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obsessivecelestial · 1 month
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Hello! It’s me again. I just got my wisdom teeth (all four) pulled today, I’m very tired but wanted to get something posted!!
This is Dusk, Sirius’s older sister! I’m still working out her design (the 2nd photo is what I drew today) and I think I like how it came out the second time around!
Also! I’d like to say I’m open to suggestion and/or requests for drawings! I’d like to try and step a little out of my comfort zone and draw other people OC’s more and such. I think I’ve improved enough in my art and want to try something new!
So… my ask box is open for all! Keep it PG, and I’d prefer if the OC’s were animatronics (I can TRY animal themed animatronics but I’m not well versed in drawing snouts.. let alone full on animals/furries. Sorry…)
With all that being said, I hope you’re all having an amazing day or night and stay safe and healthy, my darlings! 🩵✨
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wowserb0wser · 2 years
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"The Mushroom Kingdom Ball"
Description: Being the sister of Princess Peach was all fun and dandy, but of course you were barely in the spotlight. Until a certain someone, "The Kooba King" took notice and since then, he couldn't stop thinking about you. And what happens when an obsessed Bowser meets you at The Mushroom Kingdom Ball.
Pairing: Bowser x Fem!Virgin!Reader
Warning(s): MDI!! SMUT!!!, (I don't know if I should be sorry or but I'm horny) Breathplay/Choking kink, Size Kink/Size Difference, Innocent Kink/Corruption Kink, Virgin reader, Penetration (P in V), Oral (Fem.), Degrading, Somnophilia, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Dumbification, Dacryphilia, Overstimulation, Nicknames (Brat once, Sweetheart, Baby, Bunny), Dry humping/Grinding, Sitting on Bowser's lap once, No used of Y/N, Lmk if I missed anything ;)
Words: 7.8k (I got swept up in this)
A/N: I think I've hit my breaking point, but I was taken back by Jack Black's voice in the trailer and holy shit - Browser is fine…
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It was non-stop. Painful, even.
All he wanted was some damn peaceful time to himself and stop thinking about you. Stupid you. Dumb and naive you.
It was only you that took so much time and energy out of himself. Every waking moment since he rises from bed, to showering, brushing his teeth, eating breakfast, and every other moment in his day. On repeat was the stupid smile plastered on that stupid face of yours. How he wanted to swipe that smirk off of those lips of yours… those soft, plump, sweet lips.
He hated himself. Truly hated himself for thinking of these ways about you. Someone as so small and innocent, yet grown and sophisticated as yourself. He though of himself as vile. How could someone as tough and mean as him ever fall for such a toothachingly sweet thing as you.
Yet, here he finds himself watching you as you sleep ever so soundly in bed. All while little moans squeak pass your lips. Your hips thrusting into air at nothing. How your face contorts in seemingless pleasure. Just seeing you rut in your sleep made Bowser's mind go blank, just imagining of what kind of dream you were exactly having. Though it wasn't that farfetched. But he was curious as to who was providing that pleasure in your sweet dreams. And God himself knew that Bowser hoped it was he in your dreams.
He was so big, yet so gentle when it came to you. How his smile curved a little more while with you and the way his cheeks flared with hints of pink when you smiled back at him.
His big hands stretched across your body, a palm simply taking up half of your torso. How big he was towering over you, you should be scared. Calling for help or pleading that he wouldn't hurt you, but you weren't. Your mind was telling you that this was dangerous, flashing red warning signs. The hunger behind his eyes. And how he looked like he could swallow you in one bite. You should be cowering in fear. But how could you resist the way his hands felt so warm on your body. How you wanted this for what seems like ages now. And now you finally had him.
Though you've never been any sort of relationship or anything in this type of manner, you knew this was more then a simple crush. You've remember the times your sister, Princess Peach and her friend Princess Daisy talked about the multiple experiences with boys their age and these type of feeling and wants. So you knew you've wanted him since the beginning, but how could he ever think of you like this. He was older then you and definitely rougher then you could ever be.
Oh how you've wanted him, his deep and sultry voice looms over your frame, over your mind. How you could hear his voice whisper sweet nothing in your ear as your finger went towards your panties. How you wished it was his and not yours.
But maybe that was the exact reason why you were in this state in the first place: having an erotic dream about that very man.
His hands tighten around your throat to cut off a slight bit of oxygen, making your eyes roll in the back of your head. Causing you to moan lowly. All whilst his other hand snakes down your soft body towards your panties. His finger tips could already feel the small patch of dampness in the center and could tell by the way your hips bucked and begged for him, for friction. He laughed at your antics, humored by your eagerness. And that laugh caused you to squirm even further in his touch. How simple it was to rile you up, he was going to love exploring what exactly what makes you tick-
Letting out a groan from what exactly woke you up. You arose from your sleep, still groggy and half-dead. Hearing another pair of knock on your wooden door before shouting, "Come in!". The culprit of the knocking was of course your sister.
KNOCK KNOCK
A big smile printed on her face, it was almost enough to make you forget why you were exactly grumpy but then your mind started to defog and your dreams was realign back to you.
"I have some big news!" Your sister screeched with excitement.
Bowser watched the somewhat grumpy expression on your face as Princess Peach barged in your room. Like a upset bunny or puppy, it was almost adorable. He found it amusing how upset you were from being awoke from your little wet dream. But if he was in the position that you were in, he would also have that expression. And by the looks of things, you were close to being finished.
Your cheeks are flashed with pinks and red by your dream, the first sex dream you've ever had. And of course it had to be so vivid and by the feel of things you were really enjoying that dream as well.
Clearly or simply ignoring your state, your sister continues. "Guess who got invited to The Mushroom Kingdom Ball!" She slightly jumped while entering your room with the paper that stated her invite. Her heals clicking on the floor, "Hmm, I wonder who?" You rolled your eyes and teased. Of course she was invited, she's always invited. She huffed at your antics before plopping on your bed. "Alright Ms. Smarty-pants, well guess who has another invite." Her smile growing even larger (though you thought was impossible at this point). Quickly you realize, "Are you serious?" You pushed your covers and reached for another paper your sister slipped past the original she held in her hand.
A small giggle leaving her lips as she watches your excitement over the invite.
And from where Bowser stood he could even hear the excitement in your yelp. It must of been great news on that flimsy piece of paper. Yet how meaningless what was on that paper to him, the way you jumped up from your bed and hugged your sister was enough for even Bowser to be happy for you.
This would be the first official Mushroom Kingdom Ball you would be attending. You'd never been expected to go as you weren't old enough or mature enough. These balls were primarily for the eligibility for marriage for all the other kingdoms to mingle with each other and hopefully meet someone to their liking. And now you were finally getting invited. Finally you might be the center of attention at this ball rather than your sister, as everyone knew she and Mario definitely had something going on behind the shadows.
A small bit of blush creeped up your neck at the thought of Bowser possibly showing. But there was talk that he hasn't been to the Balls in many many years. But he was a part of the Koopa Kingdom, maybe this was your chance at a shot. Even though you already pictured the disgusted face of your sister if she ever knew about your fancy over him. Yet, you still hope that maybe this was your chance to prove to everyone that you weren't just innocent Princess Peach's little sister.
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You were over the moon excited as Toadette fitted the dress over your body. It hugged the exact places it needed and flowed down toward the bottom, ending with a flare of favorite color. It was shockingly fast how the toads could whip up a dress for this very occasion. But nonetheless you weren't going to question their antics, you've appreciated everything that they've done for you.
And with you matching heals and makeup you head downstairs, where you are greeted with your sister and Mario in an embrace. You glance away quickly as their lips connects for a kiss.
You let out a muffed cough which grabs both their attention to where the noise came from. And seeing you all dolled up made you sister abandon Mario and hastily rush over to you. She reaches out her hands to meet with yours. You could see in her eyes that she was overjoyed, seemingly proud of how grown up you've become. "Oh my, well look at you!" A toothy smile rises from her lips, which makes you infollow do the same. "Doesn't she look beautiful Mario?" She quips behind her to look at the former plumber.
His hand reaches behind his neck, still somewhat embarrassed at being caught with your sister. "You look absolutely gorgeous, you are going to be the talk of the ball." He compliments. Your sister faces you again, still with a bright smile. "Let's go and show you off." You giggle at her statement. This was going to be a hell of a night.
You finally reach the venue, Mario, Peach, and yourself in the back of a limo. We all agreed that Mario would step out first to talk to the press whilst you and Peach wait for a couple of moments. Which you were glad for because at this moment you were experiencing some nerves from it all.
Your sister turns to you, "Everything will be okay, I was this anxious my first time. But trust me everything is going to be just fine." She rubs her hand on your exposed shoulder to ease you. "And I'll introduce you to some people and if you still feel uncomfortable you can stay by me and Mario." She explains further but doesn't quite help with your nerves. "I don't want to third wheel you and your boyfriend Peach." You look up at her.
This was your first ball, you don't want to be seen hovering with your sister like a lost puppy. How pathetic would that look in the press.
"Boyfriend?" She says in disbelief, "Mario is not my boyfriend, we are just close." She scroffs, a small hint of blush on top of her cheeks. You practically huff at the arrogance. "Does he know that?" You furrow your eyebrows at her. She turns her head from you, as you know the look upon her face would be slightly disappointing. She knew she dragged Mario around and it was not fair to him. "Let's go and have some fun." She returns to her happy-go-lucky mood and takes your hand.
Once you stepped out of the limo the flashing lights from the photographers blinded you. Your eyes squint from the bursting lights, you turn your head to your sister to see if she was having the same reaction. But as your eyes landed on her, she poses for the photos and with no discomfort. Some of the toad photographers shout out words towards her and even you. "Let's get going." She whispers to you as she sees how uncomfortable you were from all the attention. And you were so glad that she understood.
You and Princess Peach, hand in hand, walking in the venue. Multiple eyes glance towards her but stop on you. Slight shocked expressions at your appearance at this ball. You felt embarrassed to say the least with all the eyes on you, you knew you want the center attention but now you think otherwise.
You sister, once again, sees how uncomfortable you became and walked towards where Mario stood. Him and his brother stood by the food table, both already had a plate in their hands with various foods aligned. As you approach them, they seem to notice and smile appeared on their faces. "You two look beautiful." Luigi speaks, his eyes scanning your body. You quickly thank him along with your sister.
With you greeting with the Plumber brothers, your sister drags you along with introducing you to almost everyone in the ballroom. It was quite intensive, with having to learn everyone's names and occupation, as Princess Peach told you that it was very important to learn about everyone. She says maybe one day you'll rule the kingdom and learning soon then later would lighten up the load later. A simple conversation starts and last for a couple of minutes before a loud bang and a couple of gasp causes you to glance where the noises were coming from.
There he stood, the Koopa King.
He wore a bowtie, which seems to small for this larger figure. And a black classic tuxedo. Beside him was one of his dry bone henchmen. All that was heard was the whisper of the guests, surprised at his appearance, apparently he barely showed to these occasions if at all. And now seeing him all dressed up brought even more questions.
But he either didn't hear or seem to care at the whispers, his eyes glance around the room for someone specific. And thankfully the rumors of little pretty you being invited to the Mushroom Kingdom Ball happened to be true. And that must of been what you were jumping with excitement with your sister earlier in the day.
There you stood with a beautiful gown, your eyes level with his and once making eye contact you look away with bright pink cheeks. And in that moment Bowser knew he needed you and was planning exactly how to get you in his bed tonight. First he needed you to step away from that sister of yours and especially from the plumber brothers.
And thankfully, almost on cue, you stepped away and headed to the punch table.
He waltz directly where you went, his eyes never leaving your form. In the thought of taking his eyes off of you you'd disappear in thin air. His stunt caused people to turn back to their conversation, probably to talk about him showing his face at this ball. His dry bone henchmen follows in suit, the clunching of his bones raddling as he rushed beside his boss.
You barely even noticed that Bowser was headed your way until he was only a few feet away from you. You thought of just sprinting away from him, how could you face him after just a couple of hours ago you were having a sex dream of him. But with his long strides it was too late to do anything but greet him.
"It's a pleasure to meet with you once again." Your hand reaches up half way to meet with his. "A pleasure? Really?" His voice is as sultry as ever. And his hand almost comically larger than yours. Automatically heat rushes to your cheeks and you could feel the prying eyes of the other guests. But Bowser could careless of what the snops of the Mushroom Kingdom thought of him, only your opinion matter to him.
"Well, let it be my pleasure Princess." He lifts your hand to reach his mouth, placing a tender kiss on the back of your palm. If people weren't staring before at this interaction, they definitely were now.
And how could you blame them, at this sight of the innocent princess with the violent King of Koopa's. Yet seeing the both of you flustered with each other made the guest question even further at your interaction.
"You look absolutely stunning Princess." What he really wanted to say was; you look absolutely delicious. How he wanted to devour you on the spot, you just looked so cute and good.
If your cheeks weren't hot red before, now they were. You muffle a cough to distract yourself from his compliment. "W-Would you like something to drink? I was planning on getting some punch." You move on from the conversation and you needed a cold drink to somewhat calm down how hot you've became around him. You were about to reach for a cup before he ticked at you. "A princess shouldn't need to lift a finger for anything she needs." He says in a smooth tone, you quirk up an eyebrow at him. "Dry Bones, get the girl some punch!" He shouts at the poor henchmen, who flinches a little before rushing in his order.
His loud booming voice should of scared you off but you couldn't step away from him. His dominance was clear as the blue big sky and maybe that was another reason for your attraction towards him. How big and manly he is, takes no crap from anyone.
"How are you enjoying your time here?" He simply ask, at this time his dry bones comes up to the both of you with each of your drinks. He takes it swiftly all while you thank his henchmen with that sweet buttery voice of yours. "I've only been here for less than an hour." You softly chuckle at his question. The ball just started so he must of known that there wasn't much to speak upon. "You didn't answer my question." He repeats himself, this time his eyebrows is furrowed waiting for a response. "It's kind of boring, I thought it would be more exciting." You tell him, still leaving out about your anxiety for this whole thing.
He lets out a small laugh, "More exciting?" You also giggle at his repeat. "Well yeah, this is supposively the most important Ball of the year. I thought there would be more going on." You explain further in the issue, which he understands. "No I get it, the last one I went to, which was many years ago, was quite boring. That's why I normally don't go to these type of things." You listen intently, how your big innocent eyes look up at him. He held himself from groaning at the sight below him.
You hum as a response, you were about to reply but was cut off by the sound of a microphone going off. You face where the sound comes from and you could barely hear how Bowser grunts in frustration at being cut off at a conversation with you.
Toads voice echoed through the ballroom. "Welcome all to the annual Mushroom Kingdom Ball!" He croaked out, all clapped and some shouted out yelps of excitement. "I am the host of this year's Ball. It's been a pleasure so far to create such a fundamental event with all the combining Kingdoms." A few other people cheered as he spoke on, your attention fully on Toad. While Bowser could careless, all he wanted was to mingle with you. These were the only moments without being questioned on in intentions with you. "Now that all introduced are put aside, let the party begin with our live band performance." Toad points toward the other toads all assembled with instruments.
While he introduces the Band, the light starts to dim. Almost as a signal that the annual dance was about to commence. What you didn't know was how important this dance was. It was some sort of ritual. Whomever you picked as a dance partner was your official/unofficial partner for the event and the rest of the evening. Almost as an unspoken rule. And you being the newest arrival, everyone attention was on you to whom you picked to dance with.
And before you could return to your sister to ask who you should dance with or simply sit down and watch the other dance with their partners. Bowser took this opportunity. "Would you like to dance Princess?" He asks in a nonchalant tone, unsuspecting. He was going to take full advantage of your naive nature and your unknowns to the Ball.
"I would love to dance with you." That damn smile shined up to him. That stupid smile that made his heart gush. He hated how you made him feel soft and doopy. But the look on your face with excitement to actually have some fun tonight made him smile back to you. But that smile turned slowly to a smirk at your approval.
He took your hand and began to walk you to the dance floor. Still unbeknownst to you was the importance to this interaction, the total impact with being seen dancing with Bowser. You sister caught your eyes and you smiled to her innocently, but by the way hers and Mario's eyes showed disbelief and surprisement made you question. You glance around at your surroundings and shockingly you saw that everyone was glaring towards you.
No- Rather glaring at Bowser specifically. They must of caught on at your unknowingly nature to the dance and automatically blamed the Koopa King. Taking advantage of your innocent personality. But even if you'd know about what this dance meant, you'd probably still be in this position with Bowser leading you to the dance floor.
But once on the actual dance floor and how Bowser's hand felt upon yours and how he rested his other on your back made the rest of all the guest prying eyes dissipate into nothing.
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After a couple of hours worth of drinking, more dances with Bowser, and more mingling with all the other socialites was making you tired. And Bowser took notice almost immediately. So, he took you to your sister, who was dancing with Daisy and Rosalina. You blink away your tiredness while speaking with your sister, insisting that you were fine and that you wanted to stay longer, but with one quick scan of your state she knew that you were done for the night.
All whilst Peach is occupied with you, Daisy and Rosalina gives Bowser a questionable look. Basically shouting, "What's your intentions with the Princess." He swallows harshly at her glare, but than smirked down at them. Basically saying exactly what he wants to do to you. Daisy and Rosalina give him a disguised look before turning her attention back to you. And before they could warn Peach about Bowser taking you home she already speaks, "Could you ever be so polite and take my sister home Bowser please." She asks in a somewhat discomfort tone. But she still asks because how she saw how happy you were with him, how'd you cling to his body while dancing.
He hum, "Of course Peach, I'll take extra care of the Princess." He smiles at your sister before looking down at you. At this point your sleepiness was disappearing at the thought of Bowser taking you home. Yet you still groan out frustrated because you still wanted to party. "And don't even think about kidnapping her." She teased and poked his arm in a playful tone. She looks back at you and places a loving kiss on your forehead, soon said your goodbyes to some of the following guests and went on your way with Bowser.
The limo is waiting by the doors and thankfully the photographers have left for the night, Bowser thanked that no one could see him in this state. With you hung to his side as your sleepiness was taking over your body. "Come on sleepyhead, let's get ya' home and in some pajamas." He opens the door for you to enter first and you give him a certain look as he refers you as "sleepyhead".
He steps in the car to see you with your arms crossed in defense. He was about to question what the hell was the sour face for, but you answered. "I'm not even that tired." You lie through your teeth. And Bowser wasn't going to argue with you in this state. But without a response you took even more offence. "I told you I wasn't even tired." You huff and puff.
Bowser watched you try to defend your argument but it was so easy to see you as anything but argumentative. How cute you looked defeated, once again looked like a grumpy bunny.
"Stop being a brat Princess, we're going home." He tells you, rising his voice slightly more and with that you felt as to quip back at him. "You're being mean." You face away from him and drop your shoulders, all you wanted was go back to the party and enjoy your first time at the ball and now everyone was telling you to go home. Even if you were tired, you could careless, all you wanted was to dance with Bowser till the night turned to morning. You didn't want the night to come to an end so early. "Oh I'm being mean sure." He rolls his eyes at your response, he knew you weren't normally like this and it must have been your tiredness for this attitude.
You whip your head back towards him and scoot closer to him. "You are just a mean old man." This must've struck some sort of cord with Bowser. His eyebrows furrow low and his voice dropping down an octave or two. Which makes you feel hot hearing his voice like this. "Shut up Princess." He bites down his jaw while looking in your eyes. There was a slight flame that began to grow, replacing your sleepiness with lust. He must be delusional himself, there was no way it was that easy to make you get turned on. "Make me." You faux mock him, inching your face closer with him and you didn't expect what he would say next and follow up with. "Oh I will." He smirks.
His hand reaches to your face and pulls you so close that your lips are practically touching, yet he doesn't initiate a kiss. It was you that pulled him to a kiss by grabbing on his coat. Your small hand prying on his collar. His smirk still remains while developing the kiss, it was tender at first. Careful and questioning if this was right but you never pulled away or denied, rather you were the one to push further in the kiss. Bowser's other hand reached for your back. Pressing your body on top of his.
Thankfully there was a divider from the driver and the passengers.
And both were extra thankful because the kiss began to get more intense then original thought. Your body squirmed in his hold as you kiss him, he peeks his eyes open to witness this. Your eyes a shut close tight. Your hands wonder around him, like you didn't know were they had to be, there was no doubt in his mind this was the first time you made out with someone. And he was glad it was him to show you the ropes of it all. Your cheeks are still flushed with blush, and then there it was. That squeak of a moan. As if you tried your damn hardest to try not to make a sound.
With your little moan Bowser grabbed you tighter and lifted you from your seat to place you on his lap. A more comfortable seat in your opinion, along with Bowser's. You break off the kiss for a couple of seconds to giggle at his actions but he pulled you back to the kiss. Once again you moan in his mouth, you felt so embarrassed. Like he thought this was going to be a turn off, though it was quite the opposite. Your small sounds going straight to his growing boner underneath his pants, which he hoped you haven't felt yet.
The next time you moan Bowser groans and takes a deep breath, taking in your scent and slightly moving his hips to fix his position. By his movement he slightly grinded you and having friction while being light headed for making out made you whine out loud. At this Bowser pulls back to take a look at you, your lips puffed out a slight swollen from the kiss. Your eyes are half-lidded. "Look at this little noisy bunny you are." His finger hooks your chin to force you to stare at him. Again you squirm at his actions which he found humoris.
He was about to speak again but the car gently stopped presumably at the castle.
Bowser's face drops in defeat and you couldn't leave him high and dry. "Come in please, I don't want to be alone." You softly beg for him, even hearing your words leave your lips you knew it sounded despite but there was no denying the fact that you had aroused from all the making out. "Only because you said please." He teases and opens the door for you.
There was no time for pleasantries as the front door closed, Bowser took you in his arms and made his way to your bedroom. You almost question at how he knows where to go but his lips on yours shut you up before you could even think to ask.
As he opens the door you're still latched onto his broad shoulders. He adored how you clung in him like plastic wrap.
Though he loved the feeling on you wrapped around him, he did not want to crush you into the bed, well not quite yet. He breaks off the kiss her again, this time your frustration is event with the sound that leaves your throat. "Shh Princess, I'm just laying you down." He almost groans at your annoyance but with that slight fucked out face with barely even touch you was making him feral. He couldn't even get slightly angry with you. Your body sprawled out beneath him on your plush covered bed. Your dress already getting tossed halfway off your body, the way your legs twist together creating friction.
His sharp nails reach down to fiddle with the fabric of your dress, you almost thought he would just rip it off of your body, which you wouldn't truly mind. Your body was getting hotter by the seconds. But Bowser took his sweet time deliberately with cherishing this very point in time.
Your body decided in itself that it was done with feathered touches. And with little to no control, your hips bucked to meet with his hips. You didn't know exactly why your body was making you do this but the need and ache for friction was demanding. The slightly touch of his pelvic meeting yours made you whine out for more.
You were on the edge of begging for him to touch you, but then he swiftly took your dress off of your body. Throwing it to the side to be forgotten and abandoned. Along with yours he followed with taking his shirt and jacket combo along with that stupid bowtie.
He was about to climb over you, but your eyes shifted towards his lower half, his pants were still on. You send him a look, knowing that it was unfair that you were just in your underwear and he wasn't. He quickly took off his belt which clashed to the floor and his pants shortly after.
This time he actually climbed into your bed, the mattress sinking below his added weight. He instantly thought of breaking your bed, a physical reminder. That classic smirk spraying on his lips as he went for another kiss. And yet again your hands reach out for him, grabbing at whatever your fingers could clench into. Your nails slight digging into his skin, but doing absolutely no damage.
It became hot very quickly and your body, almost in auto drive was thrusting up at his to get some friction on your aching body. And once it makes contact with him your eyes roll back. It was so simple yet so pleasurable for you. You wanted to do this for ages and you knew you'd never be bored of it, especially when it was with Bowser. He barely even grinded back and you were moaning in his mouth all over again. He wonders if you'd even ever masturbated before from your reactions.
"Have you ever touched yourself?" He questioned, you hum out a response yet you were still out of focus and Bowser saw that. After all that making out and bump and grind clearly got through to you. He found it adorable how easily you were made stupid by his touch. "Have you ever touched yourself sweetheart?" This time around he was more assertive and the nickname took you to his presence. "Um, could you be more specific?" You glance away from his stare as you were embarrassed by his question and even your response. "More specific?" He quietly repeats in disbelief, what did you even mean by that? "Have you fingered yourself?" He asks in a somewhat obvious tone, you shake your head in a nervous way.
This made Bowser's heart skip a beat, what do you mean you've never touched yourself? It was wrong to think this way, he thought, but being your first everything made him even harder than before. "I've only done stuff over my panties." You mustered enough courage to tell him, an audible groan escape passed his throat at the images of your small hands circling your clit over your panties. It made him even hotter that you were that innocent that you couldn't even do physical contact with your own body for pleasure.
He chastity kisses you again, "How'd I'd get lucky." He whispers more to himself rather than you but it still makes you flustered.
"Now it was time to actually rip off your clothes, starting with that annoying bra of yours which keep those pretty tits behind em'." Bowser explains and without fail you hear a rip of the fabric. He waved the bra in his hand before tossing it. And on cue his eyes shift down to your boobs, they were perked and nipples hard. You slightly hiss when they hit the cold air of your room, even though you felt on fire. "Even better than I'd imagine." He almost growls and you audibly moan loud at his comment. Something happened to you when you mentally pictured him think about you in this way, you clamp your thighs together.
He ignored your moan and went straight to laying soft and tender kisses on your breast. He knew this was your first time so you would be overwhelmed with all this pleasure so he took mercy on you and your body, even if the thought of overstimulating you was present in his mind. Just imagine your squirm and begging him to slow down while fucking you, watching as tears stream down your cheeks.
Though it was hard to push those thoughts he was gentle. And his prediction was right, you were over sensitive with simple kisses and suckling on your breast. Your hands flying to his head to either push him deeper into your skin or push his away. But it wasn't long enough until Bowser's lips racked down your soft body and torso. Down to the place he knew you needed the most attention. His finger tips could already feel the small patch of dampness in the center and could tell by the way your hips bucked and begged for him.
You shut your eyes in anticipation. Despite your eyes being closed Bowser watches each and miniscule reaction. Watching as your eyebrows curl and your lips separate, or biting your cheek to muffle your needy noises.
His nails pull on your panties and down your legs, his eyes fixated on your expression. But he knew he couldn't stare at you forever with your exposed pussy in full display for him, almost like a present wrapped with a bow and he was ready to tear it open. And if he didn't want to devour you before, now he definitely was without a doubt.
Once his eyes landed on your center he truly saw how turned on you actually were. Virgin's, they're so easily wet. You slightly glisten in the light, he could tell you were aching, poor thing. But thankfully he was here to help you out.
A long stripped lick made you shot open your eyes down at Bowser. You choked on a moan as he went for another stripe. Your breath already starting to become laboured. "Baby, relax." He simply states, but they vibrations from his voice made you slam your head back down on your pillow. With that he chuckled and went back to licking your cunt. His tongue flickering at your clit at every stripe and you knew you wouldn't last long.
Your hands grip at his hair to bury his head further in your cunt. Your mouth is constantly open with spilling of moans and other obscenities, in any other occasion you'd be embarrassed but you were distracted with pleasure. You even moan out his name, slurring it with profanity. And he loved how whiney and high pitched you were getting and how that laced with his name.
Now you were thrusting your hips towards his mouth, your thighs starting to shut around his head. Your babbling starting to become incomprehensible. A warm tingling thriving through the pit of your stomach, reach up through your body. You didn't know exactly what this meant but it felt so good and you knew you didn't want Bowser to stop anytime soon. And he apparently understood that too.
He could feel your cunt start to squeeze nothing other than the couple of time his tongue ran through it, making you moan a little louder each time.
You rub your thighs against his face, "Bowser - Bowser - Bowser…" You whine while you body continues thrusting, it was all becoming so difficult to sense anything but pleasure. "Shh, Shh. I know bunny, you're alright." He's barely audible in your ears and the vibration of his voice bring that heat to an all time high. And a final lick of your clit made you unravel.
He helped you along your way down your high. Your legs shaked and your hands griped rough in his hair all while you groan, drawing out your moans while screwing your eyes closed. It was the most pleasure you've ever felt in your entire life. In your head your mind was repeatedly thanking Bowser for this impressive pleasure he caused you, but your mouth felt like cotton. Horse and dumb even. No words escaped passed your lips as you try.
Bowser found this even more comical then they way you were chanting his name over and over again.
But as your consciousness returns to you, you knew he wasn't done with you and strangely you weren't ready to give out just yet.
He smirks while you finally make eye contact with him, "Thank you." Soft spoken words of gratitude towards the Koopa King. This took Bowser slightly by surprise as no one has ever said thanks for giving them an organism, by your innocentance it made perfect sense. It was adorable even.
You were about to say that you wanted more but he must have read your mind because he lifted himself up again and pulled down his boxer. Setting free his cock, the top swollen and red. Pre-cum pebbling out and leaking down his shaft. Saying he was big was an understatement, you couldn't possibly think he'd in actuality fit inside of you. And once again he must of read your mind, "Oh I'm going to make it fit Princess." He laughs at your expression.
He pumped himself at the sight of you, in your dazed state and the slight plead behind your eyes for him. How you made his heart melt into pudding, he wouldn't say it out loud, but he'd do literally anything for you without a second thought. And he secretly hates that about you.
He's already groaning at the thought of your tight cunt wrapped deliciously around him and he couldn't wait any longer.
He lines himself at your entrenching and waiting hole. You stare up at him, Bowser's face so concentrated. Wth what exactly, you didn't know nor care, all you cared for was him actually fucking you. You wanted this man to take you to places you've never experienced and you knew he could make you feel things you'll never feel again. You were about to whine out for him to make a move, but he provided exactly what you needed.
You choked on the moan that threatened to slip past your lips. The intense pain of just his tip made tears prick on your eyes. You shut your eyes once again, trying to ground yourself and muster up some strength.
Meanwhile, he's slowly pushing himself further in your tight cunt. It was better than anything he's felt in his entire life. And if it felt like this everytime you'd have sex, he wasn't going to allow you to be with anyone but him. He watches as your small hands grip on the bedding and crunch roughly. He knew this had to be painful for you and he knew he had to take his time with you. But you were making it so much more difficult with the mewls you're making and the huffing and puffing.
It was painful, yes, but there was this dull sense of that same pleasure when he was eating you. That unfamiliar warmth that felt like a fire beginning to build. Bowser felt that as you squeezed his cock.
All of this made you think of the dream you had this morning, everything coming back to you like a boomerang. And the mental image of his hand around your throat to choke you came back and thinking of it made you gush. At this point in time your dignity was thrown out the window, there was no point to try to achieve it back. "Please-please put your hand around my throat." This statement itself completely went to Bowser's dick, slowly pushing deeper in your cunt. "Awe look how cute that is, asking so politely with your pleases." He faux mocks. Causing you to whine in anticipation. "And here I thought you were all so innocent." He laughed this time, embarrassment for your request was evident with the shades of reds on your cheeks and how you faced away from him. But he wasn't done with these teasing.
His head dipping close to your ear, all while his hand was ghosting your neck. "Was this what you dreamt about this morning? Me choking you while I fucked you?" Your eyes widen and air cut short. He saw you this morning having that sex dream?
How mortified you felt was an understatement, yet he actually laughed out loud at the look of shock you gave him. His deep and sultry voice looms over your frame, over your mind. His voice whispers sweet nothing in your ear. This was exactly what you've dreamt of, there was no possible way this wasn't another dream.
Your hands let go of your sheets and reach upwards to Bowser's large arm, the same arm that had his hand around your throat. His hand tightens around your throat to cut off a slight bit of oxygen, making your eyes roll in the back of your head. And that heat was about to burst at any moment by this action. Bowser saw that you were about to come again and chuckled at how easy you were. It was almost too easy to have his way with you.
Your legs begin to shake and your moans are messy with his name. Your fingers gripping so harshly on his arm that it almost hurt. Your breathing is heavy once again and it is all becoming so much more intense as before. Tears slowly start shedding down your puffy redden cheeks, you could barely comprehend that you were crying from the pleasure. But Bowser found this laughable, "That's it bunny, cry for me." He snickers while lowering his body closer to yours. His face inches above yours and at his present you crack open your eyes. Only to meet with his tongue lapping up your salty tears.
You sob at the high that seemed to hit you like a superstar. Chanting out his name with sin. Tears spilling down all while your body thrusts in his grip, your vision becoming blurred. Maybe it was the combination of lack of oxygen and a mind blowing orgasm, you felt on the brink of passing out. Bowser quickly understood and let go on his grip on your throat. You quickly gasp for air. "Come back to me Princess, can't have you pass out just yet. I'm almost done, you can hold on for a couple of more minutes bunny." He speaks but you hardly understand his words.
In this condition of being fucked out and the overstimulation beginning to shock you was making Bowser reach his high. The way your cunt locked in a squeeze around his cock was enough for him to curse. You were going to be the death of him and he knew that all too well. You couldn't think of anything but Bowser, you mind erased and dumb. Your words are being barely comprehensible, mixed with your whining moans and tears. And Bowser found that absolutely captivating.
It was only a couple more thrust before he gained his high and swiftly pulled out of your aching cunt.
His cum spewing out on your soft stomach, painting a white coat that filled your torso. He grunts and groans, your name laced in as well. Having this sight before you is better than any dream your brain could have made up with your imagination. Yet you still were so tired and on the verge of falling asleep.
You barely felt the shift of his weight as he collapsed beside you. You hum in contempt and scoot closer to his body. A smile forming on his lips, of course you'd be the type of person to cuddle after sex. Your small frame getting taken overpowered by sleep. And before you could fall asleep, Bowser lifted your comforter and wrapped both of you. Your body completely relaxes by his tenderness and you drift off to sleep.
It was only a couple minutes after you falling asleep when he heard the opening of the front door to the castle. The muffled voice of Peach ringing out, "We're back! You better be in your pajamas when I come up there." She yells out unsuspecting and Bowser thought for a moment to run out but glancing down to see your head pressed up to his chest in comfortable sleep, he couldn't dare leave you. Especially because he just took your virginity, you didn't deserve to wake up alone. Along with the image of Peach's face would be undoubtedly hilarious with seeing her little sister with him.
But who was this "we" she was talking about?
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alessiamalfoyzabini · 4 months
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Dark Moon | Chapter One
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Pairing | yandere!Jimin x Reader
Word Count | 1,3k
Warnings | +18, explicit language, kidnapping, yandere, use of a sleep-inducing substance (not specific which one), mentions of prostitution
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This fanfiction is yandere, if you don't like the genre, don't read and if you are not of age, don't read.
I don't want to hear any complaints in the comments, thank you.
This does not reflect my way of thinking or living at all, it is just a work of fiction, it is like watching a horror movie, many of us love horror movies, but we would never dream of what we see in those movies happening in reality as well.
Simply put, this story was written for entertainment purposes, it should not be seen as a reflection of my values, opinions or morals. I absolutely do not condone such acts.
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⤷ Summary | She just wanted to escape her past, take charge of her life and break out of her steel cage, praying in God for a miracle that could change her life for good.
And her prayers were heard, but it was not the Divine that answered her.
That was certainly the devil in the guise of an angel, she thought as those corrupted and empty eyes searched her soul with extreme voracity.
He turned a sweet, false smile on her, before pushing her into the abyss.
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➢ Author's Note | Hi, guys! Here is the spin-off of Happy Ending, I hope you like the first chapter! 🥰 I would like to warn you, Jimin in this story will not be kind and soft like Jungkook from Happy Ending, he is very cruel and selfish, he is a hard yandere
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Taglist: @katherine-kookie, @dragons-flare, @m00njinnie
Taglist is open!
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Chapter List - Next
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2020.
Three years ago.
According to Kim Seokjin's rules, the choice of a whore was something very important. The girls chosen had to meet very specific requirements, such as not having anyone who would one day - following their disappearance - look for them. Seokjin did not want any trouble, and Jimin was not about to give him any. He took a long, deep drag from his cigarette, inhaling its bitter addiction, before blowing a thick, white cloud of smoke out the car window. He stretched his gloved hands over the steering wheel, waiting for the next move. Namjoon, at his side, checked that the situation outside was okay -nothing was moving in that neighborhood, not even the shadow of a stray cat - and this created the perfect moment. "Are you ready, Jimin?" asked the older man, beginning to prepare everything needed. The dark-haired boy's eyes sparkled, he nodded confidently as he adjusted his coat. One last glance at the clock and shortly after exactly 1 a.m. they got out of the car, long strides on the asphalt counted only by the ticking of their smart shoes. Seeing them, anyone would have said they were two well-to-do men about to attend an important event, except to glance at the squalor of the houses shrouded in darkness around them. Namjoon carried a dark briefcase in one hand; Jimin walked confidently beside him before turning into a small, narrow, grim alley.
"They have to stay here, don't they?" asked Namjoon, observing the crumbling building. "That's what they wrote," confirmed Jimin, finding the lobby door already wide open; it was a low-level Motel, it wouldn't take long. They found a guy half asleep behind the counter, the two exchanged a glance of understanding before Jimin approached the man in his forties striking him dryly in the back of the head, the latter only having a chance to let out a choked scream before passing out completely. "Thanks, man," sneered the boy, beginning to look up the names he was interested in in the register, along with the room number and corresponding key. He nodded to Namjoon when he had everything and they went up to the indicated floor. Jimin's alert and shrewd eyes immediately found what he was looking for, he pointed the door to his taller friend and together they opened it, they found the lights off, but they were trained to see even in the dark so they went straight to the two beds in the middle of the old and stale room, it was clear that such a Motel could not have all the comforts and amenities with what little they paid, there were not even cameras, it was an unsuitable and unsafe place for young girls like those asleep in those beds, Jimin thought with a grin.
Namjoon set the briefcase down on the floor, retrieving ready-made syringes from it, handed one to his friend and headed for one of the beds, Jimin chose for himself the one near the window and as the filtering neon sign light increasingly put the young girl's sleeping face on display, he inspected the young girl's face carefully, drinking in the sight of her softly parted lips and the warm breath rhythmically lowering and raising her chest. He lowered himself slightly to her neck, cautiously inhaling the light scent of roses emanating from her inviting skin. Namjoon, meanwhile, had already finished gently injecting the pinkish liquid into the other girl's arm, the substance would send her to sleep for a few hours, and Jimin should have hurried to do the same, too bad that he was merely gazing longingly at the woman, completely rapt. Namjoon noticed this and with a shade of reproach in his voice, called him to his senses. "Jimin, get a move on! Don't let your cock harden just now," he scolded him in a low, irritated tone. The young man puffed slightly, before uncorking the loaded syringe, unfortunately not accounting for the girl's light sleep, who squinted her eyelids as if disturbed by the presence looming over her with the eyes of a hawk.
She thought she was dreaming, but the figure of Jimin took a distinct and material form in her field of vision, which at first glance left her speechless.
Then a shrill scream left her throat, she tried to pull away, but Jimin was immediately on her, trying to block her, Namjoon caught up with an expletive clenched between his teeth and grabbed the girl by the shoulders, pushing her against the bed, the latter only in time to kick like a horse, managing to hit Jimin at jaw level, which pissed him off in no small measure, without any kindness or regard he stuck the needle of the syringe on her exposed thigh thanks to her pajama shorts, it penetrated the skin like butter and the girl stiffened screaming in pain, she fainted from shock without needing to wait for the injection to take effect. Namjoon let go a sigh before staring furiously at Jimin, who was touching the affected area with glacial eyes fixed on his victim. "What the fuck has gotten into you! Did you have to give her time to wake up?" he hissed, his silver hair glowing with the neon light outside, and Jimin gritted his teeth at the saintly appearance he was displaying at that moment. "I didn't think she'd wake up so easily, okay?" he blurted out, before pulling the girl's body to himself without any care, Namjoon shook his head before retrieving the other one more gently, the one had been good the whole time and he hoped the other Motel patrons hadn't heard the screams.
They should have moved in complete silence inconspicuously, but Jimin did not know what silence was, evidently. They went out with a placid step, from the other doors they heard absolutely nothing. Perhaps they were not occupied rooms, or most likely no one wanted to risk their skin to go and see what had happened to the girls, it was still a bad neighborhood that one. Jimin held the unconscious body rigidly in his arms, full of lividity. When he had watched her sleep he had called her a tender little angel in his head, well he was wrong, and very wrong, too. The bitch squealed like a goose and he would have loved to stretch her neck, which Namjoon wouldn't let him do anyway, they served without the slightest bruise to the Dark Moon. They arrived at the car without further trouble, even the road had remained deserted, and loaded the bodies into the back seats. "Let's get out of here before something else happens," muttered the friend, Jimin huffed annoyed, getting back into the driver's seat. "You're making it too tragic, no one heard us," he said, earning an angry look. "Because it was a sleazy Motel, you make all that noise in a normal house and see if no one hears you."
Jimin waved a hand, as if to say that he didn't give a shit about Namjoon's worries, bit his own lower lip piercing as he drove taking semi unfamiliar roads to leave no trace of himself. It would not happen again, after all. Yes, it hardly ever happened that he got a hard cock in the middle of a kidnapping on behalf of the Dark Moon, that had been new for him as well. He cast a glance at the other girl as well, but she said absolutely nothing to him, his body seemed to be attracted to the bitch who had kicked him, this made him even more irritated. "Should we take them to the warehouse?" The warehouse was an abandoned building in the middle of nowhere, they used it to hide their equipment, but also often to torture and kill, or as in this case, keep the goods cool just long enough to make decisions about them, it was convenient and practical. "Yes, Jungkook said that Seokjin will lose time at the Dark Moon, there have been clients giving the girls trouble and he is cutting some names off the list," Namjoon replied, reading their maknae's messages. Jimin nodded, taking the last descent of that country road that would lead them straight to the warehouse.
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Attuma has this kinda energy for Okoye and we love to see it. Especially Nakia 😂
For @pilesofpillows
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“Everyone is well aware of how my niece betrayed her country when she married you people.”
Okoye’s nostrils flared as she took a step forward to confront her uncle. Except she was swiftly stopped by Attuma whipping out his beefy arm in front her. Behind them, Nakia immediately took note of how he clenched his other fist at his side. She took a step backwards and slightly to the side. All the better to witness the coming spectacle unfolding in the marketplace.
Attuma’s Xhosa had significantly improved in the near year of his marriage. While heavily accented, it rang out extremely clear, his grammar flawless as he loudly declared, “Pardon me?”
Nakia also took in how he took a step forward towards the old man.
M’Kathu’s smile was as vicious as ever as he straightened his shoulders. “It appears you fish folks are deaf as well as blind to the sins of those you mate with.”
Nakia backed away well over a foot.
“How dare you!” Okoye hissed.
She instinctively reached for the obsidian blade she’d taken to carrying in her sheath since Attuma gifted it to her during her courtship. However, he quickly slid his hand to her waist, stopping her. Deliberately turning to face her, he cupped her cheek before gently touching his forehead to hers. Whatever he said in his language sent her relaxing before she tilted her chin upwards to press a quick kiss to the side of his rebreather. Withdrawing, Attuma then placed himself directly in front of her. Her shield to all the ills of the world.
“I recommend,” Attuma leaned down nearly nose to nose with M'Kathu, “That you move along before suffering the consequences of your reckless words.”
Clearly, M’Kathu failed at taking hints. All he did was let out a loud snort before chuckling, “Okoye clearly prefers laying down with sea dogs rather than Wakandans who remember their loyalty to their country."
Nakia’s brows raised, her eyes went wide as she stilled. By now, a small crowd gathered to see what was going on in the usually peaceful marketplace.
“I suggest you keep my wife’s name out of your mouth,” Attuma hissed.
“And what will you do about it, sea scum?”
Attuma bristled, fingers flexing as his voice rose. “Clearly, I am not the one lacking in hearing.”
“So you say-”
“For I very clearly relayed that you need to keep my wife’s name out of your FUCKING MOUTH.”
The crowd around them fell utterly silent. Not even the children made a sound, enraptured by the heretofore unseen wrath of their favorite shark man. Well, save one little girl of roughly five or so.
“Umama, what does Mr. Tuna mean by fuck-ing?“
“Umama, why is that wrinkled old man so mean?”
"Hush child!” M’Kathu glared at the girl with scorn. “You see here?” he waved around with his cane, “He’s corrupted our very own children!”
M’Kathu scowled at the girl, causing her to scurry and hide behind her mother’s legs. Attuma growled, “Leave the youngling out of this. Adissa has done nothing to you.”
“And here you are, Okoye,” M’Kathu spat in disgust, “Opening your legs for this murderous orca, begetting your half breed whelps unto this land? Pitiful-”
Nakia recalled how on that day, no one could explain how M’Kathu ended up nearly drowning in the river with a concussion that rendered him unconscious and in the hospital for damn near a fortnight. No one also seemed to assist him. Nor could anyone recall how he ended up in the river in the first place. After all, how could an old man fly backwards into it a dozen feet behind him? It wasn’t as though Attuma yanked him up by the throat and sent him hurtling through the air hard enough to break a few bones as he hit its surface. Not even the guards patrolling the marketplace recalled seeing anything as they finally pulled him out.  
Funny how no charges of assault or battery were ever pressed. After all, one needed witnesses for such. And not a single one could be found.
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I just read unicorn Alec X Phoenix Magnus and it was soo good! Can I have one exploring the unicorn Shadowhunter world? Thank you!!!!
Here we go! so Alec is actually pretty rare, there are very few unicorn shifters in the nephilim world and people find them pretty terrifying and they're protected by a hoard of laws
i hope you enjoy
<3 lumine
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Alec won’t know his shift until his first rune but unlike how his parents tell him, he’s sure he already feels it.
He knows that he’s going to someday run faster than most things can hope to fly. That the wind will rip through his hair and that Alec’s feet are going to rip through the earth as he conquers the ground.
So Alec is good and he listens and he doesn’t stab the kid who sneers at him, but he thinks about it. It’s not until he’s there, getting his first rune as a silent brother finishes pressing a stele to his skin, that he feels the overwhelming urge and realizes he no longer needs to hold back.
And then there is screaming and Alec realizes it’s him. 
He’s the one screaming.
Bugaling and trumpeting in triumph as he rears up on his hind legs and kicks out, avoiding the Silent Brother only out of instinct.
There is a yell from someone else and Alec centers in on the sound, entranced by the call of prey. 
Maryse stares in horror as the body of Malachi falls and she’s about to run out and protect her son when a hand grabs her arm.
“Maryse, he will kill you.” 
Maryse doesn’t understand who the threat is, until she realizes that Jia is protecting her… from Alec.
“He’s my son.” Maryse tries, because that’s her baby and Jia gives her a grim, pained look.
“His other form is a unicorn, Maryse. He can sense the corruption of souls, we know the scope of a nephilim born unicorn. You cannot risk it.”
Alec ignores Imogen, walking past her as if she doesn’t exist — though when she steps towards him, he turns a baleful glare on her and tosses his head, mane shaking like ink absorbing the stars. His hooves raise up and down and the marble halls crack under the adamas of his hooves.
Imogen grits her teeth, steps back and Alec walks on.
There are half a dozen who die, gored by his horn and when one tries to defend themselves, the very shadows themselves hold down the hunter. It’s less of an execution this time and even Maryse has to look away from the gore as Alec methodically caves the man’s skull in. There’s a moment of consideration and then the crack of ribs and the rip of skin and muscle before strong, blunt teeth crunch. 
When Alec finally gets to the heart, he raises his head, drenched from his muzzle to his forelock and crushes the heart between his maw.
Robert dies next, with a look of helpless confusion and dismay on his face and while Alec doesn’t gore her, the whites of his eyes flare and he snorts aggressively when he passes by her.
Maryse let’s Jia’s husband and daughter, Aline pull her into the back, away from her son. 
Alec allows Jia to approach him and when Aline leaves Maryse’s side and approaches, he tosses his head in delight and nuzzles her cheek, smearing viscera across her skin.
There’s a soft laugh as Aline shifts to her new form and her wings beat before she’s perched on Alec’s haunches and smugly staring down everyone else.
Aline has a reason to be smug, because Alec considers her to be steadfast and uncorrupted.
Which, considering Alec eyed several of the children whose parents he killed with murderous intent, its a reason to be smug.
 —
Alec grows to be a stubborn little terror and Maryse isn’t sure how she could ever have ignored his former adoration and the way he’d followed her like a faithful shadow.
Alec stalks her now, like she’s an enemy or worse, prey.
He keeps an eye on her whenever they’re in the same room and the moment Maryse opens her mouth to bemoan the clave or disparage downworlders, Alec gets a gleam in his eyes.
It’s the same gaze he cast on Malachi and Robert and Maryse learns to swallow down the words she learned from Valentine.
There is no one in the whole of Alicante who detests Valentine with the same fervor that Alec does. It’s as if he was born to consider Valentine an enemy and Maryse wonders at the fact that Alec was in her womb when she fought her bloodiest.
She’d bathed him with the blood of every single race including their own, except for mundanes.
And Alec seems to know, if the disdain and distrust he watches her with means anything. 
There’s no softness in him for her now and while he’s gentle with Izzy and a little standoffish but earnest and protective of Robert’s parabatai’s son, he’s no longer her baby.
And sometimes, Maryse wonders as she sees a glimpse of cold eyes with a hint of inhuman blue crossing over his hazel iris… perhaps she’s no longer his mother.  
At least, not in his eyes.
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Tommy Pressing His Forehead to Yours
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Part of my Corrupt a Wish challenge.
Request: Pressing their foreheads together. Requested by @l1-l4.
Warnings: mention of injury, hospitalization, robbery, mention of murder, Corrupt a wish reminder: If you think this story has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention. Proceed with caution.
Three blinders lay dead in the ravine and you gasped for breath at Arthur’s side after the gunfire finally ceased. “You’re going to be alright,” Arthur said reassuringly as he held pressure on your wound. He had seen men in France put back together with worse injuries and he was desperately clinging to the hope that you would be made well again. However, he he also knew it depended on how quickly they could get you to a doctor. The ambush from the Italians had taken place too far from town for him to be sure and every second counted.
As you felt yourself growing weaker, you watched Tommy’s boots pound against the dirt purposefully striding toward you. You couldn’t lift your head, but you could hear him replacing his gun into its holster as he surveyed the damage to the car. “We can still use it, Arthur. You drive, I’ll take y/n in the back with me. Come on,” he said as he helped Arthur lift you onto the bench seat. He allowed you to rest your head in his lap and he cradled you as Arthur sped away, dust flying behind you as he tried to navigate around the abandoned car left on the rickety bridge ahead. You winced as he went over every bump, feeling the searing pain radiate through your core as the car jostled you from side to side.
“Where did they come from, Tom? How did they know we would be here today?” Arthur asked looking back at his brother in the rear view mirror. 
Through half closed eyes, you looked up at Tommy’s stone like face and watched the muscles in his jaw clench tightly. The only other movement in his face was the flare of his nostrils as he exhaled a heavy breath. He rolled the words around in his mouth in disgust before allowing them to leave slowly. “We’ve been compromised. Someone knew about our plans,” he said before turning to look out the window. 
“But who could possibly-“
“I don’t fucking know, Arthur! But I’m going to find out,” Tommy said in a determined voice.
When the car finally arrived at the hospital, you had long since lost consciousness. Nurses and doctors rushed you inside as Polly approached from the side of the building.  Pulling a cigarette from his pocket, Tommy asked wearily, “What’ve you heard, Pol?”
Polly leaned in to confer privately with her nephew before beginning, “The break in at the factory last night wasn’t just for petty cash and the pocket watch you left behind. Lizzie says your diary and personal papers are missing as well.” 
Tommy shook his head, “Y/n said it was far more. Have you checked the safe again?” he said scratching his head.
“Yes, Esme and I have each counted twice. It’s all there. It was a cover up, Tommy. Whoever did this wanted to know your secrets,” she said pursing her lips. She knew that information would make him explode and he did. Tommy turned and punched the wall behind him. 
“Tom? Tommy!” Arthur called from the entrance and Tommy ran inside. 
“It’s alright, y/n’s in surgery. Doctor said it’s going to be alright now. That’s a relief, eh?” He said leaning against the wall, clutching his blood stained jacket.
“Yeah,” Tommy said as he nodded his head absently, still thinking of what Polly had said. Could the ambush have been a result of secrets traded to the Changrettas? He wasn’t sure what to believe, but he knew he had to speak with you as soon as you were conscious.
Arthur had been correct in his assumption that the doctors could fix you. Hours after your operation, you were lying in a stark hospital room, bandaged tightly and slowly coming around from the effects of the anesthetic. Tommy sauntered in and took up a chair by your bedside, holding your hand as you rested.
A nurse came to check on you and kindly adjusted your pillows, checking your vital signs to be sure you were stable. “Are you family?” the young woman asked sweetly. 
“Well…I...,” Tommy stuttered. “Sure,” he finally agreed as she handed over the possessions taken from you at intake. Tommy held the bundle of clothing and personal items and thanked her as she closed the door behind her. He sifted through the items carefully turning over the cigarette case, lighter, and pocketwatch. His heart sped up as he turned the watch in his hand and read the inscription “Shelby” engraved on the back. Gripping the piece tightly in his fist, he felt a deep anger boil within him and rise to the surface just as your eyes began to flutter open.
He kicked the chair away and came to stand over your bedside still clutching the watch. You blinked a few times adjusting to the bright light above you, not quite understanding who the shadowy figure could be looming above you. You tried to speak, but your mouth felt as though it were stuffed with cotton. 
Tommy leaned over you until his face hovered above yours. He was seething with rage now, knowing you were the one who had betrayed him. “It was you who put my family in danger,” he said accusingly. 
“Tommy?” you managed, trying to make out his face more clearly.
“Don’t you dare say my name when good men are lying dead because of your actions,” he hissed spitefully.
“I didn't…” you tried to say, but he cut you off, pressing his forehead to yours as he spat in your face.
“Don’t fucking lie to me! I know it was you!” He reached for the pile of clothing at your side and found an item to stuff over your nose and mouth as your eyes widened. “No one lies to me” he said and those were the last words you ever heard. 
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Sole (nb or gender neutral if possible, but any will do!) being a really good artist, who draws and paints things and scenes from before the war to show their companions?
What a great idea! 💖💖💖💖 Ive always admired people who can draw and paint things really well, I can spend hours just scrolling through other peoples art on Tumblr. Sole was truly a dedicated artist, never seen without a sketchbook in hand and a new idea on their lips. Their house in Sanctuary is completely filled to the brim with drawings and paintings of prewar places and things, kept predestined thanks to Codsworth efforts. It almost looks like a gallery of some kind, with Sole allowing their companion wander through in awe. They walk over and pick up the art piece that calls out to them most, examining it carefully.
Nick Valentine: “Heh, can almost smell it through the paper.” He commented wistfully, before him a drawing of a prewar Slocum's Joe filled with smiling people eating pastries and sipping coffee, just enjoying the moment. Call it stereotypical, but the old Nick was quite fond of a good old steaming cup of coffee and a freshly baked donut right before his shift started. Cant replicate the exact feeling anymore, but this sure brings back some good memories. “You have some real talent Kid, maybe I could use your help in witnesses sketches.”
Piper Wright: “Diamond City used to look like THAT before it became inhabited by bigoted people and corrupt politicians?” She asked with a half smirk, tapping on the side of a painting of a baseball game in the place she now calls home over 200 years later. Sole had some skill, somehow she can almost hear the crowds cheering excitedly through the canvas. “Hah, still looks loud and overly cramped, guess that hasn't changed. Think my office would be right about… there.”
Codsworth: “Oh Sir/Mum, your spouse would be so proud that you managed to capture them so perfectly.” He droned sadly over the biggest painting that happened to be of Soles spouse in their wedding suit/dress, all smiling and happy. Codsworth had seen his Master spend hours creating their many works of art and even helped with some, but this one spoke the most to him and touched his metal heart. Maybe because Sole had done it purely from memory as a way to honor their fallen lover. “They'd also be proud of how far you've come and all that you have accomplished, and that you are continuing to share your gift with others.”
Preston Garvey: “So thats what Concord looked like before the bombs hit? Damn, seems unreal.” He runs his fingers along the sketch of the un-touched city drawn from a birds eye view. How the General managed to capture the city in such a way that makes it seem like a moving photo is unknown, but he is not complaining. “Someday, we will restore the town to its former glory, you'll see. Until then, this will serve a fine reminder of what can be accomplished. Thank you General... Truly.”
Curie: “Oh! A horsie!” She exclaimed happily, gazing at a large painting of a grassy field with a magnificent black horse darting through the wind that flared it's silky mane. Curie has read many books and documents that include horses in their stories or notes, but she never actually seen one in person. Soles painting made it seem so lifelike that she feels like she can reach out and stroke its shiny hair. “It would be wonderful if we could ride such an amazing creature, you did an incredible job capturing its likeness and motion.” (Somebody get this women the finest horse in the world)
Cait: “So this is what passed as a typical family in your time?” She questioned with an unimpressed look, almost glaring at the colored drawing of a family sitting in their dining room eating breakfeast with one another. For some reason, the drawing sent a little lump in her throat when she saw the way the two parents looked at their children with such realistic and loving caring eyes. Sole did a damn good job with getting the emotion across, enough to pierce her heart. “Eh… pretty nice when you squint at it. Better than what I ever got. Well done and all that.”
Deacon: “Thats all it took to woo a girl back then? Dress up like a penguin, grab a quick bite at some fancy pants looking place, then spin her around like a top?” He asked with a wide grin, tilting his sunglasses a bit to get a better view of the colored drawing of a prewar couple dancing the evening away. Seemed very romantic, he'd almost wished to go back in time and set up something like this with Barbra. At least something close to it, she would have liked that… “You mind making one of me next? Get this gorgeous figure captured for all to see? Face would be covered of course, but still would be a fine addition to your collection.”
Danse: “This is what people would do on their free time off work? Interesting…” He commented, eyeing the painting of a prewar beach house with families swimming in the water or playing volleyball on the beach. Some of them were even just laying in the sand, asleep or watching the waves wash onto shore. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves without a care in the world, something that sadly couldn't be done anymore. But Sole did a fine enough job that he could get a good feeling on what that was once like. “It takes great skill and practice to capture something like this in great detail. Im honored you chose to show me your work, Solider.”
Hancock: “Damn. Nuka World seemed like a fine place to take the Darling and the kids, before it was infested with raiders and whatnot” He muttered in awe, practically going inside the painting of the prewar amusement park with how close he was to it. It was almost absorbing him whole, the shining of the rides and the adoring eyes of the folks. Shame the place had to go down so quickly. “Sole, you have some mighty fine talent for this sort of thing. Think maybe one day we can get a ride or two working there? That would be a trip I would gladly take.”
MacCready: “You're saying thats how the streets looked all the time? How did you even get around without running into something or someone?” He inquired, staring at a drawing of downtown Boston choked with traffic and pedestrians crowding the roads and sidewalks. It was weird to imagine the city not covered in rubble and piles of discarded trash and people just roaming around without looking over their shoulders every few minutes. “If you ask me, those people are just begging to get sniped. But thats not something they really had to be worried about back then, right?”
X6: “Must have taken great strength in the ankles to achieve such a graceful performance.” He remarked, staring straight at a painting of ballet performer dancing on stage before an audience of well dressed individuals. While he himself didn't see a good reason to spend money and time just to see someone glide across a stage in a supple manner, he could see how such an exercise could benefit ones strength and agility. Maybe he will try it one day, as part of training, of course. “Excellent work on the painting, Sir/Ma'am. A true masterpiece.” (Just imagine him doing ballet)
Strong: “Why puny human show Strong bunch of blobs and scribbles?” He points angrily at a realistic painting of an ideal Thanksgiving meal, complete with a thick and large turkey in the center. It seemed to be so real, like he could reach out and take a big chomp out of it. Yet there was no smell of fresh meat in the air. “Strong doesn't care about fake food blobs! Cant even eat them!” (He tried anyways and now there is forever a bite mark on the painting)
Dogmeat: Barks at the sight of another dog across the room, sprinting over to greet the new potential playmate or rival. He stops a few feet before them, confused on why they haven't reacted to him yet or even moved. Dogmeat had been with Sole while they were painting this very portrait of a prewar dog sitting obediently with their head tilted, but he fell asleep for most of it. The pup whines, cautiously stepping closer and taking a whiff, looking back at Sole in doggy astonishment when he realizes the other dog is a fake. “Bork?”
Moral Of the Story: If Bethesda doesn't give you enough character background or story to work with, do their job for them and make up your own to give everyone more delicious flavor. (Keep those headcanons coming y'all)
Boom! Another one down! Thank You for the request Darling!!! 💝💝💝💝
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Summary: Will commits his first of many felonies for Emory Scott, and she doesn't even know it. But it's fine. Because at least she'll still be around tomorrow.
Setting: pre-canon; Will is in 10th, Emory in 9th. Shortly after the first Devil's Night referenced in Corrupt.
Requested. Got a little out of control and sidetracked, but hopefully it works.
Thank you for reading.
Will
“You’re planning something for the charity case, aren’t you?” Callum Claythorne said, blowing hot breath on the back of my neck.
I moved away, put off by how close he was behind me but didn’t let it show. He laughed under his breath, gaze focused across the room. The sound made my stomach drop for all the wrong reasons.
“Way ahead of you. Just watch.”
I could chill with anyone. Callum hung around often, somewhat popular and didn’t seem to have a problem pulling any girl he wanted. Black hair, kind of watery blue eyes. I didn’t feel anything about him one way or another. Damon, however, had strong opinions. He called Callum Asslicker because of the way he fawned over Michael, and I used to laugh because he had a butt-chin and a habit for licking his lips. But ever since Devil’s Night a few weeks ago, Callum’s obsession over us had gotten worse. It was kind of creeping me out.
He jutted his narrow chin towards the table in the corner. Maybe leaning in the doorway, staring at the table’s single occupant wasn’t the most covert move.
But then, I wasn’t trying to be covert. I wanted her to know I was looking. Wanted her to feel my attention from across the room, like I felt her whenever she entered the building.
 She felt it, didn’t she?
 Most trips and dances are included in our tuition, but the extracurriculars like the winter ski trip cost something. Student volunteers took shifts collecting payments during lunch and after school, and I knew Emory Scott would be one of those volunteers as part of her work-study program. I stopped by the office to check the schedule to be sure she was the one working when I got my ticket, if only because it meant she couldn’t avoid me.
She’d gotten good at pretending I didn’t exist.
Emmy’s schedule included first lunch shift and a half-hour after school. I waited all week so that the rush would die down as the other students got theirs, giving me more time with her. But as her shift neared its end, so did my window of opportunity. After this, my only possibility was the afterschool shift, but I had practice at the same time.
Vera Armstrong approached to take over for her and I fidgeted by the door, too aware of Callum watching me watch her.
His low voice came from behind. “I’ve seen the way she treats you.”
She’s tough. I gave her everything I had, and she gave me back nothing but vitriol. But God, if I didn’t love that fire that flares up whenever I came close. She didn’t do that for anyone else. If the opposite of love is indifference...and love and hate are two sides of the same coin...then that must make us something, right?
Maybe I’m getting confused; English was never my thing.
Emory dutifully filled out the form on the clipboard that transferred responsibility of the lockbox and card machine over to Vera, and then held it out to her to sign. Ignoring her, Vera took the only chair and pulled her phone from her pocket. Emory waited. I could see her lips move as she tried to goad Vera into cooperating. Nothing worked, and finally Em slammed the clipboard down, along with a key on a spiral wristband.
My eyes automatically followed her as she approached the door. I stood straighter, waiting for the eye contact to come. The girl had me practically salivating like a dog for it, but she just breezed past as if I were invisible.
Damn, that hurt. I grinned, head hanging down. Sometimes, she’s too tough.
But why isn’t she eating? I knew she wasn’t rich like the typical student at TBP, but she could afford a good lunch, right? I had half a mind to follow her and demand to know.
“Watch,” Callum reminded me.
I did as Vera was joined by two juniors, Tommy Price and Bobby Lee. Her eyes lifted from the phone to scan the room as they slipped the lockbox full of student’s checks, and the receipt pouch, into a backpack and then disappearing into the crowd. Once they were gone, Vera called the teacher watching the lunch period over. Lots of hands waving and looks of confusion followed. It didn’t take a genius to guess what she was saying.
Stealing school property violated the student code of conduct.
I turned back to Callum, hooding my eyes. “You arranged this?”
He smirked, lifting his shoulder casually. “Not everyone in this place is useless, bro. I’ve seen you watching the charity case. Knew I could help you remind her of her place.”
Bro? I cocked my head. Was he trying to impress me? Hoping I’d go back to the guys and tell them how awesome he is? Because I’m the fun one who loves people.
Running my tongue along the edge of my teeth, I took all I had not to slam him into the wall. That wouldn’t be enough, though.
“Where’s the box being kept?” I asked Callum, serious for once, hoping that he didn’t read into my voice any.
The smug bastard grinned. Good. “It's in a safe place. We’re still working on getting her combination, but after that, we’ll put it in hers.” He laughed and nudged me with his elbow. “Let’s see her brother get her out of this. He’s all for justice when it’s one of us, but I bet when it’s his own family, he’ll drop the act.”
I couldn’t care less about her brother. He’s just a petty patrol officer handing out tickets for broken taillights and whatever. Of course, he’d back up his sister. It was the other thing he said that pricked me. One of us. Was he talking about the school, or did he really think he could work his way into our crew? That he could cozy up to me and we’d just welcome him?
Fuck that. That's not how this worked.
Patting Callum on the shoulder, I gave him a firm squeeze, imagining it was his neck. “Nice, man,” I said and walked away, slipping my phone out of my pocket.
My first text was to the kid that worked in the office. A quiet freshman and good kid, before his first kickback when I gave him my last blunt. Now, he looks at me as if I’m some sort of benevolent god. I tell him to ignore anyone else seeking information on Emory Scott, promising something in it for him if he follows through. Next, I texted the guys to meet me outside by the cars.
Kai and Michael were already there by the time I made it to student parking. Michael sat in the trunk of his G-Class, propping his leg up to rest his arm on his knee while Kai leaned against the frame of his fancy new Jeep. I couldn’t wait until it got its first scratch so he would stop babying it. I wanted to take that thing out and see what it could do. Exciting stuff, getting older. My birthday was still months away, but I already had an idea of what I wanted.
One thing I knew for sure, the truck I brought home was going to get dirty real quick.
And I had other plans for it, too.
Damon walked up last. “What are we doing out here? I’m starving.”
He was nowhere to be seen during lunch, but none of us pointed that out. Michael tossed a protein bar from the duffle bag in his trunk. He caught it and tore into the silver wrapper. He gave me a once over as he chewed through his first bite, lips curling back in a sneer. "What's pissed you off?”
“Nothing, I’m good,” I shrugged, and stuffed my hands in my pant pockets. “Get this, Claythrone thinks he’s got what it takes to run with us.” I chuckled as Damon groaned with annoyance. He really hated that guy.
Michael’s eyes narrowed. “What are you talking about?”
“He just bragged about this lame-ass prank he pulled on Emory Scott,” I said, kicking some loose gravel in an attempt to look casual about it.
“The scholarship kid?” Kai asked.
I nodded.
“What’d he do?” he continued. I forced myself to ignore the note of concern in his voice. Kai cared about people. Like genuinely cared.
I told them what I’d seen and what he told me, laying out his entire idea. I laughed, “He thinks we’d be impressed.”
“The fuck,” Damon scoffed under his breath, tossing the wrapper to the wind and bringing a cigarette to his lips. “Like that’s so hard. She can’t even cash the checks. They’re made out to the school.”
Kai’s eyebrows pinched, glaring at Damon for any number of reasons. “She could still get expelled for stealing.”
“Emory’s smarter than that,” I ground out, tired of them talking about her like it was even a possibility.
“Oh, she is, yeah?” Kai asked. His eyes shone with humor, and I hated the fact that I was being so obvious. It’s not that they couldn’t know that I loved her. I just wanted to keep her to myself for a while. I didn’t want anyone’s attention on her, especially not Kai’s. He’s too likable.
His approval was in my favor, though, because I needed all the reasons to persuade Michael to action. I’d move without him, of course. Contrary to rumor, we didn’t need his permission to do anything. It’s just more fun with the four of us together.
“Who fucking cares about the girl,” Damon asked, watching me. When I gave him nothing, he moved on, looking to Michael. “Claythorne, however, needs to be dealt with.”
Damon was right. Callum wanted to be one of us. He’d probably bought his own mask already. But he didn’t understand Devil’s Night or what we were doing.
We weren’t causing chaos and havoc just because we could…
Actually...that’s exactly why we were doing it.
Michael wanted Devil’s Night and the masks to remind us to live like nothing was off limits. We could spend our entire life dying inside the boundaries and lines society drew for us. Or we can really live the way we wanted, with all the mischief and mayhem that we could bring. Nothing was really forbidden if we wanted it enough.
We brought our people along of course, but there was never any question about who was leading the celebration. Because that’s what it was – a celebration of being young and alive and unburdened by society’s expectations.
That’s what Callum Claythorne didn’t get. We weren’t bullying or hazing people. Especially not those less fortunate than us. That’s not fun and it wasn’t what we were about. Anyone who punched down deserved to have their ass owned.
Michael looked at the school. Our school. Then back to me. “Got any ideas?”
***
An hour later, we circled the principal’s brand-new Lexus. Black hoodies and masks all the way, it took no time at all for Damon to get the keys from his office and drive it off school property. Kai and Michael grabbed set paint from the Theater’s Set and Prop room, while I got the last crucial item before Michael drove us to connect with Damon about two miles on the highway going away from town.
On the way, I texted Callum, asking him to meet us outside Sticks for a little fun. He texted back that he was on his way. Too bad we went in the opposite direction. We drove until we saw the silver car parked on the side of the road, close to the tree line and Michael pulled in behind it.
“This feels stupid,” Kai said as he got out of the passenger side. I couldn’t see his face through his silver mask, but I could image his expression: unimpressed.
“It’s supposed to,” Damon chimed in. “We’re not exactly dealing with a criminal mastermind.”
Michael steps forward, offering me the first can of paint from the back of the G-Class. “Honors,” he said.
I popped the top, revealing the deep blue inside. Stepping up, I take a second to admire just how much we’re going to fuck up this pretty car.
“Do you think his insurance covers Horsemen?” I joked, before swing back and letting the paint fly. After that, it’s free for all. Someone slashed the tires; another went at the leather seats. The sound of it ripping was like a song. It was Damon that drew an erect dick on the hood.
When the paint was all gone and the car thoroughly trashed, we stepped back to examine our handiwork, lifting our masks up and tucking them into the hoods. Damon swung an arm over my shoulder, pulling me close. “Happy now?”
I nodded, smiling big. A little property damage is good for the soul. “But I also kinda want to set it on fire,” I said, imagining the smoke rising off the scorched metal.
That got two responses at the same time. One from Damon, who said, “Fucking pyro,” and went for his lighter because he loves to make me happy.
The other was from Kai, who growled, “Absolutely not,” because he’s still concerned about getting arrested and what his daddy would say.
It was Michael who looked at the woods next to us and frowned. “Not this close to the trees. I don’t want to start a real fire.”
I shook my head. Seriously. How could he be so wild one minute and boring the next?
But then he proved he had something more in him. “Next time,” Michael promised, making me smile again. “Bigger than this.”
Damon approached Kai, running a hand under Kai’s jaw, pinching his chin. “It’s gonna happen eventually, you know,” he sang.
Kai slapped Damon’s hand away, but I came in right after, drawing Kai close by wrapping my arm around his neck and laughing, “Don’t worry, if we do get arrested, your pretty face will finally come in handy.”
“Bitch,” he called me, twisting out of my grasp.
Damon clutched the front of his pants. “Which is what you’ll be for some big hairy man.”
Michael and I laughed as Kai went at him. Damon could throw a punch, but Kai trained since childhood. It was never really a fair fight. I could even throw Damon down when I wanted to, which is how I knew Kai pulled his strength to toy with him.
“Alright,” Damon grunted, struggling in Kai’s chokehold while he chuckled in Damon’s ear. “Let go, or I’ll tell your dad you wear shoes in the house when he’s not home.”
“Say please,” Kai taunted.
“Fucker.”
Kai rolled his eyes but let him go, shoving him away.
Damon flipped him his middle finger, but even I could tell he was in a good mood.
We shed the jackets, hiding them in Michael’s ride. He’d burn them later, stained with paint as they were. Before we left, I tossed Callum’s wallet by the tire. Easy to see, but not like it was planted. As we got closer to the school, Kai placed the call in to the police station from a burner phone.
“Those damn hellions are at it again,” I shouted while Kai tried to turn away so they didn’t catch my voice. I howled when he hung up, hyped and ready for more. Always ready.
We’d only missed one period after lunch, but I had that office kid mark our attendance so it wouldn’t count against us. I promised myself to learn his name since he kept coming in clutch. Walking through the halls, we passed the office. I happened to glance through the windows to see Emory Scott sitting on the bench outside the principal’s door, her bag sitting at her side.
She’d been kept from class. Kai’s words from before about her getting expelled came back and that pissed me off all over again. I already had limited access to her. Take school away and I had nothing.
It took less than an hour for the cops to show up outside the school. The four of us spared each other discreet glances as we waited to see who was called – us or him. After getting through our first class without hearing our names on the intercom, we knew the plan had worked. It was confirmed when the rumors of Callum’s escapade started circulating, and then blew up when they found the lockbox exactly where I knew it would be.
His locker. Because he’s an idiot that keeps the evidence on him instead of a neutral location behind a lock no one else as the combination or key to. Duh.
It wasn’t enough, though. I still needed to see Emmy; to know she’d be here tomorrow. I searched for her between classes. Even the back of her head would have been enough to calm me, but as the students flooded the halls, I couldn’t find any sign of her.
“Tell me something,” Michael said as we stood outside the door of our last class of the day.
I glanced from side to side, looking either direction down the hall even though she never came up this way. Focusing on him, I paused. He leaned back against the hall of lockers, brown hair fanning over his lighter eyes, looking at me like he knew something.
“What’s up?” I asked casually.
“Was it all for the girl?”
All for her? Did I really drag my friends out of school and to go after another student, simply because he threatened a girl who wouldn’t give me the time of day?
I blew out a breath, unable to hold back my stupid smile. “Yeah.”
"Was it worth it?"
"I guess we'll see." He’s gonna nail me for this. I couldn’t imagine Michael ever losing his head over a girl. I felt like I lived in a hurricane whenever I thought of Emmy; alive and yet out of control. He'd never survive this feeling.
 Instead, he smirked. “I get it,” he said, lifting from the lockers and going into class just as the bell rang. Then he stopped, preventing me from following him, looking at me over his shoulder. “Have fun, Will, just don't become her puppet. Control it.”
I laughed as I followed him to our seats. Too late.
***
I was out of my seat just before the final bell, before Michael or the teacher could say anything. “Cover for me,” I told him, ducking around students getting their still shit together.
I needed to be on the court in fifteen minutes, which means I needed to book it down to the cafeteria if I wanted to get a second with Emmy before getting punishment laps.
Slowing down in the hall before the double doors, I hesitated. What if she wasn’t in there?
My heart stopped as I rounded the corner.
There she was, already at the table. The lockbox and receipt pouch had been returned. The room was mostly empty, save for a few lingering around the vending machines at the other end of the room.
Her face didn’t lift from the textbook in front of her as I approached, but I saw her thin shoulders pull up to her ears and then relax down. So, she knew I was here.
I waited, time limit forgotten, for her to look up.
She flipped the page. “You need something?”
Yeah, I need something. Look at me.
“Tickets.”
Emmy finally looked up, brow dipping, and frowned. “Tickets,” she asked, drawing out the s, “as in plural?”
“Yeah, that’s what it means,” I said, pulling my wallet out and getting my card.
Neutralizing her expression, Em busied herself with the card machine. “How many?”
“Two.”
She didn’t bat an eye. “That’ll be three thousand.”
I held my card out to her. “Save you a seat on the bus.”
“I’m sure your date would love that.”
“She probably wouldn’t,” I laughed. “She can’t seem to stand my company at all.”
She paused, studying me. I could tell she wanted to say something by the way her eyes searched my face, but there were too many things she wouldn’t give voice to. She had too many walls.
“I’m not going,” she ventured slowly, “I don’t ski.”
 I placed my hands on the table and leaned down so I can get closer to her. There’s nowhere for her to go. “There’s always the lodge where you can read by the fire or whatever it is you enjoy.”
“Throwing darts at pictures of the people I hate,” she interjected, giving me a pointed look.
“And then at night, we’ll share a hot chocolate. I’ll kiss the whipped cream off your nose.”
Emory gave me a mocking smirk, leaning forward. “And later I kiss it off of other place?”
One could dream.
“Please. You’re a cliché, William Grayson III, and I am unimpressed.” She tilted the machine towards herself so I couldn’t see what she was doing as she ran my card, handing it back to me. The machine beeped and my receipt rolled out. She ripped the edge and held it out to me. I didn’t take it.
“Why do you always say my full name like that,” I asked.
“Because it’s a mouthful.”
Automatically, I spat out, “So are other things.” I knew that was only going to make it worse, but I’d gotten the sense I already lost anyway. Why not go the extra mile to piss her off even more? At least then, she’d still be thinking of me after I left.
She glared over the rim of her dark glasses. “I say your full name because you’re a legacy, not someone I want to be friends with. And it’s a stupid name. The third.” She made a disgusted face. “Who does that to their kid?”
I lifted my shoulder. “I’m gonna name my kid William. He’ll be the fourth.”
She rolled her eyes, grumbling, “Of course, you are.” Wagging the receipt at me, she snapped, “Do you want this or not?”
I took it, quickly checking to make sure of what I already knew; she only charged me for one ticket, not two. “We could’ve had fun,” I told her, stuffing it my pocket.
She’d already started reading again. “I’d rather cut off my own legs than be trapped on top of a mountain with the lot of you.”
Well, at least she wasn’t limiting it to just me this time. That was something.
I stared at the top of her head, feeling unresolved even though she gave a clear sign she was done with me. I began to lean forward, pulled down by something. At the same time, Emmy picked up her head, seeming startled that I was still so close.
For the first time in a while, I got to see the details of her eyes up close. Dark brown and swimming, reminding me of the hot chocolate she wouldn’t share with me. Her lips fell open in a short gasp. I was near enough to feel the soft burst of air that rushed out. Her frizzy hair came forward, nearly covering her face and I raised my hand to…touch it? Brush it back? I just needed…
“Callum Claythorne was arrested,” she whispered.
I didn’t touch her. Not yet. “I know. For vandalizing the principal’s car.” They wouldn't hold him for long but at least he should have gotten the message.
Emory rolled her lips, looking to the side. “They called my brother and I thought…” She blinked and shook her head. “But then the detectives arrived and when he was clearing out his locker, they found the lockbox.”
She was relieved she wasn’t going to be expelled, otherwise she wouldn’t be telling me this. She was just talking because I was listening. Still, my heart burst because it was me she confided in.
Her gaze returned to mine. “Did you have anything to do with Callum?”
I tilted my head.
“I saw you standing with him right before the box went missing,” she clarified. “Did you…”
She looked terrified of the answer, no matter what it would be. Yes or no, it wasn’t good news for her.
My lips twitched with a smile as I finally let my finger connect with the front strands of her hair, hooking it and slowly drawing it back to hook around her ear. From there, I dragged it back along her jaw, in awe of how soft and gold her skin was.
She didn’t move, watching me with wide eyes.
Why? Because I can. But that wasn't
“You should know, I would never let anyone hurt you,” I explained. “No one. Anything you need or want, you only need to ask for it.”
She licked her lips. Was she processing this? Did she finally get it?
"Why?"
Why, she asked. Why would I want to give her anything she wanted? Do anything and everything for her? Commit a felony for her? Nothing was out of bounds when it came to Emmy Scott. "Because I can."
I rubbed my thumb on the edge of her jaw, keeping her eyes on me. “What do you want, Em? You want to go on the trip?”
“I-I want…” she breathed, eyelids fluttering.
“Yes?”
“I want,” she repeated. Then she withdrew, that same hard glare returning, and she pulled away from my grasp. My hand closed on air. “I want you to leave me alone.”
It took me a minute, but I managed to swallow all the pain and hide it. Knocking my fisted knuckles against the table, I looked at her, meeting her glare with my usual cheer. “You can have anything you want,” I said with a smile, “except that. Another time, then.”
I stepped back, making sure her eyes stayed on me until I was good and ready to break contact. I was so late for practice I’d probably die doing laps, but it was more than worth it. Because I think I won this round.
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Honestly, this got way out of hand. At some point I stopped trying to match Will's voice as close as possible and just tried to make it fun. Let me know if it worked.
I may come back later and work on the Emory part. For some reason, no matter the word processor I used, every time I wrote out that part, it got deleted. There's like five different versions of that scene floating around out there, forever lost to us. If I do change anything, I will note the edit at the top.
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in this and patiently waited for me to finish. Hope it was worth it.
Sorry for any mistakes or typos. Feel free to point them out.
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An Uninvited Guest
https://www.patreon.com/empyreaniris?fan_landing=true
https://starr-fall-knight-rise.tumblr.com/post/182501791735/master-post
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzEIdDAB4omdO2JcQVMObfrhLJ5kX4ONmSsLypM1ks0/edit?usp=sharing
The Empyrean hummed with power. Filled to almost max capacity with crew, she had never had so much power, Veins of golden light ran down the sides of her corridors, and spilled like blood through her walls. The bridge itself was also filled with light, but dimmed to a subtle ambience  to match the atmosphere. 
Adam stepped forward slowly, the floor below his feet glowing subtly with runoff power as he stepped up onto the captain’s platform. As he did, a subtle flare of light rippled out from his feet and across the room..
“Open a comm line to the fleet.” He said, and off to his right side, the communications specialist did as told. Within the next few minutes, small windows of light and color opened up on the massive windscreen before him, until he stood in front of a crowd, composed of people spread across the galaxy. 
Eris, waiting behind on arcadia to take care of their people.
Martha: Interim director of the Arcadia intelligence Agency in Conn’s absence 
Admiral Simon, sitting aboard the Omen.
Admiral  McCaster on his  ship
Admiral Kozlov 
Tala Kelly, President of earth
Donavan Red
Lord Avex 
And a list of others that could have gone on for hours.  
Multiple politicians, dignitaries, and state leaders, no less than a hundred military leaders, and others witnessing this exchange as a third party.
“This will be the final push.” Adam said, standing straight back, alon on the Captain’s platform. His hands rested lightly against the small of his back. The black of his uniform was dim in the overhead lights, but the ribbons and pins on his chest and collar glittered subtly, “Whatever happens, I wish you to know that it was an honor serving with and for you, all of you.”
There was a muttering of agreement, spilling over the Empyrean’s speakers like the distant roar of a vast sea.
“We have been given a general astronomical location for something Kazna and the void is called the necrotorium. We believe this is where  they are harvesting Anima in order to create void power. Now though we know the general location, it may take days if not months to find it. When we do, coordinates will be sent back to the fleet.” A fleet that would be one of the largest on record, comprised more than a thousand ships owned by half a dozen species or more.
A group surprisingly absent?
Rundi.
There was no doubt in anyone’s mind at this point that the chairman of the galactic assembly was either dead or corrupted. Spies indicated moles planted in the highest echelons of other governments including the Terasaki,  Groom and Iotins. No one was safe.
The only species unbothered by the void, were the non construct species like the Mikes and the Lumin.
The Tvek were all but lost.
Reports coming in from that sector of the galaxy were not good.
Adam hadn’t realized their communication with the little aliens had been cut off some time ago, as most of their interaction had come through the GA. 
If only they had moved faster.
The one person brave enough to go take a look, had found a planet swathed in red mist.
The guilt hung heavy on his shoulders, but he knew that this was no time to give in to such feelings. He had learned that lesson the hard way, and through years of mistakes and suffering.
He would not blame himself for lack of foresight.
“This will be the largest military undertaking ever seen, but you all know your roles. If there is any group of people who have a possibility of pulling this off, it is us. Collectively.” He didn’t want to say much more, he was tired of making speeches, listening to words even from himself.
Now was the time to act.
Below him, past the little holographic images projected on the view screen, he could see Arcadia, lit up in its newfound burning glory. Distant star just beginning to peak over the horizon. From here he could see her vast tracts of bare stony rock. She seemed so barren from up here, Noxumber and the surrounding land only a small inkblot of color just beginning to spread veins into the terraformed land beyond.
Clouds swirled over her surface in lazy undulating spirals. 
kay , Nyx and Astra would probably be waking up soon.
He closed his eyes.
This was for them, no matter how long it took,and if it took long, he hoped that they would forgive him for what he had to do.
He took a step forward onto the platform and rose slowly into the air. Light and power diffused through his skin as he was elevated some fifteen feet above the platform, “Are we understood.”
Another murmur of agreement.
This was not news to anyone.
The logistics of such a task had been gone over again and again  and again, the topic beaten until it was dead and then beaten some more. Nothing had been left up to chance. Adam maneuvered the ship out, towards the arcadia defense nexus.
“Good luck.” He said, motioning to the comms specialist to cut communication.
The screen before him went blank.
With the twitch of his fingers, they continued forward, the Empyrean responding to his commands as if she was an extension of his own body. 
They reached the edge of the defense nexus, which flared only once, an array of bright blue hexagons that appeared and disappeared in an ever expanding ripple from their point of exit. The shield was dropped only long enough to let them through before closing behind.
Nexus deep space turrets followed their progression, but did not fire on the familiar ship
“Prep the ship for-”
WARNING PROXIMITY ALERT
The Empyrean rocked violently the side.
The golden light on the floor ruptured into a dull, angry red.
Outside the windows, the Arcadian defense Nexus reacted rapidly, guns swiveling and firing in rapid succession.
re the hell is that coming from!” Adam demanded.
It was Sunny who answered.
Sitting at the weapons station she glared intently at her screen, hands held out to puppet the phantom weapons controls, “It’s a ship, just appeared out of warp.”
“Who.”
The viewscreen lit up on one corner.
Adam knew the specs of that ship, like he knew the class and specifications of almost any ship that had ever been made.
A rundi political cruiser, outfitted with battle class weaponry.
“Someone’s a snitch.” he hissed under his breath.
Adam took control of the main cannons leaving the complexities of their other weapons systems to Sunny, as he rotated the Empyrean rapidly to face their opponent, making them a smaller target.
The rundi’s shields flared with burning orange light as missile after missile poured onto her from the defense nexus.
She did not seem particularly phased.
Let's see how they liked the taste of Anima Energy.
The ship was moving fast, still doing it’s best to avoid the bulk of the attacks being laid on it by the defense nexus, but he adjusted for movement, an action born out of years of flight combat training and intuition.
The cannons fired, a burst of bright Anima energy.
They may have had void shields, made of corrupted Anima, but this was still the Architect’s own ship, so the smaller vessel was hardly a match for her power, and the shields flickered and dimmed.
“Lay it on them.” Adam shouted.
Sunny did as told.
“We’re being hailed.” Comms shouted.
“Patch them in.” Adam snarled, pulling the Empyrean to the left and spinning rapidly as the other vessel attempted to match the maneuver.
Big ships weren't fighter vessels, they weren’t meant to move with speed or dexterity. Mostly they were meant to take damage until someone eventually imploded. Your average pilot was really just there to maneuver the ship into the best angle for firing on the opponent.
Any average pilot that is.
Adam shot forward with a well timed burst of speed that put them directly above their opponent, or under them, or to the side of them, it was all relative in the vacuum of space.
Sunny took that opportunity firing  with their lower anima cannons, and following up with classic high explosive ordinance rounds.
The shields flickered, and in the time it took the energy to dim, the ordinance rounds, had just enough time to slip through the lowered shields. Both of them exploded on impact, rocking the ship back in its spot.
Why they thought they could win this fight was baffling to Adam.
An image appeared on the viewscreen before him, though his eyes were mostly focused on the task at hand. He could only allow himself a momentary lapse of judgment when he saw who sat at the helm of that ship.  The Empyrean rocked again as a well timed bout of rounds landed on their shield,. Starbursts of golden light appeared around the zones of impact.
Adam cursed, “You!”
The charwoman of the galactic assembly looked at him with a measure of amusement on her alien face, “I’m sorry Admiral, but I don’t believe we have had the pleasure of meeting.”
Adam growled, “Don’t bother with introductions, you won’t be here long enough to give one.”
“Is that so?”
And then the sky lit up around him with a thousand blue flashes, the telltale sign of an incoming warp. 
And before he knew it.
He was facing an army.
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mortifiedatbeingknown · 9 months
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"A Rather Polite, Bigger Thing" (Pt. 7)
Masterpost:
It was awake. 
It was awake? 
It was awake! 
Its optics flared to life, blinking and calibrating until the outside came into focus. It was back, back in the lady’s home, with the sofa once more cradling its body. Its towered over, checking every bit of it from the top of its head to the end of its knee stumps. 
“How are you feeling?” She asked. High curiosity and honesty. She genuinely wanted to know.
“I am confused.” It responded. “I was not expecting to be recharged.” 
“What do you mean?��� 
“You took me to a mechanic’s shop, my lady.” It said, now infinitely more cautious. “You will have to forgive my assumption, for I was clearly wrong, but… I did not believe I would leave there in one piece.” 
A gasp. Genuine shock. “You thought I was going to scrap you?” 
“Forgive my bluntness, but it would be a more logical assumption than…” It stared down at his limbs, freshly repaired. Joints now screwed on tightly, wires bright and new and pulsing with energy. “In my previous state… I would not have been good for much else.” 
Even then, that was not anything to brag about. What price could his pieces fetch, really? A competent vocal processor. One decent eye. A central network that could not process half of the things a modern machine was expected to. Which human would want, let alone need, that? 
The lady sighed. “I should’ve told you. That’s on me, again. I’m so, so sorry.” 
“Please, do not be.” It tried to assure. “You are my owner. You do not have to tell me anything.” 
“But you deserve to know!” 
Voice rising in volume. 
Temper activated. 
Caution. Caution. Caution. 
“If you believe so, I will not object. You may share whatever information you please, Mistress.” 
Her hand twitched. A nervous habit… or a repressed urge. She had just paid for its repair, after all. It would not make much sense to damage him so early on again. 
Then again, humans never did make much sense. 
“I’ll tell you everything.” She said quietly, sitting down across from him. “It is your opinion that will be the most important, after all.”
“Mine?” What situation would possibly require his decisional input? 
“Well, I’ll try to explain as best I can…” 
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It sounded impossible. Too impossible to be real. But its scans could not detect any lies, or even the slightest glimpse of deceitful behavior. 
If this worked…. If this worked and the Mistress was very clear on that if… It’d have his limbs back. It’d be able to walk. To move. To help. What’s more, it would be advanced technology, which would make it even better.  Hadn’t its mistress been distressed over its inability to feel? That would fix everything! 
But if it didn’t… 
Every robot was programmed with a desire to protect its own existence. It was not a large priority, but it was a priority, else the Third Law would be completely ineffectual. It could have opinions of its own demise, even think of it as the best solution to a particular situation, but without orders, it would not be able to go through with such a plan. 
“I won’t order you one way or another.” Its mistress said. “Don’t think of me when making this choice. Do it because of you.” 
Ironically, that second half of the statement was in itself an order. And the only thing more powerful than an order was the First Law. 
Simply put, the conundrum was this: What would be more harmful? To stay as a wriggling, limbless weight to be carried wherever she went? Or to risk corruption and leave her life forever? 
Thankfully she had granted it time to think it through. 
There was no value in its existence. It was an indisputable truth, programmed into its thinking processes from the day it was first assembled. As an EDW-450, it was easily built, easily replaced. As the model grew in age, it only grew more disposable. By every logical standpoint, there was nothing left for it. 
But humans weren’t logical. It learned the extent of their nonsensicality every single day, and there was no greater example than its mistress. (Rudeness detected. Reconfiguring thoughts…) That was the crux of the matter. She wanted it to live, and if that was her wish… it would have to comply, no matter what. By that reasoning, the safest option would be to stay as it was, with no risk of corruption. It was not good at many things like this, but it was still very sturdy. It would stay reliably functioning for quite a while yet. 
But would that be enough to satisfy her? 
If it had a body… a real, functioning body, it would be able to do so much more. It could help her unpack, it could carry her messages and run her errands… it could be able to walk by itself and save her back the strain. But was it worth the risk of her heartbreak? What was more important, her greater happiness or its safety? 
…There was never an easier answer. 
“I wish to be of greatest use to you, Mistress.” He said, his words now sure. “I will be repaired. I wish I could only guarantee that I will last long enough to serve you.” 
Mistress sighed. Wrong answer, again. “Miss Carah has promised to take every precaution. I have every faith in her. You’ll be fine, Edward.” 
There was a pause. A hitch to her voice. 
“May I… call you that? I…never really thought to ask…” 
“You may call me whatever you wish, Mistress. I do not mind.” It could only hope that she would not force it to choose another. It could not handle that many choices in one day. 
“Edward.” She tested the name out on her tongue. “A bit basic, but I think it suits you. You’re sure it’s alright?” 
“I am certain.” He stated, extra firmly. “If you will have me, then I will be your Edward.” 
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stxrsfxte · 4 months
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Farah Headcanons
The serious ones
Suffers from chronic pain due to the corruption - for them, the corruption is centered on their back, specifically the right side of their back / body thanks to an injury they suffered during the cataclysm (the ground crumbled under an ally and Farah swapped places, so they fell quite a long way and suffered internal damage thanks to a couple broken bones that have not herd properly, another source of chronic pain)
Their right eye is the primary sign of corruption due to the discoloration of it (the sclera is permanently black and the grey turned to purple). They cannot see the natural world out of it very well, but they can see heat signatures as well as things like leylines and magical sources far more easily thanks to the corruption
They had a sister, Chandra before the cataclysm who they took care of. The current status of said sister is unknown to Farah but there's a chance she became a samachurl
Chandra is part of why the corruption has not turned Farah into a husk yet, and that is due to her placing a blessing on Farah while Khaenri'ah fell
However, Farah does struggle with moments of blind rage / falling into a more husk like state at times. These tend to happen when they have traveled far away from the cleansing fountain in the Chasm for a rather long period of time, or when something triggers the corruption inside of them to become more active (sometimes the sight of a statue of the seven can cause this, sometimes abyssal magic, the causes are quite varied)
They can usually get away with being near hili and samachurls - partly due to being a corrupted Khaenri'an knight, and partly due to having an intimidating presence
Mita and Lawachurls are more likely to attack them though (it's the territorial aspect to the big guys, they take Farah's intimidating presence as a challenge)
Farah always says a prayer for the -churl's they end up fighting once the deed is done. Not to ask for forgiveness, but a prayer to guide lost souls home with hope that they will finally be able to rest
They have mastered all the martial fighting forms used by the black serpent knights within the Chasm but tend to stick to the claymore (they almost treat the polearm they have as one might a delusion weapon)
However, they are also very capable of brawling if it gets to that point and will use claws / teeth if they have to
For those who have seen Castlevania, Farah fights a lot like Striga (capable of throwing their claymore around like it means nothing and moving very fluidly through combat)
Their skill + burst abilities draining them of health is due to the corruption flaring up when said abilities are utilized
The scarring under their mask (around their right eye, think Dains' but pink and gold and more floral looking) sometimes oozes black ichor, especially if they have a particularly brutal fight or are actively struggling to keep hold of their mind
The scarring from their corruption is black and looks thin and spiderweb-like, with the right half of their back, upper right thigh and arm looking covered in numerous black scars (varied thickness)
And the less serious + slightly silly ones
Farah is 6'5 and built (think Wriothesley and add a little)
They like birds quite a lot and have a variety of birdcalls memorized which they can mimic to a near perfect degree
They can and will catch birds with their bare hands just to hold them. If your muse ever wants to pet / closely inspect a bird (for research purposes, among others), Farah will be happy to grab it
They have, on occasion, 'pecked' something / someone before (tends to do so more in their helmet as that has a 'beak', without the helmet they just headbonk - gently)
They crocheted before the Cataclysm (and would probably pick it up again if they knew where to grab supplies)
Their sense of smell is heightened compared to most people. This is a boon in that they love most scents of nature (rain, flowers, trees, etc), but they can get overstimulated via their sense of smell as well (especially within cities)
They have little fangs
They are a very tactile person, partly due to having to relearn about the world and what's become of it after being stuck in the Chasm for 500ish years, partly because physical touch was always a thing for them before the fall and is a way they can ground themself to the present / stay in control of their mind
I have a few different ideas for how they got the mask / who made it or gifted it to them, but for interactions and plotting this can be left vague :3
They are fiercely protective of kids (+ anyone that reminds them of Chandra)
They also tend to be quite protective of anyone with the Khaenri'an eye
Even when they get clothing that will help them stand out a little less while traveling, they keep their armor close and have the ability to teleport their armor directly onto their body
Also they're autistic
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Dawn Harkyr
“Power only corrupts if the person values power more than they value the lives of others. And yes, people who have those values tend to find themselves drawn to power. But it isn’t the power that does the corrupting.”
Ten years ago, Dawn woke up on an alien world with no memories and a whole  lot of power. She’s spent most of the time since becoming a bona fide superhero (while trying to discover who she is along the way). But she’s made her share of mistakes, and there are many people who see her as anything but a hero.
She takes Ella and Tobias onto her ship and agrees to help them with their quest--asking for nothing in return, which makes Tobias suspicious. Power corrupts, right? Or maybe it just means making the conscious choice, day after day, not to let it.
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@writeblrsummerfest​​ said to talk about the favorite character in our wips so here we are. The enigmatic, super-powered captain of the Astraea.
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Image description: a grid of nine images with golden yellow border between and around them. Top row: two hands joining as if in an offer of a dance; white text on a black background reading “what doesn’t kill me better run”; a planet from space with the sun flaring in a cross-shape over it, all in dark golden tone; middle row: a close-up of a leather jacket; a headshot of Jessica Matten, edited so that her eyes look like black opals; a black and white image of the lower half of a person carrying a sword at their side; bottom row: the close-up image of an arm glowing with golden light that goes up through the veins; white text on a black background reading “I am iron and I forge myself”; a golden sky background with white text reading “the fire finds a home in me.”
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magic-in-onyx · 8 months
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Fakiru Week 2023 Day 5: Spy
An Oaken Tree slumbers in darkness,  Upon it an inscription etched;  To choose a Fate toward doom which leads,  Would it truly be Happiness? 
Go forth brave Sentry!  Go forth Maid of Hope!  Conquer darkness, silence and fire,  Fell the spies that the Prince ensnare with rope  Most unyielding! 
A need for a heart  The young sovereign hopeful has not!  For a long time in the umbra and the cold,  Absolves one of all feeling! 
Or do you plead differently?  For if so, may be onto you  The brightest of Glories! 
Just as the Raven Lass spoke,  Into the forest most dense,  Into darkness void of any flare   Encroach mutely the lovers pair. 
And as they walk in silence  The umbra yet darker grows,  Leaving only the little duck’s jewel-half of cruor  To light the way, as if it knows,  Whom to seek, what to look for. 
The jewel-half red,  And the jewel-half clear,  Make a whole from two bodies bled,  And split into two desires diverse, but equally dear:  One – tied to a debt most painful,  One marked in a love of sorrow,  One corrupt and lonely, the colour of deep maroon. 
Two – tied to each other, faithful,  Two marked in a love pure and hopeful,  Two released with a kiss of promise, the colour of crystal  And a spring of water clear. 
And who’s to say what love corrupts?  Who’s to say if Odille in the wrong was,  For the love that had taken from both the loved and the lover  That which most precious to them had been!  For even though love is strong,  It is easily scarred,  Though it is beautiful,  It is easily tarnished, and if it is fought over,  It may sometimes lead to Death. 
And to the stars, the moon, and Death,  The Creator ties his Fate!  The scales no longer! in equal tip  To Happiness,  To Glory. 
From the darkest shadow  Of the thickest of canopies,  A single doll emerges.  She greets the Sentry  And the duck upon his shoulder  Most pleasantly. 
On her wooden face a smile bright,  Though void of feeling her eyes are;  She offers then the lovers pair a path to follow;  A path to lead them to that which they desire – In their hearts need they only write  With sunlight  Of where light reaches not,  And address that which closest is  When it is far. 
Mum the young Creator stays –  He need only nod his head.  For should he utter but a word,  His silence would no longer attract  That which its cloak in shadows stygian hidden maintains. 
So nods the doll also,  Her skewed smile grows skewer still.  Her hollow eyes then upon the duckling fall.  “Which do you love, truly?” she calls,  Demands. 
Mum the duck remains also,  Though her heart in the silence sings:  “Both I love truly,” it coos gently,  “But differently.” 
The Prince to the duck dear is,  For his kindness offhand offered –  To him she had given her freedom,  And loyal to him she remains  In friendship and affection agape. 
The Knight to the duck dear is,  For his kindness in passion posed –  To him she had given, and gives still!,  All of that which she her own considers. 
And to the Knight loyal she remains  In affection deeper, more selfish, than the one  Which had bound her limbs  To the spectacular stage which in the tale of  Prior events contained  Had been. 
The doll’s eyes blink out of sync,  Her glare stern – as if she knows?!  “Proceed,” she calls,  Then back into the darkness thick  She disappears. 
Though her guise had gone,  Her voice lingers –  Echoing off canopies and trees,  It calmly sings: 
“I wish I could help you more.  “You must find your own way!  “For bound am I as ever I had been,  “To my father who had birthed me,  “Pulled, carved and forced me forth,  “From wood and dirt and the bog of deepest mud,  “His design to enforce.  “For a cruel father is he,  “In his hand a bag of tricks –  “Truly it contains the expense of his worth!  “But a single wraith is he,  “A ghost about to perish!” 
“Gentle Sentry, gentle Maid of Hope,  “The Prince ensnared I have,  “For no other choice had I.  “Disobey I could not.  “A spy remains I.  “One unfaithful, unlike yourselves,  “Who must for her sins  “Now atone.” 
In that moment a bright fire  Engulfs all in and out of sight –  The doll of herself a pyre  She had made –  A glare of light most bright! 
The fire burns and scorches,  The air grows dry,  The darkness of the forest in so undoing.  But the Creator young and his Beloved protected remain,  By a single ring of water clear  Which springs forth from the earthen bowels,  Then later replenished remains  By rains which themselves from clouds fall,  Clouds embroidered with ember and smoke. 
An Oaken Tree slumbers  No more in darkness,  But in crimson light engulfed.  Upon it an inscription etched;  To choose a Fate toward doom which leads,  Would it truly be Happiness? 
Go forth brave Sentry!  Go forth Maid of Hope!  A need for a heart  The young sovereign hopeful has not!  Has he?  For a long time in the umbra and the cold,  Absolves one of all feeling! 
Or do you plead differently?  For if so, may be onto you  The brightest of Glories! 
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kaatiba · 1 year
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g l i t c h - 02
in which there is a cyborg named sacha and a shapeshifter named cipher
[[cw: body modifications and manufactured/associated chronic pain]]
[P a r t . 01]
they get outside without issue, and then the stranger takes her on a long walk zigzagging through alleyways and across streetlinks, graceful and surefooted as a cat while she follows more heavily behind him. his glitchwear flashes like a corrupted, pixelated oil-slick constantly, which gives her a headache even when she limits her bionic eye to basic functionality.
against the backdrop of lights neon, fluorescent, and bioluminescent, and the roving, flashing, strobing, shining, flickering ads, he blends right in, making it impossible for cameras and sensors to track him, and difficult for the un-augmented human eye too.
still, sacha’s got formal training in following her assignments, and further informal training on tracking her assailants, and the stranger’s not trying to lose her, which makes it easier. plus, of course, he’s got her contract, and the chip sends little zaps up her spine when he moves too far ahead, spurring her after him in the right direction no matter what people or objects get between them, momentarily concealing him from view.
they walk for what her readout tells her is two and a half hours before he finally slows. they’re in an older, more rundown area, where there are fewer flashing ads and many more cables crisscrossing everything like tangled netting, sparking where their casing has worn or been chewed through. it’s darker here, and conversely the stranger is more visible until his glitchwear dims, no longer flaring in response to all the tech trying to read him.
he leads her to a shadowy corner where the edges of two buildings overlap and frame out a door, flipping open a keycode cover in the wall and pressing his fingertip into the pad. it beeps once, faintly, and the door grumbles open. he slips through. she follows him in and the door shuts solidly behind her.
she’s met with a small, windowless apartment, utterly crammed with stuff.
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genesysofthestars · 5 months
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Day 13 & 14
Erina, prideful she was, could admit that even she had her limits. And she had crossed the line hours ago.
Yet they still won't stop chasing her. The moment the attacks began, she immediately fled, jumping from roof to roof and sliding down to empty alleyways like the thief she was. Fighting back was not an option right now, not when her auidence might get hurt in the crossfire. And she had done everything, using everything from her sound prowess to her fox's illusion blessing but they still continue to find her, to attack at her.
Why though? Erina could at least piece together while running for her life. Whoever they were, they must be someone who didn't know her. They didn't know what her performances were just that... performances. So she had gone as far as trying surrending, out of character it might been of her, to explain that it's not what you think! She wasn't using her songs to control anyone's emotions. She doesn't even have the capability to do so!
But they didn't listen. Of course, they wouldn't. They're the kind who shoot first, ask questions later.
She could sense another light beam coming from behind her. Putting the last of her strenght to her feet, she jumped away before it hits her.
But it's not enough to avoid the second one.
It was only thanks to her quick thinking that Erina was able to even protect herself. She quickly turned her body around and summonded up a shield made out of sound. However, light was faster than the sound she wielded.
A crack, and it shattered. And sent her crashing into the wall.
Pain filled into her bones and burns spread into her skin. It took everything of her willpower to rise up once again. But before she could even take a breath, she heard another beam charging up at her. Only curses filled her mind.She couldn't move her legs; she couldn't run away anymore-!
But it didn't come.
Because someone jumped in front of her. A sword in his hands, he not only block the attack; he also slashed the beam into half, sending it into diferent directions away from her.
Once the smoke has faded, Erina can clearly see who's crazy enough to jump into the attack like that. The person held a sword, still burning with essence as white noise lingered in the air. He looked at her, silver eyes filled with so much worry.
She knows him.
"Erina! Are you-?!" Erick shouted.
Erina immediately fell down to his beloved's arms. All tension from her body seemingly disappeared, like a fallen puppet with cut strings.
"Not okay... No more essence..."
Erick shook his head and smiled despite it. "Glad you're being honest."
She chuckled, "I did promise..."
All Erick wanted now was to carry her away and bring her home, to get her to their healers and protect her. But upon hearing footsteps coming close to them, it seemed that wasn't an option... yet.
"Will you be...?"
"Yes."
Erick gave her one last look, his one last question, and Erina just nodded. He kissed her on the forehead before standing up.
Regem faced her hunter, his body hiding Erina protectively behind him. Immediately, the white sound grew louder as his essence began building up around them. The crowd around them knew better than go against then. They quickly back away.
"Usually, I would ask for an explanation but..."
Silver eyes glared at them as he took a stance. Corruptive essence flared in his sword, not hesitating to attack once again.
"I don't accept any excuses from anyone who hurts my wife like that."
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hi! i love your fankids, but i’m wondering how they all fit together, like who knows who and what universe/au each is from, or do they all know each other?
oh hey !! awww shucks ty?? that's so sweet ! honestly i work full-time and only work on this whole fankid au thing very sparingly. so it's honestly just a whole bunch of random ideas i slap together when i feel like it.
so sorry if this is long and unorganized !!
but to actually answer your question.
for my main au, i combine a mishmash of the comics/games/etc that i like and roll with it. they do all essentially know each other but some interact more than others !! here's a break down if it helps any !!
six (sonadow fankid) & void (eclipse x surge fankid) are experiment tube siblings. they're trauma bonded bc backstory !! they get along for the most part but fight just as often. they're just very different ppl. but at the end of the day you'll catch them cuddled together somewhere bc they can't be without each other at the end of the day.
six is super paranoid and doesn't trust most ppl. he prefers the company of lil' critters and less so the company of other ppl. he gets along best with knox bc she's super chill and the biggest sweetheart outta all my fankids.
void is best friends with bijou (knuxouge fankid). void's a huge trouble maker and so is bijou. they love to cause mischief. honestly just real lil' shits.
void's technically related to roxxi through surge's dna !! roxxi is much more invested in maintaining a sisterly relationship between them than void is. void's pretty indifferent about discovering she has a half-sister.
knox (knuxouge fankid) is bijou's older sister.
knox is best friends with roxxi (surgeamy fankid) and olive (vectilla fankid). knox is super calm. she's the voice of reason between her two best friends bc they tend to but heads over the smallest things. she takes her job as the next guardian of the master emerald very seriously.
roxxi has a strained relationship with surge. amy and surge tried and failed to make it work between them.
roxxi is super into circus stuff !! she loves everything about it and wants to join it someday. she's always practicing different tricks and trying out different acts.
olive wasn't planned between vector and vanilla but she was a welcomed addition to the blended family. olive takes mostly after vector. she's loud, determined, loves music, and loves to take charge. she can be super stubborn and thinks she's right 100% of the time.
flare the cat (blazamy fankid) is roxxi and the twins half-sibling! amy and blaze end up together and decide to have a tube baby together. roxii and the twins end up as step-siblings. they're just a large weirdly loving mixed family !!
flare tries and fails to hang out with the other fankids her age. void thinks she's annoying and bijou thinks she's creepy. flare is big into matchmaking and fortune telling !! she's best friends with wink (whispangle fankid).
rem & rev (silvaze fankids) are the twins. their parents are divorced so they get shuffled around between wherever the two reside at the moment.
rev's a lot more outgoing than rem. she tries to get along with everyone but she can be pretty loud and obnoxious. some tolerate her more than others. she gets along the best with roxxi !!
rem's super broody and angsty. legit just the stereotypical "i'm to cool for school" kid. they tend to keep to themselves but tolerate olive !! they are both super into music.
wink the red panda was adopted by whisper and tangle !! she's the youngest of the fankids. she's 9 yrs old. she's completely blind and has been from birth. she loves drawing and wants to become a famous artist one day. flare is her bestie and super encouraging of her dreams.
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my 2nd fankid au is something i work even less on. again it's a mismatch of the games/comics/etc but focuses more on multiverses!! it takes inspiration from sonic prime and sonic frontiers.
the short synopsis is that sage is heavily corrupted and is the villian of the au. she makes use of the starfall islands and opens up portals in different universes that house angel island. she plans to lore in ppl and have them play her games.
in one universe that's based in present day mobius, rascal (sonamy fankid), relic (knuxouge fankid), and d.a.t.a (tail's robot assistant) are exploring angel island. they stumble onto the portal and get sucked inside.
in the other universe that's based in the present day sol dimension, rush (sonaze fankid) and his buddy bloom (a super distant relative of taismo) are exploring their version of angel island. they stumble into the portal at the same time as the other crew.
sage says only one group can escape the island so it turns into a team a vs team b thing.
rush the cat is the heir to the sol dimension. he's not very confident and not having great control over his flame abilities doesn't help the matter. he's a huge bookworm. rush lives a very sheltered life and it shows. he's not much of an adventurer so this whole experience really has him out of his comfort zone and panicking.
bloom the foxtail is rush's best friend. they're overly confident and don't have a care in the world. they're very sassy and love to annoy rush. they have earth based powers and can control plants ! they don't take many things seriously and this game of sage's is no different.
rascal rose takes a lot after her father. she loves to run, leap into danger, and hang out with her best friends. the only thing is that she has asthma. if she runs too fast for too long she suffers the consequences. she's super insecure about this and hates to talk about it. she belives her ailment doesn't exist and nothing will stop her !!
relic is rascal's oldest friend. they're a few days apart and have been inseparable since they were in diapers. relic is quiet and stoic ! he doesn't say much but that's fine with rascal who talks enough for the both of them. he'd much rather talk with his hands. he's super into different fighting styles and loves to train with rascal. he's very proud of his heritage and proudly wears the clothing donned by his ancestors. he's the protector or the group and guards his friends aggressively.
d.a.t.a was created by tails under the guise of being a personal assistant. in reality d.a.t.a was created to keep an eye on rascal and her condition since she refuses to take care of herself. he always has an inhaler on hand and will hound her relentlessly about it. he is still rather new to the world and very naive about how things work. he's super curious and absolutely adores learning about the world around him.
sorry again that this was so long but i hope that this cleared some things up !!
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