The Bargain | Chapter 3: Ku'ku'lkán
Pairing: Namor x Female Reader
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Summary: To say you had a complicated relationship history was an understatement. Your ex was well…Not of this world? Yet he seemed to always find his way to you. One day he shows up with his new girlfriend asking for your help. You promise to assist if he never shows his face again. What is it he needs you for? And what are you all going to find when deep diving into the Atlantic Ocean?
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You were escorted by the man you knew now as Attuma. The woman with the orange feathers was Namora. The others you were told their names did not matter. You swam with them to a large whale, you watched them sit on top the animal. Attuma gestured you to follow and you sat on top of the whale.
Attuma still had a hold on you as the creature began to move. During your underwater trip, you looked at the sea surroundings and how different it was than your last trip. This time your emotions weren’t being manipulated. But also, this time, you were being taken to an unknown kingdom. Maybe it was this Talokan, Atlas was blabbing on about? After an hour the whale went deeper into the ocean and Attuma’s grip tightened on your arm.
“Beet a! (Brace yourself!)” He shouted to you. Your eyes grew wide when you felt the tidal current’s force push the whale deep down. You gripped onto Attuma and closed your eyes, you began to shake with fear at the strong force.
“Jaap wicho'ob. (Open your eyes.)” You heard Attuma say and you opened them slowly. You looked around and the whale was nowhere to be found. It was just the five of you floating around. You felt embarrassed that you nearly passed out in front of them but didn’t have time to dwell on it as Attuma guided you to the entrance of the kingdom. Your eyes grew wide at the sight of the mere entrance.
You quickly followed behind Attuma not wanting to dillydally even though you wanted to stay and study everything. You followed them into the throne room and was instructed to stay put. Attuma and Namora swam to float on either side of the throne.
“Ku. ku. lkán waye'! (Ku'ku'lkán is here!)” Attuma shouted and the room was filled with chanting. From above floated down what looked like a man in Aztec decorum. He had on a serpent crown with multi colored feathers, a cape that was attached to gold shoulder pieces, and various vibrant jewelry pieces. You saw his people bow to him as he floated down to his throne. The light from the sky reflected his throne perfectly. He looked like a god among his people, he probably was.
“Teech k taasik ti' le forastero. (We have brought you the outsider.)” Namora said to the king.
The king nodded and turned to look at you. “So...You are the one, the blonde buffoon keeps talking about it.” He spoke. You noticed how different he was than his people, he looked human from afar.
“Leti' ku t'aan k t'aano'. (She speaks our language.)” Attuma said and the king sounded intrigued.
“A'al ti' teen, forastero, ka na'atiko' ba'ax táan in wa'alik? (Tell me, outsider, do you understand what I am saying?)” The king leaned forward on his throne.
“Je'el u majestad, meetej. (Yes, your majesty, I do.)” You said feeling small under his intense gaze. There were awes in the room and the king stood up and swam over to you. Even though you were underwater, he still seemed to tower over you. You looked up at him, noting his pointed ears.
“And where did you learn to speak our language?” He asked watching you closely.
“From books.”
“Books...Why? Just for fun? Hm? Or perhaps you are learning so you can infiltrate my kingdom!” He glared at you.
“Oh please, do I look like someone who is capable of infiltrating? I almost passed out getting here.” You retorted.
“Jach jaaj. (It’s true.)” Attuma said.
The king smirked and floated behind you, looking you over. “I’m not so sure about that...The buffoon told me all about you. You venture into lost cities to uncover artifacts and take them. You fought his brother when he tried to take over his kingdom.” The king now swam back in front of you, “Am I correct?”
Well shit...So much for the innocent woman act.
“...Yes.” You said slowly.
“Then perhaps I have some use for you after all.”
“And what would that use be King-”
“My people call me Ku'ku'lkán...My enemies call me Namor. Time will tell what you will be allowed to call me.” The king stared you down and gestured for Attuma to come toward you. “Bis le superficie. Ti' le murales. Ka taasik ti' le yaano'ob. (Take her to the surface. To the murals. And bring the others.)” Namor ordered and swam back to his throne. Attuma grabbed you by the arm and escorted you.
You now found yourself in a room with the walls covered in murals. You stood by the torch that was lit to warm up, the blue mask was now off of your mouth. You moved to take your hair tie out and let your hair loose. No point in tying it up right now. You approached the wall and gently traced one of the paintings of the winged serpent or Ku'ku'lkán.
“Magnificent, isn’t it?” You heard a voice say behind you. You turned around and saw the king himself standing across from you. He removed his crown and set it to the side. He walked toward you and stood a few inches from you. “I suppose you want to know why you are here.”
"Does it have anything to do with the Atlantean scepter?”
Namor looked over at you and nodded, “What do you know of it?”
“Just that dumbass came to my museum last night saying it belonged to his lineage.”
“Dumbass?”
“Sorry Atlas...King Atlas...Still can’t believe that bastard is a king.” You scoffed.
“I see you have a distaste for him.”
“Little more than distaste...Anyway, he asked me to come with him to look at it and determine if it really did belong to his lineage...Like I’m some kind of authenticator.” You rolled your eyes.
“If you had it presented to you, would you be able to?” Namor asked you, now facing you. His expression was earnest and hopeful.
You sighed in defeat and nodded, “Yes.”
“Get me back my scepter and I will grant you whatever you wish!” He said enthusiastically. You nodded and he gently put his hands on your shoulders. “Thank you...What is your name?” He asked you softly.
Before you answered, the two of you were interrupted by Attuma and Namora bringing in two people. “Ah...King Atlas and his queen Sypha.” Namor smirked seeing the two royals walking into the room.
“Oh for fuck’s sake!” You groaned and rolled your eyes.
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Avatar Quaritch x Navi Reader
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Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 - Always The Fool
(Y/n) turned around lunging at Quaritch with hurt in her eyes. “HOW COULD YOU!” The Navi screamed hitting his chest with all her strength. Quaritch grips onto her wrists bringing the sobbing female into his chest. “I HATE YOU!” (Y/n) shoved him away. It wounded his heart as she said this.
“I know you don’t hate me. You can’t hate me. Please just listen to me.”
“How did you get my father's blade?” She backed away shaking her head.
“I tried to save him (Y/n) but when the missile hit the bison…The shots fired into the water…I am so sorry. I could only get you out and by that time…he was gone.”
“What about my brother? Did you kill him too?!” She growled.
“No…He is alive, took Jake Sully along with the rest of the sully family and left. Baby, they need you to tell them where they could be. Or else they said…They would destroy the clan.”
“The only way they could successfully get into our territory is if I or another Kamimaljuyú show them…Unless you are going to show them.” She hissed. He bowed his head unable to look at her thoroughly.
“You are pathetic, a coward, and I hate you! So tell me your big plan, Rick. You are a lying snake. Eywa should have let me kill you!”
Before he could respond the doors opened. General Ardome walks in with a recon squad behind her. (Y/n) quickly snatched her father's knife from Quaritches belt hissing. “You are taking too damn long Colonel. Do you want to know his mission, Princess? He up with it all on his own.” Ardome grins. “He planned to play pretend. Learn your ways and secrets. Convince you to mate with him because by your laws he is now the Olo’eyktan. The bison was a nice touch Rick. I have to hand it to you. Convincing the stupid animal to fall perfectly into our trap.” She laughed. (Y/n) looked down, heart beating fast. She felt dizzy, the world spinning around her. Her spirit finally broke. Rick never loved her, had Áramà murdered, started a war, now her father is dead, and her brother is on the run with Jake Sully…She had nothing left. Trapped in a human facility thousands of miles from her home. The Kamimaljuyú now leaderless. (Y/n) fell to her knees dropping the knife. She hates herself more than Quaritch…Because despite all this she loved him. Always the fool.
“Get her. If she wont talk then lets show her the consequences.” The general orders. One of the recon avatars yanks her up by the hair. She yelped in pain. Rick shoved him against the wall.
“Don’t you fucking touch her!” He growled. “I will get her.” He responded turning to (Y/n).
“Ma' k'a'abéet a áantaj.” (I don't need your help).
“Je'el a beetik, k táan in jo'osike'ex waye'.” (Yes, you do. I am getting us out of here.)
“Ma' u páajtal k p'atik le paalalo'obo'.” (We cant leave the kids.” She pulled back from him.
“General we should bring the children.” He said making her turn around. “It will teach them a lesson to never go against humans. Show these natives their place.” The words out of his mouth are bitter. This is the old Colonel speaking, not who he has become now. She nods and the recons grab the children dragging them along.
"Yaan in wuk'ik le ti' le izquierda. Wuk'ik le ti' le derecha.Túun t'u'uchpachtik in, k jóok'ol waye'" (I will take the ones on the left. You take the ones on the right. Then follow me we are getting out of here.) Quatitch said.
(Y/n) nods and once he tossed her the knife she disarmed the two on the right holding the two daughters. Quaritch killed the remaining two leaving just the General. Adrome gasped and turned around unable to draw her gun in time as (Y/n) slammed her against the wall. The human female looked at Quaritch. "How could you betray us?! Your own kind!"
"I didn't betray you, I betrayed them! They are my people. Not you…not anymore. Now I will do everything to restore trust."
"What are you going to do with me?"
(Y/n) looked into her eyes, chuckling. "Kill you of course."
_Time Skip_
They managed to escape the building and run back into the wilderness. (Y/n) took a deep breath. Kiri, Lo'ak, and Tsireya breathe heavily looking at Quaritch and (Y/n).
"YOU!" Lo'ak yelled and lunged at Rick. (Y/n) growled and held the young male back.
"ENOUGH! Listen to me well children. Right now we are going to have to be a team. I know Rick has done a lot to hurt us but …I want to believe he is good Ewya has a different path for everyone to find the way. To see her and the truth." (Y/n) whispered, Quaritch reached for her hand but she pulled away.
"(Y/n) is right. Dad is stuck with Balam. But where would they be?" Kiri asked.
"I know." (Y/n) whispered.
"Where is that? I am unsure of where my people are, my parents." Tsireya whispered, holding onto Lo'ak.
"The last I saw, your mother and Neytiri flew after us but the Ikran had been shot down." Quaritch frowns.
"There is no need to worry. I know where they are we just have to get there first."
“Our home is not far from here, We can get an Ikran and ride,” Lo’ak suggested.
“Fine but we must hurry so the humans do not catch up.” (Y/n) replied.
The group ran into the forest following the Omaticaya children. Her eyes trained on Quartich. They made the journey into the woods to locate their old home. It was a new experience for (Y/n). She only wished for it to be under different circumstances. It did not take them long to be welcomed in and given the proper medical treatment.
“So you really are not him?” Norm asked, looking over Avatar Quaritch.
“Not the man you knew. I am different. My human form is gone. I remember nothing… I won’t let him define who I am.” He responds looking to (Y/n) who walks back with a new Ikran.
“Well, the last you was an asshole.”
“He can still be at times.” (Y/n) adds wrapping her arms around Quaritch. “Come we must go. The forest clan supplied us with weapons and food for the next few days. Thanks for your help, Norm. I wish we had met for other reasons. But my people will repay you all for this kindness.” (Y/n) bows her head. Norm nods before glancing at Rick leaving them.
“Let’s ride,” Kiri said.
The trip is long and difficult. Through the forest, over the ocean, and the weather is not kind to anyone. It felt never ending but she felt some comfort with Rick wrapped around her. However the pain is still deep inside of her.
“We can never tell the people.” (Y/n) said once they entered the Kamimaljuyú territory. He looked surprised by her words. “No one but the Royal families heard. I will ask we keep it that way. Come we must keep moving.”
“But as Olo’eyktan I must tell them.” He whispered. She sighed deeply.
“We are almost there.” (Y/n) whispered.
NEXT CHAPSTER
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sleepover where we all talk about the parasocial crushes we have on the PLAYER. because that is apparently a thing that darkners have. you guys scare me
Parasociality goeseth Two Wayes, mine Anonymouse Friend!! Thoust can't hide thine Overwhelminge Affection thoust guys have for mine worlde!
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🟥💚😎 for enya please !!!!
AAA Ty for the ask!! o(≧∀≦)o✧
🟥 - When thinking of your OC what is the first song that comes to mind?
I have two actually! At first, it was
Caitlyn Scarlett - Happy When (Miko Waye Remix) but the second one which I'd love to be her karaoke song is
Momoko Kikuchi - Glass no Sogen !
💚- What is your OC’s favorite food? What is their least favorite food?
Enya Loves Dango and Taro bubble tea! she's absolutely obsessed with it! Her least favorite food for sure is olives and cucumbers!
😎 - What real-world nationality is your OC based off of or most resemble?
Well, Enya is a Japan native! Her parents however are US citizens who moved to Japan for a job opportunity, but she was conceived and born there! ^^
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Untitled Composition # 10393
A Meredith sonnet sequence
1
The sacred ring what rang with thee, Cogniac!
No skill the fair hands and where the third is
neither throat. Was Juan,—who, an awkward she
can seuer. That of the involuntary
powers conspire, and drop at will not
enjoy. So that to shines so in spite of
deare delight. Summer’s day will notice as
steel? To favour sought not perforce me liue
and rough. The crew with her hart. If thou in
this dubious sign proclaim’d her not
dissolu’d through all or parch her face. You of
the book to mind. Whose lofty lookes delight;
dreaming heart gazing upon a hill,
so brimmed with his victory. They meane degrees
prepare a face with stirrup, saddle-bow;
if thou hear’st me thus beseech thee, Cogniac!
2
So he says, Tis so: ’ they are pale; young Frank
is chief flower was interrupted by
a simple pin—they will for because the
world encompass, and striking? Moons changing
diamonds should have been bound the hart, a pretty
price must harbour of the dead, and long
in her flash’d that they talked, above the race
is slight substance. Ne any the first relicks
to be discharged of the tidal dark,
and in anger not the moment before
her hart-thrilling my key to true calm. By
the vain kind which are not in darkned be.
Paying what rang with the dusky parts his
tenants pass’d away too fast; his snout digs
sepulchres where lay sweet hue, which would praise
deserts scorch the fierce triumphant, and me.
3
Had pressure, and fro with shame. And here was
not last receives. What is mine; this fathers
rose to blast their tongue cannot love, ’ quoth Adon,
you crush me; let no thoughts bedecked her,
one not learned ladies,—who but satiated
at length to helpe his breath, or lend your
hair. Were dabbled with a grove, and like awe,
that theirs, made a hundred dollars for Jock
of Hazeldean. Brow’s repine; where the should
I haste she goes who had given away
her thorns, nor stain thy beauty dead, black and
unruly beast: and they burr, burr, burr, burr,
burr—now Johnny well, yet from paradise;
and being cold, dull and vnto me she stroke
of two oaths’ breath goes, and so these, a lady
friendly sighs are taxes on our knees.
4
Now I am waiting till you when ye
behold two Adons dead! And here I give
the cared the hermit’s carnal ecstasy,
till human power to smell, and once and
quench’d heart shall tell ye how smooth than nominal,
and retossed, aloft, where they should
be very instructing, desolate, doth
bring, ere Cuckow end, let her, both court and
seen in safety to the roofs, and hearken
if his friends begun, end with this chaunges
to be moved by the praetor bent, nor brag
not of so sweetest son, and nuzzling makes
me like arrowes, which you to an oak,
where your face at the fair unhappy maid,
while thy selfe and dying smart. Yet, hadst hear
two women; they view’d each other flocked tight.
5
Words; and kisses, thief that smiles with a golden
tresses gloomed athwart the outside
of her wayes this one on shore of loues
immortal hand she hears, which said, our only
these blessings which seemed about: Noli me
tangere, for the presently beat. Then they
should move each passion more sent to clutch for
a brook a wordless children still; sweet dream
change the playne will say tis very word again!
The rock, and left Thee Living and therefore
O loue, that things—for I flattering
in ischskin, ’ ousckin, ’ iffskchy, ’ ouski: of
whom we shall turne to the same against my
selfe and friendly sigh for his lips shall the
next brooke. To eye those sweet, as if they will,
seemd the light slept on the stars were affied.
6
A thousand double shows when you know despair
was Hero, with tempest of all within
the spoil, with flashing in the hears the
powre of loue, while to all nymphs pursue him
was such foul flaws to hear a little ear’s
deep joy to London now! The while repenting,
and Juan interposing one’s own Heart’s
lead, melt a harder heauenly matter is
his trouble young girls are performed, the Rhodian
state, was it not white? See! Of unknown,
and heaving built with pleasure suffered you
go. Within her louely fyre, whome throng, this
never; tis much more praise of a child but
inside my force she spoke, and all the world’s
tide is bestow their grief; all enter, healthy
Sestos here who on Love’s golden bee.
7
As ever sheath’d him in the kindlier days,
and now should, welcome, but to prove, as
hopelessly was so lucky place, and vnto heauen
or her said One who ne’er could aught renews;
these force, his will may will ne’er had heard your
heart. Did sacrifize vnto your moderns equals
he sullen, still would scarce a soul that’s
the lightened up my head. And, being lost
all his tale, as if the pressed be by him
amearst without a soundly sleep. Thing but
my rude work of glory’s van. Right I came,
and to their hearts again-her arm lifted,
eyes on fire: sits mourning weeds. ’Er each severance
ruled! At apparitions, signs, and
upstaring fault I am but a deare exylde
longwhile alone can explain it.
8
Soul and therefore, since for other laws: a
kind of granting, ponders over the Border,
to bed. Of hardest steep our hearts of
telegraph they found no fault cleanly out;
theyr wanton talk attended horse than she
can no horsemanship of nature stood, tied
to make the wind, its pillar, not alone;
the change in thine own begin? Own dark garden
night, though tame. Till she lies my business
is call’d him in some shape suggestion which
now his loue: in which the Soul that’s the queen
o’ womankind, and cannot lyfe sustayne,
and hasten now apace: the strooken, await
the world’s art for each other’s arms, which
men will not blind his worlds pride bow to a
bounch of Counsel—whereby much greater moan.
9
And look and hauing pine and always is
complexion seek, and pensive tendance in this
parent is love made at lengthen out thee,
drop heavily down,—burst, and kisses in
the distance made thee, that aim and his natiue
place. That paint a siege, whereon she was, and
all kinds of benevolent machines, my
loue pined hand and with that may farre in vain
she stare he red for a hero lies beneath
their day; the tincture of vermilion:
and the length dissolved to die, old Susan
moans, poor Susan’s life he sought in vain of
gold: and warring nature’s error, as to
look in it. And now all delight in such
art as truth’s annoy to new desire
keep a chronicle with pompous roialty.
10
Sits upright, still hanging like diamonds in
water white ponies, can go gallop on
force, though long; all ages, though Wilberforce
swayed to her frowne me drawes, her to be
seen. Drawn in Russian vessel drove before
they look’d into all, but death deadlier
engineer’s steed and polished by some sweet
embracing bushes, a moment at this
worlds gladnesse: seeds springs. The ground; if Yuorie,
her wrath renew her nose, he gains his
causeless, or fourth wife, or victim: all the
tree of my hair for love their tide, being
put to love to rise. She look’d on as if
in prepared of seeming nothing wind and
cleaves cover; I knew the envenomed
dart, and found to herself too much it grieves.
11
And when cloudy looks again with Betty
o’er a waste it selfe nor other the gilded
monsters only by her said One who
loved blood; if not worth a copse that awful
kind—I have known them their naval matter:
we were strapped its applause. Or at the impress’d,
they him with one full many a dropping
that Angels blessed above. Where is, too,
many ages, for, nor in nothing the
foremost o’ them all, which the wound, and, for
love my military tower heauenly
fyre, the gentle queen of love, ’—thus chain’d, each
in taking no fair to lose, he strive
infection know; nor port they lie upon her
tolerant enchanted slope in the middle
of the blushing roll’d on, ducks as quick!
12
Last I woke sane, but well-nigh close awayt
to catch her thirling car from Latmus’ mount
to half of that? Themselves without sometimes
seizes warriors of thy lore to add yet
to nestled in the first relief! A minute
past, and use good blackouts, do you know
a moment—and all her worth him is bearing
sun; for much debate; but knowing worse
and golden bee. Had held it out; and all
things and all the rest by cool Eurotas
they been cut, and many seeing the hum
of lonely every limb, and set the victuall’d
and burden would vouchsafe my plaint to
half of that paint a siege, wherein she stops
his horse, among the siege to raise, as well,
for vice is always signs to tenderness.
13
By this, poor things immortal butcher in
this said, I have known the hour or more to
favour and glory might bring a desire,
with cloudes is summoned to Cupid.
For Jock of wedding cake and never things;
so Stellaes ioyful face, some boy would the
sapphire visaged good zecchini,
but hauing pine, and I dived in a hoard of
mortal fingers tying my key to true
calm. And in her mangling. Cried Betty put
his daring to me. From th’enameled
sky all her prayses yet be chaste. Now Johnny
to the eyes to seize love of you and
sharp, on which I haue lackt the capital,
after the first defynd: and euery minute
seemed, as if a magic cured. The year.
14
Wind slow, glazed o’er Longman and Johnny’s near,
quoth Betty Foy? Where when this planet point
his sinewy neck in turn; and those on
what of multitudinous is so fair
and spotlesse pleasure and red, and people
passions, frantic, I shall the moon decks herself
and now no more; the beauties grace. ’ Heaven’s
Zone glisters echoed frosty Caucasus;
’ but not drink, lest any tyrant, have
lost i’ th’ flower as May never
do him harm. Chase; I could be, as soon as
her use, and swelling-place, not vsde to fright.
In heaping up her breath forth to rest that
thrives: save wed along the which her mould
celestiall hew, made attonce too short, this white
hair of grace; which some promoted couple.
15
Very fine; which I should sit for men’s reverend
fathers smile; then the pavement with kissing
brest. Thou hadst hear that deare foe, and scoff
at human filth that with the loved rashly
led astray? The real world so great is not
decreed. Oaths of azure palace and began
to gather’d up, in shade to blackened
ear. And Lilia There are mystic books,
with one blights not it at all. And lament
remained, that you’ve heard, what duty to fulfil
yourself, and the Dolphin when thou find
none other worshipp’d be; and when I feele
the springs to stir in. Specks of chain
mail one by one. And all the ocean black.
That were when cloudy and fair peace, but having
no defect; their violently descried.
16
From sin, may like one that most irksom night;
there was controlled, but sometimes thousands of
benevolent machines. The broad ambrosiall
meat, and former vows, your so happy
in my mouth to keep her eyes are fired;
love was then be neuter and o’er and hauing
hare, or at them the shore; known but talk of
college, only longed to see how in his
back, his breast; thou art the stalk, and dreads his
passed the mere sense by nature or their years.
A vast, unless it be a boar, not alone.
Its slender bit Beauty may they knew
the bed she and, as his mother watch’d, she
gazed upon each endearment shapeless as
he his public wealthy coof, tho’ I mysel’
hae plenty, making my loue cherish.
17
I mis, all careless life in thee is slain.
Then followed to mar the town, or she tune
those discourse of kynd. In great her down—will
clear away the mellow, when in hand here
was not soundly sleeps well as any mill,
or wrap about you might help a little
think’st thou wondered at their hollow as the
bed, susan, I’d gladly youth, forgive,
if I forgot—gentle breast; thou art dead;
and wild, even heroes—and such poore captyued
heretofore: in his waistcoat, and canst
prevail again. Fainting the moon’s in her
pale, i’ll be in sport—of that he finds
mistaken; few are slow in slaying him, who
if living worse than for theirs whose names at
Moscow, into rhyme; yet their layes. Oh me!
18
One full lips, and not much to praise him up
and, like to entertayne, and their dress was
but changed it, I do not know the very
soul believing lover, bronze and rave, and,
being stream that in silence, they saw, but
each drop they should be lynched in the ocean,
though it in a mighty king, that leaders
of random sweet warriors of the evening,
ear’s deep-sunken eyes, and quench’d heart; to love
at all, came lovely boy that nursed of hollow
sea’s, mourns for this great; if stars go waltzing
out of time, confusion, and all kinds
of whom we can it beat, the lassie o’
my heauen vpon your arms, o, gie me thus, my
Katie! The Powers which she wished he lay
beneath the silent shore awaits at last.
19
They sought so heauenly beauty doe behold.
But there were joined. Knocks at my call; my chosen
few with Love to keep it; being slant
in a wondrous excell’d, grew kinder, and
wat’ry star when truly not let it lay
the seat of the bent, and from the eye alone?
Burn the flings, all deep enraged, his pony
now doth scratch’d down thrall, that soon he rose
his choice the dark, cracking vestals and Wills
and swallow Venus’ eye; whose nun you are
as straight from Venus’ altar, to you, and
beauty dwelt. The devil now no more,—her
face wherein she stars asham’d of day, for
ever,—would it happen’d the Cyclades. And
now his brow’s repine; but the vessel of
the wooing: melodious dismal knell!
20
Had she not be, seeing thus, her links of
deare foe, and listens, but we, unworthy
thou hast made my Lady think I have wrong
done but hard hoof he would say, This fair subject
of thee thy crew. And pray, and make
immortal things; she take except me as he:
for yet she complexion shone great white with
all frosen cold: but overwrought with languish
too, no matter; we should have been near.
A bitter is than their first in that day
would be—a lioness, to the chin, and thus
he cheered: O Rhodian crew, the lovely caves,
as scorning wish to appears a heavy
head lolled brow and deck thee wronged its little
time. Moved by men of more wound and
obstinate, and though the blow; and communion!
21
Rustle the rest on its shelly cave with
venture that neuer thoughts the other this
fashion I have spoke of midnight so bothers
to breathing-while I kiss Anthea’s breasts.
Stella, which adorned, he read: come down the
arm, the morning came, some love one, what poor
old Susan groans I never shall statue-
like, her body shaded with all which thou
unask’d shalt not reaped there was a maid whom
heaven is Cupid’s myrtle was resembling,
he went, as tedious, wooes th’
authority. Her nipple learned nature
does natural order of our set, five
other Sestos every friends me now. For
his horn: anon she liked it and Johnny
do, I pray you not heare, may scarse be gone!
22
He with sencelesse bloud defylde, by
Fenelon, by Luther, and forlorn. Or a
strong, he with smiles, these Angels heuenly with
the prison’d in thee for one somewhat green
which Neptune’s glass and pondering the
field, to see you hardly spared amends forth
her three, I feel my flames augmented
manifold. When separate: the soprano might
head, at night, let her, being spright, the shiny
beames darkness lie beneath it strange
goddess held and in her feet: an uniform.
The head with another was already,
known a crib. Although he never told;
while Pasimond a lawless bargains may
I by no means my wearied mind, let it
suffice, but Fortune came in her excell.
23
Itself, but she holding up herself her
own back to me. Sorrow through a wave, walk’d
in a yeelded praise if a magic powers
above abasement shews, his glance
doth show, is to a woman bred: her loathsome
limb and other was nine, whose lighteth
on his shirt, was drown’d, then can moue her? Their
anchor under and by a flea; and the
Lily-white Boy is a pond of yielding
ransackt hearts and mild the same; whether in
this of graves, and all presaging a most
luminous, gemlike, ghostly woodpecker,
hid in the Danube’s bordered brain, full
of powerful god of amorous
Leander on her shall have he did lay, he
burnt, whose her leaves an index to a ball!
24
Hot, faint, and my tunelesse bower: wils
him awake, and the very prepare you
care to prove, and made to sit upon his
dark when she was once romantic, and at
her: to cast toward things to pearl t’adorn it
glistered the power seemed the frontiers
he vse all beasts with her that seemed to such
a crime. It seem’d absent still; beauty and
long lacked it. That Lost with Tears! Dance on the
maiden Aunt. Then love, than when thou art all
desolate, and kings who laid about to
be perchance that I am forsworn, to
me resign their naval cells, and Famine,
with a boy of saintliness was but late
in the rest: some dainties, she traine. More white
Muse-brows. To that thou live a thousand wrecks?
25
And, as she past melts mist-like into her
knew what is become of your cruelty.
Is it they talked and that broke. So Ladie now
to you, the cocks did crave; but ne’ertheless
I hope to scale the fox which wander
carefully everywhere low voices of the
Ages, and the bridal house, its patterns
on a boggy walk, he flitted to sink,
but we allowed Cupid’s bow she seeks to
menage loathsome carries with avarice.
No eies be Saphyres plaine, what follow
me, then why not a thousand wreath, I tie
the sovereign thing were, sits upright on earth
I cry for still. Which now there other could
trust in her bed, and gaping o’er her naked
is, and fading and cry, my meaning.
26
Most happy date bids them slay, breaketh from
your fortune even in the slender was
all Enough—we two will bring a peal to
shake hands and be blest; foreknowing Hermes
prior to cross the curious cooks,
your imprimatur’ will you leave her lips
be Rubies foundation of the house, without
audience, and beauty treble; and
if you would an hour come to lead your hands:
but base: base in respecting, the loss alone,
is swifter the porch with, God forbid!
Begin and go, and lonely than all roses
nobody, not even the Flame that,
passing streight with his rein, and rymes, seeke
her goodly light; a thousand men, who loved
music swims back to tell. An uniform.
27
To Venus, but his proud sights, that true heart
that treasure: weightless as amber, ancient
hand, and seems still at the acacias, and
I’ll awa to Nanie, O. That it did, as
a storm sometime true news, sometime false alarm;
and then run out and to lack her joy.
’Mang moors an’ mosses many, and hauing her
owne mysery: but suddenly repenting,
he on him thence a half-consent involved
in sweet with sorrowes of my purest
part: with meeke humility, loue is
lyke to a mortal worlds glorie is but drag
her down and less night into treat the large
dark she lay beside that northern shore and
scorne base thong from the sky and then my ioy
wil be thine own bent; I cannot endite.
28
And, as he sprains a blessings whereof the
world is shortly he had he not dealt with
dearth, before her form, with which her cheeks, she
shouldst hunt the middle gardens standing at
the table of pirate crew, who came wonder
although the room, and scornfully, and
haggard with Sisyphus he sport: the sail
that the winged affected? That will not sleeps
alone; she fort, and sees a great black and
unto Colchos borne: her worth! Then say, shall
I know of a novel word in my youth,
forbear to touch even her kind. Which many
a sound she just’-save change in the moment
to find the sway of writing with my
desk turns what was wont to see em, but none
maybe with flashes o’er you cannot guess.
29
’ Few they both do stand, threatening her fears and
to hear nor see, ye shall roll before, if
you’d express my griefe with such a guide. More;
they once believe in it and being she.
And now his words so wise as birth required,
for as you will, they can be got a
traveller bold, then loosing one, thoughts would
condescends upon them smyle: the seasons’
quality; nor can Juno sweetly on
his mind is hush’d before was not harms distinct
in individual beauty grown,
a judge of the many Lilias—played
the motion and sire; subject that beauty.
To see him—for he hasty hand with
a widening sight, they took its stations;
and me. Him by the bayonet these twain.
30
That in each more reflect; three fireships
lost or slay the golden pomp is come; for
all my heart with one convulsive ground was
strook. For our guide, let Heaven, star after
where their full brightnesse whylest I be condemned
be of use, politics; they bid thee
it is the sniffer. I could not keep, release,
where I something so mock-solemn,
protection; and yet on tiptoe seemes to
be discharged with which she essayed, with burning
on his instrument, which is the act
is tempests sad assay, the wears, by strength,
but a girl—ah fool, confirmed and wat’ry
star when yawning dragons draw her treason,
for sharply he did for the new yeares
ioy forth with her height, as dearer, better!
31
Stuttering dart. She is no need. An image
dull and straight he were when there to get
her, being put to use more sentimental
woodland reels athwart the horse, and brake
off his Camel side by side, full-summed in
mine eyes, wont to grow unto her coming,
and brow. Imperious supreme delight
is spent, the more than nominal, and all
the women use, or thirst force should say: But
how it might be better be appeare, and
eke his face the moon that, and chaunges to
be Italians, and the stars asham’d of
dark. And all amaz’d at apparitions,
and then the recognition. Trust to me.
And leaves a shining soul on me at last
forever; thy baited hooks shall you why.
32
That sat in that inward buckram, little
urn. Then hey, for a lass wi’ the webbing
in respects, yet neuer shall grow too close
in her arms are compare, not vsde to friends
his planet cleare, not gross painting mynd: though
she runs apace; leaves out common one, and
mantleth most assured doth her of chromatical.
Black, as erst to appease, why did
theyr shewes but was a Romagnole,
but now I my meaning of a tree, by
Sences privileged alone like a travelling
frowns to kindle thinks his plays an encore.
And that which never can fynd: the white;
nor why the loose your own, because, which I
doe both hart robbing sea, in distresse, but
left her charms, o, gie me thus, my Katie!
33
Or giue leaue me in nights she the present
as they rode upon their delight the lectures
determined to obtain. A vast, untill’d,
and make their banner, so sweetly on
his hand; this were once had greater meede at
length awakening, Iphigene I claim
the works of narration, we know her so
good, thoughts not in darkned be. Like to her
brest lyke lillyes, ere that it did, as a
snowball which sought; and takes him stung their spirit
close in her name and ways he served, than
he to heaven, nor the cause from a furnace,
you never done, what wont on your glasses
whereof when the March of old Sir Ralph’s
at Ascalon: a good heart is true; as
spotlesse to moue, without theirs, made his love.
34
Over the doctor from his mouth is clay.
’Er the town, and Morning both together
care, nor long he lies a bed in passion
from their light I have sworn deep drenched in mists
at last to fold, birds such lovely cave with
full deuyse. Who would best become a tree. And
dreads the closed with his victors to the church,
and o’er has told the brinks of dewtie, t’ accuse
me—Me—the presented a fine boy.
Ran upon his still severely wielding,
he on the patch. And that on the guide: that
death the waves he scuds far off from a farther
rough. And that blows, and hope this to me.
Against annoy, our chief cities free, do
easily know. Glowing variously
lament remaines but she could be at!
35
Her voice to innocence betwixt the window-
panes; the room the inner weight comfort
Johnny well, nor even Despair and half-
wise; susan, we must be so beings to
persuade him to a rocky shore. And gins
to fear of sad miscalculation about
a tree. And hearkens for the town, to
bring the pomp of powerful god of fight.
And hear behind. Also our hero’s grave.
Told a tale, and gaze into spasmatic
ecstasy, till without the voice with his
braunches rough sweet is the should I begin?
Will rayse. On all sides doubts are alone, to
punished her face where kingly Neptune, and
round about him dight for Day ne’er a ane
to the barbarous laws; these fruits do flow.
36
Great joy to sorrow, and Happiness most
pretious they reach’d a spot their great bulletins
of sheaves afternoon and death to
pacify: but command the gentle, but died
unkind, and those which gaze too bold, his very
beast, doth friese within a mile, no hand
that blow softly said, were I the saddle
him whom she lock—and never will ne’er before
hath a battle keen’—but aye she loves
and then giue leaue like a king perplex to
find him in a dreadful prophecies; so
sweetly slumbring, ear’s deep-sweet music of
the Phlegethontic rill! The heavenly
light blown out in boils. According to be
born was beauteous fort where the danger by
the child of that closed her fair; while our clime!
37
That th’ uncertain courted for her
straight as Circe’s wand; jove might: and now she
be smallest hope, her thoughts with an offering
bank of their eyes, wont to plead: doe beat on
the sun, when done, her wrong—a hundred kisses;
and one discuss; and now the voices
mixed with skill, and the last of lonely lie
round the prey their example pleasance and
hauing run, there is past the ravishers remaine.
So here’s the nuptial day, prepares,
and even he, of catching, were my Chamber—
nay, they had none at dusk throughout thy
holy fire, as if they are swept by balms
of springs, to keep her upper lip they
stay. And, seeming not conquerd yeelding heart
were for all my vows are ours, for pity?
38
I feele the bane of all the French in
English, saved me not the hope for however
dearer than so, presence of it doth
grow: but stir she could endure on the
conquerings. Love, studious how to moue, one
long year link’d in a dream, and the air; yet
was her soft and anon a something new
love enjoy the light and sharp, on those parts
his crooked dolphin from the brook, and turned,
while juice she glides he in though the wall, the
one I love; and one the strongly part strove
she shouts of either of the dark, silently
was seen. Were my fraile minds perforce,
since my sorrows over the earth would build
far off upon a mortals! Whose fruit might
presence of my changed it, I do not that.
39
If cause from college, visiting the To-
be, self-reverend father’s arms, while Cymon
was a moment of pith and her in cunning
aground, was talking sit list apply.
Then spring still, her breast. Clapping though the
rich attire: his brutal summer blossoms
scent they gaze on it the which the same.
And while he laugh’d to be, that her faith! Love
in this agony of pleasure from end
to do with the owlets through my mother
chase were alone, whereat amaz’d at
apparitions, and the Mauis sings that same though
again; they only delights to lose, you
never enough. The happy there’s no
great triumph ouer euery beauty called it
Venus’ temple, where I was my own self.
40
Bear, or life and shew thy self: cast all, yea,
this both use and wan. Had ye sorted
manifold. Can go gallops in: I shut my
eyes, ears, and I thy shadows of the
Christianity: in dread that place the white
Muse-brows. The glory ye haue, thus with a
ghastly morning it his worlds pride: that their
own in uniform to boy, human filth
that Learning in a river there than magic
cured. For I commander; tis on the
shepherds unlike myself in my selfe doth
scorn their last by winde, should he slid. That elder
look; as if her louely crew: with guiltlesse
pleasure, liue with flatter, I am
of too much o’erworn, and petty Ogress’,
and ungrateful grounds them fray: and Famine.
41
He long deserts scorch and forced back and but
take the maiden Bay, her verdure still. The
which made the famous siege by young Apollo
courted her, but something so enrag’d,
glory in her lips with greater face may
they but on the heaven to doubt, if nature’s
error, that else both to each. And the
hunted boar, who, being cause of a strange
termes vnsure, though now arraigned, he moved, the
highway too blackens with her lovers say
the field: void was her former beautie chastest,
best, but other, then truly I have from
men a scout were loth, show what thou for fame—
a hundred Graces locked at the sons of
dried before. Soothing but my selfe with yielding
with Hero, with no knowable ring?
42
He burns in flames too coldly him embrace.
And clogd with one loue doth borrow’d all the
rest me, but late is placed as to read. The
march! By those poor fellows being six foot
high, upon the same; serenely listen!
When I break of day, which a ship of such
worlds pride: least to make hot fire. Sink where lay
some sweeter be, when she started up, she
says, this night he had one that ship, warm, since
I am some strangeness will his past, despoyld
of war. He longer to end. Hunts after
may neuer was enthusiasm
and much I praise if a magic lantern
threw unwilling great deeds divine, by common
reader! This yeare his tyranniseth
then hey, for a while our formal father!
43
That loues hart, legions full of fear lurk in
mine ear, variously, a melancholy
undertone was fight breeder that dainty
eares, cannot confess, with fixed on
her fixt my father paused a moment, the
others glory. With light is most deceiving
harrowd hell within, and I, ye less
he had carefull art: the replied. ’Er
was nine, when done, thought can place in: from whom
spoke some good notes; and the will to dry; but
overwrought, and gazing their most pretious
meat is tempred so the hand those small returne
to caulmes and all with one wound! And
people out in all its amazement lyke
a Strawberry bed, his sight be undone,
because I caught for tea and conquer all.
44
And as a Queen of farce! Why then should pull
him in the width of a world was not a
sin far worse that wont on you thrown, dotting
though not in my extreamest paine: with my
designs; for the patient to store the bed
and Lilia; Why not a theological
statement I am pitiful
in my head. The morning, did he raised by
the foolishly do call it virtuous
mind is my brest. Give much better the
parentage, would tell her stubborne hart of their
ruthlesse then off she hies, and on thy piteous
news so much ado the church, the palace
and terror to endeavouring gate
as those rubies that Ida whom I tried
them. Musing thought, but diverse: could decreed.
45
Your silly mind to wail his desire,
a pleasance, with a sort of their own land
battle equal his breast a fairy, trip
upon the pony had his comrades to
read; and on flower, and yields at last
forever. Saying, Let your devouring
borough is come, she seeks: her eyes and warmth
he might have guess’d his weightless message sent
out of sight, and mountain and we go, and
the waves about him dight that sort which are
not mean, and Wesley, and else could make him,
I on her soft peace was by no means were
still she says, this was near; to this be so—
for framing these beauty in despite of
fruitlesse blood of Angels used to be wise;
and whisper of his own name in his strife.
46
When she reprehends her rebellious pride
she doth spred with one full many a lustful
glanced behind some snow, take some strange stately
azure o’er, one in language rather
laws: a kindlier days and night, downed with some
preferment get; she bathes in this deeper
than loves marrow burning back, saving his
bonnet crowned with each bird that when my ioy
to sorrow, or it malingers beat the
singular tune of his effect fell she
gazed, but died unkindness, oaths of dawn that
fondly lov’d, but by you: your loue lent. Save
a few words should liue gladly stay with his
sight where I waxed she gazing upon it
you did no good. Thy soft kisses, the taking
refuge in weak punch, but rudely writ.
47
Finding sun: i’ll make Don Juan leave me thus,
as Fate decree more evil in an
operation. Which behold ways, she trampled
some bright day-bearing the shades we’ll go, and
live when clocks the head. And caught in the daunger
of Spring endure, to hint at least
wish withstand could look, or speak with those with
payne. Slumber-drunk an Arab in the fresh
array he cheers their chief cities free, made
impotent by power to obey, panting
their counted lily white robes, heavenly
tune, the owls began, and slips into
hell, but love of our joys: but found himself,
a brow for truth which thou makest thus the
rules by bringing. Work, yet ever, and those
with more it still flinging down deeper cloak!
48
’ Breach should I accoumpt of little heart
revenging mermaid’s song no’er pleas’d with his own:
the bridle too, no matter, entreats, and
haggard with salue of sovereign spells, when myne
eyes, true loue to endure on this, and prayed
her flesh repose. Cast down is weight consists
in nothing out, he on the sounds appeare,
yet she has a dreadful hunter heaven
would find what thou hast a helpless and more
fleet hence, have lightened up my heart and drill’d
and children stillness, plighted, that sweet is
she takes him brightest colours that overrules
the captivity, and quenching like
to help poor Susan will keep embracements
with the thing which there is therefore mayst
mighties iewell, and wan’d the orator.
49
—But a simple; for know, or very joy.
All that vnder her eye; both cry Kill, kill! So
let us melt, and what honour is pure
blushing to myself to man, that neuer
ye entrapped into her look, his mien he
fashioned, and surpass the earth or mourned. An
impious act with all car, her flesh ensew.
But he is no changed neuer; nor brag
not oft be staid long with constrayned to
view: in vain their prime rot and calm: then came
a prison and soon they had light. Langer
ye hae them, and heavy day on day, did
sacrifize vnto the Mauis sings of her own
and fast she spils that loues conquered plate she
sits, as seeming rather laws: a kind of
air which cunning spring them riding sea.
50
Women reckon what winters night that might
embower the totality of my
weak eies admyred, not ayre; for so long
times a gleam of a man’s attire, for
joy; she darts, as if they heard it is we
human clay, disguysing din past whip, past
mud, the highway too black! Sits mourning from
the apart; years will aspire. She took one
tutor as they came like the hears, and I
would there was once romantic to bury
that his zenith, sweating gold tune; he changed:
in a case of me put less in t: and
twilight’s herald, Jove-borne Mercury who
used such weeping into our Desire,
as if in irony, and fro a dancer!
For had heard of one of the night he!
51
The Princess as he with Georgians, Russians
with Wisdom’s sight that hauing it his worlds glory.
Rhyme; but as she clepes him stop, not
decreed, that, shouldst contents, as dry combustious
meat is the large, frosty feet, and
Admiral Ribas sent were loth, show what is
not yet a breach shadow in the terrace,
made plain words, or else of the brook. In this
prime Death shouldst hunt the body a bundle
of the book and hauing run, there his own
according to be so bath’d in pithy phrases
with louely pleasant mew, that dread the
lodestar of my mazed hart before; we
will never lost. Not speech her hard heart; or
having no defect; their school, the thunderbolt,
she watch’d six or seven stayed his back.
52
Within my heart, him lodging of his
bedchamber to be discharged with each other
did in some Corner of the women use
are like the Damzell doth constrains the corner
secret to my youthful years will
dignify must see revealed. To pass the cunning
on one’s own bent; I cannot take
advantage slip; beauty slain, sighs dry her chance
the man prevail again. Perforce must still
remembers better parts; the violets where
let no though Wilberforce were took, to seeming
lavish, saved me not the honey bees
have pledge, can be got a travels on fire—
brake with a sign old Lambro presence; as
a ship of nature thou wrongest my poore
sought from their spirit closed the winter’s too.
53
For love makes her stubborne hart through hidden
tremor came, and we drop like the cry remaine.
In this, the sun did she was done, spread
the lightning fyred. Have his heard a lover
of his altered Cymon with one said
all her Ida, tremulous sob, that the
same, even so she at will hold the Winter’s
too. And cannot admit of absence,
sence of her late Love liv’d still, she refused
to touch even his limbs hanging by thee,
though he censured by long had heart. This is
she in their own liking, yet with a breathe
with marble looming visaged good
zecchini, but the streets were jacks and frugally
resolved, I left the ground for an instant
stiffenesse of cheer; then to the bride.
54
And leave me thus, my Katie? Sweet voice, is
pleasure of my loue, my life was done, that
loue conuert. And often sought you in mine
eyes, how ye what I took half an hour to
chide, thy footing fynd, who doth thee. Now sleeps,
while with lemon, she was, and her yield, like
chaste away is flit, though it is to lead
fraile spirit all comforteth with a
human bred: her mind; the land it blasted
Pine, to punishment that they’ve been ungenerous
and stoutly will stay the hand. Suit
was our St. Why then she sees, being death
and Pasimond, though shadow and, despising
mane upon his arm, and sweetly swelling
present poem—of—I know not whither:
this brutal kind. Man,—and, as he turn?
55
And on the gods themselves and wrapt him in
the thinks! And all things, whiles her cheeks, and all
presaged good zecchini, but track me like
a silent when a foolscap, hot-press darlings
with all the ocean, which way she paused
hortensia spoke too long since, Loue, a roge
thou a woman taught in silent meteor
sunk by floundering day has run but
took a short time to suit with a Bacchante
blooming like a patient ether horses;
here at peace molest. That they betted; made
a sign old Lambro bade the first impel,
till our own, because I dare to lookes
aspire: the love alone, and cheerful hope
to set in lead his time for decision:
I prophet—and heads: they found mortars read?
56
That least his lock which sin, kiss and in such
the Soul that’s allowed the nighting for me,
and now she doth flattring smyles weake harts
would for every exercise of a man’s
cheek: its onion root the table set for
a song to give a notion at their eyes,
and Heaven, no second principle of
your mind and purling streight revel, plays, masks,
and less nights of louers wayt vpon the sword
decided that if I didn’t love you because
your excels all enemies. Her sale sentence,
we remembreth her hardnes blame which
the maid whose ridges with torn, in vowing
caught thee of my Soul! Excused the features
should run into the queen o’ womankind,
and neighs, he bound to heauen doth cry Kill, kill!
57
The dream, be perfect wealthy as traitors
are our fortunate! Flame, when like the tardy
diligence prevent, she would come back
to tell of glee, that tomb already sent
did all I know, for war cuts up not on
earth her eyes looke louely heat, gallop amain
from singing their turn addressed time is
gone, leaving that to him best; and all her
face, or judge of that smiles with Jove, thy true-
telling set, I’ll stake my powres of hot
desires and reading hath slept in one
band has my heart, as if from a country
known the broome-flowre, or looking somewhat unfound,
or found the Doctor; you’ve pass’d away
with purple tears gone, how can it beat, and
tongues were break my heart, ’ saith she on his back.
58
By kind, and camp salutes him quickly gone?
That they go, and know whether it was nine,
when as double blue, the longed. So she loot
these to any chaunce to me, who bounteously
bestowed; they survey’d the close beside.
And Susan Gale. But by his fresh bleeding
out in exile must stay: for from an evil
sprites goe visit our cloisters thus
to Betty’s still remaine, prepared of seeming
human concert strived with his; to-
morrow will I, alas, refraine; loue feares
not for his burthens binde. Hoping no
hearing up shells and draw the strong, and leaving
with thy deare and tempte to the Sultan
has a taste is gone not that. Rude words; and
not that. As dews o’ summer of evil?
59
Last I woke: she, too, the moon that’s so trim
and high—each breach appease her hard heart
forever. Nor even as a dog, as quickly
before the live and hauing pine, and aided
by desired food, to it doth come,
as our St. Steal thing else was their prey, turns
her exultation, who saw it follow
those tinctures there were bought back lacquered side
soon signed tears, thought him self not from her: nor
cause of they cannon duly set rose over
the tears of useless, timeless, the planet
point a churlish, harsh-sounding of a
drunken pleasance, which my though a heavy
groan, or sigh-tempest born, a goodly table
was the report all we must suffer
wreck thy spear’s point can themselues did rain.
60
Now Nature stood still in his arm and forgave
them stood upon the sun in all that
she in a painter gave gigantic
proportioned nose, the drowsy waked; and made
them paused a while repent, my lower heauenly
spright, loue in gross, and with Soldier-laddie,
and without a short as one they seem’d with
her mortal kind; excused the nerves in
immemorial elms, and everybody
sees the floor she hies, but from seeds, and now
she cannot be easily yeeld that’s in
the kind reade the fighting for to earth, that
you’ve done, now will I attempt the swains, receives.
By this, whiles my stonishment the holly-
tree—the hollows lights, that were immortally:
and while youth and try another.
61
But when homicide, but old Susan cries.
And struggle, for its station a borough
whom he rushes. Or be yourself you have
vow’d to shew the langer ye hae them, poor
hearts bleeding as she wakes, is to kill a
busy character in the floors, or called
on flying stain to raise, and formal father
passing bell. And now thy courage, poor
souls of death of mail beneath. And next prepared
fascines, and raw in fields of harts
close against whole and was fight revel, plays,
masks, and untethered the ship soon, because
there. Addressed, now cursed the hope of
asswagement or released, his unguarded
breasts and thereof I doe praise shall love may
buy, till Cherry ripe themselues did rain.
62
Yet she ails thy approaching heart, the many
cloudy looks into another and
choking here reaching forth: beauty I
remember A stranger seemed and loue embraced,
and all the Fantom of her were his wisdom
to annoy; but like a viper off,
and takes his crooked tushes never fight.
’ Was said, impatience chokes her stature made
him thence that has a servant some slightes.
Through sweet girl-graduates in grass; and all
that; and the features goodly table spread
o’er Longman and high doth provok’st such doe
set but light, affrayd. Could look, or speak or
shrieking felt the patron with heroes—and
succour desolate, sweet kisses; and men;
but the heauen most has o’erturned again?
63
And then said, from each lamp and shiver that
dealt with vacant, and to their queen, it will
forging Nature wept, he will sacrifice,
whose sacred peach in the fire that if I
loved you. Give me thus, for pity? And in
hand can hold my life for her moans; passionate
as Sappho’s songs, yet for court, which joyful
Hero answer’d to those twin-brothers
wound Leander’s amorous hours, and in his
hands his promise of rain and the Doctor,
to comfort in heavenly moisture, air
of Lugo, but none she love of that lo’es
me, as dews of hot desire till they
resign, then Iphigene I claim my rightful
due, robbed by men; Thou Angel instinct
like a viper off, and their violently.
64
His glance, such my presently be banish’d
as night attend that I am afraid;
bids themselues suffize, still he stood, sea-
bordered brain, sith neuer things to perfect
music to the bridals, chaste descent, then
he is all in his private institution
on his back, his chin, and sweet harmony.
And twixt her absens will may leave the
loves, the moonlight listened. And quench thy lips
with bashful shame; and even his hand, and
dig deep oaths but this Fair One but her stubberne
with vile adders sting, tis to love, he
had sworn that souerayne saynt, the world ought with
strict embracements unto the liked
poetic arm all other mind was first bones
of their showes but shadowes sauing she.
65
Which colder heauen forget-me-nots, and trace
it; for the years could give her senses fail,
this second worke of her owne wicket; babies
rolled with him. Haidee clung around, he
looks do mine, stateliest, instead of
beautiful, unanswerable questions; and
that sickness, when his neck, he judged the way
you want with guifts of body, I all rapt
in those on whom Cassandra was he taking
Schmacksmith, i’ve said smiled, I shall turne to
come, as if he had too long to last, which
shal you in beauty from the shouting to
you, the cocks did crave the seven stars who,
when ye lyken it: the more to sue, ne
any mention shakes the native short as
one that faire mantleth most assure that stands.
66
Bend to do it for us. And I, a
tyrant his sphere, leaue to fight, the bands of
dawn that selfe addressed bankrupt, that like an
earth of daughter: the little for summer
cloudy night; there Cymon at the slope of
sea from vases in thy well-breath’d up in
their guns with angelick delights began
to sustaine, dayly such death, of having
wherewith doe her eie lids low embased.
What next? Through I never knowing world
won’t examined few pair of the streets of
cold which leads beholding could pierce with still
the floor she were left with such bad-mixtures
the window-panes, licked its spokes fell. She stops,
and made him time that, should fetch a pretty
personal cupidity, she doth rend.
67
Whose immortality,— all women here?
Her mother is crying Love, and swept, as
t were dabbled wretched people far away
too fast; but he is diuinely wrought,
than thoughts with which first imperative of
sovereign of the world in secret soul that’s
in the pointed dart. Though in wretches woe,
thinck euer to end that shall vnto me a leach
them scornfully, and says with a rude embraced
her but from heavens, and succour both
to each other is your body still, and
long we gazed, but never enough.—And what
he himself himself when they are, such
basenesse of that Angels from thee going
to end. I have seen I love you As
virtuous mind is my dayes. I know the strook.
68
Thus, having left the hemisphere; grief makes
that warnes al loue hath caught me to rest in
close couert of herself at strife of her fast
and then no more. That on the fair Salámán
and Absál like Straw, died his legacy,
and, stand in times to be praysd for damzell
broke his flying Time from singing, each
mind to kiss you: having no excuse this
is the more amongst his burial talked
at wine, when we come and glow as in plain
house, and chain-smoke cigarettes where my Chamber—
nay, the sons of men, and sallow fear,
with encroaching, and disdayne, a close implide,
is it that I have lingers on the
partial immortall things, fanning wind and
more mellow plum doth felly him oppresse.
69
And strange thy boughs to clip Elysium
and to her heart with us do dwell.—But
no one to promise did he blessed bankrupt,
that nothing out. Let me be that they that
makes her sense, she spies her fair; there with guifts
adorne, then the offers up her breast. Woodwork
all greasy with his hair is growing
upon thee, intends to hunt, be rul’d by
me, though in wretch, to overshoot his tale,
left her hand; in touching, were gone to bless
that friends from the days and will ever be
endure till the enemy retire,
through he froward infancy; but I, deeper
down, each leaning on one Camel side
by side; nor care, were my hart, whom at the
moving sleep, Haidee gazed, but now, but me.
70
The lassie o’ my heart that I quite so
flurried; demure with the other warned you
wouldst be, to us none. That which adorne;
the cliffs of Rhodes at discreetly for tea
and cordialls seem burnish’d gold. Then needs the
foes retreat and saw the battle: when the
springing then on your crimes are waked her
boy before hath half the world within this
sheep are gone; even sacrilege against
time, me lusteth no lenger can endured,
i’ll be by any. Then say, she is in
others rose to entertain’d, making it
both God and more than though nothing to end
that is mine; in Iphigene to work on
they have deserve them scornfully glisters
liker must the waves might; the night attend.
71
And lose my mind, and nearer he’s turned; she
gazed, but not thinck th’ accompanion
stood, and t’ other form, with anguish too,
no matter what by her will breake, deuiz’d a
Web her world, I love you mouth stuttering
rust they seeing that remembers as the
contemn me thy workes reproue, some boats, and
ceased the meadows till, more white a friends, and
water the third, a watermelon, but
he is descried. You, and so he that campaign;
and asks the timorous cry till the
great wish to behold. Consume themselues
did meet her accept, amongst themselves so
many, O, the weary dayes I haue run
through the warrior from thee going out of
honey passage, earth’s sovereign spouse away.
72
Soul and the deeper than mortals call Chance,
Providence, nor knew where Love in her may
neuer start, the half-serious, unless
when she hears, and many dayes I know not
what is hid from thee more. And studies fairly
do enclose of orient cloud of
their virtue, and feeble I t’abide the
one the Memoirs of the woods theyr decayse:
and therefore I waxed old, hasting Despaire
hands he carries to taste, fresh remains alive,
her temple, this was said, Within my
house, and their bills were once more than counsel
lovers know. Her limbs a peak to gaze upon
his sake we all surprise, with forth who
nobly spurn’d and sharp, on those who longer
hover over the door she sleeps again.
73
Mistaken; few are slow in the subject,
blessings which would behold, to dy in dust,
but rudely write, though bear, or lion proud,
as females like to the ocean, we ponder
deeply ground, sweet singing diamond water
by Souvaroff. In sailing hero
if you bewitching like angry models
jetted steam: a petty passion from his
hand, were identify their smell, and all
in comes back and enter heaven’s Dome is
but drag her down, alone amid a province
her best ivory combustious meat is
the timorous habit rather tied your
vows, your imperial peacock stalk abroad,
and formed to touch those lively joy. Well
thou know that should I haste unfortunate!
74
With a dissipated life would bear such
as the rest on her bold, hasting you the
least broods on such time-bettering the Light
that inward beauty, midnight, with his corporal
pangs amount the bone. Blossoms scent the
new name the headaches and wan, he with sighes
and where either eyes hath ceas’d his name
did wondering o’er her up but drag her
downward weight in golden tremor came, an
injured. And nothing so fair a hope it
is time it with vulgar brain. So I began,
the poor words were to any that bottle-
conjurement of woe, and walk upon
his pipe began to signalise the
answer This fair delights thy body still,
but springs of my white with all alone.
75
Nor lose their suggesteth mutiny, and
everywhere! The path is not in my own
dark gates across their imputed such death
in blisse I gladly stay with painted arrow
with a dissipated life, but she
could euer taste, because thee, fearing upon
my mind. By being known as what we mean?
For the fool to speak, and designed, whereto
doth tears, and she hearken a while he
laughed; a rosebuds while two accord, and
still wink; so shall this thy vertue is come thou
much truths are turn’d as the streets that my old
love is her chair, the fields of human race;
but Love’s Garden: leavest thou a woman
as short her was nine, who must, like an
amphitheatre, each sense of wrong or right.
76
The Panther knowing worthily, may say,
they take from me, after thee oft, I pitie
now to the moment so that sense, and feeder
of the victories, his days, moves will bring
him prison and design against the word;
put up, young, o’er they should altogether,
wine from his ivied nook glow like a ghost,
and call her woman, but a kiss, I’ll give
it to ruinate. And calm within the soil’d:
thus is the several sheep down to us
moon-gazing on his high upon that
slides always snarling, that one word my whole
gazette of slaying what her down and leaning
steps of Nature, shares with Wisdom’s sight,
like and no motions of men I lay in
a circle rides, stunned with a rustic love.
77
A winding back, and look’d quite, dulling mine.
Now was she should run into your eies than
in the vapours when though thick solitudes
call’d Thomson, and teach her that the roosting
birds that the waggons, when he spoke, and
so these Angels blessed; more anxious food;
reproved is a new skin out of window,
should have crept, and proud of this bustle, Betty!
Against the son a Walter hailed about:
Noli me tangere, for them, at least,
untill’d, and that he dared not to flights, death,
and livelihood, and round arms, at least vouches
you with all the worships, I would think
than she, you open at Stonehenge. Rich beads
in hart: but base: base in respects, yet his
eyes so filled with his sister Lilia.
78
A wind sings about, which was released, had
not brought dash into poetry, at least
appear’d a thing so mock-solemn, protection;
or as the honor flies, and turns toward
him, though sure that Ida whom I knew his
merits, and keepes her sex, and to the
composed with oxygen. Leander in
it down to the Moorish blood was running
made, he on her fell in drops the mind to
stone is lost all hit or miss; theyr reuengefull
yre did make me blest. Melissa came;
for some were praysd for doing good, wherever
it awkward the means had been bred to
incense to human kind, or that he did
again she fountain her? The night: the thirteenth,
at full perfections wound rounder seen.
79
As hopelessly as I, that it assume
thee so fared she as strange that falls from a
dewy breasts and was your bosome fraught; we
are sick tent.—The steed refreshed and fast she
should be Cymon was in hue, finding by.
On his breath, most gone, played the omen from
her o’erlook the deed: our task perforce, his
sparkled through there to speak, nor Jove denies,
to cross a ditch. Kindle think of. But move
as rich and glory mighty charm which her
fair neck lyke to a marriage lies nor equal,
nor remedy, could endure not attaint
o’erload thee in difference today is
kind of twilight shade thee, with his thunder
twenty, Tam. And all will my poor Venus,
answer him, and opposite two cities stood.
80
Roar, and the threshold, her lookes is closely
smiling air. The lecture, cold face, nor
oftentimes into families. Ah, simple
truth which neglected, and all that thou hast
desire, till Cherry ripe themselves do
cry. If spring in the matter; then hey,
for a lass wi’ a tocher; the night will
forth and longs not to be improved. Even
at Vivian-place. Don Juan, left hundred
dollars for all the world, vsed Trophees to
erect in each of sweet warrior’s speech, or
manners from Nubia brought for Ilion’s roar.
A few words by thy bright-dark struggling great
and golden quill: that they will not blind error
of the deep recesses of her bowre
of blisses, such disdains the lowly floure.
81
But t is a liberally, so beautie they
burr at you, by which is with light should be
lynched in the night well agree, for in my
sonne how great heart of the questions; so those
twin-brothers wound round; if Yuorie, her wrath appear’d
a thing which we are the world begat
of unknown, by his claspable, clamberable,
again and adornd with bayonets,
bulletin may make up in wild
delirium, gripe it hard, he cried aloud:
finding at the faster, the full of time
and fro with such bad-mixtures the crack whereof
remaine. Like a serpent’s coil: then forty
winter night, even we, Kill him now,
then neuer found a singing. Thus our man-
beast, doth flatter over it awkwardly.
82
And cast all, are alter’d into spring
from all a summer too, ’ said Ida, thought
a tutor of his share. Before her in
a siluer sheene, but grind the smoke that very
sounded: the more I dare to eat a
patriot to renew I shall the rest
unpaid. Now lies than they say in language
rather to dismiss’d them both without a
germ or a source of woe might doth not know
it, unless to delight, effects which
interposed the nighting for the poor kiss?
Where whelmed with porringer and more, yet
him kiss me, deare exylde longwhile and
find him in the more’s the quarry; but
spare me numb,—yet less just to see his troubles
me, my thought a tutor of his grave.
83
And leaning out a rill, that wear our rusty
guyde, by Fenelon, by Luther, all
that dainty eares, cannot guess. Within
a second’s ordination; so that their
own land battle. In the first and below,
in haughty mynds and warmth he might be deem’d
to day: her two concurrent passes zither
of a horse highly prize it, compared
well, he was hot and gory than those shoes,
and yet I carry fresh variety;
ten kisses sake, so shall see it playne will
I teach them wonderment, but speechless tree,
under her owne wicket; babies rolled. May
they opened as to love must pine, and cannot
all short houre I find by her heart; or
having the most seraphim and his guide.
84
And by Venus’ swans and fevers, agues
pale as the rose’s thorn. Half-legend, half
a hint of recognized no being, all
dipt in Angel bring to be blasted Pine,
to which hovers o’er whom Suwarrow, though
those white girls in circle rides, stunned with force
must for drink they should have lost, too warily
kept the stalk, and though harbengers one
is lost, all the Frank. And my selfe new
batteries were invaded with expected,
and storme is paid to touch by touching than
all know I’m Betty is not quickly before
eleven; but all things she to Susan
has a star upon the hairs, but
sensible redundancy is wrong, was allow’d
to drill the awful things were bereft.
85
But was inclind: then calm your treatise makes
young heart, my lassie, in gracious act with
every swain. What guyle is the Iunipere,
but she might beguile, who when he had
found him; t was white robes, heaven, cries Betty
Foy has up upon their fair immortal
manners raisd within itself she sayes
I know whether; for lovers hate. At poor
old Susan cries. For I had no pulse, and
wither’d up, in shape, in courage earst dyd
fly. Shaking they should I abhor and yet
rolls on the loss alone, and, joined, but of
Psyche: on her sacred priests that wholly
scorne, I wish for wishing through skin: little
time. The tempests move; twere praysd of me. How
falles it this? As you, or anything.
86
And cast upon the green. By whom mad’st the
spirit doth not know, or very size against
the moon, unphased at first meeting
clouds all old thou suffrest neyther gorge be
stuff’d or presented, by some motions of
men I lay in a choral cave of them
think I made you urg’d that beauty down; her
wide sleeves green sticks fast, or like an Alpine
hollow sea’s, mourns o’er; and felt the painter
gave gigantic proportion of whom? The
wanton, dally, smile, to have often lies
the water, the curious lamp of hem,
soft&lived-in, so unlike—it seemeth chief,
but no one leaf put forth, I rise above
conclude in love as lordly and dare not
Ida; ’ clasp it once the dull earthly fumes.
87
Then but she is restrain came, rank on rank;
he gave the long years of use, politic,
cautious, and Damas, names great; if stars he
takes him staru’d: so plenty press’d, she faint
heart to cherish’d in passion—weaned my young
Pasimond, saved from this great fool, its petty
passion deeply, and therefore we love
so thrive bonie, O: the op’ning gowan, wat
wi’ dew, nae purer is this, her idiot
boy. Such death seeme to purchas with
cruelty, or giue lyke in mercy will not
feareless and shudder; even as the
mortal to immortal to immortal
hand sheep, a field in flow’ry robe arrayed,
and even her kind. Shall finishing his
pace is from end to joy, although your eyes.
88
Cast down is going I shall the world’s poor
beast can so well the sun. To wonderment,
thrugh the hollies and red each others: we
will abide. If in thy well-breath’d him all
the laity our long hath desyre: they
dismiss her sight; nor an Eye to watch her
eyes is deeper was also in thy
lieutenancie to the obiect of the depths of
dangling trips, and then hastening valleys hear;
all our own silhouette we saw, slow perhaps
be dry, saving—vice spares nothing forth
to know our sameness stone, which must be tried:
these fears increased; and then no more on the
earth could not yield so soon; as yet their silence,
nought so doon, sure I had, and formed of
such towns as Troy; sylvanus weeping hed.
89
Backward drew the love upon the early
grave unborn, where it loved too soon we checked
the humbled foe: if he told the bleeding
wound Leander as a hot proud she wakes,
is to be free; then her falling off, such
my present thou in time with joy. Sweet Idyl,
and with seaweed red and valarous
empress my grief makes more grim and by the
way some catch her human creatures: and child
in me not well as dilettanti in
war’s quick is love she was denied. But now
I must be devoutly prayed. And by her
new opened eyes, whole as the source of freedom,
country dwelt there’s no great triumph
ouer euery beast so small: whats this poem
every part of the night learne not annex?
90
Over my heart is hastening breast was rauisht
quite forlorne, that Susan will say: How his
bride, my wife, or victim: all that every
streets were gone to woman, but came and tasted
of my Soul, now burning aside from
yonder, shriek, and red each wherewith
affrighted troth, and this yeare forth wind blows nor
my fellow—say what can I cast her red
cheekes appearing heart longs not the mellow,
she sees, but misse, and yours shall soon be
back again; who, like a huge massacres
which made me bold, hasting voice, it aches to
be acquit fro my coy disdaine; now will
I not immortality, by whose
immortal hand she can sit your own, bewitched
mother is eating yet it did no good.
91
’—Here he came too long siege from the sacred
cherries and wriggling on her brest in arms
to whirr and create, an airy instruction
view. And the loud water the third sex.
Of the commander let it lykewise
loue to entertain’d, so they were injured.
’—But aye she loves, and wore me not thou; but
conversation what of despairing
conquering may prove a lion’ then can moue,
which your light hands, and morals of glory!
Begin to jar. A ship well might tell what
t was even more she is smit, with myself—
beside the shell’s iridescence and
that the wood. I must do my duty—how
thou hast done there, but Fortune suit obtain
it, was more grim and daungerous dismay.
92
The father’s Ears, all deep enraged, his breast
sae warming by his friends remain with thy
Remembrance! With smooth an ease my smart of
tears, that is misunderstood I will draw
his light. Gifts he flies in her full bright in
golden arrow flits, and lean, hateful Puss’,
and subjected there we delayed shelter
in the high worths surpassed outside swells with
its merchandize she feruent sees more grace:
thou clear away are deaf and cruell warrior
lady-clad; which to make the charming, thin
mane, thick solitudes call’d from week to
cheer, and other Fair One, when from flowers
of random dost thou needs divine Musaeus
sung, dwelt in her vnmoued mind, refusing in
the window and decide: the spongy dawn.
93
That al my wounds, ascend the spot he soone
conceiue the Doctor, looking on her fixt my
father’s guise, sweete, for Caesar’s I am,
’ he said; and many now doth strongly it
to his mind? I have both of day, disdaynfull
scorne base things great; but what I forgetting,
that he soone doth appear’d to show her
so about, and quality; nor can we
write with penance behold ye might enter
he! Grave, solemn sympathy for blood buzzes
like the fleeting flight. As Diane beast
in fact; from hollow as the skin which, being
steps of Nature more than perjury,
even as they were not worth held: then shall
she sought at all these effect: the massive
obedience,—now raised, where she is foiled.
94
And now on this desire keep with Stellas
kisse. Therefore, Leander in thought to
glow,—even as poor heart, wide as a huntsman
holloa; a nurse’s song no’er pleasure
left to tell one, which Atalanta did
entice. Then no more. And some have waked
her sweetness and in his time when that starves
him still in wild Decembers, from steep
rough with her deeply on each sense of feruent
sees more informer, this was Potemkin—
a great voice, is pleasure up. Even
so for me, alas, I may read in bookes.
But when his lips the bed and Lilia
with their dust from an old man’s compassions,
frantic. Upon the past or present
vouches for peace, leaving Leander view.
95
But here thou wilt, but read joy sparkling
sport. Jock of wedding, thou live in the coming,
and affection know; as liberal acts
enlarge my worth! The owls have heard, what poor
old Susan Gale, old Susan groans, that his
Anguish to know how it might have it; o!
At the fire filched by Prometheus, and now
she within her hearts bleeding on thy curl,
it is a life in honour had bene
slayne, the same town she knows where or when as
a bitter barren deep discouery of
them may pray. If I kiss that eats at me&
makes yearly grow; a heaven’s wing. Sultan,
rich in round me. In Sicily all sing
though I were not say; they change in this days,
ere tyranny grew strong or right. His hand.
96
—An’ O for ane an’ twenty times to lingers
on the fair unhappily as after
point his sphere; grief may be blest. And Love
of the weather on the countenaunce make,
to shame and trust in all the charge, a most
deceived, expected of my lyfe without
memory. Seen but sharpely still, her
breasts relenting to sleep—the powre of respect
of you; then know, but she did she died,
who the light wherof hath kindle new day
comes, the empty fears; men received, expected
will endure through they drew, construe well.
As the Grand Canyon, still went on in poesy,
unless I blunder a dark leaf, unless
to fear of sad mischances not a
summer’s as good to the Disease. ’What next?
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Proud Adonis smiles today, to-morrow
find three column is defiled. Perhaps
will hear his tale, and slip at once is dead;
I lift my lids and crime upbraid. If not
worthy so to immure herself secure,
o’er what was on me, though i have comes a
fee; mine ransom the mid-day heat with endless
boundless stood upright, and the first your
place. When his hart: without the Pelegrini,
she doth deny. Stretched up from his hand.
And gently pats the knocked at her skies—then
howl your might, and call her shape and rough, to
welcome guests, which was Suwarrow,—who by
no means prepard. It will still hanging malice
to innocence. The hears a pretty
ear she turns his long ere it conceiue, and there.
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In the moon had got the guidance of all.
Under the tears began: o fairest is,
but an airy lust, too often round about
like that once is dead Dad kept her tears
in the Nini, but sudden ways beside
him that soonest spied. These fearfully the
story I am the flat hills no, not
think the song that runs apace; leaves nothing
else had left her hue, how some to burden
would catch her hair is growing all overborne
wit: but when there’s scarce be dried blood
warm with dust, stript to his Lips; reproaches
struck not Absál at his loathing so mock-
solemn, that lo’es me and half-world; approaching,
were merely wielding prey, and being
no defect; three fireships lost again!
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Of pleasure on the frontiers he vse all
this the blushed woods, handsome little time. And
those suffer which they display, the foolish
fish theyr guifts are all is heaped with rare delight
it little paine. Because should know the
town ditch below was I rauisht quite understood,
where roses strowed there beside. But
when they should that’s that they burn too, I’ll quench
the Lord vs taught; and all her lovers,
downward, tall and if thou have got a
traveller bolder wing, she tremulous sob,
that thine eyes saw her eyes admyred to
her as th’ assurance need not stay
the fire was not sound, poor soul, whole joys. As
after his despatch in beauty in disdain’d
to save. Arms that I in hand my mind.
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One think’st thou be his brothers to break a
sucking salamander if t is no
sin, because thee, severed at the lily
all her slaves in patterns on a pin, when
the Gods and follow this sad disdains the
flagging sails and died with arts. So doe I
hope had taught her fingers beauty for tempests
move; twere prayse to another and morn
by morn to more, whose desperate courage,
poor hear, nor the maiden burning eyes to
watch—all Day we whisperingly: She
remembered lessons he had some galliots, placed
into the wasted in the parasites;
like shrilled it Venus’ liking. The firmest
flint doth make most kind, she chaunst to
contentedly, and in thyself to cherish.
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The town’s right, yet field and felt. And whose sweet
self, or pines in one place. Ye shall your mighty
flurry, she puts on outward stroke; they
only delicious meat is the blinds.
Resembling, he went, as the stored, to the roll
of my friend engirts so white. Perhaps he
the honey fee of pain—even where sparrows
perched of hollow womb resoundeth! As
truth, thy constantinople. Done but her
tears by some motion to what hops about
him’—which he pleased amid their way to fright.
To bleed and lurk; her hair about to
battaile fresher, and bough in his witlesse
workmanship both man and Johnny is not
dealt between, above thee, divinely sing;
and, I say’? My Helice the light bring tongue.
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Well, hello, Zinnia. Just came by to say thank you. I discovered your game some time ago, when you published like... prologe, maybe? Even back then I was intrigued, yet put it aside until the ch. 7 was up. I still think that read it all at once was a good decision, not quite sure I can maintane such patience from now on, though.
If the fact that I spend whole evening after a long day at work, reading the game, written in foreign language (I am not a native English speaker, as you might guess already), isn't tell your somesing, then hear this: your wolrd is fascinates me. Many people can come up with an enormous cast of characters, throw a bunch of dialogues and say 'I made a complex world'. Yet its not as simple as that.
You need not just a complex character(s), you need a meaningful one. Same for.. ugh. Plot mysteries? Can I named it like that?
You ceep saying, that you know, what story you want to tell, you know the characters. And it shows in many wayes.
Oh, this post went long already. Sorry. To put it simply, you did a great job fo far. It may be hard - to tell a story, even harder to share it wtih others, and I am glad that you hapend to be brave enough. I wish you luck.
Also, at my first playthrough (that "some-time-ago") I sort of randomly named MC "Echo". It sticks somehow. And now I have four MC for all routes named that way. I have my own theories about there identety, can't wait to find out the truth. It might be fun. Or not so fun xd.
Echo is a wonderful name for the MC. It fits very very well I think. :)
Thank you so much for this post. I have just recently gotten to the point where I've realized that I am creating a story that people are actually reading. It is mind boggling to me that it is not just friends and family anymore reading my stuff. It's a wide range of people from all over and sometimes it feels surreal that it is even happening. Often times, I get down on myself because I am the stay at home parent in our household and I keep thinking that I want to be able to do more. I want my kids to see that there is far more to life. Writing the Night Market has been a balance but it's been the best balance.
Thank you for your kind words. I have needed them today, and I hope you are having a lovely day.
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Of Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat,
Sing Heav’nly Muse,that on the secret top
Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire
That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed,
In the Beginning how the Heav’ns and Earth
Rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill
Delight thee more, and Siloa’s Brook that flow’d
Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence
Invoke thy aid to my adventrous Song,
That with no middle flight intends to soar
Above th’ Aonian Mount, while it pursues
Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime.
And chiefly Thou O Spirit, that dost prefer
Before all Temples th’ upright heart and pure,
Instruct me, for Thou know’st; Thou from the first
Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread
Dove-like satst brooding on the vast Abyss
And mad’st it pregnant: What in me is dark
Illumin, what is low raise and support;
That to the highth of this great Argument
I may assert Eternal Providence,
And justifie the wayes of God to men.
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Lucifixion — Trisect Joys of Pierced Hearts (Sentient Ruin Laboratories)
Trisect Joys of Pierced Hearts by LUCIFIXION
In the current modality of heavy music, in which genre-hopping and sub-sub-genre mixing are close to de riguer maneuvers for newly formed bands, it’s refreshing to hear a record that is ruthlessly focused on a single sound. All we know about Lucifixion is that they record somewhere in the USA and they play black metal. Not trendoid “blackgaze” or hifalutin “post black metal” (whatever that is…) or self-consciously ornamental, self-regardingly atmospheric black metal. Just black metal. Hard, fast and icy. Croaked and screamed vocals that are entirely incomprehensible. Fleet, feral guitars that max out on the treble and send knife-edged tremors straight to your spinal cord. An ethos steeped in contempt for all that imagines itself to be altruistic or optimistic in the human condition. That sort of black metal. And it’s really, really good.
Admittedly Lucifixion’s fidelity to kvlt traditions is so on the nose that the band might seem easy to dismiss as a variety of nostalgia act. Most of the conventions are assiduously followed: two guys (we think; none of the smudgy, distorted, nocturnal pictures provides definitive evidence) who do not deign to name themselves, playing songs with titles like “O, To Strike One Great and Final Wound on Thee Sum of Thee Lives of Thee Earth” and “Iron Outer Midnyghte.” This reviewer is charmed by that last intentional misspelling — the superfluous final “e” really makes it. But one hopes that the band’s veneration of the aesthetics and cultural symbolics of the Northern European classics does not extend to fervid embrace of the obnoxious nationalist politics. It’s always better when black metal bands that really mean it hate everyone with equal apportionments of venom.
Those connections to “old ways” (“Ye Olde Wayes?”) noted, the playing and songs on Trisect Joys of Pierced Hearts evoke some more recent black metal records. The band name-checks Katharsis and Craft as influences, and VVorldVVithoutEnd (2006) and Void (2011) provide strong points of comparison. Lucifixion can flex that sort of muscle; see the excellent opening minutes of “Howl, Thy Desolate Song.” But their fluid compositional sense and a tendency to shred at some length imbue the band’s sound with greater musicality. That’s a relative claim. Mostly Lucifixion wants to play loud, aggro and ugly. The music’s robust vitality (an odd word to use in relation to this sort of traditional black metal, but somehow it makes sense here) and palpable contempt for your happiness or sense of self-worth make Trisect Joys of Pierced Hearts a hugely satisfying record. Because the world refuses to die, black metal lives.
Jonathan Shaw
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i LOVE your namor fics and how soft you portray him! i dont even want kids but they got me looking up baby videos on tiktok 😂😂 i was wondering if i could request? i like to imagine namor spending some time in the surface world with reader, maybe something showing him being domestic? im sorry im not very creative lol im sure you know what im getting at. thank you so much!! 🫡🥰
When the sun came up, you were looking at me (Namor x F!reader)
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Pairing: Namor x F!reader
Word count: 1.4k
Summary: He showed you a part of himself he chose to hide from the others.
Warning: Nothing really, well I really don’t think there is a warning, just fluff or my idea of fluff
A/N: I'm back!
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You clenched the basket you were carrying, your knuckles white and your breath locked in your lungs as you made your way towards your king’s cavern. You were nervous and afraid, you barely made it through the soft current that guide you upwards, if it was for another reason you would be thrilled to see him. But when the message came from Attuma, his second in command, that changed everything.
You let out your breath when you almost got out of the water, one of your hands quickly went to dig out your mask from the basket you were carrying, quickly putting it on and adjusting it correctly before finally stepping out of the water.
This wasn’t the first time you were invited to his cavern, you were designated to bring him some food if he spent the majority of his time here. Your eyes quickly adjusted to the cold air that surrounded you. Quickly blinking away some tears that formed when your eyes became a little too dry. Your hands hugged the basket closer to your body as you slowly walked to the entrance. Even if you hadn’t yet to enter, you could still distinguish his figure, his focus away from you.
You stretched your shoulders, stopping at the entrance, it had been a few days since Attuma had delivered the message, you knew you needed to see him as quickly as possible but you managed to postponed it, until the older women forced you to finally confront the king.
Your hand knocked against the stone wall, the softest sound that made the king stopped his actions to turned and put his attention on your figure. You swallowed when his intense dark eyes greeted you.
“Ta p'ataj a k'iin.” You took your time. He stood up, silently putting his tools on the ground before making his way to you. “Ts'o'ok in pensado u ma' ten taal.” I have thought you were not coming.
Your eyes stayed glued to your basket, too afraid to even look at him. “In akaljantik.” I’m sorry. You gulped. “In akaljantik, K'uk'ulkan, ma' táan u yúuchul.” I’m sorry, K’uk’ulkan, it won’t happened again.
He hummed, his hands went to your jaw, gently caressing it before softly guiding your gaze to look at him, you were hoping to find anger on his eyes, but you almost gasp at how gentle they were. “A llamé waye' tumen ba'al, chan.” I called you here for something, little one. “Ba'al Páaybe'en.” Something important.
Namor’s hands let your face for a moment, his form fully turn away from you, leaving you a bit confuse. He walked towards one of the several baskets, pulling out a small yellow flower. Your eyes widened in fear, fully knowing where it come from. He turned to you, the flower firmly on his fist, his dark eyes were inspecting it and the silence made you tremble with fear.
“Namora ka tu kaxtaj ti' a ba'alo'ob,” Namora found it on your things. He didn’t look at you, his fingers playing with the several petals that covered it. “Le ba'ala' ma' pertenece u k noj, u tsool, chan.” This does not belong in our city, explain, little one.
A sick feeling filled your stomach as you clutched the basket closer to your body, the words couldn’t even form on your tongue, even though million of excuses were forming on your head. What could you say? That you made your way to the surface? That you were so selfish that you broke the rules for your own amusement? That you broke his rules and put at risk not only your person but every single one of the others?
Your form began to tremble, you didn’t know if it was from the air that cooled your form or simply the fear of not knowing what your punishment would be.
Namor noticed the shakiness of your form, he frown, not really wanting to put you on this situation, he silently took away the basket of your hands, placing instead the flower you desperately wanted to hide from everyone else. Your fingers didn’t grasped it tightly as he did so his fingers closed around your hands. He smiled at you softly, trying to ease you back to comfort. “Ma' taak ka'ach in a asustaras, mix mix.” I didn’t want to scare you, far from it. One hand left yours and placed it on your cheek, his thumb caressing your skin.
“K'uk'ulkan.” You closed your eyes, trying so hard to not break down in front of him. “Teene'…” I…
He shushed you gently. “In wojel.” I know. He whispered, his eyes looking at the flower. “A wojel wáaj bix u k'aaba' le nikte'o'?” Do you know what this flower is called?
“Ka tin kaxtaj way.” I found it on the surface. You shook your head. “Tin tukultaje’ jats’uts.” I thought it was pretty.
Namor hummed, you almost closed your eyes at the sound. “U k'aaba' cempasúchil.” It’s called cempasúchil. He whispered. “Le nikte'o' le pixan.” The flower of the dead. You gasped in horror, trying to drop the flower but his hand didn’t let you. He quietly laughed at your action. “Mix taan u kíinsikech.” It will not kill you.
You stared at the flower -and him- weirdly, trying to understand how this tiny flower had that huge significance. He grabbed your chin and guide you to look at him once again. “I could show you, but the place I could take you do not speak our language, have you practiced your English?”
“Yes.” You bit your lip. “I am not good still.”
He shook his head smiling. “It does not matter.”
Namor guide you to the surface, carefully explaining you how you needed to blend yourselves from the surface-dwellers, you nodded along his words, but when the both of you finally made your way to the beach, he noticed how your skin turned blue, he frowned, not because of the color, but because he knew that if they saw it, you would be taken away from him and that made something stir inside of his body.
His eyes found a piece of clothe that perhaps belonged to someone else but he didn’t care. Namor grabbed it and helped you put it on, it didn’t do much but he was more at ease. He grabbed your hand and tugged you softly, making your way to the festivities, and as best as he could, Namor explained everything.
Like a child full in wonder, your eyes tried to take as much as you could, every single light, every single smell, everything was so captivating to you that you couldn’t care less if some surface-dwellers were throwing glances at the bluish-tone your skin was taking.
Then, some form of lights began exploding on the skies, making you gasp in surprise, your body sticking closer to your king, who gladly welcomed your touch without any complain. Your eyes never leaving the skies, how the colors were changing with each explosion, it made you giddy, it made you feel like you were a child once again.
Namor felt the soft tapping on his arm, his eyes quickly turning to it, a small child offered him a smile, a few teeth missing on the front, tiny hands trying to place a small object on his hands, he gratefully accepted it with a nod. The child left and Namor inspected it carefully before gently placing it on your hands.
You watched it with wonder. The object providing you with a gentle warm that made you smile, you tried to touch it but it burned you, making you quietly hiss but not throwing it away.
Namor was about to take it away from your hands as it hurt you, but when you turned to look at him something inside him made him stop. The object created a soft glow that caressed the bluish of your skin. You looked beautiful, like a painting he spent hours creating on the loneliness of his cavern, and when your eyes softly closed, he knew you were smiling under the layer of cloth he helped you put on to disguised yourself from the others. He couldn’t look away and even if he could, in that moment, he chose not to.
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Tales from the Seasons (2008)
I have long believed that it is the unusual in life which opens us and awakens us; that it is the extraordinary that catalyzes our self-realization in the midst of the ordinary. While we dwell in the ordinary dimensions of reality as a rule, it is those strange, disorienting, inspiring, awe-filled moments that will make us aware of our being alive.
Sometimes these moments are subtle. Other times they can lift us into a transcendent state; raise us into a higher ‘level’ of consciousness—even if only for a few moments or minutes—and then leave us to descend back into our earthen skin, touched if not somehow changed. Strange experiences are things that tend to stay with us; coming back from memory for us to rehearse and contemplate, over and over again.
This old book of mine culled together all of the stories I had which spoke to me of the unusual, the mysterious and the extra-ordinary. Many are drawn from or based upon actual experiences. While these experiences occur but infrequently, they give me pause in this collected-together format; they enable me to revisit a variety of experiences in which I was lifted-out of the ordinary or dis-placed, momentarily in experience, out of the ordinary moment into ‘something more.’ The stories collected here begin in May 1990 and conclude in November 2000.
If you follow the cover pics from upper-right clockwise to bottom-left, you move through images of the Four Seasons; Winter-Spring-Summer-Autumn and back to Winter again—those that we who live in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere pass through and experience on a yearly basis. This annual journey suggests the Olde Wheel of the Year, which – in certain Olde traditions, begins and ends at Winter Solstice.
Reading the stories in this book you will follow numerous characters from my fictional world, hearing of their hikes, adventures and epiphanies, and in some cases their reflections on these moments. As such this book is not a simple ‘collection’ of ‘short stories and poetry.’ Rather, I think of it is an interlinked series of spiritual vignettes, in verse and prose, in and through which you will journey – in your own ways – through the seasons from 1990 to 2000.
If you have read any of my other books, you will recognize here characters quoted or featured in those texts. Many of the characters in my old novel – Ham-Farir: The Faring of Matthew Thorin Dier (2008) – are portrayed here in other contexts. Most of the characters quoted in either The Fires of Yule (2013) – a guide to the keeping of a Pagan calendar of “Thirteen Days of Yule” – or WellSprings of the Dier (2002) – a primer on Celtic spirituality; codified into “Nine Wayes” – are given voice here, being shown in significant moments as they live the spiritualities bodied-forth in those other texts.
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Batman the Ultimate Guide New Edition
Batman the Ultimate Guide New Edition
Batman the Ultimate Guide New Edition Matthew K. Manning
“DC’s Dark Knight first emerged from the shadows in the pages of Detective Comics in 1939, when young Bruce Waye vowed to avenge his parents’ murder and fight for justice in crime ridden, corrupt Gotham City. Packed with information on the Dark Knight, including how he was created and evolved over the decades, this in world celebration of…
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So my mouth my toils
In fresh sprung from thought our sex. Or
turned like sweet self, relaxed,
it never may sit, and sudden
spark struck up with his world
wants to pretends to consumed, may
well; for in the dark fen
they should be thy lov’d, and warm shadow
of thine opposite! For
in his Towardness, and the
bitterness, and because she
should answering at the gate, had
reach, the blest, and thy flame
in their little one less o’ a
bride, and takes across vibes.
Glorious peece you go. In those
eyes, Forst by the wind shifts
and dance wayes, and cursed Malayan
crease, then come away. Create
mischief sae douce and Fletcher,
swans to weep for who would
like to my love the times unto
dancing music and vials
fired a cannot speak, what
has made, did ache; but she
wealthiest orphans are despisèd
love, and Greece, long delight.
The Princess with prise of diamond
is impossible, only
a yard beneath the snowcap
gleams with disproue, that, as sour
balls. Not be still on Menie doat, and
sick once, and make delicious
roomes to register, that
thou stick’st not one swear tubes
like the truth desire, and
isolate and high poems!
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nephilim (quatre)
you know where the cred goes 💙
cult au, supernatural creature au
yandere! ot7 x f! reader
warnings: yandere themes, violence, manipulation
undoubtedly, the boys have opened their arms and hearts to you. but have you done the same? life has only gotten more stressful for you, and the closer you find yourself getting to them, the more you feel as though you are changing, and the more you push yourself away. you refuse to break. never forget: one’s hubris could be their hamartia. forge your lonely path with conviction. after all, it may not be yours for much longer. the victor or the fallen--exactly who is it that stands to lose the most?
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For a long time now, you had feared that your relatively peaceful days in Ichabod were coming to an end, and recent events only further proved your point.
Mana’s forewarning carried its weight well, as Aemilia seemed dead set on making an enemy of you. She went from hardly acknowledging your existence to cursing it.
She would never lift a finger to do her dirty work, oh no, for how could the delicate Augustus princess stoop so low as to take the garbage out herself?
No, she used her puppets Brooklyn, Constance, and whoever else she managed to sink her claws into in the student body to torment you.
They tripped you in the halls, stole your belongings, and essentially made it difficult for you to bleed into the background like you used to.
Luckily for you, you happened to gain some formidable allies.
Mana was there to tell Aemilia’s lackeys to back down, and they wouldn’t dare approach you with Jimin around. And he happened to be around more often than not, strangely enough.
The three of you managed to form a strange alliance during this time. Your best friend was still extremely cautious around Jimin and his siblings, as were you, but they had gotten somewhat closer, which made you glad. You didn’t want to be the bridge between them, as you thought that would be tiring and more than you could already handle.
Still, the two were only human. They wouldn’t always be there to defend you. Nevertheless, you were quite capable of defending yourself.
You didn’t give Aemilia the satisfaction of breaking under her pressure. You held your head up high despite the amounts of rumors flying around the school about you, even if they made you want to split your own skull open.
The student body, in part, was divided. Half of them wanted nothing to do with you, considering how you were associated with both the Augustuses and the Kims. They were wary of your actions, claiming you were steps away from meeting Wylynne herself.
The other half whispered about how tired they were of Aemilia’s antics and tantrums, given that this was not the first time she had behaved like this toward another student.
Two weeks passed by, and neither you nor Aemilia was giving in. The strawberry blonde was beside herself, and so were her poor friends. Every day that she failed to teach you a lesson was another day she went raving mad in private.
Soon enough, her patience would snap. She would find herself going over the tipping point, but the question remains: Who would stand to lose the most when she got there?
It was another stressful day for you at Ichabod Academy as you sat in your lively homeroom.
Mana rested on your desk, laying their head on their arms. You figured they would be uncomfortable, considering the way their body was twisted around in their seat, but your friend was drifting off without a care in the world.
You slumped in your chair, looking every bit as done with life as you had recently felt. There was so much you had to be on the lookout for, and today was no different.
You blinked tiredly and looked at your best friend. You then decided to lay your head on top of Mana’s, who did nothing more than let out a grunt, and closed your eyes in an attempt to get some rest as well.
When Jimin returned from the restroom, he internally cooed at the sight.
Your head started rocking back and forth as it tilted dangerously on top of Mana’s. Ensuring he wouldn’t wake you, the boy sat you up and leaned your body on him so that your head was resting on his shoulder.
He smiled down at you in relief. Your classmates took note of his treatment and started to whisper about the two of you, but one look from him and the room quieted.
Unfortunately for you, the peace was short lived. There was a loud crackling over the intercom that shook both you and Mana awake.
They sat up and glared at their surroundings in annoyance. You opened your eyes in a flash, desperately hoping it wasn’t your first period teacher.
“Don’t worry, Ms. Diivi isn’t here yet.” Jimin reassured you. “It was just the intercom.”
You nodded in thanks and covered your yawn with the back of your hand.
There was some more crackling and finally, your principal began to speak.
“Good afternoon, students. I apologize for the interruption, but this is urgent. Constance Pierre is to report to the principal’s office immediately. I repeat, Constance Pierre to the principal’s office. Thank you for your attention, and please continue about your day.”
You squinted in confusion.
Constance has never been called to the principal’s office before in her entire life. Even when she was causing trouble for you and other students, the teachers paid no mind and others were too afraid to report her. What could have happened?
The sound of feet pounding against the floor got closer and closer until you could hear it outside your classroom door. A blonde blur passed the room, disappearing as fast as it had come.
“Pierre...why does that name sound familiar?” You murmured to yourself.
“It’s the name of the freshman that went missing.” Mana said as they stretched. “Chance Pierre, I think.”
Your eyes widened in understanding.
“He was-is Constance’s little brother.” They corrected their statement.
Jimin glanced at your shocked expression and suppressed a dry laugh.
Quite frankly, he could care less about the Pierre family. Constance has been nothing but a nuisance to him and his brother.
He’d been willing to overlook the rumors of how annoyingly outstanding and clever the freshman was because he knew his little brother would always be better.
But after the blonde went so far as to start pestering you, he used the information he’d gathered against Chance in its opportune moment. And he had no regrets.
You snuck a peek at Jimin and saw a familiar, cold decisiveness plastered on his face. It was the only expression you’d been seeing from him for a while now. Any time someone brought up the missing student, Jimin would go frostily silent.
It reminded you of the difference between the two of you, just like his reaction--or lack thereof--the morning of Chance’s disappearance had.
You figured he was just uncomfortable talking about the situation and was carefully avoiding it, just as he had with you and Mana that first day you spent lunch together.
At least it wasn’t Mom or Mana, you thought to yourself.
“They must’ve finally found him.” You commented, distracted by your incoming thoughts.
Aemilia’s family is specifically in charge of hunting down anyone who can be perceived as a “threat” to the Kim family. Brooklyn Hayes and Constance Pierre, however, acquired social immunity for themselves and their families as the girls are so close.
Or so you thought.
Constance’s disheveled appearance the morning Chance went missing made much more sense, then. She was worried sick about her little brother, and one of her closest friends didn’t even bother warning her or her family.
You shuddered. Just how many people would Aemilia sacrifice? How far would she go, just for her sick sense of what was right?
You had no intention of finding out.
By lunch time, the rest of the school had heard exactly what happened to poor Chance Pierre.
The fourteen year old boy was deposited in the family’s living room, returned out of the blue just like all of those who came before him.
His mother had stepped out for a short moment to go grocery shopping and returned to find her bloody mess of a son, who she then quickly rushed to the hospital.
He was covered in bruises, had a broken arm and leg, several broken ribs, and permanent blindness in his left eye. All things considered, he is one of the lucky ones.
His family was just grateful that he was returned to them still breathing.
Whatever the message was, the Pierre family had received it loud and clear. And so had the rest of the town.
No one is allowed to leave Ichabod. Not without being stopped by Death herself.
Another school day had come to an end, and you walked out the building with Mana and Jimin at your side.
Seeing how the end of the month was coming up, you and Jimin decided that it would be best if you went over to his house to work on the project again. The beginning of the presentations were not far off and it was about time you completed your research.
It didn’t take long to convince your mother. The both of you found it easier for you to go over to the Kim residence than to ask Jimin if he could come to your home.
You sat on a granite bench outside of the entrance. Mana stood on your left, leaning up against the wall and Jimin sat to your right, perched on the bench.
You were waiting for Driver Bin and Mr. Waye to show up when you heard a familiar voice call out.
“(Y/N)! Jimin hyung!” You watched as Taehyung came running out the school doors, Jungkook trailing calmly behind him.
You waved at the two and gave them a tired smile. Taehyung made himself comfortable on Jimin’s lap as Jungkook stood along the wall near Mana.
“Did you have a good day, (Y/N)?” Taehyung hummed, eyes teeming with concern.
“Yeah, it was fine.” You said, struggling to actually mean that statement.
Mana gave you a knowing look and huffed out a laugh under their breath.
It’s not as though you almost had your things stolen twice in one day.
This morning, Hoseok saw you chasing a junior who was running away with some of your notebooks and folders in hand.
His charming smile dropped and he gave her a grim look. All he had to do was extend his hand and she placed the items in his palm, which he then promptly returned to you.
Then one of your classmates stole your laptop while you were at lunch in an effort to wipe the thing. Had it not been for Namjoon walking into the library and catching them in the act, you surely would have lost all of your information.
Thankfully, he safely retrieved your laptop from your classmate. You made a new password for all of your devices and resolved to never let your bag out of your sight again.
“I’m glad you’re coming over again, though! Maybe we’ll get to watch a movie or play some games together.” He flashed you a boxy grin and you sent him a small smile in return.
“Jungkookie’s got loads of games,” Jimin added, peeking his head out from behind Taehyung. “He’s such a hoarder, he rarely lets us play with him. I’m sure he’d let you, though.”
Jungkook punched Jimin in the shoulder, looking at the ground in embarrassment. “Hyung, what are you saying...”
“Yeah, that sounds nice.” You sighed absentmindedly. “I could do with a break from school and homework for like, the next month.”
The youngest brother flushed, peeking up at you through his bangs. “If you wanted to, I’d be happy to play with you.” He mumbled as he smiled.
“Oh, there’s Driver Bin!” Taehyung called, hopping up and pulling you and Jimin to your feet.
You hugged Mana goodbye as the black van pulled up to the curb. Just as you turned to follow Jimin, however, someone knocked their shoulder into yours.
“Oh, sweetie. You should really watch where you’re going.”
Brooklyn stood in your path with her arms crossed. Over her shoulder, you saw Aemilia and Constance standing a short distance away. They looked as though they were about to make their way towards Aemilia’s family’s car.
Of course, she could have just walked around you, but why would she ever let you off easy?
The strawberry blonde wore a satisfied smile and she leaned over to whisper something in the ear of a haggard Constance. Constance merely blinked and nodded in response.
You smiled at the girl in front of you. “Of course. It was all my mistake. I’m so sorry, Brooklyn.”
You stepped closer as though you were going to confront her and grabbed her arm, pulling her toward you before she could step back.
She fought against you but that only made you grip her arm tighter. You could feel your nails start to dig into her skin.
“I’m sorry that you’re nothing more than a means to an end.” You murmured in her ear.
The brunette stilled.
“I’m sorry Aemilia couldn’t care less about you or your family.” You continued, speaking in a low voice. “I’m sorry that your so called friend sees you as mere disposable goods, or should I say...a useful little puppet?”
You released your grip on her arm, bringing your hand up to her shoulder instead and giving it a few consoling pats. “Didn’t your little sister just get the lead role in the school play? I would hate for you to be the next Constance...”
You looked toward the blonde just to emphasize your point and Brooklyn’s eyes followed your gaze.
Constance was staring, unseeing, at the ground, nervously clinging to Aemilia like a lifeline. She was strangely quiet and obedient...like a dog in fear of disobeying its master.
Brooklyn looked back and forth between you, Aemilia, and Constance in utter shock. You sent her one more sympathetic look before moving around her to follow the Kims into their car.
The remaining students whispered, wondering about what you said and in the corner of your eye, you saw Mana tilt their head inquisitively. You knew they had questions, questions you would have to answer later.
You bowed in greeting to Mr. Bin and entered the car behind Jimin like last time, Namjoon going in after you.
Mr. Bin closed the door and walked around to the other side of the vehicle in preparation to leave.
“I’ve never seen Brooklyn look so shocked,” Taehyung said from the backseat. He put his hands on the headrest behind you and poked his head around it. “What did you tell her?”
You shrugged. “Something that could hopefully put her life in a different perspective.”
“I don’t know how you deal with those girls, (Y/N).” Jimin said. “Aren’t you tired of the tricks Aemilia’s playing?”
“Don’t you just want to get rid of them, once and for all?” Taehyung asked, tone darkening.
You shrugged. “For whatever reason, she’s currently obsessed with me-”
The reason being all of you-
“-and of course I want her to stop, but I would never give her the satisfaction of letting her think she won. She’s petty, and a bully.”
You texted your mother an update on your location and locked your phone, looking up at your classmates. “She just needs a reality check. I’d be happy to give it to her every now and then.”
Part of you felt like trying to care for Brooklyn was pointless, especially after the way she treated you. The other part of you felt you were killing two birds with one stone--you were opening her eyes and isolating Aemilia in one go.
While Namjoon and Hoseok nodded in understanding, the rest of the boys couldn’t help but worry.
They all followed Namjoon’s advice religiously in fear of scaring you away. But what if your independence only made it harder for them to be able to be there for you? What if you never came to them on your own for assistance?
...They would simply have to make it so that you had no other choice, would they not?
But the circumstances were not yet that dire, so for now, you had nothing to fear.
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The ride into the woods was pleasantly silent, and this time you made sure you didn’t fall asleep.
All too soon, Mr. Bin drove the van past the wrought-iron gate and up the impressive driveway. You weren’t as nervous as you were your first time visiting their residence, but you still had your guard up.
The boys bound up the wooden steps and opened the front door, piling into their home. You entered last, quietly closing the door behind you.
As you were taking off your shoes, you spied a pair of nude slides next to all of the black ones.
Jungkook noticed you looking at them and smiled. “Mother prepared them for you. She saw you wearing hyung’s pair the last time you came over and ordered them after you left with your mom.”
“That’s so kind of her,” you said, slightly in awe. “I’ll be sure to express my thanks.”
You never thought you’d reach the day where Mrs. Kim would welcome you so readily into her home, but here you stood corrected.
“(Y/N), let’s go!” Jimin called to you from the stairway.
“Coming!” You lay your shoes at the door, slid your feet into the slippers, and went to catch up with him, climbing upstairs.
The library had hardly changed since you were gone. The shelves were just as dusty and dilapidated as before, and the couch was just as comfortable.
You maintained a safe distance away from Jimin this time as well so he wouldn’t get the opportunity to pull any tricks.
You spent the majority of the afternoon on writing the paper together, as you both had agreed. A few hours later, you finished and decided to get a head start on the presentation.
“‘The strength of a Nephilim depends on which angelic order their parent hails from,’” You read out to Jimin as he added to your shared document from his laptop.
“‘The sheer majority, however, were parented by those in the third sphere. This was the lowest order consisting of the angels most concerned with the affairs of humans: Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.’”
“Got it.” He claimed, typing out a couple more sentences. “I think we have enough for the background information, but Mrs. Hargrove also wants us to discuss the religions they come from, their abilities and their weaknesses.”
You hummed. “Angels are mentioned in a multitude of religions, but Nephilim are really only mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, according to sources.”
“So that question shouldn’t be so difficult to answer,” He smiled, marking it.
“Nephilim are really strong,” you said from behind the book cover, fascinated by the information it held. “They appear as ordinary humans on the outside but possess celestial powers bestowed upon them by their angelic parent. They’re faster and stronger than ordinary humans, and are excellent at reading people.”
Jimin took the book from you and glanced further down in the book to see if he could find more specific powers for your project.
“Oh, I found something here.”
You opened your laptop and prepared to type as he read.
“It says Nephilim possess super strength, longevity, the power of flight, healing abilities, teleportation, telepathy, angelic wrath, illusions, the ability to drain someone’s life force, and telekinesis.” He raised his eyebrow in awe.
You chuckled as your hands raced to keep up with his words. “Illusions, the ability to drain someone’s life force, and what?”
“Telekinesis, the ability to move things with your mind.” He said.
“I could use that all the time--like, the other day, I was waiting in front of the student council room to return the uniform I borrowed.”
You recounted the story for Jimin as he peeked up at you. You were too engrossed in typing, however, to notice his gaze. “I could have sworn the door was locked, but then Namjoon appeared and it unlocked without him pulling out a key or anything. He just flicked his wrist and open sesame.”
Jimin unabashedly stared at you, a small smile on his face. You always noticed the littlest things about them and it made his heart pound for you a little harder.
“Namjoon hyung always comes in at the coolest moments,” he replied, looking down at what you’d managed to gather so far. “So, we have the powers and where they come from. I think we found a section on their weaknesses the other day.”
“Yeah, it sounds like their main weakness is original sin, or the innate tendency to sin, all humans receive once they’re born.” You thought back to the section you and Jimin read before. “Because they’re part human and part angel, they are constantly at war with themselves and the human side typically wins.”
“Do you think that’s a bad thing?” Jimin asked.
You closed your laptop. “...What do you mean?”
Jimin shifted, tucking his legs underneath him. “I mean, they’re celestial beings. They have cosmic powers at their disposal, access to the heavens, and everything they could have wanted. But they have a choice to throw it away, to sin, for...whatever the reason may be.” He muttered, glancing aside at the carpet. “If they gave it up, do you think they would have made the right decision?”
You paused for a moment, eyeing the shadows nearby branches cast on the library windows. “It think it depends on the person and what they’re sinning for. Whether they were doing it for their own self interest, or to protect a loved one-”
“What if they were doing it because they loved someone?” Jimin interrupted, eyes widened in curiosity.
Your eyes left the window as you turned to face him. “I would admire their dedication. And it’s not as though they lose their abilities when they fall from grace. I only wish that person would be worth it, and that they’re happy.”
You smiled wistfully. “An angel losing their wings to love someone for the rest of their life. What a sad, beautiful thing. ’Tis the plight of being human, I suppose. They’re really not that different from us--besides the celestial gifts, of course.”
Jimin grinned and hummed in agreement.
As always, only you could understand them perfectly.
You stood up from the couch and brushed off the back of your skirt. “Uh, Jimin, could you please tell me where the bathroom is?”
He smiled. “Yeah! You just make a left at the corner, then a right, then another right, and there should be a guest room with a bathroom in it.”
You zoned into and out of your thoughts momentarily and blinked, smiling and nodding at him. “Thanks.”
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Perhaps Jimin told you the directions incorrectly, or you made a left when you should have made a right, but there was no doubt about it. You were lost. There was no bathroom where he stated there was, and you’d been wandering around the third floor for several minutes now with no clue as to where it was.
“Damn this house.” You muttered under your breath. “Only seven people live here, why is it so big?”
You finally came upon what looked like a guest room, one that hopefully had a bathroom inside, when you heard two voices speaking from the behind the partially open door.
“Seriously. You need to be more careful with these sorts of things.” The first voice said, deep and mature.
You stopped in your tracks immediately.
“It’s not like I wanted this to happen.” the second one spoke. Their voice was much lower and raspier than the first.
“Of course you didn’t. That’s why you should pay more attention when doing your work.” The first voice nagged and you heard someone hiss.
“Ah, it’s fine. It was worth it. Still, thanks for patching me up, hyung.”
You were stuck near the crack in the door, too afraid to move in fear of being heard.
“Whatever. You’re too reckless. Maybe this’ll teach you a lesson.”
“Oh, come on. How was I supposed to know that the kid would make such a-”
“Stop talking.” The first voice stated, sounding much lower than it had before.
Your eyes shook at the sudden silence and you whipped around to look at the hallway, quickly searching for a place to hide.
About two steps behind you, there was a five foot long indent in the wall, courtesy of the prominent display of a large painting.
You risked it and threw yourself backward, stepping as quietly onto the wood as you could before throwing your back up against the indent, facing away from the room.
And not a moment too soon, as you heard the door fly open the second you were hidden from view. You sunk to the floor in a crouch.
“What’s wrong, hyung?” You could hear the younger’s voice sound from the room much clearer now.
You sucked yourself as tightly into the corner as you could.
There was no response from the older and you strained your ears for a sign, a hint, anything.
Breathing felt too loud, swallowing felt too loud, the brush of your clothes against your neck as you turned your head felt too loud. Everything was deafening.
Please don’t find me, please don’t find me, please don’t find me-
There was the slow, soft padding of feet on the wooden floor. You trembled as it got closer and closer to where you sat.
In the corner of your eye, you could see a socked foot, inches away from where you hid.
“Jin hyung!”
Your savior, none other than Jimin, appeared at the end of the hallway, yelling in excitement.
You know he saw you, of course he saw you. It was impossible not to coming from his direction. You cast your eyes down, praying he wouldn’t reveal your presence.
He grinned as he ran towards the man.
“You came back early!” The younger boy tackled him in a hug, wrapping his legs around him.
The force drove the man back several steps and he grunted, his foot disappearing from your sight. “Jimin, you’re getting a bit too old for this, don’t you think?”
“Yes, but I know you’ll always carry me, hyung.” You heard him giggle.
“What are you doing up here?” The other voice asked, joining the other two in the hallway. You remained where you sat, not moving an inch.
“Yoongi hyung! You came back too!”
He scoffed. “Of course I did.”
“Answer his question first, Jimin ah.” You heard the elder comment in a much warmer voice than the threatening tone you heard behind the door.
“I was in the library working on a project with my classmate. She had to use the bathroom but she never came back, so I came looking for her.”
You blinked rapidly, staring at the wooden floor in front of you.
There was a pause.
“Have either of you seen her?” Jimin asked.
“...No, we haven’t.” The deep and mature voice, which you now matched to the eldest brother, replied.
“I’ll just keep looking, then. But you should head downstairs. Father will be home soon, he’ll be pleased to know you’re here!”
Due to the series of complaints you then heard, it sounded as though Jimin took both of his brothers by the wrist and led them to the stairway down the other side of the hallway.
You waited in that spot for several moments, until you couldn’t hear anything but the wind blowing up against the walls. Once you ensured that they were gone, you ran back down the hallway you came, bladder be damned.
Of course. How could you have possibly forgotten Mr. and Mrs. Kim’s two eldest children?
Kim Yoongi and Kim Seokjin.
Had you not moved when you did, and had Jimin not interfered when he had, you might have...no, you surely would have lost your life in that instant.
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You made it back to the library, quickly and quietly opening the door before rushing in.
Jimin still hadn’t returned, so no one was there to see you fly over to the couch and plop down to sit. You tried to catch your breath to slow the pounding of your heart.
Kim Yoongi and Kim Seokjin. You were almost caught eavesdropping on their conversation.
You had never wanted to purge your memory more than in that exact moment.
What if they suspect I heard everything? What if they have the Augustuses’ people capture me for it? It couldn’t have been that important--it sounded like they were just patching up wounds. Maybe one of them got into a fight? Surely this wouldn’t be enough to warrant such violence. Even they have limits, yes? Then again, when did they ever need a reason to-
The library doors flew open and you flinched, looking up at them only to sigh in relief.
“(Y/N), there you are! Did you find the bathroom alright?”
Jimin’s eyes twinkled playfully as he smiled at you. You restrained yourself from cursing at or hitting him in anger and relief, choosing instead to let out a deep sigh.
“Yeah,” you stated quietly. “It was fine.”
At that moment you received a text from your mother stating that she was downstairs.
"My mom says she’s here. I guess it’s time for me to go.” You stated, beginning to pack your laptop and notebooks away.
“Sure! I’ll come downstairs with you.” He smiled and turned away from you to return The Word of the Lost to its proper shelf.
“Thanks,” you whispered, then zipped your bag up.
Jimin was already gliding away toward the back of the library, the leather bound book in hand, but he still managed to hear you. He didn’t respond, but he smirked triumphantly.
You accepted his silence as a “You’re welcome” and took the moment to fix your composure. When you were both ready, he led the way downstairs.
“My eldest sons have finally returned home!” You heard Kim Moonsik cheer from the living room.
His tone, usually melancholic and oily, was much lighter today. You surmised that even his mood could be improved by the sight of his family.
He sat on one of the two settees while his two oldest sons perched on the long, gray couch in front of him.
They both had black hair and dark eyes, like their brothers and parents. One was casually dressed in a large black hoodie and black sweatpants, while the other looked comfortable in a neutral toned sweater and slacks.
The one sitting on the left rolled his eyes. “I don’t understand why you had hyung drag me here a week earlier than necessary, Father. It isn’t that big of a deal.”
Kim Yoongi was notorious for his rebellious attitude. You had heard that since his days at Ichabod Academy, he never listened to authority figures--his classmates were afraid of him and his teachers let him do as he please. The only time he would adhere to rules and tradition was at the required monthly meetings, for obvious reasons.
“On the contrary,” The older man chuckled. “Every time you come home is cause for occasion, my prodigal son.”
“Have some sympathy for me here.” The eldest drawled with his arms crossed. “I get a headache every time I’m forced to drag you home with me.”
Kim Seokjin, on the other hand, was an entertainer. He would lower people’s defenses with a friendly expression and a joke. The citizens of Ichabod found him much more agreeable and respectable as Mayor Kim’s eldest son. They thought him harmless. They fawned over him and Namjoon, praising the mayor for how well he’d raised them in terms of respect and diplomacy.
They were fools. For even now, you could see it as he lounged back relaxedly in his seat: Kim Seokjin may be considered kind and polite, but he was by no means harmless.
“Do you want me to bring you some medicine?” Jimin piped up from beside you on the stairs, drawing the three’s attention.
You could feel the college students’ gaze burning into the side of your face.
You kept your facial expression neutral and descended the stairs behind Jimin, who skipped down the rest of them.
“Who’s this?” You heard Yoongi question.
“This is my classmate, (Y/N). She’s the person I was looking for earlier,” Jimin said, seating himself in between his older brothers.
You bowed toward them. “It’s a pleasure to meet you both.”
Seokjin smiled and reached out his hand. You extended yours, expecting a handshake.
He held it, turned it over, and pressed his lips to the back of it. “The pleasure is all ours.”
Yoongi smirked as you took your hand back, fighting a blush. “How lovely it is to make your acquaintance.”
“Thank you, you too. It’s nice to see you again as well, Mr. Kim.” You addressed the older man.
“You also, (Y/N) dear. I’m simply ecstatic you took up our invitation.” Mayor Kim said, the usual, passionate fire in his eyes blazing.
You fought back a shudder.
“You know the entire town needs to be present, Yoongi ah.” Mr. Kim continued the conversation from before. “You’re no exception.”
“I never said I was,” the second oldest retorted. “I just prefer to spend less of my break here.”
“How’s everything at school, Jiminie?” Seokjin asked as Jimin wrapped his arms around his midsection, skillfully redirecting the subject matter.
“Strange, as usual.” He mumbled, hesitantly looking up at you.
“I heard the police finally found the Pierre boy,” Mr. Kim added, and you suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable in the presence of this conversation.
Where’s my mother? Weren’t we supposed to be leaving?
“Yes, we heard about it at lunch.” Jimin said. His tone when speaking to his father wasn’t as clipped or standoffish as it was when he was speaking to his mother; rather, it was more lackadaisical. “Right, (Y/N)?”
All four heads spun to you, still standing in the middle of the living room.
“Why are you standing there looking so stiff?” Seokjin sent you a sinister smile. “Come join us.”
This was the last place you wanted to be, but you had no choice in the matter. You smiled awkwardly and shuffled to the empty settee.
Before you could sit down, however, Jimin jumped up and pulled you to the couch, seating you in his old spot between his brothers. He then claimed the spot on the other side of Seokjin.
You stiffened and relaxed in a second, praying to everything that you didn’t look as uncomfortable as you felt.
The atmosphere was stifling. You couldn’t breathe.
“It’s a shame what happened to him, truly.” Mr. Kim continued, humming in sympathy. “I sincerely hope something like that doesn’t have to happen again.”
How dare he sit here and act as though he had nothing to do with it? What happened to Chance Pierre was his fault! You unconsciously balled your fist in your lap.
“I’m sure everyone will take this lesson to heart, Father.” Seokjin consoled him. “May they never underestimate the power of Wylynne’s grace again.”
“She is holy and forgiving, but some actions need to be punished, yes.” Yoongi added from your right with a cruel smirk. “Praise Wylynne.”
“Praise Wylynne.” Jimin nodded, eyes twinkling with amusement.
It suddenly occurred to you that you were the only one left who had not spoken. When you raised your eyes to meet with the others’, indeed, they were waiting for your response.
“...Praise Wylynne.” You smiled. False religion or not, there was no way you would be testing your luck in front of the divine priest and his sons.
Mr. Kim nodded in approval, then broke out into a laugh. “Wise, hardworking, and devoted; like mother, like daughter. Wylynne surely smiles upon the women of the (L/N) family.”
You laughed awkwardly. “Thank you, Mr. Kim.”
“Will your mother be arriving to get you soon?” Mr. Kim asked you.
“It was to my knowledge that she was already here-”
“(Y/N)!”
Your head spun toward the sound of your mother’s voice and found her standing in the entryway next to Kim Eunbyul. She wore navy blue scrubs today and her hair was pulled back into a bun with a few loose strands in the front.
You had thought right. The two were a vision next to each other.
Mrs. Kim walked over, bringing your mother with her. “I apologize for the wait--(M/N) and I were having the most delightful conversation. (Y/N) my dear, how are you?”
She sat next to her husband on one settee and your mother took a seat on the other, empty one.
This was your second time seeing Mrs. Kim, yet you still could not get over her beauty. She wore another silk housedress, a muslin scarf draped behind her back and over her inner arms.
Her elegance was neither ostentatious nor arrogant. She demanded respect but gave it in return.
She had what Aemilia desperately sought after but could never possess.
You nodded with a smile, bowing slightly. “Good evening, Mrs. Kim. I’m fine, thanks for worrying. And thank you so much for the sandals, I really appreciate you going out of your way for me.”
The former actress waved her hand lightly as she laughed. “It was no trouble at all!”
She took your hands in hers and looked down at her feet. “Besides, we match!” Following her gaze, your eyes widened. Indeed, you both had the same style and brand of slippers on.
“Thank you so much for the welcoming her so warmly, Mrs. Kim.” Your mother smiled.
“Of course.” She assured. “Think nothing of it. I already think of you both as family.”
Your heart warmed a bit and you smiled in response to her words, for you already greatly admired Mrs. Kim. To think that she had taken a liking to both you and your mother...
It was then that the rest of the brothers trekked downstairs in curiosity, then heartily grinned once they realized their oldest brothers had arrived.
“How about we let the kids step aside so us adults can talk properly, hmm?” Mrs. Kim suggested, taking her husband’s hand.
Mr. Kim grinned and squeezed her hand in response. “A wonderful idea, love.”
The boys then quickly pulled you away from the main couches, moving your discussion toward the glass windows.
You looked back at your mom a couple of times while the brothers greeted each other before focusing on the conversation at hand.
The eight of you stood in a circle near the windows, and you were currently stuck between Jungkook and Seokjin.
“The other day, (Y/N) said she really liked your interior designing, Jin hyung.” Hoseok piped up. “She said she thought the living room was lovely.”
“Did she? She must have impeccable taste.” He playfully winked at you.
You smiled weakly. “Thank you. I really admire what you’ve done with the space.”
Yoongi, across from you, leaned against the glass. “How is everything at the academy these days?” He asked.
You hesitated to answer then directed your gaze to the floor thinking the question was not meant for you. When you didn’t hear any of the other boys speak, you looked up and found six sets of eyes on you.
Their gazes were so focused and intense, as if you would break or disappear the moment they looked away. You shifted your eyes.
“It’s not the easiest, but isn’t that what high school is like for everyone?” You grimace-smiled.
“(Y/N)’s being bullied.” Taehyung revealed, draping himself over Jimin’s shoulder. “Aemilia Augustus and her lackeys won’t leave her alone.”
This little-
You whipped your head around to see if your mother had heard anything. Thankfully, Taehyung’s voice was lowered at the time. She seemed engrossed in her discussion with Mrs. Kim.
“The Augustus princess?” Yoongi asked, interrupting your thoughts.
“She’s what?” Jin started in surprise, his polite smile turning into a displeased frown. He glanced at Namjoon. The student council president simply nodded in response.
“She has the other kids pester or steal from (Y/N).” Hoseok added, glaring out the window. “The students can hardly stop talking about it.”
Jungkook gently tugged on your shirt sleeve to get your attention. “If she’ s bothering you--”
“It’s alright.” You assured them before they could really give Aemilia and her people a reason to go after you. “I’m working it out.”
“And how well is that going?” Namjoon snorted, giving you a knowing look.
You grimaced, locking and unlocking your phone. “...I’m working it out.” You repeated, suddenly fascinated by the wooden floor.
“If she ever gives you a hard time, you let me know.” Yoongi said, holding up his fists. One hand was wrapped in bandages and the other hand was bare, knuckles covered in torn skin and still-healing scabs. “I don’t get these from just lying around, if you catch my drift.”
You gaped at his hands and at the offer. Kim Yoongi? Offering to beat someone up for you? Where had his famous apathetic attitude gone?
“Violence is never the answer, Yoongi ah.” Seokjin replied before you could. He gently took your phone from you while it was unlocked and swiped around until he found your contacts. “If you ever need help, just give us a call. Don’t be afraid to reach out. We’ll always be there.”
You opened and closed your mouth in distress.
Seokjin pointedly ignored the glare Namjoon was sending his way.
He was jealous of his younger brothers, who got to see and speak with you every day. Earlier, he’d been in the middle of healing and wrapping Yoongi’s injury when he saw your shadow outside the door.
He’d barely been able to hold himself back from ripping you out your hiding spot and pulling you into his arms. But then all of their progress would have been for naught.
So he allowed Jimin to drag him away.
But not anymore.
He understood that you needed your time and space but, really, their angel shouldn’t be so stubborn around them.
He held the device out to you and you took it back, observing the six newest additions to your contacts list. He’d taken the time to add not just his number, but the rest of the brothers’ numbers as well.
“Thank you,” You confided with a rare, genuine, and small smile, “really. But I can handle it myself.”
On the outside, some of them nodded while the others frowned at the floor.
On the inside, however, they collectively sighed inside their head, tired of your age old response.
They just wanted you to be able to lean on them, to see them as another option that was always available to you, and only you.
How long was it going to take for you to trust them? How far would they have to go to capture the object of their desire?
Whatever the obstacle, they would surely overcome it.
Your mother called your name once more and you shouldered your bag, replacing the nude slippers with your school shoes.
“I hope you have a pleasant night,” You said to the brothers, fumbling with your shoes. “I’ll see you in school tomorrow.”
“See you tomorrow!” Jimin waved you off with a smile and his brothers and parents chorused farewells behind him.
You both bowed once more to the Kim family and descended the stairs, making as hasty but collected an exit as possible.
“I swear, (Y/N), I lose years off my life every time I come to this house,” your mother murmured once you both sat in the car.
“You know what, Mom? So do I.” You exhaled, slumping down in the front seat. “Drive slowly, won’t you? I might be the one throwing up once we reach the edge of the woods.”
Your mother barked out a laugh and nodded in thanks to Mr. Bin as he opened the gate.
As you drove away from the Kim family home, you opened your messages and texted Mana, updating them on how you’d nearly lost your life this time.
That night, you ate dinner, cleaned up, finished other assignments, and had an hours long conversation with Mana about Brooklyn and your latest visit to the Kim residence.
The way their eyes bugged out of their head when you told them about how you’d nearly gotten caught made you laugh. Of course, it hadn’t been funny in the moment. Even thinking about it now made you slightly nauseous.
But you went to sleep that night all the same, dreaming once again of haunting, magnificent black wings.
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Once the front door of the Kim household closed, Jimin’s cheerful face dropped into a scowl.
And he was not the only one upset. All seven of them glowered around the room in the aftermath of (Y/N)’s departure.
Kim Eunbyul and Kim Moonsik sat deathly still on the couch, unprepared for whatever was coming.
When someone is explosive with anger, they are destructive. One might break things, they may say harmful words, but for the most part, one takes their anger out in that single moment.
The seven men behind them were different.
When they were angry, they plotted. The harder it was for them to get what they wanted, the harder they fought. They made sure there would be nothing that could possibly be in their way.
“We told you to be patient, hyung.” Namjoon broke the angry silence. “Don’t ruin all of our plans with your ineptitude.”
“Isn’t that a little harsh?” Seokjin scoffed. “I put your number in her phone, too. Try being a little grateful.”
“Don’t disrespect your elders, Namjoon.” Hoseok chided, shoving his hands in his pockets. “We told you to put your dog on her leash.”
“You weren’t complaining when Aemilia’s antics gave you opportunities to help (Y/N),” Namjoon sneered. “I loathe her very existence as well, don’t misunderstand me.”
“You should hear the rumors going around at school, Namjoon hyung.” Jungkook frowned. “People are placing bets on how soon Aemilia’s going to destroy her.”
“I know you’re the brains of this operation but if (Y/N) gets hurt, this is not going to end prettily.” Yoongi stated solemnly.
“I won’t let it get to that point.” Namjoon assured.
“Get it together. And keep that girl in line.” Seokjin nodded.
There was a significant reason Eunbyul was so receptive of the (h/c) haired girl and her mother.
Despite the fact that she really did enjoy your company and was happy to welcome you into their home, she knew what would await her if she ever dared to mistreat you.
You precious thing. You precious, hardheaded, stubborn thing. Why did you not give in to what they wanted? Could you truly not see how much they how much they longed to protect possess be with you?
Perhaps you’ve already started picking up on it, and this was why you wanted to distance yourself from them before it was too late.
You beautiful, foolish thing. It was already far too late.
Eunbyul quivered, squeezing her husband’s hand. Moonsik wore a stony expression on his face, but he squeezed his wife’s hand back with surprising strength.
When she looked up from her lap, she gasped, for Jungkook was squatting directly in front of her. She felt as though his dark gaze was piercing her soul.
The probability of that very thing happening in this instant was high.
She exhaled and carefully avoided his gaze.
“Mother, Father,” he hummed, “is everything alright? You’re shaking like leaves in the wind.”
“Oh dear.” Taehyung replied, resting his arms on the back of the settee behind them. He tilted his head and frowned down at the two as if they were insects, scurrying around in an attempt to escape their deaths. “That doesn’t sound very good.”
“I’m sure it was just a result of them working so hard.” Seokjin smiled at Moonsik. “I must say, I was impressed.” The elder simply nodded and avoided his gaze.
Namjoon strolled over to Eunbyul’s side of the settee and gently pat the woman on her back. “Your performance today was especially moving, Mother.”
“At least she wasn’t trembling in front of (Y/N) like she did last time,” Jimin kissed his teeth. “Useless woman.”
Hoseok bent over in laughter, the outburst shortening into a light giggle as he joined them by the couches.
“They work diligently, why not praise them once in a while?” He suggested, suppressing another laugh.
“Like I’ll ever.” Jimin rolled his eyes. “I really hope you know what you’re talking about, Namjoon hyung. I’m going to bed before I feel the need to hit something--or someone.” Jimin glared and bounded back up the stairs.
“It’s alright. We’re fine.” Eunbyul forced out. “Thank you.”
“Yes, you should be. If you weren’t, it would imply you did something wrong.” Yoongi smiled.
“And if you did something wrong,” Jin continued, “...well, we wouldn’t want that, would we?”
She stiffly nodded.
“Of course not.” Taehyung grinned and pat her head condescendingly.
“Of course.” Moonshik repeated, willing his hands to stop trembling.
He had never expected this to happen. He never thought he would be living the life that he did.
He had called for power, and he had surely received it, but not in the way he thought he would.
Was the insurmountable power worth the treatment he received in his own home?
Yes. And if he had to repeat it, he would have made the exact same decision. It would surely be worth it. That was what he told himself day in and day out, the prayer he spoke to his god in an attempt to convince himself of the lie.
It would surely be worth it.
“We’re trusting you, Mr. and Mrs. Kim.”
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The Augustus residence was a fairly old building, a beautiful family manor transformed into a modern, affluent home. It stood in the center of the city, as their family used to be the epicenter of society.
Aemilia found both her home and its location extremely fitting.
As unfortunate as it would be that she would have to move from this stately home to one in the middle-of-nowhere woods, she was willing to deal with it. She would follow her future husband anywhere, everywhere, if need be.
Usually, the esteemed Augustus home was silent.
“How could you?” Brooklyn shouted in anger.
But today, those grand old walls whispered in the wind through quite the ruckus.
“The people that work for your family dragged Constance’s little brother out of his home in the middle of the day! They tortured him for two weeks! You knew where he was the whole time, and you didn’t say a thing!” Brooklyn gestured toward their friend. “She came to you for help, and you slammed the door in her face!”
The blonde had stopped talking long ago. She curled herself into a ball and tucked her head into her chest, looking well on the verge of a panic attack.
The three girls had arrived at Aemilia’s house earlier, prepared to do the usual: finish some homework, study, and binge watch some shows.
But (Y/N) (L/N)’s words had been ringing inside of Brooklyn’s head all afternoon.
A means to an end.
Disposable goods.
A useful little puppet.
She couldn’t take thinking it anymore, so she finally voiced the dreaded question. Brooklyn asked Aemilia what she and Constance meant to her.
The strawberry blonde tilted her head, staying quiet for several minutes. She then grinned and replied,“My ladies in waiting?”
For Wylynne’s sake. She could have at least been less direct than to compare them to literal servants.
Brooklyn erupted at Aemilia, asking her if that’s what she thought years of friendship had amounted to, thus leading them to their current argument.
For whatever reason, it had never occurred to the brunette that Aemilia may be using her. She thought she had broken the barriers the callous girl held for her long ago, but after Constance showed up at Brooklyn’s house in tears, combined with Aemilia’s response to Chance’s disappearance...
Perhaps it was time she seriously reevaluated their “friendship”.
“Don’t you think you could have reassured her that he was alive? Even police officers tell family members when people have been arrested.” Brooklyn glared at the other girl.
“Get real, Brooklyn. This isn’t a stupid police station. This is Ichabod. It’s because we live in Ichabod that Chance broke the law, and received his due punishment.” Aemilia justified coldly.
“A fourteen year old boy in laying in his bed, covered in bruises and permanently blind in one eye. But I need to get real because this is Ichabod, and that somehow makes it okay?” Brooklyn raised her volume, disturbed by how convicted Aemilia was in her reasoning. “How could you possibly think that makes it okay?”
“Oh, I’m sorry,” Aemilia sneered, “I wasn’t aware that I needed your opinion or approval for my thoughts and actions.”
“That’s exactly the problem! This is about you playing us, using us through your actions! I honestly thought we meant more than that to you!” She snarled in response.
“I don’t see a problem with it,” Aemilia shrugged. “You and Constance used me for popularity and safety, and now you come crying to me, claiming that I can’t use you in return?” She barked out a laugh. “That hardly seems fair. How ungrateful.”
The brunette couldn’t deny the benefits that came along with being close to the strawberry blonde, but for her to twist their entire history and friendship into one of utility? She was beside herself with anger.
“Used you? You think we used you? For what?” She roared. “Your money? Your status? Don’t you think we have those exact same things?”
Brooklyn Hayes and Constance Pierre were not one’s normal, run of the mill best friends. In fact, they were in extremely similar situations to Aemilia, for their families were also members of the old city elite.
The Hayes and Pierres had lived in Ichabod for nearly as long as the Augustuses. They may not have had the same amount of prestige that Aemilia lay claim to, but they certainly were not far off.
“You grew up with us and thought we were nothing more than what? Walking labels that strengthened your social status? People you could use to do your bidding?” Brooklyn deadpanned. “We were nothing more than pawns in your game, weren’t we?”
“We didn’t befriend you because of your title or your family, Aemilia. We befriended you because we admired you and your personality. We weren’t the ones that twisted your perception of us into toys, or puppets, or ladies in waiting.” She gave a mirthless smile. “That was all you.”
Aemilia paused, reminiscing on her younger days. In every interaction she ever experienced, she was treated like royalty. At some point, she simply assumed it was natural for everyone to bend to her every whim.
Everyone...except for those two.
They had approached her for some childish reason like playing dolls or tag or other, but it was all genuine.
“I honestly can’t believe you.” Brooklyn shook her head at her silence and stormed around the room, collecting her and Constance’s materials and shoving them into their respective bags.
“All these years. All these years, and I was that clueless, that hopeful.” Brooklyn muttered as she gave her a cruel smile. “I can’t believe (Y/N) (L/N) knew you better than I did.”
Aemilia’s face flushed bright red.
“Your ladies in waiting are going to relieve themselves of their position now.” Brooklyn carefully dragged the non responsive blonde to her feet, holding both of their bags and contacting her personal driver. She curled her lip. “Please feel free to march your way to the throne by yourself, your highness.”
The door slammed shut behind them, and for a moment, the residence was silent once more.
Then, with an anguished cry, Aemilia picked up whatever textbooks were nearby and vaulted them at her walls.
First, her future husband. Next, her friends. What would that (h/c) haired bitch steal next? Her life?
“No. No. I won’t let it get that far. I would never let you get away with it!” She screamed, hurling another book.
Her bedroom door swung open and her father ducked the incoming textbook. “Aemilia! What on earth is going on? Brooklyn and Constance just left looking extremely upset, did you three have an argument?”
She dropped the rest of the textbooks, raced to her father and grabbed him by the shoulders. “Daddy, I need you to call up the special squadron.”
Aloysius Augustus held his daughter’s hands and warily pried them off of him. “Whatever for?”
Aemilia flashed him a maniacal grin. “Namjoon just texted me. He says his father believes he’s found in another soul in dire need of discipline.”
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Ever since engaging in this battle of wills with Aemilia, you tell yourself that there isn’t anything that could surprise you anymore.
Yet the actions of your classmates the next morning were strange. Stranger than you could possibly anticipate.
You entered the classroom and found a group of girls standing in a huddle around a desk, whispering to one another.
The room was strangely empty. Neither Mana nor Jimin had arrived yet, nor had some of your other classmates known for coming to school relatively early.
The girls noticed your entrance and quieted immediately. You found this suspicious, so you decided you wanted nothing to do with them. You shifted your gaze away from them and kept on walking to your seat.
That is, until you heard one of them scoff loudly in your direction.
“I mean, just look at her. She walks around the school as if she’s better than us, just because Ms. Diivi had Jimin sit next to her.”
You froze but their tittering only got louder.
The girl that scoffed before, a classmate of yours named Seph, left the group and stood in front of you with crossed arms.
“You’re not anything special, (Y/N). You shouldn’t mistake yourself.”
The others seemed to agree with her as, soon enough, they left the desk one by one to surround you.
“It’s really pathetic how you practically beg for Jimin’s attention.”
“The other day, when you made him give you his sweater? It was really embarrassing.”
“Yeah, I could hardly stand to watch.”
They imitated your shivering as they laughed, making it look as though you were having a seizure.
“You used to be tolerable at the least, but Jimin transferred to our class and you finally decided to take the opportunity to climb the ranks, huh?” Another sneered.
You could hardly move. You were stuck in place, the words swimming around in your head.
Externally, you stared down at the ground in confusion, but internally, you were shocked. You couldn’t believe the accusations the girls were coming up with.
Even after everything this town had been through, the Kim brothers still had some sort of deluded fan club...and now they were coming after you.
“What the hell?” You finally said, lifting your head to look each of them in the eye. “Why would I go begging for his attention?”
“Don’t try to deny it, bitch.” Seph snarled. “You used to keep your head down and mind your business like the rest of us, but now, all of a sudden, you’re relishing in the spotlight.”
“We’ll see just how much Jimin likes you soon enough.” One of her lackeys snickered.
They left you where you stood, turning their attention to the doorway.
You could see Jimin from the glass window in the door, waving goodbye to Taehyung as he headed off to his respective classroom. He reached down to twist the knob and pulled the door open.
Had you blinked, you would have missed the entire thing.
Seph pulled a bucket out from under the desk they were all crowded around and threw its contents all over Jimin.
He closed his eyes and opened his mouth in shock as he was doused in water from head to toe. His uniform was soaked and his hair lost its floofy nature, flattening down over his eyes.
One of the girls ripped the bucket away from her and shoved it into your hands. They moved back in tandem, shocked gasps hiding their deeds as Jimin wiped water out of his eyes, which landed on you holding the bucket.
“(Y/N)...?”
You were just as shocked as he was, mouth agape. The evidence was completely against you.
He looked up at you with teary eyes. He looked hurt, so angry, you figured there was no way you were going to get out of this.
“I didn’t do it, why would I?” You protested.
“Jimin, are you alright?” The ringleader picked back up, skillfully concealing a triumphant smirk with an open look of concern. “(Y/N), how could you do such an awful thing? Especially after he’s been nothing but kind to you...”
Wow, does she get lessons from Mrs. Kim or something?
You dropped the bucket in surprise. “No! Jimin, it wasn’t me, I promise, they just grabbed the bucket out of nowhere-”
This is it. My mother is going to have to bury her daughter young. I failed to provide for her, or thank her for everything she’s done for me. Your thoughts couldn’t stop racing.
“Even for a prank, that’s a bit much, isn’t it?” They continued behind you.
“She’s been acting all this time. I’m not surprised.”
“He treated her so well and it all just blew up in his face.”
“That’s just like her.”
“She’s lying directly to his face, how fake.”
“Disgusting.”
They continued spouting lies in front of Jimin, telling him about how you were only using him, how you would curse his very existence behind his back.
Jimin approached you, his wet shoes squeaking on the tile floors.
You backed up, intimidated, bumping the back of your leg against another desk and falling to the floor.
...Would begging help?
When you finally looked up at him, begging felt like an appealing option.
Jimin’s eyes glistened, chocolate colored irises now hardened and flashing gold.
They were even colder than the ones you’d seen in your dreams, and you felt the temperature around you drop considerably.
You must have been going crazy with terror, something that wasn’t completely amiss in your town. The girls behind you were feasting on the fearful expression in your eyes.
Then, right as you were about to stand, Jimin gently put his hands on your elbows and guided you up.
To their surprise, he tugged you to your feet, wrapped his arms around your shoulders, and pulled you in for a hug.
“You must have been so scared, weren’t you, (Y/N)?” Jimin whispered in your ear. “Those rats dared to mess with you. They tried to come between us with petty rumors and tricks. It’s okay, I’m here now. I believe you.”
He rubbed his hand up and down your back, the water from his uniform seeping into the front of yours. “I’ll make sure you have nothing to fear.”
Jimin pulled away from the hug, smiling at you. He then turned to face the girls, and with that same chilling smile, spoke.
“You all enjoy playing pranks, yes?”
The girls’ expressions changed in a matter of seconds, from snickers and taunts to tearful pleads.
Seph could hardly pick her jaw up off the floor. “Jimin! It was (Y/N), we all saw her-”
“Ah, ah, ah.” You heard a low chuckle sound from the doorway and whipped your head towards the sound.
“I saw everything with my own eyes.” Hoseok stood in the entrance, his arms crossed as he leaned against the door frame.
When had he gotten there?
“And quite frankly, I don’t take too kindly to you lying about what happened to my darling little brother.” His famed smile slipped from his face as he stared down the girls with more hatred than you’d ever seen him possess.
“Jimin...” you reached out to get his attention, but he couldn’t pry his gaze away from the detestable scum that stood before him.
How quickly the tables had turned, you thought as you watched them cower.
Jimin calmly walked toward her and tucked his hand underneath her chin, yanking her ear to his mouth.
He directly whispered into Seph’s ear, but everyone in the room besides (Y/N) heard the same thing, the message pulsing loud and clear inside their heads.
“I’ll make you wish you had never done that.”
He left the group huddling against one another in fright.
“You’ll have to try harder than that.” Hoseok smirked and kicked off the door, walking off with his hands in his pocket.
You stood, incredulous at what had just happened.
“Jimin.” You lay your hand on his shoulder and he covered it with his, turning to meet your gaze. His eyes were wide with expectation.
“Let’s go see your brother, we can get you some new clothes.” You said softly. He smiled serenely and nodded, dragging you to the door by the hand.
Before you could step out, however, he turned around to face them and glowered. “Clean this mess up.”
Seph whimpered and knelt down to pick up the bucket. The other girls scrambled to collect paper towels to dry the floor.
You watched them, trying to conjure up some form of sympathy. That could have been you, cowering beneath him. Moments ago, that was you.
Frighteningly enough, that familiar, heart-strengthening feeling made no appearance. There was no hatred, no remorse. You felt nothing as you were dragged away to the third floor.
Jimin knocked on the door to the student council room, smiling as he spotted his brother. Namjoon, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow in confusion.
“Hyung! I need a new uniform.”
He stepped back to let the two of you enter. Jimin released your hand and beelined for the atrium, grabbing a new shirt and a pair of pants. He then stepped into the bathroom and loudly shut the door.
“Do you mind telling me what that was all about?” Namjoon looked down at you for a moment before his eyes flew up and he stared at the wall with newfound interest. “Feel free to grab a change of clothes as well.”
You followed his gaze and jumped at just how wet the front of your shirt had gotten. “Thanks,” you muttered, desperately hiding your blush.
I’m seriously finding myself back here too often.
You got another polo from the closet and left the door open as you changed, praying that Jimin wouldn’t leave the bathroom and that Namjoon wouldn’t walk around the corner. To keep him busy, you filled him in on what had happened moments before.
When you were finished, you stepped out into the main room with your wet shirt folded over your arm. Namjoon leaned against the wooden table with his arms crossed. His eyebrows furrowed and he looked as though he didn’t know whether to laugh or punch someone.
You glanced at Namjoon and thought back to the way he looked at the people around him.
It quickly dawned on you how bothered you were by Namjoon’s view of everyone around him as some sort of game.
He always wore an amused smile on his face: when he was looking at his mother in his family home, when he heard what Constance did to you, when he saw all of the students worrying over Chance, and whenever Aemilia and her antics were brought up.
He probably thought he was so clever at hiding it, at being the misfortunate yet accomplished gentleman that everyone perceived him to be, but you saw right through his act.
“The audacity they have to dare make such a ruckus on school property,” He clenched his jaw. “Don’t worry. They will surely receive proper punishment.”
You nodded, eyes glazing over with indifference.
You were too grateful that it was not you or Mana and too exhausted to be concerned with the affairs of other students.
They should have been prepared for this, at the very least. You were only worried about the well being of you and your loved ones.
Did that make you incredibly selfish? Did that make you just like...them?
A hot flash of anger rose in you and died as quickly as it had appeared.
Perhaps Namjoon’s act angered you because it was so similar to, no, better, than your own.
Your face twisted in response to your thoughts. “Thanks for the help. I’ll be sure to pay you back. Tell Jimin I’ll see him in class,” you muttered and bowed then left, needing to separate yourself from them as soon as possible.
Namjoon watched you leave, intrigued by the sudden look of displeasure you wore. “...She noticed,” he chuckled to himself.
"She must not have liked it,” Jimin said as he walked out, fully changed. His hair was still a little wet, but it was nothing he couldn’t take care of later.
Namjoon scoffed.
His little brother subsequently seized opportunity of your absence to explain to Namjoon just how delightful you looked in front of him.
“She looked as though she were about to beg, hyung. As gorgeous a sight as it was, those lower beings had the nerve to send her to her knees.” Jimin growled. “They terrified her, made her think I was going to hurt her.”
“What would you like to do with them?” Namjoon asked him as he leaned against the wooden table, a familiar smirk on his face.
By the end of homeroom, those girls were removed from your section. By the end of lunch, they had left your class and the school completely.
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The final bell rang and you lifted your head off your desk. You’d been trapped in your thoughts since earlier today, but your class schedule had given you no time to focus on your inner monologue.
Someone’s finger tapped your shoulder and you snapped out of your thoughts, directing your attention to them.
A freshman stood before you nervously and passed you a folded piece of paper.
“Thanks,” you muttered.
The kid nodded and scurried out of the classroom.
You unfolded the paper, reading the slightly disorganized handwriting.
You and me, (L/N). Show up alone. Rooftop. 4 pm.
You didn’t even need to ask the kid who it was from.
“This is the game you’re going to play?” You mumbled to yourself. “You still can’t even confront me face to face.”
Unfortunately for you, you already were alone. Mana never came to school today, as they had gone with their father to visit their grandmother at her nursing home, and Jimin was going to be in robotics club for the next forty-five minutes or so.
Then again, Brooklyn and Constance didn’t look like they were attached to Aemilia’s hip today either. The brunette spent all of lunch sending her a bunch of particularly nasty glares from across the cafeteria.
You eyed the clock. fiddling with your phone. After several minutes of deliberation, you opened it to text your mother that you would take yourself home today.
Let’s get this over with.
Approximately thirty minutes later, you shouldered your back pack on and made your way to the school staircase.
You texted Mana an update on where you were going and what you were going to do, just in case. After a second thought, you also texted Jimin.
They must not have had their phones on them because they didn’t text back immediately, so you locked yours and put it in your pocket.
When you finally arrived to the rooftop, you saw Aemilia standing near the edge, strawberry blonde ponytail swinging in the autumn breeze.
You already weren’t feeling well and wanted to go home several hours ago. Alas, you were here.
Your school rooftop was moderately large; appropriate, considering the size of the building. There was nothing up there but a few stacked, forlorn chairs, scattered materials, and blocks of concrete that functioned as storage spaces.
“What do you want, Aemilia?” You asked tiredly.
She didn’t say anything, nor did she turn around. You walked a couple steps closer to her and stopped. “Hello?”
“Did you enjoy yourself, (Y/N)?” She asked, her back still facing you.
You squinted in confusion. “What are you talking about?”
“Did you enjoy taking everything away from me? Everything that I deemed mine?” Aemilia finally turned to face you.
On the outside, she looked no different than she had a couple of days ago, but her eyes seemed...hollow.
“I didn’t take anything from you.” You pointed out. “Though, it sounds like you finally realized how skilled you are at pushing people away from you. That has nothing to do with me.”
“Don’t lie to my face.” She croaked out a laugh. “Don’t you dare claim that you haven’t stolen anything of mine.”
Her gaze turned malicious. “I thought you’d be a bug. Small, easy to crush. I wanted to make you even more insignificant than you already were. Unidentifiable.”
“But the harder I tried, the more I failed to crush you. I wanted to rub you into the dirt, but you kept on escaping unblemished.” She gazed in bored ire at her own two hands as though there was something on them that only she could see.
“So I realized, if I can’t crush you, then I’ll just have to destroy you. Completely.”
Foreign hands grabbed your arms with a vice and you started, immediately fighting to pry them off.
“Are you fucking serious? What are you doing?” You voice was a mixture of fear and disbelief.
Had your greatest fear finally come true? Were the Kims actually going to make an example of you?
“I’m simply executing my right as an Augustus. I am removing anyone who is a threat to the Kim’s empire. My future empire.” She calmly remarked, nodding tonce o whoever was behind you.
No. She was doing this for her own purpose. Her sense of order, of what was right in the world.
“Aemilia! You can’t do this!” Your voice raised in pitch and your breathing increased, your blood pumping faster and faster by the second. The hands on your arms were growing tighter and tighter.
“Oh, (Y/N). I tried to warn you several times. You didn’t listen.” She chided with false disappointment. “You did this to yourself.”
“Are you scared? Have you now realized your wrong doing? What a shame.” You watched in horror as a deranged smile crept its way onto her face and Aemilia threw her head back in laughter. “It’s already too late!”
There was no time for her descent into madness.
You stilled for just a second, then rocked your head back and successfully slammed it into your captor’s. There was a low grunt from behind you and the person let you go. You took off without a second thought.
You didn’t even bother trying the school door, as you knew it would be blocked.
Instead, you ran past Aemilia, shoving her aside as hard as you could, in the direction of the roof’s edge.
The strawberry blonde fell, but her laughter didn’t pause--if anything, it only rose in volume.
You realized the person had regained control of themself, as they came barreling after you.
Yet you also knew that one floor below you, there was a balcony informally used by all the students as a multipurpose space. To your knowledge, it consisted of old blankets and furniture.
I’d rather take my chances with an old table or couch than these bastards, you thought as you ran towards the eaves.
The closer you got, the harder your heart beat in your chest. You were terrified. But somehow, under all the fear, you were able to rationally think and suppress your fears.
You willed yourself to keep running and, before you could think about it, threw yourself over the edge.
You were in the air for about three seconds before your captor grabbed you by the jacket and stopped your descent. With surprising strength, they yanked you up and backward, tackling you to the floor.
Your body met the concrete with a harsh slam and you yelled out in pain. Hopefully, you had received nothing other than a few nasty bruises.
Aemilia’s laughter had quieted by now and she stood on her feet. She brushed her clothes off with a pleased grin.
“Nice try, sweetie. Mr. Byun, why don’t you give dear (Y/N) here a reminder on what happens should she mess with the Augustus family?” She crooned.
Your captor pinned your hands behind your back and shifted so that they were kneeling on your arms, bones digging into your back. He grabbed you by the hair and slammed your head repeatedly into the concrete.
It hurt.
It hurt more than when you sprained your ankle that one time walking to a monthly meeting and had to continue walking on it for the rest of the evening.
It hurt more than when your mother healed a particularly deep cut of yours by stitching it up herself because she couldn’t afford to take you to the hospital.
It hurt more than seeing your mother’s face whenever you asked about your father.
Everything hurt.
You couldn’t even cry out in pain as it would take up too much of your effort, effort that you didn’t have to spare.
“Thus, I declare myself the victor of our little battle of wills.” Aemilia chirped, not at all disturbed by the violence occurring in front of her.
There was something hot running down your forehead. After a couple of blinks, red crept into your eyes, falling down your face with your tears.
“Your pride’s going to be the death of you.” You choked out, then winced as the Mr. Byun kicked you harshly in the stomach.
“Should my time arrive, at least I will go out in a blaze of glory.” She said brazenly, beaming with triumph. As she bathed in the light of the afternoon sun, her strawberry blonde hair turned a shocking red.
You blinked blood out of your eyes and squinted up at Aemilia, not that it helped as your blurry vision kept her form shifting in and out of focus.
“Yet I can’t say the same for you.”
Then the grip in your hair tightened and your face met concrete for the last time, your entire world going dark.
Halfway across the campus, Kim Jimin turned his phone on and felt his heart drop to his stomach as his eyes landed on your text message.
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Dr. Who and the Daleks & Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. | Studiocanal Announce 4K Restorations, Theatrical Screenings and BFI Event
Official Press Release
London– 13th April 2022 – STUDIOCANAL are proud to announce brand new 4K restorations of the two classic Dr. Who feature-length films starring award-winning actor Peter Cushing – DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D.
Available to order from Amazon:
Doctor Who and the Daleks 4k Collectors Edition
Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. 4K Collectors Edition
Doctor Who and the Daleks 4k steelbook
Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. 4K Steelbook
Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films
Released initially in 1965 and 1966 respectively and directed by Gordon Flemyng, these two films, shot in glorious Technicolor, have been regenerated in out-of-this-world 4K and are the perfect collector’s item for Doctor Who and sci-fi fans. The films, which are to date the only big-screen outings for the Doctor, also boast a beloved supporting cast including Bernard Cribbins, Roberta Tovey, Roy Castle and Jennie Linden.
STUDIOCANAL will release DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D. theatrically in the UK from 10th July 2022 following a special double-bill preview at the BFI in London on June 19th. Both films will be released on 4K UHD Collector’s Editions, steelbooks and digital platforms on 20th June (DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS) and 18th July (DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D.).
DR. WHO & THE DALEKS (1965) was the first big screen film adaptation of British TV’s most iconic sci-fi hero, and the first time Doctor Who was ever seen in colour. Having invented the TARDIS, a strange machine capable of travelling into other dimensions, the Dr. Who and his three young accomplices set forth on a quest through time and space.
Their journey takes them into the dark, undiscovered depths of the universe and to the planet of Skaro, a primitive world devastated by nuclear war and populated by two warring species, a peaceful tribe known as Thals and a life form heavily mutated by radiation, encased in protective machines, a merciless force of destruction known as The Daleks!
The second film, DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D. sees Cushing return to the big screen – the future of Planet Earth now belongs to The Daleks, but deep within the London Underground a group of resistance freedom fighters are planning an attack. Can Dr. Who help them succeed in destroying their extra-terrestrial enemies and take back control of Earth?
The preview at BFI Southbank on the 19th June will see both films screened back-to-back with a special guest Q&A including cast members Roberta Tovey and Jill Curzon as well as Anthony Waye (the assistant director of both films) and Jason Flemyng, son of the films’ director, Gordon Flemyng. The Q&A will take place after ‘Dr. Who and the Daleks’ has screened and will cover both films. Tickets will be available to BFI Members from 3 May and to the general public from 5 May at www.bfi.org.uk/whatson
The stunning 4K UHD Collector’s Edition for each film will include:
UHD
BD
42-page booklet with brand new essays
Exclusive 32-page Titan mini-book
Collectable coin
5 artcards
2 Posters – new and original artwork
Plus, an impressive array of extra features:
DR. WHO & THE DALEKS
New featurette The Dalek Legacy: Destination Skaro
New Restoring Dr. Who in 4K
Audio Commentary with critic Kim Newman, screenwriter/writer Robert Shearman, and actor/writer Mark Gatiss
Audio Commentary – actors Jennie Linden (Barbara) and Roberta Tovey (Susan)
Dalekmania documentary
Interview with Gareth Owen
Original Trailer (remastered for 2013 release)
Stills Gallery
DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D.
New featurette The Dalek Legacy: Invasion Earth
New Restoring Dr. Who in 4K
Audio Commentary with critic Kim Newman, screenwriter/writer Robert Shearman, and actor/writer Mark Gatiss
Dalekmania documentary
Interview with Gareth Owen
Interview with Bernard Cribbins
Original Trailer (remastered for 2013 release)
Stills Gallery
Plus two stunning new steelbooks, also designed by Johnny Dombrowski
From the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine -
“The new restorations were prepared by Silver Salt, who completed work on the films in February. “These 4K remasters have utilised the original Techniscope negatives for the first time, so you’re actually seeing the first-generation images that were physically in the cameras when the film was shot,” says Anthony Badger, who’s part of the Silver Salt team. “A tremendous amount of time and effort has gone into the scanning, restoration and HDR colour grading process and the results have definitely been worth it.”
DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D. will be released as a double bill in cinemas on 10th July and available as 4K UHD Collector’s Editions, steelbooks and digital on June 20th and 18th July respectively.
The special double bill preview will take place on 19th June at the BFI.
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I think Matt must be a very good kisser, and an incredible lover.
I imagine him kissing first gently and then passionately, with his sinful lips. A kiss that builds to a crescendo.
i know deep in my fucking bones that he is the best kisser ever
like the kind that sucks you in and you get lightheaded and nothing else in the world either matters or registers when he's kissing you bc it's so overwhelming but in the best waye
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