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pensat-i-fet · 1 year

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Wrong team (Rúben Dias x Reader)

**I got this cute little request and I like to think I managed to match the cuteness. I hope you agree and that you enjoy reading it ❤️**

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Waiting for your boyfriend to come back home so you could show him the surprise you got for him was torture. It happened to you every time. If you bought a birthday present for someone a week before the birthday, you spent all seven days desperate to give it to them and see their reaction. So even if there was a whole month of waiting between today and the GP, you just had to tell Rúben about it.

When he opened the door, you could hear him on the phone talking to someone.

“Yes, that’s great. Just me and her. Yes, perfect. We’ll see you then, thanks”.

“Hiii!”, you said, walking to the door with a huge grin on your face.

“What’s going on?”, he asked, smirking. He knew you were hiding something but were about to tell him because you were a terrible liar.

“I got a surprise for you”.

“Ok, what is it?”

“So, remember how you went to the Monaco GP last year?”, you waited for him to nod. “I thought we could go again, but together, and I bought us the best tickets. They cost me a fortune so don’t say now that you already got plans”.

He laughed too but there was something odd in his expression.

“Would they be easy to return?”

“What?”

“I just got a call from the people that invited me last year and they want to invite me again. So there won’t be any need for your tickets. I’m getting them for free”.

“Oh my God, that’s amazing!”, you jumped into his arms. This kind of ruined your surprise but who cared? This was better.

“And I know you don’t love Red Bull but…”.

“Wait, what? You’ve been invited by Red Bull?”

“Of course. Who else would invite me?”

“Well, my tickets are for Mercedes. That’s where I want to be”.

Rúben laughed but then saw how serious you actually were.

“You’re kidding, right? You can see the cars just the same from the Red Bull area”.

“I can see the football just the same from the Old Trafford VIP area and you don’t see me there when you play United. I’m on the away end”.

He sighed, knowing he wasn’t going to be able to convince you.

“So what do we do?”

“Easy”, you said. “You thank Red Bull for their generosity and come to the GP with me and stay with the best team”.

“But I like Red Bull”, he said, so quiet you almost didn’t hear him.

“Then date Verstappen”.

“Do you think I’m his type?”

“Ugh!!”

You left, annoyed at him and at his silly jokes that were going to make you laugh. But it was ok. There was a month to convince him to do the right thing.

“It’s your last chance to do the right thing, Rúben”, you said when you were about to land.

“I could say the same to you”.

“You know, my whole family supports United. It would be so easy for me to do the same but no, I support City because of you. You should support Mercedes because of me”.

“I would if you worked for them”, he tried to reason.

“I support Benfica because of you”, you tried, changing tactics.

“You’ve never watched a match from the Portuguese league in your life”.

Seeing how he was trying not to laugh made you roll your eyes.

“I’ll see you at the after parties then”.

He followed you laughing, and making everyone look at him.

“Come on! Don’t be like that”.

“We’re enemies this weekend, Dias. Just deal with it. And give me a kiss before I leave”.

“Do you kiss your enemies often?”

“Yeah, it’s really sexy. You should try it…right now”.

But you were mostly all bark and no bite and spent a lot more time with Rúben than what you told him you would. Obviously staying together at the hotel, having meals together, attending the after parties with him…but when it was race time, he went to Red Bull and you went to Mercedes.

He didn’t care about most of the behind-the-scenes stuff that went on so he used the pre-race time to walk around seeing people and checking how the atmosphere was. You, on the other hand, were making sure you didn’t miss one thing the Mercedes team was doing. You were surprised they didn’t think you were spying for their rivals or something.

And that’s how Rúben ended up on the grid being interviewed for Sky Sports. There were more football players there but he was with his City teammate Phil Foden when the presenter asked them if he could talk to them for a second as part of their pre-race coverage.

“Rúben, you were here last year too. Getting addicted to the sport?”

“I’ve been for a while”, he laughed. “Actually, my girlfriend is a crazy Formula 1 fan so I have to always watch the races, the Netflix show, the interviews on Youtube…I might know more than you by now”.

The presenter laughed before asking the obvious question. “Where is she then? Don’t tell me you got invited and didn’t bring her as your plus 1. And if you did, I hope you have a comfortable sofa at home”.

“She is here…but not with me”.

“How so?”

“She’s a Mercedes fan and refuses to be anywhere near Red Bull, so…”.

“Oh boy…”, said Foden, trying not to laugh too much at his teammate’s words.

“Yeah”.

“Well, I hope you don’t get in too much trouble for supporting the wrong team. Have a good time, guys”.

“Thank you”.

The race ended up being as intense as most GP in Monaco were. And, unfortunately for you and Rúben, neither Red Bull nor Mercedes won the race. It was Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso that worked his magic once again to win the most iconic GP of the season.

"I lost and you lost", you said to Rúben when you found him at the restaurant. "My cousin must be thrilled, though. She loves Alonso".

"Do you want to eat something before we leave?"

"Not really".

"Let's go then".

Rúben took your hand and you walked towards the boat that was going to take you back to the hotel.

"Come here. I've missed you".

He made you sit on his lap, hugging you tightly. And you just relaxed looking around at the beautiful views.

"Did you have a good time?"

"I did. I missed you, though. Can we not support opposite teams next time?"

Rúben laughed and you remembered what was on your bag.

"Oh, I bought you a gift".

"Really?"

You took the cap out of the bag and he laughed again seeing you bought a Mercedes one for him.

"I can wear it if you don't like it", you said, putting it on your head and messing up the updo you had spent half an hour on that morning.

"It does look better on you. No surprise there".

You stayed quiet for a couple of minutes, not really minding the silence.

"So…next GP we invite your cousin and support Aston Martin? Maybe that's the solution to our little problem".

You laughed at how silly he could be but loved that he was already thinking about what GP you'd attend next. "Yeah, maybe".

#ruben dias #ruben dias imagine #ruben dias one shot #ruben dias fluff #footballer imagine #footballer one shot #footballer fluff

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normal-internet-user · 1 year

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Hello, i how you’re doing well and staying safe, can I request a 2007!Leo x Fem!reader soft headcanons. Like what’s it like to date him, does he get jealous, what kind of love language does he have and etc. I just love your writings and the 2007 movie too! It’s so cool to see someone writing about the 2007 boys!

Of course I can dear nonnie!

DATING LEO HEADCANONS

Ok, to start us off, I really don't see Leo as a jealous person.

He trusts you whole heartedly and knows you would never do anything to betray or hurt him.

Obviously, he'll have moments of jealousy,

Everyone does.

But when it happens, he makes sure to talk to you about it and what sprouted the feelings.

Talking about that stuff comes easy to him since he knows how important communication is.

On the topic of his love language,

I personally feel it would be words of affirmation,

Both giving and receiving.

He loves you and wants to make sure you know it, and being on the revceiving end of the same kinda love will literally make him melt.

Being the leader is hard, and sometimes he just needs to hear that he's doing a good job.

But if he ever makes a decision that wasn't the best call,

You make sure to let him know your opinions.

He appreciates that.

He has no problems with PDA,

Stuff like holding hands, hugging/holding eachother, even just short kisses.

You know the "I have to leave but I love you" type of peck on the lips.

That kind of stuff is perfectly fine.

Repeating my previous Leo headcanon,

If you guys are dating before he goes to Central America,

You'll be having plenty of emotional talks about it.

Like I said, he isn't a particularly jealous person, and he trusts you completely,

But he is going to a completely different continent for god knows how long,

I feel like most people would be even just a little worried that their S/O might find someone better than them while they're gone.

Just let him know he's your one and only and that you'll wait for him until he comes home.

When he does come home,

You guys will probably be reluctant to let go of each other.

I mean, you obviously missed each other.

Like alot.

But the those stupid war lords go and use him for a freaking battery.

I swear to god you are ready to fight them all yourself.

You actually tried to.

Raph managed to stop you from getting yourself killed, but you were shouting some not so nice things at those stupid rocks.

After everything with Winters is settled and you can all go home, you and Leo are practcally inseperible.

You just want to finally be together in peice-

.........................................

There you go Anon! I hope you like these! 💕

#tmnt #tmnt x reader #x reader #leonardo x reader #leonardo x reader tmnt #tmnt 2007 x reader #tmnt 2007 headcanon #tmnt 2007 #leo x reader #leonardo 2007 #2007 leonardo #Normie writes

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scenetocause · 1 month

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no one asked for this but i was in the kitchen makin instant ramen and poleaxed by the thought of landoscar puppy play post-melbourne in the style of a fic i thought was gemjam's but now can't find where mark webber gave his then-protegee mitch evans a collar to help with homesickness anyway whatever have some fuckin words

edit: fuck's sake cassian obviously it was a collar and a kiss by zeraparker

mild warning for hopelessly undernegotiated kink

"Don't you ever get homesick?" Oscar could count the number of people he'd less like to be having this conversation with than Lando Norris on one hand and one of them's the bored immigration officer who had to tell him he'd not got his passport stamped right in Doha.

Lando snaps his gum, looking up to the ceiling like he's actually thinking about it. "No? Not really. I was sick of fucking Bali over Christmas, jesus and I don't want to go back to Dubai but like, home is everywhere innit?"

"No." Oscar closes his eyes, pinches the bridge of his nose. Obviously Lando doesn't experience this, he could literally drive to his parents' house on half a tank of fuel, straight out of the MTC car park. Straight from Oscar's flat, where for some reason he's letting Lando crash as though him seeing the post-Australia comedown is a good idea.

"Hmm." Hearing Lando think is always disturbing. "Well, what can I do about it?"

Oscar has to open his eyes again in disbelief. 'What do you mean do about it?"

Seeing Lando cocking his head on one side, like a dog, makes something painful sear across Oscar's temples. "You're sad, I want to fix it. Max always-"

"Don't tell me about that." He can't hear about Max Fewtrell right now. The guy haunting the garage all weekend was enough. Oscar doesn't need a reminder he's not Lando's first anything, needs to keep the thoughts about breaking up with his girlfriend so they can properly be a thing to himself.

"Well." Lando is literally sitting on his hands. "Then you have to tell me about it yourself."

Thing is, this is too much. It's not the kind of thing he should share with Lando. Lando who he just got team-ordered for, Lando who he needs to match the tyre management of, Lando who will sit there and smile angelically and get his fucking way on anything they ever diverge on about feedback.

Oscar's clenching his jaw so hard he can almost feel the ache where they took his wisdom teeth, though. Another thing he didn't know he'd really miss this much.

"You can't fucking laugh at me." Why's he said that, for fuck's sake? Lando laughs at everything, would probably do it at a funeral in his weird, stressed-out way when he doesn't know how to socially behave.

"Ok." Lando's eyes are very big and he's looked up from his phone. "I can order TimTams on Uber Eats?"

That's actually quite sweet. But not what Oscar needs right now.

"Just - stay here." Lando's fucking weird, he's probably into some of this shit himself. If not something freakier, lying around his Monaco flat in a gimp mask, suffocating himself or god-knows-what shit.

It doesn't take long to find the box. Oscar's consciously never accumulated too much stuff in this flat, like he might have to move out of it any time. Like everything might have to go in a suitcase because the contract review board said it's over, kiddo, go back down under and pretend you understand your dad's business enough to pay him back.

It's not got very much in. Oscar doesn't like to wear too much, when he's like this. Just a t-shirt and shorts or his boxers. He doesn't think he's ready for Lando to see him shirtless, like this, make his eyes crinkle up in glee at how much of Oscar he can touch.

It'd be better if Lando did it, if someone put it on for him but that's too complicated to ask for, so Oscar does it himself, mostly. Puts the soft shorts on, an old Prema shirt that's a little too tight to wear outdoors but feels comfy, soft, reassuring on his skin.

The ears are easy but the collar. He can't do that, himself. Can't give himself the ball, the well-chewed, if pristinely laundered, beanie toy. Whines, unhappily, about it.

"Osc-" obviously, Lando heard him. The sounds of him chaotically standing up, nearly falling over Oscar's rug and stumbling towards his bedroom door, are already clattering through the flat. "Can I come in?"

He just whines again, an animal thing. Oscar needs permission, like this, doesn't give it.

"Ok you better not be dying because I never finished the first aid-" Lando stops in the doorway. "Oh."

Oscar sinks to the floor, his knees bending beneath him, shoving the box at Lando before he folds down on his knees and elbows, looking up at the guy he's supposed to do anything to beat.

"Good..." Lando moves his mouth around for a moment, licks his lips. "Puppy?"

He doesn't have a tail to wag, although he has thought about one of the plugs, sometimes. Objectively, the bit of Oscar's brain that's still somewhat functioning says wiggling his arse must make him look ridiculous, especially when he paws at the box and whines again.

Lando crouches down, touches the ears. "Do you want to go out?"

Oscar cringes back, shaking his head violently. God, imagine the headlines.

"Ok." Lando does his head-cock thing again, then sticks his hands into the box. "Do you want your collar?"

It's pretty shameful, the way Oscar crawls forward so easily, smushes his face against Lando's knee and maybe he should have asked about this properly but Lando goes easily, scritching behind Oscar's ear. "Oh you're such a good boy, look at you."

Lando fumbles the collar for a second, not getting the buckle right the first time and it's nearly uncomfortable enough Oscar stands up, right back out of it but then it goes and it's snug and tight and good, Lando's hand in his hair.

"Are these your toys?" Lando shifts to kneeling, lets Oscar get his head right in his lap, nuzzling against Lando's stomach through the pouch of his hoodie. He doesn't need to answer that one, it's pretty obvious.

"Well, I don't think Oscar would want you breaking his stuff, so I'm going to leave the ball here." The third person is a jolt, like a nod to camera but it feels right. Oscar is elsewhere, can worry about that later.

"Come on then, good dog." Lando stands up, with the beanie toy in hand. It's a koala, a stupid joke. "Come and play, then."

It's not a comfortable flat to get through on your hands and knees, hard wooden floor jarring him in a way that'll probably bruise a bit, tomorrow. Lando's walking easily, waggling the beanie like he thinks he needs to keep Oscar interested.

Not Oscar. Puppy. It feels good.

Lando pushes the coffee table away, scraping on the floor in a way Oscar's landlord will probably have an opinion about when he comes to pay the deposit back. But puppies don't worry about that kind of thing, so Oscar just crawls over to where Lando's sitting, legs spread and outstretched, on the rug.

"Come on," Lando holds out the beanie, waving it by Oscar's mouth. "You want this, yeah?"

Oscar growls, nips at it. It's not the toy he wants, really, just the -

Ah, perfect. Lando pulls Oscar forward by the toy, right on top of him as he leans back. Oscar can paw him like his, Lando laughing delightedly and twisting away.

It's - he's seen the video, McLaren posted it for some national day or something last year - the same way Lando plays with his family's dog. Silly, rolling around the floor, letting Oscar half-hump him while Lando's shrieking and trying to get out of his grip, only to dive back in, wrestling with Oscar.

The rug scoots across the floor under them and they nearly crash into the telly, Oscar ending up on his back, against the sofa, Lando tickling his tummy but the toy in Oscar's mouth, triumphant.

"Are you submitting? Are you letting me lead the pack?" It's a bit on the nose but yeah, maybe. Oscar kicks out a leg, half-heartedly, to show he isn't always going to be ok with that.

"What a good boy." That, he is always ok with. More than human-Oscar would like to admit.

Lando lies down next to him, face a bit flushed and eyes bright from playing. "Always wanted a dog. You can even come to all the races."

#emptyhalf fic #ramen is cold now bad vibes #but then again it was the indomie chicken flavour so not exactly storming anyway #why does NOWHERE ever have the hot pepper one ffs #clearly the best one #though i do respect that og chicken comes in a giant pack called a hungriman and an even bigger one called beliful

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kermitgasm · 10 months

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are there any songs you think they should bring back for the setlist or a song you wish they would play live?

also which live performances are your favorite? (you could even go by era cuz i think each era is pretty unique)

ok so i need to start this off by saying BRING POOL BACK IMMEDIATELY!! please with the intro and everything. it’s just so fucking good. next up, which i know might be controversial, but i’d love to hear fences live once (i would watch this video all the time when i was younger, it just seems like a lot of fun). i always think it sounds so cool. and then obviously i’m on my knees screaming and crying for them to bring back Let The Flames Begin / Part II, which i know they’re probably sick of but it always turned out so good!!! and Turn It Off & Careful are my #1 picks. like, genuinely I need to hear them live or else. Also, Sugar on the Rim.

anyways i used to be better at pinpointing my favorite performances because i would watch them to a point where it was super concerning, now i’m a bit more mellow about it. however, since you asked i will attempt to deliver. just for you, dear anon.

this is in no particular order or anything, basically i’m just going off what i remember really saying damn this is good about (which is super easy when you love a band like paramore).

First off let’s start with the Miracle Outro performed during Brand New Eyes era. this song just goes so fucking hard and i curse Josh Farro for the fact that he wrote it so they couldn’t record it and release it since he left the band soon thereafter.

Paramore at Wembley Arena in 2009 — This concert is so good. like thank god this person filmed it and decided to upload it to youtube. I cannot get enough of Intro / Ignorance. truly.

RTMorasonMD had a great full concert vid from 2010, the sound quality is great for 2010 too. considering most of the time videos look like they were filmed with an nintendo D.S..

Paramore at The House of Blues in Anaheim, California (2006) this is like nostalgia city for me. I remember running my old paramore fan account on instagram and stumbling on this and being like… i’ve hit the paramore jackpot. shout out to Paramore History for always posting the real hard to find stuff… where would we be without you?

When Paramore performed Careful at Warped Tour in 2011 or like the whole Warped Tour Set — i will say this over and over again on this post but i have to be real with you when i say, i watched these videos so much it’s crazy. but careful was my favorite. i love careful. any performance or careful and i’m there.

Paramore live in Paris (2013) when i tell you i watched this religiously i mean it. i could probably do all the dance moves / movements hayley did in this specific video way back when. i was obsessed.

Paramore performing Let The Flames Begin / Part II at Bunbury in Cincinnati (2014) i just love this one. like all of these are just nostalgic for me and i can’t help but want to show you.

When Paramore performed Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen and then it went into Hallelujah by Paramore (lol) at Parahoy (2016). What a way to open the show. i mean, i remember watching the final riot and being totally in love with Hayley’s voice and the way she sang it. I think I was introduced to Hallelujah by Shrek but Paramore was the second one to show me the ways of Leonard Cohen. Thanks for that.

I Caught Myself in Hamburg (2017) is an obvious one but I feel like I had to mention it… the emotion Hayley fucking pours into this performance makes me want to cry.

Turn It Off live from Grand Casino in Hickley, MN (2017) we’ve all seen this one i think? but what an incredibly breath taking performance of turn it off. i mean.. damn.

Fake Happy performed at Rock for People in the Czech Republic (2017) the quality is insane for this one. I remember being totally obsessed with this. so i’m adding it here; to share with you.

Pool / Idle Worship in Paris (2018) something must be in the water when they go to paris because i love these videos.

Pool live in Amsterdam (2018) is another one that came to mind cuz the sound quality goes crazy. it’s just beautiful.

The full 2018 RED ROCKS show because the sound is great and i just remembered being obsessed with this. you’re kinda cracking my head open like an egg with this ask and i love it.

Paramore at Concrete Street Amphitheater (2018) incredible footage, incredible show.

Simmer live in Bakersfield (2022) i have to add this because she’s gone too soon. like they should be performing this one nonstop. but i also understand crystal clear is a bop so it’s fine… i’m fine. PLAY SUGAR ON THE RIM OR ELSE!!!

Crystal Clear debut in Dublin / Dreams (the cranberries cover) (2023) I mean….. we all know about the Dreams cover but I just have to add it here because wow. i love it. it’s incredible. and the crystal clear debut is just insane because the person filming that knew what they were doing. High Quality to the MAX baby.

Crave / Outro live at The O2 in London (2023) I mean I just love this video. like, what’s not to love.

Speaking of quality, this video of You First performed in Cleveland Ohio (2023) is available to watch in 2610p60, which basically means it’s better than your eyeballs. incredible stuff. just insane.

there’s probably a whole lot more i can’t think of at the moment, maybe i’ll make a list eventually. but i hope you like this in the mean time. ❤️ thanks for sending me this ask and letting me talk about my favorite band. send me an ask anytime (goes for everyone, i love this).

#thank you angel! i love being sent asks. the more the merrier #ask ivie #paramore

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heartshapedbubble · 6 months

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Hello! I hope you are doing well!

Firstly,I wanted to praise your writing: It's so good omg 😭😭 You're feeding me fr

Secondly,I'd like to request platonic headcanons for Percy,Jack (I think you write for him?),Leo,Bane,Michiko and Nightmare/Orpheus (Feel free to remove any if that's too much for you!) with a child!reader who's like a very hyper jumping spider,able to climb on walls,jump really far and high,and who's just a very energetic child,running around and stuff? (Perhaps even have multiple arms?)

(this is my very first ask on any blog,so I'm sorry if I said or did something wrong with my ask!! 😭)

Have a very nice day,and stay proud!!!

HELLO!!! first of all, thank YOU for your support fr im giggling and kicking my feet rn😖💞

i decided to cut down your picks a liiiiittle bit so it's easier to handle - i've chosen jack, michiko, percy and leo ! otherwise very good character choices, they deserve sm more love than they actually get 🤧 so i picked out those that seemed the least popular to me or for which i haven't really written yet!!

jack, michiko, percy and leo with a hyper child reader hcs🎩🌸🧟‍♂️☄️

jack the ripper🎩

he's not the type to scold you! after all, his duty isn't oriented around kids, so he's way more relaxed and not strict at all

^which gets him a lot of complaints from michiko and the hunters whose duties ARE oriented around kids, as they consider him to be too carefree

you, of course, do not mind

chuckles and hums as he watches you jump from wall to wall, with only an occassional "watch where you're goin' , kid!"

literally the type to watch you set the manor on fire and just shake his head like "kids these days smh"

when (or better, if) you crash after your burst of energy, he's here to put you on his shoulders and carry you

michiko🌸

michi is very caring and motherly, but she, obviously, has her boundaries

always worried you might seriously hurt yourself as you partake in some classic tomfoolery (read: wreaking havoc upon the mere mortals of the manor) so she always keeps a first aid kit around

also keeps snacks and water by her side for when you get hungry/thirsty from all that jumping 😎

as much as she loves kids she CANNOT keep up with you, watching you jump for too long will give her motion sickness😭

just the mere thought of being that energetic makes her sweat

usually when she's taking care of you she just sits amidst the chaos you're causing and knits or something

percy🧟‍♂️

also not one of the hunters who takes care of kids

he spends most of his time in solace, working on his research and writing scripts

...so he's not fond of socialising in general, let alone babysitting

you might as well climb onto him like he's a tree and he wouldn't even flinch😭

as he's nonverbal (for the most part) he can't do much other than look over you and occasionally halt you from going overboard by tapping your hand or holding your shoulder

all that stems from good intentions, though. he doesn't want a child to get hurt and although it's hard for him to process emotions and empathy now, he knows that what he's doing is the right thing

leo beck☄️

has plenty of experience with kids!

even with his wounds and age he always tries his best to match your energy (even if he fails, it's the thought that counts ok ok ☹️☹️☹️☹️)

you wouldn't believe how FAST he is like damn those dad calves are getting put into use🫡 gets exhausted quite quickly but he won't give up just yet!

would 100% let you hang off of his arm !!!!

he would challenge you to races and take the loss like a champ he just wants to see you happy fr :(

some would think he goes too easy on the kids and spoils them but honestly, since he lost lisa, he wants to experience all things fatherhood and never, ever make a child upset ever again - like compensation for being a bad father in the past

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taranza-stan · 2 months

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Wait hold on, this isn’t meant to be offensive or anything I’m just a bit confused, how can you be ace and draw nsfw stuff?

(Sorry if that’s a stupid question)

Oof, ok Anon you better sit down because I actually wanted to answer this in like 3 sentences but somehow it became, uh, this. (Also sorry that this took a while but in my defense this was not really an easy question to answer)

Let me preface this by giving you the usual „every ace person experiences asexuality differently and everything I describe here is solely based on my own experiences“ speech. All clear? Good!

Now, when I say that I draw NSFW stuff I specifically mean that I honestly exclusively draw kink stuff. For my kinks, obviously. That means mostly Bondage with some BDSM thrown in there here and again, depending on how I’m feeling. As for WHY I’m drawing it… why do I draw at all lol? It’s fun (most of the time), it’s relaxing (usually) it’s just something I enjoy doing (with some exceptions). And the things I draw are… just the things I wanna draw that day. Sometimes Fanart, Sometimes OCs, and yeah, sometimes kink too.

As for how my asexuality fits into this… good question! Being Ace is confusing as fuck and it doesn’t make you immune against having fetishes. I don’t have any examples or references here but I do imagine that I experience kinks differently than from someone who’s allosexual. My Kinks are pretty easily to indulge in without the sex part, and that also goes for my art. It’s hard for me to explain it, but for me It’s more about .... OK I can't even try to explain it just works sometimes.

#this is an ask that was in my drafts for months #glad i could answer it #though i guess this isn't the best answer #man why is being ace this complicated couldn't i just like boys or something and be over with it #noooooooo i have to question what attraction even is at least 3 times per day

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smilesrobotlover · 9 months

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Ok here’s the next fic I wrote! It’s based after the battle in AOC called Heart’s Escort, so this is obviously a Miphlink fic lol. The battle itself is very similar in game but theres stuff before and after that I added. From Mipha’s pov which was surprisingly very fun to write! Enjoy!

Heart’s Escort

The rain fell gently as Mipha sat upon Vah Ruta. The water spewing from the trunk covered all of Zora’s domain, and it brought Mipha peace. It hardly ever rained in the domain, and the divine beast kept the Lanayru province from going into a drought. Though it was artificial, it was better than nothing.

Ever since Vah Ruta entered Mipha’s life, she had something she never had before. Time to herself. As princess, she was always doing lessons and helping her people. As a daughter, she was always being with her father and helping him with whatever he needed. And as a sister, she would watch over and protect Sidon. She loved her family and her people more than anything, but it was nice to get peace and quiet where she had no expectations, just her and the divine beast.

She sat there as the rain fell on her, which relaxed her more. She closed her eyes, focusing on the feeling when the rain hit her scales and listening to the pitter-patter of the rain when it hit the divine beast. She sat there for a long time, letting herself get lost in the moment, and when she finally opened her eyes, she noticed something different.

Out of the reservoir, watching her, was him, Link, the Hylian champion. Her heart fluttered and she stood up. How long has he been standing there? Was he trying to call for her? If so, she couldn’t hear him at all. She patted her face and let out a huff.

Do not embarrass yourself Mipha, she thought to herself. Too many times has she stammered around Link and became a bumbling mess. She needed to compose herself. She jumped off Vah Ruta and dove beautifully into the water, swimming as quickly as she could to the surface. When she poked her head above the water, she saw Link watching her, a slight smile on his face. Her heart fluttered again. He rarely smiles like that anymore. It was always a blessing to see it. She pulled herself up onto land and walked over to him.

“Link, it’s so wonderful to see you here,” she said with a smile. He smiled back and bowed his head slightly.

“Hello Mipha,” he greeted with his soft voice, it was so nice to hear him speaking again.

“I’m so sorry I didn’t notice you at first, I didn’t keep you waiting long, did I?”

“Oh… no, it was only five minutes,” he scratched the back of his head. “Makes sense if you can’t hear me with all this rain.”

Mipha looked down, her hands in front of her clasped together. He watched her for a moment and stepped closer.

“Is everything alright?” He asked.

“Oh… I’m alright. I’m just tired. Me and Vah Ruta worked hard last week.”

He nodded in understanding. Both were champions, it was a demanding task for them.

“It can’t be easy being princess on top of it,” Link said softly. Mipha looked up and smiled.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

He smiled again and looked down, which reminded Mipha of a question she had.

“What are you doing here Link? Not that I don’t like you being here of course but…” she looked down bashfully. “I love having you here, but you never have time to visit…”

Link gave a small chuckle. “I like being here too. If I had more time I would visit more…. But… it is what it is.” He sighed. “I was sent here by Zelda to investigate some monster activity.”

“Oh?” Mipha hasn’t heard of any monster activity that would need the hero. Has she been that distracted? Was this something that she should’ve known but spent too much time to herself?

“I-I must’ve not known about that…” the shame in her voice was apparent, and Link put his hand on her shoulder.

“You were in Death Mountain last week right? You probably didn’t know. Don’t be so hard on yourself.”

She looked up at him. His soft voice was enough to make her fall more in love with him. And the warmth of his hand on her shoulder made her heart beat against her chest. She shook her head and composed herself.

“As princess I need to know as much as I can.”

Link let out a little snort, which surprised Mipha. “You and Zelda are the same. Always overworking yourselves. It must be a princess thing.” He teased.

Mipha rolled her eyes with a smile and began walking to the domain. “Is Zelda here?” She asked.

“No. I… wanted to come here alone.”

“Really? How come? You’re always with her.”

“I just… wanted to spend some time with you alone.”

Mipha’s breath hitched and she could feel her heart almost bursting out of her chest. She stared at Link who shrugged, looking embarrassed.

“You said you wanted to spend time with me right? I figured since I’m leaving tomorrow that I’ll spend tonight with you.”

Mipha couldn’t help but smile. She wanted to spend time with him not only to rekindle their friendship, but also to make their relationship something more. The fact that Link at least felt the same way about their friendship made her the happiest zora in the whole domain.

“I’m happy you decided to do that Link. It means a lot.”

He smiled back at her and they walked in silence for a moment.

“Link, do you need an escort? I am not doing anything important.”

“An escort? For tomorrow? No… I mean… as much as I’d love for you to go with me, it’s nothing special, and you look like you need a break anyhow.”

“It could be dangerous though.”

“I’ll have two zora captains with me. I already discussed it with your father.”

“Well, alright. I trust your judgment. If you believe that you’ll be fine then, I believe you too. When will you get back?”

“Dunno, probably in a day or two.”

Mipha looked down. She might have to depart on Vah Ruta again soon.

“I’m not sure if I’ll be here if you make it back,” Mipha whispered.

Link gave her a sad smile. “Then let’s enjoy this moment together while it lasts, alright?”

Mipha smiled and got closer to him, her heart fluttering. Oh if father saw her now, she would never hear the end of it.

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Mipha watched exhausted as Vah Ruta made its trek back to Zora’s Domain. She did happen to be called to action the day Link left, so she couldn’t even say goodbye to him. The battle with Vah Ruta was hard for her. She had a serious time crunch to defeat all of the enemies before they attacked central Hyrule. She almost didn’t make it. It was so draining that she didn’t feel any relief when it was over. She stared ahead as the domain came into view. Sidon was probably watching her right now as the divine beast moved forward. They rarely got to spend time with each other since she became a champion. He always waited for her to come home and sometimes she was able to see him waving at her with his guard. He clearly missed her so much.

She sighed and rubbed her eyes. So much to do, such little time. She was grateful she was given the ability to help her friends and her people, but it was such busy work. She felt that she didn’t have time to be with her family anymore. So when she got to the reservoir, she decided not to have alone time.

She jumped down from Vah Ruta and headed straight to the Domain to see her father. She greeted every zora that met her and jogged to the throne room, where her father stayed. He smiled softly when she walked in, relieved to see she was fine and well.

“Mipha, welcome home, you were gone for a while.”

“Yes,” she sighed, sitting by his throne, “it was a lot, but I’m just glad I made it out in one piece.”

King Dorephan patted her little head gently. “I’m happy that you’re safe as well.”

They sat there in silence, Mipha enjoying the time with her dear father. After a moment she sat up.

“How is Sidon? I hope he’s not missing me too much.”

“He’s been fine Mipha, do not worry about him. He has been missing you but he understands why you need to go away.”

“Hm, where is he?”

“With the maid. It’s almost time for him to sleep.”

Mipha sat up. “Oh Nayru, it’s that time already?”

“Language Mipha.”

“Sorry… but it passed by so quickly.”

“It did, didn’t it?”

Mipha laid back down with a sigh. She felt like her life was slipping away, things were happening too fast. Dorephan put a comforting hand on her head and she closed her eyes. Until something crossed her mind. She sat up again.

“Father, how was Link when he returned from his mission?”

“What?”

“His mission. What happened? Was he alright?”

Dorephan stared at her for a moment, a face that made Mipha concerned.

“Why… Link and those zora haven’t returned just yet.”

“What?” She stood up and got closer to her father. “But I’ve been gone for 3 days!”

Dorephan raised a hand to calm her. “Do not fret my dear. Perhaps it wasn’t what he expected, I’m sure he’s fine.”

Mipha looked down. It shouldn’t have taken this long to deal with some monsters. And if it was more serious, it was just Link and two zora captains. They could be in danger!

“You don’t believe they’re ok, do you?” Dorephan said with a sigh.

“No. I trust Link’s strength and ability, but he’s only a Hylian! A strong Hylian no doubt, but there’s only so much he could handle. If there’s dangerous monsters, they’ll be severely outnumbered!”

Dorephan frowned. “You’re going after them aren’t you?”

“I can't just sit here and do nothing!”

“But you’ve been helping people so much my dear. We can send troops to assist them, that way you can rest.”

Mipha huffed in frustration. She wanted rest, but she couldn’t sit around and do nothing when people were in danger and she could do something about it. She couldn’t rest when Link was in danger. She needed to protect him. She promised she would always protect him. Dorephan sighed again and smiled.

“If you believe that they need help, then go, but please know your limits Mipha. I pray it’s nothing serious.”

“Thank you father. I will be very careful. I just want to be sure that they’re alright, and… I would never forgive myself if Link got hurt.”

Dorephan gave her a soft look of understanding and nodded.

“Be back soon Mipha. If they’re fine, I want you back here resting. Understand?”

“Of course father! Thank you!” Mipha turned around and grabbed her spear, sprinting to where Link said where the monsters were. She hoped that they were safe. She prayed that they were safe.

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Mipha ran through the rain, hearing cries for help, her heart sinking when her instincts were right. The zora captains were in danger, and she heard their pleas as she fought through monsters blocking her path. She strained to listen for where she heard the cries, and she saw a clearing where a captain was facing off monsters.

“Hold on! I’ll try to rescue you all!” She called out, not caring that they didn’t hear her. She sprinted to the first guard she saw who was fighting three moblins. He was fighting valiantly, but Mipha knew that one wrong hit would be his undoing. She launched herself at the Moblin and blocked its attack, protecting the captain.

“L-lady Mipha! You’re here!” The captain cried, almost collapsing in relief.

“Do you still have strength in you?”

The captain nodded. “With you here, I can keep going forever!”

Mipha nodded and began fighting. The situation was much worse than she expected, the monsters were nearly overwhelming for three people, and seeing how long they were away, they were probably in horrible shape. Mipha needed to heal this guard, and fast so she could find the others.

After some struggle, the moblins finally died, leaving behind straggling monsters. Mipha grabbed the zora captain and led him to safety where she could treat his wounds. He practically collapsed on the ground as she healed a noticeable wound on his leg.

“What happened?” She asked.

“We were just going to investigate a cluster of monsters. They’ve been leading us here where they ambushed us. We just… didn’t think this would happen.”

Mipha put a gentle hand on his arm. “You fought valiantly, thank you. Now please stay here and take care of yourself. I’m going to find the others.”

The zora captain smiled and nodded, and with fire running through her veins, she sprinted as fast as her legs could take her. She plowed through a wizzrobe and ran into a small area where the other zora captain was. This one was in much worse shape as he was barely standing on his own. Mipha leapt through the air and stabbed her spear through the Moblin attacking him. She killed the moblins as fast as she could, then without hesitation, turned to the zora captain. If these two were this wounded, she feared for Link, who did not know his limits.

She rested her hands on the captain’s side which was bleeding profusely. His cries of pain began to quiet as his wound healed itself.

“Tell me, where is Link?” Mipha asked, an edge to her voice. The zora captain opened his eyes and gave Mipha a distressed look.

“I don’t know… he ran off to fight monsters back there,” he pointed to the hill where monsters swarmed near, and Mipha felt her heart drop. She rested her hand on the captain’s shoulder.

“Please take care of yourself, I’m going to rescue Link.” Mipha stood up and clenched her spear. The zora captain attempted to stand as well but didn’t have the strength to do so. Mipha rested her hand on his shoulder. “You are not strong enough, I’ll go save him.”

“B-but princess,” the captain started, worry in his eyes, “you mustn’t go alone, these monsters are ruthless.”

“Trust me, I will not let them stop me from saving him,” Mipha said darkly, and the captain had a shocked expression on his face. He nodded slowly and sat back down.

“Be safe princess. Please.”

Mipha nodded and took off running, determined to find Link before it was too late. As she sprinted up the hill, she heard the familiar roar of a hinox, but something about it was distorted and wrong, and Mipha’s heart dropped when she realized that it was a malice hinox. Malice strengthened the monsters significantly, making them nearly impossible to fight alone. Depending on how long the zora captains were fighting for, Link would be exhausted, and from the sounds of the roar, the hinox wasn’t even close to being defeated.

Mipha reached the top of the hill and gasped when she saw a small blue figure in the middle of the open area. It was Link, hunched over and holidng himself up by his sword. He looked tired, but not ready to submit just yet. The hinox roared again and went to jump on Link, nearly crushing him, but he barely dodged out of the way. The hinox spun around and shot out its hand towards Link, threatening to hit or grab him. Link let out gasp and braced himself, but Mipha got there first.

“I will not let you harm him!” She shouted, slicing the monster’s hand as hard as she could. The hinox shrieked and backed away, holding its injured hand gently. Mipha turned to Link who looked at her with relief, but that quickly went away when he looked at something behind her. Mipha turned around and saw the hinox trotting over to them, hands raised in the air. Mipha grabbed Link and practically dragged him out of the way before they could get crushed by the hands.

“Stay down, Link, I’ll take it from here,” Mipha said breathlessly. Before Link could respond, she charged at the hinox, pulling out her Sheikah slate as it started to roll. She put it in stasis while it was mid air and started bombarding it with attacks. As the countdown on the rune started to go down, Mipha backed up and watched the hinox get launched in the other direction. Though it didn’t go as far as a bokoblin, it was still satisfying for Mipha.

As she waited to see if it was still alive, she saw something from the corner of her eye moving towards her. She turned and yelped as it was a silver Moblin charging at her. But the blow was blocked by Link, who stubbornly did not stay down.

“Link!” Mipha gasped, and he looked at her, gesturing to the hinox with his head. She turned and saw the monster stand up slowly and she understood. She needed to kill the hinox, and though Link was weak, he could hold his own against a Moblin.

Mipha focused all her energy on the malice hinox, fire burning through her veins. Her desire to protect Link, the captains, and her home overwhelmed her, and she fought with such ferocity that the hinox couldn’t hurt her. When it did she would summon water around her to heal her, while hurting hinox. It smashed its fists against the ground, shot out malice from its mouth, and even tried to body slam Mipha, but she was determined to win.

She turned to Link to make sure he was doing alright, and she watched him long enough for the Moblin he was fighting to die. She quickly brought her attention back to the hinox and jumped up as high as she could, using water around her to lift her up to the hinox’s level, and she drove her spear straight into the hinox’s eye. It let out a pained wail before quieting down, the life exiting its body. Mipha sighed and turned to Link, who was watching her. She went to walk towards him when he suddenly ran to her, dragging her away before tripping on the ground. Mipha yelped as they both fell, but was thankful for it when she heard a large thud, seeing the dead hinox inches away from them.

“Thank you,” she whispered, and Link gave her a half smile. She sat up and looked him over, finding no immediate injuries. “Link, where are you hurt?”

Link let out an exhausted sigh. “It’s… I… here,” he muttered out, gesturing vaguely to his body. Mipha watched as his hand moved around his stomach, and she decided to search herself. His body was littered with bruises and aches, but Link was able to avoid any serious injuries, thank Nayru, he was just fatigued. She healed each bruise and each scratch on his body, watching him slowly start to relax more. His eyes were shutting closed and his breathing started to even out. She smiled at him and moved up his body, healing even the smallest wound she could, and finally she got to his face. He had a bump on his forehead, covered by his bangs, but it wasn’t too terrible. She leaned forward and kissed the spot gently without thinking, pouring all her magic in that spot. When she pulled back, Link had his eyes open and he had a small smile which nearly sent Mipha into panic. But he closed his eyes again and finally fell asleep.

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The group didn’t head back home until a few hours later, mostly due to Mipha being just as tired as them. Not only did she fight as hard as she could, but she also overextended herself in her healing magic. Link and the zora captains were determined to coddle her as much as she coddled them, and with time they were all well enough to go back home with no issues. Dorephan was worried out of his mind for his daughter, but gave a sigh of relief when she walked through the doors. Mipha was surprised to see not only her father though, but she also saw Impa and princess Zelda there as well. Zelda gave a relieved smile when she saw Link, Dorephan must’ve told them about Link missing.

“There he is!” Impa called out, and the two women ran to Link. Mipha stood back and stared at him as the two hugged Link.

“Link, I was so worried about you,” Zelda said, looking him over, “you’re not hurt are you?”

Link shook his head and gave a slight smile.

“What exactly happened out there Link?” King Dorephan asked.

One of the zora captains stepped up. “We were investigating a monster camp, your highness. When we went to eradicate it, reinforcements kept showing up. We were fighting for three days straight, but the numbers never dwindled. We would’ve fallen if not for Princess Mipha coming to our rescue.”

Mipha looked down, already feeling the embarrassment from the praise.

“Thank you Mipha,” Zelda said with a smile, “if not for you, our hero and captains would’ve been lost.”

“I’ll do it again if I must,” Mipha looked over to Link longingly, but he was staring straight ahead.

“Don’t you think this is strange, princess?” Impa muttered, her finger resting on her chin. “Monsters don’t have that type of reinforcements.”

“I was thinking that as well,” one of the zora captains cut in, “I couldn’t help but feel that it was all a trap. Not enough monsters for us to think that we were in danger, but too much to exhaust us. And then a malice hinox showed up and—“

“A malice hinox?” Zelda cried out. “Why… Astor… he must’ve been behind this! Only he can create such creatures!”

The mood in the room shifted from relief to worry quickly, and Mipha looked over to Link who was stone faced.

“Astor must’ve lured Link in to take him out, that way the hero is out of the picture,” Impa theorized. She turned to Zelda. “He was probably hoping that you’d be there too. That way he could kill two birds with one stone. It’s a good thing Link told you to stay back.”

Zelda looked down, and the silence that fell was suffocating. Mipha took a deep breath and stepped towards her friend.

“Well we are safe now, and we know Astor is going to target the vital pieces to fight against the calamity. We will watch our backs, and we will protect each other.” She gave Zelda a reassuring smile. “We will be fine. You awakened your power and we still have the hero. The calamity does not stand a chance.”

Zelda smiled back at Mipha and nodded. “Right. Thank you Mipha.”

Mipha smiled and glanced over at Link, who was smiling slightly at her.

“Well, King Rhoam wanted us back soon but, it looks like you still need rest, Link,” Impa muttered, and Link waved her off.

“I’ll live.”

“Are you sure? Because I’m not going to carry you if you pass out.”

“I’ll live,” Link repeated, more annoyed.

Zelda giggled and they began to walk away, with Mipha watching them. She watched solemnly, staring hard at Link’s back. Already he was leaving, already she was going to be sitting around wishing she could be with him. She wanted so badly to be by his side, to be with Zelda and Impa. She watched as they got farther away, her heart hurting more and more, until Link turned to look at her, and the same sad longing was in his eyes. He smiled reassuringly, and then he turned away and left.

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She was back on the divine beast, laying on her back so the rainfall would hit her face. She hid it well, but she was exhausted, both mentally and physically. The time she spent with Link kept going through her mind, and the emotions she was feeling was getting overwhelming. Did he love her? Or did he just want to stay as friends? He mentioned how he wanted to spend time with her alone, but what did he mean by that? She wanted him to be here, she wanted to be with him. She wished that he was her bodyguard. So many things she wished were different.

She opened her eyes and sighed. She was glad that he was Zelda’s bodyguard. Mipha has been trained in spear fighting, but Zelda wasn’t trained in any form of combat. She needed the protection, and with Astor attacking Link, she feared for his and her safety. But still, being a bodyguard and champion made Link busy. The time she had with him was scarce, and she missed him so much when he wasn’t here. She sat up when the overthinking started to annoy her and saw her father watching her. She sighed and dove off the platform, not wanting to waste any time. Her father barely left the throne room, so when he did, it was serious.

When she surfaced, he walked towards her, and sat at the edge of the dock. She pulled herself up and sat next to her father, resting her head on him.

“Mipha,” he started, “how have you been feeling?”

Mipha looked up at him, slightly surprised, but she should’ve figured he’d know that she wasn’t happy.

“I…. Haven’t been feeling well father.” She whispered, resting her head again. He wrapped his large arm around her.

“I figured my dear. Was it at least good to see Link again?”

“Yes.”

Dorephan was silent for a long moment. “You still love him?”

Mipha made a small noise of surprise, but then hugged in frustration. “Yes, yes I do! I still love him! And I miss him! And I wish that he could visit me more and I wish that I could visit him more, but… there’s never enough time!” She felt her voice shake and she curled up, feeling the tears pour out of her eyes. Dorephan gave her a gentle squeeze.

“The calamity has been hard for everyone my dear. It’s been keeping us from being with the people we love, I understand that.”

“I know… I know it’s not anyone’s fault except for the calamity I just… I wish it wasn’t the case.”

Dorephan rubbed her back with his knuckle. “Me too my dear. Me too.”

They were silent for a moment, listening to the rain that Vah Ruta produced.

“I’m proud of you, Mipha,” Dorephan broke the silence.

Mipha smiled slightly. He’s said that to her so many times. “I know, father.”

“Look at me.”

Mipha frowned and looked up at him. He had a stern look on his face.

“I am proud of you Mipha. I know this hasn’t been easy for you, I know you’re overextending yourself and I know you’re exhausted. But you persevere. You keep moving. You keep trying to help people. And I’m proud of you for having a good heart.”

Mipha looked down. She didn’t feel like she was doing a good job with all this pressure on her shoulders.

“Mipha.”

She looked back up.

“You saved two of our guards, and the hero of Hyrule, because you followed your instinct. Your desire to keep people safe saved our hope for Hyrule.”

“I… I guess. But… I didn’t do that for Hyrule,” she said softly.

Dorephan titled his head. “No, but you still saved them. You saved them because you followed your heart. Your love for Link, your love for your people, your compassion and care, it’s what saved them. And we need that. So, I am proud of you, and I’m proud of the young zora you’ve become. I’m sure your mother would feel the same.”

Mipha felt a lump in her throat at the mention of her mother. Her mother was a more strict and intimidating zora, and Mipha wanted nothing more than to make her proud. She hoped that her mother was proud of her and Sidon…

She buried her face in her father’s arm and wept. Her father picked her up and held her close to his chest as she let all of her emotions out.

“There there Mipha,” her father whispered, “it will be over, peace will return to this land, and it will all be over. But for now, cry. I’ll be with you until you’re done.”

Mipha snuggled in more and sniffled, feeling her father’s heartbeat, hearing his breathing, allowing it to relax her, and she let herself be held in her father’s arms.

#age of calamity #legend of zelda age of calamity #hyrule warriors age of calamity #miphlink #hope y’all like it!#I’m happy with how it turned ough #out #:]#smiles writes

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okay this is gonna be very long and extremely rambly and not very planned out ok? ok. spoilers under the cut

FINE. I LIKED IT. WHATEVER. hit me with a car.

obviously there were parts of it that i didn't like. obviously there were moments that i felt were out of character. nevertheless, i had a lot of fucking fun while reading it. i love nico and overall i'd say i'm happy with where the story leaves him. yes, this book's existence is extremely unnecessary. but i appreciate it for what it is.

okay let's get the main things i didn't like out of the way:

nico would NOT know who lil nas x is. also why was the montero music video mentioned in a book for middle schoolers.

i understand the role that nyx is meant to play in the story and the message of it but idk i kinda wish they did her character a bit differently. she really reminded me of white diamond from steven universe i'm so sorry.

speaking of nyx that WHOOOLE weird "our children" thing with nico and the cacodemons. that made me very uncomfortable.

last nyx complaint the final confrontation with her ended pretty anticlimactically. kinda like with gaea, it felt like the way to defeat her was a little too simple. but y'know i haven't really been satisfied by a final battle since tlo so. that's just how it is.

it felt like will was kiiiiinda useless for a lot of it. obviously he was important for the story but i wish they had let him do some more cool stuff besides occasionally shooting some light lasers. i get he's a healer but why didn't he bring a WEAPON??? like at the very least he could have had a bow or a knife. y'know we haven't really had a character who uses a blunt force weapon as their main one besides hedge. i would've liked to see will with just a baseball bat or something LMAO.

kind of an add-on to the last one i think that will was nerfed wayyy too much. it makes sense that the underworld would weaken him, but it sometimes felt like they were stopping every five minutes to let him rest. we've seen before that he's quite strong and athletic, i just feel like he should've had a bit more stamina.

there were a few dialogue moments that sounded like they came from some extremely online gay teenager and not nico and will. "bisexual chaos" haunts me. he would not fucking say that.

NO HAZEL APPEARANCE and NO REYNA MENTION. this is the worst one.

i feel like tartarus should've been more physically dangerous. like they fought some monsters here and there and the terrain was hard to navigate but most of the dangers that they dealt with were more mental/emotional. you could argue that we got the physical danger from percy and annabeth's journey so that's why this one focuses more on the mental danger and i could see why you'd think that. but idk sometimes it felt like it was a little toooo easy y'know.

there were some parts of the backstories and flashbacks that were inconsistent with the previous books, like nico saying he spent weeks at camp half blood when he first arrived when he was actually there for only one. but continuity errors are just par for the course with these books at this point so it honestly doesn't bother me too much. we make our own canon.

i'm not a fan of the name cocoa puffs. i feel like they could've come up with something better.

i'm sure there are more that i'm forgetting, but those are my main gripes. okay now onto the things that i liked!!!!

the book was fun. it was just fun. there were some jokes that i genuinely laughed at and there weren't really any points that felt like a slog to read through. i was pretty consistently entertained the whole time.

WILL AND NICO WERE CUTE OKAY. THEY WERE CUTE. maybe this is just 12-year-old me talking but i sincerely found their relationship very sweet. it's abundantly clear how much they both care about each other and what they're willing to do to protect each other. they mean a lot to me okay.

i want to specifically draw attention to the part where it was revealed that nico gave will his skull ring and now he wears it on a necklace. absolutely devastated me. changed my life. people died. in a good way.

I LOVEDDDD the tension and conflict that will and nico had between them for most of the book. it made their relationship so much more believable to me! they haven't even been together for a year! they're complete opposites! they had very different upbringings! they're in an INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS SITUATION in an environment that is literally designed to dig up their biggest frustrations and insecurities! they're going to clash and have fights and have very different worldviews that they need to work through. that doesn't make them a bad couple like i've seen some people say. tell me you've never had a loved one say something hurtful or ignorant to you. tell me you've never said something hurtful or ignorant to a loved one. you can't! because you have! but if you love each other you talk about it and work through it and try your best to understand each other!!!!!!

adding to the last one i like how the conflict got resolved by will realizing he needs to put in more effort to understand nico and nico realizing he needs to open up more to allow will to understand him. open and honest communication and a willingness to be vulnerable babey!!! if you want to be loved you have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known!!!!!!!

I LOVED. THE DREAM SEQUENCES. they all went so hard. some of them were downright disturbing. good shit.

even if they had some continuity errors, i enjoyed the flashback scenes and the backstories. we got quite a lot more than i thought we would. i was not expecting to see the entirety of nico's first journey through tartarus. it hurt me a lot.

i think it's cute they're making it canon that nico and will knew of each other since pjo. they were in each other's orbit before they even knew it. it actually got me thinking about some of my own relationships. i have a friend i knew back when i was 4 who i completely forgot about for years, only for us to reconnect by chance when we were 12 and be best friends ever since. i have a friend who was a vague acquaintance of mine for years, but then one day we somehow started talking more and now they're one of the closest friends i've ever had. idk. something about meeting someone once at the wrong time and then again at the right one.

nico was very cool. he was also a massive dweeb. he can do both. i love him.

i like the cacodemons as a very literal metaphor for learning to live with your trauma and the "worst" parts of yourself. celeste vibes dare i say. also nico just has a bunch of lil guys following him around now and i think that's neat.

fuck man. i like seeing nico be happy. i like seeing him in a happy relationship with someone he loves and who loves him just as much. i like that he's still learning to let go of his grief and move on. i like that he's hopeful at the end of the book that he can actually find happiness. he's always been one of the most tragic characters in the pjo-verse and it's so nice to see him just being HAPPY.

despite how hard to believe it was i did really like the little dream scene with the whole di angelo family. nico got to talk to bianca and maria one last time, he got to hug his dad, he finally got to rest for a bit. it was very cathartic and i maybe cried.

this book's message was very clearly for young queer kids who don't have everything figured out yet. you're allowed to change. you don't have to always be one thing. your past doesn't define you. you can find love. you can have hope. no matter how badly written you believe the story is, no matter how inconsistent you believe the characterization is, it's hard to deny how important these messages are and how badly some kids need to hear them. if the book has one redeeming quality, it's this.

so. yeah. i liked it. i had a good time. there's more that i could say but i would honestly just end up adding onto this forever. people who don't like the book have plenty of valid reasons to feel that way, even if i may not agree with some of them. at the end of the day, this story and these characters are not real. please be nice to each other and try not to take things too seriously. we're all just a bunch of late teens and young adults reading a book series for middle schoolers, and i think that's beautiful. thank you for reading if you actually made it this far, i know it was a lot. peace and love on planet earth.

#THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT #the sun and the star #tsats #tsats spoilers #the sun and the star spoilers #nico book spoilers #text #my post

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invece-sto-sdraiato · 2 months

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Rant about everybody’s waiting (and some general fandom stuff) cause I finally found words to my feelings:

tw// mental health struggles, anxiety (can you notice that I’ve never done this before 🥲)

Yes, okay at first I was skeptical about the song. Reasons? I’m not entirely sure (yet) but once I heard the whole thing, I was like, “ok, not as bad as I thought, kinda my taste but will take time to grow on me…” by now I can definitely say that it’s super experimental and brave of them to do something like this, so props to that! I think the second half of the song is what really convinced me.

Lyrics-wise? As much as I understood the meaning, the importance they held for bojan, I didn’t see myself actually “getting” them, if you get what I mean. I didn’t understand what they even meant, at first. (well, I couldn’t hear some words in the song properly)

But now these-

What a wonderful life, panicking

A perfect time to get lost in deep, unoriginal line

There’s nothing left, just flight or die

Lonesome and run down

Can’t tell the sky from the ground

Turning around

Okay now… this hit me straight in the gut. (not sure if these are accurate, feel free to correct me) This… doesn’t exactly explain my feelings, but they sure do come pretty close. This made me realise certain things about my personality which I never thought about before. I was never the “take it easy” type and these words…somehow remind me to slow down sometimes… (I’m just rambling here atp)

I’ve always, ALWAYS been a nervous wreck, since maybe I was ten? And I’ve always gotten anxious about so many things (whether they’re in my control or not) for so long, that I just thought it was human nature to feel so much, and I thought everyone else was just better at handling it than me. I’ve never thought to label it or even address it, cause it was so ingrained in my unconscious, to know that it isn’t normal.

So, seeing how important it is that bojan is addressing this issue is not only a big deal for Slovenia, it is for me too. Joining this fandom, I see so many of you being so open, so vocal about things I generally would’ve never dreamed of admitting (it also does NOT help, the fact that I’m from an extremely conservative country 🥲)

The first time I ever felt accepted, or seen was here. People in my life till this point, have shared similar opinions with me, but no one actually got to know me, the real me because there was always that disconnect that somehow made me distance myself from them. Obviously this is all online and I don’t know any of you personally, but y’alls sheer honesty just makes me go waaaahhh (the only word I can think of rn)

And I think, the real therapy for me was talking to @da-proti-toku-grem and @paperphilia thank you so much for your kindness and acceptance. It means the world to me 🥹

(especially the fact that @paperphilia you asked me “are you ok?” after seeing my rant about the jance photo shoot. That is something I will not forget for a long long time.

And maca, obviously our long conversations will always have a special place in my heart (love you!)

Huh, okay this is getting too long. Anyways whomever of the baby boos reads this, just thank you so much for being there, a part of the reason why I’m happier now. This song ended up being therapeutic for me, who would’ve foreseen that lol.

#I’m so very sorry about this long post #the words magically came to me and here we are now #pls ignore this #goes in the tag cause it’s my fucked up analysis of EW #joker out

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cutelittleriot · 4 months

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I decided to name this after what I named It on Ao3

Return to origin

Chapter 7

For the second time since his transformation began he was able to wake up on his own. No pain whatsoever and he is grateful ror that since the horrors he had endured yesterday. He just hopes it isn't going to get any worse.

Stretching he gets up and grabs his robe,thankfully he wore pants to bed last night. He usually doesn't wear pants around his bunker as it's his personal safe space but even he knows to put on pants when there is company around, ESPECIALLY if it's Poppy.

Careful to not wake her up he quietly tries to get out of bed when a strange sensation occurs at the bottom of his feet and toes. It feels similar to.... "You've got to be joking" He whispers out loud. There beginning to grow on his feet and toes were the beginning of pawpads.

Wait something just clicked in his mind 'How can I see this clearly in the dark?' He mentally asks himself. Taking a look around and is shocked to see that he can see perfectly fine in the dark and can navigate around like ot was nothing. 'Ok now this is getting weird,I now have nightvision for crying out loud!' He mentally yells. Deciding to ignore this for now he directs his attention back to his feet.

'How am I going to walk around with these?! What does it even feel like?' He mentally questions himself before carefully placing a foot onto the ground. Luckily he wasn't rewarded with pain it just feels a bit weird sort of like wearing shoes only he can actually sort of still feel the ground beneath him. It won't affect his walking so that's all that matters right now.

Quietly as he can he manages to leave his room and close the door behind him as to not wake up Poppy. Putting on his robe he begins to head to the kitchen to make some breakfast for him and Poppy along with his morning coffee. He decides some cereal would be fine for him and he decides to make some pancakes later for Poppy as he knows of her love for sweet stuff.

For now he enjoys the bliss silence of morning while sipping his coffee and eating his cereal. He soon finishes and wait for Poppy to wake up before deciding to make anything. He takes this time to look over himself again.

"So much of me has changed" He says looking over his grey paws. "Will I even be recognizable once it's over?" He asks himself as his ears lower in sadness. He flexes his claws out again and takes another look at them. He is only able to look at them for a few minutes before retracting them as he couldn't stand to look at them any longer,they jsut remind him that he isn't the same anymore and never will be.

Now that it's brighter in this part of the bunker he decides to take a better look at his feet. Even if he could see fine in the dark that doesn't mean he could see colors in the dark and all that. There on his toes and foot are the beginning of pawpads just like what was happening to his fingers.

This new part of the transformation also makes him realize something. 'Ah sugar that probably means I'm gonna grow claws on my feet too. That is going to hurt alot AGAIN!' He screams to himself mentally as he holds his face with his paws as he isn't looking forward to it at all tomorrow if it's going by pawpads than claws.

"Of course I'm going to have claws on my feet probably good for climbing and you can't just have one set of claws on your hands that's not how biology works with animals with claws" He mutters to himself angrily.

He knows he should be happy that today for both him and Poppy it should be a easy day with no painful part of the transformation but still. He needs something to do but he has no idea what to do today after making Poppy her pancakes. She obviously can't leave cause transformation and the queenly leave excuse.

Knowing her she is going to find something to do she usually always has something to do. He looks at his claws again 'Hmm maybe I can do something for these?' He contplimates to himself as he begins to think of ideas for his new claws as he doesn't want to accidentally scratch anyone even though he highly doubts he will,as he always says it's always good to be prepared.

He has a few ideas in mind maybe he can make some gloves? He isn't a big fan of gloves cause they feel weird on his hands and only wears them when he absolutely has to. There is also the possibility of clipping his claws. He will probably have to anyways over time when they get too long. Isn't there something other animals with claws do to help wear them down?

Oh right scratching stuff that usually wears them down. Well he doesn't exactly have anything he can scratch on at the moment that won't either damage said thing he scratches or hurt him cause it's too hard to scratch and end up damaging his claws.

Sighing he knows what he has to do...he has to go outside again. He doesn't want to but he wants something to scratch on for his own peace of mind and well becuase he actually does want to scratch something.

"Stupid instincts and stupid curiosity" He grumbles as he leaves his bunker. He doesn't need to go far he just needs some tree bark and twigs and he is good to go. He isn't out for long maybe 20 minutes before he is back ready to leave when he decides to do the thing he has been wanting to do.

"I hate that I'm actually doing this" He grumbles as he unsheaths his claws and begins to scratch on the closest tree to see what he could actually do with these new claws. Surprisingly it didn't feel as bad as he thought it actually felt pretty good to scratch at something. It was sort of a stress reliever for him.

He continues to scratch for a few minutes before stopping and seeing just how much damage he did and let's out a low whistle. It was more damage than what he could normally do without any of his weapons on him so that's a plus. The scratch marks weren't too deep barely a centimeter but still that's better than what he could do before he had claws.

Satisfied with his work he sheaths his claws and heads back down his bunker and begins to start working on a homemade scratching board when his ears twitch and he can hear Poppy munching on some cereal.

Going into the kitchen he sees her happily eating away and just as he thought she was growing pawpads just like he was. Her's were a more vibrant hue similar to her hair color only a bit darker. It seems the transformation goes in a specific order so it isn't completely random so that's always a good thing. Bad thing is that she is gonna grow claws tomorrow and that's not going to be fun especially if he is going to also be growing more.

"Oh hey Branch! Uhm what's with the tree bark and twigs? Ya making something?" She asks curious. "Yeah I'm making some scratching boards one for each of us to use." He says going to get some crafting supplies. "Uh why do we need them? I mean I know we are gonna grow claws and all but I don't really see the purpose of these?" She asks him not seeing the point.

"Well it's to help wear down our claws is all so they won't get too long and well scratching at something is also a good stress reliever. Take it from me I felt better after scratching at a tree outside" He explains heading over to his work bench where he does all his projects.

"Ooooh ok, well good news I already know what I plan on doing today" Poppy says grinning. "Oh really what?" He humors her.

"I'm gonna make a scrapbook of our transformations!" She says excited but that stops Branch in his tracks "What?why? Who would want to look at a scrapbook where our teeth fall out very painfully and bloody by the way and where claws have ripped out of my hands?!" Branch really does want to know what goes through his girlfriends mind at times when she comes up with this stuff.

"Well I wouldn't add all that detail I would obviously make it friendly or at least not as graphic" She explains and he just sighs. Poppy is good at scrapbooking and if she can make a book about the history of the Bergans from when they ate trolls for crying out loud not too bad that she even reads it to kids safe than he will trust her judgment.

"Alright if you say so. Will you still be able to scrapbook with those though?" He asks referring to her pawpads and transforming fingers. "Yep this is also so I can get used to these so I can get two things done at once!" She says ever the optimist. "By the way these look so cute and it honestly kind of tickles with how they are growing in" She says giggling as she touches a pawpad.

'Tickles?!' Branchs brain can't comprehend how growing pawpads be ticklish. Then again he has perceived touch and sensations differently so who was he to judge? At least she is enjoying herself and that all that matters.

"Well I'm off to scrapbook, if you need me I will be nearby" She says before walking off leaving him to his own devices. Taking a seat at his workbench he takes out his tod and cracks his fingers "Alright time to see if I can still make stuff as good as I could before with these paws" He says hoping to be the case as he begins to get to work.

After a few hours it seems to be the case as there are 2 completed scratching mats in front of him. Sure he had to accommodate his fingers new shape and size but it wasn't as bad as he thought. He could still move them just like he could before with no complications.

Wiping some sweat off his face he goes to get a drink of water as he decides what to do next. He could get back to that puzzle he and Poppy didn't finish yet but he wasn't in a puzzle mood at the moment. He wanted to do something else but what could he do?

He lays on his couch as he ponders on what to do. While pondering he begins to absent-mindedly scratch at the new scratching mat as it's something for his hands to do while he is thinking.

As he is pondering he looks around as if trying to find inspiration on something to do when he sees a piece of paper on his workbench alongside a pencil when it hits him.

He should write! And not just write anything oh no he should write about this whole fruit situation and information on it since there wasn't any in the library! With this book in case ant future trolls come across it they will know what to do! With a grin he gets off the couch and grabs a spare notebook in case he needs to jot down notes.

Taking a pencil he begins to jot down everything about the fruit that he knows so far. From its looks to its rarity to the transformation. For each stage of the transformation he goes into extreme detail about each one, well each one he has experienced so far at least.

He is so focused he doesn't hear or notice Poppy enter the room he is in. "Hey Branch-" "AH!" Branch yelps at her sudden appearance. Was he really so focused he didn't notice her enter? That doesn't usually happen to him.

"Sorry for scaring you, I was wondering if you have any glue I ran out" She asks. "Yeah in the top drawer on the left over there" He replies gesturing to his work bench drawer. He is surprised though that Poppy managed to run out of glue she seems to always have a never ending supply of it and.....ugh glitter.

"Thanks!" She thanks him and grabs a tube of glue before heading back over to him and sits beside him. "So what ya doing Branchifer?" She asks looking at the notebook that is littered with notes and doodles.

"I'm writing a book om the fruit that turned us so in the future in case any troll comes across it they will know what to do" He explains as he continues to jot down information. "Oooh that's a good idea actually and when it's complete we can put it in the library for all to see" She says happily.

"Yep, aren't you going to go back to your scrapbooking?" He asks looking at her. "I am I'm just taking a bit of a break at the moment is all" She simply says before resting her head on his shoulder. He stiffens at the contact before slowly relaxing and resumes his writing .

Poppy being Poppy doesn't stay still for very long and looks at Branchs ears that would twitch every so often as if reacting to his thoughts. She is than hit with a idea, slowly raises her hand and begins to slowly rub behind his right ear.

It twitches and seemingly stiffens at the contact but slowly relaxes and stops twitching all together. She continues to rub it for fun when she notices that Branch has stopped writing and is beginning to relax at the sensation. Though it seems he has no idea why he is relaxing if his confused look is any indicator.

He soon begins to lay his head on top of hers and a small smile begins to form on his face and she smiles back at him. Who know that getting him to relax all you needed was to rub his ears? She is than alerted to a new sound and sensation.

It's a low rumbling noise and it was coming from....Branchs chest? Her ears twitch as she recognizes it 'Oh my everything Branch is purring!' She can't help but giggle at the display of cuteness coming from her boyfriend. Looks like this is also a new thing from the transformation and she is all for it,she can't wait until she is able to purr as she wonders what it feels like.

Branch is brought back to reality when he hears his girlfriend giggle. Just what was so funny? The last thing he was aware of was a nice sensation on one of his ears and then it was like he was dozing off as he relaxed as it felt good. He now realized that Poppy is rubbing one of his ears,why? He has no idea normally if she is being affectionate she will usually hug him or something along those lines.

The next thing he is aware of is a strange sensation in his chest and throat,along with a weird sound coming from those places too. Just what was going on? It didn't feel bad but he has never felt this before and has no idea how to react. "Poppy what's going on" He asks.

"Branch your purring" She giggles at him. He turns bright red in emberassment. He can purr now?! Oh that's just fantastic! Not!! He will probably die of emberassment if anyone other than Poppy hear him purr. "This is so emberassing are there any more mini transformations I need to be aware of?" He sarcastically asks as if someone is going to answer him and like he thought nobody does.

"Cmon Branch it's cute" Poppy says stopping the rubbing and settles for holding his paw which with her near complete paws feels both weird but also in way right at the same time. "I just don't want to do it in front of others they would laugh at me" He grumbles emberassed.

"I promise I won't do it in front of anyone else it will be for when it's only the two of us" She promises him and he knows she usually isn't the type to break a promise. He can count rhe amount of times she has broken a promise on one hand and he nods at her promise. "You better or else I'm gonna do the same to you becuase remember if I can do it you will be able too soon enough" He grins at her.

"Oh yeah uhm let's not do that" She says not wanting to have every troll in the whole village wanting to pet her and causing her to purr. If it was the snack pack she wouldn't mind as much but the whole village is a big fat nope!

Branch looks at the clock he has mounted on the wall "Its getting late I'll make us some dinner and we can head to bed" He says and Poppy nods before walking off probably going to clean up the area where she was scrapbooking.

After a quick dinner where he cooked some meat and some veggies the two start to do their nightly routine before heading off to bed. Both not looking forward to tomorrow cause tomorrow was going to hurt.

"Hey uhm Branch?"

"Yeah?"

"You will be there for me when my claws come out right?"

"Of course I will don't you worry and you will do the same for me?"

"Yep sure will"

"Thanks Branch well goodnight" Poppy says before turning over. "Night" He replies back as he tries to fall asleep but it's hard knowing what pain await you tomorrow. He got through it once he can do it again.

With that mindset he is finally able to succumb to sleep.

Here are some fun facts about Branch in this chapter

Branch can see in uv Like how nightvision cameras work

His scratching mat is now a comfort and stress relief item for Branch

Branch only purrs when content and truly happy and or safe and usually doesn't do it infront of others and It usually only happens in his bunker or with Poppy who is the only one allowed to pet his ears as they are now a sort of weak spot. Luckily he only reacts that way when Poppy does it anyone else he will not be happy about it and tell them to back off.

Yall don't know what I have cooking up for next chapter it's going to be the most angst filled chapter Poppy and Branch are gonna get whacked with my angst stick

#trolls #trolls 2 #branch #poppy #broppy #return to origin

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