#the kingdom lights shine

[221bsunsettowers]

The kingdom lights shine just for me and you please!

Here's a snippet, thanks for asking!

T.K took his father's arm, leaning into his side.

"I fear I shall fall apart all together," TK admitted, as they neared the velvet curtains that would soon part, revealing their pathway to the altar.

"Your love will keep you afloat," the King responded, with a laugh that made T.K. groan.

"Even now," he muttered, nudging Owen lightly, before straightening up again.

"It is time," Owen said, his tone proud and affectionate as he looked at his son. "Are you ready?"

"I feel I have always been ready for Carlos," TK said softly, his eyes shining. "I was merely waiting for him to arrive."

Ask about my wips here!

#wips #ask #answer #fanfiction #fanfic #tarlos #the kingdom lights shine #au #historical au

[gummi-ships]

#kingdom hearts dream drop distance #khddd #sora #riku #nightmare's end #mirage split #my gif #i was going to write up a whole thing in the tags about my thoughts on this keyblade #but i just know it'll be an incoherent essay because i can't properly articulate my thoughts #the x-blade must be forged through a clash of light and darkness #but i find it so highly significant that sora and riku can create their own keyblade which is so unheard of #this keyblade isn't created with a clash but rather through harmony and balance #not with conflict but with understanding and connection and love #and i always felt as though that's how the x-blade SHOULD be forged. that master xehanort went about it all wrong #because balance and connections are such important themes in these games #it has two handles and looks so regal when combined. all of the shapes feel reminiscent of the x-blade too #it shines so brilliantly with both sora and riku's symbols. the heart and crown which is the iconic logo for the entire series #also the way stained glass is always used to represent hearts. it's so significant! #and yeah the paupu fruit keychain is its own thing to unpack #okay so i ended up writing something anyway but there's still so much more #i just really hope we get to see more of this in future games because it would be shocking if it was nothing more than a cool combo attack

[il-predestinato]

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc ‘racing’ during FP2 at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

📸: redbullracing

#charles leclerc #max verstappen #lestappen #fp2 #rb admin loves them #* #my edit #las vegas gp 2023 #all the kingdom lights shined just for me and you #cinematic

[sabo-torao]

i loved chapter 1115!! i can't believe we're getting so much information on the void century after 1000000 years... peak chapter 100/10. vote's a little bit biased because ive got to see sabo's beautiful lips again

#the ancient kingdom being underwater makes so much sense?!?!?! #im sure it'll shine a light on fishman island and fishmen especially #i cant wait to read everyones theories!!! #i love one piece so much oughhhh #autism moment #one piece #one piece spoilers #op spoilers #one piece 1115 #fool screams

[dominicsorel]

You know, I was only really thinking of Riku feeling Terra within Ansem SOD when it came to the "a true friend will see you for who you, no matter the face you wear" quote at the time but...that also pertains to quite a few more moments.

He initially sees Xion with Sora's face but he still acknowledges her as her own person and treats her as someone with the agency to make her own decisions. He recognizes Ansem the Wise even though he wears Ansem SOD's face and recognizes Namine even though she was wearing Kairi's face.

(It kinda makes Ansem the Wise's treatment towards him even sadder.)

Riku sees Ventus in 3D and realizes he's not Roxas.

Riku only considers Roxas as truly Sora's Nobody once Sora responds from within Roxas despite ATW telling him directly that Roxas is (meaning he saw him as his own person) and Riku tells Replica Riku he's not him despite Replica Riku's claim otherwise.

In KH3, I feel like Riku was teasing him by saying "the other me" bc this above was one of their last interactions in COM and it's actually in character for him to do that to people he's fond of (he even leaves the guy a weapon to defend himself with). It wouldn't make an ounce of sense for him to act like Replica Riku is another him after all of this. He treats him as someone with agency in KH3 ("take the time you need"), continuing his thread of behavior like with Xion.

I also want to suggest that maybe Riku was more susceptible to Ansem SOD because of all this. He trusted Terra after their meeting in BBS and Terra was very much present the entire time.

A, uh, perhaps not so happy extra note is he failed to notice Kairi inside Sora in KH1. As far as we know, of course. If he did know, it'd reframe an incredible amount of the game so I wouldn't be too shocked. Whether Riku knows what Kairi smells like is kind of up in the air because of what he says in COM and RE:COM. He could've simply been talking about the illusion of Kairi as it wouldn't make much sense for Namine and Kairi to smell the same...as they are different people and he recognized Namine as someone different.

Otherwise, Riku was simply saying they smell the same and somehow he told the difference despite that. Not quite sure that checks out. Why would he even bring up their smell at all if so? Could he feel their hearts were different or something? Where's the original Japanese for this? I tend to read this scene as the former because Riku failed to recognize Selphie, Tidus, Wakka, and Kairi as mere illusions in COM Destiny Islands until they disappeared. He also, quite sadly, thought Zexion was truly Sora at first. That could've been simply because he was desperate to see him though. Sora was the person Riku wanted to see the most, after all, and Riku does end up smelling Zexion (someone he ends up interacting with quite a bit in KH3).

So what's the point of this post? Nothing much, I guess. I just really like this aspect of Riku's character. He'll say positive things about others that could easily be applied to himself too. Humble guy. I'm looking forward to his relationship with Yozora.

Maybe he'll see his true face.

#kingdom hearts #kh riku #riku #kh meta #shining star duo #knighting legacy duo #sound of waves duo #a forgotten promise duo #light of heart duo #sunrise sunset duo #lighter foil duo #text

[milkbreadtoast]

financier cookie tests... figuring out how to draw her...

#financier cookie #cookie run kingdom #crk #cookie run fanart #my art #gave her top eyeshines... #ive been drawing most of the cookies with bottom or no shines #(+ middle shines reserved for milk heh) #so gave her top eyeshine (which i normally draw yyh/90s anime chara w) for contrast #+ it fits for her to have some light in her eyes as a paladin... if i drew madeleine id prob do the same #also wanted to make sure her eyes didnt look too similar to clotted... #so might go without double eyelid for her #+ the top eyeshines contrast clotted's shady bottom eyeshine look #btw i dont ship financier x clotted :) just wanted to say that NGBNFN #theyre gay solidarity

[shiningdesignersreflections]

Mercury: Misty Breaths

Designer's Reflection: Misty Breaths

Obtained: top-up for Tides and Flames event

Rarity: SSR

Attribute: Gold/Elegant

Awakened Suit: Dark Contracts

Story - transcripts from Designer's Reflection

Chapter 1 - Beneath the Ice

Chapter 2 - Spirit in the Lake

Chapter 3 - Forgotten Sagas

Chapter 4 - Black Tide Rising

Story - summarized

Mercury and his group finally found the Altar of Arionus, located at the bottom of Lake Bovaly. With the assistance of the Water Elf King's gem, he followed the path into the lake and down a dark passage.

And there, still preserved after all this time, was the stone altar. A misty wraith guarded it, emitting shrieks and screams. But Mercury was not deterred. Instead, he approached the spirit and declared himself a friend of the Water Elves.

The dark mist revealed itself to be Flo, one of the earliest and most devout followers of Arionus. He was there to witness the scorn of the other Elf Gods, as well as how Hephaes led to his great god's demise. Indignant and vindictive, Flo would do anything to restore the great God of Water.

Mercury announced that he had a plan to awaken the long-lost god, but he needed help revitalizing the New Moon gem. Flo readily agreed, and the last of his ghost faded into vapor as he transferred power into the gem.

Now, Mercury could uphold his end of the deal struck with the Water Elf King: he would awaken Arionus, break the oath binding the Water Elves to the deep sea, and assist in the downfall of Pigeon Kingdom and the Light Elves.

But he wouldn't do this for altruism. All he wanted was a glimpse of the power of the Abyss, and he needed Arionus back to do that.

Connections

-Mercury made a deal with the Water Elf King in Startide Dream. Now, he's fulfilling that deal by triggering the events of the Tides and Flames hell event.

-While Mercury craves the power of the Abyss, he still knew the risk of the Goddess of Desire's presence in Miraland and worked alongside the rest of the Shining Nikki cast during the Angel and Demon hell event. He provided resources to the other three factions.

-Flo has met Hephaes, but in Arionus' Reflection for Lost Tides, Flo didn't trust Hephaes one bit, and the moment the other Elf Gods ambushed Arionus, Flo was quick to pin the blame on Hephaes as a betrayal.

-This is not the first time Mercury wasn't the narrator of his own story: the first half of Startide Dream, the full story for Nightmist Aria, Daybreak Overture, Snow Song, and Reminiscence of Flower (to name a few) either feature another character narrating the story or none at all.

Fun Facts

-Even though we've seen Mercury make the deal with the Water Elf King before, this is the first time a mark or emblem has been mentioned.

-This Reflection is a prologue to the hell event, even to the Moon Memories.

-It's never clear if the New Moon gem is the same blue gem the Water Elf King gave to Mercury the day the young boy left the Pigeon palace. But it fits the description.

-While Mercury knows that gods exist, he doesn't worship any and sees them merely as pawns, like the mortals he meets.

#mercury #shining nikki #designer's reflection #misty breaths #gold attribute #elegant #pigeon #pigeon forest #pigeon kingdom #lake bovaly #elf #water elf #fire elf #light elf #god #tides and flames #anniversary #hell event #top up #power #deception #ssr designer #promise #new moon #gem

[yioh]

I HAVE A SHORT STORY IDEA …..

#I MIGHT ACTUALLY DRAW THIS ONE #i wanna draw a fairy tail esque mini comic of a girl falling in love w a star and the star dying #but in reality the star doesn’t die but instead takes the form of a human girl and loses its memories #the star is drawn to the lonely girl that loved her #but the girl grows ill one day and the entire kingdom is under chaos as there is a dangerous illness spreading around #the illness is essentially patches of darkness spreading all over the human body until it eventually engulfs the whole human body and #killing the person #the star realises its own identity and what kind of entity it is #it then turns itself into a blast of light that shines all over the kingdom and cures humanity #sacrificing itself for its beloved #🥳 #fairy tale* lol

[theophagie]

regarding your atlantica post, theres also several shots of blue light shining through the ocean surface in that game segment, which is later mirrored when riku has ansem 'unlock his darkness potential' and the camera goes up to the cathedral ceiling and it shows the blue light; it possibly also mirrors the wave opening with the light shining through the water surface

(hit screenshot too late so the shot is already fading out sorry)

To me the direction of Riku's scene just screamed "let's look away while he gets taken over", especially since the camera moves upwards away from him as the screen goes dark instead of cutting away from him altogether to focus on it (like it does when Ursula talks to Ariel) 🤔 but it's interesting that the blue light (/light filtering through a blue surface?) motif is subtly there as well, though I don't think it necessarily has the exact same meaning every time 👀👀

#i've always thought that the kh1 op one symbolises sora turning into a heartless....... #with ariel i definitely thought that it was a metaphor for the outside world/freedom #mhh i'm not sure about riku because despite everything his light never did truly fade out like in that cutscene... loss of freedom maybe? 👀 #we don't talk about the kh3 one. *middle aged man smoking and drinking whiskey by himself at a bar pose*. the riku-light parallel.......... #although in kh1 riku is in the water with sora while in kh3 the light is shining from above...... MHHHHH......... #myasks #video games #kingdom hearts

[sylveonkawaii289]

🍪💗🎶 A popstar like Shining Glitter Cookie deserves to have a day off by going shopping at her city tonight! The stars are shining and the moon is glowing for her gorgeous hair to shine in the spotlight! So here's the pop cookie diva herself in her Superstar Airport Attire shopping at this neon night! 🍪💗🎶

#cookie run #cookie run kingdom #cookie run ovenbreak #shining glitter cookie #city night #neon light #neon aesthetic #pink aesthetic #cookie run shining glitter cookie

[vadapavani-13]

taylor swift wrote long live for the crows change my fucking mind.

#“long live the walls we crashed through”??? #the crows breaking out of the ice court walls with a fucking tank??? #“how the kingdom lights shined just for me and you”???? #the crows thinking of ketterdam as their kingdom?? #“and the cynics were outraged screaming 'this is absurd'”???? #the merchant council having an entire manhunt for the crows??? #“cause for a moment a band of thieves in ripped up jeans got to rule the world” #the crows being so ecstatic and on top of the world because they actually broke out of THE ice court that kaz actually grinned?? #and the entire bridge seems like something matthias would say to nina (for obvious reasons) #“we are the kings and the queens”??? #“WE'LL BE KINGS AND QUEENS INEJ. KINGS AND QUEENS”????? #tell me im fucking wrong #i dare you #taylor swift #speak now tv #long live tv #six of crows #soc #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #nina zenik #matthias helvar #wylan van eck #jesper fahey #crooked kingdom

[221bsunsettowers]

The Kingdom Lights Shine For Me and You: TK/Carlos Historical AU: Chapter 10: Honey Lips and Words So True

(Photo credit to the amazing @jemmalynette​)

This is it, the last chapter! In which our boys are wed.

A bigger thank you than I can ever express to everyone who has shown such love to this story, and such patience as I struggle through writer's block to finish it. The love this story has received is more than I could ever have hoped for, and please know this isn't the true end. I love Prince TK and now-Prince Carlos far too much not to write some short stories of them in the future. Please feel free to continue this in your own way as well, if you wish to write stories in the verse, create fanart, etc.

Thank you all again <3 <3 <3

Upcoming Tarlos projects include the third story in the Preschool Teacher! Carlos series, and stuntman!TK/actor!Carlos.

Chapter 10: Honey Lips and Words So True (can also be found on Ao3)

T.K took his father's arm, leaning into his side.

"I fear I shall fall apart altogether," TK admitted, as they neared the velvet curtains that would soon part, revealing their pathway to the altar.

"Your love will keep you afloat," the King responded, with a laugh that made T.K. groan.

"Even now," he muttered, nudging Owen lightly, before straightening up again.

"It is time," Owen said, his tone proud and affectionate as he looked at his son. "Are you ready?"

"I feel I have always been ready for Carlos," TK said softly, his eyes shining. "I was merely waiting for him to arrive."

The Queen stepped towards them, taking TK's other arm, brushing a light kiss across his cheek, a smile gracing her face. The velvet curtains parted, and the three began a slow walk up the pathway. On either side TK could see their friends, their families, on either side, and his smile widened.

Then he reached the front, turned around, and saw Carlos begin his journey up the pathway, his mother and father holding close to his arms.

And TK felt as if he could sing from sheer joy. He was sure his face would split open from the width and warmth of his smile. Carlos' smile was a mirror of his own, blinding and beautiful, shining in an echo of the gold fabric they were both clothed in. When Carlos reached him, they joined hands, intertwining their fingers.

"We are here today to celebrate the joining of these two men, their families, their lands, and their lives," the officiant began. "Through their  vows, which they have penned together, they promise to be as one, in loving kindess,"

"TK, I vow to be your stronghold when the world outside is fearsome, your safety when all else is unsure," Carlos began, eyes holding TK's fond and teary gaze. "I will be your protector and your guardian. I will love you tomorrow as I do today-" Here Carlos broke off, voice trembling as his own eyes filled with joyful tears. "As I do today, ardently, always, eternally, forevermore."

"Carlos," TK began, raising Carlos' hands to his lips, kissing them gently before lowering them again. "I vow to be your stronghold when the world outside is fearsome, your safety when all else is unsure. I will love you tomorrow as I do today, ardently, always, eternally, forevermore."

Owen extended his hand, two rings glistening in his palm. TK carefully clasped one in his hand, slipping it onto Carlos' extended finger. Carlos then echoed the gesture, and this time it was he who raised their joined hands, kissing above TK's shining wedding band before lowering their hands again.

"May I present your Princes!" the King boomed, and the cheering was loud and joyful as Carlos and TK both leaned in, Carlos' hands cupping TK's cheeks as they kissed. The kiss continued in the nearest alcove as soon as they had processed down the pathaway, until Owen found them for their second presentation, this time to their people.

There was a wave of boisterous cheering from below as Carlos knelt in front of Owen, a gold circlet placed on Carlos' head, but Carlos could not bring himself to look away from TK, who was beaming at him with such fondness and heat in his eyes. The moment it was proper for them to exit the balcony, TK had him by the hand, and they were running through the palace, emerging into the butterfly garden.

"Was there a reason you brought me here, Your Highness?" Carlos teased, swaying closer to TK, who pulled him in tightly and brought their lips together. Carlos deepened the kiss, mouth parting, nipping at TK's bottom lip, and TK moaned, resting his forehead against his husband's.

"Perchance, Your Highness, we could simply skip the festivities and retire to our chambers?" TK suggested, trailing a line of kisses down Carlos' jawline.

"If only," Carlos gasped out, "but I fear our families and friends would be terribly hurt if we did not reappear and let them celebrate our union."

TK nodded and sighed. "We can celebrate our union privately at a later hour," he promised, lips finding Carlos' again.

"I would be most amenable," Carlos said, a laugh bursting from his lips as TK yelped endearingly.

"I would hope you would be most amenable," TK bantered back, grabbing onto Carlos' waist and bringing him playfully to the ground. "We are bound together for all eternity now, you and I."

"Time is on our side then," Carlos whispered, hand extended to tuck TK's hair behind his ear.

"It is, isn't it?" TK whispered back, his eyes filled with absolute awe, and Carlos lay a kiss between his eyebrows before rolling them over, grabbing TK's hand and pulling him to his feet.

"You owe me a dance, my love," Carlos said, smile bright, as he walked backwards, pulling TK towards him.

"Then dance we shall," TK vowed, closing the distance between them and finding Carlo's lips again. "And tonight we shall dance amongst our blankets together," TK murmured against Carlos' mouth, feeling Carlo's heartbeat increase as he pressed their chests together.

"Halt your sweet nothings and return, we wish to eat!" came Judd's booming, teasing voice. Carlos and TK met eyes and laughed, sharing one more kiss before running up the stone steps together, their future clear and bright.

@laelipoo​ @ravens-words​ @ladytimekiller​ @buddie-buddie​ @morganaspendragonss​ @marceee24​ @a-l-ias​ @bikingthroughhawkins​ @i-had-bucky​ @pragmaticoptimist34​ @highqualitykhakis​ @meloingly​ @borntobewondering @justapoet

#the kingdom lights shine #the kingdom lights shine just for me and you #tarlos au #tarlos historical au #prince tk #prince carlos #sir carlos #knight carlos #tarlos au wedding #tarlos #tk strand #carlos reyes #tarlos royalty au #9-1-1 lone star au #221bsunsetwrites #221bsunsettowerswrites #fanfiction #fanfic

[is-that-sand-in-my-waffles]

I can't believe Taylor Swift wrote "Long Live" explicitly about the Ghost crew

#star wars rebels #Swr #LONG LIVE ALL THE MOUNTAINS WE MOVED *GESTURES WILDLY AT KANAN AND EZRA OPENING THE LOTHAL JEDI TEMPLE* #HOW THE KINGDOM LIGHTS SHINED JUST FOR ME AND YOU ->ZEB LEADING THEM THROUGH THE STAR CLUSTER TO LIRA SAN #I'm having a category 5 'this is why I need to learn how to edit stuff' moment #Taylor swift

[il-predestinato]

Charles Leclerc - #F1SeasonWrapped

#charles leclerc #f1 #* #my edit #live wallpaper #2022 f1 season #all the kingdom lights shined just for him #monza 2022 #italian gp 2022

[honeybabymp3]

it's so funny i'm discovering so many new lyrics with her new pronunciation and also now that i'm not 14

#it's 'how the kingdom lights shined' not 'all'? lol

[fullstcp]

@sk8trboi nodding off... (maybe in our fantasy/royal plot)

Trying to live one's life in accordance with the expectations of others is exhausting. But Gina has never known how to do anything else. She's never been given half a chance at a life that meets her own standards and wants. Her wants have to serve her kingdom and they need to prepare her for the day when she is eventually queen.

A day that was never supposed to come because her brother was next in line for the throne. It was always supposed to be him. Ruling was always supposed to be his calling. Until he'd had it out with their mother, the Queen, and abdicated so he could marry the woman he loved. A poor girl from the village, someone their mother didn't approve of. She deemed the girl unfit to be Queen. And then it was clear that Gina would be the one taking the throne when her mother was no longer able to serve her country as Queen.

So Gina has tried to live her life to the letter. She's been perfect. A person so infallible that their public couldn't help but love her. She's followed every order and done everything in her power to please her mother. Because life is just easier when her mother is happy.

Gina just hadn't figured that following her mother's orders would actually lead to anything working in her favor. She hadn't ever dreamed it could lead to her sitting in bed next to a boy that has long since stolen her heart. A boy she'd met when she decided to take some part of her life for herself and sneak out of the castle under the cloak of nightfall. A boy who was also hiding from his responsibilities in the same manner.

It's a young age to get married. She isn't even twenty yet. But she's not particularly upset about it. Because she gets to share a life with the boy she'd fallen in love with outside of all of this nonsense. It couldn't have worked out more perfectly.

Not as she's dressed in her nightgown, curled up in their bed with a book in hand. There's only about a third or so left of the story, and she's practically on the edge of her seat. She might stay up until the early hours of the morning just reading it until its end. And then he's pushing through their door, grumbling something about the meeting he just had to attend.

(She's a little annoyed at her lack of meetings and inclusion in this whole process, especially since it is her fate to be queen. But she figures that's a battle for another day. A day less perfect than this one is shaping up to be.)

He hasn't even undressed when he all but flings himself onto the bed, cuddling closer to her and resting his head on her shoulder. Asking questions about what she's doing. What she's reading. How much longer it's going to be. She answers them all with an easy smile and a hand in his hair, scratching at his scalp lightly as she leans her cheek against the top of his head.

It's some time before she feels herself sinking further into the mattress as he puts more of his weight onto her body. She chuckles, tilting her head to press a kiss into his hair.

"You shouldn't sleep in those clothes, my love." She says, her voice quiet so as not to disturb the peace while also rousing him from his near slumber.

#sk8trboi #how the kingdom lights shine just for me and you (au verse feat sk8trboi) #when there was me and queue (queue) #( i went like honeymoon period ) #( because i thought that could be cute )