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#Gods I hated writing this I feel so shakey and gross
rabbittwinrithings · 1 year
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Why I revoiced Kaidan for Cary Interactions
  So, I didn't really want to bring this up as I feel almost, foolish, I guess, I'm not sure of the right word. This isn't something I wanted to bring up, but I've been hearing confusions at to why I hired a new VA to voice Kaidan in the Caryalind interactions and people talking about me because I would revoice Dan. I will place a TLDR at the end of this post for those that don't want to read the whole thing. But I do hope to make this mostly quick as the whole situation makes me icky and don't want to type about it for too long.
   Originally, I made the Caryalind interactions through spliced dialogue. However, after some thought, decided that there's a chance it could be like AI voice acting and didn't seem fair keeping it up unless I got Dan's blessing. Seeing as this dialogue was made with old dialogue, I didn't see a reason to email the EE team and just Dan for a simple "Can I use this since it's your voice?" (I also know the EE team doesn't like me and I feared I wouldn't get a response from them.)
   After a few days with no response from Dan, I got the lines revoiced. It wasn't until after talks of an entire revoice came up that I got an email back from Dan stating that he owns Kaidan's IP and dialogue and that I was infringing on his copyright by revocing the spliced dialogue. After receiving the email I asked him if he could clarify which lines are his so that I could make sure I wasn't using any, in which he clarified that he is "the voice of Kaidan in a literal and legal sense."
   This threat hung around for a week until someone was able to talk to Dan about the situation. While I never heard back from Dan, I did get confirmation that my interactions were in the clear.
   In all honesty, this situation really has ruined Kaidan alot for me. But since the character was such a big part of how I experienced Skyrim, I don't want to give up on the character.
   Due to all this, and that he isn't open to being hired outside of the EE team, I rather not work with Dan as he's made me super uncomfortable with this situation and the legal threat.
   I'm sorry about posting this, I really didn't want to. But I've been told my name is being dragged about for not messaging the EE team and not wanting to work with Dan. I feel icky, and stupid, and... I'm not sure. This situation did leave me scared for a bit as I'm just a college student. I'm 23. I don't know about all this legal stuff. But I'm thankful I had friends to help me get through it and give advice. If I didn't, I don't what I would have done about Dan intimidating me with this...
   Sorry once again... I hope this clears some things up.
   TLDR; I didn't message EE team because the email I sent was about old lines and none of their work, and I don't feel comfortable working with Dan because he sent me a legal threat.
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kota-bee · 3 years
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moony
a/n: hey look a new series because i got overhwhelmed by in the dark. this will be a self indulgent story so its ok if you dont like it. im trying a new writing style so let me know if its any good. this isnt really edited so read at your own risk. shout out to anyone who can figure out which part of this chapter i inserted after it was done.
chapter 1/? word count: 1628
warnings: none i think. a weeny bit of blood.
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towering trees and bright flowers are all i can see for miles, it was the most beautiful thing ever. mother held my hand, swinging it as we walked along the dimly lit dirt path. "happy birthday my love! how does it feel to be 6 hm?" mothers words are soft and full of love as she looks down at me fondly. "not much differnt, i think im taller maybe?" i screw my face up trying to think if i felt taller or not, i *felt* taller. mother laughed heartly as she looked around us. "youre almost past my hip now! youve definitely gotten taller." mother cooed still looking happily at me. i smiled, i *am* almost past her hip now! i swung her hand even more as we contiuned on our walk. "dad doesnt like to go on these walks does he?" i questioned, looking up at mother. "he doesnt like to get his fancy shoes dirty, Alexander has always been that way" she reasured me softly. the bush in front of us rustled, mother excitedly pulled me down to crouch so we didnt scare the critter moving towards us. i wiggled excitedly, hoping it would be a bunny. "stay still. maybe its a deer" mother whispers into my ear. the rustling get louder before a dirty tired looking man stumbles out. mother pulled me up harshly and hid me behind her. i tried to peek out at the man but she shoved me behind her again. i suddenly remebered what day it was, the full moon. i clutched to mothers shirt as she put a hand on my shoulder.
"can i help you sir? you look ill" mothers voice is shakey but firm. "now that you ask... i do need help"
im on my back on the floor, its uncomfortable and bumpy. my hands are wet and warm, it feels gross and sticky.i raise my hands to my face, theyre red? i turn my head to see if mother knows whats happening and... the man is on top of her, his teeth digging into her neck. shes screaming, crying, "m-mom?"
"mom?" i whisper but im not in that forest anymore, im on my bed in my room. i look around my room, at the posters and drawings on my wall that i made myself, at my trunk and bag near my door. it takes me a second to register the knocking at my door. "andi we need to go" a sandy haired man says softly as he pushes through my door. its just remus, im safe. i push myself up to sit on the edge of my bed and run my hand through my messy curls. "are you alright sweetheart?" remus- dad, asks me softly. "nightmare" i mumbled sleepily. he sighs and sits down next to me. he rubs circles against my back. "its always worse after the full moon, give yourself some patient love" dad said softly, he knew i wouldnt actually give myself time to bounce back. it was frustrating to admit i needed time to heal, i didnt like admitting i was differnt. dad sighed and kissed my forehead gently "get dressed, you can eat at the weasleys, molly will have plenty of food for you"
i pull my t-shirt and worn jeans on and try desperatley to make my hair less of a mess. i dragged my trunk downstairs towards dad who was waiting patiently at the door. "ready? molly will have some ointments for you when you get there."
"i double checked this time" i chuckle, more than once ive forgotten something important, my school supplies werent exactly cheap so that wasnt exaclty ideal. dad chuckled and looped his arm through mine and, with a loud pop, we landed at the burrow. my second home! i live here as often as i do at dads house. it was the most brilliant house ive ever been too.
the door flew open and two lanky twins came flying towards me. fred and george collided with me, hugging me tightly. i giggled squeezing them tightly. Remus put his hand on my shoulder “I’ll see you at the train station, be safe” and with a pop he was gone.
“He never comes inside” a sweet voice came from the doorway. A plump woman was looking fondly at the three teens. She opened her arms wide, beckoning me forward. i smiled and wrapped my arms around molly. “Hello dear” she cooed into my hair. Molly pulled back and looked me over, cupping my face and turned it side to side, examining the new cuts and bruises i donned. She hummed
“Ginny! Ron! Come here!” Molly shouted as she pulled me inside, the twins following.
“She’s going to coddle you” Fred whispered into my ear with a little chuckle. i rolled my eyes as i followed molly into the kitchen where Ron and Ginny had just rushed in.
“Andi!” Ginny bounded towards me wrapping her arms around me and hugged me like it had been years since the last time she had seen me. Ginny had always looked up to me like an older sister ever since she could speak. i hoisted Ginny up and into my arms spinning her around. god i loved the weasleys, every one of them, including percy.
“I’m a little offended you didn’t do that for us” George huffed feigning hurt.
“Yeah come on andi, I thought we were your favourite” Fred added, mimicking his twin.
“Now when did I say that boys” i teased as i plopped Ginny back on the floor. The twins rolled their eyes before throwing their arms over my shoulders. the twins did this to me so often, we were always joined at the hip in some way.
“I dunno I just have a sneaking suspicion that you like us” the boys said in unison. i snickered and gave Ron a happy “hello”
“Now now boys don’t be too rough on her” molly scolded shooing the twins off of me. i sighed, Molly always had a tendency to treat me like i was fragile. “Oh come on mum it’s not like we’re throwing her around” Fred whined. “We could if you wanted” George whispered. The trio had learned early on that the best way to annoy the younger groups was to mock flirt with each other. After awhile it became an inside joke that the three found hilarious. Much to everyone’s dismay.
“Come on andi let me clean you up” Molly’s words are sweet but insistent. i know better than to argue with molly over this stuff. Molly is a excellent healer and it would be stupid to deny her help. i looked over at the twins who are grinning ear to ear, they did warn me i suppose. i rolled my eyes once more before following molly to the living room. i sit down on the sofa the twins and i often crowd. It was far too small for three lanky teens. Molly began rustling in a little bag near a bookshelf. She was humming a song and shaking to a tune only she could hear. Ah ha! Molly exclaimed as she pulled out a little jar full of white paste.
“This will help it heal a little faster, it won’t keep it from scarring unfortunately” molly starts excitedly before mumbling off the last part. i knew this, magic was wonderful but it couldn’t prevent scarring in most situations. i had more scars than i cared to count. Molly cupped my face as she smeared the paste over my wounds, i winced slightly. no matter if it had numbing ingriedents or not, this part always hurt
“I know it hurts, just breathe” molly humed. “Do you have anymore?” Molly questions looking me over. “You know the answer to that question” i chuckled dryly as i stood pulling my shirt up with me. Revealing a bandage stretching across my stomach.
Molly sighed, she hated seeing her kids hurt, not that Andi was her kid but it certainly felt like it. Molly peeled the bandage off slowly trying desperately to keep it from hurting too much.
i shuddered biting back tears as i felt the bandage pull healed skin with it.
The twins were watching from the doorway as molly tended to Andi. They knew what Andi looked like after full moons but they never got used to the gashes and bruises she dawned afterwards. Fred turned away, he felt sick to his stomach, he loved Andi, he wished he could take this from her. She didn’t deserve it.
Molly patched andi's stomach up once more and pulled her shirt down over it.
“Put this on your face twice a day and I’ll help you with your back until you go to school then then ask one of your friends to help” molly instructed waving her finger at me to enunciate her words.
“Yes ma’am” i mock soluted, i knew how much that annoyed her. i turned towards the door way and gave George a lopsided grin and peeked past him at Fred who was leaning against a counter.
“Want to show me what your letters talked about?” i said my tone dripping with mischief. The twins faces lit up as they grabbed my hands and dragged me up the stairs, giggling like kids the whole way to their room.
“What are you three planning??” Molly shouted up the stairs. She knew those three were troublemakers at heart. They had been since they met when they were 7. Remus needed help with Andi after a rough full moon and the rest is history. The three of them managed to turn rons teddy bear into a spider once.
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cinnamonbirdanon · 4 years
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OK but this was supposed to be not as dark but shit, why can’t I write like this on my computer? 😪
Anyways, Taako almost gets turned into a rug by some poachers. Fair warning.
Taako and Lup spent most of their childhood running. Running from hunters, running from other werewolves, running from Vampires, running from everything. But they always had each other. They got hurt, they got beaten up in fights constantly. They hid mostly in towns near forests that they could escape to.
They knew how their parents died. They all had been out hunting and poachers killed their parents as the twins hid in a tree. The poachers had seen them, but they hadn’t seen where they hid. The twins didn’t move long into the night.
The twins were currently 15 in appearance, and they were out hunting as they did every night. Taako was in his wolf form, carrying Lup on his back. This way, if they ran into poachers, they could claim they were just an elf and her pet werewolf.
When they spotted a deer, Lup got off Taako’s back and ducked down with him. “ You wanna get it or should I?” She whispered. Taako lowered a bit to the ground “ I’m already in this form, You keep in your human form and you can spot me if there’s any poachers around.” Lup nodded and watched as her brother snuck up on the deer and pounced.
After they made camp for the night and ate the deer, of course after cooking it, Lup got up and rubbed her eyes “ Imma go take a bath in the river before bed. Promise you won’t wonder off?” she asked, half joking. “ Where would I go, Lu? Taako’s good right here.” Taako said and slumped down in the sleeping bag he was half wearing. “ Alright, gimme 20 minutes.” she said and headed off after grabbing what she would need.
The fire started to go out since Lup wasn’t fuelling it with her magic, and Taako got up to grab kindling. That’s when the whispered started. “ She isn’t coming back.” it started “ Why would she?” Taako froze up a bit before deciding to try to ignore it. “ She didn’t go in the direction of the river.” No, no that was a lie. Right?
“ Ok, whoever you are cut that shit out.” Taako growled, looking around. “ She headed back to town. She’s going to tell about the werewolf in the woods. She’d seen it, it killed a deer. Whoever could be next if it’s willing to kill such a peaceful creature?” Taako only growled louder, voice now surrounding him. “ She wouldn’t, she’s my twin.” he reasoned “ Oh, the twin who got you all caught while you were hunting. You yelped, remember? She and you were play fighting. You yelped. You let them know where you were.”
Taako’s hair stood on end “ Fucking stop! You DONT know what happened that night! How did you know in the first place?” Taako was now panicked as he looked around.
“ You caught your first actual achievement animal that night- a mongoose. You and Lup each caught one. Your parents were so proud. Oh if they only knew. They’d hate you both. You’re ending their bloodline after all.”
Taako ran. He ran as fast as he could, shifting as he did. The voice just kept up with all it’s vial and hateful understanding. It was like it had read into his fears. Trying to escape it, he ran. He was a fast wolf, but bear traps stop that easily.
There he cried, both his back legs stuck in the bear trap. It cut deep, snapping his left leg. His face was coated in mud from him skidding, he couldn’t even looked to see what was around him.
“ Ha! I told you the trap would work!” a voice chimed as Taako heard them get close “ Oh, oh he’s cool lookin actually. Haven’t seen a werewolf with this wolf type.” he felt the trap get lifted a bit and he snapped at the hand out of pain with a shakey “ LEAVE ME ALONE!” His teeth bit into the poacher’s hand and he was punched and slapped until he had to let go because he couldn’t take it anymore. “ Fuckin werewolves, gonna have to put silver chains on this one’s fuckin mouth.”
There was rustling from a bush, and a voice broke through. The voice had a sort of accent, a curious one for this area. “ What the bloody fuck?” said the person who just came into the clearing. The person sounded concerned, and Taako took the chance. “ Help!” He cried “ Help, they’re going to kill me!”
“ Shut the fuck up, you dumb ass wolf. And you, blood sucker, Fuck off! We caught him fair!” The poacher growled, pausing after that. Lycanthropy took quick, after all. “ You fucking piece of trash, you infected me!” The poacher growled, kicking Taako hard enough that he moved a bit. That kick made a sickening crack come from somewhere in his chest.
“ That’s enough.” The man said, starting to approach. The poachers tried to run, but the screams told Taako they didn’t get far. Taako laid there shivering, terrified. He had no clue what the vampire would do, especially since his blood was everywhere at this point.
The crunching of the leaves and twigs approached him again, making him shake more. “ We have to get you some help, come on.” It was the vampire, but he no longer had his accent. Weird. The bear trap was taken off his legs, and the vampire picked him up. “ Any ideas? I don’t really know any healers near by.”
“ The temple of Pan. I- I have a friend there.” Taako stuttered, too in pain to think anything. “ Alright, let’s go. Geez, they messed you up bad... I’m going to touch your face and wipe off the mud, ok?” Taako nodded, and let the vampire take the mud off his face.
The vampire wasn’t like he expected. He wasn’t a creepy creature of the night or b a creepy old man. He was the opposite. “ Shit, I thought you were going to be all gross like they always depict you guys.” Taako joked, wincing as he tried to laugh.
“ Well, are all werewolves just grey wolves?” the vampire didn’t look down at him so Taako didn’t see his actual face, but he was a young man with black hair- and obviously far from ugly. “ Yeah, guess you got me there.” another yelp as he chuckled “ Fuck this hurts... They used mind games to get me running.” he explained and the vampire shook his head “ Well, no need to worry about those poachers doing it to anyone else now. I took care of them.” the vampire assured him.
The temple of pan was surrounded by the werewolf inhabitants. Upon smelling blood, they all went out to see what was going on. “ Taako!” Merle ran out to him “ Shit, what happened?” he took Taako from the vampire, rushing him into the temple. “ Poachers playing mind games... god it was fucked, Merle.” Taako started to cry as his mind went through what the voices had said. Just thinking back on it.
“ Lup went to take a bath in the river and I had to get kindling for the fire. They got me running and when I was trapped they hit me and shit. That vampire saved my life...” Taako explained, feeling Merle starting to heal him the best he could as he also waited for an actual doctor. He had broken bones after all.
It was an excruciatingly painful hour before Lup got there, crying and hugging Taako. After Taako explained what happen, minus the part of them saying their parents would hate them, Lup was just wrecked. “ Why didn’t you come get me?!” she sobbed into her brother’s fur, hugging him tight.
Months of bed rest came and passed, but Taako was left with a limp either way. He and Lup were in the forest again, in the same camp spot. It was a dumb decision as the moment Lup got up, Taako began panicking and leapt on her, hugging her tight. “ How about this time we both go down for a bath?” Lup compromised. “ Yeah... chaboy likes that idea. I also might have to talk to you ‘bout something, uh, not really important after.” Taako said as they got together stuff for their bath.
The entire time, Taako worried about what they were about to talk about. Lup was within eyesight, they weren’t really bathing together since it was nice spending time apart. After Taako decided his bath was done, he got dressed and headed back to camp. He sat by the fire as he brushed his hair, and Lup sat next to him not long after. “ So, what’d you wanna talk about?”
“ Well, uh, I think chaboy’s uh.” Taako got a little panicked, emotions never being his strong point “ Bi? Gay? Something like that...” Lup paused, smiling and hugging her brother “ Well, that’s great! I’m glad you came out to me. What brought this up?”
“ I’ve been thinking, bout our parents and that night. The voices the poachers used said they would hate us because we could ‘continue the bloodline’.” He snorted “ Like, the fuck is that even supposed to mean?”
Lup hummed quietly “ Well, I think ma and pop would be proud of us. We’ve made it this long with you being accident prone.” Taako punched her shoulder, only making Lup let out a snort of a laugh.
“ Oh, ya know what. I never thanked the vampire!” Taako remembered, now thinking back on it. “ Shit, you’re an ungrateful brat, Koko. What the fuck?” Lup teased, getting leapt on as the two began play fighting in their wolf forms.
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its-3am-sadness · 4 years
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getting lost up in the past— this is what I found
Friday February 1st, 2013:
ugh..im sitting in third hour..i wanna cry, but i cant theres to many people..
can anyone really save me? ..no.. noone ever can.. i just wanna be happy, truely always happy.. )': ughhhhhhhhhhhh! i gotta go..
Monday February 4th, 2013:
holy shit that was a longg weekend.. i almost cut saturday.. i got a new razor & everythingg.. Jake told me to go chuck itt in the snow, soo i did, but then on sunday i went & found itt.. soo i have itt in my ipod case like my other one.
I stayed up till 3 saturday nightt watching 'Enchanted' i love that movie now (: and i sent Jake a 7 and a 9 page text.. he was asleep though..but his best friend is a girl & i have nothing at all against that, i don't have a reason to hate her at all, i havent even met her, but i still am so super jealous.. i hate that they hang out and slepover together and i dont know, i trust him.. but look what happend with the last guy, i trusted him with all my heart, i never thought he would cheat on me and he ended up fucking his ex-girlfriend and lying about it.. im so scared.. i dont wanna be here.. i was thinking saturday & yesterday how i wish i was single just so i don't have to be so paranoid..but i love being around Jake that i wouldnt dream of ending it..
Shawntay said i should tell him about how i feel with him & his besty, but i idont wanna be the dumb bitchy girlfriend who is all 'you cant talk to girls-blahh blahh blahhk' shitt, ya know?? So ima just leave it to myself because i don't care..
im really trying not to cut.. Tabby (my ex's girlfriend) told me that it takes 21 days to break a habbit & we both last cut on the 22nd, soooo we'll see how that goes..
on wednesday it'll be me & jake's 4 months.. & next thursday is valenitines (how ever you spell itt) day and i wanna get him something.. hmm..
my tits now have names.. right one is Adam & the left is Ryder (:
I love him, my baby. <3 soo much.. </3
Wednesday February 6th, 2013:
today is 4 months with my baby!! i love him sooo much. dude. <3 he is so amazingg. i just want to push him in the snow and kiss him and be crazy. i am crazy about him.. like super crazy aboutt him. <3 i dont wantt him to be taken awayyy! ):
Hunter said he was going to ask me out last week on friday on the bus.. god he's a douche.. he broke my heart so many countless times and just left.. and my ex. my good lord, he is such a dick. im sick of them both fucking with my head and heart. ive moved on and it Shawntay's words 'have a new life with a better guy'.. god i love her. i dont know where i would be right now if it werent for her.. <3 i love you shawny'z forever <3
Friday February 8th, 2013:
well..i almost cut last nightt, i didnt but i was aboutt to.. im not taking my meds, im just throwing them in a bag & ima sell them.. they weren't working anyway soo..
Im seriously so sccared that Jake's going to leave me.. even though he says he's not going to an yada yada yada, but still.. im paranoid.. it's just who i am... i love him with all my heart though.. ya know??
im diguesting..im a whore..a damn slut.. in love with a guy who prolly cant stand me.. im fucking pathetic.. why..why..why would, HOW could anyone like me, or put up with me.. i mean, what the hell..im a little ugly bitch. a fat, pathetic, stupid, idiotic, loud, sluty little damn bitch...fuckkkkkkkk.
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Monday February 11th,2013:
well..i hate myself. terribly. fucking. little. cunt. thats what i am. a fucking bitch. a pussy, more like a pair of balls.. pussy's are actually quite strong.. so im a pair of balls. GROSS!.. i like pussy better.. whatever. so anyway.. i hate how much of a bitch i am. im so mean to everyone. im not good enough for shawntay. i dont deserve jake and i feel like i treat both of them like shit.. i dont mean to. they're both my whole world..damn.. i couldnt live with out both of them.. i really couldnt.
Conversation on Saturday Night:
me: how isn't it? if you go then you wont have to worry about me.
Jake: ill worry more
me:no
Jake: yeah i will
Me:no
Jake: why cant i?
me: Because..you just cant. you shouldnt. its not worth it.Never. You should leave before you get hurt.
Jake: this isnt about right now anymore is it?
me: i guess not..
Jake: cause ive told you before im not leaving unless you stop loving me ima be here for you until you dont want me to and ima be with you till you break up with me, i love you and im gonna stay through thick and thin. you wont hurt me. You wont.
Baby i friken love you and i wanna be with you no matter what im yous i dont want anyone else but you and im gonna stay okay?
Me: i hurt everyone. i want to be with you. i am in love with you. but i am so hard and difficult. i push every single person away because i just tear people down. i dont want to do that. You are so amazing and that cant die.
how can i call that mine? that is a way to good for me kindda guy.. ive fallen in love with him. but he is way to good for me.
Tuesday February 12, 2013:
i almost cut last night.. i lost it and i started crying terribly. my mother is such a damn bitch. i cant handle her anymore.. she's having surgary on the 25th of this month.. but shes forcing me to appologise for being 'rude' to my brothers wife.. fuck that.. she told me i didnt appriciate anyone.. you dont tell someone who hates themself, who seriously cant stand to look at herself or hear herself, you DONT TELL THEM THAT THEYRE NOT FUCKING APPRICATIVE! what the hell.. so i have anger issues so i flipped out, not to her, just annonmusly over facebook & shes not even my friend on there so fuck her. seriously. and my mother is sticking up for HER, an not ME. bitch.. i have enough shit i dont need to deal with this, its from over a month ago.. i hate my mother.. she fucking came running downstairs screaming at me for taking something that i really didnt.. i didnt even know what she was talking about.. why... im always to blame. FUCK HER! god... she makes me want to kill myself. she thinks that i look up to her and that she's this perfect little angel and does everything for me.. but all she does is make me feel like shit.. i mean we have our moments that we get along an laugh an are friends. when we're friends we're totally fine, but than she turns in to over protective bitch mode.. i hate itt.. i dont wanna stay after school to get extra help.. and shes fucking making me. i hate it. i hate her. i want to get the fuck away. HELP ME! i need to be saved.
Wednesday February 13th, 2013:
theres not a lot of time to write here today...i only got about 3 minutes.. but damn.. i wanna die.. im not going to stopo myself tonight if i wanna cut. i gotta do it.. its to hard. my parents and my one brother are douches..they fucking dont know when to stop making me feel like shit.. i hate it. goddamn.. i cried so much last night.. i wish i were alone.. it'd be easier not to worry about hurting someone.. i hate myself. im absolutly disguesting. fat, ugly and just so gross.. i hate what ive become.. i cant stop myself. it's who i am now..
my razors fell out of my case this morning, it was scary i thought that someone was going to ask me what they were when i bent to pick them up.. i was so shakey.. i hate myself. ughhh. fuck. i hate everyone, my self the absolute most though.. good bye..
Thursday Febraury 14th, 2013:
well.. i stopped the 21 days last night.. 16.. 2 on my thigh, they're small. and the rest between my two arms. im such a fail..
Jake did the cutest thing ever.. he put a bunch of choclate kisses in my locker & taped it saying 'i <3 u' i keep blushing today.. i just told someone i like they're hat & he said he liked my face, i blush to much, i dont like him even, but it was kindda a compliment, soo.. *sigh* i hope shawntay doesnt get mad at me.. i told her i cut in our notebook, i havent told jake & im nott gunna unless he asks.. i cant tell him.. i HATE THAT THEY CARE!!!!!!!!! ugh... i just hurt eveyrone.. i make everyone want to kill themselves.......... FUCK.
ive been handing outt 'my little pony' valentines today.. only 4 gurls, and like 15 or more guys.. the girls are Shawntay, my friend Kenzie, Tabby & Heather. God.. all of them are so FUCKING gorgeous..ugh.. i seriously wish i could be even half as pretty as them.. Shawntay, everything about her is perfect, i wouldnt change a thing. Perfect long hair, flawless skin, perfect body.. McKenzie, she's in love, happy, so beautiful. Tabby, SO gorgeous, i find her easy to talk to and i think we could be pretty good friends. i love her hair.. i want it terribly. and Heather, her makeup, my lord is it always so damn perfect. no flaws to it, always perfect all the damn day long. She may be a bitch sometimes, but she's also hillarious as fuck. i could see me an her being better friends then we are, but not anything long-best friend. but damn.. i wish i were them..
Friday February 15th, 2013:
last night i broke down terribly and cried for hours.. i could stop. my douche fuck parents.. goddamn.. i wish i could just love them and call it good. but my mom comes down and bitches about facebook.. so now i have to delete it.. god. she controls every damn thing of my life.. she doesnt even know what tumblr is or instagram & she fucking wants me to delete them. HELL TO THE FUCK NO! dumbass. i hate her.. she ruins my life..
Tuesday February 19th, 2013:
okay..well this is reallly really stupid.. but on friday, i realized that with my ex boyfriend, he fucked her while we were together & i had sex with him countless times after.. so now i obviously did something wrong. it showed me how worthless i am & how much i seriously fuck people up..it's all my fault. i loved him wrong. i treated him like shit and look where that's gotten me.. im such a pathetic fucking fail of life. i hate myself.. im used and worthless. im the damn slut of the fucking family for fuck's sake!! my oldest brother just got married & the other just got engaged.. ugh..
ive been starving myself latley too.. it's kinda hard because i love eating, but ive been not eating lunch for about a week & i rarley eat at home soo..
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zombies-apocalypse · 6 years
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So I’m giving the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina a try.
Imma keep this in one post instead of spamming, for once. 
So hit the read more. Beware of spoilers for episode one.
Shit, she’s me when it comes to horror moves. Yup, still me, babbling about slow movies.  Why is she me? Why am I Sabrina?
Oh, she’s into gory horror? Nevermind, not me.
Ummm, inviting a teacher to join you and your friends? But why? Oh, that’s why. Still, that’s not a typical teenager reaction.
Oh dude, I like this song. Though it bodes ill for - oooof course. Of course. 
Okay her post “I love you” dance was cute.
Okay, but what was the point of that? Why murder the nice teacher???? Dark lord? Goddamnit. An evil, satanic witch already.
Dark baptism. That doesn’t bode well.
Oh no, the poor bat! T_T And I’ve seen the trailer so... Nooo. T_T Absit omen? ABSIT? As in Latin for Far?
Demonomicon???? 
Wait, why is Ambrose under house arrest? You can’t just drop that on me with no explanation for why he’s been grounded for 75 years?
You really had to question what they meant by half-breed? You’re not that dumb, are you?
Succubitches. Nice.
WAIT. Who’s bullying poor Susie??? HARASSMENT. Bring them in for review? Excuse me, you don’t review, you expell. Goddamnit. I hate this guy already. WAIT WHAT? Telling her to tell Susie to find another school? MOTHERFUCKER. 
Wardwell’s fashion sense changed quite a bit. Witch-demon thing masquerading as her isn’t even trying to play like the teacher.
And you don’t think that’s sus, Sabrina? That the teacher’s poking you towards fucking with the principal? 
PRAISE SATAN? That’s not how you respond to... Jesus, I hate Zelda. Why is she so different from Hilda?
I get she’s hiding shit from her, but being that suspicious of her? Like shit, her having some weird family tradition for her sweet sixteen shouldn’t be that big of a weird mystery. It’s a family thing. Her moving and not saying anything sooner, well, I understand him being shocked by it, but jeez. There’s such a lack of trust.
Okay, seriously. First episode and she’s already dropping the truth on Harvey. Like, for real? ALSO specifying warlock for a male witch. Fine, fineeeee. Whatever.
Oh, no Harvey has a reasonable reaction. Yup, jump to her lying about it as some weird excuse to break up with her. JEEZ SABRINA. Throwing a spell at him to make him forget what you told him... Jeez. Jeeeeeez.
Also seriously, why the hell are the aunts so blase about their niece being cursed? 
Come on Zelda. Is there any other way you could’ve delivered those lies to make it any less convincing?
Ummm.... What the heck? 
Oooh, I Put A Spell on you. Good song. Oh, this show doesn’t linger long on the non-atmospheric songs.
Interesting claw marks. OH, interesting... Wait. WAIT. WAIT. That’s Salem? Are you seriously telling me that’s Salem?!?! Some dark spirit that heard her in the forest, clawed up her window... 
WAIT. What???? Satan expects the witchlings to be virginal? Saving herself for him? EXCUSE ME. WHAT? 
Path of Light or Path of Night? Okay, so she’s an anomaly but yet still expected to follow the Witch Laws despite her existence being caused by the breaking of one of those laws. BUT doesn’t this mean Path of Light is an option??? But they kind of refer to that as human...
Also Malum Malus means Bad Bad or Apple Bad in Latin so... 
WICCA? You named the club WICCA???? Woman’s International Cultural and Creative Association. And the mortal chose that name. Really stretched to reach that one, didn’t they?
Also why is this school so dreary? Do they not believe in florescent lights? In lights in general?
But why would you poke the birthmark? Oh, witch’s mark. I guess that’s why he’d poke on it.
OH. They’re cannibals too? WHAT THE FUCK ZELDA?!
It’s a maze, Sabrina. Not rocket science... She’s not the sharpest tool in the shed...
Oh, there’s arrows on the maze walls. Also WHY this? Like, what mart of this makes any sense? Do you really want to turn her against you? Cause that’s one way of doing it, you assfuck. Could’ve just planted a false apple for her with fake visions to guide her the right way. Or rot them all.  I mean, come on...
Also Salem’s a beasty. An adorable one.
GROSS! I didn’t need to see that damn apple twice. Once was enough. 
Ummm.... So... That didn’t really answer anything but okay. I mean... She’s been raised to believe the Dark Lord is like, their god... If that was him, then seeing him rise would be, like, #Goal, right? 
Oh, Salem doesn’t wanna go inside. Gee, wonder why...
So that’s the end of episode one... And I’m just... 
FINAL THOUGHTS:
The lighting is appalling. Everything, even the outdoors, is so dim and dreary. The school, something that is generally so bright, seems like it’s lit only by natural light and they live in Forks, Washington.
The camera work, something I rarely say anything about unless it’s shakey cam, is strange. Like, we randomly get this weird blur around the edges? I’m not sure what’s that called but I know there’s a name for it. It can be a stylistic choice, but it seems arbitrary. 
The effects are decent though. I’ve seen worse.
The contrast between Zelda and Hilda is interesting, but doesn’t sit well with me. There’s no explanation given for why one is so Evil and one so Nice - especially since they’re both followers of the Dark Lord. It just doesn’t make sense for them to be nearly polar opposites like they are.
I have mixed feelings about Salem, but I don’t hate it. I do miss the OG Salem’s sass though.
 My initial thoughts during the trailer was that the witches were EVIL and SATANIC - something that this first episode has NOT done anything to counter. It’s also clear witches are hereditary, a bloodline, and that they have powers before their Dark Baptism so why is it so damned important to sign the book? Also the Path of Night, Path of Light thing. What the fuck is the Path of Light, exactly? The Path of Night is obviously serving the Dark Lord, Satan... to what means, I don’t know, but what the fuck is the Path of Light? It’s kind of implied that’s mortality, humanity - but beyond that? I don’t know. I don’t like that all witches are being shown as evil and Satanic, save Sabrina who, for whatever reasons, isn’t Evil like Zelda or more morally grey like Zelda. Like, why is she so damn good despite being raised by two witches of the Path of Night???
Some of ya’ll know I was a fan of the show Salem. While I despise witches being Satanic and shit, because that just further underlines the ongoing misconception which still affects witches in real life, I can get down with a show despite that if it’s good enough....
So far this isn’t winning me over. The writing for this show... man...
I mean, this is only the first episode but I’m sorely unimpressed.
I’ll give episode two a shot...
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Fire and Fury
Fantasy AU
Pairing - Sheith
Rating - SFW (possibility of change in the future)
Summary - Childhood had been simpler, more innocent times. Times of playing make believe of valiant knights and horrifying monsters, times of laying in the grass and cloud gazing with friends, times of running freely through the village streets laughing and shouting at the top of you lungs. If only adulthood could be as simple.
A/N - When a new story idea comes and you need to actually get off your lazy arse and write it...fingers crossed that I can commit. Big shout out to my proof reader Den! Thank you for being patient and instigating half of the insanity that inspired me to write this. You can also find this on AO3, I thought I may as well post it here too
It was the sharp pain against his wrist that forced Shiro to drop his stick. "Oww! Keith, what was that for?!'
"I saw an opening and I took it." The younger said matter of factly as he swiped his own stick. The little runt seemed smug to get the one up on the 11 year old for once.
"Yeah, doesn't mean you actually have to hit me." Shiro said with a pout as he rubbed his injured wrist. Right on the bone too, ouch!
"You can't complain about that if you want to be in the royal guard."
Shiro just grumbled at the 9 year old as he goes to pick up his stick.
"Uttt!! You can't pick your sword up, I just cut off your hand!" Keith protested.
The only response Shiro gave was sticking out his tongue as he swapped his hand. "Alright, no mercy."
By the time Keith realized what he'd done, he screamed as Shiro charged towards him, barely able to deflect the strike.
---
"You and peaches I swear." Shiro huffs as he pulled Keith's sleeve to guide him through the bustling crowd. While the younger was just as eager to see the important guests who've come to grace their village, the fruit in Keith's arm were also a priority.
He was going to eat so.many.peaches.
Weaving and shoving their way past the eager adults and children, the duo managed to make their way to the front of the crowd that left them awestruck.
Right there, in the center of the crowd was King Alfor in all his glory shaking hands and chatting with the villiage head; surrounded by his infamous elite royal guards, and standing right beside him was a small girl who was none other than Princess Allura.
"I can't believe we're actually seeing the King and Princess of Altea, AND the Kings royal guards with our own two eyes!" Shiro said as he practically vibrated in excitement. Keith let out a high pitched noise in agreement, his blue eyes practically glittering and he took a bite out of one of his peaches.
The little Princess was looking around curiously, though made no attempt to leave her father's side. She eventually locked eyes with the boys, giving them both a cheerful smile and a wave.
Shiro chuckled as he waved back. "The Princess is kinda cute, huh?"
Keith hummed in response. "She has pretty eyes."
"Oooh does Keith have a crush?" Shiro teased.
"No, gross." The younger didn't even try to hide his face of disgust at Shiro's words.
"Keith's got a girlfriend, Keith's got a- OUCH!" Shiro cried out at the large pip pegged at his head.
"You're a jerk." Keith growled as his cheeks begun to turn pink and took a bite out of his second peach.
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He just wanted to be alone.
No, that was a lie. He was so damn lonely it hurt, and everyone in the village had to keep reminding him of that fact.
Jaw and fists clenched and curled himself into a tighter ball at the situation running through his head. He had just blown up at the bakers wife who stopped by to give him some leftover bread with that same damn smile and speaking to him in that same obnoxious tone everyone else spoke to him.
They pitied him, he was just a charity case that people took care of to make themselves feel like good samaritans. 'Oh poor little orphan boy, what kind of parents would abandon their child?' They'd think as he was given what no one else wanted and leave him alone in the tiny house his father bought just weeks before disappearing.
He has been crying since he chased the bakers wife off, unable to contain the whirlwind of emotions that flooded through him, so when he heard a knock at the door, he couldn't help but jump.
"Hey Keith, you home?"
Oh Gods it's Shiro.
"C'mon buddy, I know you're in there. Why weren't you at practice?"
With a shakey breath Keith stood up and moved for the door, knowing full well Shiro won't leave, and he'd find out anyway. Gods he hated how persistent Shiro could be.
The second the door was open, the elder's slightly annoyed expression instantly warped to worry.
"Keith?... Hey Keith, what's wrong?" Shiro's voice cracked as he stepped closer.
Keith quickly stepped back, eyes darting to the ground, causing Shiro to cease his advances.
"Keith, please..."
Damn it all to hell the floodgates released again as tears streamed down his face without any signs of stopping. With another shuddery breath, Keith was finally able to look him in the eye, no mater how pathetic he looked.
"W-why.... W-why did dad leave m-m-me?" He finally choked out. Next thing he knew, he was in Shiro's arms as the elder held him close, a hand running through his dark hair soothingly.
"Shhh it's okay bud, it'll be okay. I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation for it" Shiro said calmly as the boy in his arms lost what little control he had left and cried into his chest. He cried and cried and cried, and all Shiro did was stand there with sad eyes as he continued to comfort his friend.
By the time Keith finally calmed down to a hiccuping mess, Shiro finally pulled away, still keeping contact by rubbing the others scrawny arms.
"Feeling any better?" Shiro asked, genuinely concerned.
Keith nodded his head and gave a weak 'yeah' in response.
"Did you want to come over to my place? I'm sure mum and dad would be more than happy to have you over." Shiro offered, keeping his voice as gentle as possible.
Keith shook his head, no.
"...Did you want me to stay over?"
Keith was surprised by that offer and was unsure on how to answer.
"C'mon, it'll be great! I could whip us up a special recipe my grandpa taught me, you'll love it."
Keith finally caved, tense shoulders finally drooping "...O-okay."
"Just need to run home and get the ingredients and get my stuff. I'll be right back!"
Keith tensed up again at the idea of Shiro leaving. "W-wait!" He cried out, but it was too late. Shiro had already ran off.
The unbridled sense of abandonment bubbled up again and he couldn't tell if he wanted to cry from pain or scream in anger. Of course Shiro ran away, it was stupid to assume he wasn't like the others or actually cared, his own damn father didn't even want him.
Of course all those hateful feelings were flushed out with bewilderment and confusion once Shiro returned with a bag slung over his back and another full of food in his hands.
It took Shiro another round of comforting a hysterically crying boy, apologizing like crazy as the younger shed tears of relief, before he could settle in and start preparing dinner.
With full bellies and the strain of a full day's worth of strong fluctuating emotions finally crashing down, the boy's turned in for an early night. Shiro more than happy to let Keith cling onto him as they cuddled up in bed.
It was that day that Keith finally found someone he knew actually cared after years of feeling alone.
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"Shiro!" BANG BANG "Shiro!"
Shiro opened his bleary eyes, head still foggy from sleep as he was interrupted by banging and shouting from his window. Dragging himself out of bed, he walked uncoordinatedly towards the window. Whatever the hell he was woken up for better be damn important.
No surprise Keith was the one making the racket. Whatever it was it must be something big for the 13 year old to look as manic as he was right now.
"Keith-" Shiro yawned as he undid the latch and opened his window. "Keith, what are you doing here, It's too early for practice." He managed to say as he failed to hold back another yawn.
"You're not going to believe what everyone in the village is talking about, like holy shit!" Keith said as he beated his hands against the sill enthusiastically.
"Language! So what's this so called unbelievable thing everyone is talking about?"
"Lord Zarkon betrayed King Alfor! Something really big must have happened because Zarkon's been banished from the kingdom!"
Well that was certainly a way to wake someone up.
"Are you serious? The Black Knight himself betrayed the King??" Shiro squawked in disbelief, cringing slightly as his voice cracked.
Keith nodded vigorously, seeming unable to contain his childlike excitement. "Yeah, it's all anyone is talking about."
"Oh wow." Was all that Shiro could push out. This new development had his mind reeling; Lord Zarkon, one of the Kings personal guard, the Black Knight that Shiro had looked up to since he was just a child had committed treason against the Altean Kingdom. "Keith, do you have any idea what this means?"
Keith only responded with a quirk of his eyebrow.
"It means that the new position for the Black Knight is open, and who knows how long that'll take. If I keep training and get accepted as an apprentice then maybe..." Shiro's chest swelled at the thought of becoming the prestigious Black Knight, being the leader of the Kings personal royal guard, being the brave hero he always dreamt of being.
Of course Keith had to ruin his fantasy as he bursted out laughing, snorting away like a little piggy.
"Oh yeah your perfect to be the Black Knight, especially with your weird gangly body and squeaky voice." The younger teased.
"Keith!!" Shiro growled before quickly slapped a hand over his mouth as his voice broke. Damn puberty had to prove the other right at the worst time.
Keith found himself in another fit of laughter, Shiro glared at him when he was grasping onto the window sill for support till he settled down and able to breathe properly.
"O-*snort* Okay I kid, I kid! Shiro, you're the best in the village; you almost never miss practice, you're teaching me and the others things we'd never learn if it wasn't for you, and remember the time you stopped that thief?"
"That was a collaborative effort between the both of us." Shiro interjected.
"Yeah, we stopped her and you were so cool! She didn't stand a chance when she tried to attack you. How many kids our age can say they took on a real criminal? There's no doubt you'll be accepted to get proper training to be a real knight, they'd be stupid not to."
The older couldn't help but feel embarrassed by all the things Keith was spouting "Jeez Keith, you have way too much faith in me."
"Someone's got to, I mean you're the only person in this damn place who has any faith in me so of course the feeling's mutual."
A smile stretched across Shiro's face at that. "Thanks Keith."
Keith returned the smile.
"Since you're here, I'm going to assume you're going to raid the fruit trees out back?"
"Do bears shit in the forest?"
Shiro snorted at the response. "Language. I think mum has taken all the ripe peaches to sell, but I think there's still plenty of mulberries to pick."
It took a moment for Shiro to notice Keith raced off at the mention of mulberries. With another snort, Shiro moved to go get a damp towel, fully aware Keith is going to look like he came out of a murder scene from being stained in berry juice. The kid had absolutely no impulse control.
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"Oh my fucking gods!" Came a shriek as Keith threw his handmade spear that impaled a rabbit. The smaller boy didn't understand why Matt was so upset, he just scored the group some rabbit stew tonight.
The pair rushed over to their freshly caught game and Matt let out another distressed noise from his throat.
"Keith, the poor thing's still alive..."
Oh.
So it was.
For probably the 8th time in 5 minutes, Matt let out another shriek as the rabbit let out a squeal when Keith stomped on the little vermin's head. The older boy couldn't hold back his tears anymore
"Keith how could you!" Matt bawled
Keith just looked at him nonchalantly, completely oblivious on how much he was traumatizing his friend. "What? I just put it out of it's misery."
"You could have done it more humanely!"
"I did. I killed it quickly so it didn't have to suffer."
"You crushed it's head!"
Keith rolled his eyes "It going to be food soon enough. I don't know why you're complaining."
With a sniff, Matt just stared at Keith in disbelief. If he didn't know him personally, and that Shiro had the kid on the straight and narrow, he'd assume he was a sociopath.
With 3 rabbits in hand, the pair returned to their camp, no surprise to see the older two sitting by the fire, looking at the sky while Matt's father, Samuel, was pointing to different places while explaining stories and theories to Shiro. Of course Shiro was lapping up everything the man was saying.
"Hey boys, glad you're back!" Samuel chirped once he sighted the young teens. His smile faltered as he had a proper look at his son. "Matt, are you alright? You don't look well."
Matt groaned, "I don't feel well..."
"Let me guess, Keith got a little full on to what you're used to?" Shiro chuckled, only for Matt to give him a dirty look to confirm his comment and rant about his harrowing experience.
Of course Keith had tuned them out in favor of prepping dinner. Knife in hand, he begun cutting the pelt off the meat, followed by gutting, washing, and chopping the meat up into pieces with precision before plopping them into the pan next to the pot that was already boiling on the campfire.
"Oooh, looks like you got some big ones." Samuel commented as the youngest of the group sat next to him.
Keith just shrugged. "Pretty average really... What were you and Shiro talking about?"
"He was asking me about stories behind some of the constellations, he seems very intrigued by the stars."
"Doesn't surprise me." Keith said boredly, leaning to rest his head in his hand.
"It's really quite fascinating. If you look up now you can already see the Blue and Yellow stars of Voltron are already on show!"
Both Matt and Shiro seemed to stop whatever they were discussing to look up, Keith following shortly after to no surprise to see a bright blue and yellow star shining brightly and standing out from the sunset.
"You're not going to give us the same damn childs tale everyone else says about the Stars of Voltron are you?" Keith mumbled.
"Keith." Shiro warned.
Samuel laughed. "Well those stories have been embellished a bit. Most know the tale of the stars blessing the royal guards, which is only part true; only those worthy of being part of the kingdoms elite guard are chosen and it's because they were chosen that they are by the kings side."
Keith rolled his eyes, Matt seemed content, clearly been through many retellings of this story, and to no one's surprise Shiro seemed eager to hear more. With that Samuel continued.
"Each of those stars connect a tower, just follow the stars and they'll guide your way, but only those worthy and with permission from the royal family are able to enter and face the trials. Those who succeed the trials will meet the tower's patron lion goddess and will receive their blessing and give them incredible power."
"Let me guess, and those who fail die horribly." Keith stated.
With a snap of his fingers, Samuel pointed at him, "Bingo!"
"Have you ever seen the towers on your travels Mr Holt?" Shiro inquired.
"Sure have! I've only visited one which homes the Goddess of the Forests before Matt started joining me on my annual trips. It's a real shame I'll never get to see what it's like inside but just seeing the tower itself and knowing the stories behind it is breathtaking."
"Think I'll ever get to see one Dad?" Matt asked with an eager grin.
"I'm sure we could arrange something, but not this time. We need to reach the kingdom to deliver those important research notes."
Matt deflated at the answer, which made Keith snort in amusement. Moving up to check the pan, he shifted and poked at the now browning meat.
"Looks good... Shiro, mind cutting up the veggies?"
"Can do." Shiro answered as he pushed himself up to grab the sack of vegetables they had prepared for this little camping trip.
With his attention back to the pan, Keith gave it another shake to flip the chunks onto uncooked sides . If he was going to be stuck listening to silly fairy tales and myths, he may as well make the best damn meal to make sure the night wasn't completely miserable.
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They both knew this day was coming, it was an inevitable fact of life. Shiro was a big boy and about to carve his own path to become a man, but one last trial stood in his way from persuing  his dreams.
That trial was Keith.
"Stop giving me that look, you're acting like I'm abandoning you." Shiro said as he looked up from his bag he was doing one last check to see if he had all his necessities and belongings.
Keith leaned against the doorway, arms folded against his chest and unable to completely hide the bitter sadness from his face. "You kind of are...."
Shiro couldn't help a sigh from escaping as he folded a shirt. "You knew this was going to happen eventually Keith, I thought you'd be happy that I'm finally going to get proper training to become a real knight."
"I-I am happy for you, it's just...-" Keith drifted off, eyes darting to the ground as he tried to think of what to say before eventually huffing through his nose loudly. "I'm really happy for you, it's just going to take time to process knowing you'll be gone."
With another shirt folded, Shiro gave him a weak smile. "I know it's going to be hard for you but you'll be fine, it's not like I'll be gone forever. I'll be sure to send you letters as often as I can."
Keith was quiet, a tense silence fallen between them, before sighing heavily through his nose again. "I'm being selfish, I know that, but you...-" he trailed off again, this time looking Shiro dead in the eye, blue eyes glassy and full of emotions. Eventually Keith broke contact as he stopped leaning on the frame and stormed away, leaving a surprised and hurt Shiro.
"Wh- Keith!" Shiro cried out and he chased after him. "Keith, come back!"
It was too late, the younger boy was already gone, leaving Shiro at home alone.
He couldn't believe it; they had been best friends for so long, getting into crazy adventures together and always having each other's back. Was that it? Was Keith so cut up at the idea of Shiro leaving  that it too hard for him to bare?
There was no one to blame, Keith hasn't ever had it easy after being abandoned by both his parents. He knew that he was Keith's most important staple in his life, and it hurt him to think that him following his childhood dream is what broke them apart. There was nothing he could do except pack for his journey.
Sleep didn't come easy that night, he wanted to tell himself it was because of excitement, but he knew he was still hung up over Keith.
He left home before the sun had even risen. His parents were there to see him off, his father and little brother proud, and his mother weeping at the thought of her eldest son leaving home, but it was a warm, happy send off. He chose to walk his horse through the town towards the entrance of the village, he'd rather not wake everyone up with the sound of galloping. He had just reached the archway when he noticed a hooded figure resting against the stone walls of the arch.
The person seemed to have been zoned out, possibly asleep even, till they perked up and noticed Shiro's presence for which they jumped up to their feet and pulled back their hood.
"Shiro..."
"Keith?" He breathed and stopped in his footsteps, his horse jerking to a stop with a tug of the lead.
"I... I'm sorry for yesterday. It was selfish of me to not consider your feelings. I know how important this is to you." Keith flushed, unable to hide his awkwardness, which succeeded in pulling a smile from Shiro.
"It's alright Keith, I understand. I'm just so grateful you came to see me before I go."
"Are you kidding, as if I'd miss out on seeing you off." Keith said as he moved forward and extended his hand "Travel safe, and good luck with everything."
"Thanks Keith." Shiro extended his own hand to seal the handshake before pulling Keith forward and trapping him in a hug, hands still held together at their chests. He couldn't help but grin as Keith made a surprised grunt at the action. "I do plan to keep my promise of writing to you whenever i can."
Keith remained silent for a moment before he wrapped his free arm around him to reciprocate the hug and buried his face into the taller man's shoulder. "I know, I'll be sure to write back."
They stayed like that for a few more seconds before Shiro begrudgingly had to pull away. "I have to go now, hopefully we'll see each other soon."
"Yeah..."
"And this means I'm leaving the village in your care. I better not hear that it's been burned down or been overrun by criminals."
"Please, I'll have this place running better now that you're gone." Keith snorted before they both broke into laughter.
Once they settled down Shiro gave Keith one last hard pat on the shoulder before walking through the archway, both waving each other off till Shiro mounted his horse and rode off.
Once out of sight, Keith visibly deflated, unable to keep smiling anymore as his best friend was now gone from his life. It hurt a lot knowing he was on his own again, but he was still happy for Shiro, he was going to achieve great things with his life.
Now he just needed to figure out what to do with his.
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