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acotars · 1 year

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books read in 2023

january

sweep in peace by ilona andrews

one fell sweep by ilona andrews

a court of mist and fury by sarah j. maas

sweep of the blade by ilona andrews

sweep with me by ilona andrews

my best friend’s exorcism by grady hendrix

kiss her once for me by alison cochrun

the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

i’m glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy

love and other words by christina lauren

sweep of the heart by ilona andrews

the only living girl on earth by charles yu

witches get stuff done by molly harper

you had me at hola by alexis daria

her vigilante by lillian lark

inconvenient daughter by lauren j. sharkey

anon pls. by deuxmoi

you are eating an orange. you are naked. by sheung-king

legends & lattes by travis baldree

bad vibes only (and other things i bring to the table) by nora mcinerny

signs of cupidity by raven kennedy

bonds of cupidity by raven kennedy

crimes of cupidity by raven kennedy

february

exciting times by naoise dolan

sweethand by n.g. peltier

you made a fool of death with your beauty by akwaeke emezi

something wilder by christina lauren

highly suspicious and unfairly cute by talia hibbert

you deserve each other by sarah hogle

this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max goldstone

would you rather by allison ashley

march

meet me in the margins by melissa ferguson

king of battle and blood by scarlett st. clair

the exotic by hampton sides

river of shadows by karina halle

alone with you in the ether by olivie blake

lovelight farms by b.k. borison

the soulmate equation by christina lauren

before i let go by kennedy ryan

haunting adeline by h.d. carlson

the lies i tell by julie clark

one jump at a time by nathan chen

our wives under the sea by julia armfield

all systems red (the murderbot diaries #1) by martha wells

before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi

april

funny you should ask by elissa sussman

make a scene by mimi grace

sweeter than chocolate by lizzie shane

the kiss quotient by helen hoang

my favorite half-night stand by christina lauren

romantic comedy by curtis sittenfeld

icebreaker by a.l. graziadei

the wedding proposal by john swansiger

circling back to you by julie tieu

by the book by amanda sellet

a lady’s guide to mischief and mayhem by manda collins

love in the time of serial killers by alicia thompson

if the shoe fits by julie murphy

whispers of you by catherine cowles

the kiss curse by erin sterling

by the book by jasmine guillory

honey & spice by bolu babalola

one night on the island by josie silver

the bodyguard by katherine center

the reunion by kayla olson

the neighbor favor by kristina forest

crooked kingdom by leigh bardugo

do i know you? by emily wibberley & austin siegemund-broka

just my type by falon ballard

delilah green doesn’t care by ashley herring blake

happy place by emily henry

dating dr. dil by nisha sharma

icebreaker by hannah grace

count your lucky stars by alexandria bellefleur

stone cold fox by rachel koller croft

fake it till you bake it by jamie wesley

may

the dead romantics

motherthing by ainslie hogarth

the woman in the library by sulari gentill

artificial condition (the murderbot diaries #2) by martha wells

the last word by taylor adams

you shouldn’t have come here by jeneva rose

june

fourth wing (the empyrean #1) by rebecca yarros

the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna

love, theoretically by ali hazelwood

july

the traitor queen (the bridge kingdom #2) by danielle l. jensen

the beast by katee robert

baldur's gate: descent into avernus by by james introcaso et. al

forget me not by julie soto

the wishing game by meg shaffer

august

the true love experiment by christina lauren

pachinko by min jin lee

almond by sohn won-pyung, translated by joosun lee

hook, line, and sinker by tessa bailey

september

hey, u up? (for a serious relationship): how to turn your booty call into your emergency contact by emily axford & brian murphy

everyone knows your mother is a witch by rivka galchen

fangs by sarah andersen

a room with a view by e.m. forster

juniper bean resorts to murder by gracie ruth mitchell

one's company by ashley hutson

the mysterious affair at styles by agatha christie

solita: a gothic romance by vivien rainn

you, again by kate goldbeck

the undertaking of hart and mercy by megan bannen

my roommate is a vampire by jenna levine

the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde

the vampires of el norte by isabel cañas

her body and other parties by carmen maria machado

evil eye by etaf rum

the seven year slip by ashley poston

october

keeper of enchanted rooms by charlie n. holmberg

the serpent and the wings of night by carissa broadbent

shy by max porter

down comes the night by allison saft

the unfortunate side effects of heartbreak and magic by breanne randall

the hurricane wars by thea guanzon

november

a witch's guide to fake dating a demon by sarah hawley

the wake-up call by beth o'leary

when in rome by sarah adams

the view was exhausting by mikaella clements and onjuli datta

hello stranger by katherine center

practice makes perfect by sarah adams

do your worst by rosie danan

december

bookshops & bonedust by travis baldree

the fake mate by lana ferguson

final count: 127/100

#kate’s reading log #read in 2023*#a little late but i wanted to get this up here !!#i’ll update as i go so if you don’t want to see this just blacklist kate’s reading log :)#we hit character limit so i had to reformat lol

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yourmomni · 8 months

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The Kids Of The Sun-2

A/N: IM BACKKK okay so I'm having a little to much fun writing this story so I guess I'll be posting a new chapter every day but it's only going to be 5 parts so please enjoy it while it last.

Wordcount:3k

Niki and I rushed to the side of the camp counselor office where we saw the boys go into. We ducked down when we made it to the window listening in to the conversation

" They followed us all the way here, if it wasn't for the barrier we wouldn't have made it." One of the boys said. He was shorter then the rest, the taller one put his hand on his shoulder. " Jungwon was the first one to see the fury, it was in our school." I looked at Niki but she was still looking through the window

" It attacked him first but luckily he got away, when he found me and Jake 2 more appeared we knew something was up."

Chiron was sitting behind the desk nodding. " Zeus must have angered someone for them to go after all 3 of you, the furys don't usually come together like this." He rubbed his chin.

Niki looked at me " they were attacked by furys, like us this totally fits the story the scroll told us about."

I nodded, " He's the son of Zeus, the one we've been waiting for." " Who have you been waiting for?" We both turned around to cover the girl's mouth who appeared beside us. " Kayla shush." The men stopped talking

I waved my hand making the bush that was beside me hide us. " Are you trying to get us caught?" Niki whispered. Kayla rolled her eyes, lowering the girl's hand. The men went back to talking

" Don't worry heeseung, we'll figure it out. Now while we take care of this, is still the first day of camp and I believe you boys would like to clean up and join the others for the festivities we will have throughout the day. Go with Dionysus he shall lead you guys to your respected cabins."

We rushed from behind the bush and rain back towards the center of the camp where our cabins were. " what's going on?" Kayla asked, walking beside us.

Kayla was the daughter of Aphrodite. She had beautiful brown curly hair reaching All the way to her lower back, with hazel eyes and beautiful brown skin.

She was one the first friends we ever made when we arrived to camp 5 years ago. The best part about her was that she wasn't as conceited as her other brothers and sisters.

" Those kids are the answer to our prophecy the scroll told us about 3 years ago." She looked at us confused. " You meant the group of demigods that's going to shake the underworld and Olympus or whatever that scroll said."

Niki nodded and we made it to our cabins and sat on the stairs to mine. Kayla began fluffing the inside of a rose that was sprouting out of the Crack of one of the stairs. " What took them so long to be found and brought here? Usually things like this happen at least 4 months after it's told but we had to wait like 3 years."

She pulled the rose out of the bush and I winced rubbing the spot she pulled it out of blooming a new one

"Hey if you do that again I'm going to grow poison ivy in your bed." Niki leaned back on the steps

" I think this is going to be a big step into the future of demigods. Hopefully it's a huge battle."

A bell was rung signaling the start of the camp games. Niki was literally jumping for joy running to the center. She met up with her siblings who were already ready for the event that was going to unfold

The ring of fire

That's what we liked to call it. It was basically a ring surrounded by fire. It was farther from the cabins just in case one of the flames engulfed the whole camp.

Basically 2 people would go head to head in a match, to see who was the best or strongest.

The ares cabin lived for this event, maybe because it was based off of their father. Niki was the champion beating everyone who would step up to her.

" You think she can go for another year as champion." Kayla smirked looking around at everyone refusing to go against her. I nodded

" Yeah maybe." Chiron walked up the stairs that led to the ring and got in the middle of it.

" Any new challengers." I looked around and everyone was silent. " I'd like to try." I looked over and saw one of the boys from earlier walking up the stairs to get into the ring. Niki raised one of her eyebrows. It was the Jungwon guy.

" Oh no she's going to beat him to a pulp I can't watch." Kayla turned around. Niki looked over at me and I shrugged .

" Okay pick your weapons, the first one to knock the other person off the podium and into the water wins."

Niki grabbed a sword twirling it in her hands warming up her wrist. Jungwon grabbed a sword as well. He looked over at his friends and they gave him a thumbs up.

" Begin." Niki threw the first kick hitting Jungwon in the side, making him fall to the ground. She brought her sword down and he blocked it with his.

He pushed his sword back knocking Niki off her balance. He regained himself holding the sword in front of him.

" Your stance is pitiful." Niki swung her sword and Jungwon blocked it. " But you do learn quickly." Jungwon swung his sword at Niki feet and she jumped over it stepping on his sword he looked up at her in fear and she kicked him in the chest making him fall back

The crowd screamed

" Omg she's going to destroy him." Kayla covered her eyes again. I frowned my eyebrows

Niki said something to him and he shook his head. She raised her sword and he dodged it. The sword was stuck in the ground and she was trying to get it unstuck which gave jungwon enough time to crawl and grab his sword

" He's lasted longer than anyone else in the past 4 years." That's made Kayla turn around.

Everyone started cheering for jungwon which set a fire in Niki

Finish him

Her father's voice ringed in her head. This was embarrassing. She's never gone this long in a battle with anyone but this boy was quick.

He dodged every hit that she threw at him, he was good at defense even she could admit that.

He started getting cocky and it was pissing her off.

Everyone was invested in the fight even Kayla couldn't tear her eyes away from the fight in front of her.

Then something unexpected happened

The boy smirked, dropping his sword to the ground and throwing a punch at niki which she dodged, then he threw the next one quicker than the other.

Niki was now on defense

" What the heck just happened." The kids beside began to whisper everyone was on their toes. " I think niki just met her match."

Jungwon wasn't going easy either. He tried to kick her side but she blocked it, faltering a little with her steps then he threw a punch that she blocked with her arms that made her falter again dropping her sword .

She was trying to find an opening where she could get out but everything was moving too fast.

Way to fast

That's when it hit her.

She had been deceived, he was playing with her this whole time. He tricked her. He was never weak, he was never scared.

He was analyzing her. Every move, every decision she made he was watching her.just so he could throw it back.

Hermes

He was the son of hermes

Niki finally caught on to his antics, lucky she knew how to handle the god of tricks.

Niki noticed she was getting closer and closer to the edge of the ring. So she was going to throw Jungwon off his game.

Literally

Once his left hand came swinging out for the punch Niki grabbed it instead of dodging it. Making Jungwon look confused. In one quick motion Niki pulled jungwon close to her

He was looking down at her and his breath hitched. She was so pretty when she wasnt swinging a sword at him.

But niki smirked at him. She had him right where she wanted she turned around her back on his chest and flipped him over her shoulder, Jungwon yelped in surprise and the girl who probably weighed half his weight threw him over her shoulder and into the water below ending the match.

" TEAM ARES WIN AND NIKI STAYS THE CHAMPION."

The announcer yelled in the mic making the crowd erupt in cheers Niki looked down at Jungwon in the water smiling at him. " You served your father well, but I'm the best."

Her cabin ran on the podium lifting her up and cheering for her. " That was exciting." Kayla jumped running towards the podium

By the time everyone calmed down it was already time for the next game.

The day went on and I grew more impatient. " I wanna talk to them." Kayla looked at me "are you crazy, they just got here give them a little peace before you drop the news on them." Niki was eating a popsicle not paying attention to us trying to soak in her win.

" I've been calm and patient enough with this situation." Kayla threw her hair over her shoulder and I got a wift of her berry-smelling shampoo. " Maybe I can seduce them Into telling us." I sneered at her. " no thanks ."

We stopped when we saw the 3 boys walking the opposite direction of us. My eyes widened in panic. I needed to get my words together before I met them. I need more time. I was trying to see if we could go another way to avoid them but it was too late.

Niki was already walking up to them " Niki." I yelled but she was already in front of the jungwon guy. " You know I could have killed you right?" He smirked at her. " Oh please I was just going easy on you. You know I would have won if you didn't throw me." She scoffed

" No, you would have still lost." I put my hand on her shoulder. " Sorry she's really competitive."

I tried to usher her away but she didn't move." You know for a Hermes kid you have pretty good defense." He chuckled ." And how do you know I belong to him?" She raised her eyebrow

" Well for starters the sharp nose, the mischievous grins and of course the speed."

He smiled. " Wow you can read me like a book, can you tell me anything else?" He was towering over.

" Well the fact that you have Chiron golden bracelets is definitely a give away." She smirked up at him. They were inches apart

Niki opened her hand and he dropped the bracelet in it.

" Maybe be a little more discreet next time you try to steall." He rolled his eyes looking away from her.

Demigods that were Tied with Hermes were known for their speed and quick hands. They could steal the mustache right from under your nose if you looked away long enough. But it's not their fault their dad was a notorious thief.

The boy beside him cleaned his throat." Hello sorry about him, when he gets nervous he sorta steals." I laughed, " Yeah that's what usually happens."

They tried to go around us but I stood in their way. " You're Heeseung right." The boy looked at me with no emotion. It felt like his eyes were digging into my soul. He stayed silent.

" He doesn't talk much." Jake said quickly. " You're the son of Zeus everyone's been talking about." I said he finally looked at me and I could see it

His eyes were a dark Gray almost black. " What do you want? An autograph."

I clenched my Jaw taken aback not saying anything back to him." If not get out of my way? I don't have time to talk to petty demigods let alone girls."

I scoffed. " Oh please you think you're all strong and bad because you're the only descendent of Zeus in camp. You're not. Not even close."

He smirked. " And you must know a lot of things about being strong?"

My hand closed into fist, he was definitely a Zeus spawn. Always thinking they're better than everyone.

" She was just saying how it was Cool to meet a kid from the big three that has actually survived out in the world for a long time without getting killed, you don't have to be an asshole." Kayla said standing beside me crossing her arms.

Jake was now standing beside Heeseung with his arm on his shoulder. " Let's just go man."

They began to walk away but not without heeseung giving me the meanest glare I've ever seen.

" What a dick." Kayla said, frowning her eyebrows. " Yeah totally."

—----

During dinner time everyone was crowded around Hessung, Jake, and Jungwons table fawning over them. I rolled my eyes as I sat down with my food.

" They're getting treated like royalty, Jungwon literally just lost a battle. To me I should be the one getting free juice and extra bread rolls." Niki grumbled frowning at the table that was in front of us.

The girls were laughing at whatever heeseung said touching his shoulder. " if only they knew how he really acted." Kayla scoffed. " They don't care, trust me my sisters think since he is the son of Zeus they might get special treatment. "

Kayla pulled out her mirror looking at herself fixing her hair and lipgloss. " They're so conceited." I snorted. " sure they are."

" Niyah." A girl ran up to our table sitting her tray down and I smiled at her. " Hey rose wassup." She had a flower crown on her head which meant she was feeling a really strong emotion

She was one of the newcomers from last year. She was only 14 but she was smarter than anyone in our cabin.

" Did you see the new guys, they're so cool" I huffed. " Yeah. Cool." She smiled. " Jake is in the Apollo cabin and he said he would teach me how to shoot an arrow isn't that great." No wonder she was so excited

" Why don't you just let me teach you." Niki asked, obviously looking a little hurt. I mean her dad was literally the god of weapons.

" Well he seems a little bit more...nicer than you are." I looked at Niki expecting her to retaliate but she didn't. Instead she shrugged " Well you're not wrong." She laughed

And daisy bloomed at the top of roses head crown. " Isn't that amazing, they're so nice, well bye I have to go help out some girls in the demeter cabin. Apparently they don't know the difference between an orange, a mandarin and a tangerine isn't that weird." She waved goodbye to us and walked away

" I'm the one who taught her the difference between them and how dare she betray Me." I stabbed my chicken breast with My fork. The flower crown popped up on my head with marigolds.

" Let's go visit the scrolls after dinner. Maybe they got the prophecy wrong." Kayla said, staring at my crown.

I glared at Heeseung as he was talking to the girl that was sitting on the table in front of him.

He smiled up at her nodding at whatever she said then without skipping a beat he looked at me.

Smirking

" Yeah, let's go tonight."

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Everyone in my cabin was sleeping making it a good time to slip out. Usually we would cuddle up on eachother on the floor but since it got so hot tonight we opted to sleep in our beds.

I quietly opened the door, stepping out and closing it. I looked Both ways making sure no one was out doing nightly patrol and I ran across the way to the ares cabin. I saw the window was cracked open.

I kicked at the dirt under my feet making a dent in the dirt then I bent down hovering my hand over the spot. A spout popped out of the ground. I waved my fingers making the plant grow longer and longer. Once it reached my shoulder I directed it in the Crack of the window.

I went over the beds of the sleeping people all the way to niki's bed.

She had the cover thrown off her sprawled out on her bed feet and arms dangling off. I gently cast the flower bud down to her face, shaking it a little, causing it to tickle her nose. Niki swatted and rolled over

I groaned, blooming the plant into a sunflower and smacking her with it causing her to sit up quickly.

She rubbed her eyes looking at the flower frowning then at the window. "Let's go." I whispered. She huffed pulling her basketball shorts down a little and fixing her bonnet.

" i'm not taking this off." She retorted back pointing to her head. She grabbed a zip up and quietly walked out her cabin.

" This scroll better not waste any time tonight or I'm burning it." She stumped down the stairs and I followed.

We started walking to the Aphrodite cabin getting ready to wake Kayla when she stepped out. She had on a silk pink robe with a matching silk bonnet, she also had a white face mask on

" I could hear you a mile away. Let's make this quick. I need at least 8 hours of beauty sleep." She walked past us and started walking to the counselors office building.

Me and Niki rolled our eyes and caught up with her trying to discreetly make it to the office without being seen by the Apollo kids who were guarding the camp.

We ran to the office, entering and closing the door. " Okay I saw Dionysus head to the other side of camp with Chiron probably to discuss the fury problems that's been happening so we have at least an hour."

We headed up to the attic where the scroll was. " This place was always so creepy to me." Kayla said, looking around at the Cobwebs and fanning her face.

" This place is disgusting." She groaned, swatting the air around her. " Well I'm sorry your highness it doesn't smell like the new Chanel perfume or roses."

Niki retorted back, making me stifle a laugh and making Kayla glare at us.

The scroll was sitting there with its head down in the old rocking chair it was always in.

" Okay wake it up so we can get out of here." Niki groaned pushing me forward, I swatted her hand way." Okay okay." I walked over to it and tapped it 3 times. " Hello scroll ma'am sir whatever you are I would like to have a prophecy." The scroll lifted it head up making me stumble back in fear. It's eyes opened with blue glows of light shining out of it

The prophecy you seek is soon going to come true. 6 demigods being led by one of the big three descendants shall shake the lower and upper kingdoms, changing it forever.

Niki looked at me, dropping her hands, making a sound when they touched her legs. " See nothing new we did this for nothing lets go."

But

We looked at the scroll as it raised its hands

A new danger will be coming soon and it will test you all.

I looked at the girls beside me." That's new."

No one is safe

" turn it off." Kayla said " I said turn it off." She screamed and I waved my hand making the scroll shut down. We looked at eachother fear in all of our eyes. " what..what did it mean by No one is safe." Niki asked. We stared at the scroll as it sat lifeless in the chair. " We have to tell someone." I said. " We have to tell Mr.D." Niki breathed out turning around

" No need."

Dionysus with Jake and Chiron standing beside him were there looking at us.

" What are you doing in my office?" He asked with his arms crossed. Jake was standing beside him smirking.

" snitch." Kayla glared at him

" We can explain." I said looking up at Chiron as he glared at all 3 of us

" Yes you will."

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firesoulstuff · 2 years

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Hi, could I request CC with something along the lines of this: 'I love you, and no matter how you feel about me, I always will. If you want my friendship, you have it. If you want to never see me again, I'm gone. You stole my heart and I'm okay with that, but if you're gonna break it, be gentle.'

I kept it along the lines but definitely not in those exact words, hope it's ok!

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27544165/chapters/100544886

This is not how Sara had pictured this night going.

In the standard fashion of their semi-annual defeating the “big bad” celebration, she had pictured getting insanely drunk, at which point she might finally be teetering on the edge of the proper courage to take out that ring she’d bought and ask Ava to marry her. She even figured that, more likely than not, she would lose that nerve and go hide in the bathroom of the club where she would promptly throw up. Of course, no Legend knows the meaning of “personal space” so someone – and hopefully not Ava – would follow her and she would explain this entire plan. That person would then, in one form or another, tell her to get ahold of herself and wait to propose tomorrow or some other time when she and Ava are both at least kind of sober.

Now, Sara can adapt to a changing plan. It’s something about her that she can tell both infatuates and infuriates Ava, but this is a hell of a change even by Legends standards.

She was abducted by goddamn aliens.

Now, that alone, maybe she could process it and adapt. But she is also being asked to accept that the alien who abducted her is Gary.

Apparently he was sent after her a long time ago, him and his now ex-fiancée were tasked with bringing back a specific brand of human for some mysterious boss to study.

“We tried others.” He promises her, maybe trying to make her feel better about all this. “But our assignment was to find a prime example of humanity’s ability to survive, and with your history-”

“I get it.” She huffs, and she sets down the tarp she’d managed to recover from the crash. “I need a break.”

She knows her message of I need to be away from you is more than clear in the snarl of her tone, and to Gary’s credit he doesn’t try to follow her.

The same can’t be said for his other prisoner.

The bloodlust is always there, niggling at the back of her mind. At this point, though, keeping it in check is second nature. She hardly notices it when there isn’t an active bloodbath around her, and when there is she’s gotten good at acknowledging to herself that yes it is there, but she is in charge. She is in control.

So, it’s been a long time since she felt like this.

She can feel it buzzing under her skin. All over again it feels like a sick compulsion that she might lose her handle on at any second. The rage is screaming in her veins. In her mind’s eye she sees vividly the desire to tear Gary apart. Her darkness is shouting, begging her to make Gary suffer. He deserves it. He hunted her.

“You ok?”

It’s Gary’s other prisoner. One of them, because of course there were others. But this is the one who survived the fight with Kayla, who survived the crash.

She glances over her shoulder at Leonard Snart.

She can feel the heat, the fury, spiking in her veins.

How dare he. Gary. What gave him the right to rip Leonard away from her? What gave him the right to swoop in with his stupid tractor beam and take Leonard the moment The Oculus blew?

“It was supposed to be you.” Gary had said, and she didn’t even want to know what had given him the idea that she would be holding down that failsafe.

She had thought about it, but she knew she couldn’t take Leonard without knocking him out, and then all three of them would’ve died.

“Peachy.” She snarls at him, and he smirks, and it calms her just a little bit.

He’s a good twenty feet or so away from her, but he saunters closer, looking around at the strange planet they’ve found themselves on.

“Gotta say, I think I prefer the Waverider over an alien planet.”

Sara can’t help but to smile. It melts over her face, into her feature, and the bloodlust is still there under her skin but it’s quieter. It’s like it’s conceding, knowing now is not the time for it to be dwelled on; she can maim Gary later.

“Or the inside of a pod.” He adds, his voice lower, his eyes off to the side looking at the distance before he flits them back to her.

“How long’s it been?”

How could she lie to him? “Four years.”

Four years, and he doesn’t seem all that surprised.

He’s quiet. Thinking. He looks around a bit, and ambles just a little more forward. She lets him have that time, but her heart is pounding. She has to tell him what he’s missed, and oh he has missed so much. Vandal Savage, everyone who came and went from the team, Lita, Ava.

Ava.

Ava, who for five seconds, they managed to get ahold of through a shotty transmission before they crashed. Ava, whose main hobby is prioritizing, and she decided the best use of that five seconds was to let Sara know she’d found out about her plan. She used that time to answer the question Sara never got to ask.

She said yes.

Maybe she will throw up.

“How long did you spend with our friend over there on the ship?”

His question pulls her back. He’s watching her, and maybe it’s him who is doing his best to let her sort out her thoughts and feelings rather than the other way around.

“Three.”

He nods, the kind of nod that hides anger, anger that Gary hid among their ranks for so long, let so much happen before he made his move.

And so much did happen.

“He came the same time as Ava.”

She isn’t sure why she’s blurted that out. It’s the last thing she wants to talk about, but she isn’t sure if she can go on with him here and not talk about it. She doesn’t know where this disaster will end, but she doesn’t plan on losing him again.

At least, not in the life sacrificing way.

And, she would much prefer not in any other way, but she won’t let herself be so hopeful.

“Four years…” Len drawls, “Clearly I missed a lot.”

He did. He really, really did. There is so much that she wants to tell him. Everything. Everything that has to do with Ava and everything that doesn’t. But she can’t find the words, where the hell is she supposed to start?

He walks even closer, but there is still at least a foot of space between them, and his expression is hard and thoughtful.

“I get it. Things have changed. And I suspect that when we get back… I’ll have a lot more change waiting for me.”

She nods, even if it isn’t a question, and he forces a humoring half grin like he’s accepting an answer.

“I’ll figure it out.” He promises, “And as for me and you,” she blinks, he blinks, like he hadn’t really meant to say that. “If you want to be friends, I’d like that. If you’d rather never see me again, consider me gone. I was asleep the whole time I was in that pod so we both know how I feel.”

He pauses, then, stuffing his hands into his jacket pockets and squinting up at the sun. He isn’t good at… feelings. She knows this, it’s part of why the two of them worked so well together.

Then he looks back to her.

“Can you just do me one favor assassin?”

She feels like she is staring blankly at him, but she manages to nod.

“Of course.”

He sighs.

“Let me down easy.”

Even if she wanted to, he doesn’t give her a chance to plead with him or argue or anything. He turns away from her, leaving her there to watch him start a hike back to the crash site.

#captain canary #prompt fill

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mknbrd · 1 year

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❝ people like to invent monsters and monstrosities. then they seem less monstrous themselves. ❞

dog whistle politics, fury had told her one time. cable news is calling her aggressive and self-aggrandizing for insisting on being called doctor, instead of caring about the issue at hand, and bobbi can't help but laugh. dog whistle politics. that's all it is. it has been three years since she's even laid eyes on a television screen, and nothing has changed. not the way she looks to the world, not her lack of willingness to take bullshit at face value, not the way the world looks at her, none of it.

" kayla's worried they're going to try for a contempt charge tomorrow. " bobbi lifts her horrifically expensive sandwich to her mouth with her one good arm, gaze still locked on the screen. it's true. she's played the monster her whole life, sometimes warranted, sometimes not — to the public, to clint, to the little green men who'd thought she'd be easy to keep complacent and docile, to herself. to senators with delicate sensibilities who want to look like victims. that, in itself, doesn't bother bobbi much; in a long line of hard days, this had felt like a cake walk. she is a little worried about the real life consequences, but today is today, and tomorrow is tomorrow, and bobbi's fine taking an hour to get sourdough crumbs in the folds of her arm sling and take a hot shower in a very nice hotel. " nothing new. you get used to it, after awhile. "

#tahitiwoke #me trying to remember my tws tag--

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morticiankisser · 2 years

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avoidance

pairing: walter c dornez x kayla

description: once walter finally gets permission to roam the grounds once more, it seems he’s been actively avoiding her lately

( ok to rb! )

It had been quite some time since the two of them had returned to Hellsing headquarters after the events of the Millennium incident and to no one’s surprise Walter was immediately put under surveillance and put under lock and key while she, on the other hand, had been welcomed back with open arms sans the slight berating of bringing back such a traitor back into their midst.

She had not been permitted to see him during his captivity and interrogation not that she blamed them from outright barring her seeing him considering how close she was to Walter. One of the very few times she had, she had stormed down in a fury when she found out he was outright refusing to drink the blood packets offered to him and had practically forced the liquid down his throat much like she had during their exchange during the attack.

Now though, Walter had finally gained enough standing back with the rest of the others to be permitted to roam the halls of the manor again while under extreme supervision of course.

During these times, the newly born draculina had noticed that Walter had been actively avoiding her during his excursions almost as if he was to ashamed to face her which puzzled her greatly but she had come to understand that Walter Dornez was far more complicated than most people thought.

Her mind is plagued by such thoughts as she slips throughout the darkened halls of the manor. She had taken up Alucard’s habit of night walking it seems in her new form of life and she can’t help but smile at the comparison.

She’s broken out of her reverie at the sight of a very familiar black silhouette slipping around the corner out of the periphery of her crimson vision and without thinking follows.

Rather than follow him on foot she slips in between the walls of the manor choosing to travel like the supernatural being she had become rather than the human she used to be it was far easier this way she reasoned.

She emerges from a far wall leaning causally upon it as she witnesses him pass by and she lets her presence be known by calling out to him.

“You’ve been avoiding me.”

She tries to keep her tone light to let him know that she truly wasn’t bothered by it but by the way Walter freezes almost startled by her presence she almost regrets saying anything.

He’s nervous almost uncomfortably so she can tell by the way he’s looking at her that mix of guilt regret and who knows what else pooling in those silver eyes of his. He hesitates for only a moment before finally responding.

“I know I apologize I’ve just had a lot on my mind lately.”

She’s not sure if what he’s saying is the whole truth or not maybe some sort of half truth but it didn’t matter she could tell Walter was agonized by something and it made her ache — she’s sure if her heart was still beating it would be breaking at the sight of him — so she reaches out towards him hands gently caressing his cheek.

“What’s been on your mind? Tell me. Please.”

Walter lets out a tired sigh leaning into her touch for just a moment lingering in the loving warmth it gave before focusing his gaze back onto her.

“It’s just it hadn’t felt right to be around you considering how I am now. Especially knowing what I’ve done looking this way. This form only holds a painful reminder and I didn’t want to taint your thoughts and feelings about me while looking like some sort of stranger.”

While his feelings on such matters were completely justified considering the circumstances, Kayla can’t help but smile at the situation it really was no different than when she had to reassure him back when she was nothing more than Hellsing’s doctor and he the elderly butler.

“Walter do you remember what I’ve always told you? I love you no matter what you look like and that goes for now as well.”

To prove her point even more she leans forward pressing her lips to his for the briefest of moments only to find him smiling at her.

“I’ve been quite the daft old fool, haven’t I?”

“No more than usual. I truly don’t mind reminding you time and time again how I feel about you. I’ll do it as many times as it takes.”

Walter smiles that gentle smile of his she knew so well one she hadn’t seen in quite some time.

“I know believe me I know.”

#this has been in my drafts for ages and somehow I dug through my burnout to finish it #im unsure if im truly happy with it since im a bit rusty and the ending seems off but take this anyways #ok to rb #kayla.writing #𝔠𝔦𝔤𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔴𝔦𝔯𝔢𝔰 — 𝔴𝔞𝔩𝔱𝔢𝔯

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insomniac-jay · 2 years

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Sidekicks (So Far)

Chargeman's Gladiators

Michi Okusa | Cable

Minato Okusa | Cache

Michael David "MD" Jameson | Battler

Esmeralda Domínguez | Firedancer

Gakukara Inoue | Powerspark

Akisada Zokukurai | Nephilim

Atsushi Shukami | Angel's Creed

Superstar and Sirenia's Gogo Girls

Enbi Kamino | Playgirl

Koneko Shizumiya | Kitty

Mikako Ningyo | Barbie

Inoka Amai | Sweetie Pie

Nayla Pryor | Hot Stuff

Theresa "Rhea" Fox | Dancing Queen

Brandy St. Croix | Love Hangover

Madam Magic's Apprentices

Yuka Suiyaku | Elixir

Zaruhi Torosyan | Psyastra

Tsukasa Tekigon | Trismegistus

Chitose Megumi | Goddess

Kohaku Damano | Mentalist

Sakae Nogami | Cursecaster

Queen Amazonia's Amazons

Kayla Hayai | Olympia

Jenny Rosenberg | Protectress

Takao Matsumoto | Warhawk

Himeno Kosenteki | Enyo

Athena Sakamoto | Justinia

BeatSonic & ShockRock's Band

Donna Ross | Cyberona

Sakka Saikami | Fable

Alfred Silverstone | Silver Tongue

Madonna Eloise Amberflaw | Primadonna

Asumi Narukami | Nova Sonic

Hajime Kieba | Glitch

Hiromu Yudensho | Ultravolt

Persephone's Furies

Valerie/Amane Tenkei | Furiosa (Formerly)

Kurenai Rankiri | Orchid

Ryoko Kito | Heart Queen

Asteria Kinmoto | Astrelle

@floof-ghostie @calciumcryptid @opalofoctober @elflynns-horde-of-stuff @s0ursop @pizzolisnacks @peachyblkdemonslayer

#jay's bnha ocs #characters: sidekicks

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popolitiko · 2 years

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🤴The King and His Husband’ 🤴

The Gay History of British Royals

Queen Elizabeth's cousin wed in the first same-sex royal wedding—but he is far from the first gay British royal, according to historians.

The Washington Post Kayla Epstein

King Edward II was known for his intensely close relationships with two men. Photo by duncan1890/Getty Images

Ordinarily, the wedding of a junior member of the British royal family wouldn’t attract much global attention. But Lord Ivar Mountbatten’s did.

That’s because Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, wed James Coyle in the summer of 2018 in what was heralded as the “first-ever” same-sex marriage in Britain’s royal family.

Perhaps what makes it even more unusual is that Mountbatten’s ex-wife, Penny Mountbatten, gave her former husband away.

Who says the royals aren’t a modern family?

Though Mountbatten and Coyle’s ceremony was expected to be small, it’s much larger in significance.

“It’s seen as the extended royal family giving a stamp of approval, in a sense, to same-sex marriage,” said Carolyn Harris, historian and author of Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting. “This marriage gives this wider perception of the royal family encouraging everyone to be accepted.”

But the union isn’t believed to be the first same-sex relationship in British monarchy, according to historians. And they certainly couldn’t carry out their relationships openly or without causing intense political drama within their courts.

Edward II, who ruled from 1307-1327, is one of England’s less fondly remembered kings. His reign consisted of feuds with his barons, a failed invasion of Scotland in 1314, a famine, more feuding with his barons, and an invasion by a political rival that led to him being replaced by his son, Edward III. And many of the most controversial aspects of his rule — and fury from his barons — stemmed from his relationships with two men: Piers Gaveston and, later, Hugh Despenser.

Gaveston and Edward met when Edward was about 16 years old, when Gaveston joined the royal household. “It’s very obvious from Edward’s behavior that he was quite obsessed with Gaveston,” said Kathryn Warner, author of Edward II: The Unconventional King. Once king, Edward II made the relatively lowborn Gaveston the Earl of Cornwall, a title usually reserved for members of the royal family, “just piling him with lands and titles and money,” Warner said. He feuded with his barons over Gaveston, who they believed received far too much attention and favor.

Gaveston was exiled numerous times over his relationship with Edward II, though the king always conspired to bring him back. Eventually, Gaveston was assassinated. After his death, Edward “constantly had prayers said for [Gaveston’s] soul; he spent a lot of money on Gaveston’s tomb,” Warner said.

Several years after Gaveston’s death, Edward formed a close relationship with another favorite and aide, Hugh Despenser. How close? Walker pointed to the annalist of Newenham Abbey in Devon in 1326, who called Edward and Despenser “the king and his husband,” while another chronicler noted that Despenser “bewitched Edward’s heart.”

The speculation that Edward II’s relationships with these men went beyond friendship was fueled by Christopher Marlowe’s 16th-century play “Edward II”, which is often noted for its homoerotic portrayal of Edward II and Gaveston.

James VI and I, who reigned over Scotland and later England and Ireland until his death in 1625, attracted similar scrutiny for his male favorites, a term used for companions and advisers who had special preference with monarchs. Though James married Anne of Denmark and had children with her, it has long been believed that James had romantic relationships with three men: Esmé Stewart; Robert Carr; and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.

Correspondence between James and his male favorites survives, and as David M. Bergeron theorizes in his book King James and Letters of Homoerotic Desire: “The inscription that moves across the letters spell desire.”

James was merely 13 when he met 37-year-old Stewart, and their relationship was met with concern.

“The King altogether is persuaded and led by him . . . and is in such love with him as in the open sight of the people often he will clasp him about the neck with his arms and kiss him,” wrote one royal informant of their relationship. James promoted Stewart up the ranks, eventually making him Duke of Lennox. James was eventually forced to banish him, causing Stewart great distress. “I desire to die rather than to live, fearing that that has been the occasion of your no longer loving me,” Stewart wrote to James.

But James’s most famous favorite was Villiers. James met him in his late 40s and several years later promoted him to Duke of Buckingham — an astounding rise for someone of his rank. Bergeron records the deeply affectionate letters between the two; in a 1623 letter, James refers bluntly to “marriage” and calls Buckingham his “wife:”

“I cannot content myself without sending you this present, praying God that I may have a joyful and comfortable meeting with you and that we may make at this Christmas a new marriage ever to be kept hereafter . . . I desire to live only in this world for your sake, and that I had rather live banished in any part of the earth with you than live a sorrowful widow’s life without you. And may so God bless you, my sweet child and wife, and grant that ye may ever be a comfort to your dear dad and husband.”

A lost portrait of Buckingham by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens was discovered in Scotland, depicting a striking and stylish man. And a 2008 restoration of Apethorpe Hall, where James and Villiers met and later spent time together, discovered a passage that linked their bedchambers.

One queen who has attracted speculation about her sexuality is Queen Anne, who ruled from 1702-1714. Her numerous pregnancies, most of which ended in miscarriage or a stillborn child, indicate a sexual relationship with her husband, George of Denmark.

And yet, “she had these very intense, close friendships with women in her household,” Harris said.

Most notable is her relationship to Sarah Churchill, the Duchess of Marlborough, who held enormous influence in Anne’s court as mistress of the robes and keeper of the privy purse. She was an influential figure in Whig party politics, famous for providing Anne with blunt advice and possessing as skillful a command of politics as her powerful male contemporaries.

Whether Churchill and Queen Anne’s intense friendship became something more is something we may never know. “Lesbianism, by its unverifiable nature, is an awful subject for historical research and, inversely, the best subject for political slander,” writes Ophelia Field in her book Sarah Churchill: Duchess of Marlborough: The Queen’s Favourite.

But Field also notes that when examining the letters between the women, it’s important to understand that their friendship was “something encompassing what we would nowadays class as romantic or erotic feeling.”

Field writes in “The Queen’s Favourite”:

“Without Sarah beside her when she moved with the seasonal migrations of the Court, Anne complained of loneliness and boredom: ‘I must tell you I am not as you left me . . . I long to be with you again and tis impossible for you ever to believe how much I love you except you saw my heart.’ [ . . .] Most commentators have suggested that the hyperbole in Anne’s letters to her friend was merely stylistic. In fact, the overwhelming impression is not of overstatement but that Anne was repressing what she really wanted to say.”

Their relationship deteriorated in part because of Anne’s growing closeness to another woman, Churchill’s cousin, Abigail Masham. Churchill grew so infuriated that she began insinuating Anne’s relationship with Masham was sinister.

The drama surrounding the three women played out in the 2018 film, The Favourite, starring Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone and Olivia Colman.

Though there is much evidence that these royals had same-sex relationships with their favorites or other individuals, Harris cautioned that jealousy or frustration with favorites within the courts often led to rumors about the relationships. “If a royal favorite, no matter the degree of personal relationship, was disrupting the social or political hierarchy in some way, then that royal favorite was considered a problem, regardless of what was going on behind closed doors,” she said.

Harris also noted that it was difficult to take 21st-century definitions of sexual orientation and apply them to past monarchs. “When we see historical figures, they might have same-sex relationships but might not talk about their orientation,” she said. “Historical figures often had different ways of viewing themselves than people today.”

But she acknowledged that reexamining the lives, and loves, of these monarchs creates a powerful, humanizing bond between our contemporary society and figures of the past. It shows “that there have been people who dealt with some of the same concerns and the same issues that appear in the modern day,” she said.

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rainypersonandlost · 1 month

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quick little story i came up with

In the heart of a vibrant coastal town, a young woman named Kayla lived in a quaint house that stood proudly along the shoreline. Kayla had always been drawn to the rhythm of the ocean, finding solace in the sound of waves crashing against the shore. However, one fateful night, Hurricane Ian unleashed its fury on the town, and the once peaceful waves turned into a raging torrent. Kayla's house flooded, and the traumatic experience left a lasting mark on her soul.

Kayla found herself plagued by vivid flashbacks of that harrowing night. The smell of dampness, the sound of water gushing through the windows, and the sensation of helplessness all rushed back to her with every passing moment. It was as if the memories had taken residence in her mind, refusing to let go.

Her boyfriend, Ryan, had been her pillar of strength throughout the ordeal. His unwavering support and comforting presence had helped Kayla cope with the aftermath of the hurricane. Ryan understood the depth of Kayla's trauma and stood by her side, offering his love and reassurance every step of the way.

One night, as the clock struck midnight, Kayla found herself inexplicably engulfed in a panic attack. The memories of that dreadful night came rushing back with an intensity that shook her to her core. Gasping for breath, tears streaming down her face, Kayla felt as though she was reliving the nightmare all over again.

Ryan, who had been sound asleep beside her, was awoken by Kayla's distress. With a sense of urgency, he wrapped his arms around her trembling form, pulling her close to him. "Shh, it's okay, Kayla. I'm here with you," he whispered softly, his voice a soothing balm to her frazzled nerves.

Kayla clung to Ryan as if he were her lifeline, seeking refuge in the safety of his embrace. His touch was a grounding force amidst the chaos of her mind, bringing a sense of calmness to the storm raging within her.

As Kayla continued to sob uncontrollably, Ryan gently wiped away her tears, his touch tender and reassuring. "You're safe, Kayla. I won't let anything harm you. I'm here, always," he murmured, his words a promise of unwavering devotion.

Slowly but surely, Kayla's panicked breathing began to steady, and the onslaught of memories began to subside. With Ryan by her side, she felt a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness that threatened to consume her.

In the quiet of the night, Kayla found the courage to open up to Ryan about the nightmares that haunted her. She described in vivid detail the fear and despair she had felt during the flood, recounting the moments of sheer terror that had etched themselves into her memory.

Ryan listened intently, his eyes filled with empathy and understanding. He held Kayla's hand firmly in his, offering silent support and unwavering compassion. In that moment, Kayla knew that she was not alone in her pain, that Ryan would always be there to hold her hand through the darkest of times.

With each word she spoke, Kayla felt a weight lift off her shoulders, as if unburdening herself of the trauma that had plagued her for so long. Ryan's presence was a beacon of light in the darkness, guiding her towards healing and peace.

As the first light of dawn began to filter through the curtains, Kayla felt a sense of calm wash over her, a newfound strength rising from the depths of her soul. With Ryan by her side, she knew that she had the courage to face her demons and conquer her fears.

And so, as the sun rose over the horizon, casting its golden glow over the town, Kayla and Ryan stood together, united in their love and resilience. The echoes of the hurricane faded into the distance, replaced by the promise of a new beginning, filled with hope, healing, and the unwavering bond between two hearts that beat as one.

#Story #hurricane ian #Flashbacks

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