? Yeah, that's right, I'm blazing trails through Quillshroom Marsh with my expert jumping and profound getting-stabbed proficiencies.
I know we were in Howling Grotto last we talked but I... found the exit of my own accord and nothing else happened. Now we're here. Trying to not be here as expediently as possible because I don't want to be a mushroom.
...
Why is this my life?
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...we've found one secret path beneath the mire. I wonder... This does look very suspicious.
They thought they could hide their secrets from me. Joke's on them, I am highly skilled in observation and pattern recog--
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I think I hate this place.
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nowandthane · 10 months
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🎶 9 Ship Songs 🎶
Thank you @my-dumb-obsessions for tagging me ❤️ I saw this and wanted to do it too so I’m very grateful xD
Rules: List 9 songs for one (or more) of your ships. Optionally, tag 9 people.
Tagging @azurechicken @sillyliterature @ace-trash-boi @elvhencore @daedrabait @queentheirins @yurissweettooth @malabadspice @corgiofdeath only if you wanna do it! No pressure ❤️ and sorry if you’ve already been tagged 😅 Also anyone else who wants to do this ofc!
This got long so I’m putting it under the cut 😅
I can’t choose one ship lmao so, starting off with Dragon Age~
Riyaad x Fenris (for when Fenris leaves yknow. I promise they’re not this angsty all the time)
Shadow Preachers by Zella Day
I close my eyes, just close the door You want a minute, I'll give you more Maybe I don't want you either We're both unsettled, nighttime creatures Shadow preachers, nighttime creatures
Veara x Solas (though tbh this is just peak Solavellan song to me, it’s not really specific to Veara idk)
Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) - Acoustic by AURORA
He holds the gun against my head I close my eyes and bang, I am dead I know he knows that he's killing me for mercy
Garrett x Anders (two apostates against the world + religious trauma who doesn’t love it!)
Sinners by Lauren Aquilina
So lets be sinners to be saints And lets be winners by mistake The world may disapprove But my world is only you And if we're sinners then it feels like heaven to me Our hearts are too ruthless to break Lets start fires for heaven's sake
Arianwen x Cullen (this was always their song for me, I listened to it all the time when I was writing Command Me to Love)
Gold by Echos
Nobody knows who I am I've got intentions of gold with my plans Nobody knows who I am I've got intentions of gold with my plans
Some polyships—
Heroes of Ferelden (Nayima x Leliana x Alistair)
Nayima x Leliana (they have issues post blight/honeymoon phase but they’ll work things out eventually. I see this as Leliana singing the song about Naya)
October Passed Me By by Girl in Red
Yeah, I got bitter when you got cold Could you really blame me though? 'Cause I'm still tied up when you go You know this song is about you, who else could it be? You were the first to make me feel like I was me
Nayima x Alistair (sometimes I think I choose this song for them/aliwarden just because it has the word ‘tainted’ in it)
Battlefield by SVRCINA
Meet me on the battlefield Even on the darkest night I will be your sword and shield, your camouflage And you will be mine
i havent made a leliana x alistair playlist yet
3 Snipers + Tali (the name started as a joke but it stuck lmao. So this is Sarani’s polycule with Tali, Thane and Garrus. Garrus is also romantically involved with the other two, Tali and Thane are queerplatonic. It’s a whole thing, I’m writing their story rn and it’s pretty complicated ngl but I’m having fun)
Sarani x Tali (yeah ok the music video I edited for them is to a different song but… *shrugs*)
Love from NGC 7318 by Tanerélle, Barnes Blvd.
I wanna tell you how I feel tonight I keep trying, but the words ain't right Nothing's fitting for a kind like you I'm never speechless when the earth's my view Killing the time Building a fort Wrapped in each other as we fall in love I've never met a girl like you, never met a girl like you
Sarani x Thane (but they WILL last, they WILL, I will MAKE IT SO)
Won’t by Tanerélle
I tell him 'Go fast' I've gotta thing for speed He tells me 'Lean back' I let him take the lead I know it won't last But he is all I need I write my name over his tongue So it is all he speaks I got a million fucking reasons I should leave him But I don't I got a million fucking reasons to stop dreaming But I won't
Sarani x Garrus (hmm, that’s a lot of Tanerélle, you might think. idk I was listening to a lot of her when this polycule was cooking in my head)
Ripe by Tanerélle
I know you been thinking that you can't But I think that you should If I can make your whole body ache I can make you feel good I'm what you need, I'm what you know Hooked on your axis You make my world go I'll keep you wild I'll keep you free Say you'll be mine I'll show you what that means
I have songs for the entire polycule too but I’m already at 9 so I’ll stop lmao
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itsmadeofwaffles · 2 months
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One night I had a weird dream about HM FoMT, at first I just wanted to illustrate my vision with some made up screenshots and gifs. But as I kept working on them I felt the need to also tell a story so, I ended up writing a one shot fanfic:
(Or if you prefer the text only version on AO3)
Until Dawn
Summary:
A sudden hurricane alert causes more than heavy rains and some falling trees. "Be careful when climbing the mountain. There are no wolves or bears, but you can't be too cautious. Know what I mean?." Once warned Gotz, but what did his words meant well, Claire will soon find out...
"Welcome home! You arrived just in time, I have finished making dinner." Said Karen enthusiastically standing next to a served table.
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Lately her cooking had gotten slightly less disastrous with the help of Claire's guidance at the kitchen and, combined with the fact that the Farmer's stomach was now even more resilient to the strange meals, since that one winter when she spend a whole week eating questionable "foods" at the mines after getting lost while searching for the mythical Kappa Jewels. Somehow eating random herbs, mushrooms and other "looks edible enough" items had prepared her for her future married life.
"Sorry I couldn't help you with the dinner. I found some leaks in the roof of the chicken coop and it took me some time to fix it." Said Claire while washing her hands before taking a seat at the table. "The hurricane alert came out of nowhere."
"Don't worry, the safety of the farm is also important and I wanted to surprise you with a new recipe." Replied Karen while taking her seat across the table. "Remember next monday is the Harvest Festival, so I have to keep practicing if I want to impress everyone this year."
The dish in front of Claire was curry, one of the many recipes from the cook book she had written over the last few years since starting a life at the farm and the book her wife now used as a reference.
Realizing that Karen was waiting for her to taste the meal, the farmer thanked for the food and took a spoonful of rice and curry and proceeded to savor all the textures and flavors. -Hmm… The carrot is still under cooked... The burnt taste of the onion actually brings out it's sweetness and is a good contrast to the spiciness.- were some of her toughs as she eat and even if the rice was still on the watery side the meal was surprisingly tasty.
"Sasha is going to be so proud in the next Harvest Festival!" Claire said once she was able to speak again. "This is so good! Is sweet and spicy, the bamboo shoots gave it a distinctive crunch and the sauce is well seasoned. Just be sure to cut the carrots and potatoes more evenly to ensure they cook together and let the rice water to evaporate a bit longer to avoid the mushiness."
"You really think so?" Asked the one who for the longest time held the title of being 'unable to cook to save her life' not believing the farmer's words.
"Yes! I'm sure this curry will leave everyone in town speechless."
And after that exchange the two continued their dinner talking about how their day went and anything else that crossed their minds.
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Around midnight, just like the weather forecast had predicted, the storm started as a light rain that in a few hours turned into a hurricane, regardless, Claire went to sleep knowing the farm would be fine or so, she thought.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
At some point past 4am, the sound of the wind and raindrops falling onto the roof were violently replaced by a knocking door and the sound of yelling coming from the entrance of the house:
Knock! Knock! Knock!
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"WAKE UP!! They are free again!"
Not waiting for an answer from the homeowners, the front door was abruptly opened and two men covered in raincoats made their way into the house. "Hurry! If we don't stop them the town will be doomed!" A second voice yelled.
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At the sound of the intruders Claire opened her eyes and ran towards the entrance of the house, standing by the door she saw Gotz the Woodcutter and Thomas the Mayor of the town, before she could even start to question why they had irrupted into her house at this hour Gotz started to talk:
"The hurricane destroyed one of the mountain seals, Harris and Carter are already looking for it." Explained in a hurried voice. Somehow while explaining this his voice sounded as if he was doing everything in his power to remain calm, which to Claire it was disconcerting. "Here... Use this to defend yourself and don't let them get you. If they get a hold of you... You'll..."
Gotz didn't finish what he was saying, instead he shoved a long box into the farmer's arms and left for the mountains leaving Thomas behind.
Still standing in his spot, the color of his face was nowhere to be seen and the horror was clear in his eyes yet he tried to sound calm as he spoke "Listen, there's not much time before it starts." Quickly glancing at his pocket watch it read 4:36am. "Use what Gotz gave you to fight back and do your best to survive until morning. Last time… a tragedy occurred." He added with a somber look.
"It's almost time, I have to go and check on Saibara back in town. Be careful and fight as many as you can, just... resist until dawn."
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Thomas left the farm heading to the town leaving a very confused Claire behind, once she had barely processed what had occurred she went back to the dorm were she found both occupants still sleeping, Karen and Pachu, the dog somehow continued to sleep as if nothing had happened at all.
Realizing that she kept holding the long box Gotz had shoved into her arms, she opened it to discover a simple hand crafted wooden bat with some odd markings engraved and a "Good luck" note inside. The strange "gift" confused her even more if it was possible.
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But as soon as the farmer was starting to think of everything as some sort of joke the clock rang, the sudden sound caused her to look at it, 4:44am. -Why would announce this hour?- Claire wondered then she felt a strange pressure around her.
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A strange dark haze covered the room and suddenly it dissipated in seconds, the wooden floors were replaced by hard, cold stone, the walls were covered in a thick layer of rotten grime, somehow the TV in the room turned itself on but only static could be seen.
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Claire rushed to Karen's side, the woman was still sleeping but something on her was off, like if her body belonged to a different reality, frozen in place. Not wanting to disturb it and cause a tragedy the Farmer decided to walk away.
Clank! Clank! CRASH!
The sounds came from the kitchen.
"What's that!?" She exclaimed at the same time as Pachu ran barking towards the source of the sound. "He… He wasn't affected by any of this?" Not sure if that was a good or a bad thing she just felt relief for not being alone in this.
Before leaving for the kitchen, Claire gave one final look to the room and noticed that the friendly looking portrait of the Lake Deity that adorned the wall got replaced by the portrait of a being that clearly didn't belonged to this world. "I hope this is just a nightmare."
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Crawling through the stone floor an oozing dark sludge was moving. Claire couldn't help but stare at it unable to move, simply witnessing the bizarre event before her eyes and firmly clutching her hands to the bat she was holding.
Standing next to her Pachu kept growling at the sludge, the fur of his back up, ready to attack and defend his territory.
"This… Can't be… Happening!" The farmer whispered not fully understanding what she saw. The sound of her voice seemed to alert the amorphous sludge of her presence and started to head her way.
"Iii'm... HooOmEee!" An eerie voice suddenly emanated from the sludge as it approached both the farmer and the dog. "WeeLcoOmEee hOoMeEe!"
Claire felt a shiver going through her body at the sound of the creepy unearthly voice. "It's... talking… Why is talking!?" She cried trying to make sense of it.
As the creature crawled closer to her, it started to shapeshift, the sludge grew in size and morphed to resemble what seemed to be an humanoid form, it was as tall as an adult person, no hair, no skin, just the slime. When it was close enough to the farmer it's head twisted itself in a terrifying way to meet directly with her and when their yellowed eyes devoid of life made contact with Claire's, for a brief moment, she could feel how it saw through her soul as an incessant echoing of voices invaded every corner of her mind.
The creature's body oozed with the black sludge. "WeelCoomEee... DiinEeer iiS... rEeaAdy!" Screeched as it lunged itself towards Claire.
The screech broke her trance and without thinking twice she gripped the wooden bat in her hands and swung it at full force towards the monster, closing her eyes briefly she felt the impact and then saw how the monster's head splattered across the room, the body collapsed in front of her, returning to be an immobile pile of rotten goo.
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"It… Worked…" She said trembling and struggling to catch her breath, more sure than ever that those creatures didn't belonged to this dimension nor reality and not wanting to make eye contact with them ever again.
Looking around the kitchen, Claire saw the monster's leftovers on the cabinets of the kitchen and thought it would be impossible to remove monster innards stains. -Why I'm worrying about something like that now?- She laughed at herself.
Bark! Bark! Grrr! Bark!
Her thoughts were interrupted by the barking and growling coming from the other room that reminded her that this wasn't over yet.
Rushing to the next room she found two piles of sludge approaching the barking dog, one by the table and another one by the bookshelf.
Using all the strength she could muster she hit the one closer to the table, in that moment a shriek was heard and the creature collapsed into a puddle of dark slime meanwhile, across the room the remaining monster readied itself to attack Pachu, the dog growled menacingly, Claire not taking a chance pushed the table between the two to create a barrier causing the monster to refocus it's target.
The humanoid sludge released a war cry, the sound was so unnatural and so nauseating that for a moment the farmer flinched, barely avoiding the incoming attack, she dodged it, quickly turning to her right to reposition her stance and then...
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PLAF!
From the corner of her eye she spotted another one appearing by the window and with the adrenaline still rushing through her body she launched herself to it, getting rid of the monster before it could even take it's humanoid shape.
"How many more there are!? Where these are coming from!?" she said exasperated. "Sigh… Thomas said I need to keep doing this until dawn but…" The clock on the wall read 4:44am. "Time hasn't moved at all!"
The growling and shrieking sounds coming from different areas of the farm interrupted her complaints, and deciding that she would leave that for a moment when those who she cares about, and herself, won't be in an imminent danger to get answers. She gripped her weapon and braced herself for what seemed to be the longest night in her life.
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Two… five… nine… twelve… Losing track of how many she had dispatched so far and not sure of how much time had passed, if at all, since the last time she checked the clock the tiredness was already taking a tool on her, her arms ached and now under the rain, keeping herself up was an even more complicated task.
One more appeared by the carrots, feeling her head spinning and dreading the possibility of this nightmare never ending Claire took a deep breath and proceeded to encounter the monster.
PLAF!
"I... I... Did it…" That was the last of her strength. Claire felt her knees gave in and her body collapsing on the ground, at the same time the clock back in the house finally rang at 6am; The dark haze from before engulfed the farm and like before once it dissipated, the strange pressure was lifted off and everything returned to normal.
Understanding what that meant the farmer closed her eyes and passed out of tiredness and relief that the nightmare was over.
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The sound of water drops hitting the windows and the distant thunders eventually woke up a very confused Claire, as she tried to get up a sharp pain made her yelp and fall onto the bed again. "Gah…! My arms hurt! What… I'm doing here…?" She tried to make memory of when she got to bed last night but, the last thing she could remember was the chickens and the heavy rain.
"Urgk… There's no way fixing the chicken coop can tire me like this..." Making another effort she finally was able to sit on the side of the bed "Huh...?" -Gotz, Thomas and… The nasty goop monsters.- "I remember!" The farmer stood up so quickly that it got her dizzy.
"There are slimy monster remains around the house! How I'm going to explain this to Karen?" -Karen!- Her eyes scanned the room but no one besides her was here. -Did... she woke up? Is she hurt?- As she hurried towards the door a new fear was unlocked. "Pachu! What happened to him!"
Stumbling into the kitchen and almost tripping, the first thing she saw was Pachu happily chewing on some carrots. "Pachu! You're not hurt!" The dog got up and went to greet it's owner wagging it's tail, when the dog was at arms reach she picked it up to hug him. "Ouch! My arms hate me right now but I don't care, I'm so relieved that nothing happened to you!"
"Ohh… You finally woke up." The Farmer turned to the source of the voice while allowing the dog to return to his snack. "I was getting worried because you usually are the first one to wake up but since there's a hurricane… I thought it would be good to let you rest some more."
Karen now was standing right next to her, a quick flashback of her previous unresponsive state, the echoing of tortured voices invaded her mind and, ignoring all the pain in her body she couldn't help but throw her arms around her and tightly hug her in relief. "You… Were worried about, me…? I'm the one who didn't knew if you or anything would return to normal ever again!" She cried as she felt some tears forming in the corner of her eyes.
"Huh!? What do you mean?" A confused Karen asked trying to understand the situation, she was rubbing her hand on the back of the farmer to try and reassure her. "Did you have a nightmare last night? I'm perfectly fine." She added now fully returning the hug, together they stood like that for a few minutes as Claire calmed down.
"The dark haze, the horrendous monsters, the incessant voices of creatures forced into life… And the house is a mess, how can… ehh!?" Finally breaking the hug she threw a look around realizing that everything was in place. "But the table was… And the windows were… The cabinets didn't…" The farmer was speechless.
Unable to comprehend how the room was in perfect state. -Did last night truly was a nightmare or... some type of hallucination?- She started to question her own sanity. -Okay, let's see, my body aches and…- suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by a gentle hand in her forehead.
"Hmm… You don't seem to have a fever, maybe we should simply take a seat." Karen gently guided her to the sofa in the living room "Okay, now take a deep breath, I'm going to make some tea so you can tell me about your nightmare. You'll feel better talking about it." She was heading back to the kitchen but then stopped "Oh! I almost forgot to tell you, I found a letter addressed to you by the entrance. Here."
[Dear Claire:
We're so sorry for intruding like we did last night, I really hopped "this event" to never repeat itself again but unfortunately nature wasn't on our side, and I'm sure you have a lot of questions and probably want to personally express your frustration at us.
I want you to know how grateful I am that you could overcome this terrible task in success.
This is something that your grandfather didn't wish to inherit you and neither we did.
I assure you we'll give you the answers you seek soon, just have patience, I know this is to much to ask for but please act as if it hadn't happened, we don't want to cause a commotion.
Sincerely, Thomas.
P.S. Don't throw away the bat.]
"They really are asking me this? After all that!? The nerve." She murmured to herself as she finished reading. "What did my grandfather knew? Well, at least now I know it was real."
Now that she had calmed down, Claire decided to head back to the kitchen too, where she told a version of her nightmare to Karen who in exchange suggested that maybe the farmer has been working to much lately and that it's good that they can take the day off and relax until the storm is over, together they eat strawberry cake and had tea.
For now at least, this was over and she could return to her every day life as a farmer.
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mygwenchan · 5 months
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15 people, 15 questions
I've been tagged by the lovely @visualtaehyun - Thank you, baby 😘
1) Are you named after anyone?
Nope~ My dad was the one who picked my irl name (had I been a boy, my mom would've been the one to pick it, since my parents had that kind of arrangement). He chose a name with same first syllable as my older sister's, so the names would sound nice together :) (kind of like what a lot of Thai parents do when they have more than one kid)
2) When was the last time you cried?
I actually have no idea 😳
So must've been a while.
3) Do you have kids?
No. And I don't want to have any
4) What sports do you play/have you played?
I wanted to write "none", but actually I used to play in a local basketball team for a while when I was like 16/17. Did some archery as well :) Other than that, I'm mostly a couch potato lol
5) Do you use sarcasm?
Sometimes~
6) What's the first thing you notice about people?
I usually don't notice shit cause my thoughts are all over the place XD Hmm... maybe if they stand too close to me? I need my 2m personal space bubble around me, thank you very much
7) What's your eye color?
Gray-blue (or red when the allergies hit lol)
8) Scary movies or happy endings?
Both sound good! But only if it's scary as in classical ghost story without gore and jump scares
9) Any talents?
I'm stubborn as hell, especially when people tell me I can't do the thing. Bitch, watch me! I'll do the thing and I'll excel! And I might be a shorty, but if anyone dares to threaten my loved ones, I'll turn into a pure force of nature. Other than that, I'm pretty good at crafting and upcycling :)
10) Where were you born?
I'm nordisch by nature, baby~ Born in an old Hansestadt at the Baltic coast 🌊
11) What are your hobbies?
Watching BLs and sometimes writing meta about it. And I've recently gotten into making book nooks, I also like to sew (not really clothes, but small things) and I'm trying to learn how to play the piano. I'd also consider art history and archaeology a hobby of mine. I like to learn interesting facts about the every day life of normal folks from the past
12) Do you have any pets?
I have over 200 plants, do those count? And there are some wild animals that visit me every now and then (a red and a black squirrel and lots of birbs, plus the occasional neighbor's cat)
13) How tall are you?
My passport says 1,61cm, but that's a lie... I'm only 1,58cm 😅
14) What was your favorite subject in school?
I've always liked biology and art. Though for some reason that I can't recall now, I still chose german and physics as my advanced courses. Fun fact: I didn't like history in school, but ended up studying archaeology lol. But well, it was mostly because my history teachers sucked, not so much because of the subject itself.
15) What is your dream job?
Not having to work at all 😔 Idk, I never really had a dream job or a career path I wanted to take. Mostly because my interests tend to shift every couple of years or so and I don't like to get stuck with the same thing forever. Right now I'm working as an e-commerce and online marketing manager for a small nerd company. I'm pretty much my own boss and can decide when and on what I want to work, which is great. Recently we've started building a new online shop and I've been helping out with that, which can be pretty interesting actually.
Ok, that's it about me. Now let's learn something new about you guys~
I'm tagging @boysslove @scarefox @blmpff @lukaherehelp @pinkkop @sparklyeyedhimbo @fleursyoongi @bunni-bun @howlingmusketeers @7777-deactivated @vegasandhishedgehog @dekaydk @shouyou910 @asdfghjklmpff @bl-bam-beyond
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I read something about someone stealing one of your commissions but I haven't seen anything about it on tumblr. What happened???
Hello, nonnie! ❤️
That's going to be a long post... so buckle up.
Basically a commissioner took one of my old elucien piece (one where we see Lucien and Elain's head as a ying and yang and features related to their characters like flowers or autumn leaves circling around them and linking together) as "inspiration" for a commission of theirs except it became a complete plagiarized piece.
It looked like it could be the other side of the mine and the commissioner took all the credit for the "concept" in the comments.
To explain the whole situation:
I)
I woke up at 6 am to an artist friend of mine sending me a DM telling me to "not stress but someone plagiarized you" and my first thought was "leave me the fuck alone *sigh*". I went and checked it out and yeah, indeed.
I showed it to like 10 persons to make sure I was not crazy, some of them being family members who have no idea that this fandom even exists, and they all confirmed the uncanny similarities.
So at first, I was mad and made a story about it. I was sure that this person was one of my old bully since their IG name were so close. Turns out I was wrong here.
The story was made in anger ( but no name dropping or picture) and so I deleted it when I realized my mistake. I was also just... exhausted? Like... here we go again. Obviously, that was done on purpose.
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I decided to send this to the artist and basically told them "here is a piece which I think was plagiarized from our commission." and she ended up making the relation between the "shipwar" and "trying to bother me" all by herself and she's not even in the fandom.
I wanted her to decide by herself about the best course of action. Do we do something? Does she? Do we keep silent? All up to her. I care little about this shipwar now so it obviously wasn't about this stupidity but about the audacity and the nerve of it.
In all honesty, except for a few game polls in my instagram story or some gwyn mermaid commissions, I have little to no interest in this book series and even less in the shipwar now.
Our conversation was like... 6 messages and I never talked about how this person and I had conflict. I didn't even talk about the commissioner themselves.
II)
Now I'm saying this because the other commissioner then made a public story (sent to me in DMs by friends who were following the story) which accused me of unfairly antagonizing her.
I had to unblock this person to go check for myself becauseI had them blocked for days now (I like "curating your own internet experience" by blocking accounts my for you page propose and which are not my jam. Shocking I know.)
In this story, they basically accused me of spying on their account. Now I found this funny because:
1- I couldn't give less than a fly's shit about their entire existence.
2- Clearly I have more relevance in their life than they do in mine and it's very funny to me that they thought the contrary. Sorry but who stalked and copied here? Hmm?
In this story, this person also said I made this fandom toxic (me, not the person who plagiarized an artist to purposefully get a reaction) and that I was basiclly a shitty person for telling the artist about this situation.
They also said that they needed to write this story because they basically found it incorrect to involve artists in shipwar situations which was ALSO very funny:
This was only a shipwar situation for them. I don't care about elriel. Do your stuff, love what you love. I don't give a fuck anymore. I'm only a low key elucien shipper who mostly made this commission for a friend of mine (@amandapearls). If my commission was Slauren initially and they had done this with Emilia and Wrath, I would have STILL told the artist.
If the roles were reversed they would have done the same as me and possibly worse.
They should have thought ot the artists (and the consequences of their actions) before pulling this.
They also provided pictures of references that they apparently used. As a commissioner of some time now, I can assure you that these pics would not have given this piece in the end. It was pretty clear to everyone, sadly for them. And I just know that every single person who defended them did it as a loyalty move because you can't be that blind.
III)
When I realized the commissioner had brought this in their stories, where everyone could see, I figured that shots were fired and I had to defend myself and my honor.
I made my own stories, where I said everything I said here and even showed the two commissions next to one another. I repeated again and again that I tried to handle this discreetly (in DMs and between the artists) but that she wanted otherwise (obviously, I suspect it was bait ayway)
Then came the friends of them. Here are the stuff they said:
*goes on with the same repeated arguments no matter my answers*
*implies that I'm an horrible person for answering their public story*
*implies that I shouldn't have opened my mouth*
*gives infomation about how the artist handled this which don't concern me anyway and with no receipts of course*
*tells me a friend of mine vague posted about the commissioner in their story and it's super mean and scared her*
*implies that me letting the artist decides of the steps to take was no good and I should have go to the commissioners' dms*
*tells me that the commissioner is considering leaving the fandom because of me*
*insists on my past experiences and how I'm 'not like that for real' (turns out they don't follow me at all and only know of my past bullying because they were friends with my bullies lol)*
*tells me that for someone who was bullied, I bully too (refers to me answering the story by one of my own)*
*implies that I scare her and insists that she's full innocent and that I have no proof that it's copied (it's a copy paste and several artists and commissioners reached out to me that it was "fucking wild")*
So yeah, I blocked these people and that's the end, really. So just another bait to insult me over and my mental health took another hit but I don't hear much about it, funnily enough, so I'm just answering this one ask. I think everything is here anyway.
Thank you to everyone who supported me, even when I was feeling really low at this moment. You all rock ❤️
Have a lovely day, Nonnie. ❤️
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I went to a friend's birthday party yesterday.
She lives in Mountain View and I live in Berkeley (different parts of the SF Bay Area), it was nice to see her and her partner again but the journey to get from my home to hers and back was very long and kind of unpleasant and draining, it was a two hour train ride one way plus time for waiting at stations and walking, so in total I spent something like 4-5 hours traveling yesterday. I was thinking "why is this tiring for me? I'm mostly just sitting!" but no, actually, it made sense, it was my first time traveling this route and I was sitting with stress and anxiety and I think that was rational, I almost boarded the train going in the wrong direction at the transfer station and I think I ended up wasting $2 because I was unfamiliar with the ticket vending system for the south bay light rail, this was a situation where I was at elevated risk of aversive experiences and might have needed to devote high cognitive effort to avoiding them. It really didn't help that I was running late in the morning and didn't have time to grab a sweetened drink on the way to the downtown Berkeley train station like I intended to so I ended up in a situation where I was in an unfamiliar environment and had basically not eaten or drunk for the previous like 15 hours (I got a short sip from a train station water fountain but that was basically it) and was really feeling it. Before I arrived I texted my hosts to ask if they had a soda I could gulp down quickly or if I should buy one on the way over to them because I (I think correctly) figured getting something with lots of water and sugar into me would be the quickest way to fix me.
The actual party was... Hmm, I didn't know most of the people there at all, in terms of basic personality type/neurotype they seemed a lot like me (I was able to talk about interests to people who had similar ones to mine, which was nice), but I also felt some tension of "I strongly suspect that this is a group in which I'm an outlier in being much poorer than more-or-less everybody else here and I strongly suspect I have pretty significant values differences from a lot of these people reflecting our class differences, i.e. I suspect I'm way to the left of a lot of them. I want to be polite and friendly to these people but I don't want to be a doormat and I do want to scope out a little whether people I meet here who I might interact with in the future have values compatible with mine, because, well, let's just say I've never seen an autism symptom list I didn't see a lot of myself in and that 'for autistics our values are our identities' theory definitely resonates with the way my psychology works, whether I perceive somebody as having values compatible with mine is a major factor in how comfortable I am interacting with them."
I think I managed to find an approximately OK balance between those goals. The only time I probed a little at a possible values difference it turned out to be (as far as I could tell) a vocabulary difference instead of a substantive difference in values or a substantive difference in world-models, and I think I did it in a way that achieved an OK balance of being polite and friendly but also not being a doormat. Of course, to really tell I'd have to ask the people I interacted with how they experienced the interaction, and while I theoretically could do that I won't in the foreseeable future because that would be a really invasive thing to ask people who basically don't know me at all (I only met them because they are friends of my friend).
Some people there did respond affirmatively to me asking if they'd be interested in seeing some of my writing, to the extent of one person following me on Tumblr and a couple giving me contact information for one of them so I could send them links to stuff when I actually get more stories done.
I think the first of those people might have been a little put off when she opened my tumblr on her phone and the second post she'd have found when scrolling down was the one in which I expressed happiness about somebody agreeing to take my virginity. I may have gotten my social intuitions too calibrated to the standards of eccentric Tumblr queer people to have good intuitions for avoiding squicking people with more average intuitions about sexuality, feels like this might have been a case of "Talking about our nonstandard sexual practices, desires, and fantasies is so second nature to us Tumblr eccentrics that it's easy to forget that probably lots of people would have a squick reaction to seeing somebody talk enthusiastically on their publicly viewable psuedonymous blog about their plans to get deflowered in three months." Great demonstration of why I suspect one of the biggest tragedies of my life is I didn't find a community like Tumblr eccentrics when I was in my 20s cause I'd probably be much less socially, romantically, and sexually stunted now if I had, I guess.
I ended up staying after the party for a while with the birthday girl and her partner and one other guest, this was kind of the most fun part of the event for me; two out of three of the people I was talking to I already knew and the third person gave a vibe of being relatively close to my wavelength so I was more relaxed. I helped with the dishes a little. This did mean I didn't leave until around 8 PM (I arrived at about 2:30) and didn't get home until around 10:20... and that threw off my circadian rhythm and also I didn't realize it was the night of the daylight savings time clock shift, so I ended up not going to bed until around 5 AM last night and getting less than 4 hours of sleep, ugh.
Basically, mixed bag, but it was nice to see my friends and the parts of the experience I'm ambivalent about or didn't like weren't their fault.
If the birthday girl or her partner read this, I'll use this post to say again that I wish her a successful 33rd year, and to say I hope she had a happy birthday!
33 seems maybe old enough that calling her "girl" seems a bit insufficiently respectful of her maturity, but "birthday woman" is sufficiently non-standard its meaning might be non-obvious (plus, if you'd asked me if I was OK with being a called a boy at 33, I'd have said yes, but then I basically wanted to cling to "boy" as long as socially feasible for reasons related to this).
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For the character meme, you know I gotta do Zevran but is it cheating to say Wen and Revka too??
hehehehe well it works out cus I wanted to do Zev c: I did my best with Wen, but I think it's a little fuzzy when she's mine.
(Character Ask thing)
Zevran:
First impression: Ohhhh this is the elf guy! The one everyone is always talking about! ...wait, hold up, I think I just killed him 😬 am I supposed to be able to do that???
Impression now: My fucked up assassin beloved. I have tried to romance others but I was always thinkin bout you. Also:
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Favorite moment: "You don't want the earring, you don't get the earring." Lol. But actually, I think the moment during the confrontation with Taliesen where he chooses to defend the Warden is extremely well-written. There is such a genuine regret in his voice when he accepts that telling Taliesen no means that he will have to kill him, and it makes me wonder so much about what the two of them were like before.
Idea for a story: I have literally two whole pages in my fic idea book for Zev haha. But two favorites I haven't started yet are one where Wen is passing judgment as the Arlessa and he is just hanging out behind her throne (ostensibly as a bodyguard) making snarky remarks between hearings so she doesn't snap. Also, a time loop fic, but the concept is still vague (shhh don't look at me holding onto my "one half of the pair watches the other one die a bunch" trope again)
Unpopular opinion: this is technically an opinion on the fandom, and I think others have said it better, but the way people make Zev hypersexual all the time/the way people write and draw him a sex object makes me really uncomfortable. There is an element of the "sexy Latin lover" stereotype in his writing that I...don't think a large section of the fandom is really interested in unpacking or understanding. I think his relationship with sex is actually really fascinating and sad (I wrote my Salshira before I knew much about Zev, but the two of them have a lot in common with the way they feel about/act toward intimacy despite having very different backgrounds) but I don't think it's as clear-cut as "Zevran has a very high libido and constantly wants sex/wants to seduce people." (I wrote like....two more paragraphs of this but I will leave it there I think haha. I don't want to go too hard too early here and I have so many thoughts.)
Favorite relationship: Alistair? It's hard to choose because I think Zev has really interesting dialogue with most of them, but I especially enjoy the dynamic between Zev and Alistair. They have such drastically different views of the world and I think (biased because I always romance him but) Alistair's dialogue with him if the Warden is romancing Zev says a lot about both of them. I also enjoy Leliana and Zev (I like that she is just. not really here for his nonsense) but he and Alistair make me laugh more c:
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Favorite headcanon: I feel like they all just flew out of my head. Oops. I do like the headcanon that Zev gives at least some of the others tattoos/he did some of his own tattoos. I think it could be a really interesting thing about reclaiming bodily autonomy for Zev to tattoo himself. Also that he's a bottle blond (but I'm weak for fanart of Zev w dark hair).
Arianwen:
First impression: I first knew who she was going to be when I played through the very beginning of the origin. She was covered in that poor girl's blood and I thought "oh I would snap. All these assholes are dead" and the rest is history!
Impression now: My sweet, murderous baby girl. She is allowed to kill whomever she wants, as a treat.
Favorite moment: Hmm I haven't posted it, but there's a moment when she wakes up with Zevran for the first time (well into their relationship) and she realizes that she...actually wants to live. That she likes being alive, and that she likes that he's a part of her life, and that she doesn't want to have already died anymore. And I think it's really lovely (especially when she continues to be like "But We Don't Have Time to Unpack All of That" for several months)
Idea for a story: Again, so many lol. My favorite unwritten one is her battle with Loghain, because I think choosing to fight him is a turning point for her.
Unpopular opinion: Uhhhhh.....I think by virtue of her being mine, all of my Wen opinions are popular opinions. I guess: it's fucked up that she can't write to her family and tell them she didn't die at Ostagar, because I think at minimum she would have told Shianni. Alas, I also like the idea of them holding a funeral for her, so it will just have to remain fucked up.
Favorite relationship: Torn bw her and Ali and her and Morrigan. Haven't shared any of the latter, but I like their "we are going to sit in complete silence and that is fine with both of us" early-game vibes. Wen misses Morrigan a lot when she takes off, and I think the intensity of the loss took her by surprise.
Favorite headcanon: It's all headcanon c: But I think she visits Soris a lot after he leaves the alienage and she is just the Cool Aunt to his many children. It's one of the few places she is only herself, not the Hero of Ferelden or the Arlessa or anything else. She teaches them how to pick locks and fight, of course, to Soris's chagrin (though he comes to admit it's practical in time)
Revka:
First impression: Oooh pretty! 👀
Impression now: I am holding her gently in my hands, absolute wife material, nobody talk to me
Favorite moment: Her tearing through the Circle Tower to find Ceral is *chef's kiss* one of my favorite tropes! I love how much she loves him.
Idea for a story: Wen and Rev begrudgingly trading off Warden-Commander duties. I think it would be funny and they could always try to bribe each other to get out of things, which offers an absolute wealth of story opportunities.
Unpopular opinion: hmmmm I feel like this doesn't apply?
Favorite relationship: I haven't seen much of her dynamic with the rest of the party, but I like the dynamic you've built between her and Ceral (and of course Wen and Revka's friends to lovers pining thing in our throuple au, but it felt like cheating to say so first c:)
Favorite headcanon: Secret bookshelf room with all her smut in Vigil's Keep. Secret smut library with nice comfy couch and nice convenient fireplace.
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Hmm… I guess my fandom experience must be different because I feel like I rarely see people saying Regulus let Sirius be abused or blaming him for it but i do see a lot of people saying that Sirius abandoned Regulus, had a responsibility to Regulus that he failed by leaving an abusive household, and was a bad brother bc he left. And it often comes from people who claim to love both brothers and their relationship and want to portray them fairly, which leads me to believe it’s an almost subconscious bias that some people aren’t aware they have. Idk just my two cents.
Scarcity and bias, huh?
I'm not saying i don't see people doing the same shit to sirius but i have to disagree with you, on regulus being victim blamed, being a rarity. Then again, you DID say your fandom experience must've been different from mine.
I've seen people talk and write about abuse like some sick test of character that sirius passed, because he fought and ran away and regulus failed, because he stayed and didn't fight back. I'm so sick of it.
Regulus has been getting a lot of sus takes on quora, on reddit, on tumblr, and even in popular fic tropes. One of the most popular and enduring headcanons in the fandom across multiple media forms is that sirius is the sibling who does his best to stand up to their parents, making sure to take punishment for regulus as well. However brave (and tragic), this is almost ALWAYS, ALWAAAAYYYYSSS paired with depictions of regulus, cast in a light of someone who simply didn't fight for his brother just as hard, in the shadow of cowardice. and let me tell you, nonnie -- i've seen people take this to the next level. I'm gonna put the rest of my answer under the cut because BOI do i have a lot to say about this.
One of the dude's most popular characterizations is being reduced to a coward. Too cowardly to stand up for his brother. Too cowardly to say no to abusive parents. Too cowardly to run away (never mind his lack of financial and social support outside his family). In stories where he survives the cave, I've seen his willingness to die angled like his inability to deal with guilt, -- often framing suicide as a metaphor for cowardice. And people have been dissing regulus for this... too many times!
People will diss on regulus for the mere act of staying behind. For being the brother who failed to make the same decisions as sirius, when the two never really had the same choices to begin with! When the two never had the same access to help. Or resources to grow out of indoctrination and/or de-radicalization.
Regulus is very much! often! used as a moral foil for his brother :)
And I'm not saying the opposite doesn't happen to sirius. It does and I also think it's beyond painfully stupid to hate on another abuse victim for leaving.
But regulus also gets a lot of shit from people saying stuff that are borderline victim blaming. This isn't a rarity you're making it out to be. I've seen iterations/headcanons of him being unable to fight back in response to abuse, be recklessly compared to sirius and andromeda's actions with an astounding lack of awareness when it comes to the matter at hand.
Because for most people, it's a lot easier to empathize with someone who you think is responding to abuse "correctly" by fighting back, being vocal, and running away. In contrast to someone who responds to trauma "wrongly" by staying, silent, doing as told to avoid punishment, and staying because they believe they've nowhere else to go.
And on bias, idk about you but I got into this fandom a whole ass sirius stan. I mourn my loss of enjoyment and connection to him, driven largely by fandom discourse and characterization. I used to LOVE the man! It was a slow and gradual process of seeing so many people try to justify his actions by making regulus as evil as can be! And I would've been fine if they turned him into an actual villain (that would've been fun)! But people do so by angling valid and very real trauma responses to abuse -- as selfish and self-serving.
I did not start out in this fandom as a regulus stan. So, this whole thing is not about me looking at this issue as someone prepared to make regulus out to be the innocent victim (boi still went on to be a death eater for a short while before snapping out of it). I've truly seen this stuff one too many times, and it's even caused a huge and stupid rift between myself and what used to be my favorite character.
me being a regulus acc now, is due to me finding much more connection and concern for the dude, while i was out parading as a sirius stan and seeing some of the takes others have put out about regulus.
At no point have i ever devalued or dismissed sirius' side of things. you won't see me doing that shit here.
I'm sorry to say that i haven't been "subconsciously" making shit up, my friend. I've just seen this way too many times, you're kinda lying a lil if you think you haven't seen at least half of the stuff I'm talking about in the fandom. then again, maybe you're not. we're just seeing different things.
idk. that's just my two cents.
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It seems like no coincidence that you sent me an ask right after I had a brooding session that led to me wanting to send you an ask. Here we are 🤭
Mine's unrelated to music and chronic illness though: I wanted to get your view on what being Australian is to you. Who are we? What are we? I've been having this identity crisis all my life because my ancestors are immigrants from everywhere, with different cultures, and I feel like I don't belong here despite how the land has also shaped me into who I am.
Sometimes I think at the core of the culture of Australia is loneliness/isolation and I also wanted to know your take on that too.
Hope you're well, lovely 💛💛💛
ooh. wow. hmm. i'm... not doing great as you can probably tell by the time at which i'm posting this. but i surprisingly have a lot of thoughts about this.
for me, it's a connection to one of the oldest lands there is--i've studied a lot of geology, i've had to for my degree, and because of the lack of volcanic activity for so long our land, everything about it, is real old, and that's something i have a lot of respect and reverence for. i've also been drawn to Indigenous culture and Indigenous land stewardship for the longest time: the community, the spirituality, the sense of survival and justice, the shared resources, the storytelling, the art, the connection to the land. i'm not the least bit indigenous to anywhere really so i don't really know why, but you've made me realise something writing this, i should start to go seek that out a bit more and find community and stuff in it, it might be part of what i'm longing for.
diversity and a loss and reconstruction of identity is i also think part of it too. we are so diverse, aussies are from everywhere, from those who were born to a long line of stewards of this great land, to all those who came to it from everywhere: all parts of europe, asia, new zealand--everyone's family has a story of how they came here and why, of a brand new start for one generation, and everyone after having to go through putting together the fragments and figuring out who they are, reinventing it as they face new things compared to what any of their ancestors ever have. in a way it's about deciding again and again to rediscover your home culture/s and figure out how to fit them into a context of diversity, find your people or bring a new tradition to your people, but also take tradition lightly in terms of it has to fit around survival in harsh conditions, it always does, practical comes first which I'll get into but i'd say part of it is navigating the patchwork of cultures and realising yours is never going to be everyone but also no one can take it away from you, realising that because they try, but ultimately no one who does that will ever succeed. not even the colonisers who generations down have made us forget a lot of our Indigenous culture and feel empty as a result; if you're here on this land you've got some responsibility to care for it and every generation longs for something we don't quite have: this is where it's so useful to have other cultures around, because we need to learn from each other. we do so much better when we do. (alternatively, say you grew up in sydney without saying you grew up in sydney. it's a whole world there if you haven't experienced it).
but I would say that not only loneliness and isolation but also loss of identity are core to being Australian. questioning it and finding it again, being nothing like you ever imagined. there's a lot of generational trauma written into this land that's going to take quite a while to recover. we've all left it behind in the past, we've more often than not experienced some degree of violence in doing that be it from colonisation and the way the cities we have now (aussies are drawn to cities, the stats show us as one of the most urbanised places in the world, no matter what the stereotypes are) being Not Born Of Indigenous Input to violence of poverty and being driven to crime then shipped halfway across the world away from loved ones, to violence of displacement from other lands from poverty or war or overpopulation. we're all kind of unmoored even though many don't ever show it, we're all coming from a place of having lost that deep connection to self and either trying to find it or not bothering and I think it does really show in the way we connect to each other, the way we connect to the land, the misunderstanding and exploitation and often trying to be something we're not.
but i'd also say our strength is in our survival. we're good at coming together in natural disasters, we're often really creative when it comes to getting by, we're hard working, we know we're entitled to nothing. it comes when you've lived in conditions like ours: poor soil, harsh weather--be it drought or too much rain, we've been there, we've seen it, every year and every season is like we jump to a different climate zone, our agriculture isn't suited to our climate or our soil and our cities aren't planned but we get by anyway. we're hardworking and humble and when you put an aussie in another country and another setting you really see that. and we do it like it's nothing and still think it's nothing and don't understand compliments on it, we're self-deprecating like that. survival happens if we all do well enough to get by, independence leads to interdependence, and as a result we don't like people who take too much and we want those who are struggling to succeed. we aren't all like that, sure, but you see someone trying to get ahead and getting up themselves because of it? they won't last long as an aussie. community can and will ostracise them and no one's gonna feel bad. we hate our politicians but we have them anyway. we don't let them get too big-headed, we know they will, we have artists specifically employed to make fun of them. we're not perfect at this but they're older white men (problem) we don't feel bad about bullying them even if it'd be more productive to have a diverse group of people--but then we might actually feel bad about bullying them so that won't do. politics are for show anyway to get along with other countries. aussies don't care about anything we can't see with our own eyes and touch with our own hands, preferably holding a shovel or too-big set of tongs. 'she'll be right, mate' we say but really we just don't want to deal with it. why would we when getting by for ourselves is hard enough? don't talk about abstract concepts. but behind the survival if you break into that part of our minds that longs to be seen and cared for, you might have gotten our attention even though we will never admit that kind of vulnerability (it's why so many of us find western models of therapy etc so confusing. we're hardened folk)
there's a lot of negative but we kind of live with it i guess? we don't pretend it isn't the case. and sometimes we do something good. aussies invented permaculture, for example. i'm sure there are other things right there but i can't call them to mind right now. do you know what permaculture is? go have a look into it. it's one of my favourite things. in a more academic sense we invented water sensitive urban design and biodiversity sensitive urban design as well. and we needed to from a place of survival. it's the beauty of it, it's authentic and when it's there on the ground we can touch it so it's real and other countries can then see what we do and implement it themselves. with these things having popped up in recent years i think we're in a stage of transition as a nation, we're still a patchwork of confused cultural threads trying and failing at being european with our education and agriculture models--we haven't grown into ourselves yet. we haven't realised the potential of all the cultures we have to inspire something better. we still get a bit scared of each other. we still haven't figured out who we are--and personally, looking back at my family, generations of immigrants whose children become immigrants to somewhere else, i feel like there is a lot to discover that i have no idea how to find. how to internalise. my ancestors come from all over the world, and no one has had to pull together such a diverse range of ancestral and found cultural influences until me (i should give myself credit for that. and also not just talk about it but actually do it). and then when it comes to things like religion we're skeptical but also just long to be loved. and we'll take what gives that if we don't have to talk about it, but we won't take what limits us, and i feel like we're still figuring out how to lose tradition and hierarchy while keeping the heart of all the faith traditions we have here. another thing i should investigate. because we're still trying to be someone else i think, and it's not working. so to sum it up i think we're a whole lot of unfounded potential and messy sort-of functionality. no one does it like we do. not even us.
but this is coming from someone who is strangely really connected to everyone, like it's a bit of a weird talent and a little bit hippie (but aussies are hippies too, even though the hardened country folk would never admit it and the city folk don't have time for it and that leaves the label to tasmanians and northern rivers/byron coast folk who the rest of us associate it with). like i can connect with anyone for better or worse, and i do, i can't stop myself, but it's also tiring. who needs the autonomy and freedom of the bush and the novelty and connection and opportunity of our biggest cities. i'm well suited to my career i guess, but not so much self care! and yet. the reason i know how to survive is that it's handed down from ancestors from literally everywhere. we've all brought that and faced this harsh land in the last century, and now it's up to me to do that in a modern setting with modern problems like overpopulation and biodiversity loss.
and i'll also admit a lot of my conceptulisation comes from i am australian by the seekers. i generally sing/play the song without the third verse (or whichever one is about the war) because i find that in this moment in time it's not actually the biggest thing in aussie history that shaped us--it's more a global thing we were dragged into and we do better to leave it and instead think about ancient history, about the people who came with colonisation who weren't all bad individually though they were forced into a bad situation and became many of our ancestors, about the land as a living thing with a spirit, and about the things we create.
otherwise if you're looking for something that more captures what i think you might relate to being australian and some of the generational trauma you see around you that's so woven into our country if not your immigrant family who are trying to fit in but haven't yet specifically there's bloodline by luke hemmings. you know, because at the moment i can't shut up about him or his music.
anyway, do yourself a favour (heck, do me a favour) and get out of that country town of a suburb you live in. it's very insular, possibly one of the most insular places i've seen in this land and i've been to a lot of country towns and urban precincts. we love walkable cities but we yearn for more, more enrichment in the enclosure, and so literally, get on a train and go somewhere, anywhere, and notice things. notice how they do things there. and let me know if it feels good to do that. I will mail you a go card with money on it if that's what you need. go find yourself
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Jade Harley, Calliope
Act 6, page 7016-7021
JADE: callie...
JADE: when you said you were a monster...
JADE: what did you mean?
JADE: were you just being hard on yourself...
JADE: or did you mean that literally?
CALLIOPE: no.
CALLIOPE: i was being rather literal aboUt my trUe appearance.
JADE: i see
JADE: and your brother looks the same way too i take it?
CALLIOPE: yes.
CALLIOPE: we look identical, thoUgh he was sUrely more a monster than i.
CALLIOPE: he still is.
JADE: was this his tooth?
CALLIOPE: yes.
CALLIOPE: it was once mine as well, bUt that is a topic which woUld reqUire some elaboration.
CALLIOPE: to tell yoU the trUth, i woUld rather not talk aboUt my brother. or anything from my past, really.
CALLIOPE: dwelling on it for long makes me feel very anxioUs.
JADE: thats ok, we dont have to talk about it
JADE: its just
JADE: seeing this tooth
JADE: and listening to your voice...
JADE: i think im finally starting to remember something
CALLIOPE: oh?
CALLIOPE: what do yoU remember?
JADE: i remember
JADE: you!
CALLIOPE: me???
JADE: yes
JADE: im quite sure now that we met once before while i was asleep
JADE: it was you, and yet...
JADE: it wasnt
CALLIOPE: do yoU mean to say yoU saw my trUe appearance?
JADE: i think so
CALLIOPE: egad.
CALLIOPE: i hope i didn't frighten yoU.
JADE: i was a little scared at first actually
JADE: but it was not so much because of what you looked like
CALLIOPE: :u
JADE: your voice was the same
JADE: and i can tell now that you are basically the same person she was
JADE: yet...
JADE: you seemed so different
JADE: so much more
JADE: serious
JADE: also...
JADE: you were a god tier!
JADE: what do you think it means callie?
JADE: if that was you... but not QUITE you... then who was it?
CALLIOPE: that was a version of myself i coUld have become, bUt for whatever reason, did not.
CALLIOPE: she is the one i am sUpposed to find.
CALLIOPE: bUt it woUld seem yoU foUnd her first.
JADE: i see
JADE: an alternate universe version of yourself?
CALLIOPE: yes.
CALLIOPE: the version who was able to defeat my brother before he coUld commit his mayhem.
JADE: that makes sense
JADE: no wonder she was so...
JADE: well
JADE: no offense to her, but you are much friendlier :)
CALLIOPE: i was that bad, was i?
CALLIOPE: or, ahem. she?
JADE: not really...
JADE: it was not long at all before i could tell she was good
JADE: actually, the more i think about it, the more im starting to remember about the encounter
JADE: she had a lot to say
CALLIOPE: what did she tell yoU?
JADE: she mainly told me stories!
CALLIOPE: :U
JADE: she seemed to really like telling stories
JADE: so i think your personality must have been in there somewhere :D
CALLIOPE: yoU don't...
CALLIOPE: by any chance...
JADE: you want to know if i remember any?
JADE: yes, its been coming back to me little by little
JADE: i think i can retell some of them
CALLIOPE: ^u^
JADE: hey i have an idea
JADE: why dont you help me?
CALLIOPE: how?
JADE: do you have anything to write on?
JADE: a pad of paper or such?
CALLIOPE: i think so. one moment.
CALLIOPE: how's this?
JADE: perfect!
JADE: ok, i will write the words, and you can draw the pictures
CALLIOPE: oh, what a good idea!
JADE: yes
JADE: ok where to begin
JADE: if i recall...
JADE: the first story was about how she defeated her brother
JADE: but i dont remember much about that one
JADE: and maybe you dont even want to hear a story that has to do with him?
CALLIOPE: that woUld be the way in which she and i differ.
CALLIOPE: in my story, it was the other way aroUnd.
JADE: hmm
JADE: that makes sense
JADE: the rest of her stories i think were meant to account for the differences in the way her life went
CALLIOPE: ooh. how interesting.
CALLIOPE: now i am very cUrioUs!
JADE: :)
JADE: so she went on to tell another story
JADE: not one about your brother
JADE: but one about mine
CALLIOPE: it already soUnds like a mUch more pleasant story.
JADE: well
JADE: not exactly...
JADE: this is the story about how he died
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!!WARNING!!
Don't read if you are squeamish or don't like extreme gore, violence, and horrific deaths because there's a lot. Also in later chapters there is mention and flashbacks of past abuse.
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A Siren's Sea and Pirates' Fee
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You and Moon return to the ship and he asks you questions.
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The sirens in this aren't based on real sirens.
Mine have color changing eyes, elemental crystals and powers, and different forms like humanoid siren and full siren in the water, as well as on land human form and animal form based on the clan you choose.
This is a reader-insert type story, so I will write the reader-insert parts like so:
(y/n):your name (l/n):last name (e/c):eye color (h/c):hair color (h/l):hair length (b/s):bust size(chest size) (c/s):clothes size (n/l):nail length (n/c):nail color (l/c):lip color (b/t):blood type (f/s):favorite smell (f/t):favorite taste(sweet/salty/sour/etc.) (f/c):favorite color (s/f/c):second favorite color, (s/c):skin color (f/e):favorite element(ice/lightning/air/etc.) (e/p/c):element power color(based on your favorite element, fire=red, ice=light blue, water=dark blue, air=white, lightning=yellow, light=orange, dark=purple, metal=gray, earth=green.) (f/j):favorite jewel (f/a):favorite animal (f/f):favorite flower (f/w):favorite weather (f/o):favorite ornaments/accessories (it can be more than one.) (o/p):ornament place(hair/ankle/neck/etc.)(If you have multiple, just imagine where they all are.) (c/l):clothing length (c/c):clothing colors (c/n): clan name (Snake tongue=Snake, Bear claw=Bear, East pacific=Spider, Dragon scale=Dragon, Tiger teeth=Tiger, Bunny tail=Bunny, Frog spots=Frog, Bird feather=Bird, Horseshoe=Horse, Turtle shell=Turtle, Butterfly wings=Butterfly, also feel free to make your own) (c/a): clan animal(based on clan)(f/d)favorite drink (f/a/d): favorite alcoholic drink
Yes, I know it's a long list. But, I wanted to give as much freedom to the reader as possible, and I know this isn't how sirens are, but this is my version of them.
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Chapter 4: Random questions
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Me and the blue captain board the ship and he leads me to his and Sun's quarters, when he opens the doors we find Sun asleep in his chair, his head leaned back and his mouth open. He shakes his head, walks over to Sun and slings him over his shoulder then tosses him on the left bed. Sun sturs a little but doesn't wake up, instead, he grabs his pillow and cuddles it tightly.
"Why does he always fall asleep on the damned chair, even the one he had before he would fall asleep in it." He grumbles as he returns to the table and sits in the chair Sun was in, "Hmm? I guess t's comfortable." He then crosses his legs and gestures to the chair across from him. I cautiously sit in it while continuing to look around until he clears his throat to catch my attention, "First off the names Captain Moon of the Galaxy Ship."
"So now that we'r away from prying eyes and ears, tell me about yerself." He says and leans his elbows on the table with his chin in his hands.
"You think I'm just gonna give you valuable information without something in return, thought that you were a pirate, not an idiot." I retort with a smirk, there's a glimmer of mischief in his eyes as he chuckles.
"Oh? Well then, what would ya want in exchange?" He asks as he leans back and taps his index finger on the table rhythmically, I take a deep breath and he raises his eyebrow.
“I want to join your crew, I am able to cook and clean, I’m fast on land and in water, I’m good with a sword, I know the seven seas like the back of my hands, and I can make some damn good alcohol.” I state while maintaining eye contact, he scans my face for any signs of lying then sighs, "Fine."
"But, if ye join yer gonna have ta sleep in here because all the beds in the crew quarters are taken." He interjects with a smirk, "That's fine." I agree without a second thought.
"Right, then t's settled." He states and stands from his seat to stand beside me, he notices that I'm still looking ahead and turns my head via my chin to look at him, "Now time to hold yer end of the deal, little star~."
"Just ask me any questions, and I'll answer." I say while looking him in the eyes, we continue to stare into each other's eyes for a moment longer before he drops my chin and returns to his seat, and leans on the table with both elbows, "Alright first question, what are ya?"
"Straight to the point, I see, well I'm a siren, to be more specific I'm a siren from the c/n clan." I answer while looking for an indication of violence from him, instead, he stops leaning on the table and returns upright in the chair.
"A siren ya say, aren't those just a human tale? I mean fish humans with sharp teeth that have a haunting voice, yah right like something that dumb exists." He says with a scoff, "As ye said earlier, I'm a pirate, not an idiot."
My teeth sharpen and my eye turns e/p/c, he doesn't notice my teeth until I open my mouth creepily, "What was that about my race?" I growl.
"Interesting, is that the face ye made to scare those wanna-be thugs?" He asks smugly, I'm taken aback by his demeanor so my eye turns back to e/c and I start laughing, “What’s so funny?”
"You're the first one in a long time to act casual after I've threatened them, the last person…" I trail off sadly.
He senses that it's a sensitive topic so he asks another question, "How do ye have legs?”.
“Humans have made up tales about us for centuries and they’re based on real encounters, but the humans that survive those encounters are only a few and far between each other so details are lost to time and other humans think they’re crazy, also doesn’t help that almost all encounters involve the sea. Very few people know that we can change forms in and out of the water and most of them are either old, dead, labeled as insane, keep it to themselves, friend or family of sirens, or a siren. We have four forms in and out of the water, half-human form which is the full human form on land, full siren form which on land is half siren, half animal, and full animal. Does that answer your question?”.
“Yes I suppose it does.” he chuckles, “Okay next question, ye said something about an animal form, can you elaborate?” he asks.
“Good question, well there are many different types of sirens but they all have those basic forms, each clan has a different animal that they can turn into. You can use your animal form at the age of seven and they only come out for the first time after lots of help from an adult or a traumatic event, I don’t know how many clans there are exactly but I know a few like the Snake tongue, Bear claw, East Pacific, Dragon scale, Tiger teeth, Bunny tail, Frog spots, Bird feather, Horseshoe, Turtle shell, and Butterfly wings.” I continue.
"Why does all of em have an animal in the name except the East Pacific clan?" He asks with a confused expression, "I don't know actually, probably because people would be turned away by a name like spider leg clan." I shrug.
"Ya know I've been called a spider quite a few times myself." He laughs then the look in his eyes darken, a hostile energy radiates off him for a moment then he snaps back to reality and notices my guard is up, "I have a mix of good and bad memories that involve that name, that's all." He responds and clears his throat.
"Question six, ya said that there are many different types of sirens, did ye say that because they can be different animals, or did ya mean something else?" He asks after he recomposes himself, "Interesting deduction, it would be the latter, there are many different types of sirens that are not defined by their clan and animal." I respond, he looks at me like he's waiting for something for a moment.
"Do I have to ask for more details?" He asks with a raised brow, "The answer to your seventh question is, yes." I state with a smirk.
He rolls his eyes and asks his question, "What are the different types of sirens?", "Well, I'm glad you asked!" I say with a sly grin and he scoffs, "There are eight different types of sirens, the seductive siren, like my best friend Rinsuke. Seductive sirens are the only ones with a haunting voice, they can control any human or animal with their voice at will. The shield-scaled siren, their scales are the third toughest material in the world, even bone-eating sirens can't chew through them. Bone-eating sirens have more rows of teeth than any other siren, they have ten rows of teeth, each tooth is strong enough to go through bones like butter and the only things they can't go through are a shield-scaled siren's scales, siren diamonds, and dragon gold. The deep sea siren can survive under high pressure and prefer the dark. The vampire siren drains blood from their prey and is nocturnal, but unlike the human vampire legends, the sun only hurts their eyes and doesn't kill them. The clone siren as Its name states can make illusions that look like it cloned itself and it can send shockwaves through the air and water that makes it seem like the clone is attacking. There are also normal sirens, the basic ones that don't have any other power other than their elemental power. And last but not least the shape-shifting siren, can turn into anything organic or nonorganic but only after reaching maturity."
"Damn that's a lot of sirens. My next question is, what are elemental powers?" He asks, "Elemental powers are powers every siren has, they gain their power at the age of eight and can change their eyes at the age of nine, so to find out what power they have the adults go to the surface and collect jars of fireflies. The kids then take a jar each and try to channel their magic into the jar, whatever color the fireflies lights turn represents what power they have." I answer as the sun starts to set.
Moon notices that the light is draining from the room, "Alright I think that's enough questions for today, we can pick it back up tomorrow evening, for now, ye can use the right bed and I can sleep with Sun in the left." He states as he rises from his chair and makes himself comfortable in the bed with Sun.
I stand and lay down on the bed he offered to me, "Ya not gonna lay under the covers? T's cold tonight and yer gonna get sick if ye don't." He says after sitting up to look at me, "Covers?" I ask, "I don't know what that is, I haven't slept in a bed in over eighteen years." I stare with a blank expression.
He sighs and lifts his hand with said fabric, "This be a cover, t's used to keep yerself warm while ye sleep.", I stand up and raise the blanket and go under it, "Like this? Normally the cleaner fish keep me warm at night."
"Aye, that's how t's used. Wait, cleaner fish? So ye were the one that they were so interested in every night, I was wondering what was under our ship." He states as I drift into a dreamless slumber.
🌙~Pov change~🌙
My head hit the floor with a loud noise, "argh! Fuck'n Sun, ya knocked me out of bed!" I hiss as he lays in a starfish formation on the bed, unaffected.
"Is everything alright?" A sleepy voice mumbles as they sit up, "What was that noise?" They ask while rubbing their eye.
"T's nothing, Sun just sleep kicked me off the bed, just go back to sleep." I grumble while standing and rubbing my head.
"Oh, my older brother used to do that to me. Ya wanna sleep over here?" They ask as they pat the spot next to them, "I don't move in my sleep so don't have to worry about getting ejected from the bed again."
"Are ye sure? I don't want to make ya uncomfortable." I respond while walking to the table, "Yes I'm sure, and you don't make me uncomfortable."
When they said that I was shocked, to say the least, ‘They aren't uncomfortable with me?’ The only thing that has ever not been uncomfortable around me is my brother Sun, even every member of our crew is uncomfortable in my presence.
"Well if ya insist." I state while masking my emotions as I've been since the second day I gained consciousness.
I walk to the right side of my bed and lift the covers enough to slip underneath them, I then turn around and face the wall after I notice that they have already fallen back to sleep.
🔆~Pov change~🔆
I wake up to the sun right in my eyes causing me to groan and sit up, I wipe the artificial drool off my chin and wince at the pounding in my neural circuits from my hangover. I turn my head to look at Moon but instead am greeted by h/c hair cuddled into his chest under the covers and Moon's arm wrapped around Y/n with his face nuzzling the top of their head. My eyes widen at the sight and I stumble to get out of bed, I trip and catch myself at the last second. I hear grumbling as Moon wakes up, he opens his eyes slowly and makes contact with my shocked expression then raises a brow. I point down at Y/n and he looks down, his eyes widen and he sucks in a quick breath causing them to stur, they groan and cuddle deeper into Moon's chest while still asleep. He then blushes and starts to panic, I shush him and gesture for him to calm down. He takes a deep breath to calm himself then looks down at the sleeping creature in his arms and relaxes, I sign to him, *What are they doing here, and why they are in your bed with you*. He responds with a quick version of last night making sure to sign slowly so as not to wake them, I relax when I realize that nothing happened.
'Wait, why am I so relieved that nothing happened between them? I should be disappointed that Moon didn't find someone.' I think to myself, the confusion emanate on my face.
A snap breaks me from my thoughts, I look at Moon as he snaps again and signs, *What's wrong?*. I shake my head and respond by signing, *Nothing, just a hangover*. I walk over to the table and sit in my chair, then I put my arms on the table and lay my head on my arms. I hear sturing again and lift my head upright as Y/n opens their eyes, it takes them a little bit to look up after realizing that they were looking at a shirt, when they make eye contact with Moon they blush and panic causing them to fall off the edge of the bed.
They stand immediately after hitting the floor "I'm okay!", They dust themselves off "Just wasn't expecting to wake up in a chest".
"Ye was cuddling me when I woke up and I couldn't move without waking ya." Moon says as he gets out of bed.
"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable I normally don't move in my sleep, but I also normally have my hands stuck to something like a rock so the currents don't take me." Y/n apologizes while stretching.
After they finish stretching they turn to me, "Hi again Captain Sun."
"Hello." I wave, "Moon said that yer gonna be joining us, but I'm also gonna ask ye some questions."
"I can answer any questions you may have later in the day away from the crew. Until then is there anything that you want, maybe some water?" They ask, noticing my hangover.
"Yeah, It's down in the storage room." I say and point down, "You want some too Captain Moon?"
"Um, yess that'd be lovely~." He hisses as he sits across from Sun, "Okay, be back in a few."
They return with two empty glasses, “Where’s the water?” Me and Moon ask, they walk over to the table and place the glasses in front of us, “Just a moment, I'm about to show you something that I've only shown one person." They state and walk to the window.
⭐~Pov change~⭐
I take a deep breath, "Okay um, don't freak out." I say as I turn to face them.
My eye changes, my ears turn to fins, then the sides of my face and my shoulders grow scales. I close my eyes and concentrate then I hear Sun gasp, I open my eyes and bring the floating bubble of water in the window.
“That’s sea water, t’s too salty to drink. “ Moon states, I pull out a jar and open it, “Where’d ya get that from?” Sun asks.
“From the storage area, I knew that I would need it.” I say as I take out the salt and debris to form their own floating bubbles, I then float the sea salt into the jar and close the lid. “Pink salt is healthier than sea salt because of all the minerals it has that sea salt doesn’t, but I think sea salt is tastier on food.” I state as I rattle the jar, I take the bubble of floating debris and shoot it out of the window and back into the water. I divide the water into two bubbles and float them over to the table, they hover right in front of the two captain’s faces and simultaneously fall into the two glasses with a small splash that gets a drop or two of water on each of their faces.
“Woah, how’d ya do that!?” Sun asks excitedly, “How did ye do that, I didn’t hear anything about that last night, which type of siren has those powers?” Moon asks.
“Any type of siren from any clan can do it, just depends on their family, very few families have this ability.” I state, “Oh.” Moon says, How does it work exactly?” he then asks.
“Well, some families have an extra power or powers. My mom’s side of the family can split apart conjoined molecules like H2O and NaCl aka water and salt, and my dad’s side of the family can make siren diamonds out of stone, they can also absorb siren diamonds to keep them hidden outside their muscles to bring them to the surface of their scales or skin to use as armor or shoot them out their bodies at high speed for projectile weapons. I state.
"What are siren diamonds exactly?" Sun asks with a tilt of his head, "Siren diamonds are clear, sparkling, round, coin-shaped diamonds that are about five centimeters wide and one centimeter thick, they are equal to one thousand gold coins or ten thousand silver coins or a hundred thousand bronze coins and are very rare unless you or someone you know has the ability to make them, they are also the strongest material in the world.” I respond with a smile.
“What’s the other strongest material in the world?” Moon asks, “Dragon gold is the second strongest material and shield siren scales are the third strongest, then there’s bone-eating siren teeth and the next strongest is spider onyx coins then butterfly silver.” I state.
“Okay that’s enough questions, for now, we need to get to work, where are we off to next?” I ask, “We’r goin ta the enchanted forest next, I have some business with someone who lives on one of the three islands. Sun responds, “Alright let's go, off to the enchanted forest!“ I shout as the two captains stand and we all make our way out the door onto the deck.
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