#just a short one today

[lady-lostmind]

Steddie Week

Together / Established relationship / Hold the Line by Toto

Steve leans over Eddie where he’s leaning against the counter and turns the volume up so that ‘Hold the Line’ is blaring from behind him. Eddie shakes his head as Steve tugs at his arms, hips already swaying to the beat as he tries to get Eddie to dance with him. He gives Eddie a little pout, his eyes going into full puppy mode and Eddie sighs, knowing he’ll never be able to resist that. 

He rolls his eyes and pushes away from the counter, letting Steve pull him close and wrap his arms around his neck, trying to keep them moving with the fast tempo while Eddie stumbles over his own feet, and Steve’s. 

Steve yelps when Eddie’s foot comes down on his toes and he swats his arm. “You stepped on me!” 

Eddie chuckles and pinches Steve’s side. “You’re the one who wanted me to dance. You did this to yourself, big boy.” 

Steve just rolls his eyes and slows them to a gentle sway, not matching the beat of the song at all, and gazes into Eddie’s eyes. Eddie pulls him a little closer against him and leans in to press a soft kiss to Steve’s lips. “Happy Anniversary, baby.” 

Steve smiles against his lips. “Happy Anniversary, Eds.”

@steddie-week

#steddie week #day five #day five: together #day five: Hold the Line #day five: established relationship #just a short one today #steddie

[totkdaily]

Day 15: Ascension to the Ark

We climb - or I climb, and Tulin flies - onwards. Onwards and upwards, through the never-ending blizzard.

And then even the floating ruins run out, and we're leaping wildly from sky ship to sky ship, sail to sail. Up, and up, and up.

#totkdaily #day 15 #just a short one today #this blizzard is so TALL #totk #loz #legend of zelda #zelda

[lemontreesims]

Spring has sprung in Hidden Springs! That means the snow immediately melts at 6 AM. Rowan spent the remainder of winter making out with Sebastian and reading recipe books.

He'd also been working on upgrading some of his cheap furniture, but it never seemed to go well.

On the first day of spring, Rowan got a visit from his first alien. He and Ushuqop Pa'Lhaxalic were immediately attracted to each other.

Ushuqop stayed just long enough to reveal he was disciplined and had commitment issues, then said he had to go.

[previous] ⬪ [index] ⬪ [next]

#rowan wood #story: hidden things #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #just a short one today

[sadinasaphrite]

Whumptober Day 6 - Yuu

Today’s whump is in second person POV, which I know isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. They/them Yuu.

No. 6 PROOF OF LIFE

Ransom Video | “I’ve got a pulse” | Screams from Across the Hall

Read on AO3!

Fic under the cut!

It was only a matter of time, really. What were you thinking, sticking around a school of super-powered magic jackasses with an abundance of emotional trauma? Something was bound to go wrong eventually.

And boy howdy, did it ever go wrong.

You’d seen your fair share of magical battles by now. You typically stuck to the sidelines. Not useless, no. You watch the bigger picture and shout tactical advice to your friends. But without magic, you weren’t really a threat. No one had ever taken a shot at you before. Guess there’s a first time for everything.

There wasn’t any time to react. The only warning you got was Asshole of the Day pointing his pen at you before the blast of darkness hit you right in the chest. Everything went fuzzy after that.

The next thing you knew, Ace was kneeling over you, his fingers on your throat.

“I’ve got a pulse!” he shouted to someone outside your field of vision. You thought about looking over, but the effort of moving your head to the side seemed exhausting right now. You coughed, and instantly regretted it as pain lanced through your chest. Your heart stuttered in your chest, beating erratically like shoes in a drier. Ohhhh, that probably wasn’t good.

Ace shouted something else, but you couldn’t make out the words as you sank into darkness once again.

You were aware of the shouting before you opened your eyes. Ace still knelt at your side, Deuce stood over you, and Grim sat by your head. All three of them were shouting at each other, with the occasional accusatory pointed finger. Could they go argue somewhere else, please? Didn’t they know you were trying to sleep? All this shouting was making your head hurt. Or your chest hurt? You couldn’t quite tell, and faded out of awareness once more.

When you next awoke, you were in motion. At least, everything around you was moving. You were moving, right? This wasn’t just the room spinning because you were dizzy, right? After a moment of evaluation, you determined that yes, you were moving. You were laying flat on your back on a gurney. No, more of a stretcher. Wait, no. It wasn’t even that. You were laying on… a piece of canvas between two broomsticks? You hoped this was a perfectly normal magic stretcher and not something the boys had come up with on the fly.

“You’re awake! Hold on!” Deuce was at your side, walking at a brisk pace with you. Was he crying? He took your hand and gave it a squeeze. “Just hold on, okay?”

You wondered what you were supposed to be holding on to as you fainted once more.

It was dark when you opened your eyes. Glancing out the windows confirmed that night had fallen. You were laying in a bed in the school infirmary. Hell, that blast must have done a number on you. A warm presence at your side proved to be Grim, curled up into a ball tucked against your side and sound asleep. Beside your bed, Ace and Deuce sat in uncomfortable-looking folding chairs, also asleep. Deuce’s arms were folded, his head hanging straight down, while Ace slept with his head on Deuce’s shoulder, mouth open and drooling onto his jacket.

You smiled and relaxed back into the bed. Well, no sense in waking everyone up just to find out what was going on. Your chest didn’t hurt nearly as much anymore. You’ll get the full story in the morning. With a soft sigh, you closed your eyes and drifted into sleep.

* * * * *

Bonus: “What do you mean I was fucking dead??”

#whumptober2022 #No.6 #I've got a pulse #Twisted Wonderland #Fic #Yuu/MC #Just a short one today #Look forward to Cater tomorrow!

[windfighter]

Looking out the window

Prompt: ”Get some rest.” | Insomnia

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Kouichi stared through the window. Sat on the windowsill and watched as the night slowly passed by outside. The clock ticked on the wall, a comforting presence in the otherwise quiet night. He was used to the sounds of the city, unable to fall asleep when the quiet got too loud.

And at his brother’s house, the silence was loud. A big house, with a big yard, in the outskirts of the city. All three of them early to bed and early to rise. Even Wolf, Kouji’s dog, spent the night sleeping instead of howling at the moon or barking at random people passing by the front door. Kouichi kind of missed the loud chihuahua in the apartment below his.

He yawned, but knew there was no idea trying to sleep. He had already spent three hours on his back, trying to relax, trying to let sleep lure him away. The mattress was so much softer than he was used to, the sounds different, the ceiling was different. He glanced at Kouji, who was sleeping peacefully. Rolled up on his side, face pressed against the wall. No sounds left him, not even his breathing could be heard in the quiet night. Even Kouji’s stillness was unnerving.

Tomoko was never still in her sleep. She’d talk, change positions, snore. Sometimes it woke Kouichi up, but he enjoyed it. It meant his mother was there. That he was still there. Kouichi took a deep breath and closed his eyes. The beeps of machines echoed in his memories. A sudden jolt through his body. Sounds dying out along with his breaths.

He let out a breath he didn’t remember holding. The sky was getting brighter and Kouichi rested his forehead against the cool glass. Listened as birds started singing outside. Kouji stretched in the bed.

”mmmMH!”

Kouichi turned his head, watched Kouji as he sat up, yawned and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Kouichi yawned as well.

”Morning”, Kouji said.

He sounded so chipper. Awake. Kouichi smiled.

”Morning.”

His own voice sounded heavy, laced with tiredness. Like he hadn’t slept a full night for weeks. He hadn’t, but that was beside the point. Kouji tilted his head, his eyes narrowed and he watch Kouichi like a hawk.

”Did you get any sleep?”

”Yeah”, Kouichi hoped Kouji couldn’t tell he was lying. ”I literally just woke up. Sunrise is pretty out here, we can’t really see it in the city.”

”Hm.”

Kouji’s eyes narrowed further, but he stood up, walked over to the window and looked outside. The sky was pink, soft feather-like clouds spread across the sky. Kouji smiled.

”I never really take time to appreciate it”, he said. ”It sure is… pink?”

Kouichi snorted and gave Kouji a shove with his foot. Kouji laughed and stretched again.

”I need to take Wolf for a walk, do you want to come along?”

Kouichi lifted a hand to his mouth, yawned. Tears gathered in his eyes and he blinked, dried them off. Nodded and slid off the windowsill. Kouji crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head.

”Get some rest, ’niisan. I can tell you haven’t slept.”

Kouichi’s shoulders fell. He needed to get better at lying. He yawned again. Kousei and Satomi started moving in the other bedroom and sounds started filling the room left by the silence of the night. Maybe he could get a little sleep now, when the stillness didn’t weigh as heavy over him. He pulled a hand over his face.

”...fine. But only because I know you’d tie me to the bed otherwise.”

Kouji snorted and started changing out of his pyjamas. Kouichi crawled down into the guestbed again, listened as Kouji got ready, the birds sang and Satomi and Kousei went downstairs and got started on their daily routines. Wolf barked at something in the yard. Kouichi closed his eyes. Sleep came almost instantly and the world faded from his consciousness.

#windy writes #whumpril2023 #digimon frontier #kouichi kimura #kouji minamoto #Kouichi can lose little a sleep as a treat :3 #just a short one today #I'm super sleepy #also a day behind but you know what #who cares #it's not a competition #this is shortly after their adventures #kouichi is still a little traumatized about the whole dying-thing

[leyswhumpdump]

Relax

Day 7 of @themerrywhumpofmay

Tropes and CWs: Branding injury detail, captivity, comfort.

Whumpee won’t lie still. Caretaker has spent the better part of a morning attempting to soothe them, but to no avail. They’ve sprawled across the lower bunk, low whimpers escaping their lips, writhing as if trying to escape the livid burns on their naked back. Caretaker can see Whumper’s initials even through the blistering. The sight alone makes them burn nearly as hot as the branding-iron.

“I know,” they whisper, hoping something might pierce Whumpee’s pain-haze. They long to hold Whumpee’s hand, but the brand has left raw nerves even on the unburned skin. Even the physical touch of the mattress is unbearable. Caretaker settles for the comfort of proximity, of a soft and gentle voice. “I know it hurts. Whumpee, I’m so—”

“I’ll kill them.” Whumpee’s voice comes muffled through sobs, and the pillow Caretaker forgot to remove from the bed. “We’ll get out of this cell. A proper escape this time. And then I’ll kill them.”

“We might end up fighting over who gets that privilege.” Caretaker rests their forehead against the cool rungs of the bunk ladder. The metal sticks slightly. “I’m sorry. This is my fault.”

“Better that only one of us got punished, huh?” A choking sound that might have been a laugh, might have been another sob. “Maybe I won’t kill Whumper. Maybe I’ll just do to them what they did to me. Except… except it’ll be worse.”

“Really?” It’s the first time Caretaker has heard this much venom from Whumpee. The first time Whumpee has spoken with such hatred, such determination to inflict suffering. Whumper had threatened to take away that sweet forgiving nature. In the end all it took was the glowing end of a branding-iron. “What will you do, Whumpee?”

Whumpee lifts their face from the pillow, smiling humourlessly through their tears.

“I’ll use my middle names as well.”

#whump #whump writing #the merry whump of may #relax #day 7 #just a short one today #original post

[aditublog]

my writing - dota - fictober day 5

"No, anything but that." Zeus cursed under his breath when he saw the flickering of a flame on the road, a flame in the shape of a human. Or at least of a creature resembling a human.

He was a god, why did he have to meet the one creature who could again and again show him that he wasn't invincible? He hated it, he hated the Ember Spirit but no matter how disgusted he was by himself for admitting this weakness, he turned and moved away from the flickering form as fast as possible. Because the Ember Spirit could appear at this exact spot any time. And then Zeus would be doomed.

Behind him there was a second flame that must've appeared just now.

The form made of fire wasn't dangerous in itself, it was merely the fact that the Ember Spirit used them as anchor points he could move to with lightning speed. Zeus could pass the form without any harm. He wouldn't dare touch it, it consisted of fire after all, but the heat of it didn't reach very far.

That the Ember Spirit had him between two of these forms spoke of the fact he knew that Zeus was here. And he either wanted to threaten him, or to outright kill him. If it was the latter he could've acted by now, could've already been here. It meant it was mockery, to remind him, the Lord of Heave, the Father of Gods, that he could be defeated the same as everyone else.

Angrily Zeus balled his hands into fists and then, not because it had any effect but because it released some of his anger, he threw a lightning-bolt at the flame in the shape of the Spirit. He almost expected the Ember Spirit to appear in answer to his stupid action. Zeus held his breath, but nothing happened, the flame glimmered slowly and steadily.

Since the chance of him meeting the Spirit increased with every second he stayed here, Zeus hurried past the form and along the way. He was angry at himself that he let his fear rule him like it did, even though it was justified. He was a god! But the Ember Spirit was stronger than him. He was only glad no one saw him fleeing like a mere mortal in the face of danger.

#dota #dota2 #dota 2 #fictober #myfanfic #dotatober #day5 #zeus #ember spirit #just a short one today #and im aware this doesnt fit the term 'salt' from the dotatober very much #but cant have a perfect fic every day ;) #fictober22

[emc2beans]

#FFXIVWrite2023 Day 9: Fair

Sometimes there's too much of a good thing.

As lovely as the night sky over the Crystarium was, the view was spoiled by the white that blurred the edge of Gwynedd’s vision. Ever since defeating the second Lightwarden, she had become aware of the physical toll such an excess of Light was taking on her body. With a sigh of resignation she closed the window of her room in the Pendants. A sudden spike of dizziness sent her reeling, forcing her to brace herself against the vanity before she collapsed completely. She looked into her reflection as the room stopped spinning and the face looking back almost startled her. While her skin was normally a pale green-gray, she had lost any of the warmth one would expect from a living being. Instead, faint spiderwebs of white branched out over her cheeks and down her neck. More noticeable, though, was the change in her hair. The dusty cerulean was now shot through with streaks of white that were faintly iridescent. 

“S’pose it’s no wonder everyone’s been looking at me strangely…” Gwynedd muttered to herself. She ran a hand through her hair, seeing just how much had changed. Perhaps a long rest would ease the aching in her muscles and if not, she would simply have to press on anyways.

#just a short one today #ffxiv oc stuff #ffxivwrite #ffxivwrite2023 #writing stuff

[cinnamontoads]

happy holidays

#just a short one today someone asked for zs mistletoe and this is what i think #one piece #zosan #roronoa zoro #vinsmoke sanji #my art #comics

[bunnyreaper]

kinktober 8 - breeding

simon riley x reader

(18+/mdni, breeding kink ofc hehe, just a little thing today <3)

for a man that doesn't want kids, simon riley sure has a breeding kink. simon swears on his life he doesn't want kids. not now, maybe not ever, a stance you've never had a major issue with. but considering his firm line in the sand, he always tries to knock you up anyway.

the first time you fucked had been a whirlwind of post mission adrenaline and raging lust, and you hadn't even stopped to consider the consequences--neither had simon. he was pushing in his girthy cock and fucking you deep before you could even think to ask for a condom, and he fucked you so good you didn't stop to care when his cock kissed your cervix and painted your insides.

after that, he didn't even bother offering to wear a condom, after the contraception and disease talk. why lose out on cumming inside? he just had to stuff you full.

sometimes he'd fuck you until you're a babbling mess, cumming hard and deep inside and then continuing to fuck his cum back in you, not letting a single drop escape. on one lucky occasion, he even came again, cock covered in his own essence as he filled you to the brim with his sticky cum.

his desires had escaped him mid session once, lost in your silky depths as he started to babble about how he needed to breed tha' pretty lil cunt and how he wasn't letting you go until he made you leak him down your fuckin' thighs.

and then it became an obsession, despite the low risk and the lack of desire, he seemed almost determined to fuck a baby into you--like he was testing your birth control, filling you up whenever he could. keeping track of your cycle so he could remind you, balls deep in mating press and eyes glued to yours, that it was your most fertile part of your cycle and that your body was just begging for his cum.

sometimes he'd even lose it just a little, chastising you for anything anything that might affect your fertility, anything that could ruin your chances of bearing his child. for a man that doesn't want kids, simon riley took breeding you very seriously.

#i love how kinktober for me is just a short series of rambles #with the occasional fic thrown in #but today isnt one of those days IM SORRY <3 #simon riley x reader #simon ghost riley x reader #ghost x reader #ghost call of duty #call of duty x reader #call of duty fanfiction #kinktober

[welcometogrouchland]

I understand that literature nerd Jason Todd is kind of overblown in fanon compared to it's actual presence in canon (a few issues during his pre (and post?)crisis Robin tenure that highlight it) BUT consider that I think it's hilarious if the unhinged gun toting criminal has strong opinions on poetry

#ramblings of a lunatic #dc comics #Jason Todd #batfamily #it's just a fun quirk! it's a fun lil detail and I simply cannot slight ppl for enjoying and incorporating it into works #like obviously jason isn't the only one. I'm a big believer in the batfam having over lapping interests they refuse to bond over #i know dick canonically used the robin hood stories (which are pretty flowery in their language far as i can tell) as inspo for Robin #and i know babs was a librarian and even tho her area of nerddom is characterized as more computery she probably knows quite a lot- #-about literature as well #duke is a hobbyist writer i believe? i saw a fan mention that- which if so is great and I hope he's also a nerd #(i mean he is canonically. i remember him being a puzzle nerd in his introduction. but i mean specifically a lit nerd) #damian called Shakespeare boring but also took acting classes so i think he's more of a theatre kid. #Tim's a dropout and i don't think he's ever shown distinct interest in english lit and i can't remember for Steph? #I'm ngl my brain hyperfocused on musician Steph i forget some of her other interests I'm sorry (minus softball and gymnastics!) #and then Cass had her whole (non linear but it's whatevs) arc about literacy and learning to read #went from struggling to read in batgirl 00 to memorizing Shakespeare in 'tec and is now an avid read in batgirls! #she's shown reading edgar allen poe but we don't know if it's his short stories or his poems #point to all of the above being: i know Jason's not the only lit nerd in the batfam #but also i do need him to be writing poetry in his spare time and reading and reviewing it #jason at the next dead robins society meeting: evening folks today I'll be assigning all of us poems based on laika the space dog #damian and steph who have been kidnapped and brought to jasons warehouse to hangout: LET US GO BITCH #speaking of^ random poem i think jason would like: space dog by alan shapiro #wake up one morning in an unfamiliar more mature body with a profound sense of abandonment. the last four lines. mmm tasty

[promptsforyourwhumpfic]

Whump Prompt #1292

Whumptober #24: Neglect

"And just when were you going to tell me about your [injury/illness}? Before or after you collapsed in the hallway?"

"I forgot."

"You forgot?"

"I forgot."

#whumptober2023 #whump #writing #prompts #angst #collapse #hiding an injury #hiding an illness #i know this is a short one - I just wanted to do a simple dialogue prompt for today

[cerise-on-top]

Hi!!

I really love your works and writing on cod! I really enjoy reading it! ❤

Can I request Konig, Nikolai, Rudy and Alejandro reacting to reader speaking to their native tongue?

Take all the time you need! ❤🐱

Hello, I'm glad I can write something people can enjoy! And of course you can, even if I'm not sure I understood this ask perfectly! I wrote it as reader speaking the native language of the lads with them, so I hope that's okay! If you wanted reader simply speaking their own native language, please let me know! Thank you for the request, this one was very fun to write for!

Alejandro, Rodolfo, Nikolai and König with an S/O who Speaks Their Language with Them

Alejandro: He’d definitely be surprised if it comes out of nowhere, but he’s anything but mad. He can speak English fluently, has no problems whatsoever with it, but if he can speak Spanish then he definitely won’t mind either. If you’re a beginner and it’s evident by how you stutter in Spanish, then he’ll be patient with you. He’ll speak slowly and clearly so you can follow while also getting a good feel for the intonations the language has. However, when he just wants to tease you a bit then he’ll speak the way he’d usually speak while also not shutting up either. Alejandro can be eloquent in Spanish if he tries, but he barely ever does, only when he wants to confuse you with words you’d likely only hear from people who are 100 years old. The more you look like you’re in despair, the more it cracks him up. He will apologize afterwards, though, and give you a kiss on the cheek. If your Spanish is already pretty good, however, and you just wanted to surprise him, then congratulations, he’s likely going to speak a whole lot more Spanish with you than before. Just because it’s a popular language doesn’t mean everyone speaks it, so when he wants to tell you something for your ears only while there are people around, he’ll say it in Spanish. It’s comfortable for him, getting to speak his mother tongue with you. He thinks in Spanish, so it’s a whole lot easier for him as well. Tells a lot more jokes in Spanish too, even though they’re some of the worst ones the language has to offer. While they may not be Ghost-level lame, they’re something else still. Come up with your own and he’ll be so proud of you, rewarding you with more awful puns he came up with. He’s just happy he gets to share his language with you.

Rodolfo: As soon as you come up to him somewhat timidly and strike up a conversation in Spanish he’ll be a bit surprised, but absolutely smitten. Since it’s obvious you’re still learning he’ll try to use “nicer” Spanish on you, so more words that aren’t just exclusive to his dialect, or Las Almas in general. Very supportive, he would never judge you for making grammar mistakes while speaking, taking a while to remember a word or mispronouncing something, it’s part of learning a language, after all. Might nudge you in the right direction or correct you gently, but he’d never mean it in a bad way, he just wants to help you. He’ll speak clearly to you, slowly as well, so you can learn from him. It’s not often he gets carried away, but sometimes hearing you speak Spanish is just so cute that he might chuckle a bit or be a bit more excited than usual. A very patient teacher, who can appreciate you trying to learn something new. Now, if your Spanish is already pretty good then he does like holding a conversation with you in Spanish every once in a while. It’s just nice to turn your brain off without having to translate every other word into another language since he, too, thinks in his native tongue. Soft petnames from time to time, or maybe just mixing English and Spanish together when he can’t think of the word immediately as well. Somehow, as soon as he knows you speak Spanish, he’ll believe you’ve taken an interest in the corresponding culture, so he’ll teach you more about Mexico if he can. Teaches you how to cook the food, the customs, what the people are like in general. While he may not be as connected to his culture as Alejandro, he does like talking about it from time to time.

Nikolai: The second you greet him with a cheerful privet he knows you’re in for something. You should have expected such from him as well, though. It’s a gamble with him, he’ll either speak more quickly than he usually does just to mess with you or he’ll hold a prim and proper conversation with you and it all depends on how playful he’s feeling that day. Overall, he’s pretty chill about it, though. You wanna know how to pronounce something? You wanna know what gender a noun has? What his neighbor was yelling about again? He’s got your back. You can ask him the most embarrassing questions a million times, he won’t mind. Besides, if you want to then you can come to Russia and experience everything there first hand. Nikolai knows all the good places in Russia that are suitable for someone who’s not usually there, so you won’t have to worry about anything either. If you want to hold a whole conversation about how tortoises have survived for millions of years, then you can. Besides, hearing you botch the pronunciation from time to time is just the most precious thing there is. Will smile a bit when you pronounce something incorrectly, but won’t ever outright mock you for it. As mentioned before, he just thinks it’s cute. And when you know Russian very well, then he still won’t speak it too often. Nikolai knows eight languages, he doesn’t always think in Russian, usually in English since that’s what most of his closest friends speak with him. If you really insist on speaking Russian with him, he will, but won’t think too much of it. Many people know the language, Russia is a big country, after all. If you want to, then you can spend some holidays there and he’ll show you around since there likely isn’t a better guide in the whole country than him. But he will not make a big fuss out of it.

König: German isn’t a very popular language due to its grammar, so you can imagine his surprise when you walked up to him with the most adorable Grüß Gott he’s ever heard. He could just squish you then and there, but he refrains from doing so and instead focuses on trying to have a meaningful conversation with you. Doesn’t matter if it’s good, doesn’t matter if you’re just asking him how he’s doing, a conversation is a conversation and you’re learning. Besides, you learning German, especially if it’s just because of him, does move him just a bit. Might not always initiate a conversation in German with you because what if you’re not in the mood? But you can always just talk to him in German, he doesn’t mind it at all. Though, he might not be the best person to learn German from since he uses regional words that people his age use. While he does try to speak high German with you, he does not really care much for it, so his dialect slips in every once in a while. But hey, at the very least you get to learn his dialect. As soon as he hears you call someone Hawara he becomes oddly proud of himself, thinking he’s doing well as a teacher even if he barely does anything. He loves Austria, so if you really want to see it, he’s more than happy to take you home, show you Vienna, Styria and Lower Austria and make you try some good old Brettljause. If you already know German, then chances are you’ll only know high German, which is alright too, but please know that from time to time, König will speak his dialect with you, which you might not always understand. He barks quite a bit when he speaks too, making it a bit harder to understand him as well. However, he’s always more than happy to play translator for you and teach you words no one uses anymore, such as hal. Austrian words are a must know for you, therefore you’ll learn fairly early on what a Seidl or an Erdapfl is.

#cod #cod x reader #alejandro vargas #alejandro vargas x reader #rodolfo parra #rodolfo parra x reader #cod nikolai #cod nikolai x reader #konig #könig #konig x reader #könig x reader #I go just a bit feral whenever I get to talk about König's culture and I think it sort of shows haha #not my fault though! I'm just really glad people like him! Even if he may not have too much to him as a character! #give me an opportunity to talk about Austria and I will talk your ear off #anyway thank you for the lovely request this one was really good and fun to write for! #something short and sweet since I had a rough and long day at work today! #tomorrow likely too but tomorrow is Friday so there's that!

[marlynnofmany]

Walkway Aesthetics

The door opened from the spaceport to the city proper, and I couldn’t help saying, “Oh wow.” I’d expected a regular walkway, maybe with a moving sidewalk or hovercarts, probably with ads and decorations. The last few big cities we’d visited had all been pretty bland in terms of entrance-way style.

This one was an aquarium. The long tunnel curved away under a domed ceiling with vast sea creatures undulating by overhead, and others darting about in flashes of scales. Subtle blue-and-purple lighting lit up both the benches alongside and the water above. Specks of phosphorescence danced everywhere like fairies under a starry sky. The effect was breathtaking.

I ventured out into the purple-blue wonderland. “Wow, this is amazing.”

Three of my coworkers followed, and were less impressed.

“Eh, it’s not very original,” Kavlae said with a flip of her frills. Under the lighting, her sky-blue skin was a shifting purple. “Water scenes are pretty tiresome, honestly.”

“You said it,” agreed Mur down from floor level. He tentacle-walked along like the opinionated squid alien he was, blending with the bluish shadows. “Once you’ve seen things swimming past, you’ve seen them all.”

I asked, “Are you serious? This is beautiful.”

Paint huddled close beside me, her orange scales turned an indistinct brown. “I think it’s scary.”

“What? Why?” I asked.

She clasped her hands, shaking her head. “That’s a lot of water, and a lot of creatures. What if the barrier broke?”

“Well yeah, that would be bad,” I admitted. “But it’s not going to.”

Paint walked faster. “Still scary. Look at that one! It’s so big!”

The alien whale or whatever that coasted past had bioluminescent swirls along its underside, and a cloud of the glowing water-pixies flitting along after it. Beautiful, and awe-inspiringly close.

“Ah, that’s so cool!” I said, turning in place as I walked to keep it in sight.

Paint just squeaked and scampered ahead, followed by Kavlae and Mur.

“C’mon, we’re leaving you behind,” Mur told me.

“I’m coming,” I said. There were glowing eels or something up ahead, and I jogged to get a look. The other three continued turning up their various noses the whole way down.

When we finally reached the other end, a family of humans were just entering the tunnel. Their awestruck expressions were vindicating.

“Ohhh, wow!”

“This is lovely!”

“Look at the size of that one! I can almost touch it!”

“Don’t smudge the glass, honey.”

“But it’s so cool!”

I joined my coworkers at the exit with no small amount of smugness. “See? They get it.”

Mur waved a tentacle. “That just shows that your entire species has poor taste in decor.”

Paint shuddered, stepping into the brighter light of the station. “I would feel much safer with solid ground on all sides instead of all that water.”

I laughed. “See, that would make me worry that it was about to fall down on me.”

“A proper burrow would never!”

Kavlae walked past us both. “You planet-born folk have the silliest ideas about these things. I’ll stick with my windows into space.”

The rest of us immediately jumped in to agree that the risk of a hatch blowout was scarier than any cave-in. But the view of stars and galaxies could be pretty dang beautiful, so it was worth it.

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Inspired by this art by @ellohcee.

These are the ongoing backstory adventures of the main character from this book. More to come! And I am currently drafting a sequel!

#short one today so I skipped the readmore #just a bit of interaction about something beautiful #to human eyes at least #humans are weird #haso #hfy #eiad #humans are space orcs #my writing #The Token Human

[its-your-mind]

HEY. HEY.

HEY @re-dracula WHAT GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO HAVE JONATHAN ACTUALLY READING THAT PASSAGE OUT LOUD BEHIND SEWARD DESCRIBING THE SCENE, HUH? WITH THE TEARS IN HIS VOICE AND THE PAUSING AND THE SHORT LITTLE INHALES AND THE VOICE CRACKS? WAS IT TRULY NECESSARY??? I WAS ALREADY CRYING. I DIDN'T NEED THIS TOO. WHAT THE FUCK.

#dracula #dracula daily #re: dracula #re dracula #to be clear this is meant in sarcastic jest this episode was a beautifully crafted piece of art and I'm blown away by the cast and #the producers and the editors... holy fucking shit I know today's was a short episode but I think it's taken its place as my favorite so fa #it beat out jonathan fuckin dropping out of the sky in front of drac with his fuckin knife out in order to protect his wife which was ALSO #very good and made me cheer out loud in my car but THIS #also why does jack get to narrate all the dope ass dramatic scenes #I wonder if Mina was like #no really y'all this dude has the best voice and grammar structure for storytelling #we gotta let him keep doing the phonograph thing and I'll just keep copying it down later #tbh she's so valid for that also y'all are so valid for casting jonny sims in this role bc he SHINES when he's describing emotional shit #he NAILS the middle ground between conveying the emotion of a scene and still being a separate narrator #it's almost like he did a whole podcast of that one time ANYWAY my point is y'all are incredible and I am so fuckin glad y'all decided to #start this project

[mikesbasementbeets]

byler in every episode -> 3.06. e pluribus unum

#please do not repost without credit #byler #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #stedit #strangerthingsedit #mikesbasementgifs #byler in every episode #hm a short one today i guess. this group isn't rly the focus in this ep... and mike and will don't directly interact lmao. they just Look #also... sorry about the weird flashing in the last one?? i've never rly noticed but it's part of the scene it's just more prominent here bc #i brightened it. it's from the static on the tv screen in front of them sry i did my best :/ #flashing tw #ig? for the first one too prob. idk. anyway!