#oh franz you poor thing

[dailykafka]

— November 6, 1915 / Franz Kafka diaries

#oh franz you poor thing #dog motif coded #November 6 #1915 #november #franz kafka #daily kafka #franz kafka diaries #quotes #alt text

[twistedkans]

Yours - Part One

→ A Glorious Masquerade Malleus x Reader x Rollo commission for my bestie

Warnings: mild Rollo-typical psuedoreligious content Characters: Yuu (Reader), Rollo Flamme, Malleus Draconia Word Count: 1.6k

Part Two | Part Three

(Also available on Ao3)

༻ My Heart ༺

“I miss you deeply, unfathomably, senselessly, terribly.” ― Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena

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“...Magic is such a troublesome thing. Wouldn’t you agree?” Rollo’s eyes looked through yours, as if analyzing your very soul. There was a fire behind his gaze, waiting to be ignited. It made you feel a bit self-conscious.

He continued without giving you the chance to respond. “I can only imagine how arduous it must be to spend your days surrounded by a gaggle of rambunctious, foolhardy mages.” His body was rigid, and his lips were pursed, curling downwards at the edges ever so slightly to form an almost imperceptible scowl. Expectant of a long-winded tangent, you kept your mouth shut.

“The world would be much better off without magic and the chaos it brings. Surely, you must have had similar thoughts?” As he spoke, he extended his arms out in an almost welcoming yet sorely off-putting manner, like that of a religious figurehead. His voice carried a similar authority that made you want to crawl in a hole and hide, but he almost sounded desperate at the same time.

In his mind, he knew he was right. You were just an unfortunate, magicless human stuck with a bunch of mages. They were nothing but wild animals that could snap at any moment, but you weren’t the same.

You were perfect.

And maybe you could agree with him, to a certain extent. All those overblots you witnessed—and had to deal with—were caused by magic, and plenty of other tricky situations you and your friends had found yourselves in had magic at their forefront. Magic was as spectacular as it was troublesome, but it depended on how it was used, did it not?

You did not say this to him. This didn’t need to be some deep conversation, and really, you didn’t want this to be a conversation at all, at least not with Rollo.

You brushed off his words with a shrug. “I’m used to it.” Though the man before you clearly expected more, that fire in his eyes blooming into something hungry, you didn’t dignify him with a single word more.

Rollo’s scowl morphed into a piteous frown. “Oh you poor thing. You have yet to realize the burden you carry.” His voice was soft and cooing, a stark contrast to the monotonous apathy that always spilled from his lips. It sent a shiver down your spine.

Rollo’s eyes fell shut as he took a single second to internally compose himself. “Worry not, my dear…friend, the pain such practices bring shall no longer reach you.”

There was a pause, and you had your fingers crossed that Rollo wouldn’t open his mouth again so you could leave. You didn’t want to be rude, nor could you afford to be rude and potentially tarnish your reputation and that of Night Raven College, but this conversation was an annoyance at best and panic-inducing at worst.

You didn’t trust Rollo, but you felt that he was already revealing more of himself than he would with others. As much as it deigned you to consider the thought, as little as you cared for anything he had to say, perhaps Rollo was just out of touch, isolated by his own views, and in need of someone he could talk to.

You could be that person for him, couldn’t you?

That was what he wanted you to think, without realizing it was what he wanted.

“I’ll keep you safe, Yuu.”

What?

“Hey, Yuu! You’ve got better things to do than stand around.” You were pulled from your thoughts when Grim jumped up on your shoulder and waved his hands in your face, which caused you to stumble back and land on the ground.

You groaned in pain. “Ow, Grim!”

But Grim was far too excited to notice. He created fireworks with his magic to show you, and you found yourself smiling and laughing with him. Your conversation with Rollo was pushed from your mind.

Rollo, however, could not keep his eyes off of you, for your joy was both a blessing and a sin.

“...Hmph.” Rollo held his handkerchief to his mouth as he spoke, and his sharp gaze was the only indicator of his foul mood.

That gaze of his, critical and filled with the fires of hell, followed you around the square.

And oh the things he wished to say, the things he wished to do, yet he too could not tarnish his reputation. Not yet. No, he could not let you see who he truly was.

They would pay, and you would be saved.

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Laughter and dancing surrounded you, vibrant colors filled your vision, and the sweet scent of Fleur City delicacies made your mouth water. Everyone was having a good time, yourself included. Even when you didn’t feel like dancing or jumping around anymore, you were content to sit on the sidelines while Grim showed off.

Fireworks in their abundant colors and rays of spectacularity distracted you from all thoughts, and you were unaware of the presence behind you.

Someone’s breath tickled your neck, and a familiar low chuckle rang through your ear. It was only then you realized who had disappeared from the festivities.

“Hornton?” You tilted your head and were greeted by a pair of emerald green eyes and a toothy smirk.

“Are you enjoying yourself, child of man?”

And for a single moment, one that lasted an eternity, time froze. Your senses were starved, consumed, and overwhelmed by Malleus Draconia. The burning taste of fire, like the hot breath against his neck, or his lips on yours and what you imagined he would taste like. The scent of flames, of the forest, of death, pleasantly so. The lull of his voice, low and deep, melancholic like that of a gentle wind or light rain. The touch of leather as a finger ran along your jaw and grazed your neck in a way that gave you goosebumps.

Those emerald green eyes, brighter than any gemstone, staring into yours as if you were the most valuable treasure in the dragon’s collection.

You masked your nerves with a chuckle, but that didn’t stop the blood from flushing your cheeks. “Yeah, it’s been really fun. I’m just a bit tired…”

Malleus gave you a thoughtful look. His voice dropped to a whisper, spoken like a hidden secret revealed for your ears only. “Follow me, if you so desire.”

You watched him turn with a swish of his cape and walk off to one of the nearby alleys. It took you only a moment to gather your senses as your surroundings flooded them to enter the alley behind Malleus.

The sounds of Topsy-Turvy Square grew more and more distant as you traversed through the dimly-lit alleyway. Every sound put you on edge, but in your mind, you knew nothing bad would happen to you.

Those same emerald eyes were waiting for you, and you could tell the fae wore that same smile as always when you spoke with him. Something pulled you forward.

A hand reached out, and you took it, not thinking twice. “You came. Thank you for accepting my invitation.”

“You knew I would,” you replied with a sweet smile that Malleus cherished in his heart.

There was silence, a comfortable quietude as you took in his features, from the strands of hair that fell past his chin, shimmering even in darkness like raven feathers, to the pale pointed ears with tips tinted pink, to his arms only covered by a sheer black fabric, revealing more skin than you had ever seen of him before.

You dared to step forward. From this position, you had to tilt your upwards just to peer at his face. He wasn’t looking at you, rather, his gaze followed the path through the alley from which you emerged. His voice fell to a soft, melodic murmur, almost as if he were talking to himself. “Indeed I did.”

Silence. Tranquility. Your own heart beating in your ears. Words caught on your throat.

Malleus finally looked down at you. To him, you were a treasure, something so precious and close to his heart that it ached for you every moment of every day. Even before he met you, he yearned for you. You were the missing piece in his heart, the one meant to be close to him, to break through the surface and discover who Malleus Draconia really is.

He was the siren luring you deep into the recesses of his heart, so that you may carve your name into his very being.

“I missed you, child of man.”

You could never realize the weight of those words on his heart. How it yearned for you.

Innocently, you replied, “I’m sorry if you wanted to spend more time with me today. We can go back to the square and hang out if you want.”

Malleus ran his fingers up your arm, stopping at your shoulder, where he gently but firmly gripped. “Do not apologize, it has been my pleasure to watch you enjoy yourself so much.”

The two of you never returned to Topsy-Turvy Square.

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Harsh, uncalloused fingers gripped an ink pen with fervor. Sharp eyes followed each word as it was written with elegant curves and curls, with only the bright glow of a crackling fireplace for light. A single sentence was spoken with a soft, pleading tone.

“I love you, Yuu.”

I won’t let him take you away from me.

I can save you.

I will save you.

For all he wanted to say, there was nothing more to be said. He was aware of the dangers of such love, the sacrifice he was due to pay, and the torment he would put himself through for repentance.

And, of course, he was well aware of the horned fae who watched his every movement with piercing green eyes.

Just to spite him, he repeated himself.

“I love you, Yuu.”

#˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ mod apple #twisted wonderland #twst #twst fic #twst x reader #twst x yuu #malleus draconia #rollo flamme #malleus x reader #rollo x reader

[taintedcigs]

modern!steve popular culture hcs:

loves taylor swift. this is obvious. 1989 is his go to album when he's getting ready (especially during his hair care routine). he thinks style and wildest dreams were written FOR HIM. is not afraid to sing the songs out loud and sometimes annoys u a lot by singing them in a really high-pitched voice. sings "he's so TALLLL and handsome as HELLLL, he's so bad but he does it so well." at you with a wink and pointing to himself, fully believing it's written about him, you can't convince him otherwise.

rom-com lover. through and through. he used to hide it but he just can't anymore. loooves 10 things i hate about you, how to lose a guy in 10 days, and notting hill. he also enjoys all of katherine heigl's iconic rom-coms.

LOVES MUSICALS. mamma mia is in his top 3 on letterboxd (he loves abba SO MUCH). and he cried watching la la land and regularly listens to the soundtrack.

he can't watch horror movies for the life of him. he got creeped out by the idea of coraline and still can't get himself to watch it. (robin dressed up as the other mother for halloween and steve SCREAMED.)

he's one of those people WHO loves watching movies that are so bad that they are ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECES. also have a feeling he laughs really hard at those 00s parody movies. idk why. it's what bonded him and eddie. and they have a marathon of bad parody movies when they're stoned tf out of their mind. they just told me.

he loves ANYTHING pop. (he loves fantasize by ariana grande and has begged u on countless occasions to do the dance on tiktok and only send it to him) and he loves himself some alt-pop and occasionaly indie stuff like lana, lorde, arctic monkeys, death cab for cutie, sufjan stevens, inhaler, franz ferdinand, band of horses and boygenius!!!

also random but he'd be such a trashy reality tv fan.... watching ALL of them with you... love island, jersey shore, housewives, dANCE MOMS, any other horrible netflix reality tv... like at first he scoffs at you for it, but then he does that dad stance. just standing and watching whatever you're watching, then finally after a few hours, he takes a seat next to you, fully immersed in the experience, not even letting YOU look at your phone, and he's sitting on the edge of the couch, staring at the tv like a man-possessed while critiquing the show and doing commentary like they can hear him.

the most "metal" he can listen to is literally fall out boy. (eddie keeps making fun of him for this. you are now sending metal songs to steve, day by day, trying to get him to like it, just so that eddie won't make fun of your poor angel bf anymore<3)

this is self-indulgent but he's a twilight fanboy through and through... team edward but he feels bad for jacob (sadly... you have an argument about this each time and once you bring up jacob claiming a baby he's dead silent), has a tradition w u to watch them every fall. he acts like he's seeing it for the first time each time u guys watch it.

likes harry potter (fuck jkr forever, u guys don't engage in the content and u 🏴‍☠️ both the movies n books:)) bc he grew up with the movies but if you're a harry potter nerd, he'd poke fun at THAT A LOOT. HE'S A LIL TEASING ASSHOLE. "oh that wasn't very slytherin of you!" "i thought you were supposed to be brave, huh? aren't you a gryffindor, babe?" he taunts with a loud chuckle, enjoying the way you narrow your gaze at him.

#steve harrington headcanon #steve harrington blurbs #steve harrington x reader #steve harrington imagine #modern!steve harrington #steve harrington drabbles #LOOK THESE ARE MY HCS OKAY!! #IF U DONT AGREE FEEL FREE TO DO UR OWN #NO NEGATIVITY THANK YOUUUUU

[merakiarchives]

How do you think the Afk Journey characters would react to Merlin saying that they think franz is hot and that they want to make out with him?

Franz. Your out for it.

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Characters: Hogan x GN!Reader; Valen x GN!Reader; Vala x GN!reader

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Genre: Fluff, Headcannons

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Warnings: spoilers for the “Franz, the Suspect” quest.

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A/N: Sorry, this is really short. Feel free to re-request if you’re not happy with it!

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Hogan

Panic, pure panic. Did you eat one of the tarts?! What about the wine or juice? He really doesn't want you to go under Franz's control.

He will go ask Mirael and Cassadee for help, he was definitely unhappy when they said it would take a while to wear off.

Definitely went to Lord Franz's house and threatened him for the cure. Poor Franz almost died that morning.

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Valen

Oh? You think Franz is hot? Damn.. he might flirt with you to the moon and back for the next few days.

Unfortunately for you, the mind control wore off the day after you told Valen. Only leading you to get flustered every time Valen would flirt with you or suggestively touch you.

Rip Franz who sadly Valen may or may not have killed, or just generally bullied to give the antidote.

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Vala

Oh. Well, off to your room you go. She’ll be back in an hour with a drink she made.

Cue her going to Lord Franz house and stealing a few things. Specifically the cure and a few jewels and artifacts. We love someone who spoils her darling.

After you somewhat return to normal, she sticks by your side for most of the time. Interlacing your fingers and holding your waist. She just doesn’t want you to go insane again.

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#afk arena x reader #afk journey x reader #meraki_archive writes #afk journey #afk arena

[bettsfic]

in celebration of the hayden christensen renaissance i’m watching a movie called virgin territory (recommended to me by @volturialice) and. i simply can’t believe it’s a real thing that exists. it’s a kinkmeme prompt in early 00s movie form. first of all, the amazon prime description begins with “hayden christensen of JUMPER stars as a charming scoundrel...” right. jumper. definitely his most famous movie. mhm.

the premise is thus: lorenzo (hayden) is on the run from the law for reasons i wasn't paying attention to and hides out as a gardener in a convent where all the nuns fuck him. then the girl he's in love with goes into hiding at the same convent. 

it received a 1.9 on letterboxd and a 23% on rotten tomatoes. here we gooooo

they manage to get around hayden’s inability to do an accent by making him pretend to be mute

so he has almost no lines, he’s just the center of a number of montages where he does hard labor and drenches himself in water

oh, and there are horse stunts

two nuns make out with his bare stomach while he’s unconscious

shortly after, those same two nuns fuck him in a bathtub

there is an erotic cow milking scene

tits and asses. tits and asses.

the soundtrack is full of vaguely electronica early 00s kasabian-esque knockoffs (if you don’t know who kasabian is, keep it that way)

when i say this is softcore porn, it is not in any way hyperbole

two other nuns fuck lorenzo and then two more nuns get jealous and demand he fuck them also

tim roth is the bad guy, a casting that probably took up most of the budget

there are like 30 main characters and i have less than zero idea what’s going on

two women assess the penises of a dozen men, again for reasons i cannot discern

several of the men dogpile the man with the smallest penis

a lady gives a guy a handjob in the woods but he comes too fast and she gets angry?? i don’t understand how any of this is relevant to what i think might be the plot

uh oh, lorenzo’s love interest exposes him for being a fraud and the head nun kicks him out of the convent

oh no hayden has lines again

more tits and asses

the head nun has been referred to as having “unparalleled lust and randiness”

the love interest has left the convent and invited lorenzo to be her bodyguard 

the love confession is happening over what sounds like a franz ferdinand or arcade fire song, as if this movie isn’t 2007 enough

tim roth pushes lorenzo into a fountain. he is wet again for the 1000th time this movie

he is now wet and in a dungeon 

tim roth keeps wiggling around like a little kid who needs to pee and holding his sword like a cigarette

the love interest agrees to marry tim roth in exchange for letting lorenzo out of the dungeon!! ashamed to say i am really getting into this

the other three dozen plotlines have disappeared

i guess without them this movie would just be 2 hours of hayden fucking nuns so the director had to put in some filler, a move i do not agree with

lorenzo has been let out of the dungeon. he is now wet *and* filthy

i was wrong, shazam has informed me the song i thought was by franz ferdinand is actually “don’t you” by micah p. hinson but it sounds like every single indie rock song released between 2005-2009

the love interest has paid off a fake priest to delay the wedding while she tries to figure out a solution. A+ shakespeare move

lorenzo punches two guys at once and when he says “that hurt” he remembers to un-rhotic his Rs for the first time the entire film

he has stolen a sword and intends to interrupt the wedding!!

the fake priest is filibustering the wedding by interrogating tim roth on his bathing habits

btw the fake priest has the greasy side swoop hairstyle that plagued my adolescence and which has triggered my fight or flight response

a russian guy who is not lorenzo interrupts the wedding?? with a gun????

poor hayden has had to sprint an entire fucking marathon in this movie

lorenzo has arrived and despite having a sword he is kickboxing his way into this wedding

he stops the russian guy from killing tim roth and flips a coin to determine who does get to kill him

final sword fight. tim roth says “aww shit” and falls into a well

lorenzo gets the girl. the russian with the gun gets a different girl. the guy who came too fast in the woods gets his girl.

the fake priest throws rose petals over all 4 main couples who are making out around a fountain

the guy with the tiny penis is also there and making out with somebody

“TENDER” BY BLUR IS THE END CREDITS SONG that’s where their stunt budget went i guess

somehow i forgot that this was based on the decameron?? how???

hayden gets fourth billing even though he carried this entire circus act. there is no justice in this world

okay final thoughts: i didn’t hate it even a little bit?? people who gave it a bad review are fucking snobs, this was a DELIGHT. 100/10 recommend, just don’t watch it with your parents.

#virgin territory

[archduchessofnowhere]

Love your posts, they are amazing. How was the relationship between emperor franz joseph and his youngest daughter archduchess marie valerie? There were rumors about valerie being count andrassay's child though people later stopped the slader do you think it made franz treat valerie differently from his other 2 children. Did he neglect her due to this rumors. I would like to hear your personal opinion as well along with the facts

Thank you so much! Despite the rumors Franz Josef and Valerie had a good and loving relationship, though they weren't as close as they could've been. Elisabeth was very possessive towards Valerie when she was a child, always terrified about her health (probably because of the trauma of loosing her first daughter to an illness), openly telling her that she was the only person she loved and her sole reason to continue to live. Since she was her mother's companion for most of her childhood and teenhood she couldn't have a particularly close relationship with her father - but she adored him and would've much preferred to stay in Vienna with him than to travel with her mother. After an argument between her parents regarding her well-being she wrote in her diary:

What I most wanted to do was fall at his [Franz Josef's] feet and kiss his paternal imperial hands, even as I felt — God forgive me — a momentary anger at Mama since her unbridled love and exaggerated, groundless concern place me in such an embarrassing and false position.

That she wanted a close relationship with her father can also be seen in another entry from 1884:

For more than an hour I sat next to him, quiet as a mouse, while he worked and smoked. It must have been important, for he looked up only once, and that was to remark, "But you must be terribly bored," to which, of course, I answered impetuously, "Oh, no, Papa, it is good to be sitting here…." "A pretty pleasure," he said and continued working. The poor man! As I saw him sitting so patiently before this pile of papers, without a word of complaint… how every man in the state always pushes the cares and sorrows away, always higher and higher, until finally everything comes to the Emperor-and he, who cannot send it higher, accepts everything and works everything through patiently, personally caring for the welfare of each and every one. How wonderful it is to have such a father.

Franz Josef doesn't seem to have treated Valerie with less affection than the rest of his children, and if anything, he seem to have been more affectionate towards her than his son:

How different, how courteous but selfconscious Papa is with them [Rudolf and Stephanie] as compared with [his behavior to] me! Surely that is the reason for Rudolf’s jealousy.

(Not that it's that surprising giving how much his relationship with Rudolf had deteriorated, but still).

After Valerie married Archduke Franz Salvator and formed her own family, her father visited her often. Unlike Elisabeth, who never was truly confortable in the role of grandmother, he was a loving grandfather who loved to play with his grandchildren. The emperor spent the Christmas of 1894 with his daughter and son-in-law (Elisabeth was in Madeira), of which Valerie wrote:

Papa arrived at noon … It was a very nice Christmas Eve, even though Papa's presence did not make it quite so informal, but again we were especially happy with the feeling that he, the poor thing, was really enjoying this family celebration. [The next day] When he's [Franz Josef's] not working, he spends almost the whole day with the children and does everything Ella [Elisabeth, Valerie's two-years-old daughter] wants when she gets him something: grandpa this, grandpa that.

But the relationship between father and daughter wasn't without its strain. After Rudolf's death Elisabeth was practically never at court, and the emperor fell into a sad a lonely life. Valerie describes his visits as sometimes awkward; simply put, Franz Josef doesn't seem to have felt truly confortable with Valerie's family, and neither did she:

not to know whether one should talk about our misfortune or about distracting things, to try in vain to find subjects of conversation of the latter kind, to wish the children to act natural... and yet tremble that their shouting might irritate Papa — to see him now sink into dull unhappiness, now being nervous... How well I understand now that being in Papa’s company almost crushed Mama. Yes, it is difficult to be with Papa, since he has never known a real exchange of views. I know how deep his feelings go and how deeply he suffers and stand powerless before all this woe, with no other weapon than the traditional routines.

The one person that could really cheer up the emperor in the absence of his wife was the actress Katharina Schratt, but Valerie didn't approve of her father's friendship with her and had been very much horrified both by her father's apparent indifference to the rumors surrounding them as well as her mother encouraging the relationship in the first place. A month after Elisabeth's death Valerie wrote in her diary:

Every morning Papa takes his walk with Schratt, whom I was also repeatedly forced to see and embrace — not with my heart — and yet I think her in herself — that is, aside from the people who cling to her — a harmless, loyal soul. — With fear I think of Mama’s wish, expressed to me so often, "when I die Papa should marry Schratt". In any case, I wish to remain passive, cannot act coldly to her in view of Papa’s true friendship with her, would find it unjust and cruel to sour this comfort for Papa — but do not consider it my duty to abet him.

He probably didn't marry Schratt, but did consider her his only friend, and only after he and Katharina had a fell out that lead him to become deeply depressed did Valerie understood how important the actress was in her father's life.

But even with their differences Valerie always remained loyal to her father, and was in his deathbed when he died in 1916, aged 86-years-old.

Now on my personal opinion, first of all I've always thought that Valerie was the child that resembled him the most, specially if you compare her with the portraits of his father when he was a teenager:

So without even considering how it's literally impossible that Andrássy was Valerie's father (in all the years they knew each other he and Elisabeth were alone only once in a short carriage ride), I think there's no doubt that she was the emperor's daughter. I would say that the person that was affected by the rumors the most was Valerie herself, since she always held a deep dislikeness not only towards Hungary but also towards Andrássy himself. And if Franz Josef wasn't closer to her wasn't out of neglect, but simply because Elisabeth monopolized Valerie, whom despite being raised to be her mother's daughter, always longed to be her father's daughter.

SOURCES:

Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1998). Das Tagebuch der Lieblingstochter von Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich (1878-1899)

Hamann, Brigitte (1986). The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (translation by Ruth Hein)

#archduchess marie valerie of austria #franz josef i of austria #empress elisabeth of austria #katharina schratt #asks

[1-6-9-2-maharcronicals-7]

🎶I AM COPEING

COPING AND SETHING

I CANNOT BELIEVE THE SHIT I AM SEEING

I AM COPEING I AM SEEEETHIIINNG-🎶

Na but fr this book had gaven me more questions then answers,head's up there's gonna be A LOT OF SPOILERS I'm gonna talk about so bewere on that

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SO sadly this whole book isn't fully a backstory book and it leads more questions then answers

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NEW WIZARD ENTERS THE CHAT

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Darkwell now described in this picture, from my understanding after reading has an untrustworthy mouth due to some actions we see him do in the book,now the reason I bring this fucker up is because he's the main reason of my coping and seething (the second being the lack of slappy's siblings being mentioned)) because HE'S THE BITCH THAT ACTUALLY MADE SLAPPY Wich begs A LOT OF FUCKING QUESTIONS now this takes place during 200 years ago in Europe doesn't say we're so I'm gonna safely assume Salem??? But the question about Franz and kanduu especially after there part in the new goosebumps show is what's up with that why were they mentioned in slappy and mr.wood's life dose that implay different wizards and witches made and or created them or what??Oh did I mention that darkwell has a nephew? No? Well it's because kid is not even real??? But he also can bleed??? He has wires and tubes but not even he knew about not being a doll poor kid was attacked, ridiculed and the towns people thought they could be CPS and take the kid away from darkwell, after making slappy darkwell just booked it and left when the towns people tired to burn him down he didn't want Isaac anymore Wich even they were shocked about before learning the kid isn't even a real boy,Wich is quite sad really because the kid definitely deserves better he was only 12 after all.

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Miss.rabbit has fainted

See that 👆 that's slappy,no really it is you can't give him a redemption ark enless it's sacrifice,in the book darkwell said he lied to slappy about it because he wanted to take revenge but I highly doubt that was even a case to begin with,not after what he did with Isaac plus he didn't prove nor shown anything to the reader that he's being for real on it, it gets worse that slappy somehow juked him if he made slappy he should know slappy's tricks meaning that it just seems like some other wizards or someone is complaining about slappy so he tried to deal with it but failed miserably because he just didn't give to fucks and wants to be left Alone or at least that's how I seen it. Now from this understanding I do find it quite funny/sad if slappy can't be good even if he wanted to because if he doesn't do evil he gets put to sleep even if he dose a good deed it's like that miss rabbit has fallen joke(Wich I may do if I have the time 🤭)

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MR.WOOD COMEBACK?

So yyyyeah there is 0 explanation about slappy's siblings and I'm not even sure what's up with mr.wood especially how the fandom is split with this piece of shit,some believe he's Wally some believe he and wally are separated characters if counted correctly if there separate it be 5 of them if not 4 now i know there's gonna be people saying"oh there's evidence" what evidence?? How can we be so sure we can count that if stine can't even keep slappy's orgains in straight and just adding questions? Stine was the Scott coathen before Scott was even a thing BUT besides that! The reason why I mentioned this is quite interesting to me 🤔

I made a drawing to the best of my abilities about the slappy bewere mr.wood next to the official artwork of Mr.wood in slappy bewere this puppet went by "Mister" wood instead of Mr.wood, Wich again rather odd

Here is the highlighted parts of the description, during this section of the story slappy not only tried to fit in with this toy brand to scare kids it was an easy suit due to Mister wood being wildly popular,Wich also adds the question is it the mr.wood that we knew grew popular to get a branding of himself??because I could have sworn I seen someone mention he perhaps DID become a bigshot but what an odd detail to add with glasses it didn't tell us about his nose nor eyes it's just only those details,all I know slappy did bring these toys to life but it's quiet and oddity to bring in still it's already wild enough that he was referenced but not Goldie nor snappy whom was told in the slappyworld series that they were made side by side with him or made earlier or before him we do know kanduu had a part to play in his life with mr.wood so dose that implay that slappy was gaven to Franz?? Did darkwell knew Franz?? Send your opinions in all this in the comments or something 🤷‍♀️

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There's no room for more photos but we got spells n shit ✨yippee✨

So yeah we got new spells if someone broke the code with the og I'm sure one of y'all have more of a bigger brain then me

Lambda Osiris karamubder dominus malado venn is a LONG ASS SPELL JFC but the spell keeps people frozen in place playing there WORST fears now this one seems more simple,amapo amapi amapo golrah golreeh amapo Wich is a spell that you chant that brings non living things to life or at least that is what is displayed for all we know this can bring back the dead if he wanted to.

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🎶you are copeing, COPEING and SEETHING, you don't believe what you are seeing, you are copeing you are seeeethiiinng-🎶

I'm sorry but that's the best way I can describe the last story, turned out slappy's biggest weekness is himbos or people who gives 0 fucks or are complete airheaded those are the 3 horsemen who can truly defeat slappy(not really but slappy is REALLY copeing with this) because Everytime he tried to ruin something the Carlton family laughs it off and also bless Bryce's heart they were just unconditionally sweet tords slappy sure kids parents were sorta weirded out by it but it was harmless after all due to them thinking slappy is not really alive kid gave him a bowl of soup let him have his air pods to listen to music hell kid even puts slappy to bed with him,slappy obviously couldn't give to shits about the kid but I find it rather cute I don't think I seen any kid with slappy that passionate and kind tords him before finding out he's a pice of a wooden splinter dispite slappy's failed pranks one of them that even surprised me that slappy put a spider in someone's coffee AND THEY DRANKED IT WITHOUT RELIZNG SAYING THE BREW WAS "LUMPY" JFC- IM SORRY F U C K DAT- but besides that slappy genuinely thought he'd be knocked out for good if he doesn't do any good evil deeds in time so he was having a panic at the disco,this was during the time darkwell tried to "dystroy" slappy even though he flat out "lied" to him(and i say "lie" from what i mentioned before)

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Questions, somewhat answers?

So what we know now that darkwell made slappy question goes what is up with his siblings then? Mr.wood was referenced and his siblings Goldie and snappy are nowhere to be found especially add ons with Franz and kanduu like what's there deal now?? The only answer we ever got was a possible confirmed Creator of slappy but I can't say the same for the rest due to the possibility slappy's siblings were made by different people it seems??? I don't know so uh yeah thanks for hearing my shitty review and opinions on slappy beware 😔🖐️✨

#goosebumps #goosebumps fanart #goosebumps oc #slappy the dummy #goosebumps horrorland #gopsebumps Mr.wood #goosebumps books

[a-model-of-propriety]

That's Your Lot's Job

a Good Omens/Count of Monte Cristo crossover

hey, first Good Omens fic! this one's basically like the S1E3 minisodes, set in the Château-d'If during Dantés' imprisonment

no major tw's come to mind, but let me know if you need me to tag anything!

read it on AO3

“Oh, just look at him.”

“I am looking at him, angel. What the heaven do you expect me to do?”

“You know very well what the answer to that question is.”

“Set him free? And why would I ever do that? Demons are supposed to love the idea of prisons, ‘specially ones like this one.”

“But he’s innocent!”

“What does that have to do with anything?”

“What does that– didn’t you hear me? He’s innocent! He’s never done a thing in his life to deserve this horrible place.”

“If I went around freeing everybody that didn’t deserve their imprisonment I’d wind up emptying the whole place, and we both know Head Office would not be pleased with that. Demons don’t go around freeing people from prison. That’s your lot’s job.”

“Yes, well, I suppose so, but—“

“So why do you want me to do it so bad? Just miracle him free yourself or something.”

“Well, you see, I would love to. However—strictly speaking—I’m not exactly supposed to be in France in the first place. Not right now, anyway.”

“Is that so?”

“If you must know, I’m technically meant to be in Austria right now. Something about making sure a Father Mohr and Franz Gruber meet and collaborate on a hymn or carol of sorts. Head Office was quite insistent on that, but I popped over there a couple of days ago and the pair had already met without me so much as lifting a finger. I figured—well, why not take advantage of being abroad? In any case, according to Heaven I’m still in Austria, so I can’t risk even a small miracle without tipping them off.”

“Sounds like you’re still in some hot water with heaven. They still on your back with the ‘frivolous miracles’ too?”

“Not officially, but I’m fairly certain Michael’s still keeping a little too close of an eye on me, at least for my comfort.”

“So you want me to miracle poor Dantés here out of his cell just so you can keep your little vacation a secret?”

“Well, when you put it like that–“

“Yes, all right, fine.”

“Really?”

“Sure, why not. I already figured out how anyways, it’d be a waste of time not to go through with it now. You know the abbé a couple cells down that way?”

“Yes, I believe his name is Abbé Faria. Something along those lines, at least.”

“Well, this very second he’s making the first few scratches in the floor that’ll eventually turn into a tunnel out of here. I figure, if I just tweak his calculations slightly, I can make his little tunnel come out in this cell instead. I’m not freeing anyone at all, y’see? I’m actually preventing a good, noble clergyman from regaining his freedom. Hell will love that bit. And if the old abbé happens to help Dantés escape down the line, well, how was I supposed to know?”

“You know, Crowley, you do have such a remarkable knack for this sort of thing. It's almost as if you like helping people!”

“Oh, shut up.”

#seph writes #good omens #the count of monte cristo #aziraphale #crowley

[blueiight]

back to wiaw…keeping them home fires burning readthru.

hilde’s graduation<333 i feel like a proud dad omg she was just 7 years old yesterday😢😢😢

Martin and Kircheis, neither of whom had any estates to speak of, remained silent, Kircheis with his placid smile, and Martin looking uncomfortably at Hilde. miss martin shaking up the table.. yang’s current situation im still reeling from how sotp ended. was not in the right frame of mind to fully process & still wont be until hes in the mix once more. hilde saying ‘HANK’ is Good with a capital G. like. u dont even know his name pop!.. hilde would be the perfect lawyer fuck this stone age empire. poor kircheis out of his body here 🤣🤣😢

good friends winkwink. yang noooo😢😢u not leeching off the mariendorfs they love u theyre literally the only good family on this side of the galaxy.

“I think we have more respectability put together than either of us have apart.” hes willing to rep reuenthal at grandpa’s funeral AND be maggie’s mutual beard.. one lazy man, roped into so much shit. its funny cuz in sotp it was maggie who was the high life baroness ‘marrying down’ but now with her 'fall' from grace itll be viewed as yang dragging her ‘back up’ into respectable society .. oh how the wheel keeps turning. or wdf this work is titled

Yang nodded solemnly. “The thing about mothers, young sir, is that everyone has one, whether she’s around or not.” stunning wisdom from our friend ‘HANK’

wiaw fred actually seems more like a haggard worn down slightly paranoid emperor than his enigmatic show counterpart. liking it. sad for yang, but dont worry my dear ‘HANK’ , at least one old man loves you (franz giving him the ring was so heartfelt). and having the emperor now dislike u should be an homage to ur waning proletarian spirit anyways

THE DREAM… ohmygod. something about how dreams neurologically work in that the mind goes into strange places but also knowing this is a fictional narrative so this means a lot. the cars running backwards. please visit my father, yang entering the door alone. wow. yeah. family. marriage. possible political problems. somethings going on here.

SIT flashbacks oh when it was all so much easier😢😢😢even if he was being a CUNT there

poppa r.. when is he ever not drunk. wait. grandpa being only 12 years older than the father.. that man said oskar’s mingling with the foreigners and the queers bc hes barely a noble (aka a ‘ bastard ‘ ) oh this family trifling & dubious AF. i love that his whole family situation is so enigmatic & haunts the narrative bc thats how it rly be in these fucked up family situations.

“He looks just like his mother, you know.” When Yang said nothing in response, Reuenthal’s father continued. “She was proud, too. I wanted her to ask me for forgiveness, but she never did, and then she killed herself rather than apologize.”

“What, exactly, were you waiting for her to apologize for?” Yang hated him.

“You know what.”

It was a testament to the brilliance of Reuenthal’s pride, that he would never apologize for existing, despite how much his father wanted him to. Yang loved him for it.

“I hope you realize someday, Herr von Reuenthal, that your wife and son never apologized to you because they had nothing to apologize for.”

“You don’t know anything,” Reuenthal’s father hissed, and Yang remembered, vividly, the same tone, the same voice, spitting at him from across the booth at Joseph’s bar, a lifetime ago. It was the same unbridled malice, when a Reuenthal was confronted with this truth, the one that they didn’t want to face because facing it would hurt too much. Only this time, it wasn’t Reuenthal-Yang’s-friend— it wasn’t Oskar— it was this living ghost.

“I know Oskar,” Yang said. “And that’s enough.”

Everything about this passage is so…my chest hurts. wiaw yang is so so sweet and loving of wiaw reuenthal in a way thats believable. its like how hes always in the mix of some bullshit in the gaidens+ canonverse wise and he doesnt wanna be there but hes there for his own interest in the topic and/or love for the person involved. and omg For Pride!!!! lotgh ep93 namedrop. it is all In the Name Of pride. but that pride is fundamentally rooted in spite which is a trainwreck we all just waiting for it to happen. this is relatable. the ova canon physical resemblance to his mother, the wiaw canon dispositional resemblance to his father in his (vilest) moments… amazing.

CH2 MITTREUEMITT on ISERLOHN together. i never mentioned it b4 but their flagships being named after 2 halves of the same city omg this is even more egregious than canonverse Brunhilde & Tristan somehow. its giving what needs to be gave

Reuenthal tapped his chin. “Stuck is an interesting word for it.”

Mittermeyer raised an eyebrow. “Dangerous talk.”

everytime someone in wiaw says 'dangerous' talk i smile like a hideous creature. wait. wait. theyre at iserlohn. and yang’s promise to braunschweig involved iserlohn. ohmygod and they dont even know💔💔

Seeing Reuenthal regularly did something indescribable and potent to his mind, made him feel like a student again, with all thoughts of home distant and unpleasantly vague, and Reuenthal right there, so physical in front of him.

u make me feel like i am young again… omg💔💔💔💔💔

Reuenthal’s hand tangled in Mittermeyer’s hair, almost pulling on it, and Mittermeyer nipped at Reuenthal’s lips in exchange, causing him to make a soft, needy noise, his other hand digging into Mittermeyer’s uniform.

Mittermeyer pulled him back towards the bedroom, and Reuenthal easily followed. They didn’t bother turning on the light, but light spilled in from the living room, plenty to see by, and Mittermeyer gave one glance at his bedside table, confirming that he had remembered to put away in the bottom drawer the photograph of Eva that usually had a place of honor there. It was as much for his sake as it was for Reuenthal’s.

. the mittreuemitt dynamic i sold my soul for at the cost of everything else (the actual rammifications. da rammys, brah.) id pay 6 billion dollars & comm all the rly lovey dovey scenes as RARE AS THEY ARE it just makes it better when we get it (& hurt more laterz.) im still at the reuenthal knight of kapche-lanka scene. but honestly mittermeyer knowing its some fuckshit impending when reuenthal’s voice is ‘light’ ohmygod i love it pillowtalking reassignments+ their ever present disdain for obes … n the association of home with heterosexual love and guilt! ohmygod..

i am amazed. im not a multi shipper like that bc i feel multi ships tend to have a preferred chara + snub others at best i prefer discrete pairings (having multiple ships but theyre discrete relationships at different stages of a character’s lives) but the writing of these relationships moves me.. like i believe they all love eachother in their own ways and thats what makes it hurt even more.

“You want to drive?” she asked.

“No,” he said. “I want to kiss you.”

mitt is the only one of the 479 mafia who learned how to spit game so thats why he has two— not even gone say it.

does wolfgang mittermeyer eat pussy, thread locked after firey debate

YANG😢😢😢that old heffa been workin him to death smh. and omg he rly cant drive.. my boy is useless below da neck frl

“If I was being mistreated at work, wouldn’t you want to know? Even if there was nothing you could do about it but worry?” she asked, cutting to the core of the problem with her hands tight on the wheel. “I love you, Wolf, and I don’t want to be lied to to spare my feelings.”

BABY GRL UON EVEN WANNA KNO THE SHIT YO MAN BEEN UP TO… ohmygod.

Dinner was a pleasant and cheerful affair, but Yang kept yawning, and the dark circles under his eyes made him look almost pitiful, so Mittermeyer’s mother had tucked him up in the guest bedroom immediately after dinner. omg hes so adorable i feel bad for him too FUCK BRAUNSCHWEIG

“Some of them.” He paused, then added, “More of them bring their mistresses.” and you get to work with yours!

The convo w his mom is scaring me .. after sotp we are getting into totally original content not to say nat hasnt been incredibly creative but ygwim here my knowledge of lotgh canon will not carry me thru these next parts like they did b4 and ik canon mitt was the immortal gale wolf but that convo gave so many death flags oh my lawd

DID EVA MISCARRY DURING THE STRESS OF THE FLEGEL SHIT OHMYGOD? My heart legit hurts 😢😢😢😢💔💔💔 WHY IS THIS SO SAD FOR ME???

“I know.” Mittermeyer looked away. “What did they think you were going to do?”

“Oh, I think they thought that you and I had something going on.”

they may have been wrong at the time but ngl i need there to be sum that go down between the two of yall. i have never begged for poly like this before in my 95 years of existence. reuyang still need they top, gurl LIKE u know his real name😢 u mess w the same girl its meant to be.

“No,” Yang said. “A friend of mine— Boris Konev— he made it up as a joke. It just sounds almost like ‘Yang Wen-li’ when you say it fast.” He shook his head. “That was a million years ago, now.”

I FUCKING KNEW IT KONEV UR SUCH A TROLL⚰️⚰️⚰️ Ugh yang hits different bc hes such an honest sort of sentiment i cant describe it hes not just kind hes truly genial& theres just this sense of weariness in wiaw so early here that he doesnt exhibit until the near end of his life in lotgh canon and it makes me so sad.

Yang shook his head. “I have no idea.” The melancholy in his voice was almost painful for Mittermeyer to listen to. He crouched down next to Yang, and handed him back the box with the engagement ring. Yang turned it over in his hands. “I have no idea what he’d think of me now.”

“You don’t think he’d be proud of you?”

Yang rubbed the back of his head. “I don’t even think he’d recognize me.”😢😢😢😢😢😢

chapter 3’s title. Oskar von Reuenthal Was Born Innocent. We gettin into it Na Chile

THAT OLD BITCH DIED WE SMOKING ON THAT PETER PACK…

The thing that made him clench his hands into white knuckled fists was the second part of the message, which said that Reuenthal had inherited everything that there was to inherit.

He didn’t want it. Not the money that was listed there in the message, not the investments that his father had made, not the house, not the land it sat on. He didn’t want any of it, and he had thought— by virtue of his father striking him from the family record almost a decade ago— that he would be free of it. He hadn’t given much thought to what would become of the property if his father failed to assign an heir (though the mental image of it crumbling into dust sometimes flashed through his head, when he remembered it,) and he had taken as much pride as he could in making his way in the world without any hope of an inheritance to fall back on.

As with every other thing his parents had given to him, it was his burden to bear, and he would bear it.

This is so powerful. and evocative. this is also the worst time for him to receive the sort of news about yang& maggie. this is perfect.

He didn’t even know if that was what he truly wanted— he knew he shouldn’t want it— but there was this sensation of pressure behind his eyes, an impulse that said the only way to free himself was to crash into something with great force, full body: a train, his face into a wall, a fist. It didn’t matter what. His body hungered for the pressure, a release valve for whatever thought he couldn’t put a name to.

like… i dont even have words i just love this. he drank instead. but he drank.

im fighting the urge to post every single paragraph of reuenthal in his father’s mansion. but im gnawing at it. just know. and in this. i remember reuenthal is the only living person who calls yang by his first name. and only in select moments. im...

“Come to my place.”

“No.”

“I’d like to see you,” Yang said.

Reuenthal took a long moment to weigh Yang’s tone. If he was offering out of pity, Reuenthal had no interest in seeing him. But if it was a genuine want on Yang’s part…

“Come here, then,” Reuenthal finally said.

“Okay,” Yang said. “I will.”

im horrified at seeing my pathology reflected here but poor yang can barely drive! and mind u its snowing ! ohmygod. OH wait we getting good fucking use of that tag i knew of it from em’s beautiful drawing but the Context makes it so much more meaty.

But Reuenthal didn’t need to keep his mother’s dresses as a reminder of anything. He had better ones. WAIT WHAT. AND WE WILL NEVER GET TO KNOW CUZ YANG IS HERE. AND.

He looked at Yang for a long moment more, the dream frozen. But then Yang stepped forward into the room, crossing the threshold, and the dream fell away, and it was just them once again, Yang coming towards him as he sat on his childhood bed. THE DREAM IS ACTUALLY SHARED AND ITS REUENTHAL’S NIGHTMARE?. WHAT IS IT WITH THESE FUCKING DOORS.

A housewarming party. im sure thisll go well/sarcasm

“Okay, then invite Evangeline too.”

“She won’t come anywhere near me unless Baroness Westpfale is also in attendance.” WHY U SO MEAN TO HER . I KNOW WHY. AND I WILL KILL U WITH ROCKS

Personally, Reuenthal didn’t feel like there was that much tension— Magdalena seemed perfectly willing to give better than she got— but Yang had been tugging at his hair watching their back and forth.

Tears ran down my face from how much i laughed at this. stop ittt ur hurting her (yang seeing two ppl he cares about go blow for blow). this is why i love wiaw cuz ppl love to force cringe ~sappho~ ~mulm~ soldiarity bullshit but maggie being brash and reuenthal being a sexist is so essential. im sure theyll get along even worse (/positively said. i love terrible things.) when he gets the tea abt maggie n yang </3. how can i speedrun to the elfriede reuenthal floor shit that i heard about

blue flowers in a gold and black beer mug. like . get it the fuck together girl.

MITTERMEYER. I SEE WHY THEY CALL YO ASS THE GALE WOLF. CUZ U MOVE FAST. this is the mittermeyer i love. i love how yang is so easy w/ reuenthal like easy kisses fade to black scenes do u want me to come by? in the snow? & i cant drive? while mittermeyer just jumps him hands on his hips while his ole lady upstairs. teeth clacking in the kiss. insane. insane. the 479 trio gets down hanny

reuenthal @ eva

“Oh, I don’t think that Hank has either the ability or the desire to dictate what I do.”

“Then you would make a poor wife,” Reuenthal said flatly. “And I would not wish you on him.”

There was a moment of awkward silence around the table, then Magdalena laughed, very loudly. “Oh, gods, Oskar, you are hilarious. I hope you come to our wedding and stand up and loudly object when they ask if anyone has a problem with us.”

THE WAY MAGGIE IS THE ONE WHO LAUNCHES THE WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT IN SUUUUUCH A WAY. OMG.

this is the one of the only fanfic to ever exist. “Being married to Mittermeyer might be nice.” like. im cackling. this is one of the worst days in his life

OH. OH AND NOW. WE ALMOST SUCKIN DICK IN WINECELLARS NOW. WOW.

“I’ll let you know.” He would not let her know.

If Magdalena wanted the tour, he would give her the tour.

FUNNIEST thing ever. the trauma congaline is even funnier. ohmygod. pop dont ever get help💜💯DID YOU WANT ANY LEFTOVERS. THERES PLENTY OF CAKE. IM IN TEARS. hes so demented

Yang muttered. He finished his drink in what looked like one gulp, then leaned further on Reuenthal until his head settled, catlike, in Reuenthal’s lap. “I still do feel bad, though.” Yang’s eyes were closed, and Reuenthal stroked his hair. Magdalena watched, sipping her own drink, and Reuenthal silently dared her to say anything.

theyre so cute ohmygod. yang is so cute.. little kitty . im going to cut my fingers off and eat them. this is my most disorganized wiaw read (as if any of this shit was ever put together) im so gone rn. magdalena faking like shed throw the glass.

“I want to try this on,” she said, holding up Yang’s uniform, which he hadn’t noticed her carrying out of the bedroom in the dark.

ANOTHER USE OF THAT ILLUSTRIOUS TAG OMG she literally says in gaiden she would love to wear a uniform. oh my god this story is perfect

“Come on,” Magdalena said. “Call me sir. Just once.”

“Yes, sir,” Reuenthal said. It alarmed him how easy it was to indulge her.

Guys is this.

is this what.

“I don’t think this even belongs to him. I think you’re trying to trick me, for some joke.” He pulled the ring off his finger. He held it up to the light, then moved to toss it into the fire. She let out a yelp of surprise and grabbed his hand before he could let go of it, gripping tight with wide eyes and fingernails that dug into his skin. It was the first genuine reaction he thought he had ever gotten out of her, and he was smugly satisfied by it.

U wont be able to come back down 3-1 …

This simulacrum was close enough to be disturbing and fascinating, in a way that he couldn’t refuse outright.

OH WE SHOLL IS GOING THERE OHMYGOD. maggie wearing hank’s clothes in this simulacrum. her desire to take on these roles. ‘Hank’. he never got a chance to kiss ‘Hank’. theres this thing u did here w how reuenthal randomly has these moments of being in his head in the ova& getting caught up in his own illusions / head (“but im not a poet im just a vulgar warrior!” girl u was just waxing poetics about history wanting its blood n spacing out at the commander’s chair thinking about the police taking pics of ur mom’s death.) at times that. in wiaw its handled in such a tantalizing way is just. so so. wow. some ppl may find it tangential or slightly ooc but ur working magic out of scraps here n ppl dont see it. ppl dont see it. and it hurts my soul

And the morning after. i feel like something was fucked here thatll never go back the same. this and sotp is like. a complete fuckening. if thats even a word mane. omg. i done died

#wiaw #wiaw read #i think a part of me died tonight. not least cuz of what happened but this. this killed me. #and reinhard is coming back to me?? im not ready. #I wanted the whole weekend to this but i read this over 2 nights cuz iwtv s2 took my soul away then i got drunk and had a time

[rudyardcunt]

The Things That Were Fear: A collection of songs that remind me of The Entities, in no specific order

Thousand Eyes - Of Monsters and Men // Reptilia - Andrew Combs // You Might Be Caught in Tarantella - Bryan Scary // The Fire-Tree Bird - Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears // Arsonist's Lullabye - Hozier // Rabbit Will Run - Iron & Wine // Saddam - AlicebanD // Falling - Florence + The Machine // Vacant Lot - The Growlers // Kill Of The Night - Gin Wigmore // Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY (Bones) - Will Wood and the Tapeworms // Moths in the Darkness // Gun - Emiliana Torrini // In a Week - Hozier, Karen Cowley // Cable Through Your Heart - Bryan Scary // My Game - Zella Day // Choke - I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME // An Unhealthy Obsession - The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra // Eat Your Young - Hozier // Killer - The Hoosiers // The Dismemberment Song - Blue Kid // & - Tally Hall // Fire Walk With Me - The Black Keys // Leave Me Alone - IDKHOW // Gonna Lose Your Mind - Maybird // Who Needs Friends - Royal Blood // Feeling Kind Of Anxious - Franz Ferdinand // Agoraphobia - Autoheart // Puppet Loosely Strung - The Correspondents // 40' - Franz Ferdinand // Great Vacation - Dirt Poor Robins // Gun - CHVRCHES // Decency - Balthasar // Ocean - Alice Phoebe Lou // JFK'S LSD - Hot Hot Heat // Under My Skin - Jukebox The Ghost // Lonely Mess - Laundry // Indescriminate Murder is Counter-Productive - Machine Supremacy // Girl With One Eye - Florence + The Machine // Survival - Muse // Terry's Taxidermy - Teddy Hyde // The Therapist - Foreign Air // Here Comes The Night Time - Arcade Fire // Sarah - Bat For Lashes // Solar Waltz - Cosmo Sheldrake // Subway - Yeah Yeah Yeahs // Caves - CLANN // Welcome to the Circus - Skittish Bloodsuckers - Johnny Hollow // Tie Me Up - Micky James // Red Wine - Follies & Vices // Animal Skin - Bryan Dunn // Hooked (Addicted You Might Say) - Eleisha Eagle // Eat You - Caravan of Thieves // Everybody's Watching Me (Uh Oh) - The Neighbourhood // My Ugly - The Correspondents // Weight of the World - Shayfer James // Mr. Malum - The Dear Hunter // Sick On Seventh Street - Sarah and the Safe Word // Concertina Ballerina - Alternative Radio // Esmeralda - Adriel Genet // Body Terror Song - AJJ // Dance While The Sky Crashes Down - Jason Webley

Listen on Spotify ♫

#the magnus archives #tma #smirke's fourteen #if ur bored feel free to listen through and figure out which songs belong to which entities #some are obvious others are chosen purely on vibe alone #the first 14 are one of each and then there's absolutely no order #tma playlist #my mixes

[marierosejosephtascher]

The Empress Ep.2 and 3

I...don't feel bad for Sophie, LOL

Why are the side characters dressed so well while the main one is in clothes that worsen her look? Like, I get she's supposed to be rebellious but she can be rebellious and look good in the process!!

Aww, a monkey!

OK, i'm liking this dress better.

His smile...

Helene went full Karen, it seems.

Oooh, Sophie saw someone in Sissi.

Max is still an ass. I'm glad she's calling him out. And for the record, he's not more handsome than Franz.

Yikes, what is with Strauss' hair? Does he not own a brush???

Sneaking away to makeout? I love to see it.

Wow, they don't wear underwear? The snail trail tho.

That medical exam thing was so uncomfortable. I'm glad she kicked him. Poor girl. :(

And she's back to the ugly costumes...

Wow, Sissi's mom is outright unhinged. Pushing the waiter like that and she achieved nothing.

Sissi is totally right about those two men looking under her dress.

Ugh, are they actually doing this? Franz is this Prince of Vasa's son and therefore illegitimate? 🙄🙄🙄

Oh, so now Sophie is the woman in love? I kind of like it.

Aww, Sissi and Helene are friends again? Love to see it.

The ending of ep 2 was underwhelming do I'm combining the two.

I'm not...a fan of the wedding dress. It's not ugly by any means, but I wish they'd at least tried to make it more historically accurate.

Franz is serving tho.

Wow, they're really giving us 'The Crown' realness.

Is the court dancing to Beyonce? I'm pretty sure that's not what waltz looks like.

Ooh, the mistress is here to stir shit up.

I'm with you Franz, Max is a little bitch.

OH MY GOD, Sophie is getting it on at her son's wedding!! Get it girl!!!

...is she going to blow him??? For a moment there I thought they'd start role-playing LOL.

Her dad is such a degenerate. She's right. He acts like an asshole and calls it freedom.

OK, I the wedding really the place and the time for diplomatic conversations? I swear, he held like 3 important state talks instead of being with his bride and enjoying himself.

I'm getting lesbian vibes from Sophie's bestie.

Max looked like a lunatic and a little boy while he was sitting on the throne.

God, Sissi's family is awful. They all want something from her and when they don't get it, they're shit talking her. Shame on you, bastards!!!

The sex scene was hot.

#the empress 2022 #the empress netflix #die kaiserin #this has been sitting in my drafts for a while #i thiught i'd post it on Sissi's birthday

[justaredheadf1fan]

Never been more glad that F1's Bak-u!

You guys know I can't just let it be without making the pun, right?

So, I have a new job and first week at it I'm free Wednesday and Thursday aaaaaand I have to work on the weekend, so I have to watch it all late 🥲

Anyway, since there's a Sprint race and I don't even know what else this weekend, I'll post today about, well, today. And on Sunday, I'll post about everything else.

Onto the good stuff, since I've checked my Twitter notifications every now and then during work hours to keep up at least, but now I need to watch.

Press conference - Thursday

It's been a little too long since Australia, as Yuki says. I'm honestly so stoked about the Franz Tost stepping down at the end of the season thing, Yuki just reminded me about the Merc admin being unhinged about it with Lewis' picture 🤣

I love how Kevin can't really be bothered about Günther's book. He sometimes reminds me of Kimi, without the 200% indifference. Isn't this turning into a gossip wall? I need to rethink commenting on the press conferences 🤪

I read on here something about Esteban talking about Australia saying that Charles, Pierre, George and him when they flew back together called themselves The Loser Club. I mean... poor babies, but yes 🤣

Lewis talking about his brothers is always something that touches my heart, because he's so proud of him. That's how it should be, but it's still endearing to see him talk about his family every time.

I also need to say that JAMES ALLISON IS FINALLY BACK. Oh dear God, let this be the time Merc turns it around. Seriously, we need James more than ever. I know Lewis will always be neutral commenting on the shitshow that Merc are pulling since 2021, but I am hopeful now.

Other than that I haven't heard much more that was interesting, so I'm gonna start watching today's stuff now.

Free Practice 1 - Friday

The one good thing about watching everything hours later is that you can skip all the time spent in the pits because of the Red Flags.

Yuki blasting his tyre, Carlos having trouble, Kevin stopping and Pierre with an engine on fire. What the hell... Obviously, getting a Red Flag after Pierre's car caught fire.

Anyway, in the mean, time, how beautiful is this city? I said it last year as well, it's absolutely stunning.

15 minutes to go and that's about it it seems... I might be wrong, not sure much more really happened. Well, like it wasn't enough.

And that was about it. We'll see what happens in Quali, I love this track and it can be quite the madness. Sure hope so.

Quali - Friday

Now that's one miracle that Alpine pulled with Pierre's car. Damn. Finally, Q1, here we go!

Ah, the slight hope of seeing Lewis P1. That will last very little. Zhou oversteering and skipping the turn was pretty lucky all things considered, since nothing happened and he could keep it where he needed.

DE VRIES CAUSES A RED FLAG! Geez, he lost it and crashed... He just went straight into the wall. Damn that was unlucky, he'll come out last on Sunday, if I'm not mistaken. Because this Quali was for Sunday... Right? I seriously have no clue how this works anymore 🤣

Now Carlos spins AND PIERRE'S OUT AGAIN!!! WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY!? Another Red Flag... Quite the madness to start with so soon.

I've had to pass a couple minutes of Q2 because I'm actually falling asleep at 11pm. I'm old, what can I say. Lewis clipping the wall, Carlos with some issue and letting Charles go by... George completely missing today. Odd day, for sure.

Carlos now going off again. Quite the afternoon today. And George is out for Q3. Whoa. He's really not done anything today.

Anyway, here comes the bride. Okay no, but finally something good for Charles now and I'm finally seeing it. SHARL WITH 0.00.00 DIFFERENCE TO SID THE SLOTH'S TIME. WHAT IS THIS. THIS GUY IS POSSESSED!!!!!

NOW THAT'S HOT!!!!!! My darling boy deserved this, finally!!!!! And that's brushing the TechPro barriers! Unbelievable, 3 years in a row!!! Lewis struggling but still getting P5. I hope he gets his chance tomorrow. He's suffered enough already.

Now that's a start to a weekend! Let's see what happens tomorrow during the Sprint Shootout and the Sprint Race. No idea so far what that is but hey, we'll see tomorrow.

Peace out!

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[master-of-the-opera-house]

10 13 15 17 go >:-)

">:-)" thanks d*d where's your chin

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

10. What is your favourite quote by / about them?

Favourite quote by OR about him.... How do I choose from so many absolute BANGERS........ He was SO quotable and had just as many iconic if sometimes hilariously cutting things said about him, Legends Only behaviour.* But Oh Well it's got to be:

"Maybe today we shall get a few more little bullets."

Said RIGHT after they threw a bomb at him like sir you are f**king hilarious but at What Cost 💀

And about him?

"Franz Ferdinand loved his wife. He changed his mind."

~ The Lost History of 1914 by Jack Beatty ((about his decision to go on the Sarajevo trip)) KILLS me every time. Imprinted into my brain burned into my skull makes me FERAL bite concrete eat glass lick rust etc etc

((*straight up the only guy who beats him in this is literally Khrushchev I think. THAT is an accomplishment.))

13. If you had the chance to meet them, what is the first thing you would ask them?

"Would You Like A Free Autism Diagnosis"

First things first, ABSOLUTELY NONE of that world war stuff of course. It was the last thing he wanted. So where to begin?????? So many things!!! I want to let him know I Get Him Though, the way he hoped someone in the future would!! I want to ask him how he Coped being so shunned by those around him. I want to ask if he somehow always knew he'd meet someone like Sophie and if everything would eventually fall into place, if he knew he would build a home. Hell, I'd even ask what he thought of Ludwig II because they were, imho, very similar people, only a generation apart and had common circles. He was bound to think something. Lmao I could ask how he thought Ludwig died I literally ask everyone who knows him this 💀💀💀

But maybe all that can wait till I ask "shall we go to a flea market?". He knew his stuff well and hoarded like CRAZY and THAT'S the exact sort of person you'd want to go on such a trip with HHHHHH!!!! 🤡🤡🤡🤡 Might as well give him a break as Guy Who Accidentally Started WWI, you know.

15. Describe them one sentence (I know it’s hard, just give it a shot)! ^^

Poor Little Meow Meow

uh oh well........ Emo Time i guess,,,, I'd say: He wasn't difficult to love so much as easy to hate, because his love burned just as fiercely as his rage and it scared most from looking past the icy blue eyes.

17. Is there a song that reminds you of them?

Lmao "A sOnG" guy with an entire franzi playlist like "yeah i gotchu" *scrolls through their playlist* "I Will Not Choose A Taylor Swift I Will Not Choose A Taylor Swift IWillNotChooseATayl":

Curses by The Crane Wives:

"Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust The devil's after both of us."

</3 :-{

#Franz Ferdinand #Re 10 i also have Emo Quotes ok. Personally #'You always start out believing that everyone is an angel and you'll learn by sad experience. #I on the other hand regard every man I meet as a scoundrel. In time he can prove to me that I should have a better opinion.' #Hit real hard the first time i read it 😭✌️ #'half sick and rushed to death' re social situations also. BIG mood kin etc #Also ik the jack beatty quote has doubts on its credibility as a reason for Sarajevo but is at least 50% correct and makes me apeshit so #N yes i have a similar edit for the t*ylor sw*ft song btw #the only reason i dID NOT GO FOR IT is bc i feel it would have been too on the nose after bringing it up like 2x in the prev ask </3 #Also screw u for making me write that sappy ass emo sentence i hate u 😭😭❤️❤️❤️ #SORRY for writing like Ph*lip in all of these btw 💀💀💀💀 #Notes to the opera populaire #History

[daimonclub]

100 magnificent quotes

100 Magnificent quotes 100 magnificent quotes, great aphorisms, ideas, maxims and quotations by various famous authors selected for the World of English by Carl William Brown, the literary avenger. Oh, love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure. Hermann Hesse Madness is something rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. Plato The mirror is my best friend because when I cry it never laughs. Charlie Chaplin Aphorisms are the true form of the Universal Philosophy and containe the greatest quantity of thought in the smallest space. Friedrich von Schlegel Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men. Pythagoras If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. Isaac Asimov Without goals, the very concept of intelligence is meaningless. Steven Pinker I suppose that in no educational institution can one become an educated person. Mikhail Bulgakov No one's fate is of any interest to you except your own. Mikhail Bulgakov Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. Sun Tzu The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept. George Carlin A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offence at everything. Aristotle By now humanity has become so imbecile that we often tend to mortify intelligence, in order not to offend stupidity. Carl William Brown Show respect to people who don't even deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours. Dave Willis Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. Bertrand Russell It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the number of bad books. Voltaire The more real you get, the more unreal the world gets. John Lennon The more intelligence you have, the more you will suffer. Arthur Schopenhauer

Voltaire quote Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. Abraham Lincoln The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. Bertrand Russell Love on one side is not enough, love is a dialogue, not a monologue. Oriana Fallaci Interacting with people that don't like you it's a fundamental process to study human stupidity. Carl William Brown The measure of a man is what he does with power. Plato No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up, and never give up. Regina Brett The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Socrates Fashions have done more harm than revolutions. Victor Hugo A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. Montaigne From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs. Karl Marx There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage. Seneca The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait. Goethe I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party and I attended with my real face. Franz Kafka Without love living is easy; but it's meaningless. Leo Tolstoy Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself. Noam Chomsky Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds! Bob Marley Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Plato Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it. Lincoln It is not the man who has too little, but ht eman who craves more, that is poor. Seneca

Nietzsche quote You can’t get much done in life if you only work on days when you feel good. Jerry West The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. Mark Twain In our society logics is intertwingled with nonsense, good things with evils ones, and most of the time you can't tell which is which, therefore there is nothing more truly realistic than stupidity. Carl William Brown Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing. Thales To destroy war, destroy patriotism. Leo Tolstoy I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me, but rude to a waiter because they would treat me the same if I were in that position. Muhammad Ali Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. Pablo Picasso A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. Seneca Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. Alber Camus Non serve a niente essere vivi, se bisogna lavorare. André Breton All cruelty spring from weakness. Seneca Be careful what you tolerate, you are teaching people how to treat you. Dr. Phil McGraw Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. Bob Marley For the Putrid President of Russia, remember Sun Tzu wise words, that is to say, the greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Carl William Brown Get busy with life's purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue. Marcus Aurelius All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values. Marshall McLuhan Life is such a great a teacher that when we don't learn a lesson, it will repeat it. Anonymous Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the small one. Pericles A bad system will beat a good person every time. W. Edwards Deming Our life is what our thoughts make it, used to say Marcus Aurelius, but I would add that sometimes it is even worse! Carl William Brown

Chomsky quote You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Simplicity is not a mere idea. To be simple demnds a great deal of intelligence and sensitivity. Jiddu Krishnamurti People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them. Epictetus Disturbance comes only from within, from our own perceptions. Marcus Aurelius All higher humor begins with ceasing to take oneself seriously. Herman Hesse The longer I live, the more convinced I am that this planet is being used by other planets as a madhouse of the universe. George Bernard Shaw The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. C.S. Lewis Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. C.S. Lewis A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. Bruce Lee We have freedom of thought, now we need thought. Carl Kraus I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't. Albert Camus No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. Charles Dickens Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large group. Geroge Carlin The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them knows anything about the subject. Marcus Aurelius Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. William Shakespeare Never depend on the admiration of others. There is no strength in it. Personal merit cannot be derived from an external source. Epictetus The old world is dying, the new world is slow to appear and in this chiaroscuro the monsters arise. Antonio Gramsci In most men, intelligence is a field which remains uncultivated for most of life. Eugène Delacroix Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. Albert Camus Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller

Karl Marx Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something. Aristotle What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough. Eugene Delacroix Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller An honest man is always a child. Socrates Open your mind before your mouth. Aristophanes Neither Christ nor Buddha nor Socrates wrote a book, for to do so is to exchange life for a logical process. William B. Yeats Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice. Marcus Aurelius Love is the state in which man sees things most decidedly as they are not. Friedrich Nietzsche Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts. Anton Chekhov Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. Sigmund Freud I no longer know if I wish to drown myself in love, wodka or the sea. Franz Kafka The first thing that reading teaches us is how to be alone. Jonathan Franzen There is no greatness where simplicity, goodness and truth are absent. Leo Tolstoy Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. Sigmund Freud The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. Charles Darwin Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward. Oscar Wilde The most common form of despair is not being who you are. Soren Kierkegaard Each of us assumes everyone else knows what he is doing. They all assume we know what we are doing. We don’t. Philip K Dick Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. Benjamin Franklin Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at. Goethe

100 magnificent quotes to read He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions. Confucius Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force. Herman Hesse Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. Bob Marley Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. I am inclined to say that it is the only real mode of individualism that the world has known. Oscar Wilde Everyday is like a fashion show and the whole world is the runway. Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside. Coco Chanel There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. Friedrich Nietzsche Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. Harry Emerson Fosdick If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself. Seneca the Younger When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. Confucius It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone... but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Kahlil Gibran He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at. Epictetus L'amore è l'arte che non si impara mai e che si sa sempre. Benito Pérez Galdós The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. Marcus Aurelius The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others. Vincent Van Gogh The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Sun Tzu Facts or opinions which are to pass through the hands of so many, to be misconceived by folly in one, and ignorance in another, can hardly have much truth left. Jane Austen Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall. Thomas Merton For we are all divorced from life, we are all cripples, every one of us, more or less. We are so divorced from it that we feel at once a sort of loathing for real life, and so cannot bear to be reminded of it. Fyodor Dostoevsky Don’t miss these other similar posts: 100 best quotes and aphorisms 100 magnificent quotes and aphorisms 100 brilliant quotes and aphorisms 100 famous quotes and aphorisms 100 memorable quotes and aphorisms 100 top great quotes and aphorisms 100 excellent quotes and aphorisms 100 great quotes and aphorisms on Love Great and famous philosophy quotes Quotes by authors Quotes by arguments Thoughts and reflections Read the full article

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[nygmph]

Symphony of Her Ocean Echoes.

Fluttering petals of the blossoms unfolding the glow that smeared her presence with pure enchantment. Lovingly, the dulcet orchestra of poetries she is curating in her lavish garden awakens the fairies.

Classical Musics. I might not be familiar with some of the names of those masterpieces since I couldn’t memorize them well, but it could lift up my focus on working and studyingㅡSay, Toshifumi Hinata, Claude Debussy, Franz Gordon, Joe Hisaishi. Old Barbie’s masterpieces.

Seventeen songs. No reasons should be utter, I have put my heart upon them eversince God knows when and they have given me nothing but magnificent allure.

New Jeans, Aespa, JUNNY, Dept and K-Pop second generation songs. I could say that I am a casual listener to every song they’d release. I am also casual listener of many.

Generally, I would love to listen to any random playlist that popped up on my Spotify homepage.

Craft a Scene, to Embrace the Sea.

I’m a fan of horror and thriller movies which could enliven the adrenaline. Be it something which couldn’t be witnessed or someone with cruelty, I’d find it exciting to watch. My favorite will always be IT Chapter One and Two.

I’m a huge fan of Barbie series. I found it content as I like to watch them on my free time. (What about the Barbie film? Oh, I watched it twice, and I dare-say America Ferrera's monologue struck a chord with me)

I also put my interest in MCU, or maybe you could address me as the MCU geek. Their series and movies are amusing—Speaking of the matter, I also like to read their fans’ theories.

Fantasy film, huge yes! The way they cast their spell and its magical realm to endearingly enjoy—What’s more amusing than their stories?

If we speak about my all time favorite, I’d always mention Wednesday! F.R.I.E.N.D.S also Charlie’s Angels OG are actually the mixture of my likings that I mentioned above, so, there’d be no explanation of why they pique my interest. (Classic, I know)

She might has several neglected watchlists, she only watched halfway through, but hadn’t really been able to continue watching it yet. Priscilla, Dungeons & Dragons, Haunted Mansions, Bottoms, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, Percy Jackson, and Monarch Legacy of Monsters.

[daedalmirage]

TRIAL 1.1 | “ TRAPPED IN A ISLAND WITH PLUTO HUTCHERSON ! ” | SIR GAWAIN | 🚒 |

What was there to say?

Gawain's eyes are steely as he looks at Pluto. Sweet, small, more capable than she let on Pluto. Charming Pluto.

Pluto, whose anxiety reached levels even he had difficulty comprehending.

Pluto, who grin and bore things like a prey animal, beating down the impulses in her body that were trying to keep her safe -- for sheer politeness.

Pluto, who he always embarrassed himself in front of, whose cheeks he had gotten a little too accustomed to seeing a light tinge of pink.

So it goes.

He had mourned you the day he met you, Pluto. Two corpses, grieving their own deaths as they exchanged greetings and pleasantries. Two corpses, giving small talk and trying to make the last few days they had meaningful.

Why cry for a foregone conclusion? What could his mourning be beyond pity? And who can pity someone whose fate is your own?

(In a way, he thinks, he might prefer this.)

(This was not his first dead body. This was not his youngest dead body.)

(But this was his first death body unaccompanied with that sinking dread -- holding a child and knowing in moments you would be presenting them to their mother -- shrieking, crying -- but also--

so tender. disbelieving. a hand on their cheek as if they may awaken from their tortured, charred slumber; their hair--)

Or he spoke too soon, seeing Ray reaching for that bare, human connection with the dead.

And his heart sunk then, too.

----

They shuffle in, they take their places.

Gawain is quiet, at first.

His eyes watching them each go in turn -- Franz, meticulous and thoughtful -- Marigold, propounding theories in the way she knows best (unassumingly, really) -- Bella, more mournful in tone than the rest -- Johann, taking this either very seriously or not at all (he can't tell) -- Tezuka, staying their course and meandering in the details -- Ray, a simple clarification in her wheelhouse.

It feels good to be able to think again. It feels right.

Eventually, though, he finds a gap. His eyes lighting briefly to Franz, before:

"I think we're jumpin' t'conclusions, actin' like there ain't guys with small hands, or that Pluto was incapable of wearing a natural shade of lipstick. Let's keep the gender open for now, aight? Besides, if it's as Ms. Bella says -- that she wasn't strangulated at all -- mighta just been someone gettin' a purchase on her neck to throw her down th'stairs."

Whatever malice that might have been in his voice -- if it was there in the first place -- has dropped long before he's said the word "lipstick."

And that easy-going smirk of his is back.  Though his eyes are soft.

"Anyway, I'll mirror what Ms. Bella an' Ms. Marigold are sayin'. Someone tricked her, was workin' in concert with her for a little while. Big ol' fight at the top, pushed, murdered. Not like it woulda been hard -- Ms. Pluto was too polite t'say no to hangin' out with most people, I'd figure. Poor thing even sometimes hung out with me."

"But yeah, Tezuka-bro, I'd say that'd check out with... well, somethin' that's probably unsurprisin' -- our killer's probably no hardened criminal. Sees what they've done, 'oh no, what did I do,' backs off. 'Course... big thing I've been strugglin' with is the lack of return trip... but y'know.... Cou;d be what Ray's implyin', too."

"Right, Ray?  Am I catchin' this?  Th'idea might be more that... the killer couldn't get back on their own, too, yeah?  Everythin's a bicycle built f'two.  Maybe it ain't even my theory, maybe it's more that killer realized they were trapped on the island once Pluto was killed, an' threw a lil' tantrum?  Or am I way off base?

Ray he wants your gold star points so bad.  Do not.  Give them to him.

#gawain #submission