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kyufiber-moved · 5 years

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I feel like u have a lot of amazing ideas. Can u list them all our do u wanna keep them secret? Like a big masterlist of all the types of aus u wanna write someday. I know i have like 3 pages of ideas. I've actually written down plots to a lot of them, but i don't get much father than that 😬 -🐖

wkjefkwej i do have lots of ideas ((idk about AMAZING damn ily) but most of them are just swirling around my head tbh,,, i have an 18 page google doc with old ideas but then i didnt keep writing ideas down there so ,,, it would be like 30 pages long if i had kept at it ksjdfkjefj

i do want to ((for the most part)) keep my ideas secret so that 1. ppl wont use them before i can SKFKJE and 2. so that if i do post / write / etc them, ppl won’t have alr seen them before !!! but i can post vague-ish ?? summaries of them !!!! also this turned out to be way longer than i thought so . apologies

modern cinderella sns au

hanahaki au

ao haru ride au

modernized jane eyre au

love alarm au

stoic tsundere chef!kyungsoo (see here)

au based off of shinee’s view music video (which i alr kinda did with runaways but . still ive had this idea for years)

tatbilb au

teacher x student au

fashion blogger!y/n

bad bitch!y/n and nerd!main lead

false memories au ((a lot more complicated but hard to explain simply so,,, ill leave it at that))

au based off of the dawnguard quest in skyrim ((but just the ‘100′s of years old vampire locked in a crypt gets found by random human’ part))

au based off groupie love by lana del rey

something with the title “1-800-CUPID” ((if someone takes this i will literally cry just . dont do it . im gonna use it at some point))

something with the title “101 ways to get the girl” AGAIN DONT TAKE IT

guy takes nerdy girls and turns them into bad bitches formula au

ur new teacher / teaching assistant / boss / etc is the one night stand you had the previous night OOPS

secretly dating au

boarding school au

harry potter au

au based off airplane by ikon

fuckboy!heejun

au based off she’s a baby by zico

halloween party costume... turns out to not be a costume :> im mostly a romance writer but this could go a horror route idk

this svt series i was gonna do where each of them had a love story... i can list them if you want but i think i deleted the drafts bc im ocd and have a need to clean out my drafts smh... ok they are as follows ((ill prob end up writing some of these and maybe/probably changing the idol but who knows)) :

(minghao) ur bff tags you and the boy u like in an ig pic and the pic says “tag ur best friend and their crush to ruin their life”

(jun) FAKE fake dating au ((aka guy gets girl to fake date him so his parents will back off of asking him if he has a gf except he actually likes her and its a plan to get her to fall in love w him LOL))

(jeonghan) ice cream shop summer job au feat. flirty main lead

(chan) girl and guy have a prank war that’s been ongoing for two years ever since he accidentally did smth to her and they’re rivals but then he witnesses a moment right after her bf breaks up with her and is like ok we r bffs now and yeah . its cute in theory

(wonwoo) girl is at a party and kisses someone but bc she was intoxicated she doesn’t remember who it was and the plot is her narrowing down who kissed her etc

(mingyu) best friends to lovers bc of a game of spin the bottle HAH ik its cliche but idc

(seungkwan) girl is a prim and proper student but parties over the summer and makes a whOLE fool out of herself in front of guy at one such party but she’s like eh im embarrassed but ill never see him again so its ok except . he turns out to be a transfer to her school

(woozi) guy and girl are main leads and romantic partners etc in play / movie / whatever and while they film / practice an actual behind the scenes romance develops

(dk) guy who is energetic and spastic meets rlly stoic and cold girl bc they’re lab partners and he melts her cold ass exterior

(hoshi) girl is the only daughter of a super rich family and boy is the son of the family’s maid / etc and they run into each other and end up falling for each other despite the class difference, which causes conflict later on when they want to be together yeehaw

(joshua) girl and guy are close friends n one time their friend who is an aspiring youtuber is filming and he’s like listen i want views yall should kiss . and the girl is like no ??? what . and the guy is like surprise ! and kisses her and it changes their relationship oop

(hansol) brother’s best friend!au . simple as that tbh skejfke

and lastly (scoups) famous idol!guy and company intern!girl who definitely shouldnt like each other but . totally do

ok anyways continuing on bc my ideas never fucking stop . oblivious! popular boy taehyung and lovesick!y/n desperately trying to get it into his rock dumb brain that she likes him

i also had this idea for kim doyoung and kim gongmyung like . about the girl liking one of them and then him breaking her heart and its like a year later and she ends up with his little brother . yanno . ok

arranged relationship au BUT with a twist bc the girl also has a bf at school (basically,, something similar to my little bride??? but not the same,, just similar)

cute new boy vs bff boy who has a secret crush on oc

au based off boys by charli xcx

au based off in your pocket by maroon 5

sugar daddy!au

then ofc i have ones ive actually started which are:

au based off mistakes like this by prelow

au based off leave your lover by echos

au based off the mv for view by shinee yanno yanno i mentioned that

royalty!dawon and bodyguard!y/n whose real identity turns out to b something nobody knew about oops

wow i didnt know i had so many ideas when will i chill

#asks #🐖 anon #story ideas #anonymous

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langst-wins · 5 years

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"requiem [blood of my blood]" - the playlist, update schedule, and new formatting

AhhhhhhHHHHHH hey my dudes! Eight more days until the first chapter of Requiem goes up!!

i wanted to share the playlist with y'all but I also wanna give you a quick rundown on a new formatting thing I'm using for this fic that I didnt for HLP.

so this is actually uh...gonna be a 352 chapter story? so I decided, mostly to make it easier for myself to tackle each subplot, that I'm going to split this story up into 20 separate "acts." the entire story will be still be posted on ao3 as one continous 352 chapter fic, but within the story, it'll be clearly indicated when a new "act" is starting.

and ofc because y'all know I base pretty much everything I write off of songs, each act is represented by a specific song. which is how we arrive with the following 20-song playlist.

if you listen to the playlist in chronological order, you can kind of get a general idea of how the story will play out, but not well enough that it will spoil anything, u know what I mean?

and, on updating schedules: there actually is no update schedule for this fic. it will still be going up super quickly, with several chapters posted a day, but no specific number or times of day. so I highly suggest turning on email notifications for it once its posted, so you wont miss a chapter.

alrighty! heres the playlist/the 20 acts! enjoy!

Act One: Home

"Home" - Phillip Phillips | just know you're not alone / cause I'm gonna make this place your home

"Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Act Two: Long Forgotten Sons

"Long Forgotten Sons" - Rise Against | we are the long forgotten sons / and daughters that don't belong to anyone

"Sadly, no one in our family ever said, 'I love you.' The truth is, I think we were all frightened of saying it, since the obvious answer would have been, 'Well, if this is love, what is hate like?'" - Louie Anderson

Act Three: Come and Get It

"Come and Get It" - I Prevail | every single time I turn around, my name is in your mouth / you can say what you want, you'll never be me / if you wanna come get it you know where I'll be

"Just because you're winning a game doesn't mean it's a good game." - Seth Godin

Act Four: Hated

"Hated" - Beartooth | there's a bullseye painted on our backs in the crosshairs of the ignorant / but I am not your scapegoat anymore

"My story can unchain someone else's prison." - Patricia Dsouza

Act Five: Issues

"Issues" - James Durbin | I've got issues, I've got scars / and the color is just like yours

"We are all broken, that's how the light gets in." - Ernest Hemingway

Act Six: The Only Exception

"The Only Exception" - Paramore | up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness / because none of it was ever worth the risk / but darling, you are the only exception

"When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth." - Jodi Picoult

Act Seven: No Man is an Island

"No Man is an Island" - Tenth Avenue North | no man is an island, we can be found / no man is an island, let your guard down / please don't try to fight me, I am for you / we're not meant to live this life alone

"We're all so desperate to be understood, we forget to be understanding." - Beau Taplin

Act Eight: Hard Times

"Hard Times" - Paramore | hard times gonna make you wonder why you even try / hard times gonna take you down and laugh while you cry

"As a little girl I was scared of monsters. My parents told me they didn't exist. How I wish they would have told me the whole truth. Monsters do exist; they're just not hiding in closets." - Leah Darrow

Act Nine: No Love

"No Love" - Simple Plan | there is no love here / so what will you do?

"The greatest thing a father can do to his children is to love their mother." - Anjaneth Garcia Untalan

Act Ten: Cancer

"Cancer" - My Chemical Romance | still, I will not kiss you / cause the hardest part of this is leaving you

"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear." - C.S. Lewis

Act Eleven: Turn It Off

"Turn It Off" - Paramore | and the worst part is / before it gets any better, we're headed for a cliff

"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winstin Churchill

Act Twelve: 21 Guns

"21 Guns" - The cast of Broadway's 'American Idiot' (highly recommend this version for the fic) | did you stand too close to the fire? / like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone

"He's detatched about your pain, but God knows he takes his own pain more seriously than cancer....It finally dawned on me that my father, for all his protestations and lectures and writing about detachment, is a very, very needy man." - Margaret Salinger

Act Thirteen: Good For You

"Good For You" - The cast of Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen' | got a taste of a life so perfect, now you say that you're someone new / good for you, good for you

"Perhaps nothing so accurately characterizes dysfunctional families as denial." - John Bradshaw

Act Fourteen: Hope in Front of Me

"Hope in Front of Me" - Danny Gokey | there's hope in front of me / there's a light, I still see it

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

Act Fifteen: Skyscraper

"Skyscraper" - Demi Lovato | go on and try to tear me down / I will be rising from the ground like a skyscraper

"do not look for healing

at the feet of those

who broke you." - Rupi Kaur

Act Sixteen: Requiem

"Requiem" - The cast of Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen' | cause when the villains fall, the kingdoms never weep

"We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not in imagination." - C.S. Lewis

Act Seventeen: I Don't Love You

"I Don't Love You" - My Chemical Romance | when you go, would you even turn to say / I don't love you like I did yesterday

"My love for you was bulletproof but you're the one who shot me." - Vic Fuentes

Act Eighteen: Innocent

"Innocent" - Taylor Swift | it's alright, just wait and see, your string of lights is still bright to me / who you are is not what you did / you're still an innocent

"Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn." - C.S. Lewis

Act Nineteen: New Year's Day

"New Year's Day" - Taylor Swift | there's glitter on the floor after the party / girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby / candle wax and polaroids on the hardwood floor / you and me forevermore

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." - Aristotle

Act Twenty: Impossible Year

"Impossible Year" - Panic! At The Disco | there's no sunshine, this impossible year / there's never air to breathe, there's never in-betweens / these nightmares always hang on past the dream

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost

#happy little pill fic

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rem102 · 7 years

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Light In The Darkness

Summary: A young child just trying to figure out her way in the world. Until she is invited to her first royal ball where she meets the young Prince Loki. A cruel trick sends her running for the hills, that is until she returns when they are both much older.

This will eventually cover the events of Thor, Avengers, Thor Dark World and eventually beyond that.

Rating: M for the future, and eventual violence

Tags: Loki x Reader, Thor x reader, Avengers, Thor Movies,

Authors note: When stressed out write. This is going to be a slow build

Every little girls dream as a child was a chance to visit the center of the city. More specifically the golden castle that looked as if it could touch the sky. It stood as a beacon of hope among the nine realms at least that was what my papa told me. The palace always seemed to glisten in the light of the bright sun or reflecting the moons lights from far away. I wanted more than anything a chance to visit one day when I was older.

Mamma and papa always went to visit the golden glistening palace, and come home to tell me all of their stories and their visits each time they were called away. My parents always told me that they worked for the Allfather and Allmother and nothing more than their simple explanation left much to the curious mind of mine. Could they be magnificent warriors that lead troops into battles? Or could they simply be the servants cleaning up the messes of noble lords and ladies? I used to create wild stories about what they actually did when they were visiting the palace.

There was one day when papa finally did tell me what he did at the palace it left me with more questions than answers.

“Your mother and I are the Allfathers personal advisers. One day you too will advise the next Allfather just like we do,” he would tell me as we ventured into the town for groceries and herbs. What exactly did advising the Allfather entail and what made my parents so special to be invited by the Allfather?

“Papa,” I started as we took a break from wandering the busy city streets. “Why are you both so special to the Allfather?” I asked looking up at my father who had his eyes closed thinking about what to say next. Papa always closed his eyes when he was deep in thought. When he opened his eyes he looked down at me sitting on the bench and smiled his hand patted my head.

“You come from a very important family stretching back centuries and centuries of very strong and powerful warriors of Asgard. Your mother too comes from a strong ancient family that is renowned for specialization in wielding Seidr in Vanaheim. What you know as magic or sorcery runs through your veins as well as the hearts of strong warrior.” He finished standing from the bench we were both sitting on and he held out his hand, and I grabbed it tightly. “We should be getting back before your mother starts to worry,” he said as we weaved through the large crowds of people, merchants, and shops making our way back to our small home just outside the main city. I knew then that would be one of my favorite stories that my papa had ever told me.

That was the first time that he had been calling magic seidr. I remember as a young child wanting more than anything to make my parents and my ancestors proud. I wanted to be as strong of a warrior as my papa, and as gifted with seidr as my mother. I wanted to learn as much as I could from spells, to using ruins, and even casting my own illusions. I had to teach myself the foundations of using magic on my own since my parents were frequently gone and my basic schooling did not teach seidr. I borrowed my parent’s collection of books to study various forms, and how to better grasp my powers within me. I began asking my parents to bring me home books about magic and how to gain better control of it.

It was upon turning ten years of age papa said that I was ‘as gifted as a hundred year old mage’ with simple little spells and illusions I would cast for fun. I read just about every book I had on using magic and craved more, and I noted this feeling and desperate need for more power. I wanted more than anything for my mom to seriously train me for mastering more skills, and to follow in their footsteps.

“What would you like for your gift for your birthday my darling?” My mother asked wondering what she could possibly gift me.

“I want you to train me in seidr.” My mothers expression changed to a concerned look. “Please, I want to be as good as you are, and I will never ask for anything else ever again.” I begged hugging tightly to her legs and my mothers hands on my shoulders as she stooped down to my height to look at me in my eyes. “Are you certain that is what you want? It is no easy path for me to teach you.” She asked wanting to be sure that this was what I truly want.

“I want this more than anything I want to start training. Your magic is beautiful and I want mine to be too.” I said serious as I could ever be about anything ever. “You wont ask for anything else huh?” she said with a laugh standing up and running her hand through my hair creating a mess of tangles. I playfully swatted her hand away. “Fine I lied. I will probably ask for more books.” I replied crossing my arms. “So can I?” I asked afraid to hear the response.

“Your father and I will discuss your request later,” she sighed and my heart leapt in my chest for a glimmer of hope that I could finally take control of the powers flowing through my body just waiting to be used.

“Really?” I asked again wanting to be sure this was not a trick. “Really, really,” my mother replied looking back down at her papers on her desk. I leapt up from the chair and rushed to hug her tightly once again. “Thank you mamma, thank you, thank you, thank you!” her arms wrapped around me tightly squeezing my insides. “hmm well to make it up to you for having to wait on the gift. I think it is about time you go to your first royal ball. What do you think about that?” She questioned and I lifted my head up from the body of her dress. “Wait what?” I asked pulling myself away from her to make sure that she was serious.

“Me go to the palace with you and papa?” I questioned my eyes widening in uncertainty if this was actually a dream.

“Well if you don’t want to go I can always tell the Allmother that you are not interested.” My mother noted waving around an invitation in her hand with the seal broken on the paper. I quickly grabbed it from her flailing hands. “Let me see,” I said grabbing the paper frantically and quickly turning the paper upright to read what was inscribed on the fine paper.

The Allmother would like to extend the invitation to our dear friend Iver and his family to the Winter Solstice festival at the request of his closest friend Odin. We strongly encourage bringing your daughter to attend seeing that she is of age and hopeful friend of the princes.

I screamed in excitement upon reading the letter. “Are you serious?”

“Aye stop screaming settle down.” My mother pleaded taking the letter back from me before I crumpled the invitation. I climbed on the chair next to my mother’s desk flailing my arms and legs out to try to relax. “When is it?” I wondered wanting to know how long I had to work on perfecting my little spells to impress the Allfather and Allmother with.

“At the end of the week, we shall be staying there for a three days for the festivities.” My face was hurting from the smile on my face. “Shall I tell Frigga you would like to attend then?” My mother asked pulling her gaze away from the papers on her desk. “You don’t even have to ask uhh yea.” I noted as I ran up to my room to grab a book or two and go to my favorite reading spot outside. “Where are you off too now?” Mother asked turning around in her chair. “To study more I want to get extra practice in.” I said before heading out our kitchen door to our backyard. I climbed up our large tree to my favorite branch where I could see over the nearby houses and the distance a glistening golden palace glistening in the sun.

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I ate up the expressions of my school friends jealous faces when I told them that I was invited to my first royal ball. Their jaws were left hanging wide, and look of widened eyes were priceless. They grew even more envious when I told them that I would be going for an entire three days, and hopefully starting my training soon. It was quite an honor to ever be personally invited to the palace, and I was the first of my friends to ever receive an invitation.

“Do you think you will get to meet the princes?” Dianna asked laying on the grass on her stomach picking at little weeds growing on the ground. Di was my best friend who was two years older than I was a teenager and the envy of every girl at school. Although she was the same height as I was, I always hated her for her natural beauty. All the boys in school always complimented her on her golden hair that she prized more than any of her other features. Dianna was the daughter of a tradesman who sold fine fabrics and expensive linens to the royal family. I was surprised when I heard she had not gotten an invitation either considering her fathers position.

“I highly doubt I’ll meet them with anything more than a simple introduction. Its not like we are expected to become instant best friends.” I said covering my eyes from the warm sun. “They are above my station that is for sure.” I noted before copying Di by rolling onto my stomach too. I was unsure if anything would even come from meeting the princes.

“I hear that the one brother has golden hair just like mine, and the other has hair black as a ravens.” Dianna flaunted casually showing off her hair once again. “Do you want me to cut some of it off to compare?” I said laughing pulling at a small clump of her hair teasingly.

“Ouch! What was that for,” she said rolling over to her side holding the area on her head I had pulled. “I was only teasing, sorry” I said looking at the grass beneath me. “That letter made it sound like your parents were really close with their family so maybe you will make friends with them. They are only three years older than you and one year older than me.”

I sighed no longer interested in thinking about senseless boys. “Maybe then we all can spend time together then if we do become friends.” Dianna gasped rolling back over to look at me. “Seriously?” questioned eyes wider than I have ever seen her. “Well how else are you going to arrange your own marriage?” I said laughing and she laughed too. “You would have to do everything I said then,” Di boasted poking me in the side. “I don’t even do that now so don’t expect me to then,” I said poking her back.

“If you don’t come back to school I’ll miss you,” Dianna said solemnly. “I’ll have to be friends with that pig nosed Eldrige if you leave,” she said quieting before turning to look at my expression before we both started laughing. “It’s not like we are going to stop hanging out or anything like that,” I said trying to catch my breath. “You promise?” she asked holding out her pinky's towards me and I nodded wrapping my pinky finger around hers as well.

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“Hold still (name) or your dress measurements will be wrong,” my mother said smiling. “I’m desperately trying too. I’m just too excited I cant sit still.” I replied trying to keep my arms wide for her to measure my arm length and width.

“Do you think I will meet the princes?” I asked looking down at my mother who was bent over backwards trying to get precise measurements. “It’s quite possible dear. Your father and I tutor those boys so it would not be uncommon,” she replied as she spun her finger in the air as if to indicate to me to spin around. “So you tutor them and are personal advisers and how am I just hearing about this now?”

“Well I train one of the princes in seidr and your father trains the other to fight.” She said with a sigh. “Alright go sit down while I write down your measurements,” she requested jotting down numbers on the paper.

“Will there be other children there as well?” I asked unable to sit still or refrain from asking questions. I really do talk too much. “You will be sitting with other children at dinner.” She answered and I looked at her confused. “Why can’t I sit with you and papa?”

“We will be sitting with the Allfather and Allmother.” She said waving her hands in the air like she normally did when she practiced an incantation or spell that was new to her. “Isn't that where honored guests get to sit?” I questioned again wondering how my seemingly normal parents receive such a distinguishable position among the many that serve them.

“Well the Allfather and your father fought many hard battles together. Your father protected Odin from the many people that tried to kill him on the battlefield and even stopped a spear from piercing his heart by taking the blow himself. That is why Odin is quite fond of your papa’s loyalty and steadfastness. Since the Allmother is busy during the day she asked me to train her son in magic since he is in touch with it, just like you are.”

“Then you come home to teach me?” I asked finally being able to piece together why my parents were so valuable and important enough to be asked away from home leaving me behind. “We do, we try to when we can.” She said with a hint of guilt in her voice.

“Come here darling,” she asked and I did as she requested. “Your father and I feel that it is time to tutor you so you can become stronger than either of us combined. I will tutor you like I tutor the young prince, and then the other days your father will teach you and tutor you as well.” Mother said smiling running her thumbs over my cheeks. “Really?” I asked hoping that they were finally agreeing to teach me.

“Really, really,” she said waving her hands in the air once again instead of random motions her magic emitted from her palms in a bright yellow light. Out of thin air my old clothes were replaced by a beautiful gown. When her magic subsided and the enchantment finished I ran over to the mirror to take a look at the new dress mamma had made me.

The dress was the most beautiful gown I had ever seen. It was tan-ish beige color with gold leaves running down the wide straps and to my waist. Past my waistline the leaves broke off into ornate and delicate whisping patterns that trailed back into the tan colored fabric.

“You look beautiful!” my mother exclaimed looking at me from the mirror. “I learned that spell just for you, now it will be possible to create your own dresses from now on.”

“Thank you mamma,” I said running my fingers over the light fabric. I turned from side to side examining the dress carefully.

“A dress fit for a princess,” I heard my father exclaim from the other room leaning on the entrance to the office. I spun around once getting a good feel for my perfect gown. Father and mother were right I looked like a completely different person, and my eyes looked like a brighter shade of blue than they already were. There was no way I was going to be able to sleep tonight anxiously waiting for tomorrow.

If I thought viewing the large golden palace from afar was amazing, I was in for a surprise actually getting up close to the large building. I was wearing my new dress that mamma made me with my hair pulled up a braid wrapped around the crown of my hair and adorned with a golden leaf headband to match my dress. There was a long bridge we needed to cross before entering the large gait to the palace. Every few feet or so were guards dressed in silver armor and wore winged helms with swords close to their sides. My father laughed at my careful examination of each of them. I wanted my own set of armor and sword one day.

“Can you teach me to fight one day?” I asked quietly so that my mother would not hear. “One of these days I will,” he replied with a chuckle. “Did you want to hold my hand?” he asked looking down at me. I grasped my skirts tightly in my clenched fists. I shook my head refusing his offer. I wanted to make a good impression on everyone and did not want to cower away by clinging onto my own parents.

“Don’t wander off then there will be many people here and you don’t want to be getting lost.” I nodded at my fathers concern for my safety. I looked up at my parents smiling behind me and it made me smile. As we got closer and closer the number of guards increased and there were many people standing outside of a large gait. “Stay close,” my mother added as I grabbed her skirt to keep from getting lost. “People are checking in but we go in a separate door,” my mother noted and I let go of her gowns as we made it through the crowd of people. We approached the large door to be greeted my a guard without his helmet on and welcomed my father back to the palace.

Once inside the large hallway opened up to an open air walkway. I was at a loss for words at the view of the many large stone columns as wide as a house that reached as high as three floors above me. I followed my parents carefully trying to remember my steps as we walked. After a few turns we eventually came to a long hall filled with numerous doors. Father dug into his pocket and pulled out a key and inserting it into the door. With a small sound of a click my father opened the door to a bright room that had a huge lounge area with a small bookcase and a few reading couches. The room opened up to a larger rooms with a huge bed in the middle of it.

“Is this where you stay when you are not at home?” I asked running to hop up on the bed. The bed was as soft as it looked and I really didn’t want move from my spot. “No we have offices where we have set up, this is our guest room for the three days we will be here.” My mother said sitting next to me. “If you don’t sit up you will wrinkle the dress,” she said sternly and I immediately sat up not wanting to ruin my outfit.

“I thought we were going to a ball?” I asked confused as to why we needed to stay for three nights. “Tonight is the dinner, and tomorrow is the ball,” she replied as my father took off his coat to hang it up. His blue cape fluttering at his feet. “oh I see,” I replied disappointed that I still had to wait. “Don’t worry you will still get to meet the Allfather and Allmother before hand.”

“While your mother gets ready why don’t I take you to see our office?” I nodded hopping off of the bed. “Where will I be sleeping?” I asked following my father out of the guest rooms. “My dear you will be sleeping on the couch,” he said with a laugh and I groaned in protest of having to sleep on the couch while they got the comfy spot. “How cruel,” I mumbled and my father guided me down the hall. There were people every now and then that acknowledged my father as we walked. He even introduced me to a few of them before we continued walking. There was a large square golden door and my father opened revealing a very large and very cluttered office. The shelves were piled with books of every size, shape, and color. It took my breath away. I could recognize the ones that my parents even brought back for me to read.

“This is where you will be receiving your training,” my father said walking around the office. “Here?” I asked running my hands along the books bindings. “is there a library too?”

“The largest collection of books in the nine realms,” he replied and my butterflies in my stomach soared. “This is amazing, can I read one now?” I asked grabbing one of the green books that looked like it focused on illusions. “If you would like, but I don’t think you will have time to finish.”

“That’s ok, at least I will have a head start on my studies. I cant let a stupid boy beat me.” I said clutching the book close to my side as if it was the most precious to me. “I can show you my favorite place to read,” he whispered and I eagerly followed him to the spot which was relatively close by. “A small garden inside the palace?” I asked looking at the fountain and small patch of grass. “there isn’t any other rooms close by aside from the library and no one ever comes this way.” He said sitting down on the bench and I sat next to him cracking open the book at the worn down pages.

I loved the way a book felt between your fingers, the rough edges running against the pads of your thumbs. The smell of old paper and more than likely dust collecting against its pages. I immersed myself in the writing this book was much harder than the ones I had previously read.

“Iver,” a mans voice called out to my father and I did not look up from the spot in my book. “Old friend it seems you get grayer each time I see you,” I could hear the man and my father laughing. “It’s good to see you again,” the older voice said moving closer to me. “Who might this young woman be?” the man asked, and I finally marked my page and closed the book. When I looked up I did not expect the grey bearded man to be looking at me intently with one eye. The man wore a golden eye patch over his eye. “This is my daughter, (n.m.),” my father said nodding at me. “(Name) this is the Allfather or as I know him as Odin,” my father said any my eyes widened. My book slipped between my fingers falling to the ground. I quickly got up and bowed to him.

So much for a good first impression. “Thank the Norns she looks nothing like you,” the Allfather jested nudging my father. “Maybe not in looks but she’s got spirit,” I didn’t know what to say. “A bookworm just like her mother it seems,” Odin suggested as he bent down to pick up the book I dropped examining the cover carefully before handing it back to me. I was frightened petrified to move even. “T-thank you Allfather,” I said bowing once again. “Child don’t be frightened you have nothing to fear,” the man said putting his hands behind his back. “Frigga tells me that you have just turned ten years is that correct?”

I nodded looking at my father who was watching me carefully. “Last week,” I replied looking at the old man and wondering what had happened for his eye to be covered. “Almost a grown woman, and what is it you asked for you gift?”

“I asked to be trained by my parents so I can be as strong as they are,” I spoke up realizing I was more than likely too overenthusiastic. “papa said he was going to teach me to use a sword, and mother said she was going to teach me magic.” I said looking at the amused man. “Well then why don’t you show me what you can do?” he asked switching places with me and sitting on the bench. “Really?” I questioned looking at my father for approval.

“Go ahead, just nothing crazy.” My father said folding his arms and watching carefully. I nodded trying to calm my racing heart. I closed my eyes and tried to focus my seidr to my hands. With a flick of my wrist the bright sky darkened above us causing my father and the Allfather to shift slightly in their seats. With my other hand I waved it across the sky decorating the night with stars. I tried to push myself further by calling upon a cold breeze to make it actually feel like a cold night. When I felt that I could not control the spell any longer I released my control over the illusion and my hands came to rest next to me. I took another deep breath trying to calm my magic down as to not create a band effect where the magic rebounds and could potentially hurt me. When I opened my eyes again the sky was back to its normal blue color and I looked at my father to see if that was sufficient enough.

I turned my head to the side concerned as to why they were staring at me with wide expressions. “When did you learn that one?” my father asked in almost quiet tone. “I just pictured it in my head,” I replied concerned as to why he was asking. “She usually just makes little bugs and animals or something along those lines but I have never seen her manipulate that much before.”

“Did I do something wrong?” I asked taking a step towards my father who just shook his head and smiled. “No you did nothing wrong, I was very impressed.” He said and I smiled hoping he was proud. The Allfather still said nothing, “come let me go introduce you to my family,” he replied standing up. “What about mother?” I asked my father who nodded. “We shall stop and get her on the way,” I smiled following behind the two old friends. Dianna was going to be so very jealous.

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