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pertinax--loculos · 7 months

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So, I accidentally re-read Absent That Night yesterday (which is a whole post unto itself, which I'll probably get around to tomorrow), but I thought in honour of its almost-Second-Birthday, I'd pick some choice lines to share. ^_^

This, obviously, continues under the cut, because dude, it got long. Ten excerpts of varying length, for your perusal. ^_^

Latrell managed one final, almost-genuine smile before he turned away. It evaporated almost immediately, his mind racing ahead, the day stretching out in front of him, formless, pointless. He was going to have to think of something to take up his time. Something that hopefully wouldn’t frustrate him as much as most of this morning had. He’d think of something. He just had to be careful he didn’t end up at a bar. [scene break] Latrell ended up at a bar.

"So here's a fun question," Latrell said, leaning back in his chair. Albie looked up at him from where she was comparing two photos on the desk beside her monitor. Her expression was wary. Latrell tapped his pen rapidly against the edge of the desk. "Why didn't [Nox] carve his signature into her?" Albie pulled a face. "Seriously?" "Yeah, seriously." Latrell sat forward again, holding her gaze. "How much is that book worth? Nearly a million? But who could put a price on a human life? Isn't that the most valuable thing in that room?"

Latrell was two and a half blocks from the relative comfort of Ronan’s apartment when a car screeched to a halt at the curb in front of him and Eliza Laurie toppled out. He almost resisted the urge to groan, and then didn’t bother. Laurie’s grin amped up the wattage by about a thousand percent when she heard it. “Agent Latrell,” she called as she click-clacked up the sidewalk to him. “Spare a moment?” Her lipstick today was the colour of arterial blood. Latrell tried to keep walking, but that only allowed her to invade his personal space that much quicker.

What was decidedly not normal was the huge whitewashed domes rising out of the earth directly ahead of the car. There were five of them, varying in size; the smallest maybe twenty feet across, the largest easily more than fifty. They rose out of the ground like humps, three or so feet high at their apex, their edges invisible beyond the scraggly grass and detritus that had collected around them. The bitumen upon which the car was parked extended all the way to the domes, part of the same infrastructure, and Latrell had the insane impression that they were literally stopped in a long-dead parking lot. He was still blinking. It still wasn't helping. "It's an aquarium," Nox said, inexplicably.

5. [deleted scene]

“You good, sunshine?” Nox said, stepping around Latrell to get to the kettle. Latrell really needed to nip that fucking nickname in the bud. He said, “Yeah. Just thinking. Going over what we know.” Nox arched an eyebrow, though his gaze stayed fixed on the water he poured into his mug. His voice lifted a little, carrying to the rest of the room. “You can share with the class, y’know. We don’t bite.” “I do,” Gault called. Nox rolled his eyes, but he couldn’t stop the quirk at the corner of his mouth. “Well, Mark does. But only in certain contexts.”

“What about your Phone Friends?” Latrell managed to keep the wry twist to a minimum. Nox waved a hand. Broad and expansive, far less carefully controlled than usual. Said, "I am unconvinced of the malleability of the people who live in my phone." "How charmingly enigmatic." Latrell didn't bother to modulate the wryness this time. "I am. I also have a proposal." "Ominous." "Look at you, hitting all my major personality traits!" Even in profile, Latrell could see the crinkle at the corner of his mouth, the parting of his lips, the fine lines fanning from his eyes. Nox took a long swallow from his coffee, continued, "We need more people."

“There’s something else I have to tell you.” Albie shot him a quick glance. “Oh?” Latrell pulled his glasses off, pinched a forefinger and thumb across his eyes. “It’s… complicated, alright? And I’ll go into more detail when we get there. Just figured I shouldn’t spring it on you right after you’ve just met our favourite felon.” “Your favourite felon, maybe,” Albie said. The teasing note didn’t quite conceal the apprehension, the disapproval apparent in the downturn of her mouth. She compensated by adding, “I’m yet to form an opinion.”

He didn’t hesitate when he reached the glowing green exit sign. Pushed out the door and emerged into the night. It was cooler still out here. Brighter, too, the moon nearly full, hovering just above the tips of the buildings. The emergency exit opened onto a square of bitumen, bordered on all sides by buildings with their backs turned. Nobody wanted a view of a spit of blacktop. Alleys cut paths between them, leading to… places. Somewhere else. Anywhere else. Nox leant against Ralph’s hood, ankles crossed. He flipped the keys once around his finger as Latrell let the door fall shut behind him. “Where to, sunshine?” he said, voice low, just loud enough to carry across the distance between them.

“Oh no no no, this will not do at all! This is awful! Do you people not have charters against this sort of thing? This is simply inhumane!” Latrell blinked rapidly. His glasses were askew, almost as much as his body, crumpled on the cold hard cot. His limbs screamed as he straightened them, which did nothing for his too-fast breathing or the too-hard slam of his pulse, but at least served to bring him more firmly into the present, into the real and the now. He removed his glasses, wiped savagely at his eyes, replaced them. Surveyed the room in front of him with more mental acuity than the first pass. Wondered if he was still dreaming. Cassandra Nightingale stood in the centre of the room, her back to him. She towered over whoever she was facing, but then she towered over everyone. Filled every space she entered, wall to wall and floor to ceiling, regardless of their relative size. Her dress was different to the one she’d worn at the fundraiser, though would have fit in just as well; layers upon layers of different peach materials, lace and silk and something decidedly poofy, terminating at her ankles in order to show off her terrifyingly high stiletto heels. She shook a finger in the face of whoever she was talking to. Even with her back turned, Latrell had seen the gesture enough to place it. “This is unacceptable! Can you people not see that? Is this some form of passive torture you are trying to inflict upon innocent people? Do I need to remind you that the foundation of our justice system is innocent until proven guilty?”

10.

The thick heavy ball broke free, rising up Latrell’s throat even as he tried to grab it and swallow it back down. [Redacted]’s laugh followed the strangled choked broken sob into the echoing stillness of the room. “Naw, don’t be like that.” [Their] voice was cutting, mocking, coming from every corner and every flat surface of the space. Latrell realised his eyes were still shut. Reluctantly pried them open. For what good it would do him. If [Redaced] didn’t want him to, he’d never see the final blow coming. “What do you say, Latrell? Should we explore more of this old aquarium? I’ll give you a sixty second headstart if you wanna make a run for it.” Beat. A laugh, loud, malicious. “Don’t think you’ll get very far with that amount of time, though. Not on that knee. Let’s say two minutes. What do you think?” “I think,” said a second voice from nowhere and everywhere, “That you talk too fucking much.”

#pockets muses IRL #WIP: ATN #sidenote: weirdly i feel like re-RED needs a hyphen #while reREED doesn't #so that's an interesting discovery #but anyway #LOOK AT MY BOYS #i'll get more into this tomorrow i hope but dude #i'm hoping to spend a month or so with them #and it's making me feel things #i love them sm 😍

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tarotwithart · 1 year

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ⴕ ( details of your future spouse⠀ )⠀⠀⠀ 𓆩♡𓆪

❝ in every whatnot,

I'll tie a knot with you... ❞

⋆ .... ♡ how to pick a pile ୨ ɞ !

-` ✧ ࿐ from left to right — intuitively choose the pile through your mind or what your soul desire for. take what does it resonates considering this is a general reading...

𝐒ource & 𝐃isclaimer: pictures I've used for pick a pile was from pinterest, the divider was from @.v6que while the banner was made by me. expect plenty of grammatical errors, please kindly enlightened me in a nice way when you couldn't understand what is the message behind of the reading, thanks!

PILE ONE

6 of wands, king of pentacles, 9 of pentacles

Everyone eyes are all to them, whether it may glimpse naturally or seldom-a kind of individual who can turn heads by its appearance and good body. The definition of success and achiever this makes them quite popular or well known in others, although prideful doesn't mean they're narcissistic. In what scale in it, would likely people rate them as 9-10 not only for looks but for other traits and people will fall for them instantly. S/he could beat someone by using his/her skills no doubt needed- a great player indeed. An individual that denotes someone who is highly passionate about certain things into his/her own life yet will always be remain humble even though s/he's aiming top and to forthcoming.

S/he displaying a strong leadership which people adore and people can depend on these said traits also have major impact for people who surround them. For what I seen, s/he can make own money and wealth through being famous and it could give them a long lasting success in life. If being famous does make them to have more money and having money will make them more even famous. Into people's opinions and view s/he is perfect as they seen, who wouldn't right? money, success and fame are all at once to them- what a lucky man. Proud for what they achieve but not in negative way. Expensive looking- s/he would love those kind of things specially in clothing and jewelries, it makes them looks like having high status which can be true. Either s/he working as business owner or a wealthy land owner, it could also define working in real state as well.

Sometimes can be totally stubborn but they very mature and grounded most of the time, it's normal for everyone to be stubborn (it means that they aren't perfect as they seems) a totally hard working individual and who also aware how they can rule through designated society (work/place). It also signifies someone who will be generous into their finance, energy and time, s/he will knew what are their commitments and responsibilities and tends to do what they say. They tends not have any anger issues as long as s/he could understand the situation and the person however they tends to be like a volcano- will be very explosive when they do get mad. You will be lucky for having this person, quite indulgent when it comes giving gifts to their lovers- mostly will bring the best and expensive gift you'll be receiving.

However the lover will tends to be lonely as the spouse is often busy for something like work (workaholic/ self-driven/ career focus) on negative note s/he will view their lover as part of their possessions. As my advice don't make them feel jealous or dark moods that may occur in surface as it will turn to be very chaotic. S/he may possibly own some pets especially dogs and horses, they will be independent whether it is financially and emotionally. You would never found this person chasing others cause they can easily attract people into their lives. Rerely takes anything personally and reason is s/he knows it better and likely to appreciate the finest things in life.

hugs and kisses, Vella

PILE TWO

queen of cups, 10 of cups, the lovers, 10 of pentacles

A typical type of person who is sensitive and is attached to their feelings, s/he concerned with the matter of heart, emotions, family and relationships. S/he possess a strong empathy for the others, if their love ones is happy and so they are too. Strong intuition- they will be aware if someone needs them or isn't right, they are not judgemental and will try their best to understand the situation. In past, s/he experience a painful situationship and will do the best to avoid it again.

Typically shy in nature but a great listener when you someone needs them and mostly without knowing people will come to them naturally without hesitation- the only problem in here is that when problems occur into their own life, they rarely receive help from others. S/he is family oriented individual, they got some friends but family, partner and kids are most highlight and important for them. Even though you prefer men- he will have feminine features and if women she is gorgeous, may look like a goddess. In any occasion regarding to family, they will be extremely happy to gather their family especially his/her siblings with or cousins.

Generally a happy individual and rarely take negative insights as well will be feelin' grateful for what the above give to them. S/he might love to put smile on his/her face or to others, love to laughs even though in lame jokes- sometimes people do wonder if they faking their happiness but it actually isn't. They are contented to what God give to them and they probably cherish it with all of their heart, also they tends to be very spiritual individual too.

S/he will be come an excellent parent and partner and will do their best to serve and nurture their own family. This individual will possibly teach you a lot- that happiness doesn't come from material things and it comes from within, that happiness is a choice, that family and kids should be put first, that how you love your self is should be how you love the others and more great good lessons.

They want or having desire to have at least two kids perhaps a twin will be perfect for them. It also refers to someone who is playful but can be childish sometimes and very very talkative when you get to know them or when they are comfortable in someone. The type of love language they want is physical touch so be ready for lots of kisses, hugging and touching, technically they enjoy the attachment of skins. Also they proud for what body or skin do they have, confident is the key here. S/he will make you feel how deep the love is, they will understand what you have been through. You both have different lives and what have been through however they will put to understand you that life is like that and happiness is just around. You will experience unconditional love from this person.

And yes they do have some money to flaunt too but they value more the family, health and gratitude for the others. S/he do appear very lavish into how they clothes themselves even though they don't try to be like that. The only person who will make you feel that you are safe and secure into their loving arms. They do love dating (even at this moment) but do searching for someone who can have long term committed relationship with them and don't want to rush things when they do date, they want to get more someone into deeper level.

hugs and kisses, Vella

PILE THREE

4 of wands, the fool, 3 of wands reversed

A kind of individual who is the real representation of being naive and happy person, they do love their family and is willing to go whenever there's occasion regarding into family circle. It would represents someone who do brings joy and happiness towards other life by making silly jokes or for simply uplifting them in their hardest situationship. Whenever someone ( proclaiming it is a love one ) is weak, they bring something to feel this certain individual comfort like “ Hey! make it chill, I'm here for you ”. It also the type of person who is making an effort to attend or be able to be present in family gathering even though they are quite busy they wouldn't hesitate to be right there with the fam.

Negative aspects of them which I can tell for only few of you who's happen to pick this pile, that this person will be more focus into their family rather than you. It might be one of the reasons why you both will have disagreements. Anyway, let's just move on and see what the future holds for you.

To continue, it could also symbolize someone who do love to play a lot probably a playboy or girl vibes, if not I see that they really to loves to play which can be games physical or online. I see that they do love pranking people who do close to them such as friends and cousins, can be siblings as well if happen they have one. This person represents someone who do care more to their appearance rather than for who they are. Sometimes people end up envying or feel jealous about them especially their peers.

As we're getting near at the end I feel that they are younger than you or it might be physically as well. It could also be mean that they are young at heart or someone who have young faces or can be an innocent. They do love their love freedom and do loves to wonder around or exploring the places that they never been. It might also symbolize someone who can be childish and likes being at the outdoor rather than indoor.

hugs and kisses, Vella

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magic-is-something-we-create · 3 months

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Writeblr Re(rere)intro that's a year late!

Hi! I'm Pax, and I write Big Books that keep getting darker and darker in subject matter 🎉🎉

Basics about me:

he/him or they/them, Mid 20s

Favorite genres: Fantasy, SciFi, Horror, Mystery

Favorite authors: N. K. Jemisin, Tamsyn Muir, Brandon Sanderson, Pierce Brown, Samantha Shannon

Other things I do: Digital art (including commissions!), Twitch streams (usually art or writing sprints, occasionally video games), digital art assets and fonts (PWYW on Ko-Fi!)

Basics about my WIPs:

THE MILLENNIUM SAGA

High fantasy/Steampunk epic, 8 books planned. Book one: Firebreathers (160k words; ~700 pages) Book two: Echoseers (148k words; ~600 pages) Book three: Goddess-Touched (15k as of posting; 3rd attempt at drafting) First person, Multi POV What starts as a simple rebellion against their local Citylord becomes a flight - and fight - for their lives, as Ember Timber, their family, and their newfound friends are forced to flee overseas from the vengeful general who will stop at nothing to earn her Eternal King's favor, and will in fact relish hunting her own son and grandchildren for sport. But along the way, the crew learns that the Eternal King's immortality was not granted in return for his success as the Chosen One long ago, as they have always been told - and the sacrifice for such a thing is not only paid dearly in blood, but on its way to being repeated.

WHISPERS

Dark fantasy Noir. Currently with beta readers. 172k words; ~750 pages. First person, Dual POV. Set in the same world as Millennium Saga, ~5 years after the series concludes. Marika Swiftfoot owes her life to the Shadow of Fowden, the sorceress leader of a terroristic crime syndicate based in the north pole. When the man she once loved finally comes to collect on that life debt ten years later, she plans to kill him the moment it's safe. Too soon, after all, and everyone else she's ever loved will join him beyond the Veil. But hate isn't the only feeling that lingers between them, and when they're offered another way out of their debts, the lives of a few innocents looks like a bargain compared to the life of cruelty ahead of them. Lorelei has been hunting the Shadow for twenty years, and looking for the sister who disappeared for thirty. And here, names are legacies: she wants to earn Hopebringer before her legs give out for good, to erase the stain her father's name has left with Vowbreaker. And for that, she sees one way forward: she must never break her vows, no matter how small. The Shadow must die, and the Whispers with her. Her sister must be found, even if all that's left to find is a story. She must find answers for every case she takes on, even if she doesn't know so much as the name of the man who's gone missing.

THE LOST

Space opera webcomic. First scene fully illustrated; will release once the first chapter is complete, a week after Patrons receive the final scene. In the far reaches of space, the term "Media Empire" is quite literal; the Watchers have extended their influence throughout their galaxy filament with the help of their beloved Coliseum, and the Champion therein. After all, having a shapeshifter capable of replicating anything leads to some gruesome, spectacular fights, made all the more heartrending when they are the last of their kind, trapped in the ship molded from their kin's corpse. But while the Watchers have total control over what happens in the pit, they cannot predict the audience. And they certainly cannot predict the malfunctioning psychic implant of an assassin in the front row, and the loss of both opponents and a long-time prisoner of war to the escape.

I also post art of all of these semi-regularly, including in-progress stuff, as well as excerpts and rambling braindumps!! I'm also a huge worldbuilding nerd, so if you ever want to learn more about the worlds I'm writing, don't be afraid to ask!! I love talking about them :D

Boosts are appreciated <3 tell me about your own WIPs in the tags/replies/wherever!! I love learning about what people are working on!

#writeblr intro #aboutthewarlord #writeblr #writblr #wip intro #??? idk how else to tag this

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where-are-the-spooky-gays-2 · 3 months

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Remus looking at Virgil while their stargazing

Virgil: woah, rere, look at that star! It’s so pretty

Remus: you’re the prettiest star.. 🫶 *he’s looking at Virgil absolutely love struck*

Virgil: what was that rem?

Remus: *quickly* I said I want to hit you with a jar!!

Virgil:

Remus:

Virgil: what..?? *Confused and snickering*

Remus: what?!

- Vee 💜

That's S O fucking cute and hilarious P L E A S E XD You're doing great Ree he doesn't suspect a thing XD

#ree being a dork is my favorite thing in the world XD #dukexiety #remus sanders #virgil sanders #ts remus #ts virgil #sanders sides #thomas sanders #asks #answers #Vee 💜 anon #not a countdown

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stardust-sleep · 4 days

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Explaining Ojamajo Doremi to Fall Out Boy fans

THE LORE

おジャ魔女どれみ or Ojamajo Doremi (which translates approximately to to "Annoying Witch Doremi" or is sometimes just called Magical Doremi) is a magical girl anime from 1999 that lasted until abt 2004

Once upon a time, this kid named Doremi Harukaze stumbled across an old magic shop run by a lady named Majorika, upon finding out Majorika is a witch, Majorika was turned into a green blob looking thing called a witch frog (looks nothing like a frog but dont question it) and in order for Majorika to turn back to normal, she has to train Doremi to become a witch, so she becomes a Witch Apprentice, of course she's a clumsy anime girl so she's rlly bad at it, also she rlly likes steak she's iconic for liking steak.

Doremi has two friends

Hazuki Fujiwara, this kid who is in like, a rlly rich family, her father is a movie director and I forgor what her mother does, but anyway she is very not rlly liking her life cuz of all the standards put on her (second episode involves her trading places with Doremi so Hazuki can live a simple middle class family life and Doremi can experience the rich family life for a bit of that empathy thing), she's shy, smart, and scared of ghosts

Aiko Senoo, an exchange student coming from Osaka, she lives with her father (her parents are divorced), she's a tomboy, prone to coming off as rude even when she didn't mean to be rude, and likes takoyaki (look it up)

They eventually find out about Doremi's whole witch apprentice thing and join in, also becoming witch apprentices

they also become part time working Majorika's shop, which they turn from an old creepy looking shop to a cutesy looking shop for magic goods

The show centers around the girls helping their classmates and peers out with their problems, in terms of an average episode, but they also do exams which test them on their magic, and they increase their level (the level system is backwards things like their first exam is level 9, then their final exam is level 1), and with each upgrade they get stronger magic and extra stuff like each getting a personal fairy (Majorika has a fairy named Lala) Doremi's fairy is named Dodo, Hazuki's fairy is named Rere, and Aiko's fairy is named Mimi

Later on there's an arc about Majorika losing the shop to her rival Majoruka, and the girls get new wands and new powers to stop her and get it back

though in the process, Doremi's little sister Pop Harukaze finds out about them and eventually she becomes a witch apprentice too, though she doesn't do much in the series outside of being a fitting b-plot when necessary

A bit later on the girls get a new classmate, Onpu Segawa, who's essentially this child celebrity, she's an actress, a singer, a model, all that stuff, and also a witch apprentice herself

Onpu has been working with Majoruka, who too became a witch frog but is also her manager. She's been able to get away with forbidden magic to manipulate people's thoughts.

Side tangent, in the show, magic can do stuff like summon things, freeze time, etc. Some spells require multiple people for (this is called Magical Stage), and some spells are forbidden and have consequences.

For example, using magic to heal someone's injuries or sicknesses will give you their injury or sickness (ie someone has a broken foot, use magic to heal them and your foot breaks), similarly, using magic to revive someone from the dead just flat out kills you, and using magic to manipulate people's thoughts (ie making someone fall in love with you or forget they saw you that one time) will punish you, sometimes by putting you into a hundred year coma

Onpu had a little item that allowed her to use magic to manipulate thoughts, like to make her win a talent show

she starts off with an antagonistic role but later becomes nice.

In the last episode when the girls complete their final exams and get their crystals (basically their crystals are how actual witches do magic, while apprentices use wands), they are all found out by a lot of people, including their parents, so Onpu uses magic to make them all forget, but her little bypass item is destroyed and she falls into a coma

The girls use the rest of their magic to try to wake her up from the coma, even Pop joins in to try to help,

Shockingly, it works, but all five of them have to forfeit being witches (or in Pop's case, witch apprentice)

though they get to be Witch Apprentices again in later seasons

in season 2 a baby named Hana-Chan is born and the girls become witch apprentices again so they can raise her for a year for a chance to be witches again

though they sacrifice being witches to save Hana-Chan's life because she got very sick (I'm giving the rundown of it all, ok? A lot happens I'm giving the basics)

then in season 3 a new exchange student from the US comes in and shes bilingual and speaks english and her name is Momoko Asuka and the third season changes the magic shop from a flower shop like it was in season 2 to a bakery

also in this season their outfits are reversible and can become this

Then in the last season Hana-Chan does magic to age herself up to the age of the girls (she wants to be with her mamas) and shenanigans ensue idk havent watched it yet

and thats abt as much as I got, watch the anime yourself DO NOT WATCH THE DUB 4KIDS DUBBED IT AND DID WHAT THEY DO BEST, FUCKING SHIT UP

Anyway, as to how this relates with Fall Out Boy, I assigned the characters to Fall Out Boy members

Doremi Harukaze is Patrick Stump

Onpu Segawa is Pete Wentz

Aiko Senoo is Joe Trohman

And Hazuki Fujiwara is Andy Hurley

now for my call to action

DRAW THEM

FUCKING DRAW FANART OF THESE CHARACTERS AS FALL OUT BOY PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU I WILL REBLOG THIS WITH REFERENCE SHEETS

#fall out boy #fob #patrick stump #pete wentz #joe trohman #andy hurley #ojamajo doremi #doremi harukaze #hazuki fujiwara #aiko senoo #onpu segawa

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lirarere · 18 days

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Maybe, it's just me

Peter Maximoff\Quicksilver (X-Men) x reader

notes: well... I disappeared for a while due to burnout, please excuse me 😭 and yes, I know I've never said that I write for Marvel\X-Men, but I adore Peter, so enjoy?

warning: bad english, angst, frivolous attitude on Peter's part, reader doesn't know what to do, sadness, reader blames himself a little (a lot), Peter is in a panic and doesn't know what to do

words: 383

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

when you first met Peter, you were both teenagers, unencumbered, just enjoying your friendship and then typical teenage love.

but you grew up, but Peter didn’t, he was still an adult child, and you would tolerate it, but sometimes your quarrels were so stupid that it was funny. You began to be annoyed by his behavior; he constantly sulked like a child at every remark or advice.

you unconsciously began to move away from him to think more in silence, and he didn’t even notice, for a while at least.

you thought for a long time whether your thoughts were generally right or not, you didn’t want to change Peter, you didn’t want to force him to change for you, maybe we just outgrew love, or you became too serious, maybe Peter will find that person who will love him the way he is he is. all these thoughts were spinning in your head for a very long time, you didn’t know whether the problem was with him, or with you, or no one is to blame and it’s just fate.

In any case, Peter noticed your hesitation and the fact that you began to move away from him, a panic began in his head, which increased each time. you were too immersed in thinking about the essence of the problem, and he simply did not know how to approach you and talk to you.

Peter constantly put himself in danger, which made you very worried and angry at the same time, sometimes Peter didn’t take what you said seriously and laughed at your desire to start a family with him, it wasn’t out of malice and you knew it, but... it really upset you , you loved him and knew that he lovedyou, but your love seems to be too different and you have different priorities.

You decided to take a break from your relationship, you and Peter had a lot of things to think about, perhaps with the time you spend apart, you will understand what you need and what your priorities are, you told Peter this, directly.

you still didn’t know whether he understood or not, but he held on so as not to cry, he understood that the reason was in him, even if you told him the opposite.

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I KNOW THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED END!

two options, either there will be a second part, or I’ll leave it as an open ending, I just wanted a little angst with Peter.

sorry if this is very badly written, I will improve in the future!!

♡rere

#x men #marvel #peter maximoff #peter maximoff x reader #peter maximoff x you #quicksilver #quicksilver x reader #evan peters #angst #marvel mcu #mcu #x reader #pietro maximoff #x men movies

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dragons-bones · 2 months

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*slides you some monopoly money* Please would you tell us if you have any headcanons for how Rereha dealt with the Disaster Gay Couple (Sanson and Guydelot) during the Bard questline?

So Rereha knows you cannot force things when it comes to romance and/or sexual tension. You can poke and prod and nudge and encourage, but you cannot be forceful. It spooks the idiots morons individuals involved.

Sanson and Guydelot drove her fucking spare. Worse than Synnove and Aymeric, because that was a when and not an if.

Guydelot, like Rere, is a ho, but he's the kind of ho who doesn't immediately pick up on anything less than blatant attraction from the other party. Sanson I see as a flavor of demi with a hefty dose of hyperfixated on his goals, so he wouldn't recognize having a crush if it punched him in the stomach. Put these two together and you have constant sniping and growling and teasing and incredible amounts of sexual tension that neither are aware of.

Rere spent a number of nights flopped on the ground in Grandpa Jehantel's camp, staring up at the canopy while Jehantel strummed his harp or tuned her violin for her, and whined incessantly about how fucking stupid the pair were with zero indication either of them understood what hints she kept dropping. Jehantel just laughed at her.

She definitely screeched "FINALLY" at full volume when they finally got a clue and had their first sloppy makeout after defeating the Siren.

#anonymous #dt answers things #final fantasy xiv #oc: rereha reha #sanson smyth #guydelot thildonnet #sanson x guydelot #one day i will get through my inbox backlog /playdead

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tiercel42 · 8 months

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Kupu rere kē

My friend was advised to italicise all the foreign words in her poems. This advice came from a well-meaning woman with NZ poetry on her business card and an English accent in her mouth.

I have been thinking about this advice.

The publishing convention of italicising words from other languages clarifies that some words are imported: it ensures readers can tell the difference between a foreign language and the language of home.

I have been thinking about this advice.

Marking the foreign words is also a kindness: Every potential reader is reassured that although obviously you’re expected to understand the rest of the text, it’s fine to consult a dictionary or native speaker for help with the italics.

I have been thinking about this advice.

Because I am a contrary person, at first I was outraged – but after a while I could see she had a point: When the foreign words are camouflaged in plain type you can forget how they came to be there, out of place, in the first place.

I have been thinking about this advice and I have decided to follow it.

Now all of my readers will be able to remember which words truly belong in Aotearoa and which do not.

Alice Te Punga Somerville, Always Italicise: how to write while colonised

I saw this posted as an image with a reaction gif. (Credit: @words-and-coffee, without whom I would never have heard of this poem.)

But: it needs to be accessible.

It doesn't need a reaction gif.

It's powerful enough on its own.

#“italicize foreign words” hits a little different when you factor in colonialism

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randomnameless · 5 months

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Re-rere watching LotR yesterday because why not -

I finally found out what was my obession from a few (lel) months (13) ago with Supreme Leader's crown, I was sure I saw her wearing this :

But I was bamboozled, because during that time, I was also re-re-rewatching LotR, and actually, I had in mind Aragorn's crown .

Now, why the fuck did I thought Supreme Leader wore this, I guess my brain fried.

Also, while I know LotR isn't supposed to be realistic depiction of "european life in the middle ages (european because europe is kind of the same from Spain to the British Islands, trust me I have a degree)", and given how "did y'know feudalism was BaD that's why it was dropped" became the topic of the week, I was thinking a bit about the "feudalism" argument from FE16's fandom.

In LotR, Theoden doesn't really like the Gondor, because when tragedy and disasters befell the Rohan, the Gondor was nowhere to be seen, they didn't help the Lords of Rohan, despite being their suzerain lord.

In turn, in the movies, Denethor feels like Theoden and the Rohan betrayed him, when they didn't come for help, as requested.

Of course everything is well that ends well, but I found it interesting that here, we got the very "basic basics" of "feudalism" written : the vassals assists and supports his suzerain lord, but the suzerain has a duty to protect/help the vassal.

Of course, those are broad and general principles, and more over, they only apply to nobles and not to Bob the peasant, which is a shame when peasants represents 90% of the population at that time.

Back to Fodlan, the uwu feudalism argument is often throw at the Kingdom, because kingdom = middle ages (please don't ask about current monarchies) = feudalism = Evyl, I guess.

But think a second about it.

If Faerghus is supposed to be a feudal state, why the fuck wasn't House Charon terminated on spot when Cassandra, the heir, was accused of regicide? Lonato later mounts an attack on GM - targeting, even indirectly, his own crown prince. Again, why the frick House Gaspard is left intact and wasn't dismantled?

Lonato and Cassandra broke their oath to their suzerain lord and tried to kill them (even if it was bonkers for Cassandra).

And talking about House Charon, even if Catherine's name is eventually cleared, I still find it odd that a great House like Charon wouldn't have some grudge or even a beef at the Crown (Uncle Rufus here!) for basically having thrown away their daughter and heir out from the Kingdom for what was mostly baseless accusations.

Oh, well, morale of the story : I should stop watching LotR movies before going to bed lol

#random thoughts #i wonder why I thought that crown was on Supreme Leader's head #oh well #did you know feudalism BaD #one of my biggest pet peeves with Faerghus' writing is House Charon's situation #and the entire Catherine backstory tbh #who sold her as a conspirator in regicide? Christophe or some randoms?#why the frick didn't Uncle Rufus send people to Rhea's door asking her to return Cassandra bcs she needed to pay for her 'crimes'?#was House Charon thinking Cassandra did it and they joined the hunt or were they desperatly trying to find proofs she was innocent?#meanwhile dimitri is talking about dark mages but no one listens to him :(#FE16

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gwen-tolios · 2 years

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Things I've Learned Reviewing An AI-Generated Audiobook

Google will autonarrate a book for you using AI, and I'm currently going through the process with my book Tomorrow And Beyond. I'm learning things I figure other authors might want to know!

AI's will read alpharumeric strains oddly, and the likelihood of that increases if it includes a common abbreviation. For example, the AI read 'unit DR-572' as 'unit doctor dash 572' and 'unit D.R572' as 'unit D dot 572'. Make sure you check every one!

Repeated words, like in studdering dialog, 'That's, that's not true!' sound like the AI is glitching. I fixed it on a case-by-case basis by either removing one of the words or adding '...' between the words.

An AI won't emphasize italic words, all it has is timing, and it doesn't always match my idea of phrasing. I'm removing or adding commas all the time as I listen to the audiobook line by line in the UI.

Visual cues of things like text messages or bot actions are read aloud. '>>Downloading...' was read as 'greater than greater than Downloading' and man was that annoying. I deleted where appropriate.

Google AI does tend to treat five repetitions of the same thing '-----' or '#####' as a pause, which is exactly what I want for a scene break so that's a win

Oddly enough, it sometimes struggles with plurals. It read 'implant' currently, but 'implants' became 'implahnts'. I don't know how to fix that.

It also had problems with vowel shifts for past-tense. 'reread' became 'rereed' but it was fixed when I added a hyphen 're-read' so it used the past-tense pronunciation of 're-red'

I had to also spell resumes as 'rezumes', otherwise the word got read as the noun and not the verb.

Putting things in capital letters seems to cue the AI to use the letter names. 'Two am' is read as 'two ahm' while ' Two AM' is read as 'two A M'

The AI rushed through small lists, so 'four, three, two, one' felts way faster than the sentence preceding it. The fix is to replace the commas with periods, which then made it feel slow. But I'd rather than then a jumbled rush. Especially if I think it's rushed at normal speed and many people listen at a speed between 1.2x or 1.5x

Made up words might be read differently in different sentences. The AI read my alien race, 'modling' correct the first three times but switched up the first vowel the 4th and I had to correct pronunciation by spelling it 'mod-ling'. This suggests for future SFF words I create, I need to be very aware of where syllables land.

#writblr #authblr #audiobooks #ai narration #authors #book publishing #publishing advice #tomorrow and beyond #google books #authors of tumblr

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tonystarktogo · 5 years

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Clint has a bit of an unprecedented problem: Natasha hates Tony.

It’s not that Natasha hasn’t hated people he likes before, but usually those people aren’t two heads shorter than her, eight-almost-nine years old, very, very breakable and always droop like a sad little puppy that’s been thrown out of the house into the rain at night whenever she walks out of a room he happens to be in.

And it’s not like Clint can just give Tony away. So Tony isn’t actually his kid, but he’s already got a shit pair of parents and a worse nanny, he doesn’t need a terrible kidnapper-slash-part-time-babysitter in there as well.

The last time Clint had this problem, he just locked Natasha into a room with Phil until they worked their issues out.

(Of course that plan spectacularly backfired when they combined forces against Clint instead and the bottom line is those lousy rom-com scenarios are not suited for the real world, but Clint likes to pretend that part didn’t happen. And hey, at least it worked right?)

Anyways, he hasn’t figured out how to solve the problem yet.

That’s why it’s all the more surprising when Natasha calls him on an emergency burner phone two weeks into a delicate mission.

"The program isn’t cracking the code,” she growls at him, switching back and forth between Russian and English like she only does when she’s really, lethally pissed off.

“Huh?” Clint answers because it’s three in the god damn morning and he’d like to be back in his bed right now.

“Well?” Natasha snaps out after a moment. “Get me that baby genius of yours on the phone already!”

“I- you-” Clint stutters, followed by the stroke of brilliance that is, “It’s way past his bedtime!”

“I’m about to get shot because some IT guy underestimated a mediocre drug baron’s security system,” Natasha snarls and well, kids like staying up till after midnight, right?

Twenty minutes later Tony gives Clint a baleful, if sleepily adorable glare over the laptop screen and hisses, “I’m about to guide your BFF through a remote hack of a death trap of a mansion on a cheap Hammer cellphone and you’re worried about giving me caffeinated drinks after 6pm?!” like the aggressively cute kitten he is.

It is at this moment that Clint comes to two very important realizations: 1) SHIELD can never, ever find out about this. And 2) He may not actually like Natasha and Tony getting along after all.

(Phil can never ever know about this, is realization number three that will come to Clint in the early morning. But for now he’s just gonna get Tony his sacred Orangina and hope Natasha doesn’t shoot anyone while on the phone with a little kid.)

[@dixiehellcat @haruhi65 @everything-is-applepie @tonystarkfandom3000 @ragingstillness @theaveragegatsbyx @frankenstiensmonsterscreator and @purecanesugar]

#ReRe writes #the AU continues #I NEED A NAME FOR THIS AU #Tony Stark #tiny Tony #kid tony #child Tony #protective Clint #Clint Barton #Natasha Romanoff #Natasha does not know how to deal with children #genius Tony #this is very questionable from child protection perspective #but at least Natasha doesn't kill anyone (audibly) while Tony's listening in #she so has this whole taking care of a kid thing down #ficlet #drabble #Jaybird verse

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rere-the-writer · 2 years

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Hey Rere! Sorry for the overspam of likes but I have to say that your writing on The Originals and The Vampire Diaries is on point! I enjoy every one of your imagines or headcanons/Fanfics. I hope you are having a wonderful day/night! I was wondering if I could request something based on this headcanon (https://rere-the-writer.tumblr.com/post/654799965162438656/headcanons-of-elijah-mikaelson-dating-a) And I was wondering if you could write something Smut wise along with some badass/sassy reader. Maybe Hayley being a bit of a b!tch and the reader doesn't tolerate it and gets jealous, So she makes sure to make Elijah enjoys himself as well as show Hayley who Elijah belongs to. Thank you so much!

Ahhhhhh! Thank you, no need to apologize I am glad you like my work and I sure can

Warnings: Fluff, smutty, Badass!Reader, Elijah just simping, Jealous!Hayley, Possessive!Reader

You were Rebekah's best friend having met her when you were on one of your many road trips and saving her from hunters. So you came to New Orleans hearing your bestie was in need of help and you hadn't seen coming was falling for Elijah and becoming his lover.

"And why can't we just remove their heads?" You asked arms crossed as Klaus smirked there was a reason you both got along and Elijah sighed.

"Because baby, it would be counter productive."

"More like get things done faster." You huffed feeling Elijah plant a kiss on your head as he chuckled. Elijah knew you tenancy for murdering those that threaten the family which he adored but also found annoying.

"Baby, let's do it my way first then if they keep with their threats. You and Niklaus can take care of it how ever you see fit." Elijah says noting your and Klaus's dark smirks as he sighed knowing you and Klaus won't show mercy.

You glared watching Hayley flirt with Elijah as Klaus stood next to you a bit worried seeing you grip your glass harder hearing it crack. It was a gala that Rebekah threw for Freya's birthday and of course Hayley had showed up dressed in the most revealing dress she could get away with.

"Love, why don't you calm down." Klaus says watching your eyes darken when Hayley touched Elijah's chest. Klaus knew how possessive you got of Elijah whenever women flirt with him but Hayley took it to another level.

"Nik get your baby mama because I will hurt her." You growled as Klaus had never feared an woman more than you at the moment. You may had a few issues when it came to woman flirting with Elijah as before becoming a vampire, your older sisters would steal your lovers and sleep with your husband behind your back so having Hayley flirt with Elijah was bringing back bad memories.

"Elijah, you look so good bet you look better without your suit." You heard Hayley say as you walked up and Elijah right away saw the dark look in your eyes. Elijah was quick to wrap an arm around your waist when you headed for Hayley who was smirking.

"Oh hey Y/N surprised you are still here."

"I could say the same to you Hayley. I thought you'll be with Jackson." You said eyes narrowing at Hayley as Elijah rubbed your side while Hayley glared.

"Jackson and I are on a break. There is nothing wrong with harmless flirting."

"Right, with anyone else." You growled as Hayley huffed crossing her arms as her next words would have gotten her killed if Elijah hadn't lifted you up.

"Sounds like you are a insecure little girl." Hayley said making you growl lowly and Elijah lifting you up before you could choke Hayley or kill her then placed you down when he was sure you were calm again.

"Hayley please don't be ru...." Elijah was cut off by you pulling him down and kissing him roughly making him growl when you bit his lip. Hayley glared seeing you kiss Elijah rougher as you pulled Elijah's hair dominating your lover. Elijah couldn't help but whine when you pulled away as you looked at Hayley with a smirk.

"If you excuse us." You say pulling Elijah upstairs as Hayley watched jealousy bubbling. Once you got into your shared bedroom you pushed Elijah down on the bed as your once dominant lover gotten submissive when you roughly kissed him again.

"Baby." Elijah muttered against your lips as you removed his suit jacket and tie feeling you moved marking up his neck as he itched to touch you. You pulled away tearing open his shirt and took off your dress and heels sitting in his lap.

"Lay back Elijah." You say as the older vampire did as he was told kicking off his shoes. Elijah swallowed enjoying the dominant display you were showing and groaned feeling your nails rake though his hair.

"No touching and don't beg." You say biting his collarbone pulling a low moan from Elijah as you moved lower to take Elijah into your talented mouth.

Hayley couldn't help but glare at her cup of bourbon hearing Elijah's low groans and moans coming from your shared bedroom. Hayley hated how wrapped around your finger Elijah was as you were too much like Klaus in some ways.

"Elijah was supposed to be mine." Hayley growled headed for her bedroom hearing growls and groans now. Hayley couldn't help but listen closer thinking Elijah was rocking your world while it was quiet the opposite.

"Such a good boy. Filling me so deep." You say raking your fingers though Elijah's damp hair as he surprisingly whimpered burying his face into the pillows as you rode him. You licked your lip seeing Elijah so submissive was kinda of a power trip and you reached down pulling his head back seeing his glossy eyes and flushed face.

"Oh no baby, I want you nice and loud let Hayley hear you. Are you going to be a good boy and cum for me?" You say lowly as Elijah nodded swallowing finding it hard to breath as he wanted to cum but you had been edging him.

"Yes ma'am." Elijah rasped out as you rolled your hips harder and rougher getting loud moans from Elijah. You growled kissing Elijah roughly swallowing his moans as he cummed hard making you cum after him. Elijah was shaking as you fell against his chest panting as you both were taking a moment.

"You should....get jealous more." Elijah panted rubbing your back as you lifted your hips to pull Elijah out. You sat up looking down at Elijah cupping his cheek seeing how wrecked he was.

"Was I too rough? I didn't make you feel hurt right?" You asked worried you over stepped Elijah's boundaries as he gave you that beautiful smile of his.

"No baby, in fact I quite enjoyed it and wouldn't mind if you were to take control again."

"Eli....I was worried that it was too much." You tell him as Elijah felt his heart melt reaching up pulling you down kissing you softly making you relaxed against him. You both got up to bathe and Elijah relaxed under your touch as you gave him aftercare.

"In the morning I'll talk to Hayley about her flirting as I don't want you to feel like that again." Elijah says as you both layed in bed and he nuzzled your neck feeling you kiss his head.

"So round two in the morning?"

"Yes baby." Elijah laughed against your skin as you smiled hugging Elijah as you both fell asleep enjoying the new turn in your relationship.

#rere's stories #elijah mikaelson x reader #elijah mikaelson imagine #elijah mikaelson smut #elijah x reader

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