“Well, well, well, look what we have here,” Villain taunted playfully as they strolled over to Hero’s curled-up body, expecting them to jump up any second.
When there was no sarcastic remark back, Villain stopped and crouched down to get a better look, furrowing their eyebrows when Hero didn’t even look in their direction.
“Hero?” Villain questioned worriedly, touching Hero’s shoulder to get their attention.
Hero’s head shot up and they gasped from the contact, scrambling to get away from Villain.
“Hey, hey, hey, it’s just me,” Villain’s voice softened and they gently placed their hand on Hero’s knee to halt their movement.
They finally got a good look at Hero’s face and couldn’t hide the shocked look in their eyes.
“What happened?” Villain hooked their fingers under Hero’s chin and tilted their face from side to side, seeing a multitude of bruises and cuts.
“Hero?” They asked again even quieter, moving their hand to Hero’s cheek and supporting their body when they leaned into their palm.
A tear ran down Hero’s face and they looked everywhere but at Villain.
“Nothing...it was n-nothing,” Hero stuttered out, finally glancing at Villain who was sighing sympathetically. They weren’t going to push Hero into answering them at that moment, that’s not what they needed.
“Okay, that’s fine,” Villain moved to embrace Hero, who shakily accepted the hug, squeezing them like they were a lifeline.
“But I’ll be here when you’re ready,” Villain whispered and lightly kissed the top of Hero’s head, smiling when they felt their lips curl up on the side of their neck.
“Thank you,” Hero responded faintly, sounding so small and fragile.
No one was ever going to hurt their Hero again.
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sometimes I like to imagine Mac and Dennis finally dating but Dennis drives Mac so insane that Mac wishes he had never pursued Dennis in the first place. like one day Dennis is just like “ok. you want me to date you? I’ll fucking DATE YOU ALRIGHT” and from then on Mac’s life is a living hell because Reality Has Set In. Dennis rides his ass about literally everything. a complete nag. he withholds sex as a manipulation tactic. if Mac so much as glances at another man, he gets verbally assaulted for hours on end. suddenly Mac can’t leave the house without Dennis attached at his hip. and he goes to Charlie while Dennis is in the bathroom like “I can’t fucking take Dennis anymore please make it stop” and Charlie is like “good fucking luck bro. you asked for this. no one has sympathy for you” and Mac tries to devise a plan to ~break up~ with Dennis but he quickly realizes he’s spent his whole life pining after this asshole and there may be a Before Dennis but there is no After Dennis. they’re stuck together forever. unhappily ever after.
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"You look like you could use a hug."
Simping Softness ||| Accepting
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Did he really look that bad? He'd been trying so hard to hide his emotions, but guess he wasn't really doing a great job at it. Renji hated burdening others with his issues - feeling weak and vulnerable at being so exposed. Yet, he knew that with Adelha, he'd be safe. She wasn't the type to judge, just give, expecting nothing in return.
Wordlessly, he opens up his arms, beckoning her forward. Warm arms enveloped him into a soft embrace, hands coming to rest on his back. He allowed himself to just be held, no words being exchanged between the two. Leaning on her shoulder for comfort, as he felt the tension slowly melt by as the minutes ticked by.
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Mystra showed him the secrets beneath the veils. The gossamer veils first, draped across the Weave. The delicate veils next, draped across her body. 'Chosen One' she whispered, as she slipped them off completely.
poor gale :'(
- the dialogue is from ea gale's explanation about his folly
- i kinda like that she ended up looking like a mother-of-pearl inlay lacquerware!
- oh this was a subconscious choice, but Gale is sitting in seiza which is a posture for showing respect especially to elders. it's also known to be a painful position to sit in for extended periods of time, which is why it was sometimes used as a method of (morally dubious) punishment. however, experienced people can maintain this posture for much longer. food for thought :-)
- (edit: deleted this point bcs it didn't really make sense + detracted from the art a little;;)
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“I ought to send them a thank you card for training you up properly.”
Fanart based on @cringefailvox @spoondrifts fic "dragging its tail in the sea" on AO3! Bc I love it, the relationship between Rosie, Vox and Alastor is everything to me.
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