#he's not doing anything treasonous they are just having a water fight

[moonlight-tmd]

Bumblebee has just a natural talent to make friends.

Enough with the angsty shit, time for some good stuff- Bee, despite being dragged thru so much shit in his own life, is still a happy and hopeful ray of sunshine. He always looks at stuff on the positive side and tries to make everyone smile.

He may be a "side character" in the world but he's that one side character everyone loves. He's cheerful and kind and can be a menace full of jokes but at the end of the day everyone enjoys his company. He has that charm that could bring out that little bit of childish joy in anyone he spoke to.

Which is why he somehow befriended the Decepticons residing on Earth.

When Team Prime first got on Earth, Bee was the first to befriend Sari. He had no issues befriending local citizen and making little friend groups here and there.

Then Lugnut and Blitzwing arrived on Earth. It was quite a mess the first time they all met. Later on Blitzwing went off to explore stuff and bumped into Bee wandering out at night in hopes to do something fun. They were supposed to fight but Bee derailed their initial argument to a discussion about something stupid and then into a talk about interests. Tadah, Friend #1.

I suppose Starscream joined in on Earth shortly after. He didn't really enjoy Lugnut's company and went to 'patrol'. Then he saw Blitz and this little yellow autobot on some outskirts area and came down to see the fight.

...Except there was no fight.

They two had gathered much scrap from the nearby yard and were trying to build a fort out of it. Starscream had just dropped in unannounced and made a mess from one of the piles. Of course he argued about them hanging out when Bee scolded him for destroying their hard work, but they just seemed to ignore it. Of course, Bee accused him of being jealous of not being able to build a fort like them... and somehow, Starscream bit the bait and they had a bet. While Bee and Blitz build one side of the fort, Star built the other. It ended in them all correcting each other's mistakes and making a pretty nice fort. Friend #2.

...Then the Autobots got a call about some giant robots being rowdy in the area. Bee wasn't picking up so that got them a bit worried, but when they got to the place there was just this small fortification of some sorts with scrap and tarp hanging from it. In their attempt to sneak closer someone knocked over some left over scrap and Blitzwing popped up from behind the wall.

"Who is intruding on our land?!" He was set on his freaky black face, soon enough Bee himself popped up from behind the same wall.

"Bee- get out from there!!" Optimus tried to warn. Bee and Blitz just looked at each other for a second before Bee simply answered. "No."

So instead of a fight there was just this confused argument between Blitz+Bee and Team Prime about the fort. At some point Starscream popped out from behind the same wall as them and yelled at them to frag off and that they're "having important discussions". In reality Blitz went and stole some oil barrels and rusted rods as snacks and they had a little tea party.

Team Prime was just arguing with a bunch of childish idiots in a makeshift fort. When they tried to get close they were assaulted with snowballs (Blitz made them) so they just left them to their thing.

It got even weirder when Megatron was revived. I imagine he captured Bee to interrogate and tried to get him to spill info but at that moment he was tired and annoyed with what the frag his soldiers were pulling in base and Bee caught onto that. So instead of Megs interrogating Bee, the scout talked with Megs about shit he was tired of dealing with, even cracked some jokes that Megs surprisingly chuckled at.

It didn't take long for Lugnut to also take a liking to Bee. After he befriended Megs and Blitz he kinda had a free pass to come hang out in the decepticon base. Lugnut caught Blitz talking with Bee and tried to report it to Megs, but the warlord only joined in on the gossip. Lugnut doesn't have much personal interests outside his job but Bee got him to open up a bit.

Shockwave was very confused when he saw Bee just casually taking with Megs over some oil. He was already tamed by the minibot and didn't need any time to warm up to him again.

I suppose Bee also befriended Blackarachnia in the meantime. He caught her hanging out in some abandoned building and derailed the fight into a talk. So she's now like a mean cool aunt to him.

Starscream also introduced him to his clones, they all know to not harm the little guy. He's very likable. Skywarp has a special friendship with Bee considering he's very skittish and Bee provides the best quality comfort.

All of the Decepticons have an unspoken promise to protect this ray of sunshine at all cost. Funny to imagine Lugnut just fighting Autobots when some building crumbles and he ditches it all to stop it from falling on Bee, then he picks him up and places him some distance away and continues fighting the other Autobots.

I don't actually know how the Autobots are gonna cope with this- like, on one hand it's nice that Bee doesn't get hurt but on the other hand these are Decepticons and the "friendship protection" doesn't apply to them.

They also can't make Bee not go and hang out with them cuz Bee will find a way to sneak out and do so anyway and the 'cons will be pissed and possibly wreck more havoc if they find out Bee is grounded.

#maccadam #tfa #tfa bumblebee #crack idea #guys i solved the war #bee just befriends everyone no more violence #he's just friends with everyone except the “right people” and makes a fuss everytime someone tries to stop him #he's not doing anything treasonous they are just having a water fight #and possibly gossip and advice over some drinks

[colorsunlikeanythingseen]

My Avatar and pjo fusion fic I will (probably) never write

Annabeth: Rebel. Her mother, Athena, his the leader of the white lotus. She really wants to make her mother proud. And you know defeat Fire Lord Zeus.

Grover: He searches for the lost avatar hoping that they can put an end to the war with the fire nation. Unfortunately turns out he is the avatar he was searching for...

Percy: The best water bender the southern water tribe has. His mother was kidnapped in the raids and his goal is to find her. Grover thinks the reports of waterbending the earth kingdom mean that the avatar is there. Annabeth just wanted to gain intelligence on the fire nation fleet positions. Instead Percy has to fight Admiral Ares (he didn’t even find out anything on where his mom might be!) and in the chaos of their escape Grover bends two elements. Also they destroy Annabeth’s get away boat whoops. They have to flee on Mrs O’Leary Percy’s polar bear dog.

The final and most unwilling part of this gang? The banished prince of the fire nation Apollo

Apollo: He was banished for treason, a charge he strongly denies. To prove his loyalty he must track down and kill the avatar! He gets sidetracked immediately. There are just so many cool thing outside of the fire nation. New musical instruments to master, new places to see, and he is making so many new friends too! And enemies. But seriously he never wants to return to the fire nation especially after Zeus struck him with lightning. The nerve damage from that made it a lot harder to do things that once came easy to him.

His crew!

Meg accidental stowaway. Was sent by Nero to gather info on and if possible kill Apollo instead she wound up stranded on his ship when Apollo had to flee port again. Turns out this Apollo guy wasn’t that bad. As in cannon Apollo sees a lot of similarities between him and Megs situations. He wants to help her. In a weird way Apollo also serves the role of Megs uncle Iroh. Meg is a swamp bender!

Crest is alive and getting those music lessons! Pockets of airbenders are still alive and kicking. Crests group of airbenders got very into war and violence considering fighting the best way to protect themselves. Anyways he joined up with Apollo and is trying to learn traditional airbenders instruments and music.

Lityerses: former subordinate of the warlord Commodus.

The original crew of sailors he got! Apollo created a weekly music night and poetry night. There is also a book club. Painting. This is widely regarded as the best fire nation ship to be assigned to in aside from the fact that any sort of career advancement is impossible.

Grover’s gang stows away on Apollo’s ship. To be fair to them it no longer looks like a typical fire nation ship. It has been painted white and the crew created murals to decorate the sides. The flag is a sun not a red flame. Also they were in a rush running away from the fire nation.

After they get found out and things are explained. Annabeth wants to recruit Apollo to the rebellion like her mother wants to do. Grover wouldn’t mind staying especially when Apollo has masters of all four elements on his ship. Percy figures it would be easier to track down his mother if he could convince Apollo to ask around. Apollo does not want them here at all. He wants to stay out of the war and he definitely does not want the avatar on his ship! Someone might think he captured him!

#lityerses #trials of apollo #lester papadopoulos #percy jackson #grover underwood #annabeth pjo #pjo #Apollo pjo #meg mccaffrey #TOA #the trials of apollo #Atla fusion

[grahambaham]

Hi, I'm bored and have decided to share some fics I really like, from multiple fandoms and stuff, in no particular order. Also, these aren't the actual summaries of the fics, just what I remember.

The World's Greatest Undercover Wizard by M_Mint - Tim Drake is going undercover as a fifth year wizard in Hogwarts to gather information on Dumbledore, Harry and the upcoming war.

Dark Matter by mysterycyclone - Peter Parker dies in Avengers Infinity War and wakes up in a Lazarus machine in a different world where he tries to find a way back home.

Literally anything by Bergen - lots of Spider-Man stuff, specifically Irondad but it's not cringey like a lot of them are. Well written and lots of the dry deadpan type of humor which I love.

The Blue Food Project by liketolaugh - Percy Jackson meets the characters of the Daredevil show and then later on the Avengers and becomes part of the team. Theyhelp him out with the Great Prophecy stuff and the Battle of Manhattan. Incredible writing, awesome plot, just love it. It's also Percabeth obviously.

Falling For You by 1967HogwartsGoddes - Percy saves Annabeth from falling into Tartarus but he couldn't save himself. So Percy's alone and Annabeth isn't there when he gets some morally ambiguous ideas. Dark Percy, Percabeth, lots of violence and bloodbending.

Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey by sobsicles - Voldemort succeeds in possessing Harry in the Department of Mysteries at the end of the fifth book and he starts to realize that not everything is always black and white. Morally grey Harry, Drarry but it's not the main focus of the story, Voldemort is still evil but you won't be able to hate him anyway, bizarre I know.

Peter the Pizza Guy by Irisen - Strange sends Peter to another universe instead of erasing everyone's memories of him. He arrives in Gotham and picks up a pizza delivery job.

Three's Family by darkbluedark - Harry and Draco are accidentally sent back in time to 1979 during their fight in the Room of Requirement in the last book and are found and interrogated by the order, specifically James Potter, Sirius Black and Albus Dumbledore. Harry and Draco spent most of their 'captivity' bickering and the rest being suspicious of the people they know to be dead. Not Drarry, one of the funniest fics I've read and there's a good sequel too.

While Mighty Oaks Do Fall by WitchofEndor - Ozai sends Zuko to work in the Fire Nation temple and Zuko becomes a Fire Sage and uses knowledge learnt there to fuck up Ozai's plans while travelling with the Avatar. Sokka/Zuko, one of my favorite ATLA fics.

Mountains and Badgermolehills by Glass_Onion - Zhao captures Zuko after he breaks Aang out of the Pohuai Stronghold for treason and while captured, he meets another prisoner, our very own Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe.

That's it I guess. But these are all some of my all time favorite's. Most of them are pretty long but the time traveling hp one is a one-shot. Hope you enjoy!

#harry potter #peter parker #tim drake #zuko #percy jackson #percabeth #zukka #marvel #dc comics #percy jackon and the olympians #fanfic recommendation #ao3 fanfic #atla #annabeth chase #draco malfoy #albus dumbledore #voldemort #avatar aang #katara #spiderman #tony stark #fanfic rec #fanfiction #ao3 #dcu

[raerambling]

Eyo, welcome to the second post of this blog 🎉🎉🎉🎉

The Undertale Yellow brainrot is SO bad that I’ve gone and made an UTY au. Wanna hear about it? Of course you do, who would you be here if you didn’t! If you don’t, then leave sucka, I’m here to FUCK!

So y’all know me, I’m a giant Ceroba fan, simp, and apologist. This fandom be shitting on her and I cannot STAND for this INJUSTICE! So, I sat down and thought “hey, how about we entertain that idea. What if Ceroba didn’t inject Kanako?” And it just spiraled into an entirely different universe of its own. So here we are, I’m way too deep, I’m just gonna dive in.

So, we all know the context, ye? Chujin is veeeeery dead, leaving Ceroba and Kanako to pick up the pieces of his work. This time, when Kanako offers herself as the boss monster vessel, Ceroba denies, not wanting to risk the only family she has left and wanting to respect Chujin’s last wishes. Kanako is upset by this, even staring an arguement between the two and Kanako even trying to steal the vile, but who can blame them in such a tense situation. One thing that’s bothered me on this whole argument is that Kanako was manipulated into her decision, or didn’t understand what she was doing, when she clearly did. She saw the consequences first hand, it look her father for crying out loud, she knew it could take her as well. Adolescents are reckless, and will fight like hell to get what they want, especially if they strongly believe in it. I think Kanako is far older and more mature then we think, I personally enturpret her as 15 or 16 at the time of her falling down. I don’t see no striped shirt on that kit!

So now what are we left with? They can’t just go find another boss monsters, they’re very rare, and most don’t even know if they are apart of that minority. So, we got two options; Asgore or Toriel. No way in HELL Toriel would agree, and I don’t think anyone even knows where Toriel went to. So we have Asgore. Wheeler he goes along with it or not is… debatable. He wants the best for his subjects, and would do anything to get out of this one sided war with humans. But this isn’t an alternative to breaking the barrier, it’s a back up plan for if history repeats itself. It could save many monsters lives, but would Asgore trust her after the stunts Chujin pulled? Maybe he even feels guilty for what happened to him. For the sake of this au, he agrees, desperate and grieving just like the women in front of him. But we all know what happens to Kanako, so…

THE KING IS DEAD! Vive la révolution!

Ok, not really, he’s just fallen down. That’s now Alphys’ problem to deal with (I’m sorry gurl I love you). But now Ceroba is in hot, HOT water, for a few crimes like ✨attempted assassination✨, ✨regicide✨, and ✨treason✨! If you’ve ever seen Undyne in the neutral routes, then you know she’s one trigger happy fish that’s very loyal to Asgore, and ain’t the biggest fan of the iron gallos. She’d much rather do it with her own two hands. So before Ceroba can run, plead her case, or even fight back; she’s got a spear straight through the soul.

Kanako, obviously, ain’t so happy about this. Poor gurl just lost her dad, and now her mom is also very dead, right in front of her too. Ouch! So she reacts as you’d expect anyone to, and attacks Undyne back with quite the fierce fireball. Luckily, it’s not a DnD fireball, but it does serve as the reason she wears an eyepatch now. With her attacker blinded, Kanako makes a desperate run for it, not wanting to risk retaliation. Back at the Wild East, all she has is her mother’s staff and the mask she made to as evidence of what happened.

The Wild East is heavily shook by the news, every resident feels it, but Starlo is hurt especially hard. That was his best friend, perhaps someone he saw as more, someone he cared for deeply and devotedly. We saw Starlo is the flawed pacifist run, he don’t take this too well. But right now, he doesn’t care about what he thinks or feels. In front of him is a grieving now orphaned child who watched her own parents turned to dust, who he watched grow up and been by their side the whole time. So like he always does, he comforts her before anything else. For this AU, Starlo will be serving as Kanako’s guardian, since she has no parents now. The fandom has kinda agreed on that Starlo is Kanako’s honorary uncle, and he definitely has some strong dad energy he needs to unleash. So he’s going to be the one to step up and care for this poor child.

Starlo decides this is a pretty good chance to give her something; a hat just like his own. He even cut out holes for her ears, Ceroba always complained about how the way his hat made it hard to hear and folded her ears in uncomfortable matters. He wants to share his passion of western culture with Kanako, to pass on what helped comfort him. Though he is very unaware that escapism is a very self destructive coping mechanism, and has just damned Kanako to become worse; whoops! He even offers to teach her gunslinging and give her lassons when she’s older. There’s a solum comfort in the promise of future, something to look forward to, a goal to achieve. And so, Kanako latches into it, and holds onto it for dear life.

Years go by, Kanako has grown up, and the 6th human falls. Kanako has shown to be a natural at wielding a gun, but ends up falling back on her natural magical abilities. Starlo offered for her to join the feisty five, maybe even become deputy, but she refuses. Instead, she adapts the persona of a bounty hunter, a lawless predator that only abides by the count of coin under her victim’s wanted poster. I really want to give her a cool alter ego name like North Star does, but I don’t have any ideas on what a good name for her would be. So if you guys have any cool names for her, I’d really appreciate it! Nonetheless, she joins in on Starlo’s western fantasies, relishing in the role as the villain. The classic self righteous vigilante sherif VS the aloof bounty hunter just getting paid. She embraced their role as some Saturday cartoon bad guy, tying damsels to train tracks and robbing banks, shooting the good guy all “this town ain’t big enough for the both of us,” style. It’s a performance, a chance for her to be someone else. The bounty hunter isn’t a lost, confused, and traumatized child who had her parents and childhood ripped away from her claws right in front of her, but a powerful and respected foe people can be scared of.

How would Kanako interact with Clover and the gang, I don’t really know yet. I’m imagining Starlo instructing her to sabotage the trials he sets up for Clover as a way to cause drama and challenge his soon to be deputy, while playing none the wiser to the posse, but that’s all I really got. What I’m more interested in is her dynamic with Martlet. Kanako isn’t a big fan of Royal guard for obvious reason, it’s a big reason why she takes on a bounty hunter role, their whole point is to give the law enforcers the middle finger. So when a blue bodied yellow eyed Royal Guardswomen rolls up into town, she’s going to be pretty heavily reminded of her late mother’s executioner. You can’t have a hunter without the hunted, and fittingly enough, foxes are known to hunt many kinds of birds; from small songbirds to juvenile birds of prey, but usually just the eggs. It would be a good reason for Martlet to be in jail, she pulled a Ramsey Murdock and put herself in jail so she doesn’t join her cousin Berdly in the grocery isle as fried chicken.

So, to end things off, why does this Au exist. For a lot of reasons, but it’s mainly to show the point of Ceroba’s and Kanako’s role in the story. They are both left doomed by the narrative, whether she gets injected or not. It doesn’t matter who lived or who died, the survivor is left no better then dead wishing it was them instead. The point of Kanako is to be a tragedy, to show what happens to many families, the inevitability of death and how grief can tear someone apart. If Kanako is the sacrificial lamp, someone else has to be. Inversely, if Ceroba isn’t there to be the the consequence of that sacrifice, someone else will have to. It doesn’t matter what choice Ceroba made on injecting her daughter, she was doomed to a fate worse than death, whether through amalgamation or orphaning. But it’s also meant to be a commentary on the nature of Undertale Yellow’s main theme; Justice. In my mind, and the way Kanako sees it, blind justice doesn’t exist. Yeah, there’s moral things everyone can say “that’s pretty wrong,” but at the end of the day, justice is self serving. Every person’s moral compass and what they believe is right and wrong is different, and so the Justice they enforce exists to push their own agenda. Clover in one timeline will sacrifice their soul to give monsters justice, while in another killing every monster that moves is delivering justice for the crime of the other children’s deaths. Did Ceroba deserve execution for what she did even if it was an accident, is it just of Kanako to mercilessly slaughter a child for the sake of the underground? That question doesn’t matter to her, all that matters in justice. Anyway, have adult Kanako in a cowboy hat, I’ll finalize her design for this AU one day…

#undertale yellow #uty #uty au #uty spoilers #I’ll tag the rest of this once I get this au a name #and bounty hunter Kanako one #I’m bad at names T^T

[namorslutfanfiction]

Fic idea.

Angst namor x reader.

Reader is out for blood. Her brother was part of the American expedition to find vibranium that Namor and his soldiers completely annihilated.

A year passes and reader is part of an American mission to attack talokan now that they have entered the global sphere of knowledge. Reader knows for sure that Namor personally threw their brother to his death.

The special forces mission is meant to be reconnaissance now that they have an idea of Talokan's actual location. Your fellow soldiers happen amongst a couple young Talokanil and kidnap them.

You are against this and stop the others from hurting the kids. Instead fighting them off, releasing the children back into water and being thrown into the deep ocean waters without any protection.

The children save you and drag you to Namor's caves. Your body is damaged from the pressure and drowning. The children are grandchildren to the resident Talokan Shaman who makes the decision to give you the special potion that made them what they are, to save you and thank you.

Namor arrives right as it is given to you and explodes in a fit of rage. You do not ingest it completely and do not turn blue but you can now breathe underwater and are healing. He locks you up for being part of the attempted attack.

The children vouch for you but Namor is furious that an outsider was given the precious potion. When you wake there's a whole stand off with Namor. Your hatred and his clashing.

He keeps you prisoner but does not let you starve and allows you a bed. The children sneak in to visit you. Because of them Namor doesn't kill you but he doesn't know what to do with you.

He watches you interact with the children. Eventually you tell him about your brother. He doesn't apologize but explains that death is necessary in a war.

You ask to see Talokan and to see what else has changed for you after drinking the potion. Namor allows it but wants you chained to attuma.

You discover that once you are submerged you are the same as the Talokanil. But when you rise into the air and shore you go back to being a normal ish human.

Namor hates this. Practically blames you for somehow being allowed access to both worlds when his people did not. Cue physical fight and the children stepping in front of the king to protect you.

Namor sends you back to the surface. Not wanting anything to do with you. When you arrive home, surprisingly alive. You are arrested for treason and kept a secret.

The Americans plan to attack Talokan on the grounds of them taking you and possibly killing you, hence them keeping your return a secret.

You break free and try to get to Talokan before the Americans do. You get there just in time to warn Namor but he thinks you led them there.

Talokan is under attack and you surprise namor by fighting by his side. Talokan is winning but your old Sargeant is determined to kill you for interfering with the whole plan. Namor fights by your side but you end up being impaled in an act of saving Namor's life.

Namor kills your Sargeant in retaliation. You're dying in his arms with him whispering his apologies for everything. He takes you to the Shaman who gives you more of the potion in an attempt to save you.

It does or it doesn't. Not sure how it would end.

Just a little thought.

#namor #namor x reader #namorfanfic #namor x oc #namor blurb #namor thoughrs #namor imagine #namor scenario #blurb

[scrollsfromarebornrealm]

on our fates alight--first warning

Augustine pulled the cloak around his shoulders, securing the ties together. Pausing to make sure his sword was buckled securely to his hip, he headed for the door.

“I’ll be back with the soup!”  He called, turning the handle. “In the meantime, just stay in—” As the door opened fully, Augustine found himself trailing off.  Standing in the hallway, a fist raised as if to knock on the wood, was Lord Haurchefant. There was a dark look on his features, and Augustine blinked as the elezen’s eyes met his own.  Then suddenly ice started to crawl up his spine—Halone flaring to life—just as the paladin’s eyes moved past the Fortemps lord. Directly behind Haurchefant were Zephirin de Valhourdin and Haumeric de Peulagnon.

Shite.

“Ser Augustine!”  Haurchefant said a bit too cheerfully. “I’m sorry, did we catch you at a bad time?  My lords of the Heavens’ Ward were nearby and wanted to pay a visit!” 

“I was about to head to the city, actually.”  Augustine replied, and then froze at the sound of a body hitting the floor. Fear made him whip around, staring at the hallway behind him.

“Mathye?!”

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Haumeric sighed.

“Not even aetherical exhaustion from Priming has the capacity for you to stay still.”  He commented dryly, pulling the tunic back over Mathye’s wound.  “But you didn’t rip open the stitches, so that’s good.”  Mathye didn’t say anything, electing to stay as still in bed as he possibly could.  Halone had alerted him to the presence of the two members of the Heavens’ Ward. Worry for Augustine had given him a brief burst of strength to get out of bed—but then that had been his limit. He’d fallen, and then suddenly Augustine was exploding through his door, Haumeric and Zephirin on his heels.

“You need to be more careful.”  Haumeric continued. “Your devotion to your duty does you credit, Ser Mathye, but you—like your brother—are both precious and valued by the Archbishop.  Surely there is no need for you to go haring off on every single little errand…” 

“I go where the work is needed.” Mathye countered. Gods, he was exhausted. All he wanted to do was curl up and sleep. He could feel Halone’s alarm—he was at his limit, he needed to rest—but he couldn’t. Wouldn’t. Not until Zephirin and Haumeric left.

“I apologize for my older brother.”  Augustine interjected. “Thank you, Ser Peulagnon, for looking at his wounds. I pray ask your forgiveness for taking up your time like this.”  Haumeric blinked.

“Ser Augustine, there is no apology needed!”  He said, gesturing. “If anything, this is a friendlier use of our time!”

“Reports have made it to the Vault of voidsent infestations out here in Central Coerthas.” Zephirin added. “His Holiness requested that the matter be investigated.”

“I see.”  Augustine got out. He didn’t dare look at Mathye, but he knew his older brother had gone very still. The other day the priest had dealt with a voidsent rift down at the bottom of Witchdrop with a friend of his, Tristan Galis. While normally such things wouldn’t technically be a problem…Tristan was actually a former Ishgardian paladin whose entire order had been executed by order of the Archbishop for treason and heresy.  He now was a fiend hunter, his former life as a paladin making him especially skilled in dealing with voidsent. How Tristan had gotten back into Coerthas and why he was dealing with the Witchdrop voidsent problem Augustine didn’t know.  Nor did he want to know. Tristian was his friend as well; their paladin orders had been allies. And given everything that had been happening ever since Halone had chosen him as her First Dominant…

"Your wounds have been cleansed, but there is a faint trace of Darkness." Haumeric frowned. "Did you encounter one of the void's denizens, Ser Mathye?"

"There was a aether-rift by the Weeping Saint." Mathye admitted. "I was traveling there to gather some water, and ran into a fiend. It was fairly powerful, and I ended up semi-Priming to fight it." Augustine inhaled, feeling his truthsense briefly flare to life. Mathye was lying--but he was also telling the truth as well.

"I closed the rift afterwards, and just had enough energy to teleport back here before passing out." Zephirin shared a look with Haumeric. Something seemed...off about the other knight, Augustine realized. At first glance the leader of the Heavens' Ward appeared to be normal. But ever so faintly Augustine could...sense something. Smell it, now that he was focusing on it...

Decay? Halone was in his thoughts, sharing his senses. She'd sensed the strangeness too. The smell was gone--but for a moment Augustine could have sworn that he'd picked up on the sickly-sweet smell of rot. As if the wind had brought the scent of a decomposing body. And it had been coming from Zephirin.

What the... Augustine's eyes flicked to Haumeric. The conjurer also had that feeling of wrongness, and again that brief flare coming from him--the smell of rot. What in the name...what is that?!

I don't know. Halone answered. But I think...I've sensed this energy before.

Where? Augustine thought.

From the Vault.

#ffxiv #ffxiv-ffxvi au (the other one) #on our fates alight

[hopefulgardenshark]

Human eyes on angelic love or how the audience plays Emma

I have been struggling with the bit of talk Maggie and Nina gave to Crowley in Season 2. It sounded like a false tone in the series, and I could not help but repeat after Crowley, "Why are you telling me all this?" I think that Maggie and Nina can be read as an allegory of the (human) audience looking at two celestial beings in love and projecting, projecting, projecting…

In any case, I sat down and went through all 12 episodes to find common threads, the grains of Season 2 built in Season 1. At this point, I am trying to make sense of the relationship development to date. And I put some Jane Austen there, just a tiny bit :) And this entry is LOOOOONG...

The Established Problem

Aziraphale is the being of love, an expert on love in its all its forms, and he picks it up like radiation. Crowley is the being of reason, a purely Cartesian mind, unable to sense love at all, and he really sucks at being lonely.

Angel and demon cannot even be seen together; it is considered treason. The consequences for traitors are clear: the utter obliteration beyond the destruction of a body (Episode 3). The dark innuendo is sprinkled throughout Season 1, mainly through Crowley's mutterings. The actual destruction sequence in Season 1, Episode 6 underscores the seriousness of the Problem.

Courtship and early stage of love

On the human level, in Season 1, both angels are presented to us in a courting relationship that goes from distrust to trust to closeness. The trope used here is a classic frenemies-to-lovers trope mixed with a relationship-based-on-intense-experiences setup (You've Got Mail and Speed 1 mélange, sorry for 1990s referencing…).

Season 1 is focused on Aziraphale realizing his feelings towards Crowley and acting on them. We do see the closeness and mutual infatuation building throughout the ages to the reciprocal realization in 1941 (Episode 3). We see growing together and growing apart until the relationship is cemented in courtship. At that point, we already know Aziraphale can sense flashes of love (Episode 2). He was saved by someone who cared and trusted him with his life. The books cut it for him as a declaration of sorts. However, Crowley is not that sensitive and needs something more than an "it was very kind of you" to understand that his angel loved him back. So he got the Holy Water some three decades later. That was it for him, an act of caring love (because it was spooky and he enjoys spooky…?). And he was quick to jump on it, so we got "You go too fast for me, Crowley." If someone wants to go Jane Austen trope, this season is full of Pride and Prejudice “deeds of love” and “preparing the ground so I can court you” acts.

That brought us to the dating stage that coincided with Armageddon affair. The whole pheromone-padded-love right there in front of our eyes, sexy blowing off the paint included, dreams of escaping together, will-they-will-they-not-fights. We also learn that Crowley knows Aziraphale loves him (bandstand scene). And that Aziraphale is cool with Crowley's feelings for him, taking them matter-of-factly (pub scene). They speak about friendship, however, which introduces cognitive dissonance into the trope and our human minds. But they are angels, and we know from Season 2 that their understanding of romantic love is blurry at best.

The love's happy endings are mirrored in the other two couples from Season 1 on display, but we, humans, still do not see anything palpable. Why?

On the purely thematic level, the Established Problem is the leading cause. Their "no-side" moment after the failed Armageddon lasts a day at most. They are still considered important enough to get obliterated by their previous employers. When they manage to escape their fates, they must "lie low." There are no human markers of what we would like to see as human dating and human love: kissing (in the rain… uhm), "I love you's" and such. Still, the nightingale sings in the end, which should give us, humans, a strong hint that there is something afloat there.

Relationship make-it-or-break-it stage

In Season 2, we get the long-term couple-in-the-making story. We see Crowley and Aziraphale past the courtship, settling into their long-term relationship (with an intense Fawlty Towers or I Love Lucy vibe). We learn more about their dark secrets (like hedonistic and lying Azirphale or loneliness-wary and kind Crowley), which aligns with how human relationships develop. In this stage, partners have been interacting for a long time, and the first pink glasses of romantic love change into a more realistic overview. This is when people decide if they can live with the natural person in front of them or they cannot. And they also understand that long-term relationships entail melting a part of themselves into a WE.

The whole Season 2 is a meta-commentary on how our human understanding of love is flawed.

First, we can see our angelical power couple getting interested in human love, of all things. In Season 1, they were interested in various other areas of human life, but not romantic love. Of course, they are pulled into this by the circumstances and Aziraphale's penchant for love in all its forms (I mean, doesn't he know about Sodoma and Gomorrah stuff??? He does, and he disapproves). So we get an angelic look at our human emotions through Jane Austen and Richard Curtis movies. The angels meddle with the lives of two humans (Nina and Maggie) to get the love outcome using the means they think should work. They get called out for it.

We also see them getting closer to each other the way long-term partners get. So we see their individual lives melt into one. As is customary in human relationships, their reactions to this process are different: Aziraphale, feeling the radiation of reciprocated love, is entirely at ease (as in "our car," "our bookshop"). While Crowley acts confused, trying to keep his own individual self while being a part of a "group of two." (cf. "C: (…)the precious peaceful fragile existence that I have carved out for myself here. A: I thought we carved it out for ourselves."). Aziraphale is way ahead in getting to the nesting stage.

I need to make a caveat here about the "living in his car" business as it is related to Crowley's slow change from "my existence/my car" to "we/our" thinking. The whole S2 plays out within a maximum of one week. Shax brings Crowley his mail for the first time (because she has no idea what to do with it) in Episode 1. And then again at the end of the Season. Usually, this type of mail comes at the same time in the month, once per month, so we can safely assume that Crowley has been living in his car for less than a month, probably around two weeks at the show's beginning. Why doesn't he move to the bookshop? I dare to say that, on the face of it, it is still the Established Problem. There has not been any clear resolution to that Problem in any episode post-trials, so Crowley and Aziraphale are not 100 percent sure whether it is safe to be openly together. "We've spent our existence pretending that we aren't" refers to this simple truth. They do not pretend to EACH OTHER; they pretend to the outer world because they live in fear of repercussion. Of course, on the thematic level, staying put in his Bentley also plays nicely as a metaphor for Crowley still struggling to fall into the "we" mindset.

The whole show is focused on love-blind Crowley naming his feelings in human terms (love, that is) and moving into the "we" stage. He is cued by Aziraphale, who is now bolder and less afraid of the consequences than he was in Season 1. Crowley was a Nothing-To-Lose lover in Season 1; now it is Aziraphale literally caressing him into an "us" (no episode passes without our angel touching his demon) and even getting him to dance. On this: Aziraphale is love-clever enough to dance and recreate the pattern of human love to experience it in a human way while giving us, humans, a lot of very needed cues. Crowley is human-love dumb, not an "expert." Btw this is how I read Aziraphale expression in the scene with Muriel, when he clearly thinks, "Are you really? Because I cannot tell…"

Nina makes Crowley aware that he looks like half of a human romantic partnership. Hearing that, he is so delightfully confused: it can be soul searching confusion (OK, right, love, and what should I do about it?) or alarm-bell confusion (OK, right, so we are in danger). And then she utters the key message of the show: "Other people's love lives always seem so much more straightforward than our own."

Nina and Maggie tell Crowley that he and Aziraphale don't talk to each other about being in love, assuming they should. This is a pure Emma-like storyline: Emma gave love advice eagerly while projecting her own expectations/issues/fears/beliefs/needs onto others. Nina and Maggie misread what is happening with our angelic couple because if the guys don't kiss and hold hands in the open, AND they don't live together (ouch), they are not an item in human understanding. They assume our angels have communication problems and should be declaring love for each other right on the spot. They know nothing of the Established Problem; they know nothing about 6000 years of ever-mastered communication skills that included numerous con acts for two (starting with Job and finishing with Antichrist) and soul-reading (I don't even like you – You do!), nor 50 years of courtship (roughly). They assume the right to interfere with angels' love life coming with naïve and intruding advice, the same way the angels had assumed that right in the first place. A perfect mirror.

When Crowley is conveniently nudged to act human in love, he goes for it with his usual fiery conviction. He just learnt that it is not the rain nor a dance after all, but… talking? OK, let's show Aziraphale these new skills! He starts his so-called confession in the spirit of "Let's get it done with and go to Ritz like humans in love and then maybe somewhere else not as humans." But he gets interrupted, and all spirals out of control (btw I do not share the Rejection trauma anymore, but I will post later why). But there is one crucial change in circumstances: the Established Problem is no longer valid (cf. Gabriel and Belzeebub). The fear is gone, at least in all appearances.

Angels don't understand human love, and humans do not understand angelic love. One lesson from Season 2 is that love can be different for everyone and that we should not apply our lenses and our understanding of love to any relationship. Dancing can be fruitless for some angels, and talking can be disastrous for some demons… I wonder now what way of expressing love finally works for angels. Jane Austen’s Persuasion themes start where Emma’s themes ends, in Episode 6, to be continued in Season 3. I hope so.

#good omens #crowley #good omens 2 #ineffable husbands #aziraphel and crowley #aziracrow #aziraphale #good omens season 2 #neil gaiman #they are not idiots humans are #meta #good omens meta

[ninhaoma-ya]

Chapter 1078 — Escape limit

I really enjoy the cover story! Good for Judge and Caesar; sad for Reiju and Ichiji, sighing in defeat. Maybe there is hope for the next generation of Vinsmokes after all?

Confirmation about the Void Century research conducted on Egghead! As well as a nice little nod to the difference between government-sponsored weapons research (Egghead) and ancient institutionalised academia (Ohara) — one you can just bomb, the other will bomb you back.

Cool use of the silhouette-against-explosion-trope here.

She is one cold-blooded snake, stomping Pythagoras like that, tho’ :(

I wonder if Boa and S-Snake’s powers are reversible through haki? If Law’s earlier negation of Doc Q’s sick-sick fruit is anything to go by, I’d say yes; her mero-mero power just has the unfortunate side effect of paralyzation, making your haki useless… power-up for Franky in the pipeline?

Backup! Backup! Backup!

The flying thing is cool as well.

And Atlas is one big girl.

We knew that. But still.

All rights, it’s nice that Sanji’s embracing his human-exoskeleton-thing. And his eyebrow has reversed, so it’s proper Germa Science! going on. But does he have to look so pleased with himself?

Ooo, also a lot of ideas about how his mum sacrificed herself so he could be normal and all the love she had and how that could be seen as the power of love too and how he continues the love and—

—and Luffy and Zoro are being absolute morons again.

On the other hand, Kaku’ snot showing his critical thinking skills either right now, reacting way too late to being called Usopp.

And Luffy, really? You’ve fought Pigeon Guy earlier, why are you surprised he’d happily eliminate the weaker links to rattle the stronger ones? He’s done it before. You threatened/tricked him into not doing that once this fight is finished!

On one hand, it’s the exact same tactic Luffy had against Kaido: bash your head against the wall until you think of something else.

On the other hand, I miss his earlier adaptation and quick battle-thinking. After the time-skip it feels like he’s just… hitting things again and again. Which, don’t read me wrong, is a pleasure at times (see: pummelling Caesar, pummelling Doflamingo, pummelling Cracker, pummelling Kaido…). But I do miss the wacky pre-timeskip fights: Luffy having to figure out how to fight with a ton of gold hanging of his arm. Luffy with a Door through his face. Luffy breaking Kuro’s swords. Water Luffy.

But we move on, to what will be known as the Egghead Incident, apparently.

What do Bonney see? What secrets do Kuma’s memories hold? O_o

Traitor speaking, how may I help you?

Love Angry Lilith in the background.

Although art quality has gone down, Oda really can tell a story. This is the last panels on the spread and we still don’t know who it is. But it is someone huge: they have to bend to fit through the door and their shadow is massive on Vegapunk.

But who can it be?

York is huge.

She was petrified by S-Snake; did she manage to unpetrify her as well in the chaos? Does she have an antidote? Do S-Snakes powers, unlike Boa’s, only last for a certain amount of time before unraveling?

I wonder if killing of the satellites destroys that part of Vegapunk’s personality or if they.. return, somehow?

And it’s a really nice comment on the need for balance in people. You are not only your feelings or desires: you are the combination of those, keeping each other in check and balance. People who lose their feelings make worse decisions that people with a healthy blend of rationality and emotion, for example, and no human can be completely rational. Vegapunk let his desires lose on the world, and where did that leave him? Prisoner in his own cellar.

And York: they don’t let you become a Celestial Dragon just like that, you know that, right Guessing the Elder Star on their ways has a special mission with regards to her…

Interesting chapter, nice plot drop. I give it a treasonous heart and a desire for the extravagant things in life (and total ignorance of the suffering producing those things).

#one piece #ch 1078 #nin reads one piece #page transition #opspoilers #one piece spoilers

[safely-in-vhagars-belly]

Fire and Blood (The fanfic) Chapter 17: The new normal Dark!Aemond x OC

concept: Now that Aegon has rejected you, all that is left to you is surviving Aemond's whims as his pet. Until one day.....

Warnings: Smut, darkaemond, abusive and lying aemond, aemond risking everything to make sure that brienne stays with him and him alone no matter the costs. Obessed Aemond. violence, mentions of gore, mentions of grave-robbing and murder. Mentions of war crime. Oral sex, regular sex, depressed mc.

Her father, if he was alive and found out what happend to his daughter. (He would kill Aegon/aemond lol)

Two weeks later.

You are still in your cage, wearing a brand new silk gown. It was a gift from Aemond. He sits in the velvet entrusted chair and watches as you put it on. "Does it please you?" He wonders.

It is a dress. You can see it cost him good money. It was likely handmade and stitched perfectly. It could be for a princess, yet you are the one wearing it. You should be grateful, and yet you are anything but.

This is not a gift. It is a chain. Another disguised present that comes with obligations and responsibilities. The gown, while beautiful, is too tight around your hips. It hurts your back. You wish you could take it off.

You are scared to tell him no. You know what no means. You silently pull your nails and try to figure out the proper response. Aemond crosses his legs. "Do not think too much, my love." He chuckles. "It is just a question." You can't think about the dress.

Your brothers are fighting for your home right now. They might be suffering injuries when you are kept here in a cage by the enemy. You wish you had been more careful with your favours. You could have married a strong match and saved your family. Allies could be pursued to save your family from ruin.

Yet you were a stupid little girl, played by the words of two royal princes. You believed them to be sincere, and you believed they cared about you. They cared so much, they caged you. They killed your sister and your father and tossed his remains in the waters. They named him the most loyal man in the realms, a traitor.

Aemond's tongue makes a warning click as he approaches you gently, rubbing your ass. He takes your left hand as well, pulling you back into the cage away from your thoughts and HoneyHolt. "Brienne. I am talking to you." He warns you with a little chuckle. You gulp unintended.

You have to ask him. "I'm sorry. It's just... do you have news about the battle?" You need to know if the Blacks helped the HoneyHolt. You need to know that you are not alone here.

There is a brief scoffing smirk on his lips. He definitely knows. Yet he forces himself to glare at you and to grab you by your hips. You struggle clumsily but end up in his claws anyway. He scolds you with a teasing smirk on his lips. "You are ungrateful little thing, you know that? I came here, neglecting my duties and my titles to ensure that you are well fed and dressed and you have the audacity to ask me how your traitor brothers are doing?"

You blink rapidly, trying to think of a plan. "I can't help it. I am their sister. If it was Aegon commiting treason, surely..." That is pushing it too far.

He glares at you with real anger now, and you cower as he grabs hold of your new corset. "I take it you like to remain naked, then?" It becomes colder and colder here. You do not wish to be naked. It is also shameful.

"No, I do not." You admit avoiding his gaze. He catches your chin with a quick movement and forces you to look into his one eye.

He grins before licking his lips. He walks to the throne and also takes off his belt. You gulp. He does not force you on the table, so it is not meant as a punishment this time. He instead takes off his pants, revealing his manhood to you. You saw it many times by now, but you are still shy. "How about you show me how terribly sorry you are?" He wants a sucking and sits down.

You will do it, but only after he has fed you. You haven't eaten yet, and he promised he would take care of you. You need to think twice about a good answer. You can not just yell that you want food. You need to seduce him into feeding you. "I haven't eaten yet."

Sadly, the prince only chuckles when hearing your offer. "I decide when you have your meals. As for right now, I am not statisified with you at all. You make me regret keeping you alive all those days." That hurts you. You feel worry grow.

He sees your fears and plays into them very well. "Aegon already hates you. Do you want to make me hate you, too?" You shake your head, already kneeling for him. Before you can open wide, he suddenly pushes a finger to your lips. His eye is cold and lifeless as his sapphire. "You'll be a toy for my guards if I no longer have use for you. You'll be raped daily forced to carry and birth multiple bastards before likely dying of a disease in a corner of a cell." He says carelessy.

You whimper. "I do not want that."

He fakes sympathy and pats your head once more before slowly rubbing your poking breasts. "I know, my love. Now tell me, can you be a good girl for me?" You have to.

You nod, gathering your courage. "Yes, m-my love." You manage to say before he sits down. The cock is pressed against your face. You feel the heat and the precum almost drips on your face.

There is another grin. "Do you consent?" He asks taunting you with his cock.

"A-always." You whimper. Your dress is opened slowly this time and removed. You are spread out on the table as if you are a map entailing a siege. Aemond bends over you, forcing you down. You gulp.

You have to give the final words. "Yes, my Prince. My l-love..." and the final sentence comes out weakly. Barely a whisper. "My only one. Please make me yours once more."

Aemond unleashes his inner beast before climbing on top of you and ravishing you on the table. You groan and grunt as the beast keeps forcing himself inside you eagerly taking your wet spoils. Your hands are still slammed against the table and you are helpless. You can only take it and wetten for him. He turns greedy and cruel to more you become aroused. Eventually he only dips himself inside you taunting you.

He grins. You need it. You need to know that there are good things left in this world. You need to keep Aemond happy for now and that means enduring this torture. "Beg for me and I'll make you scream like a Septa in a brothel."

There is nothing kind about his way of taking you. He is ravishing you, letting his dark desires come out freely. You beg. "Please my prince. My love. My only one..." your voice trials off as you whisper in his ear. You want to finish. "Put a son inside my useless belly and teach me the meaning of the word regret."

As an answer, there comes a low growl from his throat before he grabs hold of your hips. He fucks you when you struggle under his grip trying to find pleasure yourself as well. He grins when he starts to take you faster and faster speeding up and finally losing his load inside of you.

When he is done, you have both felt pleasure, but it is nothing like the way he used to pleasure you. You miss Aegon. You miss being passed, and you miss them taking turns.

You cling to his chest and let your fingers rub his sweaty abs. "Aemond, my love?" You whisper in his ear testing the waters. You only get a kiss as a response.

You shoot your shot. "Is Terrance still alive?"

There is a big sigh leaving his body. He does nod in acceptance and that moment you lean in to listen to the answer...

He flattens his hands and slaps you across your face a few times but it feels to you as if you are hit dozens of times. Your cheeks burn as tears burst from your eyes and sobs leave your mouth rocking your body. You crawl away but are captured and dragged back.

He chuckles kissing your wet cheeks. "You ungrateful slut." You whimper terrified. "You think that letting me fuck you is going to give you free information? You think you can play me like that?"

You quickly mutter. "I don't think anything. Except that you are fair and good and kind for me and loved me once." You hope that he remembers that. That he becomes your Aemond. Not this monster that he tries to convince everyone that he is.

He sighs. "I wanted you because Aegon wanted you. Now that he has lost interest, I can feel my interest slowly wither away." He smiles as your face mirrors your worried heart. "So be a good pet for me, and shut the fuck up about your dead rotten family. If you wish to know how your brothers are doing, I will take their skulls from their graves and show it to you as the worms crawl in their mouths, slither over their tongues and finally leave their skulls via their impaled eye sockets." He smacks your legs and carries you to your bed. He grabs your feet and chains you to the bed sucking on your toe. He dresses himself and leaves you naked under just a thin sheet.

You whimper. "I am cold."

His response kills you. "I will warm you up when I get back. Go to sleep. There is nothing else for you to do anyway."

You accept that he is right and watch him leave. You can not remember the last time you were outside and felt sunshine on your face.

You cover yourself with the sheet but you can't quite cover your feet. You curse and sit up and notice another person has entered your cells.

You notice who it is and your heart begins to beat again. Light shines in your darkness and you feel like you are back alive. His unmistakably short hair, his blue gorgeous eyes and his kind but worried face.

It is Aegon. You burst into tears.

#house of the dragon #aemond targaryen #dark aemond targaryen #house of the dragon fanfiction #dark aemond targaryen x oc #aegon ii targaryen #dark aegon ii targaryen #Aemond targaryen #fireandbloodfanfictionbeesbury #darkaegoniixoc #aemond targaryen smut #aegon ii targaryen smut #Dark Aemond Targaryen smut #Dark Aegon II Targaryen smut #Aemond one eye fanfiction #Aegon II Targaryen fanfiction #dark! #head the warnings #dubcon #possible triggering content #She/her reader #AFAB Reader #DarkFantasy #Possible noncon #Possible gore #Old work

[humanforthis]

@impercre CONT FROM HERE

It wouldn't have had happened this way if he was stronger. If he had been smarter he could have kept himself safe.

When he was younger there was no fighting back, but now he and his Uncle both knew what he was capable of It didn't matter if his Uncle was a thousand pounds of flesh, Feyd only needed to be stronger than the suspensors that kept him upright. He could safely say he could lift that man and given his time participating in the fighting pits, Feyd knew he could kill him. It wouldn't be hard to commit that treason.

That's when the Baron began to be invested in his health. He didn't like it when anything was out of his control or ended without his say.

He began forcing 'vitamins' and 'vaccinations' that luckily grew on Piter's nerves. That was when Feyd thought to educate himself on the nature of those poisons that were being forced in his body.

He felt foolish for thinking that even Piter's way of caring and his spiteful nature towards his Uncle might keep him safe.

Feyd-Rautha was learning how to protect himself, but it was not enough. He was getting stronger and becoming more aware of poisons and other drugs. He had to, to safely combat them. Piter always said that only the ignorant fool was one who stopped trying to learn .

He just didn't think his Uncle would have let gas into his room. Feyd had barely smelt the slight off tinge of the gas before he hit the floor. He couldn't move, couldn't react. The horror of it was that his Uncle didn't want him entirely unconscious. He just wanted what he wanted without worry of his own bodily harm.

Now, there was no where to hide from him. Gas could be anywhere.

He still couldn't feel his hands now, and felt so ashamed for Glossu to find him the way he did. He hated the thought that he had needed help after all that. He despised and regretted hat Glossu could see how dirty it all was.

How could he even look at Feyd now after finding him like that? He should have been smarter. He should have been stronger.

If he was not as grown as he was, he might have cried. He certainly heaved when offered water earlier, still somewhat paralyzed within, but if he was not grown he would have tried to hide in his brother and begged to be taken away.

But he was not young. He was nearly a man and he could do nothing.

Like a child he dared to whisper, "You promise?"

#impercre #c; feyd #V:? #tw; csa mention #tw; assault #tw; suggestive

[cjweejay]

The Phoenix in the Clouds

Pairing Recom!Quaritch X Male!Oc

Summary: When a reborn Quaritch returns to Pandora, he meets a scientist who changes his world. Can love bloom on a beautiful world hostile to humans?

Content Warning: alcoholism, Mild violence

Chapter one: The Landing.

After the fight with Jake Sully and the Omaticaya people, many humans made Bridgehead City their home. From there, they could see the ships' decelerations. Following that, Avatars and other Research divisions were destroyed out of concern that there would be another large-scale Rebellion.

One of the fortunate people to inherit a modest research facility close to the Waters of Pandora was Dr. Wihongi. Of course, he was subject to rigorous rules requiring him to utilize his avatar only as needed and to avoid interacting with the local populace. Since he wanted to concentrate on the abundant plant life of the moon, he was okay with that.

While one of the leading researchers, he was assigned to organize and help create any equipment the new Recoms need. Leon was irritated that he wasn't in command of the avatars previously. The higher-ups didn't mind as long as the Recoms completed their jobs. So he was dispatched up to Bridgehead City to meet with the new Recoms and act as their butler.

Dr. Wihongi attended as the ship landed. The General requested to see the Recoms when they first arrived, and he was ignored and told to wait until they had settled. He was shoved aside naturally because these roughnecks only knew one thing. To follow and obey.

Later that day, as Quaritch walked around Bridgehead, he inhaled deeply. It was fascinating to watch Pandora change in this way. tamed and refined. The air felt fresh and crisp, something that Earth had long since lost. However, it still had that recognizable flavor of human enterprise. He decided he liked the smell. It smelled like progress, victory, and civilization.

Being a recom instead of a human was still strange. But out here, it gave him an advantage. Clearly, he'd died as a human. Most likely to that treasonous fool Sully. He should have the same advantage here as Sully did with his avatar because he is a recom. Like he said before, a Force Recon marine in a native body. That combination was horribly lethal.

And he was eager to remind the locals who the world's deadliest sons of bitches were.

The Doctor kept complaining and whining to himself as he ran around the city looking for the Recoms Leader. He caught a glimpse of a large blue cat man and began to run after him, occasionally being stopped by one of the orange or yellow robots that looked like spiders and were building structures. “I've been looking everywhere for you” he finally said through his teeth, trying not to sound angry, but it still came out. He was panting and huffing as he approached the large Blue man.

The small man's face was red as he raised it to face Quaritch and cleared his throat.

"Even though I'm hardly certified, My name is Doctor Wihongi. I will be the one to provide you with your equipment and evaluate your health when necessary.."

Quaritch looked down at the scientist. " Wait, you're telling me that Command decided to pair my unit with our own unique Q? He grinned in response. "Now that's a hell of a thing. What can you make us?"

Dr. Wihongi shrugged, "Anything you need, just let me know a couple of hours in advance, and it'll be yours. Quaritch seems a little amused by the assertion.

"That doesn't necessarily mean you could make us some recom-scaled AMP suits, do you think? Or maybe some powered armor." As he visualized himself using his own servo-enhanced hands to crush Sully's skull, his eyes grew a little fuzzier.

"Ah well, we don't have the budget for that," he remarked nervously, "I meant like...uhm" he cleared his throat, "guns, and other hand held equipment as well as apparel," he continued as he looked up at the man.

He nodded. "That's all right." He considered his previous encounters with the Na'vi and compared them to recent reports. Prior to Sully's defection, the Na'vi had typically utilized crude technology. Bows and knives. That meant that their major advantage was sheer numbers, as their weapons were only hazardous to unarmored humans and vehicle cockpits. They were now deploying human weapons, making this a more traditional guerrilla conflict with the added benefit of indigenous air power.

Unfortunately for them, this was the type of conflict he'd gotten his start in as a Force Recon back on Earth. And he was certain of what he required.

"So, how about some bulletproof vests and helmets? Uniforms with cut resistant threads."

Dr. Wihongi nodded, "we have protective vests back in your bunk, and we will bring you uniforms as soon as possible."

"Copy that." He gave the doctor a critical look. "You know, doc, you're not like the other eggheads RDA sent in. Most of them were more concerned with their particular research projects than with RDA or mankind as a whole. What's the deal?"

Dr. Wihongi sighed, "I couldn't care less about any of you, but after the uprising, I was put on a rigorous 'don't get captivated by Pandora's charm' regimen," he remarked as he crossed his arms, "so that means being a butler for you and your motley crew," he grumbled.

Quaritch gave a quick blink. "Ah." He assumed it made sense in some ways. Sully's treason was supported, according to accounts, by the old doctor's science team. Keeping them on a short leash was arguably the smartest move RDA could do. "Well, Alfred is the best part of Batman's crew," he ventured, hoping to break the ice.

"I beg to differ," he shrugged, "but if all you need is the uniforms, I should get going now; my office is right next to your barracks, so just knock."

"That will suffice. I'll have to take a thorough look at our armory to see what we have. After all, there's no point in requesting a custom frag grenade when we already have ones on hand." He paused for a moment. "On the other hand, a Bangalore-like frag would be good..."

Dr. Wihongi nodded, "Maybe," he remarked as he began to walk away.

He watched the doc walk away before continuing his meandering about the city, mentally mapping everything as he compared it to Hell's Gate. Even the name was unique. Hell's Gate had been a mining outpost, given the moniker because Pandora was so lethal. Bridgehead was exactly that: a proper footing for human civilization on this bleak earth. He expected it to be a brilliant monument to humanity when it was built.

Dr. Wihongi returned to his temporary office, sat in the empty room, and sighed. He spent time at the computer and began working on some paperwork.  The Doctor made certain that the uniforms were communicated to those working under him. He sat back and sipped his coffee, which was not so subtly tainted with whiskey. He grumbled as he glanced at the computer. He despised it here. He wanted to be back at his own lab, where he was in command. But instead, he was now having garments made for enormous blue jarheads.

Quaritch returned to the barracks, opting to consult with his unit before embarking on their first mission into the jungle. He also decided to take a short look around the armory to see what they had available in terms of equipment. He nodded in satisfaction of the larger rifles and carbines supplied to them, albeit he was concerned about the absence of proper marksman guns.

He also went over the grenade options. He was happy to find that the numerous rifles and carbines could be customized, including underslung shotgun and grenade launcher possibilities. The grenades, on the other hand, were mostly incendiary and fragmentation. Both were beneficial, though the first was less so than one might expect given the wetness of the Pandoran jungle. However, fire was a powerful psychological weapon.

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[daystar-by-jacqui-natla]

1. NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNING

I ENTERED THE YEAR 2007 AS A VAMPIRE. And honestly, I didn't think that I would live to see the new year. For both human and vampire reasons.

On New Year's Eve, two major events happened.

One was the Volturi confrontation. They were informed that an immortal child was created by the Cullens. But that wasn't true. The child was a hybrid and her name is Renesmee Cullen. She is the daughter of Edward and Bella Cullen (Bella was human when she gave birth). The Cullens gathered witnesses -including my family - to tell them that she wasn't. It nearly went down into a fight until Alice and Jasper brought in their witnesses: another hybrid called Nahuel and his vampire aunt Huilen. It ended in peace with the Volturi leaving, probably humiliated by this confrontation.

Two, Leah's ex-communication. This was because she imprinted on Ethan, who is a vampire. The council questioned her loyalty to the wolf pack and she defended herself. They found this act as treason to them, even though they didn't do anything wrong to them. Jared, one of the wolves, scratched her Quileute tattoo, marking her disowning. My family took her to the Cullens and Carlisle stitched her. Later on, I have a heated argument with Jacob about him not getting involved in helping her. I walked away from him, silently declaring the end of our friendship. After this, we took her home with us. She became the part of the family ever since.

That was three months ago. We were in the first week of April.

I sat in the swimming pool, beneath the clear water. I was in my one-piece black swimsuit. I sat down with my legs crossed and my arms resting on my knees.

It was here in the deep sea that I found myself. There was something about getting so far from the world you know that increased your connection to it. Without the distractions, and the noise, your mind was free to simply dwell on the people and places you love. So here in the briny deep where every sound was so different and the light moved slowly around my outstretched fingers, I felt my connections growing deeper. Every movement of my body became a form of meditation, removing thoughts that were never mine. So when I returned, centred on who I truly am, I will be ready to be the best version of myself I could be.

When being underwater, everything was full of colour: just colour tinted with a green-blue light, as the sun struggled to force its way through. Here, though, it managed to reach, bathing everything in a soft light that gently shifted with the water above.

The pool was constructed with cool blue tiles that enhance the colour of the water in the pool. The water in the pool is blue - the cool blue water of the pool was soothing my gold eyes and refreshing my mind. The afternoon sunlight played upon the surface of the water as if sweetly inviting play.

Then, I thought it was a good idea to practice my power underwater. I turned my hand around, and my palms opened. Soon, the purple force formed in my palms into balls. A smile crept onto my pale face. It seemed my force power is immune to water. Then, I gracefully moved my left hand and the force still stayed on my hand. I copied my right hand and the result was the same. My two fingers twirled around together and a little tornado emerged from my fingers and danced among the water. It only lasted for a minute and it died down.

I waved my right hand and the force ball caught a bit of the pool water. With my right hand rising, the force ball slowly copied. My handspun around and the force ball swirled along with my hand. I closed my hand and the force ball vanished.

But when it completely disappeared, a memory came to my mind.

"But I am sorry!" Dad still said to them.

"He is sorry," I heard the young Maggie softly speaking in the background.

This angered the Romanians.

"You think apologising will change anything?" Stefan shouted and lurched to attack him.

Then, I stretched my arm out and the purple force field jumped out of my hand. It zoomed past Dad and Joseph and hit Stefan in the stomach, knocking him onto the ground. Vladimir, after being bewildered by my power, sprinted and knelt beside him while pulling him up.

"You see that?" Stefan asked, surprised.

"Of course I did," Vladimir replied and looked at me and Dad. "Your daughter has a powerful gift."

"Yeah, we got our maxima here," Joseph said proudly.

"Joseph," Simon whispered.

"A maxima, huh?" Stefan said, amused. "Well, if the child is not going to destroy the Volturi, then perhaps she will."

I shot up from the pool, water splashing upward and fell onto the large body of water. I breathed heavily and began swimming to the ledge. I grabbed onto it and pulled myself out of the pool. I rotated my body and sat on it, my feet inside the pool. I stared across the room, with my breathing stopped, and saw it was still empty when I got in.

I'd thought about that word more often: maxima. A term meaning a vampire with multiple gifts. But if I keep using that word to call myself and let others see what I can do, what will that word become? The saviour of vampires? The destroyer of vampires? The hero or the villain? The victor or the victim? Good or evil? Hope or fear?

With all those identity questions rushing through my head, I got up from the ledge and ambled to the cabinet. I took out a small white towel and began drying myself. Wiping my body was like wiping a glass door: carefully yet putting in the effort of wiping away the dirt. I took my swimsuit off and wiped the remaining droplets off me. I went into the changing room and put on my loungewear: a black vest top with a white skull in the middle and black and purple tartan-patterned shorts. I threw the towel and my swimsuit in the laundry basket and walked out of the changing room.

And as I exited the changing room, Dad- Gabriel Khotler- appeared before me in a black turtleneck sweater, black trousers and a pair of tied black shoes.

"Hi, Dad," I greeted him.

"Hi, Violet," he replied. "How are you today?"

"Good. And you?"

"I'm fine," Dad pursed his lips. "What are you doing?"

"Swimming," I said to him. "And practising my powers."

"Violet," Dad sighed.

Ever since the Volturi confrontation, Dad had been more anxious about me using my powers - indoors and outdoors- fearing that the Volturi or one of their members would discover me. I kinda understood why but at the same time, I didn't want to live like I was in prison.

"Before you say anything," I resumed, raising my hand. "It's safe to use it underwater."

Dad looked up at the ceiling briefly at back at me. "With the windows exposed."

I sighed. "Dad, there's no one there. I did check first."

"I know you do," he said. "It's Leah I'm more feared they'll discover."

I took a breath in. The Volturi weren't too pleased when it came to werewolves and shapeshifters alike.

"The Children of the Moon have been our bitter enemies from the dawn of time... You breed mutants here."

Cauis's cruel words invaded my mind.

"Dad, don't worry about it," I told him. "Everything will be fine. If the Volturi haven't discovered you in like fifteen hundred years, they won't find you still."

Dad curled up his lips and slowly nodded. "If they do-."

"They won't. And besides, I could easily wipe them out."

Dad quickly grabbed my arms and looked straight at me with his gold eyes glowing intensely.

"Don't ever think like that again," Dad said, his tone serious.

I stared at him, my eyebrows straightened and more horizontal. My upper eyelids were lifted higher in fear, exposing more sclera in my eyes. My lips tensed and stretched but it was more open and slack in surprise. The sudden shock from Dad made my muscles tense. I was not frightened nor was I afraid. What I felt was beyond such mere nouns.

"I wasn't thinking like that," I said calmly to him. "All I just say was if that was the case, I can stop them."

Silence returned between us again. We stood there still for what felt like hours. My lips twitched and relaxed.

"Where's Leah?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"She's in the theatre room," Dad replied, releasing his hands from my arms.

"And Ethan?"

"He's in the kitchen, trying to cook food for her."

"I'm just gonna see them."

"Okay," Dad said before hugging me. "Sorry for being a bit aggressive to you."

"It's fine," I replied before leaving the swimming pool.

I walked out of the swimming pool room and my golden gaze spotted Joseph and Rhona on the sofa close to the fireplace: Rhona lay on his lap and Joseph was reading a book. The back of his head tilted slightly to the right, hearing my footsteps.

"Hey, Violet," Joseph said, his eyes still on the book.

"Hello, Joseph," I greeted. "Hi, Ro."

"Hi, Vi," Rhona sweetly said, snuggling with him.

I headed to the door on the left side below the stair and opened it.

Continue to 2. THE LONE WOLF

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#5

Into the Fire [7/?] - Family Drama

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Relationship(s): Mai/Zuko, Zuko & Iroh, Ozai & Zuko, Zuko & the Gaang

Summary: When Azula met her brother in Ba Sing Se & told him he could come home, he believed her, even though she had made this exact offer before. This time there was no loose-lipped Captain to give the game away, & he was brought back to the Fire Nation not as a hero, but in chains. When he is dragged from his cell months later, he expects to be facing his execution, not his coronation.

Chapter 1: A Decision is Made

Chapter 2: Preparations & Discoveries

Chapter 3: A Public Spectacle

Chapter 4: Prison Break, But Legally

Chapter 5: Casually Suggesting Treason

Chapter 6: Confused Hakoda

Chapter 7: Family Drama

Extract:

Ozai sat slumped against the wall of his cell, too exhausted to do anything else. (Weak, so weak…) He felt drained, empty, the void where his inner flame had once been clawing at him.

He had lost everything. His power, his throne, even his firebending, even his strength. And soon, probably, his life. The Avatar was clearly intent on Iroh being Firelord, judging by the gloating comments of his friends as they had hauled their prisoner onto an airship, and by now the coronation must be over.

(There was something in his hair. Rotten fruit, he realised, from Ba Sing Se. The Avatar’s little band had of course needed to collect the new Firelord and take him to his coronation. And they had made sure to show their prisoner off while they were there, just to underscore his humiliation.)

When a guard announced that he had a very important visitor, and the pathetic torches blazed stronger, he remained slumped against the wall, not even bothering to turn and look up as a shadow fell over him. He didn't want to have to see his brother's smug face again.

"Father."

His head jerked up, half worried that he was hallucinating from his dehydration (though the Royal Physician had provided him with water). Or worse, that Zuko had been restored to the title of Prince, and dispatched as a messenger.

But no, it was indeed Zuko, dressed in Firelord robes, the crown glinting in his hair.

He closed his eyes for a moment, relieved. Thank Agni for small mercies. At least one of his children was on the throne. He'd rather it was Azula, of course – he had groomed her as his successor – but better Zuko than Iroh.

A shiver wracked him.

“You’re cold?” He hesitated a moment, before leaving.

Ozai wondered if he’d been abandoned for displaying weakness, but Zuko returned a minute later, a blanket draped over his arms.

“Here.” He held it through the bars.

Ozai didn’t reach for it; he wasn’t going to debase himself more by begging. And he was too weary to move. Besides, what good would it do?

“It won’t help.” The cold was inside him, threatening to consume him.

Zuko sighed. “Just take the fucking blanket.”

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#4

The Last Firebender [23/?] - By the Power of the Moon

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Relationship(s): Mai/Zuko, Zuko & the Gaang, Zuko & his family

Summary: Agni has stood by as his children have used their gifts to burn the world, consumed with despair but reluctant to interfere. When the one who is meant to act as his intermediary in the mortal realm burns his own son in a shocking act of cruelty in front of a crowd who fail to step in, that is the final straw.

The Fire Nation descends into chaos at the sudden loss of firebending, & the war becomes bloodier still, as the troops fight on out of sheer desperation, terrified that a reckoning is now due.

And then Iroh, tending his injured nephew while trying to keep him safe from a vengeful father who blames him for this calamity, realises that Zuko's inner flame still burns...

Chapter 1: Prologue

Chapter 2: Any Port in a Storm

Chapter 3: Unexpected Guests

Chapter 4: Making Friends

Chapter 5: Adventures

Chapter 6: Learning Lessons

Chapter 7: Fire & Ice

Chapter 8: Azula is Not Okay

Chapter 9: Father & Son

Chapter 10: E v e r y t h i n g i s F i n e

Chapter 11: Azula is Still Not Okay

Chapter 12: Friends & Family

Chapter 13: Unravelling

Chapter 14: Zuko & Azula Actually Have A Conversation (part 1)

Chapter 15: Zuko & Azula Actually Have A Conversation (part 2)

Chapter 16: The Council Has Spoken

Chapter 17: Island Getaway

Chapter 18: Going on a Mama Bear Hunt

Chapter 19: Fire Nation Democracy in Action

Chapter 20: A Night in the Woods

Chapter 21: Bad Moon Rising

Chapter 22: Blue Moon

Chapter 23: By the Power of the Moon

Extract:

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16 notes - Posted October 6, 2022

#3

New ATLA Fic Preview

Here’s a preview of a fic I've been working on. Based on this AU idea by @electronswrites, where Aang is found much earlier & the Gaang is formed of characters from the generation up (I tried posting this yesterday, but I think Tumblr was glitching or something? idk?). Tagging various people from the post’s notes that seemed interested: @professionalranter31, @muffinlance @gaymedievaldruid @girl-loves-travel45 @kacievvbbbb @beastlybeauty1 @shorteeby40. Lemme know if any of you want to be removed.

This AU involves some changes to canon, because somebody needs to teach Aang waterbending, so Hakoda is a bender here. (If you're wondering, 'Wait, so who is going to take on Sokka's role of non-bender warrior?': Kya. It's Kya. Kya is here to chew bubblegum & kick ass & there is no bubblegum in the world of ATLA so that really simplifies her 'to do' list.)

Ages have also been adjusted. I've decided that everyone is the same age as their show equivalents (where available). Hakoda is 15 (same for Bato), Kya is 14 (I might switch them idk), Ozai is 16, Ursa is 15, etc. I've decided on 24 for Zhao's age - still young, but old enough that he'd be super resentful being bossed around by a teenager. Zuko is already around, as per the og post, & is 1.

A few small tweaks to the ideas posted: Zhao & Ozai are bitter rivals, rather than friends. Ozai & Ursa weren't betrothed (because I figure in that case Azulon would just move the wedding date). And Ursa escaped the 'school' she was sent to while still pregnant & went on the run.

I haven't really planned this fic out too well, beyond this first chapter, a vague outline, & a few random ideas, & ngl it'll be a while before I do any proper work on it (which is why I'm just posting this preview on tumblr rather than Ao3), because I have a current WIP that I'm nearly done with, another that I want to at least update, & a third I would like to start posting. I don't even have a title.

But for now, here's the first chapter: Hakoda Tries to Impress A Girl

Hakoda scanned their surroundings as Bato steered their boat deftly between icebergs. They didn’t really need to be out here – the village had enough provisions stored away that they’d be okay unless their hunters had a real nasty bout of bad luck. But bad luck did happen (often in the form of Fire Nation raids) & nobody would say no if they caught anything extra.

And it got them out of shoring up the snow wall around the village, which was tedious work.

Kya wouldn’t be called upon to help with the building work, but she had jumped at Hakoda’s invitation, keen to get out of the village for a while.

The men wouldn’t let her train with them anymore. Nobody minded a woman having some kind of basic training, at least enough to know how to wield a club without knocking herself out instead of her opponent. That was just common sense. If any Fire Nation soldiers got through the warriors’ defences, then it was useful to have some of the woman be able to hold them off from burning people’s homes (or worse) until the real warriors were able to step in

But when Kya had started beating some of the men, the Chief had put his foot down. He couldn’t stop her watching though; he couldn’t stop her practicing the moves she’d seen on any man who bothered her either.

“Kya,” Bato was saying, carefully. “If you hit a man in that spot, it really hurts.”

She rolled her eyes, continuing to swing her club. “I know. That’s why I did it.”

“But it’s dishonourable! That’s not how you win a proper fight!”

That got a snort. “Like the Fire Nation cares about honour.”

Bato looked pleadingly at Hakoda for help, but he kept his eyes on the water, pretending not to notice. He understood that, as the Chief’s son, Bato felt he had to take his side. But she’d been in the right & Sunoq had had it coming. Maybe he’d learn to keep his hands to himself in future. (He also didn’t want to risk being on Kya’s bad side, even a little.)

Besides, he had another reason for inviting her along; he was hoping to show her a waterbending move he’d just learned.

Learning to bend had been a struggle. The only teacher available to him had been an infirm old man who’d been missed in the raids. Before he’d died, he was able to teach Hakoda some healing, & a few simple moves that didn’t require much, well, movement. But any actual attacks that would be useful in fighting the Fire Nation, or anything big or powerful, were beyond his ability to demonstrate. And that was the exact sort of thing that would be of interest to Kya.

He’d done his best to figure out moves based on the man’s descriptions, but it was difficult, especially as his mind had been wandering as his life drew to a close, & some of those descriptions had been confusing.

But today he thought he had something. Something that might impress Kya. And he really wanted to impress her.

They’d known each other pretty much their whole lives (it wasn’t that big a village) & the three of them had always been friends. But recently he thought he’d like to be something more than friends with her. He wasn’t sure if it was a good idea to just come right out & ask her though. She was scary when she was mad, & he knew from training that she did not pull her punches at all.

They found what they felt was a promising spot, & Hakoda & Bato cast their lines & sat back to wait, but hours passed & nothing was biting. And Kya, who’d been crouched with a spear, staring intently into the water, swore she hadn’t seen a single fish.

It was as if they were avoiding the area. But there was no sign of any predators, & if that was what it had been, then whatever it was should have moved on by now in the absence of prey.

Weird.

Well, at least he didn’t have to worry about scaring fish away.

He began swooshing water to & fro, slow at first, but gradually getting faster, before pulling upwards, making large waves that pushed the boat closer to the large iceberg in their vicinity.

The next step – which he hadn’t quite consistently managed yet – was to turn the waves into ice. If he could figure that out, it would be immensely useful to the tribe – he could quickly erect defensive barriers or build bridges.

Maybe then the Chief would stop looking at him like he didn’t belong.

He did his best to follow the movements the old man had described, which had worked a little in his experiments, but the water stubbornly remained water.

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30 notes - Posted September 26, 2022

#2

Playing Stray & getting the notification that you earned the trophy for the cat dying 9 times like

37 notes - Posted July 25, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Working on The Last Firebender, & was trying to figure out upcoming plot points, because I’d only planned a few chapters ahead, & even then only vaguely, & realised an upcoming plot point wouldn’t work so I needed to do something else, & the fic just kinda started taking a turn...

And now I’m at the stage where I’m like

Okay what if the rest of the fic is just Zuko & Momo hanging out...

37 notes - Posted February 8, 2022

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It's a huge difference of opinion about what's happening here and tons of people hate these people they have stupid projects going on that lasted years they can't get out of their own way they move around some dirt go home it's just horrible they're the worst workers the dumbest people ever I am so sick of seeing them there's never a good excuse it's always dumb s*** and they force our son to look bad and others and driving society down it doesn't have to be it's because they're incompetent it's been there forever they do it like every week this is horrible I want to hear from you anymore but the stupid road. These people have a law that they want to pay with phospho radioactive material if he signs the bill he should be brought up on charges of treason it'll contaminate people and the water it is illegal to put radioactive material into anything that people have public access to terrorists could could rip the road out and make nuclear bombs for real this is a joke what they're doing here this has to be stopped this particular law if it doesn't stop with the governor he's going to be under arrest and I don't want him out. Furthermore if you pave with radioactive material the pavement deteriorates and the road will last less than a year or four or five months minimum it's ridiculous it is a insist on doing it we're going to spray it with salt water and just let it fume all over them and we agree it'll kill everybody doing the project. That's a solution in the salt water when the gate it and they lose their radioactive material they had plan to use. And we're making a note of it another matters we are at war with these imbeciles and we are applying a lot of techniques to get rid of them it is not a simple War and they are going down hard in some areas but they are going down and they are falling and they're spitting and spewing and her son every minute they can and it only gets worse consume they'll make damn sure that they're gone. They're getting rid of more devices last year than all of you can make like in 10 days and in one area. And you're expecting it to do something. You're so awful and you're so wrong and what you're saying is so stupid that people are killing you out of hatred alone in that your massively massively incompetent humongous assholes on TV you have no idea how to control yourself no idea how to come up with your own topics to talk about and just keep on ringing our son like it's your job or you're free to do so we're going to come down on you now we're going to get you you have a lot of stuff to get you with and he says we're going to make those projects happen in order to get them with that because he's two assholes are going to fight and splits him in half and the clones are going to try and ride it and we're going to use that to get rid of them I'm going to use it to get rid of them and we're going to use it now I'm going ahead with it

Nuada Ariana a huge project is going but it's held up a little because these big ships and they're finally getting out of our hair and we're going to go on it while you're away and there's nothing that you can do because you have to help Tommy off or you'll be alone out here and your fleet went with you

Olympus

Hera Zues

I kind of like how he says it to you is making a stupid face making a dumb noise it just doesn't quit on purpose and that's it and you say you have to sit there for a long time and it says no I don't I'm not an idiot like you that's what I says like that

Thor Freya

It was really saying is you look ridiculous you look hilarious and you look like stupid pigs that are stuck and that's what you are

Duke Nukem Blockbuster he's not the Duke the people call him that and really he helped him act so he really acts like that and our leader says oh s*** and her too I act like that so you better cut that out he says you're right like John Wayne and backs off now we're going to kick their ass this week has to be eliminated and he's right this is a threat to our existence and the serious threat

We're going to town on them and we're going to we're going to take them down and we don't need all this stupid talk and advice from idiots I'm going to make you guys shut up you're a huge bunch of huge piles of dumbass stuffed pigs you just need somewhere to go I'm trying to help you with that in Mexico might be coming up but right now you should be going to battle with the clones not with the max you idiots trying to keep something straight

Frank Castle hardcastle

This is a huge deal tons of people are involved in this it's a massive battle it's going to happen in moments and is in space it's a giant that all is one of the largest space battles ever to occur no it's the largest you'll never see anything like this in your life again most people have never seen anything that will ever compare you don't know what this is going to be like watching a 15,000 miles ship get destroyed second planet so stay tuned you bunch of weasels

Salazar and goddess wife

You're taking Bayliner over anyways and we don't care we're buying the boats and he doesn't care you should get something from it and we figured out something you're right but we're not going to so he says we're condemned and go away we understand something it's a guy next door who doesn't care either it's really not much to say or a bunch of losers and don't do anything right and we're going to pay for it because we're mean and stupid and do things all day long that are ineffective and just keep doing it because they're mean and we're going to die because we're doing mean and stupid things now I don't really get it because that's how we work things but I do see what he's saying we're doing stuff and showing people in code showing him and we die it's obscene I'm going to pay for it in the long run no probably pay for the short run quite possibly to see everybody else if I was paying for it he says we flow in and we cover ourselves with fresh recruits who are eager to do the job and we're confused as to what it means I will say that he's pretty smart and we're not doing the work once it's out of the way cuz we don't help him for real and we actually don't they work it's tiring and they want to kill us all and kind of deserve it cuz we don't do anything but we're fighting each other and it's not making it possible so I have to try and get the edge cuz I grew up helping him and it's disgusting we're trying to start projects up and he says just start the projects up and stop fussing around you do that around the house and you never got anything done you end up just sitting around so I see what he's saying I started doing things and going to school and stuff it works so I'm trying to do this

Bja

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Genshin Boys would be Horrible as Disney Princes

Headcanon and Reader Perspective, Drabble

Sojourner Special (Followers Event)

Despite being the gentleman and sweethearts that they are, in the wrong hands, of badly aligned context and universal rules these boys can barely function as princes given their own ideals.

Diluc in Cinderella

Shortest one, oops.

Our Diluc would honestly be too busy for balls if we're doing this canonically, night time of all times. He's not your prince tonight, he's off somewhere doing Knight stuff...

If by chance you did catch him in the ball and he did indulge you with your dance until you escapaded at midnight, he's not gonna question it.

And since he didn't even REMEMBER your face, the next day just goes on as usual. No decree for searching the whole land for your foot or anything, it's just a normal day after a party.

"They left without a word, no name or promise, who am I to say no when they clearly don't want to stay?"

He's a gentleman. Too gentlemanly...

Childe in Sleeping Beauty

In this scenario, Childe embraces his knight-ness more than the princely aspect. I mean sure, he danced with you in the forest all so lovingly, sang along to your pretty lil voice. But when the prophecy came, his focus changed—

To the thrill of fighting a big ass green fire breathing dragon! Big woah, Childe had soooo much fun fighting it that he didn't even cheese it.

He lived for every hour of the fight and made it as slow as possible. Taunting, playing with his PREY- mid-fight the dragon would realize just how strong and horrifying Prince Childe is, but the entertainment had started, and the dance won't end until Childe wills it.

When he DID finally slay the damned thing, he'll come up to your quarters and stare at your sleeping body, and then think "Hey, if them being put under this spell gave me the fight of the century? What if ANOTHER dragon comes? That would be amazing!" No waking up for you, or the whole city for that matter.

Albedo in Frog Princess

You... You don't even get the chance to be the frog princess in here... simply because he himself REFUSES to change back to normal. You have never met a man so intelligent, much more a frog.

"I know of which you are not, I won't be fooled by cardboard crowns and secondhand dresses," you choke as he berates every fiber of your being, "It matters not, I still have much to learn about the life of an amphibian."

He disappears after that and you've never heard from him ever again, although at the back of your mind you're pretty sure he's a live and well, that bastard is too smart to end up as roadkill.

And well, you're right, he's out there in the world of frogs doing frog things. Triumphant over frog science and the other talking creatures he may meet.

He'll also find a way to revert himself back to normal, either making his own cure or just enlisting the help of a princess to bargain.

He might come to you upon the logic of marriage counting you as princess, but don't get too hyped, you won't be treated as his wife. He'd be too busy putting his frog research into paper...

Zhongli in Beauty and the Beast

A beast he may be, he's still dignified and elegant, upholding his end of the bargain so long as the other does the same.

Your father may have trespassed and have taken some flowers in his domain but well, really it's such a petty crime that can easily be solvable. And even if there needs to be punishment incured...

When you stumble to the mansion in search of your father, ready to take his place from his jail cell, you find him and the beast (ohh half-dragon Zhongles) by an elegant table drinking cups of tea with light conversation. Huh?

"There is no need to fret, your father and I are just discussing the terms of our contract. He spoke of his woodworks that I wish to commission in exchange, such good potential should not be wasted."

You can also, well, pay off things within contract? But either way, it would be hella awakward, he won't impose on your life and most certainly not about the curse when you had so much to live for.

Kaeya in Rapunzel

Little bitch, thru and thru. If Eugene is such a criminal, he's taking it TENFOLD.

He's not even gonna be the slightest bit trustworthy for you, little Rapunzel, because he raises so many red flags your frying pan wouldn't even be enough to threaten him. He probably has a really thick skull, and your resolve won't be able to smack that pretty face.

Bargaining won't work, he'd sleight of hand his way out and get the crown knowing you'd hid it in the pot immediately, and then just backflip outta there.

If you manage to get him to get you out, he's not gonna be of help either. Kaeya would be amused with toying with you, leaving you in the dark as you get scared shitless/dance around with some tavern criminals. Otherwise, ehh...

One way or another, he's gonna find a way to get you off his case. Either forcing you to travel with companions that's headed to the city anyways or forcefully knocking you out and heaving you back to your tower.

"You have a mother that never ages lock you up in this tower? Nu uh, sweetie, I'm not dealing with the dark forces of witchery when I'm already well off with the crown."

He got the crown.

Venti in Snow White

I'm sorry what? Free apples? Eternal sleep in a beautiful bed? He's gonna be glad to just take your place. (Spoilers, he would)

He'd be most definitely entertained with your dwarves, playing his tunes. You life would be filled with his lyre as he plays around, not even caring about the other implications of yours or his status in this woodland forest.

You ran away from home? Cool, freedom, man. Wish he could the same without jeopardizing the kingdom and his family. He'd probably take the apple too just for you~

During your rest, he'll come up with the most eloquent song to play for your seven dwarves as he watches your fate sadly. How peaceful you looked, away from the world and from the grips of death.

The dwarves would force him to please try and break the spell, and he'll shrug and indulge- except it didn't break the spell, as he expected it to be. And they are clueless on who else you had encountered in your life to even spare a true love's kiss.

"How saddening, the princess lays. Maddening to those around as they'd say, if only my kiss was enough for the curse to sway." You died, ouch.

Xiao in Mulan

Brutal. Brutal. Brutal. His voicelines would come in sooooo handy here, oh my goodness.

If you miraculously bypassed his analytical gaze enough to hide your sexuality, you're going to die in his training program. He's not gonna go easy on you, not when the fate of the nation lies upon your capability to keep up. You're gonna go through far worse than what true Mulan went through, and you may or may not just die in the process.

If by chance you survived, this would warrant enough respect to not kill you (oh, you lived) but you better not show up again.

He's never gonna be delighted to see your traitorous face again, he can save China on his own, thank you very much. And you know he can. Try and approach him, and a sword would be at your neck once again.

"Foolish gremlin, you think you had the right to present yourself after the treason you willfully committed? We won't crumble at the loss of one person, your job here is done." How sad.

Cyno in Little Mermaid

First of all, wack, mermaids exist! Sadly, that's nothing new for him. He knows a lot with that intelligent mind of his, so it would be no surprise that the existence of such mythical creatures doesn't make him bat an eyelash. He's been living near water, he's not that stupid.

With that in mind, your presence in your first meeting is going to be bad. Very bad. Cyno knows about sirens and he's not at all gonna fall for it, and if by chance he had known you before the ship was wrecked, he's probably gonna be veryyy keen in capturing you instead.

So if by chance you're stupid enough to interact with him and DESIRE to be on land with him, you're gonna deal with a lot of problems.

You're not getting that kiss easily. No, it's a huge challenge. He'd be repulsed in your naivety and will most likely be more concerned on your voice than ever. He'd be so kind to try and give a shot in helping with the cure but it's not the cure you needed.

He'll drown himself in every literature in full concentration just to see if there's any text he can find about curses and muteness. His curiousity would get the best of him, and you'll barely see him after you managed to explain your predicament without the need for words. Octopus woman doesn't even need to show up to intervene.

"A kiss? Surely not, such ailment won't be cured by fairytale methods." And then he goes back to his library once again. And you will be seafoam the next sunrise. Or was it sunset?

"So now that we've established these grounds," Exiled turns to the other two in the area, "Maybe, these boys would be better off as princesses."

And so the trio concocts a new type of fairytale, collaborated to masterpieces soon after.

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Okay I’ve decided to do a single rec after I finish one novel hahaha because if I wait to get around to it all it’ll never happen! Anyway because @sarah-yyy​​ has been reading it and I’ve gotten a lot of asks/replies on this, I’m just going to do one huge list for one of my faves so everyone knows what’s going on and where to find things XD

- Part of Min’s ‘Why You Should Read’ Series -

Summary: 

This is set in a historical setting where men can marry other men, but it’s usually reserved for sons who were not borne by the official main first wife of the patriarch of the family, i.e. a son born by a concubine in a family may be forced to marry a man to keep him from being able to become the next family’s patriarch for example. This is because any family’s next leader needs to be able to have children with a wife who married in as a zheng shi (lawful wife), and not a ce shi (second wife) or any other concubines/mistresses etc. Most of these men who marry other men have to take them as their zheng shi and lawful spouse in a sense, and the same goes for the royal family.

The story starts with third prince Jing Shao, who was forced to marry Mu Han Zhang, a Marquis’ second son, by the Empress and Emperor, thereby officially and effectively cutting him out of the race for the throne. He’s mocked by the public as everyone knows what this means, and for the next 10 years, he neglects Mu Han Zhang, blaming him for his predicament, and deliberately showers his three other concubines with affection in front of him, but 10 years later, when Jing Shao is accused of treason, everyone leaves him except for Mu Han Zhang. They are chased to the edge of the cliff by soldiers, and Mu Han Zhang dies in his arms having taken an arrow meant for him earlier, and Jing Shao jumps off the cliff with his dead body, and promises that if there’s a next life, he will do everything Han Zhang says, and love him.

He wakes up immediately on the night of his marriage with Han Zhang, and realizes that he’s been given a second chance to make everything right. Han Zhang is definitely afraid of him, humiliated and angry when he first wakes up after how rough Jing Shao was with him earlier on their wedding night, and he has no memories of their past life. Jing Shao then sets to SHOWER HAN ZHANG with affection, love and basically everything, because he realized that this is the only person who stayed by his side until the end, and then he falls in love with Han Zhang properly this time, and also deals with every single person who maligned and schemed against him in his previous life, with Han Zhang by his side.

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Characters:

1. 景韶 Jing Shao - 3rd Prince and is the first out of his three other brothers to be given a title 成王 (cheng wang). He’s referred to as 王爷, and also 小勺 (xiao shao) by Han Zhang. Went out on his first war when he was 14, and was thus given a title before any of his brothers. He’s known for being a merciless, cold and fierce army general/commander, but this was before his second life with Han Zhang, where he puts on like his doting mode and is basically a dumbass XD who listens to Han Zhang with a lot of trust, which is cool and all.

He marries Han Zhang when he’s 19, and in his first life he was very reluctant and resistant, and neglected Han Zhang for 10 years, until he was charged with treason and hunted down. 

In his first life he wanted to snatch the throne, even from his blood-related brother Jing Chen, but more out of spite than anything else because he felt he was dealt an unfair hand by having to marry Han Zhang. Not only that, but Jing Shao is not his father’s favourite son, and he always felt that the emperor was biased against him. Anyway, a huge accumulation of daddy and anger issues, which is fair.

When he realizes that Han Zhang died for him, he decides he will be good to Han Zhang if they are reborn in their next life.

2. 慕含章 Mu Han Zhang - The 2nd son of Marquis Bei Hou’s, born to a concubine. He’s called by his 表字 which is 君清 (jun qing) by Jing Shao. Official First Wife Bei Wei Hou-furen and her son (who is in line to inherit the Marquis title from his father) has bullied him all his life, and wanted to push him into greater desperation by marrying him to Jing Shao, knowing he will suffer at the hands of the supposed merciless/heartless wangye. He has a weak body because of an accident when he was younger, and in his first life he was really sick after being neglected for 10 years, and knowing this in their second life, Jing Shao does everything he can to take care of him.

He is incredibly smart, has a brain for business and sales, and is also very good at handling people, especially scheming ones. He aids Jing Shao in the beginning of their second life, and then Jing Chen later as well, as both brothers begin to fight to put Jing Chen on the throne, against the 1st and 4th Princes. Is an incredibly good tactician in war as well.

3. 景琛 Jing Chen - 2nd Prince, Jing Shao’s blood related older brother who is handsome af too. His title, given later in the novel, is 睿王 (rui wang). He was misunderstood by Jing Shao in the first life as Jing Shao thought it was his brother who led to him marrying Han Zhang, and because he’s not very good at expressing himself and shows his concern to Jing Shao by nagging at him, Jing Shao always thought he hated him. In their second life, Jing Shao already knows that Jing Chen loves him and did a lot for him in his first life, and so trusts his brother and supports him right off the bat, because Jing Chen is indeed the most suited person for the throne.

He has a wife and a concubine, 3 sons and 2 daughters at this point. He ends up helping Jing Shao a lot, and when he realizes that Han Zhang is way more adept at politics and the whole scheming thing than Jing Shao is, he begins trusting Han Zhang a lot more as well! There’s a surprise with Jing Chen hahaha which I loveee and could see, but wasn’t sure until they confirmed it in the last few chapters AHAHAHAHA.

Other Notable Characters:

1. Song Ling Xin (Second Wife) on the left, and two other concubines on the right

They’re pretty much vying for Jing Shao’s attention, but at this point apparently he hasn’t slept with any of them before. Song Ling Xin is the daughter of the Military Department’s Head Song An, and Jing Shao married her initially out of interest. The right most concubine (I forgot her name oops) was a gift given to him by his oldest brother, the 1st Prince. The two of them played a huge role in Jing Shao’s downfall back in his first life, and so in his second life, he especially detests Song Ling Xin. Plus the three of them keep bullying Han Zhang in the beginning, but thankfully Jing Shao is like: “Anything my Jun Qing wants”. They don’t stay around for long either, watch as Jing Shao gets rid of them like he’s swatting flies.

2. Xiao Yuan & Zhou Da-Ge

This is another male couple who’s been married for 7-8 years if I recall. Xiao Yuan is one of Jing Shao’s important allies and friends in the second life, because in Jing Shao’s first life, this was one of the only young officials in court who spoke up for him when the accusations of treason came about. Zhou Da-Ge is his husband, who is a cook running a restaurant in the city. Whenever Zhou Da-Ge bullies Xiao Yuan in bed a little too much, Xiao Yuan punishes him by making him wear colourful clothes out (pink, bright yellow, purple, etc.) and thus he has a reputation for being eccentric and a weirdo, but oh well, all for love.

3. Gu Huai Qing

One of Jing Shao and Jing Chen’s most powerful allies, and he becomes blood-sworn brothers with Jing Shao without realizing who he is. Later he takes a liking to Jing Chen.

(Will update with photos when they come out, but they’re a bit further into the story so we won’t have them for a few months yet ahahaha)

Amazing Scenes:

Jing Shao & Han Zhang first looks in the manhua

Jing Shao being THAT clingy husband and helping Han Zhang to wear his clothes properly so cute!!!!!

Han Zhang and Jing Shao in their first lives (10 years later), about to die, sad and then Jing Shao jumps down the cliff with Han Zhang’s corpse, regretful cuz he a dumb bij

Jing Shao unable to resist kissing Han Zhang’s cheek, realizes what he’s doing, and gets embarrassed LMAOOOO 没出息!!!!!!! (This is different from the novel, because in the novel Jing Shao just kisses and is done with that, the embarrassment part is drawn in only in the manhua hahaha)

Other Things I Like in the Novel:

Jing Shao is like, he does a 180 entirely and he is very cognisant of all his faults and what he did wrong previously, and how badly he treated Han Zhang, so he legit forces his brain to go “I will listen to Jun Qing from now on” and he really sticks to it!

Loves kissing and teasing Han Zhang, but doesn’t force him into bed after their wedding night, and instead goes to Xiao Yuan and asks for tips on how to make his partner feel less scared about sex

The both of them end up with a pet tiger?!! That’s called Xiao Huang (little yellow) LMAO

They nap together a lot which I love <3333

Jing Shao knows he’s bullied at home, so when they go back to the Marquis Bei Hou manor, he holds Han Zhang’s hand in front of everyone to let them know Han Zhang has someone to back him up

Brings Han Zhang to war because he “cannot concentrate if Jun Qing isn’t with me at all times” - and asks for special permission to do so

Han Zhang notes that since he married Jing Shao, as the ‘wife’ he is supposed to serve Jing Shao, but it’s always Jing Shao serving him - Getting water for him, bringing him to baths, putting clothes on for him, putting food in his plate if it tastes nice, massaging his back and waist etc. - and best is he doesn’t have to deal with any in-laws?!! HAHAHA

Jing Shao gets revenge on those who hurt Han Zhang when he was younger for him, and the outcome is pretty hilarious but well-deserved

EPILOGUES are cute af!!!!

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